Gerst Collins
@gerstcollins.bsky.social
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Accountant, knitter/crocheter, Texan and big fan of the word “y’all,” loving dog mom, human mom, and obsessor of colorful hair dye. Used to do taxes, now I work in city government.
She/Her
Accountant, knitter/crocheter, Texan and big fan of the word “y’all,” loving dog mom, human mom, and obsessor of colorful hair dye. Used to do taxes, now I work in city government.
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Americans aren't becoming more afraid, they are becoming more aware of what the billionaires are trying to take away from us. That's why his approval rating is plummeting.
We are 100s of millions.
We are 100s of millions.
September 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Americans aren't becoming more afraid, they are becoming more aware of what the billionaires are trying to take away from us. That's why his approval rating is plummeting.
We are 100s of millions.
We are 100s of millions.
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Yes sir we're chanting "Release the Earhart Files"
Trump says he’s ordering the release of all government records on Amelia Earhart.
September 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Yes sir we're chanting "Release the Earhart Files"
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Autism wasn't in the DSM until 1980 and level 1 autism (known then as Aspergers) not until 1994. It wasn't until much later that autism was defined as a spectrum.
If you grew up before then you usually went undiagnosed because there was no criteria with which to be diagnosed.
If you grew up before then you usually went undiagnosed because there was no criteria with which to be diagnosed.
September 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Autism wasn't in the DSM until 1980 and level 1 autism (known then as Aspergers) not until 1994. It wasn't until much later that autism was defined as a spectrum.
If you grew up before then you usually went undiagnosed because there was no criteria with which to be diagnosed.
If you grew up before then you usually went undiagnosed because there was no criteria with which to be diagnosed.
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The one surefire way to get people to stop saying mean things about you is to send out a press release, insisting that they stop saying mean things about you.
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September 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The one surefire way to get people to stop saying mean things about you is to send out a press release, insisting that they stop saying mean things about you.
www.dhs.gov/news/2025/09...
www.dhs.gov/news/2025/09...
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Tomorrow is going to be a shitty day for many autistic people. The report on itself is bad, but so is the language we're going to see officials use to describe autism.
New: inside Trump’s “very important” autism announcement for Monday
— new warnings on tylenol’s risk for pregnant women
— new endorsement of leucovorin’s potential as autism treatment
— new NIH data science initiatives underway
— new warnings on tylenol’s risk for pregnant women
— new endorsement of leucovorin’s potential as autism treatment
— new NIH data science initiatives underway
Trump administration set to tie Tylenol to autism risk, officials say
The Trump administration plans to tie Tylenol to autism risk while touting another drug, leucovorin, as a potential autism treatment.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Tomorrow is going to be a shitty day for many autistic people. The report on itself is bad, but so is the language we're going to see officials use to describe autism.
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BREAKING: Senator Chris Murphy just ripped Secretary Noem to filth on the Senate floor:
“Your department is out of control.”
Illegal spending. Shadow immigration policy. People disappearing for criticizing the regime.
We’re not teetering on fascism. We’re in it.
“Your department is out of control.”
Illegal spending. Shadow immigration policy. People disappearing for criticizing the regime.
We’re not teetering on fascism. We’re in it.
May 8, 2025 at 7:54 PM
BREAKING: Senator Chris Murphy just ripped Secretary Noem to filth on the Senate floor:
“Your department is out of control.”
Illegal spending. Shadow immigration policy. People disappearing for criticizing the regime.
We’re not teetering on fascism. We’re in it.
“Your department is out of control.”
Illegal spending. Shadow immigration policy. People disappearing for criticizing the regime.
We’re not teetering on fascism. We’re in it.
www.middleeasteye.net/trending/fre...
No surprise, but the Western silence in the face of Israel’s determination to starve the remaining population of Gaza is deafening.
No surprise, but the Western silence in the face of Israel’s determination to starve the remaining population of Gaza is deafening.
‘Redefining rogue state’: Outrage over Israel's bombing of aid ship bound for Gaza
Social media users condemned Israel's drone strike on the vessel and demanded international action
www.middleeasteye.net
May 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
www.middleeasteye.net/trending/fre...
