Viv
@vivell.bsky.social
Disabled & neurodivergent & trying to survive these apocalyptic times. They/them/佢. I’m not on Bluesky often. Settler on xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ lands
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Here's a thread of some of the gofundme campaigns set up for some of the folks who were hurt or killed yesterday at the Lapulapu festival. Please consider supporting these folks and share these links around your networks!
April 28, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Here's a thread of some of the gofundme campaigns set up for some of the folks who were hurt or killed yesterday at the Lapulapu festival. Please consider supporting these folks and share these links around your networks!
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All eyes on Gaza. The ceasefire agreement doesn’t begin for 72 hours and Israel is on a killing spree.
January 16, 2025 at 1:47 AM
All eyes on Gaza. The ceasefire agreement doesn’t begin for 72 hours and Israel is on a killing spree.
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Only $17,493 until $2M CAD! We are $12K in the red right now, help us reach this goal in a week or so!
e-transfer to avoid fees for folks in 'canada':
cripsforesimsforgaza[at]gmail[dot]com (autodeposit on)
bit.ly/eSimsRUs
#ConnectingGaza
e-transfer to avoid fees for folks in 'canada':
cripsforesimsforgaza[at]gmail[dot]com (autodeposit on)
bit.ly/eSimsRUs
#ConnectingGaza
January 13, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Only $17,493 until $2M CAD! We are $12K in the red right now, help us reach this goal in a week or so!
e-transfer to avoid fees for folks in 'canada':
cripsforesimsforgaza[at]gmail[dot]com (autodeposit on)
bit.ly/eSimsRUs
#ConnectingGaza
e-transfer to avoid fees for folks in 'canada':
cripsforesimsforgaza[at]gmail[dot]com (autodeposit on)
bit.ly/eSimsRUs
#ConnectingGaza
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LAUNDRY SERVICES FOR LA FIRE EVACUEES
If you are in need of laundry services or would like to volunteer, please complete the corresponding form below.
www.jessecollier.co/laundry
PASS IT ON!!!! #LA
Los Angeles Fire Relief — Jesse Collier | Author, Copyeditor, Graphic Designer
www.jessecollier.co
January 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
LAUNDRY SERVICES FOR LA FIRE EVACUEES
If you are in need of laundry services or would like to volunteer, please complete the corresponding form below.
www.jessecollier.co/laundry
PASS IT ON!!!! #LA
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We need to highlight Black people who have suffered loss during these LA fires. Please please share this "Displaced Black Families" document and donate if you can!!!!!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Displaced Black Families GoFund Me Directory
docs.google.com
January 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
We need to highlight Black people who have suffered loss during these LA fires. Please please share this "Displaced Black Families" document and donate if you can!!!!!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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This country is a hellscape: Imprisoned teenage boys & young men 18 to 24 are being used to battle the wildfires. 95% are Black, Latino, or Filipino; earn between $2.20 & $4 per hour, plus an additional $1 an hour when they’re actively fighting fires
In California, Incarcerated Teenagers Help Fight Wildfires
"You’re put in danger every time you’re on the fire line.”
www.teenvogue.com
January 12, 2025 at 12:53 AM
This country is a hellscape: Imprisoned teenage boys & young men 18 to 24 are being used to battle the wildfires. 95% are Black, Latino, or Filipino; earn between $2.20 & $4 per hour, plus an additional $1 an hour when they’re actively fighting fires
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Regarding the last repost: A fund has been set up to support the brave incarcerated firefighters, they are doing things like buying safety equipment (boots, etc) for the firefighters.
Write “firefighter fund” in the payment section.
antirecidivism.org/donate/
Write “firefighter fund” in the payment section.
antirecidivism.org/donate/
Donate - Anti Recidivism Coalition
antirecidivism.org
January 13, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Regarding the last repost: A fund has been set up to support the brave incarcerated firefighters, they are doing things like buying safety equipment (boots, etc) for the firefighters.
Write “firefighter fund” in the payment section.
antirecidivism.org/donate/
Write “firefighter fund” in the payment section.
antirecidivism.org/donate/
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Whenever I hear about humanitarian pause, i inevitably think of this eeriely accurate "joke":
November 9, 2023 at 4:22 PM
Whenever I hear about humanitarian pause, i inevitably think of this eeriely accurate "joke":
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Asking Palestinians to condemn Hamas ‘is more than just a trap … It sidelines the material reality of ongoing Palestinian genocide with the recitation of vapid phrases that can neither bring Israelis back to life nor reverse the more than 30,000 tonnes of bombs Israel has already dropped.’
Why must Palestinians condemn themselves for daring to fight back?
