Adriana Pisano Beaumont

Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss:

Australia 0
Canada 0
Denmark 0
Finland 0
France 0
Germany 0
Iceland 0
Ireland 0
Italy 0
Japan 0
Netherlands 0
Norway 0
Portugal 0
Spain 0
Sweden 0
UK 0
United States 530,000

There’s a lesson there.

11.12.2024 21:42 — 👍 1710    🔁 658    💬 74    📌 33

Sketch of dog pulling away on lead

Still looking for stories of fearful dogs for a magazine story. Here are four things my #schnauzer Peanut does that suggest a little anxiety.

1/4. The pavement skirting manoeuvre - eg to avoid as much as possible a cafe she dislikes

21.11.2024 10:59 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 4    📌 0

Thoughts on being 62.
Cynicism is a cheap luxury none of us can afford.
Despair is where you go when you lose steam in the rage wars.
So disengage.
Our job as elders is to be there for the young.
To call out the motherfuckers of disinformation.
To build on the history of resistance.
To give hope.

15.11.2024 01:46 — 👍 921    🔁 192    💬 64    📌 28

Here’s some cool stuff you can do with Bluesky It’s not just an Alf pics repository.

I learned some stuff about Bluesky I did not know by reading this.

Maybe worth passing it on to others so we can all start getting the full benefit of the 🦋.

17.11.2024 08:55 — 👍 16007    🔁 7612    💬 1556    📌 490

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Together.
(Art by @clearlymissherd)

16.11.2024 00:07 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Well, here I am - looking for some patches of blue. Thanks for being here, too! If you share an interest in working together for a better world and the wellbeing of all animals (including humans), I'm sure to find you.

15.11.2024 18:13 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0