gently squeezed platypus
@gsplatypus.bsky.social
disability stuff, autism stuff, queer stuff, nerd stuff? I forget things 🌈 (no I'm serious)
I post a lot of random crap, it's okay to unfollow me
(they)
I post a lot of random crap, it's okay to unfollow me
(they)
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why can't I be a formless anonymous void AND make new friends there's gotta be a way to make this work
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Please folks mask up at concerts. We need clean air everywhere and young people shouldn’t be having their careers cut short by long Covid. It’s absolutely heartbreaking.
#Covidisairborne
#Covidisairborne
Joshua Roman, 41, is an American cellist who once practiced 10hrs a day and toured the world performing standard and original works. After getting COVID in 2021, he developed Long COVID with severe brain fog and fatigue, becoming too weak to play his instrument or even climb stairs
archive.md/Wpg33
archive.md/Wpg33
December 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Please folks mask up at concerts. We need clean air everywhere and young people shouldn’t be having their careers cut short by long Covid. It’s absolutely heartbreaking.
#Covidisairborne
#Covidisairborne
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Daily post for my household as we continue to struggle through the things.
Angie's surgery is on Monday.
Dave continues to look for work.
Other chosen fam members are in crisis.
Support so appreciated.
gofund.me/44ea5cd56
Angie's surgery is on Monday.
Dave continues to look for work.
Other chosen fam members are in crisis.
Support so appreciated.
gofund.me/44ea5cd56
Donate to Help this chosen family make ends meet!, organized by Rosemary Amico
The short story:
Three humans (and our two cats) have had a string of bad l… Rosemary Amico needs your support for Help this chosen family make ends meet!
gofund.me
December 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Daily post for my household as we continue to struggle through the things.
Angie's surgery is on Monday.
Dave continues to look for work.
Other chosen fam members are in crisis.
Support so appreciated.
gofund.me/44ea5cd56
Angie's surgery is on Monday.
Dave continues to look for work.
Other chosen fam members are in crisis.
Support so appreciated.
gofund.me/44ea5cd56
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I'll also be participating in the Cripping Art Virtual Art Market in honor of Alice Wong all month & reading a poem at the virtual event tomorrow night (6pm EST). You can sign up for the event here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Crippin Art Virtual Hoilday Market. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Crippin Art Virtual Hoilday Market. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
us02web.zoom.us
December 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I'll also be participating in the Cripping Art Virtual Art Market in honor of Alice Wong all month & reading a poem at the virtual event tomorrow night (6pm EST). You can sign up for the event here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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i refuse to believe that "increasingly isolate yourself from society" is the real answer to this. that's not a sustainable way forward. the answer to "how to keep yourself safe" can't be "severely restrict your access to a large swath of human activity & just tough it out for the rest of your life"
December 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
i refuse to believe that "increasingly isolate yourself from society" is the real answer to this. that's not a sustainable way forward. the answer to "how to keep yourself safe" can't be "severely restrict your access to a large swath of human activity & just tough it out for the rest of your life"
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Updated goal for December ☃️
No one should have to apologize for needing help
(or prove their "worth").
That said:
🌿Jnx rewilds,
🐈feeds dropoff cats,
🔥is a firefighter
🐎an animal rehabber
🎻and a slew of other damn cool things🎨
🥊including a booster for others needing aid 💚.
Let's gooo...! 🙌
No one should have to apologize for needing help
(or prove their "worth").
That said:
🌿Jnx rewilds,
🐈feeds dropoff cats,
🔥is a firefighter
🐎an animal rehabber
🎻and a slew of other damn cool things🎨
🥊including a booster for others needing aid 💚.
Let's gooo...! 🙌
Hello again.
We didn't make November's goal, so I'm afraid I still need the same goal in December. Heating fuel, bills, feed, and groceries, still. I'm sorry I have to ask.
Still an immediate $500 goal, and $2000 for the month. Apologies.
Venmo, cashapp, Paypal:
BurdockAndBramble
We didn't make November's goal, so I'm afraid I still need the same goal in December. Heating fuel, bills, feed, and groceries, still. I'm sorry I have to ask.
