theo (they/them)
@theocitrine.bsky.social
80-90% bedbound from postviral me/cfs. audhd. covid isn't over, mask up.
none of us are free till all of us are free.
none of us are free till all of us are free.
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To be politically conscious from 2000-2009, and more specifically from 2001-2005, was to have your brain stamped with a feverish Curse of Knowing. So when you see shit like this, all you can think is “Dick Cheney insisting on links between Al Qaeda and Saddam”. You never forget the scent.
January 19, 2026 at 5:31 PM
To be politically conscious from 2000-2009, and more specifically from 2001-2005, was to have your brain stamped with a feverish Curse of Knowing. So when you see shit like this, all you can think is “Dick Cheney insisting on links between Al Qaeda and Saddam”. You never forget the scent.
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people are makin cow tools jokes about this and why not, but as a longtime believer in the sentience of non-human animals and great lover of cows in particular, I hope people will check out the story in full
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows
Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in different ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:01 PM
people are makin cow tools jokes about this and why not, but as a longtime believer in the sentience of non-human animals and great lover of cows in particular, I hope people will check out the story in full
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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🚨"I'm a nurse...my brown patients are choosing to stop chemo because they do not want to be abducted." -ICE protester tells JT Cestkowski about sick Minnesotans foregoing cancer treatment because of ICE terror. LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 19, 2026 at 11:12 PM
🚨"I'm a nurse...my brown patients are choosing to stop chemo because they do not want to be abducted." -ICE protester tells JT Cestkowski about sick Minnesotans foregoing cancer treatment because of ICE terror. LIVE NOW ⬇️
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It's funny seeing people just now realising gavin newsom is scum.
He has been hating trans people for years and we keep saying it but got ignored
He has been hating trans people for years and we keep saying it but got ignored
January 19, 2026 at 11:48 PM
It's funny seeing people just now realising gavin newsom is scum.
He has been hating trans people for years and we keep saying it but got ignored
He has been hating trans people for years and we keep saying it but got ignored
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Ideal conditions for starting your passion project will never come. You will never feel skilled enough to make it. There will never be a moment where you stop being scared to start. Do it anyway. Do it badly. Do it scared. Just make that thing that’s clawing at the door of your soul; It wants out.
October 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Ideal conditions for starting your passion project will never come. You will never feel skilled enough to make it. There will never be a moment where you stop being scared to start. Do it anyway. Do it badly. Do it scared. Just make that thing that’s clawing at the door of your soul; It wants out.
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I have long Epstein-Barr .... that I contracted back in 1999. I have never been able to work full time, and now, I can't work at all. I can barely manage the energy for my own basic needs. Trust me, it's a big deal.
August 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I have long Epstein-Barr .... that I contracted back in 1999. I have never been able to work full time, and now, I can't work at all. I can barely manage the energy for my own basic needs. Trust me, it's a big deal.
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There were an estimated 409 million with long covid by the end of 2023! Long covid has overtaken childhood asthma in children as a chronic health problems. All of this because this completely unscientific narrative continues.
August 17, 2025 at 8:54 AM
There were an estimated 409 million with long covid by the end of 2023! Long covid has overtaken childhood asthma in children as a chronic health problems. All of this because this completely unscientific narrative continues.
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getting milder’ is imo hugely irresponsible when it’s only ever referring to the acute infection with zero reflection on Post infection risks. This is why so many think they have nothing to worry about.
August 17, 2025 at 8:51 AM
getting milder’ is imo hugely irresponsible when it’s only ever referring to the acute infection with zero reflection on Post infection risks. This is why so many think they have nothing to worry about.
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Asymptomatic infections do not equate to mild outcomes
Mild COVID symptoms does not equate to necessarily harmless outcomes
Most who have long covid had seemingly milder symptoms and for some of the press to keep posting articles saying things like ‘ it’s getting milder’, ‘mystery of why covid is
Mild COVID symptoms does not equate to necessarily harmless outcomes
Most who have long covid had seemingly milder symptoms and for some of the press to keep posting articles saying things like ‘ it’s getting milder’, ‘mystery of why covid is
August 17, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Asymptomatic infections do not equate to mild outcomes
Mild COVID symptoms does not equate to necessarily harmless outcomes
Most who have long covid had seemingly milder symptoms and for some of the press to keep posting articles saying things like ‘ it’s getting milder’, ‘mystery of why covid is
Mild COVID symptoms does not equate to necessarily harmless outcomes
Most who have long covid had seemingly milder symptoms and for some of the press to keep posting articles saying things like ‘ it’s getting milder’, ‘mystery of why covid is
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To summarize
-waves are not seasonal
-vaccines are waning
-people are getting long covid
-it’s still not an endemic disease
-very young kids are at increased risk because they didn’t go through the initial vaccine series
Oh and it turns out, Covid Cautious people have been right the whole time.
