elk
@e-as-in-elk.bsky.social
Neuroqueer, disabled, chronically ill 👽🏳️⚧️😷🌌
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We don't have to live like this.
It starts with imagining better, and calling reality exactly what it is to starken the space - and necessary work - between what is and what should be.
This is why euphemism is a tool of fascism and imagination & expression are threats to it.
It starts with imagining better, and calling reality exactly what it is to starken the space - and necessary work - between what is and what should be.
This is why euphemism is a tool of fascism and imagination & expression are threats to it.
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Measles is a bellwether. Because it’s the most contagious vaccine-preventable disease, when vaccination rates drop, it’s the first to start spreading.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
Maryland health officials warn providers about an upsurge in mumps cases
Maryland health officials are warning about an uptick in cases of mumps.
www.thebanner.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Measles is a bellwether. Because it’s the most contagious vaccine-preventable disease, when vaccination rates drop, it’s the first to start spreading.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
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Public comment on Dr Oz's proposed rules to ban gender-affirming care for youth closes 2/17
One rule bans hospital-based care, the other eliminates Medicaid/CHIP coverage
Together they'd make care virtually unavailable nationwide, including in shield law states
www.patreon.com/posts/149210...
One rule bans hospital-based care, the other eliminates Medicaid/CHIP coverage
Together they'd make care virtually unavailable nationwide, including in shield law states
www.patreon.com/posts/149210...
February 15, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Public comment on Dr Oz's proposed rules to ban gender-affirming care for youth closes 2/17
One rule bans hospital-based care, the other eliminates Medicaid/CHIP coverage
Together they'd make care virtually unavailable nationwide, including in shield law states
www.patreon.com/posts/149210...
One rule bans hospital-based care, the other eliminates Medicaid/CHIP coverage
Together they'd make care virtually unavailable nationwide, including in shield law states
www.patreon.com/posts/149210...
Y'all the Democrats are fighting to "reign in" domestic terrorists. To "reign in" child kidnappers. To "reign in" murderers. My heroes 😍
They're building concentration camps. But thank god we have democrats to "reign that in" to an ~acceptable threshold~
Words, like Chuck, fail to meet the moment.
They're building concentration camps. But thank god we have democrats to "reign that in" to an ~acceptable threshold~
Words, like Chuck, fail to meet the moment.
This is why there must be a full, independent investigation of every incident that ICE has been involved in. DHS and this administration cannot be trusted to carry out investigations on their own.
And it’s why Democrats are fighting to rein in ICE.
And it’s why Democrats are fighting to rein in ICE.
February 14, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Y'all the Democrats are fighting to "reign in" domestic terrorists. To "reign in" child kidnappers. To "reign in" murderers. My heroes 😍
They're building concentration camps. But thank god we have democrats to "reign that in" to an ~acceptable threshold~
Words, like Chuck, fail to meet the moment.
They're building concentration camps. But thank god we have democrats to "reign that in" to an ~acceptable threshold~
Words, like Chuck, fail to meet the moment.
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ICE is still in my Minneapolis neighborhood today.
February 14, 2026 at 7:44 PM
ICE is still in my Minneapolis neighborhood today.
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It's very clear that they aren't satisfied with cutting $1Trillion from Medicaid, they won't be satisfied until the only people with access to healthcare are the billionaires
February 14, 2026 at 8:55 PM
It's very clear that they aren't satisfied with cutting $1Trillion from Medicaid, they won't be satisfied until the only people with access to healthcare are the billionaires
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#Photographer Tim Flach Highlights Unusual and Endangered #Birds in Striking Portraits #photography #BirdLover
Link for more photos and information: www.thisiscolossal.com/2019/11/tim-...
Link for more photos and information: www.thisiscolossal.com/2019/11/tim-...
February 13, 2026 at 8:02 PM
#Photographer Tim Flach Highlights Unusual and Endangered #Birds in Striking Portraits #photography #BirdLover
Link for more photos and information: www.thisiscolossal.com/2019/11/tim-...
