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Jack Meraxes 🍉 @jackmeraxes.bsky.social · 1d

Went to the local pet store to get Nicky a treat for his 2nd birthday. They had Happy Birthday cookies so I got 1. The cashier asked if I wanted pink or blue. I said to surprise me. "Well, is it a boy or a girl?"

MA'AM, ITS A DOG.

This gender shit has gone too far.

Jack Meraxes 🍉 @jackmeraxes.bsky.social · 5d

If you're in Maine, you NEED to be voting no on Question 1 this election. The entire point is to disenfranchise the elderly, disabled, poor, imprisoned, & people of color, all under the guise of protecting our elections from security issues we don't and have never had.

Question 1 could stop Maine prisoners from voting

The referendum question would require voters to show IDs that prisoners currently can’t have.

themainemonitor.org

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 6d

“You can win elections by tacking to the middle; lots of people have. But you can also win elections by staking a moral position and convincing people to agree with you. You can earn support by demonstrating what is important to you instead of just being determined to nod along with what you hear.”

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 6d

Yesterday I wrote about the effort by center-left pundits to police what people are passionate about.
www.pbump.net/o/sincerity-...

Sincerity is not the problem

As is inevitably the case after an election — and is especially the case after an election with an unexpected result — allies of the losing presidential candidate in 2024 looked for people to blame. O...

www.pbump.net

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Anodyne @anodynesix.bsky.social · 6d

"Wars leave deep wounds, and healing them requires more than words. It requires concrete and lasting support. ... [I]nternational solidarity and the continuation of the boycott remain essential until Gaza and Palestine can breathe, live, and regain their freedom and justice."

Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 8d

"17,500 hours of genocide."

"[P]eace smells of dust and dried blood." "We can rebuild walls, but not children, not mothers."

"Perhaps one day I will be able to say: I am living. For now, I can only say: I remember."
#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Genocide

I Am a Survivor of the Genocide in Gaza

And I refuse to forget.

therover.ca

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Jack Meraxes 🍉 @jackmeraxes.bsky.social · 6d

Amal's son was shot by Israeli drones and received severe injuries to his legs. Please share and donate to help him.

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Jack Meraxes 🍉 @jackmeraxes.bsky.social · 6d

IT'S NOT A CEASEFIRE IF YOU DON'T CEASE FIRING.

Israel never planned to stop killing Palestinians. The end goal has always been extermination.

Israel has violated ceasefire 47 times and killed 38 Palestinians, says Gaza media office

Authorities urge UN to intervene ‘to protect unarmed civilian populations’ after attack on bus that killed 11

www.theguardian.com

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 9d

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Basma. Basma was a makeup artist and did eyelash extensions before the war. She lost her home and the tower she worked in was recently destroyed. She has 4 children Tulin, 9, Malak, 7, Kamal, 5 and baby Maryam who is just 9 months old.

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Dr. Divya 🇵🇸🧿 (offline) @divyampersaud.com · 8d

6 hours left. My expectations are low, since we didn't meet last week's goal for the first time in 23 weeks of this giving circle supporting the SURVIVAL of six families & a camp, and we haven't met our daily goals in days.

My hope is high. That's our duty.

652/1000 chuffed.org/project/hope...

Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle

We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that…

chuffed.org

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Eric Klinenberg @ericklinenberg.bsky.social · 8d

For those of you keeping score, 18-22 year-old students calling for an end to slaughter in Gaza are so racist they need to be expelled or deported, but 24-35 year-olds celebrating Hitler, rape, and, um, racism are just kids being kids so chill.

Also, racism is over so no need for Voting Right Act.

JD Vance brushes off racist texts by adults in Republican group chat as ‘what kids do’

Vice-president downplays messages such as ‘I love Hitler’ in chat by 24 to 35-year-olds to ‘stupid jokes’

www.theguardian.com

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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 9d

REMINDER: MEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT IS NOW THROUGH DECEMBER 7:

DO NOT FORGET TO:

1) CHECK TO SEE IF YOUR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLAN STILL EXISTS.
OR
2) CHECK YOUR PART D RX PLAN & COMPARE OTHER PLANS (TRUMP ADMIN. TOOK AWAY BIDEN SUBSIDIES FOR 2026)

PLEASE HELP GET THE WORD OUT & REPOST!
medicare.gov

Welcome to Medicare

The official U.S. government website for Medicare, a health insurance program for people age 65 or older and younger people with disabilities.

medicare.gov

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Jeremy Hot Wheels @kateneely.bsky.social · 9d

Ruba is friends with @itsmeio.bsky.social and needs our help. Please support and share her fundraiser. Once again the racist mods are deleting Palestinian accounts for no reason!

Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 9d

Ruba chuffed.org/project/1536...

