They can't handle how tough it is on us.

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Many of us became advocates because the realization that we were so horribly wrong shook us to our core. If we had that much ableism to work through, then so does everyone else. That’s why we need strong allies. We need people who will say disabled lives matter.

That’s really the crux of it. Disability is a minority group you can join anytime. Most people will experience disability in their lifetime Yet discriminating against us is not only common it’s socially acceptable.

Accessibility is not what it should be. People will blame you for your disabilities. It won’t matter what you do or how hard you try, you won’t be “good enough” All the misconceptions you had about disabled people were wrong.

When you become disabled there’s a few things you notice right away: Ableism is everywhere. People will abandon you. Even those you were certain would stick by you. Just because something is illegal or against human rights code doesn’t mean it’s not happening ALL the time

Wilhelm Röntgen discovered X-rays #OTD in 1895 when he noticed that emanations from a Crookes tube caused a platino-barium screen to fluoresce. The rays exposed photographic plates but were blocked by bone and metal. This early plate shows his wife's hand. 🧪 ⚛️ Image: Wellcome Trust

An autistic’s nightmare. How degrading. Just reinforce being helpful and polite instead!

“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...

Dear Bernstein. ( @mbsycamore.bsky.social ) Here you are in an ordinary post Here you are in my house again but not but are because of So there

Thank you to all the allies who stand with us today, and to every individual intersex person brave enough to speak up and claim space. One day we will live in a world which puts science and humanity first and doesn't go all out to erase those who are inconvenient. #IntersexDayOfSolidarity

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My sit spot this morning: The Delta lands with Bernstein on the porch

Alongside all the other horrible shit these people do, there is always--ALWAYS--a grift.

You are like the third person to say this by the way. I have run two (no wait, three) newsrooms. Do you know what it costs to run a newsroom? Do you know what it costs to pay journalists? Do you know what the actual going rate per word is? Do you know what the going hourly rate is? No? Ok.

They’re here and the raffles are happening sooooon

BREAKING: A new experimental intranasal COVID-19 vaccine has shown remarkable results eliminating the virus in mice. A single dose provided 60% protection, while two doses achieved 100% protection, completely blocking infection.

This ‘minor’ bird flu strain has potential to spark human pandemic Experiments suggests H9N2 has adapted to human cells but cases of person-to-person transmission haven’t been reported yet. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

BREAKING: Avian flu disaster in France between 2,000 and 2,500 cranes found falling dead from the sky in Lorraine.

Studies show patients were 4 times more likely to have a heart attack and 5 times more likely to have a stroke in the month after flu. With COVID-19, the risk was 3 times higher for both conditions in the first few months and remained elevated for up to one year. www.healthday.com/healthday-tv...

Virologist warns of pandemic risk as bird flu spreads in Germany German virologist Klaus Stöhr warns growing H5N1 spread in Germany could spark a pandemic, saying the virus “has all the characteristics” needed. He urged urgent vigilance and preparedness. news.cgtn.com/news/2025-10...

Scientists from the University of the Basque Country have discovered a groundbreaking molecule, WIN55.212-2, that reverses early cognitive damage caused by Alzheimer’s disease.

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BREAKING: Scientists Develop First Highly Accurate Blood Test for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Landmark Discovery Could Also Aid Long COVID Diagnosis

⚠️ BREAKING: Bird flu virus spreading in UK could be worst yet, expert warns farmers The bird flu strain spreading across UK farms may be the most infectious yet, warns Professor Ian Brown, former top avian virologist at APHA. He urged farmers to "prepare for the worst."

It’s not an either/or. Republicans are making everything more expensive AND they’re fascists

MasterCard is marketing its new MasterCard Threat Intelligence platform to issuers & acquirers. A source familiar w/ MasterCard’s internal operations told me MTI is flagging anime, VTubing, adult content, tabletop, video games as potentially “high fraud risk” fintechmagazine.com/news/how-is-...

One in four American adults have a disability, but most newsrooms aren’t built with them in mind. Equal Access Public Media and our trusted partners can help train your newsroom to be more accessible for the news audience and employees.

If your form for pronouns doesn't have "none/name only" as at least one option, it is not good and you should harass whomever you have to in order to allow people to choose it. And then you've GOT to honor it.

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For non-Jews/non-NYers: It's crucial to understand that Jews in NYC have always been treated as a uniform political bloc, and Jews who oppose Israel's policy toward Palestinians have always been treated as marginal/dismissable. A public breaking-off of 1/3 of NY Jews from that history is monumental.

I have to imagine far-right Catholics are really struggling with the fact that they can now hear this stuff in English directly from the pope.

I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.

The solution to the male loneliness epidemic is attending a local Democratic Party canvassing event.

“According to pollsters”

It's nice to hear encouraging news from south of the border. Yay you folks!

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn2K... The Mariah Carey Sephora ad

It’s citrus season

Individual paid newsletters are not the answer to the collapse of media outlets ... but writer collectives like @theflytrapmedia.com (and many other delightful collectives!) might be an answer.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT77... Paris Hilton’s ADHD and her new home

Lookit what I got A signed Terry Dactyl @coffeehousepress.bsky.social @mbsycamore.bsky.social

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