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**fritzoids** @fritzoids@mas.to · 2d *

Went to see Köln 75 at the little indie movie theatre here. I thought it was an interesting thing to have a bilingual movie (English and German) without any subtitles; just expecting the audience to understand both well enough.

It was an enjoyable film. Funny in parts. Some of it is very German. The family dynamic reminded me of the way my father's family would sometimes speak to each other.

#YallMasking at the movie theater?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Köln_75

selfie inside a small movie theatre. A white woman wearing a duckbill respirator is looking at the camera. The person sitting next to her has briefly turned to the side and all we see is their ear and the two headstraps of their respirator. A bright light is in the background.

#MaskUp #CovidIsNotOver

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**Covid-Safe Scouts** @CovidSafeScouts@zeroes.ca · Apr 4 *

Apr 4 *

Covid-Safe Scouts @CovidSafeScouts@zeroes.ca

And the winner of #MarchMaskness 2025 is… the 3M Aura/Trifold N95/FFP2 with headstraps! Your votes determined that the 3M Aura is the greatest respirator of all!

The 3M Aura ticks the boxes in function, filtration, fit, and fashion. It’s generally e̶a̶s̶y̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶f̶i̶n̶d̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶s̶m̶a̶l̶l̶e̶r̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶l̶a̶r̶g̶e̶r̶ ̶s̶i̶z̶e̶s̶,̶ available with rubber straps (1870+, 9205+) or braided elastic straps (9210+), with or without valves/vents. It’s comfortable, versatile, and a fine introductory respirator for anyone starting their search for the best respirator for themselves.

In general, the trifold respirator offers good coverage while keeping a low profile. Measurements and features can vary among brands and models, so if the 3M Aura winds up letting you down, you have some solid runners-up to choose from within this category.

Go forth and wear your champion respie with pride!

Covid-Safe Scouts know — the actual best respirator is the one that fits securely and comfortably on your face and has a high filtration rating.

#YallMasking #MaskUp #CovidIsNotOver

Edit: We regret our error in indicating different sizes of the 3M Aura. We mistakenly conflated the Aura with the 3M VFlex, which has been available in a regular size and small size. The 3M Aura is only available in one size. We apologize for the confusion.

Graphic for March Maskness matchup Winner: Trifold N95/FFP2 (headstraps). At the centre is a large 3M Aura 9210+ with white straps. Clockwise from top right: 3M Aura CoolFlow Valve, 3M Aura 9205+ with blue straps, Trident, Dräger X-plore 1950, 3M Aura 1870+ with red straps, and Vitacore Can99. All the respirators are white with subtle differences in shape and distinguishing features.

**Mx. Eddie R** @silvermoon82@wandering.shop · Apr 2

Apr 2

Mx. Eddie R @silvermoon82@wandering.shop

#YallMasking at the respiratory clinic? 'Cuz I feel all alone here.

Masked selfie. KN95 and glasses, leather jacket and flat cap, black T-shirt.

**fritzoids** @fritzoids@mas.to · Apr 2

Apr 2

fritzoids @fritzoids@mas.to

It is sunny out. It is also getting warmer. April in the Northern Hemisphere.
Also a bunch of nieces' birthdays are coming up so I went to the drugstore to buy some fun things and send off a small package to the first two.
#WednesdaysWeWearMasks and sunglasses.
#YallMasking #SaltingTheVibes

selfie taken from slightly below. A white woman with greying brown hair is looking off to our left. She is wearing brown sunglasses atop her head, a black respirator with headstraps on her face, a dark blue zippered turtleneck cardigan and a light blue denim jacket. Behind her is a white ceiling.

