Aparna Nair
@disabilitystor1.bsky.social
Historian, occasional anthropologist, working on disability, race and Empire; histories of public health. Eternal immigrant, writer, teacher. Indifferent cook. There will be many dogs on this feed. Luddite, yes, in the best way.
Lives with epilepsy.
Lives with epilepsy.
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trying to think of a more unsettling thing a dog owner could say than "oh, that's my CZECHOSLOVAKIAN WOLFDOG, named NAZGUL"
February 18, 2026 at 1:47 PM
trying to think of a more unsettling thing a dog owner could say than "oh, that's my CZECHOSLOVAKIAN WOLFDOG, named NAZGUL"
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Source: bsky.app/profile/rodg...
trying to think of a more unsettling thing a dog owner could say than "oh, that's my CZECHOSLOVAKIAN WOLFDOG, named NAZGUL"
February 18, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Source: bsky.app/profile/rodg...
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A good response to the AI ~discourse~ by @bcmerchant.bsky.social. A few choice top-line quotes:
1. "We’re in the midst of another concerted, industry-led hype cycle, this time driven more visibly by Anthropic, which just landed a $30 billion investment round."
1. "We’re in the midst of another concerted, industry-led hype cycle, this time driven more visibly by Anthropic, which just landed a $30 billion investment round."
February 18, 2026 at 11:14 AM
A good response to the AI ~discourse~ by @bcmerchant.bsky.social. A few choice top-line quotes:
1. "We’re in the midst of another concerted, industry-led hype cycle, this time driven more visibly by Anthropic, which just landed a $30 billion investment round."
1. "We’re in the midst of another concerted, industry-led hype cycle, this time driven more visibly by Anthropic, which just landed a $30 billion investment round."
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A message of love from my 5 kids and my wife, who suffers from heart valve prolapse. They are now suffering severely from the cold, hunger,On the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, please grant us your compassion&kindness with a donation
Vetted
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
Vetted
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
February 16, 2026 at 4:57 PM
A message of love from my 5 kids and my wife, who suffers from heart valve prolapse. They are now suffering severely from the cold, hunger,On the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, please grant us your compassion&kindness with a donation
Vetted
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
Vetted
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
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My eyes fill with tears,&my pulse almost stops when I see my 5 kids & my wife, who suffers from mitral valve prolapse, in a tragic situation. I need $200 for injections to treat my wife’s shoulder, which is affected by tendon inflammation.
Vetted
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
Vetted
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
February 18, 2026 at 9:28 AM
My eyes fill with tears,&my pulse almost stops when I see my 5 kids & my wife, who suffers from mitral valve prolapse, in a tragic situation. I need $200 for injections to treat my wife’s shoulder, which is affected by tendon inflammation.
Vetted
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
Vetted
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
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Urgent, urgent. We are freezing to death in Gaza. My father is sick and needs treatment, and my family needs a tent. We are dying from the cold. I beg you to donate whatever you can. My father needs medical treatment. Please.
chuffed.org/project/161883
chuffed.org/project/161883
February 18, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Urgent, urgent. We are freezing to death in Gaza. My father is sick and needs treatment, and my family needs a tent. We are dying from the cold. I beg you to donate whatever you can. My father needs medical treatment. Please.
chuffed.org/project/161883
chuffed.org/project/161883
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I can’t stop thinking ab how few ppl want confront how sick & overworked we all truly are. Esp how our institutional overlords under academic capitalism, incl the push to individualize classes for students, are sucking everything out of us.
We must slow down producing, I stg
We must slow down producing, I stg
February 18, 2026 at 1:34 PM
I can’t stop thinking ab how few ppl want confront how sick & overworked we all truly are. Esp how our institutional overlords under academic capitalism, incl the push to individualize classes for students, are sucking everything out of us.
We must slow down producing, I stg
We must slow down producing, I stg
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This is buried:
I feel left behind, stuck, as every1 else seemingly moves their careers forward. Scholarship, projects, job searches, etc.
