Em
@erm-explorer.bsky.social
A person, grappling with extreme empathy, parenting, invisible illness and a driving need to connect with community and advocates 🫂
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Em
@erm-explorer.bsky.social
· Apr 4
This is one of the many reasons I left Facebook, Instagram and deactivated my Amazon.
I did lose my digital books but that is nothing compared to what many have lost and continue to lose 💔
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
I did lose my digital books but that is nothing compared to what many have lost and continue to lose 💔
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
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"Do we really live in a world where our value as human beings continues to be assessed by what is pulled from us as automatons of profit-making production for the already wealthy?"
@penpep.bsky.social's new Byline Times piece on the ongoing impact on disabled people of dehumanising rhetoric 👇
@penpep.bsky.social's new Byline Times piece on the ongoing impact on disabled people of dehumanising rhetoric 👇
Worth Reduced to Work: A Disabled Person’s Experience of the Welfare Cuts Debacle
Penny Pepper explores the impact of the watered-down Welfare Bill and questions the very notion of ‘work’ as a marker of human value
bylinetimes.com
July 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
"Do we really live in a world where our value as human beings continues to be assessed by what is pulled from us as automatons of profit-making production for the already wealthy?"
@penpep.bsky.social's new Byline Times piece on the ongoing impact on disabled people of dehumanising rhetoric 👇
@penpep.bsky.social's new Byline Times piece on the ongoing impact on disabled people of dehumanising rhetoric 👇
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Hoping for a year record 10 butterfly species in the garden today, and in late afternoon, this Common Blue got us there.
Holly Blue
Brimstone
Green Veined White
Gatekeeper
Large White
Comma
Small White
Red Admiral
Speckled Wood
Common blue
#butterflies #WildlifeGardening #ento #UKwildlife
Holly Blue
Brimstone
Green Veined White
Gatekeeper
Large White
Comma
Small White
Red Admiral
Speckled Wood
Common blue
#butterflies #WildlifeGardening #ento #UKwildlife
July 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Hoping for a year record 10 butterfly species in the garden today, and in late afternoon, this Common Blue got us there.
Holly Blue
Brimstone
Green Veined White
Gatekeeper
Large White
Comma
Small White
Red Admiral
Speckled Wood
Common blue
#butterflies #WildlifeGardening #ento #UKwildlife
Holly Blue
Brimstone
Green Veined White
Gatekeeper
Large White
Comma
Small White
Red Admiral
Speckled Wood
Common blue
#butterflies #WildlifeGardening #ento #UKwildlife
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61 years ago today, the Klan murdered three civil rights workers in Mississippi. One of them was a childhood friend. I'd like to share what he meant to me. https://youtu.be/u-kv3wdqqNo?si=Zc3Uh-CJOcODt-RW
When the KKK Murdered My Childhood Friend | Robert Reich
As the shortest kid in school, I was an easy target for bullies. When I was about eight, I befriended a kind teenager wh
youtu.be
June 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
61 years ago today, the Klan murdered three civil rights workers in Mississippi. One of them was a childhood friend. I'd like to share what he meant to me. https://youtu.be/u-kv3wdqqNo?si=Zc3Uh-CJOcODt-RW
Israel leading the Eurovision finals due to the audience vote had me absolutely convinced that we were seeing a replay of the Musk push for that Wisconsin judge.
Luckily, in both cases, the people spoke, their votes were counted, and they didn’t win 🫂
I saw crowd members with fingers over lips 🙊
Luckily, in both cases, the people spoke, their votes were counted, and they didn’t win 🫂
I saw crowd members with fingers over lips 🙊
🚨 NEW: A spokesperson for the EBU has confirmed to me #Eurovision organisers will “look into” alleged Israeli Government sponsored adverts on the official Grand Final live stream on YouTube
May 18, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Israel leading the Eurovision finals due to the audience vote had me absolutely convinced that we were seeing a replay of the Musk push for that Wisconsin judge.
Luckily, in both cases, the people spoke, their votes were counted, and they didn’t win 🫂
I saw crowd members with fingers over lips 🙊
Luckily, in both cases, the people spoke, their votes were counted, and they didn’t win 🫂
I saw crowd members with fingers over lips 🙊
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Can’t wait for people to keep telling me to donate to aid organizations when they’re trying to take 80% of all donations as a tax for the Israeli government www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Israel debates 80% tax on foreign donations to NGOs
An Israeli parliamentary committee on Monday began debate on a law that would impose an 80% tax on non-government organisations that receive the majority of their funding from foreign entities in a bid to reduce foreign influence on the state.
www.reuters.com
May 13, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Can’t wait for people to keep telling me to donate to aid organizations when they’re trying to take 80% of all donations as a tax for the Israeli government www.reuters.com/world/middle...
