Sebastian (they/them)
@sickseb.bsky.social
Probably resting right now
I care about disability justice, PIC abolition, & staying safe in the ongoing pandemic
Into nerdy nature stuff, crafting, cozy video games
Trans, 40s, disabled (long covid, ME, POTS, PTSD, migraines)
I care about disability justice, PIC abolition, & staying safe in the ongoing pandemic
Into nerdy nature stuff, crafting, cozy video games
Trans, 40s, disabled (long covid, ME, POTS, PTSD, migraines)
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🧵1/ I’m releasing my documentary “A Visit to a Homeless Shelter for Transgender Ugandans” in 5 parts.
In Part 1, we begin in Kampala’s “7 hills” to show how far from industry trans ugandans are living—as they try to avoid eviction.
(To support them: gofundme.com/minorityshelters)
In Part 1, we begin in Kampala’s “7 hills” to show how far from industry trans ugandans are living—as they try to avoid eviction.
(To support them: gofundme.com/minorityshelters)
December 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
🧵1/ I’m releasing my documentary “A Visit to a Homeless Shelter for Transgender Ugandans” in 5 parts.
In Part 1, we begin in Kampala’s “7 hills” to show how far from industry trans ugandans are living—as they try to avoid eviction.
(To support them: gofundme.com/minorityshelters)
In Part 1, we begin in Kampala’s “7 hills” to show how far from industry trans ugandans are living—as they try to avoid eviction.
(To support them: gofundme.com/minorityshelters)
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In honor of the unjustly banned Link, I invite folks to post their mutual aid below this thread. I will repost need as long as I am able.
As the holiday season approaches, and temperatures drop, mutual aid is going to become more important.
Consider giving what you can. If you can't, repost.
As the holiday season approaches, and temperatures drop, mutual aid is going to become more important.
Consider giving what you can. If you can't, repost.
December 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
In honor of the unjustly banned Link, I invite folks to post their mutual aid below this thread. I will repost need as long as I am able.
As the holiday season approaches, and temperatures drop, mutual aid is going to become more important.
Consider giving what you can. If you can't, repost.
As the holiday season approaches, and temperatures drop, mutual aid is going to become more important.
Consider giving what you can. If you can't, repost.
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They met all the citizenship requirements. All that was left was the oath.
And here is the ban list:
Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Partial ban list: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.
And here is the ban list:
Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Partial ban list: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 6, 2025 at 12:49 AM
They met all the citizenship requirements. All that was left was the oath.
And here is the ban list:
Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Partial ban list: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.
And here is the ban list:
Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Partial ban list: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.
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“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
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Bolts is my go-to for coverage of state electoral politics and the injustice system. Check out this story from literally this week about wild commissary markups and profiteering off incarcerated people in NC!
December 6, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Bolts is my go-to for coverage of state electoral politics and the injustice system. Check out this story from literally this week about wild commissary markups and profiteering off incarcerated people in NC!
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Our update this week begins with Data Security news. Despite reports last week that DOGE has disbanded, Elon Musk–affiliated tech workers are still embedded across federal agencies and leading data pooling and destruction of data safeguards.
www.wired.com/story/what-i...
www.wired.com/story/what-i...
DOGE Isn’t Dead. Here’s What Its Operatives Are Doing Now
Contrary to popular reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks,” government sources tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Our update this week begins with Data Security news. Despite reports last week that DOGE has disbanded, Elon Musk–affiliated tech workers are still embedded across federal agencies and leading data pooling and destruction of data safeguards.
www.wired.com/story/what-i...
www.wired.com/story/what-i...
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Disabled students belong in biological sciences spaces! Here is a thread of some tips and suggestions to make your spaces more inclusive.
December 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Disabled students belong in biological sciences spaces! Here is a thread of some tips and suggestions to make your spaces more inclusive.
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Fewer than 50 slots left in this Long Covid trial (down from 1000!)
They’re especially hoping to enroll folks from North Dakota, Mississippi and Puerto Rico, as well as more BIPOC participants.
To sign up: longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut...
They’re especially hoping to enroll folks from North Dakota, Mississippi and Puerto Rico, as well as more BIPOC participants.
To sign up: longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut...
The Scripps tirzepatide trial is in @wired.com today! Thanks so much for covering this @emilymullin.bsky.social!
The signup link for the trial: longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut...
The signup link for the trial: longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut...
Weight-Loss Drug Zepbound Is Being Tested as a Treatment for Long Covid
GLP-1s are being studied for a wide range of conditions. Now, scientists will test whether their anti-inflammatory properties can help alleviate symptoms of long Covid.
www.wired.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Fewer than 50 slots left in this Long Covid trial (down from 1000!)
They’re especially hoping to enroll folks from North Dakota, Mississippi and Puerto Rico, as well as more BIPOC participants.
To sign up: longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut...
They’re especially hoping to enroll folks from North Dakota, Mississippi and Puerto Rico, as well as more BIPOC participants.
