Moira P. Armstrong
@moiraparmstrong.bsky.social
they/them/theirs ⦁ Kent State and Birkbeck UoL alum ⦁ American Studies PhD candidate at Rutgers - Newark ⦁ aro/ace studies, queer/crip history, and public humanities ⦁ wear a mask!
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“Im honored to be your ancestor” - @sfdirewolf.bsky.social final words to disability fighters
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
November 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
“Im honored to be your ancestor” - @sfdirewolf.bsky.social final words to disability fighters
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What a privilege it is to be a younger disabled person in a community shaped by Alice Wong. Rest in peace, Alice.
November 15, 2025 at 8:19 AM
What a privilege it is to be a younger disabled person in a community shaped by Alice Wong. Rest in peace, Alice.
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Wanna to go to a virtual No Kings rally that focuses on healthcare (with a side of "vaccines are good, actually" and "eugenics is bad, actually")?
Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event.
Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...
Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event.
Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...
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October 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Wanna to go to a virtual No Kings rally that focuses on healthcare (with a side of "vaccines are good, actually" and "eugenics is bad, actually")?
Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event.
Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...
Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event.
Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...
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So thrilled that the #Newsies book made it to this list! I can't wait to actually have this in my hands. ❤️❤️
25 Theater Books for Your Fall 2025 Reading List
25 Theater Books for Your Fall 2025 Reading List
We're falling into fall with a great Broadway read! This season, Broadway's best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind. From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theatre history; check out our collection of 25 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's Fall 2025 reading list.
www.broadwayworld.com
October 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
So thrilled that the #Newsies book made it to this list! I can't wait to actually have this in my hands. ❤️❤️
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“Millions of Americans are impacted by long Covid, and they deserve a federal government that will have their back,” Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine told Rolling Stone.
“The Trump administration is not only failing to achieve those goals, but actively taking us in the wrong direction.”
“The Trump administration is not only failing to achieve those goals, but actively taking us in the wrong direction.”
Long Covid Is Real -- And It's Changing an Entire Generation
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October 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
“Millions of Americans are impacted by long Covid, and they deserve a federal government that will have their back,” Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine told Rolling Stone.
“The Trump administration is not only failing to achieve those goals, but actively taking us in the wrong direction.”
“The Trump administration is not only failing to achieve those goals, but actively taking us in the wrong direction.”
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Were you or your kids assigned full books to read in high school English — novels, nonfiction or plays from beginning to end — or mostly shorter excerpts? We are digging into this very controversial maybe-trend and need your help:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/u...
Were You Assigned Full Books to Read in High School English? Tell Us.
www.nytimes.com
September 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Were you or your kids assigned full books to read in high school English — novels, nonfiction or plays from beginning to end — or mostly shorter excerpts? We are digging into this very controversial maybe-trend and need your help:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/u...
I passed my proposal defense for my dissertation project, "Beyond Romance: Kinship Experiments in the Modern United States," today! I've been gearing up to write this aromantic history for so long and I'm so excited to really get started.
September 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I passed my proposal defense for my dissertation project, "Beyond Romance: Kinship Experiments in the Modern United States," today! I've been gearing up to write this aromantic history for so long and I'm so excited to really get started.
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NEW: Fight for the Future and @covidsafecampus.bsky.social are sounding the alarm as more schools capitulate to Trump admin financial threats and quietly adopt forced unmasking policies for the fall semester.
www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-08...
www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-08...
New campaign tracks spread of campus mask bans at 60+ universities threatened by Trump admin, highlighting growing threats to student health, privacy, and free expression
As students return to colleges and universities across the country, Fight for the Future and COVID Safe Campus are launching our Campus Mask Policy Scorecard. This policy tracker closely follows the m...
www.fightforthefuture.org
August 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
NEW: Fight for the Future and @covidsafecampus.bsky.social are sounding the alarm as more schools capitulate to Trump admin financial threats and quietly adopt forced unmasking policies for the fall semester.
www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-08...
www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-08...
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"I don’t know how to convince everyone that we can’t give up. So many people consider COVID to be endemic, or accept that everyone will eventually become infected, thinking nothing more can be done... but I know a better world is possible and we will move forward together."
COVID Isn’t Going Anywhere. Masking Up Could Save My Life.
"When I am in public spaces and see most people unmasked, I feel like an expendable burden not worth saving."
www.teenvogue.com
August 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
"I don’t know how to convince everyone that we can’t give up. So many people consider COVID to be endemic, or accept that everyone will eventually become infected, thinking nothing more can be done... but I know a better world is possible and we will move forward together."
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This is a piece you should read right now and share share share open.substack.com/pub/leikelis...
Individualism is Killing The (Online) Aspec Community
You lot don’t wanna hear me, you just wanna dance. And eat garlic bread.
open.substack.com
August 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This is a piece you should read right now and share share share open.substack.com/pub/leikelis...
I am deeply disturbed by this rhetoric that preexisting health problems mean deaths don’t matter. We saw this during COVID. Now it gets applied to every public health threat—H5N1, measles, etc.—and genocide. Disabled people are not disposable.
I’m kind of speechless with this one. I can’t imagine the kind of person who continues to make the argument that it doesn’t count as real starvation if the kids were already sick.
August 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I am deeply disturbed by this rhetoric that preexisting health problems mean deaths don’t matter. We saw this during COVID. Now it gets applied to every public health threat—H5N1, measles, etc.—and genocide. Disabled people are not disposable.
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Incredible journalism, heartbreaking & terrifying story
Last fall, I attended the premiere of a film that meant a lot to me. In late January, all of its hundreds of planned screenings were canceled without explanation. For @defector.com, I went digging:
Why Did National Geographic Disappear Its Own Documentary About A Queer Climate Scientist? | Defector
If you’re not a particular kind of mountain sports nerd, you might not be familiar with the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour. But for people who live their lives in the overlapping circl...
defector.com
July 31, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Incredible journalism, heartbreaking & terrifying story
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We have @littlelobbyists.com families on the way to Washington DC right now, they'll be on the House-side of the Capitol tomorrow. We're going to make them see us before they vote to kill disabled children.
If you can help cover the costs of this urgent action:
secure.actblue.com/donate/littl...
If you can help cover the costs of this urgent action:
secure.actblue.com/donate/littl...
I just gave to Little Lobbyists Action Network!
Show your support with a contribution.
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July 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
We have @littlelobbyists.com families on the way to Washington DC right now, they'll be on the House-side of the Capitol tomorrow. We're going to make them see us before they vote to kill disabled children.
If you can help cover the costs of this urgent action:
secure.actblue.com/donate/littl...
If you can help cover the costs of this urgent action:
secure.actblue.com/donate/littl...
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A preorder link is live! 😊 If you would like the book and can preorder, that is a *huge* help, but if you can't, I completely get that. The best thing you can do in that case is request that your university or local library orders a copy - that helps sales, too! mcfarlandbooks.com/product/news...
There is a book cover and an official title for the #Newsies book, and I am so incredibly delighted!!! ❤️ Preorder links should be available very soon, and I will share those as soon as I can.
June 12, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A preorder link is live! 😊 If you would like the book and can preorder, that is a *huge* help, but if you can't, I completely get that. The best thing you can do in that case is request that your university or local library orders a copy - that helps sales, too! mcfarlandbooks.com/product/news...
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It is not too late to push back on the FDA’s attempts to limit vaccine access. Believe me, you want to fight for this even if you think Covid is over. They do not plan to stop here. www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
May 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
It is not too late to push back on the FDA’s attempts to limit vaccine access. Believe me, you want to fight for this even if you think Covid is over. They do not plan to stop here. www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
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1) If you have had Covid you are at risk.
2) THEY AREN’T FUCKING “BOOSTERS” THEY ARE NEW SHOTS. THE VIRUS MUTATES.
3) They are able to do this because the uptake is already so low. This is not the end game, it’s an opening gambit.
2) THEY AREN’T FUCKING “BOOSTERS” THEY ARE NEW SHOTS. THE VIRUS MUTATES.
3) They are able to do this because the uptake is already so low. This is not the end game, it’s an opening gambit.
BREAKING: FDA says covid boosters now only for those over 65 or with preconditions. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say
The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness
www.statnews.com
May 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
1) If you have had Covid you are at risk.
2) THEY AREN’T FUCKING “BOOSTERS” THEY ARE NEW SHOTS. THE VIRUS MUTATES.
3) They are able to do this because the uptake is already so low. This is not the end game, it’s an opening gambit.
2) THEY AREN’T FUCKING “BOOSTERS” THEY ARE NEW SHOTS. THE VIRUS MUTATES.
3) They are able to do this because the uptake is already so low. This is not the end game, it’s an opening gambit.
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[Karoline Leavitt saying the Librarian of Congress was fired for having books in the library] Wow that's the worst thing I've ever seen
*refreshes feed*
[The mayor of Newark is being held at an unspecified facility] Wow that's the worst thing I've ever seen
*refreshes feed*
[The mayor of Newark is being held at an unspecified facility] Wow that's the worst thing I've ever seen
May 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
[Karoline Leavitt saying the Librarian of Congress was fired for having books in the library] Wow that's the worst thing I've ever seen
*refreshes feed*
[The mayor of Newark is being held at an unspecified facility] Wow that's the worst thing I've ever seen
*refreshes feed*
[The mayor of Newark is being held at an unspecified facility] Wow that's the worst thing I've ever seen
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This study needs more participants, so far 125 students have been interviewed, and the aim is to interview 25 more students to reach the goal of 150 interviews.
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College Students Who Are Both Ace and Trans/Nonbinary
While growing bodies of literature examine the experiences of trans/nonbinary college students and asexual college students, this will be the first national study to focus on the experiences of trans ...
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April 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
This study needs more participants, so far 125 students have been interviewed, and the aim is to interview 25 more students to reach the goal of 150 interviews.
umassamherst.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
umassamherst.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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If you or your mutual aid group want to get some of that federal stockpile of COVID tests, you can order them for free. Minimum is 300, unclear what the max is! my local clean air group just did this and they arrived quickly:
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
free RATs ordering guide (HHS)
How to bulk order free rapid tests from the government & FAQs: You do NOT have to be an official organization (no requirement to be a 501c3, school, or anything else). You don’t even have to be a mut...
docs.google.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
If you or your mutual aid group want to get some of that federal stockpile of COVID tests, you can order them for free. Minimum is 300, unclear what the max is! my local clean air group just did this and they arrived quickly:
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
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Trump’s trying to gut funding for libraries: you can fight back with ALA.
The President's executive order to dismantle the Institute of Museum & Library Services would be deeply harmful. We need to speak out.
Take action NOW: tell Congress to protect library funding.
bit.ly/ProtectLibraryFunding
The President's executive order to dismantle the Institute of Museum & Library Services would be deeply harmful. We need to speak out.
Take action NOW: tell Congress to protect library funding.
bit.ly/ProtectLibraryFunding
March 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Trump’s trying to gut funding for libraries: you can fight back with ALA.
The President's executive order to dismantle the Institute of Museum & Library Services would be deeply harmful. We need to speak out.
Take action NOW: tell Congress to protect library funding.
bit.ly/ProtectLibraryFunding
The President's executive order to dismantle the Institute of Museum & Library Services would be deeply harmful. We need to speak out.
Take action NOW: tell Congress to protect library funding.
bit.ly/ProtectLibraryFunding
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NEW: CSC is launching a policy report form to track campus mask bans and restrictions being proposed or implemented at universities/colleges across the US.
If you care about pandemics, privacy, protests, and Palestine, help us spread the word and track these policies.
tinyurl.com/ReportCampus...
If you care about pandemics, privacy, protests, and Palestine, help us spread the word and track these policies.
tinyurl.com/ReportCampus...
March 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
NEW: CSC is launching a policy report form to track campus mask bans and restrictions being proposed or implemented at universities/colleges across the US.
If you care about pandemics, privacy, protests, and Palestine, help us spread the word and track these policies.
tinyurl.com/ReportCampus...
If you care about pandemics, privacy, protests, and Palestine, help us spread the word and track these policies.
tinyurl.com/ReportCampus...
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Two hours left! Please share and comme t. 🙏
The government is about to give OpenAI the ability to legally steal if we do not flood this page in the next 12 hours.
OpenAI will have immunity from all lawsuits regarding copyright infringement. All other AI companies will follow.
Do you despise AI? Dissent, retweet. Do something. #furry #art
OpenAI will have immunity from all lawsuits regarding copyright infringement. All other AI companies will follow.
Do you despise AI? Dissent, retweet. Do something. #furry #art
Request for Information on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan
On behalf of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the NITRD NCO requests input from all interested parties on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan ("Plan"). Th...
www.federalregister.gov
March 16, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Two hours left! Please share and comme t. 🙏
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This is really important, please take a moment to fill this out and pass it around
March 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
This is really important, please take a moment to fill this out and pass it around
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Free Covid tests!
My understanding is this is still happening and anyone can order—just spoke to someone who ordered 3000 tests as an individual and was able to very quickly distribute them out to interested groups!
And let me emphasize: for free!!
My understanding is this is still happening and anyone can order—just spoke to someone who ordered 3000 tests as an individual and was able to very quickly distribute them out to interested groups!
And let me emphasize: for free!!
If you or your mutual aid group want to get some of that federal stockpile of COVID tests, you can order them for free. Minimum is 300, unclear what the max is! my local clean air group just did this and they arrived quickly:
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
free RATs ordering guide (HHS)
How to bulk order free rapid tests from the government & FAQs: You do NOT have to be an official organization (no requirement to be a 501c3, school, or anything else). You don’t even have to be a mut...
docs.google.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Free Covid tests!
My understanding is this is still happening and anyone can order—just spoke to someone who ordered 3000 tests as an individual and was able to very quickly distribute them out to interested groups!
And let me emphasize: for free!!
My understanding is this is still happening and anyone can order—just spoke to someone who ordered 3000 tests as an individual and was able to very quickly distribute them out to interested groups!
And let me emphasize: for free!!