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Dr Elisa Perego @elisaperego78.bsky.social · 19h

"HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 are preventable infectious diseases with chronic systemic impacts including immune system dysfunction."

#LongCovid

www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S277...

COVID-19 is “Airborne AIDS”: provocative oversimplification, emerging science, or something in between?

COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 is often compared to other pandemics for its societal and global health impact, with some commentators drawing parallels to HIV/AIDS due to the immune dysfunction caused ...

www.ajpmfocus.org

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Mairead⁷ @maireadeire.bsky.social · 43m

all those toddlers cosplaying in DOOM gear are afraid of a fucking APP?

typical

WIRED @wired.com · 2h

Also, a look back at our unpaywalled story:

Army intelligence analysts are monitoring civilian-made ICE tracking tools, treating them as potential threats, as immigration protests spread nationwide.

'No Kings’ Protests, Citizen-Run ICE Trackers Trigger Intelligence Warnings

Army intelligence analysts are monitoring civilian-made ICE tracking tools, treating them as potential threats, as immigration protests spread nationwide.

www.wired.com

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selfcaregamer @selfcaregamer.bsky.social · 21h

there is literally nothing wrong with being disabled, and you will be so much happier once you accept that

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GHADEER🫂 @qgde-er1sv.bsky.social · 1d

we launched this campaign tosave myfamily lost everything in this genocide.Iknow there are those who still believe inhumanity.Mybirth approaching,Ihaven't received support💔
Ineed you today more than ever.Plsdon't leaveus alone.Dont ignore our pain.Look at us with mercy🙏😞
tinyurl.com/save-my-baby...

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Mairead⁷ @maireadeire.bsky.social · 46m

omg this fucker

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1h

Carpentersville this morning. Border Patrol grabs some laborers at a worksite. The agent accuses a woman filming them of interfering and also tells her if she has an issue she should "contact her senators and congressmen."

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1h

Carpentersville this morning. Border Patrol grabs some laborers at a worksite. The agent accuses a woman filming them of interfering and also tells her if she has an issue she should "contact her senators and congressmen."

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 1h

“The matter is not a ceasefire — we are talking about a managed genocide, a managed forcible displacement.”

Israel’s Mounting Ceasefire Violations in Gaza

“The matter is not a ceasefire — we are talking about a managed genocide, a managed forcible displacement.”

interc.pt

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Geoffrey Cubbage @geoffreycubbage.bsky.social · 1h

New piece today looking at some actuals data: city departments have mostly come in well under budget in recent years, with the significant exception of the Chicago Police Department.

In 2024, CPD's non-grant overspend alone was larger than the non-grant budget of 32 of the city's 39 departments.

Budget vs. Actual Spend: Chicago Police Only City Department to Overspend Local Funds Three Years Running

Explore the Chicago police budget and learn how the department consistently overspends its budget from 2022 to 2024.

www.bettergov.org

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Mairead⁷ @maireadeire.bsky.social · 49m

Land Back.
It's the only way.

Colonizers see land back as an ownership transfer bc that is the only way capitalist colonizers think.
they can't fathom the concept of *not owning* (& exploiting).

Hyperallergic @hyperallergic.com · 1h

“A land acknowledgment is not enough. The land exists regardless of settler acknowledgment, which can only ever be the first step toward meaningful action. Next steps involve building relationships with that land as if it were your kin. Because it is.” —Joseph M. Pierce

Your Land Acknowledgment Is Not Enough

Land acknowledgment without action is an empty gesture, exculpatory and self-serving.

hyperallergic.com

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Hyperallergic @hyperallergic.com · 1h

“A land acknowledgment is not enough. The land exists regardless of settler acknowledgment, which can only ever be the first step toward meaningful action. Next steps involve building relationships with that land as if it were your kin. Because it is.” —Joseph M. Pierce

Your Land Acknowledgment Is Not Enough

Land acknowledgment without action is an empty gesture, exculpatory and self-serving.

hyperallergic.com

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Mairead⁷ @maireadeire.bsky.social · 52m

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Brandon Pope TV @bpopetv.bsky.social · 1h

Appears SCOTUS is poised to gut the Voting Rights Act, potentially barring states from considering the racial makeup of voting populations when drawing district lines. That would have a major impact on the midterm elections, and any in the future. Could gut Congressional Black Caucus by a THIRD

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 1h

ICE took someone at 25th and Hamlin this morning. Masked law enforcement who won’t identify themselves throwing people into trucks and minivans every day all over Chicagoland

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Mairead⁷ @maireadeire.bsky.social · 2h

* BUT how I see it...