I have many ideas, things I want to do. And, I don’t have what they have. So things are on hold until who knows when I can have more structural support, daily.
I feel left behind, stuck, as every1 else seemingly moves their careers forward. Scholarship, projects, job searches, etc.
I have many ideas, things I want to do. And, I don’t have what they have. So things are on hold until who knows when I can have more structural support, daily.
I can’t stop thinking ab how few ppl want confront how sick & overworked we all truly are. Esp how our institutional overlords under academic capitalism, incl the push to individualize classes for students, are sucking everything out of us.
We must slow down producing, I stg
We must slow down producing, I stg
February 18, 2026 at 2:36 PM
This is buried:
I feel left behind, stuck, as every1 else seemingly moves their careers forward. Scholarship, projects, job searches, etc.
I have many ideas, things I want to do. And, I don’t have what they have. So things are on hold until who knows when I can have more structural support, daily.
I feel left behind, stuck, as every1 else seemingly moves their careers forward. Scholarship, projects, job searches, etc.
I have many ideas, things I want to do. And, I don’t have what they have. So things are on hold until who knows when I can have more structural support, daily.
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Hammam and his family still need help, so please keep circulating this post.
🚨Urgent Appeal🚨
We are dying in Gaza. The bombing & starvation continue. We are homeless for two years, living on the sand without shelter. We have all contracted illnesses. There is no healthy food.
We appeal to you to donate & support us so we can buy a tent & food
Help
chuffed.org/project/1580...
We are dying in Gaza. The bombing & starvation continue. We are homeless for two years, living on the sand without shelter. We have all contracted illnesses. There is no healthy food.
We appeal to you to donate & support us so we can buy a tent & food
Help
chuffed.org/project/1580...
February 18, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Hammam and his family still need help, so please keep circulating this post.
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🚨Urgent Gaza🚨
My brother is disabled & my mother is terminally ill, I appeal to you Our lives are disastrous, we are displaced, we live on dirty sand. We crave food
We are begging you & need your support to buy a tent cover, food & treatment, which costs 180€
Urgent Help
chuffed.org/project/1580...
My brother is disabled & my mother is terminally ill, I appeal to you Our lives are disastrous, we are displaced, we live on dirty sand. We crave food
We are begging you & need your support to buy a tent cover, food & treatment, which costs 180€
Urgent Help
chuffed.org/project/1580...
February 18, 2026 at 11:51 AM
🚨Urgent Gaza🚨
My brother is disabled & my mother is terminally ill, I appeal to you Our lives are disastrous, we are displaced, we live on dirty sand. We crave food
We are begging you & need your support to buy a tent cover, food & treatment, which costs 180€
Urgent Help
chuffed.org/project/1580...
My brother is disabled & my mother is terminally ill, I appeal to you Our lives are disastrous, we are displaced, we live on dirty sand. We crave food
We are begging you & need your support to buy a tent cover, food & treatment, which costs 180€
Urgent Help
chuffed.org/project/1580...
‘The biggest cheer of the day is not for any of the skiers’
February 18, 2026 at 2:30 PM
‘The biggest cheer of the day is not for any of the skiers’
1. Universities fucked up.
2. Bilking an ongoing pandemic still killing/disabling people makes my skin crawl.
3. Student ‘experiences’ can’t come at the cost of the mass debilitation of academic labor. No one signed up for that.
4. This will be used to further cut staff salaries and positions.
2. Bilking an ongoing pandemic still killing/disabling people makes my skin crawl.
3. Student ‘experiences’ can’t come at the cost of the mass debilitation of academic labor. No one signed up for that.
4. This will be used to further cut staff salaries and positions.
UCL students win £21mn over Covid disruption in watershed settlement ft.trib.al/Qy6eVgx
UCL students win £21mn over Covid disruption in watershed settlement
Move involving 6,500 claimants is set to put pressure on other universities to compensate graduates
