Jenn Dolari @dolari@driveinsaturday.org

#COVID Coronary Plaque Infection Confirms #CV Risk

> New evidence shows for the first time that the virus that causes COVID directly infects atherosclerotic plaques in the coronary arteries, producing a persistent inflammatory response.

> Giannarelli says COVID is more than a respiratory virus and that it can affect the whole body. "Our study shows a remarkable ability of the virus to hijack the immune system," she points out. "Our findings may explain how that happens."

> #sarscov2 directly infects coronary artery plaques, producing inflammatory substances, really joins the dots and helps our understanding on why we're seeing so much heart disease in COVID patients," Peter Hotez, MD, professor of molecular virology and microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, told Medscape.

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/997638

#SARSCoV2 infection triggers pro-atherogenic inflammatory responses in human coronary vessels

> Our data establish that SARS-CoV-2 infects coronary vessels, inducing plaque inflammation that could trigger acute cardiovascular complications and increase the long-term cardiovascular risk.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s44161-023-00336-5

#SARS2 #COVID19

It is official now: Russia's Supreme Court declared "extremist" and banned the "LGBT movement".

A single display of LGBT flag, offline or online, is punishable by a fine.
In case of multiple offenses, the punishment is up to 4 years in prison.
Activism, online or offline, and potentially donations to LGBT charities, are punished by up to 6 years in prison.
Allies of LGBT activism are now legally banned from elections.

And there is a new law coming up, "justification" of "extremism" online (as in, not denouncing), punishing it by a prison sentence of up to five years.

“Sin, young man, is when you treat people like things.” - Terry Pratchett

Cyberpunk 2077 may be a dystopia but I would not mind a burrito vending machine built into my apartment

That's a good rule.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

Wikipedia editor "Asticky" edited Henry Kissinger's article at 8:46 ET and then changed her userpage to this (with the edit summary "lmao")

TFW a game wants you to get to Point X but does not approve of how you manage it

Yes I will use my horse like a mountain goat, TYVM

friendly reminder to add alt text to your images so the visually impaired can also celebrate kissinger's death

#accessibility