Calling people NIMBYs makes you an asshole.

We’ve yammered about mental health and monetize all the things but we don’t actually reference or discuss the history or psycho history of abusive systems at all Because if we did , we’d understand that this isn’t shocking because in those systems truth tellers get abused worse for telling truth

free gift article: once again waymos fuck up. THEY ARE DANGEROUS. there are lots of incidents that have been reported, the reports go nowhere. I reported to DMV & Waymo when the car drove right around me in a crosswalk tho I had the right of away, per california vehicle code.

I'm feeling overwhelmed after two social events in a row, after years of barely being able to leave the house. But I'm proud of myself for going even though I knew I didn't look great. I got bullied for my looks as a kid, and for years, I couldn't go outside unless I looked perfect.

I mean, *I* don't know how to redact things, but if it was my job, I'm pretty sure I could figure it out.

I really hate when people pretend they don't remember you, but then bring up something so personal and obscure that you'd even forgotten about it. Like, sure Jan 🙄

If you’re traveling this holiday season, please wear a mask. Flu and Covid are both surging. No one wants to be sick for the holidays. A well fitted respirator like an N95 protects you and those around you. Give yourself (and others!) the gift of good health this year!

More kids already need accommodations due to Long Covid and the mental health crisis. While disability education is being attacked in this country, we don't have the infrastructure (which is already crumbling) to support a rise of more disabled kids due to vaccine preventable illnesses.

When politicians spread misinformation about disability benefits, the response often accuses them of ignorance. But it can’t be ignorance. Because they know the facts, we’ve told them and many others have too. It’s therefore no longer ignorance, it’s deliberate lying.

I feel like I live in 10 different worlds, and it's really disorienting sometimes. It's more than just code switching to communicate; it's trying to shift your entire mindset to what the people in each "world" know, believe, and understand. It's really difficult without someone else.

I briefly subscribed to Vanity Fair, but cancelled due to some of the awful people they profiled. So I'm not going to resubscribe. But I might buy the current issue.

Unfollowing a previous favorite podcast for doing an ad for Harry Potter on Audible. It's voiced by the narrator, so it's not one of those that's inserted by a company after production. Really disappointing.

Hand to god, Spy x Family is a good portrayal of the social structure of the uber rich. Really don't like that people started calling them "the elites." Most of them aren't "elite" at anything except hoarding and being narcissistic psychopaths.

I just had a realization that I'm going to struggle to articulate correctly. The hyper individualism we're dealing with now, is because of lower classes getting too close to upper classes. When there was a divide, social norms were different between classes. You would prioritize your community.

It feels like English is confusing on purpose. We spend so much time arguing semantics instead of actually communicating. When language is confusing, it makes messages convoluted and difficult to understand. It keeps people from effectively organizing.

I honestly didn't realize that community service is now called outreach. When I was growing up, those were completely separate things: outreach was communication, giving people numbers to call, etc. The actual work was community SERVICE. It's deeply alarming that nobody wants to say "service."

Sometimes I wish I had the physical and mental energy to "curate a social media presence," but then I remember that I basically used to be a perfect example of edited social media, and it didn't protect me from shit. People still didn't listen, and nobody apologized now that I've been proven right.

I found another grifter on TikTok claiming to be an expert on social skills, talking about Gen Z as if she has some unique and incredible insight, but disregarding Erikson's stages of development. You can debate whether you agree with him, but I don't think she even has a Psychology degree.

Gens X and Y need practical, concrete solutions for escaping their abusive boomer parents. I'm really sick of the think pieces and the commentary. The reality is, they fucked up as parents, and refuse to stop being shitty people now. It's detrimental to our health to be stuck with them.

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Mohammed. Mohammed is just 18 years old. His family were farmers but their land and home have been destroyed. Mohammed has chronic migraines but is responsible for helping his whole family of including his little nephew Joud who is only 2.

my friends and i did a regifting market today. it was so fun, everyone brought newish, or vintage or homemade stuff they had around their houses to make a christmas market we could shop at for free. we even staged it all like a store. i got some good stuff.

We shouldn’t have to debate who “deserves” food, healthcare and housing. We should be angry that these things aren’t guaranteed to everyone. We should be outraged that the wealthy & corporations continue to profit off the misery and suffering of others.

