The Skylark
@theskylark.bsky.social
Feed for Long Covid new arrivals on BlueSky. Reposts from trusted LC advocacy and supportive accounts who've migrated from other social media.
Named in honour of surreal British 1970s cartoon Noah And Nelly. "All aboard the Skylark!"
Named in honour of surreal British 1970s cartoon Noah And Nelly. "All aboard the Skylark!"
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The Skylark
@theskylark.bsky.social
· Oct 31
Next week marks a year since many abandoned the Twitter ship for good and took our chances with Bluesky. It wasn't an easy thing to do for the LC and CC communities, and some chose not to do it.
How has everyone's experience been since then? What more could be done to reconnect? What's missing?
How has everyone's experience been since then? What more could be done to reconnect? What's missing?
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I will keep fighting because this is bigger than any one of us.
We fight for those we’ve lost. We fight for those who can’t fight anymore. We fight for the next generation and all who will come after us.
Thank you for being in this fight with me.
We fight for those we’ve lost. We fight for those who can’t fight anymore. We fight for the next generation and all who will come after us.
Thank you for being in this fight with me.
December 10, 2025 at 8:16 AM
I will keep fighting because this is bigger than any one of us.
We fight for those we’ve lost. We fight for those who can’t fight anymore. We fight for the next generation and all who will come after us.
Thank you for being in this fight with me.
We fight for those we’ve lost. We fight for those who can’t fight anymore. We fight for the next generation and all who will come after us.
Thank you for being in this fight with me.
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Tired of being told I’m “worth less” under capitalism.
Tired of watching the world embrace eugenics and pretend they don’t notice.
I’m bad at resting, but I’m trying really hard to do it because my body needs it.
Then I will fight some more.
Tired of watching the world embrace eugenics and pretend they don’t notice.
I’m bad at resting, but I’m trying really hard to do it because my body needs it.
Then I will fight some more.
December 10, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Tired of being told I’m “worth less” under capitalism.
Tired of watching the world embrace eugenics and pretend they don’t notice.
I’m bad at resting, but I’m trying really hard to do it because my body needs it.
Then I will fight some more.
Tired of watching the world embrace eugenics and pretend they don’t notice.
I’m bad at resting, but I’m trying really hard to do it because my body needs it.
Then I will fight some more.
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I’m so tired.
Tired of having to fight for basic decency.
Tired of having to fight to remain housed and fed.
Tired of having to fight for medical care.
Tired of having to try and convince the world that I matter even though I’m disabled.
Tired of having to fight for basic decency.
Tired of having to fight to remain housed and fed.
Tired of having to fight for medical care.
Tired of having to try and convince the world that I matter even though I’m disabled.
December 10, 2025 at 8:16 AM
I’m so tired.
Tired of having to fight for basic decency.
Tired of having to fight to remain housed and fed.
Tired of having to fight for medical care.
Tired of having to try and convince the world that I matter even though I’m disabled.
Tired of having to fight for basic decency.
Tired of having to fight to remain housed and fed.
Tired of having to fight for medical care.
Tired of having to try and convince the world that I matter even though I’m disabled.
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I recently watched Jacinda Ardern on an interview urging people to not stop expecting good from politics but that’s exactly the opposite of the constant media messaging which is: if you expect good from politics, you’re stupid, naive and a fool. Be pragmatic, aka be hopeless.
December 10, 2025 at 8:08 AM
I recently watched Jacinda Ardern on an interview urging people to not stop expecting good from politics but that’s exactly the opposite of the constant media messaging which is: if you expect good from politics, you’re stupid, naive and a fool. Be pragmatic, aka be hopeless.
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Lovely doing morning yoga to the Christmas tree lights. But how to avoid the temptation to eat the chocolate dangles before Spouse wakes up?
December 10, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Lovely doing morning yoga to the Christmas tree lights. But how to avoid the temptation to eat the chocolate dangles before Spouse wakes up?
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I’m not surprised.
I’ve run clinic after clinic (when working in Paeds) seeing exhausted parents with kids that “aren’t better yet”. And that was before C19.
Why are people surprised?
I’ve run clinic after clinic (when working in Paeds) seeing exhausted parents with kids that “aren’t better yet”. And that was before C19.
Why are people surprised?
December 10, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Study: The lingering shadow of epidemics: post-acute sequelae across history
Published: December 04, 2025
www.cell.com/trends/immun...
Published: December 04, 2025
www.cell.com/trends/immun...
The lingering shadow of epidemics: post-acute sequelae across history
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has drawn global attention to post-acute infection syndromes
(PAIS), with millions affected by post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC, or Long COVID).