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Miles Taylor @milestaylor.bsky.social · 23h

INCORRECT HEADLINE: Reporters refuse to sign Pentagon’s new press rules

CORRECT HEADLINE: Pentagon launches sweeping effort to censor the news, kicks out major media outlets

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Mairead⁷ @maireadeire.bsky.social · 2h

not to mention the unending barriers directed at them (sys racsim) force them into those situations - snared into the white supremacist net so they can use the oppressed ppl be the face of their evil.

Esme 🇭🇹🇨🇩🍉 @esmexo.bsky.social · 6h

When you see people of color joining ICE or even the military ( if y’all really wanna go there), it’s because the U.S. education system is working as intended. The media machine is working as intended. Everyone is susceptible to ws propaganda.

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Esme 🇭🇹🇨🇩🍉 @esmexo.bsky.social · 6h

When you see people of color joining ICE or even the military ( if y’all really wanna go there), it’s because the U.S. education system is working as intended. The media machine is working as intended. Everyone is susceptible to ws propaganda.

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Mairead⁷ @maireadeire.bsky.social · 2h

if u so much as pause in your scrolling, to maybe itch ur nose or something, it takes it that you want 500 more posts abt thing. On Bsky, if u mute, block, or click "less like this", it gives you nothing but that for the next 4 days.

Lord Juiblex @lordjuiblex.bsky.social · 6h

I want social media without an algorithm. I want to control what I see. Every app is slowly taking this away, because they can manipulate "stickiness" with algorithms. By their metric, users "want" an algorithm because they use the app more.

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Star @babystar.bsky.social · 1d

When I think of A.I. I think of asbestos. To begin with everyone thought Asbestos was amazing, folk used it in everything. Then they started learning it was dangerous, research was done, they stopped using it, thou for some the damage was already done. Stop using A.I and limit the damage it's doing.

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Edward James Almost @chrismacandcheese.bsky.social · 2h

Oppression isn't an all-or-nothing binary either. It ramps up. So if we don't stand up against it now, it will meet or exceed the oppression of X group. Because unchecked cruelty is the goal of fascism.

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Jonathan W. Gray @elmcitytree.blacksky.app · 4h

White people’s insistence that other white people—especially the ones exhibiting morally questionable behavior—deserve the benefit of the doubt is going to kill us all.

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 4h

New: senators warn that Saudi Arabia's acquisition of EA will be used for 'foreign influence'. Points to access to EA user data, AI tech, and the general direction of the company

www.404media.co/senators-war...

Senators Warn Saudi Arabia’s Acquisition of EA Will Be Used for ‘Foreign Influence’

‘The proposed transaction poses a number of significant foreign influence and national security risks.’

www.404media.co

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Mairead⁷ @maireadeire.bsky.social · 2h

no. they won't.

This order seems good how I see it is simply "get in line" by judicial system. They ultimately don't care if people get kidnapped so long as it doesn't interfere with the docket.

Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social · 3h

I know advocates and attorneys have been calling for Chief Judge Evans to do this. But I'm wondering how this order can possibly be enforced. Are sheriff's deputies (who run security at court buildings) going to detain ICE officers they see trying to arrest people on courthouse grounds?

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 17h

NEWS: Cook County Chief Judge Tim Evans issued an order today meant to prevent immigration arrests -- "civil arrest" -- for individuals attending court proceedings in Cook County.

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alice says Palestinians in Gaza aren’t scammers! @bluwhalien.bsky.social · 3h

Daily boost for my friend Samaa:

gofund.me/b45210a97

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Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) @brainnotonyet.bsky.social · 3h

The young Republicans have been literal Nazis for at least a decade anyone anyone claiming that is not true has no understanding of what the Republican party is and what the Republican party has become
just because they used to do “we’re just joking”. doesn’t mean they were any different.

Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 18h

For those tempted to say Young Republicans have always been this way, they really have not. When I worked on campus and did bipartisan college events after, they were very much not like this.

That’s why groups like YCT and eventually TPUSA formed — because Young Republicans weren’t radical enough.

Politico @politico.com · 1d

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 9h

Please help Mohammad if you can

Mohammad❤️🫂 @mohammad02.bsky.social · 9h

don't understand why everyone shares but no one donates 😢💔
My brother is in an emergency situation 🚨🆘🏥
Even the smallest donation can help me provide his treatment 🙏🤲
Please, give him a chance to recover quickly 🌟💫🤍
😭⬇️❤️🫂
gofund.me/bf57c49a

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