Andrea Plaid
@ajplaid.bsky.social
I'm *so* not perfect, politically or otherwise. That said, this = my online home, so act like you got some hometraining.
Unless explicitly stated otherwise, all opinions are my own, not a representation of any employer.
Unless explicitly stated otherwise, all opinions are my own, not a representation of any employer.
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🚨🚨 EMERGENCY 🚨🚨
Left the job & am safe at the hotel I stayed at when I was unhoused over the summer.
🚨🚨 Still need 👉🏿$30👈🏿 to cover my ride home tonite!! 🚨🚨
Please help:
Venmo: @TheJunctureX
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Left the job & am safe at the hotel I stayed at when I was unhoused over the summer.
🚨🚨 Still need 👉🏿$30👈🏿 to cover my ride home tonite!! 🚨🚨
Please help:
Venmo: @TheJunctureX
#UrgentNeed #mutualaid #blueskyhelps #HelpFolksLive2025 #helpsky #EmergencyMutualAid
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Big news from @lizzylawrence.bsky.social: FDA reverses course, agrees to review Moderna’s flu vaccine www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/f... via @statnews.com
FDA reverses course, agrees to review Moderna’s flu vaccine
The FDA reversed course and told Moderna it would review its application for a new flu vaccine, the company announced Wednesday.
www.statnews.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Big news from @lizzylawrence.bsky.social: FDA reverses course, agrees to review Moderna’s flu vaccine www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/f... via @statnews.com
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On 26 May @ihr.bsky.social is hosting a special panel discussion to celebrate the publication of the 200th volume in the @manchesterup.bsky.social series ‘Studies in Imperialism’. Register below to join us either in person or online. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Studies in Imperialism: marking the 200th volume
www.history.ac.uk
February 17, 2026 at 5:39 PM
On 26 May @ihr.bsky.social is hosting a special panel discussion to celebrate the publication of the 200th volume in the @manchesterup.bsky.social series ‘Studies in Imperialism’. Register below to join us either in person or online. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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When Congress first established the Commission on Fine Arts, some 100 years before she was even born, lawmakers decreed that the members should be “well-qualified judges of the fine arts.” By all accounts, Chamberlain Harris, deputy director of Oval Office operations, is not one. trib.al/cDkX7vW
February 18, 2026 at 2:39 AM
When Congress first established the Commission on Fine Arts, some 100 years before she was even born, lawmakers decreed that the members should be “well-qualified judges of the fine arts.” By all accounts, Chamberlain Harris, deputy director of Oval Office operations, is not one. trib.al/cDkX7vW
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His story, briefly recounted here, collects so many facets of American violence: militarism and war, poverty and abandonment, criminalization and incarceration, immigration restriction, detention, deportation. Hold him and those who loved him in the light.
Mr. Sim lived in the US for 43 years. He was ordered deported 20 years ago after a larceny conviction. Because Cambodia wasn’t accepting deportations, he was allowed to stay on an order of supervision.
After 20 years, he was suddenly arrested at an ICE check-in and sent to detention, where he died.
After 20 years, he was suddenly arrested at an ICE check-in and sent to detention, where he died.
February 18, 2026 at 2:28 AM
His story, briefly recounted here, collects so many facets of American violence: militarism and war, poverty and abandonment, criminalization and incarceration, immigration restriction, detention, deportation. Hold him and those who loved him in the light.
🚨🚨 EMERGENCY 🚨🚨
Left the job & am safe at the hotel I stayed at when I was unhoused over the summer.
🚨🚨 Still need 👉🏿$30👈🏿 to cover my ride home tonite!! 🚨🚨
Please help:
Venmo: @TheJunctureX
#UrgentNeed #mutualaid #blueskyhelps #HelpFolksLive2025 #helpsky #EmergencyMutualAid
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Left the job & am safe at the hotel I stayed at when I was unhoused over the summer.
