ResilienceBeast
@resiliencebeast.bsky.social
Ecology-botany nerd, #Herbalism, sustainable food & #Organic, agricultural policy, farming, leftist, #Disability and chronic illness advocate, trans non-binary queer, writer and artist. #Agroecology #HumanRights 🍉♿️
Despite many chronically ill people supporting Tr*mp due to the MAHA movement, it’s all lies. And marginalized folks are most affected by these toxins.
The EPA has proposed approving the dangerously persistent pesticide epyrifenacil on canola, corn, soybean and wheat.
Epyrifenacil is yet another forever chemical, and this marks the fifth proposed approval of a PFAS pesticide since Trump took office.
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Epyrifenacil is yet another forever chemical, and this marks the fifth proposed approval of a PFAS pesticide since Trump took office.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/49z9TyX
November 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Despite many chronically ill people supporting Tr*mp due to the MAHA movement, it’s all lies. And marginalized folks are most affected by these toxins.
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justin with a banger
November 7, 2025 at 2:58 AM
justin with a banger
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Universal masking, which we tried for two hot seconds in America before people started throwing tantrums & posting up with their guns, is about the same kind of understanding ourselves as a collective we would actually need to counter fascism. You care about the community so you set a group norm.
October 15, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Universal masking, which we tried for two hot seconds in America before people started throwing tantrums & posting up with their guns, is about the same kind of understanding ourselves as a collective we would actually need to counter fascism. You care about the community so you set a group norm.
Watching well off, white, older, liberal US-Americans “flee” the country because of the current regime leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
You could stay and help the marginalized folks that CAN’T flee survive.
But go enjoy your new life and nationalized healthcare I guess.
You could stay and help the marginalized folks that CAN’T flee survive.
But go enjoy your new life and nationalized healthcare I guess.
October 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Watching well off, white, older, liberal US-Americans “flee” the country because of the current regime leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
You could stay and help the marginalized folks that CAN’T flee survive.
But go enjoy your new life and nationalized healthcare I guess.
You could stay and help the marginalized folks that CAN’T flee survive.
But go enjoy your new life and nationalized healthcare I guess.
I let my cat knead my skin so aggressively that she draws blood. Because someday (maybe soon) she will die. I hope to be reminded of her affection every-time I see the artistry of scars on my thighs.
But probably... I'll will heal fine. Unfortunately, the scars of pet loss run deeper than skin.
But probably... I'll will heal fine. Unfortunately, the scars of pet loss run deeper than skin.
September 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I let my cat knead my skin so aggressively that she draws blood. Because someday (maybe soon) she will die. I hope to be reminded of her affection every-time I see the artistry of scars on my thighs.
But probably... I'll will heal fine. Unfortunately, the scars of pet loss run deeper than skin.
But probably... I'll will heal fine. Unfortunately, the scars of pet loss run deeper than skin.
Disabled people are allowed to bitch about their disability and still find enjoyment in things related to their disability. The two are not mutually exclusive.
An example (with a commonly accommodated disability!): poor eyesight sucks, but finding glasses to match your style might be fun.
An example (with a commonly accommodated disability!): poor eyesight sucks, but finding glasses to match your style might be fun.
September 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Disabled people are allowed to bitch about their disability and still find enjoyment in things related to their disability. The two are not mutually exclusive.
An example (with a commonly accommodated disability!): poor eyesight sucks, but finding glasses to match your style might be fun.
An example (with a commonly accommodated disability!): poor eyesight sucks, but finding glasses to match your style might be fun.
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One of the key ways you refuse to comply with fascism is by becoming even louder and more fearless in supporting vulnerable people. You SHOW that you are unwilling to throw the "undesirables" under the bus if only for self-preservation because under fascism you will also become undesirable one day.
September 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
One of the key ways you refuse to comply with fascism is by becoming even louder and more fearless in supporting vulnerable people. You SHOW that you are unwilling to throw the "undesirables" under the bus if only for self-preservation because under fascism you will also become undesirable one day.
