Jen Eliuk

[Barnaby Breaks History 🇺🇸 @BarnabyHistory]

🇺🇸 The Boatlift That Was Bigger Than Dunkirk

At 10:45 a.m. on September 11, 2001, a Coast Guard lieutenant named Mike Day keyed a radio in New York Harbor and said the only sentence that mattered.

“All available boats. This is the United States Coast Guard. Anyone wanting to help with the evacuation of Lower Manhattan, report to Governors Island.”

The boats were already coming.

The bridges were closed. The tunnels were closed. The subways were dead. South of the towers, hundreds of thousands of people had nowhere left to walk. Some jumped into the Hudson. Some stood on seawalls that were never meant to be docks and waited for anything that floated.

Dunkirk took nine days to pull 338,226 Allied soldiers off a beach in 1940.

On 9/11, roughly 800 mariners on about 150 vessels moved as many as 500,000 civilians off Manhattan in about nine hours. Ferries. Tugs. Dinner boats. Pilot boats. Yachts. A retired fireboat. Rubber dinghies that held two people. The largest water evacuation in history.

NY Waterway did not wait for the official call. After the second plane hit, the whole fleet moved. Captain Rick Thornton nosed his ferry against a seawall that was not a slip and started taking people off. Some of them he pulled out of the river. His company alone carried about 158,000 people to Jersey City, Hoboken, Weehawken, Brooklyn, and Queens.

On a normal Tuesday they carried 34,000.

The Staten Island Ferry moved more than 50,000 people and came back the other way with water, bandages, and men who still had work to do in the dust.

The old fireboat John J. Harvey, already retired, tied up near the Museum of Jewish Heritage, took civilians off the seawall, then pumped water when the hydrants downtown died.

Lt. Day later admitted what the day required. “I broke more rules that day than probably I’ve enforced in my whole Coast Guard career.”

In raw numbers it was bigger than Dunkirk. No boat went down. By nightfall the southern tip of Manhattan had been emptied by people who were not on anyone’s list of heroes when the morning started.

They were tug captains. Ferry deckhands. Pilots. A lieutenant with a microphone. Ordinary boats answering one sentence.

All available boats.

[Jen Eliuk @7maples]

Huge missed opportunity to use the “I lived bitch” meme

[Jake Sherman @JakeSherman]

MCCONNELL releases a photo - and statement.

“To my fellow Kentuckians – 

“When you elected me to a seventh term and made me our Commonwealth’s longest serving Senator, you did so trusting that I’d keep showing up to fight for you every day. And over the past several weeks, Elaine and I have appreciated both your well wishes and your honest questions about what was keeping me away from the Senate.

“You all know how folks of my generation often hesitate to share the vulnerability that comes with growing older. Even in the public eye, I feel that same instinct – I can’t help it.

“But at the same time, I’ve had more than my share of experience with physical vulnerabilities. Surviving childhood polio meant spending my entire life with mobility challenges. They haven’t exactly gotten easier to manage with age. And last month, I took a fall which landed me in the hospital.

“My doctors have confirmed that I didn’t break any bones or suffer a concussion. I didn’t have a heart attack or a stroke. I don’t have any tumors or hemorrhages. But I was briefly unconscious and was taken to the hospital. While receiving excellent care over the past several weeks, I’ve also had to deal with a mild case of pneumonia.

“I can assure you that I’ve been a good patient. At my age, I tend to do what my doctors tell me to do. I’ve submitted to every test they can think of to help figure out what caused this incident. And I’m continuing to do everything they ask to speed my recovery. In fact, with signs of continued progress, I’ve been able to move from hospital care to a rehabilitation center where I’ll keep regaining my strength.

“As much as it frustrates me, this process takes time. And on the advice of my doctors, I won’t be able to return to the Senate floor to vote quite yet. But rest assured that, in the meantime, I’m not taking a break from the Senate business that matters to you. I’ve been working closely with my legislative staff on current issues, and with my Kentucky team who help me provide timely constituent services across our Commonwealth. I’ve also been keeping in touch with my Senate colleagues on the appropriations process, midterm politics, and everything in between.

