Crystal N. Dunivant
@crystalndunivant.bsky.social
Social Worker • Consultant and Trainer • We do not talk about psychosis enough • Lover of good books📚💙
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I came across this over the weekend.
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The last couple of weeks, couple of months, couple of years have been heavy.
Laughter is healing.
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Laughter is healing.
Thank you for reading, sharing, and clicking the subscribe button.
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Not official yet, but there will be a tenured or tenure track teaching position in Fiction at Bowling Green State advertised soon. Please share. #writingcommunity #booksky
November 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Not official yet, but there will be a tenured or tenure track teaching position in Fiction at Bowling Green State advertised soon. Please share. #writingcommunity #booksky
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A bill regulating certain medications, which could include medication abortion drugs, was passed out of an Ohio House committee on Wednesday, on its way to a full House vote. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/19/b...
Bill regulating drugs including medication abortion pills passes Ohio House committee • Ohio Capital Journal
A bill regulating certain medications, which could include medication abortion drugs, was passed out of an Ohio House committee on Wednesday, on its way to a full House vote.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
A bill regulating certain medications, which could include medication abortion drugs, was passed out of an Ohio House committee on Wednesday, on its way to a full House vote. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/19/b...
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Despite Ohioans overwhelmingly protecting access to abortion, Republican lawmakers are moving to restrict the procedure by ending telehealth prescriptions and mail-order pills ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/18/o...
Ohio GOP lawmakers move to ban telehealth, mail-order abortion pills • Ohio Capital Journal
Despite Ohioans overwhelmingly protecting access to abortion, Republican lawmakers are moving to restrict the procedure by ending telehealth prescriptions and mail-order pills.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Despite Ohioans overwhelmingly protecting access to abortion, Republican lawmakers are moving to restrict the procedure by ending telehealth prescriptions and mail-order pills ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/18/o...
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It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling Stone. As a result, the majority of VIBE employees were laid off. If you have the means to give, this team could use the support! www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...
Donate to Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs, organized by Mya Abraham
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling S… Mya Abraham needs your support for Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs
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November 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling Stone. As a result, the majority of VIBE employees were laid off. If you have the means to give, this team could use the support! www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...
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May my friend @sfdirewolf.bsky.social rest in power. I will especially miss texting with her about Star Trek.
We were lucky, all of us, to have Alice and her warmth and enthusiasm.
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We were lucky, all of us, to have Alice and her warmth and enthusiasm.
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
6,794 likes, 536 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at th...
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November 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
May my friend @sfdirewolf.bsky.social rest in power. I will especially miss texting with her about Star Trek.
We were lucky, all of us, to have Alice and her warmth and enthusiasm.
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
We were lucky, all of us, to have Alice and her warmth and enthusiasm.
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
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So many vulnerable people were hurt, harassed and raped by these ghouls and now—I’m worried—it’s gonna become hehe haha lurid internet circus instead of a long overdue moral reckoning. I’m scared of who we all are becoming. That man has brought us ALL low.
November 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
So many vulnerable people were hurt, harassed and raped by these ghouls and now—I’m worried—it’s gonna become hehe haha lurid internet circus instead of a long overdue moral reckoning. I’m scared of who we all are becoming. That man has brought us ALL low.
I Accidentally Took Myself on a Date
“Do you have a reservation?”
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November 14, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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not snark, actually asking: after pushing a comma strategy that focused on health care, what is the case for the Democrats making a deal to end the shutdown now that doesn't involve a win on health care?
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 AM
not snark, actually asking: after pushing a comma strategy that focused on health care, what is the case for the Democrats making a deal to end the shutdown now that doesn't involve a win on health care?
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Transphobes are already targeting the biggest star in women's soccer and baselessly alleging she's a man because she's Black. This is what trans people warned would happen. Gender policing that becomes explicitly racial.
www.outsports.com/2025/11/6/24...
www.outsports.com/2025/11/6/24...
A women's soccer star is the target of an anti-trans activist - Outsports
Barbra Banda's peers in the NWSL stood up for her when the head of an anti-trans fashion brand tried to demean her.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Transphobes are already targeting the biggest star in women's soccer and baselessly alleging she's a man because she's Black. This is what trans people warned would happen. Gender policing that becomes explicitly racial.
www.outsports.com/2025/11/6/24...
www.outsports.com/2025/11/6/24...
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Fresh off Election Day, the Statehouse GOP is hearing SB 293, a bill slashing early voting via mail, popular among all voters. This is the 2026 (& beyond) playbook. Politicians in power are deliberately making it harder for you to vote, for 100% political reasons.
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Fresh off Election Day, the Statehouse GOP is hearing SB 293, a bill slashing early voting via mail, popular among all voters. This is the 2026 (& beyond) playbook. Politicians in power are deliberately making it harder for you to vote, for 100% political reasons.
I was loving my body on Friday and by Saturday I felt a little indifferent. Both of those feelings are okay.
