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MSK Library Guides: COVID Impacts: Immune
Detailed information and resources on the long-term health consequences of COVID-19 infection and the broad social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
libguides.mskcc.org
Not only have we not attained endemicity for SARS-CoV-2, we have destroyed endemicity for many other viral and bacterial infections like tuberculosis, polio, & staph-A. It's just not the case specifically because of immune system damage from covid. libguides.mskcc.org/CovidImpacts...
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I have a thing or two to say about that. youtube.com/shorts/afUQ2...
I Have Something to Say – The ICECAST
YouTube video by JJ in DC
youtube.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:00 PM
I have a thing or two to say about that. youtube.com/shorts/afUQ2...
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There are so many reasons to hate the Patriots. But for me, it starts and ends with the ICE collaborators they're enriching.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/the-truth-ab...
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/the-truth-ab...
The truth about ICE and the New England Patriots jets (Go Seahawks)
The best reason to hate the New England Patriots is where their team planes have been.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io
February 8, 2026 at 12:12 PM
There are so many reasons to hate the Patriots. But for me, it starts and ends with the ICE collaborators they're enriching.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/the-truth-ab...
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/the-truth-ab...
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If there’s one thing I’ve learned from narrating romance books in the past couple years, it’s that romance fans are loyal, particular, and far smarter than anyone thinks. This is going to feel like they’re being condescended to, because it is. I don’t think they’ll take it well! And they shouldn’t!
“If I can generate a book in a day, and you need six months to write a book, who’s going to win the race?” God this is bleak
The New Fabio Is Claude
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:07 PM
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from narrating romance books in the past couple years, it’s that romance fans are loyal, particular, and far smarter than anyone thinks. This is going to feel like they’re being condescended to, because it is. I don’t think they’ll take it well! And they shouldn’t!
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Taking responsibility for your actions is a tool of Western Imperialist hegemony
Noam Chomsky's wife says he was 'ensnared' and 'manipulated' by Epstein - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/noam-chomskys-wife-says-he-was-ensnared-and-manipulated-epstein
Noam Chomsky's wife says he was 'ensnared' and 'manipulated' by Epstein
The veteran left-wing intellectual met and corresponded extensively with Epstein, newly released files reveal
www.middleeasteye.net
February 9, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Taking responsibility for your actions is a tool of Western Imperialist hegemony
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This is probably the most instructive moment in the evolution of the Democratic Party on Palestine so far— AIPAC is now running ads against one of its (now former) closest allies in Congress, Tom Malinowski, because Malinowski did not commit to *unconditional* support for Netanyahu specifically.
Pro-Israel Group Targets a Former Ally in an Early Congressional Race
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:41 PM
This is probably the most instructive moment in the evolution of the Democratic Party on Palestine so far— AIPAC is now running ads against one of its (now former) closest allies in Congress, Tom Malinowski, because Malinowski did not commit to *unconditional* support for Netanyahu specifically.
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pro-israel forces here and abroad have done enormous damage to themselves but also to jews broadly. the decision to defend the indefensible with specious claims of antisemitism, while playing footsie with the architects of a rising and real wave of antisemitism will prove catastrophically stupid
AIPAC might have just inadvertently and single handedly tanked a pro Israel candidate and sent a woman to Congress who says Palestine is the victim of a genocide
February 6, 2026 at 5:11 AM
pro-israel forces here and abroad have done enormous damage to themselves but also to jews broadly. the decision to defend the indefensible with specious claims of antisemitism, while playing footsie with the architects of a rising and real wave of antisemitism will prove catastrophically stupid
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I have incarcerated comrades & loved ones who are enduring the daily torture of US prisons. They also continue to make art. They often don't have the proper supplies and yet they make it knowing that it will never make it out to anyone else. But they continue to make art nonetheless. Keep making art
February 8, 2026 at 1:51 AM
I have incarcerated comrades & loved ones who are enduring the daily torture of US prisons. They also continue to make art. They often don't have the proper supplies and yet they make it knowing that it will never make it out to anyone else. But they continue to make art nonetheless. Keep making art
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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
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Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
www.gofundme.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
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How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
February 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
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More than 40K people submitted comments.
By OPM's own count, 94% of commenters opposed the new rule. Never mind, they say the objectors simply “misunderstand the law.”
They understand it all too well. It is the administration that is lying about the law, and how they are operating.
By OPM's own count, 94% of commenters opposed the new rule. Never mind, they say the objectors simply “misunderstand the law.”
They understand it all too well. It is the administration that is lying about the law, and how they are operating.
February 6, 2026 at 2:03 PM
More than 40K people submitted comments.
By OPM's own count, 94% of commenters opposed the new rule. Never mind, they say the objectors simply “misunderstand the law.”
They understand it all too well. It is the administration that is lying about the law, and how they are operating.
By OPM's own count, 94% of commenters opposed the new rule. Never mind, they say the objectors simply “misunderstand the law.”
They understand it all too well. It is the administration that is lying about the law, and how they are operating.
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The Schedule F plan has been around since Trump's first term, and in the meantime he has created a de-facto at will employment system where any federal employee can be fired for any reason (see below).
So does it still matter?
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trumps-sch...
So does it still matter?
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trumps-sch...
February 6, 2026 at 12:21 PM
The Schedule F plan has been around since Trump's first term, and in the meantime he has created a de-facto at will employment system where any federal employee can be fired for any reason (see below).
So does it still matter?
