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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!"

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The Skylark @theskylark.bsky.social · Dec 2

All aboard the Skylark!

A feed for Long Covid community new arrivals to BlueSky. You may not have time or energy to re-establish your connections yet, so this feed will repost from trusted LC advocates and allies.

Think of it as a gentle landing until you're ready to rebuild.
#covid #longcovid

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The Skylark @theskylark.bsky.social · 19m

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#ApresJ20 - Association Covid Long France @apresj20.bsky.social · 30m

🧵Aujourd’hui, notre association #ApresJ20 était présente à la 2ᵉ édition du Colloque des Maux Invisibles, organisé à l’hôpital Lariboisière (Paris) et en visioconférence.

Un grand RDV pour faire entendre la voix des patients atteints de maladies et syndromes invisibles💜

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The Sick Times @thesicktimes.org · 33m

Even as COVID-19 spreads at high rates, some businesses are trying to force workers to unmask.

The Sick Times spoke with 5 workers affected by anti-mask attitudes in their workplaces, as well as organizers and a disability law expert, about how to push back against these policies. bit.ly/3WEZOcb

A storefront sign reads “NO MASKS” above an illustration of a person wearing a mask with a line struck through it. The text reads, “The Sick Times. Despite the ongoing pandemic, some companies are banning employees from masking. By Nadi Zimmerman.”

"Stand strong. Wear your mask. Put yourself first." - Marjorie Roberts, Ambassador of Mask Together America

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 37m

Science rally tomorrow in DC!

Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 8d

FIGHT FOR SCIENCE RALLY ✊🌏
⏰ WHEN: October 17th, 2025
📍WHERE: 200 Independence Ave SW, Washington DC!
RSVP to JOIN THE FIGHT IRL: zurl.co/LayiM ‼️

📲 Join us Virtually!: zurl.co/Um47l

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 1h

If you can, print this out, grab a hard copy or screenshot the cover. Save it in a scrapbook or digital file for your kids. Let them know you were on the right side and tried to help

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 1h

Once again, a music magazine is doing a better job reporting on the state of public health than public health orgs

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 4h

Long Covid Is Real — And It’s Changing an Entire Generation

Hundreds of thousands of kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize.e

Feature: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 1h

Nice summary of where Bourdieu fits into sociology.

Graham Scambler @grahamscambler.bsky.social · 2h

www.grahamscambler.com/sociological...

Sociological Theorists: Pierre Bourdieu

Pierre Bourdieu has become very fashionable in 21st century sociology. He was committed to overcoming the agency/structure and subjectivism/objectivism binaries throughout a long and varied career.…

www.grahamscambler.com

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The Sick Times @thesicktimes.org · 2h

🔬 Large study found SARS-CoV-2 infection associated with elevated risks of HPV-related cancer

🩸 Small study found a potential blood test for ME

🧸 Researchers have developed device that may be able to measure microclots in children with Long COVID

This week's #LongCOVID research: bit.ly/4hit16m

A colorized electron micrograph of pink HPV particles contrast on a light blue background. The text reads, "The Sick Times. Long COVID Research Updates. A large study found SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with elevated risks of Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancer. A small study found a potential blood test for ME with a specificity of 98%. Researchers have developed a device that may be able to accurately measure microclots in children with Long COVID."

A large electronic health records study found SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with elevated risks of Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancer. The study included data from nearly 5 million participants, over 1.2 million of whom had a documented SARS-CoV-2 infection in 2020. Over a three-year follow-up period, researchers found that the participants who’d had COVID-19 were more likely to develop new HPV-related cancers, including cervical, vaginal, vulvar, anal, and oropharyngeal (a specific part of the throat) cancers. The study, published in Discover Oncology, adds to a growing body of research that suggests that SARS-CoV-2 may contribute to an increased risk of various cancers.

A small study in the Journal of Translation Medicine found a potential blood test for myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). Researchers assessed the blood of 47 people with ME, compared to 61 controls. Using a specific test of gene expression changes (epigenetics) that the researchers had previously developed, called EpiSwitch, they were able to identify the disease with a sensitivity of 92% and a specificity of 98%. Still, some outside researchers said the results are “premature” and need to be validated in larger independent studies.

Researchers have developed a device that may be able to accurately measure fibrinaloid microclots in children. In the study, shared in a preprint, researchers used the device to test the blood of 45 children with Long COVID, comparing them to 14 healthy controls. “We estimated a 94% accuracy for the microclot count using the devices,” the authors wrote, stating that they also found the highest microclot counts in samples from patients who also had SARS-CoV-2 spike protein present in their blood samples. Researchers have long theorized that microclots may drive some Long COVID symptoms. The study’s authors stated their results will need to be validated in larger and more diverse populations, and that the test could be used as a biomarker.

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Safe Air Schools UK @safeairschoolsuk.bsky.social · 2h

The joint union guidance on classroom ventilation has been updated. Find it in our toolkit, alongside the DfE’s Seven Steps to Healthier Schools & Higher Attendance and updated short, medium & long-term actions on our Improving Classroom Air page.

⛓️‍💥 www.safeairschools.org

Image of children in class with the words Safe Air Schools UK
Improving air quality inside schools for inclusive, sustainable, equitable education

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 2h

Seven OB/GYNs at Kamloops hospital resign, citing unsafe workloads, lack of support

With a critical shortage of these specialists in BC, we should be pulling all stops to prevent physician sick leave (respirators in healthcare)

www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/6f8ae90...

Seven OB/GYNs at B.C. hospital resign, citing unsafe workloads, lack of support

Years of challenges have made the situation untenable, doctors say in letter obtained by The Globe

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Long Covid Families @longcovidfam.bsky.social · 2h

Rolling Stone reports what families already know: kids with Long COVID are missing school because they’re sick, not unmotivated. Chronic illness is driving absenteeism—and systems aren’t built to respond. It’s time to face what this means for children and education.