To sign up: longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut...
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remember Adriana Smith, the woman who was denied care and then had her body used as an incubator due to Georgia’s heartbeat bill? The baby they removed from her is still NICU and her family (who is forced to pay for all of this) hasn’t hit the goal on her gofundme. www.gofundme.com/f/help-adria...
Donate to Help Adriana's Family During This Heartbreaking Journey, organized by April Newkirk
This journey has been deeply saddening and heartbreaking since F… April Newkirk needs your support for Help Adriana's Family During This Heartbreaking Journey
www.gofundme.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
remember Adriana Smith, the woman who was denied care and then had her body used as an incubator due to Georgia’s heartbeat bill? The baby they removed from her is still NICU and her family (who is forced to pay for all of this) hasn’t hit the goal on her gofundme. www.gofundme.com/f/help-adria...
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Chip in if you can! 😇⬇️ linktr.ee/jskylerinc
December 4, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Chip in if you can! 😇⬇️ linktr.ee/jskylerinc
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Another enormous loss occurred in the #LongCOVID community last month.
Rest in peace Leslie Lee III 🕊️
thesicktimes.org/2025/12/04/l...
Rest in peace Leslie Lee III 🕊️
thesicktimes.org/2025/12/04/l...
Leslie Lee III, culture critic and Long COVID advocate, dies at 43 - The Sick Times
Leslie Lee III, an educator, critic, and Long COVID advocate, died on November 10. He was 43.
thesicktimes.org
December 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Another enormous loss occurred in the #LongCOVID community last month.
Rest in peace Leslie Lee III 🕊️
thesicktimes.org/2025/12/04/l...
Rest in peace Leslie Lee III 🕊️
thesicktimes.org/2025/12/04/l...
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Rights chief fears another wave of violence similar to el-Fasher as death toll mounts across strategic region.
UN warns Sudan’s Kordofan faces mass atrocities as fighting spreads
Rights chief fears another wave of violence similar to el-Fasher as death toll mounts across strategic region.
bit.ly
December 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Rights chief fears another wave of violence similar to el-Fasher as death toll mounts across strategic region.
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We're thrilled to announce that thanks to two generous donors, the Silver Giving Foundation and Lunardelli-McRee family, all donations made to PLRC will be matched up to $100K through January 1 of next year!
Support our work: patientresearchcovid19.com/donate/
Support our work: patientresearchcovid19.com/donate/
December 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
We're thrilled to announce that thanks to two generous donors, the Silver Giving Foundation and Lunardelli-McRee family, all donations made to PLRC will be matched up to $100K through January 1 of next year!
Support our work: patientresearchcovid19.com/donate/
Support our work: patientresearchcovid19.com/donate/
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If I can raise what I need I will put %90 towards r3nt for the next few months and the rest towards meds 🙏🏽
gofund.me/002871687
$maelee21
V: @ Maelee-Johnson
PayPal.me/maeleeJ
ko-fi.com/maedaej
gofund.me/002871687
$maelee21
V: @ Maelee-Johnson
PayPal.me/maeleeJ
ko-fi.com/maedaej
Donate to Support Maelee Surviving This SSI Battle, organized by La Sharn Maelee Johnson
I'm trying to survive this very long SSI battle process. But I just c… La Sharn Maelee Johnson needs your support for Support Maelee Surviving This SSI Battle
gofund.me
December 3, 2025 at 12:10 AM
If I can raise what I need I will put %90 towards r3nt for the next few months and the rest towards meds 🙏🏽
gofund.me/002871687
$maelee21
V: @ Maelee-Johnson
PayPal.me/maeleeJ
ko-fi.com/maedaej
gofund.me/002871687
$maelee21
V: @ Maelee-Johnson
PayPal.me/maeleeJ
ko-fi.com/maedaej
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Elias, one of the immigrants in this case, was detained by ICE on his way to his dialysis treatment.
It was one of countless warrantless ICE arrests we've seen in DC.
While detained, Elias was denied the care he needed and his health worsened. He died last week — just days before this ruling.
It was one of countless warrantless ICE arrests we've seen in DC.
While detained, Elias was denied the care he needed and his health worsened. He died last week — just days before this ruling.
Federal judge limits warrantless immigration arrests in D.C.
U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell granted a preliminary injunction sought by plaintiffs who were arrested without administrative warrants in August amid President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surg...
www.washingtonpost.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Elias, one of the immigrants in this case, was detained by ICE on his way to his dialysis treatment.
It was one of countless warrantless ICE arrests we've seen in DC.
While detained, Elias was denied the care he needed and his health worsened. He died last week — just days before this ruling.
It was one of countless warrantless ICE arrests we've seen in DC.
While detained, Elias was denied the care he needed and his health worsened. He died last week — just days before this ruling.
