Amanda Abbott

Happily married to two! She/her Polyam/bi/ace
Wrote books, made TTRPGs, made card game, respirator nerd, artist, white and disabled by covid💜follow =/= endorse

[Amanda Abbott @quackduck314]

If you're looking for a P100, or other elastomeric respirator, or to change from an N95 mask, have I got a thing for you!

I like data, and masks, so this was an obvious thing for me to make. I've collected 60+ and measured them. Find one that fits you!

https://t.co/UnTwIFMkmX

[@Dr.Bailey😷 @BaileyDevine20]

Come on y'all. If Mr. 18 concussions & fecal matter in 90% of stunts has everyone around him masking...think about what that means.

[Amanda Abbott @quackduck314]

@AlterIvan1 You're welcome!

[Amanda Abbott @quackduck314]

I was able to borrow a portacount for a few days, and ran a LOT of tests on decorating masks! And a handful of other tests as well.

Please note: I'm disabled, and I know this isn't the best science. Please please please, if you can do better testing - do it.

1/x

[Wokecrates @GhostOfSocrates]

"People aren't dying from AIDS, they're dying from pneumonia."

-- Doctors in the 80s

[Amanda Abbott @quackduck314]

@julianakilrose BOTN L and XL are both bigger than most other masks. Zimi XL and Benehal [both already recommended by others] are also great, as a large-faced person - both feature xl straps that make the benehal fit bigger than it measures. Lots of measurements at: https://t.co/i0WZKZKD8W

[Amanda Abbott @quackduck314]

@MrPandy808 @Special_Cactus No. Microscopic particles are still different sizes.

[Warren @swd2]

Notice when you want an abortion the fetus is a person but when we talk about immigration, actual children are called offspring.

Words matter. They are saying the Nazi shit out loud. Listen to them.

[Jedi @dhe3g]

Democrats don’t deserve to claim this. They fought this guy like hell

[adam.tsuris @AdamTsuris]

A few weeks ago a leftist I know told me it was normal for people to have a cold 2/3rds of the year before the pandemic. It's only going to get worse as memories of the old world fades.

[Em Cohen gazafunds.com @EmCohen_]

people are like "the price of community is inconvenience" and then refuse to wear a mask.

[4quest.❤️🔱🖤 @thinkpiecetribe]

The New York Post treats Zohran Mamdani like how J. Jonah Jameson treats Spider-Man lmao

[Lisa @rainbowjanelane]

Covid killed the man who survived decades in an iron lung. I can never get over that one.

[seven @seven_mkak7]

The Neil Gaiman example later in this thread is absolutely evergreen because he's such a perfect case study for "terrible people can make very good and very progressive, empathetic pieces of art". The sooner we stop conflating someone's morality with their work the better.

[The Yeti of Kananaskis @kananaskinyeti]

Who would pay for bots to harass the Covid cautious if Covid was over? If Covid was really over, why are there so many angry trolls? Why do they care? If Covid was over why can’t you say it’s name?

[Amanda Abbott @quackduck314]

My possibly niche take on the Obsession payment discussion, because why not speak into the void, is that now that it's relatively easy to direct deposit and similar, everyone who works on a movie should get a buy-in of like 0.001% to 0.1%, with industry standards for amount.

[Charles W | Protect the Heart of the Arts ♿️💕😷 @waltz_tales]

Let’s talk about the last major pandemic

The HIV/AIDS crisis was covered up and it was patient advocacy that created public awareness.

The first deaths were reported as natural causes.

Even when HIV was known to cause AIDS, 46% of deaths were recorded as pneumonias and cancers

[🇨🇦BC @Scoobie8657]

A lot more common now after Covid infections. See also Sepsis. It is Sars2 doing this

[Anna Horford @AnnaHorford]

Studies have always shown that if you provide necessities & help people thrive, it reduces crime.

[sarah @sahouraxo]

BREAKING:

Israel is dropping white phosphorus bombs on civilian areas in the village of Arnoun, Nabatieh, South Lebanon.

These are internationally banned munitions — and Israel is unleashing them against civilians.

[Amanda Abbott @quackduck314]

@Cougar_Laymon @JesterJum Literally not true.

[Ash (he/ him) @Schumacher_The]

Homophobic and transphobic. Please don’t leave out that he died protecting his trans husband, Tristan.