Just saw this thread, very well written. I’m sorry you are having so much pain. I hope it is now better than 7 months ago. Another reason just giving more opioids doesn’t work sometimes - there are other pain pathways, so it may be better to add other drugs to treat all pathways together.

“I also center long-haulers in my reporting, treating them as active protagonists of their own stories instead of passive beneficiaries of medical aid. I want readers to empathize, not gawk.” - @edyong209.bsky.social#chronicillness

EYedyong209.bsky.socialDec 11, 2023 3:06pm

I wrote an op-ed for the NYT about what reporting on long COVID has meant to me—how I approached it, the impact it had, and how it taught me to be a better journalist. This piece is sort of a manifesto for a journalism grounded in compassion, rigor, and care. www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/o...

Opinion | Reporting on Long Covid Taught Me to Be a Better Journalist

Covering long Covid solidified my view that science is not the objective, neutral force that it is often caricatured to be.

Silk science scarves and ties are not just a great tongue-twister - they're a great gift! www.etsy.com/shop/artolog...#sciart#bsnm

At what point does Meta lose their license to practice the internet? www.nytimes.com/2023/11/25/t...

At Meta, Millions of Underage Users Were an ‘Open Secret,’ States Say

Meta “routinely documented” children under 13 on Instagram and collected their data, according to a newly unsealed complaint.

Well, welcome! Hopefully we can reinvent many of the good things from Twitter and improve upon it. 😊🙏💙

Hi Lisa! Good to see you too 😊 btw feel free to call me Matt

Something people need to understand about the American response to the war in Israel: Jews AND Muslims are going to be increasingly targeted for hate speech and hate crimes. This will come mostly from extremist white Christians. This is exactly why solidarity matters right now.

Millions of clinically vulnerable people are at much greater risk of Covid, millions with Long Covid (incl kids) live DRASTICALLY altered lives with SIGNIFICANTLY reduced quality of life & evidence accumulating that Covid = higher risk of cardiovascular disease & autoimmunity. 🧵

this is fascinating and terrifying https://time.com/6323387/misinformation-israel-hamas-war-essay/

Misinformation Is Warfare

Joan Donovan explores how misinformation had become a tactic in the Israel-Hamas war.

In the face of massive misinformation and disinformation campaigns surrounding the war in Israel, the bird site has decided to crack down on sex workers.

War Misinfo Is Everywhere. So Twitter Is Cracking Down on … Nudity

Sex workers say their NSFW accounts on X (formerly Twitter) have been restricted in reach and hidden from search results.