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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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.
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I think Bluesky is currently the best social media platform for keeping misinformation to a minimum, maybe because it’s not popular enough to be a target yet
Half the shit my friends, including fellow academics, share on Facebook is made up crap that they believe is real
Threads is atrocious too
Half the shit my friends, including fellow academics, share on Facebook is made up crap that they believe is real
Threads is atrocious too
February 17, 2026 at 9:44 PM
I think Bluesky is currently the best social media platform for keeping misinformation to a minimum, maybe because it’s not popular enough to be a target yet
Half the shit my friends, including fellow academics, share on Facebook is made up crap that they believe is real
Threads is atrocious too
Half the shit my friends, including fellow academics, share on Facebook is made up crap that they believe is real
Threads is atrocious too
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acknowleging people don enjoy being in proximity to homelessness is morally reprehensible without acknowledgment that homeless people become more precarious the greedier the rich become. eliding that connection is obscene and is how we arrived at this place
February 18, 2026 at 1:37 AM
acknowleging people don enjoy being in proximity to homelessness is morally reprehensible without acknowledgment that homeless people become more precarious the greedier the rich become. eliding that connection is obscene and is how we arrived at this place
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RFK Jr visiting his friend Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan apartment
February 17, 2026 at 10:55 PM
RFK Jr visiting his friend Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan apartment
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Nothing really cleans the timeline but some things at least bring a little light.
Left to right that is: Josh Cheon, Jason Whipple and Mark Louque. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Lp3...
I Say A Little Prayer
YouTube video by Jason Whipple
www.youtube.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Nothing really cleans the timeline but some things at least bring a little light.
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i’m loving the bots lately
February 13, 2026 at 7:57 AM
i’m loving the bots lately
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DHS is holding a 2-month-old BABY at a detention facility in Texas.
Last night, Juan Nicolás was rushed to the hospital after choking on his own vomit & being unable to breathe.
This demands accountability — not a blank check for more cruelty.
Last night, Juan Nicolás was rushed to the hospital after choking on his own vomit & being unable to breathe.
This demands accountability — not a blank check for more cruelty.
I have an update on Juan Nicolás, the 2-month-old baby detained at Dilley, and his mother.
February 18, 2026 at 12:18 AM
DHS is holding a 2-month-old BABY at a detention facility in Texas.
Last night, Juan Nicolás was rushed to the hospital after choking on his own vomit & being unable to breathe.
This demands accountability — not a blank check for more cruelty.
Last night, Juan Nicolás was rushed to the hospital after choking on his own vomit & being unable to breathe.
This demands accountability — not a blank check for more cruelty.
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It was intended to perform that way, to show Humans how awesome (and broke) they are. $, not ⛓️💥
February 18, 2026 at 1:25 AM
It was intended to perform that way, to show Humans how awesome (and broke) they are. $, not ⛓️💥
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Read this sentence slowly:
“Gov. Gavin Newsom, crypto executives and business leaders are ramping up efforts this week to stop the proposed wealth tax...”
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
“Gov. Gavin Newsom, crypto executives and business leaders are ramping up efforts this week to stop the proposed wealth tax...”
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
As Bernie Sanders Comes to California, Wealth Tax Opponents Intensify Efforts
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Read this sentence slowly:
“Gov. Gavin Newsom, crypto executives and business leaders are ramping up efforts this week to stop the proposed wealth tax...”
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
“Gov. Gavin Newsom, crypto executives and business leaders are ramping up efforts this week to stop the proposed wealth tax...”
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
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At the same Texas concentration camp:
“There were children in Dilley who were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, several mothers told me. Recently, two cases of measles were discovered in the center.“
Extreme child abuse as state policy.
www.propublica.org/article/life...
“There were children in Dilley who were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, several mothers told me. Recently, two cases of measles were discovered in the center.“
Extreme child abuse as state policy.
www.propublica.org/article/life...
February 18, 2026 at 1:19 AM
At the same Texas concentration camp:
“There were children in Dilley who were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, several mothers told me. Recently, two cases of measles were discovered in the center.“
Extreme child abuse as state policy.
www.propublica.org/article/life...
“There were children in Dilley who were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, several mothers told me. Recently, two cases of measles were discovered in the center.“
Extreme child abuse as state policy.
www.propublica.org/article/life...
im sure thats fine
Tesla Robotaxis Reportedly Crashing at a Rate That's 4x Higher Than Humans
Tesla Robotaxis Reportedly Crashing at a Rate That's 4x Higher Than Humans
The incidents bring the robotaxi service to a total of 14 crashes since launching last summer.
gizmodo.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:22 AM
im sure thats fine
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Tesla Robotaxis Reportedly Crashing at a Rate That's 4x Higher Than Humans
Tesla Robotaxis Reportedly Crashing at a Rate That's 4x Higher Than Humans
The incidents bring the robotaxi service to a total of 14 crashes since launching last summer.
gizmodo.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Tesla Robotaxis Reportedly Crashing at a Rate That's 4x Higher Than Humans
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Belgian deputy prime minister (who is also the foreign minister) confirms today in a rebuke of the Israeli foreign minister that the Kingdom of Belgium has suspended all consular services to Belgian citizens who have chosen to live in occupied Palestinian territory as settlers.
February 17, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Belgian deputy prime minister (who is also the foreign minister) confirms today in a rebuke of the Israeli foreign minister that the Kingdom of Belgium has suspended all consular services to Belgian citizens who have chosen to live in occupied Palestinian territory as settlers.
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I always think that for Belgium to recognise you’re committing genocide, considering they still have chocolates mocking Congolese victims of their own genocide, you’ve got to be extremely genocidal on the scale of
Belgian deputy prime minister (who is also the foreign minister) confirms today in a rebuke of the Israeli foreign minister that the Kingdom of Belgium has suspended all consular services to Belgian citizens who have chosen to live in occupied Palestinian territory as settlers.
February 18, 2026 at 1:13 AM
I always think that for Belgium to recognise you’re committing genocide, considering they still have chocolates mocking Congolese victims of their own genocide, you’ve got to be extremely genocidal on the scale of
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An actual video put out by the department in charge of public health
The US Department of Health and Human Services just released this video.
February 18, 2026 at 1:00 AM
An actual video put out by the department in charge of public health
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AI is revolutionizing the world! A Playstation now costs $5,000 and this is the last phone you will ever own.
“.. ‘many system vendors will go bankrupt or exit product lines due to a lack of memory. Mobile phone production will be reduced by 200-250 million units, and PC and TV production will be significantly reduced.’ Yikes.”
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
February 17, 2026 at 10:02 PM
AI is revolutionizing the world! A Playstation now costs $5,000 and this is the last phone you will ever own.
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You'll never guess how this started...
I wish I didn't. Yet, I do.
February 18, 2026 at 12:37 AM
You'll never guess how this started...
Watching Angela Lansbury, Edward Fox, Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson in The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side and its one of my favorites, but I also always think the movie/book is such an blaring PSA for the MMR vaccine.
People forget so easily.
People forget so easily.
February 18, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Watching Angela Lansbury, Edward Fox, Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson in The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side and its one of my favorites, but I also always think the movie/book is such an blaring PSA for the MMR vaccine.
People forget so easily.
People forget so easily.