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Even if disabled people could afford the cost, space and energy it takes to prep…
It’s nearly impossible to stock up on meds.
They’re tightly controlled and dispensed in small quantities. Insurance generally won’t cover larger amounts.
“Just stock up on meds” is not a solution.
It’s nearly impossible to stock up on meds.
They’re tightly controlled and dispensed in small quantities. Insurance generally won’t cover larger amounts.
“Just stock up on meds” is not a solution.
May 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Even if disabled people could afford the cost, space and energy it takes to prep…
It’s nearly impossible to stock up on meds.
They’re tightly controlled and dispensed in small quantities. Insurance generally won’t cover larger amounts.
“Just stock up on meds” is not a solution.
It’s nearly impossible to stock up on meds.
They’re tightly controlled and dispensed in small quantities. Insurance generally won’t cover larger amounts.
“Just stock up on meds” is not a solution.
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Not saying the new Pope is secretly leftist, but Anon came with receipts and we broke it all down. Vatican politics just got weird in a good way. If you’ve ever wanted to see Catholicism flirt with climate justice and labor unions, this one’s for you. Read it here: ctrlaltresist.com/2025/05/new-...
New Pope Leo XIV: Why The “American Pope” Is Really A Peruvian Pontiff
When the Vatican hailed a “new Pope” born in Massachusetts, they overlooked his decades of ministry in Peru that shaped Leo XIV’s agenda.
ctrlaltresist.com
May 8, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Not saying the new Pope is secretly leftist, but Anon came with receipts and we broke it all down. Vatican politics just got weird in a good way. If you’ve ever wanted to see Catholicism flirt with climate justice and labor unions, this one’s for you. Read it here: ctrlaltresist.com/2025/05/new-...
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Robert Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, has been critical of the president and his actions.
MAGA Melts Down Over New Pope's Anti-Trump, Pro-Immigrant Social Media
Donald Trump's supporters are not liking the social media of Robert Prevost, Pope Leo XIV, which includes several posts critical of the president.
www.rollingstone.com
May 8, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Robert Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, has been critical of the president and his actions.
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Dutton will continue to be a drain on taxpayers.
He was elected in 2001, before the PCSS pension scheme was discontinued in 2004.
Politicians who were elected after 2004 rely on superannuation.
Dutton is eligible for an ongoing pension for the rest of his life.
He was elected in 2001, before the PCSS pension scheme was discontinued in 2004.
Politicians who were elected after 2004 rely on superannuation.
Dutton is eligible for an ongoing pension for the rest of his life.
May 4, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Early voting for the Federal Election starts today! Your vote is powerful & will help shape whether we have a kinder or crueller Australia. Vote for candidates that bring us together not ones who punch down on the marginalised. Vote for compassion, freedom & safety for refugees.
April 22, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Early voting for the Federal Election starts today! Your vote is powerful & will help shape whether we have a kinder or crueller Australia. Vote for candidates that bring us together not ones who punch down on the marginalised. Vote for compassion, freedom & safety for refugees.
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Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago:
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them
Without scientist Kseniia Petrova’s expertise, no one can fully unlock the data’s potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.
www.nbcnews.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago:
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Four women dead, one week.
The latest? Up to 5 masked men kidnapped a woman from her home after assaulting her and her kids.
UP TO FIVE MASKED MEN.
And police say the community can be "reassured" because it's a suspected targeted attack.
Reassured?
#auspol
womensagenda.com.au/latest/a-lev...
The latest? Up to 5 masked men kidnapped a woman from her home after assaulting her and her kids.
UP TO FIVE MASKED MEN.
And police say the community can be "reassured" because it's a suspected targeted attack.
Reassured?
#auspol
womensagenda.com.au/latest/a-lev...
A 'level of violence unheard of' but yet more silence as another woman killed
Four women dead with police reporting levels of violence "unheard of". But there is no talk of terrorism or national security. Just silence.
womensagenda.com.au
April 19, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Four women dead, one week.
The latest? Up to 5 masked men kidnapped a woman from her home after assaulting her and her kids.
UP TO FIVE MASKED MEN.
And police say the community can be "reassured" because it's a suspected targeted attack.
Reassured?
#auspol
womensagenda.com.au/latest/a-lev...
The latest? Up to 5 masked men kidnapped a woman from her home after assaulting her and her kids.
UP TO FIVE MASKED MEN.
And police say the community can be "reassured" because it's a suspected targeted attack.
Reassured?
#auspol
womensagenda.com.au/latest/a-lev...
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I encourage folks to read the article and remember it's from 2019. All of this was predictable. What is predictable is preventable. People chose not to prevent it and instead smear those who told the truth and tried to stop catastrophe. www.riverfronttimes.com/news/sarah-k...
