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Public health organizer and researcher. |
Disabled, queer, exhausted. 🌈♿ | Appreciator of birds and space. 🐦 | (they/them).

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Eiryn @eiryn.bsky.social · Mar 17
Recently I went to the state capital to testify against a mask ban bill in Maryland. As we await updates, I hope this is educational to hear if you’re new to the topic or encourages you to speak out in the future.

It's not over until it's over everywhere. Nobody is free until all of us are free.
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covidsafecampus.bsky.social
We're preparing for another year of our Campus Ambassador Program and we invite all current students interested in disability justice and COVID safety advocacy to apply!

Apply to join the program by June 6, 2025 at 11:59pm PT covidsafecampus.org/ambassadors

Please share and spread the word!
Join the COVID Safe Campus Ambassadors Program this Fall! Bullets points read: Are you a student interested in disability justice and COVID safety advocacy? Do you want to help increase access to COVID safety resources on campus? Apply to join the program by June 6, 2025 at 11:59pm PT. At the bottom of the page a text bubble that says Applications now open: covidsafecampus.org/ambassadors . Beside the text is the COVID Safe Campus logo, a red circle with a white spike protein and white text reading "Covid Safe Campus Ambassadors." COVID Safe Campus Ambassadors Program. About the program. Ambassadors will join a cross-campus network of advocates implementing ground-level, disability-justice-informed COVID safety advocacy through peer support, mutual aid, and education initiatives on their campuses.  covidsafecampus.org/ambassadors
May 29, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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whatexactlyisup.bsky.social
just spent 5 minutes letting my representatives know what's at stake with any bill that criminalizes masks -- please share with your masking friends in texas <3

tinyurl.com/stophb3061
Oppose TX Anti-Mask Bill: HB 3061_Call/Email Scripts
tinyurl.com
May 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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myrabatchelder.bsky.social
New York, keep calling your NY Senator and Assemblymember! Hearing that some are still on the fence about whether to add anti-mask legislation to the state budget! Masks should not be banned, criminalized, or stigmatized.

#NoNYMaskBan
covidadvocacyny.bsky.social COVID Advocacy NY @covidadvocacyny.bsky.social · Mar 28
NY Governor Hochul is trying to pass a mask ban in State Budget!

Please call your NY Senator & Assemblymember, Senate Majority Leader, Assembly Speaker, & Governor Hochul & urge them to reject any mask ban & anti-mask legislation in the State Budget! #NoNYMaskBan

covidadvocacyny.org/stopmaskbanny
Image Description: Drawing of a person wearing a mask and NY hat. Text says: CONTACT YOUR NY STATE SENATOR AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER And urge them to speak out against any mask ban and anti-mask legislation in the state budget. #NoNYMaskBan COVIDAdvocacyNY.org
April 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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cidrap.bsky.social
#COVID19 re-infection doubles risk of long COVID in kids, young adults, data reveal

The second infection was also tied to a 50% or greater increase in several specific #longCOVID conditions, including myocarditis and fatigue

www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
April 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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jews4maskrights.bsky.social
Mask ban lobbyists announced another 6-figure campaign to drum up support for their "popular" proposal. They call concerns "misinformation" but have yet to address any. How can the NYPD know whose mask is “legitimate”? How can they judge someone's intent without bias?
The 30-second ad will be shown this week on cable TV and digital platforms. The campaign comes as New York Governor Kathy Hochul attempts to pass the legislation with the state budget. The New York branch of the American Civil Liberties Union put out a statement this month that called the legislation a “mask ban” and claimed it would “open the floodgates to disproportionate enforcement.”
April 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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covidadvocacyny.bsky.social
New Yorkers, have you called your NY State Senator and Assemblymember yet today? #NoNYMaskBan
covidadvocacyny.bsky.social COVID Advocacy NY @covidadvocacyny.bsky.social · Mar 28
NY Governor Hochul is trying to pass a mask ban in State Budget!

