RE: https://c.im/@cdarwin/115816338726921817
Um. NO.
Kathy Archibald
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Just a tree in the forest. Recovering Airline Pilot. Perpetual Student. Hugger of trees and people and pets. I'm lost but I'm hopeful, baby. I ❤️ democracy.
Voting is Your POWERThis lady has more COURAGE than anyone!
USDA inspector Phyllis Fong refused to comply with her firing and finally had to be semi-dragged out of her office. #uspol #uspolitics #coup #Courage #resist https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/29/usda-inspector-general-phyllis-fong
Deb Nam-Krane HAS MOVEDSomeone asked how I was tonight. My answer: Mad. That's a normal reaction when someone violates your boundaries.
Don't let anyone tell you that anger isn't the appropriate reaction right now. It is. But don't take that anger out on those close to you. Find fellow travelers and channel that into affirmative action. (Bonus points if you can join a union.) Read @pluralistic.net and @theprospect and join the #gaslitnation community @AndreaChalupa has built. Don't give up. #democracy #fighttyranny
LaffyVia Kyle Griffin:
Sen. Lisa Murkowski and a member of the Danish Parliament representing Greenland issued a joint statement today saying the territory is "not for sale."
The statement said the United States must view Greenland as "an ally, not an asset."
Andrea ChalupaBe disruptive! What queer history tells us about confronting Trump https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/26/be-disruptive-what-queer-history-tells-us-about-confronting-trump?CMP=share_btn_url
ShoqIn 2014, I said this on Twitter ⏵
"I wish more people would understand that holding the media accountable is just as important as holding government accountable."
It's probably the biggest reason I have the followers I have. But I wish we all heeded me more a bit more back then. I was more correct than even I knew at the time.
𝓻𝓻𝓪In light of US tech oligarchy setting its sights on Wikimedia Foundation, a historical detail I did not know before: #Wikipedia became the non-profit it is today partly as the result of a labour strike of Spanish Wikipedia editors who disagreed with the proposed inclusion of advertisements. Initially, it was not clear what revenue model Wikipedia would get, and Wales moved towards a for-profit model already a year after launch. However, rather than working for free, so Jimmy Wales could profit from their labour via advertising, Spanish contributors forked Spanish Wikipedia as the Encyclopedia Libre Universal. Under the threat of losing the editorial community of such a large language, Wales conceded and set up the non-profit.
That is to say, however imperfect they are, all the digital commons we have are the result of ongoing struggle and hard work to keep them as commons.
Via Las Redes Son Nuestras (https://www.consonni.org/es/publicaciones/las-redes-son-nuestras) by @teclista
Update with more info:
https://post.lurk.org/@rra/113873611500414068
Las redes son nuestras | consonni
«Un libro necesario en tiempos de tecnofobia moralista e interesada. El espacio común de Internet, que nació generosamente libre, ha sido ocupado por unicornios monstruosos bajo la mirada cómplice del statu quo. Ha llegado el momento de recuperar lo que es de todxs. Alguien tenía que decirlo». —Simona Levi
John Overholt“Harvard University has laid off its staff in the Harvard Slavery Remembrance Program, the unit of its $100 million Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery initiative tasked with identifying the direct descendants of those enslaved by Harvard affiliates.” https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/1/24/harvard-disbands-slavery-remembrance-program/
Harvard Outsources Program to Identify Descendants of Those Enslaved by University Affiliates, Lays Off Internal Staff | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard University has laid off staff in the Harvard Slavery Remembrance Program, the unit of its $100 million Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery initiative tasked with identifying direct descendants of those enslaved by Harvard affiliates.
