gils
@gilswhy.bsky.social
proving my humanity one captcha at a time
currently obsessed with plants, hummingbirds, bees, peace on earth, and goodwill for women.
currently obsessed with plants, hummingbirds, bees, peace on earth, and goodwill for women.
Dumpy pants Don says he's making it illegal to burn the American flag. Incidentally, my American Flag Fire-starter business kicks off tomorrow.
August 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Dumpy pants Don says he's making it illegal to burn the American flag. Incidentally, my American Flag Fire-starter business kicks off tomorrow.
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I know this is not a unique observation but public health was basically created to deal with the Spanish flu, and then a century later COVID hit and killed twice as many people and our response was to destroy public health
August 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I know this is not a unique observation but public health was basically created to deal with the Spanish flu, and then a century later COVID hit and killed twice as many people and our response was to destroy public health
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They recovered over 180 bullet shells at the CDC. Debris from shattered glass is still being cleaned up. I am completely stunned at how quickly the news cycle has moved on. This was an act of terrorism targeting public health experts, and the response seems to be a collective shrug.
August 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
They recovered over 180 bullet shells at the CDC. Debris from shattered glass is still being cleaned up. I am completely stunned at how quickly the news cycle has moved on. This was an act of terrorism targeting public health experts, and the response seems to be a collective shrug.
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If the Texas Lege designed highways...
July 31, 2025 at 4:52 PM
If the Texas Lege designed highways...
i want to live in a place where one evening i can dream of having a little stand of different crab apple trees, go tree shopping the next day, and by the weekend voila crab apple grove. if you know where that place is lmk
July 31, 2025 at 5:03 AM
i want to live in a place where one evening i can dream of having a little stand of different crab apple trees, go tree shopping the next day, and by the weekend voila crab apple grove. if you know where that place is lmk
It's beyond time that we call this spade what it is.
July 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
It's beyond time that we call this spade what it is.
We need more of this guy!!
July 27, 2025 at 5:52 PM
We need more of this guy!!
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June 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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I hope that the birdsong is forever louder than a crowd for Trump’s Tanks
I hope this very much
I hope this very much
Nope! More large vehicles to fuck up the roads
Notice how the birdsong is louder than the crowd
Notice how the birdsong is louder than the crowd
June 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I hope that the birdsong is forever louder than a crowd for Trump’s Tanks
I hope this very much
I hope this very much
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San Diego neighborhood makes ICE agents retreat
June 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
San Diego neighborhood makes ICE agents retreat
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May 24, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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60% of Americans have a chronic condition. Among people over 65, it's 95%.
Saying most of our health care spending goes to chronic conditions is just another way of saying it goes to health care.
Saying most of our health care spending goes to chronic conditions is just another way of saying it goes to health care.
Dr Oz says being healthy is a patriotic duty
Worse, he says they spend 70% of Medicare & Medicaid funds on chronic illness & aren’t “getting their money’s worth”
This is the quiet part said out loud.
They don’t want to cure chronic illness, they want us to take the blame. They don’t want to pay.
Worse, he says they spend 70% of Medicare & Medicaid funds on chronic illness & aren’t “getting their money’s worth”
This is the quiet part said out loud.
They don’t want to cure chronic illness, they want us to take the blame. They don’t want to pay.
May 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
60% of Americans have a chronic condition. Among people over 65, it's 95%.
Saying most of our health care spending goes to chronic conditions is just another way of saying it goes to health care.
Saying most of our health care spending goes to chronic conditions is just another way of saying it goes to health care.
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RFK Jr: Chronic diseases have increased by 20x since 1960.
Chronic disease researchers: That is false.
RFK Jr.: Hear me out. If we get people not to vaccinate, they will die of infectious disease instead, and that will reduce the proportion of chronic disease deaths and I’ll be proven right.
Chronic disease researchers: That is false.
RFK Jr.: Hear me out. If we get people not to vaccinate, they will die of infectious disease instead, and that will reduce the proportion of chronic disease deaths and I’ll be proven right.
April 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
RFK Jr: Chronic diseases have increased by 20x since 1960.