Please call your NY Senator & Assemblymember, Senate Majority Leader, Assembly Speaker, & Governor Hochul & urge them to reject any mask ban & anti-mask legislation in the State Budget! #NoNYMaskBan

covidadvocacyny.org/stopmaskbanny
Image Description: Drawing of a person wearing a mask and NY hat. Text says: CONTACT YOUR NY STATE SENATOR AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER And urge them to speak out against any mask ban and anti-mask legislation in the state budget. #NoNYMaskBan COVIDAdvocacyNY.org
April 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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talilalewis.bsky.social
“Since we live under racial capitalism, settler colonialism, & white supremacy, ableism…here’s always been about…race, gender, labor/productivity/capital and dis/ability…used for generations to degrade, oppress, control, & disappear disabled & non-disabled people alike…”
truthout.org/articles/abl...
Ableism Enables All Forms of Inequity and Hampers All Liberation Efforts
Ableism has been used for generations to degrade, oppress, control and disappear disabled and nondisabled people alike.
truthout.org
March 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
eiryn.bsky.social
Grateful to have access to vaccines right now (for now) & very scared of the consequences of a violently anti-vax government threatening our futures.

Vaccines are a critical public health strategy we cannot afford to lose.

Keep vaxxing, keep masking, keep caring.
March 30, 2025 at 10:34 PM
eiryn.bsky.social
Just got my 6 month COVID vaccine booster 💉

Reminder to people w/ compromised immune systems & anyone else recommended to get a second 2024-2025 dose:
If you were vaxxed anytime in Sept, it has been 6 mo now.

You can still get boosters from most retail pharmacies!

Mask up, get vaxxed, & rest!
March 30, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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myrabatchelder.bsky.social
NY, hope you’ll join me in leaving voicemails today for our NY State Senator, Assemblymember, Senate Majority Leader, Assembly Speaker, and Governor urging them not to pass any type of anti-mask legislation in the state budget! Masks should NOT be criminalized. #NoNYMaskBan
covidadvocacyny.bsky.social COVID Advocacy NY @covidadvocacyny.bsky.social · Mar 28
NY Governor Hochul is trying to pass a mask ban in State Budget!

Please call your NY Senator & Assemblymember, Senate Majority Leader, Assembly Speaker, & Governor Hochul & urge them to reject any mask ban & anti-mask legislation in the State Budget! #NoNYMaskBan

covidadvocacyny.org/stopmaskbanny
Image Description: Drawing of a person wearing a mask and NY hat. Text says: CONTACT YOUR NY STATE SENATOR AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER And urge them to speak out against any mask ban and anti-mask legislation in the state budget. #NoNYMaskBan COVIDAdvocacyNY.org
March 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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covidsafecampus.bsky.social
Our Campus Mask Ban Policy Report Form is easy to fill out.

What info we're looking for:
- School name
- The text of the policy (copy/paste it)
- Where/how the policy applies
- Link to the source

All submissions are anonymous.

