#covidlockdown — Public Fediverse posts

Lack of #ThirdSpaces? #Smartphones taking away #HumanConnection? Seeing through the bullshit and believing they have no future? There's a lot of factors that could be at play here.

#TeenTakeovers push cities to take action as experts see echoes of the Covid pandemic

Teens who have been clashing with cops went into lockdown during their middle school years, when they were learning how to interact with the world around them.

May 28, 2026, 6:01 PM EDT
By Doha Madani and Corky Siemaszko

Excerpt: " 'More often than not, it is a desperate need for connection,' he said.

"In addition, Abrams said, teen takeovers swell up fast because many teenagers just have no place else to go. There used to be more of what experts call '#ThirdSpaces' — not home or school — where kids could socialize freely. But spaces that are affordable and welcoming to teenagers are increasingly harder to find, Abrams said.

"Take the library, he said.

" 'We always see plenty of room for senior citizens, plenty of room for adults and programming for adults,' Abrams said. 'We see lots of space for little kids. ... We don’t see as much room for 11-, 12-, 13-year-olds or 16-year-olds.'

"Jasmin Ford, a psychiatric nurse practitioner and clinical instructor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, said teenagers today face a mental health crisis that accelerated during the pandemic and has not returned to pre-Covid levels."

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/covid-pandemic-blame-teen-takeover-experts-say-rcna347075

#ACAB #CounselorsNotCops #TeenMentalHealth #LeftBehind #GenZ #CovidLockdown

Lack of #ThirdSpaces? #Smartphones taking away #HumanConnection? Seeing through the bullshit and believing they have no future? There's a lot of factors that could be at play here.

#TeenTakeovers push cities to take action as experts see echoes of the Covid pandemic

Teens who have been clashing with cops went into lockdown during their middle school years, when they were learning how to interact with the world around them.

May 28, 2026, 6:01 PM EDT
By Doha Madani and Corky Siemaszko

Excerpt: " 'More often than not, it is a desperate need for connection,' he said.

"In addition, Abrams said, teen takeovers swell up fast because many teenagers just have no place else to go. There used to be more of what experts call '#ThirdSpaces' — not home or school — where kids could socialize freely. But spaces that are affordable and welcoming to teenagers are increasingly harder to find, Abrams said.

"Take the library, he said.

" 'We always see plenty of room for senior citizens, plenty of room for adults and programming for adults,' Abrams said. 'We see lots of space for little kids. ... We don’t see as much room for 11-, 12-, 13-year-olds or 16-year-olds.'

"Jasmin Ford, a psychiatric nurse practitioner and clinical instructor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, said teenagers today face a mental health crisis that accelerated during the pandemic and has not returned to pre-Covid levels."

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/covid-pandemic-blame-teen-takeover-experts-say-rcna347075

#ACAB #CounselorsNotCops #TeenMentalHealth #LeftBehind #GenZ #CovidLockdown

Sicily, six years ago. Covid lockdown in effect. Our friend got trapped ashore, living on his boat atop a ladder, work unfinished and unable to launch, even if there had been a crane operator.

The boatyard workers gave him the key to the gate and told him they were shutting down until further notice, good luck and by the way there's no running water.

They left him "Merkel" the boatyard dog, too.

#Sicily #TheBoatyard #CruisingLife #Memories #CovidLockdown

Sicily, six years ago. Covid lockdown in effect. Our friend got trapped ashore, living on his boat atop a ladder, work unfinished and unable to launch, even if there had been a crane operator.

The boatyard workers gave him the key to the gate and told him they were shutting down until further notice, good luck and by the way there's no running water.

They left him "Merkel" the boatyard dog, too.

#Sicily #TheBoatyard #CruisingLife #Memories #CovidLockdown

Heute vor 5 Jahren begann in Deutschland der 1. #Corona-#Lockdown. Wie #Museen damit umgegangen sind, welche Sammlungs- und digitalen Aktivitäten sie z.B. entfaltet haben, hat seinerzeit unsere #Expokritik-Redaktion beobachtet:

▶ Sebastian Kühn, Andreas Ludwig, Pavla Šimková & Lotte Thaa, Corona im #Museum, #WerkstattGeschichte 84/2021, https://werkstattgeschichte.de/alle_ausgaben/monogamie/

@museum @histodons @historikerinnen @archivistodon @histstm

#histodons #Sammlung #collections #CovidLockdown #Pandemie #histstm

Heute vor 5 Jahren begann in Deutschland der 1. #Corona-#Lockdown. Wie #Museen damit umgegangen sind, welche Sammlungs- und digitalen Aktivitäten sie z.B. entfaltet haben, hat seinerzeit unsere #Expokritik-Redaktion beobachtet:

▶ Sebastian Kühn, Andreas Ludwig, Pavla Šimková & Lotte Thaa, Corona im #Museum, #WerkstattGeschichte 84/2021, https://werkstattgeschichte.de/alle_ausgaben/monogamie/

