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Elena Betts Barahona
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👩🏻‍🌾 Love: Nature // Animals // Permaculture // Gardening

👩🏻‍🦼‍➡️ Disabled ♾️ // #chronicallyill #PwME #MECFS #POTS #LymphomaSurvivor #neurodivergent //

📚 Education for Liberation

Mamá // Latinx & White // #español
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mcuban.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘I’m on the side of the workers’: the Minnesota senator calling out Trump and Musk
Tina Smith is leaving at the end of her term, and says she would call Musk a dick even if she had to face re-election
www.theguardian.com
March 9, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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victorianoe.bsky.social
Please consider recording your story!
January 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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tgrcnm.bsky.social
If your family is forced to change clinics as a result of Trump's executive order, the Trans Youth Emergency Project from @SouthernEquality is here to help you through this crisis.

Reach out to their team for support: www.transyouthemergencyproject.org

#ProtectTransKids #SupportTransKids
Familes of transgender youth: if your care has been restricted because of a political attack, including recent executive orders, WE CAN HELP.
February 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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generalstrikeus.bsky.social
Another great poster from one of our coalition members ✊
#uspolitics #generalstrike
A poster saying The Strike is Coming and sharing the generalstrikeus.com website to sign your strike card.
February 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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atrupar.com
Bernie Sanders: "They will use the enormous media operations they own to deflect attention away from the impact of their policies while they entertain us to death."
February 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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cwebbonline.com
Operation ICE Ride-Along isn’t going as planned. 🔥

Fox News tagged along with ICE, hoping for an exclusive look at “dangerous criminals.” Instead, they got a whole lot of nothing. No threats, no big arrests—just a community that wasn’t having it. The narrative is falling apart.
February 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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crdjustice.bsky.social
Check out our latest resource: Strategies for Justice! Discover actionable steps to combat democratic erosion, disinformation, & the marginalization of vulnerable communities. View at www.crdjustice.org/infographics. [1/2]
The image is an informational poster titled “Strategies for Justice: Learn how YOU can take action!” It outlines various threats to justice, such as weakening democratic institutions, suppressing dissent, and spreading disinformation. The poster also lists six ways individuals can take action, including defending democratic institutions, mass mobilization, countering disinformation, economic resistance, community preparedness, and international solidarity. Each category includes specific steps like supporting whistleblowers, organizing protests, boycotting problematic businesses, and securing communications. The image is the second page of an informational poster from the Center for Racial & Disability Justice, encouraging action against surveillance, censorship, and government overreach. It includes sections on “Taking Back Social Media & Info” by using alternative platforms, securing messages, and countering misinformation. Another section outlines what Congress can do, such as opposing civil service purges, protecting journalists, and investigating government conflicts of interest. The poster urges individuals to “Contact Your Representatives” through calls, emails, or faxes and provides resources for finding elected officials. A call to “Follow Our Work” directs viewers to CRDJustice.org for more information.
February 4, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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crdjustice.bsky.social
[THREAD]: We're fighting for justice and accessible healthcare. Proposed Medicaid cuts and work requirements threaten decades of progress, putting millions at risk. This isn’t just policy—it’s about justice, equity, and the right to quality care for all. (1/9)

#MedicaidMatters
On a turquoise background, bolded teal text reads "Why Medicaid Matters" with a teal arrow pointing right to the next slide in the post. At the top, the "Center for Racial & Disability Justice" name is written in thinner, capitalized text, with a 1/9 counter in the top-right corner. At the bottom, a teal rectangle frames white text with CRDJustice.org and a script font, reading "#MedicaidDayOfAction."
February 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
Mask mandates belong in healthcare. We should be providing free respirators at the door & cleaning and ventilating the air.

If you’re a healthcare worker who doesn’t think you need to mask, please read my plea on behalf of vulnerable patients:
A Plea to Maskless Healthcare Workers from Vulnerable Patients
If you see a mask - wear a mask. Better yet - wear a mask all the time and show us you understand that we're still IN a pandemic. We are depending on you to keep us safe - please don't betray that.
www.disabledginger.com
January 20, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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luckytran.com
Same, Bernie, same!
January 21, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
Now would be an excellent time to start wearing a respirator.

Do it as a show of solidarity with those who’ve spent five years being told they’re expendable

Do it for yourself. You don’t want to become disabled in the MAHA era

Your health is a gift. You have agency and resilience. Don’t waste it
January 21, 2025 at 5:04 AM
ebettsb.bsky.social
Such a powerful & clear connection made by @imanibarbarin.bsky.social

“They sold your bodies downriver, because your bodies, when they are sick and disabled, are profit centers. Are we figuring it out yet?”
💯😡

#covidisntover #maskup #disabilityjustice #luigimangione

www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYq9Emjr/
And disabled people have been shouting this since 2020. #greenscreen
TikTok video by Crutches&Spice ♿️ :
www.tiktok.com
December 20, 2024 at 6:49 PM
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tmprowell.bsky.social
So if we are serious about preventing #LongCOVID (& we must be w/ no approved treatments), we have to do more to prevent #COVID19 infection:

👉Clean the air (demand ⬆️ indoor air quality standards, build #CorsiRosenthalBox, open 🪟)
👉#WearAMask
👉#GetVaccinated

#MedSky
December 8, 2024 at 5:08 PM
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thesicktimes.org
😷 Here’s what’s happening this week in #LongCOVID research: bit.ly/49vz57L

💌 Don't forget to sign up for our newsletter and get updates delivered directly to your inbox every week! thesicktimes.org/newsletter/
Black text on a turquoise background reads: THE SICK TIMES A new study of nearly 10,000 people with Long COVID confirms what many with the disease already know: Long COVID can cause severe financial burden. Researchers analyzed the results of a survey that assessed food insecurity, inability to pay bills, and threat of losing utility service. They found that the disease affected all socioeconomic statuses, but people who already had low incomes prior to developing Long COVID were worst off. “People’s financial well-being is being affected by Long COVID,” one of the study’s authors said in a press release. “That’s something we should care about.” Black text on a turquoise background reads: THE SICK TIMES A new monoclonal antibody clinical trial will launch this winter, according to Long COVID and ME researcher Dr. Nancy Klimas. Researchers will test AstraZeneca’s Evusheld 2.0, also known as Sipavibart. Klimas said the 100-person randomized controlled trial should launch in early 2025. The trial is funded by the state of Florida and the Schmidt Initiative for Long COVID. Watch the interview in which the trial was announced on a recent episode of the podcast, Long COVID the Answers. Black text on a turquoise background reads: THE SICK TIMES Mount Sinai’s Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illnesses (CoRE) is looking for volunteers for a six month clinical trial for Long COVID to test two HIV drugs. The antiviral trial, based in New York City, will include three patient groups: Truvada, Selezentry (Maraviroc), and a placebo. It requires four in-person visits, blood and saliva samples, and online questionnaires. To see if you are eligible to enroll, or for more information, contact coreresearch@mountsinai.org.
December 12, 2024 at 4:06 PM
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kateviolette.com
Oh to be someone whose medications fit on a single tiny ass line
An online medical intake form with a small single line text box that asks you to list all your medications in it. There is one line for "Over the counter meds (please list)", and other for "Prescription meds (please list)", and "Others/supplement (please list)".
December 10, 2024 at 1:02 AM