Muffy
aslheel.bsky.social
Muffy
@aslheel.bsky.social
Tar Heel, located in the PNW. Whovian, Browncoat, ASL interpreter.
I refuse to apologize for this moment. My insanely talented, brilliant niece wrote this article and I could not be prouder. I am gonna share it all over. Art is resistance!!!

chicagopolicyreview.org/2025/04/15/y...
Yes, it’s political: Dance & Disparities during a Trump term
The first sentence of the 2024 Republican Party Platform is its dedication: “To the forgotten men and women of America.” This powerful message can and should be expanded upon as the toll of inequality...
chicagopolicyreview.org
April 15, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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🚨House Republicans just passed a bill that would disenfranchise 70 million married American women.

Under the SAVE Act, women who took their spouse’s last name and don't have an updated passport or birth certificate would be turned away at the polls.
April 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Wrote a thing. Maybe it's a thing you wanna read, I dunno. We'll see. *lays it gently at your feet*
What It Feels Like, Right Now
When I was in college in North Carolina, I flew home to Pennsylvania for the holidays. My mother and father were going through a divorce at that point (a divorce that should’ve happened many …
terribleminds.com
April 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
March 22, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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ALERT—Judge Susan Crawford will be doing a statewide tour of Wisconsin from March 22-31.

23 cities in eight days. Find the stop near you and RSVP now—links to all stops in this thread. Bring friends. And then GO VOTE. This is both-feet-on-the-gas-pedal time. 🧵
March 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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No one ever said they were creative.
March 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
March 8, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.
February 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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We have Nazi salutes now because nobody said anything about Confederate flags.
February 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I hate this time line.
February 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Seen today... The kids are all right.
February 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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If you needed something positive today, here it is.
February 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Pin this, peeps. It's going to get only busier as the year goes by. And as Fern requests, having cis peeps boosting this and the individual mutual aid posts too in addition to other trans folx will help a lot too with visibility and showing active solidarity.
🏳️‍⚧️ #TransCrowdFund THREAD 🏳️‍⚧️

Are you trans & in USA? Share any way we can help you below w/ funds, MA, etc.

Are you cis? Please share & boost this thread, and consider redistributing funds to a trans person ITT

#MutualAid #HelpSky #MABoost

Rules:
- Alt text images
- be trans
- boost others ITT
February 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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It's like January 135th, 2025 💀
January 30, 2025 at 8:25 PM
In times of turmoil, my coping mechanisms are napping and trying not to buy so many supplies that I end up on a prepper list... I may have lost that battle with the latter. Wanted to support Costco, and we needed flour. I am not good at dimensions. Nephew is still laughing at me. 🤣
January 27, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Come on @tarheels.bsky.social , let's get it together and take BC down!!!!
January 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚

Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏
January 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Nazis are being Nazis
Israel and Hamas announced a ceasefire, then Israel bombed civilian tents with disabled children, killing at least 77 people.

Now Israel has delayed a cabinet vote, accusing Hamas of creating a “last-minute crisis," all with zero evidence.

Will this deal stick?
www.qasimrashid.com/p/ceasefire-...
"Ceasefire" Deal As Israel Keeps Bombing Gaza
Netanyahu again blames Hamas for thwarting a deal, while refusing to identify what Hamas allegedly did
www.qasimrashid.com
January 17, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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I’m not sure we need earnest explanations of why ASL interpreters are necessary so much as we need a resounding “fuck you, you socially unacceptable little piece of shit” to anyone questioning or mocking them
January 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM