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mars system ||👩🏼‍🦽🏳️‍⚧️
@marssys.bsky.social
25 | ND, Plural, Disabled | they/she
Posts buizel, robots, cardboard
Pinned
if people still want to contribute financially to the ongoing and overwhelming costs of my healthcare, the gofundme is below

but otherwise, I will be posting much less publicly about all aspects of our health. both here, and in other spaces, including retroactively

www.gofundme.com/f/marcelines...
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COVID-19 is vascular. Please read the British Medical Journal article below. Protect yourselves folks:

Vaccinate if you can
Wear a respirator ffp2/3
Covid is airborne
Open windows

www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Why covid-19 is “a vascular disease masquerading as a respiratory one”
Covid-19 is not just a respiratory infection. Cardiovascular symptoms are seen in both acute and long covid. Katharine Lang reports on what we’ve learnt since the onset of the pandemic Cardiovascular...
www.bmj.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:38 AM
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15 years ago today I arrived on Downing Street in a cage.
I've seen off Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss and Sunak and I'm still going strong.
Only two Prime Ministers have ever done longer stints here: William Pitt the Younger and Sir Robert Walpole.
Bill and Bob - I'm coming for you...
(Photos AP)
February 15, 2026 at 11:07 AM
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A "potentially catastrophic" decline in Australia's childhood vaccination rates has contributed to the sharpest increase in cases of whooping cough in 35 years, infectious diseases experts say.
Why experts say this preventable child disease hit a 35-year record high
A "potentially catastrophic" decline in Australia's childhood vaccination rates has contributed to the sharpest increase in cases of whooping cough in 35 years, infectious diseases experts say.
www.abc.net.au
February 15, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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Senior journalist Peter Lalor was among those attacked by police at the protest against Israel President Issac Herzog.

“We were assaulted on the streets of our town by police itching for a fight". theklaxon.com.au/g2vd
"I was among the protesters attacked by police" – Senior journalist - The Klaxon
Senior journalist was among those attacked by police at the protest against the visit by Israel President Issac Herzog. "We were assaulted on the streets of our town by police itching for a fight," wr...
theklaxon.com.au
February 15, 2026 at 4:20 AM
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I've been trying to share this photo all day and every time I sit down for a moment, I get distracted.

But please admire this lovely spotty belly on Calliope.
January 6, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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Because of her behaviour (chaotic, energetic) we are not actually worried and suspect she is complaining about the move from rotisserie chicken to plain poached. So back to roast chicken for her.

Look at how mad she was about her bath though.
January 8, 2026 at 12:09 AM
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I have procured rotisserie chicken and our precious princess is snacking again.
January 8, 2026 at 6:32 AM
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Air jail for a tiny pee criminal.

But, she's eating beautifully again, and her poop was a tiny bit less awful today. Progress!
January 9, 2026 at 5:05 AM
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I've cherished every day together so far, and i look forward to many more in the future.

More quality time together, more happy memories together, more things to do together.

Feels like we are finally cresting the top of the hill, not having to fight to climb anymore.

It'll be so much easier now.
February 14, 2026 at 12:40 AM
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Something totally unexpected could happen, or plans change to a better path, or there might be something that feels like a miracle.

It's rubbed off on me so much even now I have so much hope for some kind of future, despite being sicker than ever before.

The hope for a better life.
February 14, 2026 at 12:40 AM
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Recently she has been a glowing beacon of hope for me.

Reminding me that even when things feel like there is no way forward, the most illogical unlikely thing could still happen and provide a way out at the last moment.

And often she keeps being vindicated in that hope, that things will be ok.
February 14, 2026 at 12:40 AM
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Happy Valentine's Day to everyone, but especially my lovely lovely partner @flarebeams.bsky.social

We've only been together for 6 months but because of everything that's happened it's felt like a lifetime.

