Rebecca
@softgothkitten.bsky.social
She/her, chronically ill, writer.
BA degree in Disability Studies
Anti-eugenics, pro-masking & clean air.
RFK Jr & MAHA hater
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
https://linktr.ee/uptonrebecca
BA degree in Disability Studies
Anti-eugenics, pro-masking & clean air.
RFK Jr & MAHA hater
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
https://linktr.ee/uptonrebecca
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Rebecca
@softgothkitten.bsky.social
· Apr 24
MAHA and Nazi Germany
When people talk about the Make America Health Again movement (MAHA), I see two mistakes they make. The first is assuming that if someone claims to have a mission to improve our country’s health, t…
healthismandwellness.wordpress.com
I've been reading about Nazi Germany's preoccupation with "health" and "organic food," so I figured now is a good time to write about the similarities between Nazi Germany's attitudes about health and MAHA's.
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“Winter may be beautiful, but bed is much better.”
November 20, 2025 at 5:37 AM
“Winter may be beautiful, but bed is much better.”
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VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM, YOU FLAMING SHITBIRDS.
WE HAVE, IN FACT, RULED IT OUT.
WE HAVE, IN FACT, RULED IT OUT.
November 20, 2025 at 3:02 AM
VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM, YOU FLAMING SHITBIRDS.
WE HAVE, IN FACT, RULED IT OUT.
WE HAVE, IN FACT, RULED IT OUT.
I'm so tired of the ableist/eugenicist obsession with autism.
Autistic people aren't "vaxx-injured" like anti-vaxxers would like you to believe. RFK Jr wants more kids to be vulnerable to infectious diseases & for you to believe that autistic people are the real "problem" you should worry about.
Autistic people aren't "vaxx-injured" like anti-vaxxers would like you to believe. RFK Jr wants more kids to be vulnerable to infectious diseases & for you to believe that autistic people are the real "problem" you should worry about.
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 4:32 AM
I'm so tired of the ableist/eugenicist obsession with autism.
Autistic people aren't "vaxx-injured" like anti-vaxxers would like you to believe. RFK Jr wants more kids to be vulnerable to infectious diseases & for you to believe that autistic people are the real "problem" you should worry about.
Autistic people aren't "vaxx-injured" like anti-vaxxers would like you to believe. RFK Jr wants more kids to be vulnerable to infectious diseases & for you to believe that autistic people are the real "problem" you should worry about.
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bringing back shame and consequences would not by any means be the ballgame, but it would certainly be something
#BREAKING: Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.
www.thecrimson.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:21 AM
bringing back shame and consequences would not by any means be the ballgame, but it would certainly be something
Can't stop thinking about how he's framing this proposal as a way to reward the "healthy" but really what he means is that we should punish those who are sick.
I am so sick of healthism
I am so sick of healthism
Markwayne Mullin: "Reward people for being healthy. Think about this. Healthcare is the only industry that you're not rewarded for taking care of your responsibility. If you think about homeowners insurance, if you're within 500 feet of a fire hydrant, your insurance goes down."
November 20, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Can't stop thinking about how he's framing this proposal as a way to reward the "healthy" but really what he means is that we should punish those who are sick.
I am so sick of healthism
I am so sick of healthism
I don't think any amount of paperwork would have made a difference for any of the disabled people euthanized in Aktion T4
(Far from the only example of how incorrect this is, but JFC, I'm begging people to learn about Aktion T4)
(Far from the only example of how incorrect this is, but JFC, I'm begging people to learn about Aktion T4)
People need to stop comparing ICE to the Gestapo. At least the Gestapo accepted it when you showed them your papers.
November 19, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I don't think any amount of paperwork would have made a difference for any of the disabled people euthanized in Aktion T4
(Far from the only example of how incorrect this is, but JFC, I'm begging people to learn about Aktion T4)
(Far from the only example of how incorrect this is, but JFC, I'm begging people to learn about Aktion T4)
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New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
November 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM
New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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Remember, kids: being sick or disabled is a choice you make, not something largely due to societal factors, poverty, and random chance.
Make better choices!
(This is sarcasm.)
Make better choices!
(This is sarcasm.)
