Matt Lazell-Fairman

@mfairma.bsky.social

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ME. Spouse w LC, ME. Writer, bread baker, daydreamer. Still waiting on fair funding and apology from HHS. Masking like someone’s life depends on it.

Screenshot of Twitter post that reads: “I was prescribed CHOP protocol just last year by a major Long Covid clinic, told it had been adapted for pw #MECFS (when it hadn't), had astronomical recovery rates, and that I would just need to commute 1.5 hrs round trip several times a week to participate. This must stop.”
Screenshot that reads: “While prolonged rest may initially seem beneficial for symptom management, extended periods of daytime lying or bed rest can induce cardiovascular and skeletal muscle deconditioning. Lying down during the day can be minimised by supported sitting or gentle upright postures and compression garments—provided the patient’s symptoms allow for such a strategy. Encouraging light, tolerance-­ based activity and postural variation is essential to prevent further functional decline while respecting post-exertional symptom thresholds.”
Picture shows booklet of USPS stamps celebrating the organically shaped wire basket structures crafted by artist Ruth Asawa.
Copy of the George Orwell book Animal Farm by discount Indian publisher Pigeon Books where the cover consists of poorly matching clip art of barn animals with a delighted cartoon pig in the foreground, composed by someone who’s clearly never read the book.
A screenshot from an email sent by Congressman Joe Courtney, of CT, with a poll asking whether readers want Congress to act. Text reads: “I'm deeply concerned by Elon Musk's actions within the Trump administration as an unelected billionaire: closing USAID, accessing the Treasury Department's payment system, and seizing Americans' private data. I'm working with my colleagues in Congress to stop this, and I want to hear your feedback. Should Congress act now to protect highly confidential and personal information from unelected billionaires?”