For those in the US: please call/e-mail/write. Don’t let Democrats abandon trans people (again).
hi, cis folks!
trans people need your help! the FY26 budget gets a vote by 9/30. GOP wants a ban on funds for ALL health services that provide trans care for ANY AGE. they're trying for other bans, too.
we need you to call senators like chuck who don't get it: reps.fyi
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trans people need your help! the FY26 budget gets a vote by 9/30. GOP wants a ban on funds for ALL health services that provide trans care for ANY AGE. they're trying for other bans, too.
we need you to call senators like chuck who don't get it: reps.fyi
info & script in the🧵⬇️
September 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
For those in the US: please call/e-mail/write. Don’t let Democrats abandon trans people (again).
Anyone who demands politeness in the face of oppression is a tool for the oppressors.
… and also, in what world was Charlie Kirk civil or polite? I don’t think we are using the same dictionary.
… and also, in what world was Charlie Kirk civil or polite? I don’t think we are using the same dictionary.
Civility Politics are just white supremacy that is digestible for white moderates and centrists.
Wild seeing these white centrists fully back white supremacist beliefs like this but not surprising.
This is why I have been so clear that the white moderates are just as racist as any fascist.
Wild seeing these white centrists fully back white supremacist beliefs like this but not surprising.
This is why I have been so clear that the white moderates are just as racist as any fascist.
He argued with civility. It's a start.
September 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Anyone who demands politeness in the face of oppression is a tool for the oppressors.
… and also, in what world was Charlie Kirk civil or polite? I don’t think we are using the same dictionary.
… and also, in what world was Charlie Kirk civil or polite? I don’t think we are using the same dictionary.
The response to Charlie Kirk's death is proving to be a good litmus for liberalism (and how it supports the regime) vs. actual leftism.
The only sympathy I have is for his young children... I hope they are able to grow up in a world that is NOTHING like the one their father dreamed of.
The only sympathy I have is for his young children... I hope they are able to grow up in a world that is NOTHING like the one their father dreamed of.
Part of what keeps America so violent is the insistence that people perform care, empty goodness and absolution for white men who espouse hatred and violence.
September 11, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The response to Charlie Kirk's death is proving to be a good litmus for liberalism (and how it supports the regime) vs. actual leftism.
The only sympathy I have is for his young children... I hope they are able to grow up in a world that is NOTHING like the one their father dreamed of.
The only sympathy I have is for his young children... I hope they are able to grow up in a world that is NOTHING like the one their father dreamed of.
We knew this was coming years ago. Armed minorities are harder to oppress.
Absolutely everyone should be scared by this potential move because it has implications beyond even gun ownership.
Ask yourself “what qualifies and who decides?” Every time policy questions like this arise.
Absolutely everyone should be scared by this potential move because it has implications beyond even gun ownership.
Ask yourself “what qualifies and who decides?” Every time policy questions like this arise.
Banning trans people from owning guns is a really REALLY significant escalation and I think the scariest part about it that's not being discussed at all is that the plan is to declare that trans people are mentally ill
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/04/p...
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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Trump DOJ is looking at ways to ban transgender Americans from owning guns, sources say | CNN Politics
Senior Justice Department officials are weighing proposals to limit transgender people’s right to possess firearms, according to two officials familiar with the internal discussions.
edition.cnn.com
September 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
We knew this was coming years ago. Armed minorities are harder to oppress.
Absolutely everyone should be scared by this potential move because it has implications beyond even gun ownership.
Ask yourself “what qualifies and who decides?” Every time policy questions like this arise.
Absolutely everyone should be scared by this potential move because it has implications beyond even gun ownership.
Ask yourself “what qualifies and who decides?” Every time policy questions like this arise.
It's been a rough weekend stuck in survival mode due to a bad chronic illness/disability flare. This little art meme is the only thing I've managed to do (without help from my caretaker).
But at least it's fitting for the general vibe right now? And #Hognosesnakes are cute.
#Krita #DigitalArt
But at least it's fitting for the general vibe right now? And #Hognosesnakes are cute.
#Krita #DigitalArt
September 1, 2025 at 11:50 PM
It's been a rough weekend stuck in survival mode due to a bad chronic illness/disability flare. This little art meme is the only thing I've managed to do (without help from my caretaker).
But at least it's fitting for the general vibe right now? And #Hognosesnakes are cute.
#Krita #DigitalArt
But at least it's fitting for the general vibe right now? And #Hognosesnakes are cute.
#Krita #DigitalArt
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Hey, medical professionals: gonna need you to back way the hell off on judging disabled folks’ distrust of you.
