ResilienceBeast

Watching well off, white, older, liberal US-Americans “flee” the country because of the current regime leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

You could stay and help the marginalized folks that CAN’T flee survive.

But go enjoy your new life and nationalized healthcare I guess.

Truly, the age of imposter syndrome is over.

Ooooh yes, that’s a good one.

Pick one?! How about at least 3…
Watership Down
Grapes of Wrath
Fahrenheit 451

Honorable mention to anything by Becky Chambers as her works have been the greatest balm to me lately.

I let my cat knead my skin so aggressively that she draws blood. Because someday (maybe soon) she will die. I hope to be reminded of her affection every-time I see the artistry of scars on my thighs.

But probably... I'll will heal fine. Unfortunately, the scars of pet loss run deeper than skin.

Disabled people are allowed to bitch about their disability and still find enjoyment in things related to their disability. The two are not mutually exclusive.

An example (with a commonly accommodated disability!): poor eyesight sucks, but finding glasses to match your style might be fun.

One of the key ways you refuse to comply with fascism is by becoming even louder and more fearless in supporting vulnerable people. You SHOW that you are unwilling to throw the "undesirables" under the bus if only for self-preservation because under fascism you will also become undesirable one day.

For those in the US: please call/e-mail/write. Don’t let Democrats abandon trans people (again).

People who love to go out of their way to be malicious are really emboldened right now.

I swear if someone has that much energy to dedicate to nastiness, they should donate that energy to chronically ill folks cause we’re TIRED.

WE know how effective masking is, but anti-maskers are either maliciously ignorant or brainwashed. Or just downright malicious: see all the people now being harassed and assaulted just for mask-wearing.

Cognitive dissonance as dangerous as a plague.

Anyone who demands politeness in the face of oppression is a tool for the oppressors.

… and also, in what world was Charlie Kirk civil or polite? I don’t think we are using the same dictionary.

Yeah, I do remember what it was like before 2020. Back then people mostly respected and kept their distance because I was masking. Now people purposely cough and spit on me.

We should be able to expect people to care for each other. If you find that unrealistic that says a lot about you.

Unfortunately, Izzard has at times expressed supports for JK Rowling's transphobic rhetoric.

Oh, so true. So so true.

The response to Charlie Kirk's death is proving to be a good litmus for liberalism (and how it supports the regime) vs. actual leftism.

The only sympathy I have is for his young children... I hope they are able to grow up in a world that is NOTHING like the one their father dreamed of.

We knew this was coming years ago. Armed minorities are harder to oppress.

Absolutely everyone should be scared by this potential move because it has implications beyond even gun ownership.

Ask yourself “what qualifies and who decides?” Every time policy questions like this arise.

Image depicts a photograph of a brown tabby cat yawning widely with eyes closed, showing teeth and the inside of the mouth due to the impressive gape. The long white whiskers extend toward the camera. Overlaid over the image (over the open mouth, surrounded by teeth) in a white text box is the text: “The liberal is so preoccupied with stopping confrontation that he usually finds himself defending and calling for law and order, the law and order of the oppressor. Confrontation would disrupt the smooth functioning of the society and so the politics of the liberal leads him into a position where he finds himself politically aligned with the oppressor rather than with the oppressed.” —Kwame Ture From Wikipedia: Kwame Ture was a Trinbagonian-American activist who played a major role in the civil rights movement in the United States and the global pan-African movement. Born in Trinidad in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, he grew up in the United States from age 11 and became an activist while attending the Bronx High School of Science. Ture was a key leader in the development of the Black Power movement, first while leading the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, then as the "Honorary Prime Minister" of the Black Panther Party and as a leader of the All-African People's Revolutionary Party. The cat photo is of the creator's (@ResilienceBeast) beloved deceased cat, Jovian. Jovian was anti-capitalist, anti-authoritarian, and punk AF. RIP.

They are either the most unimaginative or malicious it seems to me.

Image is a digital drawing of a Western Hognose snake playing dead with text overlay that reads "I am doing my best. And that's deeply concerning." When threatened, hognose snakes play dead by staging an entire production complete with contortions, mouth wide open with tounge sticking out (as shown in the drawing), and convincing belly-up corpse postures. The drawing shows the typical hognose coloration with a striped body and mottled brown, tan, and white scales. Hognose snakes also have round dark eyes and an upturned nose they use to dig with. The drawing was done in the program Krita by artist @ResilienceBeast

It's been a rough weekend stuck in survival mode due to a bad chronic illness/disability flare. This little art meme is the only thing I've managed to do (without help from my caretaker).

But at least it's fitting for the general vibe right now? And #Hognosesnakes are cute.

#Krita #DigitalArt

Hey, medical professionals: gonna need you to back way the hell off on judging disabled folks’ distrust of you.

Many if not most of us have been subjected to humiliation, invalidation, or literal pain by members of your profession. Maybe practice some active listening or a self craniorectomy.

Sounds like you have your own version of the ratchet effect. It’s horrible.

Every single thing, EVERY SINGLE THING, that RFK has done was predictable and predicted. He is doing what every other fascist eugenicist has done before him. The disability community has been warning about this for YEARS. It is not in any way shape or form mysterious and unknowable.

I’m going to say this louder this time: if you are lying about having a high-risk condition to get a Covid vaccine, all good, do what you want to do BUT show some actual goddamn respect for people who *actually* have that condition and start masking.

I will never forgive the people who abused me and told me I was a sociopath and monster because I didn't want kids of my own (I am #Childfree).

Because I now watch those same people and those like them celebrate and/or intentionally ignore the suffering and murder of real living children.

A really salient thread.

The anti-masking and anti-vax rhetoric is insidious. At times it seems specifically aimed at preventing people from recognizing our collective power as communities versus individuals.

Photograph of yellow wildflowers and grasses taken from a low view of an oak grassland at sunset. The flowers are in focus and pop with color, while the peachy-sunset skyline is blurred in the background. Text overlaying that image reads: “We can all be free At the same time.”

Why are people so comfortable with a “status quo” that causes suffering?

Why is protecting exploitation and extraction so important to you?

What’s preventing you from dreaming and moving toward a better collective future?

(I believe I know the answers. But maybe I’m wrong. Surprise me.)

The transphobes really seem to be popping out of the woodwork whenever Gavin Newsom is criticized.

Many telling trans and disabled people like me we need to settle, or die.

Ah yes, electing another centrist who agrees with fascist talking points is surely the way out of the boiling water. /s

I feel the same way.

This kind of messaging is used to toxic-positivity out of meaningfully ACTING to support marginalized folks. It’s a kind of torture-porn for some people.

“Good for you for surviving the ongoing genocide!”

“Yay for overcoming illness/disability despite the odds!”

Ew.

Why scientists are rethinking the immune effects of SARS-CoV-2 “Immunity debt,” a theory to explain the global surge in non-covid infections since pandemic restrictions were lifted, is increasingly being challenged by emerging evidence. Nick Tsergas reports Myco...

The most important part of this article, to me, is the end.

It challenges a false binary between “long COVID” and “everyone else.”

Maybe it's a spectrum... 🧵 (1/5)

www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Humans have always done science. You can find evidence of that everywhere you look.

But you need a baseline curiosity about the world and a willingness to learn (and be wrong). The imaginative and creative qualities of humans are often crushed by capitalism on a societal level. Science suffers.