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Eleanor
@eleanorlanewriter.bsky.social
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Writer, artist, cat mother, occasional seamstress.
Anti-Zionist Jew. Free Palestine.
All photos I post are ones I took, all art I post is mine
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Some wood ducks for #WeirdDuckWednesday #birds #EastCoastKin
Two male wood ducks and one female, sitting in a shallow river.
November 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Happy #MacroMonday here is a rained on rhododendron #EastCoastKin #Macro #photography
Raindrops on a pink Rhododendron flower
November 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Sunlit seeds #StunDay #EastCoastKin #photography
Sunlit feathery seeds coming out of a busted open pod.
November 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Happy #StunDay here is a bumblebee #macro #EastCoastKin #photography
A bumblebee gathering pollen from a white flower with pink flecks
November 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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A #small ladybug for today’s #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #Macro #photography
A ladybug clinging to a chain link fence against a green background
November 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Perhaps you need a seagull? #birds #GroundedGulls #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin
A grey, pink, and white seagull sitting on a railing, against a grey background.
November 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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jillmurray.bsky.social
Not satisfied with just destroying their own brand goodwill, OS companies are now using AI to try to destroy the good names of the apps users install. (Scrivener taking out adds to explain how it has no AI but Apple adds some anyway.)
A Facebook post from Scrivener: "Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener does not use AI in any way. However, if you're on a Mac, you may see an AI prompt. Here's why, and what you can do if you want to remove this" attention-grabbing graphic says "SCRIVENER AND AI: WHY DO I SEE AI PROMPTS IN MY SCRIVENER PROJECTS ON MAC?"
November 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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mostlybree.kitrocha.com
I think my line here is: there are lots of repercussions I might wish on someone for having the terrible views & doing the terrible harm that she has done, but at no point is "serial exploitation by a string of predatory men into deeply younger women" one of those punishments. you can't EARN that.
November 19, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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I hear we are posting #round birds #BirdOfTheDay #birds #EastCoastKin #photography
A very round sparrow perched on a twig.
November 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Some autumn vibes #EastCoastKin #photography
Two mismatched chairs and a picnic table on a gazebo with golden leaves behind them
November 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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I saw some wood ducks! They were not very happy to be seen and booked it with a quickness. #birds #EastCoastKin #photography
Two make wood ducks and one female wood duck swimming away on a shallow river.
November 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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A very literal interpretation of #StareDown for #BirdOfTheDay #birds #vultures #EastCoastKin
A black vulture watching me photograph him from atop a street lamp
November 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling Stone. As a result, the majority of VIBE employees were laid off. If you have the means to give, this team could use the support! www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...
Donate to Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs, organized by Mya Abraham
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling S… Mya Abraham needs your support for Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs
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November 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Moss landscape #StunDay #EastCoastKin #macro #photography
Little hills of moss growing on a slate roof
November 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Floofkitten in the sun, moderately #bright #BlueSkyArtShow #caturday #cats #EastCoastkin
Orange and white cat sitting on a fur covered office chair in a sunbeam
November 15, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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oliviawaite.com
ICE, measles, food safety, road safety, AI in medical settings, hospital cuts … We really shouldn’t have to spend so much time and energy begging our government not to actively kill people.
November 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Here is a #bright white swan for today’s #BlueSkyArtShow #birds #EastCoastKin
A swan lifting its head from the river, water trailing down its beak.
November 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Here is a sunlit flower for today’s #bright #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #Macro #photography
A pink tulip lit up by the sun against a dark green background.
November 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Shabbat shalom, the candles are lit and now I am curling up to watch The Mummy Returns and read a romance book with ghosts.
Shabbat candles burning next to a dapper goose, a silver kiddush cup, a painted china cat, a ceramic rabbit, my Pointycat’s urn, a fluffy gosling decoration, and a resin egret.
November 15, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Do you too need a less distressing image in your brain? Here is a white-breasted nuthatch, with no villainous former presidents at all. #birds #EastCoastKin #photography
A white-breasted nuthatch clinging to a tree trunk.
November 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Perhaps you need a couple of bluebirds? #birds #EastCoastKin #photography
Two bluebirds sitting in a tree against a golden yellow background
November 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Post a bird to support @sbworkersunited.org and warn your followers not to buy Starbucks for the duration of the strike 🪶

