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Respect Alice Wong’s call here:
“When I am in public spaces and see most people unmasked either because they think the virus is a hoax, that masking is virtue signaling & a sign of weakness, aren't thinking about it, or that they simply don’t care, I feel like an expendable burden not worth saving.”
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
November 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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So saddened by the news that we have lost Alice Wong. It was an honor to know her and learn from her. May the lessons she shared continue to guide us for years to come.
November 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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I am begging the mainstream media to talk less about the East Wing & more about the loss of SNAP funding for the next few days.

The East Wing is gone. We can’t change that.

We *can* help people prepare for the loss of SNAP.

We can urge folks to donate to food banks.

We can give them warning.
October 23, 2025 at 9:01 AM
my partner raked up all the fallen leaves two days ago. can’t you tell?
October 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Such a mind fuck how Covid conscious folks are accused of not "moving on" when really we're the only ones who've evolved our behavior to fit the science, while others cling to some 2019 glittery dream world indefinitely
October 22, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.
October 22, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.

Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
October 16, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Has anyone made this connection yet?

I think our redhead could be a nod to pirate queen of Ireland, Grace O'Malley. You could say she kept it 100 on the land, the sea, and the sky as the only female chieftain pre-British rule and was the head of her family dynasty.

@invisiblethemes.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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The general strike spanned more than 80 cities, blocking ports, highways, train stations, secondary schools, metro stations, universities, shops, hospitals, and public administration offices.

truthout.org/articles/we-...
We Said “We Will Block Everything” and We Did: Inside Italy’s Strike for Gaza
Following a 24-hour general strike on September 22, the country is now gearing up for a national protest on October 4.
truthout.org
September 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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please remember your sick and disabled comrades in your calls for community. we’re here and belong to this world too.
October 1, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in it—removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply."

me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually

www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
How Can We Live Together? - Boston Review
Ezra Klein is wrong: shame is essential.
www.bostonreview.net
September 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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exactly - Trump is talking about *you*
September 18, 2025 at 11:09 PM
what the fuck is up with them magazine (?) posting sensationalized headlines to destabilize the entire community without reason? literally we know the alphabet orgs are coming at us, why are they fear mongering off a source of an anonymous source talking about what “might” happen
September 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
hello i just wanted everyone to know that i’m a fucking genius
September 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Uhhh....guys....
I know everyone is consumed with other news, but this is a big fucking deal: The Trump administration says that IUDs and the Pill are actually abortions.

Here's what USAID told the NYT about the $10m in birth control they plan to destroy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
September 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
i never know what to say when someone who knows i’m sick (and assures me that they GET it) invites me to something *wildly* outside of my capacity. me/cfs isn’t a make-it-happen and grin-and-bear-it situation. it doesn’t matter what the occasion is and i don’t make these rules!!!
September 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Okay. I just came back to this and you aren’t calling these efforts resegregation yet, you absolutely should be
August 31, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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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
helllooo my fellow cassandras, disabled dykes, and everyone else:

these prints (and a few others) are available in my kofi (for us shipping) ❤️‍🔥 🌼 all proceeds to mutual aid
August 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Dear humanity,
My son is in a critical state after being attacked by Israeli drones.
His small body is struggling to survive, and I cannot help him alone.
I plead with you – your compassion can keep him alive.
🙏 Please | Stand with us
🔗 Donate: bit.ly/4fohZvg
🔗 PayPal: bit.ly/paynabil
August 21, 2025 at 5:43 AM
QUESTION for folks in MASK BLOCS: Where are we sourcing rapid tests from these days? Back to school season means we're running out locally, and quick
August 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Ugly laws led to poor, disabled people being institutionalized. It's now part of the strategy Trump plans to use to get rid of unhoused people, in DC and beyond.

For @motherjones.com, I spoke to @okaysoldierschweik.bsky.social, who wrote a book about ugly laws.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Ugly laws: the blueprint for Trump's anti-homeless crusade
DC's crackdown is just the latest in a long war on being poor and disabled in public.
www.motherjones.com
August 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
i’m going to start selling of my prints soon! here’s a preview with some morning rainbows as the ink dries ✨🌈
August 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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I think people who haven’t been keeping track of covid truly have no idea how much vitriol and harassment disabled people have experienced regarding covid precautions the last few years, often from former community members, organizers, friends, family, strangers, etc.
August 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM