Dandi (they/them)
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Bi, AuDHD, and ready to read a book in the corner of your party. Total liberationist. Also covid isn't over.
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"They looked suddenly like they’d just been served ortolan, like they needed to hide from God their ghoulish glee at disappearing a college student who, it was later reported, was walking to break Ramadan fast with her friends."
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What Will You Do?
What’s your “I am Spartacus” move to protect the more vulnerable, the targeted, the invisibled, the next-on-the-list?
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March 29, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"They looked suddenly like they’d just been served ortolan, like they needed to hide from God their ghoulish glee at disappearing a college student who, it was later reported, was walking to break Ramadan fast with her friends."
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
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I AM IN THIS POST AND I DO NOT LIKE IT
“I know mugs don’t actually have feelings. But I can’t help feeling that somehow, deep down, they really do.”
Autistic woman worried her mugs have realised she has a favourite
An autistic woman is facing an ethical dilemma over her preference for drinking out of one particular mug, it has been revealed. Lottie Fitzgerald, 35, from Southsea, has developed a strong attachment...
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March 28, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I AM IN THIS POST AND I DO NOT LIKE IT
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If Schumer is going to keep saying the public needs to “rise up” before he can do anything, this is the perfect response.
I emailed chuck's office last week asking for a donation to help me fight the administration.
March 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
If Schumer is going to keep saying the public needs to “rise up” before he can do anything, this is the perfect response.
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Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.
March 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.
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If it was done in defiance of a judges order the technical term for that is "illegal" which means it's not an arrest and deportation - which require those conducting it to at least presume they are acting within the law - but a kidnapping and human trafficking
Valid visa and now gone. BTW, she was here to SAVE LIVES.
Doctor and Professor Is Deported to Lebanon Despite a Judge’s Order www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/u...
Doctor and Professor Is Deported to Lebanon Despite a Judge’s Order www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/u...
Brown University Professor and Doctor Are Deported to Lebanon Despite a Judge’s Order
Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a kidney transplant specialist and Brown University professor who had a valid visa, was expelled in apparent defiance of a court order.
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March 16, 2025 at 10:23 PM
If it was done in defiance of a judges order the technical term for that is "illegal" which means it's not an arrest and deportation - which require those conducting it to at least presume they are acting within the law - but a kidnapping and human trafficking
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I can't stress this enough. The country and the world is not being shown just how much pushback is happening. You have to share it when you encounter it. They all think we're taking this lying down and we are not.
American and International news is hiding the pushback. They want the world to think most of us are fine with what’s happening. Share what you see. Film it. Find it. Post it.
Follow @50501movement.bsky.social and check their Reddit sub as well for the latest.
Follow @50501movement.bsky.social and check their Reddit sub as well for the latest.
50501
50 PROTESTS - 50 STATES - 1 MOVEMENT Next Day of Action: 4/5/2025
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March 13, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I can't stress this enough. The country and the world is not being shown just how much pushback is happening. You have to share it when you encounter it. They all think we're taking this lying down and we are not.
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when y'all talk about what the gov't is doing, don't forget the Black activists who suffered consequences no one deserves for resisting violent fascism in their own neighborhoods. don't erase their deaths. don't let them be forgotten. our gov't has been at this longer than this administration.
March 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
when y'all talk about what the gov't is doing, don't forget the Black activists who suffered consequences no one deserves for resisting violent fascism in their own neighborhoods. don't erase their deaths. don't let them be forgotten. our gov't has been at this longer than this administration.
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A lot of permaculture folks act like as long as a plant fulfills one of their "functions", it doesn't matter if what you grow is native.
The problem is that for a lot of insects, the only things that will fulfill the function of food during, say, the larval stage, are specific native plants.
The problem is that for a lot of insects, the only things that will fulfill the function of food during, say, the larval stage, are specific native plants.
March 6, 2025 at 12:12 AM
A lot of permaculture folks act like as long as a plant fulfills one of their "functions", it doesn't matter if what you grow is native.
The problem is that for a lot of insects, the only things that will fulfill the function of food during, say, the larval stage, are specific native plants.
The problem is that for a lot of insects, the only things that will fulfill the function of food during, say, the larval stage, are specific native plants.
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Vitamin A deficiency contributes to delayed recovery and to risk of complications associated with measles infection. But it is not well proven to be a treatment for measles. In one review including 8 RCTs and more than 2500 children with measles, vitamin A supplementation did not reduce mortality.
