One of the things language like this does is conveys the way that leftism is seen as feminized in america. Leftists are called “hysterical,” told we “throw tantrums,” and “are shrill and unreasonable.” This is the language of cultural misogyny, used to denigrate and silence women.

joyce is going after elon again

If anyone wants an example of the kind of stuff I wish more Democrats would do when it comes to defending trans rights, look no further than this from @jayapal.house.gov

In late stage capitalism, having the ostensibly more left major party support your right to die when you are no longer useful to capital rather than supporting your right to pain medication, healthcare, counseling, housing—ie your right to LIVE—is fitting

Noticing that Democrats are passing “right to die” laws before passing “right to housing” or “right to healthcare” laws www.nprillinois.org/government-p...

"But if we fight back against the eradication of trans people, we'll be destroyed too!" If your organization can't survive without the elimination of a minority, then

Disabled LGBTQ trafficking survivor with serious health complications. I have to come up with ~$400 for my ACA premium. (no advice please) www.paypal.com/paypalme/kar... Venmo: @ KARRIE-HIGGINS-2 Tax deductible+all $ raised at my link is direct #MutualAid helphopelive.org/campaign/159...

I can't even sell my plasma because of my conditions but I keep told to do that so I can buy meds ... for the conditions that preclude me from donating ...

Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted child sex trafficker, gets gardening time, sports, therapy dogs, and spa products in prison. Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water. Our priorities are so fucked.

This is a good thread. There is a huge difference between "the court system is still able to provide some positive outcomes in some cases" and "the court system is capable of providing due process and the system is fair."

I haven’t had feedback on my work in a class I paid for … since weeks before Savannah Guthrie’s mom went missing — that’s right, longer than the whole length of an FBI kidnapping investigation. We were promised feedback on every posting of our work. Others have received feedback. Just not me.

"Our standing rule is: If one of us brings up using GenAI in any of our work, then it's safe to assume we've been assimilated by The Thing and should be burned alive by Kurt Russell," said a game design consultant in the US.

Oh! I might be able to hop in a bit here! And seeing #ForTinu made me tear up ... I was thinking of Tinu today. Saw her name on my Signal chat from a long ago group and .... tears. Her loss is so felt and always will be.

I wish I had words for this feeling after being so excited to mail a family member a log slice/codex page from The Log Project -- something meaningful to him as the slice came from his childhood neighborhood, destroyed in the flood of '08+the tree felled in the Derecho of '20.

Leon Botstein, president of @bardcollege.bsky.social, has repeatedly made public statements about his relationship with the pedophile sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein that have turned out to be misleading, incomplete, or untrue. I'm going to make a thread to compile them all here.

I’m sure this dude is fine. He does have a Nazi tattoo. And says women whine about sexual assault in the military. And that black people are stupid. But gosh darn it he says he’s a progressive, and since he’s white and male, who can really say what’s in a person’s heart.

As ever please tell everyone you know that LLMs are not databases. A database can have errors or be badly coded but you can dig into it and clearly look at the dataset. LLMs use a statistical model to output what seems best at the time but you can't check *why* or see the data.

lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard

"the elite of the antebellum South were degenerate gamblers who financed their lifestyles with industrialized rape and would kill you for pointing this out" is a straightforwardly accurate statement

normie centrists everywhere: my god ICE is monstrous and must be stopped chuck schumer: maybe *two* body cams

I am gonna go out on a limb and say that a Jersey dude so horrified that he went to his first protest and is trying not to cry on camera has a pretty good chance of staying radicalized. And that while Bluesky loves to pick apart things like this, this kinda video moves the needle for OTHER dudes.

I am worn down by trying for years to get a little bit of help and seeing celebrities get millions in a day.

The commander in chief telling troops who they have to vote for is itself a presidency ending impeachable scandal.

Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social

no foreign foe has ever dreamed of being able to sack and pillaging this country the way Trump admin and its congressional and scotus enablers do every day.