Markwayne Mullin: "Reward people for being healthy. Think about this. Healthcare is the only industry that you're not rewarded for taking care of your responsibility. If you think about homeowners insurance, if you're within 500 feet of a fire hydrant, your insurance goes down."
November 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Remember, kids: being sick or disabled is a choice you make, not something largely due to societal factors, poverty, and random chance.
Make better choices!
(This is sarcasm.)
Make better choices!
(This is sarcasm.)
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Out of the three colleges I’ve attended, two had a president step down because of sexual misconduct during the time I was connected to campus.
Larry Summers is another reminder that part of why universities respond so badly to sexual violence is because there are powerful perpetrators within them.
Larry Summers is another reminder that part of why universities respond so badly to sexual violence is because there are powerful perpetrators within them.
November 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Out of the three colleges I’ve attended, two had a president step down because of sexual misconduct during the time I was connected to campus.
Larry Summers is another reminder that part of why universities respond so badly to sexual violence is because there are powerful perpetrators within them.
Larry Summers is another reminder that part of why universities respond so badly to sexual violence is because there are powerful perpetrators within them.
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I'm having complicated and frustrated thoughts about having to see reminders all over my feed that the president said something jaw-droppingly fatphobic in public while at the same time wondering how many of those people themselves make fat jokes and only clock this one as bad because Trump said it
November 19, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I'm having complicated and frustrated thoughts about having to see reminders all over my feed that the president said something jaw-droppingly fatphobic in public while at the same time wondering how many of those people themselves make fat jokes and only clock this one as bad because Trump said it
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Trump releases the Epstein Files.
November 17, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Trump releases the Epstein Files.
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epstein emails released and everyone coming out as a pedophile to defend donald trump
November 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
epstein emails released and everyone coming out as a pedophile to defend donald trump
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If you still wear a mask at all, even just when sick or at the hospital or on public transit, THANK YOU!
If you still try to isolate or protect others when you are sick, THANK YOU.
If you still test for COVID when you have any symptoms, THANK YOU.
If you still try to isolate or protect others when you are sick, THANK YOU.
If you still test for COVID when you have any symptoms, THANK YOU.
November 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
If you still wear a mask at all, even just when sick or at the hospital or on public transit, THANK YOU!
If you still try to isolate or protect others when you are sick, THANK YOU.
If you still test for COVID when you have any symptoms, THANK YOU.
If you still try to isolate or protect others when you are sick, THANK YOU.
If you still test for COVID when you have any symptoms, THANK YOU.
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'I’m no expert but I know what it means to be dehumanized, rendered disposable, and oppressed,' Alice wrote of the imperative to be in solidarity with Palestine. 'I know that all people deserve freedom. I know that genocide is a mass disabling event and a form of eugenics.'
Why Palestinian Liberation Is Disability Justice
Why Palestinian Liberation Is Disability Justice Alice Wong Several years ago I organized an event at a local Jewish organization and planned another collaboration when some c…
disabilityvisibilityproject.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:35 AM
'I’m no expert but I know what it means to be dehumanized, rendered disposable, and oppressed,' Alice wrote of the imperative to be in solidarity with Palestine. 'I know that all people deserve freedom. I know that genocide is a mass disabling event and a form of eugenics.'
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'Even the notion of “quality of life” as a measurable standard is based on assumptions that a “good” healthy life is one without disability, pain, and suffering. I live with all three intimately and I feel more vital than ever at this point in time, because of my experiences and relationships.'
“I’m disabled and need a ventilator to live. Am I expendable during this pandemic?”
As medical rationing becomes a reality, “quality of life” measures threaten disabled people like me.
www.vox.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
'Even the notion of “quality of life” as a measurable standard is based on assumptions that a “good” healthy life is one without disability, pain, and suffering. I live with all three intimately and I feel more vital than ever at this point in time, because of my experiences and relationships.'
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Wonderful thread of writing by Alice Wong:
A lot of people who look like me will have a lot to say about Alice in coming days and I stand by this: We take up too much space, something Alice and I talked about a lot. I'm focusing on letting Alice speak for herself, and uplifting those she asked to represent her.
November 17, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Wonderful thread of writing by Alice Wong:
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Yesterday, a Republican tried to give me holy water and Trump perfume because I’m “demonic.”
Extremely normal stuff coming from an extremely normal party.
