Sparrow / Liz
@untonuggan.bsky.social
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angry mast cells (HaT and #MCAS) + #POTS + neurodivergent. ♿ queer. white. emperor of typos. brain fog zone ⚠️. they/them 🎶 iii'm still masking 🎶 working on porting more of my body science infodumps and such to: liminalnest.wordpress.com #NEISvoid
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untonuggan.bsky.social
I guess I'm starting a thread of pinned posts now?

Here's a little bit about my immune disorder, MCAS, and why I yell about it so much
untonuggan.bsky.social
I've got a lot of new followers, so fair warning I yell A Lot about my mast cells + mast cell disorders #MCAS

This may seem niche

But COVID infection can trigger mast cell dysfunction

So it is becoming more common, and there are not enough doctors who know how to recognize and manage it
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ethnography911.bsky.social
“Public expression activities” forbidden in this space

UGH
miriamposner.com
Found this just incredibly depressing, more than anything.
An easel sign reads, “UCLA
ATTENTION
No events are permitted in this area today. Per Policy 852, this location is NOT designated for public expression activities.
Individuals participating in an event or a public expression activity in this area are subject to discipline and/or arrest.
Scan for policy information.”
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remorahousedc.bsky.social
While evictions rise, the city is also cutting funding to 1) rent relief 2) street outreach 3) permanent supportive housing & other housing voucher programs & 4) shelters

If we’re talking purely money, it costs more to provide appropriate housing support for someone the longer they are unhoused.
abigailhiggins.bsky.social
Evictions in DC hit record levels last year, with 1,869 households removed from their homes. We don't have final numbers for this year yet but avg. monthly evictions are the highest they’ve been in six years. New investigation from @51st.news @streetsensedc.bsky.social 51st.news/record-evict...
Evictions rising in DC as housing costs increase
New data shows evictions have surged past pre-pandemic levels, fueled by shrinking aid, high rents, and weakened tenant protections.
51st.news
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thebrainofchris.bsky.social
You can only have so many tech billionaire supervillains before someone dresses up as their favourite animal to conceal their identity as they try to help people.
thetnholler.bsky.social
“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”

Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆
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literaturegeek.bsky.social
. @prisonculture.bsky.social's zine is very popular in our library free zine distro (76 copies have been taken, # only limited by that's what I've had time to fold/staple/put on the rack yet). It's a friendly+free workbook for connecting your values, strengths, needs to advocacy you can do now:
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jessicacalarco.com
They know they won't be in power forever. So, they're breaking as much as they can right now, in the hope that whoever follows them won't be able to put it all back together.
lenasun.bsky.social
NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4
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leonardpierce.bsky.social
Write it in the sky with hundred foot letters of burning flame
olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
if i've learned one thing from doing union stuff while also doing other forms of organizing, it's that you're better off with people you disagree with who are nevertheless trying to do the same thing as you than with people you agree with who aren't trying to do anything
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rahaeli.bsky.social
like seriously team, I know y'all are working on both improving Discover and on better reply sentiment filtering and all, but it's going to take a while to tune it properly and a "never show my post on Discover" setting would be a 10 minute fix that would get 65% of why people want private accounts
leahmcelrath.bsky.social
I had a post reach the Discover feed today and was once again reminded of how many people on this site are not house trained.
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annabookwriter.bsky.social
Okay, Scottish folks, help an immunocompromised person figure out how to get a COVID shot. Everything says NHS will contact if eligible, but how do I establish that with them? Is that a 111 sort of thing?
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trustedreveler.bsky.social
LA: we will fight you.

Chicago: we will fight you.

PDX: we will make you endure week after week of of improv theater.
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chantalalive.blacksky.app
It's my 40th birthday! That's right, 40 years around the sun on this raggedy planet. i know, you wanted to bless my cashapp so I can afford to go to this literary conference in New York this weekend. I won't take that from you. It's $chantallisette
untonuggan.bsky.social
maybe it's fine, idk, I just get nervous when economists start talking about "unlimited" resources in Africa because I have read history books
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scumbelievable.bsky.social
imagine never having to hear hakeem jeffries talk again. he could campaign on that alone.
free-parking.bsky.social
This is exactly what we need. This is it.