“You’re right to expect your representatives to work hard for you. And part of my decision to retire at the end of my term this coming January was being honest about the demands of Senate work. But I still have unfinished business to complete on your behalf, and I have every intention of finishing the job you elected me to do.

“I’ll keep working hard to get back on the Senate floor as soon as possible. And I’ll keep you posted on the progress of my recovery. Until then, I’m so grateful for your prayers and well wishes.”

[Adenot Sophie @Soph_astro]

Jour 127, orbite 1968 – Cette aurore était absolument spectaculaire… Elle ondulait et dansait sous nos pieds, à perte de vue, et sa lumière était si intense qu’elle illuminait toute la Station de reflets verts 💚.

Nous avons eu la joie d’en observer plusieurs depuis le début de la mission, mais celle‑ci – bien trop lumineuse pour mes réglages habituels de photos d’aurores – nous a tous émerveillés !

Des moments comme celui‑ci ne perdent jamais de leur magie, même ici, et tout l’équipage se retrouve à chercher la meilleure place près d’un hublot 😊

📸 @esa / @NASA – S. Adenot

#εpsilon • @esaspaceflight • @esaspaceweather • @ESA_fr • @Space_Station • @NASAJohnson • @CNES

[Jen Eliuk @7maples]

@RogerSeheult Just want you to know I make an effort to get infrared real sunlight every day because of your videos. Bought an incandescent bulb for my desk lamp. I caught a cold virus a couple of weeks ago and have been sitting outside assuming it would be your advice. Thank you!!!

[Jen Eliuk @7maples]

@Astro_Jeremy Joyeux anniversaire!

[Jen Eliuk @7maples]

Contrails casting shadows on the sky, and a halo ‘round the sun #wawx

[Auschwitz Memorial @AuschwitzMuseum]

Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.

This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.

Auschwitz took time.

[Jen Eliuk @7maples]

@RyanVoutilainen Maybe I’m imagining it but the sky seems bluer than normal (I’m outside Seattle)

[Jen Eliuk @7maples]

@MadelnCanada @BodogCA Guerrero Jr home jersey, women’s large (or men’s medium). I haven’t lived in Canada since the last time they went to the World Series, maybe it will bring me luck to help me get home ❤️🇨🇦

[Made In Canada @MadelnCanada]

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[UC San Francisco @UCSF]

Your lungs make blood too. UCSF scientists just discovered lung stem cells that produce blood, just like bone marrow. This could change how we treat blood and immune disorders. https://t.co/7k7L9iOmDj

[Veterans Affairs CA @VeteransENG_CA]

Today, we laid wreaths at the National War Memorial in Ottawa to honour the Canadians who served and sacrificed in Afghanistan.

Canada’s military mission in Afghanistan ended #OnThisDay in 2014.

🔗: https://t.co/UM6bJTt8hQ

#CanadaRemembers

[Jen Eliuk @7maples]

I just wrote a review on Non-Toxic All Purpose Cleaner https://t.co/oJEd9YMepi by Defunkify

[Jen Eliuk @7maples]

Thanks Obama ❤️

[Becky Zosia Dernbach @bzosiad]

You're hearing a lot about Tim Walz and free school lunches. You're not hearing enough about the behind-the-scenes role of Philando Castile's mom in getting that bill passed. https://t.co/6h1RG4rOJ7

[Manuel Ruiz-Pablos @manruipa]

📢 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐕𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐌𝐄/𝐂𝐅𝐒? 📢

🔬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦: 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
Both persistent COVID and post-infectious ME/CFS and post-vaccine syndrome share a common basis: an overactive immune response. In our study, we propose the presence of:

1️⃣ 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐣𝐮𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬:
▪️ 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: after a viral infection, such as SARS-CoV-2 or Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), viral antigens may remain in the body, triggering a continuous immune response.
▪️ 𝐕𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Vaccines contain adjuvants designed to stimulate the immune system. In genetically predisposed individuals (HLA-DRB1), this stimulation may be excessive, leading to uncontrolled immune activation similar to a viral infection. In addition, the introduced viral antigens could have molecular mimicry with ACTH, exacerbating the immune response and potentially contributing to the development of autoimmunity against ACTH.