No surprise, but the Western silence in the face of Israel’s determination to starve the remaining population of Gaza is deafening.
No surprise, but the Western silence in the face of Israel’s determination to starve the remaining population of Gaza is deafening.
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Port numbers came in yesterday and we are down ~30% in ships across the board. If trump ends the tariffs today, we still have ~5 weeks of shortages coming. This will only be one of them as most syringes and a large portion of medical supplies are made in India.
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Here's a story no one is talking abt.
Out of the 340+mill folks in the U.S., 38.4mill have type 2 Diabetes. 8.4mill of those take insulin.
Roughly 20% of insulin users wear an insulin pump, 15% use insulin pens, & less than 1% use jet injectors.
I use vials & syringes.
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Here's a story no one is talking abt.
Out of the 340+mill folks in the U.S., 38.4mill have type 2 Diabetes. 8.4mill of those take insulin.
Roughly 20% of insulin users wear an insulin pump, 15% use insulin pens, & less than 1% use jet injectors.
I use vials & syringes.
1/2
May 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Port numbers came in yesterday and we are down ~30% in ships across the board. If trump ends the tariffs today, we still have ~5 weeks of shortages coming. This will only be one of them as most syringes and a large portion of medical supplies are made in India.
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Amazonian Indigenous Earth Defenders are being assassinated by mafias tied to illegal mining, logging & trafficking. Similar violence plagues Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia & Brazil. Indigenous defenders are under siege for protecting the Amazon. #OpCanary #EndAutogenocide
6 Illegal Economies Threatening Latin America's Ecosystems
Criminal groups behind are placing the region’s vast biodiversity, fragile ecosystems, and Indigenous ways of life, under serious threat.
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April 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Amazonian Indigenous Earth Defenders are being assassinated by mafias tied to illegal mining, logging & trafficking. Similar violence plagues Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia & Brazil. Indigenous defenders are under siege for protecting the Amazon. #OpCanary #EndAutogenocide
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I don't understand how some folks are unable to see that the illegal disappearing of people is a class issue. The wealthy and well-connected get due process. The rest of us don't. This is part of the oligarchy, not a distraction from it.
April 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I don't understand how some folks are unable to see that the illegal disappearing of people is a class issue. The wealthy and well-connected get due process. The rest of us don't. This is part of the oligarchy, not a distraction from it.
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Trump signs healthcare order that includes a win for pharma companies www.theguardian.com/...
Trump signs healthcare order that includes a win for pharma companies
Order instructs health department to work with Congress on changing law that allows Medicare to negotiate drug prices
www.theguardian.com
April 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Trump signs healthcare order that includes a win for pharma companies www.theguardian.com/...
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"The implication of the Government's position is that not only noncitizens but also United States citizens could be taken off the streets, forced onto planes, and confined to foreign prisons with no opportunity for redress," U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned.
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April 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"The implication of the Government's position is that not only noncitizens but also United States citizens could be taken off the streets, forced onto planes, and confined to foreign prisons with no opportunity for redress," U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned.
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So remember how I said we weren’t getting updates about changes to policy? Yah well they’re for real about that. Yesterday we got confirmation that SSA will not do press release or Dear Colleague letters anymore. All announcements will be posted to X. Yup. True story. I want a new timeline. 🤬🤬🤬
April 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM
So remember how I said we weren’t getting updates about changes to policy? Yah well they’re for real about that. Yesterday we got confirmation that SSA will not do press release or Dear Colleague letters anymore. All announcements will be posted to X. Yup. True story. I want a new timeline. 🤬🤬🤬
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Pulling the plug on one of the crown jewels of civic tech after firing many of the people who made it. They never had a plan to keep it.
BREAKING: The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS' Direct File program, an electronic system for filing your tax returns for free.
April 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Pulling the plug on one of the crown jewels of civic tech after firing many of the people who made it. They never had a plan to keep it.
