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ember320.bsky.social
Queer Chicago mom with a lot going on. Social worker; DV, mental health researcher. They/them. Introverted and incapable of shutting up.
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what booker is doing right now is an example of what i mean when i say things like “we need more ambition right now.” there is room in american politics right now for people with ambition to take big stands and reap the rewards. he’s doing it!

submitted 5 days ago • 540 comments

the Dunkin’ logo has never felt more accurate

submitted 8 days ago • 226 comments

Breaking: RFK Jr. has forced out PETER MARKS, the nation’s top vaccine regulator. In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”

submitted 8 days ago • 1258 comments

Writing an op-ed is not illegal activity. They are revoking visas for thought crimes and for constitutionally protected expression.

submitted 8 days ago • 405 comments

I feel like this tweet did not get enough attention this week

submitted 8 days ago • 1495 comments

NEW: Per a source with knowledge, the entire HHS Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy, or OIDP, was just fired.

submitted 9 days ago • 339 comments

Wow JD couldn't even wear a suit to show respect to our troops.

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Getting an IUD the day before I have to solo parent for 5 days during spring break was not my best choice. My BONES ache.

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

AOC: What they like to call as radical, I believe is common sense. I believe that when a person gets sick, they shouldn’t go bankrupt in the wealthiest country in the history of the world. Common sense I believe that a minimum wage should cover the minimum cost to live. Common sense...

submitted 16 days ago • 1130 comments

"Look we're going to make some mistakes. We accidentally put a CIA torture chamb- I mean safehous- I mean black site, on Zillow, for like a few hours max. We fixed it." - Elon, probably.

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

Watching the news just makes me Tesla recoil with disgust.

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

Conan: You know, Anora is having a good night. That's great news. Two wins already. I guess Americans are excited to see somebody finally stand up to a powerful Russian.

submitted 34 days ago • 360 comments

Good news: Goober holds up.

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

I'm so glad it's been warm enough here in Chicago, I can cry outside now.

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

"I DON'T KNOW THIS FOOD. I'M ONLY PART ITALIAN!" - Ara, full volume, in Caputo's market.

submitted 54 days ago • 0 comments

I've spent most of my PHP program attempting to radicalize my program therapist.

submitted 63 days ago • 0 comments

At least 15 Indigenous people in Arizona and New Mexico have reported being stopped at their homes and workplaces, questioned or detained by federal law enforcement and asked to produce proof of citizenship during immigration raids since Wednesday, according to Navajo Nation officials.

submitted 69 days ago • 351 comments

It's maddening to study and research and write about the ways the behavioral health system fails survivors of DV and those with identities and experiences that are marginalized or stigmatizes, and then watch those failures happen in real time in my own mental health care.

submitted 69 days ago • 1 comment

Let the healing begin I guess.

submitted 74 days ago • 1 comment

The juxtaposition of Trumpist propaganda, with Trixie and Katya in the background 😂

submitted 77 days ago • 0 comments

DV/SV survivors who work in the movement: What do you wish DV/SV programs knew about their employees who are survivors, and what it's like to work in the field as a survivor yourself? Hoping to hear specifically from disabled folks, people who use substances, but all welcome!

submitted 125 days ago • 0 comments

JUST IN: A judge on Monday struck down Wyoming's overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the-nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy.

submitted 138 days ago • 59 comments