Briana Mackay
@brimack.bsky.social
(she/her) 🌱
Mama / vegan / feminist / cottage witch / ND / anti-AI / forever wishing for more compassion & empathy in the world so therefore high-quality masks, cleaner air, and Long Covid research like, yesterday 😷❤️✨
Mama / vegan / feminist / cottage witch / ND / anti-AI / forever wishing for more compassion & empathy in the world so therefore high-quality masks, cleaner air, and Long Covid research like, yesterday 😷❤️✨
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For every dollar you donate to your local food pantry you’ll be providing up to 10 meals to families in need this holiday season.
For every dollar you donate to your local food pantry you’ll be providing up to 10 meals to families in need this holiday season.
November 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
It costs nothing for you to share this.
For every dollar you donate to your local food pantry you’ll be providing up to 10 meals to families in need this holiday season.
For every dollar you donate to your local food pantry you’ll be providing up to 10 meals to families in need this holiday season.
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Fuck you, Olivia Nuzzi and Cheryl Hines. That gargoyle of a catcher's mitt you profess to love is trying to make medications that keep my family alive illegal.
You can both shove your memoirs up an orc's ass.
Fuck Jacob Bernstein, too.
You can both shove your memoirs up an orc's ass.
Fuck Jacob Bernstein, too.
November 14, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Fuck you, Olivia Nuzzi and Cheryl Hines. That gargoyle of a catcher's mitt you profess to love is trying to make medications that keep my family alive illegal.
You can both shove your memoirs up an orc's ass.
Fuck Jacob Bernstein, too.
You can both shove your memoirs up an orc's ass.
Fuck Jacob Bernstein, too.
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tfw when I'm not allowed to see the aurora borealis
November 12, 2025 at 2:35 AM
tfw when I'm not allowed to see the aurora borealis
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During his campaign, Trump (& RFK) promised to rein in the use of dangerous pesticides, but the EPA has loosened oversight and is accelerating pesticide approvals.
Notably, the top 4 positions in the new Trump EPA’s chemical safety office are held by former pesticide and chemical industry lobbyists
Notably, the top 4 positions in the new Trump EPA’s chemical safety office are held by former pesticide and chemical industry lobbyists
Trump officials set to approve ‘forever chemical’ as pesticide ingredient
Critics say that fifth Pfas Trump’s EPA has proposed for approval this year would put food and water supply at risk
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
During his campaign, Trump (& RFK) promised to rein in the use of dangerous pesticides, but the EPA has loosened oversight and is accelerating pesticide approvals.
Notably, the top 4 positions in the new Trump EPA’s chemical safety office are held by former pesticide and chemical industry lobbyists
Notably, the top 4 positions in the new Trump EPA’s chemical safety office are held by former pesticide and chemical industry lobbyists
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This is will be the 5th forever chemical they have approved this year, and it takes thousands of years to break down. It cannot be filtered out of water with most filtration methods, and it easily moves throughout the environment via water or in the atmosphere. It is increasingly detected in humans.
November 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This is will be the 5th forever chemical they have approved this year, and it takes thousands of years to break down. It cannot be filtered out of water with most filtration methods, and it easily moves throughout the environment via water or in the atmosphere. It is increasingly detected in humans.
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Never forget that the airlines were instrumental in reducing the Covid isolation requirements and paid time off.
Why? It was hurting their profits.
They were about to lose money again due to the shutdown… so the Dems caved.
Medicaid & ACA will be gone to keep airlines happy.
Profit over people.
Why? It was hurting their profits.
They were about to lose money again due to the shutdown… so the Dems caved.
Medicaid & ACA will be gone to keep airlines happy.
Profit over people.
November 10, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Never forget that the airlines were instrumental in reducing the Covid isolation requirements and paid time off.
Why? It was hurting their profits.
They were about to lose money again due to the shutdown… so the Dems caved.
Medicaid & ACA will be gone to keep airlines happy.
Profit over people.
Why? It was hurting their profits.
They were about to lose money again due to the shutdown… so the Dems caved.
Medicaid & ACA will be gone to keep airlines happy.
Profit over people.
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so much suffering and sacrifice only to to agree to terms that will beget more suffering and sacrifice.
November 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
so much suffering and sacrifice only to to agree to terms that will beget more suffering and sacrifice.
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Read it and your day will get better. www.hcn.org/issues/57-11...
November 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Read it and your day will get better. www.hcn.org/issues/57-11...
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re-upping this ‘cuz it’s such a good read.
wanna know how we got here—the constant illness & infection, “tougher & longer” flu seasons, resurgence of measles, etc., etc., etc.?
