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merryx24.bsky.social
She/her. Disability activist, ancient old crone, cat lover, poet. Absolutely pro all humans and anti all isms.
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Peaceful protest is a fundamental democratic right which must be defended The decision in @libertyhq.bsky.social’s important case will affect all of us & is due any time now. This is why I’m standing shoulder to shoulder with them and I hope you will too youtu.be/qk5aiRXRuU0?...

In the depths of the Nebraskan winter, 2400 people came out to listen to Bernie Sanders in Omaha last night. 800 had to be turned away at the door. Over 190,000 tuned into the livestream. There is a movement to be harnessed here. @sanders.senate.gov (📸 Anna Bahr)

Literacy is activism. Reading is a political act. Books are tools for liberation.

He nails it.

Read this to get a taste of both the cruel treatment of UK disabled benefit claimants and the incessant denial of responsibility by the Department for Work and Pensions. www.disabilitynewsservice.com/years-of-evi...

Good morning skytalkers🦋☀️🌞 🦋🩵 and happy Saturday 🦋 I hope we all have a great day ☕️ From FB…..☕️

“What have I done wrong? I’ve advocated for people who have been harmed, and now I’ve been harmed in the process” Women at a top London university face disciplinary action after criticising the university for keeping a predatory professor in post: goodlaw.social/hcu5

Good morning friends! Sending you all a big hug on this Friday morning. Today I will be trying to remember that even small acts of kindness and love matter—and to do a few.

😡👍😡👍😡👍😡👍 After my little ‘contretemps’ with some random bloke who tried to push my trolley out of the supermarket queue, i think Starmer should consider recruiting pensioners rather than youngsters to join the army. We take no shit, no prisoners, we are cross and we are always up for a fight.

Your regular reminder that the more often you own your mistakes, the easier it gets. It is like any muscle-- work it more and it gets stronger. All people mess up, and sometimes we do so publicly. It's not the end of the world to acknowledge that we missed the mark; it's how we clean up.

"Our panel brought together Francesca Albanese..., Eyal Weizman..., Michael Barenboim..., Melanie Schweizer..., and Qassem Massri... to expose the mechanisms of genocide, dehumanization, and the complicity of institutions that claim to stand for justice." www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwD8...

I knew Starmer would demand date access (💰💰💰), and I knew Apple would cave... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Nice job, maga! Kings Musk & Trump don’t need Telehealth — so they’re taking it away from everyone: all of you who are not as rich, powerful or privileged as Trump & his Tech Bros. Why are Americans struggling to make ends meet be stripped of this invaluable healthcare tool? We have to fight!!!

i hope you all know that disabled people are just first on his roster. we’ll not be the last to be killed. what happens to us will happen to you too.

Side note. There are eight members of the joint chiefs. the chair is black. the CNO (navy) is a woman. the other six are white guys. chair and the cno got fired tonight.

www.theguardian.com/global/comme... I was asked by likeminded friends this week (not as likeminded as I originally thought) why I was often negative about Starmer. This is why. (Why hasn’t he repealed or changed this law? Ans: He doesn’t intend to)

Call me cynical, but art exists to make you feel something. To move you. Often to action. Is it any wonder they haven't prioritised working class artists? Why would they fund lots of working class people to platform their stories & experiences? It would be like digging their own grave.

From United Humanists on FB

Happy #Caturday lovely phone family. Any fun plans for the weekend? I'm out to lunch with family today for stepdad's birthday, so looking forward to yummy tapas! There are some proper nasty folk around, but I still believe most of us are kind and decent ❤️ Have a fab day all 🌷 #HaveCourageAndBeKind

The dance of the emu and the goat.

And who they didn't like

Amongst others, It's time for shareholders and consumers to #ditchTesla. Join the call: action.eko.org/a/ditch-tesla

Research shows that LGBTQ+ inclusion can drive economic activity. Open For Business’ latest report shows the economic case for LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Poland: open-for-business.org/poland

Something odd just happened—an article that had been widely published on media sites has suddenly disappeared without any retraction or explanation. Many may have come across it on Reddit.

So. It has officially happened. I have been officially let go from my position at CDC. I wasn’t a probationary employee. I had stellar performance reviews every year. I’ll be ok. But please understand that many worked HARD to get into these positions and were doing great public health work.

@.bsky.social defendourjuries.org

I know things are bleak and scary right now. But I promise you that you - yes YOU - can get through this. You don't have to fight all of this on your own. Find one person you can help, and help them. Make the life of one person better every day. Hold onto your joy. That's how we win.

"Friendship knows no boundaries! This dog waits every day for his dolphin friend 🐶🐬❤️"

😡🇬🇧😡🇬🇧😡🇬🇧😡 Anybody wishing to join the boycott of M&S over their advertising on GB News dont waste your time posting on their Facebook page. Go straight to the top.

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"The university is 'complicit in enabling' sexual misconduct. “I’ve advocated for people who have been harmed, and now I’ve been harmed in the process. I am being disciplined and intimidated by both the institution and him. It’s incredibly stressful.” goodlawproject.org/lse-threaten...

Campaigners from Keep Our NHS Public will gather outside Parliament on Weds 26th Feb, from 12-2 PM to "oppose the government’s push towards NHS privatisation" The demo - ‘Patients Not Profit: Keir Starmer, Invest in the NHS – Not the Private Sector’ - will be at Old Palace Yard, Westminster

Word discovery of the day is ‘yoke-devil’ (17th century): an accomplice in a villainous or immoral undertaking.

Correct

Sweet Baby Jesus, Why did you take our brains from us? Was it the Trump bibles? Was it worshiping a golden oaf? How can we make amends?

At first I thought Doge was pronounced Dodgy or Doggy. I’m still going to pronounce it either one of those ways anyway.

If you want to know why progressive values are under attack look to the spending of the billionaires and our weak or malignant press. Those they are using their wealth to target, those who never had power and now have even less, are not the people to blame.

No more Frankenchicken -- end the suffering! Clean up supply chains and commit to better chicken welfare standards!! action.eko.org/a/no-more-fr...

People moaning about those on disability benefit better hope they never get sick or have an accident because they'll be disappointed if they think they're going to get kept in luxury,if you're fit and healthy enjoy life to the full as it could all come crashing down one day and you'll regret moaning

3 Just Stop Oil supporters found guilty for breaching illegally introduced anti-protest regulations. Either we end the Fossil Fuel Era or the Fossil Fuel Era will end us #JustTransitionNow #GreenTransitionNow #FossilFuelNonproliferationTreaty fossilfueltreaty.com juststopoil.org/2025/02/17/t...

hello world, 15 mins old

bylinetimes.com/2025/02/17/h... @juststopoil.bsky.social

Non-violent resistance doesn't bring down authoritarian regimes without strong outside support. Many good people make a mistake, a noble, but still a mistake, by claiming non-violence is the only way. Look at Belarus. Massive protests month after month, no violent resistance - and regime won.