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adrienne with an A as in Abolish the police

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adrienne with an A as in Abolish the police @adrie.bsky.social · Nov 7

in lieu of "about me," here's my perma-pinned tweet:
Safe consumption sites not with the goal of sanitizing public spaces, but safe consumption sites because people who use drugs deserve better, they deserve community and comfort and safety, to be loved not judged, and they deserve to fucking live.

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adrienne with an A as in Abolish the police @adrie.bsky.social · 3d

We want to put them both in a position to maintain these improvements and allow Calypso to live a happy, healthy life with her mom! Ms. L is very involved in the community and always running around helping others. I'm hoping we can give back and help her in this moment!

A close up of a tuxedo cat very comfy sleeping on a puffy comforter that is also black and white.

adrienne with an A as in Abolish the police @adrie.bsky.social · 3d

To stay healthy, Calypso's treatment is maintaining a diet of only the Rx food (not the falafel pictured 😂), formulated to reduce thyroid levels to normal. Untreated can lead to heart failure, kidney disease, & eventually death. W/treatment, they can live out the rest of their lives pretty normally!

A mischievous kitty sniffs curiously and looks longingly at a falafel sandwich that a human is holding

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adrienne with an A as in Abolish the police @adrie.bsky.social · 3d

It’s been stressful but I’m grateful to support my neighbor by taking some of this stress off her shoulders. Ms. L does not have the financial means to cover the cost of the tests we needed and the expensive prescription food.
Calypso has so much love left to give and life to live.

A very silly picture of a tuxedo cat rolling over showing her belly, with her head tipped upside down to the side looking at the camera

adrienne with an A as in Abolish the police @adrie.bsky.social · 3d

Calypso's been staying with me for the summer and while here, she started getting sick - and w/ a vet visit and bloodwork was diagnosed w/hyperthyroidism. She is SUCH a lovebug and chatterbox, and w/ prescription food that manages her thyroid levels - she's doing SO much better.

A small tuxedo cat stands stoically behind a person sitting at a desk chair. The cat is taking up most of the chair, so the person can barely fit.

adrienne with an A as in Abolish the police @adrie.bsky.social · 3d

My neighbor Ms. L is a long time resident in her mid-60s, overwhelmed by navigating stressful and bureaucratic government programs to try and make necessary structural repairs on her home, as well as some other matters. This is her beloved fur baby, Calypso

a small tuxedo cat curled up and sleeping with her little paws tucked up by her chin

adrienne with an A as in Abolish the police @adrie.bsky.social · 3d

Hello friends! I'm helping out my neighbor, who is on a v limited income and truly being hit by all the stress that life has to offer right now, and her cat - & we could use your help!
tl;dr, we're fundraising to cover vet bills and treatment - more info in the GFM and thread ⬇️⬇️
gofund.me/de3b7fdff

Donate to Support a long-time West Philly community member & her cat!, organized by Adrienne Standley

As you may know, I’ve been unofficially fostering a cat (Caly… Adrienne Standley needs your support for Support a long-time West Philly community member & her cat!

gofund.me

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adrienne with an A as in Abolish the police @adrie.bsky.social · 10d

I highly recommend adopting this into your shopping practice

adrienne with an A as in Abolish the police @adrie.bsky.social · 10d

If I’m doing any kind of proper shopping trip in center city, an essential and important stop is getting a $1.50 bag of dark chocolate peanut chews and laffy taffy from 5 Below.

Doing an afternoon of multi store clothes searching/shopping? Protein + chocolate snack! Like I can’t do it without.

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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 14d

Please - stop doing the screenshot no link thing on Bluesky. This platform does not punish you for posting a URL. You picked up the habit from Meta apps? Stop doing Mark Z's bidding. Link ESPECIALLY to authors, reporters, bloggers, etc. where you quote the work.

