This excellent article "The Science of How COVID Spreads" expands on how institutions have resisted knowledge of airborne disease transmission for more than 100 years, basically because it's inconvenient to deal with.
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📢MPs are being targeted in a new campaign by Sex Matters, with misleading claims about the Equality Act and trans rights. Don’t let misinformation shape policy. Contact your MP, and help share the facts.
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To my non tech normies, PSA: when you share a link, everything after the ? is tracking. Those “query parameters” tell companies exactly how you arrived, what app you clicked, which ad or email sent you, sometimes a unique identifier tied to you. You can delete everything after the question mark.
if you voted labour, this is what you voted for
People say "you don't look sick."
That's because you don't see the 23.5 hours I spend in bed to get those 30 minutes sitting.
Long COVID isn't invisible. You're just not looking.
#LongCOVID #InvisibleIllness #ChronicIllness
i empathize with this person tremendously, understand how hard it is to phrase things perfectly on the spot, and hate being pedantic, but with all that being said.....that actually *is* just becoming disabled, as per a lot of the disabled folks i already knew pre-pandemic
The irony that the people who don’t mask in order to be accepted by society and their social circles—knowing they’ll be shunned for masking because they shun those who mask—will end up abandoned by society and their social circles when they inevitably get Long Covid because they don’t mask.
A woman in a mask Headline: Why Do Some People Still Wear Masks In 2026 And On A Completely Unrelated Note Why Is Everyone In The Office Sick Right Now Apart From The Guy In The Mask? Story from Jerk Wingley and Terramin Defishunsee Photo from Adobe
Why Do Some People Still Wear Masks In 2026 And On A Completely Unrelated Note Why Is Everyone In The Office Sick Right Now Apart From The Guy In The Mask?
I’m begging my fellow cis queers to be absolutely hardcore about protecting our trans siblings. I’m not kidding. Please go so much harder than you think you need to if you encounter anti trans anything irl. Push back. If you have money, buy shirts with pro trans messaging. Be VISIBLY pro trans. 🏳️⚧️
We are in the middle of a mass disabling event that no one wants to acknowledge.
At the same time, we’re seeing increases in assisted dying legislation.
It’s not a coincidence. It’s a cull.
This is one of the reasons we say masking is resistance.
Wear an N95 and help protect yourself & others!
1 woman is in a wheel chair and one woman is not and they are both smiling and laughing as they hold hands woman finally wins disability appeal after only mildly ruining entire life mybodyistryingtokillme.com
A reminder: this is an Irishman with valid papers speaking about how he's being held in US concentration camps. If you don't have to go to the US, do not go to the US. "GDC" is not "have to go". One denial at the border is going to mark you for life, and that's the best of the bad outcomes.
I agree, please move away from Substack soon.
A harrowing account of applying for care funding for severe ME
#LongCovid
#ME
In an alarming development, it appears the UK Government covered up a massive spike in trans youth suicides after restrictions.
Then covered it up again when caught.
Now, after fighting for years, the data is public: trans suicide increased 5x in the country.
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🧵In all the media chat around No 10, missing are disabled people against whom this government declared war within weeks of coming to power. Ministers and No 10 comms whipped up bigotry to justify welfare cuts that weren't in Labour's manifesto. Ableism is normalised now in a way not seen in decades.
And this is becoming more and more pressing as journalists and the media at large become less and less trustworthy. Like sorry “a source said” isn’t good enough if we don’t trust you Joirnalist
Hey #NEISvoid, if you have ME (whether self or professionally diagnosed), take V’s survey!
Meta has been lobbying for this all around the world. It moves the cost of compliance to the App platforms (Apple and Google) and government and away from them.
It also literally does nothing to address any of the actual problems we’ve seen this month with Grok, CSAM etc.
Apply and let them decide? Don't talk yourself out of free support!
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"Fixed it"
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Morning reminder that PIP still isn’t an out-of-work benefit, and is actually an enabler for many to be able to work.
Though the DWP do (wrongly) use work as a form of gatekeeping.
It’s also nowhere near enough to cover additional costs for most disabled folk.
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As many of us begin Christmas meal prep, allow me to share the advice that my ER nurse sister puts in the chat every year:
A dropped knife has no handle. Jump away. Let it fall. You can pick it up and wash it.
Please stay home if you’re feeling sick.
If you absolutely can’t stay home, wear a mask.
There are people who can’t afford to get sick. People without paid time off, people who are disabled or immune compromised, people who are caregivers.
Help break chains of transmission
The few trans kids and teenagers who are loved and supported enough to join in on the fun and education of guiding should never be excluded. I am deeply saddened by this stain on your legacy.
who are girls the exact same way I am. They are simply a demographic who are no more likely to be dangerous or unpleasant than any other demographic. I always saw the Girl Guiding Group as an institution of equality, fairness, and ambition. I now cannot stand by that.
I also dropped them an email on their webform:
Good morning. I'm an adult now, but I really enjoyed my time as a rainbow, brownie, and girl guide. I am deeply saddened by the news today that you are no longer allowing trans girls to join. As an adult, I am very lucky to know many trans people
Allow transgender women and girls back into GirlGuiding UK
Transgender girls deserve a safe, nurturing space where they can learn, grow, and contribute to the community, just like anyone else.
Sign the petition... 👇
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