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🤓Talk nerdy to me, Jessian Choy ("she/woman" not "guys") & I might feature you in articles/videos/podcasts on 🦄 solutions for an equitable, green world: sc.org/ask-ms-green. More tips: x.com/realmsgreen. Add me to your Signal chat: JessianChoy.88 ;)
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You need to change your underwear & laws

What you might not have heard on the Thinx menstrual underwear class action lawsuit settlement, toxic PFAS, how it affects everyone.

Butt it’s not over. Stay tuned for how to tell when companies cover their butts

bit.ly/change-your-underwear-and-laws
Please share because I met people who didn't know they could register & vote today. You can do it in almost half of US states. How: rockthevote.org/how-to-vote/same-day-voter-registration.

If you're not voting, I'd love to hear why. I'll even put on my hat that turns me into a nonjudgmental person!
Winner, winner, eat cake for dinner!

Enter a $5 raffle for a vegan cake from instagram.com/DeliciouslyVeganSF.

Your $5 will feed people losing SNAP benefits. They can eat yummy vegan MalibusBurgers.com and Puerto Rican food at CasaBoriquena.com. And you might want to eat there too!
How to not turn your home into a 👻haunted house:

Prevent counterfeit heat pump or air con refrigerant cylinders from causing🔥, inhalation injuries, or ⚰️death eia.org/blog/illegal... (@eia-news.bsky.social)

Also, here's how to not get ☠️toxic heat pumps, air con, fridges bit.ly/TFA-WTF
See if:

-Dry cleaning chemicals like perc offgas from clothes and harm people at or near cleaners. Perc has no health perks! Other chemicals can cause harm, even if “green, organic, or nontoxic.”

-You can wash "dry clean only” clothes at home.

-Wet cleaners are safer.

bit.ly/wet-clean
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See studies and a fabulous video on reasons to get therapy, such as any reason😉 or you:

-Don’t think you need it

-Want your situation to improve

-Feel judgmental, jealous, that you have little impact, not your true self

-Replay past hurts, reject advice

bit.ly/AmITheVillain
Step into your “save the planet” era!

Come meet youth aged 13 to 22 who’ll inspire you to protect our health and environment.

FREE, Thursday, 10/9, 6P, Berkeley, CA

BrowerYouthAwards.org
Building products w/certain ecolabels might be safer than ones w/only Healthy Product Declaration/Declare labels. You have to be an expert to decipher HPD/Declare.

I don’t know certifiers who test for toxics though

Safer brand/ecolabel/petition @toxicfreefuture.bsky.social
bit.ly/GetFlooredSafely
“Regenerative/sustainable/carbon neutral” crops might have pesticides.

Dig into safer certifications for veggies/fruit/grains/crops bit.ly/SaferCertifications.

Ask me how to not plow your garden/grow it regeneratively. There’s no “tilling” what I’ll find when I dig :)

@foodprintorg.bsky.social
Your 🦇☎️ needs these digital security tips on how to:

Clear your location history.

Turn off new app requests to access your phone’s ad identifier.

Check your phone’s storage so you have room for new videos and photos.

More at bit.ly/DIGITAL-SECU...
📞Protect yourself and your contacts on your phone:

Set notifications to be visible only if you unlock your phone.

Turn off biometric face or fingerprint ID. Use a long, complex alphanumeric password.

Backup your phone.

More tips from @nisakhan.bsky.social:
bit.ly/DIGITAL-SECURITY
☎️Protect yourself and your contacts on your phone:

Buy a modern burner phone with cash, don’t turn it on at home and only add the Signal app.

Or keep your phone off or on airplane mode when you don’t need it. Also, turn off bluetooth, wifi, and airdrop.

More in comments⬇️& bit.ly/DIGITAL-SECU...
If you go to protests:

If someone asks you to open your phone, only do it w/your lawyer present. Write their phone on your arm.

Don’t leave anything w/fingerprints/saliva (drinks)

In custody, you only need to give your name/birthday. Don't say much to anyone even on a call

bit.ly/DIGITAL-SECU...
📢Protect yourself/others at protests

Before sharing photos/videos:

-Obscure faces with the shape/rectangle tool. Other tools can be reversed by others.

-Use a metadata removal tool

-Prove they're real with ProofMode app

Thanks @elizaorlins.bsky.social

More in comments⬇️& bit.ly/DIGITAL-SECU...
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If you use WhatsApp or Signal, make sure:

- There aren't links to devices you don't recognize.

- With groups you created, you disabled group links.

- Regularly change your app pin.

Don't say I didn't warn you :)
Signalgate—NSA Says Change Smartphone Message Settings
Do not make this dangerous mistake—what to do now.
forbes.com
If you use WhatsApp or Signal, make sure:

- There aren't links to devices you don't recognize.

- With groups you created, you disabled group links.

- Regularly change your app pin.

Don't say I didn't warn you :)
Signalgate—NSA Says Change Smartphone Message Settings
Do not make this dangerous mistake—what to do now.
forbes.com
My two "scents" on safer scented skincare, air fresheners, candles, cleaners

See if:

-Essential oils & synthetic scents have toxic phthalates & are linked with allergies, eczema, asthma

-Phthalate-free fragrance oil, nontoxic, biodegradable & other claims aren’t safe

bit.ly/SaferScentedProducts
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Where to get someone to repair, reuse, or responsibly recycle random stuff:
Not with thrift stores, junk haulers, and recyclers that dump stuff behind your back!

See bit.ly/being-dumped-sucks for that, more responsible groups & how to ask sellers to give you products naked (naked products that is)!
I ❤️ social media! April Fool's!

Seriously though, what social media platform do you want to connect with me on?
You need to change your underwear & laws

What you might not have heard on the Thinx menstrual underwear class action lawsuit settlement, toxic PFAS, how it affects everyone.

Butt it’s not over. Stay tuned for how to tell when companies cover their butts

bit.ly/change-your-underwear-and-laws
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Bro in your head: Relax, it’s not going to be that bad!

Your higher self: Well, actually, please go to this Know Your
Rights Workshop because of who you are, what you do, or who you know.

Today, March 20, virtually, @18millionrising.bsky.social
@nonviolentpeaceforce.org

RSVP bit.ly/18MR_NVP1
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Asking for a friend😉: What are your tips for a more equitable, green world in these times?

Tips from @rbreich.bsky.social, lawyer who served in Democratic administrations, such as how to easily tell federal/state/local officials what you really think via contact info/scripts) bit.ly/EverythingYo...
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If you have fear, imagine merging any drops of it into an ocean of caution.

Another way to be cautious is to protect
personal info of yours/your network's (allies/LGBTQIA people/immigrant families/environmentalists) before you communicate IRL or online.

BIT.LY/DIGITAL-SECURI…
Whether you’ve been naughty or nice, you deserve free money for a less toxic fridge, heat pump, or air conditioner with no trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), a toxic PFAS.

Some rebates end this year.

You deserve safer policies too.

Collect them all at

bit.ly/TFA-WTF
Lighting incense or🕯candles with certain intentions might actually create change

Guess how to do it in a less toxic way: matches, lighters, or a reusable plastic free keychain?

Answer:Ask me to shed light on less-toxic brands of any product or service

bit.ly/the-green-light
How to shop for therapists this Black Friday!

Whether or not you think you need one, it could be the best gift you give yourself.

They can help with surprising things.

You might feel better seeing one 'cause they’re trained, unlike family, friends, etc

bit.ly/WhatIfWeAllGot…