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The Biggest Mood (KC Simpkins)
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Science communication + air quality. Writer, artist, photographer, and environmental art nerd. We are in a #ClimateCrisis, #COVIDisAirborne and #COVIDisNotOver.
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For those who don't know me: Hi! I'm Kelsey, aka The Biggest Mood (RIP, Twitter).

I work in air quality, climate, public health, energy & the environment.

I do science writing, comms, policy, outreach, education, & media relations.

I care & will post about clean air, covid, climate, cats & more!
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We've just launched the first large, site-less (home, direct to participant) randomized trial for treatment of #LongCovid, testing tirzepatide (a GLP-1 drug) vs placebo. Please help spread the word
www.scripps.edu/news-and-eve...
Scripps Research scientists launch new digital clinical trial to test repurposed drug for long COVID symptom relief
www.scripps.edu
Happy Halloween!!

Protect yourself and your community from airborne viruses this season!

(Yes, masks are useful even outside, especially in situations with lots of people!)

Invite your friends to things you enjoy!

Also, silent discos are the BEST!

Oh and ... Eat the rich! ;)
Dräger X-plore 1950 N95 respirator (small): 10/10 would wear again 😀

Great for long indoor days, flights, and medical settings.

Nose foam, soft stretchy headband (all one piece), and crisp comfortable structure.

Available in the US through Amazon 🥲

www.draeger.com/en-us_us/Pro...
Yo dude why are you on *checks notes* bluesky...?

This is a site that supports science, facts, and reality.

Just because you didn't die from one case of covid, doesn't mean that's true for anyone else, or that the vaccines are experimental. It still took you 10 days to recover.

Are these bots?
It's a great day to get vaccinated 💪 against diseases that are airborne, preventable, disabling and/or deadly.*

*please wear a high-quality mask like a KN95 or N95 to your appointment.

Shirt by Raygun (they should bring it back!!). Glasses are Stoggles and mask is a Vitacore Can99.
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"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”
"...a series of safety reforms meant to improve conditions for firefighters. In its reversal, the agency said it has now stockpiled some 80,000 N95 masks and will include them in standard equipment packs for all large fires."

🔥😷🔥😷🔥
"...allowing only bandannas that offer no protection against toxins in wildfire smoke. But the Forest Service proposed new guidance Monday acknowledging for the first time that masks can protect firefighters against harmful particles in the smoke, The NYT reported. The move came as part of..."
This is awesome news!!!

From @heatmap.news newsletter: Forest Service reverses decades-old ban on firefighting masks

"For decades, the U.S. government banned wildfire fighters from wearing masks that officials deemed too cumbersome..."

🔥😷🔥😷🔥

Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/u...
U.S. Wildfire Fighters to Mask Up After Decades-Long Ban on Smoke Protections
www.nytimes.com
Just here to say it's a beautiful color! 😍
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Holy shit:

Stateline spoke to nearly a dozen firefighters, agency staffers and contractors, who said that top officials assigned to the fire deployed the crews to a remote location under false pretenses so federal agents could check their immigration status.

www.hcn.org/articles/fir...
Firefighters question leaders’ role in ICE raid near Bear Gulch Fire - High Country News
Firefighting veterans believe the management team overseeing fire crews played a key role in handing team members over to immigration authorities.
www.hcn.org
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I'm starting to look into how inflammation is being misused by MAHA types in a way that very much distracts from chronic illness-inflammation problems people actually have. If you're an academic, doctor, immunologist etc with thoughts on this, please be in touch at [email protected]
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We have policies/laws/regulations to ensure that our food and water are clean and safe. Why not for air, too?

Typical amounts taken in per day:
food = 4 lb
water = 3 lb
air = 30 lb
www.science.org/doi/full/10....

Mandating Indoor Air Quality in Public Buildings.

Our paper in Science.

🧪 #healthpolicy
www.science.org
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www.science.org/doi/full/10....

Mandating Indoor Air Quality in Public Buildings.

Our paper in Science.

🧪 #healthpolicy
www.science.org
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No offense, but things should get better, instead of constantly worse
But how will people know I'm ___________ , if I wear a mask on my face during a massive surge of airborne infections, to help prevent further illness, disability and death from covid?? 😩

...Smiling at them
...Fashionable
...Professional
...Attractive
...Flirting

Oh honey, they'll know 😎😘
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It’s amazing how quickly people stopped mentioning that Sam Altman’s sister sued him for sexual abuse.
Sam Altman’s Younger Sister Files Lawsuit Claiming He Sexually Abused Her
www.nytimes.com
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Banning masks in the workplace hurts everyone.

Particularly when you are a firefighter who rushes into toxic smoke-filled spaces.

You can perform just fine, even exercising intensely, in N95 masks.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/u...
Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying
www.nytimes.com
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The FDA is expected to license the new Covid-19 booster on Friday -- reportedly only for adults 65+ and people at high risk.
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New Scientist: 'Covid-19 seems to age blood vessels - but only among women'

'“Here we have demonstrated there is something measurable in the blood vessels that corresponds to the symptoms of long-covid patients,” says Rosa Maria Bruno at Université Paris Cité

www.newscientist.com/article/2492...
Covid-19 seems to age blood vessels - but only among women
Women's arteries seem to be stiffer if they have had covid-19, with the same effect not being found among men
www.newscientist.com