Holiday Socks System
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π Alice, she/her, butch, 29
π Chance, he/him, 30
π΅ Connor, he/him, android
π Eva, she/her, 170 vampire
-J Jeremy, he/him, 36
π©πΌβπΎ Lane, she/her, 30
π΅ Mads, they/them, 26
βοΈ Miranda, she/her, 18
π Octavius, he/him, 30
π Rue, she/her, anarchogender, 30
π³οΈβπ Wyn, ze/zir, enby, 16
π Chance, he/him, 30
π΅ Connor, he/him, android
π Eva, she/her, 170 vampire
-J Jeremy, he/him, 36
π©πΌβπΎ Lane, she/her, 30
π΅ Mads, they/them, 26
βοΈ Miranda, she/her, 18
π Octavius, he/him, 30
π Rue, she/her, anarchogender, 30
π³οΈβπ Wyn, ze/zir, enby, 16
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If they cave, every single one of them face protests and public abuse every single time they show their face. They shouldn't be able to eat out at a restaurant, give a speech, go on vacation, or really anything other hide from the public in their home or office.
John Fetterman, Angus King, Maggie Hassan, Dick Durbin, Jon Ossoff, Jeanne Shaheen, Kirsten Gillibrand, Catherine Cortez Masto, Mark Warner, Cory Booker, and of course Chuck Schumer. Maybe others not top of mind. Not all responsible will publicly vote for the cave - that's not how this works.
November 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
If they cave, every single one of them face protests and public abuse every single time they show their face. They shouldn't be able to eat out at a restaurant, give a speech, go on vacation, or really anything other hide from the public in their home or office.
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N95s can prevent more than just Covid!
They stop colds, flus and other airborne illness.
Theyβre also highly effective against pollen, pollution, wildfire smoke and environmental triggers.
Many maskers havenβt been sick in years.
Respirators are pretty amazing.
They stop colds, flus and other airborne illness.
Theyβre also highly effective against pollen, pollution, wildfire smoke and environmental triggers.
Many maskers havenβt been sick in years.
Respirators are pretty amazing.
November 3, 2025 at 5:38 AM
N95s can prevent more than just Covid!
They stop colds, flus and other airborne illness.
Theyβre also highly effective against pollen, pollution, wildfire smoke and environmental triggers.
Many maskers havenβt been sick in years.
Respirators are pretty amazing.
They stop colds, flus and other airborne illness.
Theyβre also highly effective against pollen, pollution, wildfire smoke and environmental triggers.
Many maskers havenβt been sick in years.
Respirators are pretty amazing.
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ACA = βObamacareβ. Same thing. Its proof that many white folks would rather shoot off their own foot if they knew something helped a black or latino person get by too. Its no different from how they used to fill public pools with cement during integration resulting in everyone being hot & miserable.
America is so racist that some Americans believed SNAP benefits were for white people and food stamps were for black people and they did not know they were the same thing and are now horrified to learn they are losing their food subsidies.
November 3, 2025 at 8:35 AM
ACA = βObamacareβ. Same thing. Its proof that many white folks would rather shoot off their own foot if they knew something helped a black or latino person get by too. Its no different from how they used to fill public pools with cement during integration resulting in everyone being hot & miserable.
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In a way, I find the authoritarian takeover of our media system even more disturbing than the authoritarian takeover of our political system.
Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now itβs collapsing.
Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now itβs collapsing.
November 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
In a way, I find the authoritarian takeover of our media system even more disturbing than the authoritarian takeover of our political system.
Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now itβs collapsing.
Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now itβs collapsing.
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People fucking hate this guy. They fucking hate ICE. They fucking hate how much power he has. He is at 63% overall disapproval to 37% approval. That's lower than their poll after January 6th. And this poll was done before he started intentionally starving people. I wish our media would reflect this.
November 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
People fucking hate this guy. They fucking hate ICE. They fucking hate how much power he has. He is at 63% overall disapproval to 37% approval. That's lower than their poll after January 6th. And this poll was done before he started intentionally starving people. I wish our media would reflect this.
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βCanada has recorded more than 5,100 confirmed & probable measles cases in 2025, and two deaths of babies born with congenital measles who were infected in utero. The country hasnβt seen this scale of measles transmission in decadesβ
We can all but eradicate measles if people do their part:
We can all but eradicate measles if people do their part:
The Americas, led by Canada, is on the brink of losing measles-elimination status
The Americas is the only region of the world to have stopped endemic transmission of measles. But its victory is on the verge of being rolled back.
www.statnews.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:03 AM
βCanada has recorded more than 5,100 confirmed & probable measles cases in 2025, and two deaths of babies born with congenital measles who were infected in utero. The country hasnβt seen this scale of measles transmission in decadesβ
We can all but eradicate measles if people do their part:
We can all but eradicate measles if people do their part:
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If you've stopped masking in public for whatever reason, now is a really good time to start again
November 4, 2025 at 1:28 AM
If you've stopped masking in public for whatever reason, now is a really good time to start again
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Once again, the move fast and break things strategy backfires as the regime has to reverse a number of layoffs.
