Silence Equals Death
@tapati.bsky.social
Formerly homeless DV/IPV survivor, Fat activist, Bi Grandma with heart disease & chronic pain, Cis/white, she-her pronouns. Degree in Anthropology, finishing up memoir. Former Hare Krsna devotee. Happily remarried 💜 No DMs
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Silence Equals Death
@tapati.bsky.social
· Nov 28
I feel like I can’t overstate my age and generally broken down state of my body #onhere. Or how much I love my husband, David.
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I’m proud to represent @caltech.edu, where researchers are connecting ideas from physics and economics to better understand complex systems.
Excited to see this latest breakthrough and grateful for the innovation happening in our district every day. pasadenanow.com/main/economi...
Excited to see this latest breakthrough and grateful for the innovation happening in our district every day. pasadenanow.com/main/economi...
At Caltech, Economics Puzzle Leads to a New Understanding of a Fundamental Law of Physics – Pasadena Now
Daily Newsmagazine and City Guide to Pasadena, California featuring local news, breaking news, events, weather, sports news, schools news, shopping, restaurants and more from Pasadena Now
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February 7, 2026 at 10:31 PM
I’m proud to represent @caltech.edu, where researchers are connecting ideas from physics and economics to better understand complex systems.
Excited to see this latest breakthrough and grateful for the innovation happening in our district every day. pasadenanow.com/main/economi...
Excited to see this latest breakthrough and grateful for the innovation happening in our district every day. pasadenanow.com/main/economi...
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Oh god. Just today I experienced this. It's all because deep down we know this is not okay.
February 8, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Oh god. Just today I experienced this. It's all because deep down we know this is not okay.
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Anti-homeless sentiment is so ubiquitous across the political spectrum that it's become a jump scare. I can't tell you how many times someone whose politics seemed very good has just out of nowhere said something about people sleeping on the sidewalk that's indistinguishable from Fox News sludge.
February 8, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Anti-homeless sentiment is so ubiquitous across the political spectrum that it's become a jump scare. I can't tell you how many times someone whose politics seemed very good has just out of nowhere said something about people sleeping on the sidewalk that's indistinguishable from Fox News sludge.
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hatred of unhoused people is genuinely a pipeline to fascism. if the wealthy can get you to dehumanize your own neighbors, then they can get you to do it to anyone.
February 8, 2026 at 4:54 AM
hatred of unhoused people is genuinely a pipeline to fascism. if the wealthy can get you to dehumanize your own neighbors, then they can get you to do it to anyone.
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man I’m sorry to be all corny here but when I see a “the city is beautiful! There’s more to it than homeless people!” I gotta say you know who’s also beautiful? People who have no place to live & are trying to get by in a system that has turned its back on them & if you don’t see that that’s on you
February 8, 2026 at 4:42 AM
man I’m sorry to be all corny here but when I see a “the city is beautiful! There’s more to it than homeless people!” I gotta say you know who’s also beautiful? People who have no place to live & are trying to get by in a system that has turned its back on them & if you don’t see that that’s on you
A few years ago Dave was telling me about this. The motivation was obvious but one official wanted to see animals as having mysterious reasons. Smh
www.theguardian.com/world/2021/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2021/d...
Monkeys blamed for hundreds of puppy deaths captured in India
Villagers claim animals were carrying out ‘revenge killings’ after dogs killed an infant monkey
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:58 AM
A few years ago Dave was telling me about this. The motivation was obvious but one official wanted to see animals as having mysterious reasons. Smh
www.theguardian.com/world/2021/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2021/d...
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Finneas is better at political messaging than 99% of the Democratic consultants in DC.
February 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Finneas is better at political messaging than 99% of the Democratic consultants in DC.
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In a democracy, we are supposed to feel like we have control over our lives because the people control the government.
But in the U.S., people feel like our lives are out of control because the people don’t control the federal government.
But in the U.S., people feel like our lives are out of control because the people don’t control the federal government.
February 6, 2026 at 4:57 PM
In a democracy, we are supposed to feel like we have control over our lives because the people control the government.
But in the U.S., people feel like our lives are out of control because the people don’t control the federal government.
But in the U.S., people feel like our lives are out of control because the people don’t control the federal government.
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Large batches of the Epstein files have been released in recent months, with some lawmakers criticizing the heavy or total redaction of several documents within them.
Congress Can Begin Viewing Unredacted Epstein Files Next Week, Report Says
Large batches of the Epstein files have been released in recent months, with some lawmakers criticizing the heavy or total redaction of several documents within them.
www.forbes.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Large batches of the Epstein files have been released in recent months, with some lawmakers criticizing the heavy or total redaction of several documents within them.
