Noor
@snoringdoggo.bsky.social
Queer storyteller and every dog’s biggest fan. Created #MyDisabledRamadan.
Pitying someone is telling them you’re sad that they’re happening. It’s not the same as learning about them, asking what they need, asking them what they’re up against.
The opposite of pity is connection & community. We need each other, now more than ever.
The opposite of pity is connection & community. We need each other, now more than ever.
April 19, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Pitying someone is telling them you’re sad that they’re happening. It’s not the same as learning about them, asking what they need, asking them what they’re up against.
The opposite of pity is connection & community. We need each other, now more than ever.
The opposite of pity is connection & community. We need each other, now more than ever.
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they point to our families as tragic/cautionary tales while threatening to cut the programs that are actually focused on trying to support autistic children and adults
autism program funding is also on the chopping block, as if you needed proof that everything they say about autism, including their claim to care about it, is a lie: “The document also proposes eliminating dozens of programs focused on…autism, teen pregnancy, lead poisoning, opioid recovery…”
Trump Administration Proposes Sharp Budget Cuts for H.H.S. (Gift Article)
An internal memo proposes carving out $40 billion from federal health agencies while eliminating dozens of programs. Congress has ultimate appropriation authority.
www.nytimes.com
April 18, 2025 at 4:21 AM
they point to our families as tragic/cautionary tales while threatening to cut the programs that are actually focused on trying to support autistic children and adults
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“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” - Audre Lorde
March 29, 2025 at 2:50 AM
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” - Audre Lorde
I’m so sorry, I know this isn’t the point of this thread but thank you, nobody told me this - you just solved why refrigerated leftovers basically always make me sick
March 1, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I’m so sorry, I know this isn’t the point of this thread but thank you, nobody told me this - you just solved why refrigerated leftovers basically always make me sick
If what you can do is smaller scale: that counts.
Not crossing a picket line ✅
Joining an antiracist book club ✅
Writing an op-ed for your local paper about a social issue you care about ✅
In mass, these things add up.
Not crossing a picket line ✅
Joining an antiracist book club ✅
Writing an op-ed for your local paper about a social issue you care about ✅
In mass, these things add up.
March 1, 2025 at 11:14 AM
If what you can do is smaller scale: that counts.
Not crossing a picket line ✅
Joining an antiracist book club ✅
Writing an op-ed for your local paper about a social issue you care about ✅
In mass, these things add up.
Not crossing a picket line ✅
Joining an antiracist book club ✅
Writing an op-ed for your local paper about a social issue you care about ✅
In mass, these things add up.