Bilbo Yaga
@bilboyaga.bsky.social
Somewhere between a hobbit and a hag.
PhD, HCW, writer, organizer, displaced Appalachian. Loves books, nature, science, & all things nerdy, cozy, queer, or spooky. Loud about disability justice, evidence-based healthcare, & collective liberation. 😷
PhD, HCW, writer, organizer, displaced Appalachian. Loves books, nature, science, & all things nerdy, cozy, queer, or spooky. Loud about disability justice, evidence-based healthcare, & collective liberation. 😷
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Bilbo Yaga
@bilboyaga.bsky.social
· Nov 6
Ableism teaches us to abandon each other.
Racism will disable you.
Transphobia will disable you.
Long COVID will disable you.
Genocide will disable you.
Climate change will disable you.
Do not obey when told to abandon the vulnerable.
Resistance & communities must be rooted in disability justice.
Racism will disable you.
Transphobia will disable you.
Long COVID will disable you.
Genocide will disable you.
Climate change will disable you.
Do not obey when told to abandon the vulnerable.
Resistance & communities must be rooted in disability justice.
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ICE was stealing equipment from the Islip Long Island fire department and a Islip Forward member documented it. ICE tried to arrest the community member but the firemen said “I don’t think so” www.islipforward.org
February 2, 2026 at 5:32 PM
ICE was stealing equipment from the Islip Long Island fire department and a Islip Forward member documented it. ICE tried to arrest the community member but the firemen said “I don’t think so” www.islipforward.org
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No one who has seen the Epstein case unfold should have any doubt left about why victims don’t report. When reporting means facing more abuse, more exploitation, and more betrayal at the institutional level, while the perpetrators are the leaders of the very systems of “justice” supposed to help you
February 2, 2026 at 5:15 PM
No one who has seen the Epstein case unfold should have any doubt left about why victims don’t report. When reporting means facing more abuse, more exploitation, and more betrayal at the institutional level, while the perpetrators are the leaders of the very systems of “justice” supposed to help you
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Block this fucker.
February 1, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Block this fucker.
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I spend so much time thinking about what the world would look like if people actually listened to the trans community.
JK Rowling's team invited Jeffery Epstein to the deathly hallows play and to a Harry potter dinner.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov
February 1, 2026 at 9:55 PM
I spend so much time thinking about what the world would look like if people actually listened to the trans community.
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Yesterday at the Portland ICE protest, Portland cops were literally *right there* when ICE started teargassing the crowd, which included children and the elderly.
Most cops stood around silently while people begged they do something. A lieutenant who was actually responding said "that's too bad"
Most cops stood around silently while people begged they do something. A lieutenant who was actually responding said "that's too bad"
Any Seattle cop who refuses to defend the people of Seattle against violent federal shock troops should be fired immediately. Full stop.
Start with Mike Solan, the head of the rogue police union.
Start with Mike Solan, the head of the rogue police union.
Seattle Mayor, police guild spar over ICE protection directives
The Seattle Police Officers Guild is refusing to cooperate with a recent directive from Mayor Katie Wilson ordering officers to investigate and document ICE activity in the city.
www.fox13seattle.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Yesterday at the Portland ICE protest, Portland cops were literally *right there* when ICE started teargassing the crowd, which included children and the elderly.
Most cops stood around silently while people begged they do something. A lieutenant who was actually responding said "that's too bad"
Most cops stood around silently while people begged they do something. A lieutenant who was actually responding said "that's too bad"
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I interviewed an expert on what's happening with connectivity in Iran:
The longest blackout in Iran's history. Thousands dead. Documentation of war crimes dependent on Starlink. A regime that uses AI's ubiquity to undermine the credibility of evidence. www.theverge.com/policy/87184...
The longest blackout in Iran's history. Thousands dead. Documentation of war crimes dependent on Starlink. A regime that uses AI's ubiquity to undermine the credibility of evidence. www.theverge.com/policy/87184...
Shedding light on Iran’s longest internet blackout
A staggering death toll.
www.theverge.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:37 PM
I interviewed an expert on what's happening with connectivity in Iran:
The longest blackout in Iran's history. Thousands dead. Documentation of war crimes dependent on Starlink. A regime that uses AI's ubiquity to undermine the credibility of evidence. www.theverge.com/policy/87184...
The longest blackout in Iran's history. Thousands dead. Documentation of war crimes dependent on Starlink. A regime that uses AI's ubiquity to undermine the credibility of evidence. www.theverge.com/policy/87184...
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RestFest is an artist-run film & video art festival & online gathering space created by/for Disabled, Deaf, Chronically ill, Neurodivergent, &/or Mad community.