🚨🚨 Still need 👉🏿$30👈🏿 to cover my ride home tonite!! 🚨🚨
Please help:
Venmo: @TheJunctureX
#UrgentNeed #mutualaid #blueskyhelps #HelpFolksLive2025 #helpsky #EmergencyMutualAid
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February 18, 2026 at 12:11 AM
🚨🚨 EMERGENCY 🚨🚨
Left the job & am safe at the hotel I stayed at when I was unhoused over the summer.
🚨🚨 Still need 👉🏿$30👈🏿 to cover my ride home tonite!! 🚨🚨
Please help:
Venmo: @TheJunctureX
#UrgentNeed #mutualaid #blueskyhelps #HelpFolksLive2025 #helpsky #EmergencyMutualAid
💸💞
Left the job & am safe at the hotel I stayed at when I was unhoused over the summer.
🚨🚨 Still need 👉🏿$30👈🏿 to cover my ride home tonite!! 🚨🚨
Please help:
Venmo: @TheJunctureX
#UrgentNeed #mutualaid #blueskyhelps #HelpFolksLive2025 #helpsky #EmergencyMutualAid
💸💞
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Federal judge uses George Orwell's "1984" in ruling against Trump's attempt to whitewash American history. Join us live on Substack at 8:30 pm ET open.substack.com/live-stream/...
LIVE SOON: Judge uses George Orwell's "1984" in ruling against Trump's attempt to whitewash American history
Starting Feb 17 at 8:30 PM EST
open.substack.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Federal judge uses George Orwell's "1984" in ruling against Trump's attempt to whitewash American history. Join us live on Substack at 8:30 pm ET open.substack.com/live-stream/...
🚨🚨 EMERGENCY 🚨🚨
I finish my shift in 30 minutes and no movement, fam!!
🚨🚨👉🏿Does anyone have $50 to help me get a ride home???👈🏿🚨🚨
Venmo: @TheJunctureX
#blackmutualaid #mutualaid #blueskyhelps #HelpFolksLive2025 #helpsky #fundsky #EmergencyMutualAid
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I finish my shift in 30 minutes and no movement, fam!!
🚨🚨👉🏿Does anyone have $50 to help me get a ride home???👈🏿🚨🚨
Venmo: @TheJunctureX
#blackmutualaid #mutualaid #blueskyhelps #HelpFolksLive2025 #helpsky #fundsky #EmergencyMutualAid
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February 17, 2026 at 10:34 PM
🚨🚨 EMERGENCY 🚨🚨
I finish my shift in 30 minutes and no movement, fam!!
🚨🚨👉🏿Does anyone have $50 to help me get a ride home???👈🏿🚨🚨
Venmo: @TheJunctureX
#blackmutualaid #mutualaid #blueskyhelps #HelpFolksLive2025 #helpsky #fundsky #EmergencyMutualAid
💸💞
I finish my shift in 30 minutes and no movement, fam!!
🚨🚨👉🏿Does anyone have $50 to help me get a ride home???👈🏿🚨🚨
Venmo: @TheJunctureX
#blackmutualaid #mutualaid #blueskyhelps #HelpFolksLive2025 #helpsky #fundsky #EmergencyMutualAid
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JUST IN: Immigration judge rejects Trump effort to deport Palestinian student reut.rs/4bUtPxE
February 17, 2026 at 9:20 PM
JUST IN: Immigration judge rejects Trump effort to deport Palestinian student reut.rs/4bUtPxE
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President @barackobama.bsky.social and Mrs. Obama shared the following statement on the passing of Reverend Jesse Jackson.
February 17, 2026 at 9:27 PM
President @barackobama.bsky.social and Mrs. Obama shared the following statement on the passing of Reverend Jesse Jackson.
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Breaking:
WASHINGTON (AP) - Judge says government can't take Kilmar Abrego Garcia into immigration custody because it lacks viable deportation plan.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Judge says government can't take Kilmar Abrego Garcia into immigration custody because it lacks viable deportation plan.