@museum @histodons @historikerinnen @archivistodon @histstm

#histodons #Sammlung #collections #CovidLockdown #Pandemie #histstm

Kleine Wohnung, kein Garten - #CovidLockdown|s belasten in benachteiligten Stadtteilen besonders stark. Medizinsoziologe Nico Dragano findet: Für sinnvolle Infektionsschutzkonzepte braucht es jetzt Gespräche mit den Familien vor Ort💬 @HHU #covid
https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/null-covid-corona-massnahmen-bilanz-100.html

Kleine Wohnung, kein Garten - #CovidLockdown|s belasten in benachteiligten Stadtteilen besonders stark. Medizinsoziologe Nico Dragano findet: Für sinnvolle Infektionsschutzkonzepte braucht es jetzt Gespräche mit den Familien vor Ort💬 @HHU #covid
https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/null-covid-corona-massnahmen-bilanz-100.html

How COVID-19 Enabled New Forms of Economic Abuse of Women in India

The lockdown gave some men a chance to increase their control and coercion of women.

#covid19 #CovidLockdown #WomensRights #DomesticViolence #EconomicViolence #india

https://thewire.in/women/how-covid-19-enabled-new-forms-of-economic-abuse-of-women-in-india

How COVID-19 Enabled New Forms of Economic Abuse of Women in India

The lockdown gave some men a chance to increase their control and coercion of women.

#covid19 #CovidLockdown #WomensRights #DomesticViolence #EconomicViolence #india

https://thewire.in/women/how-covid-19-enabled-new-forms-of-economic-abuse-of-women-in-india

Bahadur the Brave Shows How For Nepalese Migrant Workers, the Lockdown was Even More Difficult

Debutante director Diwa Shah’s award-winning film showing at the Jio-MAMI festival is a sensitive look at their travails.

#cinema #CovidLockdown #NepaleseMigrants #MigrantWorkers #DiwaShah #covid19 #covid #unemployment #poverty #governance #UnionGovt #india

https://thewire.in/film/bahadur-the-brave-shows-how-for-nepalese-migrant-workers-the-lockdown-was-even-more-difficult

Bahadur the Brave Shows How For Nepalese Migrant Workers, the Lockdown was Even More Difficult

Debutante director Diwa Shah’s award-winning film showing at the Jio-MAMI festival is a sensitive look at their travails.

#cinema #CovidLockdown #NepaleseMigrants #MigrantWorkers #DiwaShah #covid19 #covid #unemployment #poverty #governance #UnionGovt #india

https://thewire.in/film/bahadur-the-brave-shows-how-for-nepalese-migrant-workers-the-lockdown-was-even-more-difficult

As ‘Make in India’ Enters 10th Year, What Does the Government’s Silence Mean?

For a government that thrives on events and celebration, the eerie silence during the lead-up to this important anniversary is a possible indication that it has accepted that glitzy PR is no longer sufficient to hide the perilously weakened manufacturing sector.

https://thewire.in/government/make-in-india-10-years-government-silence

#MakeInIndia #manufacturing #unemployment #IIP #growth #industry #demonetisation #GST #CovidLockdown #BJP #NDA #UPA #governance #india

As ‘Make in India’ Enters 10th Year, What Does the Government’s Silence Mean?

For a government that thrives on events and celebration, the eerie silence during the lead-up to this important anniversary is a possible indication that it has accepted that glitzy PR is no longer sufficient to hide the perilously weakened manufacturing sector.

https://thewire.in/government/make-in-india-10-years-government-silence

#MakeInIndia #manufacturing #unemployment #IIP #growth #industry #demonetisation #GST #CovidLockdown #BJP #NDA #UPA #governance #india

Book review: A scathing indictment of what was done by an administration to a people unprepared for a pandemic

A review of Harsh Mander's 'Burning Pyres, Mass Graves and a State That Failed Its People: India’s Covid Tragedy'. As he journals the length and breadth of India, one cannot help but give Mr Mander credit for the number and range of real-life anecdotes he has attempted to document here.

https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/a-cathartic-chronicle-a-scathing-indictment-of-what-was-done-by-an-administration-to-a-people-unprepared-for-a-pandemic/3230977/

#BookReview #HarshMander #covid19 #CovidMismanagement #CovidDeathToll #CovidLockdown #MigrantLabourers #UnionGovt #BJP #india #books #nonfiction #bookstodon #health #healthcare

Book review: A scathing indictment of what was done by an administration to a people unprepared for a pandemic

A review of Harsh Mander's 'Burning Pyres, Mass Graves and a State That Failed Its People: India’s Covid Tragedy'. As he journals the length and breadth of India, one cannot help but give Mr Mander credit for the number and range of real-life anecdotes he has attempted to document here.

https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/a-cathartic-chronicle-a-scathing-indictment-of-what-was-done-by-an-administration-to-a-people-unprepared-for-a-pandemic/3230977/

#BookReview #HarshMander #covid19 #CovidMismanagement #CovidDeathToll #CovidLockdown #MigrantLabourers #UnionGovt #BJP #india #books #nonfiction #bookstodon #health #healthcare

How Modi colonises our minds

The convening of the special session of Parliament is prime minister’s method of dominating the minds of supporters and critics alike, which is driven by his fear of losing elections, writes Ajaz Ashraf.

