We learned a lot about the dance between disease and capital during the #pandemic That inspired this third post on the Twisted DNA of #capitalism https://open.substack.com/pub/madsociologist/p/the-twisted-dna-of-capitalist-part?r=d8c86&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
The Twisted DNA of Capitalist Part IIa: Disease and Capital

The Pandemic and the Dance Between Capital and Disease

The Mad Sociologist
I was able to reconnect with #hams from #maryland and people I met at #hamsci, #cedar, #hamvention and #gnuradio conferences. Some folx I haven't seen since the #pandemic! It was good to be out and about. Everyone was cool but no one who was still working wanted their photos shared on #socialmedia because they were concerned about security issues and fear of a #facist planet. This is what it has come down to. SMH 4/4
Middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus (#MERS-CoV): An underestimated #betacoronavirus with #pandemic potential, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/03/middle-east-respiratory-syndrome.html
Middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus (#MERS-CoV): An underestimated #betacoronavirus with #pandemic potential

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Projections suggest 8,000 small practices will shutter in the next three years due to a lack of successors, mainly in rural areas. Which means the burden shifts to overstretched urban clinics, creating a feedback loop of burnout and declining service quality. The periphery is being abandoned by design through neglect.

#RuralHealth #Germany #Health #pandemic #doctor #deutschland

On March 13, 2020, US President Donald Trump officially declared the COVID-19 pandemic a national emergency, opening up access to more than $1 billion in federal funds for states and territories. This move was followed by the "15 Days to Slow the Spread" campaign on March 16 to limit social interactions.

#onthisday #COVID19 #pandemic #america #declaration

RE: https://mastodon.social/@emilyvanartist/116223196955387468

If you’re not affected by #LongCovid then it’s easier for you to forget what a public health catastrophe the ongoing #Covid19 #pandemic still is. Your odds of having to deal with challenges like these are a lot higher than you might know, or want to know.

Emily, I hope things get a little easier for you soon.

Global Health Workers Describe Impact a Year After Trump Admin Shut Down USAID

The last year saw avoidable deaths and increased suffering for some of the poorest and most vulnerable populations.

https://murica.website/2026/03/global-health-workers-describe-impact-a-year-after-trump-admin-shut-down-usaid/

Global Health Workers Describe Impact a Year After Trump Admin Shut Down USAID – The USA Potato

If you don’t recognize this country has an out of control gun problem, you are in denial.
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#gunviolence #pandemic #safety #children #students #women #men
https://www.whro.org/education-news/2026-03-12/two-injured-gunman-dead-in-odu-campus-shooting
FBI confirms ODU shooter's identity, will investigate fatal campus shooting as a terrorist attack

One person was killed and two were injured in the shooting at Old Dominion University. The gunman was also found dead.

WHRO

I just stumbled across one of my old blog posts from the pandemic. Man, those were some weird times. What was your experience like back then?

https://thegoodwork.blog/posts/the-new-now

#writing #journal #pandemic #blogging #blogs #blog

The New Now - The Good Work

Regarding the “Great Pause”The restaurant next to our apartment has reopened its outdoor patio for the first time since the pandemic began, and I've never actually thought about what it's...

The Good Work