Aida Manduley, LICSW
@aidamanduley.bsky.social
AKA @neuronbomb - helping misfits heal & communities thrive - 🇵🇷🇨🇺🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈♾
award-winning organizer • liberation-focused therapist (MA/NY) • org strategist & facilitator • sex educator • taboo-tackler • international speaker & consultant
🔗 www.aidamanduley.com
award-winning organizer • liberation-focused therapist (MA/NY) • org strategist & facilitator • sex educator • taboo-tackler • international speaker & consultant
🔗 www.aidamanduley.com
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If you’re a Star Trek fan, remember what major event came before the Federation era? The writers did that because the association between the two things below is well demonstrated and historically accurate.
Every week someone tells me they had to put Covid aside to focus on bigger issues like fascism. The thing is, eugenics and fascism go hand in hand.
Historically pandemics have ignited fascism & normalized eugenics & indifference
Historically pandemics have ignited fascism & normalized eugenics & indifference
July 13, 2025 at 5:56 AM
If you’re a Star Trek fan, remember what major event came before the Federation era? The writers did that because the association between the two things below is well demonstrated and historically accurate.
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Are we really going to pretend that all the people who are suddenly loudly denouncing their queerness has nothing to do the with the political landscape?
I’m sorry but no, sexual orientation isn’t “fluid” for everyone. Some of us have enough backbone to stay queer despite the backlash.
I’m sorry but no, sexual orientation isn’t “fluid” for everyone. Some of us have enough backbone to stay queer despite the backlash.
July 12, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Are we really going to pretend that all the people who are suddenly loudly denouncing their queerness has nothing to do the with the political landscape?
I’m sorry but no, sexual orientation isn’t “fluid” for everyone. Some of us have enough backbone to stay queer despite the backlash.
I’m sorry but no, sexual orientation isn’t “fluid” for everyone. Some of us have enough backbone to stay queer despite the backlash.
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If any of these are your representatives, urge them to divest from Tesla: Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas), Gil Cisneros (D-Calif.), Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.), Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.), Adam Smith (D-Wash.), and Dwight Evans (D-Pa.).
March 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
If any of these are your representatives, urge them to divest from Tesla: Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas), Gil Cisneros (D-Calif.), Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.), Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.), Adam Smith (D-Wash.), and Dwight Evans (D-Pa.).
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we’re so grateful for the strong reaction people are having to Vivian Wilson’s convo w Ella Yurman ❤️🔥 @teenvogue.com
it feels worth noting that Elon Musk spent a chunk of the day of his daughter’s first cover story tweeting anti-trans propaganda mixed with anti-journalist memes
it feels worth noting that Elon Musk spent a chunk of the day of his daughter’s first cover story tweeting anti-trans propaganda mixed with anti-journalist memes
Vivian Wilson on Being Elon Musk’s Estranged Daughter, Going Viral, and Protecting Trans Youth
Elon Musk’s estranged daughter is coming into her own.
www.teenvogue.com
March 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
we’re so grateful for the strong reaction people are having to Vivian Wilson’s convo w Ella Yurman ❤️🔥 @teenvogue.com
it feels worth noting that Elon Musk spent a chunk of the day of his daughter’s first cover story tweeting anti-trans propaganda mixed with anti-journalist memes
it feels worth noting that Elon Musk spent a chunk of the day of his daughter’s first cover story tweeting anti-trans propaganda mixed with anti-journalist memes
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How Could It Possibly Go Wrong, the incessant technoparable
March 7, 2025 at 3:36 AM
How Could It Possibly Go Wrong, the incessant technoparable
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The Volcano is the avatar of Black Rage. They alchemize debilitating anger into transformative justice. They are the ancestral flame that scorches violent systems to make room for new life.
↑ Stability, Resilience, Vindication
❂ Amadioha, Shango, The Tower
↓ Festering Anger, Vengeance, Inaction
↑ Stability, Resilience, Vindication
❂ Amadioha, Shango, The Tower
↓ Festering Anger, Vengeance, Inaction
March 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The Volcano is the avatar of Black Rage. They alchemize debilitating anger into transformative justice. They are the ancestral flame that scorches violent systems to make room for new life.
↑ Stability, Resilience, Vindication
❂ Amadioha, Shango, The Tower
↓ Festering Anger, Vengeance, Inaction
↑ Stability, Resilience, Vindication
❂ Amadioha, Shango, The Tower
↓ Festering Anger, Vengeance, Inaction
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Do you want Comstock laws on the internet? No?
