Coronavirus & Monkeypox Tidbits #212 9/25/22
Announcements:
First, there is now a Resources Page here for the most commonly asked questions I'm getting.
Happy to continue to answer your questions/concerns as best I can, so don't be shy about that.
New Posts:
Cracks In Promising Treatments For Monkeypox—TPOXX And Jynneos
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Can We Eliminate Measles and Rubella Worldwide?
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/981204
News
Covid:
I'll have a post in Medscape early in the week on Biden's foolishly declaring the pandemic over.
In the meanwhile, in a Friday night news dump, the CDC just announced that many hospitals and nursing homes no longer have to mask. This is awful, and particularly stupid as we head into flu and RSV season. Many hospitals are already reporting no pediatric beds. They have thrown vulnerable people under the bus.
Here's what some others are saying, as well as other news:
For a thorough critique of the CDC's new COVID Map and Tracking System, see our Guardian oped:https://t.co/y5CjKzD7cx
— People's CDC (@PeoplesCDC) June 26, 2022
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Reinfections monthly? Yikes. @XavierBecerra also had a reinfection in a similar timeframe this year. Reinfections are an emergency now, yet @POTUS, @CDCDirector, @WHCOS, @AshishKJha46 are ignoring the potential damage having a systemic disease so frequently can have on the body.
— Joaquín Beltrán (@joaquinlife) September 24, 2022
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COVID-19 infections increase risk of long-term brain problems https://t.co/CdQwThAAIz via @medical_xpress
— Judy Stone (@DrJudyStone) September 24, 2022
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Quick test kit to determine a person's immunity against COVID-19 and its variants
A team of scientists from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT's research enterprise in Singapore, and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed a quick test kit that can tell if a person has immunity against COVID-19 and its variants, based on the antibodies detected in a blood sample.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-09-quick-kit-person-immunity-covid-.html?
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Long COVID patients show signs of autoimmune disease a year after infection
Blood samples drawn from patients with long COVID who are still suffering from fatigue and shortness of breath after a year show signs of autoimmune disease in those patients, according to a study published today in the European Respiratory Journal.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-09-covid-patients-autoimmune-disease-year.html?
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Newly discovered COVID-like virus could infect humans, resist vaccines
A recently discovered virus in a Russian bat that is similar to SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19, is likely capable of infecting humans and, if it were to spillover, is resistant to current vaccines.
A recently discovered virus in a Russian bat that is similar to SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19, is likely capable of infecting humans and, if it were to spillover, is resistant to current vaccines.
A team lead by researchers in Washington State University's Paul G. Allen School for Global Health found spike proteins from the bat virus, named Khosta-2, can infect human cells and is resistant to both the monoclonal antibodies and serum from individuals vaccinated for SARS-CoV-2. Both Khosta-2 and SARS- CoV-2 belong to the same sub-category of coronaviruses known as sarbecoviruses.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-09-newly-covid-like-virus-infect-humans.html?
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COVID-19 associated with increase in new diagnoses of type 1 diabetes in youth, by as much as 72%
Children who were infected with COVID-19 show a substantially higher risk of developing type 1 diabetes (T1D), according to a new study that analyzed electronic health records of more than 1 million patients ages 18 and younger.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-09-covid-diabetes-youth.html?
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Covid-19 raises the risk of long-term brain problems, large study confirms
At this stage of long Covid research, calls for longer-term studies are coming due. Research in Nature Medicine offers an update based on 12 months of data from the VA system (before vaccines were widely available) looking at the longer-term impact of Covid-19 on neurological outcomes after patients recovered from their acute infections. Compared to a control group of 11 million patients, the 154,068 Covid-19 patients had a higher risk of complications including stroke (50%), memory and cognition disorders (77%), seizures (80%), movement disorders (42%), and mental health disorders (43%). Their average age was 61, and the sicker they were, the greater their risk.
