Aparna Nair
@disabilitystor1.bsky.social
Historian, occasional anthropologist, working on disability, race and Empire; histories of public health. Eternal immigrant, writer, teacher. Indifferent cook. There will be many dogs on this feed. Luddite, yes, in the best way.
Lives with epilepsy.
Lives with epilepsy.
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February 19, 2026 at 2:34 PM
archived snapshot shows the actual piece was originally published without the disclaimer!
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If a piece about measles fosters this much confusion, even at the venue where it was being published, it is going to do actual harm in an environment where there is already so much mis and disinformation about infectious disease, vaccination and more.
February 19, 2026 at 3:04 PM
If a piece about measles fosters this much confusion, even at the venue where it was being published, it is going to do actual harm in an environment where there is already so much mis and disinformation about infectious disease, vaccination and more.
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“The arrest came as Mountbatten-Windsor celebrated his 66th birthday at home.”
Yoon = life in prison.
The insurrectionists in the US continue to murder and thieve.
Yoon = life in prison.
The insurrectionists in the US continue to murder and thieve.
February 19, 2026 at 11:19 AM
“The arrest came as Mountbatten-Windsor celebrated his 66th birthday at home.”
Yoon = life in prison.
The insurrectionists in the US continue to murder and thieve.
Yoon = life in prison.
The insurrectionists in the US continue to murder and thieve.
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My heart and my wife's, who suffers from a prolapsed valve, ache for my kids who are freezing inside the tent, living in appalling conditions, their bodies deteriorating
Donate even $25 to help raise $200 to save them from food& shelter🥶🥹🥹🥶
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Donate even $25 to help raise $200 to save them from food& shelter🥶🥹🥹🥶
Vetted
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February 19, 2026 at 12:26 PM
My heart and my wife's, who suffers from a prolapsed valve, ache for my kids who are freezing inside the tent, living in appalling conditions, their bodies deteriorating
Donate even $25 to help raise $200 to save them from food& shelter🥶🥹🥹🥶
Vetted
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
Donate even $25 to help raise $200 to save them from food& shelter🥶🥹🥹🥶
Vetted
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
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Waiting to see how long it takes institutions reinstate the diversity, equity, and inclusion programs they shut down, re-hire those they pushed out, and rewrite all the language they rushed to change.
Something tells me it'll likely be a long wait.
Something tells me it'll likely be a long wait.
February 19, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Waiting to see how long it takes institutions reinstate the diversity, equity, and inclusion programs they shut down, re-hire those they pushed out, and rewrite all the language they rushed to change.
Something tells me it'll likely be a long wait.
Something tells me it'll likely be a long wait.
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Stop stripping humanity from the unhoused
February 19, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Stop stripping humanity from the unhoused
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swordfighting tactics, germany, 16th century
February 19, 2026 at 1:36 PM
swordfighting tactics, germany, 16th century
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[Lindisfarne]
Me: (chanting) teeth, teeth-
Other fossil hunters: teeth, TEETH
British Geological Society: [pounding its clipboard] TEETH, TEETH, TEETH!
Me: (chanting) teeth, teeth-
Other fossil hunters: teeth, TEETH
British Geological Society: [pounding its clipboard] TEETH, TEETH, TEETH!
'Smiling' fossil discovered in Northumberland
The unusual looking fossil is estimated to be a few hundred million years old dating to the Carboniferous period.
www.bbc.com
February 19, 2026 at 2:23 PM
[Lindisfarne]
Me: (chanting) teeth, teeth-
Other fossil hunters: teeth, TEETH
British Geological Society: [pounding its clipboard] TEETH, TEETH, TEETH!
Me: (chanting) teeth, teeth-
Other fossil hunters: teeth, TEETH
British Geological Society: [pounding its clipboard] TEETH, TEETH, TEETH!
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Like with using children as bait and eating at a restaurant then kidnapping the people who prepared it, ICE is routinely breaking taboos that have been part of human civilization since before recorded history.
Two female ICE agents popped the hood of their car and knocked on the door of a mechanic born in Mexico. He went out to help.
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
ICE drawdown? Indications point to steady enforcement activity outside the Twin Cities
Some people who observe ICE activity are skeptical about a large scale drawdown of agents in the state. There are indications that activity has decreased in the Twin Cities, but has continued outside ...
www.mprnews.org
February 19, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Like with using children as bait and eating at a restaurant then kidnapping the people who prepared it, ICE is routinely breaking taboos that have been part of human civilization since before recorded history.
they look miserable, I love that for them
odd scenes in DC as Trump's "Board of Peace" world leaders stand around waiting for Trump while his playlist blares in the background
February 19, 2026 at 2:23 PM
they look miserable, I love that for them
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40% of teen pregnancies in 15 y/o girls involve a fathering man who is 20-29.
It is never lost on me that the conversations surrounding teen pregnancy are always about the promiscuity of teenage girls and not the violence of older men.
It is never lost on me that the conversations surrounding teen pregnancy are always about the promiscuity of teenage girls and not the violence of older men.
February 19, 2026 at 2:12 PM
40% of teen pregnancies in 15 y/o girls involve a fathering man who is 20-29.
It is never lost on me that the conversations surrounding teen pregnancy are always about the promiscuity of teenage girls and not the violence of older men.
It is never lost on me that the conversations surrounding teen pregnancy are always about the promiscuity of teenage girls and not the violence of older men.
Do you think he managed to work up a sweat when Thames Valley police arrested him?