CALL YOUR REPS and tell them to vote no on the Screen Act.
CALL YOUR REPS and tell them to vote no on the Screen Act.
Sen. Mike Lee has introduced the SCREEN ACT, a bill that applies the "harmful to minors" standard used to ban LGBTQ+ books and resources in schools and libraries... and apply it nationally—to the internet.
Under the guise of protecting kids from "pornography"
www.lee.senate.gov/2025/2/senat...
Under the guise of protecting kids from "pornography"
www.lee.senate.gov/2025/2/senat...
With Support from Heritage Action, Republican U.S. Senator Mike Lee Introduces SCREEN Act for 119th Congress to Protect Children from Pornography Online
With Support from Heritage Action, Republican U.S. Senator Mike Lee Introduces SCREEN Act for 119th Congress to Protect Children from Pornography Online
goldrushcam.com
March 2, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Do you want Comstock laws on the internet? No?
CALL YOUR REPS and tell them to vote no on the Screen Act.
CALL YOUR REPS and tell them to vote no on the Screen Act.
“AIDA, AIDA, what can I do to help people fighting this hellscape?
How can I help disabled people and trans people and queer people and
POC and and—?"
⭐️ AN ACTION ITEM: help seasoned organizers build sanctuary options for fellow disabled, trans, queer, immigrant folks (+) ⭐️
gofund.me/c6d4e6bc
How can I help disabled people and trans people and queer people and
POC and and—?"
⭐️ AN ACTION ITEM: help seasoned organizers build sanctuary options for fellow disabled, trans, queer, immigrant folks (+) ⭐️
gofund.me/c6d4e6bc
Donate to Help build accessible trans sanctuary at The Rêve, organized by Jamila Khan
Help Build Accessible Trans Sanctuary at the Rêve
Busy and want the … Jamila Khan needs your support for Help build accessible trans sanctuary at The Rêve
gofund.me
February 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM
“AIDA, AIDA, what can I do to help people fighting this hellscape?
How can I help disabled people and trans people and queer people and
POC and and—?"
⭐️ AN ACTION ITEM: help seasoned organizers build sanctuary options for fellow disabled, trans, queer, immigrant folks (+) ⭐️
gofund.me/c6d4e6bc
How can I help disabled people and trans people and queer people and
POC and and—?"
⭐️ AN ACTION ITEM: help seasoned organizers build sanctuary options for fellow disabled, trans, queer, immigrant folks (+) ⭐️
gofund.me/c6d4e6bc
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“DOGE” is demanding all federal employees email HR@opm.gov 5 things they accomplished week—or be fired.
So please do NOT email HR@opm.gov nonsense trolling their stupidity. That would likely slow down this fascist regime.
Please do not boost this post either.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/trump-is-i...
So please do NOT email HR@opm.gov nonsense trolling their stupidity. That would likely slow down this fascist regime.
Please do not boost this post either.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/trump-is-i...
Trump Is Fueling a MAGA Civil War
The power struggle between the unelected & incompetent South African billionaire vs unqualified & incompetent Trump appointees is becoming public
www.qasimrashid.com
February 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
“DOGE” is demanding all federal employees email HR@opm.gov 5 things they accomplished week—or be fired.
So please do NOT email HR@opm.gov nonsense trolling their stupidity. That would likely slow down this fascist regime.
Please do not boost this post either.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/trump-is-i...
So please do NOT email HR@opm.gov nonsense trolling their stupidity. That would likely slow down this fascist regime.
Please do not boost this post either.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/trump-is-i...
✨ None of us are alone in the fight. ✨ Know we need you and your gifts—and we ALL HAVE THINGS TO OFFER to bring about a better world for everyone. 💕 I hope you see yourself represented here AT LEAST once. What else would you add? 🧵 (1/2)
February 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM
✨ None of us are alone in the fight. ✨ Know we need you and your gifts—and we ALL HAVE THINGS TO OFFER to bring about a better world for everyone. 💕 I hope you see yourself represented here AT LEAST once. What else would you add? 🧵 (1/2)
⭐️This shit is DYSTOPIAN and terrifying! ⭐️ And I am organizing and responding; so are many of my comrades, beloveds, colleagues. We are mobilizing in every goddamn field. 🌸 None of us are alone in the fight. 🌸 I hope if you’re reading you are too, or see this and know we need you and your gifts. 💕
February 3, 2025 at 2:01 AM
⭐️This shit is DYSTOPIAN and terrifying! ⭐️ And I am organizing and responding; so are many of my comrades, beloveds, colleagues. We are mobilizing in every goddamn field. 🌸 None of us are alone in the fight. 🌸 I hope if you’re reading you are too, or see this and know we need you and your gifts. 💕
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Hope folks are feeling this amazing @workingfamilies.org call. We have so much hope to build together. There are so many practical strategies to work in alignment with millions of working people. Please don't give into despair, as long as we have each other we can fight & when we fight we will win!
