Gina Gardner

Covid and mTBI surviving, animal loving, sourdough baking, liberal fan of science, loving your neighbors and the constitution. #LongCovid

[Gina Gardner @ggardner1029]

@LizSzabo For a year and a half it’s like my body throws a dozen darts at this symptom chart each day. Where they hit is where those body systems go haywire. I have yet to have a day where I felt normal. I get much worse then reboot. It’s a creepy carnival ride you can’t escape.

[alexei @alexeixbt]

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[Gina Gardner @ggardner1029]

@Oliviacoder1 Unroll please

[Browntigerdog @Browntigerdog]

VOTING TIP👍

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: “UGLIFICATION!” New report from the National Park Service warns that Trump’s massive golden arch would negatively affect 37 historic sites in Washington DC.

The National Park Service just confirmed what critics have been screaming for months: Donald Trump's obsession with building the world's largest triumphal arch would inflict serious damage on nearly 40 of America's most sacred historic sites.

The NPS's own official assessment lists 37 locations that would be "adversely affected" by Trump's proposed monument — including the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, the U.S. Capitol, the Pentagon, the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, and the entire National Mall Historic District.

This isn't speculation from activists. This is the federal government's own Section 106 preservation review, which mandates that federal agencies consider the range of “undertakings” that would affect historic sites and monuments that are on or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under preservation law.

The damage is spelled out in stark detail. The arch would physically obstruct "contributing views" along the Lady Bird Johnson Park Cultural Landscape and Arlington Memorial Bridge, permanently altering sightlines to Arlington House, the Lincoln Memorial, the Potomac River, and the bridge itself — a structure that symbolically represents America's reunification after the Civil War.

And remember, this thing is enormous. At 220 feet, Trump's arch would dwarf both Mexico City's Monumento a la Revolución and Paris's iconic 164-foot Arc de Triomphe. All so Trump can have the biggest arch in the world, regardless of what it destroys to get there.

Vietnam veterans have already sued to stop it, arguing the arch would loom over Arlington National Cemetery itself. Retired Army officer Gary Langston put it heartbreakingly: imagine visiting your fallen brother's grave, "and you're going to look up and you're going to see this thing looming over you. And then it's going to have a viewing stand with tourists looking down at you."

Rather than heed the NPS's own findings, Trump's handpicked Advisory Council on Historic Preservation just voted to gut the very public consultation requirements that produced this damning assessment — clearing the way to fast-track the arch and countless future projects, public input be damned.

America's most solemn monuments and burial grounds deserve protection, not a monument to one man's ego built directly on top of them.

Please like and share to spread the outrage!

[Gina Gardner @ggardner1029]

@scott_squires For survivors trying to navigate their way through their own symptoms and the research, https://t.co/1rlK5T4nYS. Helps Drs, researchers, etc.

[Mueller, She Wrote @MuellerSheWrote]

1956 Republican National platform.

[Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA @michael_hoerger]

1) Here's a quick example of how the federal government is censoring the best scientific research. It's not just cuts to ongoing research.

It's new grant submissions too...

[Gina Gardner @ggardner1029]

@svdate @gtconway3d Add Covid deaths, taking a chainsaw to USAID, what the Big Bad Bill is doing to healthcare, not allowing doctors to save the lives of women with dangerous pregnancies, erasing life saving regulations and ignoring climate change…. he gets the Death Prize. 🏆

[Katy B @KatyBruce108]

I'm constantly in awe of how #pwME who are so incredibly ill, every one of whom has been through so much suffering as a result of this horrendous illness,
continue to advocate for all #ME patients with such strength, skill & expertise
A million thanks to every one of you💙

[Gina Gardner @ggardner1029]

@resiapretorius Thank you for your work. It’s a shame people cannot appreciate that dusting novel diseases means the answers emerge over time. I pray you will be safe and the harassment stops

[Gina Gardner @ggardner1029]

@michaelmoran @IchBin_RO Thank you for doing this. It’s brilliant. I’ve struggled since the first wave & have used AI to help me improve. My frustration is I have to train them then they hallucinate and want to please me. Your bot is clean, clear, knowledgeable, practical and useful. Love the IF THENs🙏

[Blue Georgia @BlueGeorgia]

Watch Thomas Massie turn the tables and completely own Fox News Digital reporter Nicholas Ballasy. Just incredible.

[Miles Taylor @MilesTaylorUSA]

Donald Trump is about to turn Jan 6 criminals into MILLIONAIRES.

With your tax dollars.

The people who smeared feces on the Capitol walls…
…hunted Mike Pence through the halls of Congress…
…assaulted cops.

He’s creating a $1.7 billion apology fund for them.

Disgusting.

[Mueller, She Wrote @MuellerSheWrote]

@GeraldoRivera

[Stefan Moore ★ @2StefanMoore]

A final piece of advice from Holly Butcher - written the day before she passed away from cancer at just 27:

“It’s a strange thing knowing you’re going to die young.

At 26, I thought I had time…
To fall in love.
Start a family.
Grow old.

But cancer doesn’t care about plans.

Now, I understand how fragile life really is. Every single day is a gift, not a guarantee.

I’m not writing this to scare you. I’m writing to remind you: really live.

Stop stressing over little things. Be kind to your body- move it, nourish it, stop criticizing it. One day you’ll wish you had appreciated it.

Go outside.
Look at the sky.
Feel the sun.
Just be.

Spend less time chasing “stuff” - more time making memories. Don’t skip moments with people you love.

Laugh more.
Write a note.
Tell someone you love them.

Complain less.
Give more.
Helping others brings more joy than anything you can buy.

Be present.
Put your phone down.
Show up - really show up.

You don’t need to have it all figured out. You don’t need a perfect body, or a perfect life.

Just follow what makes your heart light up. Say no to what drains you. Make changes when you need to.

And please - donate blood. I wouldn’t have had that extra year without it. And that year gave me memories I’ll hold close… forever.

Thank you for reading this.
Live your life well.

And maybe… we’ll meet again someday.”

Holly 🩷

Repost & share Holly’s important advice. ❤️

[Gina Gardner @ggardner1029]

@jkbjournalist @MacFarlaneNews Huzzah! May it treat victims with care and help make up financially for all you have suffered through.

[Gina Gardner @ggardner1029]

@whynotyou @SahilBloom You can pick up a decent one for $20. Made a huge difference for me.

[Jeffrey Ⓥ @LiftForever67]

@Logically_JC "It's all so clear to me now..." 😳