Link for more photos and information: www.thisiscolossal.com/2019/11/tim-...
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ICE “left” Chicago in November, but they’ve disappeared three people from my community in two days this week.
Don’t believe the hype about them, leaving Minnesota, either.
Don’t believe the hype about them, leaving Minnesota, either.
February 12, 2026 at 6:27 PM
ICE “left” Chicago in November, but they’ve disappeared three people from my community in two days this week.
Don’t believe the hype about them, leaving Minnesota, either.
Don’t believe the hype about them, leaving Minnesota, either.
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It is not a coincidence that the Minnesota occupation is “ending” right before the Senate is due to vote on funding for ICE.
The fascists want you to think it’s all over and to disengage, but I hope the strategy backfire as a whole country thinks, “Are they coming here next?”
The fascists want you to think it’s all over and to disengage, but I hope the strategy backfire as a whole country thinks, “Are they coming here next?”
February 12, 2026 at 4:03 PM
It is not a coincidence that the Minnesota occupation is “ending” right before the Senate is due to vote on funding for ICE.
The fascists want you to think it’s all over and to disengage, but I hope the strategy backfire as a whole country thinks, “Are they coming here next?”
The fascists want you to think it’s all over and to disengage, but I hope the strategy backfire as a whole country thinks, “Are they coming here next?”
February 12, 2026 at 5:55 PM
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THE DEMOCRATS NEED TO DEMAND THAT DHS STOP THROWING MONEY AWAY INCARCERATING PEOPLE AND ICE SELLS ALL ITS WAREHOUSES TO RAISE FUNDS FOR HEALTHCARE SUBSIDIES
ALL CAPS
FUCK THIS TORTUROUS INVESTMENT IN TORTURE AND DEATH
INVEST IN CARING
ALL CAPS
FUCK THIS TORTUROUS INVESTMENT IN TORTURE AND DEATH
INVEST IN CARING
February 10, 2026 at 8:34 PM
THE DEMOCRATS NEED TO DEMAND THAT DHS STOP THROWING MONEY AWAY INCARCERATING PEOPLE AND ICE SELLS ALL ITS WAREHOUSES TO RAISE FUNDS FOR HEALTHCARE SUBSIDIES
ALL CAPS
FUCK THIS TORTUROUS INVESTMENT IN TORTURE AND DEATH
INVEST IN CARING
ALL CAPS
FUCK THIS TORTUROUS INVESTMENT IN TORTURE AND DEATH
INVEST IN CARING
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Jha says Oz is doing "a very good job overseeing CMS."
What that job has looked like: rescinding emergency abortion care protections, proposing a nationwide ban on trans youth healthcare, gutting Medicaid, and wrapping it all in a racialized fraud narrative
www.patreon.com/posts/150452...
What that job has looked like: rescinding emergency abortion care protections, proposing a nationwide ban on trans youth healthcare, gutting Medicaid, and wrapping it all in a racialized fraud narrative
www.patreon.com/posts/150452...
February 11, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Jha says Oz is doing "a very good job overseeing CMS."
What that job has looked like: rescinding emergency abortion care protections, proposing a nationwide ban on trans youth healthcare, gutting Medicaid, and wrapping it all in a racialized fraud narrative
www.patreon.com/posts/150452...
What that job has looked like: rescinding emergency abortion care protections, proposing a nationwide ban on trans youth healthcare, gutting Medicaid, and wrapping it all in a racialized fraud narrative
www.patreon.com/posts/150452...
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It's just ableism, everywhere, all around.
February 11, 2026 at 3:46 AM
It's just ableism, everywhere, all around.
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When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
Building the camps
The warehouseification of detention and initial thoughts on stopping it.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:24 AM
When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
These comments...
The ppl in power continue to speak openly of their eugenicist agenda & it's a funny joke to y'all.