Still an immediate $500 goal, and $2000 for the month. Apologies.
Venmo, cashapp, Paypal:
BurdockAndBramble
December 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Updated goal for December ☃️
No one should have to apologize for needing help
(or prove their "worth").
That said:
🌿Jnx rewilds,
🐈feeds dropoff cats,
🔥is a firefighter
🐎an animal rehabber
🎻and a slew of other damn cool things🎨
🥊including a booster for others needing aid 💚.
Let's gooo...! 🙌
No one should have to apologize for needing help
(or prove their "worth").
That said:
🌿Jnx rewilds,
🐈feeds dropoff cats,
🔥is a firefighter
🐎an animal rehabber
🎻and a slew of other damn cool things🎨
🥊including a booster for others needing aid 💚.
Let's gooo...! 🙌
Found a new therapist to try 🌈
She also interrupted to say I should look up a song about "Trump's cankles".
I said "it sucks that people think It's okay to make fun of people's looks if they don't like the person. Trump isn't going to see your stupid comment. The person next to you is."
She said that never occurred to her
I said "it sucks that people think It's okay to make fun of people's looks if they don't like the person. Trump isn't going to see your stupid comment. The person next to you is."
She said that never occurred to her
I started venting about endocrinologist. I said I have trouble telling stories in order cuz cognitive stuff
She interrupted to say "Me too, I can explain it with astrology. I'm a Pisces." Then started talking about karma and veganism
I never got to talk about the endo
She interrupted to say "Me too, I can explain it with astrology. I'm a Pisces." Then started talking about karma and veganism
I never got to talk about the endo
December 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Found a new therapist to try 🌈
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a friend created this poster for me, and wrote:
"Please, please share this in your spaces. The amount that Désirée needs to raise to keep housing from December 5 on has tripled. This is urgent. It is cold. Shelters are full. There is nowhere for her to go. Please share."
"Please, please share this in your spaces. The amount that Désirée needs to raise to keep housing from December 5 on has tripled. This is urgent. It is cold. Shelters are full. There is nowhere for her to go. Please share."
i'll be on the streets tmrw.
it's snowing outside.
my ESA dog & only family died a few days ago.
i can't live in a car sans title (takes at least 8 wks to arrive).
i have no delusions that i'll be able to raise enough to pay for an indoor stay thru Dec by 12/5.
but if you can help, i'd be thankful.
it's snowing outside.
my ESA dog & only family died a few days ago.
i can't live in a car sans title (takes at least 8 wks to arrive).
i have no delusions that i'll be able to raise enough to pay for an indoor stay thru Dec by 12/5.
but if you can help, i'd be thankful.
December 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
a friend created this poster for me, and wrote:
"Please, please share this in your spaces. The amount that Désirée needs to raise to keep housing from December 5 on has tripled. This is urgent. It is cold. Shelters are full. There is nowhere for her to go. Please share."
"Please, please share this in your spaces. The amount that Désirée needs to raise to keep housing from December 5 on has tripled. This is urgent. It is cold. Shelters are full. There is nowhere for her to go. Please share."
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"28 cohorts with a total of 977,434,207 participants proved eligible. We revealed a 40 % increased risk (RR = 1.40, 95 %CI: 1.23 to 1.59; absolute risk difference = 31 more per 1000 persons, 18 more to 45 more) of mental disorders in patients with COVID-19 compared w/ non-exposed individuals."
December 4, 2025 at 6:57 AM
"28 cohorts with a total of 977,434,207 participants proved eligible. We revealed a 40 % increased risk (RR = 1.40, 95 %CI: 1.23 to 1.59; absolute risk difference = 31 more per 1000 persons, 18 more to 45 more) of mental disorders in patients with COVID-19 compared w/ non-exposed individuals."
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Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:41 AM
💚
Rae the queer Black dino here. My twin is a disabled mom of 2 & cares for our grandmom.
