@ramblingex.bsky.social
Hi there, I am just someone trying to get a bit of peace in life.
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The Dutch Olympic team is taking several precautions: "We're not shaking hands anymore, but we're giving fist bumps," says Verheijen. "We're wearing face masks in crowded areas and making sure we wash and disinfect our hands thoroughly." This decision was made to minimize the risk of illness.
February 9, 2026 at 11:15 PM
The Dutch Olympic team is taking several precautions: "We're not shaking hands anymore, but we're giving fist bumps," says Verheijen. "We're wearing face masks in crowded areas and making sure we wash and disinfect our hands thoroughly." This decision was made to minimize the risk of illness.
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“When one xyz person is hurt, all xyz people feel it.” On radio.
Erm… actually, in a healthy multicultural society the abc and the efg, and the pqr people feel it too… because we aren’t psychopaths.
Erm… actually, in a healthy multicultural society the abc and the efg, and the pqr people feel it too… because we aren’t psychopaths.
February 9, 2026 at 1:09 AM
“When one xyz person is hurt, all xyz people feel it.” On radio.
Erm… actually, in a healthy multicultural society the abc and the efg, and the pqr people feel it too… because we aren’t psychopaths.
Erm… actually, in a healthy multicultural society the abc and the efg, and the pqr people feel it too… because we aren’t psychopaths.
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Ahead of Safer Internet Day this week, I decided to look into how folks can protect their phones from unwanted photos with a bit of interactivity.
I've definitely been inspired by the excellent work from ABC Story Lab in recent additions to stories, and this is the most advanced from me yet.
I've definitely been inspired by the excellent work from ABC Story Lab in recent additions to stories, and this is the most advanced from me yet.
How anyone can protect an iPhone from unwanted pics – Pickr
Most messages come from friends and family, but what happens when unwanted pics and texts arrive on an iPhone? There's a setting for that.
www.pickr.com.au
February 7, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Ahead of Safer Internet Day this week, I decided to look into how folks can protect their phones from unwanted photos with a bit of interactivity.
I've definitely been inspired by the excellent work from ABC Story Lab in recent additions to stories, and this is the most advanced from me yet.
I've definitely been inspired by the excellent work from ABC Story Lab in recent additions to stories, and this is the most advanced from me yet.
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#LongCovid linked to new onset allergies, likely with the contribution of immune dysfunction
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Long COVID Linked to New-Onset Allergies
Mounting evidence points to a link between new-onset allergies and Long COVID, with mast cell activation syndrome as a potential culprit.
www.medscape.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:40 PM
#LongCovid linked to new onset allergies, likely with the contribution of immune dysfunction
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
"Among the hires at CBS News announced by Weiss is a doctor who claims he reduced his biological age by 20 years with cold plunges; that cod liver oil treats autism; and that Alzheimer’s and dementia can be reversed with supplements he sells on his online store."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Bari Weiss’s new CBS hires include ‘germ theory denialist’ doctor
Dr Mark Hyman, who claimed he reduced his biological age by 20 years, brought on as a contributor
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:43 PM
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On the Tibetan plateau, China has installed a 16-17 GW mega solar plant that is turning an alpine desert into a “micro-oasis”: more moisture, more grass, and soils with more carbon under 64 km² of panels
www.ecoticias.com/en/on-the-ti...
www.ecoticias.com/en/on-the-ti...
On the Tibetan plateau, China has installed a 16-17 GW mega solar plant that is turning an alpine desert into a “micro-oasis”: more moisture, more grass, and soils with more carbon under 64 km² of pan...
High on the Tibetan Plateau, a vast field of solar panels is not only feeding China’s power grid. According to new research, it is also gently reshaping a
www.ecoticias.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:16 PM
On the Tibetan plateau, China has installed a 16-17 GW mega solar plant that is turning an alpine desert into a “micro-oasis”: more moisture, more grass, and soils with more carbon under 64 km² of panels
www.ecoticias.com/en/on-the-ti...
www.ecoticias.com/en/on-the-ti...
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"Luchs speaks five languages: English, French, Italian, and some German and Russian. She approached grasping Gen Z parlance like she was learning another language.
...An Instagram commenter wrote: 'She’s so natural with it too like it’s not even cringe.'"
...An Instagram commenter wrote: 'She’s so natural with it too like it’s not even cringe.'"
Alison Luchs, who has worked at the National Gallery of Art for 47 years, agreed to learn Gen Z slang and make videos because she wanted to raise interest in the museum’s art.
She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S
She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S
January 30, 2026 at 5:14 AM
"Luchs speaks five languages: English, French, Italian, and some German and Russian. She approached grasping Gen Z parlance like she was learning another language.
...An Instagram commenter wrote: 'She’s so natural with it too like it’s not even cringe.'"
...An Instagram commenter wrote: 'She’s so natural with it too like it’s not even cringe.'"
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Someone asked me what the lamest dinosaur is.
And that’s a pretty offensive question, as there is no lame dinosaurs.
But also Aachenosaurus.
Now just hear me out before you come at me.
This one is a crazy one.
