AZ Obsesses
@azobsesses.bsky.social
Multiply Disabled fat nerdy leftist queer. Jewish conversion student. Cat lover. Sensitivity reader (DM me!). 35. She/they.
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AZ Obsesses
@azobsesses.bsky.social
· Sep 13
Bigotry is not an illness. Illnesses are not moral failings and chronically ill people are not moral failures. Your ableism is showing.
Solidarity with everyone for whom today is hard.
November 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Solidarity with everyone for whom today is hard.
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In 2019, TikTok admitted to suppressing the content of fat, disabled, and queer users. In 2020 they claim a “glitch” caused the suppression of George Floyd content.
Sora exists to manufacture and disseminate racism, misogyny, and misogynoir at scale.
These systems are operating as intended.
Sora exists to manufacture and disseminate racism, misogyny, and misogynoir at scale.
These systems are operating as intended.
November 26, 2025 at 12:17 PM
In 2019, TikTok admitted to suppressing the content of fat, disabled, and queer users. In 2020 they claim a “glitch” caused the suppression of George Floyd content.
Sora exists to manufacture and disseminate racism, misogyny, and misogynoir at scale.
These systems are operating as intended.
Sora exists to manufacture and disseminate racism, misogyny, and misogynoir at scale.
These systems are operating as intended.
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This and the story about the woman deported to Ghana who immediately kidnapped her and sent her to Sierra Leone have simply broken me.
"A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts."
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
![REVERE, Mass. —
A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts.
The woman, Bruna Ferreira, has an 11-year-old son with Michael Leavitt, Karoline Leavitt's brother.
Ferreira migrated with her family to the United States from Brazil as a child and is currently in custody at an ICE facility in southern Louisiana.
Michael Leavitt released a statement, saying that his "only concern has always been the safety, well-being, and privacy of [his] son."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x4qyokjtdzgl7gmqhsw4ajqj/bafkreiacyzixchgacpjse7wyra342opgjsvdxzqdrkxq55zzqah65zyeae@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
This and the story about the woman deported to Ghana who immediately kidnapped her and sent her to Sierra Leone have simply broken me.
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This is why we all freak out about theft btw, bc just a few copies can make an actual, real difference. you would be surprised at how few copies someone needs to make it onto a bestseller list
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM
This is why we all freak out about theft btw, bc just a few copies can make an actual, real difference. you would be surprised at how few copies someone needs to make it onto a bestseller list
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When we spoke in 2020, Alice Wong wondered if a million Covid deaths would drive Americans to care.
By 2022, a million Americans had died of Covid.
To read the full transcript of this interview, visit tinyurl.com/5ez375t9
By 2022, a million Americans had died of Covid.
To read the full transcript of this interview, visit tinyurl.com/5ez375t9
November 25, 2025 at 5:16 AM
When we spoke in 2020, Alice Wong wondered if a million Covid deaths would drive Americans to care.
By 2022, a million Americans had died of Covid.
To read the full transcript of this interview, visit tinyurl.com/5ez375t9
By 2022, a million Americans had died of Covid.
To read the full transcript of this interview, visit tinyurl.com/5ez375t9
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This is what medical racism looks like.
Because a poorly designed device that is well documented to fail on darker skin is believed over the lived experience of the patient, who is asking for OXYGEN. Not drugs, just more air.
Best wishes, Bibi, this is ridiculous and I’m so, so sorry.
Because a poorly designed device that is well documented to fail on darker skin is believed over the lived experience of the patient, who is asking for OXYGEN. Not drugs, just more air.
Best wishes, Bibi, this is ridiculous and I’m so, so sorry.
I have been suffering a lot because it's been getting harder and harder to breathe. And get enough oxygen. It feels like I'm suffocating at times. I know that my surgery to fix my breathing issues is in 2 months. But it doesn't make it any less painful, exhausting & frustrating.
November 25, 2025 at 9:05 AM
This is what medical racism looks like.
Because a poorly designed device that is well documented to fail on darker skin is believed over the lived experience of the patient, who is asking for OXYGEN. Not drugs, just more air.
Best wishes, Bibi, this is ridiculous and I’m so, so sorry.
Because a poorly designed device that is well documented to fail on darker skin is believed over the lived experience of the patient, who is asking for OXYGEN. Not drugs, just more air.
Best wishes, Bibi, this is ridiculous and I’m so, so sorry.
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Doaa's tent is flooded and her family is bitterly cold. Please help them if you can so they can get some better basic shelter!
