🍁 Allison 🍁
@allisonzee.bsky.social
I'm ready to dance (& deadlift) at the revolution. COVID cautious out of love & humanity (& because I have Long Covid). A better world is possible. If you report accounts from Gaza residents desperate for help, unfollow me. She/her.
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@allisonzee.bsky.social
· Oct 25
Something I think people really don't understand about ME/CFS vs other fatigue illnesses is how the fatigue symptoms can be delayed for us, and how they accrete, like katamari damarcy.
We do feel exhaustion upon exertion, often much faster or with less effort than others expect. This is true!
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We do feel exhaustion upon exertion, often much faster or with less effort than others expect. This is true!
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This thread is so crucial for anyone dealing with ME/CFS or anyone who thinks they might have it.
Also so helpful for anyone who loves someone dealing with ME/CFS.
Also so helpful for anyone who loves someone dealing with ME/CFS.
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"Even when tests look normal" is the bane of our existence. Tests available to most doctors look normal. The doctors can see nothing wrong and Dx something nonsensical. Yet we are very ill. Some of us have been sick for more than half a decade. More people get long COVID every year. We need help.
Could lung issues be behind the brain fog and sleep trouble seen in Long COVID? 🧠💨 New imaging shows subtle gas-exchange problems may link lungs to lingering symptoms - even when tests look normal. Dive in: www.news-medical.net/news/2025112... #LongCovid #BrainFog
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 30, 2025 at 4:10 AM
"Even when tests look normal" is the bane of our existence. Tests available to most doctors look normal. The doctors can see nothing wrong and Dx something nonsensical. Yet we are very ill. Some of us have been sick for more than half a decade. More people get long COVID every year. We need help.
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Potential broad-spectrum antiviral. Shows efficacy against some of the worst shit. Utterly amazing news.
We're close to the world's first-ever broad-spectrum antiviral. In a breakthrough, researchers at the City University of New York have identified a promising path to the development of an antiviral that could be used to fight a wide range of deadly viruses, including future pandemic threats.
November 30, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Potential broad-spectrum antiviral. Shows efficacy against some of the worst shit. Utterly amazing news.
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RFK Jr. says there’s not enough evidence to prove vaccines don’t cause autism.
There’s also not enough evidence to prove RFK Jr. doesn’t have a fetish for watching people die of infectious diseases.
And there never will be because you can’t prove a negative. See how that works?
There’s also not enough evidence to prove RFK Jr. doesn’t have a fetish for watching people die of infectious diseases.
And there never will be because you can’t prove a negative. See how that works?
November 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
RFK Jr. says there’s not enough evidence to prove vaccines don’t cause autism.
There’s also not enough evidence to prove RFK Jr. doesn’t have a fetish for watching people die of infectious diseases.
And there never will be because you can’t prove a negative. See how that works?
There’s also not enough evidence to prove RFK Jr. doesn’t have a fetish for watching people die of infectious diseases.
And there never will be because you can’t prove a negative. See how that works?
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The FDA has provided no evidence of this. Something of this gravity would ordinarily be published in a journal reviewed by others. That’s the mostly likely reason they didn’t. It wouldn’t withstand scrutiny.
FDA commissioner says data showed 10 child deaths due to COVID shots reut.rs/4prwtyZ
FDA commissioner says data showed 10 child deaths due to COVID shots
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said on Saturday that data showed 10 children had died because of COVID-19 vaccination shots.
reut.rs
November 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The FDA has provided no evidence of this. Something of this gravity would ordinarily be published in a journal reviewed by others. That’s the mostly likely reason they didn’t. It wouldn’t withstand scrutiny.
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“NYPD violently cracked down on protestors and press today as people tried to stop ICE vans from leaving to take community members. NYPD pepper-spraying, shoving, and even throwing the items used to block the vans back at people.”
Credit: Heroichira on IG
Credit: Heroichira on IG
November 30, 2025 at 1:13 AM
“NYPD violently cracked down on protestors and press today as people tried to stop ICE vans from leaving to take community members. NYPD pepper-spraying, shoving, and even throwing the items used to block the vans back at people.”
Credit: Heroichira on IG
Credit: Heroichira on IG
ICYMI: "Survivorship bias or survival bias is the logical error of concentrating on entities that passed a selection process while overlooking those that did not. This can lead to incorrect conclusions because of incomplete data."
November 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
ICYMI: "Survivorship bias or survival bias is the logical error of concentrating on entities that passed a selection process while overlooking those that did not. This can lead to incorrect conclusions because of incomplete data."
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What @dhnexon.bsky.social said has stuck with me:
"U.S. foreign policy is much easier to understand once you accept that the main ‘grand strategy’ of the Trump administration is straight-up kleptocracy."
bsky.app/profile/carl...
"U.S. foreign policy is much easier to understand once you accept that the main ‘grand strategy’ of the Trump administration is straight-up kleptocracy."
bsky.app/profile/carl...