https://www.mid-day.com/news/opinion/article/how-modi-colonises-our-minds-23307110

#NarendraModi #parliament #laws #constitution #manipur #ManipurViolence #WrestlersProtest #covid19 #CovidLockdown #adani #GautamAdani #modi #CronyCapitalism #BJP #india

How Modi colonises our minds

The convening of the special session of Parliament is prime minister’s method of dominating the minds of supporters and critics alike, which is driven by his fear of losing elections, writes Ajaz Ashraf.

https://www.mid-day.com/news/opinion/article/how-modi-colonises-our-minds-23307110

#NarendraModi #parliament #laws #constitution #manipur #ManipurViolence #WrestlersProtest #covid19 #CovidLockdown #adani #GautamAdani #modi #CronyCapitalism #BJP #india

During the Covid lockdowns, Ryan Howard started building a replica of Johnny 5 from the 1986 film Short Circuit. The work really is amazing and I hope other people really share in the joy of what he's achieved.

#GoodNews #CovidLockdown #Manufacture #Design #Robot #Johnny5 #ShortCircuit #Alive #Input

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-nottinghamshire-66464622

During the Covid lockdowns, Ryan Howard started building a replica of Johnny 5 from the 1986 film Short Circuit. The work really is amazing and I hope other people really share in the joy of what he's achieved.

#GoodNews #CovidLockdown #Manufacture #Design #Robot #Johnny5 #ShortCircuit #Alive #Input

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-nottinghamshire-66464622

How ‘shramik’ trains added to the misery of the poor during the Covid-19 lockdown

An excerpt from Harsh Mander's ‘Burning Pyres, Mass Graves and a State That Failed Its People: India’s Covid Tragedy’.

#BookExcerpt #HarshMander #covid19 #CovidLockdown #CovidDeathToll #MigrantLabourers #MigrantWorkers #governance #health #covid #welfare #UnionGovt #BJP #india #books #bookstodon

https://scroll.in/article/1051873/harsh-mander-how-shramik-trains-added-to-the-misery-of-the-poor-during-the-covid-19-lockdown

Christophe Jaffrelot writes: BJP is chipping away at India’s federalism

Centralising tendencies have increased under the current government.

#federalism #UnionGovt #BJP #NarendraModi #modi #GST #demonetisation #CovidLockdown #KeralaFloods #delhi #uttarakhand #ChristopheJaffrelot #india

https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/christophe-jaffrelot-writes-bjp-is-chipping-away-at-indias-federalism-8680814/

Christophe Jaffrelot writes: BJP is chipping away at India’s federalism

Centralising tendencies have increased under the current government.

#federalism #UnionGovt #BJP #NarendraModi #modi #GST #demonetisation #CovidLockdown #KeralaFloods #delhi #uttarakhand #ChristopheJaffrelot #india

https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/christophe-jaffrelot-writes-bjp-is-chipping-away-at-indias-federalism-8680814/

trigger warning: this is absolutely heartbreaking! #COVIDlockdown #hypocrisy
#PartyGate: Heart-breaking Video Exposes the Pain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYPORPK69EY

#ToriesOUT

#UKShitShow

trigger warning: this is absolutely heartbreaking! #COVIDlockdown #hypocrisy
#PartyGate: Heart-breaking Video Exposes the Pain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYPORPK69EY

#ToriesOUT

#UKShitShow

@axios I've been wondering how well China's strict "#CovidLockdown" policy worked.

They never devised an effective vaccine and the disease spread as quickly & deadly as the word "plague" suggests.

So their only tool to defeat #Covid was a total lockdown. Lord only knows how many died, and I wonder how many still are as they lifted the lockdown in mid-crisis.

🦠

#Covid
#Covidlockdown

What scientists have learnt from COVID lockdowns

~Restrictions on social contact stemmed disease spread, but weighing up the ultimate costs and benefits of lockdown measures is a challenge.

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https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-02823-4
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@kayvee2262
Oh, sorta like those languages I learned and the woodwork workshop I set up in the garage during #CovidLockdown.

@kayvee2262
Oh, sorta like those languages I learned and the woodwork workshop I set up in the garage during #CovidLockdown.

The neighborhood cat from when I lived in Tallahassee during the pandemic. We hung out together a lot and he gave me excuses to stop work. Miss him. #FridayFeeling #CatsOfMastodon #Tallahassee #CovidLockdown #HaveAGreatWeekend

The neighborhood cat from when I lived in Tallahassee during the pandemic. We hung out together a lot and he gave me excuses to stop work. Miss him. #FridayFeeling #CatsOfMastodon #Tallahassee #CovidLockdown #HaveAGreatWeekend

#ChinaProtest zeigt: es gibt in #China eine Gesellschaft die auch #Demokrarie wünscht. Ich hoffe es gelingt den Protestierenden, eine Bewegung zu entfachen. #XiJingping #Meinungsfreiheit #CoronaProtest #Corona #CovidLockdown #Lockdown #COVIDRestrictions #covid

https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/china-proteste-xi-jinping-meinungsfreiheit-100.html