Tania J. Spencer
@taniaspencer.bsky.social
🇨🇦🇿🇦 • writer • photographer • Long COVID first waver • vaxxer • masker • maker of Corsi-Rosenthals • Yukoner • Antifa
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Another day, another study that suggests this virus is not good for our kids to keep catching
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
November 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Another day, another study that suggests this virus is not good for our kids to keep catching
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
@reuters.com, please read 👇
“Bird flu could affect healthy individuals, including children, unlike COVID-19”.
What in the Tegnell-helvete is this bullshit? We’ve got a giant pile of data saying long covid is real, can hit everyone “healthy” or not and is dire in kids, c’mon!
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
What in the Tegnell-helvete is this bullshit? We’ve got a giant pile of data saying long covid is real, can hit everyone “healthy” or not and is dire in kids, c’mon!
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Bird flu virus could risk pandemic worse than COVID if it mutates, France's Institut Pasteur says
The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 if it mutates to transmit between humans, the head of France's Institut Pa...
www.reuters.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
@reuters.com, please read 👇
"...she was 'let down by the health system' and if it had offered her interventions sooner it 'could have saved her life'" -
#LongCOVIDSuicide
#LongCOVIDSuicide
CW: Death, Distressing Content
Devon Live: 'Devon woman killed by train after Long Covid struggle'
'A 58-year-old Teignmouth woman was struggling with debilitating long Covid symptoms when she took her own life, an inquest has heard.'
www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...
Devon Live: 'Devon woman killed by train after Long Covid struggle'
'A 58-year-old Teignmouth woman was struggling with debilitating long Covid symptoms when she took her own life, an inquest has heard.'
www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...
Devon woman killed by train after Long Covid struggle
Her heartbroken partner says she was 'let down' by the health service
www.devonlive.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
"...she was 'let down by the health system' and if it had offered her interventions sooner it 'could have saved her life'" -
#LongCOVIDSuicide
#LongCOVIDSuicide
"The lingering effects of COVID-19 [ #LongCOVID] may be impacting the education of thousands of college students, & experts say the challenges those students face can be severe" -
November 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"The lingering effects of COVID-19 [ #LongCOVID] may be impacting the education of thousands of college students, & experts say the challenges those students face can be severe" -
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The biomarkers overlap between #MECFS and #LongCOVID, but there are differences.
Long COVID, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Fibromyalgia (FM), are characterized by fatigue, pai
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Long COVID, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Fibromyalgia (FM), are characterized by fatigue, pai
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Blood parameters differentiate post COVID-19 condition from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia
Post-COVID-19 condition, such as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Fibromyalgia (FM), are characterized by fatigue, pain…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The biomarkers overlap between #MECFS and #LongCOVID, but there are differences.
Long COVID, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Fibromyalgia (FM), are characterized by fatigue, pai
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Long COVID, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Fibromyalgia (FM), are characterized by fatigue, pai
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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For the five-year period between 2020 and 2024, Long COVID and ME/CFS cost Germany more than €250 billion.
For the five-year period between 2020 and 2024, Long COVID and ME/CFS cost Germany more than €250 billion.
Rising Cost of Long COVID and ME/CFS - ME/CFS Research Foundation
Ein neuer Bericht von Risklayer und der ME/CFS Research Foundation modelliert erstmals die Prävalenz und die Kosten von Long COVID und ME/CFS in Deutschland.
mecfs-research.org
November 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
mecfs-research.org/en/costrepor...
For the five-year period between 2020 and 2024, Long COVID and ME/CFS cost Germany more than €250 billion.
For the five-year period between 2020 and 2024, Long COVID and ME/CFS cost Germany more than €250 billion.
