Cara Weston

Writer, artist, public health professional. First book: She Is the End, available NOW! she/they

[Cara Weston @acwestonwrites]

Action! Adventure! Romance! Aliens! Tender hand-holding!

...Minnesota!

She Is the End, available March 1st!

https://t.co/1tYDdJ1lL1

[Cara Weston @acwestonwrites]

TUBERCULOSIS IS BACK BABY!!

should i just start rooting for the diseases at this point

real Beni in the Mummy energy from society these days

[Laura Miers @LauraMiers]

These days, I don’t only wear a mask for Covid. I also wear a mask to protect myself from all the TUBERCULOSIS surging in the US. Our good friend consumption is surging in schools, hospitals—everywhere.

Cases increased 26% among US children ages 0-4 last year. Wear an N95.

[Cara Weston @acwestonwrites]

ONLY THING BETTER WOULD BE A #GENERALSTRIKE

[V3rbal @malcolmbarrett]

Kaiser, health workers, SAG, WGA, UAW, hospitality, etc… it’s almost as if America has an issue with income inequality, fair pay and wage theft. #UnionStrong

[V3rbal @malcolmbarrett]

Kaiser, health workers, SAG, WGA, UAW, hospitality, etc… it’s almost as if America has an issue with income inequality, fair pay and wage theft. #UnionStrong

[Laura Miers @LauraMiers]

Israel: “Hospitalizations have nearly doubled & Covid is spreading fast.”

China: “White lungs are back. Many people are testing positive for the 3rd time.”

Canada: “You will wait 13-48 hours for hospital care.”

US: “There’s no testing or data, but cases are declining—promise!”

[Laura Miers @LauraMiers]

2020, the NYT: “In a disturbing parallel to HIV, coronavirus can cause a depletion of important immune cells.”

2022: “SARS-CoV-2 causes more T-cell death than HIV.”

2023, the Merck Manual: “Like HIV, SARS-CoV-2 causes lymphocytopenia.”

Corporate overlords: “It’s a cold. 😈”

[Cara Weston @acwestonwrites]

@DelilahSDawson you have long brown hair, you wouldn't even need a wig for Ms Langtree!
you must memorize and sing the entire song, though, that's the rule

[Cara Weston @acwestonwrites]

WE'RE ALL POST COVID DOWN HERE BAYBEYYYY GET READY FOR IT TO GET WORSE IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY IMAGINABLE WOOOOOOO FREEDOM

GOOD THING NONE OF OUR JOBS REQUIRE US TO REMEMBER THINGS RIGHT

#CovidIsntOver #LongCovid #ffs

[trash jones @jzux]

does anyone else feel like their short-term memory has gotten scary worse? someone will ask me what I did that weekend and i will genuinely have to check my calendar to remember

[Cara Weston @acwestonwrites]

GUESS WHY I HAVE BEEN MOURNING MY PROFESSIONAL FIELD!!!! THAT I STILL WORK IN AND AM WATCHING DISINTEGRATE LIKE THE WHITE HOUSE IN A MICHAEL BAY FILM!!!

[Tinu Abayomi-Paul aka Empress of Twerk. NO DMs @Tinu]

Yeah it’s really not about masking/no masking alone.

Public health was already unstable. Beyond messaging even, it’s a mess.

Public trust is gone.

Health Institutions are exposing and ignoring more patients.

& most importantly, death & disease are spreading NEEDLESSLY.

[Dr Ellie Murray, ScD @EpiEllie]

Both strategies rely completely on the immune systems of the healthy to protect the vulnerable.

And both fail because our immune systems don’t provide long-lasting & robust protection from COVID.

Which we already knew in Jan 2020, because its true of coronaviruses in general.

[SafeSchoolsCoalitionBC @SafeSchoolsBC]

Here’s why even mildly symptomatic people shouldn’t attend school…they’re exhaling high viral loads for 8 days! Even if vaccinated.

Northwestern University invented a device to measure amounts of SARS2 viral particles breathed out by people.

See article:https://t.co/I0t7o1aroa

[Joaquín Beltrán Free Palestine @joaquinlife]

“In the last hour of my telemedicine urgent care shift I have only seen COVID patients.”

A betrayal from our public officials who have promoted mass denial and mass reinfection as they’ve significantly reduced testing, resources for treatments and financial support, and data.

[Cara Weston @acwestonwrites]

RETWEETING IN MY OWN PERSONAL OPINION NOT REPRESENTING ANY ORGANIZATION ETC

[Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior]

Fauci has always been terrible.

The responses to covid from both the Trump and Biden admins have been monstrous.

The CDC lies about and hides public health data. This is common in autocracies.

It doesn't matter your political party. You have been betrayed.

[Cara Weston @acwestonwrites]

CC MN DEMOCRATS HELLOOO @MinnesotaDFL

[Don’t Boo…Revolt! @BreeNewsome]

…Young people in US are being disenfranchised & denied representation

ALSO

by state & local level Democrats

— including Black & brown officials—

who continually siphon tax money away from communities, public schools & amenities

& into militarized police forces.

[Don’t Boo…Revolt! @BreeNewsome]

Not nearly enough examination of how 2024 presidential race itself represents a breakdown in democracy.

We had the most diverse & youthful primary ever in 2020 but the monied white establishment makes it crystal clear they plan to hold power til their hands are skeletonized.

[Rebekah Jones @GeoRebekah]

WE
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TOLD
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YOU
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SO
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[Cara Weston @acwestonwrites]

@luckytran It is our main public health challenge that the majority of PH workers at all levels in the US have been raised in this individualistic narrative and CANNOT create messaging contrary to the dominant narrative. They can't imagine, can't fathom. Can't overcome individualism.

[Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran]

Here's a nice chart from the @royalsociety report on COVID showing what strategies work best for communicating public health measures effectively. It's clear one of the biggest problems was low trust in government (sadly well earned). Another key problem was mixed messaging.

[Cara Weston @acwestonwrites]

(I apologize for the digital blackface but this exact gif is the only appropriate response)

[The Debt Collective 🟥 @StrikeDebt]

Reparations

[Cara Weston @acwestonwrites]

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