Deb the Archivist

Trump is considering mass pardons for his enablers. I have some ideas about how they could be undone. youtube.com/shorts/JyhSV...

A Swedish study of over 1.2 million adults found that non-hospitalised people with diagnosed long COVID had a 14% higher risk of developing high blood pressure than those without long COVID. Researchers highlight the importance of cardiovascular follow-up and regular blood pressure monitoring.

Now that it is 
the last week of October 
if they ask why 
you are wearing a mask 
just tell them you 
are wearing a costume 
for a Halloween party, 
and when they ask 
what you are dressed as, 
tell them you are dressed as
someone who gives a damn
about other people.

WHO data shows 139 reported COVID-19 deaths worldwide in the week ending 4 Oct 2026: • USA: 126 • Sweden: 4 • Mexico: 3 • 6 other countries: 1 each Many COVID-19 deaths go undiagnosed or unreported to WHO, so the real global death toll is much higher. Source: data.who.int/dashboards/c...

Elon Musk has dumped almost $450 million into the midterm elections. Tesla paid 0% in federal income tax last year. We should tax the billionaires.

Most of us carry dormant viruses from past infections, usually harmless. But extreme stress or a weakened immune system can reactivate them. Scientists studying astronauts' immune systems are exploring what might wake these viruses up and how this could be linked to Long COVID. Podcast: 14 minutes

Hey, is there a fragrance free, covid conscious community here?

Thank you to everyone who still makes the courageous choice to mask, even if it’s not what everyone else is doing

Outstanding. Way to go Canada. 🪶🇨🇦🙌🏾

My friend, the activist, tells me he’s worried this administration will refuse to accept the vote count in November. And my friend, the epidemiologist, tells me she’s worried this administration is refusing to accept the measles death count in Pennsylvania.

Exactly

We are learning so much more about the importance of prevention and yet see society as a whole (including scientists) doing so much less to protect themselves…Makes no sense. “COVID-19 can wake up dormant viruses in the body, large study confirms” www.science.org/content/arti...

Olivia: Next in my "it's okay to..." series. "Your feelings of grief, loss, anger, frustration and sadness are all valid. It's okay if you're struggling right now, these are difficult times we're living in 🩵" H/T: @o-bel.bsky.social

Apparently, people are sending suspicious letters to the college where I work. One of the buildings was evacuated, and emergency responders have been called. Reminds me of the anthrax letters after 9-11.

Every time I scrape the last bits from the food processor, blender, or mixing bowl, I hear Sohla El-Waylly's voice in my head saying, "That's money right there. "

www.instagram.com/reel/DexUD1e... Vote carefully friends.

Got to say it's one thing when dems turn on trans people. Its another when they literally laugh at us while doing it.

Definitely worth the watch. Dems need to get progressives into office. Nothing changes if nothing changes.

Been having daily migraines. Today's was so bad that I called out sick. I take a daily and a rescue. Sometimes they work. Sometimes they don't.

President Soeharto declared the Javan hawk-eagle Indonesia’s national bird in 1993, inspiring corruption, trafficking, and cronyism — as well as conservation efforts. Read the latest from @therevelator.org, our news and ideas initiative. ⬇️

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Missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. A violent racist epidemic. Add these hashtags to your everyday. #MMIW (Missing/Murdered Indigenous Women) #MMIWG (Missing/Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls) #MMIR (Missing/Murdered Indigenous Relatives) #MMIP (Missing/Murdered Indigenous People)

It's eugenics.

Once again, I simply said this is what they were going to do because they've repeatedly and consistently said this is what they were going to do.

TRUTH 👇.......

My aunt, the doctor, told me a new joke. She asked: How can you tell that there’s a lot of Covid going around? I said I did not know. So she answered: Because the New York Times is warning people about the risks of repeat infections. And neither of us laughed.

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We’re back with our second story about how Trump’s purge of the FBI killed a sweeping bribery probe in D.C. This time, we take you to South Carolina, where two powerful politicians escaped scrutiny: Sen. Lindsey Graham and Rep. James Clyburn. THREAD 👇

I totally forgot that the first quarter of the movie Speed features a slightly hunky Jeff Daniels mentoring Keanu Reeves through a different bombing situation than the bus-centric one in the rest of the movie.

Indulged in some new watercolor supplies from the amazing Beam Paints and Caran D'Ache.

FUCKING DISGUSTED AND FURIOUS!!!!!!!!! IN WHAT WORLD IS KILLING A LITERAL BABY ANGEL JUSTIFIED. I HATE IT HERE SO MUCH!!!!!! BLACK LIVES MATTER BLACK LIVES MATTER BLACK LIVES MATTER BLACK LIVES MATTER BLACK LIVES MATTER BLACK LIVES MATTER BLACK LIVES MATTER BLACK LIVES MATTER BLACK LIVES MATTER

Just taught a class of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies students about the Archives and they all said they didn't know we had an archives on campus. 😑😶‍🌫️

Had you told me
when I started writing these
I’d be writing them
about the actual plague
I would have picked
a different name. And had you told me
when I started writing these
I’d be writing them
for years
I wouldn’t have started. * Week 344: librarianshipwreck.wordpress.com/2026/10/16/p...

In case you hadn't seen it, yet: #CDC has created a new survey that removed #LongCOVID and #MECFS, both of which have previously been measured. There are other disability- and chronic-illness-related questions missing, too. You can leave a comment here: 🧵 www.regulations.gov/commenton/CD...

Ricardo Gonzalez, a 40-year-old U.S. citizen, was riding his e-bike in Long Beach, California, when ICE agents struck him with an unmarked vehicle and tased him twice. ICE thought he was someone else.

January 14, 2021 was the "end times" for 3,000 Americans. So was the day before and the day after. 95,000 Americans died that month, and the yet, the laptop class berated frontline workers for their lack of good cheer.

🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: Scientists have engineered a virus that invades and destroys glioblastoma one of the deadliest brain cancers while turning the immune system into a relentless tumor-killing force This could be a historic shift in cancer treatment.

Serotonin reduction in post-acute sequelae of viral infection: Cell. This important paper describes how Covid infection can lead to the development of long Covid.

The Donald J. Trump ballroom is basically a deposit box for bribes. A secret donor list obtained by the Washington Post confirms it. Those partaking in this cesspool of corruption should be very worried about the consequences they could face in the (near) future. #vote youtube.com/shorts/6_tgu...

Hey Thriends, give me a follow, and I will do the same.

Well, I am back.

Foreign policy is not the personal domain of a president. Congress has a constitutional role to serve as the voice of the people and a restraint on power. One of the oldest moves in the authoritarian playbook is to sideline the legislature and strip away checks and balances...

“Vaxx and relax” was never a good strategy for Covid. The vaccines are great at keeping people out of hospital, but they don’t stop transmission and they don’t prevent Long Covid. Those of us who know this never stopped masking. With the US restricting vaccines, it’s time to mask back up!

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The Interior Department announced late yesterday that it will fast-track approvals for coal, gas, oil, and mineral projects on public lands.

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New study shows that COVID may damage your immune system for a year post infection. This is the problem with ignoring a pandemic in favour of a “you do you” approach. There’s so much Covid that most people get it at least once per year. Their immune systems don’t have time to recover