mente captus acADHDemic (she/they)

Disability in the Middle Ages and the modern. Silly retellings of medieval shenanigans. Recreational theology. No guarantees of quality - we're all mad here.

[mente captus acADHDemic (she/they) @14thCdisability]

Hello to you crazy folks who have decided my intermittent tweet-rants are worth your time!

I'm going to pin this as an introduction thread and as a sort of table of contents to the various threads I've written.

[CarolAnn Barrows 😷 🍍 🙏 @frogess33]

Japanese researchers have found a possible explanation for long COVID. They discovered that small fragments of the coronavirus's genetic material can remain deep behind the nose, in an area called the epipharynx, for at least six months after infection. These viral remnants irritate the immune system and may cause fatigue, coughing, dizziness, and "brain fog."
The researchers used an old Japanese treatment called epipharyngeal abrasive therapy (EAT), where the area is swabbed once a week with a cotton swab dipped in 1% zinc chloride solution. After three months, the patients showed:
- significantly fewer viral remnants
- lower levels of inflammatory substances
- noticeably reduced symptoms
The treatment appears to both remove the lingering virus and calm the inflammation. A larger clinical trial is now underway in Japan to confirm the results. This discovery could lead to more targeted treatments that address the root cause of long COVID symptoms instead of merely managing them.
https://t.co/CWzWS2nzJA...
https://t.co/Gg87RGqwAu

[CarolAnn Barrows 😷 🍍 🙏 @frogess33]

Do NOT allow the fascists to dumb you down.

[Mari: homeless -Still Indigenous @wordglass]

Levar Burton and Stacey Abrams on Book Bans and the Right to Read https://t.co/ooLI7jIJzh

[🔻Rio Slade 🔻 @RioSlade]

Kentucky man’s organs were nearly harvested. Then doctors realized he was still alive.

The patient allegedly mouthed the words ‘help me’ ahead of the organ retrieval procedure.

There was still pressure to do the organ harvesting.

https://t.co/XwQrIagezW

[Mari: homeless -Still Indigenous @wordglass]

paywall removed

Opinion: Canada must stand against residential-school denialism - The… https://t.co/d8N7mtxuMi

[mente captus acADHDemic (she/they) @14thCdisability]

Obscene.

[Nate Bear @NateB_Panic]

Canada's MAID euthanasia programme is killing people whose only 'illness' is poverty. Tell me what this is if not Nazi ideology alive and well in the enlightened west?

[New Scientist @newscientist]

Netflix’s Ancient Apocalypse peddles the idea that we have overlooked an extraordinary ancient civilisation. @FlintDibble explains why that is wrong, and why real archaeology is more exciting. https://t.co/OI6DDG66IE

[Aleks Wandering Fella 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇷🇸 🌊🐶 @CodenameHoratio]

@Beefeater_Fella @BMooseolini @rodstewart @rodstewart would you please be willing to perform a 10 second voice clip by phone or audio message (or twitter space!) for @MriyaReport a pro Ukrainian U.S. Based nonprofit charity that provides non lethal aid to the Ukrainians fighting for their country?

[Axel Folio, PhD, White Tears Distiller 🪁 @ISASaxonists]

BREAKING: UK court confirms that Rishi Sunak is a coconut.

[Jennifer Gunter @DrJenGunter]

Murdered. She was murdered.

[thucksgiving @TylerHuckabee]

“and now, have you seen this? and now they are saying these vegetables can walk and talk and do frankly all sorts of things. they even tell stories from our bible, can you believe that. they have a pickle who is singing to chocolate bunnies and who is treated very very unfairly.”

[Typewriter Evangelist @my_typewriters]

It took me two week to restore this 1934 Royal typewriter and — during the process — I found a handwritten message (see photo) on the platen rack, revealing that the typewriter was last serviced on the 24th of June, 1939.

