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You've helped me reach $225 of $700 rent! That's a pretty good start- can anyone else help me keep the momentum going so I can avoid a last minute panic this week? Anything counts! Please keep sharing, and chip in if you're able?

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The problem with having a special interest in disability theory is that so many of the books are acedemic and so cost $50+ 😭 excuse me for wanting to read about the biopolitics of disability and not make my bank explode

the thing i can’t stand about non-disabled folks is when they share symptoms or blood results bc they’re trying to find out what’s going on but then they don’t believe any plausible diagnosis or understand that certain issues are really hard to find in blood work

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airplanes were a societal mistake

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labcorp better not check my heart rate and blood pressure rn i am stressed and i have POTS

sometimes i’m like “anger isn’t a secondary emotion. anger is valid in and of itself.” and i still believe that but also i’ve been angry aaaall week and today i finally cried and i was like “ah, yes, the two sides of the same coin”

the only time saying the quiet part out loud didn’t fill me with more dread

i looooove verbally professing. which used to include social media but after 14 years, my parents are finally right, NOW i care about what potential employers see online

The key factor that everyone seems to always forget is that Trump was the host of what was once the highest rated show on network TV - a purportedly non-fiction show that portrayed him as a hyper-savvy and hyper-successful businessman.

i need to read that recent melatonin study — does anyone know if they factored or screened for folks who had covid? i didn’t read it and idk if i will bc that’s not science i really care about but did anyone else read it and know?

you know when you’re preparing to advocate for yourself and your disability to folks who have shown that they can’t be trusted with that information

I’m constantly just simultaneously relieved and infuriated that “PhD in the history of eugenics and religion in the US” didn’t feel like a viable career path

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just remembered i spent a full month this semester nauseous with a migraine to the point that i was either doing the bare minimum internship & school work or i was in bed in a dark room simply suffering.

having lunch with friends (watching SMOSH)

my biggest tips for graphic design (bc i used to do that): - make sure each line of text reads how people speak. don’t chop up sentences just bc that’s how the text box did it. - and make sure you use stock images of non-white folks, too. this resource leans white so you have to be intentional.

i ruin it for all genders and that’s equity

what's your favorite song about hating someone? "i hate you b*****" by z-ro can only be played on repeat for so long

how come when you have thyroid issues no doctor will actually figure out why or how to treat it (i know why. please don’t bluesky me)

in the neighborhood facebook page asking if the person looking for vets that deal with allergies if their dog has been tested for MCAS or histamine intolerance

I love the little free pantry library things, but please remember that canned foods are hard for a lot of people for a lot of reasons, and if you are going to stock cans, stick to ones with pop tabs. Please remember the varied needs of the real people experiencing food insecurity.

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I have decided to break containment and escape my enclosure

not very baja blast of my emails to clients going to SPAM!!! as a therapist that really pisses me off bc i’m trying to be a consistent, trustworthy presence of support and emails just never arrive

idk but this scream almost feels joyous…?

let’s revel in all the hopefulness today. tomorrow i will tell you how the tx election went

Turns out a lot of Americans understand that trans people aren’t the reason shit is expensive and people are being starved

This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.

REMINDER: A socialist act by a New Yorker was a major reason why polio was eliminated in the US.

imagine hating the guy that’s inspiring genuine JOY and hope all across america… sad

This person took this when they called the race

just saw the results of my own local election. all 17 propositions to amend the tx constitution are likely to pass. 1 prop is making it illegal for non-citizens to vote which is already a law. another prop was about “parental rights” which also already exists. mentally i am in brooklyn tonight.

Zohran was polling at six percent in January. Nothing is impossible

I think a thing we'll learn tonight is that people fucking hate what is going on and they will straight ticket vote against anyone involved in starving people while pillaging the country and kidnapping their neighbors. I don't think it matters at all who that person is.

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that’s my mayor (i live in texas)

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dr, what’s the diagnosis for consistently feeling like i’m being punk’d??

Breaking: A UPS plane has crashed in Louisville Kentucky immediately after take off. If you live within 5 miles of the airport you’re ordered to shelter in place. There’s thick smoke that will be a health hazard. The videos circulating online are graphic and disturbing … be gentle with yourself.

In an interview Tom Hanks explained his mask wearing by noting “I’ve had Covid enough in my life, I don’t need to do that again,” and he is right, for he knows “life is like a box of chocolates you never know what you’re going to get” so you should try not to keep getting Covid.

One small thing people can do is refuse to consume shitty art that isn’t made by people Interact with art made by real artists

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