Amy
@anartgeek.bsky.social
boston based artist, former educator, long covid since 2020, cat mom
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Amy
@anartgeek.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Hi! Sharing a piece from my current project on the disjointed and surreal experience of living with #longcovid All images in this series are made using my smartphone and LiDAR scanning apps.
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According to the car wash owner, agents arrested employees before they could obtain their documentation from their work lockers. So many were likely here legally.
Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
BU College Republicans president says he called ICE to ‘detain these criminals’ at Allston Car Wash
The president of Boston University College Republicans wrote on X he called the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requesting it detain employees at Allston Car Wash, the site of a Nov. 4 raid w...
dailyfreepress.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
According to the car wash owner, agents arrested employees before they could obtain their documentation from their work lockers. So many were likely here legally.
Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
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When I explain to healthy people what MECFS is and all my limitations now, then follow up with, "...and I am classified as 'mild' right now" it really shocks them.
Usually this is in response to asking me why I wear a mask.
Usually this is in response to asking me why I wear a mask.
People really don’t know how shitty the quality of life is with #MECFS
Horrible at every stage. “Mild” is anything but with some criteria saying you have a 50% drop in activity.
And the floor keeps dropping out from there.
25% are severe.
I repeat: 1 in 22 Covid infections triggers ME.
Horrible at every stage. “Mild” is anything but with some criteria saying you have a 50% drop in activity.
And the floor keeps dropping out from there.
25% are severe.
I repeat: 1 in 22 Covid infections triggers ME.
October 20, 2025 at 12:19 PM
When I explain to healthy people what MECFS is and all my limitations now, then follow up with, "...and I am classified as 'mild' right now" it really shocks them.
Usually this is in response to asking me why I wear a mask.
Usually this is in response to asking me why I wear a mask.
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For God’s sake let us sit upon the ground
And tell sad stories of the death of kings
And tell sad stories of the death of kings
October 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
For God’s sake let us sit upon the ground
And tell sad stories of the death of kings
And tell sad stories of the death of kings
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“AI” isn’t a tool or technology or even a cluster of technologies with a misleading name. It’s the infrastructure at the foundation of a form of capitalism dependent on data brokering. We should be teaching our students about this and not teaching them about “responsible” use.
September 28, 2025 at 1:38 AM
“AI” isn’t a tool or technology or even a cluster of technologies with a misleading name. It’s the infrastructure at the foundation of a form of capitalism dependent on data brokering. We should be teaching our students about this and not teaching them about “responsible” use.
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#ICE will be flooding #Boston, and Luce has been helping folks during these raids. their number is 617-370-5023, and you can call whenever there’s a raid. they operate 5am-9pm all days of the week.
#Massachusetts#ICERaids
#Massachusetts#ICERaids
LUCE Immigrant Justice Network of MA
www.lucemass.org
August 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
#ICE will be flooding #Boston, and Luce has been helping folks during these raids. their number is 617-370-5023, and you can call whenever there’s a raid. they operate 5am-9pm all days of the week.
#Massachusetts#ICERaids
#Massachusetts#ICERaids
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Of all the scammy, weird things the Josh Kraft campaign has done this feels uniquely bad and actually illegal.
The FTC requires that sponsored posts be labeled #ad or #sponsored. For months, Kraft paid Boston influencers thousands of dollars for Instagram posts with no disclosure. #mapoli #bospoli
The FTC requires that sponsored posts be labeled #ad or #sponsored. For months, Kraft paid Boston influencers thousands of dollars for Instagram posts with no disclosure. #mapoli #bospoli
September 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Of all the scammy, weird things the Josh Kraft campaign has done this feels uniquely bad and actually illegal.