February 3, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Hope folks are feeling this amazing @workingfamilies.org call. We have so much hope to build together. There are so many practical strategies to work in alignment with millions of working people. Please don't give into despair, as long as we have each other we can fight & when we fight we will win!
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Don’t let them make you feel like no one is organizing:
The @indivisible.org and @workingfamilies.org mass call tonight MAXED OUT after 20,000 attendees on Zoom.
Please join us watching the livestream on YouTube
Please join us watching the livestream on YouTube
February 3, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Don’t let them make you feel like no one is organizing:
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I'm digging how this WWII guide is basically "gum up fascism by being an energy vampire." Let Colin Robinson be your guide in the fight against fascism. The link: www.404media.co/declassified...
February 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I'm digging how this WWII guide is basically "gum up fascism by being an energy vampire." Let Colin Robinson be your guide in the fight against fascism. The link: www.404media.co/declassified...
Oh man it may be time for me to actually return to public facing social media more regularly in order to share resources and compilations. 🥴😮💨 Mulling over strategy & impact vis a vis ease / accessibility so I don’t wanna stab my eyes out or fly into the sun.
January 29, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Oh man it may be time for me to actually return to public facing social media more regularly in order to share resources and compilations. 🥴😮💨 Mulling over strategy & impact vis a vis ease / accessibility so I don’t wanna stab my eyes out or fly into the sun.
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Late to this, but great explainer for anyone in your life who (in good faith) wants to know why Ai generated garbage is bad, why artists and creators hate it, why it’s happening to begin with, and why consumers of media deserve better.
@maxread.info for @nymag.com nymag.com/intelligence...
@maxread.info for @nymag.com nymag.com/intelligence...
Drowning in Slop
A thriving underground economy is clogging the internet with AI garbage — and it’s only going to get worse.
nymag.com
January 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Late to this, but great explainer for anyone in your life who (in good faith) wants to know why Ai generated garbage is bad, why artists and creators hate it, why it’s happening to begin with, and why consumers of media deserve better.
@maxread.info for @nymag.com nymag.com/intelligence...
@maxread.info for @nymag.com nymag.com/intelligence...
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The 'sea of light' - thousands of Germans protested in Berlin and other cities showing their defiance against the rise of the far-right and anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party ahead of a February 23 general election.
Thousands in Germany protest the rise of the far-right ahead of general election
Masses of protesters filled the streets of Berlin and other cities across Germany on Saturday in a rally dubbed the "sea of light" to show their defiance against the rise of the far-right and anti-imm...
www.france24.com
January 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The 'sea of light' - thousands of Germans protested in Berlin and other cities showing their defiance against the rise of the far-right and anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party ahead of a February 23 general election.
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The threat of ICE has tons of people on high alert, the result is claims of ICE seen without firm or specific info people can actually use — & sometimes, no ICE at all.
It’s never “ICE spotted in Queens,” but “4 SUVs labeled DHS seen parked on 57th & 59th in Maspeth at 2:34pm.”
Be specific!
It’s never “ICE spotted in Queens,” but “4 SUVs labeled DHS seen parked on 57th & 59th in Maspeth at 2:34pm.”
Be specific!
January 25, 2025 at 7:09 AM
The threat of ICE has tons of people on high alert, the result is claims of ICE seen without firm or specific info people can actually use — & sometimes, no ICE at all.
It’s never “ICE spotted in Queens,” but “4 SUVs labeled DHS seen parked on 57th & 59th in Maspeth at 2:34pm.”
Be specific!
It’s never “ICE spotted in Queens,” but “4 SUVs labeled DHS seen parked on 57th & 59th in Maspeth at 2:34pm.”
Be specific!
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Meta is now removing content related to abortion. Last week, it was LGBTQ+ content. When we say porn is the canary in the coal mine of free speech, it's not because we're narcissists. It's gd warning about what's coming ... for you.
