Jim Parkin @ParkinJim@qoto.org

From Facebook 😹

Twitter: What we lose.

Something those of us who invested much of ourselves discuss.

“Almost from the time the 1st tweet was posted in 2006, Twitter has played an important role in world events. The platform has been used to record everything from the Arab Spring to the ongoing war in Ukraine. It's also captured our public conversations for years.  But experts are worried that if Musk tanks the company, these rich seams of media & conversation could be lost forever.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/11/11/1063162/twitters-imminent-collapse-could-wipe-out-vast-records-of-recent-human-history/

@Fascinatorfun And that is why I implore people to keep their account open and use it. If we abandon it, even with the malevolent Musk in charge, then we are more likely to lose it. Its value cannot be overstated.

‘Invasion’

Under the government's Brexit plans, thousands of laws and regulations are to be scrapped or rewritten by ministers without proper scrutiny...

So who is taking back control? Well, certainly not British voters or even our "sovereign" parliament.

Article --> https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/brexit-who-is-really-taking-back-control/

@mekkaokereke I learned about institutional, environmental, interpersonal, and other kinds of racism in college. Especially in the required domestic diversity course. Every high school should have a required course like that. It's nobody's job to teach their would-be friend about racism. I also read books about it. It made it so much easier to start and maintain friendships with people who had experienced racism.

If only gaslight could feed us and keep us warm.

So what's behind UK's Trans-Pacific Partnerships? An obscene Brexit benefit is the ISDS a parallel system of justice that allows corporations to sue democratic Govt's over protectionist regulations/laws they view as a threat to their astronomical profits.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investor-state_dispute_settlement#Transparency

Warning people about Covid-19 being much worse than the media, or provinces have told us isn't fear mongering. NOT warning people about it is endangering lives. Someone who thinks it's no big deal, catches it multiple times, then dies from heart failure 6 months later?

If they'd known Covid-19 attacks your heart, and taken precautions, worn masks, got the vaccine, or the booster? They'd probably be alive.

Person living in a perpetual brain fog after coming down with long Covid after the mask mandates were lifted and they thought it was safe?

If the media and provincial messaging were that Covid-19 can infect your heart and brain, and it was still spreading rapidly, maybe that person would have thought twice before taking off their mask, kept up to date on shots and boosters, and been okay today.

Covid is going to be with us for decades - even if it goes away in 3 or 4 years, the lasting damage it caused, the disability, the reduced life spans. Children won't have parents, parents will lose children. That kind of impact sticks with you. We gambled with lives, and we lost.

Remind your friends, your family - this virus is still spreading, it's NOT mild, and even a case that feels mild can leave lasting organ damage. Don't throw away 20, 30, 40, 50 years of a healthy life so you don't have to wear a mask today. Today is important, but tomorrow?

Tomorrow isn't guaranteed. YOU need to make the effort to ensure that you have a tomorrow, and the next day. YOU get to choose. Do you care about tomorrow? next week? Next year? Do you care about your health? Your family? Covid doesn't - it'll happily ruin your life. Don't let it

#Covid19 #Pandemic #WearAMask #BeSafe #Vaccinate #Care

1. Most Black folk in the US experience frequent racism, and have to navigate racist systems daily. It's an important part of our lives.

2. Many white folk are very uncomfortable even hearing about racism.

3. People often talk about the most important things in their lives, with their friends.

4. Most white folk in the US (~75%), have no Black friends. Zero. None.

https://www.prri.org/research/poll-race-religion-politics-americans-social-networks/

My favourite street art in Glasgow. Warms my heart every time I see it🥰

Fascism doesn't need people to wake up and decide to do a genocide, it just needs the evil choice to be the easier one to make.

Won. Yes, every life saved is a victory and achievement. But let us remind ourselves too of the fact that the pandemic isn't over. We still have a long way to go. Giving false assurances gives an escape from reality that will only slow down the momentum needed to gain bigger

This silver watch case is shaped like a skull - the jaw hinges down to reveal the dial. The skull is decorated with a floral pattern and a scene on the forehead featuring Adam and Eve with the snake. 17th cent. (Louvre, Paris) #MementoMori #skull #MementoMoriMonday #histodons #horology #time #history

The UK is doing...badly. Really badly.

Wonder what could've possibly contributed to this. Perhaps it starts with 'B'...

Hi All,

🧀Version 5.4 of my adaptation of a Swiss cheese risk reduction graphic (not really a 'model'), applied to any respiratory virus but drawn and evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic.

🧀Story of the image up to ver4.2 is on my blog:
https://virologydownunder.com/the-swiss-cheese-infographic-that-went-viral/

🧀Editable files for making translations are (check if one made already though!):
https://figshare.com/articles/figure/The_Swiss_Cheese_Respiratory_Virus_Defence/13082618

🧀Thread:
https://twitter.com/MackayIM/status/1319901144836026368?s=20

@mattgemmell fortunately for spammers and bots, they don't have to worry about that because they use stolen credit card info...