While Long COVID is newly ...
www.cell.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Study: The lingering shadow of epidemics: post-acute sequelae across history
Published: December 04, 2025
www.cell.com/trends/immun...
Published: December 04, 2025
www.cell.com/trends/immun...
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Scientists at Yale say long COVID is part of a “long-established family of post-acute infection syndromes.” The biggest challenge is understanding its “underlying pathobiology.” They were “surprised” how often children are affected, noting kids are also vulnerable to “long-term effects.”
December 10, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Scientists at Yale say long COVID is part of a “long-established family of post-acute infection syndromes.” The biggest challenge is understanding its “underlying pathobiology.” They were “surprised” how often children are affected, noting kids are also vulnerable to “long-term effects.”
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And people are still writing about this today
"Perhaps a more balanced approach is required that includes ‘less exciting’ potential factors, such as those based on the action of infectious agents"
academic.oup.com/ije/article-...
"Perhaps a more balanced approach is required that includes ‘less exciting’ potential factors, such as those based on the action of infectious agents"
academic.oup.com/ije/article-...
Forty years of investigations of childhood leukaemia ‘clusters’ near nuclear installations
Although there was some low-key interest in the risk of cancer near nuclear installations before 1983, it was in this year that the subject was catapulted
academic.oup.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:27 AM
And people are still writing about this today
"Perhaps a more balanced approach is required that includes ‘less exciting’ potential factors, such as those based on the action of infectious agents"
academic.oup.com/ije/article-...
"Perhaps a more balanced approach is required that includes ‘less exciting’ potential factors, such as those based on the action of infectious agents"
academic.oup.com/ije/article-...
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TIL that childhood leukemia clusters near nuclear sites in the 80s–90s sparked a lot of fear & investigations. Detailed studies didn't support radiation as the cause & a leading hypothesis even now is that they were triggered by exposure to new childhood viral infections that spread in the towns
December 10, 2025 at 4:46 AM
TIL that childhood leukemia clusters near nuclear sites in the 80s–90s sparked a lot of fear & investigations. Detailed studies didn't support radiation as the cause & a leading hypothesis even now is that they were triggered by exposure to new childhood viral infections that spread in the towns
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@catinthehat.bsky.social the schools thread was v interesting
December 10, 2025 at 5:17 AM
@catinthehat.bsky.social the schools thread was v interesting
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Please listen to the disabled person in your life.
It really IS that bad.
There is no quick fix.
The hospital can’t (or won’t) help.
We are the experts in our bodies and what we need is compassion and support, not judgement and guilt.
It really IS that bad.
There is no quick fix.
The hospital can’t (or won’t) help.
We are the experts in our bodies and what we need is compassion and support, not judgement and guilt.
December 10, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Please listen to the disabled person in your life.
It really IS that bad.
There is no quick fix.
The hospital can’t (or won’t) help.
We are the experts in our bodies and what we need is compassion and support, not judgement and guilt.
It really IS that bad.
There is no quick fix.
The hospital can’t (or won’t) help.
We are the experts in our bodies and what we need is compassion and support, not judgement and guilt.
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“If it were really that bad you would be in hospital!”
People say this to disabled folks all the time
They don’t realize that if we went to the hospital for every flare, we would live there
They don’t realize how dangerous hospital settings can be
They don’t realize how little help is available
People say this to disabled folks all the time
They don’t realize that if we went to the hospital for every flare, we would live there
They don’t realize how dangerous hospital settings can be
They don’t realize how little help is available
December 10, 2025 at 5:15 AM
“If it were really that bad you would be in hospital!”
People say this to disabled folks all the time
They don’t realize that if we went to the hospital for every flare, we would live there
They don’t realize how dangerous hospital settings can be
They don’t realize how little help is available
People say this to disabled folks all the time
They don’t realize that if we went to the hospital for every flare, we would live there
They don’t realize how dangerous hospital settings can be
They don’t realize how little help is available
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The NYT is reporting that FIFA President Gianna Infantino has been accused of breaching their ethics code By giving Trump the inaugural “peace prize”
Who else is surprised FIFA has an ethics code?
Either way, take Trump’s fake prize away from him.
Who else is surprised FIFA has an ethics code?
Either way, take Trump’s fake prize away from him.
Gianni Infantino accused of breaching FIFA’s ethics codes in relation to President Trump comments
Advocacy group FairSquare has also requested an investigation into President Trump being awarded the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize last Friday.
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:12 AM
The NYT is reporting that FIFA President Gianna Infantino has been accused of breaching their ethics code By giving Trump the inaugural “peace prize”
Who else is surprised FIFA has an ethics code?
Either way, take Trump’s fake prize away from him.
Who else is surprised FIFA has an ethics code?
Either way, take Trump’s fake prize away from him.