Many if not most of us have been subjected to humiliation, invalidation, or literal pain by members of your profession. Maybe practice some active listening or a self craniorectomy.
Many if not most of us have been subjected to humiliation, invalidation, or literal pain by members of your profession. Maybe practice some active listening or a self craniorectomy.
September 1, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Hey, medical professionals: gonna need you to back way the hell off on judging disabled folks’ distrust of you.
Many if not most of us have been subjected to humiliation, invalidation, or literal pain by members of your profession. Maybe practice some active listening or a self craniorectomy.
Many if not most of us have been subjected to humiliation, invalidation, or literal pain by members of your profession. Maybe practice some active listening or a self craniorectomy.
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Every single thing, EVERY SINGLE THING, that RFK has done was predictable and predicted. He is doing what every other fascist eugenicist has done before him. The disability community has been warning about this for YEARS. It is not in any way shape or form mysterious and unknowable.
August 31, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Every single thing, EVERY SINGLE THING, that RFK has done was predictable and predicted. He is doing what every other fascist eugenicist has done before him. The disability community has been warning about this for YEARS. It is not in any way shape or form mysterious and unknowable.
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I’m going to say this louder this time: if you are lying about having a high-risk condition to get a Covid vaccine, all good, do what you want to do BUT show some actual goddamn respect for people who *actually* have that condition and start masking.
August 31, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I’m going to say this louder this time: if you are lying about having a high-risk condition to get a Covid vaccine, all good, do what you want to do BUT show some actual goddamn respect for people who *actually* have that condition and start masking.
I will never forgive the people who abused me and told me I was a sociopath and monster because I didn't want kids of my own (I am #Childfree).
Because I now watch those same people and those like them celebrate and/or intentionally ignore the suffering and murder of real living children.
Because I now watch those same people and those like them celebrate and/or intentionally ignore the suffering and murder of real living children.
August 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I will never forgive the people who abused me and told me I was a sociopath and monster because I didn't want kids of my own (I am #Childfree).
Because I now watch those same people and those like them celebrate and/or intentionally ignore the suffering and murder of real living children.
Because I now watch those same people and those like them celebrate and/or intentionally ignore the suffering and murder of real living children.
A really salient thread.
The anti-masking and anti-vax rhetoric is insidious. At times it seems specifically aimed at preventing people from recognizing our collective power as communities versus individuals.
The anti-masking and anti-vax rhetoric is insidious. At times it seems specifically aimed at preventing people from recognizing our collective power as communities versus individuals.
The COVID-19 pandemic undermined the right in several key ways:
1) It showed us which workers are essential and empowered them.
2) It showed that the markets can’t solve everything.
2) It threatened GOP political prospects in a critical election.
4) Government relief proved popular and effective
1) It showed us which workers are essential and empowered them.
2) It showed that the markets can’t solve everything.
2) It threatened GOP political prospects in a critical election.
4) Government relief proved popular and effective
August 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A really salient thread.
The anti-masking and anti-vax rhetoric is insidious. At times it seems specifically aimed at preventing people from recognizing our collective power as communities versus individuals.
The anti-masking and anti-vax rhetoric is insidious. At times it seems specifically aimed at preventing people from recognizing our collective power as communities versus individuals.
Why are people so comfortable with a “status quo” that causes suffering?
Why is protecting exploitation and extraction so important to you?
What’s preventing you from dreaming and moving toward a better collective future?
(I believe I know the answers. But maybe I’m wrong. Surprise me.)
Why is protecting exploitation and extraction so important to you?
What’s preventing you from dreaming and moving toward a better collective future?
(I believe I know the answers. But maybe I’m wrong. Surprise me.)
August 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Why are people so comfortable with a “status quo” that causes suffering?
Why is protecting exploitation and extraction so important to you?
What’s preventing you from dreaming and moving toward a better collective future?
(I believe I know the answers. But maybe I’m wrong. Surprise me.)
Why is protecting exploitation and extraction so important to you?
What’s preventing you from dreaming and moving toward a better collective future?
(I believe I know the answers. But maybe I’m wrong. Surprise me.)
The transphobes really seem to be popping out of the woodwork whenever Gavin Newsom is criticized.
Many telling trans and disabled people like me we need to settle, or die.