March 2, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Vitamin A deficiency contributes to delayed recovery and to risk of complications associated with measles infection. But it is not well proven to be a treatment for measles. In one review including 8 RCTs and more than 2500 children with measles, vitamin A supplementation did not reduce mortality.
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DON’T MEMORY HOLE ELON MUSK’S NAZI SALUTE
It’s been 4 weeks and 1 day since Elon Musk loudly vocalized his support for Nazi ideology
Everything that has happened since has happened with the guidance of an open Nazi
This should be repeated in articles, regularly
It’s been 4 weeks and 1 day since Elon Musk loudly vocalized his support for Nazi ideology
Everything that has happened since has happened with the guidance of an open Nazi
This should be repeated in articles, regularly
February 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
DON’T MEMORY HOLE ELON MUSK’S NAZI SALUTE
It’s been 4 weeks and 1 day since Elon Musk loudly vocalized his support for Nazi ideology
Everything that has happened since has happened with the guidance of an open Nazi
This should be repeated in articles, regularly
It’s been 4 weeks and 1 day since Elon Musk loudly vocalized his support for Nazi ideology
Everything that has happened since has happened with the guidance of an open Nazi
This should be repeated in articles, regularly
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With the NIH cuts, there’s no longer any excuse for any professor, in any discipline, to not address the moment in their classes. You don’t even have to be “political” if that’s how you roll; this changes everything. You need only observe reality. 1/
February 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
With the NIH cuts, there’s no longer any excuse for any professor, in any discipline, to not address the moment in their classes. You don’t even have to be “political” if that’s how you roll; this changes everything. You need only observe reality. 1/
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If anyone claims that the current anti-trans panic was caused in any part by trans people advocating for our human rights, that person is lying through their teeth.
The religious right lost on marriage equality, and immediately started going after trans people instead. That's what happened.
The religious right lost on marriage equality, and immediately started going after trans people instead. That's what happened.
February 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
If anyone claims that the current anti-trans panic was caused in any part by trans people advocating for our human rights, that person is lying through their teeth.
The religious right lost on marriage equality, and immediately started going after trans people instead. That's what happened.
The religious right lost on marriage equality, and immediately started going after trans people instead. That's what happened.
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Harvard Divinity School punished students for having a PRAYER-IN last semester. I absolutely understand why students have decided to change tactics.
When you tell people to stop protesting genocide, it absolutely impacts how they respond to your shouts about fascism. Everything is connected.
When you tell people to stop protesting genocide, it absolutely impacts how they respond to your shouts about fascism. Everything is connected.
February 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Harvard Divinity School punished students for having a PRAYER-IN last semester. I absolutely understand why students have decided to change tactics.
When you tell people to stop protesting genocide, it absolutely impacts how they respond to your shouts about fascism. Everything is connected.
When you tell people to stop protesting genocide, it absolutely impacts how they respond to your shouts about fascism. Everything is connected.
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If you’re over 30, quote this with some life advice 🤌🏼
February 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM
If you’re over 30, quote this with some life advice 🤌🏼
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Longer-term perspective on the rise of US oligarchy
February 4, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Longer-term perspective on the rise of US oligarchy
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Important advice for leakers
February 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Important advice for leakers
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If you're protesting tomorrow:
"I invoke my rights to silence and counsel and will not answer questions without my attorney present."
MEMORIZE THAT, because aside from asking if you're free to leave (or providing ID if you're in a stop and ID state), that's the ONLY thing you ever say to cops.
"I invoke my rights to silence and counsel and will not answer questions without my attorney present."
MEMORIZE THAT, because aside from asking if you're free to leave (or providing ID if you're in a stop and ID state), that's the ONLY thing you ever say to cops.
February 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you're protesting tomorrow:
"I invoke my rights to silence and counsel and will not answer questions without my attorney present."
MEMORIZE THAT, because aside from asking if you're free to leave (or providing ID if you're in a stop and ID state), that's the ONLY thing you ever say to cops.
"I invoke my rights to silence and counsel and will not answer questions without my attorney present."
MEMORIZE THAT, because aside from asking if you're free to leave (or providing ID if you're in a stop and ID state), that's the ONLY thing you ever say to cops.
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I want to quickly and easily identify the helpers. Those with empathy + compassion beyond themselves. Because people w/empathy + compassion beyond themselves are not fascists.