Extremely normal stuff coming from an extremely normal party.
November 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Yesterday, a Republican tried to give me holy water and Trump perfume because I’m “demonic.”
Extremely normal stuff coming from an extremely normal party.
Extremely normal stuff coming from an extremely normal party.
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Bret Stephens and the NYT played major roles in manufacturing consent for the Iraq War.
Now they appear to be running the same playbook on Venezuela.
Now they appear to be running the same playbook on Venezuela.
November 17, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Bret Stephens and the NYT played major roles in manufacturing consent for the Iraq War.
Now they appear to be running the same playbook on Venezuela.
Now they appear to be running the same playbook on Venezuela.
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A good explainer on why RFK Jr.’s evidence-free claim that aluminum in vaccines causes food allergies is wrong.
RFK Jr. has a notable fact deficiency but as we know he’s not Albert Einstein he’s Robert Lyin’stein.
RFK Jr. has a notable fact deficiency but as we know he’s not Albert Einstein he’s Robert Lyin’stein.
Viewpoint: A 33%+ drop in food allergies challenges RFk, Jr.’s scientifically unsupported claim that aluminum in vaccines is causing a surge
new study published in the journal Pediatrics found the rate of food allergies has declined from about 1.5 percent of all American children in 2015 to .9
geneticliteracyproject.org
November 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
A good explainer on why RFK Jr.’s evidence-free claim that aluminum in vaccines causes food allergies is wrong.
RFK Jr. has a notable fact deficiency but as we know he’s not Albert Einstein he’s Robert Lyin’stein.
RFK Jr. has a notable fact deficiency but as we know he’s not Albert Einstein he’s Robert Lyin’stein.
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You don’t need research when your plan for infectious diseases is herd immunity through infection.
The second Trump administration’s deep federal spending cuts, including at the NIH, have halted at least 383 clinical trials, affecting more than 74,000 patients, according to a new analysis.
www.fiercebiotech.com/research/nih...
www.fiercebiotech.com/research/nih...
NIH grant cuts have disrupted hundreds of clinical trials, study finds
The second Trump administration has been defined by widespread cuts to federal spending, including at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). | The second Trump administration has been defined by wid...
www.fiercebiotech.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:52 PM
You don’t need research when your plan for infectious diseases is herd immunity through infection.
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RFK Jr. really needs to learn to shut the fuck up. Just randomly speculating with no scientific evidence that vaccines cause peanut allergies isn’t helping anybody. It’s just spreading misinformation and scaring the hell out of parents.
November 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
RFK Jr. really needs to learn to shut the fuck up. Just randomly speculating with no scientific evidence that vaccines cause peanut allergies isn’t helping anybody. It’s just spreading misinformation and scaring the hell out of parents.
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We are the richest country in the world and we will purposely starve our people.
November 16, 2025 at 11:08 PM
We are the richest country in the world and we will purposely starve our people.
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@govpritzker.illinois.gov I want you to watch this video of me slammed to the ground- why are you allowing this to happen to people you know are on the right side of history. They tied my hands behind my back and when I asked them to be loosened because I was going numb they said, “STFU.”
at one point, i watched a cook county sheriff’s officer (who appears to be in charge) point out a priest in the crowd.
he and a couple officers then went into the crowd , dragged him into the street, and arrested him.
situation is still tense as crowd jostles with police to get into the street.
he and a couple officers then went into the crowd , dragged him into the street, and arrested him.
situation is still tense as crowd jostles with police to get into the street.
November 15, 2025 at 5:34 PM
@govpritzker.illinois.gov I want you to watch this video of me slammed to the ground- why are you allowing this to happen to people you know are on the right side of history. They tied my hands behind my back and when I asked them to be loosened because I was going numb they said, “STFU.”
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Please help our dear friends survive the brutal cold and flooding rain. Please, help them secure food and water, warm clothes and blankets, and new shelter to protect them from the elements. Please share and donate now to help save lives
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November 16, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Please help our dear friends survive the brutal cold and flooding rain. Please, help them secure food and water, warm clothes and blankets, and new shelter to protect them from the elements. Please share and donate now to help save lives
💕💸🍉
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Calling ICE on your neighbors is a hate crime
November 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Calling ICE on your neighbors is a hate crime