🔴230,000 Deaths and the ‘Calculated Silence’ of the Medical Establishment About the COVID Inquiry
The Covid Inquiry Report is a devastating critique of the medical establishment which led the UK to the worst public health disaster in a century, argues Anthony Costello
The Covid Inquiry Report is a devastating critique of the medical establishment which led the UK to the worst public health disaster in a century, argues Anthony Costello
230,000 Deaths and the ‘Calculated Silence’ of the Medical Establishment About the COVID Inquiry
The Covid Inquiry Report is a devastating critique of the medical establishment which led the UK to the worst public health disaster in a century, argues Anthony Costello
www.bylinesupplement.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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"For the first time since 1988, the US government will no longer commemorate #WorldAIDSDay" -
Read that again.
"For the first time since 1988, the US government will no longer commemorate #WorldAIDSDay" -
Read that again.
US will no longer commemorate World Aids Day, reports say
www.theguardian.com
US will no longer commemorate World Aids Day, reports say
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November 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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"For the first time since 1988, the US government will no longer commemorate #WorldAIDSDay" -
Read that again.
"For the first time since 1988, the US government will no longer commemorate #WorldAIDSDay" -
Read that again.
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Linköping University researchers showed that amyloid fibrils from the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein can form abnormal blood clots.
One fragment, Spike685, made clots that resisted breakdown, offering a possible mechanism for long COVID symptoms.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
One fragment, Spike685, made clots that resisted breakdown, offering a possible mechanism for long COVID symptoms.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Amyloid Fibrils Impair Fibrin Formation and Fibrinolysis
Long COVID, or postacute sequelae of COVID-19 from SARS-CoV-2 infection, is a persistent debilitating disease affecting multiple systems and organs. Long COVID pathophysiology is a complex and not fully established process. One prevailing theory is that the formation of fibrin amyloid microclots (fibrinaloids), due to SARS-CoV-2 infection, can induce persistent inflammation and capillary blockage. An association between the amyloidogenic Spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 and impaired fibrinolysis was made when it was observed that fibrin clots formed in the presence of a mixture of amyloid fibrils from the spike protein mediated resistance to plasmin lysis. Here, we use purified components from the coagulation cascade to investigate the molecular processes of impaired fibrinolysis using seven amyloidogenic SARS-COV-2 Spike peptides. Five of seven Spike amyloid fibrils appeared not to substantially interfere with the fibrinogen–fibrin–fibrinolysis process in vitro, while two spike fibrils were active in different ways. Spike601 amyloid fibrils (sequence 601–620) impaired thrombin-mediated fibrin formation by binding and sequestering fibrinogen but did not affect fibrinolysis. On the contrary, fibrin clots formed in the presence of Spike685 amyloid fibrils (sequence 685–701) exhibited a marked resistance to plasmin-mediated fibrinolysis. We conclude that Spike685 amyloid fibrils can induce dense fibrin clot networks as well as incorporate fibrin into aggregated structures that resist fibrinolysis. Our study proposes a molecular mechanism for how the Spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 could contribute to the formation of fibrinolysis-resistant microclots observed in long COVID.
pubs.acs.org
November 26, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Linköping University researchers showed that amyloid fibrils from the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein can form abnormal blood clots.
One fragment, Spike685, made clots that resisted breakdown, offering a possible mechanism for long COVID symptoms.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
One fragment, Spike685, made clots that resisted breakdown, offering a possible mechanism for long COVID symptoms.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #immunosky #publichealth #LongCOVID pathophysiology is a complex & not fully established process. One prevailing theory is that the formation of fibrin amyloid microclots ( #fibrinaloids), due to #Covid infection, can induce persistent inflammation & capillary blockage .
November 27, 2025 at 5:15 AM
#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #immunosky #publichealth #LongCOVID pathophysiology is a complex & not fully established process. One prevailing theory is that the formation of fibrin amyloid microclots ( #fibrinaloids), due to #Covid infection, can induce persistent inflammation & capillary blockage .
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Dr. Michael
"Being Covid-conscious is more than precautions and research. It’s grieving losses no one else will acknowledge, enduring mockery, protecting people who resent you, showing up for community the world says doesn’t matter, and fighting for a future others already declared lost."
