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I love how doctors are like, if u arrive more than 5 min late we reserve the right to cancel your appointment, but if u arrive on time we have the right to make u wait for hours to see the doc
Fox News hosted an entire 5 person "expert" round table on my decision as a medically vulnerable person to wear a mask at the airport. I'm laughing so hard
People will say stuff like “well at least if the climate is collapsing and wildfire smoke makes breathing hazardous I won’t have to go to work…” I think in your heart you know that’s not true
Do people who think getting reinfected with deadly viruses improves your immune system also think smoking improves ur lung function and getting regular sunburns improves skin health? Because that’s how u all sound
One reason I chose to publish the full interview and not just certain comments for my story on the harms Chaya’s rhetoric is causing LGBTQ ppl is bc I *knew* she’d try to chop the footage up as much as she could to push her nonsense. Watch the full interview, it speaks for itself
This framing is atrocious. Covid isn’t just a threat to ppl w disabilities, it’s a threat to EVERYONE, becoming permanently disabled from long covid happens most often after “mild” cases. Covid can & will destroy your body in myriad ways even if ur fully healthy and vaxxed prior
With precautions like mandatory masking, social distancing and isolation no longer in place, the threat of COVID-19 is still very real for many people with disabilities.
It goes without saying, but vulnerable people are absolutely not “moving on” from the pandemic despite the gross and extremely biased narrative that the media keeps trying to push.
Right wing news sites and disinformation influencers have been saying that, despite preaching COVID precautions, I wear an “ineffective” sparkle mesh mask to events. In fact, I’m wearing these rhinestone masks OVER a fit tested N95 respirator.
It’s very wild how quickly many self purported leftists will start spouting far right talking points and pulling stuff straight from from Fox News when pressed on issues surrounding Covid
“New evidence has revealed that anyone infected with COVID is at higher risk for heart issues including clots, inflammation, and arrhythmias. This risk persists even in healthy people long after the illness has passed.” (Yes, even if you’re vaccinated)
It’s wild to see what a fish out of water he is on the internet: no jump cuts, no background music, no catchy thumbnail or video title. Not sure how he’s going to stack up against even an average streamer or youtuber.
“Young ppl are obviously not really supposed to die of heart attack. They’re not really supposed to have heart attacks at all,” Cheng explained that the virus can greatly impact the cardiovascular system, causing a spike in heart attacks among young ppl
🚨 NEWS: Tucker Carlson will relaunch his show *on Twitter* with help from former Fox News staff. He will forgo at least $25 million owed to him by Fox Corp. in order to break non-compete clause.
@PuckNews
WATCH: I sat down w Chaya Raichik of LibsofTikTok to talk about Nex's death, her role in Okla. politics, her beliefs on gender, the great replacement theory, sex ed, her false accusations against the Uvalde shooter, why she and Seth Dillon cut ties & more
Wild how quickly the sponsored tweets in my feed went from ads for mainstream brands and silly gadgets a year ago, to tweets pushing anti vaxx conspiracies, anti LGBTQ messaging, and scams
Anti maskers/covid denialists get SO heated when any of us medically vulnerable ppl posts a photo of ourselves out in the world staying safe w a mask on. They really want us locked away or to endanger our lives just so that they can forget there’s a deadly/disabling virus around
The fact that the TSA at JFK is forcing all passengers to remove their masks before they even step up to the security desk where they check ur boarding pass is so dangerous! I can’t believe they’re doing stuff like this in 2023 😵💫
It’s truly shocking to see how successful the far right has been in radicalizing “leftists” on Twitter. Just a direct line now in terms of language used around Covid, trans people, and abortion/misogyny/women from far right internet corners to mainstream leftists spaces
It's wild how quickly a certain brand of leftist went from "healthcare is a human right!!!" to "disabled people should shut up and die already and stop asking for basic Covid protections bc I am fine with normalizing mass death/disability as long as it doesn't disrupt my brunch"