ft.trib.al
February 18, 2026 at 2:29 PM
1. Universities fucked up.
2. Bilking an ongoing pandemic still killing/disabling people makes my skin crawl.
3. Student ‘experiences’ can’t come at the cost of the mass debilitation of academic labor. No one signed up for that.
4. This will be used to further cut staff salaries and positions.
2. Bilking an ongoing pandemic still killing/disabling people makes my skin crawl.
3. Student ‘experiences’ can’t come at the cost of the mass debilitation of academic labor. No one signed up for that.
4. This will be used to further cut staff salaries and positions.
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Ramadan begins tonight. This holy month, my family lives in fear and deprivation as Israel’s bombardment continues💔🇵🇸
No joy, no safety…your support can make a real difference in our lives.
We urgently need $150 to secure food for iftar, water, and the most basic necessities.🙏⬇️🫂»
bit.ly/4nPlAFg
No joy, no safety…your support can make a real difference in our lives.
We urgently need $150 to secure food for iftar, water, and the most basic necessities.🙏⬇️🫂»
bit.ly/4nPlAFg
February 17, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Ramadan begins tonight. This holy month, my family lives in fear and deprivation as Israel’s bombardment continues💔🇵🇸
No joy, no safety…your support can make a real difference in our lives.
We urgently need $150 to secure food for iftar, water, and the most basic necessities.🙏⬇️🫂»
bit.ly/4nPlAFg
No joy, no safety…your support can make a real difference in our lives.
We urgently need $150 to secure food for iftar, water, and the most basic necessities.🙏⬇️🫂»
bit.ly/4nPlAFg
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Daily boost for my friend Ahmad - and today is a special day for him and many in Gaza as today is the first day of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Muslim calendar. Ahmad struggles to afford the basics, and with our help, he can provide Iftar food for his family:
chuffed.org/project/1572...
chuffed.org/project/1572...
February 17, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Daily boost for my friend Ahmad - and today is a special day for him and many in Gaza as today is the first day of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Muslim calendar. Ahmad struggles to afford the basics, and with our help, he can provide Iftar food for his family:
chuffed.org/project/1572...
chuffed.org/project/1572...
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From Ahmad:
Gaza is under constant bombardment. My family and I live in daily fear and deprivation of the most basic necessities. 💔🇵🇸
No safety, no peace…
During this holy month of Ramadan, your support can give us a chance to survive.
Donate now and share:🙏⬇️
chuffed.org/project/157281
Gaza is under constant bombardment. My family and I live in daily fear and deprivation of the most basic necessities. 💔🇵🇸
No safety, no peace…
During this holy month of Ramadan, your support can give us a chance to survive.
Donate now and share:🙏⬇️
chuffed.org/project/157281
February 17, 2026 at 4:35 PM
From Ahmad:
Gaza is under constant bombardment. My family and I live in daily fear and deprivation of the most basic necessities. 💔🇵🇸
No safety, no peace…
During this holy month of Ramadan, your support can give us a chance to survive.
Donate now and share:🙏⬇️
chuffed.org/project/157281
Gaza is under constant bombardment. My family and I live in daily fear and deprivation of the most basic necessities. 💔🇵🇸
No safety, no peace…
During this holy month of Ramadan, your support can give us a chance to survive.
Donate now and share:🙏⬇️
chuffed.org/project/157281
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It is the holy month of Ramadan and I am still struggling to cover costs of displacement, transportation, food, my mother’s treatment, and a small shelter for my family. 🙏
Your support means everything to us — every donation, every share brings hope back to our lives. 🫂🇵🇸🌙
chuffed.org/project/157281
Your support means everything to us — every donation, every share brings hope back to our lives. 🫂🇵🇸🌙
chuffed.org/project/157281
February 18, 2026 at 6:51 AM
It is the holy month of Ramadan and I am still struggling to cover costs of displacement, transportation, food, my mother’s treatment, and a small shelter for my family. 🙏
Your support means everything to us — every donation, every share brings hope back to our lives. 🫂🇵🇸🌙
chuffed.org/project/157281
Your support means everything to us — every donation, every share brings hope back to our lives. 🫂🇵🇸🌙
chuffed.org/project/157281
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I have had the same thought. My mother died on Thanksgiving last year and the idea of interacting with a chatbot with some veneer of her personality is just horrifying to me. It’s the vilest form of exploitation.
