Had my first healthcare worker refuse to mask
My chart says I’m immune compromised & require staff to mask. The facility had a policy that if asked, staff will wear
I was told “no I need to breathe to do my job”.
I stood firm & said I’m high risk and masks are required 🧵
If you missed the first article in my masks in healthcare series, you can read it below.
It’s a Plea to Healthcare Workers from Vulnerable Patients.
Please respect the trust we’re placing in you and wear a mask to keep us safe:
https://t.co/J3194CEgDk
Hitler was inspired by how the U.S. genocided Native peoples via indiscriminate violence, manufactured starvation, displacement, and locking up what remained of us on reservations.
Sound familiar?
Someone just replied to my below article:
What happens to all the newly homeless people now that CA has criminalized homelessness? Will they be arrested & imprisoned, then serve as the next round of enslaved firefighters to fight the fires that destroyed their homes?💀
It’s 2025… can we start masking in hospitals again?
Can we stop insinuating that hospital acquired covid is inevitable or that those who die were going to die anyways?
Let’s call it what it is. A failure of infection control to protect those who put their lives in your hands
I’m working on an article about the death of CEO Brian Thompson, Luigi’s arrest and how this is being used to fuel mask bans that are ableist and discriminatory.
If you’re in NYC and concerned about potential mask bans - please leave me a comment below!
Strap in, we are going for a ride. H5N1 is getting the Covid treatment in real time.
The British Columbian teen with H5N1 has been in ICU for over a month.
It feels like a particular f*** you that ‘National Native American Heritage Day’, a day honoring peoples whose cultures center living in balance w/the natural world, falls on Black Friday, a day glorifying gross overconsumption, capitalism, disconnection from reality & all life.
Eat safe food after a power outage.
Keep refrigerator and freezer doors closed as much as possible. Move perishable food to a cooler with ice packs/frozen items.
If foods are above 40°F too long they could make you sick. When in doubt, throw it out!
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A short thread on what refusal to comply can look like, with specifics, examples, and ideas for what the future may hold.
Actually IDK if it's gonna be short, but it's gonna be specific, so read on if you're curious.
This is a fundamental misunderstanding of why the public health emergency ended. It wasn’t because COVID was no longer a problem, it was because the government didn’t want to continue paying for services that actually supported people
A string of disabled people’s organisations and disabled activists have delivered powerful statements opposing a bill that would legalise assisted suicide, just two weeks before it is due to be debated and voted on by MPs.
https://t.co/HnQ0wsCFyG