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adrienne with an A as in Abolish the police @adrie.bsky.social · 29d

Some pantry moths got into my kitchen, and i am so sorry to report that the tiktok Aesthetic Girlies have been correct all along to be "decanting" all their dry goods into plastic/glass containers 🫠 🫠

(just make sure they're airtight)

adrienne with an A as in Abolish the police @adrie.bsky.social · Sep 12

I keep chuckling and saying “Vergecast bf, 404 Media gf” despite very specifically not liking that gendered term for myself lol

adrienne with an A as in Abolish the police @adrie.bsky.social · Sep 12

My partner subscribing to the @theverge.com 🤝 me subscribing to @404media.co

✨ supporting good tech journalism ✨

nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · Sep 12

Just to be blunt, if you want Wired and 404 and The Verge to employ reporters who understand the memes on bullet casings and can connect them to gaming culture while having the legal and support resources to deal with waves of harassment when we do it… you have to subscribe and pay for the work

onion person @junlper.beer · Sep 12

the entire media ecosystem is just not built or ready for events like this and far right billionaires like larry ellison buying news orgs will only make this worse

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adrienne with an A as in Abolish the police @adrie.bsky.social · Aug 24

I get why it’s today, but still… the first day of SEPTA cuts being on a Sunday schedule (and 10k race day) is ROUGH 😩

What if we just funded the things that people need???

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Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli.org · Jul 6

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adrienne with an A as in Abolish the police @adrie.bsky.social · Jul 6

I personally have always loved neighborhood fireworks, but currently dogsitting and quickly decided that like, all I ask is folks wrap it up by likeeeee 10:30pm?? That would be amazing.

adrienne with an A as in Abolish the police @adrie.bsky.social · Jul 6

Watching my favorite tv show on full blast: “Relaxing Music for Dogs to Calm Down: GREAT FOR FIREWORKS” on YouTube 😩

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Tanisha @tanishaevonne.bsky.social · Jul 4

Cherelle Parker vastly underestimated Philly’s commitment to letting her fuck around until she finds out.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · Jul 3

Back offline for me, I remain in the fight and will continue. I know that many of you are too because this is a fight for our lives, the lives of our loved ones, and the lives of strangers. Each of those lives matters. Take care of yourselves and I will be back online later next week. Peace to you.

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adrienne with an A as in Abolish the police @adrie.bsky.social · Jul 1

🫡🫡 living with my smelly apartment out of spite and solidarity

adrienne with an A as in Abolish the police @adrie.bsky.social · Jul 1

If it’s allowed, I figure I can offer to my neighbors to carpool our trash to a sanitation center 😂 but otherwise, it’s just gonna have to be smelly!!

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adrienne with an A as in Abolish the police @adrie.bsky.social · Jul 1

Question, Philly! In the case of a DC33 strike, bringing our own trash to the sanitation center, is that scabbing? If there’s a strike, we doin’ it like the Simpsons?

(I do wish that I’d brought my current, very smelly trash bag with old wet cat food in it to the drop off center late last week lol)

Bart Simpson chuckles as he staples a banana peel to the trash bag in a garbage can that is completely overflowing

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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · Jun 26

An actual nightmare. These cuts will cause so much pain for so many people in our city if implemented. We badly need to EXPAND public transit, not defund it!!!

CBS Philadelphia @cbsphiladelphia.bsky.social · Jun 26

BREAKING: The SEPTA board voted Thursday to dramatically cut service and raise fares by more than 20% to deal with a major budget deficit.

SEPTA board votes to cut service, raise fares amid massive budget deficit

SEPTA board members voted to dramatically cut service and raise fares to fill a $213 million hole in the budget.

www.cbsnews.com

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Wagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.com · Jun 26

do we have Black immigration experts here on bluesky? looking for some to follow

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adrienne with an A as in Abolish the police @adrie.bsky.social · Jun 17

i love y'all for this whole episode, but especially "go analyze some polls, bitch" which i WILL be stealing and using

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Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli.org · Jun 17

You need this in your life. Sorry. I'm not one to tell people what to do, but you need this. 🪶 🐣

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