Continuing to wear a mask is the quickest & easiest way to identify yourself to others as one of the helpers.
Continuing to wear a mask is the quickest & easiest way to identify yourself to others as one of the helpers.
When people keep asking, “What can I do?” when referring to improving the state of the world, you can wear a mask. It’s one of the easiest ways to protect minorities and create community care. It also shows noncompliance. You want to be a revolutionary? Wear a mask!
February 3, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I want to quickly and easily identify the helpers. Those with empathy + compassion beyond themselves. Because people w/empathy + compassion beyond themselves are not fascists.
Continuing to wear a mask is the quickest & easiest way to identify yourself to others as one of the helpers.
Continuing to wear a mask is the quickest & easiest way to identify yourself to others as one of the helpers.
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this is the type of simple shit you can just simply not obey.
Just fucking don't. Don't do it. Simply just don't comply.
If they can keep pushing the bar doing terrible shit and people have to take it- then why can't they? Are they going to risk the backlash in firing you? Just don't
Just fucking don't. Don't do it. Simply just don't comply.
If they can keep pushing the bar doing terrible shit and people have to take it- then why can't they? Are they going to risk the backlash in firing you? Just don't
According to leaked emails, CDC staff have been ordered to remove pronouns from their email signatures by 5pm today.
January 31, 2025 at 10:02 PM
this is the type of simple shit you can just simply not obey.
Just fucking don't. Don't do it. Simply just don't comply.
If they can keep pushing the bar doing terrible shit and people have to take it- then why can't they? Are they going to risk the backlash in firing you? Just don't
Just fucking don't. Don't do it. Simply just don't comply.
If they can keep pushing the bar doing terrible shit and people have to take it- then why can't they? Are they going to risk the backlash in firing you? Just don't
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This will ALSO help us with The Horrors
1 like, 1 hard-won advocacy tip
1 like, 1 hard-won advocacy tip
January 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This will ALSO help us with The Horrors
1 like, 1 hard-won advocacy tip
1 like, 1 hard-won advocacy tip
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Just remember there were still bodies in the river when Trump blamed Democrats and diversity initiatives for the crash, next time they say it’s too soon after a mass shooting to talk about our nation’s death cult.
January 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Just remember there were still bodies in the river when Trump blamed Democrats and diversity initiatives for the crash, next time they say it’s too soon after a mass shooting to talk about our nation’s death cult.
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This. Also, the choice vs. innate debate always bugs me because it usually doesn’t examine what a choice IS.
Transitioning isn’t one choice, but the same choice over and over again.
If you do that, it must reflect something deep about you, whether that thing is biological or not.
Transitioning isn’t one choice, but the same choice over and over again.
If you do that, it must reflect something deep about you, whether that thing is biological or not.
This approach to queer identity seems to be drenched in the legal landscape of the US, ensuring civil right on the basis of innate or inborn characteristics.
And I'm telling you right now I don't give a shit if my tranny dykehood is innate or not. Choosing to be like me is not a fucking sin.
And I'm telling you right now I don't give a shit if my tranny dykehood is innate or not. Choosing to be like me is not a fucking sin.
I don't think all of it is malicious, some scientists for good or bad are trying to prove gender identity is likely an inborn neuroanatomical quality.
January 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
This. Also, the choice vs. innate debate always bugs me because it usually doesn’t examine what a choice IS.
Transitioning isn’t one choice, but the same choice over and over again.
If you do that, it must reflect something deep about you, whether that thing is biological or not.
Transitioning isn’t one choice, but the same choice over and over again.
If you do that, it must reflect something deep about you, whether that thing is biological or not.
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Everyone is saying that they want to 'fight fascism' and 'resist'. Great, that's a good start.
But do you know what you are fighting?
During WW2 the authoritarian British Raj in India starved 4 million Bengalis to death, but no one mentions that as fascism.
Why?
But do you know what you are fighting?
During WW2 the authoritarian British Raj in India starved 4 million Bengalis to death, but no one mentions that as fascism.
Why?
January 23, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Everyone is saying that they want to 'fight fascism' and 'resist'. Great, that's a good start.
But do you know what you are fighting?
During WW2 the authoritarian British Raj in India starved 4 million Bengalis to death, but no one mentions that as fascism.
Why?
But do you know what you are fighting?
During WW2 the authoritarian British Raj in India starved 4 million Bengalis to death, but no one mentions that as fascism.
Why?