Theyβre testing us.
They make horribly bad and dangerous decisions and wait to see how much public outcry there is.
If itβs a lot, they change course.
Itβs exhausting.
Theyβre testing us.
They make horribly bad and dangerous decisions and wait to see how much public outcry there is.
If itβs a lot, they change course.
Itβs exhausting.
BREAKING: Some of the layoffs at CDC are being REVERSED.
Here is my updated story.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Here is my updated story.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
More than 1,000 CDC staff receive layoff notices during government shutdown
Another round of mass layoffs has struck CDC. The agency had already been cut during a reorganization this year, and more employees are now being shed amid the government shutdown.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 12, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Once again, the move fast and break things strategy backfires as the regime has to reverse a number of layoffs.
Theyβre testing us.
They make horribly bad and dangerous decisions and wait to see how much public outcry there is.
If itβs a lot, they change course.
Itβs exhausting.
Theyβre testing us.
They make horribly bad and dangerous decisions and wait to see how much public outcry there is.
If itβs a lot, they change course.
Itβs exhausting.
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I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base donβt even know thatβs what it stands for.
October 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base donβt even know thatβs what it stands for.
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βYouβre so lucky! I wish I didnβt have to work!β
People act like weβre getting a permanent vacation.
The reality is we are forced to live in legislated poverty.
Barred from earning or marrying without losing our meagre benefits.
Denied autonomy.
And weβre sick & in pain.
Itβs a 24/7 job.
People act like weβre getting a permanent vacation.
The reality is we are forced to live in legislated poverty.
Barred from earning or marrying without losing our meagre benefits.
Denied autonomy.
And weβre sick & in pain.
Itβs a 24/7 job.
October 12, 2025 at 8:55 AM
βYouβre so lucky! I wish I didnβt have to work!β
People act like weβre getting a permanent vacation.
The reality is we are forced to live in legislated poverty.
Barred from earning or marrying without losing our meagre benefits.
Denied autonomy.
And weβre sick & in pain.
Itβs a 24/7 job.
People act like weβre getting a permanent vacation.
The reality is we are forced to live in legislated poverty.
Barred from earning or marrying without losing our meagre benefits.
Denied autonomy.
And weβre sick & in pain.
Itβs a 24/7 job.
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This is such a clever idea on taking kids to museums/galleries
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
October 12, 2025 at 10:18 AM
This is such a clever idea on taking kids to museums/galleries
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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This is exactly why I say wearing a mask is an act of resistance.
They want us sick.
They want us weak.
They want many of us dead.
Get your vaccines if able, but adding a high quality respirator like an N95 can prevent many airborne contagions.
Itβll keep you & your community safe.
They want us sick.
They want us weak.
They want many of us dead.
Get your vaccines if able, but adding a high quality respirator like an N95 can prevent many airborne contagions.
Itβll keep you & your community safe.
History gives us plenty of examples of disease used as a weapon. There are fewer cases of governments deliberately using disease against their own citizens. We are living (or dying) through one right now.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks
At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.
www.nbcnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
This is exactly why I say wearing a mask is an act of resistance.
They want us sick.
They want us weak.
They want many of us dead.
Get your vaccines if able, but adding a high quality respirator like an N95 can prevent many airborne contagions.
Itβll keep you & your community safe.
They want us sick.
They want us weak.
They want many of us dead.
Get your vaccines if able, but adding a high quality respirator like an N95 can prevent many airborne contagions.
Itβll keep you & your community safe.
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the boys who landed at Normandy or fought in Stalingrad couldn't have imagined the horrors of 21st century war
October 13, 2025 at 4:58 AM
the boys who landed at Normandy or fought in Stalingrad couldn't have imagined the horrors of 21st century war
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Happy Monday and a gentle reminder to those dealing with chronic illness to watch out for the October Slide.
This time of year can cause flare ups, increased symptoms and unexpected hits to your baseline.
Itβs best to go slow. Be gentle. And know that youβre not alone.
This time of year can cause flare ups, increased symptoms and unexpected hits to your baseline.
Itβs best to go slow. Be gentle. And know that youβre not alone.
October 13, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Happy Monday and a gentle reminder to those dealing with chronic illness to watch out for the October Slide.