In dark, isolating times, this is vital work & care. Spread the word! It starts Feb 1!
#disability #ChronicIllness #NEISvoid #LongCOVID
In dark, isolating times, this is vital work & care. Spread the word! It starts Feb 1!
#disability #ChronicIllness #NEISvoid #LongCOVID
RestFest Film Festival
RestFest is a virtual film/video art festival & online gathering space created by/for the Disabled, d/Deaf, chronically ill, neurodivergent, mentally ill, and/or mad community worldwide.
www.restfestfilmfestival.org
January 28, 2026 at 7:00 PM
RestFest is an artist-run film & video art festival & online gathering space created by/for Disabled, Deaf, Chronically ill, Neurodivergent, &/or Mad community.
In dark, isolating times, this is vital work & care. Spread the word! It starts Feb 1!
#disability #ChronicIllness #NEISvoid #LongCOVID
In dark, isolating times, this is vital work & care. Spread the word! It starts Feb 1!
#disability #ChronicIllness #NEISvoid #LongCOVID
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Alt text your fucking god damn images, people.
Fascism feeds on and is built upon eugenics.
Cutting disabled people out of information only helps it grow.
Stop being both inaccessible AND complict.
Add Alt Text.
Fascism feeds on and is built upon eugenics.
Cutting disabled people out of information only helps it grow.
Stop being both inaccessible AND complict.
Add Alt Text.
October 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Alt text your fucking god damn images, people.
Fascism feeds on and is built upon eugenics.
Cutting disabled people out of information only helps it grow.
Stop being both inaccessible AND complict.
Add Alt Text.
Fascism feeds on and is built upon eugenics.
Cutting disabled people out of information only helps it grow.
Stop being both inaccessible AND complict.
Add Alt Text.
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This is unconscionable. Evil.
But it happened in May 2023, when Biden was president.
So no, we don’t “reform immigration detention,” we destroy ICE, CBP, and DHS. We can’t reform this soul sickness.
But it happened in May 2023, when Biden was president.
So no, we don’t “reform immigration detention,” we destroy ICE, CBP, and DHS. We can’t reform this soul sickness.
Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez died in government custody.
She had sickle cell and congenital heart disease but couldn’t access timely and adequate medical care.
We need to reform immigration detention.
She had sickle cell and congenital heart disease but couldn’t access timely and adequate medical care.
We need to reform immigration detention.
January 28, 2026 at 5:18 AM
This is unconscionable. Evil.
But it happened in May 2023, when Biden was president.
So no, we don’t “reform immigration detention,” we destroy ICE, CBP, and DHS. We can’t reform this soul sickness.
But it happened in May 2023, when Biden was president.
So no, we don’t “reform immigration detention,” we destroy ICE, CBP, and DHS. We can’t reform this soul sickness.
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I don't exaggerate when I say that Andrew Wakefield should be tried for mass murder. We'll never know how many people have died or will die as a direct result of his fraudulent study.
This is the large domino, with the small domino being some random quack in the UK in 1998 trying to undermine the existing MMR vaccine so his business partner can swoop in with his own. Instead he lost his work credentials and now kids are dying needlessly all over the world, so great job everyone.
Austria loses its WHO status as measles-free, too, together with Armenia, Azerbaijan Uzbekistan and Spain. This comes as no surprise, considering the rise in numbers in recent years and the decline in MMR vaccine coverage
#VaccineHesitancy #PublicHealthImpact #AllChildrenNeedProtection
#VaccineHesitancy #PublicHealthImpact #AllChildrenNeedProtection
January 28, 2026 at 10:04 PM
I don't exaggerate when I say that Andrew Wakefield should be tried for mass murder. We'll never know how many people have died or will die as a direct result of his fraudulent study.
RestFest is an artist-run film & video art festival & online gathering space created by/for Disabled, Deaf, Chronically ill, Neurodivergent, &/or Mad community.
In dark, isolating times, this is vital work & care. Spread the word! It starts Feb 1!
#disability #ChronicIllness #NEISvoid #LongCOVID
In dark, isolating times, this is vital work & care. Spread the word! It starts Feb 1!
#disability #ChronicIllness #NEISvoid #LongCOVID
RestFest Film Festival
RestFest is a virtual film/video art festival & online gathering space created by/for the Disabled, d/Deaf, chronically ill, neurodivergent, mentally ill, and/or mad community worldwide.
www.restfestfilmfestival.org
January 28, 2026 at 7:00 PM
RestFest is an artist-run film & video art festival & online gathering space created by/for Disabled, Deaf, Chronically ill, Neurodivergent, &/or Mad community.
