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Disabled, nonbinary, asexual, queer.
🇵🇸 Free Palestine
♿️😷🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️📍USA
Disabled, nonbinary, asexual, queer.
🇵🇸 Free Palestine
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A federal judge halted an IRS–ICE data-sharing plan that would’ve exposed taxpayer addresses to immigration agents. Privacy advocates say the ruling protects immigrant communities already facing heightened enforcement.
Read: www.wusa9.com/article/news...
Read: www.wusa9.com/article/news...
Federal judge blocks IRS–ICE data-sharing plan citing privacy concerns
Local immigration attorney says this is a huge win for local immigrants without legal status.
www.wusa9.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:25 AM
A federal judge halted an IRS–ICE data-sharing plan that would’ve exposed taxpayer addresses to immigration agents. Privacy advocates say the ruling protects immigrant communities already facing heightened enforcement.
Read: www.wusa9.com/article/news...
Read: www.wusa9.com/article/news...
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Another destructive solar project approved in n CA -- “There's nothing environmentally friendly about cutting down 4,000 oak trees, the most ecologically valuable native tree in all of North America. Over 2,000 other species depend on them." 🌎 www.capradio.org/articles/202...
SMUD’s controversial Coyote Creek solar project moves forward
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the project at a packed Tuesday meeting, where over 150 people showed up to voice concerns or support.
www.capradio.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Another destructive solar project approved in n CA -- “There's nothing environmentally friendly about cutting down 4,000 oak trees, the most ecologically valuable native tree in all of North America. Over 2,000 other species depend on them." 🌎 www.capradio.org/articles/202...
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Bigotry thrives off imagination, especially of outcomes that have yet to occur.
November 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Bigotry thrives off imagination, especially of outcomes that have yet to occur.
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I will be the first to admit I couldn’t understand why anyone would oppose Assisted Dying… and then I became disabled and had it “offered” to me.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
November 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I will be the first to admit I couldn’t understand why anyone would oppose Assisted Dying… and then I became disabled and had it “offered” to me.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
Today on TikTok I saw “Christians” arguing that Jesus made people listen to his sermons before he fed them.
I pointed out that it was ass backwards and someone called it “progressive fanfic.”
Evangelicals don’t actually read the Bible, do they? So they’re evangelizing what exactly?
I pointed out that it was ass backwards and someone called it “progressive fanfic.”
Evangelicals don’t actually read the Bible, do they? So they’re evangelizing what exactly?
November 24, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Today on TikTok I saw “Christians” arguing that Jesus made people listen to his sermons before he fed them.
I pointed out that it was ass backwards and someone called it “progressive fanfic.”
Evangelicals don’t actually read the Bible, do they? So they’re evangelizing what exactly?
I pointed out that it was ass backwards and someone called it “progressive fanfic.”
Evangelicals don’t actually read the Bible, do they? So they’re evangelizing what exactly?
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“If it’s that bad, you would have help!”
Help doesn’t magically arrive when you become disabled.
You’re not assigned a caregiver or given more money based on severity.
Many need more help than they’re getting.
If you’re struggling tonight, know you’re not alone.
Many of us are with you.
Help doesn’t magically arrive when you become disabled.
You’re not assigned a caregiver or given more money based on severity.
Many need more help than they’re getting.
If you’re struggling tonight, know you’re not alone.
Many of us are with you.
November 23, 2025 at 10:18 AM
“If it’s that bad, you would have help!”
Help doesn’t magically arrive when you become disabled.
You’re not assigned a caregiver or given more money based on severity.
Many need more help than they’re getting.
If you’re struggling tonight, know you’re not alone.
Many of us are with you.
Help doesn’t magically arrive when you become disabled.
You’re not assigned a caregiver or given more money based on severity.
Many need more help than they’re getting.
If you’re struggling tonight, know you’re not alone.
Many of us are with you.
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It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
November 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
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Many disabled kids would benefit so much if parenting classes that focus on disability inclusion and the harms of ableism were widely available (so, free) to their parents.
November 24, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Many disabled kids would benefit so much if parenting classes that focus on disability inclusion and the harms of ableism were widely available (so, free) to their parents.
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I'm too sick to eat the scarce bit of food I've left, got acid burning holes in my stomach and no spoons to haul my ass to a food pantry and only $17 to my name, not enough for a rideshare to & from there, and no one here to help me carry bags, unload food, wash dishes/prep foods.
November 22, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I'm too sick to eat the scarce bit of food I've left, got acid burning holes in my stomach and no spoons to haul my ass to a food pantry and only $17 to my name, not enough for a rideshare to & from there, and no one here to help me carry bags, unload food, wash dishes/prep foods.
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Economic burden of long COVID: macroeconomic, cost-of-illness and microeconomic impacts
Published: 21 November 2025
Long COVID affects an estimated 36% globally, creating a huge economic burden: about $1 trillion a year worldwide, roughly $9,000 per US patient and $170 billion in lost US earnings.
Published: 21 November 2025
Long COVID affects an estimated 36% globally, creating a huge economic burden: about $1 trillion a year worldwide, roughly $9,000 per US patient and $170 billion in lost US earnings.
November 22, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Economic burden of long COVID: macroeconomic, cost-of-illness and microeconomic impacts
Published: 21 November 2025
Long COVID affects an estimated 36% globally, creating a huge economic burden: about $1 trillion a year worldwide, roughly $9,000 per US patient and $170 billion in lost US earnings.
Published: 21 November 2025
Long COVID affects an estimated 36% globally, creating a huge economic burden: about $1 trillion a year worldwide, roughly $9,000 per US patient and $170 billion in lost US earnings.
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Researchers are learning more about how early acute infections can increase the risk of neurodegeneration - sometimes a decade or more later
stanmed.stanford.edu/infections-l...
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Why acute infections can lead to neurodegeneration
Researchers are uncovering the mysteries of why early-in-life acute infections can lead to neurodegenerative diseases in later years.
stanmed.stanford.edu
November 22, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Researchers are learning more about how early acute infections can increase the risk of neurodegeneration - sometimes a decade or more later
stanmed.stanford.edu/infections-l...
stanmed.stanford.edu/infections-l...
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www.jezebel.com/ai-is-taking... This is an age of breakdown, where hubris is coming for yet another empire to sweep it into the dustbin of history, assisted by AI
AI Is Taking Young People’s Jobs and Worsening a Broken Labor Market
Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
www.jezebel.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:28 AM
www.jezebel.com/ai-is-taking... This is an age of breakdown, where hubris is coming for yet another empire to sweep it into the dustbin of history, assisted by AI
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The fact that asymptomatic Covid cases can lead to Long Covid IMO probably leads to more people attributing illness to vaccine complications than what could actually occurring, when the underlying problem could be a Covid infection.
November 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The fact that asymptomatic Covid cases can lead to Long Covid IMO probably leads to more people attributing illness to vaccine complications than what could actually occurring, when the underlying problem could be a Covid infection.
Once again I seem to differ from general opinion based on my experience as the child of narcissists.
Trump is not enamored with Mamdani. He’s clearly smug. He is amused by Mamdani. He thinks Mamdani will change and become more like himself.
My father has the same smirk when he talks politics.
Trump is not enamored with Mamdani. He’s clearly smug. He is amused by Mamdani. He thinks Mamdani will change and become more like himself.
My father has the same smirk when he talks politics.
November 22, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Once again I seem to differ from general opinion based on my experience as the child of narcissists.
Trump is not enamored with Mamdani. He’s clearly smug. He is amused by Mamdani. He thinks Mamdani will change and become more like himself.
My father has the same smirk when he talks politics.
Trump is not enamored with Mamdani. He’s clearly smug. He is amused by Mamdani. He thinks Mamdani will change and become more like himself.
My father has the same smirk when he talks politics.
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would really love it if our elected officials had to publicly define socialism and then explain why they voted against it
November 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
would really love it if our elected officials had to publicly define socialism and then explain why they voted against it
If you make a Great Post©️ but then are weird™️ to people in your replies, I will unlike said post.