"New York City Council member Chi Ossé, a close ally of Zohran Mamdani, is privately discussing a run against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)"
Scoop: Mamdani ally weighs challenging Hakeem Jeffries
Just talking about a potential campaign could drive a further wedge between Mamdani — the democratic socialist in line to be New York's next mayor — and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)
www.axios.com
untonuggan.bsky.social
yes moving away from fossil fuels is good, but you don't have to write headlines like you're Cecil Fucking Rhodes, jfc
Screenshot of Bluesky post from CNN

"Africa gets more sunshine hours than any other continent. It has some of the highest levels of solar irradiance — the power of the sun per square meter — in the world, with "almost unlimited" potential for solar energy according to the African Development Bank."

Photo shows a sunny plain with fields and buildings, under the heading "Africa has 'unlimited' solar potential. Off-grid power could help light up the continent."
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tkingfisher.com
UK readers, we got a coupon thing!
A Waterstones ad featuring Nine Goblins, which you can preorder for 25%! Neat!
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djangowexler.bsky.social
My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but
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evoutwest.bsky.social
Jane's pix are amazing.
fightingpride93.bsky.social
I need 152 sign-ups to make rent and cover bills this month.

You get literally 1000s of posts, over 900 recipes for £5 and more added every day.

16% off if you sign up annually!

Please just give it a try. You improve my life and can cancel anytime.
fightingpride93.bsky.social
I'm a black trans woman fighting poverty and homelessness.

To support myself, I set up a patreon where you can get access to all my recipes, poetry, artwork and photography for just £5.

Something new EVERY SINGLE DAY. You won't regret it.

http://patreon.com/fightingpride93
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thejournalista.com
I don't know who needs to hear this (probably people making the comparison), but American racism was the blueprint for Nazis, not the other way around.

Hope this helps.
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rebelwheelsnyc.bsky.social
I recently purchased a heated cloak as sometimes due to poor circulation my body gets extra cold.

But alas I forgot how sensitive my spine is to weighted things & its too painful to use

If I wish to fulfill my destiny as a toasty wizard, I will have to find other means of warmth lol

#disability
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pwr2dppl.bsky.social
I SAW ANTIFA LEADERSHIP DANCING WITH THE DEVIL IN COP CITY
adhd-preacher.bsky.social
I heard directly from the antifa leadership that all of the antifa documents are stored in the cloud by Amazon Web Services (AWS).

I also heard that there are backups stored on Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, and Oracle Cloud.
hey-nunya-business.bsky.social
Definitely don't go after ANTIFA's Temu income stream either. It would be terribly tragic if the entire company fell and crippled ANTIFA's ability to rebuild.
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slackermom.bsky.social
Was just at a neighborhood school at dismissal. Hundreds of people with whistles surrounding the school and stationed down every block making sure ICE doesn’t snatch anyone. The same is happening at all the schools around here. I love my neighborhood and I love Chicago.
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rahaeli.bsky.social
The Catholic Church requires bishops to submit their resignation to the Pope when they turn 75 and the Pope chooses whether to accept it or not and as much as I hate having to hand anything to the Catholic Church, they are kinda on to something
hammancheez.bsky.social
Dems building a bench of senators younger than 75 challenge fail
ericmgarcia.bsky.social
Janet Mills's campaign account just posted this video of her saying that she just announced her campaign against Susan Collins. #MESen. Mills, 77, is expected to jump in the race against Collins. She would face Graham Platner, Jordan Wood and Dan Kleban.
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ketanjoshi.co
look at what covid lockdowns did to Australia's transport emissions
australia's transport emissions rising consistently until 2020
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shengokai.blacksky.app
Since Link is banned, his mutual aid Fridays have gone with him. This was one of the most altruistic things I’ve seen anyone on this site do.

In light of this, I’m gonna try to fill the gap.

Drop your mutual aid requests under this thread and I will repost them for as long as I can.