Taking a minute to look back at this event. It was good:

It was a great catch

I really think every article about Long COVID should mention ME/CFS, but it’s an even more jarring omission because the picture is from an ME Action protest. @meactnet.bsky.social

This article also does not make it clear that people are continuing to develop Long COVID from reinfection.

"The [OECD] report notes that long COVID has a health system and economic impact that is similar to stroke or multiple sclerosis, but has not sparked the same response."

That cost? $135 billion per year over the next decade, comparable to the entire annual health budget of the Netherlands or Spain.

An image of a person holding a syringe and inserting the syringe into a COVID vaccine vial.

COVID vaccines are tied to less hospital care, long COVID, and economic burden.

A large study in Germany shows lower hospitalization, all-cause death rates, and health care costs in vaccinated people.

Read more: ow.ly/XG0E50YMTht

So listen. We have this data. Showing hospital admissions for ‘resp’ infections 2x pre-pandemic. But ALL school absence discussions - see CBC! See the National last night! IGNORE growing illness as biggest absence factor (or ANY factor!). This is horrible reporting/journalism. /1

We want to talk to anyone in prison who thinks they may have Long COVID, and would appreciate readers sharing this call for sources with any loved ones, friends, or contacts. People in prison have limited access to information, so they may not know much about what Long COVID is. Rather than just asking if someone has Long COVID, you may need to explain that a person might have it if they got COVID-19 and never felt they really got all the way better or if an old health issue got a lot worse after COVID-19. Anyone with ideas for sources should contact reporter October Krausch by May 31 at rebelprof@proton.me If writing from the prison: The Sick Times Attn: October Krausch PO Box 331009 Brooklyn, NY 11233

Reporter @octoberk.bsky.social is working with The Sick Times on an investigation about the experience of #LongCOVID in prison, which will also highlight how people outside of prisons can advocate on this issue.

What Does Sampling Mean in An Era of Instant Music Generation? Michael Rancic takes an in-depth look at sampling as craft and community, contrasting its labour and lineage with the frictionless promise of AI music tools.

as an argument in favor of quotation, it also makes for a strong companion piece to my article on generative AI in music, and the ways in which sampling practices can remind us of what we lose when we instantly generate a song.

www.newfeeling.ca/sampling-ai-...

“Being vulnerable is a human skill; taking accountability for one’s own work and ideas, and choosing to let others perceive it even though it may be imperfect. When questioning what a human musician can do that a robot can’t, the most satisfactory answer I can come up with is to be brave.”

😂 same. Mine is in Ottawa so that’s at least one that’s different.

My optometrist does the same and it is so refreshing!

Palantir put out the most cartoonishly evil statement possible. They’re so arrogant and self-confident they don’t seem to believe their fascistic plans can be opposed.

We must get rid of Palantir altogether.

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CLEAN AIR IN A FUCKED-UP WORLD*: A workshop for DIY nerds who want to learn to calculate their air filtration needs and build air purifiers for cheap so they can hang out with their cool friends, safely Bâtiment 7 (1900 Rue le Ber, H3K 2A4) Sunday, April 19 4:00-5:30 PM Respirators required and provided Covid Action Montréal and the Technological Disobedience Network * Not endorsed by Dean Spade, but he'd probably be into it

We’re co-organizing a workshop this afternoon, come and build CR boxes with us! French follows

Long COVID is significantly underreported across the globe - The Sick Times Long COVID, which has affected more than 400 million people around the world, is often underreported, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

“We are not treating [Long COVID] with as much seriousness as we should be treating it. And when that doesn’t happen, then people don’t open up.”

New feature by Jamie Ducharme about #LongCOVID's unreported toll across the globe.

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Interior of the Bombardier's Challenger 650 jet (model bought by taxpayers for FORD). Image from CBC article (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/doug-ford-private-jet-9.7167824) that got image from Bombardier site.

Do you think Ford needs a 28.9M jet? (& needs jets at Toronto Isl airport?)

Are you okay with him hiding embarrassing, or worse, info by changing FOI rules?

Are you okay with Ford appointing vs you electing regional chairs? Ford criticizing judges?

If not, call Ford 416 325-1941 (I just did).

Photo of a black and white lawn sign that reads “East End for a Free Palestine”

❤️

“Medical institutions must educate staff that Long COVID is a disabling condition affecting up to 40% of healthcare workers who contracted and continue to contract COVID-19 while working in hospitals that have failed to control the spread of the virus and other pathogens.”

Personally I’d suggest the Bone-Finder!

Recession indicator

In healthcare, in education, wherever our governments are responsible… the very basic need of clean air should be met. They’re looking for savings and efficiency? Stop forcing preventable illness on EVERYONE repeatedly! Provide clean air!

It REALLY pisses me off that money is going into AI when we need CLEAN AIR to breathe!!

“Breaking this silence requires active institutional intervention” YES. I try to bring this up and I am ignored at every turn. Please start talking about this @ontarionurses.bsky.social @cfnu.bsky.social

+ clean air!

Humble Premier buys private jet second-hand QUEEN'S PARK - Salt-of-the-earth Ontarian Premier Doug Ford acknowledged that the province had made the ultimate sacrifice of getting him a used private jet for the discounted price of just $28.9 mill...

Humble Premier buys private jet second-hand

Ahhhh that’s so incredible 🎉 😊

Ontario to bypass public hearings on FOI overhaul that will hide premier’s phone logs | Globalnews.ca Weeks after tabling the budget, the government has decided to speed its central financial plan and two other pieces of legislation past the traditional process.

Hands down one of the most corrupt premiers in Canada, with very stiff competition

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It's been three and a half decades since I contracted the flu, probably a virus, that stole my active life. I got sick & never recovered. Today is my M.E. anniversary, my "sickiversary." People with Long COVID are only beginning a journey that for me has lasted 35 years. #millionsmissing

Oh my god what is wrong with people 😵‍💫 This reminds me of a time I was driving through Kootenay National Park and saw tourists sit their baby down 20 feet away from a grizzly for a photo

How much longer do we need to let kids sit in poorly ventilated classrooms before we actually do something about this

Also, *we need treatments for Long Covid*