Sara Meredith
@smeretactics.bsky.social
Interdisciplinary Artist
Autistic + Asexual 💓 Nature & Community
Shop Manager @communication608
Info dumping my love, Madison, WI
Autistic + Asexual 💓 Nature & Community
Shop Manager @communication608
Info dumping my love, Madison, WI
Today just wanna share this #muppetmug brought to you by the kids days off school and trying to shepherd them out of the house and off of screens
February 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Today just wanna share this #muppetmug brought to you by the kids days off school and trying to shepherd them out of the house and off of screens
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Deep thanks to @desibility.bsky.social for working with me on this essay. I'm so happy to be given a space to talk about what the past 6 months have looked like me, from a long time in the hospital, losing my ability to walk, and now - although mostly trapped - home.
"My disabled life is not glamorous, nor is it particularly beautiful. This life is unbearably lonely, often painful, and filled with fear of the unknown about the future. But it deserves to be witnessed."
– Rachel Litchman on poverty and chronic illness
www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/forg...
– Rachel Litchman on poverty and chronic illness
www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/forg...
Forgotten
Finding my own worth in a frightening shadow world
www.disabilitydebrief.org
February 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Deep thanks to @desibility.bsky.social for working with me on this essay. I'm so happy to be given a space to talk about what the past 6 months have looked like me, from a long time in the hospital, losing my ability to walk, and now - although mostly trapped - home.
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Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have entered Bukavu, the second-largest city in the eastern DRC, after advancing rapidly in the country.
DR Congo’s M23 rebels enter centre of strategic city Bukavu: Report
Local officials and witnesses report seeing rebels enter the eastern DRC’s second largest city after a rapid advance.
aje.io
February 16, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have entered Bukavu, the second-largest city in the eastern DRC, after advancing rapidly in the country.
Through all this noise .... How are you showing up for your family, community, disabled people, trans and queer friends?
Are you logging off and doing the work of loving with your hands and heart? Writing love notes? Checking in on people? Making care plans? Listening? Holding?
Are you logging off and doing the work of loving with your hands and heart? Writing love notes? Checking in on people? Making care plans? Listening? Holding?
February 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Through all this noise .... How are you showing up for your family, community, disabled people, trans and queer friends?
Are you logging off and doing the work of loving with your hands and heart? Writing love notes? Checking in on people? Making care plans? Listening? Holding?
Are you logging off and doing the work of loving with your hands and heart? Writing love notes? Checking in on people? Making care plans? Listening? Holding?
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🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
Today I'm fully embracing #momcore by that I mean outside of being an actual mom if you need a cheerleader or advocate, to help move, drive you places, make you a meal, pack snacks... I'll do my darndest.1
February 4, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Today I'm fully embracing #momcore by that I mean outside of being an actual mom if you need a cheerleader or advocate, to help move, drive you places, make you a meal, pack snacks... I'll do my darndest.1
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Want to learn what Medicaid is, how it helps people with disabilities, or how we fought Medicaid cuts in 2017 (and how we can stop them again)? Check out our recording of our webinar, “What is Medicaid and what how can we save it — again?”
What is Medicaid and how can we save it — again?
Medicaid is the biggest health care program in the country. It’s an important part of the United States health care system. But a lot of the information out ...
buff.ly
February 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Want to learn what Medicaid is, how it helps people with disabilities, or how we fought Medicaid cuts in 2017 (and how we can stop them again)? Check out our recording of our webinar, “What is Medicaid and what how can we save it — again?”
