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@atomicpoet I had reverted back to Twitter. But now it’s X I’m keeping a foot in both camps again.
@EdSanders @atomicpoet well I’ve only just returned to have a look at Mastodon as I reverted back to Twitter. I do not like the new logo. Strange but it puts me off opening it. Not sure how it’s going to pan out on “Twitter” /X
@kentparkstreet the emotional turmoil and pain is palpable reading your post. It can bring out the worst of us at times. Sometimes it also brings out courage, wisdom, strength and compassion. You handled that situation so well. Thankyou for sharing it.

A global study reveals that Dutch residents are the most physically active on earth, getting 12.8 hours of exercise each week. The key—designing activity into daily life. The average #Dutch person cycles about 1,098 kilometers per year.

https://www.ipsos.com/en/global-views-to-sports-2021

#cities #urbanism #bikes #BikeLanes #cars

@atomicpoet True. I tried. Not sure which will “win” as I don’t want two.
@atomicpoet I joined Mastodon as a replacement for Twitter. I am sure many others did too. I’ve since rejoined Twitter and keep an eye on both platforms.
If people keep electing the rich and powerful to the position of lawmaker, we will continue to get laws that benefit the rich and powerful.

SARS2 is worse to the immune system than SARS 1

After mild sars2, plasmacytoid dendritic cells do not reconstitute, even after 7 months.

In SARS 1 they come back in 7 weeks

In HIV they are also gone irreversibly https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20565289/

https://twitter.com/fitterhappierAJ/status/1605185074101907456

Irreversible loss of pDCs by apoptosis during early HIV infection may be a critical determinant of immune dysfunction - PubMed

The dendritic cell subsets myeloid dendritic cells (mDCs) and plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) play an important role in HIV pathogenesis. While pDCs play a major role in the innate immune response, mDCs are important for induction of the antigen-specific immune response. We studied pDCs and mDCs …

PubMed

SBS: Advocates call for urgent action after two ‘incredibly tragic’ Aboriginal deaths in custody

rates of Indigenous incarceration and deaths in custody 30 years after royal commission are a ‘national shame’

Australia's Journalists Union: "The decision to extradite Assange imperils journalism everywhere" @withmeaa https://t.co/m2GXMOkSi0 https://t.co/TiaC4SODJ5
Assange extradition a dangerous assault on international journalism

The UK Government’s decision to uphold the application by the US Department of Justice to extradite Australian publisher Julian Assange imperils journalists everywhere.

MEAA