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As a physician, I can attest that masks protect against many threats to our health, including pollution, wildfire smoke, infectious diseases, and allergens. All of us, and especially disabled and immunocompromised folks, need to be able to wear masks freely in public spaces. Please sign and share this petition against the North Carolina mask ban. #COVID#MaskUp#ClimateChange#disabilityhttps://chng.it/C7XNnpx9gL
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URGENT! please help Tasia with basic necessities like food and healthcare! she is disabled and has struggled with housing. she hasnt gotten any donations for a while and is losing hope. she needs your support. anything helps!
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I am a disabled, nonbinary, neurodivergent individual raising funds to cover bills/pet stuff/basic needs not covered by EBT while I am going through the disability application process.
I am a disabled, nonbinary, neurodivergent individual raising funds to cover bills/pet stuff/basic needs not covered by EBT while I am going through the disability application process.
I am a disabled, nonbinary, neurodivergent individual raising funds to cover bills/pet stuff/basic needs not covered by EBT while I am going through the disability application process.
please help octo! she needs to pay her monthly bills including rent, debt payments, and college expenses. she's struggling with parental abuse. anything helps!
URGENT! please help Tasia with basic necessities like food and healthcare! she is disabled and has struggled with housing. she hasnt gotten any donations for a while and is losing hope. she needs your support. anything helps!
URGENT! please help Tasia with basic necessities and healthcare! is disabled and has struggled with housing. she hasnt gotten any donations for a while and is losing hope. she needs your support.
please help octo! she needs to pay her monthly bills including rent, debt payments, and college expenses. she's struggling with parental abuse. anything helps!
The mask ban being proposed in North Carolina is discriminatory & dangerous. I’m grateful this clip covered the risk these bans pose to POC & marginalized individuals. It won’t be limited to people committing crimes…. If you truly believe that you need to listen to more marginalized voices.
I found it especially telling that the senator mentioned “trusting” law enforcement not to arrest Granny for wearing a mask in Walmart. The de facto implication here is that they CAN arrest Granny for that. They may not be able to criminally charge you - but if they’re allowed to stop, search and arrest just for masking in public there will be abuse. There will be situations where people are forced to remove their mask and consent to a search AND risk infection.
Im incredibly grateful to all the groups fighting back against this bill - and encourage everyone to watch this brief clip:
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Anecdotally - it feels like I know way more people sick with respirator viruses right now than I have in a long time. None of them are testing for COVID and none seem to think it’s strange they’re so knocked down in May.
One of them just got over a terrible cough & loss of appetite that lasted 3 months starting in December …. And is already severely ill again.
Does anyone have any positive stories of people who suddenly got fed up being sick all the time and finally masked up again? Or came to you and asked for more information on Covid precautions? I’ve been brushed off just for suggesting they test … and it’s feeling pretty bleak.
I genuinely believed that when previously healthy people started getting sick over and over (and for long durations) they would start to question the narrative that COVID is over/mild. They would get curious. They would ask questions. None of that is happening.
It makes me very scared that it’ll never happen. That no amount of sickness or statistics will get people to reconsider their stance on Covid, masks and mitigations.
So if anyone has hopeful stories - I would love to hear them!
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NC are proposing a bill to ban masks (including medical masks) in public settings. This is not only discriminatory - it’s dangerous. It’s removing the LAST tool we have to protect against COVID.
It also sets dangerous precedent & fuels damaging narratives about COVID.
The proposed bill would see all masks banned in public settings. If a person requires a mask - they would need to have a medical exemption. Disabled people are exhausted. We’ve been forced into dangerous situations for 4 years thanks to “you do you” COVID policy.
To now expect us to do additional work to procure a medical exemption just to be able to wear a respirator to help us prevent death or further disability? It’s unnecessarily cruel. Doctor’s appts & notes cost money. They’re not accessible to everyone.
COVID mitigation is already a significant social justice issue. By virtue of the fact our governments and public health have done nothing to protect people - individuals are left to procure protection for themselves. This protection isn’t affordable for everyone.
Respirators, HEPA filters, rapid tests, far UV… all these tools are out of financial reach for many people. We have fantastic organizations attempting to get respirators into the hands of those who need them - but some people are always left behind.
Now we’re adding an additional barrier by putting the burden of proof that a mask is required on the disabled individual. We’re forcing them to risk exposure to go to a doctor, spend money out of pocket for a note and then carry it around in the hopes they don’t get arrested?
If governments and public health would take Covid more seriously -
People wouldn’t need to don respirators nearly as often. But when the powers that be take away access to vaccines & anti-virals, refuse to clean the air, provide testing or paid sick leave? We have no choice.
Even if everything goes perfectly (which rarely happens) and a person has access to a respirator, can afford to see a doctor & obtain medical exemption… there’s still a good chance they’ll be forced to remove their mask while law enforcement analyze the exemption’s legitimacy
COVID infects extremely quickly. Breaking the seal on your respirator - even briefly - can result in infection. We’re asking people to jump through an inordinate amount of hoops and spend ridiculous amounts of money only to quite possibly end up infected anyways.
There’s also a bigger issue that stems from the idea that the “medically vulnerable” can and should obtain an exemption. It continues to drive the narrative that Covid is ONLY a threat to people who are already vulnerable. Which we know is untrue.
COVID is a multi system disease that has a 10% chance of causing disability. The odds of Long Covid go up with each infection. It’s not 10% in those that are already vulnerable - it’s everyone. Many young & healthy people have had their lives ruined by this disease.
The lie that only the vulnerable need to be concerned is one of the most devastating of the pandemic. People are getting infected over & over & think they’ve “gotten away with it”….When there’s good odds that they’ve got silent damage & their next infection will disable them
It also propagates the notion that the vulnerable are expendable. That it’s ok if we die or become further disabled because the rest of the world needs to “go back to normal”. There’s nothing normal about a society that turns its back on others.
This desperation to return to the way the world was in 2019 is quite literally killing people. It’s ruining lives. It’s dividing people, straining healthcare systems and causing long term health consequences that will have ripple effects for decades to come.
This NC bill to ban masks is just the latest in a string of terrible decisions that are costing lives. And it didn’t have to be this way. Had we admitted Covid was airborne and worked to implement clean air standards - we wouldn’t be in such a dire situation now.
please help moo with his monthly food and bills! he's disabled & has been unable to find a job for years. he's stuck in a housing situation where people steal his food. anything helps!
what the fuck do we do. theyve destroyed communication in gaza. they keep bombing. we don't even know how bad it is. if it was that bad when the world was watching. Jesus.
This woman's gofundme has been up for OVER A YEAR and is not even halfway to her goal. one of her kids posted on birdsite about how they're terrified that so soon after celebrating her birthday, they may have to plan for her funeral. donate and share.
Originally for this woman's recovery from Long Covid and payment for surgeries needed to help her breathe and move, most of the money is now going towards her daughter who is battling stage two breast cancer (the most aggressive type, which you can see in the updates).