PhillyPhile215

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Just a Philly girl, livin' in a lonely world…and a Luddite learning (now) to BlueSky. #LongCovid since March 2020

A screenshot of an Instagram post by Men in Blazers that says “A memo created for U.S. Soccer by lawyers who have worked for Mr. Trump, reviewed by The New York Times, outlined how the federation could find possible gaps in rules around red cards o strengthen its case. Effectively, the three-page document suggested FIFA’s regulation on display action were sufficiently vague to create grounds for an appeal. It even suggested the appeal invoke the rights of the U.S. as a nation and threaten to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sports, the sporting work’s top arbitration body.”
Screenshot of this article from Law.com which is an “expert opinion” piece on Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline by The Law Journal Editorial Board from June 5, 2026 titled “NJ Should Adopt Rule Barring Sex with Clients” “We believe the rule should be adopted. Attorneys are fiduciaries. Having a sexual relation with a client epitomizes a conflict of interest” https://www.law.com/njlawjournal/2026/06/05/nj-should-adopt-rule-barring-sex-with-clients-/
Highlighted version of the second photo below with the following highlights of “1990” “Anthony Fauci, head of NIAID…has recently pressured an ME ally in Congress to stop advocating for ME patients & trying to ‘micromanage’ NIH”
Highlighted version of the second photo below highlighting “1988” and “They rename it ‘chronic fatigue syndrome’ to downplay its seriousness & they mock the hundreds of severely ill patients who are calling the CDC begging for help…” “such contact might bias investigators towards a conclusion that the disease was real.”
A video of the PECO building in downtown Philadelphia, PA USA at dusk which has a banner of a scrolling lighted messages at the top. The scrolling message says “ME/CFS Awareness Day - No FDA Approved Treatments, No Cure - SolveME.org”
A photo of a vanilla cake from a local bakery with white icing and blue and yellow flowers and blue writing that says “6 years of heartache” and is slightly off center because it shifted en route home. Like me, one side is damaged which felt appropriate.
A video of the PECO building in downtown Philadelphia, PA USA at night which has a banner of scrolling lighted messages at the top. This video shows the message “International Long Cov*d Awareness Day — Cure Long C0V1D” [alternations in spelling for algo]
A screenshot of a chart from a NY Times article about the steep rise in disability in the U.S. due to LC based on Federal Reserve BLS data.
A screenshot of disclaimer from an email that says “Assumption of Risk: An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. By attending this screening, you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19. You agree to follow all relevant laws and regulations, including CDC mandated and recommendations, as well as all requirements of the theater or event staff in order to to attend this event.”
Chart for a March 2025 NYT article about five year anniversary of the start of the pandemic using stats from the Federal Reserve in STL which shows how disability rates in the U.S. are rapidly increasing since 2020
Photo of a white woman wearing a baseball cap and a black face mask, a blue ME/CFS Surf Club tshirt and a salmon jacket standing on a beach in front of the ocean
Photo of a white woman with shoulder length brown hair wearing sunglasses on her head and black face mask, a salmon colored Long Covid surf club tshirt, salmon jacket standing in front of the beach and ocean at the Jersey Shore
Chart from Federal Reserve in STL using U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showing a steep rise in disability in the US over the past 5 years https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNU00074597
Photo of a white woman with brown hair wearing sunglasses on her head, a black face mask, and a blue #CureLongCovid Tshirt in rainbow lettering laying on a rainbow hammock at Spruce Street Harbor Park
Screenshot of Life After website which is life after film dot com. With a photo of a masked person holding up a sign that says “assisted suicide: the world’s cheapest healthcare” and below that “Synopsis LIFE AFTER is a gripping investigative documentary that exposes the tangled web of moral dilemmas and profit motives surrounding assisted dying. Disabled filmmakers Reid Davenport uncovers…”
Screenshot of a post from Twitter for @pushdemsleft account from 7/1/25 that says “17 million Americans are set to lose their Medicaid under Trump in the biggest removal of healthcare since 25 millions Americans lost their healthcare under Biden/Harris. Anyone who is upset about one and not the other is not to be trusted.” With images of the two articles linked highlighting these two topics
Map of the US with different colored symbols representing the following statistics: 1.7 million - cancer 1.2 million - HIV 1 million - multiple sclerosis 16.3 million - Long Covid Graphic from this CNBC story from 2022: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RMzoCNPctuo&dp_isNewTab=1&dp_referrer=other&dp_allowFirstVideo=1
Photo of a fair skinned woman with short brown hair wearing a black face mask and a salmon colored shirt that says “Long Covid Surf Club Ridin’ symptom waves” in the upper left corner in orange and blue with a wave design
Map of the US with different colored symbols representing the following statistics: 1.7 million - cancer 1.2 million - HIV 1 million - multiple sclerosis 16.3 million - Long Covid Graphic from this CNBC story from 2022: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RMzoCNPctuo&dp_isNewTab=1&dp_referrer=other&dp_allowFirstVideo=1
Photo of a screen that says “Congratulations Temple University Beasley School of Law Class of 2025”
Photo of a brass earring that looks like an owl
White woman with short brown hair and sunglasses wearing a blue Long COVID Campaign Tshirt and a Philadelphia voting sticker
A lifeguard safety MEme. At the top, “We need a whole team of lifeguards to sound the alarm” in black text. Below the top, “#GreatestMEdicalScandal #MillionsMissing #DisabilitySOS” in red text. On right side, “I nominate Zenos Frudakis for this” in red text. On left side, an image of Zenos Frudakis as a lifeguard holding a red and white safety floatation ring. The background is a photograph of an enormous ocean wave crashing near the shoreline. At the bottom, “#JohnVsJonVsME” in black text.