So in 1887 a paleontologist named Gerard Smets found a fossil.
👇👇
And that’s a pretty offensive question, as there is no lame dinosaurs.
But also Aachenosaurus.
Now just hear me out before you come at me.
This one is a crazy one.
So in 1887 a paleontologist named Gerard Smets found a fossil.
👇👇
January 30, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Someone asked me what the lamest dinosaur is.
And that’s a pretty offensive question, as there is no lame dinosaurs.
But also Aachenosaurus.
Now just hear me out before you come at me.
This one is a crazy one.
So in 1887 a paleontologist named Gerard Smets found a fossil.
👇👇
And that’s a pretty offensive question, as there is no lame dinosaurs.
But also Aachenosaurus.
Now just hear me out before you come at me.
This one is a crazy one.
So in 1887 a paleontologist named Gerard Smets found a fossil.
👇👇
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Large study finds COVID-19 shots don’t affect fertility
New Swedish study of ~60,000 women (18–45) found no significant difference in childbirth or miscarriage rates between vaccinated and unvaccinated women. About 75% were vaccinated, mostly mRNA vaccines from 2021–2024 in national health records.
New Swedish study of ~60,000 women (18–45) found no significant difference in childbirth or miscarriage rates between vaccinated and unvaccinated women. About 75% were vaccinated, mostly mRNA vaccines from 2021–2024 in national health records.
Large study finds COVID-19 shots don’t affect fertility
www.cidrap.umn.edu
January 30, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Large study finds COVID-19 shots don’t affect fertility
New Swedish study of ~60,000 women (18–45) found no significant difference in childbirth or miscarriage rates between vaccinated and unvaccinated women. About 75% were vaccinated, mostly mRNA vaccines from 2021–2024 in national health records.
New Swedish study of ~60,000 women (18–45) found no significant difference in childbirth or miscarriage rates between vaccinated and unvaccinated women. About 75% were vaccinated, mostly mRNA vaccines from 2021–2024 in national health records.
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"Altered brain connection found in people with ME/CFS and Long COVID"
Griffith University research using ultra-high-field MRI found people with ME/CFS and Long COVID have reduced brain connectivity during mentally demanding tasks, with significant drops in specific brain regions.
Griffith University research using ultra-high-field MRI found people with ME/CFS and Long COVID have reduced brain connectivity during mentally demanding tasks, with significant drops in specific brain regions.
Altered brain connection found in people with ME/CFS and Long COVID - Griffith News
People with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Long COVID experience a disruption to their brain connectivity during a
news.griffith.edu.au
January 28, 2026 at 7:06 AM
"Altered brain connection found in people with ME/CFS and Long COVID"
Griffith University research using ultra-high-field MRI found people with ME/CFS and Long COVID have reduced brain connectivity during mentally demanding tasks, with significant drops in specific brain regions.
Griffith University research using ultra-high-field MRI found people with ME/CFS and Long COVID have reduced brain connectivity during mentally demanding tasks, with significant drops in specific brain regions.
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Airports across Asia have increased screening after a Nipah virus outbreak in India.
5 cases were reported in West Bengal, prompting surveillance in Thailand, Nepal and Taiwan. About 100 people are quarantined.
WHO warns Nipah can be fatal, with a 40–75% case fatality rate.
archive.md/5fHWq
5 cases were reported in West Bengal, prompting surveillance in Thailand, Nepal and Taiwan. About 100 people are quarantined.
WHO warns Nipah can be fatal, with a 40–75% case fatality rate.
archive.md/5fHWq
January 27, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Airports across Asia have increased screening after a Nipah virus outbreak in India.
5 cases were reported in West Bengal, prompting surveillance in Thailand, Nepal and Taiwan. About 100 people are quarantined.
WHO warns Nipah can be fatal, with a 40–75% case fatality rate.
archive.md/5fHWq
5 cases were reported in West Bengal, prompting surveillance in Thailand, Nepal and Taiwan. About 100 people are quarantined.
WHO warns Nipah can be fatal, with a 40–75% case fatality rate.
archive.md/5fHWq
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*hisses like a cat* BAD www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK loses measles elimination status
Decision made after outbreaks in 2024, when there were nearly 3,000 cases in England and Wales.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 3:24 PM
*hisses like a cat* BAD www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Dr. Sophia Jex-Blake was born #OTD in 1840
+ Led the campaign to secure women access to a university education in the UK
+ First practicing woman doctor in Scotland
+ Founder, Edinburgh School of Medicine for Women, 1886
+ Helped establish the London School of Medicine for Women, 1874
#WomenInSTEM
+ Led the campaign to secure women access to a university education in the UK
+ First practicing woman doctor in Scotland
+ Founder, Edinburgh School of Medicine for Women, 1886
+ Helped establish the London School of Medicine for Women, 1874
#WomenInSTEM
January 21, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Dr. Sophia Jex-Blake was born #OTD in 1840
+ Led the campaign to secure women access to a university education in the UK
+ First practicing woman doctor in Scotland
+ Founder, Edinburgh School of Medicine for Women, 1886
+ Helped establish the London School of Medicine for Women, 1874
#WomenInSTEM
+ Led the campaign to secure women access to a university education in the UK
+ First practicing woman doctor in Scotland
+ Founder, Edinburgh School of Medicine for Women, 1886
+ Helped establish the London School of Medicine for Women, 1874
#WomenInSTEM
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Cardiovascular Event Risk Heightened After Hospitalization for COVID-19.