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Even Fox? 😂
Fox Shades Trump With Seemingly Never-ending List Of Goods Impacted By Trump's Tariffs
Et tu, Fox? 😂
www.comicsands.com
February 3, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Even Fox? 😂
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Love as an organizing principle sounds so radical and so necessary right now. Wise words from @adriennemareebrown.bsky.social ♥️
January 31, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Love as an organizing principle sounds so radical and so necessary right now. Wise words from @adriennemareebrown.bsky.social ♥️
I used to share random thoughts on IG stories as text but I recently just started writing the words down on paper with whatever I have on hand. I don't edit for clarity or grammar. I may start sharing snippets of these here. #supportcreators #handwrittennotes
February 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I used to share random thoughts on IG stories as text but I recently just started writing the words down on paper with whatever I have on hand. I don't edit for clarity or grammar. I may start sharing snippets of these here. #supportcreators #handwrittennotes
First Screen free Thursday in the books. Had to cheat and use my phone as a camera, calculator and recording device 😉 So much living happens outside social media platforms and entertainment. Highly recommend
#screenfreethursdays
#screenfreethursdays
January 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
First Screen free Thursday in the books. Had to cheat and use my phone as a camera, calculator and recording device 😉 So much living happens outside social media platforms and entertainment. Highly recommend
#screenfreethursdays
#screenfreethursdays
Gonna embark on a practice of no screen Thursdays to prioritize creativity, curiosity AND get ready to move into my first art studio outside our house ever! #noscreenthursdays #prioritizecreativity
January 29, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Gonna embark on a practice of no screen Thursdays to prioritize creativity, curiosity AND get ready to move into my first art studio outside our house ever! #noscreenthursdays #prioritizecreativity
Went down a fascinating rabbit hole ( thanks alej!) about this and thinking about my earlier days of wandering the internet driven by curiosity and searching for depth .... That can no longer really be found on social media due to its nature. When the tools no longer serve us find different tools
Really good work in progress. I'm now the proud owner of an RSS reader. I will put the grave despairing news of our time into my eyes when only I see fit!!
Highly recommend if you, like me, are unplatforming from *most* modern social media.
unplatform.fromthesuperhighway.com
Highly recommend if you, like me, are unplatforming from *most* modern social media.
unplatform.fromthesuperhighway.com
Home | Unplatform
The definitive guide for escaping social media (and joining the indie web.)
unplatform.fromthesuperhighway.com
January 28, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Went down a fascinating rabbit hole ( thanks alej!) about this and thinking about my earlier days of wandering the internet driven by curiosity and searching for depth .... That can no longer really be found on social media due to its nature. When the tools no longer serve us find different tools
The intent here is very clear.
NEW: The Trump administration has halted nearly all global health funding, immediately, for at least 90 days.
That includes the lauded HIV/AIDS program PEPFAR — a “catastrophic" move that’s “doing irreparable harm to the global AIDS response." My latest for @npr.org:
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
That includes the lauded HIV/AIDS program PEPFAR — a “catastrophic" move that’s “doing irreparable harm to the global AIDS response." My latest for @npr.org:
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
PEPFAR, the acclaimed anti-HIV program, faces loss of funds as part of U.S. aid pause
On Friday, a memorandum signed by Marco Rubio called for a 90-day cessation of foreign aid. That would likely put on hold the work of PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
www.npr.org
January 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The intent here is very clear.
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Using slurs for fascists does not help liberate anyone, and only spreads a false myth that cognitive difficulties is why fascists exist.
For more inclusive liberation politics, I recommend Sami Schalk's Black Disability Politics: https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/62545
I also […]
For more inclusive liberation politics, I recommend Sami Schalk's Black Disability Politics: https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/62545
I also […]
Original post on disabled.social
disabled.social
January 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Using slurs for fascists does not help liberate anyone, and only spreads a false myth that cognitive difficulties is why fascists exist.
For more inclusive liberation politics, I recommend Sami Schalk's Black Disability Politics: https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/62545
I also […]
For more inclusive liberation politics, I recommend Sami Schalk's Black Disability Politics: https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/62545
I also […]
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With farm workers rightfully avoid their jobs due to Trump's deportation madness:
Create a Costco shopping group--especially if bulk is too much for your household--where you can pool funds and split the food.
Set up trips to local farms if possible for picking season because it's a lot of food.
Create a Costco shopping group--especially if bulk is too much for your household--where you can pool funds and split the food.
Set up trips to local farms if possible for picking season because it's a lot of food.
