#covid kills

[crimeronan]

CDC finally fuckin' recommended the new COVID boosters for everyone in the US. letting my american followers who don't check the news know because i've been turned away for wanting to get an extra booster & now won't be anymore & it's Lovely. most americans are not going to get these and are going to grumble about them, which sucks as far as spread goes - but DOES mean u can schedule with ur local pharmacy sooner rather than later. please do so. ur immunocompromised friends and ur own body will thank u.

[medsocionwheels]

The Breaking Period: Follow-Up

Just over a week ago, I wrote about the uniquely horrified and yet unsurprised understanding held by disabled people who predicted this watching the pandemic “breaking point” (aka breaking period). Early this week, I got news that the breaking period had graced our close friend group—and it was anything but graceful. The breaking period crashed into one of our friends like a stampeding herd. I was prepared. But how can you really prepare for the news that a 21-year old, athletic, college student dropped dead in the shower from a brain aneurysm?

The answer is, you can’t. Not really. And yet, this entire week, through all of the tough conversations and tears of agony, I did not break. I did the opposite of break, actually. I turned myself into a boulder. And I shouldered the storm. I stepped into my roles as expert scientist and “responsible” friend. It’s a truly awful experience to be the one to keep everyone else grounded in reality, because I know the stakes in this fight.

There is a memorial in a few days. Everyone wants to “just forget about covid for the day.” Feelings that I won’t just let it go range from annoyed to offended. I know there is a strong sentiment that I’m “acting like a total bitch.” I know I’m right. I know if we threw a superspreader event to celebrate the life of someone who died from “mild” exposure that we would all look back in ten years (if we are still here) and ask what the fuck I was thinking. I know surviving this means not caring that people will be angry. I know surviving means ignoring their anger instead of resenting it, because if they also survive, it’s now extremely obvious that everyone will need support. It’s already fairly impossible to grapple with. They probably won’t change their behavior after this. I’m terrified it will take several more instances of this before the reckoning comes. Which is a really tough spot to be in when one of our parents finally had their reckoning when we broke the news to them today. I don’t know if you’ve every experienced someone go through several “stages” of grief in quick succession, but if you haven’t, it’s heartbreaking in a way very few other things are. (Side note, this immediate reaction is also why I hate the idea of grief “stages”—these are really responses to tragedy, and they are incredibly dynamic)

Dealing with the breaking period of the pandemic as a disabled person and covid-realistic scientist means letting them break down in despair to you while swallowing the anger over how preventable the thing was. It’s sitting with “I told you so” and saying “I love you, I’m here” instead. It’s doing all of these things knowing you will likely never get a single apology or thank you. It’s doing these things knowing you’ll do them a few more times with the same people, watch those people return to ignoring prevention, and open your arms again when tragedy hits again. And it’s dealing with their guilt, because they know, and they know that you know, that you told them this would happen and their response was to tell you to fuck all the way off instead of listening.

To everyone trying (and failing) to move past covid, take a serious pause and reflect on where we are at. Don’t wait for the tragedy. There DOES NOT NEED TO BE A TRAGEDY. You don’t have to submit yourself to a life where it is normal for 21 year olds to drop dead when everything seemed fine. If you learn nothing else from this essay, I hope you understand that the covid realists are not trying to win some game by being right—we tell you the hard things because we know how much it will hurt if the tragedy hits. I hope you understand the love involved when your friends and family warn you about the harms of covid infection, that they aren’t trying to ruin your life or “be controlling.” And I hope you realize that it’s okay to change, that your significant other will probably forgive you (they may not bring it up at all!).

This week was hard. Right now it feels a little like the world is burning and all I can do is watch. Next week will not be that much easier. I will keep fighting. I have no choice. And I will be here, waiting, with my amazing peers in the disabled community, to welcome you with open and non-shaming arms.

This is an example of how I use painting as an outlet when shit hits the fan. View the painting process here:

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[itscherryterry-again]

you better get to your knees (and bark like you want it)

[thehallstara]

anyways happy pride to all my high risk queers out there, to all my disabled queers for whom events aren't accessible to, to my immunocompromised folks who can't risk attending events where people aren't masked or taking covid precautions! happy pride to my fellow cripqueers that want to be out there fighting and celebrating with their friends and family and can't because it's not safe for them to do so– you're not alone and you deserve to celebrate too. we all do.

