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Elusive Rural Liberal @elusiverurallib.bsky.social · 29d

It’s been a real treat trying to find a pediatric COVID vaccine in rural MN. Finally found a pharmacy willing to order it in. For a state that is protecting access, it’s sure not easy to find a kid dose outside of the twin cities metro area. Most places I called aren’t even ordering peds vaccines.

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Elusive Rural Liberal @elusiverurallib.bsky.social · 29d

I’m just catching up on your posts after randomly seeing one. I’m so sorry about your dad. That royally sucks. I’m glad you have a good support system.

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Elusive Rural Liberal @elusiverurallib.bsky.social · 29d

Called 5 places to try to find a child COVID vaccine in rural MN where supposedly there are no limitations as to who can get one. Finally found a grocery store pharmacy 50 minutes away that’s willing to order some for next week. I have high risk kid who should’ve had it already. Ridiculous.

Elusive Rural Liberal @elusiverurallib.bsky.social · Sep 26

Well, it’s not like we didn’t already know his escalator doesn’t make it all the way to the top . . .

Trump and Melanie’s escalator malfunctioning at the UN

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Spiro’s Ghost @antitoxicpeople.bsky.social · Sep 21

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Elusive Rural Liberal @elusiverurallib.bsky.social · Sep 19

Just had to lie to get my teen a COVID vaccine. I can’t believe this is where we’re at. Sure. She has a mood disorder. Whatever.

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Elusive Rural Liberal @elusiverurallib.bsky.social · Sep 19

ACIP anti-vaxxer member is upset that the ACIP committee was called anti-vax. 😆 Losers.

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Elusive Rural Liberal @elusiverurallib.bsky.social · Sep 19

So far the ACIP public comments are 🔥. Lots of highly-credentialed, well-spoken people (so far) have advocated for continued availability of vaccines. Nice job to the 75 year old woman who told it like it is, too!

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · Sep 19

Milhoan is now indicating that since COVID19 vaccines don’t always prevent infection, it’s not effective.

The COVID19 vaccine prevents hospitalization and death very effectively. One might argue that this is an important fact.

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Elusive Rural Liberal @elusiverurallib.bsky.social · Sep 19

How long before any decisions made go into effect? Is it immediate?

Elusive Rural Liberal @elusiverurallib.bsky.social · Sep 19

I’m yelling at my screen during the ACIP meeting. It seems, beyond all rational reasoning, that I might just know more about COVID vaccines than they do at this point — and I’m a social worker.

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Elusive Rural Liberal @elusiverurallib.bsky.social · Sep 17

Well f%#k ABC and Disney. They can go to hell right along with CBS. First Colbert and now Kimmel. 🤬

Elusive Rural Liberal @elusiverurallib.bsky.social · Sep 10

Week 3 of school & 2 of 4 kids are sick. Covid negative so far for both, and neg strep for one. This sucks. We do everything we can & still end up with sick kids — and that means extra precautions around my high risk kiddo. It’s been a bumpy start to the year even outside of this. I’m tired.

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Elusive Rural Liberal @elusiverurallib.bsky.social · Sep 3

@governorwalz.mn.gov 👀

Elusive Rural Liberal @elusiverurallib.bsky.social · Sep 3

Ope! Hello der, @governorwalz.mn.gov! Mightcha just scootch on over der lickety split and join with dem der states listed? It would be da bees knees fer sure if we could, ya know, not get sick and die, don’tcha know? Okie dokie. Catch ya later.

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Sep 3

More of this.

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Elusive Rural Liberal @elusiverurallib.bsky.social · Sep 3

SIL has no problem with a plane full of kids being thisclose to being dropped off in Guatemala — kids that were supposed to be protected.

Also SIL: “Come with me on a church mission trip to Guatemala to help poor children!”

She doesn’t make any connections. Ever. Never ever. None of them do.

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It's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · Sep 3

Holy hell, more like this:

“This bill harms me in an unforgivable way. This is a line you don’t cross with me. If you cross it today you’re staying on other side of it, because you have done irreparable harm. You’re doing harm to the body and Nebraska as well. Don’t say hi to me in the hall. Don’t ask me how my weekend was. Don’t walk my desk and ask me anything. Don’t send me Christmas cards. Take me off the list. You don’t know me. We have no relationship. And if you don’t believe me, if you think I’m going to cool down and change my mind? You should believe me. No one in the world holds a grudge like me. And no one in the world cares less about being petty than me. I don’t care. I don’t like you. You aren’t welcome in my space. You aren’t’ a safe person for my child to be around or any child frankly. Don’t believe me? You should.” -- State Sen. Megan Hunt (D)

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Elusive Rural Liberal @elusiverurallib.bsky.social · Sep 2

Why must you get my hopes up?

You can’t just be out there speculating that he’s dead/dying unless you KNOW.

It’s like dropping hints to a kid all week that they’re going to Disney World & then being like: “Nah. We were just thinking about it. We’re going to the Walmart for groceries instead.”

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Elusive Rural Liberal @elusiverurallib.bsky.social · Sep 1

I remember fighting for vaccines for under 5-year-olds, emailing, calling, and then searching for someplace to find one, etc.

And now, years later, here we f-ing are again except it’s even worse — even many adults can’t get them now.

I’m tired.

Elusive Rural Liberal @elusiverurallib.bsky.social · Aug 25

Actual conversation from this weekend.

Me: I just really don’t like my town.
Person: Is it the Mexicans?
Me: What? No!
Person: The Somalians?
Me: Are you serious?
Person: *waits for response*
Me: It’s racist MAGA’s I have a problem with. Town is full of them.
Person: *abruptly changes subject*

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Elusive Rural Liberal @elusiverurallib.bsky.social · Aug 22

This makes me happy. More of this, please!

Dental exams are stressful when you’ve got vulnerable people in your household/are vulnerable yourself/just plain don’t want to get sick from random people breathing directly in your face.

Just Jax @jso.bsky.social · Aug 22

I love that my dentist and her whole office mask (n95’s!), along with great ventilation in the dental exam rooms… I worked so hard to find a dentist that was covid conscious and she just happened to be literally around the corner from my house the whole time 🥹🤍

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Elusive Rural Liberal @elusiverurallib.bsky.social · Aug 1

Back to school comes with an astronomical level of stress when you are parent to a medically complex kid.

There’s so much illness & nobody wears a mask when actively ill and unable to stay home.

So my kid (& siblings to protect her) wears one all the time at school.

And that super sucks.

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Elusive Rural Liberal @elusiverurallib.bsky.social · Jul 17

August 21-September 1. It’s a massive fair and has SO much food. It’s also known for its various types of food “on a stick”.

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Elusive Rural Liberal @elusiverurallib.bsky.social · Jun 24

There is no reason to be friends with or put effort into MAGAs. Some people are for me & my family. Some aren’t.

It doesn’t have to be any more complicated than that.

Blood isn’t thicker than politics. Or a family culture that promotes racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia & excessive drinking.

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Elusive Rural Liberal @elusiverurallib.bsky.social · Jun 18

Parenting a child w/ a disability comes with its share of amazing, wonderful things. Big picture: positives far outweigh negatives.

Today, however, it comes with significant extra stress and what feels like the beginning of caregiver burnout.

It’s frowned upon to say the 2nd part out loud though.