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Chiara Durant 🌈🦓✍💓 @chiaradurant.bsky.social · 10h

If a person loses their job it throws them but they'll recover. If they then lose their home it's hard but possible to find their way back. If they also lose their family they're thrown long term. If their dignity is then taken, their tether to hierarchical societal norms often never returns.

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Chiara Durant 🌈🦓✍💓 @chiaradurant.bsky.social · 10h

The Brookings Institute put out a study that said the greatest predictor of crime is poverty. They're problematic, like any think tank, but it's ironic they admit this common sense reality.

If someone can't afford basic needs to live, then they have nothing left to lose & laws become meaningless.

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Chiara Durant 🌈🦓✍💓 @chiaradurant.bsky.social · 1d

Neither side of the US political mobius strip will ever save us. They're ALL corrupted. Even if they're not doing harm, they're glad the harm is happening.

Class consciousness is how we fix the damage all lawmakers have done for generations. Us pawns need to throw their gameboard out the window!

Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 1d

Hey Bernie, quick question, what the fuck is wrong with you?

www.newsweek.com/bernie-sande...

Bernie Sanders praises Trump's job on securing border

"I don’t like Trump, but we should have a secure border. It ain’t that hard to do. Biden didn't do it," the senator said.

www.newsweek.com

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Chiara Durant 🌈🦓✍💓 @chiaradurant.bsky.social · 4d

@lucyrehm.bsky.social See this incredible thread, which includes how these abuses are existing in MN. This is absolutely relevant to the HF2381 MHRC Bill of Rights you're co-authoring!

Sheryl is an incredible IL lawyer who knows this stuff far better than most.

Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · Nov 15

A couple of years ago, a client of mine was attacked in their apartment by an abusive partner. The police were called. Charges were pressed against the abusive partner, who later pleaded guilty.
The landlord filed an eviction action against Client for *allowing* a crime to occur in their unit.

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · Nov 15

A couple of years ago, a client of mine was attacked in their apartment by an abusive partner. The police were called. Charges were pressed against the abusive partner, who later pleaded guilty.
The landlord filed an eviction action against Client for *allowing* a crime to occur in their unit.

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Chiara Durant 🌈🦓✍💓 @chiaradurant.bsky.social · Sep 18

Studies came out in 2020-21 showing people w/ glasses were less likely to get covid.

Telling most people, even pharmacists & doctors, this leads to them saying "so it enters the eyes not the lungs."

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If you don't wear your mask correctly your glasses fog up!

Critical thinking skills matter.

Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Sep 16

I will never understand people who go to get a COVID vaccine but don’t wear a mask while getting one.

It takes a while for COVID vaccine protection to kick in, you are still at risk while you are getting vaccinated and several days afterwards.

Chiara Durant 🌈🦓✍💓 @chiaradurant.bsky.social · Sep 18

I'd been planning to get mine at annual wellness exam w/ my primary at a Fairview clinic when I can schedule it. But yeah, their website still says they haven't gotten it. 😑

Guess I'll go back to CVS website to schedule as they've been giving covid & flu shots in MN for a few weeks now.

Chiara Durant 🌈🦓✍💓 @chiaradurant.bsky.social · Sep 18

Disability is the only marginalized group ANYONE can join at any moment; in addition Immigrant, Black, Trans, & pregnant people have already been targeted by fascists in both parties. 1 side is acting inhumane while the controlled opposition party is allowing it.

Who will be next?

Chiara Durant 🌈🦓✍💓 @chiaradurant.bsky.social · Sep 18

See also: "First they came for"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_T...

(Yes he was notsee supporter who only cared when they came for him.)

How many more marginalized groups need to be targeted before the most privileged people, pre-disabled cis white women & men, realize they'll be targeted soon?

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Chiara Durant 🌈🦓✍💓 @chiaradurant.bsky.social · Sep 18

See also: Ugly Laws
mn.gov/mnddc/past/a...

Side note: MN was last US state to not license & monitor LTC facilities >30 yrs after ADA req'd & multiple MN cities ban disabled from moving there unless home was prev disabled occupied
oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/...

www.startribune.com/west-st-paul...

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Chiara Durant 🌈🦓✍💓 @chiaradurant.bsky.social · Sep 18

Disability is the anchor that ensures all other forms of marginalization continue. This is 1 way empire's leadership protects their power/money. "If you speak against empire there must be something wrong w/ you, so we can take your rights."

See also: American Plan
www.history.com/articles/cha...

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Chiara Durant 🌈🦓✍💓 @chiaradurant.bsky.social · Sep 18

ADA: society can deem anyone disabled even w/o a disability
www.ada.gov/resources/di...

SCOTUS: disabled excluded from Equal Protections Clause of 14th Amend
www.abajournal.com/news/article...

Fascists in both parties never challenged this so they could take rights from others, climbing the caste.

Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · Sep 17

Ngl, it's a bit disconcerting going about one's day when sitting legislators are calling for your entire community to be incarcerated and forcibly destroyed

www.erininthemorning.com/p/two-republ...