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The EPA has removed references about humans causing climate change from its website. No US government website can be trusted for science information.
December 10, 2025 at 4:54 AM
The EPA has removed references about humans causing climate change from its website. No US government website can be trusted for science information.
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If I apppear to be ignoring my DMs, it’s not my fault.
The Australian government took my DM access away, and I can’t get it back.
I gave in and tried to pass the ID, and it rejected it. 🤷🏻♀️
The Australian government took my DM access away, and I can’t get it back.
I gave in and tried to pass the ID, and it rejected it. 🤷🏻♀️
December 10, 2025 at 4:41 AM
If I apppear to be ignoring my DMs, it’s not my fault.
The Australian government took my DM access away, and I can’t get it back.
I gave in and tried to pass the ID, and it rejected it. 🤷🏻♀️
The Australian government took my DM access away, and I can’t get it back.
I gave in and tried to pass the ID, and it rejected it. 🤷🏻♀️
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Trump using the R slur is not a mistake. It’s not a slip up. It’s not him just being a cranky old man.
He’s testing the waters.
He’s trying to see what he can get away with.
He’s furthering a eugenicist agenda.
www.disabledginger.com/p/the-r-slur...
He’s testing the waters.
He’s trying to see what he can get away with.
He’s furthering a eugenicist agenda.
www.disabledginger.com/p/the-r-slur...
The R Slur Must Never be Normalized
Last week Trump called Walz the 'R slur', and now his base is using it regularly. We must all speak out against this. It's a term that pushes a eugenicist agenda and feeds directly into fascism.
www.disabledginger.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Trump using the R slur is not a mistake. It’s not a slip up. It’s not him just being a cranky old man.
He’s testing the waters.
He’s trying to see what he can get away with.
He’s furthering a eugenicist agenda.
www.disabledginger.com/p/the-r-slur...
He’s testing the waters.
He’s trying to see what he can get away with.
He’s furthering a eugenicist agenda.
www.disabledginger.com/p/the-r-slur...
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The disabled were one of the first groups targeted by the Nazis because they knew people wouldn’t fight for us.
They knew that most people see the disabled as an expendable, so it’s easy to commit atrocities against us.
They called us “useless eaters” and threw us away
They knew that most people see the disabled as an expendable, so it’s easy to commit atrocities against us.
They called us “useless eaters” and threw us away
December 10, 2025 at 4:39 AM
The disabled were one of the first groups targeted by the Nazis because they knew people wouldn’t fight for us.
They knew that most people see the disabled as an expendable, so it’s easy to commit atrocities against us.
They called us “useless eaters” and threw us away
They knew that most people see the disabled as an expendable, so it’s easy to commit atrocities against us.
They called us “useless eaters” and threw us away
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400 immigrant children were kept in custody beyond the 20 day limit.
Five children were held for more than 168 days.
Advocates say these kids are suffering illness and injuries and not receiving proper medical care.
They’re being sent to immigration court alone
The cruelty is the point
Five children were held for more than 168 days.
Advocates say these kids are suffering illness and injuries and not receiving proper medical care.
They’re being sent to immigration court alone
The cruelty is the point
About 400 immigrant children were detained longer than the recommended limit, ICE admits
Legal advocates concerned over the prolonged detention of immigrant children in federal custody are sounding the alarm before the federal court. U.S.
apnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:13 AM
400 immigrant children were kept in custody beyond the 20 day limit.
Five children were held for more than 168 days.
Advocates say these kids are suffering illness and injuries and not receiving proper medical care.
They’re being sent to immigration court alone
The cruelty is the point
Five children were held for more than 168 days.
Advocates say these kids are suffering illness and injuries and not receiving proper medical care.
They’re being sent to immigration court alone
The cruelty is the point
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Two more deaths in ICE custody were confirmed today, bringing total to 25
These are just the ones we know about
There’s others, like Randall Esquivel, who become deathly ill in custody but get deported before they die
He was in a vegetative state when they deported him.
He died in Costa Rica
These are just the ones we know about
There’s others, like Randall Esquivel, who become deathly ill in custody but get deported before they die
He was in a vegetative state when they deported him.
He died in Costa Rica
Family speaks out after death of man deported by ICE in vegetative state
Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel’s family alleges negligence and inhumane treatment
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Two more deaths in ICE custody were confirmed today, bringing total to 25
These are just the ones we know about
There’s others, like Randall Esquivel, who become deathly ill in custody but get deported before they die
He was in a vegetative state when they deported him.
He died in Costa Rica
These are just the ones we know about
There’s others, like Randall Esquivel, who become deathly ill in custody but get deported before they die
He was in a vegetative state when they deported him.
He died in Costa Rica