February 17, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Breaking:
WASHINGTON (AP) - Judge says government can't take Kilmar Abrego Garcia into immigration custody because it lacks viable deportation plan.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Judge says government can't take Kilmar Abrego Garcia into immigration custody because it lacks viable deportation plan.
B/c I didn't pin it the 1st time... 🙄🙄🙄🙄
🚨🚨 EMERGENCY 🚨🚨
🚨🚨Can anyone help me w/ 👉🏿$50👈🏿 so I can get home after my shift ends at 6PM EST tonite?? 🚨🚨
Venmo: @TheJunctureX
#blackmutualaid #mutualaid #blueskyhelps #HelpFolksLive2025 #helpsky #BIPOCMA #EmergencyMutualAid
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🚨🚨 EMERGENCY 🚨🚨
🚨🚨Can anyone help me w/ 👉🏿$50👈🏿 so I can get home after my shift ends at 6PM EST tonite?? 🚨🚨
Venmo: @TheJunctureX
#blackmutualaid #mutualaid #blueskyhelps #HelpFolksLive2025 #helpsky #BIPOCMA #EmergencyMutualAid
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February 17, 2026 at 9:26 PM
B/c I didn't pin it the 1st time... 🙄🙄🙄🙄
🚨🚨 EMERGENCY 🚨🚨
🚨🚨Can anyone help me w/ 👉🏿$50👈🏿 so I can get home after my shift ends at 6PM EST tonite?? 🚨🚨
Venmo: @TheJunctureX
#blackmutualaid #mutualaid #blueskyhelps #HelpFolksLive2025 #helpsky #BIPOCMA #EmergencyMutualAid
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🚨🚨 EMERGENCY 🚨🚨
🚨🚨Can anyone help me w/ 👉🏿$50👈🏿 so I can get home after my shift ends at 6PM EST tonite?? 🚨🚨
Venmo: @TheJunctureX
#blackmutualaid #mutualaid #blueskyhelps #HelpFolksLive2025 #helpsky #BIPOCMA #EmergencyMutualAid
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I was thinking the same about vaccines—people seem to want to try out those diseases again for some reason I cannot fathom. Tetanus, diphtheria, measles, varicella, hepatitis, polio, etc. can have high mortality rates. Maybe people think they are the exceptions and they & their kids won’t get sick.
February 17, 2026 at 6:58 PM
I was thinking the same about vaccines—people seem to want to try out those diseases again for some reason I cannot fathom. Tetanus, diphtheria, measles, varicella, hepatitis, polio, etc. can have high mortality rates. Maybe people think they are the exceptions and they & their kids won’t get sick.
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A group of pediatricians wrote an op-ed detailing the traumatic, lasting effects kids in detention centers will endure:
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
We're pediatricians. We see how ICE is harming children. | Opinion
Liam Ramos is one of more than 1,700 children to have been put in family detention centers since 2025. We call for these centers to close.
www.usatoday.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:04 PM
A group of pediatricians wrote an op-ed detailing the traumatic, lasting effects kids in detention centers will endure:
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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Historian of medicine here. Yes. Yes, they did.
before antibiotics did people just die all the time from everything?
February 17, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Historian of medicine here. Yes. Yes, they did.
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Note another death tied to ICE
Linda Davis, a K-8 teacher in Savannah, Georgia, was killed in a car crash by a man fleeing ICE
Local authorities said they were unaware of any ICE operations in the area. "We have a no chase policy," a county chairman said
www.wtoc.com/2026/02/16/s...
Local authorities said they were unaware of any ICE operations in the area. "We have a no chase policy," a county chairman said
www.wtoc.com/2026/02/16/s...
February 17, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Note another death tied to ICE
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That nerd is also one of the greatest shooters the sport has ever seen.
On or (clearly) off the court.
On or (clearly) off the court.
Hahahaha I love how losers hate on Meg Thee Stallion’s boyfriend. Yup, she’s with a real bonafide nerd. Who’s not you & will never be you. 🤣
February 17, 2026 at 7:43 PM
That nerd is also one of the greatest shooters the sport has ever seen.