Don’t ask Palestinians to condemn Hamas - they are already condemned to live in hell on Earth
www.middleeasteye.net
November 9, 2023 at 4:31 PM
Asking Palestinians to condemn Hamas ‘is more than just a trap … It sidelines the material reality of ongoing Palestinian genocide with the recitation of vapid phrases that can neither bring Israelis back to life nor reverse the more than 30,000 tonnes of bombs Israel has already dropped.’
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I think that the real success story here is Japan.
Japan has one of the strongest economic recoveries, but over 5-fold fewer deaths per capita from COVID-19 than the US.
The US chose to sacrifice the vulnerable for the economy.
Japan shows protecting public health can strengthen the economy.
Japan has one of the strongest economic recoveries, but over 5-fold fewer deaths per capita from COVID-19 than the US.
The US chose to sacrifice the vulnerable for the economy.
Japan shows protecting public health can strengthen the economy.
November 9, 2023 at 5:21 PM
I think that the real success story here is Japan.
Japan has one of the strongest economic recoveries, but over 5-fold fewer deaths per capita from COVID-19 than the US.
The US chose to sacrifice the vulnerable for the economy.
Japan shows protecting public health can strengthen the economy.
Japan has one of the strongest economic recoveries, but over 5-fold fewer deaths per capita from COVID-19 than the US.
The US chose to sacrifice the vulnerable for the economy.
Japan shows protecting public health can strengthen the economy.
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If you're interested in the history of international solidarity with Palestine, many sources can be found in my list of radical online (and open access) archives. Over 500 collections from around the world are listed.
hatfulofhistory.wordpress.com/radical-onli...
hatfulofhistory.wordpress.com/radical-onli...
October 18, 2023 at 10:27 AM
If you're interested in the history of international solidarity with Palestine, many sources can be found in my list of radical online (and open access) archives. Over 500 collections from around the world are listed.
hatfulofhistory.wordpress.com/radical-onli...
hatfulofhistory.wordpress.com/radical-onli...
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I still remember when they said "Oh but we'll mask when we're in COVID-19 surges".
Real convenient that they also wound down monitoring so people could know when such surges happen.
It's like intentionally getting rid of weather monitoring stations and wondering why tornado sirens don't go off.
Real convenient that they also wound down monitoring so people could know when such surges happen.
It's like intentionally getting rid of weather monitoring stations and wondering why tornado sirens don't go off.
It’s real covidy out there right now
I feel bad for the large number of people who are honestly unaware that we are *in* a surge, given that a lot of places have basically given up testing, and only some places make wastewater monitoring data public.
October 14, 2023 at 4:56 AM
I still remember when they said "Oh but we'll mask when we're in COVID-19 surges".
Real convenient that they also wound down monitoring so people could know when such surges happen.
It's like intentionally getting rid of weather monitoring stations and wondering why tornado sirens don't go off.
Real convenient that they also wound down monitoring so people could know when such surges happen.
It's like intentionally getting rid of weather monitoring stations and wondering why tornado sirens don't go off.
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"The World Health Organization pleads for immediate reversal of Gaza evacuation order to protect health and reduce suffering.
A mass evacuation would be disastrous—for patients, health workers and other civilians left behind or caught in the mass movement."
A mass evacuation would be disastrous—for patients, health workers and other civilians left behind or caught in the mass movement."
October 13, 2023 at 6:44 PM
"The World Health Organization pleads for immediate reversal of Gaza evacuation order to protect health and reduce suffering.
A mass evacuation would be disastrous—for patients, health workers and other civilians left behind or caught in the mass movement."
A mass evacuation would be disastrous—for patients, health workers and other civilians left behind or caught in the mass movement."
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I built this site last night to quickly give you ways to demand a ceasefire in Gaza:
-Sign a petition
-Email your Representative and Senators with one click
-Find a call script and a button to immediately call Congress
-Find a protest near you
-Join a phone bank
CeasefireToday.com to take action:
-Sign a petition
-Email your Representative and Senators with one click
-Find a call script and a button to immediately call Congress
-Find a protest near you
-Join a phone bank
CeasefireToday.com to take action:
Ceasefire In Gaza NOW!
Resources and action items to call for an end to the violence in Gaza.
CeasefireToday.com
October 18, 2023 at 4:43 PM
I built this site last night to quickly give you ways to demand a ceasefire in Gaza:
-Sign a petition
-Email your Representative and Senators with one click
-Find a call script and a button to immediately call Congress
-Find a protest near you
-Join a phone bank
CeasefireToday.com to take action:
-Sign a petition
-Email your Representative and Senators with one click
-Find a call script and a button to immediately call Congress
-Find a protest near you
-Join a phone bank
CeasefireToday.com to take action:
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docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Sign and share!