The FTC requires that sponsored posts be labeled #ad or #sponsored. For months, Kraft paid Boston influencers thousands of dollars for Instagram posts with no disclosure. #mapoli #bospoli
The FTC requires that sponsored posts be labeled #ad or #sponsored. For months, Kraft paid Boston influencers thousands of dollars for Instagram posts with no disclosure. #mapoli #bospoli
A brand new magazine, “Cope” has just been published online here: issuu.com/copemagazine...
COPE MAGAZINE VOLUME 1 PART 1
COPE MAGAZINE is a creative magazine for the chronic illness community. We're a collection of personal essays, poems, art, photography, and more. Thanks for reading!
issuu.com
September 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
A brand new magazine, “Cope” has just been published online here: issuu.com/copemagazine...
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For folks in Maine and MA looking to get involved in local community organizing and community building. I, along with some others, have created a resource list of organizations that you can connect with.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
BGIM Resource Guide-August 2025
Maine ** Changing Maine Directory – this is a curated searchable database of organizations working on social justice in Maine and needs updating – could be a great volunteer project!! https://www....
docs.google.com
August 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
For folks in Maine and MA looking to get involved in local community organizing and community building. I, along with some others, have created a resource list of organizations that you can connect with.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Doomsday for SEPTA is bad news for everyone: defector.com/doomsday-for...
Doomsday For SEPTA Is Bad News For Everyone | Defector
SEPTA, the fifth-largest public transit system in the country, is days away from drastic service cuts that would decimate transportation in Philadelphia and its surrounding counties. Plagued by a…
defector.com
August 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Doomsday for SEPTA is bad news for everyone: defector.com/doomsday-for...
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Lemons, oranges, & pomegranates in a wan-li bowl, 1630. Beautiful bounty from Jacob van Hulsdonck of Antwerp, whose day is today.
August 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Lemons, oranges, & pomegranates in a wan-li bowl, 1630. Beautiful bounty from Jacob van Hulsdonck of Antwerp, whose day is today.
Such a great essay on the power of naming invisible lived experiences in chronic illness!
If you have a complex chronic illness, you're probably familiar with the experience of a doctor telling you that your test results are normal, while your body feels like it's full of noodles and static electricity. As a linguist, M Corvi is looking for words to measure sickness. bit.ly/45a6lj2
August 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Such a great essay on the power of naming invisible lived experiences in chronic illness!
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We nEeD vieWPoiNt DivErsITy
July 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
We nEeD vieWPoiNt DivErsITy
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Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
June 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
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RFK Jr wants everyone to start using wearables to make us healthy again
The man who wants to create lists of autistic people. Lists of those likely to access abortion. Lists of trans people
If ever there was a time to go analog, this is it
They want your data. And it’s not to make you healthier
The man who wants to create lists of autistic people. Lists of those likely to access abortion. Lists of trans people
If ever there was a time to go analog, this is it
They want your data. And it’s not to make you healthier
June 25, 2025 at 5:27 AM
RFK Jr wants everyone to start using wearables to make us healthy again
The man who wants to create lists of autistic people. Lists of those likely to access abortion. Lists of trans people
If ever there was a time to go analog, this is it
They want your data. And it’s not to make you healthier
The man who wants to create lists of autistic people. Lists of those likely to access abortion. Lists of trans people
If ever there was a time to go analog, this is it
They want your data. And it’s not to make you healthier
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A person with measles visited Boston. We're working with local partners to notify those who may have been exposed to measles. Unvaccinated individuals who have been exposed should contact their healthcare provider immediately.
Learn more at boston.gov/measles.
Learn more at boston.gov/measles.
June 14, 2025 at 2:36 AM
A person with measles visited Boston. We're working with local partners to notify those who may have been exposed to measles. Unvaccinated individuals who have been exposed should contact their healthcare provider immediately.
Learn more at boston.gov/measles.
Learn more at boston.gov/measles.
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You have to understand how egregious this is. Professors who go up for tenure and don’t get tenure are fired. But in addition, the boards job has always been to rubber stamp the decisions made by people who are actually qualified. What does a banking exec know about your portfolio that profs don’t?
