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CB Beal
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They/them. Inclusion fairy. Educator. Neurospicy. UU. Still Coviding. On Nipmuc land. Preemptive Radical Inclusion. Clean Air, Community Care. We Can't Fight Fascism If We Keep Getting Sick[er] justiceandpeaceconsulting.com
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 8d
Long Covid Is Real — And It’s Changing an Entire Generation.

"Hundreds of thousands of kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize"

Source: archive.li/0CwNs
Long Covid Is Real — And It’s Changing an Entire Generation Hundreds of thousands of kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize By Eli Cahan October 16, 2025
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Christophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · Sep 17
This 👇 is 🎯🎯🎯 - 4min video, but worth watching, bookmarking, and sharing!

youtu.be/Omc37TvHN74?...

H/t @isucceed.bsky.social
why facts dont change minds (goose explains)
YouTube video by Honkology
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CB Beal @arcbender.bsky.social · Sep 14
dear my white people.
this thread, and reflect.
k thx.
chanda.blacksky.app Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · Sep 13
An interesting note in the midst of all of this "resistance" and "oh no, there's more white supremacy" is the number of popular white commentators on "how bad things are" have posted something racist or sexist and how badly they've taken it when I said something, no matter how civil I was
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The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · Sep 11
Josh Kraft, the nonprofit leader who sought to unseat Mayor Michelle Wu, said he was ending his bid for Boston mayor.
Josh Kraft drops out of race for Boston mayor - The Boston Globe
“When I kept looking at the next eight weeks, the negativity, and all that it was going to be about. I realized, wow, I can do more," Kraft said.
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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · Sep 10
Charlie Kirk’s death is awful and abhorrent but it’s appalling that the President is calling for national mourning for a right wing propagandist and hasn’t said a word about Officer David Rose or the brave employees at the CDC
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The Unitarian Universalist Association @uua.org · Sep 11
As the weight of violence presses more heavily on our world, many of us carry grief and weariness. ✨ Our faith does not retreat. It rises. ✨

Grounded in love, we show up for one another and for our neighbors with courage and compassion.

https://sidewithlove.org/actioncenter

#UU #LoveAtTheCenter
A square graphic with a stylized mountain landscape in shades of blue, a yellow and peach gradient sky, and a white sun rising above the peaks. White birds fly in the sky. Large white text at the center reads: “In times like these, our faith does not retreat. It rises.” At the top left is the text “http://UUA.ORG .” At the bottom left is a yellow heart-shaped brushstroke logo with the words “Side With Love.” At the bottom right is the red and orange Unitarian Universalist Association flaming chalice logo.
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Will Carless, USA TODAY @willcarless.bsky.social · Sep 11
In 20 years of journalism on several continents I’ve never seen authorities leave an active crime scene open like this.

Wild

Especially since there are hundreds of cops nearby
willcarless.bsky.social Will Carless, USA TODAY @willcarless.bsky.social · Sep 11
#BREAKING: I spoke w construction workers whose colleague says he spoke w the suspected #CharlieKirk shooter yesterday.

I also watched FBI agents collecting evidence and viewed a track the gunman appears to have taken through some trees:

www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...
FBI recovers rifle used in Charlie Kirk shooting, traces path through woods
FBI investigators released limited details about the bolt-action rifle recovered in Utah. They're tracing a path the alleged shooter fled on.
www.usatoday.com
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Sep 11
This was just last month and we have already memoryholed it. A cop killed by an antivaxxer.
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CB Beal @arcbender.bsky.social · Sep 11
Aaaannnnnnd, someone let him tweet himself again.
governor.ca.gov Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · Sep 10
The best way to honor Charlie's memory is to continue his work: engage with each other, across ideology, through spirited discourse. In a democracy, ideas are tested through words and good-faith debate — never through violence.
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CB Beal @arcbender.bsky.social · Sep 6
Most do not have a smell. I invite you to try one of the hundreds of varieties of N95/KN95/KF94/FFP2/FFP3s available to accommodate your needs for no smell and a safe, tight, fit.
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CB Beal @arcbender.bsky.social · Sep 6
👆These are about Covid.
Noting here b/c I forgot to trigger feeds
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CB Beal @arcbender.bsky.social · Sep 6
lThe primary element is a line graph showing "% Test Positivity" over time, with the title "Where is zero, CDC?". The graph depicts a general downward trend followed by a recent upward spike. The Y-axis ranges from 4.0% to 14.0%, and the X-axis labels dates in 2024 and 2025 It shows 06/21/25 landing on the x axis, as if it were at zero. but the y axis ended too soon. A red arrow points to the left end of the horizontal axis, labeled "zero". It is far below the line meant to be the x axis In the upper right corner, there's a visual reference to the children's book "Harold and the Purple Crayon," showing the book cover and a purple doodle
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CB Beal @arcbender.bsky.social · Sep 6
Biff234523 over on that other platform noticed it.
I made a couple of images
because I forgot ti take my melatonin tonight

