Jen Anderson

CONCLUSIONS In our sample of 650,173 COVID cases among active-duty military personnel, a total of 278,278 were identified as having post-COVID-19 syndrome (42.8%). Of these, 273,405 reported post-COVID symptoms in at least two visits (42.1%). Our findings showed that the top three symptoms of post-COVID-19 syndrome in military personnel are related to pulmonary, neurological, and fatigue issues. Mild to moderate cases of this syndrome could leave military personnel with long-term deficits in their overall fitness and readiness. This readiness is a critical aspect of military effectiveness, ensuring that personnel can respond rapidly and decisively to threats. Thus, continued assessment and potential treatments are needed to assist active-duty military personnel to improve their overall health outcomes.

Oh look, the 🇺🇸 military concludes over 40% of COVID infections lead to Long COVID, among a population sample that is all adults, & on average in better physical condition & younger than the national/global population.
www.amjmedsci.org/article/S000...

I’ve had this convo with people who understand… and those who give me blank looks.

Your national conference, if held in certain US states, is now a regional conference. Adjust accordingly.
And forget international conferences in the US. Those aren’t safe for too many.

But also, Kimberly Akimbo is yikes bad.

I really liked this one.

Grammarly Pulls Down Explosively Controversial Feature That Impersonates Writers Without Their Permission Shishir Mehrotra, CEO of Grammarly's owner Superhuman, has announced that the company is "disabling" a feature that impersonated journalists.

BREAKING: Grammarly is pulling down its explosively controversial feature that impersonates writers without their consent

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I love how I keep going to musicals and every time I come back and think, you know, maybe this isn't for me, and I never get the message that perhaps I just don't actually like musicals.

I started a new medication to try to help with the PCS, and although it's still really early, I've seen some improvement in brain fog I experience. On the flip side, it seems like the more active my brain is, the more exhausted I become. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Dark bargains.

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Anyway, this is how you know it's a beautiful, 70-degree day: Everyone and their dog is outside.

I love the person walking their two shitty little bark bots who thinks saying "no, no, no" repeatedly will do literally anything to stop them from yapping and lunging.

If there's not enough time for a person to do a developmental edit of your book, then they are likely not the right editor for you. You deserve an editor who knows your book, who has read every word, who cares about you and your goals.

Do any of you use a Supernote, and if so, do you like it? Has it replaced paper notebooks for you?

I have a hypothesis about Dodge Rams, and that's if you own one, you're a piece of shit.

MSU: Hey can you take this survey about the musical events you've attended here? We'll give you free tickets to more musical events.
Me: HARD SELL BUT OK

Had a fun conversation with a writer today on the absurdity of hashing out italics usage in light of everything.

The reason you can’t give a single inch on anything be it trans rights or dignity for unhoused people is that they, democrats and republicans alike, will take it and say thanks what else is in your pockets? They won’t say thanks actually.

What is it?

February has been a weird month for reading. Haven't wanted to pick anything up, and I haven't been able to focus on text. Pretty sure this is related to PCS, but it feels strange! Been listening to the unabridged version of The Stand on audiobook instead.

TFW your doctor prescribes you an expensive medication and it somehow costs three times as much WITH insurance than without.

I can’t stress this enough. The state of 4th Amendment law is that the cops can’t force you to type in a passcode but they can force you to swipe your finger or present your face. Never stop using passcodes/passwords to unlock your devices. And consider additional code to unlock Signal.

How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are

A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.

FWIW you can actually call and leave voicemail for @slotkin.senate.gov again.

Exclusive: ICE's Secret Watchlists of Americans Sparta, Reaper and Grapevine track protesters, their friends (+ others)

🚨 I've obtained a list of secret watchlists the Department of Homeland Security uses to keep tabs on American citizens
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ices-secre...

Loved ones gather at vigil for man killed by off-duty ICE agent in Northridge Friends, relatives and civil rights advocates gathered at a candlelight vigil to remember a man killed by an off-duty ICE agent in Northridge, calling for transparency and accountability in the invest...

Don't forget about Keith Porter

abc7.com/post/keith-p...

The databases must be destroyed. The biometric surveillance systems must be destroyed. This is not optional

National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.

Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.

Fun fact: You can no longer call and leave a voicemail for @slotkin.senate.gov because her mailbox is full. I wonder why.

Not since I was a kid, honestly.

On top of everything else, needing more than eleven hours of sleep just to function post-surgery, and I'm still exhausted by early evening. Fatigue is so hard to manage.