Shaney Swift
@shaneyswift.bsky.social
Mom, progressive Christian, Texan living in Chicago since 2013. Aspiring nurse-midwife. I put lavender in all my food. If I die having read the most books, I win.
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I'm so old, I remember when Obama signing ONE executive order was tyranny
February 1, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I'm so old, I remember when Obama signing ONE executive order was tyranny
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omg I am so here for the Missouri woman reading from her journal, speaking truth about the exploitation of artists, shocking all those powerful industry people with radical notions about healthcare. #grammys
February 3, 2025 at 2:49 AM
omg I am so here for the Missouri woman reading from her journal, speaking truth about the exploitation of artists, shocking all those powerful industry people with radical notions about healthcare. #grammys
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Chappell Roan just used her Grammy acceptance speech to call out greedy record labels for exploiting artists & described what it was like to live without health insurance during the r pandemic.
"Labels, we got you. But don't got us."
"Labels, we got you. But don't got us."
February 3, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Chappell Roan just used her Grammy acceptance speech to call out greedy record labels for exploiting artists & described what it was like to live without health insurance during the r pandemic.
"Labels, we got you. But don't got us."
"Labels, we got you. But don't got us."
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My crankiest belief is that we are now being sold on solutions to problems which only exist because we've let others convince us they exist. That is what "innovation" seems to be in 2025.
There's a level of introspection that's just not happening these days re: what actually needs to bother us.
There's a level of introspection that's just not happening these days re: what actually needs to bother us.
January 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
My crankiest belief is that we are now being sold on solutions to problems which only exist because we've let others convince us they exist. That is what "innovation" seems to be in 2025.
There's a level of introspection that's just not happening these days re: what actually needs to bother us.
There's a level of introspection that's just not happening these days re: what actually needs to bother us.
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From a source inside the National Cancer Institute:
“Everyone is scrambling to figure out how we’re supposed to work to serve the public when we can’t engage at all.”
“Everyone is scrambling to figure out how we’re supposed to work to serve the public when we can’t engage at all.”
January 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
From a source inside the National Cancer Institute:
“Everyone is scrambling to figure out how we’re supposed to work to serve the public when we can’t engage at all.”
“Everyone is scrambling to figure out how we’re supposed to work to serve the public when we can’t engage at all.”
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Speaking of healthcare. Let's make @bsky.app the platform that fights misinformation. Some great follows are @drsusanoliver.bsky.social @jsm2334.bsky.social @therealtruther.bsky.social
Let's get them more followers and engagement than other platforms and let health science accounts find a home
Let's get them more followers and engagement than other platforms and let health science accounts find a home
January 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Speaking of healthcare. Let's make @bsky.app the platform that fights misinformation. Some great follows are @drsusanoliver.bsky.social @jsm2334.bsky.social @therealtruther.bsky.social
Let's get them more followers and engagement than other platforms and let health science accounts find a home
Let's get them more followers and engagement than other platforms and let health science accounts find a home
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Here's what I've heard so far from inside the National Cancer Institute as well as other NIH institutes.
Trump's Assault on NIH Will Kill People With Cancer
Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.
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January 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Here's what I've heard so far from inside the National Cancer Institute as well as other NIH institutes.
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If you threatened to deport a bishop because they advocated for mercy, you’re not a follower of Jesus Christ.
January 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
If you threatened to deport a bishop because they advocated for mercy, you’re not a follower of Jesus Christ.
I deleted Facebook. I’m one of those early millennial adopters and not gonna lie, it feels like cutting off a limb.
January 25, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I deleted Facebook. I’m one of those early millennial adopters and not gonna lie, it feels like cutting off a limb.
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A version of Christianity that tramples the poor and marginalized in favor of the rich and powerful is a religion completely at odds with the teachings of Jesus.
January 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
A version of Christianity that tramples the poor and marginalized in favor of the rich and powerful is a religion completely at odds with the teachings of Jesus.
So I’ve seen “net worth is not the same as cash on hand” both in regard to billionaires and Mandy Moore posting a GFM for her brother-in-law. What this tells me is people can’t wrap their head around “billions”. For MM cash on hand is a legitimate question, she genuinely may not be able to help…
January 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM
So I’ve seen “net worth is not the same as cash on hand” both in regard to billionaires and Mandy Moore posting a GFM for her brother-in-law. What this tells me is people can’t wrap their head around “billions”. For MM cash on hand is a legitimate question, she genuinely may not be able to help…
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It also makes it harder for them to ban books.
December 22, 2024 at 11:58 PM
It also makes it harder for them to ban books.
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Seeing all my old friends on here again
November 16, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Seeing all my old friends on here again
Hoping that this app takes off so I can finally quit Facebook.
November 15, 2024 at 11:25 PM
Hoping that this app takes off so I can finally quit Facebook.