Nearly every disease that we understand is caused, in some way, by inflammation.
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So yes, please, take the action that feels most pressing today. And think about the kind of world you want to have, and what it takes to build it. How can you incorporate COVID awareness and clean-air precautions into your activism and your community? This is not just about protecting ourselves and our families—though that certainly will allow us to continue our work much more sustainably.
We need to shift the tide. We need to change the norms.
We need to be loud, and maybe even obnoxious.
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We need to care SO MUCH about each other that we stop trying to go with the flow. We can't limit ourselves to change work that is popular and supported by our friends and families.
Because the same people who were all about "flattening the curve" and shaming Trumpists for flouting masks and shunning vaccines are now... not masking and not getting regular boosters, for reasons that have nothing to do with science and everything to do with peer pressure.
Y'all are capable.
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Nearly every disease that we understand is caused, in some way, by inflammation.
COVID-19 causes severe, systemic, permanent inflammation in many different parts of our bodies.
It's a bit of a misnomer to say that only some virus survivors have long COVID. Only some people are exhibiting current symptoms of chronic illness that they can directly trace to an infection.
But EVERYONE HAS PERMANENT COVID DAMAGE AND ELEVATED INFLAMMATION.
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@nat my doctor said that no matter what people choose to believe, the fact is that COVID damages every organ in the body.
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We need to care SO MUCH about each other that we stop trying to go with the flow. We can't limit ourselves to change work that is popular and supported by our friends and families.
Because the same people who were all about "flattening the curve" and shaming Trumpists for flouting masks and shunning vaccines are now... not masking and not getting regular boosters, for reasons that have nothing to do with science and everything to do with peer pressure.
Y'all are capable.
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I don't have a nice cozy way to wrap this up. I'm frustrated, but I want to be encouraging. I'm seeing more and more people who get it. I just wish most of them didn't have to become disabled first.
You may have the opportunity to do something BEFORE you're disabled. You'll still have consequences at some point. But you can keep it from being worse. And you can protect others, and help others protect themselves, so in 50 years the world won't be dismayed by your hopeless inaction.
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@nat my doctor said that no matter what people choose to believe, the fact is that COVID damages every organ in the body.
@kimlockhartga This. And not just every organ, but your blood, in unusual ways that other viruses don't!!! Which is probably why it's so successful at spreading to every organ.
https://answers.childrenshospital.org/covid-19-inflammation/
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@nat (deep, weary sigh)
@atax1a I feel that 😭😭 And I share it. It's hard not to be an isolationist as COVID-aware people become more excluded from mainstream society.
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@kimlockhartga This. And not just every organ, but your blood, in unusual ways that other viruses don't!!! Which is probably why it's so successful at spreading to every organ.
https://answers.childrenshospital.org/covid-19-inflammation/
@nat I think we are just beginning to see what we've done by not taking it seriously enough. Reactivated Epstein Barr has pretty much triggered every autoimmune illness I have. All from one pesky virus.
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@nat I think we are just beginning to see what we've done by not taking it seriously enough. Reactivated Epstein Barr has pretty much triggered every autoimmune illness I have. All from one pesky virus.
@kimlockhartga Ugh, I'm so sorry 💔 Yeah, I even stopped masking for a while... I spent the early months of the pandemic obsessively following the science, but gradually felt okay about lowering my precautions around 2022 (esp after my first known COVID infection). I'm glad I learned more and changed my habits again but I've lost so many folks I cared about bc no one wants to make meaningful accommodations or change their own habits.
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I don't have a nice cozy way to wrap this up. I'm frustrated, but I want to be encouraging. I'm seeing more and more people who get it. I just wish most of them didn't have to become disabled first.
You may have the opportunity to do something BEFORE you're disabled. You'll still have consequences at some point. But you can keep it from being worse. And you can protect others, and help others protect themselves, so in 50 years the world won't be dismayed by your hopeless inaction.
