Elissa Small
@elissa711.bsky.social
Elissa Small, Non-Binary Pagan container tomato fanatic, PCA, student of West African and Diaspora drumming , why the Hell don't we have Universal Design?
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#NoKings event in Fairhope, Al.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
October 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
#NoKings event in Fairhope, Al.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
Still having a hard time quitting Facebook.
Still slowly giving away Michael Magrath's things - today it was a fat book on the Thirty Years' War to somebody who is really excited about the Thirty Years' War.
A couple of weeks ago it was a green reversible raincoat that would never have fit him.
Still slowly giving away Michael Magrath's things - today it was a fat book on the Thirty Years' War to somebody who is really excited about the Thirty Years' War.
A couple of weeks ago it was a green reversible raincoat that would never have fit him.
September 15, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Still having a hard time quitting Facebook.
Still slowly giving away Michael Magrath's things - today it was a fat book on the Thirty Years' War to somebody who is really excited about the Thirty Years' War.
A couple of weeks ago it was a green reversible raincoat that would never have fit him.
Still slowly giving away Michael Magrath's things - today it was a fat book on the Thirty Years' War to somebody who is really excited about the Thirty Years' War.
A couple of weeks ago it was a green reversible raincoat that would never have fit him.
I'm attending No Kings's event, “One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism · No Kings
Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and f...
www.mobilize.us
August 14, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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Mass revolt from queer authors in the UK after a major LGBTQ+ writing prize longlisted a self-proclaimed TERF.
11 authors and 2 judges have withdrawn from the Polari Prize. One of those withdrawals, that of June Thomas, is newly confirmed by our reporter, @evanurquhart.bsky.social.
Read more here:
11 authors and 2 judges have withdrawn from the Polari Prize. One of those withdrawals, that of June Thomas, is newly confirmed by our reporter, @evanurquhart.bsky.social.
Read more here:
Queer Authors Withdraw From Writing Prize En Masse Over Inclusion of Self-Proclaimed TERF — Assigned
A UK LGBTQ+ writing prize seems to be crumbling as the queer community protests the inclusion of an anti-trans writer on the long list. Trans prisoners in Georgia accuse the state of cruel and unusual...
www.assignedmedia.org
August 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Mass revolt from queer authors in the UK after a major LGBTQ+ writing prize longlisted a self-proclaimed TERF.
11 authors and 2 judges have withdrawn from the Polari Prize. One of those withdrawals, that of June Thomas, is newly confirmed by our reporter, @evanurquhart.bsky.social.
Read more here:
11 authors and 2 judges have withdrawn from the Polari Prize. One of those withdrawals, that of June Thomas, is newly confirmed by our reporter, @evanurquhart.bsky.social.
Read more here:
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Australia became the latest U.S. ally to announce plans to recognize a Palestinian state in response to the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza, following recent moves by Canada, France and Britain.
Australia to recognize a Palestinian state, joining France, Canada and U.K.
Canberra is the latest U.S. ally to announce such a move in the face of growing global outrage over the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Australia became the latest U.S. ally to announce plans to recognize a Palestinian state in response to the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza, following recent moves by Canada, France and Britain.
Don't blow your nose with poisonous plant leaves. Jus' sayin'.
August 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Don't blow your nose with poisonous plant leaves. Jus' sayin'.
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Retirees and disabled people are facing chronic website outages and other access problems as they attempt to log in to their online Social Security accounts, even as they are being directed to do more of their business with the agency online.
Social Security website keeps crashing, as DOGE demands cuts to IT staff
The worsening problems come as Elon Musk’s DOGE team pushes for more cuts at the agency, including in the department that oversees the website.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 7, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Retirees and disabled people are facing chronic website outages and other access problems as they attempt to log in to their online Social Security accounts, even as they are being directed to do more of their business with the agency online.
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Attention White House:
Thou shalt not joke about how you sent an innocent father of 3 to a gulag while his autistic son smells his shirts to remember him.
Thou shalt not joke about how you sent an innocent father of 3 to a gulag while his autistic son smells his shirts to remember him.
April 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Attention White House:
Thou shalt not joke about how you sent an innocent father of 3 to a gulag while his autistic son smells his shirts to remember him.
Thou shalt not joke about how you sent an innocent father of 3 to a gulag while his autistic son smells his shirts to remember him.
Twice Baked Potatoes with the Cougar Gold canned cheddar, and some Black Waxed Ilchester of uncertain age but rankly overripe and needing to be blended with less funky cheeses. I mess with the original Moosewood recipe a lot - tons of turmeric, tomatoes, shawarma spices on top.
April 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Twice Baked Potatoes with the Cougar Gold canned cheddar, and some Black Waxed Ilchester of uncertain age but rankly overripe and needing to be blended with less funky cheeses. I mess with the original Moosewood recipe a lot - tons of turmeric, tomatoes, shawarma spices on top.
When you want to go to a demonstration but you have no clean underwear...
April 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM
When you want to go to a demonstration but you have no clean underwear...