#PediatricLongCOVID

Long Covid Is Real -- And It's Changing an Entire Generation

Long Covid is affecting hundreds of thousands of kids in America, and many doctors and schools refuse to recognize their illness.

www.rollingstone.com

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Friends of WHN @friendsofwhn.bsky.social · 3h

whn.global/newsletter/c...

COVID Vaccine Availability in the US - WHN

Authors: Katelyn Miyasaki, Yaneer Bar-Yam, Lani Boschulte Physician Societies and States Move to Counter the Health Harms of Federal Policy Changes The current administration, in particular the Depart...

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Friends of WHN @friendsofwhn.bsky.social · 3h

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The Unpredictable Nature of Long COVID - WHN

Long COVID is a complex disease that often looks incredibly different between individuals. But just how variable can one disease be? If I had to choose one word to describe long COVID, it would be “u...

whn.global

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Friends of WHN @friendsofwhn.bsky.social · 3h

Two new blogposts and a newsletter!

whn.global/long-covid-f...

Long COVID Fatigue: Beyond “Just Tired” - WHN

Long COVID is often associated with chronic fatigue, a persistent sense of exhaustion or lack of energy that can significantly impact normal functioning and quality of life. For this post, we will be ...

whn.global

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 3h

Me: *thinks of leaving Twitter because of all the trolls*

BlueSky: "Welcome! Here are some Blue MAGA dude bros to mock your COVID posts & call masking 'hysteria'"

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The Skylark @theskylark.bsky.social · 4h

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#ApresJ20 - Association Covid Long France @apresj20.bsky.social · 4h

🧵Le gouvernement envisage de limiter les arrêts maladie à 15 jours en ville et un mois à l’hôpital, sans renouvellement automatique.

Objectif annoncé : « réduire le trou de la sécurité sociale »

Mais à quel prix pour les patients ?

#ApresJ20

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BuDS Disability Service @buds-disability.bsky.social · 4h

We are experiencing technical problems with our phone system at present (16 October). Please use the contacts page on our website to get in touch while we get it fixed. Apologies for any inconvenience.

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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 4h

I knew these numbers… and yet… what the actual…????

Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 1d

UK: "Over 14,000 people in England & Wales died with COVID after catching the virus in hospital"

Published: 6 Mar 2023

FOI data from the NHS (Mar 2020 – Aug 2022) shows:

14,047 patients died after catching COVID inside hospitals in England & Wales — and 69,337 more were infected after admission.

EXCLUSIVE: 'We need to do better' - over 14,000 people died with Covid after catching it in hospital

Over 14,000 people in England and Wales died with Covid after catching the virus in hospital - these were all people who had attended for another reason, be it surgery, cancer treatment, or following an accident

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Kieren Williams News Reporter
12:48, 13 Mar 2023
Updated 15:09, 16 Mar 2023

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Ryan Hisner @ryanhisner.bsky.social · 5h

Fool me once....

Zach Hensel @zachhensel.bsky.social · 5h

One of the many, many, many examples of eerie overlap between people who got Iraq WMD wrong and people who got COVID-19 "lab leak" wrong.

Not as weird as this one a few months ago, though.

Judith Miller
Was Covid a Chinese Bioweapons Research Project?
A new report from a WMD expert raises disturbing questions.

/ Eye on the News / Health Care, Politics and Law
Jul 21 2025
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Dr David Joffe MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP @davidjoffe64.bsky.social · 5h

More immune dysregulation...

The #Leonardi_Effect is alive and well...

More atopy, allergy, autoimmune disorders and MCAS ☠️

www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/14...

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The Skylark @theskylark.bsky.social · 5h

Me, thinking I've got all my reposting done for the morning, and then @mikehoney.bsky.social and @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social start posting.

a cartoon of patrick star from spongebob squarepants walking on the beach

Alt: Patrick Star walks despondently on the sand, his head getting lower and lower.

media.tenor.com

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 6h

The only Gnomes welcome in Portland are these adorable guys who’ve joined the resistance.

The other “Noem” needs to take her thugs and leave.

Two Gnomes wearing red and white hats holding signs saying “gnomes for Portland”. A person in an inflatable zebra costume in the middle.

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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 6h

Me. Waiting for info from @mikehoney.bsky.social and @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social

a cartoon of spongebob sitting in a classroom

Alt: a cartoon of spongebob sitting in a classroom looking keen

media.tenor.com

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 7h

We all share the air. If we would care about the quality of the air we share, everyone benefits.

One great way to do that is masking up in public spaces.

You’ll be sick less. You’ll be making spaces more accessible. You’re showing solidarity with disabled people.

Julia Doubleday @juliadoubleday.bsky.social · 23h

People continue to call COVID advocates’ pleas for masking “unreasonable”.

Yet people who’ve already been disabled by COVID have no choice but to live with the “unreasonable” burdens of constant COVID safety.

My latest:
substack.com/home/post/p-...

Beyond all reason

Long COVID patients are constantly harangued about our requests for COVID safety. Yet what we're asking for is far less than what we're called on to do to survive.

substack.com

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 7h

Last week Trump said he took the freedom of speech away because someone burned an American flag.

Today we find out a flag in Republican Dave Taylor’s office was altered to show a swastika.

Trump is silent.

Funny that.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 8h

Disabled people can’t “just leave” the US.

It’s not a question of them “trying harder”.

It’s a lack of resources, money and physical health combined with the fact that most countries won’t allow disabled people in.

We must fight to ensure no one is left behind.

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