Code Name Jay Elle
@jay-elle-dee.bsky.social
She/her/hers - chronically ill // aspiring swamp witch // literally crafty // horror afficionado // bearer of incandescent rage in response to...ya know
Heavy stuff and politics within. For my art and lighter thoughts try @jay-elle-r-and-r.bsky.social
Heavy stuff and politics within. For my art and lighter thoughts try @jay-elle-r-and-r.bsky.social
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"I was the last remaining Black full-time opinion columnist at the Post, in one of the nation’s most diverse regions. Washington DC no longer has a paper that reflects the people it serves. What happened to me is part of a broader purge of Black voices from academia, business, government, and media"
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"I was the last remaining Black full-time opinion columnist at the Post, in one of the nation’s most diverse regions. Washington DC no longer has a paper that reflects the people it serves. What happened to me is part of a broader purge of Black voices from academia, business, government, and media"
World Suicide Prevention Day, pt 2
If you are suicidal, here are my top tips which have kept me alive thus far. Stay. We need you.
- Put a crisis hotline in your phone contacts. Do it now, when you are not in crisis. Name it something discreet, if you like. I believe mine is under "If Needed" 1/
If you are suicidal, here are my top tips which have kept me alive thus far. Stay. We need you.
- Put a crisis hotline in your phone contacts. Do it now, when you are not in crisis. Name it something discreet, if you like. I believe mine is under "If Needed" 1/
September 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
World Suicide Prevention Day, pt 2
If you are suicidal, here are my top tips which have kept me alive thus far. Stay. We need you.
- Put a crisis hotline in your phone contacts. Do it now, when you are not in crisis. Name it something discreet, if you like. I believe mine is under "If Needed" 1/
If you are suicidal, here are my top tips which have kept me alive thus far. Stay. We need you.
- Put a crisis hotline in your phone contacts. Do it now, when you are not in crisis. Name it something discreet, if you like. I believe mine is under "If Needed" 1/
By coincidence I seem to have returned to bsky on World Suicide Prevention Day. I struggle with it frequently, though not seriously these days (mostly), and I know many who do. I think there's one major red flag we don't discuss enough, and even mental health professionals don't always recognize. 1/
September 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
By coincidence I seem to have returned to bsky on World Suicide Prevention Day. I struggle with it frequently, though not seriously these days (mostly), and I know many who do. I think there's one major red flag we don't discuss enough, and even mental health professionals don't always recognize. 1/
College was rough for me. I was undiagnosed and untreated for my chronic migraines. I was also undiagnosed for my cold-/exercise-induced asthma, while being a dance student on a mountain in VT. And for the last six months I was bleeding constantly due to undiagnosed and untreated PCOS. 1/
The news right now is a lot.
Even non disabled people are having a hard time keeping up with the atrocities coming at them from every angle.
It’s ok to rest.
In fact, it’s necessary.
If you’re like me and bad at resting, I’ve got you covered!
My top tips 👇🏼
Even non disabled people are having a hard time keeping up with the atrocities coming at them from every angle.
It’s ok to rest.
In fact, it’s necessary.
If you’re like me and bad at resting, I’ve got you covered!
My top tips 👇🏼
It's Time to Throw Away the 'Coulda, Woulda, Shouldas' and Practice Radical Rest
When you're chronically ill you can't push your body the way non disabled people do. You have to learn to rest. There's few words more damaging to us than the 'coulda, woulda, shouldas'
www.disabledginger.com
June 23, 2025 at 12:27 AM
College was rough for me. I was undiagnosed and untreated for my chronic migraines. I was also undiagnosed for my cold-/exercise-induced asthma, while being a dance student on a mountain in VT. And for the last six months I was bleeding constantly due to undiagnosed and untreated PCOS. 1/
I spent yesterday dealing with a family emergency (things are stable though may require follow-up), check the news before bed...