-waves are not seasonal
-vaccines are waning
-people are getting long covid
-it’s still not an endemic disease
-very young kids are at increased risk because they didn’t go through the initial vaccine series
Oh and it turns out, Covid Cautious people have been right the whole time.
August 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
To summarize
-waves are not seasonal
-vaccines are waning
-people are getting long covid
-it’s still not an endemic disease
-very young kids are at increased risk because they didn’t go through the initial vaccine series
Oh and it turns out, Covid Cautious people have been right the whole time.
-waves are not seasonal
-vaccines are waning
-people are getting long covid
-it’s still not an endemic disease
-very young kids are at increased risk because they didn’t go through the initial vaccine series
Oh and it turns out, Covid Cautious people have been right the whole time.
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there's "charitable interpretation" and there's "being a mark" and the inability or refusal to distinguish between the two is practically a credential in some circles
The adamant elite refusal to call bullshit is a big part of How We Got Here.
The prevailing cultural attitude for years is you must not, under any circumstances, treat anything as bad faith. You are obligated to find some reasonable idea and engage with that, even if you distort to get there.
The prevailing cultural attitude for years is you must not, under any circumstances, treat anything as bad faith. You are obligated to find some reasonable idea and engage with that, even if you distort to get there.
August 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
there's "charitable interpretation" and there's "being a mark" and the inability or refusal to distinguish between the two is practically a credential in some circles
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The U.K. Online Safety Act was (avowedly, as revealed in a recent High Court case) “not primarily aimed at protecting children” but at regulating “services that have a significant influence over public discourse.”
August 15, 2025 at 7:14 AM
The U.K. Online Safety Act was (avowedly, as revealed in a recent High Court case) “not primarily aimed at protecting children” but at regulating “services that have a significant influence over public discourse.”
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I mention this because inevitably, whenever Hussie and What Pumpkin start getting public pushback for their terrible actions, some will try to frame it as online bullies trying to attack a small queer creator, even when all evidence consistently shows Hussie actively attacking small queer creatives
August 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I mention this because inevitably, whenever Hussie and What Pumpkin start getting public pushback for their terrible actions, some will try to frame it as online bullies trying to attack a small queer creator, even when all evidence consistently shows Hussie actively attacking small queer creatives
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One of the things I see people use to justify Homestuck’s actions, unprofessionalism, and inability to finish a point and click video game is that it’s a small group of underfunded queer creatives, when in reality it’s Hussie using his wealth and legal team to push away anyone but underpaid diehards
August 8, 2025 at 5:32 PM
One of the things I see people use to justify Homestuck’s actions, unprofessionalism, and inability to finish a point and click video game is that it’s a small group of underfunded queer creatives, when in reality it’s Hussie using his wealth and legal team to push away anyone but underpaid diehards
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I don't know how to categorize this feeling, but when I say "trans rights are human rights", I don't treat "trans rights" as a unique subset of human rights. I mean that all humans can and should have the right to live and modify and heal their bodies to exist and not suffer for purity reasons.
March 3, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I don't know how to categorize this feeling, but when I say "trans rights are human rights", I don't treat "trans rights" as a unique subset of human rights. I mean that all humans can and should have the right to live and modify and heal their bodies to exist and not suffer for purity reasons.
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Netherlands: Growing number of long COVID patients declared unfit for work.
"The number of people in the Netherlands receiving disability benefits due to long COVID has surged. Over 12,000 people have been granted benefits after being ill for more than 2 years, up from 3,000 just 2 years ago"
"The number of people in the Netherlands receiving disability benefits due to long COVID has surged. Over 12,000 people have been granted benefits after being ill for more than 2 years, up from 3,000 just 2 years ago"
Growing number of long covid patients declared unfit for work
The number of people in the Netherlands declared partially or fully unfit for work due to long Covid has risen sharply in recent years. According to figures from the Employee Insurance Agency (UWV), m...
nltimes.nl
March 3, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Netherlands: Growing number of long COVID patients declared unfit for work.