Younger adults had a higher risk of memory and cognitive disorders, sensory disorders, Guillain-Barré syndrome, and encephalitis or encephalopathy. Older adults were more vulnerable to mental health disorders, musculoskeletal disorders, and migraine and seizures. “Some of the neurologic disorders reported here are serious chronic conditions that will impact some people for a lifetime,” the authors warn.
https://mailchi.mp/statnews/tk-tncyc6de8v-619348?e=5c09ee46b1
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Interesting analysis-- data shows #LongCovid is keeping as many as 4 million people out of work https://t.co/FwL6xLIc7H
— Judy Stone (@DrJudyStone) September 21, 2022
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https://twitter.com/larrybrilliant/status/1573380782235832321?s=20&t=YQqcjFzAl3f3qtT7dwaKGA
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'I'm Dropping My COVID Hubris,' Vows a Top Immunologist
— Yaneer Bar-Yam (@yaneerbaryam) September 23, 2022
"After the virus harmed Chris Goodnow’s heart, he joined a growing chorus against reinfection complacency.
via @TheTyee https://t.co/qVyPpHc8qZ
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Long Covid: A guide for primary care@trishgreenhalgh & colleagues via @bmj_latest https://t.co/7dWMbr0Y1q pic.twitter.com/8JJ6LVjZCd
— Madhu Pai, MD, PhD (@paimadhu) September 23, 2022
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Monkeypox:
That’s called crushing the curve. We’ll done, gay men of NYC. #monkeypox pic.twitter.com/1JlyYZuRyD
— Peter Staley (@peterstaley) September 20, 2022
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Monkeypox outbreak highlights need for preventative approach to prevent future zoonotic diseases https://t.co/9I9VhZcahr via @medical_xpress
— Judy Stone (@DrJudyStone) September 24, 2022
The researchers highlight three examples where monkeypox has pathways to spread and where a One Health approach to its prevention is particularly needed—land use change, the bushmeat trade and the pet trade.
They conclude by suggesting that a preventative approach to preventing further zoonotic disease outbreaks could incorporate promoting alternatives to bushmeat, routinely vaccinating people at high risk of exposure and educating people in hygienic procedures such as the wearing of gloves when handling live and dead wild animals.
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Unusual routes of acquisition for monkeypox:
Also today, a case report describes a possible tattoo-transmitted monkeypox infection in Italy. The patient reportedly got a tattoo in Spain in the 7 days prior to rash development. The rash developed where the tattoo needle was inserted.
In another study, a Brazilian nurse who likely contracted the virus during a needle-stick event. A lesion appeared at the stick site 5 days after the event, and the nurse subsequently tested positive for the virus.
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Low risk of monkeypox spread noted in health workers
In a report today of 313 healthcare workers (HCWs) exposed to monkeypox in Colorado, none of them contracted the virus, despite few wearing the recommended personal protective equipment (PPE) or receiving postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) vaccination.
The study, by researcher with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Just 23% wore recommended PPE
The study took place from May 1 to Jul 31, with 313 healthcare workers interacting with patients who subsequently were diagnosed as having monkeypox. Only 23% of the HCWs wore all recommended PPE during their exposures.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/
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Ebola:
Uganda Ebola Sudan outbreak grows to 7 cases, 1 fatal
Six more cases have been confirmed in Uganda's Ebola Sudan outbreak, raising the total to seven, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today in an update, while noting that the outbreak location—Mubende district—poses a risk of further spread and that health officials are weighing the possibility of testing a vaccine targeting the strain in the location.
In its statement, the WHO said medical teams are monitoring 43 contacts.
Concerns about possible spread
In its statement, the WHO said it is concerned about the outbreak's location. Mubende is a 2-hour drive from Kampala and is on a busy road that leads to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The area has gold mines that attract people from elsewhere in Uganda and from other countries.
"The mobile nature of the population in Mubende increases the risk of a possible spread of the virus," the WHO said.
These previous Zaire ebolavirus
Diagnostics:
"Chris Murray, director of the @IHME_UW, estimates that only 4% to 5% of [#COVID] infections are being reported, because so many are uncovered through at-home tests and aren't reported to public health departments, or they aren't being detected at all." https://t.co/qfVwuMcxRv
— Myra Batchelder #VaccinePlus #WearAMask (@myrabatchelder) September 19, 2022
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Pin-prick blood test identifies immunity to COVID-19
A finger-prick blood test can identify people most at risk of being reinfected with COVID-19. The simple test, developed by a small biotech firm based in Cardiff (ImmunoServ Ltd) in close collaboration with Cardiff University researchers, measures the presence of immune T cells that can recognize SARS-CoV-2.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-09-pin-prick-blood-immunity-covid-.html?
Drugs and Vaccines:
Covid:
Yet another important reason to aggressively go after achieving mucosal immunity via nasal or oral vaccines.