@juliadoubleday.bsky.social absolutely nails it—libs/progs et al., know thyselves! www.thegauntlet.news/p/liberals-j...
wanna know how we got here—the constant illness & infection, “tougher & longer” flu seasons, resurgence of measles, etc., etc., etc.?
@juliadoubleday.bsky.social absolutely nails it—libs/progs et al., know thyselves! www.thegauntlet.news/p/liberals-j...
Liberals joined conservatives to mainstream anti-vax beliefs about viruses and public health
Viruses are bad for kids' health. Public health is a collective effort. Liberals no longer believe either.
www.thegauntlet.news
November 8, 2025 at 1:58 AM
re-upping this ‘cuz it’s such a good read.
wanna know how we got here—the constant illness & infection, “tougher & longer” flu seasons, resurgence of measles, etc., etc., etc.?
@juliadoubleday.bsky.social absolutely nails it—libs/progs et al., know thyselves! www.thegauntlet.news/p/liberals-j...
wanna know how we got here—the constant illness & infection, “tougher & longer” flu seasons, resurgence of measles, etc., etc., etc.?
@juliadoubleday.bsky.social absolutely nails it—libs/progs et al., know thyselves! www.thegauntlet.news/p/liberals-j...
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
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REMINDER: A socialist act by a New Yorker was a major reason why polio was eliminated in the US.
November 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
REMINDER: A socialist act by a New Yorker was a major reason why polio was eliminated in the US.
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Day 24 of Emmanuel Garcia being in federal custody.
He’s a 15 year old autistic boy who went missing 4 weeks ago. Houston PD found him, contacted ICE & his Mom is fighting to get him back
She’s not allowed to visit him.
They’re keeping a disabled kid from his family & the media is largely silent
He’s a 15 year old autistic boy who went missing 4 weeks ago. Houston PD found him, contacted ICE & his Mom is fighting to get him back
She’s not allowed to visit him.
They’re keeping a disabled kid from his family & the media is largely silent
www.houstonchronicle.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Day 24 of Emmanuel Garcia being in federal custody.
He’s a 15 year old autistic boy who went missing 4 weeks ago. Houston PD found him, contacted ICE & his Mom is fighting to get him back
She’s not allowed to visit him.
They’re keeping a disabled kid from his family & the media is largely silent
He’s a 15 year old autistic boy who went missing 4 weeks ago. Houston PD found him, contacted ICE & his Mom is fighting to get him back
She’s not allowed to visit him.
They’re keeping a disabled kid from his family & the media is largely silent
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Farhana Sultana is a well-known academic who writes about climate change, environmental issues, and social justice. Syracuse University put her on leave at the behest of the far right. Read and sign if you can
As an alumni of Syracuse University, it's appalling that they are capitulating against a right-wing campaign against Professor Farhana Sultana for exercising her first amendment rights. Do consider signing this letter calling on Syracuse University to reinstate her docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Letter of Support for Professor Farhana Sultana
As scholars within and beyond academia, we write in solidarity with academic freedom of expression with our colleague, Dr. Farhana Sultana, an internationally recognized scholar and tenured Full Profe...
docs.google.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Farhana Sultana is a well-known academic who writes about climate change, environmental issues, and social justice. Syracuse University put her on leave at the behest of the far right. Read and sign if you can
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Wtbuggeringf
Under Trump, the draconian future of homelessness policy is coming into focus: mass internment. Utah is building a 16-acre site to detain up to 1,300 homeless people inside locked "accountability centers." This is profoundly alarming.
Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:
Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:
In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Wtbuggeringf
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The US government most certainly won't be promoting any kind of positive public health policies in the foreseeable future.
Asking folk to protect others by masking should resonate with folks who aren't inherently sociopathic.
Some evidence this advice is good is it is not endorsed by RFK's H.H.S.
Asking folk to protect others by masking should resonate with folks who aren't inherently sociopathic.
Some evidence this advice is good is it is not endorsed by RFK's H.H.S.
The French government is asking us to mask up. In ads everywhere we are asked to protect others from potentially getting infected by whatever we might carry.
This is one* reason why I like living here. They ask us to protect not ourselves but others.
Civic responsibility.
* clementines !
This is one* reason why I like living here. They ask us to protect not ourselves but others.
Civic responsibility.
* clementines !
October 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The US government most certainly won't be promoting any kind of positive public health policies in the foreseeable future.
Asking folk to protect others by masking should resonate with folks who aren't inherently sociopathic.
Some evidence this advice is good is it is not endorsed by RFK's H.H.S.
Asking folk to protect others by masking should resonate with folks who aren't inherently sociopathic.
Some evidence this advice is good is it is not endorsed by RFK's H.H.S.
