😷Mark Dixon

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Filmmaker, photographer, environmental activist, runner. Working to clean the air and end fossil fuels. I don't have long COVID but support those who do. #covidisntover #maskup #airquality #climate lens.blue

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NY Governor Hochul is not only banning masks, she is ending sick leave for COVID. Shame.

Governor Hochul Abruptly Ends COVID Sick Leave for NY State Employees - Hell Gatehellgatenyc.com COVID-19 cases are again on the rise in New York. Statewide, the number of recorded cases has increased five-fold since April, though they are still below levels reached this past winter.

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BREAKING: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says she is discussing a mask ban for protests with the City Attorney. Source: youtu.be/5R6krNYXnZI?...

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Is this what I'm supposed to be doing? Telling everyone that our little book is getting recognition? Okay, guess what everybody . . .

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UPDATE: Governor Roy Cooper has vetoed North Carolina's anti-mask bill. The bill now heads back to the state legislature, where the Republicans will likely use their supermajority to override the veto next week. Source: governor.nc.gov/news/press-r...

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Book math: 50% off means that you can buy twice as many books. 📚📚 If you haven't picked up a copy of Millions of Suns yet...or you have been meaning to get one for a writer or artist in your life, now's a pretty great time to do that! press.umich.edu/Books/M/Mill...

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Important crowdfunding campaign here! Please support @violetblue.bsky.social to finish this book on how to stay safe from COVID. The virus hasn’t gone away and is still harming people but most people don’t even know what tools we have to keep it at bay. Please give a few dollars & help save lives

The Kickstarter campaign has launched! It's all or nothing for us -- find out what's in the book, who's collaborating, and pre-order a copy of The Covid Sanity Handbook here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/vio...

Coming soon: The Covid Sanity Handbookwww.kickstarter.com Staying Safe In An Unsafe World

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Biobot has removed its covid wastewater dashboard and will no longer show covid wastewater data for the US. ~3 weeks after CDC stopped covid hospitalization data. The page now: biobot.io/data/covid-19 Surprise announcement: biobot.io/from-raw-dat... #datablackout

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When will we get a #CleanAir act in the USA?

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Egregious public health failure to acknowledge airborne transmission of viruses has been called out in many major research publications. This Lancet letter is an excellent summary. Thank you @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social @juliamwright.bsky.social @mark-ungrin.bsky.social #MedSky #NurseSky #EpiSky

Airborne pathogens: controlling words won’t control transmissionwww.thelancet.com WHO has proposed new terminology for “pathogens that transmit through the air”.1 The stated rationale is that “[d]uring the pandemic, the terms ‘airborne’, ‘airborne transmission’, ‘droplets’ and ‘aer...

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Updated with two hot items: WHO released a (useful!) model for covid airborne transmission risk assessment by experts in the field, and launched "CoViNet: a global network for coronaviruses" Links at the top here: www.patreon.com/posts/pandem...

Pandemic Roundup: March 28, 2024 | Violet Bluewww.patreon.com Get more from Violet Blue on Patreon

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3-min video just released today (3/28/2024) by the Australian Academy of Science: Why we need a mandate for indoor air quality youtu.be/XORCf2YYqaI?... #IAQ #CleanTheAir #CovidIsAirborne

Why we need a mandate for indoor air qualityyoutu.be The average Australian spends about 90% of their time indoors. While the water we drink and the food we eat are highly regulated, Australia does not have indoor air quality standards. A group of international experts led by Professor Lidia Morawska FAA (QUT) has presented a blueprint for national indoor quality standards for public buildings, in an article in the journal Science. Read more: Professor Lidia Morawska: https://www.science.org.au/profile/lidia-morawska Air quality blueprint: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adl0677 ----- Thanks for watching! Click subscribe and the notification bell to see our videos in your feed. About us: The Australian Academy of Science is an independent organisation representing Australia's leading scientists. It recognises excellence, advises government and promotes science education and public awareness of science. About our channel: We create and upload videos reviewed by experts in scientific fields and other leading academics to ensure scientific accuracy. You can also find some amazing lectures given by top scientists at one of our events held at our HQ-the Shine Dome in Canberra or across Australia.

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Gonna be real hard to build trust in public health if the media keeps doing stuff like this:

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When weakening their COVID guidelines, one of the main justifications the CDC used is that the number of people with Long COVID is 'decreasing.' In reality, the CDC's *own data* shows an alarming increase Long COVID in recent months.

‘Alarming’ rise in Americans with long Covid symptomswww.theguardian.com CDC data shows nearly 18m people could be living with long Covid even as health agency relaxes isolation recommendations

😍‼️Anybody else just loving the coverage of long COVID on Science Friday today? Bravo to Ira Flatow and his whole team. This segment is a great summary to send to family and friends, too. With a big brand behind it. www.sciencefriday.com/segments/4th...

What We Know After 4 Years Of COVID-19www.sciencefriday.com Four years ago this week, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Experts say it’s far from over.

Melanie Meade, featured in the Inversion Documentary trailer (my latest film project), and a tireless advocate for clean air in her hometown of Clairton, PA, recently suffered the tragic loss of her son. Please consider supporting her family in this time of need: www.gofundme.com/f/melanie-me...