Writing keeps me grounded so I have been writing about this evolving relationship with this body of mine.
Don’t forget to subscribe, like, and share.
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Writing keeps me grounded so I have been writing about this evolving relationship with this body of mine.
Don’t forget to subscribe, like, and share.
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Who Is This Woman in the Pictures?
It is never about losing weight.Nacolle’s Emancipation is a reader-supported publication.
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November 4, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I was loving my body on Friday and by Saturday I felt a little indifferent. Both of those feelings are okay.
Writing keeps me grounded so I have been writing about this evolving relationship with this body of mine.
Don’t forget to subscribe, like, and share.
open.substack.com/pub/crystaln...
Writing keeps me grounded so I have been writing about this evolving relationship with this body of mine.
Don’t forget to subscribe, like, and share.
open.substack.com/pub/crystaln...
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TW: Suicide
Realizing that I was trans saved my life. People underestimate the power of social transitioning, but social transitioning is the reason I am still here.
Realizing that I was trans saved my life. People underestimate the power of social transitioning, but social transitioning is the reason I am still here.
November 3, 2025 at 11:09 PM
TW: Suicide
Realizing that I was trans saved my life. People underestimate the power of social transitioning, but social transitioning is the reason I am still here.
Realizing that I was trans saved my life. People underestimate the power of social transitioning, but social transitioning is the reason I am still here.
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What most people outside of what passes for a safety net in the US don’t understand is that the late fall and early winter are the busiest, hardest moments for new crises. This couldn’t happen at a worse time as clinics, shelters, and food pantries are already bursting at the seams from demand.
October 31, 2025 at 1:04 AM
What most people outside of what passes for a safety net in the US don’t understand is that the late fall and early winter are the busiest, hardest moments for new crises. This couldn’t happen at a worse time as clinics, shelters, and food pantries are already bursting at the seams from demand.
Nana and I needed to ground ourselves in something familiar so we are reading If Beale Street Could Talk.
We are wondering what you are reading this evening.
#BlackBookSky
#BookSky
We are wondering what you are reading this evening.
#BlackBookSky
#BookSky
October 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Nana and I needed to ground ourselves in something familiar so we are reading If Beale Street Could Talk.
We are wondering what you are reading this evening.
#BlackBookSky
#BookSky
We are wondering what you are reading this evening.
#BlackBookSky
#BookSky
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Immigrant women are overrepresented in jobs that have a higher exposure to chemicals that cause breast cancer, according to a new study by the Silent Spring Institute, a research organization focused on uncovering the environmental causes of breast cancer. https://bit.ly/4huUeTj
October 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Immigrant women are overrepresented in jobs that have a higher exposure to chemicals that cause breast cancer, according to a new study by the Silent Spring Institute, a research organization focused on uncovering the environmental causes of breast cancer. https://bit.ly/4huUeTj
I went to bed thinking about this essay. The work has never stopped so I write about joy and sorrow. Labor and rest. My neighbors are losing their health insurance and the ability to feed their families. Systems aren’t concerned about our wellbeing so community fills gaps. It has always been us.
We are Still Here
“We will still have work to do regardless of the outcome of the election, but we are trying to influence the environment under which we do this work.” Beloved State Committee Member at our October mee...
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October 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I went to bed thinking about this essay. The work has never stopped so I write about joy and sorrow. Labor and rest. My neighbors are losing their health insurance and the ability to feed their families. Systems aren’t concerned about our wellbeing so community fills gaps. It has always been us.
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As we approach the end of the year and you have some potential disposable income to share, consider supporting your local mutual aid projects. This year has been rough but next year promises to be even more difficult for people.
There are definitely orgs in your communities that can use support.
There are definitely orgs in your communities that can use support.
October 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
As we approach the end of the year and you have some potential disposable income to share, consider supporting your local mutual aid projects. This year has been rough but next year promises to be even more difficult for people.
There are definitely orgs in your communities that can use support.
There are definitely orgs in your communities that can use support.
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ICYMI: One small-town Ohio hospital sued 2,700 patients in two years - garnishing wages and charging steep interest on families already struggling. This powerful reporting shows how medical debt is devastating Ohioans and why our bipartisan Ohio Medical Debt Fairness Act is urgently needed.
This small-town Ohio hospital sued 2,700 patients in two years for unpaid medical bills • Ohio Capital Journal
At Mary Rutan Hospital in Logan County, mass medical debt collection lawsuits totaling more than 2,700 in two years have turned injury and illness into debt, 8% interest rates, unsparing payment plans...
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October 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
ICYMI: One small-town Ohio hospital sued 2,700 patients in two years - garnishing wages and charging steep interest on families already struggling. This powerful reporting shows how medical debt is devastating Ohioans and why our bipartisan Ohio Medical Debt Fairness Act is urgently needed.
It is Banned Books Week.
The Bluest Eye was my first novel by Toni Morrison. It is beat up and the pages are yellow but still one of my all time favorites.