Chron ill/disabled ppl are dying en masse. 'Back to normal' fueled this and y'all happily complied.
It's why fascism has escalated so quickly. HELLO.
You're part of the problem.
The ppl in power continue to speak openly of their eugenicist agenda & it's a funny joke to y'all.
Chron ill/disabled ppl are dying en masse. 'Back to normal' fueled this and y'all happily complied.
It's why fascism has escalated so quickly. HELLO.
You're part of the problem.
Speaker at Department of Labor Secretary's monthly prayer service: "Everybody has to work. Even at home, I expect my rabbit to work."
February 11, 2026 at 6:44 PM
These comments...
The ppl in power continue to speak openly of their eugenicist agenda & it's a funny joke to y'all.
Chron ill/disabled ppl are dying en masse. 'Back to normal' fueled this and y'all happily complied.
It's why fascism has escalated so quickly. HELLO.
You're part of the problem.
The ppl in power continue to speak openly of their eugenicist agenda & it's a funny joke to y'all.
Chron ill/disabled ppl are dying en masse. 'Back to normal' fueled this and y'all happily complied.
It's why fascism has escalated so quickly. HELLO.
You're part of the problem.
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THEY ARE BUYING UP WAREHOUSES TO HOLD HUMAN BEINGS IN DETENTION INDEFINITELY.
I feel crazy at how everyone is acting like this is normal. These are concentration camps being built right before our eyes. These buildings are not meant to house human beings. People will be caged like cattle and die.
I feel crazy at how everyone is acting like this is normal. These are concentration camps being built right before our eyes. These buildings are not meant to house human beings. People will be caged like cattle and die.
February 10, 2026 at 11:19 PM
THEY ARE BUYING UP WAREHOUSES TO HOLD HUMAN BEINGS IN DETENTION INDEFINITELY.
I feel crazy at how everyone is acting like this is normal. These are concentration camps being built right before our eyes. These buildings are not meant to house human beings. People will be caged like cattle and die.
I feel crazy at how everyone is acting like this is normal. These are concentration camps being built right before our eyes. These buildings are not meant to house human beings. People will be caged like cattle and die.
We're still in covid times. Anyone 'not' is just engaged in denialism. Extreme measures = what rags like NPR go to to convince ppl still getting covid that the pandemic is 'over.' Meanwhile chron ill ppl like me have been forced into extrm meas. like NEVER GOING OUTSIDE in order to survive EUGENICS.
For most people, the pandemic days of masking are behind us. In certain corners of the Winter Olympics, though, things still look a lot like they did in Covid times. Some athletes are taking extreme measures to stay healthy. n.pr/4akK70l
Olympic Covid restrictions are gone, but some athletes still self-quarantining
For most people, the pandemic days of masking are behind us. In certain corners of the Winter Olympics, though, things still look a lot like they did in Covid times. Some athletes are taking extreme measures to stay healthy.
n.pr
February 10, 2026 at 4:14 PM
We're still in covid times. Anyone 'not' is just engaged in denialism. Extreme measures = what rags like NPR go to to convince ppl still getting covid that the pandemic is 'over.' Meanwhile chron ill ppl like me have been forced into extrm meas. like NEVER GOING OUTSIDE in order to survive EUGENICS.
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The media should be PRAISING these athletes who know and understand the importance of public health. These articles should be about how they are setting an example for EVERYONE. And how we should all take their lead.
Instead their positioning is: “look at these fucking weirdos”
Instead their positioning is: “look at these fucking weirdos”
For most people, the pandemic days of masking are behind us. In certain corners of the Winter Olympics, though, things still look a lot like they did in Covid times. Some athletes are taking extreme measures to stay healthy. n.pr/4akK70l
Olympic Covid restrictions are gone, but some athletes still self-quarantining
For most people, the pandemic days of masking are behind us. In certain corners of the Winter Olympics, though, things still look a lot like they did in Covid times. Some athletes are taking extreme measures to stay healthy.
n.pr
February 10, 2026 at 3:36 AM
The media should be PRAISING these athletes who know and understand the importance of public health. These articles should be about how they are setting an example for EVERYONE. And how we should all take their lead.