Report restrictive mask policies here: tinyurl.com/ReportCampus...
Campus Mask Ban Policy Report Form Walkthrough. URL: tinyurl.com/ReportCampusMaskBans . What is there to fill out? Below are screenshots of questions on the Policy Report Form. There are three questions in the left column. First question: University/College name. Second question: Is the policy that you are reporting proposed, or already in effect? (Choose one option: “Policy proposed (not in effect yet)”, “Policy already in effect”, or “Other:”). Third question: Campuses affected: (Check all that apply: ​​”School only has one campus”, “Specific campuses”, “All campuses”, “System-wide”, “Other:”). The next question, shown in the right column, reads as: “What type of restrictive mask policy is it at this time? You may select multiple types to best reflect the policy.” Options include: “Masks prohibited at certain events.”, “Masks prohibited in certain locations.”, “Masks prohibited in certain situations.”, ​​”Masks must be removed at the request of [somebody with authority].”, “Masks prohibited in classrooms.”, “Masks prohibited in dorms or campus housing.”, “Total ban on masks in any context.”, “People are punished for covering their faces but there is no official policy banning it.”, Other, please specify. Other (open ended text box).” Below the screenshots text reads as “After this, just paste a copy to the link to where you found the policy along with the exact text that the policy states - and you’re done!” The bottom left corner of the image has the COVID Safe Campus logo. Campus Mask Ban Policy Report Form Walkthrough: Policy Type. URL: tinyurl.com/ReportCampusMaskBans . “How to choose policy types.” The left column displays a screenshot of a question with a list of policy types and checkboxes beside them. Text reads as: “What type of restrictive mask policy is it at this time? You may select multiple types to best reflect the policy.” Options include: “Masks prohibited at certain events.”, “Masks prohibited in certain locations.”, “Masks prohibited in certain situations.”, ​​”Masks must be removed at the request of [somebody with authority].”, “Masks prohibited in classrooms.”, “Masks prohibited in dorms or campus housing.”, “Total ban on masks in any context.”, “People are punished for covering their faces but there is no official policy banning it.”, Other, please specify. Other (open ended text box).” End of question text. Answer based on where, when, & how mask use is restricted. The right column of the graphic provides examples of each type of policy. Select ALL that apply. Examples: “Masks prohibited at certain events”- such as a university meeting, forum, graduation, etc. “Masks prohibited in certain locations”- such as specific buildings/areas on campus “Masks prohibited in certain situations”- such as protests, demonstrations, large gatherings, etc. “Masks must be removed at the request of [somebody with authority]” - such as campus security, police, staff members, etc. being allowed to require mask removal for “security”, ID checks, or any other reason. End of example text. The bottom right corner of the image has the COVID Safe Campus logo.
March 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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covidsafecampus.bsky.social
PLEASE SIGNAL BOOST:
Do you know of any schools that ban masks or force mask removal for "ID checks" or any other reason?

Take 5 minutes to report any campus mask restrictions/bans: tinyurl.com/ReportCampus...

Every submission helps advocates track and oppose these policies!

More info below.
Does your school ban masks or force mask removal for “id checks”? or any other school you are aware of? Take 5 minutes to report the policy of any college or university to help us track and oppose bans. Below is the URL: https://tinyurl.com/ReportCampusMaskBans and on the right bottom corner of the image is a QR code that directs you to that URL. At the bottom right corner of the image is an arrow pointing to the right, labeled “Swipe to learn more”. The COVID Safe Campus logo is shown at the top left corner: an illustration of a spike protein above the name COVID Safe Campus, surrounded by a white circular outline. On the opposing corner there is an illustration of an earloop mask outlined in white on a black background. We need your help identifying campuses with restrictions on masks & face coverings. Start by visiting: tinyurl.com/ReportCampusMaskBans . Time estimate: 5 minutes. Do you know of a college/university campus that changed their policies on masks to restrict where, when, or who can wear one? Have they changed mask policies for “security” or ID checks? For protests and demonstrations? Does the school say authorities can force someone to remove their mask? These are only a few examples among others. We want to know about campus mask restriction policies of any kind, whether they have been enforced or not. Fill out the policy report form above if you know of a school that restricts masks and/or face coverings. What info we're looking for: “School name, the text of the policy (copy/paste it), where/how the policy applies, and a link to the source.” All submissions are anonymous. For more information visit: covidsafecampus.org/maskbans . The COVID Safe Campus logo is shown at the bottom left corner. On the opposing corner there is a screenshot of the Campus Mask Bans and Restrictive Mask Policy Report Form with the subheader “COVID Safe Campus wants to know which colleges and universities have implemented policies that restrict masks and other face coverings.”
March 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
eiryn.bsky.social
So how is everyone else coping with this season of Severance being over