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trumps-sch...
So does it still matter?
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trumps-sch...
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New, from me: Trump finalized his Schedule F policy, allowing him to remove job protections from career civil servants.
The new rule is dishonest and unmoored from reality in its effort to formalize the politicization of the federal government 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trumps-sch...
The new rule is dishonest and unmoored from reality in its effort to formalize the politicization of the federal government 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trumps-sch...
Trump's Schedule F Rule Finalized
A bizarro rule formally justifies politicizing public services
donmoynihan.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:16 AM
New, from me: Trump finalized his Schedule F policy, allowing him to remove job protections from career civil servants.
The new rule is dishonest and unmoored from reality in its effort to formalize the politicization of the federal government 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trumps-sch...
The new rule is dishonest and unmoored from reality in its effort to formalize the politicization of the federal government 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trumps-sch...
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My kid went to a rich people school and 100% absolutely this.
Nothing will make a person anti-capitalist faster than spending time with extremely wealthy people. Ask me how I know. 😠
February 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM
My kid went to a rich people school and 100% absolutely this.
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They just blindly shot through the fucking door.
"Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."
"Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."
"Photographic evidence from the shooting scene of a Venezuelan man by federal agents last month in Minneapolis supports the account of witnesses there – and appears to undercut the narrative provided by federal officials." www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live: Judge orders release of suspects in alleged shovel attack on agent
Department of Homeland Security says agent fired in self-defense after being attacked with a snow shovel and broom.
www.startribune.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:25 PM
They just blindly shot through the fucking door.
"Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."
"Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."
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I knew they were lying when they claimed to have survived being attacked by a Minnesotan armed with a snow shovel.
Remember the incident where DHS claimed officers shot a guy because he attacked them with a snow shovel?
Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again.
And they almost shot some kids in the process.
Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again.
And they almost shot some kids in the process.
They just blindly shot through the fucking door.
"Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."
"Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."
February 4, 2026 at 1:35 AM
I knew they were lying when they claimed to have survived being attacked by a Minnesotan armed with a snow shovel.
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whoever figures out a way to bundle independent journalism subscriptions will be a hero
i know that this is an unpopular take, but everyone starting their own newsletter as a revenue stream is not a sustainable model for writing and reporting or for people who love and want to pay for media.
A lot of people cannot just start a paid newsletter or become freelancers to sustain their careers. The sports, metro, and international desks did work that requires *team* resources, like legal checks, documents, access to archives, and long-term beat experience.
February 4, 2026 at 8:05 PM
whoever figures out a way to bundle independent journalism subscriptions will be a hero
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every other powerful man in the country when
February 5, 2026 at 2:32 AM
every other powerful man in the country when
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From 1982-2018, the Republican National Committee was barred from "ballot security measures" because of their record of using state actors to intimidate minority voters.
(H/t @rickhasen.bsky.social)
www.npr.org/2018/01/09/5...
(H/t @rickhasen.bsky.social)
www.npr.org/2018/01/09/5...
February 4, 2026 at 8:19 PM
From 1982-2018, the Republican National Committee was barred from "ballot security measures" because of their record of using state actors to intimidate minority voters.
(H/t @rickhasen.bsky.social)
www.npr.org/2018/01/09/5...
(H/t @rickhasen.bsky.social)
www.npr.org/2018/01/09/5...
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Not least of all because ICE director Todd Lyons said he wants ICE to become Amazon, but for abducted humans.
WaPo reporting last week included this list of prospects:
WaPo reporting last week included this list of prospects:
February 4, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Not least of all because ICE director Todd Lyons said he wants ICE to become Amazon, but for abducted humans.
WaPo reporting last week included this list of prospects:
WaPo reporting last week included this list of prospects:
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It’s hard to put into perspective how truly massive the warehouse is that was recently sold by the Rockefeller Group to the Department of Homeland Security for $70 million to build a concentration camp in Surprise, AZ. Across the street is a huge neighborhood and a school. It’s 400,000-square-feet.
February 3, 2026 at 11:34 PM
It’s hard to put into perspective how truly massive the warehouse is that was recently sold by the Rockefeller Group to the Department of Homeland Security for $70 million to build a concentration camp in Surprise, AZ. Across the street is a huge neighborhood and a school. It’s 400,000-square-feet.
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something i would like to know is what, if any, role jeff bezos is playing in the trump administration's acquisition of giant warehouses across the country.
February 4, 2026 at 6:30 PM
something i would like to know is what, if any, role jeff bezos is playing in the trump administration's acquisition of giant warehouses across the country.
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Yes. Originalists and their ilk think “history” means “popular writings of elites of an era,” despite increasingly large bodies of evidence those elites knew they were lying AT THE TIME.
Even now, there is so much history of resistance boxed up in county courthouses waiting to tell us the truth.
Even now, there is so much history of resistance boxed up in county courthouses waiting to tell us the truth.
I'm going to a conference on Friday about the Supreme Court's reliance on "history and tradition," and truly one of the many many problems with originalism is how it often flattens & distorts history, creating jurisprudence that reflects the history of domination but not the history of resistance
February 4, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Yes. Originalists and their ilk think “history” means “popular writings of elites of an era,” despite increasingly large bodies of evidence those elites knew they were lying AT THE TIME.
Even now, there is so much history of resistance boxed up in county courthouses waiting to tell us the truth.
Even now, there is so much history of resistance boxed up in county courthouses waiting to tell us the truth.