On or (clearly) off the court.
On or (clearly) off the court.
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US groups sue to block Trump effort to rid parks of history, science information reut.rs/4awxelj
US groups sue to block Trump effort to rid parks of history, science information
Groups representing park conservationists, historians and scientists filed a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking to prevent President Donald Trump's administration from scrubbing information from parks and monuments, after exhibits and signs touching on topics like slavery and climate change were removed.
reut.rs
February 17, 2026 at 7:45 PM
US groups sue to block Trump effort to rid parks of history, science information reut.rs/4awxelj
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Can we please make sure we keep this in mind when everyone decides to make fun of people concerned about their safety in regard to civil disobedience.
"Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot by federal agents last fall, was already on the government's radar before an agent opened fire, identified as a threat after a social media post."
Immigration authorities had surveilled Chicago woman shot 5 times during 'Midway Blitz': CBP Report
Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot by federal agents last fall, was already on the government's radar and was identified as a threat after a social media post, according to a CBP report obtained...
abc7chicago.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Can we please make sure we keep this in mind when everyone decides to make fun of people concerned about their safety in regard to civil disobedience.
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Thank you. 💜🙏💜 trying to collect for some bulk medicine orders right now.
Still need to put in the bulk medicine orders!
Was able to get the immediate critical supplies with a clutch donation last night, BUT the longer we wait the more likely we will have to spend more locally before the shipment arrives.
Anything helps! 🙏⚒️💕💸🏳⚧♿💜
💸 bit.ly/WDCshApp
☕ bit.ly/FDKofi
Was able to get the immediate critical supplies with a clutch donation last night, BUT the longer we wait the more likely we will have to spend more locally before the shipment arrives.
Anything helps! 🙏⚒️💕💸🏳⚧♿💜
💸 bit.ly/WDCshApp
☕ bit.ly/FDKofi
We've got ~$80 in meds, supplies, and expenses we need to spend TODAY, and $~120 in bulk medicine orders we need to place.
...and my break in the rain to walk to the shops looks to end around noon..
Anything helps!! 🙏⚒️💕💸🏳⚧♿💜
...and my break in the rain to walk to the shops looks to end around noon..
Anything helps!! 🙏⚒️💕💸🏳⚧♿💜
February 16, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Thank you. 💜🙏💜 trying to collect for some bulk medicine orders right now.
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$130 due 2 days ago URGENT NEED 🆘️❣❗⚠️
#MutualaidMonday and my #birthday soon. My stress has me sick w a fever
10 ppl x $13/ea covers it
- Out of food and meds
V venmo.com/d_fay
P paypal.me/peach77
K ko-fi.com/ellespeaks
#mutualaid #disabled #helpfolkslive2026 #maboost #lesbian #wishlist #hungry
#MutualaidMonday and my #birthday soon. My stress has me sick w a fever
10 ppl x $13/ea covers it
- Out of food and meds
V venmo.com/d_fay
P paypal.me/peach77
K ko-fi.com/ellespeaks
#mutualaid #disabled #helpfolkslive2026 #maboost #lesbian #wishlist #hungry
February MA Request - $450
For: food, meds, hygiene
BDAY🎂🎈🎁 Feb 27th
too many needs, no support www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Tysm!❤
V venmo.com/d_fay
P paypal.me/peach77
Kofi ko-fi.com/ellespeaks
#mutualaid #mav #disabled #helpfolkslive2026 #helpsky #fundsky #MAboost #queer #mutualaidmonday
For: food, meds, hygiene
BDAY🎂🎈🎁 Feb 27th
too many needs, no support www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Tysm!❤
V venmo.com/d_fay
P paypal.me/peach77
Kofi ko-fi.com/ellespeaks
#mutualaid #mav #disabled #helpfolkslive2026 #helpsky #fundsky #MAboost #queer #mutualaidmonday
February 16, 2026 at 7:15 PM
$130 due 2 days ago URGENT NEED 🆘️❣❗⚠️
#MutualaidMonday and my #birthday soon. My stress has me sick w a fever
10 ppl x $13/ea covers it
- Out of food and meds
V venmo.com/d_fay
P paypal.me/peach77
K ko-fi.com/ellespeaks
#mutualaid #disabled #helpfolkslive2026 #maboost #lesbian #wishlist #hungry
#MutualaidMonday and my #birthday soon. My stress has me sick w a fever
10 ppl x $13/ea covers it
- Out of food and meds
V venmo.com/d_fay
P paypal.me/peach77
K ko-fi.com/ellespeaks
#mutualaid #disabled #helpfolkslive2026 #maboost #lesbian #wishlist #hungry
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For @permanentalien.blacksky.app 💕💸
C - $permanentalien
V - $permanentalien
PP - @AlyssumBorges
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Donate to help alyssum rebuild, stay housed and get HRT, organized by Alyssum Borges
Hi hello, maybe you saw my campaign to help me move out of a mold infeste… Alyssum Borges needs your support for help alyssum rebuild, stay housed and get HRT
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February 16, 2026 at 5:24 PM
For @permanentalien.blacksky.app 💕💸
C - $permanentalien
V - $permanentalien
PP - @AlyssumBorges
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C - $permanentalien
V - $permanentalien
PP - @AlyssumBorges
gofund.me/982b699b
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🚨🚨Can anyone help me w/ 👉🏿$50👈🏿 so I can get home after my shift ends at 6PM EST tonite?? 🚨🚨
Venmo: @TheJunctureX
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🚨🚨Can anyone help me w/ 👉🏿$50👈🏿 so I can get home after my shift ends at 6PM EST tonite?? 🚨🚨
Venmo: @TheJunctureX
#blackmutualaid #mutualaid #blueskyhelps #HelpFolksLive2025 #helpsky #fundsky #EmergencyMutualAid
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a bald man with the words " i need your help " written above him
Alt: a bald man with the words " i need your help " written below him
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February 17, 2026 at 8:33 PM
🚨🚨 EMERGENCY 🚨🚨
🚨🚨Can anyone help me w/ 👉🏿$50👈🏿 so I can get home after my shift ends at 6PM EST tonite?? 🚨🚨
Venmo: @TheJunctureX
#blackmutualaid #mutualaid #blueskyhelps #HelpFolksLive2025 #helpsky #fundsky #EmergencyMutualAid
💸💞
🚨🚨Can anyone help me w/ 👉🏿$50👈🏿 so I can get home after my shift ends at 6PM EST tonite?? 🚨🚨
Venmo: @TheJunctureX
#blackmutualaid #mutualaid #blueskyhelps #HelpFolksLive2025 #helpsky #fundsky #EmergencyMutualAid
💸💞
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BETTER YET, LET'S GET THROUGH THE FUCKING MIDTERMS HAPPENING *THIS YEAR* BEFORE WE EVEN BEGIN TO START HAND-WRINGING OR FINGER-POINTING ABOUT WHO WE'LL NEVER VOTE FOR IN 2028.
Hey Bluesky, let’s have a frigging primary before we decide which end of the Democratic Party doesn’t vote for the other end’s candidate in the general.
February 17, 2026 at 4:56 PM
BETTER YET, LET'S GET THROUGH THE FUCKING MIDTERMS HAPPENING *THIS YEAR* BEFORE WE EVEN BEGIN TO START HAND-WRINGING OR FINGER-POINTING ABOUT WHO WE'LL NEVER VOTE FOR IN 2028.
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These tech goons don’t just want our lives, they want our deaths. They want the grief of our loved ones.
Meta has secured a patent for an AI system designed to simulate a user’s social media activity, including the ability to continue posting after the user’s death.
(www.businessinsider.com/meta-granted...)
(www.businessinsider.com/meta-granted...)
February 17, 2026 at 7:46 PM
These tech goons don’t just want our lives, they want our deaths. They want the grief of our loved ones.