Notices by Ahimsa (ahimsa_pdx@disabled.social), page 2

"Solve recently called for the designation of March 15 as International Long COVID Awareness Day in Los Angeles. The resolution passed, and City Hall was lit in teal on March 15 to mark the occasion.

We’ve also drafted a sample media pitch letter that you can personalize and send to news outlets to encourage reporters to cover Long Covid Awareness Month."

Sample letter:

https://solvecfs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Long-Covid-Awareness-Month-media-pitch.docx

4/n

@longcovid

#LongCovidAwarenessDay #LongCovid #PostCovid #CovidIsNotOver

Resources for Long Covid:

- Summaries of the latest research

- Clinical care guides dedicated to Long Covid and related conditions

- Resources for patients and caregivers navigating life with chronic illness

- Links to webinars featuring Long Covid researchers and other experts in the field

Link to Google doc with resources:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yYAXIn9ae_UDR2haVl4jZnJXcMQq1Bz4nXJJotRmR5k

3/n

@longcovid

#LongCovidAwarenessDay #LongCovid #CovidIsNotOver

"Access to clear, trustworthy resources can help people better understand what they or their loved ones may be experiencing and find ways to navigate the road ahead.

To mark Long Covid Awareness Day, we’ve joined forces with #MEAction, Bateman Horne Center, and the Open Medicine Foundation as #UnitedForME.

We’ve gathered a set of resources designed to inform and empower patients, caregivers, and supporters."

2/n

@longcovid

#LongCovidAwarenessDay #LongCovid #PostCovid #CovidIsNotOver

Long Covid Awareness Day post from Solve ME:

https://solvecfs.org/recognizing-long-covid-awareness-day-resources-for-you/

"Long Covid has affected people of all ages and backgrounds.

For many, it means navigating persistent symptoms that disrupt work, family life, and everyday routines.

For others, it has been the start of a much longer journey with infection-associated chronic conditions, including illnesses like ME/CFS and related disorders."

1/n

@longcovid

#LongCovidAwarenessDay #LongCovid #PostCovid #PASC #MEcfs #CovidIsNotOver

It's International Women's Day, a good day to block / mute (and please report if they're breaking server rules!) all those accounts that respond negatively to posts saying trans women are women.

Actually, any day is a good day to do that, but there seem to be an awful lot of those accounts today. 🙄

#InternationalWomensDay #TransRights #HumanRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights

RE: https://tech.lgbt/@LilahTovMoon/116173966086400091

"The Cambridge City Council passed a measure Monday night to ban all city departments from using what's now known as X. The ban officially takes effect in May."

"Councilor Ayah Al-Zubi … said that, under the ownership of Elon Musk, X has become a platform that 'actively endangers the people we serve.' "

https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/03/04/cambridge-x-twitter-ban

#USPol #Boston #Cambridge #SocialMedia #X #Twitter

@jeridansky
Thank you for the regular flower photos! Always adds some joy to my day. 💐

Yes! Keep ICE out of hospitals!

"Oregon nurses union, Democratic lawmakers introduce bill to limit immigration enforcement at hospitals"

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/01/30/oregon-nurses-uniond-immigration-enforcement-bill/

"Health care providers in Oregon and across the country are reporting fewer immigrants showing up for medical appointments since the Trump administration undid a Biden-era ban on immigration arrests in hospitals, churches and schools."

#USPol #Oregon #Immigration #Healthcare #ICE #ICEOut #AbolishICE

"Hundreds of students walk out of class across Portland to protest ICE"

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/01/30/oregon-businesses-students-general-strike-immigration-enforcement/

“We as students care about this issue,” said Reyes-Contreras. “We as students care about the funding that’s going to ICE because this is impacting everybody. I mean there’s been students who’ve gotten their parents taken away who go to Roosevelt High School.”

#USPol #Oregon #Portland #PDX #ICEout #FuckICE #Protest #Resist

Many thanks to folks using the content warning (CW) feature on posts as needed (especially violent photos or videos). Thanks also for adding hashtags, helpful for filtering / searching / following ❤️

FYI, a CW does not hide information, it adds information. It only takes one click to reveal the body of the post. It gives folks with PTSD or other issues a chance to prepare.

Anyone who finds CWs annoying can set an option to expand all CW posts - see attached image.

#CW #FediTips #ContentWarning

@kevin
Welcome! 👋

I deleted my X account years ago (never had an account on Facebook) and I never looked back! Happier here 😁

Have you followed any good hashtags yet? That's one of the features that I really like here.

It's also great that I can edit my posts!

#Forkiverse #Fediverse #Mastodon

A message for my Fediverse friends from today's calendar page 😁

Art by @thelatestkate

PS. Check out #JoinIn if you want to chat with someone on here

#Kindness #Togetherness #Friends #Yule #Cats

"Oregon teenager’s ICE detention sparks high school walkout"

gift link = https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2025/11/oregon-teenagers-ice-detention-sparks-high-school-walkout.html?gift=10daf0cf-0529-4811-9816-5fc772bd2eb1

"About 300 students walked out of school 'in response to the ICE activity in our community last week,' McMinnville School District Interim Superintendent Kourtney Ferrua said in a statement."

"Four U.S. citizens were detained in Oregon last week, advocacy group Oregon for All said, including two women who were filming ICE activities"

#USPol #Oregon #Immigration #ICE #Protest #Resist #GiftLink

@jimsalter
I love it! 😂

For those who want to do this as part of a team there's a "No Ivy League" group that removes invasive ivy from Forest Park:

https://www.portland.gov/parks/nas/noivy#toc-volunteer-events

#PDX #Portland #Oregon #Volunteer

@mastodonmigration
Thanks! ❤️

For those who have trouble with long videos here's an article from the AP news

"Democratic Sen. Merkley of Oregon speaks for more than 22 hours to protest Trump amid shutdown"

https://apnews.com/article/merkley-floor-speech-shutdown-trump-democrats-c75e71aaabd642c547179f7174a009fd

"Democrats seized the Senate floor on Wednesday to protest President Donald Trump’s presidency amid the government shutdown and push for Republicans to negotiate with them on expiring health subsidies"

#USPol #Oregon #Merkley #Senate #Shutdown #HealthCare #Resist

My "to do" list for today 😁

While fighting for Kimmel, please don't forget others who've been punished for speaking truth to power. Karen Attiah was fired from The Washington Post for her posts on Bluesky.

"Why Washington Post fired me - Read the official termination letter for yourself"

https://karenattiah.substack.com/p/why-washington-post-fired-me

I cancelled my WaPo subscription last year, but for those who still subscribe, why? You could spend your media dollars elsewhere!

#USPol #Media #Journalism #FreeSpeech #KarenAttiah #WashingtonPost #Resist

"Baseball field turned Indigenous-led community garden takes root in Portland"

https://www.opb.org/article/2025/09/18/portland-baseball-field-indigenous-led-community-garden/

"The garden, called Wapas Nah Née Shaku — which means “Holding the basket” in Wasco — is just behind the Native American Youth and Family Center, or NAYA, campus, which used to be a middle school in the Cully neighborhood of Northeast Portland."

#Oregon #Portland #PDX #Indigenous #Garden #Gardening

@cstross So true! To get serious for a moment, Google AI is dangerous!

My sister got some bad medical advice from it recently. Like many folks she just read the first thing listed and didn't even realize it was the AI overview.

Luckily she asked me about it. I told her it was wrong and pointed her to an official information source.

And then I told her to *never* rely on google for medical advice, especially these days!!

Table of recommendations, source = https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PREVENTIONWELLNESS/VACCINESIMMUNIZATION/GETTINGIMMUNIZED/Documents/2025-26-Respiratory-Virus-Vaccine-Recommendations-2-pager.pdf

EDIT: there are some footnotes which I did not include, see original document for additional info

#COVID #Vaccine #PublicHealth #Oregon #Washington #California #Hawaii #CovidIsNotOver