[The CJDS @TheCJDS]

About a week ago we released a special issue titled “Medical Assistance In Dying: Resistance in Canada.” In the coming weeks we will be posting the testimonials written by disability activists, community members, politicians, and scholars.

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[mente captus acADHDemic (she/they) @14thCdisability]

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[mente captus acADHDemic (she/they) @14thCdisability]

Welcome back! After double-checking the document and adding in some complaints I missed the first time around, I have some numbers!

In total, 72 accusations were levelled against named persons by 10 out of 16 monks living at Bardney Abbey. (cont)

[mente captus acADHDemic (she/they) @14thCdisability]

Tune in tomorrow to see how close my guess is on the percentage of complaints involving Brother Bartone. I spent 4 hours charting this out today.
There are 16 monks at Bardney Abbey in 1436. I'm guessing of all the various complaints, 80% involve Bartone.

[mente captus acADHDemic (she/they) @14thCdisability]

NEW DIRT ON RALPH LORD CROMWELL.

https://t.co/lbpmqD4oFs

[mente captus acADHDemic (she/they) @14thCdisability]

WE HAVE SOME SUSPICIONS CONFIRMED!

The editor/translator of the book I've been working from, one Mr A Hamilton Thompson, was pedantic and thorough in the best tradition of Edwardian British Local Historians (IYKYK).

Alnwick was good friends with Ralph "Sweep the Floor" Cromwell

[mente captus acADHDemic (she/they) @14thCdisability]

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[mente captus acADHDemic (she/they) @14thCdisability]

WE HAVE SOME SUSPICIONS CONFIRMED!

The editor/translator of the book I've been working from, one Mr A Hamilton Thompson, was pedantic and thorough in the best tradition of Edwardian British Local Historians (IYKYK).

Alnwick was good friends with Ralph "Sweep the Floor" Cromwell

[mente captus acADHDemic (she/they) @14thCdisability]

Bartone is accused, somewhat bafflingly, of saying that the Lord Cromwell (Ralph, not the more famous Oliver) "would sweep the floor".

Even the editor-translator appears a bit confused by this.

[mente captus acADHDemic (she/they) @14thCdisability]

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[mente captus acADHDemic (she/they) @14thCdisability]

Oct 6, 1440. A day that will live in infamy.

At least if you've been following along with the ongoing chaos that was Bardney Abbey.

For lo! we have arrived at Parchmentgate.

https://t.co/cHz48BXE8g

[mente captus acADHDemic (she/they) @14thCdisability]

Welcome back! After double-checking the document and adding in some complaints I missed the first time around, I have some numbers!

In total, 72 accusations were levelled against named persons by 10 out of 16 monks living at Bardney Abbey. (cont)

[mente captus acADHDemic (she/they) @14thCdisability]

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[mente captus acADHDemic (she/they) @14thCdisability]

You guys, it's beautiful.

Come join me for the simple joy that is a bunch of chucklefuck Benedictine monks from the mid-15th century being an absolute pain in the ass to the local archbishop.

[mente captus acADHDemic (she/they) @14thCdisability]

Welcome back! After double-checking the document and adding in some complaints I missed the first time around, I have some numbers!

In total, 72 accusations were levelled against named persons by 10 out of 16 monks living at Bardney Abbey. (cont)

[mente captus acADHDemic (she/they) @14thCdisability]

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[mente captus acADHDemic (she/they) @14thCdisability]

After a pause for a lovely Thanksgiving with my family, WE ARE BACK on the Bardney Abbey drama!

Today: I've spotted not one but TWO troublemakers in the background of Bishop Alnwick's first visitation!

[mente captus acADHDemic (she/they) @14thCdisability]

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[mente captus acADHDemic (she/they) @14thCdisability]

Guys guys. I just found someone in the background disturbing more shit at Bardney Abbey.

Brother John Rose complained that a serving boy had been allowed to beat and threaten him.

Guess who I just found?

And it's SO GOOD.

I gotta sleep, but we are in for a deep dive tomorrow.