I spend a few hours packing my apartment and I come back to this shit
a man in a suit is carrying a stack of pizza boxes into a doorway .
Alt: a man in a suit is carrying a stack of pizza boxes into a doorway .
media.tenor.com
June 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I spent yesterday dealing with a family emergency (things are stable though may require follow-up), check the news before bed...
Being chronically ill involves a level of executive and general function that many of us, by definition, don't have. We have to coordinate appointments and referrals, understand insurance and billing, advocate for our health to providers that are often not on our side or are dismissive, 1/
As I always say: being chronically ill means being stuck with an administrative job you didn’t apply for, that no one trained you to do, that you don’t have time for, that no one pays you to do, and during a time in your life where you’re…too disabled to work
Make it make sense.
Make it make sense.
Poverty and health are directly linked
It is very hard to cope with chronic illness when you can’t afford to have your basic needs met
It’s not a personal failing. It’s the result of a hyper capitalistic & ableist society
We need to stop blaming the individuals and start demanding social reform
It is very hard to cope with chronic illness when you can’t afford to have your basic needs met
It’s not a personal failing. It’s the result of a hyper capitalistic & ableist society
We need to stop blaming the individuals and start demanding social reform
June 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Being chronically ill involves a level of executive and general function that many of us, by definition, don't have. We have to coordinate appointments and referrals, understand insurance and billing, advocate for our health to providers that are often not on our side or are dismissive, 1/
That quote about unrecognized Einsteins dy!ng in poverty only it's undiscovered Monets too riddled with PTSD and chronic illness to leave the house and look at water lilies.
"Things might be tough but it's great for artists! They'll create more!" You might not believe me but going through a lifetime's worth of stress Every Single Week for years and years- is actually not the optimal set of circumstances that inspires artists to create
June 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
That quote about unrecognized Einsteins dy!ng in poverty only it's undiscovered Monets too riddled with PTSD and chronic illness to leave the house and look at water lilies.
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This is what intersectionality actually means. The way being at the intersection of multiple marginalized identities fundamentally changes how each of those marginalizations is experienced.
It is a real thing. It matters.
It is a real thing. It matters.
I do recognize that a lot of it is a mix of ableism but also racism for my case. Cause people often don't believe that Black people can be disabled. We aren't given any grace or understanding. We are blamed and abandoned for not getting better. And being able to do things for others.
June 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
This is what intersectionality actually means. The way being at the intersection of multiple marginalized identities fundamentally changes how each of those marginalizations is experienced.
It is a real thing. It matters.
It is a real thing. It matters.
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LAPD and LA Sheriffs tried to prevent two large protests from joining together in downtown and both departments ended up hitting EACH OTHER with impact munitions from across the same interesection.
June 15, 2025 at 12:56 AM
LAPD and LA Sheriffs tried to prevent two large protests from joining together in downtown and both departments ended up hitting EACH OTHER with impact munitions from across the same interesection.
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Urgent community action needed by Monday!
“DOE wants to remove 12 civil rights rules. Part of these are disability access protections. They say the rules are unnecessary & outdated”
This will mean buildings aren’t accessible to disabled people. Another step towards eliminating us from society
“DOE wants to remove 12 civil rights rules. Part of these are disability access protections. They say the rules are unnecessary & outdated”
This will mean buildings aren’t accessible to disabled people. Another step towards eliminating us from society
Speak Up Now: Protect Disability Access Rights!
Deadline to submit public comment is June 16th!
nacdd.quorum.us
June 14, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Urgent community action needed by Monday!
“DOE wants to remove 12 civil rights rules. Part of these are disability access protections. They say the rules are unnecessary & outdated”
This will mean buildings aren’t accessible to disabled people. Another step towards eliminating us from society
“DOE wants to remove 12 civil rights rules. Part of these are disability access protections. They say the rules are unnecessary & outdated”
This will mean buildings aren’t accessible to disabled people. Another step towards eliminating us from society
Me: in the grand scheme of things, I'm really not That chronically ill
Also me: boy, at-home heart monitoring sure has changed in the last 20 years!
Also me: boy, at-home heart monitoring sure has changed in the last 20 years!
June 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Me: in the grand scheme of things, I'm really not That chronically ill
Also me: boy, at-home heart monitoring sure has changed in the last 20 years!
Also me: boy, at-home heart monitoring sure has changed in the last 20 years!
I just feel like if we stigmatized masc-coded pyramid schemes the way we stigmatize femme-coded ones, the world would be better for it.
Treat NFTs like LuLaRoe and HerbaLife.
Treat NFTs like LuLaRoe and HerbaLife.
June 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I just feel like if we stigmatized masc-coded pyramid schemes the way we stigmatize femme-coded ones, the world would be better for it.
Treat NFTs like LuLaRoe and HerbaLife.
Treat NFTs like LuLaRoe and HerbaLife.
I have more and more come to believe that we ableism is a load bearing pillar of fascism so please do what you can to keep protests (and the world in general) accessible to all.
If you want to show solidarity with disabled please, please mask up (ideally an N95 or better).
Public health is being gutted. Medicaid is on the chopping block. Fascism is here & fascists always target the disabled.
By masking you help protect yourself & us.
It’s a powerful form of resistance.
Public health is being gutted. Medicaid is on the chopping block. Fascism is here & fascists always target the disabled.
By masking you help protect yourself & us.
It’s a powerful form of resistance.
June 11, 2025 at 7:49 AM
I have more and more come to believe that we ableism is a load bearing pillar of fascism so please do what you can to keep protests (and the world in general) accessible to all.
A lot of people have the same attitude towards the injustices against disabled people in prison (or LGBTQIA+ people in detention for that matter).
You don't get to commit human rights atrocities cause someone did something illegal.*
*allegedly - a lot of these ICE cases haven't even been proven
You don't get to commit human rights atrocities cause someone did something illegal.*
*allegedly - a lot of these ICE cases haven't even been proven
Whenever I try and raise awareness of the risk disabled people face when detained by ICE, I’m met with a chorus of voices asking “were they illegal?”
Here’s the thing, it doesn’t matter if they’re here legally or not
No human being should be made to suffer this way 🧵
Here’s the thing, it doesn’t matter if they’re here legally or not
No human being should be made to suffer this way 🧵
June 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A lot of people have the same attitude towards the injustices against disabled people in prison (or LGBTQIA+ people in detention for that matter).
You don't get to commit human rights atrocities cause someone did something illegal.*
*allegedly - a lot of these ICE cases haven't even been proven
You don't get to commit human rights atrocities cause someone did something illegal.*
*allegedly - a lot of these ICE cases haven't even been proven
"Alex Easton would spit in your face" has to be one of the most devastating niche insults I've ever heard, I'd die of shame
I can’t imagine that there are any ICE members who read my books and are on Bluesky, but just on the very off chance—you’re monsters, you’d be the villains of anything I write, the Church of the White Rat would work to bring you down, Alex Easton would spit in your face, and I hope you die alone.
In a massive show of cowardice Ice is now putting out video “demanding” Americans be nice to the Gestapo doing terrorism against them or else.
You know what that means America. Time to turn up the volume and show these Nazi cowards what we really think of them and their fascist terror.
You know what that means America. Time to turn up the volume and show these Nazi cowards what we really think of them and their fascist terror.
June 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
"Alex Easton would spit in your face" has to be one of the most devastating niche insults I've ever heard, I'd die of shame
Bisexual icon, The Thing
June 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Bisexual icon, The Thing
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Relatable
The dream: impassioned Daddy with impeccable taste
The reality: the messiest bitch you ever saw with infinitely too many feelings
The reality: the messiest bitch you ever saw with infinitely too many feelings
June 2, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Relatable
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Anyone who still doesn’t understand why we have Pride marches needs to read this (tw for homophobia & hate crimes).
