It feels like "living with COVID" has turned into seeing how many times folks can get COVID before getting Long COVID.

1470 cases of monkeypox. No longer any point in comparing to the outbreak 19 years ago when we were able to contain it after 47 cases. Is it time to say the quiet part out loud? Our individualized perspective to public health ruined our ability to control diseases.

One fun insider game to play is to watch how few pundits and political reporters and lobbyists give Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Squad credit for accurately predicting that BBB would be dead the moment the BIF was decoupled from it.

she is a 10 but she doesn’t like coffee

Hello #LatinesCreate #LatinxsCreate ! I am Nao, a 1st gen Mexican/ Puerto Rican character designer! I have worked for DreamWorks TV, Nick, Sesame Workshop, Hasbro, and so so much more! I love drawing dogs the most! :)

My friend was in an accident and sustained horrible head injuries. We're looking for help with medical bills and ongoing treatment. Please donate or share! 🙏 gofundme.com/f/help-star-ge…

You ever see a real, living human being going about their day and think “Wow, excellent character design.”

A “Butt Load” does not refer to big bottoms but is actually a recognised unit measure. One butt load is equivalent to 126 gallons. It comes from either the old French ‘botte’ (boot) or the Italian ‘botte’ (barrel). It was used primarily to measure transports of alcohol at sea.

The “I hate my kids” threads really hit different since we chose to infect & reinfect the entire pediatric population for convenience. We’re also hearing some US industries have a child labor problem. We’re witnessing exactly what happens when entire countries hate their kids.

Fucking outrageous.

I know everyone's struggling, but we still need help for Cameron. Please share or donate if you can. 💕 Help Cameron Get His Head Straight gofund.me/b7e975cd

"Here are the key points: 1. You can catch Covid multiple times. 2. Reinfections are common, not rare. 3. Breakthrough infections are common. 4. Covid can kill you months after you recover. 5. It can cause brain damage. 6. It can cause blood clots and heart attacks. 8/

We knew #LongCovid was a severe condition in 2020 and 2021 already. The cardiovascular, metabolic, immunological and, in general, multi-system components of the disease can be grave and even fatal. The scientific evidence is overwhelming. We need to be crystal clear about this.

This really should be the serious account.

We're still in need of help.

I haven't posted here in a super long time. I'm struggling with how folks handle the pandemic around me. I've been escaping into video games and stories. Also acquired a few new, uh...Big Obstacles™ to overcome / work through. Yay 2022 is almost over.

Happy to share that after 13 years at UCF, I will begin this fall at the rank of full Professor. My sincere and enormous thanks to every student, professor, colleague, administrator, external reviewer, friend, and family member who has supported me along the way.