All over my FB people talking about their bad experiences with shingles vax and dissuading each other from getting it! We need to give people real info on how to mitigate the symtoms caused by vaccines because vaccines are always better than meeting a virus unprepared. Yet drs aren't coaching ppl

The mathematical models narrowed in on one factor: the impact of cuts to foreign aid Not just from the U.S., but also others such as UK, France and Germany. Growing hyper individualism of high-income countries www.npr.org/sections/goa...

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We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.

Why is everyone addicted to gambling, wtf. Adverts for any type of gambling should just be banned everywhere. That includes sports betting, prediction markets, cryptocurrency, trading individual stocks, and gacha games.

It's impressive that Big Tech was like: We aren't douchy enough. What if we made asshole intelligence and burned up some of the earth's power and water faster?

Some say it is illegal to arrest a sitting president. It is not. The president is subject to the law like everyone. That none have been arrested in the U.S. is only a policy internal to the DOJ based on the need for continuity of government operations--a policy that never imagined a criminal POTUS.

I’m so sick of dorks comparing waymo to uber and saying it’s better because you don’t get robbed or assaulted. The comparison isn’t fucking uber. It’s goddamn TAXIS. TAXIS WORKED JUST FINE. They needed an app, and definitely to be more respectful to pedestrians around here, but otherwise fine.

Also really not enjoying everyone on here today hating on people getting packages delivered There are 2 million Dutch people with disabilities, this is not a tiny minority that is okay to ignore in your argumentation. And no we do not all have help available let alone for every little thing we do

Yeah. Sometimes, behind all the bellowing and bluster and fluency in social justice verbiage, you might observe a person’s behavior and realize their vision of justice is just “When is it my turn at the top? When is it my turn to do the violence?”

I understand those sharing that their grandparents migrated here with very little & the children and grandchildren ended up doing highly valued jobs. I also hope we don't just value one another according to income or job. There are so many other ways people contribute to society and communities.

“Those who give, not take” aka “those whom we can easily exploit”

My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’

Disabled people do not owe you their medical history. They do not owe you their diagnosis. They do not owe you an explanation. Benefits are exceedingly hard to get and the process is punishing & dehumanizing. No one is doing it for fun.

Sometimes I wish I could understand what went on in the minds of all these bigots and ableists… Because I simply cannot comprehend thinking or saying what they do about vulnerable people.

Do the kids even know about Beck?

From the day I had to stop working, it took nine months before I knew whether I’d be able to financially survive or not. And out of work disability benefits don’t even cover my mortgage, never mind anything else. So stop acting like it’s an easy “choice” to make…

My entire childhood trauma is basically because I wouldn’t let adults abuse or groom me without a fight. And I got punished for that. My adulthood was stolen from me. Because I refused to be a good victim. But now I’m supposed to do as I’m told and go along with the status quo? As fucking if.

You can’t have democracy if you don’t have accountability. That’s the entire point of the damn system.

I genuinely am sympathetic to the fact that the US education system, which was never particularly good, has been intentionally dismantled over decades to keep people complacent and susceptible to propaganda. But my god it is SO ENRAGING how easily people fall for propaganda and support stupid bs 😡

Did you know that disabled people are far more likely to experience domestic abuse or be trapped in violent relationships? There’s an imbalance of power when you’re depending on others for activities of daily living. Disability also keeps you below the poverty line.

I heard that now they're placing people who criticize ICE under surveillance. I want it to be known to the entire world that I despise ICE to the core and I think their entire institution should be abolished. They are cruel, inhumane, and are examples of the worst of humanity Fuck ICE Fuck Fascism.

My kinda petty pet peeve is when people use “methinks” or “mayhaps.” Maybe it’s because of specific people I knew, and that they mostly used them when they were being condescending and arrogant, but it pisses me off so much 😑

Re: the “millennial optimism” discourse, I’m not sure if the problem is that Gen Z doesn’t understand irony, or that they don’t actually have a clue what optimism is, and I’m not sure which is more sinister. (I mean that they grew up in such a way, not that they were “bad” kids.)

Finally had a “good” day for the first time in over a year and spent hours moving heavy boxes. Aside from my wrist and spine, I’m struck at how completely different soreness feels from chronic pain. Soreness is NOT what I mean by pain. If anything, soreness feels invigorating, not debilitating.

You are not “less than” because you’re disabled. You do not deserve to suffer, go hungry, be homeless or be denied healthcare. You shouldn’t have to “prove” your worth to others. Your disability is not a moral failing, and you do not need to justify it to anyone.