Five-byline alert: 🚨
“.. the full scope of [Witkoff’s talks] went much further, according to people familiar .. They were privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line .. to the dividends. 🇺🇦
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
“.. the full scope of [Witkoff’s talks] went much further, according to people familiar .. They were privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line .. to the dividends. 🇺🇦
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
What @dhnexon.bsky.social said has stuck with me:
"U.S. foreign policy is much easier to understand once you accept that the main ‘grand strategy’ of the Trump administration is straight-up kleptocracy."
bsky.app/profile/carl...
"U.S. foreign policy is much easier to understand once you accept that the main ‘grand strategy’ of the Trump administration is straight-up kleptocracy."
bsky.app/profile/carl...
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“The next hurricane could inundate NYC in a far worse way than Superstorm Sandy in 2012, according to new projections.
Much of that increase has to do with extreme rain.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Much of that increase has to do with extreme rain.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Disaster to Come: New York’s Next Superstorm
Heavy rain would make a hurricane catastrophic. See the neighborhoods that could face the worst flooding.
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
“The next hurricane could inundate NYC in a far worse way than Superstorm Sandy in 2012, according to new projections.
Much of that increase has to do with extreme rain.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Much of that increase has to do with extreme rain.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
ICE was blocked and impeded by people all the way to the Lincoln Tunnel
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
This is called New York style roasting. LOL. 😆😎
"I hope you get the worst fucking hemorrhoids and can never sit down," one protester says heckling the masked feds staring down from the parking garage above.
November 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This is called New York style roasting. LOL. 😆😎
"ICE outta New York!"
So proud of my city.
So proud of my city.
Happening now near Canal Street, federal agents had been staging inside a fed owned parking garage, now being confronted by a group of protesters. masked agents are looking on from above.
November 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"ICE outta New York!"
So proud of my city.
So proud of my city.
If you find the below surprising, please take a moment to pause.
Things *might* not get so bad that Miller succeeds in deporting African-, Latino-, & Asian-American citizens to Africa, Latin America, & Asia respectively, but don't doubt that he plans to make those things happen. Act accordingly.
Things *might* not get so bad that Miller succeeds in deporting African-, Latino-, & Asian-American citizens to Africa, Latin America, & Asia respectively, but don't doubt that he plans to make those things happen. Act accordingly.
A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
November 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
If you find the below surprising, please take a moment to pause.
Things *might* not get so bad that Miller succeeds in deporting African-, Latino-, & Asian-American citizens to Africa, Latin America, & Asia respectively, but don't doubt that he plans to make those things happen. Act accordingly.
Things *might* not get so bad that Miller succeeds in deporting African-, Latino-, & Asian-American citizens to Africa, Latin America, & Asia respectively, but don't doubt that he plans to make those things happen. Act accordingly.
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Suspensions are ricocheting around the legal immigration system in the last 48 hours. The broader picture so far has built out Trump's travel ban (the impact of which has been drowned out by other news).
Tl;dr: Miller and his team are working to block entire nationalities from getting legal status.
Tl;dr: Miller and his team are working to block entire nationalities from getting legal status.
The Trump administration has announced it is halting all asylum decisions in the wake of the National Guard shooting in Washington, D.C. Here's what we know.
Trump administration says it is halting all asylum decisions after National Guard shooting
The Trump administration has announced it is halting all asylum decisions in the wake of the National Guard shooting in Washington, D.C. Here's what we know.
bit.ly
November 29, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Suspensions are ricocheting around the legal immigration system in the last 48 hours. The broader picture so far has built out Trump's travel ban (the impact of which has been drowned out by other news).
Tl;dr: Miller and his team are working to block entire nationalities from getting legal status.
Tl;dr: Miller and his team are working to block entire nationalities from getting legal status.
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Alice Wong taught us that disabled people don’t just leave memories behind—they leave infrastructure. Lineages of care. Methods of collectivity, survival. She named the connective tissue that holds our communities together, even across death, even across the losses that come too fast and too often.
November 16, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Alice Wong taught us that disabled people don’t just leave memories behind—they leave infrastructure. Lineages of care. Methods of collectivity, survival. She named the connective tissue that holds our communities together, even across death, even across the losses that come too fast and too often.
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Everyone with a platform — even a microscopic one like mine — should use their megaphone to promote other people’s great work. Particularly the work that’s not already big or popular or successful.
Always promote great work when you see it.
Always promote great work when you see it.
Sometimes I see a very famous person plug a book or movie or other creative project that they're not involved in or benefiting from and I am SHOCKED in a good way. More of that would be... good. Bizarre how rare it is.
November 28, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Everyone with a platform — even a microscopic one like mine — should use their megaphone to promote other people’s great work. Particularly the work that’s not already big or popular or successful.
Always promote great work when you see it.
Always promote great work when you see it.