"Being Covid-conscious is more than precautions and research. It’s grieving losses no one else will acknowledge, enduring mockery, protecting people who resent you, showing up for community the world says doesn’t matter, and fighting for a future others already declared lost."
November 27, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Dr. Michael
"Being Covid-conscious is more than precautions and research. It’s grieving losses no one else will acknowledge, enduring mockery, protecting people who resent you, showing up for community the world says doesn’t matter, and fighting for a future others already declared lost."
"Being Covid-conscious is more than precautions and research. It’s grieving losses no one else will acknowledge, enduring mockery, protecting people who resent you, showing up for community the world says doesn’t matter, and fighting for a future others already declared lost."
"In summary, our findings reveal persistent immune dysregulation lasting up to three years post-recovery, characterized by chronic inflammation and diminished naïve CD4+ T cell levels—features reminiscent of immunosenescence" -
November 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
"In summary, our findings reveal persistent immune dysregulation lasting up to three years post-recovery, characterized by chronic inflammation and diminished naïve CD4+ T cell levels—features reminiscent of immunosenescence" -
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I’m afraid that I can’t refute this.
My feeling is it will be similar to the tobacco issue.
Some might say that’s tolerable, but it is sad.
My feeling is it will be similar to the tobacco issue.
Some might say that’s tolerable, but it is sad.
November 26, 2025 at 8:25 AM
I’m afraid that I can’t refute this.
My feeling is it will be similar to the tobacco issue.
Some might say that’s tolerable, but it is sad.
My feeling is it will be similar to the tobacco issue.
Some might say that’s tolerable, but it is sad.
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"Add climate change to the circumstance: heatwaves, floods, water outages & electricity instability are already straining hospital resilience. Children will bear the brunt. This is a global blind spot" -
Then add an #OngoingPandemic of an #AirborneVirus that can cause long term harm -
"Add climate change to the circumstance: heatwaves, floods, water outages & electricity instability are already straining hospital resilience. Children will bear the brunt. This is a global blind spot" -
Then add an #OngoingPandemic of an #AirborneVirus that can cause long term harm -
A study paints a searing picture: the foundational infrastructure required to deliver safe, high-quality paediatric care is dangerously inadequate in African hospitals.
Africa’s children are being failed by the hospitals they depend on — a wake-up call | Daily Maverick
www.dailymaverick.co.za
November 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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"Add climate change to the circumstance: heatwaves, floods, water outages & electricity instability are already straining hospital resilience. Children will bear the brunt. This is a global blind spot" -
Then add an #OngoingPandemic of an #AirborneVirus that can cause long term harm -
"Add climate change to the circumstance: heatwaves, floods, water outages & electricity instability are already straining hospital resilience. Children will bear the brunt. This is a global blind spot" -
Then add an #OngoingPandemic of an #AirborneVirus that can cause long term harm -
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@bylinetimes.bsky.social has provided excellent coverage throughout the pandemic of the biases and conflicts of interest that resulted in COVID being so lethally mismanaged. With H5N1 on the horizon, the #UKCOVIDInquiry has only scratched the surface of the errors and systemic failures involved.
Top World Health Organisation COVID-19 Advisor Bankrolled by Great Barrington Declaration Successor Organisation
Nafeez Ahmed raises asks why the global health body is seeking input from scientists linked to the discredited theory of herd immunity by natural infection
bylinetimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
@bylinetimes.bsky.social has provided excellent coverage throughout the pandemic of the biases and conflicts of interest that resulted in COVID being so lethally mismanaged. With H5N1 on the horizon, the #UKCOVIDInquiry has only scratched the surface of the errors and systemic failures involved.
The T cell death was published by me in 2020. Only now has population-level immune harm been acknowledged, now in the BMJ in 2025. Not bad for a medical student at the time.
Care to update your followers?
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
Care to update your followers?
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
November 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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No #LongCOVID person that I know literally thinks Long COVID is #AIDS.
But that hasn't stopped some from making that wild assumption, & punching down with giddy epistemic self-righteousness.
