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Silence Equals Death

@tapati.bsky.social

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Formerly homeless DV/IPV survivor, Fat activist, Bi Grandma with heart disease & chronic pain, Cis/white, she-her pronouns. Degree in Anthropology, finishing up memoir. Former Hare Krsna devotee. Happily remarried 💜 No DMs

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Silence Equals Death @tapati.bsky.social · Nov 28

I feel like I can’t overstate my age and generally broken down state of my body #onhere. Or how much I love my husband, David.

Me, aging woman with gray shoulder length hair and glasses.

My husband David wearing silver rimmed glasses, a short beard and wine colored shirt (burgundy).

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Silence Equals Death @tapati.bsky.social · 3h

Good point. I immediately felt unsafe and noped out of there asap. She was taking away my pain and anxiety medication.

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Wanda Monroe @wandamocats.bsky.social · 4h

I'm not sure that these people aren't actively dangerous to patients.

If they don't believe you now, will they ever believe you about any symptoms you report for anything?

Good on you for getting out of there.

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Silence Equals Death @tapati.bsky.social · 3h

I want to highlight this inspiring story again in these dark times.
It certainly encouraged me to communicate with my neighbors and find ways to help feed people.

www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...

The Year Without Sunshine - Uncanny Magazine

During one of the much smaller disasters that preceded the really big disaster, I met a lot of my neighbors online. I can’t remember if we set up the WhatsApp group because of the pandemic or the civi...

www.uncannymagazine.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16h

Excessive force. PERIOD!

They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.

📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.

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Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 13h

The utter stupidity of pursuing a criminal trial against someone for throwing a sandwich that bounced off a bullet proof vest pissing away hundreds of thousands of dollars for this joke is the perfect encapsulation of this Administration.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 12h

"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:

'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."

chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...

Pope Leo calls for ‘deep reflection’ about treatment of detained migrants in U.S.

“Many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now,” Chicago-born pope says.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 23h

A win! A federal judge has ruled that the White House must once again provide American Sign Language interpreters during press briefings. The U.S. District Judge Amir Ali emphasized that these briefings inform Americans about critical

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Raskin: "South Korea gave him some kind of golden crown or something, and then he lowered their tariffs. That is a monarchist mercantilism, that is not the American system."

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22h

Mamdani: My message to I.C.E. Agents and to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate the law, you must be held accountable.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 20h

A whole bunch of people younger than me got elected last night and I am totally good with that

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Arizona AG Kris Mayes: "Our founding fathers placed the power to tax Americans in Congress. They did not believe that we should have a president or king who had the power to tax and to levy these kinds of tariffs that are having a devastating impact on our states."

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 20h

BIG NEWS buried amid the blue wave: @govwesmoore.bsky.social announces that Maryland is IN when it comes to redrawing maps for 2026. "Come next November in Maryland, we will have fair maps."

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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 22h

Khan's appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.

Lina Khan to co-chair NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's transition team | TechCrunch

Khan's appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.

techcrunch.com

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 19h

I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video.

I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.

But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 1d

Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mamdani: "My message to ICE agents & to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate it, you must be held accountable. There is sadly a sense growing that certain people are allowed to violate that law, whether they be POTUS or ICE agents."

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Silence Equals Death @tapati.bsky.social · 19h

Fat people like me can’t actually live off our fat. Surprise!

Our bodies need specific nutrients every day. A starving person of any size will lose essential tissues from heart, brain and muscles to supply protein, for example. Calcium will be leached from bones. My teen starvation caused harm.

Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 1d

Hey. Fat people also deserve food. Fat people using snap benefits deserve to eat guiltfree. Going without will not make them instantly skinny, and in some cases, like those with diabetes, not eating on a set schedule can exacerbate health problems. Being fat does not equal laziness or weak morality.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20h

Zohran Mamdani ran on freezing the rent in NYC.

Abigail Spanberger ran on supporting fired federal workers and lowering the cost of living in VA.

Mikie Sherrill ran on lowering utility bills in NJ.

Ensuring people can afford to live a decent life is the path forward.

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Wanda Monroe @wandamocats.bsky.social · 1d

And doctors treat neither pain or insomnia.

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Silence Equals Death @tapati.bsky.social · 19h

I mentioned painsomnia to a new PCP when my previous doctor moved away. She told me that it wasn’t real—that I just wasn’t managing my pain properly. I was shocked that she imagined it was possible to always have low to zero pain.

I started looking for a new doctor.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 1d

All you anti Muslim bigots who spread nothing but the most vile hate against Mamdani, I'm here for your meltdowns and tantrums.

I'm all the way petty.

Your tears are sugar for my chai.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

Everyone should pay careful attention to the Maine voter ID ballot measure (Prop 1). It is on track to lose -- thereby proving that the GOP claims that voter ID laws are overwhelmingly popular is a lie. Perhaps now the legacy media will stop repeating that nonsense.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

AOC: We have a future to fight for, and we're either going to do that together or you're going to be left behind. It's not about Progressive. It's not moderate, it's not liberal. This is about do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And the assignment is you come together…

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 1d

Democratic women have made history tonight:

Abigail Spanberger will be the first female governor of Virginia.

Mikie Sherrill will be the first female Democratic governor of New Jersey.

I’m looking forward to seeing these strong, dedicated leaders deliver a bright future for their states. 🎉

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Laura Anne Gilman @lauraannegilman.bsky.social · 1d

California voters approve Democratic-drawn congressional map as national redistricting battle spreads www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

California voters approve Democratic-drawn congressional map as national redistricting battle spreads

NBC News projects that a ballot measure has passed allowing California Democrats to bypass an independent redistricting commission and counter GOP efforts around the country.

www.nbcnews.com

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani will be the next mayor of New York City after running on a platform centered on making the city affordable for working people.

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