Annette Parde-Maass

Everyone who wears glasses is technically disabled.
And yet those are some of the most ableist people on earth.
Reality check sweetie, if it wasn't for your disability aids you woulda been dead.
Yo ass cant see! Without glasses you woulda stumbled to your death years ago🤣be nice to others

There's no better way to observe MLK Day than to go on the news and insist that the civil rights protesters objecting to police brutality are actually "paid agitators"

The white woman in Little Rock who took pity on Elizabeth Eckford as she was being mobbed by hundreds of screaming white adults?

Paid agitator.

And if you truly have none, you can be the person you wish your ancestors were

I have always told my white students that they can acknowledge the harm that white supremacy has done, and choose to repair that harm, but I've advised them not to stay there.

You do have some fierce AF ancestors, too. It's just that we don't learn about them or what we learn is lies *on purpose.*

Variety @Variety X.com #BillMaher says he predicted his Golden Globes loss because "this woke town f—ing hates" that "I speak freely": "Obviously, it's something | said. Well, it's everything I said," and "I speak freely, and this woke town fucking hates that. And that's okay. I've made my peace with that. So I know how this goes. This is not something I would ever ... I have good standing. If l win this by some miracle, to go what people always say, 'I can't believe it, I'm shocked. I really should be shocked." Maher has received 41 Emmy nods across his projects, only winning once for outstanding informational series or special for "Vice" in 2014 in his role as executive producer. This year's Golden Globe nomination was his first. He lost to Ricky

NEWS Bill Maher Predicted His Golden Globes Loss Because 'This Woke Town F-ing Hates' That i Speak Freely' VARIETY

There’s a certain kind of aging provocateur who can’t imagine losing on the merits, so every loss becomes proof of discrimination.

Like... dude, you lost to Ricky Gervais. I don't think it was about "wokeness." variety.com/2026/awards/...

YouTube video by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Three Guys from Boston (Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jimmy) Say Every Town and City in Massachusetts

this was a pretty good bit but the comments fighting over some of the pronunciations is also funny youtu.be/FhC76xAq7oE?...

4. Because it is important to care about yourself and other people. If you do care about others: Remember that there is no such thing as someone who is “only” high-risk. It is important to protect others no matter their age or other health conditions. People with greater risk factors don’t want or deserve to get sick any more than anyone else. But even if you don’t care about others:Remember that there is no virus that “only” affects people who are high-risk. Viruses can and do cause severe illness, long-term health damage, disability, and death in people of all ages and health histories. Lower risk does not mean no risk. Either way, it is important to take steps to protect yourself and other people from viruses:

In conclusion (TL;DR):

If only high-risk people die from that illness, why should I care about it?

1. Because you should care about other people, whether or not they are high-risk. No person is disposable, so it’s important to take steps to protect the people around us. Even if you aren’t concerned about your health, taking steps to prevent illness also helps keep you from spreading illness to people who are even more vulnerable. And remember, you can’t always tell who is most vulnerable just by looking at them!

2. Because people of all ages and health histories can (and do) experience severe illness and die from common viruses. There is no virus that only affects people who are high-risk. Even if certain people are more likely to experience severe illness and death than others, even young and healthy people can and do die from illnesses like the flu, COVID-19, measles, RSV and more. All people should take viruses seriously, even if you are not considered high-risk.

3. Because dying isn’t the only risk. Even if data shows that most people do not die from a certain illness, many illnesses like COVID-19, measles, and more can cause significant long-term health consequences. These risks include permanent lung damage, memory loss, disability, and more. All people, with or without underlying health conditions, are at risk of these long-term conditions. It’s not only about living or dying. It’s also about protecting your quality of life and health you might not get back once it’s gone.

There is no virus that “only” causes serious harm in people who are high-risk. And even if there were, it would still be important to protect yourself and others. Please take steps to prevent getting and spreading illness in order to protect your own health and the health of others.

📺 OMG—who made this?! Noah Wyle has a message for all you—vaccine skeptics…

Share with a friend who needs to hear it.

The updated COVID/histamine link thread because people keep tagging me in to explain it and I keep intending to update the post from 2023 (synecdochic.dreamwidth.org/805203.html) and just not having the capacity because of my own health shit so here is a thread I can pin

Four embroidery hoops. One is a bowl of pho with actual chop sticks stitched on. A sheep with real roving. A bird sitting on a real stick that says don’t feed the trolls. The back of a young girl in winter gear holding a 3d heart with curly red hair bouncing off the fabric.

Free workshops for chicago teens this month at different libraries! Extra dimensional embroidery. I made these little samples this weekend to help get their creative juices flowing and I am giddy. Still time to register.

www.badasscrossstitch.com/calendarofev...

💯💯💯

one of my recent preoccupations is the visceral hostility the MAGA right has for the histories and traditions of the United States. these are people who spit on the Declaration and salute third-rate European despots!

Yeah, man, the only difference between your career and Mark Rufallo’s career is the political stuff.

Great thread of insults for 2026. Keep a few ready to go.

In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.

You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.

That is all.

Ok listen Hallmark made a legitimately amazing Hannukah movie.

It’s called Round And Round.

It is nerdy AF. It has D&D and comic books and time loops and Groundhog Day references the acting and writing is good and it’s very Jewish and I watch it every year and I highly recommend it.

I tend to have nuanced believes about family estrangement but mine are reported in histories of oppression whereas this need seems to very much be about white children as white property and not some nuanced critique of kinship ties.

"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."

- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.

Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!

Trump announces ‘Patriot Games,’ a youth athletic competition celebrating United States’ 250th birthday | CNN Politics President Donald Trump announced Thursday the White House will host the “Patriot Games,” a competition with young athletes from across the county, as part of the celebration of the United States’ 250t...

www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/p...?

Yes yes we can reward the truly hungry young among us. The patriots with a yawning appetite for security. We will choose a hungry warrior from among their kin. Maybe we call them to D.C. — the capitol, as it were — and promise them satiation. A game. For the hungry.

Quaint Hometown Christmas Festivals Are Costing Me All My Best Employees Look, I want to make one thing clear: I’m not a selfish guy. I’m all for my employees discovering themselves and finding true love. The first time ...

"Far be it from me to keep them from their dreams. But do all their dreams have to involve marrying some rough-hewn yet soft-hearted guy from their hometowns and taking over management of a financially dubious small business, farm, or townwide festival?"

Natural science, licks the rock
Social science, watches someone else lick the rock and writes down if they die

If you’re dealing with a chronic illness flare, remember it’s ok to rest.

You’re not failing.

You didn’t do anything wrong.

You’re not being punished.

Flare ups happen and the best thing we can do is lean in to radical rest as much as possible.

Save your spoons and give yourself grace.

TLDR: The greedy don’t care if you die if they can make money.

It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.

The Greatest Feeling in the World Seven months with an electric bike.

I wrote about #LongCOVID stealing my lifelong favorite hobby of cycling, learning that e-bikes aren't "giving up" or "cheating," and how riding with assistance gave me back one of the greatest joys of my life. bit.ly/48ohIH5

Wow.

How about we worry less, as a society, about whether individuals might be cheating to get a disability accommodation or some help buying food, and more about whether extremely wealthy people and corporations are paying their fair share of taxes?