Instead their positioning is: “look at these fucking weirdos”
Instead their positioning is: “look at these fucking weirdos”
We don't have to live like this.
It starts with imagining better, and calling reality exactly what it is to starken the space - and necessary work - between what is and what should be.
This is why euphemism is a tool of fascism and imagination & expression are threats to it.
It starts with imagining better, and calling reality exactly what it is to starken the space - and necessary work - between what is and what should be.
This is why euphemism is a tool of fascism and imagination & expression are threats to it.
February 10, 2026 at 3:59 PM
We don't have to live like this.
It starts with imagining better, and calling reality exactly what it is to starken the space - and necessary work - between what is and what should be.
This is why euphemism is a tool of fascism and imagination & expression are threats to it.
It starts with imagining better, and calling reality exactly what it is to starken the space - and necessary work - between what is and what should be.
This is why euphemism is a tool of fascism and imagination & expression are threats to it.
"Detention centers"
We've already normalized concentration camps.
It's already happened.
MSM, who are reliable for normalizing fascism, have led this charge.
And ppl are just following their lead.
Stop fucking saying this and call it what it is.
Think for yourselves.
We've already normalized concentration camps.
It's already happened.
MSM, who are reliable for normalizing fascism, have led this charge.
And ppl are just following their lead.
Stop fucking saying this and call it what it is.
Think for yourselves.
February 10, 2026 at 3:47 PM
"Detention centers"
We've already normalized concentration camps.
It's already happened.
MSM, who are reliable for normalizing fascism, have led this charge.
And ppl are just following their lead.
Stop fucking saying this and call it what it is.
Think for yourselves.
We've already normalized concentration camps.
It's already happened.
MSM, who are reliable for normalizing fascism, have led this charge.
And ppl are just following their lead.
Stop fucking saying this and call it what it is.
Think for yourselves.
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When you see unhoused people asking for money what you should see is a fracturing of the social contract where an issue (housing) that should be addressed on a municipal or statuary level is instead foisted on individuals in a way designed o put callouses on their souls
man I’m sorry to be all corny here but when I see a “the city is beautiful! There’s more to it than homeless people!” I gotta say you know who’s also beautiful? People who have no place to live & are trying to get by in a system that has turned its back on them & if you don’t see that that’s on you
February 8, 2026 at 5:29 AM
When you see unhoused people asking for money what you should see is a fracturing of the social contract where an issue (housing) that should be addressed on a municipal or statuary level is instead foisted on individuals in a way designed o put callouses on their souls
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Anyway, the place where I am coming from whenever I write anything, anywhere is: we can live better than this, but that requires the will to change. The universe is too fucking fabulous for us to only know it through capitalism and white supremacy. That's what my posts and books are always about.
February 8, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Anyway, the place where I am coming from whenever I write anything, anywhere is: we can live better than this, but that requires the will to change. The universe is too fucking fabulous for us to only know it through capitalism and white supremacy. That's what my posts and books are always about.
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Same in Los Angeles, though the media doesn’t care to report on that at all
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Same in Los Angeles, though the media doesn’t care to report on that at all
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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
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The radical and unrealistic position of "no concentration camps"
The reasonable moderate position of "some concentration camps in certain circumstances"
The reasonable moderate position of "some concentration camps in certain circumstances"
February 8, 2026 at 4:58 AM
The radical and unrealistic position of "no concentration camps"
The reasonable moderate position of "some concentration camps in certain circumstances"
The reasonable moderate position of "some concentration camps in certain circumstances"
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His GoFundMe is here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-le... - I donated a few days ago.
February 8, 2026 at 3:49 AM
His GoFundMe is here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-le... - I donated a few days ago.