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This is clear political prosecution and government overreach meant to scare protestors by going after resistance leaders and political candidates.
Kat Abughazaleh must not be imprisoned for fighting against the President’s fascism.
Kat Abughazaleh must not be imprisoned for fighting against the President’s fascism.
I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
October 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This is clear political prosecution and government overreach meant to scare protestors by going after resistance leaders and political candidates.
Kat Abughazaleh must not be imprisoned for fighting against the President’s fascism.
Kat Abughazaleh must not be imprisoned for fighting against the President’s fascism.
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gavin newsom says he wants to pass legislation banning trans people from playing sports in california
October 28, 2025 at 5:41 AM
gavin newsom says he wants to pass legislation banning trans people from playing sports in california
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The initial death toll of the massacres in El Fasher, Sudan by the UAE backed RSF terrorists is now at 2,000 according to local sources. Satellite imagery spotted massive stains of blood all over the city. At least 80,000 people are still unaccounted for. #Sudan_War_Updates
October 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The initial death toll of the massacres in El Fasher, Sudan by the UAE backed RSF terrorists is now at 2,000 according to local sources. Satellite imagery spotted massive stains of blood all over the city. At least 80,000 people are still unaccounted for. #Sudan_War_Updates
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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When you say only the “genuinely disabled” should receive support, you’re aiding fascism.
When you say people are scamming the system, you’re aiding fascism.
Many disabilities are invisible and it’s hard to get support.
People aren’t scamming. That’s “useless eater” rhetoric designed to divide.
When you say people are scamming the system, you’re aiding fascism.
Many disabilities are invisible and it’s hard to get support.
People aren’t scamming. That’s “useless eater” rhetoric designed to divide.
October 19, 2025 at 5:20 AM
When you say only the “genuinely disabled” should receive support, you’re aiding fascism.
When you say people are scamming the system, you’re aiding fascism.
Many disabilities are invisible and it’s hard to get support.
People aren’t scamming. That’s “useless eater” rhetoric designed to divide.
When you say people are scamming the system, you’re aiding fascism.
Many disabilities are invisible and it’s hard to get support.
People aren’t scamming. That’s “useless eater” rhetoric designed to divide.
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People continue to call COVID advocates’ pleas for masking “unreasonable”.
Yet people who’ve already been disabled by COVID have no choice but to live with the “unreasonable” burdens of constant COVID safety.
My latest:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Yet people who’ve already been disabled by COVID have no choice but to live with the “unreasonable” burdens of constant COVID safety.
My latest:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Beyond all reason
Long COVID patients are constantly harangued about our requests for COVID safety. Yet what we're asking for is far less than what we're called on to do to survive.
substack.com
October 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
People continue to call COVID advocates’ pleas for masking “unreasonable”.
Yet people who’ve already been disabled by COVID have no choice but to live with the “unreasonable” burdens of constant COVID safety.
My latest:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Yet people who’ve already been disabled by COVID have no choice but to live with the “unreasonable” burdens of constant COVID safety.
My latest:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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I’m sorry that THE SITUATION feels unreasonable. It’s fair to say that the situation is unmanageable, a situation that all the ppl who already have contracted long covid and who can’t afford more infections have been thrust into. That is something to take up with the govt - a reason to be furious
October 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I’m sorry that THE SITUATION feels unreasonable. It’s fair to say that the situation is unmanageable, a situation that all the ppl who already have contracted long covid and who can’t afford more infections have been thrust into. That is something to take up with the govt - a reason to be furious
Leaving the cardiologist disappointed, exhausted, pissed, over it. The only person in a mask. Resistance from nurses when nicely ask them to mask while sharing the air in a tiny room with me. I’m the unreasonable, weird one, despite THOUSANDS of studies showing the ways Covid damages the heart. FFS.
October 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Leaving the cardiologist disappointed, exhausted, pissed, over it. The only person in a mask. Resistance from nurses when nicely ask them to mask while sharing the air in a tiny room with me. I’m the unreasonable, weird one, despite THOUSANDS of studies showing the ways Covid damages the heart. FFS.
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ai is a fascist tool. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
October 12, 2025 at 11:03 PM
ai is a fascist tool. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Ugh. I miss old Twitter. Doomscrolling there was at least entertaining and informative. There was camaraderie. This app is no fun anymore. My feed is a random, boring mess. And the “trending” list is nothing but sports, I literally could not care less about something.
October 13, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Ugh. I miss old Twitter. Doomscrolling there was at least entertaining and informative. There was camaraderie. This app is no fun anymore. My feed is a random, boring mess. And the “trending” list is nothing but sports, I literally could not care less about something.