Christine Mitchell
@christinescd.bsky.social
she/her. public health. anti-racism. disability justice. abolition of the prison industrial complex. religion. labor unions. views my own. #HealthNotPunishment
formerly @Christine_ScD on the bird app
formerly @Christine_ScD on the bird app
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If you need a whistle in Somerville, stop by Gracie’s. If you need A LOT of whistles that’s probably ok too.
November 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
If you need a whistle in Somerville, stop by Gracie’s. If you need A LOT of whistles that’s probably ok too.
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Thinking about this today.
“It also means more than simply living. It means our lives are made so much better now that they actually feel worth living— that the change that gender-affirming care makes possible isn't just about life or death, it's about a vibrant life instead of the absence of one.”
“It also means more than simply living. It means our lives are made so much better now that they actually feel worth living— that the change that gender-affirming care makes possible isn't just about life or death, it's about a vibrant life instead of the absence of one.”
In defense of trans quality of life — Jessica Kant
Today trans people exist in an atmosphere where it has become normal for strangers to demand of us that we extemporaneously provide inarguable, indisputable proof that without very safe medical care w...
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November 23, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Thinking about this today.
“It also means more than simply living. It means our lives are made so much better now that they actually feel worth living— that the change that gender-affirming care makes possible isn't just about life or death, it's about a vibrant life instead of the absence of one.”
“It also means more than simply living. It means our lives are made so much better now that they actually feel worth living— that the change that gender-affirming care makes possible isn't just about life or death, it's about a vibrant life instead of the absence of one.”
i talked about Alice Wong's death in therapy today and my therapist described her as someone who "lit others up." i just find that so apt as a descriptor for who i experienced Alice to be. may she rest in love, knowing that her light continues to shine on in so many of us.
November 19, 2025 at 11:43 PM
i talked about Alice Wong's death in therapy today and my therapist described her as someone who "lit others up." i just find that so apt as a descriptor for who i experienced Alice to be. may she rest in love, knowing that her light continues to shine on in so many of us.
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ICYMI: I spent a week with an illustrator in Connecticut’s only immigration court, where judges decide whether thousands of people each year can stay in the U.S.
We found few lawyers, long backlogs and lessened transparency.
(And yes, that's me.)
www.ctinsider.com/news/article... #nutmegsky
We found few lawyers, long backlogs and lessened transparency.
(And yes, that's me.)
www.ctinsider.com/news/article... #nutmegsky
A week inside the opaque court where CT immigrants learn their fate
The courtroom often resembles an assembly line, with many cases taking less than five minutes.
www.ctinsider.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:08 PM
ICYMI: I spent a week with an illustrator in Connecticut’s only immigration court, where judges decide whether thousands of people each year can stay in the U.S.
We found few lawyers, long backlogs and lessened transparency.
(And yes, that's me.)
www.ctinsider.com/news/article... #nutmegsky
We found few lawyers, long backlogs and lessened transparency.
(And yes, that's me.)
www.ctinsider.com/news/article... #nutmegsky
reminder: please only share info about ICE presence that has been confirmed & verified by you and/or a trusted source. inciting fear & panic can prevent people from seeking needed care & getting essential resources. it's important that we share info, but it's important that we do so responsibly.
November 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
reminder: please only share info about ICE presence that has been confirmed & verified by you and/or a trusted source. inciting fear & panic can prevent people from seeking needed care & getting essential resources. it's important that we share info, but it's important that we do so responsibly.
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In sorting my own thoughts about the moment, I began writing about the way science is being used by bad actors under the guise of "evidence-based medicine". I also talk about the limits of our ability to fully boil down evidence into axioms that make subjectivity irrelevant.
The myth of an apolitical science — Jessica Kant
What we might call the modern anti-science movement, starting with efforts to hide the obvious linkage between tobacco and cancer, and the rise of “climate skepticism”, has grown in scale enormously i...
jessk.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
In sorting my own thoughts about the moment, I began writing about the way science is being used by bad actors under the guise of "evidence-based medicine". I also talk about the limits of our ability to fully boil down evidence into axioms that make subjectivity irrelevant.
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While Alice has become an ancestor, her work continues! If you want to share her wisdom with others, you can purchase copies of her books for your local library, share her dazzling array of digital media from DVP, or donate to her legacy fund: www.gofundme.com/f/alice-wong...
Donate to Help finish Alice’s work, organized by yomi wrong
Our comrade, friend, collaborator and fierce Tiger Mischief Maker, Alice Wong, needs us.
As yo… yomi wrong needs your support for Help finish Alice’s work
www.gofundme.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:59 PM
While Alice has become an ancestor, her work continues! If you want to share her wisdom with others, you can purchase copies of her books for your local library, share her dazzling array of digital media from DVP, or donate to her legacy fund: www.gofundme.com/f/alice-wong...
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I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
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November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
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‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
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One way I have found to mourn someone is to set up a monthly sustaining donation to a mutual aid effort they cared about. If you can join me in honoring Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social with a sustaining donation today, please do. Thank you Alice, and I will not let the bastards grind me down.
November 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
One way I have found to mourn someone is to set up a monthly sustaining donation to a mutual aid effort they cared about. If you can join me in honoring Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social with a sustaining donation today, please do. Thank you Alice, and I will not let the bastards grind me down.
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
"If you think they treat me badly when the whole world is watching, it pales in comparison to what happens inside that facility...It’s why I refuse to be silent, & I will continue showing up to the Broadview facility til it's closed." @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social
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Why clergy should risk assault to protest ICE
(RNS) — For people wanting to experience God, we are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
"If you think they treat me badly when the whole world is watching, it pales in comparison to what happens inside that facility...It’s why I refuse to be silent, & I will continue showing up to the Broadview facility til it's closed." @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social
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I believe one reason for their disdain for public health is that it is based on and recognizes our interconnectedness as human beings, as inhabitants of this earth, in direct contrast to the dominant culture's emphasis on individualism.
