#PCCs

[jamesthecomiccreator]

"The Restless Assault"

"Speed and skill matters, so why settle for one way when you can master both? Whether you need some more length or capacity to take down your target, we'll get you covered with our excellent menu of ranged perfection and suppression!" - Silas Silver

"Eniko": A 30-round, pistol-caliber carbine designed and considered as an upgrade to the Generic Armaments, "Compact Stoner", also known as the FPS (Fusil Portátil Stoner) Model PRM used by the Biotech Cooperations before and during the infamous 2010 Fusion Virus Outbreak; nowadays, the business, as well as the other G.O.Is in Arkingham started adopting this as their subweapon.

Ideal for personal defense in a combat team, or as a primary weapon as part of a mobile task force, this firearm is both highly customizable and highly reliable, allowing operators to easily clean out threats with ease, and precision!

"Thanatos": A 30/100-round, assault carbine rifle made from the blood of patriots and tyrants, this overly aggressive carbine comes with an extremely fast fire rate in a portable package; with an impressive 900 to 1200 RPM, you are not left begging for a bullet hose, because you are the bullet hose.

However, if this is a bit much, users can readjust the rounds per minute to a controllable 600-800 RPM, as well as customize their weapon to better suit their needs such as laser modules, foregrips, full-stocks, customized sights, and much more!

[marlovestrees]

Long COVID and ME/CFS folks, and disability allies:

I have something you can do in 15 minutes that will be very helpful to those of us with these disabilities!

The Canadian working group putting together recommendations for Post-COVID Condition (PCC) have released some bad recommendations regarding exercise as a treatment for Long COVID and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to treat Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM).

The UK just recently managed to get these recommendations out of the NICE guidelines for ME/CFS, and we should try to prevent them from getting embedded in the Canadian ones for Long COVID.

They have a survey out until Nov. 27 at 11:45pm EST asking for public input. If you can manage it, please fill out the survey explaining why these are both bad recommendations. The survey is open to people internationally, and anyone interested in the topic. Please mark #2 and #8 as "Major Concerns" and provide a sentence or two explaining why (in your own words).

Draft Recommendation #2 - recommends exercise as a treatment for Long COVID, and only briefly mentions the existance of post-exertional malaise (PEM). Given how many people with long COVID meet the diagnostic criteria for ME/CFS, this is entirely backwards. PEM should be evaluated first and regularly thereafter and exercise should only be suggested once everyone is confident that PEM isn't present.

Draft Recommendation #8 - Recommends CBT as a treatment for PEM. This is recommending a psychological treatment for a physical issue, which is inappropriate. It also contributes to the long history of treating the fatigue in ME/CFS as self-inflicted. And is an activity that can also worsen or cause PEM.

The recommendations and links to their evidence charts are inside the survey itself, or you can open the PDF link on the first page and write your answers before copying them into the survey.

Survey:

https://www.research.net/r/CAN-PCCRecommendationCommentPublic

Here's a blog post explaining one person's responses to the survey:

https://thesciencebit.net/2024/11/21/my-submission-on-the-new-canadian-draft-recommendations-for-long-covid/

And here's one on the history of these "treatments" for ME/CFS and why they're based on bad science.

https://mecfsresearchreview.me/2021/01/12/the-expert-testimony-to-nice-that-took-apart-the-case-for-cbt-and-graded-exercise-for-me-cfs/

[urjover]

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[fuckyeahmarxismleninism]

On April 22, 2024, hundreds of workers in Havana, on behalf of the Cuban working class, paid tribute to the leader of all workers of the world, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, on the occasion of the 154th anniversary of his birth.

The traditional ceremony, which takes place every year on Lenin Hill, in the Havana municipality of Regla, was attended by members of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee, General Secretary of the Confederation of Cuban Workers Ulises Gilarte de Nacimiento, First Secretary of the Havana City Committee of the CPC Lebanon Izquierdo Alonso and Governor of Havana Yanet Hernandez Perez.

Via Communist World

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[sfmuniphotos]

Muni streetcar 1040 was the last of 5,000+ PCC-type streetcars built in the United States between 1935 and 1952.

It's been restored, runs in regular daily service on the F-Market streetcars, and is seen here departing Castro towards downtown San Francisco and Fisherman's Wharf.

More photos of car 1040

[bamfwizard]

update on the jupeter falsettoes animatic; it's happening

[dangerlemon]

yarr

[trainmaniac]

Leaving the Loop by Matt Csenge Via Flickr: On the first day of revenue service in 12 years, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) PCC III no. 2326 is seen departing the Richmond & Westmoreland Loop, heading west towards Girard Ave. Though trolley service on the entire Route 15 was suspended in 2020, service east of Girard and Frankford was suspended in 2012 due to construction work on I-95.

[azurecanary]

Let it be known that i am nothing if not an Aabria Iyengar fanboy and at least 75% of my ttrpg playstyle either comes from her or Protean City Comics

[aspenwitch]

I made this costume in two weeks right after neopets announced they’d be at Planet ComicCon, rushing -and- trying to spend virtually no money on a costume because I just went on vacation but I HAD to go to neopets and I HAD to dress up

But I finished it and tried it on today in time to wear it to the neopets panel tomorrow!!!

[gun-gallery]

Calico Liberty 100 - 9x19mm

[fuckyeahmarxismleninism]

November 25, 2016: Death of Comrade Fidel Castro, leader of the Cuban Revolution, great teacher of the world’s workers and oppressed.

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[sfmuniphotos]

San Francisco Muni streetcar no. 1060 at the corner of Market & Sanchez in the Castro District.

[brianfrench1995]

Greetings From El Paso, Texas Postcard

@postcardtimemachine