We see you.
No #LongCOVID person that I know literally thinks Long COVID is #AIDS.
But that hasn't stopped some from making that wild assumption, & punching down with giddy epistemic self-righteousness.
We see you.
November 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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No #LongCOVID person that I know literally thinks Long COVID is #AIDS.
But that hasn't stopped some from making that wild assumption, & punching down with giddy epistemic self-righteousness.
We see you.
No #LongCOVID person that I know literally thinks Long COVID is #AIDS.
But that hasn't stopped some from making that wild assumption, & punching down with giddy epistemic self-righteousness.
We see you.
"The rest of the EU countries are recognising those who have been affected by #COVID & there’s no reason why our country can’t do the same & make a small gesture towards the people who put their lives at risk to protect us":
#LongCOVID
Via @bhanlon15.bsky.social
www.laoistoday.ie/2025/11/26/l...
#LongCOVID
Via @bhanlon15.bsky.social
www.laoistoday.ie/2025/11/26/l...
Laois Councillors seek review as Ireland chooses not to recognise 'long Covid' as an occupational illness - Laois Today
Laois County Council is to write to the Minister for Health after Ireland opted not to recognise 'long Covid' as an occupational illness.
www.laoistoday.ie
November 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"The rest of the EU countries are recognising those who have been affected by #COVID & there’s no reason why our country can’t do the same & make a small gesture towards the people who put their lives at risk to protect us":
#LongCOVID
Via @bhanlon15.bsky.social
www.laoistoday.ie/2025/11/26/l...
#LongCOVID
Via @bhanlon15.bsky.social
www.laoistoday.ie/2025/11/26/l...
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From Asan Medical Center, studying 278 people about a year after mild COVID, researchers found those with long COVID-related cognitive issues had signs of brain injury, iron buildup, and neurodegenerative changes not seen in other patients.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Distinct brain alterations and neurodegenerative processes in cognitive impairment associated with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 - Nature Communications
Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC) have been linked to brain alterations, but association with cognitive problems are not well understood. Here, the authors analyze blood proteins and brain MRI ...
www.nature.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
From Asan Medical Center, studying 278 people about a year after mild COVID, researchers found those with long COVID-related cognitive issues had signs of brain injury, iron buildup, and neurodegenerative changes not seen in other patients.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Polybio: 'Road to the Cure for Long COVID'
'Steve Pagliuca and the PolyBio Research Foundation team detail a new program to identify Long COVID diagnostic tests and treatments.'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW_2...
'Steve Pagliuca and the PolyBio Research Foundation team detail a new program to identify Long COVID diagnostic tests and treatments.'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW_2...
Road to the Cure for Long COVID
YouTube video by PolyBio Research Foundation
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Polybio: 'Road to the Cure for Long COVID'
'Steve Pagliuca and the PolyBio Research Foundation team detail a new program to identify Long COVID diagnostic tests and treatments.'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW_2...
'Steve Pagliuca and the PolyBio Research Foundation team detail a new program to identify Long COVID diagnostic tests and treatments.'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW_2...
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Together, we can keep the holidays joyful and low-risk. These small precautions, masking, ventilation, testing, safer travel, and food safety, go a long way in protecting our communities.
#PublicHealth #COVID19 #COVID #InfectionPrevention #FoodSafety
#PublicHealth #COVID19 #COVID #InfectionPrevention #FoodSafety
November 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Together, we can keep the holidays joyful and low-risk. These small precautions, masking, ventilation, testing, safer travel, and food safety, go a long way in protecting our communities.
#PublicHealth #COVID19 #COVID #InfectionPrevention #FoodSafety
#PublicHealth #COVID19 #COVID #InfectionPrevention #FoodSafety
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Interesting on sleep & cognitive issues post covid:
"Lower lung gas-exchange efficiency within the #LongCOVID group was associated with worse sleep symptoms, poorer executive functioning, and higher cerebral perfusion, suggesting a potential lung–brain pathway contributing to persistent symptoms."