November 22, 2025 at 1:22 AM
If you make a Great Post©️ but then are weird™️ to people in your replies, I will unlike said post.
Just listened to this week’s Criminal episode about the British Post Office/Horizon scandal.
Really horrifying story. Almost a thousand subpostmasters were wrongly convicted. Egregious misuse of power, and over reliance on flawed technology.
Really horrifying story. Almost a thousand subpostmasters were wrongly convicted. Egregious misuse of power, and over reliance on flawed technology.
British Post Office scandal - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 22, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Just listened to this week’s Criminal episode about the British Post Office/Horizon scandal.
Really horrifying story. Almost a thousand subpostmasters were wrongly convicted. Egregious misuse of power, and over reliance on flawed technology.
Really horrifying story. Almost a thousand subpostmasters were wrongly convicted. Egregious misuse of power, and over reliance on flawed technology.
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Ex-subpostmaster is first Horizon IT victim to launch legal action against Post Office and Fujitsu
Ex-subpostmaster is first Horizon IT victim to launch legal action against Post Office and Fujitsu
Lee Castleton was left bankrupt, and his story featured in ITV drama about scandal
The former subpostmaster Lee Castleton, one of the highest-profile victims of the Horizon IT scandal, has become the first individual to launch legal action against the…
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Ex-subpostmaster is first Horizon IT victim to launch legal action against Post Office and Fujitsu
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New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the new vaccines and autism page. They said things like:
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“Embarrassing” and “horrifying”: CDC workers describe the new vaccines and autism page
"The best way I can put it is it feels like we're on a hijacked airplane."
www.motherjones.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the new vaccines and autism page. They said things like:
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
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while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
November 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
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Unfortunately regularly necessary reminder that End-to-End Encryption does not protect you against needing to thoroughly and routinely vet your comms.
“The FBI gained access to conversations in a ‘courtwatch’ Signal group that helps coordinate volunteer activists who monitor public proceedings at three New York federal immigration courts. The US government has repeatedly been accused of violating immigrants’ due process rights at those courts.”
The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal
Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Unfortunately regularly necessary reminder that End-to-End Encryption does not protect you against needing to thoroughly and routinely vet your comms.
As far back as I remember, I wanted to make movies.
When I got older, I wanted to write, design sets or costumes, direct.
I took film and fashion classes. Or tried to. It turns out that when you’re disabled and your family is abusing you, school is pretty fucking impossible.
When I got older, I wanted to write, design sets or costumes, direct.
I took film and fashion classes. Or tried to. It turns out that when you’re disabled and your family is abusing you, school is pretty fucking impossible.
November 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
As far back as I remember, I wanted to make movies.
When I got older, I wanted to write, design sets or costumes, direct.
I took film and fashion classes. Or tried to. It turns out that when you’re disabled and your family is abusing you, school is pretty fucking impossible.
When I got older, I wanted to write, design sets or costumes, direct.
I took film and fashion classes. Or tried to. It turns out that when you’re disabled and your family is abusing you, school is pretty fucking impossible.
My parents always said they wanted me to be a doctor or lawyer. But I wasn’t allowed to take Latin in high school.
I think we can all conclude that they never wanted me to be a professional at all, but especially not one that needs to know Latin.
I think we can all conclude that they never wanted me to be a professional at all, but especially not one that needs to know Latin.
November 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
My parents always said they wanted me to be a doctor or lawyer. But I wasn’t allowed to take Latin in high school.
I think we can all conclude that they never wanted me to be a professional at all, but especially not one that needs to know Latin.
I think we can all conclude that they never wanted me to be a professional at all, but especially not one that needs to know Latin.
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Mitochondria being the powerhouse of the cell is cool and all but I think classes like "How to calm the fuck down as an adult in a healthy non self-destructive way 101" is something that should also be taught before graduation
November 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Mitochondria being the powerhouse of the cell is cool and all but I think classes like "How to calm the fuck down as an adult in a healthy non self-destructive way 101" is something that should also be taught before graduation