Melanie Meade's son, organized by Nicole Fabricantwww.gofundme.com We are raising money for Melanie Meade, our dear friend and comrade who suddenly lost her son Rob… Nicole Fabricant needs your support for Melanie Meade's son

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‘@zalaly is a physician scientist devoted to studying #LongCOVID since early patient reports about the condition - even before the term was coined. He testified before the U.S. Senate as an expert witness on LC and has published extensively on this topic.’ theconversation.com/mounting-res...

Growing body of research confirms: ‘COVID-19 should be considered a virus with a significant impact on the brain. Implications far-reaching, from individuals experiencing cognitive struggles to the potential impact on populations and the economy.’ @zalaly theconversation.com/mounting-res...

Mounting research shows that COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain, including with significant drops in IQ scorestheconversation.com Two new high-profile studies add to the increasingly worrisome picture of how even mild cases of COVID-19 can have detrimental effects on brain health.

When people without known vulnerabilities to COVID never mask, they force those who DO have known vulnerabilities to mask alone -- further compounding their vulnerabilities because it forces them to publicly REVEAL their vulnerability. Please help normalize masking.

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Large Part of World Faces Measles Outbreaks After COVID, WHO Says people.com/large-part-o... "More than half of all the countries in the world are going to be at high or very high risk of outbreaks by the end of this year," the World Health Organization (WHO) said" H/t @markdixon.bsky.social

More Than Half the World Faces High Risk of Measles Outbreaks Following 'Big Gaps' in Immunizations, WHO Sayspeople.com More than half the world will be at a 'high or very high risk' of measles outbreaks by the end of 2024 following the lack of immunizations amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the World Health Org...

For all those seeking black N95 masks, I recently stumbled across these BNX models. Fully NIOSH certified N95 respirators. Very black. #CovidIsNotOver #MaskUp bnx.com/products/n95...

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Hey there #COVIDisNotOver friends. My wife @mchristinebd.bsky.social and I put our heads together and made a flier about basic COVID-19 precautions - particularly for small events/gatherings. All the icons and entire flier are CC0/public domain/free to use: bit.ly/lesscovid 1/2

Hey, #CovidIsNotOver friends and activists! My talented wife (@mchristinebd.bsky.social) 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:N9...

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When your proposed solution to the climate crisis is to increase natural gas production, you're going to have to lie about methane emissions. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/stu...

Study finds Alberta underestimates methane emissions by 50 per centwww.thecanadianpressnews.ca A study from one of Canada's premiere climate labs says methane emissions from Alberta's energy industry are underestimated by almost 50 per cent.

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New polls again show white people are far less likely to take COVID precautions. Percentage who say they are wearing a mask: Black 59% Hispanic 47% White 17% Percentage who say they are taking any precautions: Black 72% Hispanic 68% White 39% Source: kff.org/coronavirus-...

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The Senate just passed a reckless amendment to ban mask mandates on public transportation for 2024. Shamefully, 10 Democrats voted in favor of a ban: Baldwin (D-WI) Bennet (D-CO) Brown (D-OH) Kaine (D-VA) Kelly (D-AZ) Klobuchar (D-MN) Manchin (D-WV) Rosen (D-NV) Shaheen (D-NH) Tester (D-MT)

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Reminder that I have a covid safety and prevention resource list here, including what to do if you're exposed or test positive: www.patreon.com/posts/huge-f... (always free, no signup needed)

Huge, FREE covid safety resource list | Violet Bluewww.patreon.com Get more from Violet Blue on Patreon

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Honored to see my FREE Covid Safety Resource List on this incredible #covid information and resources page by COVID Toolbox! Thank you @covidtoolbox.bsky.social! Check it out, everyone: covidtoolbox.com/resources/

Resources – Covid Toolboxcovidtoolbox.com

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A headline stated it quite plainly “Long COVID is real. Now the evidence is piling up.” and while it is encouraging to see such serious coverage how unfortunate it is that we waited until the bodies and the ruined lives had piled up before paying attention.

I'm delighted to announce that I'll be honored as one several recipients of this year's Clean Water Action "Dewey Award." Oct. 12, 6pm. Hope to see you there! (With my elastomeric P100 mask on) cleanwater.salsalabs.org/pa-event-fal...

Clean Water's 14th Annual Fall Fundraiser and Dewey Awards in Pittsburghcleanwater.salsalabs.org You’re invited to Clean Water Action & Clean Water Fund's 14th Annual Fall Fundraiser and Dewey Awards in Pittsburgh on Thursday, October 12, 2023. RSVP today! https://cleanwater.salsalabs.org/pa-ev...

"Since the beginning of 2023, Covid-19 has steadily killed over 47,000 people in the US. At this rate, it is on track to remain in the top 10 causes of death in the US this year." www.cnn.com/2023/09/19/o...

Opinion: The mistake hospitals made on Covid-19 | CNNwww.cnn.com We should apply our knowledge from the last three years to protect patients and health care workers from Covid-19 and future pandemic pathogens, write Theodore Pak, Lara Jirmanus and Andrew Wang

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No, So The Reason That Governments Are Giving Out Free Tests And Bringing Forward Boosters And Reintroducing Masks In Healthcare Is BECAUSE Covid Is Over.