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This is huge! A human rights tribunal found that employers must accommodate remote work for immunocompromised employees
Remote work accommodations are something disabled people have needed for decades
Covid showed us it’s possible, but ableism & discrimination took it away
We all need this right
Remote work accommodations are something disabled people have needed for decades
Covid showed us it’s possible, but ableism & discrimination took it away
We all need this right
Employer required to accommodate immunocompromised employees during communicable disease outbreaks
Measles outbreaks raise issue of accommodation similar to COVID-19
www.hcamag.com
June 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
This is huge! A human rights tribunal found that employers must accommodate remote work for immunocompromised employees
Remote work accommodations are something disabled people have needed for decades
Covid showed us it’s possible, but ableism & discrimination took it away
We all need this right
Remote work accommodations are something disabled people have needed for decades
Covid showed us it’s possible, but ableism & discrimination took it away
We all need this right
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I remember panic about the number of children being prescribed inhalers for asthma (the former number one chronic illness in kids). Too bad we're not seeing the same concern about Long Covid. Also, child Covid vaccination rates are abysmal - it's like they're being set up to fail.
"Long COVID is common, affecting up to 10% to 20% of children with a history of COVID-19. With almost 6 million US children potentially affected, this is higher than the number of children with asthma, the most common chronic health problem in children."
Long COVID in Young Children, School-Aged Children, and Teens
This JAMA Pediatrics Patient Page describes the symptoms of long COVID in children.
jamanetwork.com
June 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I remember panic about the number of children being prescribed inhalers for asthma (the former number one chronic illness in kids). Too bad we're not seeing the same concern about Long Covid. Also, child Covid vaccination rates are abysmal - it's like they're being set up to fail.
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This is fantastic by @juliadoubleday.bsky.social
We owe it to our children to mitigate airborne infections and to vaccinate them effectively.
Western countries abandoning kids due to lower PERCEIVED risk and a drive for normalcy is wholly irresponsible.
#VaccinesPlus
#LongCovidKids
We owe it to our children to mitigate airborne infections and to vaccinate them effectively.
Western countries abandoning kids due to lower PERCEIVED risk and a drive for normalcy is wholly irresponsible.
#VaccinesPlus
#LongCovidKids
Long COVID is Now the Number One Chronic Illness in Children
Repeatedly mass infecting kids with COVID is not a public health strategy. It's a fast pass to declining population health
www.thegauntlet.news
June 17, 2025 at 7:08 AM
This is fantastic by @juliadoubleday.bsky.social
We owe it to our children to mitigate airborne infections and to vaccinate them effectively.
Western countries abandoning kids due to lower PERCEIVED risk and a drive for normalcy is wholly irresponsible.
#VaccinesPlus
#LongCovidKids
We owe it to our children to mitigate airborne infections and to vaccinate them effectively.
Western countries abandoning kids due to lower PERCEIVED risk and a drive for normalcy is wholly irresponsible.
#VaccinesPlus
#LongCovidKids
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Too many people fail to understand the role poverty plays in chronic illness.
Money can’t buy health or happiness, but a lack of money can make your health worse & life harder.
Universal healthcare & basic income would do more to create a healthier society than all the “wellness” in the world.
Money can’t buy health or happiness, but a lack of money can make your health worse & life harder.
Universal healthcare & basic income would do more to create a healthier society than all the “wellness” in the world.
June 17, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Too many people fail to understand the role poverty plays in chronic illness.
Money can’t buy health or happiness, but a lack of money can make your health worse & life harder.
Universal healthcare & basic income would do more to create a healthier society than all the “wellness” in the world.
Money can’t buy health or happiness, but a lack of money can make your health worse & life harder.
Universal healthcare & basic income would do more to create a healthier society than all the “wellness” in the world.
