@rainbowlaugh.bsky.social
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Jesus christ Alice Wong dying is so fucking horrific
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
November 15, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Jesus christ Alice Wong dying is so fucking horrific
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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Thank you Alice for being my friend and comrade. You have been a beacon, a badass crip auntie who modelled incredible boundaries and offered the world such incisive wisdom and grace. We are all better for having known Alice.
#ConnectingGaza
#ConnectingGaza
I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
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November 15, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Thank you Alice for being my friend and comrade. You have been a beacon, a badass crip auntie who modelled incredible boundaries and offered the world such incisive wisdom and grace. We are all better for having known Alice.
#ConnectingGaza
#ConnectingGaza
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I am begging America to not be stupid enough to embrace a racist and an antisemite because Donald Trump thinks she's a meanie. Just grab some popcorn and watch the Nazis fight.
Trump: “I am withdrawing my support and Endorsement of ‘Congresswoman’ Marjorie Taylor Greene…”
November 15, 2025 at 3:21 AM
I am begging America to not be stupid enough to embrace a racist and an antisemite because Donald Trump thinks she's a meanie. Just grab some popcorn and watch the Nazis fight.
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HOLY SHIT. They found the genes for fibromyalgia - and it's *not* autoimmune, it's the central nervous system. It's very cool to see some progress made on the thing that's ruined my life since late teenage years!
Medical Republic: 'Fibromyalgia finally gets a genetic fingerprint'
'Additionally, certain risk loci overlapped with long covid (BPTF) and ME/CFS (OLFM4, RABGAP1L/GPR52), two poorly characterised disorders, albeit with different lead variants.'
www.medicalrepublic.com.au/fibromyalgia...
'Additionally, certain risk loci overlapped with long covid (BPTF) and ME/CFS (OLFM4, RABGAP1L/GPR52), two poorly characterised disorders, albeit with different lead variants.'
www.medicalrepublic.com.au/fibromyalgia...
Fibromyalgia finally gets a genetic fingerprint - Medical Republic
A massive global study links the chronic pain condition to 26 genes associated with brain signalling, marking a turning point in understanding its biological roots.
www.medicalrepublic.com.au
November 14, 2025 at 4:09 AM
HOLY SHIT. They found the genes for fibromyalgia - and it's *not* autoimmune, it's the central nervous system. It's very cool to see some progress made on the thing that's ruined my life since late teenage years!
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I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
www.instagram.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
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‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
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💙 Another child dies from measles 💙
🍼 Infected with measles as an infant BEFORE they were eligible to receive the vaccine.
🧠 They developed SSPE - a rare but fatal complication that shows 2-10 years after infection.
‼️ THIS is we why need need vaccine mandates.
Save our babies. #SacktheQuack
🍼 Infected with measles as an infant BEFORE they were eligible to receive the vaccine.
🧠 They developed SSPE - a rare but fatal complication that shows 2-10 years after infection.
‼️ THIS is we why need need vaccine mandates.
Save our babies. #SacktheQuack
Child dies from SSPE, a rare measles-related complication, LA County Public Health officials say | abc7.com
Health%20officials%20reported%20the%20death%20of%20a%20Los%20Angeles%20County%20child%20from%20a%20complication%20of%20measles%20infection%20acquired%20during%20infancy.
abc7.com
September 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
💙 Another child dies from measles 💙
🍼 Infected with measles as an infant BEFORE they were eligible to receive the vaccine.
🧠 They developed SSPE - a rare but fatal complication that shows 2-10 years after infection.
‼️ THIS is we why need need vaccine mandates.
Save our babies. #SacktheQuack
🍼 Infected with measles as an infant BEFORE they were eligible to receive the vaccine.
🧠 They developed SSPE - a rare but fatal complication that shows 2-10 years after infection.
‼️ THIS is we why need need vaccine mandates.
Save our babies. #SacktheQuack
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You’re just not allowed to do journalism if it displeases MAGA
Florida Reporter Suspended After Texting MAGA Congressman to Ask If He Still Supports Campus Carry After Kirk Shooting
A reporter with a popular Florida political website was suspended after angering a Republican congressman with a question he texted in the wake of Charlie Kirk being shot.
www.mediaite.com
September 11, 2025 at 3:37 AM
You’re just not allowed to do journalism if it displeases MAGA
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"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?"
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
September 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?"
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
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A 1-year-old baby girl named A’Zouri was shot and critically wounded in Southeast D.C. in a drive-by shooting. She is on a breathing tube and needs multiple surgeries.
Guns are the leading killer of children and teens in this country. We are failing them by allowing this scourge to continue.
Guns are the leading killer of children and teens in this country. We are failing them by allowing this scourge to continue.
‘Wish I could take her spot': 1-year-old girl in critical condition after DC shooting
A 1-year-old girl shot in Southeast D.C. Monday evening is breathing with the help of a tube and needs multiple surgeries. Three people drove by and opened fire near where the toddler, A’Zouri, was si...
etwn.us
July 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
A 1-year-old baby girl named A’Zouri was shot and critically wounded in Southeast D.C. in a drive-by shooting. She is on a breathing tube and needs multiple surgeries.
Guns are the leading killer of children and teens in this country. We are failing them by allowing this scourge to continue.
Guns are the leading killer of children and teens in this country. We are failing them by allowing this scourge to continue.
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These photos so warm my heart. Persistent, relentless advocacy is the only way.
Andry José Hernández Romero after hugging his best friend, who had been relentless in pleading for his cause. I’ll stop posting these some day. But not today.
July 24, 2025 at 11:51 PM
These photos so warm my heart. Persistent, relentless advocacy is the only way.
