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Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 2d

Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔

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Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want.
To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough,
, just so
other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it.
Gross.

And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future. Al is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume.

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SocialWorkerMandi @socialworkermandi.bsky.social · 2d

What radicalized you?
Nothing.
Not wanting people to suffer is not radical, it's normal.
Stop thinking it's radical to be empathetic, to care.
Ask what made people think it is normal to act like sadists.
Call out this behavior, because kindness should be the default.

SocialWorkerMandi @socialworkermandi.bsky.social · 10d

WE ARE A COLLECTIVE
I believe that each one of us can do SOMETHING to help another human being. To send something that says 'you are a valued member of our community?
@lunarflight.bsky.social
@mutualaidboost.bsky.social

#Community #MutualAid

Bold text over a watercolor earths reads: WE ARE A COLLECTIVE LET'S WORK TOGETHER
I do not share mutual aid requests only to ask others to act.
Every month I donate to as many mutual aids as I can.
Do I believe this solves everything or 'fixes' any of the dire financial issues we are in?
Nope
But I do believe that each one of us can do SOMETHING to help another human being. To send something that says 'you are a valued member of our community?
Can you commit to helping another human
this month?

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 15d

FWIW, Trump focusing on autism is not a distraction from Epstein. He has been obsessed with autism ever since his friendship with Bob Wright, the former head of NBC Universal and the founder of Autism Speaks. Wright was also the person who put him on the Apprentice.

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · Aug 29

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U.S. Federal Department of Propaganda @usfdop.bsky.social · Jul 19

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SocialWorkerMandi @socialworkermandi.bsky.social · Jul 19

Therapy does not fix being poor
I work with numerous people busting their ass;
- working long hours
-making DECENT wages
Still on Medicaid, Food Stamps/SNAP
living in their cars or motels (which = fast food since there are no kitchens).

#Homelessness #SocialWorkIsPolitical #TherapyDoesntFixPoor

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God @thegodpodcast.com · May 31

Thou shalt not tie up children in zip ties and then deport them, for that maketh thou a MONSTER.

A MONSTER!

THE PEOPLE DOING ZIPTYING CHILDREN ARE MONSTERS!

Three children zip-tied at the San Antonio immigration court, ages 9-12

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SocialWorkerMandi @socialworkermandi.bsky.social · May 29

The last 100 days have been an unprecedented assault on American science. Our scientists. Our institutions. And the people around the world who rely on it. We must stand united and speak up. Our collective future depends on it. #ScienceMatters www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPlu... savesciencenow.org

You Need Science. Now Science Needs You.

YouTube video by Union of Concerned Scientists

www.youtube.com

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The Anti-Fascist Herald-Tribune @antifascistht.bsky.social · May 27

This man is one of the only actual Christians involved in US government.

Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · May 26

Texas Republicans torched the wall between church and state—ripping up the Constitution to force the Ten Commandments into every public school classroom.

This isn’t faith. It’s authoritarianism dressed as religion.

Schools aren’t pulpits. And fascism is on the march.
@jamestalarico.bsky.social

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · May 26

Christian Nationalists pretend that the United States was founded as a Christian nation, but the Constitution never mentions Jesus or Christianity. Not even once. Instead, it bans government promotion of *any* religion. Don't be fooled by their lying propaganda.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · May 27

Abortion bans are a violation of the separation of church and state.

So are book bans. So are anti-LGBT laws. So are school vouchers.

Notice a pattern?

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Whitney Alese @thereclaimed.bsky.social · May 21

Being willing to
-snatch food from the plates of the most vulnerable
-take healthcare from just under half of new mothers
-allow the air, soil, & water to be polluted
-reduce the quality of food
-make economic conditions even worse
-stress already stressed medical facilities
doesn't feel pro "life"

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SocialWorkerMandi @socialworkermandi.bsky.social · May 19

Shared post from @valfornevada.bsky.social
A LOT of kiddos don’t get free lunches because parents forget or can’t fill out paperwork. Kiddos don’t deserve to go hungry because of it.
SAME GOES FOR THEIR HEALTHCARE!!

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Elena Hung (she/her) @elenahung.bsky.social · May 19

For those who say we are overreacting because there will be no cuts to Medicaid, here's a reminder that the only reason we still have health care is because we fought like hell to defend it in 2017.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · May 19

Hurricane season starts June 1 and if you live in a Gulf state, you need to watch this. It’s worse than you might think.

The few employees still left at FEMA admit: they are not prepared. Not enough staff. Not enough supplies. Not enough leadership. Plan accordingly.

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · May 19

it's really shocking and disgusting. it's genocide denial; it's a repulsive attack on free speech. it's shameful. and the students speaking up are courageously demonstrating what a commitment to education and truth really looks like.

Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · May 19

Columbia, NYU, George Washington, & more—universities are punishing students for mentioning Netanyahu's US funded genocide of Palestinians in their commencement speeches.

Imagine recruiting kids with the promise they can change the world—then slamming them for daring to.

Such hypocrisy & cowardice

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Lee @fl-man.bsky.social · May 18

Damn straight!

Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · May 17

We all need to channel Pedro Pascal 🔥🔥🔥
When asked at Cannes about America’s political chaos, Pascal said:

“Fear is how they win—so keep telling your stories, keep expressing yourself, and keep fighting. F*ck the people who try to scare you. Fight back. Don’t let them win.”

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · May 18

You chose this.

For likely the third time, you had a chance to reject his vitriol, to condemn his criminality, to prevent his lawlessness, to denounce his bigotry—and you flat-out refused.

That’s not something I can quietly abide.

johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/to-the-peo...

To The People I Know Who Voted for Him,

To the people I know who voted for him,

johnpavlovitz.substack.com

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · May 14

From a source: ADAPT protesters are out demonstrating outside House Speaker Mike Johnson's member office.

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Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · May 15

The kids are alright.

Junior Rangers, I bet Yarmouth HS would be encouraged to know that they're doing a great job raising students like Anelise to be the kind, brave, articulate future that Maine can be proud of. Perhaps a postcard?

🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵

A letter to the Portland Press Herald from Anelise Feldman calling out Rep Libby's dangerous anti-trans rhetoric.

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SocialWorkerMandi @socialworkermandi.bsky.social · May 15

SIGNED

Alliance for Housing Justice @aforhj.org · Mar 5

A new bill threatens to repeal bare minimum renter protections.

Tell Congress to protect the 30-day eviction notice standard & oppose the so-called “Respect State Housing Laws Act.”

Tell Congress to Save the 30-Day Eviction Notice

Millions of renters in federally subsidized housing rely on the 30-day eviction notice rule to avoid homelessness and remain stably housed. But the so-called “Respect State Housing Laws Act” (H.R.802...

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Marco Foster @marcofoster.bsky.social · May 12

HAPPENING NOW: Faith ministers of all denominations are currently blocking the entrance to the Delaney Hall ICE detention center where Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested (Video: @scootercaster.com)

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · May 3

Now: Neurodivergence-Affirming and Inclusive Research Practices for Autistic People with High Support Needs. Chaired by @drstevenkapp.bsky.social & @dianatan.bsky.social, featuring Drs. Teresa Girolamo, Aimee Grant, Jackie Ryan, Holly Sutherland. Discussants: Grant Blasko & Vikram Jaswal. #INSAR2025

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SocialWorkerMandi @socialworkermandi.bsky.social · May 5

There are few resources for anyone who is 'low support needs' (HIGH MASKING) and this is debilitating. A high masked Autistics have maintained the pressures of living in a neurotypical world. This means a world where family, friends and employers can ignore that there is a need to begin with.

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