In dark, isolating times, this is vital work & care. Spread the word! It starts Feb 1!
#disability #ChronicIllness #NEISvoid #LongCOVID
In dark, isolating times, this is vital work & care. Spread the word! It starts Feb 1!
#disability #ChronicIllness #NEISvoid #LongCOVID
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Many folks want to organize right now but aren’t sure how.
There are many ways; that’s the hard part AND the beauty of it.
This model by Leah Penniman, illustrated by Christine Tyler Hill, shows how comprehensive social change requires many strategies.
We need all of us.
Find your role and begin.
There are many ways; that’s the hard part AND the beauty of it.
This model by Leah Penniman, illustrated by Christine Tyler Hill, shows how comprehensive social change requires many strategies.
We need all of us.
Find your role and begin.
March 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Many folks want to organize right now but aren’t sure how.
There are many ways; that’s the hard part AND the beauty of it.
This model by Leah Penniman, illustrated by Christine Tyler Hill, shows how comprehensive social change requires many strategies.
We need all of us.
Find your role and begin.
There are many ways; that’s the hard part AND the beauty of it.
This model by Leah Penniman, illustrated by Christine Tyler Hill, shows how comprehensive social change requires many strategies.
We need all of us.
Find your role and begin.
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Life is cruel.
Soup is cozy.
Please share your favorite soup recipes in the replies.
Please use alt text for any images so that your delicious recipe is accessible to everyone!
Soup is cozy.
Please share your favorite soup recipes in the replies.
Please use alt text for any images so that your delicious recipe is accessible to everyone!
January 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Life is cruel.
Soup is cozy.
Please share your favorite soup recipes in the replies.
Please use alt text for any images so that your delicious recipe is accessible to everyone!
Soup is cozy.
Please share your favorite soup recipes in the replies.
Please use alt text for any images so that your delicious recipe is accessible to everyone!
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Remember:
- Action is the antidote to despair.
- You must engage in solidarity with your community, not just your friends.
- Illness is a tool used by fascists to harm vulnerable groups & weaken resistance. Wear an n95 mask. Give/get mutual aid at link below.
- Rest, reengage, repeat.
- Action is the antidote to despair.
- You must engage in solidarity with your community, not just your friends.
- Illness is a tool used by fascists to harm vulnerable groups & weaken resistance. Wear an n95 mask. Give/get mutual aid at link below.
- Rest, reengage, repeat.
Worldwide Mask Bloc Directory – Find your local Mask Bloc
MaskBloc.org lists active Mask Blocs around the world. Free high-quality masks, COVID-19 tests and other equipment for your community. Mutual Aid & We Keep Us Safe.
maskbloc.org
January 25, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Remember:
- Action is the antidote to despair.
- You must engage in solidarity with your community, not just your friends.
- Illness is a tool used by fascists to harm vulnerable groups & weaken resistance. Wear an n95 mask. Give/get mutual aid at link below.
- Rest, reengage, repeat.
- Action is the antidote to despair.
- You must engage in solidarity with your community, not just your friends.
- Illness is a tool used by fascists to harm vulnerable groups & weaken resistance. Wear an n95 mask. Give/get mutual aid at link below.
- Rest, reengage, repeat.
What apps do folks recommend for reading digital versions of graphic novels?
If source matters, got a bunch from Humble Bundle a few weeks ago. Would love an app that’s ethically solid (e.g., not billionaire owned, not pushing or funding AI, etc).
📚💙 for booksky… not sure what else to tag.
If source matters, got a bunch from Humble Bundle a few weeks ago. Would love an app that’s ethically solid (e.g., not billionaire owned, not pushing or funding AI, etc).
📚💙 for booksky… not sure what else to tag.
January 26, 2026 at 12:07 AM
What apps do folks recommend for reading digital versions of graphic novels?
If source matters, got a bunch from Humble Bundle a few weeks ago. Would love an app that’s ethically solid (e.g., not billionaire owned, not pushing or funding AI, etc).
📚💙 for booksky… not sure what else to tag.
If source matters, got a bunch from Humble Bundle a few weeks ago. Would love an app that’s ethically solid (e.g., not billionaire owned, not pushing or funding AI, etc).
📚💙 for booksky… not sure what else to tag.
Remember:
- Action is the antidote to despair.
- You must engage in solidarity with your community, not just your friends.
- Illness is a tool used by fascists to harm vulnerable groups & weaken resistance. Wear an n95 mask. Give/get mutual aid at link below.
- Rest, reengage, repeat.
- Action is the antidote to despair.
- You must engage in solidarity with your community, not just your friends.