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Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
Caetano Veloso
Tori Amos
Joāo Gilberto
The Monkees
Madonna
Caetano Veloso
Tori Amos
Joāo Gilberto
The Monkees
Madonna
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
Townes Van Zandt
Keith Jarrett
Simon and Garfunkel
Koko Taylor
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Townes Van Zandt
Keith Jarrett
Simon and Garfunkel
Koko Taylor
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
November 29, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
Caetano Veloso
Tori Amos
Joāo Gilberto
The Monkees
Madonna
Caetano Veloso
Tori Amos
Joāo Gilberto
The Monkees
Madonna
I didn't even know about this museum but it's sad to hear its future is in doubt.
Now, the CDC Museum's future is on the rocks. The museum doesn't have a director even though a former supervisor is trying to keep the doors open. One of the museum's most popular programs is Disease Detective Camp, a summer program for high school students 👇
CDC Museum's Future Is on the Rocks
'You can't just throw a museum away,' former staffer says
www.medpagetoday.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I didn't even know about this museum but it's sad to hear its future is in doubt.
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How has the media contributed to manufacturing consent for COVID to be “over” (and the decline of public health in general)? New episode ft. @juliadoubleday.bsky.social and @wanderingkayli.bsky.social as well as some comments from former COVID-19 Technical Lead at the WHO, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove
In the editing room! 🎙️ Bad Press: how the media manufactures consent in the era of COVID. Public health is often in the news but it’s not always covered well. Power influences the narratives we hear from outlets and journalists. Coming soon w/ Julia Doubleday + Kayli Jamieson. Don’t miss it! 🩷💚💀
November 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
How has the media contributed to manufacturing consent for COVID to be “over” (and the decline of public health in general)? New episode ft. @juliadoubleday.bsky.social and @wanderingkayli.bsky.social as well as some comments from former COVID-19 Technical Lead at the WHO, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove
This wasn't an easy read, as I relate to the author's POV, but I'm glad I read it.
I hope everyone will read it.
You know someone with Long Covid, even if you (and/or they) don't know it.
I hope everyone will read it.
You know someone with Long Covid, even if you (and/or they) don't know it.
“I’m disabled,” I finally worked up the courage to tell a friend one day. “You’ll get through it,” they replied between bites of their turkey club sandwich.
thesicktimes.org/2025/11/28/y...
thesicktimes.org/2025/11/28/y...
You know someone with Long COVID. They need you to ask about it genuinely. - The Sick Times
If community-building is a bulwark against autocracy, then asking after one another might be a good place to start.
thesicktimes.org
November 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
This wasn't an easy read, as I relate to the author's POV, but I'm glad I read it.
I hope everyone will read it.
You know someone with Long Covid, even if you (and/or they) don't know it.
I hope everyone will read it.
You know someone with Long Covid, even if you (and/or they) don't know it.
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Comrade card for 3/5/2025.
March 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Comrade card for 3/5/2025.
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Absolutely screaming.
She's fancasting the next Hallmark Christmas movie in her head and also being like "I'm a brick house! LOL"
She's fancasting the next Hallmark Christmas movie in her head and also being like "I'm a brick house! LOL"
November 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Absolutely screaming.
She's fancasting the next Hallmark Christmas movie in her head and also being like "I'm a brick house! LOL"
She's fancasting the next Hallmark Christmas movie in her head and also being like "I'm a brick house! LOL"
Well, this would help explain the 50% mortality rate for when humans contract bird flu!
Guess I'll keep masking, given that it'll be a LONG WHILE before the US government would/will figure out & alert us that bird flu has found a way to go human-to-human spread.
Guess I'll keep masking, given that it'll be a LONG WHILE before the US government would/will figure out & alert us that bird flu has found a way to go human-to-human spread.
“The researchers showed that raising body temperature to fever levels is effective at stopping human-origin flu viruses from replicating, but it is unlikely to stop avian flu viruses.”
Bird flu viruses are resistant to fever, making them a major threat to humans
Bird flu viruses are a particular threat to humans because they can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever, one of the body’s ways of stopping viruses in their tracks, according to new ...
www.gla.ac.uk
November 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Well, this would help explain the 50% mortality rate for when humans contract bird flu!
Guess I'll keep masking, given that it'll be a LONG WHILE before the US government would/will figure out & alert us that bird flu has found a way to go human-to-human spread.
Guess I'll keep masking, given that it'll be a LONG WHILE before the US government would/will figure out & alert us that bird flu has found a way to go human-to-human spread.
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Look, if you're not an expert you wouldn't know, but this chart is bullshit. They could not possibly measure this as 1. How can you tell for sure? There's no reliable automated way. 2. You're not counting the many sites that are blocking crawlers now.
But there's an even more important reason...
But there's an even more important reason...
November 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Look, if you're not an expert you wouldn't know, but this chart is bullshit. They could not possibly measure this as 1. How can you tell for sure? There's no reliable automated way. 2. You're not counting the many sites that are blocking crawlers now.
But there's an even more important reason...
But there's an even more important reason...
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wearing a sports jersey with a specific player's number on it is the secular version of carrying around a saint medallion
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
wearing a sports jersey with a specific player's number on it is the secular version of carrying around a saint medallion