safety recall on several BIPAP, CPAP, and mechanical ventilators
Heads-up via https://twitter.com/madblqscientist/status/1406979791425789954 on Twitter, who has further commentary: several breathing assist devices manufactured by Philips under various brandnames used a sound abatement foam material that can degrade and release carcinogenic compounds into the air the user is breathing.
The official recall page is https://www.usa.philips.com/healthcare/e/sleep/communications/src-update and describes which devices are affected and the claims process.
Sunrise Solstice over Stonehenge
Image Credit & Copyright: Max Alexander, STFC, SPL
Damn, that's just cool looking. If only I had a place to put it....
https://www.etsy.com/listing/217083743/cockatrice-skeleton-3d-print-taxidermy
crowdfunding for a Black queer woman, boosts please
Help Jude Move Out of an Unsafe Household
context (TW mentions of physical and emotional abuse): https://judecasimir13.medium.com/healing-beyond-forgiveness-the-nothing-our-abusers-deserve-fc5b0be2fb49
"The abuse Black queer women suffer at home is simply a microcosm of the great system of abuse that defines our lives from bedroom to the edge of our driveways and then far beyond."
Rare coastal dragoness, often found by sunny sea cliffs. Nonbinary but fairly femme-leaning. If you're under 18 don't follow.