Sign and share!
Artists & Academics in Canada: Statement of Support for Palestine
We, the undersigned artists, academics, and cultural workers, pledge our support for the Palestinian people in the face of over 75 years of Israeli apartheid, settler colonialism, military occupation,...
docs.google.com
October 13, 2023 at 9:32 PM
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Sign and share!
Sign and share!
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In addition to Doctors Without Borders, I have donated to Palestine Children's Relief Fund, which is an organization recommended by Palestinian activists as being on the ground helping right now, both medically and with food and other necessities .
PCRF
The Palestine Children's Relief Fund was established in 1992 by concerned humanitarians in the USA to bring injured and sick children for free medical care they could not get locally
www.pcrf.net
October 17, 2023 at 12:00 AM
In addition to Doctors Without Borders, I have donated to Palestine Children's Relief Fund, which is an organization recommended by Palestinian activists as being on the ground helping right now, both medically and with food and other necessities .
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Of course Israel is going to claim their hospital atrocity was the fault Hamas. When the Israeli military deliberately targeted, shot, and killed Shireen Abu Aqleh, the Israeli propaganda machine also at first claimed that Palestinian militants had shot her.
October 17, 2023 at 9:17 PM
Of course Israel is going to claim their hospital atrocity was the fault Hamas. When the Israeli military deliberately targeted, shot, and killed Shireen Abu Aqleh, the Israeli propaganda machine also at first claimed that Palestinian militants had shot her.
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Haymarket is providing three books on/from Palestine for free —>
Yeah, there's apparently a 'folder' of pirated ebooks that's making the rounds. There are publishers who are sharing books for free-- that's different. Haymarket is releasing three books rn, including an anthology of futurist fiction from Gaza: www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/495-fr...
Free Ebooks for a Free Palestine!
Publishing books on the struggle for justice in Palestine has been a central part of Haymarket’s mission since we published our first book, The Struggle for Palestine, in 2001. Now as ever, we re...
www.haymarketbooks.org
October 17, 2023 at 8:31 AM
Haymarket is providing three books on/from Palestine for free —>
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Not only will the poor guidance from hospitals to ignore COVID testing harm patients, it will harm healthcare workers at a time every hospital is desperately understaffed. Far better to allow HCWs to recover a few more days than lose many more from the profession entirely.
October 10, 2023 at 6:51 PM
Not only will the poor guidance from hospitals to ignore COVID testing harm patients, it will harm healthcare workers at a time every hospital is desperately understaffed. Far better to allow HCWs to recover a few more days than lose many more from the profession entirely.
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Wow. This email from a UK hospital instructs healthcare workers not to test for COVID because it might keep them out of work for longer. What happened to "do no harm"?
(Source: Prof. Stephen Griffin)
(Source: Prof. Stephen Griffin)
October 10, 2023 at 6:29 PM
Wow. This email from a UK hospital instructs healthcare workers not to test for COVID because it might keep them out of work for longer. What happened to "do no harm"?
(Source: Prof. Stephen Griffin)
(Source: Prof. Stephen Griffin)
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Long COVID is real.
Long COVID is not rare.
Vaccines offer limited protection against long COVID.
Paxlovid reduces your risk of long COVID.
Repeat infections make long COVID more likely.
There is no standard treatment for long COVID.
The best prevention against long COVID is not getting COVID.
Long COVID is not rare.
Vaccines offer limited protection against long COVID.
Paxlovid reduces your risk of long COVID.
Repeat infections make long COVID more likely.
There is no standard treatment for long COVID.
The best prevention against long COVID is not getting COVID.
October 10, 2023 at 4:21 PM
Long COVID is real.
Long COVID is not rare.
Vaccines offer limited protection against long COVID.
Paxlovid reduces your risk of long COVID.
Repeat infections make long COVID more likely.
There is no standard treatment for long COVID.
The best prevention against long COVID is not getting COVID.
Long COVID is not rare.
Vaccines offer limited protection against long COVID.
Paxlovid reduces your risk of long COVID.
Repeat infections make long COVID more likely.
There is no standard treatment for long COVID.
The best prevention against long COVID is not getting COVID.
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Transphobes who get mad about pronouns are weak. I speak Vietnamese. The pronoun I use for myself and the person I’m talking to or about depends on how old I am, how old they are, whether they’re a relative, whether they’re related to my mom or my dad, gender, and more. There are over 20 of them.
October 7, 2023 at 3:26 PM
Transphobes who get mad about pronouns are weak. I speak Vietnamese. The pronoun I use for myself and the person I’m talking to or about depends on how old I am, how old they are, whether they’re a relative, whether they’re related to my mom or my dad, gender, and more. There are over 20 of them.