February 4, 2026 at 1:35 PM
I have had the same thought. My mother died on Thanksgiving last year and the idea of interacting with a chatbot with some veneer of her personality is just horrifying to me. It’s the vilest form of exploitation.
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Break public healthcare by starving it of funding, declare it broken, privatize.
globalnews.ca/news/1166965...
globalnews.ca/news/1166965...
Ontario finance minister says rate of health-care spending is ‘unsustainable’ | Globalnews.ca
In the buildup to the 2026 budget, Doug Ford's finance minister is raising concerns about the sustainability of health-care spending in Ontario.
globalnews.ca
February 17, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Break public healthcare by starving it of funding, declare it broken, privatize.
globalnews.ca/news/1166965...
globalnews.ca/news/1166965...
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The blockade on Cuba is unconscionable.
February 17, 2026 at 7:10 PM
The blockade on Cuba is unconscionable.
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Sorry I didn't get a picture. I was diving. In the other direction, a Cybertruck was pulling a trailer full of trash. In all honesty, it actually looked like the trailer was pushing the Cybertruck.
February 17, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Sorry I didn't get a picture. I was diving. In the other direction, a Cybertruck was pulling a trailer full of trash. In all honesty, it actually looked like the trailer was pushing the Cybertruck.
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I won't say I've never made fun of an author's unfortunate phrasing, but sometimes it genuinely couldn't have been anticipated. I've read many old comics that use "fap" as a sound effect for being slapped or struck, and there's no way they could have called what the Internet would do to that one.
February 17, 2026 at 5:07 PM
I won't say I've never made fun of an author's unfortunate phrasing, but sometimes it genuinely couldn't have been anticipated. I've read many old comics that use "fap" as a sound effect for being slapped or struck, and there's no way they could have called what the Internet would do to that one.
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"Seizure medicines increase the risk of suicidal ideation"
YES THANK YOU I HAVE NO CHOICE screams the depressed epileptic
YES THANK YOU I HAVE NO CHOICE screams the depressed epileptic
February 18, 2026 at 2:09 AM
"Seizure medicines increase the risk of suicidal ideation"
YES THANK YOU I HAVE NO CHOICE screams the depressed epileptic
YES THANK YOU I HAVE NO CHOICE screams the depressed epileptic
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Every single Facebook Thread now:
- Scary video with comment by OP: "OMG!"
- 1st commenter: "That is AI!"
- OP: "OMG! I had no idea!
- 2nd commenter: "OMG that's AI. You idiot!"
- 3rd commenter (probably someone's grandma): "OMG SO SCARY!"
Repeat forever and ever until we die.
- Scary video with comment by OP: "OMG!"
- 1st commenter: "That is AI!"
- OP: "OMG! I had no idea!
- 2nd commenter: "OMG that's AI. You idiot!"
- 3rd commenter (probably someone's grandma): "OMG SO SCARY!"
Repeat forever and ever until we die.
February 17, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Every single Facebook Thread now:
- Scary video with comment by OP: "OMG!"
- 1st commenter: "That is AI!"
- OP: "OMG! I had no idea!
- 2nd commenter: "OMG that's AI. You idiot!"
- 3rd commenter (probably someone's grandma): "OMG SO SCARY!"
Repeat forever and ever until we die.
- Scary video with comment by OP: "OMG!"
- 1st commenter: "That is AI!"
- OP: "OMG! I had no idea!
- 2nd commenter: "OMG that's AI. You idiot!"
- 3rd commenter (probably someone's grandma): "OMG SO SCARY!"
Repeat forever and ever until we die.