Coalitions dont have to be legislative.
They’re cutting school lunch funds. Pool money in your neighborhood and offer to pay the school lunch fees for the kids.
They’re cutting Medicaid. Take a survey at your church of the costs of Rx of your elderly members and cost share.
Help people.
They’re cutting school lunch funds. Pool money in your neighborhood and offer to pay the school lunch fees for the kids.
They’re cutting Medicaid. Take a survey at your church of the costs of Rx of your elderly members and cost share.
Help people.
Agree 100%, but I guess I was asking what your ideas for a solution are since moving isn’t a realistic option (for almost everyone, including myself). Most face similar situations and I’m open to listening to all ideas.
January 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
With farm workers rightfully avoid their jobs due to Trump's deportation madness:
Create a Costco shopping group--especially if bulk is too much for your household--where you can pool funds and split the food.
Set up trips to local farms if possible for picking season because it's a lot of food.
Create a Costco shopping group--especially if bulk is too much for your household--where you can pool funds and split the food.
Set up trips to local farms if possible for picking season because it's a lot of food.
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The administration took down the reproductive rights website that women need access to. So The Skimm bought a url and brought the content back. Pass this on!
Go to reproductiverightsdotgov.com
Go to reproductiverightsdotgov.com
ReproductiveRights.Gov Vanished, So We Brought It Back
theSkimm makes it easier to live smarter. You're welcome. Get all the info you need from AM to PM, wherever you are.
reproductiverightsdotgov.com
January 24, 2025 at 3:59 AM
The administration took down the reproductive rights website that women need access to. So The Skimm bought a url and brought the content back. Pass this on!
Go to reproductiverightsdotgov.com
Go to reproductiverightsdotgov.com
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i know this space will grow and that’s a good thing…but i want to notice how manageable this size feels to me, how…alive people seem. 🙏🏽
January 24, 2025 at 3:44 AM
i know this space will grow and that’s a good thing…but i want to notice how manageable this size feels to me, how…alive people seem. 🙏🏽
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Look out for your friends
January 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Look out for your friends
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Here’s one thing you can do today: write to Senators and Reps asking them to override Trump’s executive order limiting communication about health topics. All of HHS - including Medicare - is restricted from communicating with public and contractors. It’s a de facto shutdown of the entire agency.
January 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Here’s one thing you can do today: write to Senators and Reps asking them to override Trump’s executive order limiting communication about health topics. All of HHS - including Medicare - is restricted from communicating with public and contractors. It’s a de facto shutdown of the entire agency.
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new Ask Us Anything mini-episode on our patreon! we were asked about our COVID-19 masking processes. www.patreon.com/posts/on-mas...
January 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
new Ask Us Anything mini-episode on our patreon! we were asked about our COVID-19 masking processes. www.patreon.com/posts/on-mas...
Y'all meet Hermes the snail I found in the soil of a plant. I made a terrarium for them with part of a deer jaw, moss and a bunch of soil and decaying things.
#newtinypet #hermesthesnail
#newtinypet #hermesthesnail
January 23, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Y'all meet Hermes the snail I found in the soil of a plant. I made a terrarium for them with part of a deer jaw, moss and a bunch of soil and decaying things.
#newtinypet #hermesthesnail
#newtinypet #hermesthesnail
Love this!
Some fungi have 17000+ sexes. Can you imagine fungi having an argument about gender expression.🌀
Stop policing people's identity
Some fungi have 17000+ sexes. Can you imagine fungi having an argument about gender expression.🌀
Stop policing people's identity
January 23, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Love this!
Some fungi have 17000+ sexes. Can you imagine fungi having an argument about gender expression.🌀
Stop policing people's identity
Some fungi have 17000+ sexes. Can you imagine fungi having an argument about gender expression.🌀
Stop policing people's identity
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Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research.
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
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*whispers into the void* "your art will be declared degenerate, so you might as well lean into it."
January 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
*whispers into the void* "your art will be declared degenerate, so you might as well lean into it."