This time of year can cause flare ups, increased symptoms and unexpected hits to your baseline.
Itβs best to go slow. Be gentle. And know that youβre not alone.
This time of year can cause flare ups, increased symptoms and unexpected hits to your baseline.
Itβs best to go slow. Be gentle. And know that youβre not alone.
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In Portland, an ambulance was summoned to the ICE office to treat an injured protester (not clear how he was injured). But when the patient was loaded inside, ICE officers refused to let the ambulance leave and threatened to shoot the ambulance driver: www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...
Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver
Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.
www.wweek.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
In Portland, an ambulance was summoned to the ICE office to treat an injured protester (not clear how he was injured). But when the patient was loaded inside, ICE officers refused to let the ambulance leave and threatened to shoot the ambulance driver: www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...
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There can be no social justice without disability justice.
You want to fight fascism? Engage the disability community.
Practice inclusivity. Wear a mask. Make protests and resistance accessible.
Donβt treat us expendable, less than or βbetter off deadβ.
Donβt leave us behind.
You want to fight fascism? Engage the disability community.
Practice inclusivity. Wear a mask. Make protests and resistance accessible.
Donβt treat us expendable, less than or βbetter off deadβ.
Donβt leave us behind.
October 10, 2025 at 9:31 AM
There can be no social justice without disability justice.
You want to fight fascism? Engage the disability community.
Practice inclusivity. Wear a mask. Make protests and resistance accessible.
Donβt treat us expendable, less than or βbetter off deadβ.
Donβt leave us behind.
You want to fight fascism? Engage the disability community.
Practice inclusivity. Wear a mask. Make protests and resistance accessible.
Donβt treat us expendable, less than or βbetter off deadβ.
Donβt leave us behind.
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They're usually good about giving warnings before everything, so it's super fucked up that *this* is the one they didn't bother posting notices for
October 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
They're usually good about giving warnings before everything, so it's super fucked up that *this* is the one they didn't bother posting notices for
Ughhhhh, I fucking wish our condo place have us a heads-up that there would be *massive construction* in our backyard and our laundry machines wouldn't be working at that time. I'm gonna have to do a full load in the bathtub cuz I'm out of work clothes. I *hate* doing laundry in the tub!
October 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Ughhhhh, I fucking wish our condo place have us a heads-up that there would be *massive construction* in our backyard and our laundry machines wouldn't be working at that time. I'm gonna have to do a full load in the bathtub cuz I'm out of work clothes. I *hate* doing laundry in the tub!
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history teacher in 50 years: So in September, thatβs when the president signed an executive order criminalizing anti-fascism and saying all resistance would be crushed
student: oh so thatβs when the whole country realized they were living under fascism
teacher: haha what? oh no lol not at all. no.
student: oh so thatβs when the whole country realized they were living under fascism
teacher: haha what? oh no lol not at all. no.
October 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
history teacher in 50 years: So in September, thatβs when the president signed an executive order criminalizing anti-fascism and saying all resistance would be crushed
student: oh so thatβs when the whole country realized they were living under fascism
teacher: haha what? oh no lol not at all. no.
student: oh so thatβs when the whole country realized they were living under fascism
teacher: haha what? oh no lol not at all. no.
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A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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The far right literally have handbooks on how to use performative irony to radicalise their target recruits
Be sincere, be kind.
Be sincere, be kind.
it's a well known and observable phenomenon that if you play act or ironically perform bigotry, eventually you just start doing the bigoted shit
so it's generally not good to do that, even if it's parody
so it's generally not good to do that, even if it's parody
October 5, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The far right literally have handbooks on how to use performative irony to radicalise their target recruits
Be sincere, be kind.
Be sincere, be kind.
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the hardest part of living in Portland is having your house burn down every single night and then having to rebuild it during the day. the amount of money i spend just in drywall is insane.
Trump: Portland is burning to the groundβinsurrectionists all over the place. The politicians are afraid for their lives. Thatβs the only reason they say thereβs nothing happening.
October 6, 2025 at 1:12 AM
the hardest part of living in Portland is having your house burn down every single night and then having to rebuild it during the day. the amount of money i spend just in drywall is insane.
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Watched The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) and there's a part where a violent storm destroys their homes and sends Pooh & Piglet spiraling towards a waterfall while a totally oblivious Owl decides to tell a story and wait for someone else to help and I thought.. hey, that's Chuck Schumer!
October 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Watched The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) and there's a part where a violent storm destroys their homes and sends Pooh & Piglet spiraling towards a waterfall while a totally oblivious Owl decides to tell a story and wait for someone else to help and I thought.. hey, that's Chuck Schumer!