the changes are here
www.cdc.gov/covid/php/su...
The words "Where is zero, CDC?" are displayed in large, red text. Graph: A line graph displays the hospitalization rate per 100,000 population. The x-axis shows dates from "4/24" to "08/30/25." The y-axis shows rates from 1.0 to 4.0. The current specified hospitalization rate is "1.3" for the week ending 2025-08-30, with the previous week at 2.1. The line on the graph follows a downward trend. An arrow points toward the origin and is labeled "zero". this is far below the fake x axis On the right is the cover of the book "Harold and the Purple Crayon." The title is framed by a purple line. A simple drawing of Harold is present.
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CB Beal @arcbender.bsky.social · Sep 6
SinceTrump/RFK Jr/Doge fired most of the staff, it seems the CDC asked Harold to update the charts
The image is a criticism of the CDC and its handling of COVID-19 data. Top: Text reads "Trump/RFK Jr/Doge fired most of the staff, so the CDC asked Harold to update the charts." next to this is an image of Harold and the Purple Crayon Left Side: A line graph titled "Percentage of Emergency Department Visits with Diagnosed COVID-19 in United States, All Ages." The graph shows a wavy blue line representing the percentage over time, from November 2024 to August 2025. A red line overlays a portion of the blue line, circling it in the May 2025 data. Bottom Left: Text reads "May 28 = .04" beneath the left graph. Right Side: An image of the book cover "Harold and the Purple Crayon", next to a second graph. Right Side Graph: An image of a graph displaying "% ED visits diagnosed as COVID-19". The value '1.6%' is displayed with smaller text indicating the week ending 2025-08-30 and a previous week of 1.5%. Bottom Right: Text , "The same May 28 is now made to look like it is zero". There is a graph next to it with a smaller percent value indicated at the matching time on the horizontal axis these indicate that the graph is now made to appear to "bottom out" at zero, but really they have simply moved it off the graph entirely
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MaskTogetherAmerica @togetherwemask.bsky.social · Sep 2
🚨Eight U.S. states (MA, ME, VT, CT, RI, NY, NJ & PA) are considering a collaboration in creating science-based 💉immunization policy and guidance, @nbcboston.com reports. bit.ly/NBC_Boston_8...

🔥But let's be clear, under the new CDC guidance, most Americans are still eligible for COVID Vaccines. 🧵
NBC Boston article: Northeastern states consider regional approach to vaccine guidance after CDC changes By Malcolm Johnson • Published August 22, 2025 • Updated on August 22, 2025 at 7:44 pm https://bit.ly/NBC_Boston_8StatesGuidance  
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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · Sep 1
This Labor Day, I’m thinking about all my colleagues in the US federal government who lost their jobs due to the Trump administration’s cruel and unconstitutional dismantling of our democracy. Solidarity and gratitude for your service to our country.
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Raywat Deonandan @deonandan.bsky.social · Sep 2
Countries on track to eliminate cervical cancer:

-Australia by 2028
-Sweden by 2027
-Rwanda by 2030
-UK by 2040
-Indonesia by 2030
-Bhutan 2030
-El Salvador by 2030
-Canada by 2040

How? HPV vaccine. Same one RFK Jr is trying to ban.

You will note USA is not on this list.
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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · Aug 31
Not to belabor the point but RFK Jr is going to implement policies that will kill thousands or even millions of people if he is not removed.

Thanks to @thewarningses.bsky.social @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social for the frank discussion.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaxc...
Why the CDC Matters More Than Ever | A Conversation with Dr. Angela Rasmussen
YouTube video by The Warning with Steve Schmidt
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Bonky @shesbonky.bsky.social · Aug 5
If you think a golden ballroom is more important than childhood cancer research… I have nothing left to say to you. Please unfollow me.

#pediatriccancer #cancermom
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Cranky Queer Guide to Chronic Illness @crankyqueer.bsky.social · Dec 19
So proud to be a part of this project! Thank you to @thesicktimes.bsky.social and @longcovidjustice.bsky.social and to all the fantastic writers, translator @lygianavarro.com, medical reviewers and patient reviewers!
longcovidjustice.org Long COVID Justice @longcovidjustice.org · Dec 19
We are thrilled to release the next batch of resources in our Long COVID Essentials series, created in partnership with @thesicktimes.bsky.social!
A purple and teal ombre image announces, "Update! Long COVID Essentials, new resources are live! - ME/CFS, Severe ME, Fatigue & PEM - Getting help- finding providers, tracking symptoms, meds to consider - Understanding research, & more - Long COVID in children & youth - Long COVID in people living w/ HIV and trans people - First set of resources in Spanish! The footer reads, "The Sick Times x Long COVID Justice."
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · Aug 3
BREAKING: Seven Suspected Tuberculosis Cases Reported at Tacoma ICE Facility State Health Officials Confirm Outbreak
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · Aug 3
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Seven suspected tuberculosis cases at Tacoma ICE processing facility
The KING 5 Investigators discovered seven suspected cases of TB at the Northwest ICE Processing Center, confirmed by the Washington State Department of Health.
www.king5.com
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FactRage @factrage.bsky.social · Aug 3
From Sewers to Sentinels: The CDC's Disease Tracking System Covers 151 Million Americans, But Its Future Is Uncertain
#WastewaterEpidemiology #PublicHealth #DiseaseSurveillance #CDC #NWSS #HealthTech #Science #FactRage #FactRageNews

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The Unseen Oracle: How Wastewater Epidemiology Is Revolutionizing Public Health and the Perils That Lie Ahead
"Wastewater epidemiology offers an early warning for disease outbreaks but faces critical funding and ethical challenges that threaten its future."
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jdm2 🇵🇷 @jdm2.bsky.social · Aug 1
For my covid conscious folks mutuals here, I made a thread on the fediverse talking about wastewater data being used amongst covid circles to relax precautions. I can’t do it.
#covid #covidisnotover

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jdm2 🇵🇷 (@[email protected])
Let’s talk about covid preparedness. I’ve seen people within covid informed spaces mention that they’ve relaxed mitigation efforts due to low levels of covid19 on wastewater around where they live. ...
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CB Beal @arcbender.bsky.social · Jul 20
WHOA!!
it makes me wonder if something wasn't working right. That's unacceptable.
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