I want to offer a lifeboat to disabled and queer people worried about having a safe place to go if Twitter has outages soon. I know Mastodon has issues and isn't a perfect replacement, nothing is, but I can assure active moderation and welcoming folks at kind.social.

Keys to effective masking: fit/seal and 99%+ filtering respirators w/ headbands. Non-latex exercise loops can cover beards for a proper seal. N95s can be reused til damaged, soiled, or not sealing. Great N95s on Amazon: Dräger 1950 Small 3M Aura 9210/9205/1870 3M VFlex 9105/9105s

1/2 Wild Australian Tridents must be free to hop around in our favorite colors! I want a "Black Trident" and my son a "Rainbow Trident"(Mockups). Industree Group(Trident owners) do not believe there is demand for different colors. Please RT and let us know what colors you want!

I really don't love that this keeps needing to be an exciting announcement, but the Draeger 1950 Small is back in stock on US Amazon: amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B09WB6… The turnaround to getting back in stock was faster this time, ~5 weeks instead of 7. Hopefully, a greater supply, as well.

With recent Muskian posts mentioning his intent to remove the ability to Block accounts, I'll once again mention the Mastodon server I run: Kind.Social Signup is straightforward & like anywhere else. Once there, check the pinned posts on my profile for new user info.

We hear lots about Covid transmission at unmasked gatherings, but not enough about events where folks were successfully protected. I coordinated a meetup during PAX West '23 which was deliberately held outdoors with free 3M VFlex N95s. Covid was present, but didn't spread. 1/4

Hey, #CovidIsNotOver friends and activists! My talented wife (M. C. Benner Dixon) just created public domain clip art for a quality N95 mask and uploaded them to Wikimedia commons for anybody to use. Enjoy! 🧵commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:N95_… #COVID19 #WearAMask #N95 #respirator #MaskUp