- Illness is a tool used by fascists to harm vulnerable groups & weaken resistance. Wear an n95 mask. Give/get mutual aid at link below.
- Rest, reengage, repeat.
Worldwide Mask Bloc Directory – Find your local Mask Bloc
MaskBloc.org lists active Mask Blocs around the world. Free high-quality masks, COVID-19 tests and other equipment for your community. Mutual Aid & We Keep Us Safe.
maskbloc.org
January 25, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Remember:
- Action is the antidote to despair.
- You must engage in solidarity with your community, not just your friends.
- Illness is a tool used by fascists to harm vulnerable groups & weaken resistance. Wear an n95 mask. Give/get mutual aid at link below.
- Rest, reengage, repeat.
- Action is the antidote to despair.
- You must engage in solidarity with your community, not just your friends.
- Illness is a tool used by fascists to harm vulnerable groups & weaken resistance. Wear an n95 mask. Give/get mutual aid at link below.
- Rest, reengage, repeat.
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Assuming everyone is acting in good faith is one of the root causes of institutions failing to meet the moment
January 24, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Assuming everyone is acting in good faith is one of the root causes of institutions failing to meet the moment
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This is why masking in public, in an n95 or better, is a necessary act of resistance. BIPOC, disabled, immigrant, lgbtq esp trans folks… they’re all more vulnerable to illness & less resourced to recover.
The fascists know this. Your unmasked face their weapon.
Mask up to disarm them.
Mutual aid:
The fascists know this. Your unmasked face their weapon.
Mask up to disarm them.
Mutual aid:
January 23, 2026 at 2:42 AM
This is why masking in public, in an n95 or better, is a necessary act of resistance. BIPOC, disabled, immigrant, lgbtq esp trans folks… they’re all more vulnerable to illness & less resourced to recover.
The fascists know this. Your unmasked face their weapon.
Mask up to disarm them.
Mutual aid:
The fascists know this. Your unmasked face their weapon.
Mask up to disarm them.
Mutual aid:
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Carbon monoxide deaths spike during power outages. Many times, this is due to portable generators being placed too close to people's homes or run indoors. Make sure you have working carbon monoxide alarms. Run your generator outdoors, at least 20ft away from your home.
January 22, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Carbon monoxide deaths spike during power outages. Many times, this is due to portable generators being placed too close to people's homes or run indoors. Make sure you have working carbon monoxide alarms. Run your generator outdoors, at least 20ft away from your home.
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this is hope
One of the big trends in opposition activism during Trump 2.0 has been the localism of protest. This level of organizing is pretty astonishing to watch, and anyone who insists that there haven't been any protests against Trump is simply ignoring it www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
January 23, 2026 at 2:39 PM
this is hope
This is why masking in public, in an n95 or better, is a necessary act of resistance. BIPOC, disabled, immigrant, lgbtq esp trans folks… they’re all more vulnerable to illness & less resourced to recover.
The fascists know this. Your unmasked face their weapon.
Mask up to disarm them.
Mutual aid:
The fascists know this. Your unmasked face their weapon.
Mask up to disarm them.
Mutual aid:
January 23, 2026 at 2:42 AM
This is why masking in public, in an n95 or better, is a necessary act of resistance. BIPOC, disabled, immigrant, lgbtq esp trans folks… they’re all more vulnerable to illness & less resourced to recover.
The fascists know this. Your unmasked face their weapon.
Mask up to disarm them.
Mutual aid:
The fascists know this. Your unmasked face their weapon.
Mask up to disarm them.
Mutual aid:
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right now the floor for me is abolish ICE and put every agent on trial and the average elected democrat is like what if we told them to cut it out
January 22, 2026 at 12:31 AM
right now the floor for me is abolish ICE and put every agent on trial and the average elected democrat is like what if we told them to cut it out
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Most of you have these broad strokes figured out. But maybe you’re trying to educate or radicalize others who haven’t been paying attention. This package is clear and easy to understand.
www.npr.org/2026/01/21/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/21/n...
Are ICE Agents In Minneapolis Breaking The Law? : Fresh Air
As protestors clash with some 3,000 federal immigration agents in the Twin Cities, we look at the legal issues with law professor Emmanuel Mauleón and Brennan Center for Justice's Elizabeth Goitein. "...
www.npr.org
January 21, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Most of you have these broad strokes figured out. But maybe you’re trying to educate or radicalize others who haven’t been paying attention. This package is clear and easy to understand.
www.npr.org/2026/01/21/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/21/n...
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Truly our time has come
Calling all the PhDs I know to make monumental annoyances of themselves (and honestly, who better)
January 21, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Truly our time has come
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...