Shannon 🦖
@shannonstypula.bsky.social
Certified Silly Goose.
Here for small artists, science, cats, wildlife, reptiles, books, and disability friends.
Uncivil Engineer who supports equitable transportation.
#TeamOrca
Here for small artists, science, cats, wildlife, reptiles, books, and disability friends.
Uncivil Engineer who supports equitable transportation.
#TeamOrca
Chloe was quite impressed with tonight's episode of "Secrets of the Octopus." Maybe she did learn something from attending squid class with @sarahmackattack.bsky.social last Fall.
April 21, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Chloe was quite impressed with tonight's episode of "Secrets of the Octopus." Maybe she did learn something from attending squid class with @sarahmackattack.bsky.social last Fall.
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My April shop update is now live!! Butter Bugs, Butter Dog keychain, sparkle dogs, and more!! Await you ✨
🌸 woolblossom.shop
(Shares super appreciated!!!)
🌸 woolblossom.shop
(Shares super appreciated!!!)
April 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
My April shop update is now live!! Butter Bugs, Butter Dog keychain, sparkle dogs, and more!! Await you ✨
🌸 woolblossom.shop
(Shares super appreciated!!!)
🌸 woolblossom.shop
(Shares super appreciated!!!)
Classic NIMBY.
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April 1, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Classic NIMBY.
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“I don’t know how you do it! I could never be chronically ill!”
We didn’t get a choice. No one asked our permission. Disability just happens. It can happen to you too.
We cope because we have no choice. We can’t trade our bodies in for new ones. We can’t “try harder” our way out of it.
We didn’t get a choice. No one asked our permission. Disability just happens. It can happen to you too.
We cope because we have no choice. We can’t trade our bodies in for new ones. We can’t “try harder” our way out of it.
Why Are Chronically Ill People Forced to Hide Their Pain?
And what would happen if we stopped hiding and showed the world the depths of our suffering?
www.disabledginger.com
March 28, 2025 at 3:06 AM
“I don’t know how you do it! I could never be chronically ill!”
We didn’t get a choice. No one asked our permission. Disability just happens. It can happen to you too.
We cope because we have no choice. We can’t trade our bodies in for new ones. We can’t “try harder” our way out of it.
We didn’t get a choice. No one asked our permission. Disability just happens. It can happen to you too.
We cope because we have no choice. We can’t trade our bodies in for new ones. We can’t “try harder” our way out of it.
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Sarah Kendzior | Substack
Author of THEY KNEW, HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT, and THE VIEW FROM FLYOVER COUNTRY. Forthcoming: THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP.
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March 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
If you like my writing, consider a subscription! My newsletter is FREE and I plan to keep it that way. No AI, no lies, and no charge. I don’t believe in paywalls in times of peril.
Volunteer paying subscribers keep me going. I'm grateful for you all!
substack.com/@sarahkendzior
Volunteer paying subscribers keep me going. I'm grateful for you all!
substack.com/@sarahkendzior
Another Caturday in the books.
March 2, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Another Caturday in the books.
Look ma, I'm a threat to the American people!
This commission statement refers to people with Autism, ADHD, asthma, auto-immune disease, and chronic illness as a “dire threat to the American people and our way of life”.
This is a manifesto against disability.
This is the language of eugenics.
This is a manifesto against disability.
This is the language of eugenics.
Establishing the President's Make America Healthy Again Commission
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
www.whitehouse.gov
February 17, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Look ma, I'm a threat to the American people!
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"They let the guardrails of society rot into oblivion. They price you out so that they can offer to buy your soul."
-- THEY KNEW (2022)
-- THEY KNEW (2022)
February 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"They let the guardrails of society rot into oblivion. They price you out so that they can offer to buy your soul."
-- THEY KNEW (2022)
-- THEY KNEW (2022)
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Whenever drug companies justify their high prices, they tend to claim a need to recoup their huge investment in developing that drug.
The story of one drug that costs more than $2M for a single dose exposes the truth about who is paying to develop the world's most expensive medications:
The story of one drug that costs more than $2M for a single dose exposes the truth about who is paying to develop the world's most expensive medications:
What a $2 Million Per Dose Gene Therapy Reveals About Drug Pricing
Taxpayers and charities helped develop Zolgensma. Then it debuted at a record price, ushering in a new class of wildly expensive drugs. Its story upends the widely held conception that high prices ref...
www.propublica.org
February 14, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Whenever drug companies justify their high prices, they tend to claim a need to recoup their huge investment in developing that drug.
The story of one drug that costs more than $2M for a single dose exposes the truth about who is paying to develop the world's most expensive medications:
The story of one drug that costs more than $2M for a single dose exposes the truth about who is paying to develop the world's most expensive medications:
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if you are browsing for other viewing options right now, here is one straight hour of uninterrupted sewage treatment.