The rain flooded my tent, and now we're freezing to death. There's no warm mattress or tent; everything is wet, even our clothes. We sleep with the rain pouring down on our heads. Please help me and my children to protect us from the rain. I beg you, please donate.😭😭
gofund.me/7fc0e346
gofund.me/7fc0e346
November 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Doaa's tent is flooded and her family is bitterly cold. Please help them if you can so they can get some better basic shelter!
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Tell your doctors the pulse oximeter racism problem is an issue of concern for you. Even if you're white, tell them. The issue is known, but we need to lend it urgency.
(See also dermatologists being trained with symptom examples on light skin alone.)
#MedSky #NEISVoid
(See also dermatologists being trained with symptom examples on light skin alone.)
#MedSky #NEISVoid
#NEISVoid #MedSky this issue needs to be on everyone's lips until we have a solution in place. A lot of PoC died during early COVID because oxygen wasn't being given out without low pulse oximeter readings + they have trouble with dark skin. The issue continues to this day.
That reminds me, I need to talk to my doctors about the pulse ox issue again. They're much better than most, but it's something that needs reinforcing.
November 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I’m fine I’m fine I’m fine I’m fine I’m fine I’m fine I’m fine I’m fine I’m fine I HATE HOW MY BRAIN WON’T STOP TRYING TO DELETE ME WHY IS MY LIFE A DUMPSTER FIRE AAAAAAAAAH I’m fine I’m fine I’m fine
November 25, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I’m fine I’m fine I’m fine I’m fine I’m fine I’m fine I’m fine I’m fine I’m fine I HATE HOW MY BRAIN WON’T STOP TRYING TO DELETE ME WHY IS MY LIFE A DUMPSTER FIRE AAAAAAAAAH I’m fine I’m fine I’m fine
CW: SIB
Was marked as a no-show for being late to a psych appointment today even though I called ahead (I was dealing with a work emergency). Next appointment they had for me is in late March. Had a bad self-injurious meltdown in the lobby. #SoHighFunctioning
Was marked as a no-show for being late to a psych appointment today even though I called ahead (I was dealing with a work emergency). Next appointment they had for me is in late March. Had a bad self-injurious meltdown in the lobby. #SoHighFunctioning
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
CW: SIB
Was marked as a no-show for being late to a psych appointment today even though I called ahead (I was dealing with a work emergency). Next appointment they had for me is in late March. Had a bad self-injurious meltdown in the lobby. #SoHighFunctioning
Was marked as a no-show for being late to a psych appointment today even though I called ahead (I was dealing with a work emergency). Next appointment they had for me is in late March. Had a bad self-injurious meltdown in the lobby. #SoHighFunctioning
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Although I wasn't presenting on Alice's work, she was on of course on my mind & thus I highlighted her chapter "About Time" from Year of the Tiger as articulating the concept & practice of ongoingness as a chronic form.
www.lisadiedrich.org/thoughts/ali...
www.lisadiedrich.org/thoughts/ali...
Alice Wong: #SuckItAbleism — Lisa Diedrich
Alice Wong was an incomparable force for disability justice and community, and the heartfelt outpouring of love and appreciation for her and her work on social media today shows the profound personal ...
www.lisadiedrich.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Although I wasn't presenting on Alice's work, she was on of course on my mind & thus I highlighted her chapter "About Time" from Year of the Tiger as articulating the concept & practice of ongoingness as a chronic form.
www.lisadiedrich.org/thoughts/ali...
www.lisadiedrich.org/thoughts/ali...
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NEW: When RFK Jr. first told Trump that Tylenol might cause autism, the president wanted to tweet out a warning. Kennedy told him not to do that. There was nuance, and the drug companies would push back. “I don’t give a shit about that,” Trump responded. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
The Most Powerful Man in Science
Why is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. so convinced he’s right?
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:18 AM
NEW: When RFK Jr. first told Trump that Tylenol might cause autism, the president wanted to tweet out a warning. Kennedy told him not to do that. There was nuance, and the drug companies would push back. “I don’t give a shit about that,” Trump responded. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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I am super-pro-public transit, and use it way more than the average American, but I live near a light rail station with very, very stable and predictable scheduling, and even then I would not use it for many things I use a car for because the cost of transit is time.
i wonder how much of Americans' views on driving vs. transit would change if they had to pay for gas/insurance/etc every time they turned on the engine
"i'm not paying $5 to take the train to work twice a day when i can just drive" is a genuine opinion held by so many people
"i'm not paying $5 to take the train to work twice a day when i can just drive" is a genuine opinion held by so many people
November 24, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I am super-pro-public transit, and use it way more than the average American, but I live near a light rail station with very, very stable and predictable scheduling, and even then I would not use it for many things I use a car for because the cost of transit is time.
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Straight out of GATTACA.
They’re doing eugenics right out in the open now, largely because Trump, RFK Jr, Dr Oz and the rest of the fascists have been pushing a eugenicist agenda since they seized control.