How Sarah Kendzior Became the Prophet of Flyover Country
Sarah Kendzior is writing. It's March 29, and the St. Louis-based scholar of despots and demagogues is absorbed in her notebook. A tumble of dark...
www.riverfronttimes.com
April 16, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I encourage folks to read the article and remember it's from 2019. All of this was predictable. What is predictable is preventable. People chose not to prevent it and instead smear those who told the truth and tried to stop catastrophe. www.riverfronttimes.com/news/sarah-k...
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Asked what policies he had for women, Dutton offered a fuel discount for “women driving to work or driving kids around.” What about safety, Peter? Early education? Workforce participation? Seriously — vote independent. Independence works for women.
April 16, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Asked what policies he had for women, Dutton offered a fuel discount for “women driving to work or driving kids around.” What about safety, Peter? Early education? Workforce participation? Seriously — vote independent. Independence works for women.
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I see it. I have lived it. 83 years ago, the U.S. government turned upon a group of its own citizens and residents and sent them to internment camps without due process. I was there among them. American fascism is back. It is here. It is now.
April 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I see it. I have lived it. 83 years ago, the U.S. government turned upon a group of its own citizens and residents and sent them to internment camps without due process. I was there among them. American fascism is back. It is here. It is now.
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What a grim paragraph www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/u...
April 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
What a grim paragraph www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/u...
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JUST IN: The Supreme Court says the Trump administration must "facilitate" the return of a man mistakenly deported to El Salvador but stops short of requiring it. cnn.it/4cwhQof
April 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
JUST IN: The Supreme Court says the Trump administration must "facilitate" the return of a man mistakenly deported to El Salvador but stops short of requiring it. cnn.it/4cwhQof
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At its best, the UN Security Council has stood for vital idea: wars have rules.
Yet I've seen - Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan and beyond- Member States debase this idea.
If you defend principles selectively, they are not humanitarian principles.
Yet I've seen - Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan and beyond- Member States debase this idea.
If you defend principles selectively, they are not humanitarian principles.
April 9, 2025 at 2:15 AM
At its best, the UN Security Council has stood for vital idea: wars have rules.
Yet I've seen - Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan and beyond- Member States debase this idea.
If you defend principles selectively, they are not humanitarian principles.
Yet I've seen - Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan and beyond- Member States debase this idea.
If you defend principles selectively, they are not humanitarian principles.
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Am I depressed because of what's happening or am I depressed because of the people who somehow didn't see it coming?
Both. It's both.
Both. It's both.
April 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Am I depressed because of what's happening or am I depressed because of the people who somehow didn't see it coming?
Both. It's both.
Both. It's both.
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Friends it is exactly one week until Palm Sunday Rallies across the nation. Put it in your calendar, tell a friend, bring your family.
You can find details for the Canberra event here: refugeeaction.org
And you can find a local event here: www.ncca.org.au/palm-sunday-...
You can find details for the Canberra event here: refugeeaction.org
And you can find a local event here: www.ncca.org.au/palm-sunday-...
April 6, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Friends it is exactly one week until Palm Sunday Rallies across the nation. Put it in your calendar, tell a friend, bring your family.
You can find details for the Canberra event here: refugeeaction.org
And you can find a local event here: www.ncca.org.au/palm-sunday-...
You can find details for the Canberra event here: refugeeaction.org
And you can find a local event here: www.ncca.org.au/palm-sunday-...
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Have my half-Taiwanese US citizen by birth child in college in Boston carrying his passport everywhere he goes now. Saw this coming back in 2016. As soon as Trump took office kids started feeling comfortable yelling slurs at him walking through the neighborhood. Such a nightmare.
April 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Have my half-Taiwanese US citizen by birth child in college in Boston carrying his passport everywhere he goes now. Saw this coming back in 2016. As soon as Trump took office kids started feeling comfortable yelling slurs at him walking through the neighborhood. Such a nightmare.
This is one of the many reasons I left Facebook, Instagram and deactivated my Amazon.
I did lose my digital books but that is nothing compared to what many have lost and continue to lose 💔
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
I did lose my digital books but that is nothing compared to what many have lost and continue to lose 💔
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
April 4, 2025 at 10:02 PM
This is one of the many reasons I left Facebook, Instagram and deactivated my Amazon.
I did lose my digital books but that is nothing compared to what many have lost and continue to lose 💔
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
I did lose my digital books but that is nothing compared to what many have lost and continue to lose 💔
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
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American doctors who volunteered in Gaza report witnessing a disturbing pattern of children being shot by Israeli snipers.
“The Target is Unmistakable”: The Shooting of Gaza’s Children
American doctors who volunteered in Gaza report witnessing a disturbing pattern of children being shot by Israeli snipers.
www.dropsitenews.com
April 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
American doctors who volunteered in Gaza report witnessing a disturbing pattern of children being shot by Israeli snipers.