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**HardWired** @hardwired@mstdn.ca · Apr 2

Apr 2

HardWired @hardwired@mstdn.ca

@DenisCOVIDinfoguy @auscovid19 a depressing quotation from that long covid article: "The COVID-19 pandemic is over, and HHS will no longer waste billions of taxpayer dollars responding to a nonexistent pandemic that Americans moved on from years ago," HHS Director of Communications Andrew Nixon said in a statement to NBC last week. #Trump and his team are showing who they are. #CovidsNotOver #yallMasking #LongCovid

**katharine** @thatkatharine@ohai.social · Apr 1 *

Apr 1 *

katharine @thatkatharine@ohai.social

It’s your cool-ass internet pal modelling her elasto respie headscarf combo, the latest innovation in Covid-avoidant couture. The scarf features hook-and-loop dots to secure it around top head strap of the respirator, eliminating the need for fussy knots and fiddly hair pins. So chic. So safe. So easy.

cw: eye contact

A person wearing a blue head scarf and black Dentec ComfortAir Nx with custom painted blue harness and silver filter covers, with silver hair and blue cat eye glasses, poses against a colorful, abstract background.

#YallMasking #MaskUp

**Frisco LaLa** @friscolala@sfba.social · Mar 29

Mar 29

Frisco LaLa @friscolala@sfba.social

Me, reflected in a wall of mustard yellow, double-length subway tile installed vertically with dark grout. There’s a tiny strip of painted wall at the top of the photo. In the reflection you can make out my figure, the white sink and the light above in the bathroom where the wall is. I’m wearing a cap so my head looks a bit blocky. I’m wearing a white Aura mask that reflects more brightly than the rest of me. SF Mar 2025

#SubtleSelfie #Yellow #YallMasking

**fritzoids** @fritzoids@mas.to · Mar 23

Mar 23

fritzoids @fritzoids@mas.to

Went to a birthday party yesterday. Wore a ZimiMask with a SIPvalve. Pluslife test on Thursday (I don't fully trust the SIP valve yet.... did it shift during use? am I unreasonably suspicious?)
#YallMasking on the weekends?

photo from below of a white woman looking off to our left. She is wearing her greying brown hair in a half-up do. She is also wearing a black respirator with head straps, a light blue denim jacket, a dark blue zippered cardigan, and a jade pendant on her necklace. There is a tiled ceiling behind her.

**fritzoids** @fritzoids@mas.to · Mar 20

Mar 20

fritzoids @fritzoids@mas.to

ordered some SIP valves 2years ago & haven't used them ever. I've been invited to a friend's birthday party this Saturday. Because I intend to stay #MaskUp , I've installed one of the valves in a ZimiMask. I've tried drinking out of it and it works really well (I suspect the frame inside the mask actually supports the valve where other masks might give). I've also done a DIY fit test (without the cover over the valve) & it passes! Huzzah!
#CovidIsNotOver #YallMasking

https://sipmask.com/

**fritzoids** @fritzoids@mas.to · Mar 17

Mar 17

fritzoids @fritzoids@mas.to

a white woman looking to the left of the camera. She is wearing a grey wool beanie, a black headstrap respirator, a light blue denim jacket, a dark blue zippered cardigan and a black t-shirt. Behind her the sky is grey, the trees have not shed all their autumn foliage, and an apartment building looms from the left.

#MaskedMondays #MaskedUpMonday #YallMasking

**fritzoids** @fritzoids@mas.to · Mar 10

Mar 10

fritzoids @fritzoids@mas.to

The hazels are blooming! I know, because after breathing unfiltered outside air for only 20 minutes I want to claw my face off. Instead of giving Big Pharma lots of $$$ for antihistamines and eyedrops, I can just wear my respirator. So I wore my respirator on my walk to the supermarket and inside the supermarket.

selfie of a white woman wearing a grey wool beanie, a black respirator, a dark teal sweater and a light blue denim jacket. The photo was taken from below and the woman is looking off to our left.

#MaskedMondays #YallMasking #hayfever

**WHN** @whn@forall.social · Mar 7

Mar 7

WHN @whn@forall.social

"Are you going to wear a mask forever?"

Masks are a tool. When indoor air is clean & transmission is low, the need decreases. But right now? Many places lack good ventilation, and COVID-19 is year-round. A well-fitted mask indoors is a no-brainer.