2️⃣ 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐡𝐲𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬:
* Both conditions can lead to autoimmune inflammation of the adenohypophysis (autoimmune hypophysitis), resulting in hormonal dysfunction, especially ACTH production.

3️⃣ 𝐇𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐏𝐀 𝐀𝐱𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐲𝐩𝐨𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
* Chronic inflammation and proinflammatory cytokine production can alter the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, leading to low cortisol levels, which exacerbate fatigue and other symptoms.

🔄 𝐂𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
▪️ 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Initial immune response is excessive, with high cytokine production and CD8 T-cell activation.
▪️ 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Over time, this hyperactivation leads to T-cell exhaustion, decreasing the body's ability to control infection and exacerbating the pathology.
▪️ 𝐇𝐲𝐩𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦: Insufficient cortisol maintains the state of immune hyperactivation, perpetuating inflammation and hindering resolution of the immune cycle.

📊 𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬:
▪️ 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬: chronic fatigue, muscle and joint pain, sleep disturbances, cognitive problems, and post-exertional malaise.
▪️ 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜: Polymorphisms in the HLA-DRB1 gene predispose to an exaggerated immune response to both viral infections and vaccine components.

🔍 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: Our review suggests that both Long COVID and post-infectious ME/CFS and post-vaccination syndromes could be considered as part of the autoimmune/autoinflammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants (ASIA). These findings underline the need for a personalized therapeutic approach that takes into account the genetic predisposition and immune status of the patient.

🌍💉 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐬? 💉🌍
1️⃣ 𝐌𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
▪️ Vaccines contain adjuvants and antigens designed to stimulate robust immune responses.
▪️ In some cases, this stimulation can lead to a dysregulated autoimmune response, similar to that seen in diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus.

2️⃣ 𝐕𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝:
▪️ COVID-19: Cases of prolonged symptoms after infection or vaccination, known as Long COVID or post-COVID syndrome, have been reported.
▪️ Hepatitis B and C, HPV: Some individuals develop ME/CFS after vaccination, related to autoimmunity and immune alterations.

3️⃣ 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬:
▪️ Genetic predisposition such as polymorphisms in the HLA-DRB1 gene may increase susceptibility to abnormal immune responses.
▪️ Viral persistence or chronic antigen exposure may trigger a continuous and pathologic immune response.

🌍💉 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐍𝐀 𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬?

Adenoviruses used as vectors may persist longer in the body, exposing the immune system to viral components for extended periods.

🦠Adenoviruses are linear double-stranded DNA viruses and remain in an episomal condition in the nucleus. The mechanism of adenovirus vector persistence has not yet been elucidated. But they can persist for a long time in the organism. It is thought that it could be by their integration into the genome or by episomal gene duplication facilitated by the transcription machinery of the host cells. That is, it could happen that it transmits episomes to its cells as occurs in Epstein-Barr virus without lytic phase. During mitosis, EBV episomes are bound to chromosomes in metaphase through EBNA-1, allowing efficient segregation of episomes into daughter cells.

🔬 This theoretical phenomenon could predispose certain genetically susceptible individuals to develop chronic autoimmune or inflammatory disorders, as discussed in the context of ASIA syndrome. In contrast, messenger RNA vaccines, by rapidly degrading after inducing the desired immune response, limit this prolonged exposure.

💉⚠️ Regardless of the type of vaccine against COVID-19 or other pathologies, whether messenger RNA or adenoviral vector, there is a theoretical possible risk of developing autoimmune disease only in individuals with certain genetic alleles, such as HLA-DRB1. The key lies in prolonged exposure to viral antigens, which could trigger persistent autoimmune responses.