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AMAZING NEWS. Huge shoutout to the incredible attorneys at ACLU-DC, Amica, NIPNLG, CASA, and WLC litigating this case!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Judge blocks widespread immigration arrests in DC made without warrants or probable cause
Injunction was sought by civil liberties groups in lawsuit against Department of Homeland Security
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
AMAZING NEWS. Huge shoutout to the incredible attorneys at ACLU-DC, Amica, NIPNLG, CASA, and WLC litigating this case!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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your kind of suspicion (is that really a service dog) has routinely impacted actual disabled people with service animals. I have a seizure alert dog who does not look like a service dog (a lab or shepherd) and have routinely experienced suspicion and distress as a consequence.
My case would be that it’s enough that you’re regularly seeing it (ie people with their dogs in the store/on planes), and that it going unchecked is damaging to the proverbial social contract.
December 3, 2025 at 12:05 PM
your kind of suspicion (is that really a service dog) has routinely impacted actual disabled people with service animals. I have a seizure alert dog who does not look like a service dog (a lab or shepherd) and have routinely experienced suspicion and distress as a consequence.
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Honestly, this idea that it's "cheaters" who make disability accommodations, SSDI, etc etc tougher is nonsense. The number of people gaming the system is always, ALWAYS dwarfed by the people who need accommodations and don't get them.
Why?
Because that's how the system is designed!
Why?
Because that's how the system is designed!
December 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Honestly, this idea that it's "cheaters" who make disability accommodations, SSDI, etc etc tougher is nonsense. The number of people gaming the system is always, ALWAYS dwarfed by the people who need accommodations and don't get them.
Why?
Because that's how the system is designed!
Why?
Because that's how the system is designed!
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It's #GivingTuesday. At @thesicktimes.org, our end-of-year fundraiser has been lagging behind; we're hoping to raise $10k today to get back on track.
Here are a few recent stories that demonstrate our unique role serving the Long COVID community. the-sick-times.fundjournalism.org/donate/ (1/10)
Here are a few recent stories that demonstrate our unique role serving the Long COVID community. the-sick-times.fundjournalism.org/donate/ (1/10)
December 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
It's #GivingTuesday. At @thesicktimes.org, our end-of-year fundraiser has been lagging behind; we're hoping to raise $10k today to get back on track.
Here are a few recent stories that demonstrate our unique role serving the Long COVID community. the-sick-times.fundjournalism.org/donate/ (1/10)
Here are a few recent stories that demonstrate our unique role serving the Long COVID community. the-sick-times.fundjournalism.org/donate/ (1/10)
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At the last MN Council of Non-profits conference, I sat in a session that was about accommodating autistic people in the workplace and this was something I found incredibly important: Job Interviews do not have to be a test of how good a person does 1:1 with surprise questions.
I often think about how if we designed job interviews to be more fair to autistic people, almost everyone else would have less trauma about them too.
December 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
At the last MN Council of Non-profits conference, I sat in a session that was about accommodating autistic people in the workplace and this was something I found incredibly important: Job Interviews do not have to be a test of how good a person does 1:1 with surprise questions.
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As I posted earlier, this campaign is similar to panic about "boys in girls' sports" and, as commenters pointed out, "welfare queens"—and refugees! And DEI! Conservatives try to use outlier scenarios to stoke resentment and suspicion about any system that extends benefits to marginalized people.
One of the biggest impacts I’ve seen from the unproven idea that people are wrongfully using disability accommodations is that people stop trusting people with disabilities and in fact further restrict, remove, and demonize accommodations for people with disabilities in general
December 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
As I posted earlier, this campaign is similar to panic about "boys in girls' sports" and, as commenters pointed out, "welfare queens"—and refugees! And DEI! Conservatives try to use outlier scenarios to stoke resentment and suspicion about any system that extends benefits to marginalized people.
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"The 6-year-old is part of a growing number of children arrested and detained by ICE"
God have mercy
God have mercy
December 3, 2025 at 3:44 AM
"The 6-year-old is part of a growing number of children arrested and detained by ICE"
God have mercy
God have mercy
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I think a lot of people don't realize how difficult it is to get accommodations for disability. in school, at work. there are invariably tons of hoops; it's slow. often it's humiliating.
December 3, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I think a lot of people don't realize how difficult it is to get accommodations for disability. in school, at work. there are invariably tons of hoops; it's slow. often it's humiliating.
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A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
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This Giving Tuesday we are fundraising for two commissary funds because we know that commissary is care. 💖
💸Venmo MSMA with “Giving Tuesday” in the memo to support! venmo.com/dcmigrantaid
💸Venmo MSMA with “Giving Tuesday” in the memo to support! venmo.com/dcmigrantaid
December 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This Giving Tuesday we are fundraising for two commissary funds because we know that commissary is care. 💖
💸Venmo MSMA with “Giving Tuesday” in the memo to support! venmo.com/dcmigrantaid
💸Venmo MSMA with “Giving Tuesday” in the memo to support! venmo.com/dcmigrantaid