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) September 21, 2022
Neuro-inflammation is an underpinning for many of the symptoms of #LongCovid, including hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis dysfunction
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I don't usually agree with Paul Offit on his booster take but he makes a few good points herehttps://t.co/MzWuOJ4yu7 pic.twitter.com/WeekdGZdQg
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) September 22, 2022
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https://twitter.com/JeromeAdamsMD/status/1573261444103213058?s=20&t=4MAUpSriOtkLz7aV7GzIyw
Monkeypox:
A Risky #Monkeypox Vaccine Is Looking Better All the Time - @TheAtlantic An excellent, sobering view from @KatherineJWu https://t.co/35Ca2iAHWs
— Judy Stone (@DrJudyStone) September 20, 2022
Devices:
Epidemiology/Infection control:
NE and Midatlantic states are seeing an increase in COVID cases.
— Jonathan Reiner (@JReinerMD) September 23, 2022
14-day change:
NY +45%
MA + 40%
NJ + 32%
RI + 18%
DC + 21%
We should pay some attention to this and be aggressively urging people to get boosted. Instead it’s mostly just crickets.
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#COVID19 was the second leading cause of death in the US on Sept 9 when @IHME_UW run its latest projections. It is not over. Get your booster and remain vigilant. pic.twitter.com/DDxVP7WXer
— Ali H. Mokdad (@AliHMokdad) September 20, 2022
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The main causes of death were "circulatory system abnormalities" including myocarditis & arrhythmia in seven patients, or 24%, & "central nervous system abnormalities" such as acute encephalopathy in another seven patients. Among others were multiorgan failure and unknown causes.
— Kate Pritchard (@KatePri14608408) September 17, 2022
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And REALLY interesting.
— Karen Cutter (@KarenCutter4) September 19, 2022
"In a secondary analysis of persons without recent infection, no additional excess deaths were found."
Wow.
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https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1572964719845318657?s=20&t=YQqcjFzAl3f3qtT7dwaKGA
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Having multiple formally treated infections (both inpatient & outpatient) before age 40:
— Hannah Davis (@ahandvanish) September 23, 2022
-more than doubled the risk of Alzheimer's before age 60
-raised the risk of Parkinson's before age 60 by 40%https://t.co/IglkIrq8eZ
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Two new independent reports, one Norway nationwide, and the other US-based, indicate increased risk of Type 1 (autoimmune) diabetes from Covid in children and teenshttps://t.co/8zTYGLmblk@EASDnews https://t.co/q4t1DfcYk9 @JAMANetworkOpen pic.twitter.com/fn1Wqnf2Th
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) September 23, 2022
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Dans les débats des chefs on a parlé des maisons pour les aînés et de soins à domicile. Ce sont des enjeux importants.
— Nancy Delagrave | Covid-Stop (@RougeMatisse) September 23, 2022
Et si la santé des aînés passait par ne pas les infecter à répétition avec un virus qui affecte le cerveau?
Pourquoi n'en parle-t-on pas? pic.twitter.com/DsqToKXjlf
Tips, general reading for public:
Ventilate.
Mask.
Vax.
Politics:
Covid:
CDC now says that healthcare workers no longer need to wear masks if community transmission rates are not high. (Transmission rates are high in 73% of US counties). Does it really make sense to drop masks in hosps in places with “substantial” transmission? https://t.co/tgZebvecD9
— Jonathan Reiner (@JReinerMD) September 24, 2022
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https://twitter.com/JoyHenningsenMD/status/1573479280142589953?s=20&t=YQqcjFzAl3f3qtT7dwaKGA
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You can listen to hospital associations opposing workplace safety standards in the OSHA hearings, in between health care worker testimony about colleagues lost to COVIDhttps://t.co/jmRvAgCdfO pic.twitter.com/wJY3G4vpi8
— Julia Raifman (@JuliaRaifman) September 23, 2022
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If a tweet I write ever goes viral I hope it’s this one because I’m trying to sound the alarm here.
— ✨jacque_line ✨ (@nurse_jaqwellen) September 17, 2022
There are currently NO PEDIATRIC ICU BEDS available in my state. Remember how the CDC warned about rhinovirus in the northeast? They weren’t wrong.
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Unlike flu, SARS-CoV-2 gets into the blood & infects cells throughout the body. it's also a clotting disease with strokes & heart problems. Imagining COVID is 'like the flu' is cutting thousands of lives short. It's time to wake up https://t.co/XfkweARvHY via @ConversationEDU
— Prof. Peter Doherty (@ProfPCDoherty) September 15, 2022
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Why the pandemic isn't over yet and how we can get there fasterhttps://t.co/g3l7A293iX
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) September 20, 2022
my @latimes oped pic.twitter.com/uKCovyd3wd
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This is in Chicago right now. Meanwhile, a bunch of doctors at rich hospitals and clinics are publicly mocking ongoing mask use and loudly calling for its discontinuation in clinical contexts, because, you know, “the pandemic is over” and “my patients want to see my whole face.” pic.twitter.com/PjbkKHSKPY
— Eric Reinhart (@_Eric_Reinhart) September 22, 2022
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I visited a mask factory today that’s shutting down (they want me to take their materials and parts)
— Lloyd Armbrust (@larmbrust) September 21, 2022
They have 2 million N95s in stock and made millions more during the pandemic but can’t find any buyers anymore so they have to close down. pic.twitter.com/OTU4Gd9NwO
Long Covid:
We’ve only just begun to examine the racial disparities of long covid https://t.co/Ku0FNAse8l
— Kenyon Farrow (@kenyonfarrow) September 22, 2022
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The twittersphere for #LongCovid and #MECFS is an information goldmine, but to get it you need to follow the right people.
— Eureka Health (@EurekaHealthApp) September 21, 2022
Here are the top 9 accounts you should be following to stay up to speed with the latest. 👇
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Ever experienced long covid by race/ethnicity, education and disability statushttps://t.co/t8gHmbIklP pic.twitter.com/X21ntQo6HX
— wsbgnl (@wsbgnl) September 21, 2022
Disparities/Greed:
The wealth of the top 1% increased by $6.5 trillion last year. It's not radical to tax the rich. It's radical to let a small group of oligarchs hoard that much wealth.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) September 20, 2022
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Elon Musk came from a family that owned an emerald mine in Apartheid South Africa.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) September 20, 2022
Bill Gates’ mom helped Microsoft get a deal with IBM.
Jeff Bezos’ garage-based start was funded by a quarter-million dollar investment from his parents.
“Self-made billionaires” are a myth. pic.twitter.com/qSpM9Zu24d
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Finland is the only country in Europe where homelessness is declining. It applies the “Housing First” model. Those affected by homelessness receive a small apartment and adequate supports, without any preconditions. 4 out of 5 people have made their way back into a stable life.
— Paul Delaney (@coaimpaul) September 19, 2022
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So much for the Catholic mission of caring for the poor.
— Lois Uttley (@LoisUttley) September 24, 2022
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My father had a medical emergency yesterday (he is stable and recovering). The EMTs, alongside my mom, saved his life. I’m guessing they saved 5 or 6 more during their shift yesterday. Average EMT starting pay is $28k a year, not enough to afford a standard Chicago 2br apartment.
— Jason Coupet (@ProfessaJay) September 19, 2022
TFG:
This is not 1933 Nazi Germany. This is a photo from tonight’s Trump rally. See the difference? Neither do I. pic.twitter.com/kuyGaBmOg0
— Outspoken™️ (@Out5p0ken) September 18, 2022
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JUST IN:
— THE SAD TRUTH (@SmnWeekly) September 17, 2022
Trump’s new lead lawyer Christopher M. Kise was registered as a foreign agent to represent Maduro regime in Venezuela.
How do you feel about turning over America’s top secret classified documents to him?..
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Fun Fact: every single state that voted for Donald Trump receives more money from the federal government than it contributes. Red states have functioning state budgets only because of taxpayers in blues states.
— Jeff Timmer (@jefftimmer) September 20, 2022
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11 GOP AGs just asked 11th Cir. to side w/Trump & Cannon over DOJ — not by arguing law or facts but by saying Biden’s gov’t dsn’t deserve the usual deference due Executive, just as Cannon said Trump deserves better treatment than other people! So much for equality before the law.
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) September 20, 2022
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➡️Using objectively false numbers to calculate property values.
— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) September 21, 2022
For example, Trump's apartment in Trump Tower is 10,996 square feet.
Yet, he said it was 30,000 square feet to value it at $327 million. A New York City apartment had never sold for that much.
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Ouch. 11th circuit destroys Trump’s entire argument in one paragraph. pic.twitter.com/jXpgPK3uHn
— Angry Staffer 🌻 (@Angry_Staffer) September 21, 2022
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Koch Industries has poured over $1 million into the campaigns or supporting PACs of 52 Republican election deniers since January 2021.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) September 23, 2022
In case you were wondering whether the anti-democracy Trump cult and the oligarchy were working together.