Ah yes, electing another centrist who agrees with fascist talking points is surely the way out of the boiling water. /s
Many telling trans and disabled people like me we need to settle, or die.
Ah yes, electing another centrist who agrees with fascist talking points is surely the way out of the boiling water. /s
August 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The transphobes really seem to be popping out of the woodwork whenever Gavin Newsom is criticized.
Many telling trans and disabled people like me we need to settle, or die.
Ah yes, electing another centrist who agrees with fascist talking points is surely the way out of the boiling water. /s
Many telling trans and disabled people like me we need to settle, or die.
Ah yes, electing another centrist who agrees with fascist talking points is surely the way out of the boiling water. /s
I feel the same way.
This kind of messaging is used to toxic-positivity out of meaningfully ACTING to support marginalized folks. It’s a kind of torture-porn for some people.
“Good for you for surviving the ongoing genocide!”
“Yay for overcoming illness/disability despite the odds!”
Ew.
This kind of messaging is used to toxic-positivity out of meaningfully ACTING to support marginalized folks. It’s a kind of torture-porn for some people.
“Good for you for surviving the ongoing genocide!”
“Yay for overcoming illness/disability despite the odds!”
Ew.
it’s very true that trans people have always & will always be here no matter how draconian the regime, but this isn’t enough for me; i want each individual trans person to live. i have deep investments in some of them even thriving & want more than “in the geological sense, trans people persist.”
I am so tired of "winning" for my people meaning "some of us were so cockroach-like that despite billions of dollars and the very design of society's entire structure, they couldn't kill us all"
August 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I feel the same way.
This kind of messaging is used to toxic-positivity out of meaningfully ACTING to support marginalized folks. It’s a kind of torture-porn for some people.
“Good for you for surviving the ongoing genocide!”
“Yay for overcoming illness/disability despite the odds!”
Ew.
This kind of messaging is used to toxic-positivity out of meaningfully ACTING to support marginalized folks. It’s a kind of torture-porn for some people.
“Good for you for surviving the ongoing genocide!”
“Yay for overcoming illness/disability despite the odds!”
Ew.
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The most important part of this article, to me, is the end.
It challenges a false binary between “long COVID” and “everyone else.”
Maybe it's a spectrum... 🧵 (1/5)
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
It challenges a false binary between “long COVID” and “everyone else.”
Maybe it's a spectrum... 🧵 (1/5)
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
Why scientists are rethinking the immune effects of SARS-CoV-2
“Immunity debt,” a theory to explain the global surge in non-covid infections since pandemic restrictions were lifted, is increasingly being challenged by emerging evidence. Nick Tsergas reports
Myco...
www.bmj.com
August 20, 2025 at 5:50 AM
The most important part of this article, to me, is the end.
It challenges a false binary between “long COVID” and “everyone else.”
Maybe it's a spectrum... 🧵 (1/5)
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
It challenges a false binary between “long COVID” and “everyone else.”
Maybe it's a spectrum... 🧵 (1/5)
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
Humans have always done science. You can find evidence of that everywhere you look.
But you need a baseline curiosity about the world and a willingness to learn (and be wrong). The imaginative and creative qualities of humans are often crushed by capitalism on a societal level. Science suffers.
But you need a baseline curiosity about the world and a willingness to learn (and be wrong). The imaginative and creative qualities of humans are often crushed by capitalism on a societal level. Science suffers.
August 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Humans have always done science. You can find evidence of that everywhere you look.
But you need a baseline curiosity about the world and a willingness to learn (and be wrong). The imaginative and creative qualities of humans are often crushed by capitalism on a societal level. Science suffers.
But you need a baseline curiosity about the world and a willingness to learn (and be wrong). The imaginative and creative qualities of humans are often crushed by capitalism on a societal level. Science suffers.
I think it's really problematic that so many medicinal-botany-herbalist practices focus on the same plants over and over when those plants are often invasive and/or non-native, and often from Europe.
The one benefit of this being beginners will focus on destroying/overusing non-natives?
The one benefit of this being beginners will focus on destroying/overusing non-natives?
August 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I think it's really problematic that so many medicinal-botany-herbalist practices focus on the same plants over and over when those plants are often invasive and/or non-native, and often from Europe.
The one benefit of this being beginners will focus on destroying/overusing non-natives?
The one benefit of this being beginners will focus on destroying/overusing non-natives?