laura spaeth

Clergy Spouse, domestic and church abuse survivor, follower of Jesus, retired EMS #churchtoo #PCAtoo

[laura spaeth @lauraspaeth2]

I am an abuse survivor. I have been failed and re-victimized by my former church who houses and affirms my convicted, unrepentant, abuser. #churchmetoo ⁦@reachjulieroys⁩ ⁦@sarahmcdugal⁩ https://t.co/lN1HgQDNzV

[Diane Langberg, PhD @DianeLangberg]

Systems that cover up abuse through deception, coercion, or abuse of power mimic the perpetrator and revictimize the victim. Tragically, many lives have been sacrificed on the altar of secrecy for the sake of the church or a perceived noble cause.

[Harry Spoelstra @HarrySpoelstra]

Comprehensive Immunophenotyping of Monocytes and Dendritic Cells Suggests Distinct Pathophysiology in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Long COVID

🚨Interesting new decisive data confirming divergence:
ME/CFS and Long COVID are NOT the same disease!

➡️This international study used multiparameter flow cytometry on peripheral blood mononuclear cells to compare immune profiles in ME/CFS (n=103), Long COVID (n=63), and healthy controls (n=41). It targeted monocytes (M1/M2-like), dendritic cells (DCs), and T-cell subsets to uncover disease-specific signatures,

➡️Long COVID Profile:
- Marked by increased M2-like monocyte polarization, elevated CD80 (costimulatory marker) across monocyte subsets, DC expansion, and paradoxically reduced activation markers (e.g., CD69+CD38),
- Indicates persistent immune activation combined with exhaustion features,

➡️ME/CFS Profile:
- Characterized by reduced costimulatory molecule expression (e.g., lower CD80 on DCs/monocytes), impaired CCR7 expression (disrupting immune cell trafficking), and less coordinated activation patterns, consistent with immune suppression,

➡️Additional Analyses:
- Correlation networks showed more extensive, integrated immune interactions in Long COVID vs. fragmented patterns in ME/CFS,
- Principal component analysis (PCA) and PLS-DA revealed distinct immunophenotypic clusters, enabling moderate discrimination between the two conditions (AUC ~0.76 in moderate cases),

➡️Implications:
- Age-adjusted statistics confirmed differences,
- Findings point to divergent post-infectious immunopathologies rather than a shared syndrome,

➡️Conclusion:
- ME/CFS and Long COVID are not the same disease,
- They drive opposite immune failures, one of chronic hyper-activation tipping into exhaustion, the other of outright suppression and trafficking collapse,
- Treating them as interchangeable is scientifically indefensible and clinically harmful,
- Distinct biomarkers now exist:
→Separate pathophysiology demands separate diagnostics and therapies!
#MECFS #LongCOVID #AvoidSars2 #AvoidReinfections
https://t.co/pMKdJKcxoA

[laura spaeth @lauraspaeth2]

@JohnKiriakou @TedRall @PutinBotGaming Oh man, I still miss the 3 of you every morning. It’s like when your friends leave for college, but you’re stuck in small town SucksVille with no buffer to the BS. Just me, being absolutely raw-dogged over here by Trump’s 2026 without Ted and John to offset the burn :(

[laura spaeth @lauraspaeth2]

@TedRall This is so gross

[laura spaeth @lauraspaeth2]

@JohnKiriakou @PutinBotGaming Sending a prayer it’s a meeting regarding your pardon!

[laura spaeth @lauraspaeth2]

@fox11news @NWSGreenBay Freezing rain right now in New Holstein (SW Calumet Cty)

[Christianity Today @CTmagazine]

A pastor in North Darfur recounts the Sudanese paramilitary group’s attack on his church.

“The church was usually a safe place,” he said. “But not anymore. No one is safe.”
https://t.co/mE3ktToENL

[laura spaeth @lauraspaeth2]

@Enfamil This cracked scoop was in our $60 can of PurAmino. What the heck?!?

[laura spaeth @lauraspaeth2]

@WSJopinion @MattHennessey This is one of the rare opinion pieces I have sent out to family and friends. It would double as an excellent sermon for most pulpits. Thank you.

[laura spaeth @lauraspaeth2]

@CityNewHolstein why are tornado sirens going off??

[laura spaeth @lauraspaeth2]

@CalumetEM why are tornado sirens going off in New Holstein and Kiel??

[laura spaeth @lauraspaeth2]

@LuhmannAudrey @The_ACNA Slap in the face is right. Dear God help us.

[laura spaeth @lauraspaeth2]

@presbyterianpew This trial wasn’t just about me(there were several others & I was brought in). It was about the lead pastor’s profound neglect and actual illegal actions. The most re-victimizing experience of my life…and THAT is saying something!

[laura spaeth @lauraspaeth2]

@presbyterianpew Yes, this summer the presbytery “court” dropped all charges last minute b4 a trial they didn’t want to happen. After a year, with so much evidence, just wiped clean. I was victimized b4, & beyond traumatized now. The PCA broke me worse than my abusive ex.

[laura spaeth @lauraspaeth2]

@sheilagregoire There’s so so much more, and it gets worse. This is the PCA in SE Wisconsin.

[laura spaeth @lauraspaeth2]

@sheilagregoire who received 2 multi-year restraining orders on him since I had a literal ream of evidence. All that evidence, yet pushed out of our spiritual home & family. Our abuser leads praise band there to this day, unrepentant and unchanged.

[laura spaeth @lauraspaeth2]

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[laura spaeth @lauraspaeth2]

@nazihater86 @newvangelicals Ugh especially fucking Glenn beck.

[laura spaeth @lauraspaeth2]

@newvangelicals Same!!