Colson Alderwood
@limegreenpenguin.bsky.social
They/Them 🏳️⚧️
Queer, Autistic, Disabled, and proud.
LDA (Late Discovery Adoptee) & Adoption Abolitionist
Loud bitch 💗✨
Queer, Autistic, Disabled, and proud.
LDA (Late Discovery Adoptee) & Adoption Abolitionist
Loud bitch 💗✨
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if you're an adoption abolitionist you should also be anti-ICE.
sincerely, a fellow adoptee.
sincerely, a fellow adoptee.
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Another fun day of navigating the medical system as an adopted person prevented by law from access to my family history. Today I’m getting a 2nd opinion on my unexpected and scary diagnosis of macular degeneration.*
Presuming that the ability to answer these questions matters. But I can’t. 1/2
🥚
Presuming that the ability to answer these questions matters. But I can’t. 1/2
🥚
January 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Another fun day of navigating the medical system as an adopted person prevented by law from access to my family history. Today I’m getting a 2nd opinion on my unexpected and scary diagnosis of macular degeneration.*
Presuming that the ability to answer these questions matters. But I can’t. 1/2
🥚
Presuming that the ability to answer these questions matters. But I can’t. 1/2
🥚
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Thanks, New Yorker
October 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Thanks, New Yorker
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Here's the thing: they will keep doing this until they personally face legal, financial, or/and corporal consequences. They are getting more bold and violent, not less, because they are facing no consequences at all.
Another violent attack by an ICE officer on a civilian at 26 Federal Plaza—this time on a journalist, who had to be carried out on stretcher.
Another attack on the First Amendment, our neighbors, and our democracy.
Another attack on the First Amendment, our neighbors, and our democracy.
September 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Here's the thing: they will keep doing this until they personally face legal, financial, or/and corporal consequences. They are getting more bold and violent, not less, because they are facing no consequences at all.
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As the genocidaire Netanyahu gives his speech to an empty hall at the UN, Iran's delegation left portraits of the Iranian children murdered by the Zionist regime facing the podium.
September 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
As the genocidaire Netanyahu gives his speech to an empty hall at the UN, Iran's delegation left portraits of the Iranian children murdered by the Zionist regime facing the podium.
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Lol got unfollowed for this by someone who keeps saying they've adopted Palestinian families like some sort of Boy Scout badge.
Y'all know that "look at me! I'm a saviour!" shit is Christian fundamentalist trash, right?
That you sound like a mega church pastor?
Do I need to check your hard drive?
Y'all know that "look at me! I'm a saviour!" shit is Christian fundamentalist trash, right?
That you sound like a mega church pastor?
Do I need to check your hard drive?
All y'all saying you "adopted" families are giving "ownership" vibes
Stop.
Stop.
If you are saying "adopt" when you mean "sponsor" or "buy", you are using saviour complex language, which benefits fascism and colonialism. Stop it.
September 13, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Lol got unfollowed for this by someone who keeps saying they've adopted Palestinian families like some sort of Boy Scout badge.
Y'all know that "look at me! I'm a saviour!" shit is Christian fundamentalist trash, right?
That you sound like a mega church pastor?
Do I need to check your hard drive?
Y'all know that "look at me! I'm a saviour!" shit is Christian fundamentalist trash, right?
That you sound like a mega church pastor?
Do I need to check your hard drive?
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Jnx is so right (as usual)
it costs LITERALLY nothing to change your language and be more inclusive towards adoptees.
yet anytime we bring that up, suddenly we're being "unreasonable" or "too sensitive". 🫠
it costs LITERALLY nothing to change your language and be more inclusive towards adoptees.
yet anytime we bring that up, suddenly we're being "unreasonable" or "too sensitive". 🫠
Oh you "adopted" a family?
Did you know that adoptees are more likely to be abused, disowned or even murdered by their adoptives?
So like, is that a threat?
Because it fucking sounds like one.
If you mean "sponsor" or "support" just fucking say that instead of signalling what a saint you are.
Did you know that adoptees are more likely to be abused, disowned or even murdered by their adoptives?
So like, is that a threat?
Because it fucking sounds like one.
If you mean "sponsor" or "support" just fucking say that instead of signalling what a saint you are.
September 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Jnx is so right (as usual)
it costs LITERALLY nothing to change your language and be more inclusive towards adoptees.
yet anytime we bring that up, suddenly we're being "unreasonable" or "too sensitive". 🫠
it costs LITERALLY nothing to change your language and be more inclusive towards adoptees.
yet anytime we bring that up, suddenly we're being "unreasonable" or "too sensitive". 🫠
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And just bc there's always a whiner:
It's not on us to eat it or try to ignore it.
It's on you to stop perpetuating ideals and language that support white supremacy, colonialism, and the saviour complex.
And you're refusing.
What does that make you.
It's not on us to eat it or try to ignore it.
It's on you to stop perpetuating ideals and language that support white supremacy, colonialism, and the saviour complex.
And you're refusing.
What does that make you.
September 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
And just bc there's always a whiner:
It's not on us to eat it or try to ignore it.
It's on you to stop perpetuating ideals and language that support white supremacy, colonialism, and the saviour complex.
And you're refusing.
What does that make you.
It's not on us to eat it or try to ignore it.
It's on you to stop perpetuating ideals and language that support white supremacy, colonialism, and the saviour complex.
And you're refusing.
What does that make you.
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If you can figure out why saying r*t*rd is wrong, you can learn why saying "adopt" when you mean "sponsor" or "buy" or "trafficked" is wrong, too.
You just don't care about us enough to bother.
And we see it CONSTANTLY
You just don't care about us enough to bother.
And we see it CONSTANTLY
September 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
If you can figure out why saying r*t*rd is wrong, you can learn why saying "adopt" when you mean "sponsor" or "buy" or "trafficked" is wrong, too.
You just don't care about us enough to bother.
And we see it CONSTANTLY
You just don't care about us enough to bother.
And we see it CONSTANTLY
My subscriptions to all of these have been cancelled since they made massive donations to Israel. They've openly supported genocide & they're constantly bending the knee to trump.
If y'all haven't cancelled your subscriptions yet, what are you doing? What do you "need" to watch so badly? /genq
If y'all haven't cancelled your subscriptions yet, what are you doing? What do you "need" to watch so badly? /genq
Cancel your Disney plus, cancel your Hulu subscription and boycott ABC. We need to hit them where it hurts, their wallets!
This is so messed up.
September 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
My subscriptions to all of these have been cancelled since they made massive donations to Israel. They've openly supported genocide & they're constantly bending the knee to trump.
If y'all haven't cancelled your subscriptions yet, what are you doing? What do you "need" to watch so badly? /genq
If y'all haven't cancelled your subscriptions yet, what are you doing? What do you "need" to watch so badly? /genq
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On top of everything going on--- I still have a Resistance School to run!
My classes for Race, Media and International Affairs 101 begin Monday, October 6th!
We are expanding the class size (but not by much!)
So you still have a chance to enroll! www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...
My classes for Race, Media and International Affairs 101 begin Monday, October 6th!
We are expanding the class size (but not by much!)
So you still have a chance to enroll! www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...
Fall Registration for Race, Media & International Affairs with Karen Attiah — Resistance Study Series
A virtual, seven week beginner and intermediate course on the history of race, mass media, and the modern world order.
www.resistancesummerschool.com
September 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
On top of everything going on--- I still have a Resistance School to run!
My classes for Race, Media and International Affairs 101 begin Monday, October 6th!
We are expanding the class size (but not by much!)
So you still have a chance to enroll! www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...
My classes for Race, Media and International Affairs 101 begin Monday, October 6th!
We are expanding the class size (but not by much!)
So you still have a chance to enroll! www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...
I will not hold your hand while I, or any other adoptee on here, is sharing the truth about our experiences.
I will not politely provide answers to questions about why the sale or transfer of children or the erasure of identities or people & media pushing the fairytale narrative is all wrong.
I will not politely provide answers to questions about why the sale or transfer of children or the erasure of identities or people & media pushing the fairytale narrative is all wrong.
September 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I will not hold your hand while I, or any other adoptee on here, is sharing the truth about our experiences.
I will not politely provide answers to questions about why the sale or transfer of children or the erasure of identities or people & media pushing the fairytale narrative is all wrong.
I will not politely provide answers to questions about why the sale or transfer of children or the erasure of identities or people & media pushing the fairytale narrative is all wrong.
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Said it before and I'll say it again:
It takes time and energy for me to handhold people through why dehumanizing and commodifying us is wrong, and frankly, I should be compensated.
It takes time and energy for me to handhold people through why dehumanizing and commodifying us is wrong, and frankly, I should be compensated.
September 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Said it before and I'll say it again:
It takes time and energy for me to handhold people through why dehumanizing and commodifying us is wrong, and frankly, I should be compensated.
It takes time and energy for me to handhold people through why dehumanizing and commodifying us is wrong, and frankly, I should be compensated.
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Look I'm gonna come right out and say it- adoptees who defend the police state/billionaires are not gonna find adoptee solidarity with me- I do not defend the systems that sold us and I'm frankly disgusted that you do.
December 13, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Look I'm gonna come right out and say it- adoptees who defend the police state/billionaires are not gonna find adoptee solidarity with me- I do not defend the systems that sold us and I'm frankly disgusted that you do.
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Wounded Knee is a dark stain upon our nation’s history. We must remember it for what it truly was, not for what white nationalists would have it be.
September 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Wounded Knee is a dark stain upon our nation’s history. We must remember it for what it truly was, not for what white nationalists would have it be.
if you're an adoption abolitionist you should also be anti-ICE.
sincerely, a fellow adoptee.
sincerely, a fellow adoptee.
September 27, 2025 at 2:58 AM
if you're an adoption abolitionist you should also be anti-ICE.
sincerely, a fellow adoptee.
sincerely, a fellow adoptee.
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Taking the twins out for a stroll
Lily Lake, Estes Park, Colorado
Lily Lake, Estes Park, Colorado
September 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Taking the twins out for a stroll
Lily Lake, Estes Park, Colorado
Lily Lake, Estes Park, Colorado
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Monarez is playing her weak hand perfectly, and should be a model for institutional resistance for the next four years:
1. Make them fire you
2. Don’t go along to get along
3. Don’t apologize, have confidence in your own integrity and the importance of your role
4. Always escalate the conflict
1. Make them fire you
2. Don’t go along to get along
3. Don’t apologize, have confidence in your own integrity and the importance of your role
4. Always escalate the conflict
August 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Monarez is playing her weak hand perfectly, and should be a model for institutional resistance for the next four years:
1. Make them fire you
2. Don’t go along to get along
3. Don’t apologize, have confidence in your own integrity and the importance of your role
4. Always escalate the conflict
1. Make them fire you
2. Don’t go along to get along
3. Don’t apologize, have confidence in your own integrity and the importance of your role
4. Always escalate the conflict
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It would be nice if y'all would remember that the people spending time to educate everyone about the adoption industry are people that were trafficked through it.
September 27, 2024 at 4:07 PM
It would be nice if y'all would remember that the people spending time to educate everyone about the adoption industry are people that were trafficked through it.
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the relation of parent to child is one of stewardship, not ownership. but #adoption is designed to confer legal parenthood through the issuing of false birth records, which give the adopters permanent ownership of the adoptee's identity. why can't adult adoptees legally emancipate themselves?
April 7, 2025 at 11:39 AM
the relation of parent to child is one of stewardship, not ownership. but #adoption is designed to confer legal parenthood through the issuing of false birth records, which give the adopters permanent ownership of the adoptee's identity. why can't adult adoptees legally emancipate themselves?
YES YES YES SWEDEN IS PROPOSING A COMPLETE STOP TO INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION. The government is being asked to apologize to adoptees and their families for the fraud and abuse that existed & continues to exist in the adoption industry.
This is a huge win.
apnews.com/article/swed...
This is a huge win.
apnews.com/article/swed...
Sweden faces call to halt international adoptions after inquiry finds abuses and fraud
A Swedish commission has recommended that international adoptions be stopped after an investigation found a series of abuses and fraud dating back decades.
apnews.com
June 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
YES YES YES SWEDEN IS PROPOSING A COMPLETE STOP TO INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION. The government is being asked to apologize to adoptees and their families for the fraud and abuse that existed & continues to exist in the adoption industry.
This is a huge win.
apnews.com/article/swed...
This is a huge win.
apnews.com/article/swed...
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Trump's appeal on ending birthright citizenship has failed. The 9th Circuit panel (including a Trump appointee) all ruled against him.
February 20, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Trump's appeal on ending birthright citizenship has failed. The 9th Circuit panel (including a Trump appointee) all ruled against him.
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HHS has ordered CDC to stop its influenza vaccine “Wild to Mild” media campaign. This is an award-winning campaign that effectively explains how influenza vaccine may not prevent infection but does decrease illness severity. We are currently having one of the worst influenza seasons in 15 years.
February 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
HHS has ordered CDC to stop its influenza vaccine “Wild to Mild” media campaign. This is an award-winning campaign that effectively explains how influenza vaccine may not prevent infection but does decrease illness severity. We are currently having one of the worst influenza seasons in 15 years.