Important read.

In other news, while going through my late grandma's belongings we have stumbled upon many sentimental treasures. For some of best have been a couple of fountain pens that are vintage. One was a work pen a labeled as property of bell system. So much fun for a beginner collector.

Thinking a lot about the shortcomings of a lot of media of making it clear that Medicaid cuts means cuts to whatever your state's version of Medicaid is called.

Please understand, these are the actual supreme court elections in Georgia! They lump them in with the primaries! Please vote.

Let’s help Coloradans with intellectual or developmental disabilities live independently. I’ll match fifty $5 donations to FRIENDS of Broomfield, a nonprofit that runs an Independent Living Academy, to teach life skills. I’ll match fifty $5 donations: www.friendsofbroomfield.org/word-of-thanks

"what is really worth recognizing is that able-bodied fears, rather than disabled realities, are distorting public thinking about “assisted dying.” Excellent piece. Every word. www.compactmag.com/article/i-am...

I go to bury a grandparent I have lived with for decades today. Hopefully tomorrow I will have more energy to do to handle all that is going on in this messed up timeline.

Seems like the simple answer this problem is a free drinking fountain or something. I do realize this IS Vancouver.

This is a great guide on how you can help support protestors even if you live outside of Minnesota. Note, especially, the bit about Ring cameras. "Ring partners with Flock, which gives information to law enforcement (without a warrant), including ICE."👇 naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/h...

Trying to to deal with ..waves hands around .. while having a family member in the second cancer treatment in two years (different type). Another family member is moving into hospice. Plus my furry friend left me two months ago today. It is just so much.

I have with cognitive & executive dysfunction. So much that I barely exist on here. I worry deeply about folks in the zones where this shit is going on that just need to exist. I care deeply about everyone that is being brutalized by all of it. NO HUMAN regardless of status deserves this.

Especially relevant read today as the cycle is repeating itself again. Stay safe. Continue to use our first amendment rights.

Valuable information.

Democrats who want to abolish ice should start introducing legislation to roll back the creation of DHS. It was a specific post 9/11 law that combined previously extant functions into a single new department. Let’s start getting that model legislation out there. (Is it already?)

I often think back to 2014-15 when I lived alone in my HUD apartment. I had internet, antenna tv I couldn't afford to subscribe to local or national print media. The only free news was & still is right wing. People harassed me for wasting time digging for decent news. Here we are with few options...

I finally met my hearing impaired grandpup on thanksgiving and well she's the sweetest thing. That's all I have to say.❤️🐶

Anyone who follows me knows I don't do pictures or even talk in precise details often. However I'm sad today my best girl has left me alone. We had 11 years together. I never did know how old you were when when my heart found you. RIP Juno. Loves forever🐾💔

615 of the estimated 3,000+ detained immigrants who were kidnapped in Chicagoland during Midway Blitz are expected to be eligible for bond this week. The Midwest Immigration Bond Fund shows up for people in detention who need bond, but it costs, at minimum, $1,500 per person. Pls help them.

RIP Alice May you eat every dish you have been missing the several years. Your activism will sorely missed second only to your heart and your humor. My heart is with Alice's family and friends today as well as the disabled community.

🔥MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS🔥 CHECK YOUR PLAN! 1) MA Providers are LEAVING marketplaces. 2) No auto-enrollment if YOUR plan is dropped you have until 12/31 to SWITCH OR else in 2026 have 80% Medicare Coverage & NO RX PLAN! 3) 1M+ = estimated 3% on MA who'll LOSE their plans. 🔥PLEASE REPOST & SHARE!🔥

Weavers of Bluesky I NEED to get back to my RH loom I barely learned to use before my health took a turn 10+ years ago. I could use help with advice on where best to find tutorials that are adaptable for materials used as I'm allergic to most wool.😢 #handweaving #rididheddle #Fibersky

How is someone who has been intentionally isolated by family supposed to find community and survive this.

This right here.

If you’re able to donate to food banks, don’t forget to ask your local shelter if they have a pet food bank. Shelters are always overwhelmed when things are good, but when money gets tight pets are one of the first things people get rid of. I know it’s a relief for people to have help for their pets

The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.

I quit looking precovid because almost all the providers were county mental health care services and wouldn't take you unless you were in crisis. If you were in crisis they would stabilize you and move along.

If this reduces barriers for pregnant women to get vaccinated, it would be a very welcome development. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

“Childless Cat Ladies…” What could be more appropriate to comment on this regime? Women on a sidewalk with leashes holding black cats in tones of orange, blue and grey.

Don't post as much as I am probably on here. When I do I will likely have grammar and/or spelling errors. My brain is often tired and barely doing the daily grind. If I have tagged or replied to you by mistake please reach I will do my best to correct it.

Watching scripted TV is both enjoyable and extremely difficult for me. I had been trying to get around to watching Andor. That won't be happening thanks to recent events.

If anyone has any personal insight into Kaiser's Covid vaccine policy, please reach out via Signal at juliametraux.49

This so important. Too many are relying on legacy media I fear.

This has been my most exhausting year of trying access healthcare. Everything is like swimming upstream. I haven't even had any major relapses or illness. This is making me so scared of what is to come.

The japanese beetles are back again this year. I thought i had really knocked them back last year. I just don't don't have the time or energy to fight them this year. I would appreciate tips if you have them.

News: Senate Appropriations Committee voting to pass through over $2.5 billion for aging and disability services programs, including over $400 million for home and community based services. www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

Ugh I'm so tired of family that doesn't seem to understand that end of life care means people aren't going to get better & stronger. God forbid they become "dependent" on things like O2 & mobility aids to enjoy their final months - years. Now is not the time for endurance training and deprivation.

This is cool and should be the norm. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/briefs/orego...

NEW post by myself and @jhallinpeel.bsky.social responding to the pro-govt attack editorial in Times Colonist today. Denying Charleigh Pollock: The Tragic Politics of BC NDP and their Apologist Press. open.substack.com/pub/mssineno...

I have had a long running argument with my mom about how this country has handled civics education since her generation (boomer). She thought most people were willfully unaware of some topics because I left school at a younger age but stayed curious and educated on my own. 1/4

Sad outcome but not surprised. I do think there will be people that don't really understand where their insurance come from that will shocked by this when it hits. They may not all be bad folks just in low information silo. Left wing media has ceded the air space for poor folks.

Most of these Marines if married with children are probably eligible for SNAP and may not be aware that it is getting cut. They might get an education from the front line. Wouldn't that be a shame?

Happy Pride Folks! Love life Love each other.

I know I don't post much here but I want to apologize if I have missed anything. I have been dealing with family health emergencies on top of having my own mini crash. I hope you all will forgive me.

Please help my friend Karrie navigate their many trials. Please repost if you can’t help! Mutual aid is a beautiful thing, no matter what Bluesky thinks about it, and often the only thing that can improve our disabled situations!

What happens when the primary caregiver in a household with someone who has both an elder with high care needs and a disabled person who can slog through most their own needs but very little else gets really sick? The wheels fall off super fast. Ask me how I know...

Do we import a bunch from penguins? Asking for a friend?

Nonprofits known as 527s can raise unlimited sums for political spending. As a reminder, we've got a database that allows journalists, researchers and others to more easily search these organizations’ finances:

If you are in Minnesota you should be checking to see if is your district and if it is you know what what to do. If you don't see below.

See my new art account at: @hamiltonart.bsky.social