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So grateful for the clear, unequivocal witness and voice of Rep. @maxwellfrost.bsky.social who visited the horrifying detention camp in Florida. As he said, “I didn’t see any Russians who’ve overstayed their visas. Only Black & Latino men who look like me.” @maddow.msnbc.com
July 15, 2025 at 2:00 AM
So grateful for the clear, unequivocal witness and voice of Rep. @maxwellfrost.bsky.social who visited the horrifying detention camp in Florida. As he said, “I didn’t see any Russians who’ve overstayed their visas. Only Black & Latino men who look like me.” @maddow.msnbc.com
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Jewish safety should not be the reason that anyone cares about Islamophobia but FTR, some of us Jews look like what people expect a Muslim to look like and whenever you make shit unsafe for Muslims, you are making things unsafe for Jews, but I know Jews of color aren't ppl to you so whatever I guess
June 28, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Jewish safety should not be the reason that anyone cares about Islamophobia but FTR, some of us Jews look like what people expect a Muslim to look like and whenever you make shit unsafe for Muslims, you are making things unsafe for Jews, but I know Jews of color aren't ppl to you so whatever I guess
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I read a book about gay people and became gay and then I read a book about straight people and became straight again and then I read a book about Australians and became Australian and then I read a book about Bigfoot and became Bigfoot.
Book-banners are weak knuckleheads.
Book-banners are weak knuckleheads.
June 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I read a book about gay people and became gay and then I read a book about straight people and became straight again and then I read a book about Australians and became Australian and then I read a book about Bigfoot and became Bigfoot.
Book-banners are weak knuckleheads.
Book-banners are weak knuckleheads.
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Lee Jae-myung, the South Korean politician who climbed the fence of the parliament to get inside and vote against martial law, has been elected president. Pretty cooool
June 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Lee Jae-myung, the South Korean politician who climbed the fence of the parliament to get inside and vote against martial law, has been elected president. Pretty cooool
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Keep protesting n fighting! #freemarcelo #impeachtrump
June 2, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Keep protesting n fighting! #freemarcelo #impeachtrump
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Jonathan Joss was MURDERED.
Words matter here.
He was MURDERED.
it was a HATE CRIME because he is a gay Indigenous man.
Say those words. Do not dance around it. He wasn't "killed in a shooting." He was murdered in a hate crime.
Words matter here.
He was MURDERED.
it was a HATE CRIME because he is a gay Indigenous man.
Say those words. Do not dance around it. He wasn't "killed in a shooting." He was murdered in a hate crime.
June 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Jonathan Joss was MURDERED.
Words matter here.
He was MURDERED.
it was a HATE CRIME because he is a gay Indigenous man.
Say those words. Do not dance around it. He wasn't "killed in a shooting." He was murdered in a hate crime.
Words matter here.
He was MURDERED.
it was a HATE CRIME because he is a gay Indigenous man.
Say those words. Do not dance around it. He wasn't "killed in a shooting." He was murdered in a hate crime.
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5 years ago today, my life was irrevocably altered 🧵
May 29, 2025 at 7:55 AM
5 years ago today, my life was irrevocably altered 🧵
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At yesterday’s University of Michigan Regents meeting, I was promoted to full professor, effective July 1. 🎆
Full professor is the highest rank in US academia. 26% of faculty are full. Among those, 4% are Black; 2% BW.
Started my PhD 20 years ago this fall. What a journey! A fantastic voyage.
Full professor is the highest rank in US academia. 26% of faculty are full. Among those, 4% are Black; 2% BW.
Started my PhD 20 years ago this fall. What a journey! A fantastic voyage.
Just received some very good news that I will be able to share tomorrow! 🎉🎉🎉
May 16, 2025 at 12:42 PM
At yesterday’s University of Michigan Regents meeting, I was promoted to full professor, effective July 1. 🎆
Full professor is the highest rank in US academia. 26% of faculty are full. Among those, 4% are Black; 2% BW.
Started my PhD 20 years ago this fall. What a journey! A fantastic voyage.
Full professor is the highest rank in US academia. 26% of faculty are full. Among those, 4% are Black; 2% BW.
Started my PhD 20 years ago this fall. What a journey! A fantastic voyage.
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She’s out!! They have released Ozturk from ICE custody!
May 9, 2025 at 10:24 PM
She’s out!! They have released Ozturk from ICE custody!
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In New York, ICE detained a busload of farmworkers that were actively involved in a union drive.
In Washington state, ICE dragged a farmworkers’ rights activist and leader out of his car to detain him.
Be warned: attacking unions is a hallmark of fascism.
In Washington state, ICE dragged a farmworkers’ rights activist and leader out of his car to detain him.
Be warned: attacking unions is a hallmark of fascism.
May 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
In New York, ICE detained a busload of farmworkers that were actively involved in a union drive.
In Washington state, ICE dragged a farmworkers’ rights activist and leader out of his car to detain him.
Be warned: attacking unions is a hallmark of fascism.
In Washington state, ICE dragged a farmworkers’ rights activist and leader out of his car to detain him.
Be warned: attacking unions is a hallmark of fascism.
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A mistrial was declared when jurors couldn’t agree on a verdict in the second-degree murder trial of ex-Michigan officer Christopher Schurr in the death of Patrick Lyoya — a Black immigrant shot in the back of the head during a 2022 traffic stop.
No verdict, mistrial declared, in trial of Michigan police officer who killed Congolese immigrant
A judge has declared a mistrial after the jury couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict in the second-degree murder trial of a Michigan police officer who shot a Black man following a traffic stop in 2022.
apnews.com
May 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
A mistrial was declared when jurors couldn’t agree on a verdict in the second-degree murder trial of ex-Michigan officer Christopher Schurr in the death of Patrick Lyoya — a Black immigrant shot in the back of the head during a 2022 traffic stop.