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https://twitter.com/theAntenna_uk/status/1573220661790744577?s=20&t=YQqcjFzAl3f3qtT7dwaKGA
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GOP:
NEW: House Republicans just rolled out their official "Commitment to America” plan for 2023 with an inspirational video chock full of scenes presented as exceptional imagery of America -- but that are actually stock footage from Russia and Ukraine. https://t.co/xtQm52WWNp
— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) September 23, 2022
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“We celebrate the rich heritage of the American story,” a narrator says, over footage of a drilling rig in Russia's Volgograd region. https://t.co/3bbKqDp4eK # via @HuffPostPol
— Drew Lewis (@drewlewismd) September 23, 2022
Jan 6th:
BREAKING: Members of the 1776 Restoration Movement flooded the veteran suicide hotline this morning with bogus calls to release Jan 6th rioters. These are YOUR PEOPLE, @GOP
— Mueller, She Wrote (@MuellerSheWrote) September 19, 2022
I received this message from a veteran in crisis. @DeptVetAffairs @votevets @TheJusticeDept pic.twitter.com/a17sdaRtti
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Jamie Raskin speech:pic.twitter.com/9F4Uuwn9LG
— Dash Dobrofsky (@DashDobrofsky) September 21, 2022
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BREAKING: The House just passed H.R. 8873, the Presidential Election Reform Act — Reps. Cheney and Lofgren's bill to reform the Electoral Count Act — 229-203.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 21, 2022
Just nine Republicans joined all Democrats to support legislation that would prevent future coups.
Abortion/Contraception:
https://twitter.com/leahmcelrath/status/1572276808506032129?s=20&t=YQqcjFzAl3f3qtT7dwaKGA
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Lindsey Graham in June: Abortion is up to “the states to decide.”
— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) September 20, 2022
Lindsey Graham last week: “States have the ability to do it at the state level and we have the ability in Washington if we choose.”
Lindsey Graham today: “This is not a states rights issue.”
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The @HouseGOP is already on record on how they intend to implement their extreme plans for a federal law to criminalize abortion in all 50 states.
— Henry Connelly (@HenryVConnelly) September 21, 2022
166 House Rs have co-sponsored a “Life Begins at Conception” bill to criminalize all abortion after the moment of *fertilization.* pic.twitter.com/3LxSEjZlX7
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Impressive! US Troops Are Volunteering to Fly #Abortion Seekers Across State Lines https://t.co/xvQjbkb1QW via @DefenseOne
— Judy Stone (@DrJudyStone) September 23, 2022
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Buried in new Marquette poll:
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) September 22, 2022
*Only 18% say states should be able to bar travel to another state for an abortion
*76% say states shouldn’t be able to stop out-of-state prescriptions for medication abortions
Marquette's poll director tells us a fundamental shift has taken place https://t.co/tkJ9Erlszg
Book bans:
In a huge victory for library patrons, the town board of Wellington, Colorado (Lauren Boebert’s home state) passed a ban on book bans by a 5-2 vote.
— Lakota Man (@LakotaMan1) September 19, 2022
Climate change:
"American Petroleum Inst laid out plan to create a centre with a board of climate scientists that would have mission of advancing scientific uncertainty. Center will be funded at a level that will permit it to succeed, incl funding for research contracts."https://t.co/ETYoxSYTHN
— Satish Pandey (@SatishKTM) September 18, 2022
Arizona:
I asked AZ GOP Secretary of State nominee Mark Finchem if he would certify the election if Biden wins the state in 2024. This is what he said: https://t.co/Noe0vAKjwf pic.twitter.com/7BUNlO6U4U
— Charlotte Alter (@CharlotteAlter) September 20, 2022
Cops:
Aurora PD breaking up the peaceful violin vigil for the very kid they murdered. #ElijahMclain pic.twitter.com/OP4TlawVk5
— Jessie B (@jessiedesigngal) June 28, 2020
Florida:
This morning we woke up to find this on our lawn. It was anti-Semitic, anti-immigrant propaganda that was littered across our neighborhood of Oakview late last night. It’s disgusting, and has no place in Gainesville. GPD is investigating now to find whoever spread this hate: pic.twitter.com/nLzzINOJtm
— Bryan Eastman (@FlaBryan) September 17, 2022
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national press is going to have egg on its face when it turns out there's a big story of a governor working with an extra-legal outside group to essentially cross country kidnap a group of migrants https://t.co/P8HtpXlrOY via @TPM
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) September 19, 2022
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Thanks to geneologist @megansmolenyak for supplying me with the receipts:https://t.co/LxtUzeTrQW
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) September 21, 2022
Georgia:
New video shows Republican election officials in Coffee County Georgia allowed Trump surrogates to handle and scan voting equipment and data, including the head of the county GOP, Cathy Latham, a fake elector.