Support Ruba: A Pharmacy Student’s Survival in Gaza

Hello, everyone. I’m Casey York and I live in the U.S.. I have created this fundraiser on behalf of my close friend, Ruba, as she is in Gaza and unable to create one for herself because GoFundMe does ...

chuffed.org

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Jeremy Hot Wheels @kateneely.bsky.social · 9d

Rana is friends with @itsmeio.bsky.social and needs help, please support and share her fundraiser link. The racist mods of this website have deleted her account for no reason

Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 9d

Rana chuffed.org/project/1539...

Help A Mom Evacuate Gaza: Urgent Treatment Needed for Son’s Eyes

My name is Casey York and I live in the U.S.. I have created this fundraiser on behalf of my dear friend, Rana, as she is in Gaza and unable to create one for herself due to geographical and logistica...

chuffed.org

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Dr. Divya 🇵🇸🧿 (offline) @divyampersaud.com · 9d

11 hours left - I’m offline for my health, this is scheduled. I also can’t make you care about Palestinian life. That’s your gd choice.

Six families & a displacement camp need:

- Food
- Shelter / tents
- Winter items
- Newborn supplies
- Transport north

Currently 453/1000

Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle

We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that…

chuffed.org

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Jack Meraxes 🍉 @jackmeraxes.bsky.social · 9d

So, this is bad.

Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 9d

Medicare has stopped paying physicians due to the shut down. Standing right on the third rail www.statnews.com/2025/10/15/c...

Medicare payments to doctors paused as government shutdown drags on

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is pausing Medicare payments to doctors, as negotiations tied to the government shutdown drag on.

www.statnews.com

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 9d

4 months apart

Official ICE government account
June 6, 2025:
"To call us 'Nazis' - to compare us to one of the worst groups in history - is disgusting and just outright wrong.
"What the men and women of ICE are doing in Massachusetts and all over this country is making communities safer."
—ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons

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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 9d

As a historian, I can certify that we are in the bad times. But bad times eventually end.
In the meantime:
• Figure out a small way to help someone
• Figure out a small way to fight back
• Figure out a small place to find joy
• Figure out a small way to grow and thrive

And do it often.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 9d

would love to know where vought got the authority to shutdown a government agency established by statute

Reuters @reuters.com · 9d

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers

White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.

reut.rs

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Jack Meraxes 🍉 @jackmeraxes.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you. ❤️ She isn't in pain anymore, and that's the important part. It's just so strange, to not have her with me after 9 years.

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Molly Crabapple @mollycrabapple.bsky.social · 10d

OpenAI 2022- ChatGPT will cure cancer and solve the climate crisis

OpenAI 2025- ChatGPT will tell you that your dick is the biggest it’s ever seen

www.axios.com/2025/10/14/o...

Sam Altman says OpenAI will allow erotica for adult users

"As part of our 'treat adult users like adults' principle, we will allow...erotica for verified adults."

www.axios.com

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 10d

People are VERY huffy and stompy about this post but just as an inside opinion from someone in LC community, It’s hard to believe there is solidarity with the disabled and high risk people who need to avoid covid when our one primary ask is met with accusations that, hey, maybe we’re just CRAZY?

Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 11d

Dear liberals,

If you identify as a leftist who believes in intersectional justice & fighting fascism, please wear a mask in public. It’s one small act of solidarity with the millions living with long Covid - and a reminder that caring for others includes protecting their health

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Jack Meraxes 🍉 @jackmeraxes.bsky.social · 10d

It's too much. Every year, it's too much. And it's so soon. Every year, it comes so damn soon. October 6th, and then a short, sharp, downward spiral into madness. Not able to crawl back up into the sun until June. And then suddenly, it's October 6th again.

I'm already too tired for it.

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Jack Meraxes 🍉 @jackmeraxes.bsky.social · 10d

I feel the shadows crowding me. I've seen them flitting back & forth all week. It's only October, but - stalking & starving & slavering - they're here. March is so far away, & that's only the start of relief. If I'm lucky, & the madness eases with the cold. Some year, maybe, it'll just stay.

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Jack Meraxes 🍉 @jackmeraxes.bsky.social · 10d

I already feel the weight of it, thick mud clutching at my heels, dragging me beneath. Trees crowding together, branches snarled, blocking all light. The darkness will enter me, gripping my jaw, tearing my mouth open, forcing its way down my gullet as I choke, as I sink to the chthonic depths.

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Jack Meraxes 🍉 @jackmeraxes.bsky.social · 10d

It's worse each year, since 2019, that 1st bout of severe psychosis. But I had Nym with me. She was my sentry; if she didn't respond to what I heard or saw, it was easier to reassure myself of what might be true. But she's gone now. How will I test the waters of Reality without her guiding me?

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Jack Meraxes 🍉 @jackmeraxes.bsky.social · 10d

It's mid-October. It's dark after breakfast & dark before dinner. I find myself outside of time, motionless in the middle of rooms, watching shadows scurry in the corners like animals, talking to people who don't exist.

Every year, it sneaks up on me. How does it always get so late so soon?

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