Andrew
excelsior.bsky.social
Andrew
@excelsior.bsky.social
Ad curram et communico.
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At max, you can expect to infect 5-7 people with COVID. That’s considered pretty transmissible, which is why we (tried to) lock down about it.

An infected person will give measles to 16-18 other people. It’s extremely virulent

It’s long past time for you to wear a mask again.
A thing I wish more people knew is that measles is basically the most contagious disease in the world
March 3, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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absolutely.
As someone who spends a lot time thinking about the values I want to teach my kid (besides PLEASE DON’T EAT DIRT), the thing I keep coming back to is this: I want him to believe that the strongest, bravest thing he can do is give a shit about other people—especially ones who aren’t like him at all.
March 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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LEGISLATION INTRODUCED IN ILLINOIS TO DECRIMINALIZE SEX WORK!!

“The bill would remove criminal penalties for adults engaged in consensual paid sex, and remove arrest and conviction records for prostitutes.

It would also create a sex workers’ bill of rights.”
#SexWork 🧡🖤
Illinois lawmakers introduce bill to decriminalize prostitution
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois lawmakers have introduced a bill that would decriminalize prostitution and create a sex worker’s bill of rights. State Sen. Celina Villanueva (D-12th Dist.…
www.mystateline.com
March 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Thinking about how if we made concerted efforts to listen to indigenous people’s about land stewardship, practicing those lessons, all while reinvesting money to life-saving networks (not cops), we could avoid climate catastrophe.

I wish BIPOC, myself included, weren’t ripped from land connection.
January 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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The hoops disabled people have to jump through to make a living wage is quite infuriating. People sometimes get divorced to avoid getting kicked off healthcare if they inherit money.
January 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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The other piece of this though is that SSI limits need to be raised, and there is a bill pending in Congress to do that. These haven't been updated since 1984. Sorely needed.

www.nasi.org/discussion/s...
Bipartisan Momentum Grows for Updating SSI’s Asset Limits
Historic Bipartisan Momentum for Updating SSI’s Antiquated Asset Limits Signed into law by President Richard Nixon in 1972, Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, provides monthly cash assistance to p...
www.nasi.org
January 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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“Blue no matter who,” they said.
January 8, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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Having a praise kink and men who worship the ground you walk on is so satisfying. Is this a job or a lifestyle, or both? 🤔
December 2, 2024 at 12:51 PM