Mask bans re-emerging and gaining momentum. To all on "the left": so many of us have been trying to warn again and again, you *have* to hold the line, no one left behind, and keep reinforcing pandemic precautions, and keep fucking masking up! One break in our defences, one compromise in our solidarity, and fascism finds a way through: https://www.mediaactivist.com/recovering-from-shock/ #fascism #MaskBan #MaskUp #KeepMasking #CovidIsNotOver
Recovering From Shock: Antifascist Struggle in an Ongoing Pandemic

How the shock of the pandemic, and its mishandling, has for too long been exploited by right-wing interests.

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@graham_freeman

To be clear, I'm not opposed to factoring in the plus side of conspicu—ity? If management & coworkers want to interpret my masking as commentary on their judgement & decision making that would be...not wrong? I'm just realizing that I just need to be clear about that in my own mind.

#SocialCommentary #PeerPressure #CounterPeerPressure #CovidIsNotOver #Masking #KeepMasking

@graham_freeman

I just isolated my hesitancy about using one of these for my upcoming mandatory in-office all-staff meeting. Where I would feel only a little conspicuous wearing one of my standard N95s, I realize I would feel VERY conspicuous wearing a PAPR. So I'm going to have to think about that. (I'm not necessarily concerned about being VERY conspicuous, but I do think I need to consciously include that in my mental calculations.) >

#CovidIsNotOver #Masking #KeepMasking

@peoplescdc - Call the White House. Join us in opposing #CDC proposal to cut #COVID isolation time!

Join us today in calling the White House and Congress, and telling them: Put people over profit. Do not change isolation guidelines.

Call White House Comment Line: 202-456-1414 Tues - Thur 11-3 ET

Congressional Switchboard: 202-224-3121.

Learn more: https://peoplescdc.substack.com/p/call-the-white-house-join-us-in-opposing

Press Release: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSKq0q2an6qcJptGGdMV2LsMfD74IM78Y29X28Fqo_orik5eO2D3chbRYhMB6BDyweYrFiyaZ4s0vcr/pub

#CDCsays #CovidIsNotOver #keepMasking #pandemic

Call the White House. Join us in opposing CDC proposal to cut COVID isolation time

Experts Express Concern CDC is caving to business at cost of public safety

People's CDC
Rapid Progression of Dementia Following COVID-19

Small study finds COVID-19 survivors who have dementia experience rapid cognitive and brain structure decline

NIH COVID-19 Research

"The push to return to a pre-pandemic mode will have been coordinated between the highest political and media offices, with business CEOs well in the mix, if not the originating node, of this push."

How the consent to make #COVID a non-story was manufactured.

"Covid doesn’t have a PR agency, and most studies are coming out of niche research labs or universities that have very limited or non-existent PR teams/agency support."

https://www.okdoomer.io/covid-silence-and-how-the-media-works/

#CovidIsNotOver #KeepMasking

Covid Silence and How The Media Works

An insider explains why the most important stories often get the least attention.

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We had friends visit from the States and along with tortillas and salsa they brought us (well, me) Covid. I can’t be sure if it was from the plane/airport or if they picked it up on arrival, but we pretty much abandoned all our usual protocols to accommodate them while they were here. On some level I feel like this validates that what we were doing before was working well, and we should just keep sticking to those principles even when it’s socially very difficult to do so. #covid #keepmasking
@wendynather I’m so sorry you are going through this. Please keep us updated on your progress. The thought that getting Covid could make my neuropathy from chemo worse is especially terrifying. I just bought a box of 440 3M Aura N95 masks (28¢ each!) #KeepMasking