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Andrea Plaid

@ajplaid.bsky.social

I'm *so* not perfect, politically or otherwise. That said, this = my online home, so act like you got some hometraining. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, all opinions are my own, not a representation of any employer.

2,149 Followers  |  603 Following  |  2,413 Posts  |  Joined: 07.08.2023  |  2.4016

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As always, @vastramutualaid.bsky.social, thx!❀️

Need $350 by 1PM EDT tmrw to cover rides 2 work until I get paid from my 2 jobs on Friday:

Venmo: @TheJunctureX
CashApp: $TheJunctureX

#UrgentNeed #blackmutualaid #mutualaid #blueskyhelps #mutualaidcommunity #HelpFolksLive2025 #helpsky #fundsky

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12.10.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks @bfitzinar.bsky.social for this!

Need $375 by 1PM EDT tmrw to cover rides to work until I get paid from my 2 jobs on Friday:

Venmo: @TheJunctureX
CashApp: $TheJunctureX

#UrgentNeed #blackmutualaid #mutualaid #blueskyhelps #mutualaidcommunity #HelpFolksLive2025 #helpsky #fundsky

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12.10.2025 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

nearing emergency status again. electric due SOON w/ temps reps can't survive w/o heat + medically necc. ko-fi.com/gooddragongf... Hoping for cheaper housing by end of month, but until then bills still need paid. Please help. Thanks for thread/aid/shares/protection. πŸ’œπŸ’™πŸ™

bsky.app/profile/brat...

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snoopy is holding a heart in his mouth and hearts are falling out of it . Alt: snoopy is hugging a red heart and smaller red hearts are floating out of it. The caption, in white letters outlined in black, says "thank you"

UPDATE: AHHHHHHHHH!! An amazing person just gifted me $25 to kick off my mini-funder!

🚨🚨What's left: $350 needed by tomorrow at 1PM EDT!🚨🚨 Pls help, be it with $$$ or with a boost!

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a man wearing a hat says " appreciate that " Alt: a man wearing a hat says, "Appreciate that"

Thankfully, I get paid from both jobs on Friday, so I just need to get over this financial hump, fam. Anything you can spare during these tough times to help me get the $375 = amazing!

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a thank you card with watercolor hearts on a white background Alt: a thank you card with watercolor hearts on a white background

Whew, coming back from being unhoused = long process!

🚨This week: need $375 by 1PM EDT tmrw to cover rides until I get paid Friday🚨:

Venmo: @TheJunctureX
CashApp: $TheJunctureX

#UrgentNeed #blackmutualaid #mutualaid #blueskyhelps #mutualaidcommunity #HelpFolksLive2025 #helpsky #fundsky

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12.10.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

PLEASE DON'T LET JADE DOWN, YOU GUYS #helpBlackMaGes #BIPOCMA #supportBlackfemmes #Blackenby #donate #signalboost

06.10.2025 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Making progress and made it through my appointment, however my fridge died. When it rains, it pours.

dravenheart.carrd.co

bsky.app/profile/drav...

06.10.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Well hubby lost his job. Thank you to all who reposted for us. What we could really use now is help with groceries. We have very little. Any help is extremely appreciated! This week has been rough but we know we can count on our community πŸ’œ $BlueEyedAshh or BlueEyedAshh or @/AshleySpend

11.10.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

bsky.app/profile/vene... friend needs assistance

10.10.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I wish we had the people who are not afraid to pursue this!

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The Trump ceasefire deal is the Biden ceasefire deal Trump begged Bibi not to accept in 2024 because it would've hurt Trump's chances of winning the election and I wish this was the first time a GOP candidate for president won by meddling in American foreign policy.

See: Nixon '68 and Reagan '80.

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500 hospitals, nursing homes, and clinics are at risk of closing because of the Trump-Republican big, ugly bill. Many are in rural areas.

Meanwhile, Republican-held US House districts and states Trump won in 2024 rely more on ACA coverage.

They're selling out their own voters.