"Lower lung gas-exchange efficiency within the #LongCOVID group was associated with worse sleep symptoms, poorer executive functioning, and higher cerebral perfusion, suggesting a potential lung–brain pathway contributing to persistent symptoms."
Poor lung gas exchange may help explain lingering brain symptoms in Long COVID
This study found that people with Long COVID more than two years after infection showed normal lung tests and brain structure, yet reported significant sleep and cognitive symptoms. Subtle correlation...
www.news-medical.net
November 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Interesting on sleep & cognitive issues post covid:
"Lower lung gas-exchange efficiency within the #LongCOVID group was associated with worse sleep symptoms, poorer executive functioning, and higher cerebral perfusion, suggesting a potential lung–brain pathway contributing to persistent symptoms."
"Lower lung gas-exchange efficiency within the #LongCOVID group was associated with worse sleep symptoms, poorer executive functioning, and higher cerebral perfusion, suggesting a potential lung–brain pathway contributing to persistent symptoms."
If you've been struggling with how to accurately describe our global denial & willful ignorance (including an increasing paucity of #COVID infection data) in this #OngoingPandemic, herewith a (facetious) suggestion that this article could help -
In stead of sending a link to old threads every time someone uses the term "Dark Ages", I decided to put it all in an article.
Why most historians no longer use the biased misnomer “dark ages”.
Read it here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2025/11/25/w...
or:
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/why-most-h...
Why most historians no longer use the biased misnomer “dark ages”.
Read it here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2025/11/25/w...
or:
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/why-most-h...
Why most historians no longer use the biased misnomer “dark ages”
This is not YET another article on why calling the early middle ages the dark ages is iffy, it’s a list of sources & references. These days most historians no longer use the term “D…
fakehistoryhunter.net
November 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
If you've been struggling with how to accurately describe our global denial & willful ignorance (including an increasing paucity of #COVID infection data) in this #OngoingPandemic, herewith a (facetious) suggestion that this article could help -
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#Medsky🧪#IDsky #immunosky #publichealth in This review of 25 studies on the relationship between pre-COVID & post-COVID vaccination on #longCOVID.
🔑 findings :
- 2 dose preCOVID vaccination was associated with a 24% reduced odds of #longCOVID
🔑 findings :
- 2 dose preCOVID vaccination was associated with a 24% reduced odds of #longCOVID
November 26, 2025 at 6:08 AM
#Medsky🧪#IDsky #immunosky #publichealth in This review of 25 studies on the relationship between pre-COVID & post-COVID vaccination on #longCOVID.
🔑 findings :
- 2 dose preCOVID vaccination was associated with a 24% reduced odds of #longCOVID
🔑 findings :
- 2 dose preCOVID vaccination was associated with a 24% reduced odds of #longCOVID
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What if we thought of journalism as community service?
@terryparrisjr.bsky.social is doing exactly that with his project to set up journalism practices in local libraries. This is exactly the experimentation we need to increase civic information and public accountability.
@terryparrisjr.bsky.social is doing exactly that with his project to set up journalism practices in local libraries. This is exactly the experimentation we need to increase civic information and public accountability.
My @jskstanford.bsky.social year at Stanford centers on one question: What grows when you build a community newsroom inside a public library? I've been testing it in Brooklyn neighborhood. It's works.
We can do this in the 16,000+ library buildings in the U.S. Seriously.
medium.com/jsk-class-of...
We can do this in the 16,000+ library buildings in the U.S. Seriously.
medium.com/jsk-class-of...
I Have An Idea To Open 16,000 Newsrooms In The U.S.
What happens when journalism lives inside the public library?
medium.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
What if we thought of journalism as community service?
@terryparrisjr.bsky.social is doing exactly that with his project to set up journalism practices in local libraries. This is exactly the experimentation we need to increase civic information and public accountability.
@terryparrisjr.bsky.social is doing exactly that with his project to set up journalism practices in local libraries. This is exactly the experimentation we need to increase civic information and public accountability.