In our latest, @melissagiragrant.com joins to discuss “Alligator Alcatraz”: what it means under swelling ICE budgets, how it reflects a fascist fantasy of the landscape itself as an arm of carceral enforcement, and the long history of resistance on the same land
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The 1 train on the NYC subway tonight
shut it all down
yes! it was great to meet you irl. & the conference was so energizing!
Please share and give if you can
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me too.
that sucks:( sending support 💜
one material thing we can do is to donate to mutual aid collectives like the Sameer Project, which has been providing tents, blankets, medical aid, and cash aid to people who have been displaced: chuffed.org/project/1132...
Sharp uptick after the end of the COVID Public Health Emergency & its associated eviction moratorium
i read it. i found it highly enjoyable!
Flyer handed out by "Luigis" in Austin, TX: "On December 4th, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down. The bullet casings told the story: this was act of vengeance against UnitedHealthCare, who denies over 30% of health insurance claims—a company emblematic of a system that kills. Every year, over 50,000 Americans die from lack of insurance. 38% percent of us avoid necessary care because we’re scared of the cost. One in twelve is drowning in medical debt. Health insurance companies aren’t doctors. They don’t heal—they profit by restricting access to care. While we ration medications, delay appointments, and worry about bills, they rake in billions. We get sicker and they get richer. This violence isn’t on the evening news. It’s buried beneath their marketing, their endless paperwork, their fine print. But make no mistake: this is violence. And they’re laughing all the way to the bank. Blue Cross Blue Shield, Texas’s largest insurer, denies one in five claims while pocketing $18 billion in revenue. Whether Thompson’s death filled you with joy or horror, it ripped the mask off. The truth was laid bare: these companies are complicit in widespread suffering. Think about the last time you or someone you love worried about a medical bill. Put off care because of the cost. Cut pills in half to make them last. You’ve felt the violence they inflict. Now, the media and government scramble to spin the narrative, calling working-class mother Briana Boston a “terrorist” for uttering “Deny, Defend, Depose” when her claims were denied. We must remain clear headed: a small group gets rich off our illness. The solution is just as simple: abolish these corporations and nationalize health insurance. Single-payer healthcare works everywhere else in the developed world, where people live longer and healthier lives. Texans, by contrast, die three years yonger, victims of private healthcare. The only question left is this: When will we stop waiting and take what is ours?"
Today in #Austin, a group of "Luigis" rallied against corporate healthcare + in solidarity with Briana Boston with a banner reading "Deny, Defend, Depose: Greed Kills, passing out flyers + posing for photos with passersby. From flyer (see Alt Text): "When will we stop waiting and take what is ours?"
i keep trying to figure out how to conjure the feeling of a "real winter break" while also working my paid job, deep-cleaning my apartment, and doing my own writing... have yet to figure it out
Yo @jay.bsky.team @support.bsky.team why did you content block author and organizer Vicky Osterweil’s account???
Free @vickyacab.bsky.social!
workshop was fantastic! @melissafebos.bsky.social and @donikakelly.bsky.social are an amazing teaching duo. i felt inspired by june jordan, wrote a poem, and learned a lot from the q & a. they raised $7k for the Sameer Project!
Message displayed : "One less CEO - Many more to go"
Road signs were hacked in Seattle:
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i should probably clean up the mess of tools and sink parts for now and wait until their customer service is open tomorrow, but i really want to fix it. i wish i was a handier
it's an awkward shape so it's hard to unscrew. also i screwed it in really tight hoping to prevent this from happening
my water filter attachment just popped off the sink and i have no idea how to reattach it
i'm doing this on saturday! join me!
several times a day i look at suzuka and wonder what i did to deserve such a perfect being in my life 😭
In today’s episode, our conversation with Cassandra Kislenko about the issues with Canada’s expansion of its MAID (medical assistance in dying) laws in the broader context of care denial and welfare austerity, as the UK debates its own MAID policy
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i made greek meatballs tonight. they came out well ☺️
i don't know who to follow on here
Just a reminder that Amazon workers are striking tomorrow through Monday, and that none of the “deals” are good enough to justify crossing the picket line.
it's officially the time of year (in the bay area) when eating outdoors for covid reasons starts to suck. a couple months ago it was delightful, now it's cold and wet
what kind of stuff do you like to read? when i do this, i try to go back to my core genres/favorite authors, or read something easy and fun
last time at the vet, she had gained a pound, but is still small for a cat (8.4 lbs). i think she gained because i had to give her lots of treats to do a round of medication