February 19, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Do you think he managed to work up a sweat when Thames Valley police arrested him?
isnt it strange how billionaires are simultaneously the only people on the planet with the intellectual ability and forethought and fitness to decide the futures and choices of entire societies but they are also simultaneously wee naive credulous babies when it comes to associating with pedophiles
REP. LYNCH: Just as we saw Donald Trump send Epstein an improper birthday card, Wexner did the same thing
CNN HOST JOHN BERMAN: To be clear, Donald Trump has denied that he sent that birthday card
CNN HOST JOHN BERMAN: To be clear, Donald Trump has denied that he sent that birthday card
February 19, 2026 at 1:32 PM
isnt it strange how billionaires are simultaneously the only people on the planet with the intellectual ability and forethought and fitness to decide the futures and choices of entire societies but they are also simultaneously wee naive credulous babies when it comes to associating with pedophiles
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I do think it’s funny that the USA broke from England to get rid of the monarchy so that no one would be above the law and yet only one of these countries has arrested a senior political figure in relation to Epstein and it wasn’t the USA
February 19, 2026 at 1:24 PM
I do think it’s funny that the USA broke from England to get rid of the monarchy so that no one would be above the law and yet only one of these countries has arrested a senior political figure in relation to Epstein and it wasn’t the USA
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Bolsonaro in prison, Yeon sentenced to prison, Andrew arrested on his birthday...and America still holding on to a 34 count felon as President.
February 19, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Bolsonaro in prison, Yeon sentenced to prison, Andrew arrested on his birthday...and America still holding on to a 34 count felon as President.
and that is what should happen, but apparently the US is just special
BREAKING: Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been convicted of insurrection for declaring martial law in December 2024, and has been sentenced to life in prison.
February 19, 2026 at 1:28 PM
and that is what should happen, but apparently the US is just special
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BREAKING: Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been convicted of insurrection for declaring martial law in December 2024, and has been sentenced to life in prison.
February 19, 2026 at 7:03 AM
BREAKING: Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been convicted of insurrection for declaring martial law in December 2024, and has been sentenced to life in prison.
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Gurgling with pleasure at this wording
February 19, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Gurgling with pleasure at this wording
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Exactly, David. They did what they wanted to do when Trump admin was more than willing to take the blame.
Thousands of institutions abandoned programs, ended or rewrote scholarships, closed down clubs and publications, all in pre-emptive compliance.
And you know why?
Mostly because they wanted to do it if they thought they could blame someone else for it.
And you know why?
Mostly because they wanted to do it if they thought they could blame someone else for it.
February 19, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Exactly, David. They did what they wanted to do when Trump admin was more than willing to take the blame.
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📯 ANDREW ARRESTED ANDREW ARRESTED THIS IS THE ANDREW ARRESTED KLAXON 📯
February 19, 2026 at 10:21 AM
📯 ANDREW ARRESTED ANDREW ARRESTED THIS IS THE ANDREW ARRESTED KLAXON 📯
Has Allister been asleep from 2010 to 2025? FIVE Conservative Prime Ministers during that period: Cameron, Theresa May, Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak. Or would Allister only be happy if the zombie version of old Maggie was in charge?
February 19, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Has Allister been asleep from 2010 to 2025? FIVE Conservative Prime Ministers during that period: Cameron, Theresa May, Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak. Or would Allister only be happy if the zombie version of old Maggie was in charge?
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BREAKING: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has told all Polish citizens to leave Iran IMMEDIATELY.
“In a few hours, there may be no more possibility to evacuate.”
(🎥 Sky News)
“In a few hours, there may be no more possibility to evacuate.”
(🎥 Sky News)
February 19, 2026 at 11:12 AM
BREAKING: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has told all Polish citizens to leave Iran IMMEDIATELY.
“In a few hours, there may be no more possibility to evacuate.”
(🎥 Sky News)
“In a few hours, there may be no more possibility to evacuate.”
(🎥 Sky News)
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Campaign group Republic has welcomed the arrest of the former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
Republic welcomes arrest of former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
www.thenational.scot
February 19, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Campaign group Republic has welcomed the arrest of the former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
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🚨From Gaza🚨
My brother is disabled & my mother is terminally ill, I appeal to you Our lives are disastrous, we are displaced, we live on dirty sand. We crave food
We are begging you & need your support to buy a tent cover, food & treatment, which costs 180€
Urgent Help
chuffed.org/project/1580...
My brother is disabled & my mother is terminally ill, I appeal to you Our lives are disastrous, we are displaced, we live on dirty sand. We crave food
We are begging you & need your support to buy a tent cover, food & treatment, which costs 180€
Urgent Help
chuffed.org/project/1580...
February 19, 2026 at 11:01 AM
🚨From Gaza🚨
My brother is disabled & my mother is terminally ill, I appeal to you Our lives are disastrous, we are displaced, we live on dirty sand. We crave food
We are begging you & need your support to buy a tent cover, food & treatment, which costs 180€
Urgent Help
chuffed.org/project/1580...
My brother is disabled & my mother is terminally ill, I appeal to you Our lives are disastrous, we are displaced, we live on dirty sand. We crave food
We are begging you & need your support to buy a tent cover, food & treatment, which costs 180€
Urgent Help
chuffed.org/project/1580...
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who’s watching the corgis. are the corgis okay. do they need a foster home
February 19, 2026 at 11:20 AM
who’s watching the corgis. are the corgis okay. do they need a foster home