Chronic disease researchers: That is false.
RFK Jr.: Hear me out. If we get people not to vaccinate, they will die of infectious disease instead, and that will reduce the proportion of chronic disease deaths and I’ll be proven right.
Chronic disease researchers: That is false.
RFK Jr.: Hear me out. If we get people not to vaccinate, they will die of infectious disease instead, and that will reduce the proportion of chronic disease deaths and I’ll be proven right.
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This is one of the most important rights we have, & 30 states have elections this year, so #Vote & use these tools to protect your #VotingRights! The general & state voting pages have info ab IDs, sample ballots, disability accommodations, voter protection hotlines, & more! #Resist #BlueCrew 💙
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#VotingRights #Resist #Vote 💙
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#VotingRights #Resist #Vote 💙
April 20, 2025 at 1:31 AM
This is one of the most important rights we have, & 30 states have elections this year, so #Vote & use these tools to protect your #VotingRights! The general & state voting pages have info ab IDs, sample ballots, disability accommodations, voter protection hotlines, & more! #Resist #BlueCrew 💙
Hell yes!! Every piece of good news right now is even sweeter!!
This took years, initiating hard convos, building coalitions, & lots of #spoons, but for #ChronicPain patients, it made a big difference. As a patient/medical advocate, I spend much of my #spoonielife trying to ensure #Disability folks have treatments they need. #DisabilityRightsAreHumanRights. 💜💙🫂
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I hope it makes a difference for some of our #ChronicPain pts. I've heard from other ppl who said it's helped them, & that makes it worth it. #DisabilityJustice Thank you, @jbpritzker.bsky.social for signing a bill I initiated & spent 4 years on into law! #ChronicIllness 💟
I hope it makes a difference for some of our #ChronicPain pts. I've heard from other ppl who said it's helped them, & that makes it worth it. #DisabilityJustice Thank you, @jbpritzker.bsky.social for signing a bill I initiated & spent 4 years on into law! #ChronicIllness 💟
April 8, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Hell yes!! Every piece of good news right now is even sweeter!!
This nice protest sign 🩵💙
April 8, 2025 at 1:32 AM
This nice protest sign 🩵💙
Never had thicker ads for tax prep services than this year. The companies know what's up. Nobody's paying.
April 8, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Never had thicker ads for tax prep services than this year. The companies know what's up. Nobody's paying.
Diversity is the single universal indicator of the health and resilience of a given thing. Increased diversity makes systems stronger.
Protest in as many ways as you can. Be unavoidable.
Protest in as many ways as you can. Be unavoidable.
We need to cultivate a protest ecosystem, not a protest monoculture. There are so many niches to be filled in order to create a healthy and growing opposition.
April 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Diversity is the single universal indicator of the health and resilience of a given thing. Increased diversity makes systems stronger.
Protest in as many ways as you can. Be unavoidable.
Protest in as many ways as you can. Be unavoidable.
Real question, are we still trying to force democrats to do this? They seem to not want it.
anyways if you want one single takeaway from sarah's international observations on protest: a functional opposition party is the best fucking tactic among the diversity of tactics I've seen so far
April 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Real question, are we still trying to force democrats to do this? They seem to not want it.
Pam Bondi says DOJ attorneys will be fired if they are not "zealous advocates" of the US.
Does she knows what zealot means?
The language is so telling. Are we still considering this snitching on herself, or have we finally come around to the fact that this is openly authoritarian horseshit 💩🪰
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Does she knows what zealot means?
The language is so telling. Are we still considering this snitching on herself, or have we finally come around to the fact that this is openly authoritarian horseshit 💩🪰
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April 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Pam Bondi says DOJ attorneys will be fired if they are not "zealous advocates" of the US.
Does she knows what zealot means?
The language is so telling. Are we still considering this snitching on herself, or have we finally come around to the fact that this is openly authoritarian horseshit 💩🪰
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Does she knows what zealot means?
The language is so telling. Are we still considering this snitching on herself, or have we finally come around to the fact that this is openly authoritarian horseshit 💩🪰
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