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Middle aged she dragon who enjoys curling up with a good book and has zero f*cks left to give. Child rights advocate since the 90's. Disabled retired nurse. Stan of Eleanor Roosevelt and her human rights activism. ER > FDR.

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Latest posts by dabookdragon.bsky.social on Bluesky


We canโ€™t push ourselves the way non disabled people can. Our bodies NEED more rest.

Pushing only leads to setbacks, further illness and worst of all - a reduction in baseline.

Baseline is everything when youโ€™re chronically ill. It must be protected at all costs /7

27.11.2024 03:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 76    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Bhattacharya is one of the architects of a failed herd immunity strategy reliant on mass infection, arguing against infection controls, including vaccines.

Although not explicitly anti-vax, Bhattacharya has cast doubt on the necessity/safety of vaccinating young folks + made allies of anti-vaxxers.

27.11.2024 02:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 123    ๐Ÿ” 31    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Thank God Merrick Garland waited nearly 2 years to appoint Jack Smith because, after all, nothing is more important than preventing the optics of politicization.

25.11.2024 19:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29063    ๐Ÿ” 4222    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1233    ๐Ÿ“Œ 209

Great thread that leads to me charging $30 for a caprese salad in a restaurant to maintain margins, & not having a workforce to serve it because the immigration system will be even more broken than it is now.

26.11.2024 13:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 67    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Gas prices up, car prices up, computer prices upโ€ฆif only Trump voters thought to google what tariffs are before they voted him in.

26.11.2024 09:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 579    ๐Ÿ” 152    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 42    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

The irony is here is that this fake department has its sites on NPR

26.11.2024 12:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1485    ๐Ÿ” 241    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 98    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

I think itโ€™s pretty clear to Trump

26.11.2024 11:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6479    ๐Ÿ” 789    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 284    ๐Ÿ“Œ 33
Chinese state media is reportedly troubled by the latest exodus of X users flocking to Bluesky. State outlets, which put considerable resources into amassing millions of followers on Elon Muskโ€™s social media platform โ€” including by buying ads, deploying bots, and hiring influencers โ€” have recently seen their growth plateau.

The growing popularity of Bluesky, which has a largely liberal base and harder-to-manipulate algorithm, has sparked โ€œworried chatter within Chinese state media circles,โ€ a former Xinhua and China Daily employee wrote in his newsletter. He predicted the accounts will migrate to Bluesky, though it may take time. For now, the sectorโ€™s focus has shifted back to domestic, Mandarin-language channels and platforms like Bilibili, WeChat, and Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok.

Chinese state media is reportedly troubled by the latest exodus of X users flocking to Bluesky. State outlets, which put considerable resources into amassing millions of followers on Elon Muskโ€™s social media platform โ€” including by buying ads, deploying bots, and hiring influencers โ€” have recently seen their growth plateau. The growing popularity of Bluesky, which has a largely liberal base and harder-to-manipulate algorithm, has sparked โ€œworried chatter within Chinese state media circles,โ€ a former Xinhua and China Daily employee wrote in his newsletter. He predicted the accounts will migrate to Bluesky, though it may take time. For now, the sectorโ€™s focus has shifted back to domestic, Mandarin-language channels and platforms like Bilibili, WeChat, and Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok.

lol China's state media is sad about Bluesky because it's not an easy propaganda distribution channel like X (and Facebook)

www.semafor.com/article/11/2...

26.11.2024 12:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11307    ๐Ÿ” 3266    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 266    ๐Ÿ“Œ 432

This is the way โ€ฆ..

26.11.2024 11:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2462    ๐Ÿ” 337    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 59    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12

If you still have a Twitter or threads account, start encouraging more people to join Blue Sky, especially if you are European. Twitter (X) is being used to manipulate elections globally and suppress information.

Post at least once a day, encouraging others to join. #bluesky

26.11.2024 09:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26241    ๐Ÿ” 6714    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 644    ๐Ÿ“Œ 181

Every single time. UBI works *and* it saves money. But no, we can't do this because we hate poor people so much that we would rather waste money than alleviate any suffering.

26.11.2024 11:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

What about proton email, VPN, and Cloud. encrypted and hosted in Switzerland. On a burner phone?

26.11.2024 13:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What are some accessible Infosec & Opsec resources that activists, journalists, and organizers can turn to in preparation for the Trump admin?

Preparing for a fascist regime can feel scary and paralyzing. This seems like an area where people can take control w/ concrete steps.

Please share below ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿฝ

25.11.2024 21:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15048    ๐Ÿ” 2715    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1279    ๐Ÿ“Œ 408

Everytime someone calls Trump โ€œPresident Donald J. Trumpโ€ is like reaffirmation that this is the cultiest cult to ever cult

26.11.2024 03:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22602    ๐Ÿ” 2292    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1183    ๐Ÿ“Œ 117

So hereโ€™s the update. The billionaire owner of the Guardian preparing to get rid of a core part of the news org + 100 journalists.
If youโ€™re a Guardian or Observer reader, please share this. The need for a strong, free & independent press couldnโ€™t be greater. Yet, here it is.

25.11.2024 22:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2800    ๐Ÿ” 2089    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 80    ๐Ÿ“Œ 99

Agreed.

26.11.2024 07:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have been in the hospital with a small bowel obstruction since Sunday. There is a critical shortage of IV fluids in th US. They just stopped my fluids. I still have an NGT in and am unable to eat or drink anything. My NGY output is still significant. As a former nurse I don't feel safe.

26.11.2024 07:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The irony of the fact thatmosr of the cabinet picks are rapist and pedophiles must be lost on this person

26.11.2024 07:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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33-year-old former far-right cable anchor Natalie Harp may be the most important person in America that youโ€™ve never heard of. She controls all the online information flow toโ€ฆ Donald Trump. Literally.

25.11.2024 21:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2076    ๐Ÿ” 421    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 70    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13

We do legal backwards in America.

So damn wrong!

The highest ranking person our Govt should be held to the HIGHEST scrutiny, and be MOST accountable for their abuse of power.

Why do we do this the other way around?!?! Itโ€™s like our lawmakers want Democracy to fail. ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

25.11.2024 14:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 75    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

One thing that is glaringly obvious to anyone paying attention: The institutional media is being purchased and controlled by American oligarchs, and as such, can no longer be relied upon to carry out it's responsibility as the 4th estate.

24.11.2024 20:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2816    ๐Ÿ” 749    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 120    ๐Ÿ“Œ 44
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THIS!!!!

25.11.2024 10:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This looks familiar right? All they do is lie. It's incredible how they all tell the same lies. Disgusting ppl

25.11.2024 02:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 360    ๐Ÿ” 142    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

Lists are a trust thing. And i bet some right wingers will create fake lists that include people on the left. People should be aware of that.

23.11.2024 21:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Thank you Lauren!

23.11.2024 22:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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