Curious what we'll learn over time.

FWIW I'm an Internal Medicine doc who treats a lot of Long COVID. In my experience, there are gradations of LC from "short Long COVID" (1-2 months) to "medium Long COVID" (1-2 years) to "long Long COVID", which lasts an unknown amt of time (possibly lifelong) and is often truly devastating.

Of note, they defined Long COVID as "symptoms >4 wks after COVID infection". This is certainly quite concerning, and would argue for allowing soldiers (and others) to take time off if they remain symptomatic after COVID. I'm curious what a longer follow up interval would show.

YIKES! This really sucks.

More of this!

Squeeeee 🥰

That this country has come apart at the seams may be the most optimistic telling of this part of history. What will historians make of this period of time? It’s all just so completely off the rails and weird and surreal. Am I in a story by Borges?

Some much needed good news!

What fresh horror is this? 😭 I really respected Whitman Walker until now. This is truly deplorable, and very concerning.

They Are a Minority Get your mind right.

This x10000000000

“In other words: We, the opposition, are the majority. Take heart.”

www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...

Some much needed humor for today

REYES: [The order] calls an entire category of people dishonest, dishonorable, undisciplined, immodest, who lack integrity, people who have taken an oath to defend this country, people who have been under fire, people who have received medals for taking fire for this country. I want to know from the government whether that language expresses 'animus.' Does that express animus? DOJ ATTORNEY: Not in any constitutional- REYES: In a commonsense way. This is a policy from the President of the United States affecting thousands of people ... to call an entire group of people, lying dishonest people who are undisciplined, immodest and have no integrity. How is that anything other than showing animus? DOJ ATTORNEY: I don't have an answer for you. REYES: You do have an answer, you just don't want to give it... People can make solid arguments as to why some or even most transgender people shouldn't be in the military We're dealing with unadulterated animus. We are dealing with the president of the United States dealing with a group of people serving their country... calling them liars. (Reyes then said she changed her courtroom orders to bar people who graduated from UVA law school from appearing before her because "they're all liars and lack integrity and are undisciplined and can't possibly meet the high rigors of benign a lawyer for the government" She made the DOJ lawyer sit down on that basis, then after he did, she called him back up and asked whether that was a display of animus.)

This is fucking incredible.

This cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social is getting banned on Twitter. Because of course it is.

1/29: First plane crash in 16 years in DC
1/31: Crash in Philly
2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle
2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska
2/10: Crash in Scottsdale
2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego
2/16: Crash in Covington, GA

7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety”

This is an incredible piece of art.

Federal judge blocks Trump order on health care for transgender youth A federal judge in Baltimore blocked executive orders signed by President Donald Trump that targeted transgender people and their health care, giving temporary relief to LGBTQ individuals and their fa...

The gender affirming care ban executive order has been blocked in court!

www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

U.S. Park Service Strikes Transgender References From Stonewall Website The “T” was removed in references to L.G.B.T.Q.+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights.

They literally removed the T from LGBTQ and erased any mention of trans people who were present at the Stonewall Riots. They're trying to erase us from history.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...

Please restore the “T” to your site & continue to honor the incredible trans people who fought for LGBT civil rights. I beg you not to be intimidated into erasing the very history your mission states you protect.
I know it’s a scary time, but we must all step up & stand together for what’s right. <3

Stonewall National Monument (U.S. National Park Service) Before the 1960s, almost everything about living openly as a lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) person was illegal. The Stonewall Uprising on June 28, 1969 is a milestone in the quest for LGB civil rights a...

This is where you go to tell the National Park Service to restore the word "transgender" in its entry on the Stonewall monument.

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The ABA supports the rule of law It has been three weeks since Inauguration Day. Most Americans recognize that newly elected leaders bring change. That is expected. But most Americans also expect that changes will take place in accor...

“We urge every attorney to join us and insist that our government, a government of the people, follow the law. It is part of the oath we took when we became lawyers. Whatever your political party or your views, change must be made in the right way. Americans expect no less.”

Posted around NYC, Chicago, DC and other cities. Be creative. Do something!

The ASL version of “Not Like Us” is magnificent.

Help us report on DOGE The Washington Post wants to hear from people affected by DOGE activities at federal agencies. You can contact our reporters by email or Signal encrypted message. Jeff Stein: jeff.stein@washpost.com or jstein_wapo.1066⁩ on Signal. Elizabeth Dwoskin: elizabeth.dwoskin@washpost.com or lizza_dwoskin.42 on Signal. Hannah Natanson: hannah.natanson@washpost.com or natanson.11 on Signal. Jonathan O’Connell: jonathan.oconnell@washpost.com or jonathanoc.76 on Signal.

Big ups to @signal.org @meredithmeredith.bsky.social for allowing usernames instead of phone numbers last year (signal.org/blog/phone-n...).

Washington basically runs on Signal right now and that one change has made reporting and whistleblowing way more private and secure.

New — The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) was told this week by DOJ that they'd lose their funding if the org didn't remove any mentions of LGBTQIA+ issues from their public materials, I've learned. Staff were told they need to deadname trans kids in their reports to comply.

Huge win in DC. A TRO has been placed on DOJ from transferring multiple incarcerated trans folks.

Fox with a vole it's caught in a field covered in fresh pillowy snow.

Good morning from @altyellonatpark.org

“Screaming. A million mouths screaming but also laughing the sky will bleed and there shall be a great flensing a burning away of the flesh it is coming there is no way to stop what is coming.”

Rep AOC: "republicans, who have voted consistently against the violence against women's act, who have taken the rights of all women to have control over their own body, who as women are bleeding out in parking lots, now want to pretend today that they care about women."