Tom KindlonNew:
Digital health app data reveals an effect of ovarian hormones on long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis symptoms
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.24.25321092v1
"Menstruation is associated with worsened symptoms in long COVID and ME/CFS"
@mecfs
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs #CFS #PwME #MyalgicE Hashtags:
@longcovid
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #LC #Covidlonghaulers #PostCovidSyndrome #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
Digital health app data reveals an effect of ovarian hormones on long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis symptoms
Background Long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) disproportionately affect females, suggesting modulation by sex hormones. We sought to investigate whether symptom severity is influenced by changes in sex hormones over the menstrual cycle, or by hormonal contraception. Methods We carried out a retrospective analysis of menstrual and symptom data, prospectively collected via the Visible app from individuals with long COVID, ME/CFS, or both, who had regular menstrual cycles, between 7th September 2022 and 6th March 2024. Mixed-effects models were used to examine associations between symptom severity, menstrual cycle phase and contraception type. Findings 948 users were included; 100% of users were female and 92.6% identified as women. The most tracked symptoms were fatigue (99·5% of users), brain fog (88·3%), headaches (85·1%) and muscle aches (78·6%). All menstrual cycle phases showed a modest, but significant, improvement compared to the menstrual phase, most markedly the early luteal (IRR = 0·963, 95% CI: 0·958–0·968), but also the follicular (IRR = 0·985, 95% CI: 0·981–0·990) and late luteal phases (IRR = 0·980, 95% CI: 0·974– 0·985). Crashes (sudden and severe worsening of symptoms following exertion) were significantly more frequent during menstruation than in other phases. Users of combined hormonal contraception (n=70) had a statistically significant reduction in overall symptom score (OR = 0·827, 95% CI: 0·690–0·992) and crash incidence (OR = 0·548, 95% CI: 0·350–0·856) compared to those not using contraception (n=786). Interpretation Menstruation is associated with worsened symptoms in long COVID and ME/CFS. Users of combined hormonal contraception report a lower symptom burden than non-users, suggesting a modulatory role of ovarian hormones. These findings could empower menstruating people living with long COVID and ME/CFS to anticipate cyclical changes in symptoms and plan their activities accordingly, and could also inform their use of contraception. Funding UK Medical Research Council, NIHR, Community Jameel, the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Borne, Action Medical Research, and Genesis Research Trust. ### Competing Interest Statement During the course of the study HL was employed by, and RP was a paid contractor for Visible Health Inc., the company that owns and operates the Visible app. Some of the study participants had paid for access to certain Visible features, though not access to symptom tracking or menstrual cycle tracking functionality which is free for all Visible app users. This was a study across both the free and paid user base. All other authors declare no competing interests. ### Funding Statement This study was funded by the Medical Research Council (grant number MR/W00710X/1). ### Author Declarations I confirm all relevant ethical guidelines have been followed, and any necessary IRB and/or ethics committee approvals have been obtained. Yes The details of the IRB/oversight body that provided approval or exemption for the research described are given below: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Research Governance and Integrity Team (study number 277771) at Imperial College London I confirm that all necessary patient/participant consent has been obtained and the appropriate institutional forms have been archived, and that any patient/participant/sample identifiers included were not known to anyone (e.g., hospital staff, patients or participants themselves) outside the research group so cannot be used to identify individuals. Yes I understand that all clinical trials and any other prospective interventional studies must be registered with an ICMJE-approved registry, such as ClinicalTrials.gov. I confirm that any such study reported in the manuscript has been registered and the trial registration ID is provided (note: if posting a prospective study registered retrospectively, please provide a statement in the trial ID field explaining why the study was not registered in advance). Yes I have followed all appropriate research reporting guidelines, such as any relevant EQUATOR Network research reporting checklist(s) and other pertinent material, if applicable. Yes Availability of data and materials While all data used in this analysis were anonymised, the individual-level nature of the data used risks individuals being identified or being able to self-identify if it is released publicly. However, the app data can be requested by bona fide researchers for specified scientific purposes by emailing info{at}makevisible.com. Code availability [https://github.com/AbiGoodship/effect\_of\_ovarian\_hormones\_on\_long\_COVID\_and\_ME_symptoms][1] [1]: https://github.com/AbiGoodship/effect_of_ovarian_hormones_on_long_COVID_and_ME_symptoms
mekka okereke 
Hey, while we're talking about erasing history:
In 1949 the US military held its first Aerial Gunnery Competition, later known as "Top Gun."
The best of the best competed in dogfighting and other skills. The team that won, was the 332nd: The Tuskegee airmen.
So they refused to announce a winner. 🤡
Sorry y'all. Maverick is Black.
