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• she/they • Reader. Photographer. Crafter. Musician. Plant Parent. Learner. Nerdfighter. Introvert. Anxious. Aro. Ace. Christian. Pacifist. •

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E @andromedace.dftba.social · Aug 6

Be gentle with me, but don’t be gentle with me like I’m fragile. Be gentle with me like I’m worth something.

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John Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · Sep 3

As we see ANOTHER huge drop in the cost of curing tuberculosis, I am reminded that 1. drugs are not expensive because they're made of platinum or something, and 2. the fruits of activism are often harvested over many years. Thanks to all the folks who made this happen. www.stoptb.org/news/breakin...

Breaking News: Historical Drop of DR-TB Treatment Cost Below $300 After Third Major Cut in 2025 by Stop TB’s Global Drug Facility | Stop TB Partnership

www.stoptb.org

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E @andromedace.dftba.social · Aug 6

Be gentle with me, but don’t be gentle with me like I’m fragile. Be gentle with me like I’m worth something.

E @andromedace.dftba.social · Jul 14

QOTD via someone @trevorproject.bsky.social: “I'm going to wake up and keep trying to do good and so are you and nobody gets to vote on that”

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John Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · Jul 7

At least there are trees.

When I was younger, I thought trees were a big stupid waste of time except insofar as they provide us with oxygen.

Now, when I am sad and on the edge of something worse than sad, I think, "At least there are trees."

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TBFighters @tbfighters.org · Jul 8

Experts estimate USAID cuts are leading to 88 deaths PER HOUR. A UN office called these “the deepest funding cuts ever to hit the international humanitarian sector.” If funding isn't resumed, they estimate an additional 10 million cases & 2 million preventable deaths by 2030: tb.impactcounter.com

Tuberculosis Impact Counter | Tracking TB Funding Impact

Tracking the impact of TB funding via USAID

tb.impactcounter.com

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · Jul 3

language actually matters! not super hard to choose your words sometimes! our side should know this!

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · Jun 1

Remembering Dr. Alan Hart for Pride, trans man from the early 1900s. He revolutionized the detection of tuberculosis, saved thousands of lives, and died using his name, as the man he always was meant to be.

We have always been here.

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John Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · May 8

I, for one, am tired of [gestures broadly]. I have grown weary of [points in all directions simultaneously].

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · Apr 4

“My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness. Continue to allow humor to lighten the burden of your tender heart.”

-Maya Angelou

Happy birthday, Maya Angelou.

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · Apr 2

I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · Apr 2

Sen. Cory Booker's speech on the Senate floor went for 25 hours and 4 minutes.

His final words: "Let's get in good trouble, my friend. Madam President, I yield the floor."

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E @andromedace.dftba.social · Apr 1

As a young person, I needed to see a grown up pushing back against everything. Thank you, Senator.

Sen. Cory Booker @booker.senate.gov · Mar 31

I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:

Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker

YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker

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Wheezy Waiter @wheezywaiter.bsky.social · Apr 1

It’s voting day, Wisconsin.

Voting guide: Crawford, Underly, No.

Then go get Culver’s.

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · Mar 31

Today is Monday, March 31.
Good morning ❤️

eat
take your meds
hydrate
tell your people you love them
let them love you back

We are here. This is real. Let's build a home for each other and fight like hell.

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John Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · Mar 28

I have been anxious for so long. It is like I am trying to break the world record for how long you can consecutively be anxious.

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JoeinNJfightsfordemocracy @progavalanche.bsky.social · Mar 24

It’s GET OUT & VOTE time in Wisconsin!

Early voting is open all week.

As of now, it’s best to walk in your vote by mail ballot.

Make sure to be heard by April 1. Let Felon47 & his owner know WI is not for sale!

#DemVoice1
Even the Wisconsin State Journal is tired of Schimel & Republican chaos!

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John Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · Mar 20

It's true: Tuberculosis is more than a disease. It's a form and expression of injustice. atmos.earth/for-john-gre...

For John Green, Tuberculosis Is More Than A Disease | Atmos

The bestselling author says our inability to fix solvable crises is an indictment of our empathy and shared humanity.

atmos.earth

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Mar 15

By retracting foreign aid, President Trump could make the world’s deadliest infectious disease untreatable again, @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social writes.

The World’s Deadliest Infectious Disease Is About to Get Worse

By retracting foreign aid, President Trump could make tuberculosis untreatable again.

www.theatlantic.com

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John Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · Mar 5

I didn't need twitter. Twitter needed me. My attention is the product, and the places that monetize my attention need me more than I need them.

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John Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · Mar 4

Under the U.S Constitution, the President is very explicitly not a king. The President's wishes and decrees do not magically become law.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Mar 5

Protect your peace.

Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · Mar 5

I’m not watching nonsense.

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John Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · Feb 28

“People will die, but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h...

U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World

Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.

www.nytimes.com

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John Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · Feb 28

Hearing from Community Partners International, which works from Myanmar to Bangladesh, that USAID cuts mean 14,000 people with HIV losing access to lifesaving meds and a total stop in all HIV and TB screening. So many people will die due to these chaotic, sudden, horrifically implemented cuts.

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E @andromedace.dftba.social · Feb 28

Action links in the thread!!

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Partners In Health @pih.org · Feb 27

🧵 PIH condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the Trump Administration's mass termination of United States Government grants and contracts supporting essential health care delivery and humanitarian assistance around the world.

Here’s what you need to know—and how you can take action 👇

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