Susan Schweik
@okaysoldierschweik.bsky.social
Retired English & disability studies prof, unretiring something-or-other. Death doula or not-dead-yet doula. One more grandparent for community mending of the social safety net.
Watching the latest episode of Severance, I said: "Harmony Cobel sounds just like she's saying to Joan Crawford, 'WHY DID YOU ADOPT ME'"--and sure enough, every line Patricia Arquette went on to deliver chewed scenery in that same exact Christina voice.
March 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Watching the latest episode of Severance, I said: "Harmony Cobel sounds just like she's saying to Joan Crawford, 'WHY DID YOU ADOPT ME'"--and sure enough, every line Patricia Arquette went on to deliver chewed scenery in that same exact Christina voice.
I actually spent some minutes of my precious day today worrying about the pressing problem of ...hantavirus.
March 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I actually spent some minutes of my precious day today worrying about the pressing problem of ...hantavirus.
Reposted by Susan Schweik
Good morning. I would like you to read this. I would like you to share it on whatever social media networks you use.
"It’s easy to miss the human side of policy, legal compliance, the nitty gritty of efficient government. To get caught up in slogans about fraud or waste. That’s what Musk and Trump are counting on. And yet I see and hear the human side every time my son says “My dad’s name is David.” On @msnbc.com
Opinion | The Trump administration is ready to abandon kids like my son
Attacks on disabled Americans and the policies we rely on lie at the core of so much of MAGA culture.
www.msnbc.com
March 4, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Good morning. I would like you to read this. I would like you to share it on whatever social media networks you use.
If you live in the U.S. and can't see this film, here's why. I supposedly live in the "land of the free and the home of the brave." I don't. I've also got no other land.
Filmmaker Basra Adri is a model of freedom and bravery. (Why is he unnamed here?)
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ma...
Filmmaker Basra Adri is a model of freedom and bravery. (Why is he unnamed here?)
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ma...
‘A chilling effect’: is Hollywood too scared to touch hot-button documentaries?
This Sunday could see West Bank-set documentary No Other Land win an Oscar but it remains without US distribution, one of many challenging films facing problems
www.theguardian.com
March 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
If you live in the U.S. and can't see this film, here's why. I supposedly live in the "land of the free and the home of the brave." I don't. I've also got no other land.
Filmmaker Basra Adri is a model of freedom and bravery. (Why is he unnamed here?)
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ma...
Filmmaker Basra Adri is a model of freedom and bravery. (Why is he unnamed here?)
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ma...
Putting the ass in asset since...who knows how long.
March 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Putting the ass in asset since...who knows how long.
It's the least we can do. And then do one more little thing.
If you're participating tomorrow in the 24-hour economic boycott, be sure to make it known.
On "Choose Democracy"'s wonderfully helpful site, click on "Boycott Central" in the menu and click on the blue button to be counted.
If you're participating tomorrow in the 24-hour economic boycott, be sure to make it known.
On "Choose Democracy"'s wonderfully helpful site, click on "Boycott Central" in the menu and click on the blue button to be counted.
Choose Democracy: resources to promote democracy
Regular people can stop an undemocratic power grab, but only if we prepare and together, we choose democracy.
choosedemocracy.us
February 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
It's the least we can do. And then do one more little thing.
If you're participating tomorrow in the 24-hour economic boycott, be sure to make it known.
On "Choose Democracy"'s wonderfully helpful site, click on "Boycott Central" in the menu and click on the blue button to be counted.
If you're participating tomorrow in the 24-hour economic boycott, be sure to make it known.
On "Choose Democracy"'s wonderfully helpful site, click on "Boycott Central" in the menu and click on the blue button to be counted.
Reposted by Susan Schweik
Measles
If you were born between 1957-1968, your MMR vax was less effective than what came later & you may need boosting.
If you were born before ~1984, there's a small chance it may no longer be protecting you & you may need boosting.
I just messaged my doc to ask re: a "titer test" to find out.
If you were born between 1957-1968, your MMR vax was less effective than what came later & you may need boosting.
If you were born before ~1984, there's a small chance it may no longer be protecting you & you may need boosting.
I just messaged my doc to ask re: a "titer test" to find out.
Do you need a measles booster shot? What to know as a U.S. outbreak spreads
A measles outbreak in the U.S. has grown to over 120 cases. Here's what to know about measles vaccines and those who may need a booster.
www.cbsnews.com
February 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Measles
If you were born between 1957-1968, your MMR vax was less effective than what came later & you may need boosting.
If you were born before ~1984, there's a small chance it may no longer be protecting you & you may need boosting.
I just messaged my doc to ask re: a "titer test" to find out.
If you were born between 1957-1968, your MMR vax was less effective than what came later & you may need boosting.
If you were born before ~1984, there's a small chance it may no longer be protecting you & you may need boosting.
I just messaged my doc to ask re: a "titer test" to find out.
If you want "information, insight and inspiration" from experts on global government overthrows & anti-democratic coups, bringing what they know to bear on what's happening here in the U.S., check out the reports being posted by the State Capture in America Analysis Network (SCAAN) on Substack.
February 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
If you want "information, insight and inspiration" from experts on global government overthrows & anti-democratic coups, bringing what they know to bear on what's happening here in the U.S., check out the reports being posted by the State Capture in America Analysis Network (SCAAN) on Substack.