Something's up (down?) at #UNC.
The Bd of Trustees, which has authority over tenure decisions, tabled all at its March mtg & re-tabled all from the College of Arts & Sciences & the non-health professional schools (Law, Biz, etc) at its next mtg. All w/o explanation.
#AcademicSky #academicfreedom
The Bd of Trustees, which has authority over tenure decisions, tabled all at its March mtg & re-tabled all from the College of Arts & Sciences & the non-health professional schools (Law, Biz, etc) at its next mtg. All w/o explanation.
#AcademicSky #academicfreedom
May 24, 2025 at 11:49 PM
You have to understand how egregious this is. Professors who go up for tenure and don’t get tenure are fired. But in addition, the boards job has always been to rubber stamp the decisions made by people who are actually qualified. What does a banking exec know about your portfolio that profs don’t?
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For a board of trustees to shut down their approval of promotion and tenure decisions is beyond the pale, and should be questioned and contested through every means available. Shutting down process precedes shutting down...other things.
May 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
For a board of trustees to shut down their approval of promotion and tenure decisions is beyond the pale, and should be questioned and contested through every means available. Shutting down process precedes shutting down...other things.
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It's a job loss penalty, if you lose your job, you lose your food assistance. Calling it a work requirement helps MAGA destroy SNAP.
The Ag Committee's part of the Reconciliation Bill raises the SNAP work requirement age for able-bodied adults without dependents from 54 to 64. It also changes the definition of "dependent child" from under 18 years to under 7 years old to determine "Able-bodied adult without dependents."
May 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
It's a job loss penalty, if you lose your job, you lose your food assistance. Calling it a work requirement helps MAGA destroy SNAP.
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Curator Koyo Kouoh, who was selected to lead the 2026 Venice Biennale, died suddenly at the age of 57 on Saturday, May 10. She would have been the first African woman to oversee the international exhibition.
Koyo Kouoh, Curator Tapped for 61st Venice Biennale, Dies at 57
The museum director would have been the first African woman to oversee the Biennale.
hyperallergic.com
May 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Curator Koyo Kouoh, who was selected to lead the 2026 Venice Biennale, died suddenly at the age of 57 on Saturday, May 10. She would have been the first African woman to oversee the international exhibition.
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It’s not often a thread will make you see things differently, but this is one such thread. I learned some things. It’s long, and I’ll probably even reread it.
Pope Leo's first sermon and, uh, his using the phrase "be ever more fully a city set upon a hill" and cf'ing it to Rev 21:10 instead of any of the others before saying "many baptized Christians" are "living in a state of practical atheism" is. Well. Shots fired!
www.npr.org/2025/05/09/g...
www.npr.org/2025/05/09/g...
Read Pope Leo XIV's first homily as pope
During his homily, delivered in Italian, Leo XIV said that Christians must serve a world that is often hostile to their beliefs.
www.npr.org
May 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
It’s not often a thread will make you see things differently, but this is one such thread. I learned some things. It’s long, and I’ll probably even reread it.
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eight years ago today we all watched the glory of zendaya falling madly in love with tom holland and the internet was never the same
May 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
eight years ago today we all watched the glory of zendaya falling madly in love with tom holland and the internet was never the same
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At risk of taking this lovely conversation farther than people are ready for…
One of the real difficulties with addressing trauma from societal abandonment during the pandemic is that many people coped with their own abandonment by abandoning others.
One of the real difficulties with addressing trauma from societal abandonment during the pandemic is that many people coped with their own abandonment by abandoning others.
May 1, 2025 at 12:24 AM
At risk of taking this lovely conversation farther than people are ready for…
One of the real difficulties with addressing trauma from societal abandonment during the pandemic is that many people coped with their own abandonment by abandoning others.
One of the real difficulties with addressing trauma from societal abandonment during the pandemic is that many people coped with their own abandonment by abandoning others.