I treasure every day I get to wake up and know she's by my side even when living apart.
February 14, 2026 at 12:40 AM
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February 12, 2026 at 10:58 PM
there's some hope for the future.,

we don't know if it will be soon enough, but we are close to getting formal disability support

just need to try and get it through the last few steps as a matter of urgency because the past few weeks and especially the last few days have shown rapid deterioration
if people still want to contribute financially to the ongoing and overwhelming costs of my healthcare, the gofundme is below

but otherwise, I will be posting much less publicly about all aspects of our health. both here, and in other spaces, including retroactively

www.gofundme.com/f/marcelines...
February 13, 2026 at 1:51 AM
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Seven of my relatives were killed in Gaza. For me, Herzog’s visit was never an abstract debate | Shamikh Badra
Seven of my relatives were killed in Gaza. For me, Herzog’s visit was never an abstract debate | Shamikh Badra
Australia stands at a crossroads as it rolled out the red carpet for some, while greeting others with batons Isaac Herzog’s visit to Australia was not a routine diplomatic engagement. It was an ethical and political test of the Australian state. At the very moment a red carpet was rolled out for a man accused of inciting genocide, peaceful Australian citizens were met with batons while exercising their democratic right to protest. For me, this was never an abstract political debate. Before the visit, I pursued the legal channels that are meant to protect citizens and lodged a formal complaint with the Australian government about the role Herzog played in rhetoric and policies that contributed to the destruction of my family in Gaza. Seven of my relatives were killed. My father died because of a lack of medicine, food and water. My brother, his wife, their four children and her father were also killed. Their bodies remain buried beneath the rubble. Despite the seriousness of this complaint, I have received no response from the government. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:00 PM
ok cool so if you have rare complex needs the hospital is just totally ok with you dying in a way that is totally avoidable

unfortunately this lines up with my own experience.

hospitals are horrendous at listening to carers and patients who have experience with the conditions they are mistreating
February 12, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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With the ink still wet on a new hospital deal, state and territory health ministers will today use a meeting with their federal counterpart to call for urgent action on stranded patients.
Labor accused of putting 'wait in waiting list' as 3,100 older patients stranded
With the ink still wet on a new hospital deal, state and territory health ministers will today use a meeting with their federal counterpart to call for urgent action on stranded patients.
www.abc.net.au
February 12, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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A study from Deakin University has found many young women admit skipping meals or forgoing medical attention to save money.
More young women sacrificing basic needs to cope with cost of living
A study from Deakin University has found many young women admit skipping meals or forgoing medical attention to save money.
www.abc.net.au
February 12, 2026 at 7:48 PM
same and ongoing
Went through a very difficult experience yesterday and it will probably take a while before I feel okay again
Forgive me if my behaviour is a bit abnormal or I’m online less/more
February 12, 2026 at 5:27 AM
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One of the artists, and her art!

This scratch pad with balls was a big hit with the music kittens, even if they did chew the balls out. But now I've got a handy hole to throw treats into!
February 10, 2026 at 9:39 AM
being in a relationship both having M.E. means an eye mask is so so so helpful

we both have sleeping issues so it's pretty easy for one of us to sleep much earlier than the others

just means one can sleep while the other watches stuff to exhaust themselves till sedatives kick in and work enough
February 10, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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#BREAKING 🚨 Aftab Malik, Australia's Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia, has released a statement condemning "unprovoked violence and aggression" from NSW Police against Muslims praying in Sydney's Town Hall Square

"There cannot be any justification for this behaviour"
February 9, 2026 at 11:19 PM
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"I helped a young girl who had been pepper sprayed in the face and collapsed into a seizure on the pavement. She was convulsing, incapacitated. As she lay there on the ground, police sprayed her again in the face." Eyewitness account by Andrew Brown michaelwest.com.au/this-was-pla...
This was planned. And Chris Minns owns it. - Michael West
NSW Police have assaulted dozens of peace protestors who gathered to protest the visit by Israeli president Isaac Herzog to Australia.
michaelwest.com.au
February 9, 2026 at 11:24 PM
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I am gonna be king of the pirates! For @thepirateweasel.bsky.social
February 8, 2026 at 4:13 PM