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The CHILDREN?
"There was very much a class aspect to this.
A lot of the YOUNG GIRLS came from broken homes and poor backgrounds.
Some of them had been abused in their own families.
CHILDREN WERE VIEWED, BASICALLY, AS OBJECTS … THEY WERE VIEWED AS DISPOSABLE CHILDREN."
AUCTIONABLE CHILDREN!!
"There was very much a class aspect to this.
A lot of the YOUNG GIRLS came from broken homes and poor backgrounds.
Some of them had been abused in their own families.
CHILDREN WERE VIEWED, BASICALLY, AS OBJECTS … THEY WERE VIEWED AS DISPOSABLE CHILDREN."
AUCTIONABLE CHILDREN!!
Young girls "were viewed as disposable people." Epstein files reveal not just crimes, but how elite society actually works
The women "were viewed as disposable people." The files reveal not just crimes, but how elite society actually works.
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February 6, 2026 at 5:44 PM
The CHILDREN?
"There was very much a class aspect to this.
A lot of the YOUNG GIRLS came from broken homes and poor backgrounds.
Some of them had been abused in their own families.
CHILDREN WERE VIEWED, BASICALLY, AS OBJECTS … THEY WERE VIEWED AS DISPOSABLE CHILDREN."
AUCTIONABLE CHILDREN!!
"There was very much a class aspect to this.
A lot of the YOUNG GIRLS came from broken homes and poor backgrounds.
Some of them had been abused in their own families.
CHILDREN WERE VIEWED, BASICALLY, AS OBJECTS … THEY WERE VIEWED AS DISPOSABLE CHILDREN."
AUCTIONABLE CHILDREN!!
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Epstein survivor Anouska De Georgiou: The fact that the very people who are meant to lead this country have completely retraumatized us… it’s—I mean—it’s like being raped by the Department of Justice.
February 6, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Epstein survivor Anouska De Georgiou: The fact that the very people who are meant to lead this country have completely retraumatized us… it’s—I mean—it’s like being raped by the Department of Justice.
Super Bowl leads to an increase in DV. Yes even in progressive households.
This org has a page on taking a time out to cool down and manage feelings.
www.ananiasfoundation.org/time-outs/
This org has a page on taking a time out to cool down and manage feelings.
www.ananiasfoundation.org/time-outs/
Anger Management | Time-out Technique | How to Stop Domestic Violence
The time-out technique is a great tool for individual to use when they are trying to figure out how to control anger and how to stop domestic violence.
www.ananiasfoundation.org
February 6, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Super Bowl leads to an increase in DV. Yes even in progressive households.
This org has a page on taking a time out to cool down and manage feelings.
www.ananiasfoundation.org/time-outs/
This org has a page on taking a time out to cool down and manage feelings.
www.ananiasfoundation.org/time-outs/
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Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
February 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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February 3, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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Sad to hear. I hope they find her mother alive.
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NBC anchor Savannah Guthrie's mother abducted, blood found in her home, authorities say
The Arizona sheriff believes 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, who was last seen on Saturday, was taken against her will.
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February 3, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Sad to hear. I hope they find her mother alive.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
February 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
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This research paper is the first time that a tipping point of a switch from a carbon sink to a carbon emission source in tropical rainforests has been identified clearly – not just for one year but for the last 20 years. Cause is a change in the local climate. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source
Researchers say carbon emissions change in Queensland tropical rainforests may have global climate implications
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:26 PM
This research paper is the first time that a tipping point of a switch from a carbon sink to a carbon emission source in tropical rainforests has been identified clearly – not just for one year but for the last 20 years. Cause is a change in the local climate. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Garcia: I want to remind the American public of Stephen Miller. There's probably no single person in this government that has done more damage and more harm to people across this country than this man right here. It's our job to hold him responsible
February 3, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Garcia: I want to remind the American public of Stephen Miller. There's probably no single person in this government that has done more damage and more harm to people across this country than this man right here. It's our job to hold him responsible
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Crockett: "Now my colleagues want to be the protectors of girls & women. I didn't hear them screaming this when Renee Good was killed in the middle of the street by the same people the vast majority of you just voted to give more money to. It was a lot of crickets, including about the Esptein files"
February 3, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Crockett: "Now my colleagues want to be the protectors of girls & women. I didn't hear them screaming this when Renee Good was killed in the middle of the street by the same people the vast majority of you just voted to give more money to. It was a lot of crickets, including about the Esptein files"
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happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.