Mikki Alexander

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The media have been complicit with the government in covering up the threat of the ongoing Covid pandemic and the risks to the public.

If they’re recommending N95s, we should pay attention.

They don’t suggest masks lightly.

Sounds like a Kristof joint if I ever heard one. 😒

When they ban abortions and dismantle sexual violence prevention resources it’s pretty clear how they expect their desired baby boom to happen.

strange women lying in ponds distributing swords starting to look like a reasonable basis for a system of government

I get it. People have been able to coast by in American politics with zero imagination for a long time. But this isn't going to cut it anymore. Not if the republic is going to survive. It is what it is.

But guess what? This is actually happening. We are sitting in history. And demanding that politicians respond appropriately isn't just a matter of emotional catharsis. Being in that room is illogical. It doesn't make sense. The things our putative opposition is doing do not make sense.

Virtually no one in politics can bear acting like any of this is happening because, heaven forfend, it would mean breaking from political habit. It would mean we're not above the kind of forces that have toppled and degraded states the world over.

I often wondered how pandemics might lead to deteriorating political and social conditions.

Now I know.

Pandemics are an opportunity for leaders to teach people to accept vast numbers of deaths… to burn out our connection with each other.

Yes Covid is an occupational hazard! You’re putting your livelihood at risk daily! Compensated 200,000 Soles which is equal to $78,599 Canadian dollars. Is $78K enough for you to live on if you could no longer work? Hope this sets a precedent for more workplace lawsuits & we finally get clean air 🙏

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They are NOT worried about people dying. And so many of us have been conditioned to play along with normalized mass death to the point of not even being arsed to do something simple like masking. That’s why I’ll die on the hill that masking is resistance, among other things.

Sure, they will sometimes cause people to suffer and die out of sheer incompetence, but assuming they don't want to cause people to die gives them way too much credit. It's def part of the formula. They just may kill people they didn't mean to kill sometimes.

“Do you think they're worried about the poli consequences of poor/elderly/disabled people dying? 2020 COVID losses happened & Trump is back. Preventable mass death w/further normalized, which further normalized mass murder, which made genocide background noise for most people here.”

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As ludicrous as this is, it shouldn't be taken lightly. In treating all porn like CSAM, he's talking about criminalizing possession of as little as a nude — on your phone, your hard drive, your bookshelf — and making it a felony.

Sexting would be criminal distribution. Police could raid your home.

This is basically also true in most states in the US. In many cases you can’t legally consent to your own “abuse” even if it’s not actually abuse and, in fact, consensual. Idk if that’s ever played out in court though.

One thing we can all do right now is to talk to friends and family who aren't paying attention, who aren't on Bluesky. Explain what is happening and why it presents a danger to them (not just to "democracy" or "rule of law"). Not easy conversations but important for public opinion.

Correct he’s always been a Nazi above all else. So many people thought that him getting fucked in the Twitter deal would cause him to either sell or change tactic. It never was going to because he’s always first and foremost been about subjugation and white supremacy.

His politics are contingent upon people being governed by bias and resentment, rather than any concern for their actual conditions.

I think this exact thought every single time I hear any of them talking about whatever various minorities “scamming” the government through social programs. It’s “welfare queens” all over again. The shit I grew up hearing about in the 80s. Weird it’s almost like it all boils down to the same shit.

New York Times: “30 Charts That Show How Everything Changed…in March 2020”

“The number of people reporting a disability soared. Many Americans struggled with long Covid and reported cognitive issues like “brain fog”

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Judge temporarily blocks effort to deport Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia student protests

Can confirm. Chronic illness poses challenges that are hard to imagine until you’re in it. Or until you can learn to listen to & be in solidarity with chronically ill/disabled people. Wouldn’t it be nice to choose the latter rather than increase your chances of being blindsided by the former? 😷😷😷

the fact that people are being disappeared in the name of ""preventing antisemitism"" by a christian nationalist administration is making me nauseated and horrified in ways i cant even begin to explain

I thought about you and this when I was doing my makeup for my friends sapphic themed birthday party this weekend!

Damn right!

Hahaha oh cool I’m already on two block lists! 😂😂😂 This isn’t even a sex account and I don’t even have any labels attached to it. I assume it’s because I have ACAB and Covid’s not over in my bio. Oh well! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Flyer with calls to action and QR codes related to civic engagement: calling representatives, toolkits and resources from organizers, and mutual aid ideas

Page of cards for printing, 10 cards on the page (front side). Each card includes the capitol switchboard number 202-224-3121, and a QR code to 5calls.org for call scripts

Page of cards for printing, 10 cards on the page (back side). Each card includes QR codes to resource docs for civic engagement and mutual aid

🙌 Made a flyer and card printouts with calls to action to fight this administration and care for our neighbors! I’ll be distributing these in my own neighborhood, and others are welcome to use if it seems helpful! Png files here drive.google.com/drive/folder...