🔬 mRNA vaccines are characterized by rapidly degrading after inducing the desired immune response, thus limiting prolonged exposure to viral components. In contrast, adenoviral vector-based vaccines can persist in the body longer, potentially increasing the risk of a longer-lasting autoimmune reaction in susceptible individuals.

💡 It is crucial to remember that these risks are rare when compared to the total number of vaccinated individuals and that all vaccines, including adenovirus and messenger RNA vaccines, are critical to combat pandemic diseases such as COVID-19 at the species level. However, understanding these differences may help improve future vaccine design and surveillance for potential adverse effects in these susceptible individuals.

🌟 Recall that vaccines save millions of lives and prevent serious consequences of infections in the majority of the population. However, it is crucial to recognize that they may also present risks in some susceptible individuals.

🧬💉 HLA-DRB1 genetic alleles play a crucial role in predisposition to diseases such as Long COVID, myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) and ASIA syndrome, as well as in post-vaccine syndromes.

🔍 These HLA-DRB1 alleles are part of the HLA (human leukocyte antigen) system, which regulates how the immune system recognizes and responds to foreign antigens, such as viruses and vaccine components. In individuals with certain HLA-DRB1 alleles, the immune system may trigger excessive or inappropriate responses to these antigens, leading to autoimmune conditions and inflammatory syndromes.

🦠 This explains why some patients, after significant viral infection or vaccination, may develop persistent autoimmune reactions. In the case of Long COVID and ME/CFS, persistence of viral antigens could trigger an autoimmune response against self tissues, including the pituitary gland.

🔍✨ In a 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲, patients who developed hypophysitis after infection with the first SARS-CoV recovered their health months after treatment with replacement corticosteroids. This finding underscores the importance of detecting hypophysitis early to prevent permanent damage.➡️ https://t.co/oc0LR2VOnv

🧠 Hypophysitis can cause a decrease in ACTH production, crucial for adrenal function and immune response. Controlling ACTH levels is critical if symptoms such as chronic fatigue, orthostatic hypotension and sleep disturbances are present after a viral infection.

💊 Early administration of replacement corticosteroids can stop ACTH secretion and prevent autoimmunity against this hormone, thus protecting the pituitary from further damage. Over time, as hypophysitis and viral infection subside, the dose of replacement corticosteroids can be gradually reduced until normal pituitary function is restored.

🔍Challenges in HPA Axis Evaluation in Patients with Long COVID, ME/CFS and Post-Vaccine Syndromes.
Studies are often limited to single morning cortisol measurements, ignoring diurnal variability and cortisol response to physical/mental stress, which may underestimate problems in the HPA axis. In addition, CRH or ACTH stimulation tests, crucial for assessing pituitary and adrenal function, are not frequently performed.

It is crucial to detect HPA axis dysfunctions as early as possible to prevent adrenal atrophy due to low ACTH levels. Newly diagnosed patients may recover HPA axis function if autoimmune or direct damage by infection to the pituitary is detected early. Conversely, as time passes, the risk of pituitary damage from autoimmunity against ACTH increases, leading to further adrenal atrophy and the need for hydrocortisone replacement therapy. Early detection and treatment of these dysfunctions is crucial to improve the clinical management and quality of life of these patients.

#Research #Health #Autoimmunity

[Khelsilem @Khelsilem]

“What chafes critics, even those who might consider themselves progressive, is that they expect reconciliation to instead look like a kind of reversal, rewinding the tape of history to some museum-diorama past.” https://t.co/xIcRKFH3ni

[Jen Eliuk @7maples]

@ProfJillian I love the Yogasleep Dohm original/classic. It’s mechanical vs digital, really smooth/nice sound (I’m picky) and you can adjust it a bit. No rattles, issues, works great!!

[Jen Eliuk @7maples]

Wow, this is awful

[Jen Eliuk @7maples]

PLEASE LOOK AT THIS MUSHROOM WEARING FROST LACE 😍