It really seems like this administration is trying to eliminate the field of public health. MPHs and DrPHs will no longer be considered "professional degrees" by the DOE and, therefore, will face limits to accessing federal student loans.
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Department of Education Proposal Excludes Public Health Degrees from “Professional Degree” Definition
Discover the new results and implications of Dept of Ed consensus regarding professional degree programs and public health education.
aspph.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I believe one reason for their disdain for public health is that it is based on and recognizes our interconnectedness as human beings, as inhabitants of this earth, in direct contrast to the dominant culture's emphasis on individualism.
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Thinking about how we had this whole kerfuffle where the word “cisgender” was banned on multiple platforms despite being a statement of fact, but Ohio can just redefine the word “respectful” and the matter is settled. Gaslighting as policy.
www.nbc4i.com/news/local-n...
www.nbc4i.com/news/local-n...
November 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Thinking about how we had this whole kerfuffle where the word “cisgender” was banned on multiple platforms despite being a statement of fact, but Ohio can just redefine the word “respectful” and the matter is settled. Gaslighting as policy.
www.nbc4i.com/news/local-n...
www.nbc4i.com/news/local-n...
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An analysis of news pieces about Trump’s anti-trans decrees found that “70 percent did not include a quote from a single trans person. Instead, journalists turned to cisgender sources — mostly government officials — to speak about trans people, their lives, and how they would be affected.”
NEW: Firings of LGBTQ staff at NBC and Condé Nast have worsened an already dire picture for legacy news media when it comes to covering the trans community.
From @billiejsweeney.bsky.social, a close look at our increasingly degraded media environment.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
From @billiejsweeney.bsky.social, a close look at our increasingly degraded media environment.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Corporate Media’s Queer Purge — Assigned
It’s no coincidence that historic assaults on trans and queer people’s rights have been accompanied by the mainstream media’s widespread dismissal of LGBTQ+ journalists and the elimination of beats de...
www.assignedmedia.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
An analysis of news pieces about Trump’s anti-trans decrees found that “70 percent did not include a quote from a single trans person. Instead, journalists turned to cisgender sources — mostly government officials — to speak about trans people, their lives, and how they would be affected.”
reason #413985 it's important we be clear that abolition isn't just about dismantling jails, prisons, & detention centers, but also the extension of carcerality outside of those settings
in a long life filled with saying stupid shit this is may be the stupidest shit he's ever said
November 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
reason #413985 it's important we be clear that abolition isn't just about dismantling jails, prisons, & detention centers, but also the extension of carcerality outside of those settings
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Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
The Latest Defense Against ICE: 3D-Printed Whistles
Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
www.404media.co
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
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“We have rarely witnessed such brutality erupt into public view like it has in Chicago,” writes Michael Woolf, senior minister of Lake Street Church of Evanston. “For me, this is a spiritual emergency, and it means putting our bodies on the line in order to stop deportations.”
I’m One of the Clergy ICE Assaulted. They Treat Immigrants Worse
I learned the hard way that my clerical collar doesn’t offer much protection from ICE. But immigrants have no protection at all.
sojo.net
November 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
“We have rarely witnessed such brutality erupt into public view like it has in Chicago,” writes Michael Woolf, senior minister of Lake Street Church of Evanston. “For me, this is a spiritual emergency, and it means putting our bodies on the line in order to stop deportations.”
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Teen Vogue was seriously committed to diverse and inclusive journalism and their disability coverage was extremely good. This is a big loss and someone better snap this column up!!
It’s been a pleasure working with Lex and everyone in the politics vertical at Teen Vogue. I’m heartbroken that my column, Disability Visibility, is gone. Teen Vogue was one of the few places that published disabled journalists regularly. I just spent the last 2 months working on my next column
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 6, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Teen Vogue was seriously committed to diverse and inclusive journalism and their disability coverage was extremely good. This is a big loss and someone better snap this column up!!
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With all the excitement about the election I don’t want this story to get lost. This morning 8 car wash workers in Boston were kidnapped by federal agents in the largest workplace raid in the area in recent memory.
The details are horrifying.
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www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/04/m...
The details are horrifying.
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www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/04/m...
Immigration agents raid Allston car wash and detain several workers - The Boston Globe
Many of them held legal status but were unable to immediately produce their documentation to the agents, according to their manager.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:16 AM
With all the excitement about the election I don’t want this story to get lost. This morning 8 car wash workers in Boston were kidnapped by federal agents in the largest workplace raid in the area in recent memory.
The details are horrifying.
🧵
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/04/m...
The details are horrifying.
🧵
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/04/m...
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BREAKING:
NBC News projects: Prop 50 Congressional Redistricting has been approved.
NBC News projects: Prop 50 Congressional Redistricting has been approved.
November 5, 2025 at 4:01 AM
BREAKING:
NBC News projects: Prop 50 Congressional Redistricting has been approved.
NBC News projects: Prop 50 Congressional Redistricting has been approved.
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we don’t even have to tolerate him right this second
this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028
November 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
we don’t even have to tolerate him right this second
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There are still a lot of hard times ahead, but remember this moment and what it means: We can win.
November 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
There are still a lot of hard times ahead, but remember this moment and what it means: We can win.
HE HAD THIS READY TO GO AND I LOVE IT
November 5, 2025 at 2:55 AM
HE HAD THIS READY TO GO AND I LOVE IT