Still stuck. I don't know if we'll have anything for Xmas gifts for the kids at this rate. They need clothes too
My goal: 260/600
Hers: 235/600
My Cash/Venmo: SingsongRaptor
Sister's Cash&Venmo: squiddcandy
Still stuck. I don't know if we'll have anything for Xmas gifts for the kids at this rate. They need clothes too
My goal: 260/600
Hers: 235/600
My Cash/Venmo: SingsongRaptor
Sister's Cash&Venmo: squiddcandy
December 4, 2025 at 1:23 AM
💚
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Another pair of edits, this time a red pansy. One in full color, the other with the foliage in grayscale. Which do you like better?
#photography #florespondence #bloomscrolling #flowers #naturephotography #MacroPhotography #CreativeToots #BlackArt #BlackPhotographer
#photography #florespondence #bloomscrolling #flowers #naturephotography #MacroPhotography #CreativeToots #BlackArt #BlackPhotographer
November 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Another pair of edits, this time a red pansy. One in full color, the other with the foliage in grayscale. Which do you like better?
#photography #florespondence #bloomscrolling #flowers #naturephotography #MacroPhotography #CreativeToots #BlackArt #BlackPhotographer
#photography #florespondence #bloomscrolling #flowers #naturephotography #MacroPhotography #CreativeToots #BlackArt #BlackPhotographer
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🍂 🧀 🧪 Shredded and Grated Cheese Recall
Potential fragments of metal, possible presence of listeria
Potential fragments of metal, possible presence of listeria
There is currently a huge recall for many brands of shredded and grated cheese. To be safe, check any of these cheese products against the brands listed in the article. Please let others know.
www.npr.org/2025/12/03/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/03/n...
Check your cheese: Shredded and grated varieties are recalled nationwide
The FDA is urging customers to toss certain brands of grated Pecorino Romano; at the same time, it escalated an existing recall of numerous shredded cheeses.
www.npr.org
December 3, 2025 at 10:59 PM
🍂 🧀 🧪 Shredded and Grated Cheese Recall
Potential fragments of metal, possible presence of listeria
Potential fragments of metal, possible presence of listeria
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I’ve always had trouble communicating with doctors and it’s only got worse since I’ve been wearing a respie (April 2020). Most think I’m anxious, hysterical or anti-vax.
I intend to use some of these strategies at my next appointment.
I intend to use some of these strategies at my next appointment.
So true. It helps to have strategies in hand when handling doctors, especially when it comes to conservation of spoons:
whn.global/the-long-cov...
whn.global/the-long-cov...
The Long Covid Strategy Guide for Talking to Doctors - WHN
This is the third of a series of posts on Long COVID by David Brasure. See parts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. Your appointment was at 2:30. You’ve been sitting in this waiting room since 2:15, which means...
whn.global
December 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I’ve always had trouble communicating with doctors and it’s only got worse since I’ve been wearing a respie (April 2020). Most think I’m anxious, hysterical or anti-vax.
I intend to use some of these strategies at my next appointment.
I intend to use some of these strategies at my next appointment.
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Overhead today, “My son’s entire hockey team is sick after tournament on the weekend. All the coaches too, and most of the parents.”
While not nice to contemplate, covid is still infecting people, damaging our immune systems and triggering disability.
#maskup
www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S277...
While not nice to contemplate, covid is still infecting people, damaging our immune systems and triggering disability.
#maskup
www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S277...
COVID-19 is “Airborne AIDS”: provocative oversimplification, emerging science, or something in between?
COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 is often compared to other pandemics for its societal
and global health impact, with some commentators drawing parallels to HIV/AIDS due
to the immune dysfunction caused ...
www.ajpmfocus.org
December 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Overhead today, “My son’s entire hockey team is sick after tournament on the weekend. All the coaches too, and most of the parents.”
While not nice to contemplate, covid is still infecting people, damaging our immune systems and triggering disability.
#maskup
www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S277...
While not nice to contemplate, covid is still infecting people, damaging our immune systems and triggering disability.
#maskup
www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S277...
