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IYKYK

@nisslbody.blacksky.app

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Black Indigenous mom homelessness & health epidemiology PhD student and racial equity docent née neuroendocrine biologist. Portlander. Big fan of the creatures that live in my house. MS, MPH. Influencer influencer.

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IYKYK @nisslbody.blacksky.app · Dec 26

Criminalizing homelessness is profitable for the prison industry, but very expensive - monetarily and socially - for the public. www.governing.com/urban/crimin...

Criminalizing Homelessness Can Lead to More Crime

As cities step up their enforcement efforts in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling, they should consider both the financial costs and the public safety ramifications of treating homelessness as a crime...

www.governing.com

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IYKYK @nisslbody.blacksky.app · 2h

No. He's a spoiled little rich boy who thinks he can make anything happen by pressing for it.

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IYKYK @nisslbody.blacksky.app · 4h

Oooooo! I hope you will post updates!

IYKYK @nisslbody.blacksky.app · 4h

This is absolutely true, and it's also exactly why so much colonialist oligarch funding has been spent toward preventing Black history from being taught in regular history classes.

Ebony Noor! I love garden season! ✊🏿 @darlingebony.bsky.social · 11h

If you all would have included truthful Black History as part of American History, you wouldn't be so "shocked" by what is happening right now. In fact, what is happening now likely wouldn't be happening because you would have been able to see it coming with knowledge of history.

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Mike Davis • Feed After Midnight @mjdavis1988.bsky.social · 9h

Some of these stories are difficult to read, but it’s important that as many people as possible know what is happening. We are 100% living in a police state. SHARE widely.
mdavis19881.substack.com/p/reddit-thr...

Reddit Thread Details Horrific ICE Encounters

These stories are happening all over the country. We CAN'T look away and we must share them.

mdavis19881.substack.com

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IYKYK @nisslbody.blacksky.app · 4h

Oh definitely, for quite a lot of them.

Not Your Negress @notyournegro.blacksky.app · 9h

I’m kinda concerned that this is turning into porn for the ⚪️s.

Mike Davis • Feed After Midnight @mjdavis1988.bsky.social · 9h

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IYKYK @nisslbody.blacksky.app · 4h

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Jonathan W. Gray @elmcitytree.blacksky.app · 8h

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Jennifer Caroccio Maldonado, PhD @drcaromaldo.blacksky.app · 9h

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Haneen🍉 @habjjfjiu588.bsky.social · 17h

Why did you stop supporting us?

Even with the ceasefire, our pain hasn't ended. I lost my home and my job. I'm now homeless and homeless. My children are without clothes and without food.
Please, don't turn your backs on us.
Your support could save us.
👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
chuffed.org/project/help...

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IYKYK @nisslbody.blacksky.app · 4h

Say more!

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IYKYK @nisslbody.blacksky.app · 4h

My understanding as a non-sportsing (except lowkey for horses) person is that it was very, very long for a baseball game.

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natou @tichatnwa.bsky.social · 5h

🚨I returned to northern Gaza and collapsed in tears of sadness. I found our house bombed & we lost everything we owned. We have nothing now. We are homeless & without shelter. We beg you to save us
My family begs you to donate & support us so we can buy a ⛺️tent& food
🚨 donate pls

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more mr. dice guy @juniorhoncho.bsky.social · 7h

trying to not pursue the thought that Duke of Earl rhymes with, and is the same number of syllables as Jesse's Girl so i could probably rework each song's lyrics to fit the other song.... wish i had / jesse's girl / wish wish / jesse's girl.... no one can hurt my duchess like that / i'm Duke of Earl

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Dr. Michael D. L. Johnson @copperbae.bsky.social · 1d

I do biomedical research to help people. When people come in this space making things up, it makes it harder for people not in the field to trust the extensive studies that we do and distinguish fact from fiction. Baseless claims reduce future cures. Willful ignorance drives us backwards.

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IYKYK @nisslbody.blacksky.app · 5h

I love stories. Human beings evolved to love and learn from stories. All you writers and showrunners and actors and creative support out there, keep on doing what you're doing, you are appreciated!

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IYKYK @nisslbody.blacksky.app · 5h

Epis are already fleeing universities in search of other jobs - there just isn't enough funding to keep them employed. It's dire out there. I am very lucky to have the job I have, even if there's no advancement path from my current position.

IYKYK @nisslbody.blacksky.app · 5h

Have you ever seen someone who is already a total dick realize they are losing an argument about something they were wrong about going in, but mistakenly thought everyone would back them on?

They start to become incoherent and belligerent, flailing about madly for something to turn the tide.

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IYKYK @nisslbody.blacksky.app · 5h

Brian is always kind of falling apart

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IYKYK @nisslbody.blacksky.app · 5h

Get yaself a couple of distinctive, visible tattoos. Hair and piercings are easy but tattoo removal is hard and expensive.

Big Nasty 🤠☭ @bignasty.bsky.social · 5h

Predators hate alt girls with tattoos and piercings, because they’re much more difficult to traffic.

Protect yourself, dye your hair green.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10h

Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.

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IYKYK @nisslbody.blacksky.app · 5h

I feel like given my ultimate career goals, is likely a very good alignment).

IYKYK @nisslbody.blacksky.app · 5h

It's so surreal to me. As an epidemiologist the CDC has always been just this unshakeable edifice. I was seriously considering applying for the EIS when I finish my doctorate, back when I was leaning toward infectious disease rather than maternal & child health (which I still question, but

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 8h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Ennie @anyuse.bsky.social · 23h

Me, 2025, I hope Portland frog doesn’t milkshake duck.

Past me: Are you having a stroke?

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IYKYK @nisslbody.blacksky.app · 8h

Having had a bunch of surgery on the insides of my face, recovering from it is indeed tired as hell

IYKYK @nisslbody.blacksky.app · 9h

Why are conservatives so absolutely obsessed with dyed hair? It's fun, it's temporary, and most of their women bleach their hair so they can look more white. That lady's haircolor is definitely fake.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10h

Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.

IYKYK @nisslbody.blacksky.app · 9h

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IYKYK @nisslbody.blacksky.app · 9h

After dragging my feet for ages (because of all the weird or meh Lataffas I have ended up rehoming or are just sitting in a cabinet) I finally got Quentin Bisch's Teriaq Intense, and it is absolutely divine. Lataffa is hit or miss, but man when they hit they really slap.

IYKYK @nisslbody.blacksky.app · 10h

These comedians turned out to be funnier than anyone thought they were

Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 1d

LMAOOOOO

A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying

Human Rights Watch Doesn’t Want Any Riyadh Comedy Festival Money

Taking money from those who took money from Saudi Arabia would impact perception of the org’s independence.