"The number of people in the Netherlands receiving disability benefits due to long COVID has surged. Over 12,000 people have been granted benefits after being ill for more than 2 years, up from 3,000 just 2 years ago"
"The number of people in the Netherlands receiving disability benefits due to long COVID has surged. Over 12,000 people have been granted benefits after being ill for more than 2 years, up from 3,000 just 2 years ago"
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I truly cannot think of a more perfect showcase of how the Democratic Party as a whole has addressed trans issues. Lashing out and disregarding an actual real politically engaged constituent in order to court some fictional voter who likes all of the bigotry of Republicans but will instead vote Dem
In a leaked recording, State Senator Elena Parent (D-42) said she’d vote for Republican transgender healthcare bans because trans rights are too “unpopular."
"You can go right to heck. I don’t think I will lose re-election based on you screaming at me"
"You can go right to heck. I don’t think I will lose re-election based on you screaming at me"
March 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I truly cannot think of a more perfect showcase of how the Democratic Party as a whole has addressed trans issues. Lashing out and disregarding an actual real politically engaged constituent in order to court some fictional voter who likes all of the bigotry of Republicans but will instead vote Dem
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i truly don't know what to tell you if you think the democrats are coming to save us
March 3, 2025 at 10:58 PM
i truly don't know what to tell you if you think the democrats are coming to save us
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bathroom bills were considered a hugely bigoted overreach a decade ago and the backsliding on trans rights is the result of a sustained propaganda campaign by elites
the pendulum can swing back the other way if you try, and anyone who is not willing to do so is showcasing their own bigotry
the pendulum can swing back the other way if you try, and anyone who is not willing to do so is showcasing their own bigotry
the thing about “democrats should take popular cultural positions” is that what constitutes popular is a function of an interaction between the public and elites. if a faction of elites start screaming about a vulnerable minority and another faction says they have a point, this shapes the public.
In a leaked recording, State Senator Elena Parent (D-42) said she’d vote for Republican transgender healthcare bans because trans rights are too “unpopular."
"You can go right to heck. I don’t think I will lose re-election based on you screaming at me"
"You can go right to heck. I don’t think I will lose re-election based on you screaming at me"
March 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
bathroom bills were considered a hugely bigoted overreach a decade ago and the backsliding on trans rights is the result of a sustained propaganda campaign by elites
the pendulum can swing back the other way if you try, and anyone who is not willing to do so is showcasing their own bigotry
the pendulum can swing back the other way if you try, and anyone who is not willing to do so is showcasing their own bigotry
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Jeffries sends a letter to Democrats saying "The decision to attend the Joint Session is a personal one and we understand that members will come to different conclusions. However, it is important to have a strong, determined and dignified Democratic presence in the chamber."
March 3, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Jeffries sends a letter to Democrats saying "The decision to attend the Joint Session is a personal one and we understand that members will come to different conclusions. However, it is important to have a strong, determined and dignified Democratic presence in the chamber."
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N95s or better, people!
“Kids hospitalized by flu jumps by a staggering 145%: ‘This is a particularly severe season’”
Make no mistake, the “it’s just a flu” Covid minimizing played a role in this.
Once upon a time people knew the flu was dangerous. They got their vaccines.
Now? 86 kids have died this year:
Make no mistake, the “it’s just a flu” Covid minimizing played a role in this.
Once upon a time people knew the flu was dangerous. They got their vaccines.
Now? 86 kids have died this year:
Kids hospitalized by flu jumps by a staggering 145% this season
So far this year, 86 children have died from influenza
www.independent.co.uk
March 3, 2025 at 4:27 AM
N95s or better, people!
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We are now finding bird flu in deer mice and house mice in Washington State.
H5N1 is advancing along the evolutionary ladder—affecting birds, mammals, and humans. This is not speculation; it’s a timeline.
H5N1 is advancing along the evolutionary ladder—affecting birds, mammals, and humans. This is not speculation; it’s a timeline.
February 21, 2025 at 1:28 AM
We are now finding bird flu in deer mice and house mice in Washington State.
H5N1 is advancing along the evolutionary ladder—affecting birds, mammals, and humans. This is not speculation; it’s a timeline.
H5N1 is advancing along the evolutionary ladder—affecting birds, mammals, and humans. This is not speculation; it’s a timeline.
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Democrats: we can't do anything because in order to properly wield power, norms and traditions say first you need to say the magic words in sixteen different languages only spoken by the Senate Parliamentarian
Republicans: We just reincarnated Hitler and cloned him just because
Republicans: We just reincarnated Hitler and cloned him just because
February 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Democrats: we can't do anything because in order to properly wield power, norms and traditions say first you need to say the magic words in sixteen different languages only spoken by the Senate Parliamentarian
Republicans: We just reincarnated Hitler and cloned him just because
Republicans: We just reincarnated Hitler and cloned him just because