Learn more: https://whn.global/yes-we-continue-wearing-masks/

#Masking #YallMasking #KN95

**Nina Wildflower** @ninawildflower.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy · Mar 7

Mar 7

Nina Wildflower @ninawildflower.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy

People who keep themselves and others COVID safe love life. Thank you to all of you who share your stories. #YallMasking #SaltingTheVibes #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #MaskUp Love Life (Fatboy Slim / Macy Gray cover)

**Covid-Safe Scouts** @CovidSafeScouts@zeroes.ca · Mar 6

Mar 6

Covid-Safe Scouts @CovidSafeScouts@zeroes.ca

Still plenty of time to get in on this action! Share with your friends, fave Covid-safe influencers, local mask blocs, etc.

#MarchMaskness is for everyone who still cares about masking as community care.

#YallMasking #StillMasking #MaskUp #CovidIsNotOver

From: @CovidSafeScouts
https://zeroes.ca/@CovidSafeScouts/114085785678072874

zeroes.caCovid-Safe Scouts (@CovidSafeScouts@zeroes.ca)Attached: 1 image Welcome to #MarchMaskness! To commemorate the 5th anniversary of the introduction of mask wearing to the general public*, we’re bringing together masks and respirators in this epic tournament to determine which is the greatest respirator/mask of all time*. Throughout the month of March, we’ll be running a series of polls on Mastodon where you, dear Precautionistas can vote for your favourite respirators and decide the champion of March Maskness. * In the some societies. Covid-Safe Scouts are aware that courtesy masking is a concept that long predates the Covid-19 pandemic. * This game is for entertainment and education purposes. Covid-Safe Scouts know that the best respirator is the one that fits your face with no gaps, has optimum filtration, and passes a user seal check, at minimum.

**datum (n=1)** @datum@zeroes.ca · Mar 5

Mar 5

datum (n=1) @datum@zeroes.ca

@PhoenixSerenity Oh wow, the pink on white writing on your mask is light and at first I missed that you wrote " COVID KILLED MY DAD" - consolations and that is hard core and you are inspiring.

I wish everyone cared about family and strangers the way you do, and had the courage to act caringly.

#maskUp #yallMasking #COVID

**katharine** @thatkatharine@ohai.social · Mar 4

Mar 4

katharine @thatkatharine@ohai.social

Have you voted about masks? Are you debating the features/functions of each N95/FFP2 and defending your faves? Are you excitedly shopping for new respirators to try?

Are you using #MarchMaskness as a way to encourage people to take up masking again to protect themselves against *gestures at everything*

#YallMasking #MaskUp #SaltingTheVibes #StillMasking

From: @CovidSafeScouts
https://zeroes.ca/@CovidSafeScouts/114090688511956186

zeroes.caCovid-Safe Scouts (@CovidSafeScouts@zeroes.ca)All the polls for the first round are open and running until March 7. Get your votes in and boost the polls to encourage more votes. Don't know enough about the respies to cast your votes yet? We'll be posting more details about all the competing masks/respirators throughout the week. #MarchMaskness https://zeroes.ca/@CovidSafeScouts/114085892840089348

**Nina Wildflower** @ninawildflower.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy · Mar 1

Mar 1

Nina Wildflower @ninawildflower.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy

I teach in this mask. Viruses don't care what you believe. Believe (Cher cover) #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #YallMasking #SaltingTheVibes

**Sky** @scissortail@digipres.club · Mar 1

Mar 1

Sky @scissortail@digipres.club

Good conversation with a vendor at the farmers' market this morning, about my mask, their plan to start wearing them again, and the state of *waves hands*

#YallMasking

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**Covid-Safe Scouts** @CovidSafeScouts@zeroes.ca · Feb 28

Feb 28

Covid-Safe Scouts @CovidSafeScouts@zeroes.ca

First round of voting starts March 1. Which respirators deserve to make it through to the next round? Which respirator could take it all? Post your predictions. Follow #MarchMaskness to keep up with the excitement.