@valwen
♿️ Naval Architect & Marine Engineer. I’ll never shut up if I think something is unfair or deeply wrong. I’m annoying, I know! #pwME #MECFS #EDS #Endometriosis #Dysautonomia & long #NEISVoid etc. #COVIDisAirborne! Twitter immigrant. Also on Mastodon.
A black and white photo of Jonas Salk holding a vial of his polio vaccine and a needle.
It was only after Jonas Salk developed the first safe & effective polio vaccine that the need for iron lungs declined. When asked who owned the vaccine patent, Salk famously answered, “Well, the people, I would say. There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?” 7/7
#history #skystorians #histmed
A photo of a little girl in an iron lung. She looks directly at the camera and smiles.
Many patients recovered the ability to breathe independently after a few weeks, but some had to spend their entire lives inside the metal cylinder. NPR interviewed Martha Lillard, who was still using one in 2021: www.npr.org/2021/10/25/1... 6/7
An advertisement for the polio vaccine which reads: "they all got vaccine except dad...don't take a chance...take your polio shots!" It depicts a photo of a family gathered around a father who is in an iron lung.
With science falling under increasing attack, this medical historian is here to remind people of the power of vaccines. THREAD👇
Hard-hitting polio advert from 1958. In the first half of the 20th century, polio was the leading cause of death in children and young adults. 1/7 #history #skystorians
I don't want to read a book written by AI.
I don't want to read a book half written by AI.
I don't want to read a book narrated by AI.
I don't want to read a book with an AI cover.
I don't want to read a book written by somebody who supports AI.
this is like an episode of Black Mirror. Burger King is launching an AI chatbot that will live in the headsets used by employees, and will check if employees say “please” and “thank you” www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
update: Odido meldt nu dat er meer gegevens uit het klantensysteen zijn gestolen dan voorheen bekend is gemaakt.
Welke gegevens dat zijn, meldt de provider niet. Dit geldt ook voor klanten van Ben.
www.odido.nl/veiligheid
Dit zijn een aantal velden uit het klantsysteem van Odido. Het zijn er in totaal honderden (!).
Met SObjectLog__c heb je een vrij tekstveld waar veel gevoelige privégegevens van mensen in staan, genoteerd door de klantenservice.
nieuws: De cybercriminele groep Shinyhunters heeft een deel van de gestolen Odido-gegevens gepubliceerd op het darkweb.
In het datalek zijn veel financiële gegevens te vinden van klanten en oud-klanten die al jaren geen abonnement meer hebben bij Odido.
www.rtl.nl/nieuws/binne...
And, I'm sorry, but I look at Jetten and I see him as yet another Dutch politico who would smugly stare down a 60-something who just got laid off and say, "Oh, you can always retrain and somehow start another career at your age! Tee-hee!"
Basically, completely out of touch with reality.
3/3
«“Public-sector customers fear that the U.S. government could enforce access to digital data through legislation,” the ACM noted»
Well, fuck us, right?
#Privacy #HateThisTimeline
Dutch regulator approves DigiD takeover by U.S. firm despite geopolitical concerns | NL Times nltimes.nl/2026/02/26/d...
Who are our favorite #EDS and #hypermobility specialists, #NEISvoid and beloved community?
Someone you've seen teach or at least talk about it. A clinician friend wants to learn ❤️
Share, pls!
Posted in October - "Discord says hackers stole government IDs of 70,000 users" arstechnica.com/security/202...
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Oh. Then we'll all delete Discord.
Last October.
Virologists are anticipating a flu epidemic in the Netherlands in the coming weeks | NL Times
#WearAMask #SoTiredOfThis
nltimes.nl/2025/12/21/v...
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
Disney has hiked prices and laid off hundreds of workers this year.
Yet Disney paid its CEO $41B in 2024. It just reported a 36% increase in net profits for parks and streaming. And it plans to double stock buybacks next year.
Remember this as Disney turns to AI.
I think if they really dump AI content onto Disney+ they'll find out real quick that NOBODY wants to see that shit. But it's so symbolic of the state of things that the name that once meant the very peak of hand drawn animation is now in league with the stock market scam anti-human garbage machine.
Once again I find myself looking for a new insurance that covers ALL the healthcare I need. It’s getting harder every year. SH and DSW don’t pay for my cardiologist. My therapist has added VZG. Anyone has experience with VZG? 😩
#NEISVoid #Nederland #Zorg #Zorgverzekering #Combinatiepolis #Help
Demonizing formula is, however, consistent with ongoing Republican attempts to make women’s lives harder and keep them at home
Frankly the problem isn't even that the trial showed up, it's their refusal to remove it followed by something that reads like "and if you keep making trouble about this we'll remove the entire feature" when all that was needed was an apology, swift removal & a 'report' button for future trials.
1️⃣ Visible Health has launched a local clinical trial feature. One of the first surfacing to users is an ACT (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy) trial led by Trudie Chalder, a researcher whose work has been highly controversial in ME. This raises important patient-safety concerns.
Vandaag vanaf de bank erbij. PAISprotest,
THANK YOU! Thank you all!
To the organizers, to the speakers, to the people that showed up for us who can’t, so that we are not forgotten. All of you. Hartelijk bedankt! 💙
#NietHersteld #PAISProtest
hetpaisprotest.nl
#PAIS #MECVS #Lyme #Qkoorts #LongCovid #PostSepsis #WearAMask #COVIDIsNotOver
More info on demands, the program, how to help, etc. available here
www.hetpaisprotest.nl/programma
Preview of a sticker of a cartoon cat in blue colors wearing a blue bow surrounded by blue flowers. The text reads generative ai is shit
Gen AI is shit 💖
Get the sticker: mcapriglione.art
@guusontheinternet.bsky.social wat een enorm goede speech. Dankjewel. Dankjewel. Dankjewel.