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i wouldn't have to make me/cfs my whole public persona if i lived in a society that had even remotely sufficient care for people with me/cfs
December 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
i wouldn't have to make me/cfs my whole public persona if i lived in a society that had even remotely sufficient care for people with me/cfs
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Life is short. If you get a chance, say the thing
if you like something about a person, tell them
if you love something about a person, tell them
make it awkward if you have to 💗
if you love something about a person, tell them
make it awkward if you have to 💗
December 3, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Life is short. If you get a chance, say the thing
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I cannot overemphasize the sense of urgency here; I cannot afford to be even one day late with rent; and I am losing services with each passing day these bills aren't being paid. Until my SSDI appeal is successful, this is my only hope for paying my basic expenses. Your help is greatly appreciated.
Down to needing $530 for past due bills & rent due in 2 days!! Additional $2,000 gets me through December/Christmas!! Please help!! 💸💕
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buymeacoffee.com/anthonyjkenn
cash.app/AnthonyJK6319
venmo.com/u/AnthonyJK6...
paypal.me/anthonyjkenn
December 3, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I cannot overemphasize the sense of urgency here; I cannot afford to be even one day late with rent; and I am losing services with each passing day these bills aren't being paid. Until my SSDI appeal is successful, this is my only hope for paying my basic expenses. Your help is greatly appreciated.
When I learned that impact is more important than intent I *panicked* because intent is all I've ever had
December 3, 2025 at 3:23 AM
When I learned that impact is more important than intent I *panicked* because intent is all I've ever had
People used to macro ^H^H^H^H to their keyboards, call each other on the modem, and mash it until whoever had a stronger connection knocked the other one offline
They called it a moof war and I can't find anything about it
Did I slide universes again
They called it a moof war and I can't find anything about it
Did I slide universes again
December 3, 2025 at 2:48 AM
People used to macro ^H^H^H^H to their keyboards, call each other on the modem, and mash it until whoever had a stronger connection knocked the other one offline
They called it a moof war and I can't find anything about it
Did I slide universes again
They called it a moof war and I can't find anything about it
Did I slide universes again
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Are y'all paying attention???
we are in a big fight here in Sac over a plan to clear 3500 old blue oaks for a solar project (on Miwok ancestral land). it’s disgusting. fuck greenwashing.
December 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Are y'all paying attention???
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who knows what will happen by morning of 12/5 but i have done my best to survive. and i am grieving my family member, Esmé.
and all i can do is cry and feel and move through and ask for help.
and all i can do is cry and feel and move through and ask for help.
$716 on 27 Nov
$510 yesterday (30 Nov)
$177 private cremation
$505 to stay housed through Dec
my dog is dead. i am alone for winter holidays. please help.
$510 yesterday (30 Nov)
$177 private cremation
$505 to stay housed through Dec
my dog is dead. i am alone for winter holidays. please help.
please help me pay for Esmé’s private cremation and euthanasia.
please help me. i am losing my only family today.
V SNDesiree
C $SNDesiree
gofund.me/a82ae36af
I’m going to miss her so much.
please help me. i am losing my only family today.
V SNDesiree
C $SNDesiree
gofund.me/a82ae36af
I’m going to miss her so much.
December 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
who knows what will happen by morning of 12/5 but i have done my best to survive. and i am grieving my family member, Esmé.
and all i can do is cry and feel and move through and ask for help.
and all i can do is cry and feel and move through and ask for help.
I usually want to keep an interaction going but can't figure out how
This place is especially confusing because I can't see the rest of the conversation to refer back, argh
This place is especially confusing because I can't see the rest of the conversation to refer back, argh
December 3, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I usually want to keep an interaction going but can't figure out how
This place is especially confusing because I can't see the rest of the conversation to refer back, argh
This place is especially confusing because I can't see the rest of the conversation to refer back, argh
I feel like my replies to people never come out the way I meant. I'm sorry if I sound like an asshole.
December 3, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I feel like my replies to people never come out the way I meant. I'm sorry if I sound like an asshole.
Sometimes I feel like I can't tell anybody about bad stuff that happens because the interactions are too.. obviously gendered
December 3, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Sometimes I feel like I can't tell anybody about bad stuff that happens because the interactions are too.. obviously gendered