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ATTN: If you’re a member of the National Guard or you work for ICE and you’re asked to violate the law or your oath, contact Whistleblower Aid to safely, securely, and legally blow the whistle. You can support Whistleblower Aid HERE: whistlebloweraid.org/beans
Daily Beans Fundraiser - Whistleblower Aid
Daily Beans Listeners Fundraiser for Whistleblower Aid The American rule of law has survived many challenges, but now faces one of the most serious threats in our history. Checks and balances within o...
whistlebloweraid.org
June 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
ATTN: If you’re a member of the National Guard or you work for ICE and you’re asked to violate the law or your oath, contact Whistleblower Aid to safely, securely, and legally blow the whistle. You can support Whistleblower Aid HERE: whistlebloweraid.org/beans
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As a few folks have said, having the White House say that Trump is in a private event is a big admission under Trump v US which says official acts are immune & unofficial private acts ARE NOT IMMUNE. ⚖️🧐
a man in a blue shirt is waving his hand in front of a black background
ALT: a man in a blue shirt is waving his hand in front of a black background
media.tenor.com
May 23, 2025 at 1:57 AM
As a few folks have said, having the White House say that Trump is in a private event is a big admission under Trump v US which says official acts are immune & unofficial private acts ARE NOT IMMUNE. ⚖️🧐
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John Brown was not famous for his city council appearances.
May 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
John Brown was not famous for his city council appearances.
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see also: "leftists" who claim to be ride-or-die for disabled people but stopped masking as soon as possible so they could go back to restaurants
May 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
see also: "leftists" who claim to be ride-or-die for disabled people but stopped masking as soon as possible so they could go back to restaurants
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The exact same people telling you Covid is like the flu and it’s harmless to get repeatedly infected w covid if ur vaxxed are the ones claiming that HIV doesn’t cause AIDS (false) and measles builds ur immune system (false). I beg liberals/leftists to wake the tf up and realize u fell for propaganda
May 3, 2025 at 12:26 AM
The exact same people telling you Covid is like the flu and it’s harmless to get repeatedly infected w covid if ur vaxxed are the ones claiming that HIV doesn’t cause AIDS (false) and measles builds ur immune system (false). I beg liberals/leftists to wake the tf up and realize u fell for propaganda
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Boston folks: I'm (very slowly) working on a zine about local ways people can plug in, loosely based on @prisonculture.bsky.social's list of actions that are not voting or protesting.
Any suggestions of groups/projects/etc that I should include?
Any suggestions of groups/projects/etc that I should include?
May 2, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Boston folks: I'm (very slowly) working on a zine about local ways people can plug in, loosely based on @prisonculture.bsky.social's list of actions that are not voting or protesting.
Any suggestions of groups/projects/etc that I should include?
Any suggestions of groups/projects/etc that I should include?
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The Spencer Foundation is offering rapid response bridge funding for those who lost NSF research grants.
www.spencer.org/grant_types/...
www.spencer.org/grant_types/...
Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program
In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...
www.spencer.org
May 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The Spencer Foundation is offering rapid response bridge funding for those who lost NSF research grants.
www.spencer.org/grant_types/...
www.spencer.org/grant_types/...
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Hi I used to work at Starbucks customer service: if you call or email about this, they are absolutely tracking those numbers, and a sufficient amount of public pushback does make them rethink shit sometimes, so now would be an EXCELLENT time to let them know they’re being ableist shitheads
April 24, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Hi I used to work at Starbucks customer service: if you call or email about this, they are absolutely tracking those numbers, and a sufficient amount of public pushback does make them rethink shit sometimes, so now would be an EXCELLENT time to let them know they’re being ableist shitheads
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Gun registry? No. Autism registry? Yes?
Fuck ALL the way off.
Fuck ALL the way off.
April 21, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Gun registry? No. Autism registry? Yes?
Fuck ALL the way off.
Fuck ALL the way off.
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*Of course* advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
April 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
*Of course* advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
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Van Hollen says that he asked the VP of El Salvador why his government continues to hold Abrego Garcia even though he’s not charged with any crime and there’s no evidence that he’s MS-13.