11/11
@nat Yes. Yes. All of the yes. Thank you.
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@nat Yes. Yes. All of the yes. Thank you.
@Fishercat It sure would be nice to be wrong about things like this 😫 thx for reading and sharing!
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I don't have a nice cozy way to wrap this up. I'm frustrated, but I want to be encouraging. I'm seeing more and more people who get it. I just wish most of them didn't have to become disabled first.
You may have the opportunity to do something BEFORE you're disabled. You'll still have consequences at some point. But you can keep it from being worse. And you can protect others, and help others protect themselves, so in 50 years the world won't be dismayed by your hopeless inaction.
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(The above thread brought to you by starting to read a book about inflammation WRITTEN IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD TWENTY TWENTY-FIVE that went after antidepressants as a cause in the first 20 minutes but hasn't yet mentioned COVID. Idk if I'll finish it but what do you want to bet it doesn't ever mention COVID, or clean air precautions.)
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@Fishercat It sure would be nice to be wrong about things like this 😫 thx for reading and sharing!
@nat It would be, but we're not.
Absolutely.
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(The above thread brought to you by starting to read a book about inflammation WRITTEN IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD TWENTY TWENTY-FIVE that went after antidepressants as a cause in the first 20 minutes but hasn't yet mentioned COVID. Idk if I'll finish it but what do you want to bet it doesn't ever mention COVID, or clean air precautions.)
@nat If you do finish it, and it's as bad as you think, maybe review it somewhere?
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(The above thread brought to you by starting to read a book about inflammation WRITTEN IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD TWENTY TWENTY-FIVE that went after antidepressants as a cause in the first 20 minutes but hasn't yet mentioned COVID. Idk if I'll finish it but what do you want to bet it doesn't ever mention COVID, or clean air precautions.)
@nat I'm too exhausted and unfocussed to read such a book...But are there any general easy tips that could help with exhaustion after a Covid infection?
After close to seven years of masking I had the...2nd? 3rd? infection and now I'm constantly exhausted and unfocussed (but maybe the lack of focus is just a result of the exhaustion).
I cannot focus enough to find out how to inprove this.
Every day is like after a bad night.
(Don't say ask a medical pro, they don't even believe this is real)
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A vanishingly small number of people can be certain they've never had COVID. By and large, these are people who have always taken a very high level of precautions, including regular **accurate** testing (not rapids).
The rest of us? We're waiting to see HOW our long covid shows up.
The best thing we can do is avoid further COVID infections.
Your Paleo diet will not save you from your decision not to wear a respirator.
Yoga and meditation cannot undo repeat COVID exposure.
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@nat Great post! People aren't willing to adjust their lifestyle so they will keep getting sick from covid. I hate how they are hiding this.
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@nat I'm too exhausted and unfocussed to read such a book...But are there any general easy tips that could help with exhaustion after a Covid infection?
After close to seven years of masking I had the...2nd? 3rd? infection and now I'm constantly exhausted and unfocussed (but maybe the lack of focus is just a result of the exhaustion).
I cannot focus enough to find out how to inprove this.
Every day is like after a bad night.
(Don't say ask a medical pro, they don't even believe this is real)
@nat Also, thank you for this thread. I'm glad someone said that.
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@nat I'm too exhausted and unfocussed to read such a book...But are there any general easy tips that could help with exhaustion after a Covid infection?
After close to seven years of masking I had the...2nd? 3rd? infection and now I'm constantly exhausted and unfocussed (but maybe the lack of focus is just a result of the exhaustion).
I cannot focus enough to find out how to inprove this.
Every day is like after a bad night.
(Don't say ask a medical pro, they don't even believe this is real)
@erebion I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2019 and it's now considered to be an autoimmune condition. There is a lot of overlap between what's supportive for fibro, autoimmune, and long covid conditions.
Effexor is the prescription med that's been most helpful for me (SNRI) and it helps w fatigue as a mild stimulant.
