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Paul Franz @paulfranz.bsky.social · 1h

The "Oh I didn't/don't like wearing a mask, so I stopped" conversation is so annoying (doubly so coming from people who should know better). Guess what? I don't like it either! But I do it because I don't want to contract or spread COVID. It's the ethical *and* smart thing to do!

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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 1h

“We live in a society that decided years ago to ignore a global pandemic, & continues to look away as the numbers of people disabled & killed by Covid climb each day. We’re forced 2 continue contributing to the economy & carrying out our civic duties without a shred of protection from…institutions…”

Guiness Pig @guinesspig.bsky.social · 2d

Are we suffering from benevolence debt?

As a Covid-Conscious person, your choice to continue with masking and mitigations is part of the legacy you're building.

It matters more than you'll ever know.

guinesspig.ghost.io/a-little-gol...

A Little Gold Dog, A Not-So-Little Legacy

There’s a little figurine of a dog I keep on a shelf in my home. It’s painted gold, mounted on a weighted piece of wood, and has an embedded metal hook. I assume it’s to hold a leash, since it came w...

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Paul Franz @paulfranz.bsky.social · 3d

You betcha!

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borderless @borderless.bsky.social · 3d

Hear ye hear ye a message of hope and inspiration from our courageous leader in exile, Link. May all his loyal followers take heart!

I appreciate all the people showing love and support to me. I’m so grateful honestly. It means a lot. The ban isn’t that big of a deal for me. I think it was wrong and the explanation was bullshit. But that’s ok and I accept. Social media comes and goes. I’m grateful for all the connections I was able to make and all the people I get to be connected with off Bluesky. More importantly, the world needs more people to give a fuck. More people to give a fuck about Palestinians, more people to give a fuck about disabled folks, more people to give a fuck about our queer and trans siblings, more people to give a fuck about Black liberation. The world, and Bluesky, is full of bootlickers who will do anything to avoid doing anything to upset the status quo. These people are cowards groveling to those in power in hopes of protection. I just hope people continue to show love and care and kindness. Mutual aid is so important. Give when you can, boost when you can. We only survive this together.

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Paul Franz @paulfranz.bsky.social · 3d

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Karistina Lafae 🧚‍♀️ AuDHD Bedbound Faerie Godmother @karistinalafae.bsky.social · 3d

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Medusa’s Wink😉 @medusaswink.bsky.social · 3d

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Paul Franz @paulfranz.bsky.social · 3d

Hey, this sucks a lot and is incredibly dangerous. You're normalizing the idea that people who use inhalers are responsible for climate change. Every person involved in writing and publishing this crap should think long and hard about the horrendously eugenic framing of this headline and article.

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Paul Franz @paulfranz.bsky.social · 3d

Holy eugenics, batman.

CNN @cnn.com · 4d

The people who are most vulnerable to the hard-to-breathe air that comes with climate change may inadvertently be adding to the problem, new research finds. https://cnn.it/4pWQMoh

Paul Franz @paulfranz.bsky.social · 4d

I see you, @moderation.bsky.app. When you ban one of the most visible and vocal disability justice advocates on your platform but go out of your way to make space for reactionary anti-trans hatemongers and virulent eugenicists you send a clear message to people like me. Good luck with Twitter 2.0.

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 4d

Long Covid is the most common chronic illness among children now. Congratulations?

Benjamin Balthaser @blbalthaser.bsky.social · 5d

The Great Barrington Dec. aka the “let covid rip” policy, legitimated the death of over a million Americans, is disabling of tens of millions more, & failed to achieve its own instrumental goal, ending the pandemic. It did succeed hwvr in gutting public health & eroding public trust in science

Five years ago today, we authored the Great Barrington Declaration, arguing for focused protection instead of lockdowns. A wholehearted thank you to the almost one million co-signers. We were proven right.

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · 5d

"If it is inaccessible to the [marginalized/minoritized/oppressed], it is neither radical nor revolutionary."

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 5d

The whole discourse about whether the plagiarism machine is a person, has been poisoned by the fact that the people on one side of it have used the plagiarism machine to destroy their ability to think.

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Paul Franz @paulfranz.bsky.social · 9d

"The Radical Left in Congress" girl I wish

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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 9d

It’s hard to describe how creepy and unsettling it is being one of the few people at a medical facility wearing a mask now, who knows a dangerous virus continues to freely circulate in the air.

How could public health fail us all so badly? How could we fail each other so spectacularly? #COVID

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Paul Franz @paulfranz.bsky.social · 13d

I mean if you insist

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strigix @sovereignbeast.bsky.social · 13d

It's pretty wild to me that investigators have uncovered that anti-trans campaigns are largely funded by the fossil fuel industry, and that the presumed motivations are pretty directly to redirect the public conversation away from climate change... and that this isn't bigger news.

Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 14d

Fossil fuel billionaires are bankrolling the anti-trans movement

An investigation shared exclusively with Atmos and HEATED finds that 80% of anti-trans organizations receive fossil fuel funding.

heated.world

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Paul Franz @paulfranz.bsky.social · 13d

The word you're looking for is "evil," not "insane."

Paul Franz @paulfranz.bsky.social · 16d

My goodness you all are so bad at this. The science is clear and Trump et al are lying. You can say that.

Paul Franz @paulfranz.bsky.social · 17d

Hmm. I wonder if there's any connection between the widespread bipartisan project of COVID denial and the ascendance of anti-science cranks who now lead every element of public health in the US? Naw, couldn't be.

Paul Franz @paulfranz.bsky.social · 23d

Logging on and immediately logging off again

A screenshot of the first two trending topics when I logged onto BlueSky today: "Dylan Roof" and "RFK Jr."

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Talia Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 24d

people who want other people to stay in sad little grey boxes forever and never be happy in their bodies or desires are villains and cowards and they may be winning right now but by god they will lose as water smooths stone and roots break it, because that fierce joy is roots and water and life

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 24d

I'm going to need journalists everywhere to understand that all the water & self love in the world won't fix post-viral cognitive damage caused by SARS-CoV2

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Brain fog and four easy ways to help fix it

It's common to become forgetful or mentally sluggish but there are easy ways to cut through the haze.

www.bbc.com

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Paul Franz @paulfranz.bsky.social · 27d

Quick question there Gavin, what's the annual US Military budget looking like and what is that used for?

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Ahhhhh @nerdjpg.com · 29d

Global warming is political violence

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 29d

Hi, everyone, it's me, one of the 231 members of Congress who just said "violence is not the answer" and then proceeded to vote for an $848 billion military spending bill

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Paul Franz @paulfranz.bsky.social · 29d

Oh look a thing happened and...

Paul Franz @paulfranz.bsky.social · Sep 8

Frankly exhausting how many people's analysis of the current multifaceted situation the world finds itself in boils down to "people without power should be nicer to people with power."