After acute SARS-CoV-2 infection, 10–70% of patients develop persistent multi-organ symptoms, often involving cardiovascular problems such as stroke, dysrhythmias, ischemic and nonischemic heart disease and blood clots.
After acute SARS-CoV-2 infection, 10–70% of patients develop persistent multi-organ symptoms, often involving cardiovascular problems such as stroke, dysrhythmias, ischemic and nonischemic heart disease and blood clots.
January 14, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Cardiovascular Event Risk Heightened After Hospitalization for COVID-19.
After acute SARS-CoV-2 infection, 10–70% of patients develop persistent multi-organ symptoms, often involving cardiovascular problems such as stroke, dysrhythmias, ischemic and nonischemic heart disease and blood clots.
After acute SARS-CoV-2 infection, 10–70% of patients develop persistent multi-organ symptoms, often involving cardiovascular problems such as stroke, dysrhythmias, ischemic and nonischemic heart disease and blood clots.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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Thailand Medical News is reporting the real deal. Not sure what news outlets in the Global North are doing
COVID-19 Triggers Stealth Brain Damage, Driving Thinking Decline
www.thailandmedical.news/news/covid-1...
www.thailandmedical.news/news/covid-1...
COVID-19 Triggers Stealth Brain Damage, Driving Thinking Decline - Thailand Medical News
www.thailandmedical.news
January 9, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Thailand Medical News is reporting the real deal. Not sure what news outlets in the Global North are doing
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"Scientists believe long COVID is driven by several overlapping biological problems, including lingering virus, ongoing low-level inflammation (elevated IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α), and the formation of tiny blood clots formed by interactions between viral spike protein and fibrinogen."
Long COVID may be fueled by inflammation and tiny clots
Long COVID affects an estimated 65 million people worldwide and can damage the brain, heart, blood vessels, and immune system long after infection. Researchers now link symptoms to lingering virus, in...
www.sciencedaily.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:16 AM
"Scientists believe long COVID is driven by several overlapping biological problems, including lingering virus, ongoing low-level inflammation (elevated IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α), and the formation of tiny blood clots formed by interactions between viral spike protein and fibrinogen."
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The brains look different on imaging, histology shows changes in connections and inflammation, people are complaining, quite specifically, that their brains aren’t working the way they think it should…
But we have experts saying we aren’t “all” suffering “brain damage”.
But we have experts saying we aren’t “all” suffering “brain damage”.
January 8, 2026 at 3:44 AM
The brains look different on imaging, histology shows changes in connections and inflammation, people are complaining, quite specifically, that their brains aren’t working the way they think it should…
But we have experts saying we aren’t “all” suffering “brain damage”.
But we have experts saying we aren’t “all” suffering “brain damage”.
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By Spela Salamon, MD, Ph.D:
"My hot take: Omicron subvariants are MORE dangerous. Why? Because they are better and reinfecting, and long term risks are cumulative with reinfections."
X link: x.com/Derek_a_Fran...
"My hot take: Omicron subvariants are MORE dangerous. Why? Because they are better and reinfecting, and long term risks are cumulative with reinfections."
X link: x.com/Derek_a_Fran...
January 8, 2026 at 4:34 AM
By Spela Salamon, MD, Ph.D:
"My hot take: Omicron subvariants are MORE dangerous. Why? Because they are better and reinfecting, and long term risks are cumulative with reinfections."
X link: x.com/Derek_a_Fran...
"My hot take: Omicron subvariants are MORE dangerous. Why? Because they are better and reinfecting, and long term risks are cumulative with reinfections."
X link: x.com/Derek_a_Fran...
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My dad died of Parkinson's. If you've seen neurodegeneration up close, you understand why prevention matters.
COVID has been linked to increased neurological risk, including Parkinson-like syndromes. Some viruses are known to cause long-term neurodegeneration.
fortune.com/well/2024/01...
COVID has been linked to increased neurological risk, including Parkinson-like syndromes. Some viruses are known to cause long-term neurodegeneration.
fortune.com/well/2024/01...
COVID survivors may be at a greater risk of Parkinson’s disease–like symptoms in the future, researchers warn. What you need to know to protect your health | Fortune Well
New research findings could explain neurologic symptoms that occur during COVID infection and in cases of long COVID—and perhaps far beyond.
fortune.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:22 AM
My dad died of Parkinson's. If you've seen neurodegeneration up close, you understand why prevention matters.
COVID has been linked to increased neurological risk, including Parkinson-like syndromes. Some viruses are known to cause long-term neurodegeneration.
fortune.com/well/2024/01...
COVID has been linked to increased neurological risk, including Parkinson-like syndromes. Some viruses are known to cause long-term neurodegeneration.
fortune.com/well/2024/01...