1 hour of clean water flowing after treatment at a sewage plant
YouTube video by Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
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February 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
if you are browsing for other viewing options right now, here is one straight hour of uninterrupted sewage treatment.
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My employer switched to a new prescription benefit manager and I cannot begin to explain how many hours I've spent dealing with phone calls, paperwork, and MyChart messages. I'm tired and I just want my medication refills.
January 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
My employer switched to a new prescription benefit manager and I cannot begin to explain how many hours I've spent dealing with phone calls, paperwork, and MyChart messages. I'm tired and I just want my medication refills.
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It's Caturday and I have an emotional support cat for you.
January 26, 2025 at 12:48 AM
It's Caturday and I have an emotional support cat for you.
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“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
January 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
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The US Access Board--who creates and maintains access standards for buildings, telecom, transit, web, etc--has a legally-mandated annual meeting. Was supposed to be next week. Now "postponed" with no reason given and no reschedule date. www.access-board.gov/about/meetin...
U.S. Access Board - Access Board Meetings
The U.S. Access Board is a federal agency that promotes equality for people with disabilities through leadership in accessible design and the development of accessibility guidelines and standards for ...
www.access-board.gov
January 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The US Access Board--who creates and maintains access standards for buildings, telecom, transit, web, etc--has a legally-mandated annual meeting. Was supposed to be next week. Now "postponed" with no reason given and no reschedule date. www.access-board.gov/about/meetin...
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Reminder as we blaze toward the new year that it’s OK if 2024 was just a blur of pain and chaos instead of a productive era to reflect on. Being alive is particularly rough right now. You’re doing your best and that’s enough.
December 24, 2024 at 1:08 PM
Reminder as we blaze toward the new year that it’s OK if 2024 was just a blur of pain and chaos instead of a productive era to reflect on. Being alive is particularly rough right now. You’re doing your best and that’s enough.
It's not Christmas until the baby monorail and the latest version of Mr. Honk Honk are nestled under the tree. Everyone wishes for more for public transit!
December 23, 2024 at 2:01 AM
It's not Christmas until the baby monorail and the latest version of Mr. Honk Honk are nestled under the tree. Everyone wishes for more for public transit!
Chloe let's the tree go unharmed but she cannot abide the presence of present paper. It must be destroyed.
December 13, 2024 at 1:46 AM
Chloe let's the tree go unharmed but she cannot abide the presence of present paper. It must be destroyed.
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POV: It's Monday, but you're a cat with zero understanding of the concepts of employment and mortgages.
December 9, 2024 at 12:02 PM
POV: It's Monday, but you're a cat with zero understanding of the concepts of employment and mortgages.
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This story out of Montana is horrifying, outrage-inducing, and a reminder that @propublica.org may be the most important journalism organization in the country right now. Incredible work by @davidmcswane.bsky.social.
www.propublica.org/article/thom...
www.propublica.org/article/thom...
A Hospital Helped a Beloved Doctor’s Practice Flourish Even as It Suspected He Was Hurting Patients
Hailed as a savior upon his arrival in Helena, Dr. Thomas C. Weiner became a favorite of patients and his hospital’s highest earner. As the myth surrounding the high-profile oncologist grew, so did th...
www.propublica.org
December 7, 2024 at 11:48 AM
This story out of Montana is horrifying, outrage-inducing, and a reminder that @propublica.org may be the most important journalism organization in the country right now. Incredible work by @davidmcswane.bsky.social.
www.propublica.org/article/thom...
www.propublica.org/article/thom...
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Recommended reading!
“Having to convince people that accessibility and disability justice are social justice issues in the first place is incredibly dehumanizing and exhausting and usually very fruitless.”
“Having to convince people that accessibility and disability justice are social justice issues in the first place is incredibly dehumanizing and exhausting and usually very fruitless.”
‘I was in denial about it’: actor Matt McGorry on having long Covid
Orange Is the New Black and How to Get Away With Murder star speaks about the disease and another way of looking at health
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2024 at 5:11 AM
Recommended reading!
“Having to convince people that accessibility and disability justice are social justice issues in the first place is incredibly dehumanizing and exhausting and usually very fruitless.”
“Having to convince people that accessibility and disability justice are social justice issues in the first place is incredibly dehumanizing and exhausting and usually very fruitless.”
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It’s so hard to find friends who relate to CEO problems. Let’s talk about how challenging it is to be a CEO and then let’s plan a meetup to bond. Maybe on a boat so we can see whaley whales, just look at some orcas
December 5, 2024 at 8:31 AM
It’s so hard to find friends who relate to CEO problems. Let’s talk about how challenging it is to be a CEO and then let’s plan a meetup to bond. Maybe on a boat so we can see whaley whales, just look at some orcas