Worth noting: literally any US born politician could get some of that Mamdani glow by siding with people over billionaires every single time. Just love your neighbors more than money and fight for them relentlessly! (And have years of coalition building and great communication skills, etc.)

My Trump-supporting cousin-in-law just texted my husband to say he encountered this Mother Jones on social media, read it, realized I wrote it, and told him to tell me I’m doing good work and to keep going. Things are changing, y’all. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

If you are scoffing at people for engaging solely online ... have you offered rides to disabled people? Do you mask? Do you reach out to & visit homebound disabled people? Do you help them get mobility aids & other accessibility devices? Do you meet in accessible spaces? And on & on.

that's... not an election?

Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.    Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.     Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice

Democracy is when voters choose their leaders. Autocracy is when leaders choose their voters.

I see people scoffing at people engaging online but some of us need mobility aids we cannot afford so we can leave the house and nobody steps up with mutual aid for that ... then we get demonized for not being part of community, then we are expendable in a pandemic etc etc etc

Eugenics. Disabled people have been saying this. It’s intentional.

Me: I want Democrats who plan to run for president to openly declare their support for full trans rights. This is my one requirement in order for me to consider voting for them. Weird centrists: YOU SHOULD BE QUIET AND VOTE FOR WHICHEVER CANDIDATE HAS A D BY THEIR NAME NO MATTER WHERE THEY STAND

So Discord was not accessible for me, anyway, but now I wonder where folks from the disability community are going instead? Maybe it is somewhere I can actually participate.

Not only did they murder hundreds of thousands of people. They also stole the money.

The principal of Linn Mar High School, whom I informed about a teacher employed there who sexually, physically, and financially abused me as a minor in the 90s -- even trying to get me to drop out of high school (I graduated early instead) & not attend the U -- did nothing about it.

I am in the middle of a criminal case against a MH professional who SA;d me +others and ... I need to be able to communicate with police, court. I cannot seem to raise these funds and meanwhile my whole feed talks about victims. Also a trafficking survivor with no access to any kind of care.

Ugh I went to try and fix the other thread and broke it. I am still raising for hearing aid batteries. Tinnitus is BAD. I also do not have appropriate glasses. Donations are tax deductible! helphopelive.org/campaign/159... OR Venmo: @ KARRIE-HIGGINS-2 as soon as I can get 'em I will post receipt

$30 raised today! Thank you! So I think (sorry I have to do some mathing) that makes it $300 or $305 toward that goal! Like I said, I paid insurance premium earlier (need to raise that again, too--nearly $400). + rollator! Spouse has applied & applied for jobs w/benefits. nothing.

I wanted to say that Wired did make it right and refunded that money so that was appreciated. Sad that I am impressed by a basic kindness lol but there it is.

Mmm you don't say. ablenews.com/national-stu...

I saw that Van Der Beek's wife has some celebrities giving $2500 MONTHLY on the GoFundMe, which is nice, but like, that is more than I have made ever as a disabled person and more than spouse makes and that is just one pledge. Where is the help for disabled people?

“my ‘we’re not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process’ shirt is raising a lot of questions that are answered by the shirt”

No donations in days and we basically have only a few days to pay for my mom’s cancer treatment! Pls I beg anyone for urgent help right now! This is an emergency to save her life! ko-fi.com/ellienoctis/... @karriehiggins.bsky.social @lizardry.bsky.social @mayawest.online @thryse.com

I just spent a couple hours in the whistle inbox, inputting 39 requests. They ranged from 100 for a lady who wants to give them out at church to 3,000 for a large union. All over the country, but one common refrain: I want to help. Thanks for helping us do this. 💓 linktr.ee/3Dwhistles

I mean, I am glad that family has raised over a million, but people will ignore disabled folks with no resources on here begging for help.

You gotta admit, the staffers in the background keeping it real are the best part.

A walking TruthSocial post.

I am in the middle of a criminal case against a MH professional who SA;d me +others and ... I need to be able to communicate with police, court. I cannot seem to raise these funds and meanwhile my whole feed talks about victims. Also a trafficking survivor with no access to any kind of care.