skyler gailing
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newsletter writer & programmer • community manager • proud Jeopardy! loser • she/her
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Gonna leave these words by Esther Perel here and log off for a little bit and think about literally anything else.
October 12, 2023 at 1:18 AM
Gonna leave these words by Esther Perel here and log off for a little bit and think about literally anything else.
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Here's what often happens: these folks don't have ANY legal recourse. They're not in jail, they don't have lawyers or judges to help, so they just get thrown away and are essentially imprisoned indefinitely with no way out. So fuck this. FUCK THIS. The word "treatment" is a propaganda lie.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that makes it easier for authorities to force people with mental illness or addiction issues into treatment
California Law Will Force People With Mental Illnesses To Seek Treatment
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that makes it easier for authorities to compel treatment for people with mental illness or addiction issues.
www.huffpost.com
October 11, 2023 at 10:45 PM
Here's what often happens: these folks don't have ANY legal recourse. They're not in jail, they don't have lawyers or judges to help, so they just get thrown away and are essentially imprisoned indefinitely with no way out. So fuck this. FUCK THIS. The word "treatment" is a propaganda lie.
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Apparently we need a reminder: Taking disabled people into STATE CUSTODY by force is not a good idea.
The list of people who don't get to have bodily autonomy is growing by the minute, and you might not think it applies to you today buuuut.... you might be surprised how fast it can.
The list of people who don't get to have bodily autonomy is growing by the minute, and you might not think it applies to you today buuuut.... you might be surprised how fast it can.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that makes it easier for authorities to force people with mental illness or addiction issues into treatment
California Law Will Force People With Mental Illnesses To Seek Treatment
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that makes it easier for authorities to compel treatment for people with mental illness or addiction issues.
www.huffpost.com
October 11, 2023 at 10:41 PM
Apparently we need a reminder: Taking disabled people into STATE CUSTODY by force is not a good idea.
The list of people who don't get to have bodily autonomy is growing by the minute, and you might not think it applies to you today buuuut.... you might be surprised how fast it can.
The list of people who don't get to have bodily autonomy is growing by the minute, and you might not think it applies to you today buuuut.... you might be surprised how fast it can.
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This thread is really important.
The following statement is making no comment on the conflict between Israel and Palestine and is being offered solely to provide information for US people in the coming days and weeks as politicians and commentators opine on that conflict to allow you to contextualize their remarks:
October 9, 2023 at 1:52 AM
This thread is really important.
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fucking hell, this most certainly includes me in it then.
I kind of hate my younger self for doing this
I kind of hate my younger self for doing this
“The initial data leak was… 1 million lines of data for Ashkenazi people.”
“The information… includes full names, usernames, profile photos, sex, date of birth, genetic ancestry results, and geographical location.”
Well, that’s surely not going to be a fucking problem. (sarcastically)
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“The information… includes full names, usernames, profile photos, sex, date of birth, genetic ancestry results, and geographical location.”
Well, that’s surely not going to be a fucking problem. (sarcastically)
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Genetics firm 23andMe says user data stolen in credential stuffing attack
23andMe has confirmed to BleepingComputer that it is aware of user data from its platform circulating on hacker forums and attributes the leak to a credential-stuffing attack.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
October 6, 2023 at 9:47 PM
fucking hell, this most certainly includes me in it then.
I kind of hate my younger self for doing this
I kind of hate my younger self for doing this
Yes I did insist everyone listen to "Who Shat on the Floor at My Wedding?" during a team meeting at work today
October 4, 2023 at 11:20 PM
Yes I did insist everyone listen to "Who Shat on the Floor at My Wedding?" during a team meeting at work today
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The Supreme Court is hearing a case next week about who can enforce the Americans with Disabilities Act
It's been flying under the radar, and I think that's a big mistake
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/aches...
It's been flying under the radar, and I think that's a big mistake
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/aches...
Rights Without Remedies Might As Well Not Exist
In Acheson Hotels v. Laufer, the Supreme Court could further undermine this country's already shoddy system of civil rights enforcement.
ballsandstrikes.org
September 27, 2023 at 8:37 PM
The Supreme Court is hearing a case next week about who can enforce the Americans with Disabilities Act
It's been flying under the radar, and I think that's a big mistake
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/aches...
It's been flying under the radar, and I think that's a big mistake
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/aches...
it's time for everyone's favorite update of the year: I think I found the planner that will magically fix everything in 2024
September 28, 2023 at 12:07 AM
it's time for everyone's favorite update of the year: I think I found the planner that will magically fix everything in 2024
I'll never understand the (what seems like willful) cognitive dissonance of able-bodied people when it comes to chronic illness. Like, the word "chronic" is in there, of course I still have the condition. Part of me wonders if it's fear of being "unhealthy" or "unwell" that causes this.
September 25, 2023 at 10:29 PM
I'll never understand the (what seems like willful) cognitive dissonance of able-bodied people when it comes to chronic illness. Like, the word "chronic" is in there, of course I still have the condition. Part of me wonders if it's fear of being "unhealthy" or "unwell" that causes this.