Two Republican Congresspeople Call For Institutionalization Of Transgender People

Representatives Nancy Mace and Ronny Jackson both called for the institutionalization of transgender people On Tuesday.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Sep 17

Here are the first vaccine recommendations issued by the West Coast Health Alliance, which includes California, Washington, Oregon, and Hawaii:

Consensus WCHA 2025-2026 Respiratory Virus Season
Immunization Recommendations
Age/Condition COVID-19 Influenza RSV
Children • All 6-23 months
• All 2-18 years with risk fa tors
or never va inated against
COVID-19
• All who are in lose onta t with
others with risk fa tors1
• All who hoose prote tion1
• All 6 months and older • All younger than 8 months2
• All 8-19 months with risk fa tors
Pregnancy • All who are planning pregnan y,
pregnant, postpartum or
la tating
• All who are planning pregnan y,
pregnant, postpartum or
la tating
• 32-36 weeks gestational age2
Adults • All 65 years and older
• All younger than 65 years with
risk fa tors
• All who are in lose onta t with
others with risk fa tors
• All who hoose prote tion
• All • All 75 years and older
• All 50-74 years with risk fa tors
1. COVID-19 va ine is available for persons 6 months and older.
2. Prote t infants with either prenatal RSV va ine or infant dose of nirsevimab or lesrovimab.

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · Sep 17

Can't go into details but I have spent the day listening to what is currently happening to immigrants, Muslims, Black women, and trans people in the blue state of Illinois. People are being doxxed, fired, and threatened with death.

For existing.

It's bad.

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Chiara Durant 🌈🦓✍💓 @chiaradurant.bsky.social · Sep 18

From quick internet search & prev talk w/ librarian, they can't buy cheapest dvd from anywhere; they have to buy little more expensive version from specific company. Then "first sale" doctrine allows for legal lend/rent. Same for books.

Seems if library bought already, no extra profit from lending.

Chiara Durant 🌈🦓✍💓 @chiaradurant.bsky.social · Sep 15

Buying dvds still gives them profits.

Go to your local library instead. They can buy a dvd once for hundreds to watch for free, or order it from a library that already owns it.

Then see if the library has used book/dvd sales if you must own the dvds.

Support your library, not hate for profit.

Chiara Durant 🌈🦓✍💓 @chiaradurant.bsky.social · Sep 15

FYI:
If you still want to watch media paramount makes w/o giving them profits GO TO YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY. Many series are on DVD w/i a year & your library either can buy it (buy once for hundreds+ to watch for free) or they can order it from another library!

Support your library, not hate for profit.

Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · Sep 14

This is for two reasons.

First, this week Paramount snidely dismissed the concerns of almost 4,000 artists and actors who CORRECTLY refuse to work with Israeli film studios whilst the country continues to engage in its genocide in Occupied Palestine.

variety.com/2025/film/ne...

Paramount Condemns Israeli Film Boycott After Emma Stone, Joaquin Phoenix and 3,900 Industry Names Sign Pledge: ‘Silencing’ Artists Does Not Promote Peace

Paramount released a statement condemning a boycott of the Israeli film industry after 3,900 industry names signed the pledge.

variety.com

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · May 18

My memoir comes out on June 3, just TWO WEEKS from now!! There's still time to pre-order or enter to win your very own FREE signed copy! Details below!

Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · May 9

My memoir, "I Was An Abomination," releases with @tehomcenter.bsky.social on June 3! Pre-order through the Apple, Booktopia, or Amazon links below!

books.apple.com/ca/book/i-wa...

tinyurl.com/3r6vtxb8

a.co/d/3XZQN1G

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · Apr 12

*A marginalized person on the left recounts a thing they experienced in a leftist space that shows a needed area of growth*

Online Leftists: This didn't happen because no real leftist would do that and if it did happen it was liberals who did it, not leftists

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · Apr 12

So let me get this straight.

We can't oppose genocide or support immigrants or defend trans people because that's "purity politics" but it's okay to use slurs and be ableist or racist or transphobic because that's "fighting back" against Republicans?

Help me understand.

(That's rhetorical.)

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · Apr 12

If we're going to be damned, let's be damned for who and what we really are. Let's be loud and proud and unapologetic, right until whatever end comes, whenever it comes.

They can never break our spirit unless we let them.

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · Mar 24

Periodic reminder that ICE administrative warrants do NOT give ICE (or anyone else) legal authority to enter your home (or anywhere not open to the public) without your consent.

Unless law enforcement has a JUDICIAL WARRANT, signed by a judge, they do not have a legal right to nonconsensual entry.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Mar 25

The Office of Long COVID Research and Practice will close as soon as this week, according to an internal HHS email obtained by Inside Medicine.

This is the opposite of what you would do if you were genuinely interested in finding treatments for chronic diseases, as RFK claims.

Here is the text of the email:

Dear Colleagues,

We are writing to let you know that the Office of Long COVID Research and Practice will be closing as part of the administration’s reorganization coming this week. We are proud of what we have accomplished together in advancing understanding, resources, and support for people living with Long COVID.

Over the last 3+ years, we have built meaningful connections and fruitful collaborations across the federal landscape to support this work. While our office is closing, we hope that the work we have been dedicated to will continue in some form. Updates will be shared as they become available.

Thank you again for your collaboration and commitment.

Best regards,

Ian Simon, Ph.D.

Director, Office of Long COVID Research and Practice

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

et al…

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · Mar 24

Remember in 2023 when Very Serious People told me Israel would never bomb a hospital? Anyway, once again tonight Israel bombed a hospital.

www.huffpost.com/entry/palest...

Israel Bombs Southern Gaza's Largest Hospital As Palestinian Death Toll Climbs

The military offensive has killed least 50,000 Palestinians, hundreds of whom were treated at Nasser Hospital after Israel broke the ceasefire last week.

www.huffpost.com

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Greg Stoker @gregjstoker.bsky.social · Mar 18

Did you know Netanyahu was due in court today for his corruption trial?

It was postponed because to the resumption of the war.

How many children have to die to keep one man out of prison?

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