Rest, some forms of meditation, and other nervous system regulation and somatic tools can be helpful. But start w fibro & long covid support communities!!
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@nat If you do finish it, and it's as bad as you think, maybe review it somewhere?
@Fishercat yeah I'm probably gonna go do a one star screed on Goodreads. it's pretty fatphobic too
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We need to care SO MUCH about each other that we stop trying to go with the flow. We can't limit ourselves to change work that is popular and supported by our friends and families.
Because the same people who were all about "flattening the curve" and shaming Trumpists for flouting masks and shunning vaccines are now... not masking and not getting regular boosters, for reasons that have nothing to do with science and everything to do with peer pressure.
Y'all are capable.
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What every US citizen can simply do NOW:
get an ever growing mass of concerned to
contact their reps, write/phone/email/scream outside their offices,
with #impeachment demand, or, we #primary you with someone who will;
find those candidates https://www.citizensimpeachment.com/
https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative#do #Democracy
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@Fishercat yeah I'm probably gonna go do a one star screed on Goodreads. it's pretty fatphobic too
@nat Oh, lovely. /s
I appreciate you.
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What every US citizen can simply do NOW:
get an ever growing mass of concerned to
contact their reps, write/phone/email/scream outside their offices,
with #impeachment demand, or, we #primary you with someone who will;
find those candidates https://www.citizensimpeachment.com/
https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative#do #Democracy
@libramoon this thread is not about Trump? Dems are just as much to blame for the ongoing pandemic, if not more
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@lgsp sbagli. Abito in un paese che vive di edilizia e turismo.
Per la parte invernale del turismo siamo come le maestranze delle acciaierie italiane, viviamo alla giornata, noi sperando che nevichi.
E che arrivino i turisti stranieri, gli italiani non hanno più i soldi per uno sport costosissimo quale è lo sci.
Per il turismo estivo abbiamo il vantaggio che fa leggermente meno caldo che in altre parti d'Italia, quindi qualcuno arriva.
Dicevo sbagli perché andiamo avanti come possiamo, non come se niente fosse.
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Ci voleva una donna per proporre qualcosa di tanto ovvio quanto intelligente. La presidente #MaiaSandu rilancia l’idea di un’unificazione fra #Moldova e #Romania - Euractiv Italia https://euractiv.it/section/allargamento-e-parternariati/news/la-presidente-maia-sandu-rilancia-lidea-di-ununificazione-fra-moldova-e-romania/
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I've been using this exact distinction for a while now. Since Korean, my native language, has distinct terms for the system (<span lang="ko">런타임</span>), the point in time (<ruby lang="ko">實行時<rp>(</rp><rt>실행 시</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>), and the duration (<ruby lang="ko">實行時間<rp>(</rp><rt>실행 시간</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>), using a single spelling for all three in English always felt a bit blurry to me. This spelling convention helps bridge that gap and makes technical writing much more precise.
Personally, I find the meaning as indicated by Google's style guide the most clear, combined with an explicit case for hyphenation:
Runtime: use the system meaning. E.g. “the runtime was updated last week,” or “I'm using version 21 of the Java runtime.”
Run-time: use the moment meaning, but only when used in the adjective position. E.g. “run-time instrumentation is useful for finding bugs.”
Run time: use the duration meaning. E.g. “the run time was reduced by 5%,” or “a run time of five minutes is unacceptable.” In addition, when you want to use the moment meaning, but not as an adjective, this form should also be used. E.g. “typechecking happens at run time in our implementation.”
—<cite>My Opinion on Run Time vs. Run-time vs. Runtime</cite> (by Bob Rubbens)
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Arabia Saudita chiude il proprio spazio aereo agli USA. Una mossa strategica che cambia gli equilibri del Medio Oriente e segnala una maggiore autonomia regionale.
Mio articolo
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@cubicgarden @eastmad @rnalexander @wendyg I need to pay attention to the right channels, and maybe I'll be back.