— Duty To Warn 🔉 (@duty2warn) September 20, 2022
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Accuse others of which you are guilty of. https://t.co/NdBofQhY1W
— Dash Dobrofsky (@DashDobrofsky) September 20, 2022
Michigan:
Fascist MI school board candidate Craig Ladyman (yes, that’s his name) posts swastika made of Pride flags because he says it’s queer kids who are the real enemy. This is coming to school boards everywhere. https://t.co/44S5UT6Hzk
— Jeff Sharlet (@JeffSharlet) September 21, 2022
Pennsylvania:
Pay attention! 😳 pic.twitter.com/ZqpiZfihYJ
— Sarah blum (@sarahchblum) September 18, 2022
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Puerto Rico:
The entire island of Puerto Rico is without power or potable water. 3+ million US citizens are facing a massive humanitarian disaster and the entire US news media is fixated on the funeral of the queen. It's absolutely disgusting.
— Alejandra Caraballo (@Esqueer_) September 19, 2022
Wisconsin:
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1572240107855581184?s=20&t=YQqcjFzAl3f3qtT7dwaKGA
Feel good du jour:
https://twitter.com/Omar_pets0/status/1571191803465941000?s=20&t=YQqcjFzAl3f3qtT7dwaKGA
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What a great idea! 📚📖 pic.twitter.com/h4EIv5wxio
— Janna MacLean (@JannaMacLean1) September 19, 2022
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Folk artist goes viral for his uncanny 3D graffiti painting pic.twitter.com/CbtXP0drTu
— Gabriele Corno (@Gabriele_Corno) September 19, 2022
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Listen to this bowerbird mimicking the sound of children playing. Just amazing. https://t.co/fqxFwNU7rC
— Earthling (@ziyatong) September 18, 2022
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Empathic octopus usually goes nearshore to receive the caresses of children before returning offshore (Sardinia, Italy) pic.twitter.com/Lqth1vaoG0
— Gabriele Corno (@Gabriele_Corno) September 19, 2022
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https://twitter.com/its_jessi_grace/status/1572588325659344902?s=20&t=YQqcjFzAl3f3qtT7dwaKGA
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In need of a lift? I design my photos to give you a burst of dopamine, conferring a gentle natural high.
— Emma Mitchell 💙 (@silverpebble) September 22, 2022
Liquidambar leaves pic.twitter.com/tCyKhdJBeq
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When 2 groups of penguins meet on the road, they stop for a short exchange of information. When one of them moves in with the wrong group, a friend goes after him to bring him back🙂🐧🐧🐧 pic.twitter.com/W3y4ZwxdiW
— Wow Videos (@ViralXfun) September 23, 2022
Comic relief:
https://twitter.com/buitengebieden/status/1572106081731579907?s=20&t=YQqcjFzAl3f3qtT7dwaKGA
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Using mamma's ear as a blanket pic.twitter.com/Exw1AsIIXW
— Heckin Good Dogs (@HeckinGoodDogs) September 19, 2022
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https://twitter.com/buitengebieden/status/1572446272119873537?s=20&t=YQqcjFzAl3f3qtT7dwaKGA
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This Japanese designer's incredible moving origami will blow your mind🧐 pic.twitter.com/A2jiysYaS0
— Wow Videos (@ViralXfun) September 22, 2022
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The skill and illusion required for this mime's balloon performance pic.twitter.com/uKkbVZPVuL
— Interesting As Fuck (@InterestingPot) September 22, 2022
Perspective/Poem
Something I find myself thinking about is how much grief disabled people are carrying right now. The grief of losses to covid, the grief of eugenics being applauded by governments around the world, the grief of accessible events now reverting back to exclusion
— Karl Knights (@Inadarkwood) September 17, 2022
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My wife made a point the other day that all of these devices with assistants (Alexa, Siri, etc.) all come as women by default so we’re training a whole new generation to see women as “staff” and I can’t stop thinking about that.
— Wm. Brett Hill wrote a book (@magisternihil) September 24, 2022
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Your Sunday morning poem by Mary Oliver, "Prayer" pic.twitter.com/uhZdPNgBH2
— Kelli Russell Agodon (@KelliAgodon) September 18, 2022
Bits of beauty:
