#high risk

[voidxbrat]

Very disappointed, honestly more like disgusted, with how few people I see still not bothering to wear a mask. How many people are gathering to celebrate the holidays with no precautions. Just go ahead and scream it a little louder that you don’t give a shit about the people around you, especially those in your life that are high-risk.

#covid isn't over #and it’s not just Covid now either #what are they calling it like #tridemic #tripledemic #think I’ve seen both #either way #f*ck this shit #fuck covid #covid pandemic #rsv virus #influenza #high risk #immunocompromised #disabled #disabled life #ableism #wear your mask

[theecrybaby]

Sexy people do not support genocide and wear good quality masks

#high risk #Palestine #covid #covid19

[fiddleheadfinn]

At Mass General Hospital fighting to keep mask mandates! ✊😷

#disability justice #queer artist #high risk #covid 19 #mecfs #millionsmissing #finns art #finns face

[xuciferous]

hell im so close to the end of my allotted smoking time... i cant. i had caffeine so i cant smoke. but my willpower. is FAILING. and im trying to decide one of three options

smoke now and do not fail time constraint

do not smoke now and risk failing time constraint later

do not smoke now and continue to endure the agony for the remaining 12 hrs of my existence today

#it feels like i COULD make it thru #but if i fail later ill be twice as disappointed in myself #high risk #low reward #i just have to reassuremyself that theres no point bc the effects wont even be that good anyway

[miss-biophys]

After half a year of working on a "high risk, high gain" project I am still stuck at the "high risk" part.

The idea looked brilliant on the paper, I got funding for highly innovative ideas, but it's just not working. Abandoning projects is a sad and dissappinting part of research.

#research #work in academia #women in science #science #postdoc #stem #biophysics #bacteria #antibiotics #high risk #high gain #failure #dissappointed #original content

[pandemic-info]

This tweet is a reminder that many high risk people are still sheltering in place. So while you pretend that the pandemic is over for your mental health, think of those who haven’t left the house in three years. Yep, we’re still here and our mental health is just as important.

#covid #twitter #mental health #high risk #immunocompromised #disabled #elderly #commentary/opinion

[omarfaruk]

Musk’s lawyer tells Twitter staff they won’t be liable if the company violates the FTC consent decree

Following a warning shot from the FTC to Twitter yesterday, TechCrunch has obtained an internal email sent by Elon Musk’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, to all remaining employees — in which he seeks to calm staffers’ concerns by claiming that they do not have individual liability for upholding the requirements of the FTC consent decree.

We’ve reproduced the full text of the email (sic) below — which was sent by Spiro to Twitter staff at 5:21PM, November 10:

Elon – questions have arisen today regarding the consent decree in effect at the time you took over the company.

We have our first upcoming compliance check with the ftc since taking over and we will handle it.

The only party to the decree is Twitter- not individuals who work at Twitter. It is Twitter itself (not individual employees) who is a party and therefore only Twitter the company could be liable.

I understand that there have been employees at Twitter who do not even work on the ftc matter commenting that they could to to jail if we were not in compliance- that is simply not how this works. It is the company’s obligation. It is the company’a burden. It is the company’s liability.

We spoke to the FTC today about our continuing obligations and have a constructive ongoing dialogue.

We will of course remain in compliance with the consent decree and the legal department is handling it and happy to answer any questions

Thanks

Alex

The 2011 consent decree required Twitter to establish and maintain a program to ensure and regularly report that its new features do not further misrepresent “the extent to which it maintains and protects the security, privacy, confidentiality, or integrity of any nonpublic consumer information.”

In a note (first reported by The Verge) posted in Twitter’s internal slack and visible to all employees, a departing internal attorney said that in fact, individual engineers do engender “personal, professional and legal risk,” seemingly in contradiction to what Spiro sent in the above email.

On Thursday, key Twitter executives including the company’s Head of Trust and Safety Yoel Roth, as well as its Chief Information Security Officer Lea Kissner, Chief Compliance Officer Marianne Fogarty, and Chief Privacy Officer Damien Kieran all abruptly departed the company. The FTC noted that they are watching with “deep concern” the ongoing situation at Twitter in light of the consent decree.

The FTC fined Twitter $150 million earlier this year after finding a breach of the settlement related to user data provided for security purposes being used for ad targeting.

We’ve reached out to the FTC for clarification regarding the consent decree and individual employee liability and will update you if we receive more information.

Credit: techcrunch.com

#tech #tech news #elon mask #elon twitter #twitter #technology #technolovers #musk ming #crypto #law enforcers #the lawyer #social security #social media #safety #ftc #million #the verge #high risk

[rabbigfirlee]

sometimes you gotta take the risk

#high risk #high reward

[garbagemillennial]

sad when shows don't provide virtual options 😭

like let me pay you even for a sh1tty phone video, tf? do you h8 money??

also that's the only way high risk/disabled folks who can't come IRL can stay connected to art they want to support. it just really sucks when folks don't care

there used to be monthly virtual shows, & I understand that folks are obsessed with "returning to normal" (🙄), but like...at least filming your shows would provide a small modicum of accessibility AND another income stream since capacity would be less of an issue

as time goes on, even though you hear folks gripe about how they keep getting sick & everyone around them is sick, it continues to blow my mind that it seems most folks have learned nothing about the ways virtual options = accessibility. folks would rather pretend it's 2019 and shut out disabled folks than do the bare minumim

#disability #high risk #covid safety #accessibility #event problems #feeling very left out and not cared for by people who claim to be friends

[nice2meetyouu]

Kausap ko 'yung friend kong nagre-residency. Kahit nandu'n siya, kinoconsider niya pa ring mag-abroad or kumuha na lang ng regular post sa health center in case magku-quit siya.

Ako rin, magulo ang record ko. Kung saan-saan pa rin ako nag-aapply. Next month, may duty na ako sa isang clinic dito. Wala namang choice kundi mag-survive pero grabe 'yung anxiety. At least sa content writing, wala namang mamamatay doon, kahit hindi ko isubmit 'yung deliverables. Eh itong kinuha ko... kruu kruu kruu. Pero what did I study for 'di ba??? Stage fright lang 'to.

Thank God for med friends.

Medyo gets ko na 'yung iba kung bakit nagku-quit sila kahit 2-3 years in na sila sa mga program. It's a vuca world. Walang right or wrong answer.

Sabi ng ibang friends, na-delay daw ang adulting phase namin gawa ng extended schooling. Safe zone nga naman ang school kahit papaano. Para akong ni-release sa outer space all of a sudden, wala nang gravity, walang hangin, walang direksyon.

Helpful 'yung dulong part ng 4HWW sa akin. May sinet siyang criteria, kung hindi raw pasok doon ang mga iniisip ko, huwag ko nang pag-aksayahan ng panahon. Kasi wala akong magagawa about it. Why bother.

Napakalaking risk no'ng MSc sa UK pero why not. Minsan lang naman mabubuhay. Don't regret it now. Hahaha. Hope for the best na lang.

#high risk #low return #lost in life

[goingdowntocowtown]

i keep trying to encourage my family to wear a mask and/or test regularly. they do neither. its so soul-destroying. because im disabled i cant just move out, i cant just stop relying on them. i just have to live with people who deep down dont really care about my health.

#high risk #cripplepunk #neisvoid #finn just chillin

[auressea]

#bc news #COVID-19 #Tara Moriarty #public health #alert #caution! #high risk #wear a mask #stay home #keep your distance #living with chronic conditions #just spoonie things

[kukulela]

İnsanlar neden en son duymak isteyeceği cevabı işiteceği soruları sormakta ısrar eder?

#sorular #cevapları #high risk #gerçek #yüzlelmek #kaçmak

[crass-and-crusty]

The amount of people I see that say they care about mutual aid but who refuse to wear a fucking mask is so depressing

#like even if i wasnt high risk id still wear mine #its so easy to not kill people #i have dysautonomia!!! which makes it hard to breathe FREQUENTLY #i carry an inhaler!!! i BIND. DAILY. #if i can wear it other people can #obviously some people have reasons but im not talking about susan from down the block who is disabled #im talking about EVERYONE FUCKING ELSE #disabled #high risk #wear a mask #covid

[pandemic-info]

"The role of masks and mask mandates isn't to single-handedly prevent all COVID transmission. Mask policies help flatten the curve during surges, and keep essential spaces open and accessible during continued high transmission."

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You can't wear a mask when eating or drinking in a restaurant/bar. And it's hard to wear a mask 100% of the time at home. But you can easily wear a mask continuously when seeing the doctor or catching public transport. Wearing a mask makes essential services accessible to all.

There's a lot of disinformation claiming "mask mandates don't work on the population level." These lies ignore the nuance: even when broad mask mandates were in effect, COVID was being spread in social spaces and at home when masks came off.

For specific spaces where people are able to wear masks continuously like in hospitals, on public transport, and yes, even schools, studies show mask mandates are effective in mitigating COVID spread. They serve a key role keeping essential spaces open and accessible to all.

The role of masks and mask mandates isn't to single-handedly prevent all COVID transmission. Mask policies help flatten the curve during surges, and keep essential spaces open and accessible during continued high transmission. They've been very successful at doing that when used.

It's important to say that higher risk people deserve joy too! They deserve to participate in the full range of public life. That's why masks also make sense in many settings beyond essential spaces, & why we need to keep trying to keep reducing COVID spread with other measures.

via Dr. Lucky Tran

#covid #masking #mitigation #what to do #lucky tran #twitter #commentary/opinion #mask mandates #masks work #mask mandates work #high risk #immunocompromised