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Did you know that philanthropy actually sucks? And that relying on money from billionaires to fund science just keeps us locked in the systems that make things so bad?

When our peers are struggling with their mental health, the best thing to afford them is compassion and privacy. If you find yourself in a position to help someone who is struggling, it’s best to offer them a compassionate confidence, to allow them to take the lead in their struggle, and connect them to the resources they want and need. If you have concerns, express them, but focus on the person’s right to self-determination in addressing their mental health.

A community-maintained directory of groups giving out free high-quality masks, COVID-19 tests, and clean-air resources. No questions asked. Search the list, browse the map, or add your bloc.

Why does everyone keep getting sick? Spring flu, summer flu, concert flu, colds, endless coughing, mysterious bugs, allergies - why do our immune systems suck now?? What’s with all the new health issues like diabetes, high cholesterol and fatigue? Why are more athletes having heart attacks? Why do so many have brain fog, memory problems and can’t think as well as before? Is our gut microbiome health worse? Are we all just more tired and ill than before for no reason?

Long COVID disrupts struggles for justice, as activists and organizers with the disease are forced to suspend or change their tactics, facing a community that largely ignores COVID precautions.

Our webinar answered common questions about following data for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.

A year’s worth of dental cavity prophylaxis in nanoparticle form.

Modern societies quietly depend on certain assumptions about the body:

• that people will remain productive
• that illness will usually be temporary and
• that recovery is the normal outcome.

Long COVID disrupted all three at scale.

The economic consequences have been enormous. Millions of Americans are now living with Long COVID, and most of the financial burden comes not from hospitalizations, but from lost ability to work. In the United States alone 44–48 million Americans with Long COVID generate costs of $2–6.5 billion annually, with over 90% attributable to productivity losses. Globally, the cumulative economic impact approaches $1 trillion per year — roughly 1% of the global economy.

Digital security and public health threats evolve – and so must we. Two weekly, inclusive newsletters cut through the disinfo and politics keep you informed; ongoing free resources keep you sharp and safe. I’m Violet Blue, and this is Threat Model.

• Two inclusive, curated weekly newsletters: A cybersecurity and digital privacy news roundup on Tuesdays at 8:30am PST, and a roundup dedicated to the week’s news and information on Covid-19 prevention, risks, discoveries, global and local snapshots, risk-assessment tools, and more (every Thursday, 8:30am PST). These are research-intensive, fact-checked, labor-intensive, and require an around the clock work cycle.

Surveillance capitalists siphoning off sensitive data in health exchanges. User data like race, location and immigration info to companies like Meta, TikTok, and Google.

Is toothpaste a scam? Why are there so many? And what should you really buy?  In this video, Sabrina explores the marketing and reality of toothpaste, the power of fluoride and one brand’s undeniable commercial magnetism.

Fluoride is good, actually. Nice.

Before reaching for a pharmaceutical intervention to override a biological signal, it is worth asking whether the signal is accurately reporting a problem you could fix with inputs. Orexin tells your body about its energy metabolism. Fever tells your body about its immune status. If you are not providing the substrates those systems need to function, the signals will reflect that, and the right response is to supply the substrates, not to shoot the messenger.

A large study suggests that following the MIND diet—rich in leafy greens, berries, nuts, and olive oil—significantly reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s and related dementias.

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