These vultures say don’t cross the picket line.
A black vulture landing on a branch next to a turkey vulture who is sliding sideways to make room.
November 14, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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ryanmarino.bsky.social
JD Vance owns a company that buys American real estate and sells it to foreign investors. They specifically target Americans in crisis to buy their property for less than it is worth.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13d
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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mark-ungrin.bsky.social
That mistake let COVID get out of control, and created a huge perverse incentive to cover up the consequences. In turn that's why they're constantly downplaying the harms of long COVID.

This is the core of their duty to warn us - how much of it have you heard from them?

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mark-ungrin.bsky.social Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · Nov 25
From populists on the right, but also from establishment figures desperate to bury their responsibility, there's an ongoing push to bury the harms of COVID.

Long COVID alone costs 7M life-years (QALYs) and on the order of a trillion dollars a year in the OECD.
www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issue...
1. While a precise estimate of long COVID prevalence is still emerging, current research suggests that up to 10-30% of people who contracted COVID-19 exhibit symptoms corresponding to long COVID in the weeks and months following acute infection. Across OECD countries at a minimum, this would represent upwards of 39 million people who had or are currently living with long COVID. Sustainable investment in long COVID research is crucial to inform health and social care resource allocation. As the evidence base grows, developing standardised measures of symptoms and functional impact to support a more precise definition that enables the disaggregation of levels of long COVID severity could be useful to better understand the condition, assess its impact, and to tailor care and support. 3. Long COVID can severely limit people’s ability to undertake basic activities of daily life and can dramatically hamper quality of life. More than 7 million quality-adjusted life years may be lost annually across OECD countries due to the condition. Studies from across a range of OECD countries suggest that one sixth to more than one-third of people may have persistent cognitive symptoms, often lasting more than 12 weeks, after a COVID-19 infection. 4. Even conservative estimates of long COVID prevalence would indicate that long COVID may be reducing the workforce by nearly 3 million workers across OECD countries, amounting to an economic cost of at least $141 billion USD from lost wages alone. Moreover, even among those who were able to return to the labour force, a significant proportion reported needing to reduce the number of hours they worked, compared to before their infection. 5. The economic and social welfare costs of long COVID are dramatic: Even excluding the direct costs of health care, long COVID is likely costing OECD countries as much as $864 billion $1.04 trillion USD per year due to reductions in quality of life and labour force participation. The limitations in activities experienced by long COVID patients, including dropping out or reducing their participation in the labour force, as well as direct medical care costs, can have dramatic implications on their financial well-being. Costs to health and social protection systems may also be high over time. 6. Long COVID could further exacerbate inequalities: The COVID-19 pandemic brought attention to longstanding socioeconomic and demographic inequalities in health. Evidence from some countries suggests that certain groups – including populations with lower education attainment, and those living in more deprived areas – may be at risk of developing long COVID, and of experiencing more severe symptoms. 7. Patients have played a critical role in bringing attention and action to long COVID: Throughout the pandemic, countries deprioritized many key aspects of person-centred care in exchange for rapidly implementing policies intended to contain the virus. While the need for rapid action was clear, the lack of patient voice in the process was notable. In contrast, patients and patient groups have been at the forefront of advocating for both a recognition of long COVID as a legitimate condition, in articulating their care and support needs, and in spearheading research into the condition. In many cases, countries have responded by actively working together with patient groups to disseminate information and develop patient-centred support services.
December 19, 2024 at 2:28 PM
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Perhaps you need a sparrow? #birds #EastCoastKin #nature #photography
A sparrow perched on a twig
November 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM