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24 | She/They| Aroace| I was too powerful, the universe had to nerf me and all I got was a dozen chronic illnesses | Avid reader | pokemon, batfam, star wars, anime/manga and ttrpgs occupy my heart |
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Why decline all these chances to defend feminism? Because to participate would be accepting the premise that our rights and humanity are up for debate in the first place.
Once you’ve conceded that it’s reasonable to ask whether women’s equality was a mistake, you’ve already lost.
Once you’ve conceded that it’s reasonable to ask whether women’s equality was a mistake, you’ve already lost.
December 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Why decline all these chances to defend feminism? Because to participate would be accepting the premise that our rights and humanity are up for debate in the first place.
Once you’ve conceded that it’s reasonable to ask whether women’s equality was a mistake, you’ve already lost.
Once you’ve conceded that it’s reasonable to ask whether women’s equality was a mistake, you’ve already lost.
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Chronic illness flare ups can be devastating.
We try to avoid them. We plan for setbacks. We build contingency plans.
Yet flares still happen. No amount of planning can change the fact that our health is often outside of our control.
My latest looks at setbacks, fear and how to survive a crash:
We try to avoid them. We plan for setbacks. We build contingency plans.
Yet flares still happen. No amount of planning can change the fact that our health is often outside of our control.
My latest looks at setbacks, fear and how to survive a crash:
What If This Flare Never Ends?
It’s one of the biggest fears chronically ill people face. The fear of a never ending flare. That a setback will result in a permanently reduced baseline. That the worst day will become our new normal
www.disabledginger.com
December 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Chronic illness flare ups can be devastating.
We try to avoid them. We plan for setbacks. We build contingency plans.
Yet flares still happen. No amount of planning can change the fact that our health is often outside of our control.
My latest looks at setbacks, fear and how to survive a crash:
We try to avoid them. We plan for setbacks. We build contingency plans.
Yet flares still happen. No amount of planning can change the fact that our health is often outside of our control.
My latest looks at setbacks, fear and how to survive a crash:
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NBC News is being kicked out of its space in the Pentagon and replaced by OANN.
February 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
NBC News is being kicked out of its space in the Pentagon and replaced by OANN.
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The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
End of Term Web Archive – Preserving the Transition of a Nation | Internet Archive Blogs
blog.archive.org
February 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
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Thinking about the libertarians who argued, before the election, that Trump didn't mean most of what he said, and that the things he meant were the good things, and that Harris would clearly be worse for the country.
January 31, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Thinking about the libertarians who argued, before the election, that Trump didn't mean most of what he said, and that the things he meant were the good things, and that Harris would clearly be worse for the country.
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Both my kids have relied heavily on special education programs and my wife runs a special education nonprofit, so if you tell me that the Trump assault on special education is just a “distraction” I’m going to block you into the fucking sun.
January 31, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Both my kids have relied heavily on special education programs and my wife runs a special education nonprofit, so if you tell me that the Trump assault on special education is just a “distraction” I’m going to block you into the fucking sun.
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For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
January 31, 2025 at 10:53 PM
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
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HOLD UP.
Did Trump just say he will put tariffs on medications?
Americans already pay more for prescription medications than anywhere in the world - and he wants us to pay EVEN MORE?
Americans want cheaper drug prices. Trump is giving us higher taxes instead.
Did Trump just say he will put tariffs on medications?
Americans already pay more for prescription medications than anywhere in the world - and he wants us to pay EVEN MORE?
Americans want cheaper drug prices. Trump is giving us higher taxes instead.
January 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
HOLD UP.
Did Trump just say he will put tariffs on medications?
Americans already pay more for prescription medications than anywhere in the world - and he wants us to pay EVEN MORE?
Americans want cheaper drug prices. Trump is giving us higher taxes instead.
Did Trump just say he will put tariffs on medications?
Americans already pay more for prescription medications than anywhere in the world - and he wants us to pay EVEN MORE?
Americans want cheaper drug prices. Trump is giving us higher taxes instead.
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Great, the “when I was a kid no one had food allergies” assholes have taken over.
The CDC page on childhood food allergies/anaphylaxis is gone. Here it is on the Wayback; can't even find any "forbidden" words like (gasp!) gender.
web.archive.org/web/20250111...
web.archive.org/web/20250111...
January 31, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Great, the “when I was a kid no one had food allergies” assholes have taken over.
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If you're a journalist downloading CDC data today, please consider filling out this form so we have a centralized guide to who has what. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Downloaded CDC Data And Where To Find It
Journalists and scientists are downloading a bunch of public health data they suspect might be at risk of deletion. Instead of all of us privately reinventing the wheel over and over, what if we share...
docs.google.com
January 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
If you're a journalist downloading CDC data today, please consider filling out this form so we have a centralized guide to who has what. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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We knew this kind of stuff was coming, but it doesn't make it acceptable.
Purging science is an attack on democracy.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Purging science is an attack on democracy.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump orders USDA to take down websites referencing climate crisis
Websites offer only error messages on Thursday after president demands agriculture department shutter sites
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2025 at 10:52 PM
We knew this kind of stuff was coming, but it doesn't make it acceptable.
Purging science is an attack on democracy.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Purging science is an attack on democracy.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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🌸 Compression Gloves 🌸
I sell compression gloves in fun patterns, solid colors and some with grips! They come in 2-3 sizes!
They help with hand pain & swelling & allow you to do the things you love for longer! Like knitting, gaming and so much more.
Store details below!
I sell compression gloves in fun patterns, solid colors and some with grips! They come in 2-3 sizes!
They help with hand pain & swelling & allow you to do the things you love for longer! Like knitting, gaming and so much more.
Store details below!
January 31, 2025 at 11:12 PM
🌸 Compression Gloves 🌸
I sell compression gloves in fun patterns, solid colors and some with grips! They come in 2-3 sizes!
They help with hand pain & swelling & allow you to do the things you love for longer! Like knitting, gaming and so much more.
Store details below!
I sell compression gloves in fun patterns, solid colors and some with grips! They come in 2-3 sizes!
They help with hand pain & swelling & allow you to do the things you love for longer! Like knitting, gaming and so much more.
Store details below!
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It should be obvious, but let's be clear: if a new president can arbitrarily nullify existing federal contracts, they aren't real "contracts" at all and they aren't worth the paper they're printed on. 🧵
January 31, 2025 at 9:36 PM
It should be obvious, but let's be clear: if a new president can arbitrarily nullify existing federal contracts, they aren't real "contracts" at all and they aren't worth the paper they're printed on. 🧵
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Everyone seems to be framing Trump's freeze on federal grants as a Constitutional fight over powers of the purse & whether presidents can disregard Congressional appropriations. It is that. But also at stake is the fundamental validity of government contracts! I see much less discussion on this... 🧵
January 31, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Everyone seems to be framing Trump's freeze on federal grants as a Constitutional fight over powers of the purse & whether presidents can disregard Congressional appropriations. It is that. But also at stake is the fundamental validity of government contracts! I see much less discussion on this... 🧵
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The sewing needle is one of the single greatest inventions in human history.
Tell me something ordinary but magnificent
January 31, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The sewing needle is one of the single greatest inventions in human history.
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Trump isnt just trying to impound appropriated but unobligated funding. He's frozen dispersement of billions of dollars of CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED funds. Whatever you think about the validity of impounding unobligated funds, this is quite clearly a direct and widespread violation of contract law. 🧵
January 31, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Trump isnt just trying to impound appropriated but unobligated funding. He's frozen dispersement of billions of dollars of CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED funds. Whatever you think about the validity of impounding unobligated funds, this is quite clearly a direct and widespread violation of contract law. 🧵
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Normalizing spelling out what people actually mean when they cite DEI rather than letting them hide behind the safe cover of a euphemism that's been sapped of meaning
January 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Normalizing spelling out what people actually mean when they cite DEI rather than letting them hide behind the safe cover of a euphemism that's been sapped of meaning
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The Trump administration has stripped away the legal-immigration status of 600,000 Venezuelans who had permission to live and work in the United States, Gisela Salim-Peyer writes:
The ‘Right Way’ to Immigrate Just Went Wrong
The Trump administration has stripped the status of 600,000 Venezuelans who obeyed the law.
www.theatlantic.com
January 31, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The Trump administration has stripped away the legal-immigration status of 600,000 Venezuelans who had permission to live and work in the United States, Gisela Salim-Peyer writes:
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right like this was not just in passing lmao
January 31, 2025 at 10:40 PM
right like this was not just in passing lmao
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This is exactly why we all need to support independent media.
January 31, 2025 at 7:58 PM
This is exactly why we all need to support independent media.