What are we supposed to look forward to every week in this real world hellscape

I need my emotional support sci fi thriller, the fictional one, not reality

(The season finale was a masterpiece though)
March 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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synolan.bsky.social
This is the beginning of my birthday weekend! I would love to achieve my goal. I thought of taking a road trip for my birthday, but it is more important to have my basic needs met with rent, phone, and internet 🛜

Please, I am at 430/850
🥺

V: Syreeta-Nolan
PP: nolansyreeta
a woman in a black dress is wearing a crown on her head and says `` me when my birthday week starts '' .
Alt: a woman in a black dress is wearing a crown on her head and says me when my birthday week starts
media.tenor.com
March 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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juliametraux.bsky.social
Fellow journalists, it's easy to write "at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic" when referring to 2020-2021, instead of putting Covid-19 in past tense.
levin.bsky.social Elana Levin @levin.bsky.social · Mar 21
right now we are "in the middle of the pandemic". If we are ever going to reach the end of the pandemic we need to talk about it like the present crisis it is. Remember when HIV was a death sentence? HIV denialism didn't lead to a cure. Organizing did.
March 21, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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elmcitytree.blacksky.app
Most of the people in power have never had to fight for anything, and it shows.
adamserwer.bsky.social Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · Mar 21
American civil society is full of abject cowards, that is the issue. The government is a mafia state but it is winning because most American elite institutions are devoid of anything resembling integrity and are folding rather than stand on principles that were little more than marketing.
March 21, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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brianamillslmft.bsky.social
Pain management is suicide prevention. Pain management is suicide prevention. Pain management is suicide prevention. Pain management is suicide prevention. Pain management is suicide prevention. Pain management is suicide prevention. Pain management is suicide prevention.
March 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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match74.bsky.social
A coalition of archivists and librarians is now assembling information arks. The Data Rescue Project includes more than 400 volunteer backups of government repositories. When asked who was contributing to these backups, an administer of the tracker had a simple answer: “Nerds who care.”
March 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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mondoweiss.net
"My arrest was a direct consequence of exercising my right to free speech as I advocated for a free Palestine and an end to the genocide in Gaza, which resumed in full force Monday night." a letter from Mahmoud Khalil in ICE detention mondoweiss.net/2025/03/lett...
Letter from Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian political prisoner in Louisiana
Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian student activist being faced with deportation, writes from an ICE detention facility: “The Trump administration is targeting me as part of a broader strategy to suppres...
mondoweiss.net
March 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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juliametraux.bsky.social
This includes a mask ban.
March 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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leximcmenamin.com
according to a classmate, on the night of Khalil's detainment, a call went out in a student group chat warning that ICE officers were seen on campus. someone asked for help; they forwarded it on, including to a group chat Khalil was in. hours before his detainment, he reached out: “How can I help?”
Who Was Mahmoud Khalil Before ICE Took Him Away?
We spoke to the former Columbia grad student’s friends and former coworkers.
www.teenvogue.com
March 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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leximcmenamin.com
for @teenvogue.com, Columbia journalism student Anvee Bhutani spoke to people who have known the disappeared Mahmoud Khalil at different points in his life — aid workers, friends, fellow activists — who describe a deeply committed, compassionate organizer who saw education as a way to serve others.
Who Was Mahmoud Khalil Before ICE Took Him Away?
We spoke to the former Columbia grad student’s friends and former coworkers.
www.teenvogue.com
March 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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jasonreiduk.bsky.social
I am disgusted that this is the world we live in.

People will die. That’s not hyperbole- people will literally die horribly without LIFESAVING HIV medication.
Eight countries could run out of HIV treatments due to USAID cuts, WHO says By Mariam E Sunny and Christy Santhosh March 17, 2025 5:53 PM GMT •
March 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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mondoweiss.net
Mahmoud Khalil writes from an ICE detention facility: "The Trump administration is targeting me as part of a broader strategy to suppress dissent." mondoweiss.net/2025/03/lett...
March 19, 2025 at 9:09 PM