What is your best banned book?
#BlackBookSky
#BookSky
The Bluest Eye was my first novel by Toni Morrison. It is beat up and the pages are yellow but still one of my all time favorites.
What is your best banned book?
#BlackBookSky
#BookSky
October 7, 2025 at 9:55 PM
It is Banned Books Week.
The Bluest Eye was my first novel by Toni Morrison. It is beat up and the pages are yellow but still one of my all time favorites.
What is your best banned book?
#BlackBookSky
#BookSky
The Bluest Eye was my first novel by Toni Morrison. It is beat up and the pages are yellow but still one of my all time favorites.
What is your best banned book?
#BlackBookSky
#BookSky
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Be prepared: The Trump administration says ICE will be at the Super Bowl.
"I think people should not be coming to the Super Bowl unless they're law-abiding Americans who love this country," Kristi Noem told a podcaster.
"I think people should not be coming to the Super Bowl unless they're law-abiding Americans who love this country," Kristi Noem told a podcaster.
ICE will be "all over" the Super Bowl
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson that only "law-abiding Americans who love this country" should attend the event.
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October 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Be prepared: The Trump administration says ICE will be at the Super Bowl.
"I think people should not be coming to the Super Bowl unless they're law-abiding Americans who love this country," Kristi Noem told a podcaster.
"I think people should not be coming to the Super Bowl unless they're law-abiding Americans who love this country," Kristi Noem told a podcaster.
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Got our morning coffee and watching Reading Rainbow!!! ☺️📚💖 Literally tearing up this brings so much joy!! Thank you @mychal3ts.bsky.social !!! You are an incredible host for this show!! ❤️ #BookSky #BlackBookSky #ReadingRainbow
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No Cats In The Library 🐱📚 | Reading Rainbow 📖 🌈 | Full Episode | @Kidzuko
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October 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Got our morning coffee and watching Reading Rainbow!!! ☺️📚💖 Literally tearing up this brings so much joy!! Thank you @mychal3ts.bsky.social !!! You are an incredible host for this show!! ❤️ #BookSky #BlackBookSky #ReadingRainbow
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📖 All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby is our next pick!
A gritty Southern Gothic thriller with blood, secrets, and justice on every page.
📅 Starts Sunday, Oct 5
📍Join us on Discord: discord.com/invite/gWpK3...
🩸 #AllTheSinnersBleed #SpokenThoughts #BookClubReads
#BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BookSky
A gritty Southern Gothic thriller with blood, secrets, and justice on every page.
📅 Starts Sunday, Oct 5
📍Join us on Discord: discord.com/invite/gWpK3...
🩸 #AllTheSinnersBleed #SpokenThoughts #BookClubReads
#BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BookSky
Join the Spoken Thoughts Book Club Discord Server!
Welcome to Spoken Thoughts, a voice-memo book club celebrating Black authors and characters. | 30 members
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October 4, 2025 at 12:10 AM
📖 All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby is our next pick!
A gritty Southern Gothic thriller with blood, secrets, and justice on every page.
📅 Starts Sunday, Oct 5
📍Join us on Discord: discord.com/invite/gWpK3...
🩸 #AllTheSinnersBleed #SpokenThoughts #BookClubReads
#BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BookSky
A gritty Southern Gothic thriller with blood, secrets, and justice on every page.
📅 Starts Sunday, Oct 5
📍Join us on Discord: discord.com/invite/gWpK3...
🩸 #AllTheSinnersBleed #SpokenThoughts #BookClubReads
#BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BookSky
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Trump's FCC yesterday voted to kill a program that provided free Wi-Fi to rural school kids at no cost to taxpayers, falsely claiming the program was "illegal" and was being used to "censor Conservative ideology."
FCC moves to end discounts for Wi-Fi hotspot lending and school bus connectivity
The Federal Communications Commission voted to end discounts for library and school Wi-Fi hotspot lending programs on Tuesday, drawing criticism from lawmakers and librarians who say the move will mak...
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October 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Trump's FCC yesterday voted to kill a program that provided free Wi-Fi to rural school kids at no cost to taxpayers, falsely claiming the program was "illegal" and was being used to "censor Conservative ideology."
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To many, the notion that the “able-bodied” must work sounds reasonable on its face. But in reality, work requirements don’t meaningfully boost employment.
And for people with invisible disabilities that can make work extremely challenging, the framework can unfairly cast them as lazy.
And for people with invisible disabilities that can make work extremely challenging, the framework can unfairly cast them as lazy.
The deceptive phrase behind Trump's Medicaid purge
How the idea of “able-bodied” is abused
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September 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
To many, the notion that the “able-bodied” must work sounds reasonable on its face. But in reality, work requirements don’t meaningfully boost employment.
And for people with invisible disabilities that can make work extremely challenging, the framework can unfairly cast them as lazy.
And for people with invisible disabilities that can make work extremely challenging, the framework can unfairly cast them as lazy.