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Sen. Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) has been speaking on the Senate floor since 7 p.m. Monday, vowing to speak for “as long as I’m physically able” to protest President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the administration’s policies.
Here’s what to know.
Here’s what to know.
Why did Cory Booker spend the night speaking on the Senate floor?
The New Jersey Democrat is speaking in protest of the Trump administration’s policies. He is not delaying the Senate from a vote, so it is not a filibuster.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 1, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Sen. Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) has been speaking on the Senate floor since 7 p.m. Monday, vowing to speak for “as long as I’m physically able” to protest President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the administration’s policies.
Here’s what to know.
Here’s what to know.
DC heads up, sparkly boots on!
March 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM
DC heads up, sparkly boots on!
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The Utah State Legislature banned pride flags on government buildings so the Salt Lake City government lit City Hall up in Pride Colors ☠️
March 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The Utah State Legislature banned pride flags on government buildings so the Salt Lake City government lit City Hall up in Pride Colors ☠️
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Is today a tariff day, or a non-tariff day?
March 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Is today a tariff day, or a non-tariff day?
Confirmed from catching up w/my bestie today that her brother, a cancer researcher, has all of his NIH research grants paused.
He hasn't had to fire anybody, because he's not a supervisor, but Trump getting both Houses of Congress to give a kid with cancer a standing ovation...whited sepulchre.
He hasn't had to fire anybody, because he's not a supervisor, but Trump getting both Houses of Congress to give a kid with cancer a standing ovation...whited sepulchre.
March 5, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Confirmed from catching up w/my bestie today that her brother, a cancer researcher, has all of his NIH research grants paused.
He hasn't had to fire anybody, because he's not a supervisor, but Trump getting both Houses of Congress to give a kid with cancer a standing ovation...whited sepulchre.
He hasn't had to fire anybody, because he's not a supervisor, but Trump getting both Houses of Congress to give a kid with cancer a standing ovation...whited sepulchre.
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RFK's reckless stance on vaccines puts lives in danger.
I’m asking him a simple question: will he change course and encourage parents to vaccinate their kids against measles — yes or no?
A child in Texas died from measles, the first death in a decade. It should be an easy yes.
I’m asking him a simple question: will he change course and encourage parents to vaccinate their kids against measles — yes or no?
A child in Texas died from measles, the first death in a decade. It should be an easy yes.
‘Irresponsible and reckless:’ Warren demands RFK Jr. clarify vaccine stance amid deadly measles outbreak | CNN
In the 18 days since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in as secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, his department has postponed or canceled two major vaccine advisory c...
www.cnn.com
March 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
RFK's reckless stance on vaccines puts lives in danger.
I’m asking him a simple question: will he change course and encourage parents to vaccinate their kids against measles — yes or no?
A child in Texas died from measles, the first death in a decade. It should be an easy yes.
I’m asking him a simple question: will he change course and encourage parents to vaccinate their kids against measles — yes or no?
A child in Texas died from measles, the first death in a decade. It should be an easy yes.
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Now: a few hundred people gathered in Daley Plaza, Chicago, to protest "the current presidential administration, its plutocratic allies, and its unconstitutional efforts to overthrow the government of the United States"
#March4Democracy
#March4Democracy
March 4, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Now: a few hundred people gathered in Daley Plaza, Chicago, to protest "the current presidential administration, its plutocratic allies, and its unconstitutional efforts to overthrow the government of the United States"
#March4Democracy
#March4Democracy
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🚨I promised I'd say more on the Royal Society and Elon Musk, so here it is. 🚨
I've resigned my position as Associate Editor at Royal Society's journal Open Science in protest at their lack of action over Elon Musk.
My op-ed in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I've resigned my position as Associate Editor at Royal Society's journal Open Science in protest at their lack of action over Elon Musk.
My op-ed in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Elon Musk is a proven danger to good science, but the Royal Society won’t say so. That’s why I resigned | Kit Yates
It is vital to act, and I urge colleagues to do so. How can we stand by and laud this man while he undermines scientific integrity? asks academic and author Kit Yates
www.theguardian.com
March 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
🚨I promised I'd say more on the Royal Society and Elon Musk, so here it is. 🚨
I've resigned my position as Associate Editor at Royal Society's journal Open Science in protest at their lack of action over Elon Musk.
My op-ed in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I've resigned my position as Associate Editor at Royal Society's journal Open Science in protest at their lack of action over Elon Musk.
My op-ed in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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A LOT of Lucy Welches out there. A multitude. Many in federal government, and if we survive this, I hope their stories get told.
March 4, 2025 at 10:39 AM
A LOT of Lucy Welches out there. A multitude. Many in federal government, and if we survive this, I hope their stories get told.
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Remember, most young doctors like myself have never seen measles outside of textbooks.
It’s because measles-containing vaccines work.
It’s because measles-containing vaccines work.
February 26, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Remember, most young doctors like myself have never seen measles outside of textbooks.
It’s because measles-containing vaccines work.
It’s because measles-containing vaccines work.
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February 24, 2025 at 10:53 AM