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bimle.bsky.social
Tired public sociologist focused on disability justice, conservatorships, and service delivery systems. Covid cautious. I love kindness, plants, birding, and happy hour walks with my dog. 📢 Conserve trees, not people! San Diego, CA
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Tracy Chapman. "Finally the tables are starting to turn Talking about a revolution." (Pencil drawing after a 2003 photo by Andrew Williams.)

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woman and dog on #redditgetsdrawn. #socialfaces

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www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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#BHM2025 The life of Rosa Parks offers crucial lessons for young people about a life of activism that is dangerous for guardians of the status quo. See YA book about her life & work with orgs in Montgomery & Detroit. (Limited free copies for K-12 teachers ⬇️.) www.zinnedproject.org/news/young-r...

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Carl Sagan's prediction in 1995. We are here now.

submitted 28 days ago • 11 comments

This. I'm honestly scared to ask a big group of friends to mask because I know how painful it would be for me if they said no (plus I don't want to be the buzzkill who ruins the party vibe). So instead, I just skip all the social events and life goes on without me. thesicktimes.org/2025/01/30/t...

submitted 35 days ago • 2 comments

The new regime's racism just helped inspire what I predict will be the Blackity Blackest Black History Month in a while. Reposting this photo to commemorate the festivities. Also, a whole mood. #LiftEveryChairandSwing

submitted 38 days ago • 44 comments

My current state. Artwork by Sarah Nilson (sarahnilson.com)

submitted 40 days ago • 3 comments

I continue to add to this list. I also have removed training info that is now outdated.

submitted 40 days ago • 67 comments

Anyone in need of an N95 respirator mask with a clear panel in the front, making your mouth visible? Optrel is now taking pre-orders on some new stock of their P.Air Clear. #MaskUp #WearAMask #MasksWork #CovidIsAirborne optrel.us/product/p-ai...

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

1/ Looking for info on Long COVID? Try the Long Covid Collection of 18K+ published research papers on this debilitating condition. The collection is updated weekly, & is searchable online at the LitCovid portal: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/research/cor...

submitted 43 days ago • 6 comments

Calling all COVID-haters! Got any requests for the updated 2025 edition of my science zine, WHY WE MASK: IT'S NOT "JUST A COLD"? Any errors you'd like corrected, sources you'd like updated, or info you'd like included? Let me know here!

submitted 48 days ago • 1 comment

Seen in Venice Beach today

submitted 58 days ago • 60 comments

Se focaliser sur la détresse des riches victimes des incendies en Californie, c'est invisibiliser toutes les populations marginalisées qui en souffrent sans commune mesure. "Eaton Fire Devastates Historic Altadena, Displacing Black Families and Destroying Legacies" www.bet.com/article/7a2t...

submitted 60 days ago • 5 comments

Indiana Landmarks Black Heritage Preservation Program partnered w/The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to map Black history sites across Indiana. It will include more than 60 Af/Am settlements from the early 1800s until the start of the Civil War. indianapolisrecorder.com/tnc-partners... #BlackMidwest

submitted 62 days ago • 1 comment

As we witness these heartbreaking scenes from the fires in LA, an important reminder that incarcerated people make up over 30% of California’s forest firefighters.

submitted 63 days ago • 122 comments

It's astonishing how little attention is paid to the quality of the air we breathe, especially in sensitive areas such as schools, hospitals and nursing homes. However, a few pioneers around the world are showing us the way đź”˝.

submitted 63 days ago • 1 comment

These teenagers and young men — 95% of whom are Black, Latinx, or Filipino — earn between $2.20 and $4 per hour, plus an additional $1 an hour when they’re actively fighting fires, according to the DJJ. ⤵️

submitted 62 days ago • 194 comments

Just sayin’. #blacksky #kinksky #nerdsky

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