People laughed a few days ago when @jamellebouie.net said we might not have flu shots next year, but:

The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.

Sometimes you say something that you hadn't thought would be that controversial and remember just how far left your politics actually are from the mainstream when the Comments start coming in 😬

Donald Trump has just released a national under 18 trans care ban executive order. I am working through specifically how it tries to do this, and will live tweet here section by section as I read through it.

It is not yet on the website, but has been released via press release.

While we may face repercussions for this, the truth lies in the metadata. Memos to federal employees are being authored by individuals with ties to Project 2025. You can verify this yourself.

Local yarn store did me a financial solid by only being open four days a week, but also how do they stay in business?

🚨 🚨 🚨 HOMEWORK 🚨 🚨 🚨

The email address for federal workers to inform on their colleagues is DEIAtruth@opm.gov.

Would be a real shame if folks flooded that inbox, rendering it useless.

These executive orders on banning federally funded entities from recognizing trans people or disallowing them from using the bathroom are not self-executing or immediately enforceable. They require formal rule making at a minimum. They are a scare tactic. Ignore and do not comply in advance.

You won't be any better at fighting what's coming if you burn yourself out and spend all your time feeling bleak and hopeless, and the people telling you that it's all despair now probably don't have anyone's best interest at heart.

"Accidentally." These sweeps do nothing but push some of our most vulnerable neighbors closer to death in the best of times. www.wrdw.com/2025/01/16/g...

Pinched nerve means I have trouble holding my phone, typing, and crafting. As an ADHDer, where is the manager I can complain to about my own body being ableist?

Do I really hate the whole world, or am I just hungry? Questions to ask oneself.

Finally got a memorial piece for Nikko done and I really love it ❤️

Ah yes, another venue in which I can geek out about my critters and crafts