the state wields disability and disease to harm—mitigation and other ways we care for each others precious health is a deep form of solidarity

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I worked with—and deeply admired—Helen for almost 30 years. She was hands down *the best source* about emerging infectious diseases that I've ever known. My first warning of COVID was when on Dec 28, 2019 she reposted a ProMED mail report of an atypical pneumonia cluster: "This doesn't look good."

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@kkjetelina.bsky.social nails it here when she notes misinfo is not just tech/proliferation problem—it's fundamentally a symptom of too many people being unable to get the info they need from sources they trust. that's why (imo) we've gotta come at the problem from multiple angles.

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This will be a thread of essays I recommend to students in my creative nonfiction workshop:

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There's still plenty of time to apply for this fantastic funded #PhD studentship on the history of unorthodox health activism in Britain after 1948! Interested? Know someone great who should apply? Get in touch! #AcademicSky www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSR502/p...

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