It’s white Christian nationalism and it’s dangerous.
Disabled people are not “imperfect”.
We are also not expendable
It’s white Christian nationalism and it’s dangerous.
Disabled people are not “imperfect”.
We are also not expendable
November 24, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Straight out of GATTACA.
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We’re about to invade Venezuela because trump wants their oil. No other reason. The airspace has been cleared. Embassies are being evacuated. Flights are being canceled.
He’s going to kill people for oil.
He’s going to kill people for oil.
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 AM
We’re about to invade Venezuela because trump wants their oil. No other reason. The airspace has been cleared. Embassies are being evacuated. Flights are being canceled.
He’s going to kill people for oil.
He’s going to kill people for oil.
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just found out that the Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving painting was originally published alongside an anticapitalist essay by a then unknown Filipino-American writer and labor organizer (Carlos Bulosan). damn www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2017/12/carl...
![Freedom from want by Norman Rockwell
painting shows an aproned matriarch presenting a roasted turkey to a family of several generations,[9] in Rockwell's idealistic presentation of family values. The patriarch looks on with fondness and approval from the head of the table,[10] which is the central element of the painting. Its creased tablecloth shows that this is a special occasion for "sharing what we have with those we love", according to Lennie Bennett.[8] The table has a bowl of fruit, celery, pickles, and what appears to be cranberry sauce. There is a covered silver serving dish that would traditionally hold potatoes, according to Richard Halpern,[11] but Bennett describes this as a covered casserole dish.[8] The servings are less prominent than the presentation of white linen, white plates and water-filled glasses. The people in the painting are not yet eating, and the painting contrasts the empty plates and vacant space in their midst with images of overabundance.[12](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ow37qmuwsv3qlrkh6xdglqxl/bafkreicojgtdxpmrz4kpy2lehauwn7hpwooyd3avi2xskn5gdtd2rdlrhm@jpeg)
November 24, 2025 at 3:51 AM
just found out that the Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving painting was originally published alongside an anticapitalist essay by a then unknown Filipino-American writer and labor organizer (Carlos Bulosan). damn www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2017/12/carl...
It makes me exceedingly cranky when trauma “experts” say that trauma/PTSD/CPTSD aren’t mental illnesses because trauma survivors aren’t [saneist slur redacted]. Er, how does throwing people with non-traumagenic mental illnesses under the bus help anyone?
November 22, 2025 at 4:16 AM
It makes me exceedingly cranky when trauma “experts” say that trauma/PTSD/CPTSD aren’t mental illnesses because trauma survivors aren’t [saneist slur redacted]. Er, how does throwing people with non-traumagenic mental illnesses under the bus help anyone?
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Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
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This is like running asthma trials without mentioning asthma attacks. PEM is one of the most common and most dangerous symptoms of ME-type long covid, because a bad episode can *permanently* lower your baseline ability.
Today @thesicktimes.org: big story from @spichaksimon.bsky.social examining exercise trials for Long COVID. His analysis found that, among LC exercise trials registered on clinicaltrials.gov, less than 20% even *mention* PEM in their trial registration. thesicktimes.org/2025/11/21/l...
Less than 20% of Long COVID trials involving exercise even mention post-exertional malaise - The Sick Times
An analysis by The Sick Times find that less than 15% of Long COVID clinical trials testing the benefits of exercise or cardiopulmonary rehabilitation measured post-exertional malaise, according to th...
thesicktimes.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
This is like running asthma trials without mentioning asthma attacks. PEM is one of the most common and most dangerous symptoms of ME-type long covid, because a bad episode can *permanently* lower your baseline ability.
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An American elected official with courage enough to say this in the Oval Office is quietly the biggest news out of the meeting
Israeli press is irate that Trump didn't push back on Mamdani saying the US funds genocide against Palestinians
November 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
An American elected official with courage enough to say this in the Oval Office is quietly the biggest news out of the meeting
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“What is Reading Rainbow?” 📚🌈
Library joy was featured as a Jeopardy! clue, alongside LeVar Burton and PBS 🤯🥹
💙 @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social
💚 @pbs.org
Library joy was featured as a Jeopardy! clue, alongside LeVar Burton and PBS 🤯🥹
💙 @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social
💚 @pbs.org
November 22, 2025 at 12:20 AM
“What is Reading Rainbow?” 📚🌈
Library joy was featured as a Jeopardy! clue, alongside LeVar Burton and PBS 🤯🥹
💙 @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social
💚 @pbs.org
Library joy was featured as a Jeopardy! clue, alongside LeVar Burton and PBS 🤯🥹
💙 @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social
💚 @pbs.org