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I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
April 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
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Autogenocide is in the news every single day. People can’t recognize it if they don’t have a word for it. If we don’t call it autogenocide, which it is, we allow the perpetrators to name the crime and assign the guilt. #3E #EndAutogenocide #EndImpunity #EndOligarchy
April 15, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Autogenocide is in the news every single day. People can’t recognize it if they don’t have a word for it. If we don’t call it autogenocide, which it is, we allow the perpetrators to name the crime and assign the guilt. #3E #EndAutogenocide #EndImpunity #EndOligarchy
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"Why autogenocide? This post is for people who are wondering why I used the term autogenocide in the Binding Chaos series and as part of the #3E movement." #3E #EndAutogenocide #EndImpunity #EndOligarchy
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April 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
"Why autogenocide? This post is for people who are wondering why I used the term autogenocide in the Binding Chaos series and as part of the #3E movement." #3E #EndAutogenocide #EndImpunity #EndOligarchy
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Ambassador Spock modeling the proper “fuck you, make me” response to intimidation tactics. Our current-day institutions could learn a lot from him.
April 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Ambassador Spock modeling the proper “fuck you, make me” response to intimidation tactics. Our current-day institutions could learn a lot from him.
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Do any of these apply to you?
🔲 Married
🔲 Divorced
🔲 Adopted
🔲 Elderly
🔲 Disabled
🔲 Active-duty
🔲 Stationed abroad
🔲 First-time voter
🔲 Don't live in a city
🔲 Don't have a passport
You should know about the SAVE Act.
🔲 Married
🔲 Divorced
🔲 Adopted
🔲 Elderly
🔲 Disabled
🔲 Active-duty
🔲 Stationed abroad
🔲 First-time voter
🔲 Don't live in a city
🔲 Don't have a passport
You should know about the SAVE Act.
April 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Do any of these apply to you?
🔲 Married
🔲 Divorced
🔲 Adopted
🔲 Elderly
🔲 Disabled
🔲 Active-duty
🔲 Stationed abroad
🔲 First-time voter
🔲 Don't live in a city
🔲 Don't have a passport
You should know about the SAVE Act.
🔲 Married
🔲 Divorced
🔲 Adopted
🔲 Elderly
🔲 Disabled
🔲 Active-duty
🔲 Stationed abroad
🔲 First-time voter
🔲 Don't live in a city
🔲 Don't have a passport
You should know about the SAVE Act.
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"There is no point of budget enforcement if Congress gets to pick the score it wants."
CAP's @bbkogan.bsky.social joins 11 other budget experts in calling on Congress to maintain consistent, rational, & transparent budget measures. Read the letter:
CAP's @bbkogan.bsky.social joins 11 other budget experts in calling on Congress to maintain consistent, rational, & transparent budget measures. Read the letter:
www.concordcoalition.org
April 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"There is no point of budget enforcement if Congress gets to pick the score it wants."
CAP's @bbkogan.bsky.social joins 11 other budget experts in calling on Congress to maintain consistent, rational, & transparent budget measures. Read the letter:
CAP's @bbkogan.bsky.social joins 11 other budget experts in calling on Congress to maintain consistent, rational, & transparent budget measures. Read the letter:
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Trump is trying to shake down the entire planet to come crawling to him begging for relief from his tariffs. Exactly what he’s doing to law firms, universities, mainstream media, blue state governors, big business, etc.
April 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Trump is trying to shake down the entire planet to come crawling to him begging for relief from his tariffs. Exactly what he’s doing to law firms, universities, mainstream media, blue state governors, big business, etc.
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For the better part of the last decade, a great many people have tried really hard to make Donald Trump make sense in some broader political and historical context. But at the end of the day he's exactly what he appears to be: a rich psycho who's failed at everything in life except self-promotion.
April 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
For the better part of the last decade, a great many people have tried really hard to make Donald Trump make sense in some broader political and historical context. But at the end of the day he's exactly what he appears to be: a rich psycho who's failed at everything in life except self-promotion.
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The tariffs are hardly a one-man operation: Remember that Congress — not the president — has ultimate power over this issue, including the ability to revoke the tariffs if it wants to. Trump's plan is proceeding because a critical mass of his party supports (or accepts) it.
April 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The tariffs are hardly a one-man operation: Remember that Congress — not the president — has ultimate power over this issue, including the ability to revoke the tariffs if it wants to. Trump's plan is proceeding because a critical mass of his party supports (or accepts) it.