“His answer was that the Trump administration is paying the government of El Salvador to keep him at CECOT”
“His answer was that the Trump administration is paying the government of El Salvador to keep him at CECOT”
Senator Chris Van Hollen is speaking live from El Salvador, where he just met with the Salvadoran VP: www.youtube.com/live/pYZPzHy...
Van Hollen speaks to press after meeting with El Salvador VP about return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
www.youtube.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Van Hollen says that he asked the VP of El Salvador why his government continues to hold Abrego Garcia even though he’s not charged with any crime and there’s no evidence that he’s MS-13.
“His answer was that the Trump administration is paying the government of El Salvador to keep him at CECOT”
“His answer was that the Trump administration is paying the government of El Salvador to keep him at CECOT”
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"the president defied a Supreme Court ruling to return a man mistakenly sent to a gulag... and spoke of sending Americans to foreign concentration camps.
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
State Terror
A brief guide for Americans
snyder.substack.com
April 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"the president defied a Supreme Court ruling to return a man mistakenly sent to a gulag... and spoke of sending Americans to foreign concentration camps.
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
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This is a solid idea.
Blue states should pass laws requiring that tariffs are itemized and clearly shown in purchase receipts, by the way.
Let people know how much they’re paying extra thanks to Donald Trump and the Republican Congress.
Let people know how much they’re paying extra thanks to Donald Trump and the Republican Congress.
April 14, 2025 at 2:07 AM
This is a solid idea.
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Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act.
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
April 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act.
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
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Update! UMass-Amherst's faculty senate is now on board!!
Last night they passed their own resolution calling for two compacts:
1) of all public and land-grant higher ed in the country
2) of all public and private higher ed in Massachusetts
Read and spread widely!!
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ikin7...
Last night they passed their own resolution calling for two compacts:
1) of all public and land-grant higher ed in the country
2) of all public and private higher ed in Massachusetts
Read and spread widely!!
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ikin7...
April 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Update! UMass-Amherst's faculty senate is now on board!!
Last night they passed their own resolution calling for two compacts:
1) of all public and land-grant higher ed in the country
2) of all public and private higher ed in Massachusetts
Read and spread widely!!
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ikin7...
Last night they passed their own resolution calling for two compacts:
1) of all public and land-grant higher ed in the country
2) of all public and private higher ed in Massachusetts
Read and spread widely!!
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ikin7...
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Veterans who were fired as part of the RIFs - an opportunity to share your stories. Your voice matters!
April 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Veterans who were fired as part of the RIFs - an opportunity to share your stories. Your voice matters!
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He's mentally ill & we're pretending like he just has a differing opinion. What mentally healthy mature adult thinks they're qualified to lead something they've never studied? It took me some time before I could read & understand scientific research more than the graphs & abstract 🤷♀️
April 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
He's mentally ill & we're pretending like he just has a differing opinion. What mentally healthy mature adult thinks they're qualified to lead something they've never studied? It took me some time before I could read & understand scientific research more than the graphs & abstract 🤷♀️
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How could a slavery scandal involving the President of the United States be worse than we thought? This extremely long, extremely detailed, and fully sourced PROOF report explains.
This—not the tariff war—is the most important story in America right now. I hope you will consider checking it out.
This—not the tariff war—is the most important story in America right now. I hope you will consider checking it out.
The Trump-El Salvador Scandal Deepens
As President Trump prepares to fête brutal far-right El Salvadoran dictator Nayib Bukele in DC on April 14, the scandal involving a vile new international slave trade between the two men is growing.
sethabramson.substack.com
April 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
How could a slavery scandal involving the President of the United States be worse than we thought? This extremely long, extremely detailed, and fully sourced PROOF report explains.
This—not the tariff war—is the most important story in America right now. I hope you will consider checking it out.
This—not the tariff war—is the most important story in America right now. I hope you will consider checking it out.