Until people are no longer stalked, harassed and killed for being who they are, Pride is necessary.
It’s a celebration but it’s also a protest. And it’s really friggin necessary.
Until people are no longer stalked, harassed and killed for being who they are, Pride is necessary.
It’s a celebration but it’s also a protest. And it’s really friggin necessary.
Jonathan Joss--voice actor of John Redcorn from King of the Hill, and Ken Hotate from Parks and Rec--was killed in a homophobic hate crime today.
I'm so angry.
I'm so angry.
June 2, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Anyone who still doesn’t understand why we have Pride marches needs to read this (tw for homophobia & hate crimes).
Until people are no longer stalked, harassed and killed for being who they are, Pride is necessary.
It’s a celebration but it’s also a protest. And it’s really friggin necessary.
Until people are no longer stalked, harassed and killed for being who they are, Pride is necessary.
It’s a celebration but it’s also a protest. And it’s really friggin necessary.
Trying to stop the spread of COVID is like working on a group project for school, can y'all please study we are getting an F
May 30, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Trying to stop the spread of COVID is like working on a group project for school, can y'all please study we are getting an F
Oh so he's just a vicious fatphobic eugenicist without even the excuse of ignorance
I want to offer a public apology to FDA head Marty Makary for calling him an ignorant piece of shit in a post last night.
I just learned he is an islet transplant surgeon. Yes, the cells that produce insulin.
I was wrong. He is not ignorant.
This piece of shit knows *exactly* what he is doing.
I just learned he is an islet transplant surgeon. Yes, the cells that produce insulin.
I was wrong. He is not ignorant.
This piece of shit knows *exactly* what he is doing.
As the parent of a type-I diabetic, I would like to invite the ignorant piece of shit currently directing the FDA to kiss my ass.
May 27, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Oh so he's just a vicious fatphobic eugenicist without even the excuse of ignorance
Shaming people with type 2 diabetes is no more acceptable. As soon as we acknowledge that genetics play a role in its development (which is an objective proven fact), any argument loses legitimacy.
Once again, you can’t “healthy living” your way out of disability
This regime’s unyielding insistence on blaming people for their illness is nothing more than eugenics
Type 1 diabetes is when your immune system attacks & destroys the cells responsible for making insulin
Without insulin, you die.
This regime’s unyielding insistence on blaming people for their illness is nothing more than eugenics
Type 1 diabetes is when your immune system attacks & destroys the cells responsible for making insulin
Without insulin, you die.
This MoFo is as ignorant as Kennedy. What a stupid statement. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary argued that insulin should be withheld from people with diabetes and replaced with "cooking classes."
www.rawstory.com/trump-throwi...
www.rawstory.com/trump-throwi...
May 26, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Shaming people with type 2 diabetes is no more acceptable. As soon as we acknowledge that genetics play a role in its development (which is an objective proven fact), any argument loses legitimacy.
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Bluesky is “screen reader accessible” the way a staircase with curb cuts on each step is a “wheelchair ramp.”
No keyboard nav. No useful landmarks. No focus memory. I lose my place every time I interact with a post.
Compliance ≠ usability.
Day 14 asking @support.bsky.team to fix this #A11yFail
No keyboard nav. No useful landmarks. No focus memory. I lose my place every time I interact with a post.
Compliance ≠ usability.
Day 14 asking @support.bsky.team to fix this #A11yFail
May 22, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Bluesky is “screen reader accessible” the way a staircase with curb cuts on each step is a “wheelchair ramp.”
No keyboard nav. No useful landmarks. No focus memory. I lose my place every time I interact with a post.
Compliance ≠ usability.
Day 14 asking @support.bsky.team to fix this #A11yFail
No keyboard nav. No useful landmarks. No focus memory. I lose my place every time I interact with a post.
Compliance ≠ usability.
Day 14 asking @support.bsky.team to fix this #A11yFail