Photo of blessed red roses from Feast of St Rita
Screenshot of first scene from a SciShow episode on how Exercises makes ME/CFS worse; link for video in next post
Photo of a fair skinned woman with short brown hair and a blue face mask, blue jacket, and red scarf standing with a crowd of lawyers outside of City Hall in Philadelphia
Photo of a white woman with short brown hair wearing a black face mask and a red Teach ME Treat ME ME Action TShirt and carrying a Berlin Buyers I have Long Covid tote bag
Photo of a slice of Jewish apple cake and matcha latte on a table outside Talula’s Daily overlooking Washington Square Park in Philly.
A photo of the exterior of a Temple University building with a larger T (the school’s brand) on the outside with a ballon arch in front of the school colors—maroon, white, and silver/gray—and under the arch the word “Fryday” in silver ballon letters.
Photo of a white woman with shoulder length brown hair wearing a Black SipMask, blue earrings, a cream turtleneck and green jacket in front of the entrance to the Philadelphia Bar Association
Map of the US with different colored symbols representing the following statistics: 1.7 million - cancer 1.2 million - HIV 1 million - multiple sclerosis 16.3 million - Long Covid Graphic from this CNBC story from 2022: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RMzoCNPctuo&dp_isNewTab=1&dp_referrer=other&dp_allowFirstVideo=1
Screenshot of the top of an article from March 27 2035 about the termination of RECOVER grants for LC which can be found here: https://cen.acs.org/policy/research-funding/NIH-cancels-RECOVER-grants-long/103/web/2025/03
A photo of a plaque located in a breezeway of Philadelphia City Hall which says: WILLIAM PENN'S PRAYER FOR PHILADELPHIA 1684 AND THOU PHILADELPHIA THE VIRGIN SETTLEMENT OF THIS PROVINCE NAMED BEFORE THOU WERT BORN WHAT LOVE WHAT CARE WHAT SERVICE AND WHAT TRAVAIL HAVE THERE BEEN TO BRING THEE FORTH AND PRESERVE THEE FROM SUCH AS WOULD ABUSE AND DEFILE THEE. O THAT THOU MAYEST BE KEPT FROM THE EVIL THAT WOULD OVERWHELM THEE THAT FAITHFUL TO THE GOD OF THY MERCIES IN THE LIFE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. THOU MAYEST BE PRESERVED TO THE END. MY SOUL PRAYS TO GOD FOR THEE THAT THOU MAYEST STAND IN THE DAY OF TRIAL THAT THY CHILDREN MAY BE BLEST OF THE LORD AND THY PEOPLE SAVED BY HIS POWER •
Screenshot of an ad for the Philly Party Bus to the Tesla Dealership from 30th Street Station to the Cherry Hill, NJ Tesla dealership for a #TeslaTakedown protest
White woman with short brown hair wearing a black face mask and a blue tshirt that says #CureLongCovid in different colors across it
white woman wearing an EEG cap with wires coming off of it and a black face mask and a blue Students Run Philly Style Sweatshirt
photo of a saliva sample
Photo of a white woman with short brown hair wearing a medical gown and black face mask at the Martinos Center in Boston
Video description: video of PECO building in Philly which had the following message scrolling: “March 15 is Long COVID Awareness Day. Visit Longcovidcampaign.org”
Chart from this recent article in the New York Times showing a steep increase in disability rates after 2020: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/09/upshot/covid-lockdown-five-year-charts.html As exemplified by the title’s misspelling Covid causes cognitive dysfunction.
White woman with short brown hair wearing a black face mask and a real T shirt that says “Millions of Americans, Zero Treatments. We need a Long Covid Moonshot.”
Map of the US with different colored symbols representing the following statistics: 1.7 million - cancer 1.2 million - HIV 1 million - multiple sclerosis 16.3 million - Long Covid Image from this story from two years ago when estimates of people with LC were lower: https://youtu.be/RMzoCNPctuo
Photo of a white woman wearing a gray Eagles sweatshirt, green glow necklace, black face mask, and green & white hat
Photo of a woman wearing an Eagles jersey and waving a flag of the front cover of Inner Excellence by Jim Murphy on the median of South Broad Street in Philadelphia
Photo of Jaime Seltzer left (a white woman with long brown wavy hair wearing glasses, a black face mask, a light blue button down shirt with black jacket) next two me on the right (a white woman with short brown hair and a black face mask with a red ME Action tshirt under a black jacket) at the RECOVER TLC workshop in Sept 2024
Photo of a paperwhite bulb with two blooms of small white flowers on a tall stalk in a glass jar on a hardwood floor
Photo of Melissa Mazur (left - Caucasian woman with short brown hair wearing a black sip mask and a blue Long Covid Campaign t shirt with black jacket) and Meighan Stone (right - a Caucasian woman with long brown hair, bangs wearing a black mask with gold hoop earrings, a beige turtleneck and black jacket) at Recover TLC in Sept 2024.
an image with a blue background. Along the bottom are photos of Maura Clarke, Ita Ford, Dorothy Kazel, and Jean Donovan (The Churchwomen of El Salvador). Above their photos it has a quote from Maryknoll sister Ita Ford (1940-1980) which says “Am I willing to suffer with the people here, the suffering of the powerless, the feeling impotent? Can I say to my neighbors — I have no solutions to this situation; I don’t know the answers, but I will walk with you, search with you, be with you.” Under the quote it says “On Dec 2, 1980, four women (three religious sisters and a lay missionary) were raped and murdered by government soldiers in El Salvador because of their work with the poor.”
Mural in S Philly that says “Life tried to bury us but we are the root and the seed”