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How smoking a bong brought back the trauma of being shot by the Taliban – an exclusive extract from Malala Yousafzai’s memoir In the activist’s new memoir, she remembers how trying weed at university brought on terrifying flashbacks

How smoking a bong brought back the trauma of being shot by the Taliban – an exclusive extract from Malala Yousafzai’s memoir

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Urgent calls for debt relief as study shows health and education cuts in developing world Influential economists want replenishment of funds and new ways to define countries in need before this week’s IMF and World Bank meetings Top economists are demanding urgent action on debt relief in Washington this week, as analysis from the campaign group Debt Justice shows struggling governments are cutting back on health and education. As finance ministers and central bankers gather for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meetings, influential experts including the Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, and leading economists Mariana Mazzucato and Jayati Ghosh, are urging them to β€œturn debt into hope”. Continue reading...

Urgent calls for debt relief as study shows health and education cuts in developing world

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Meta AI adviser spreads disinformation about shootings, vaccines and trans people Critics condemn Robby Starbuck, appointed in lawsuit settlement, for β€˜peddling lies and pushing extremism’ A prominent anti-DEI campaigner appointed by Meta in August as an adviser on AI bias has spent the weeks since his appointment spreading disinformation about shootings, transgender people, vaccines, crime, and protests. Robby Starbuck, 36, of Nashville, was appointed in August as an adviser by Meta – owner of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and other tech platforms – in an August lawsuit settlement. Continue reading...

Meta AI adviser spreads disinformation about shootings, vaccines and trans people

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An attempted coup is underway in Madagascar, the country's president says The president of madagascar says an attempted coup is underway in the Indian Ocean island country. A statement from President Andry Rajoelina’s office said it β€œwishes to inform the nation and the international community that an attempt to seize power illegally and by force” has been β€œinitiated” on S

BREAKING: An attempted coup is underway in the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, the country's president says.

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I’m really trying to hit my Ko-fi goal and could use some love and support. πŸ’›
If you can donate, share, or retweet, it would mean the world to me and the families I help. Every bit helps more than you know.

πŸ‘‰πŸ½ ko-fi.com/themultiplem...

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I’m gonna say this - with love - about this. Stop telling me how dim the police and these agencies are and giving them an out when the answer is hatefulness.

The only reason you think a fragrant LABLED perfume bottle came from a den in the 19th century is racism.

12.10.2025 12:26 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

TW: Description of ICE violence

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Say his name.

#SilverioVillegasGonzalez

How do you tell the innocent children that their only father will never come home?

#USDemocracy

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Though Poehler and Fey aren't my cup of female comics, I do love them in this sketch!

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More than 30% of this century’s science Nobel prizewinners immigrated: see their journeys The most common destination for eventual Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry and medicine since 2000 is the United States, Nature has found.

tRump is responsible for the draining of scientific excellence in this country. "Of the 202 Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry and medicine this century, less than 70% hail from the country in which they were awarded their prize."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Trump’s shutdown isn’t just reckless, it’s dangerous.

If Republicans don’t act, ACA premiums will double, the biggest price hike in U.S. history.

24 million Americans will pay thousands more for health care because Trump chose chaos over compassion.

Read more: tinyurl.com/5n8ur8my
#SCpol

12.10.2025 13:01 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

This. This. This.

12.10.2025 03:24 β€” πŸ‘ 526    πŸ” 144    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2

autumnalpaca.carrd.co
Venmo: AlpacaWax
#mutualaid #helpsky #helpfolkslive2025 πŸ’ΈπŸ’•

Shelter due in 6hrs, must pay before 11am EST. Anything helps us stay safe make it until Dad can pay week on Wed. Free food Tues. And SNAP Wed.

0/100 Shelter/Food
0/550 2 Weeks

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Black Unemployment Is Surging Again. This Time Is Different.

Attacks on the federal workforce are also attacks on Black workers, who are overrepresented in the public sector.

Black unemployment is 7.5%. I'm reminded of Coates' observation that Black Americans regularly experience conditions that would be considered a crisis if whites faced them.

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Karl Rove was another Republican that was increasingly loud about how bad Trump's reelection would be. Granted he's by no means off the hook for the state of modern "conservatism" but even he was reading the room correctly...

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