[houseswife]

wilson saying “I need to do this. for you.” is fucking insane actually. in the same episode where house is deciding whether or not he should commit suicide as a result of wilson’s dying. They are each other’s lines between life and death. humans have a biological instinct to preserve their survival at all costs; house has an addiction that governs his life. but they were willing to forgo all of it for one another, because they couldn’t fathom it being any other way. IM SICK

[pyrotechnicdarts]

official newblood/ultrakill art + putting gabriel in An Outfit

(all drawn by francis xie @francishsie on twitter)

[ireton]

Bill Gates - To Face Covid Vax Truth In A Dutch Court

2024 10 24 - A court in the Netherlands has ruled that Bill Gates, along with other defendants including Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla and former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, must stand trial over allegations related to injuries caused by COVID-19 vaccines. The case, brought by seven plaintiffs, claims that Gates and others misled the public about the safety of these vaccines, asserting they knew the vaccines were not safe or effective. This legal action represents a significant challenge to Gates, focusing on his role in the global push for vaccinations through his foundation's involvement in the pandemic response.

The lawsuit was filed in Leeuwarden, challenging the jurisdiction of the Dutch court over Gates, who resides in the U.S. However, the court dismissed Gates's objection, establishing jurisdiction due to the interconnectedness of the claims against all defendants, which are rooted in a common set of facts concerning the global response to the COVID-19 crisis. This ruling could set a precedent for similar cases globally, highlighting the complexities of international law when dealing with high-profile figures involved in worldwide health initiatives.

[liddlediddy]

squid game season 3 spoiler

Gi-Hun (after the inevitable Frontman reveal): if i had a nickel for every time I played the games and formed a close bond with player 001 only to be devastated when my choices directly lead to them being killed, and then later find out that not only did player 001 fake their death but turn out to be the person in charge of running the games, I would have two nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.

[myokk]

🥺

[robot-carl]

I took a nap today and had a vision. This was that vision. Scarecrow posed as mittens Bernie Sanders. He is once again asking you to donate your body for his experiments.

[anthyies]

i was able - well, forced really - to relive you killing me. again and again. forever.

[dosesofcommonsense]

Why the old people? They typically vote Republican.

[give-grian-rights]

an enderman took my gender. he took it. he grabbed it in his little nubby hands and walked away. he's gonna go put it in a hole somewhere. its going to be in the world's worst generated cave and i'll never find it again.

[cosmicaces]

let's talk about pino!

according to the whm booklet, rody's quirk is always active. she isn't always present, though. from what we can see in the movie, pino primarily nests in rody's hair!

so... is there a trend?

obviously she hops out when a strong emotion flares up, but it seems like she's also more likely to be out and about when he's feeling relatively safe/comfortable? she's present when he says goodbye to his siblings, she's present when they're settling down for that first night on the run, she's present when they're in the hotel, etc. etc.

there are only a few times where pino is present during an action scene. the first instance is, of course, during the first chase scene when she flew out to stop deku. she briefly remained out, notifying rody that they were still being chased before disappearing. she appears again when he's going down the rail, disappears, and then comes out of his hair again to check on him after he was almost crushed by falling debris.

pino was not present during the attempted betrayal. after leading deku to him, we can presume that, offscreen, she returned to his hair or went into his hood. the next time she comes out is when rody finally warms up to deku in the cave scene.

it's also worth noting that she is not present during the following villain encounter, only coming out for introductions when their safety was guaranteed.

honestly, the only time we actually see pino in harm's way is during the battle with flect, and that was because rody relied on her to not only signal deku, but to catch the flash drive.

why am i talking about this? well, and this is a far-fetched assumption that's going to get into more headcanon/character interpretation territory, but hear me out:

pino is very similar to something from another property: the daemons from his dark materials. for anyone unaware: daemons are the physical manifestation of a person's soul and take the form of an animal. they mirror the way their human interacts with others and can provide emotional insight into how their human is feeling, which is... like i said before, VERY similar to how pino functions.

with this in mind, one has to wonder if their similarities end there or if, potentially, pino shares some other functionalities as a daemon. namely... if pino gets hurt, can rody feel it?

i know that her main function as a quirk is to articulate rody's feelings. still, her tendency to stay out of harm's way really makes you think, especially since we don't see her get injured at any point. little roughed up, sure! but not injured.

[crippled-peeper]

One year ago next week they took my Mom off life support

[millionmovieproject]