All speech that is politically disfavored is at risk.
All speech that is politically disfavored is at risk.
Instagram and Facebook Blocked and Hid Abortion Pill Providers’ Posts (Gift Article)
Some posts related to obtaining abortion pills were recently hidden on Instagram and Facebook and some accounts were suspended, before being later restored.
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Meta is now removing content related to abortion. Last week, it was LGBTQ+ content. When we say porn is the canary in the coal mine of free speech, it's not because we're narcissists. It's gd warning about what's coming ... for you.
All speech that is politically disfavored is at risk.
All speech that is politically disfavored is at risk.
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"Gender ideology" is a vague, broad, ill-defined way to talk about anything that "threatens the white nuclear family."
It started out of the Vatican in response to feminist advocacy to include abortion access in UN human rights frameworks.
It started out of the Vatican in response to feminist advocacy to include abortion access in UN human rights frameworks.
January 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
"Gender ideology" is a vague, broad, ill-defined way to talk about anything that "threatens the white nuclear family."
It started out of the Vatican in response to feminist advocacy to include abortion access in UN human rights frameworks.
It started out of the Vatican in response to feminist advocacy to include abortion access in UN human rights frameworks.
HEY ADHD AND T-TAKING BUDDIES IN MASSACHUSETTS: you can now get prescribed 90-day supplies of testosterone and stimulants (and other meds previously capped), and you don’t have to go harassing providers for your medications •every• month!
www.mass.gov/news/policy-...
www.mass.gov/news/policy-...
www.mass.gov
January 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
HEY ADHD AND T-TAKING BUDDIES IN MASSACHUSETTS: you can now get prescribed 90-day supplies of testosterone and stimulants (and other meds previously capped), and you don’t have to go harassing providers for your medications •every• month!
www.mass.gov/news/policy-...
www.mass.gov/news/policy-...
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The antidote for despair is action ❤️
* Dial (202) 224-3121
* Enter zip code
* Leave voicemail
* Say “My name is ___, I’m a constituent in [town]. (If clinician/scientist, say so)
“The NIH freeze harms research and patients and must be lifted immediately.”
Be brief. Staffers tally all calls. Go! ✅
* Dial (202) 224-3121
* Enter zip code
* Leave voicemail
* Say “My name is ___, I’m a constituent in [town]. (If clinician/scientist, say so)
“The NIH freeze harms research and patients and must be lifted immediately.”
Be brief. Staffers tally all calls. Go! ✅
NIH funding supports the vast majority of all biomedical research in the United States. Virtually every advance in American medicine and biological science comes from NIH. This is a blow against American science.
Call Congress, 202-224-3121.
Call Congress, 202-224-3121.
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 23, 2025 at 3:21 AM
The antidote for despair is action ❤️
* Dial (202) 224-3121
* Enter zip code
* Leave voicemail
* Say “My name is ___, I’m a constituent in [town]. (If clinician/scientist, say so)
“The NIH freeze harms research and patients and must be lifted immediately.”
Be brief. Staffers tally all calls. Go! ✅
* Dial (202) 224-3121
* Enter zip code
* Leave voicemail
* Say “My name is ___, I’m a constituent in [town]. (If clinician/scientist, say so)
“The NIH freeze harms research and patients and must be lifted immediately.”
Be brief. Staffers tally all calls. Go! ✅
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Same. I didn't know about all of the tracking in Your Offline Activity. Here's how to delete & deactivate it. In Facebook:
1) Settings & Privacy > Settings
2) On the left (at least on desktop) scroll down to Your Information > Off-Facebook Activity
3) Click Continue, log in to Accounts Center
1) Settings & Privacy > Settings
2) On the left (at least on desktop) scroll down to Your Information > Off-Facebook Activity
3) Click Continue, log in to Accounts Center
Logged out of Meta for the week, feels pretty good. Also found a cache called Your Offline Activity and deleted that too on my way.
January 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Same. I didn't know about all of the tracking in Your Offline Activity. Here's how to delete & deactivate it. In Facebook:
1) Settings & Privacy > Settings
2) On the left (at least on desktop) scroll down to Your Information > Off-Facebook Activity
3) Click Continue, log in to Accounts Center
1) Settings & Privacy > Settings
2) On the left (at least on desktop) scroll down to Your Information > Off-Facebook Activity
3) Click Continue, log in to Accounts Center