rachel earnest
@earnestrs.bsky.social
white. queer. non-binary, she/they. autistic. disabled. disaffected. dissident.
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If they ask you
if you are planning
on wearing your mask
forever,
tell them you know
that you will not last
forever,
but you’re willing
to do what you can
to take care of others
for as long
as you are still here.
if you are planning
on wearing your mask
forever,
tell them you know
that you will not last
forever,
but you’re willing
to do what you can
to take care of others
for as long
as you are still here.
July 23, 2025 at 11:02 PM
If they ask you
if you are planning
on wearing your mask
forever,
tell them you know
that you will not last
forever,
but you’re willing
to do what you can
to take care of others
for as long
as you are still here.
if you are planning
on wearing your mask
forever,
tell them you know
that you will not last
forever,
but you’re willing
to do what you can
to take care of others
for as long
as you are still here.
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Last week UN CRPD committee released a report that among other things, called on Canada to repeal Track 2 MAiD.
Story here by @mikehager.bsky.social with comments from @trudolem.bsky.social and myself.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Story here by @mikehager.bsky.social with comments from @trudolem.bsky.social and myself.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
United Nations report recommends Canada repeal MAID for people without terminal illnesses
International committee also called on Ottawa to scrap the proposed expansion of MAID eligibility in 2027 to people whose sole underlying illness is a mental disorder
www.theglobeandmail.com
April 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Last week UN CRPD committee released a report that among other things, called on Canada to repeal Track 2 MAiD.
Story here by @mikehager.bsky.social with comments from @trudolem.bsky.social and myself.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Story here by @mikehager.bsky.social with comments from @trudolem.bsky.social and myself.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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All of the Administration for Community Living's Center for Policy and Evaluation staff were laid off. For @motherjones.com, I talked to its former heard and an employee terminated today on the irony of getting rid of a department that focuses on efficiency....
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
RFK Jr.'s HHS just dismantled a center focused on efficiency
The firing of all staff at the Center for Policy and Evaluation makes no sense as a cost-cutting measure.
www.motherjones.com
April 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
All of the Administration for Community Living's Center for Policy and Evaluation staff were laid off. For @motherjones.com, I talked to its former heard and an employee terminated today on the irony of getting rid of a department that focuses on efficiency....
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Hey a great way to start organzing and protect your community is to wear an N95 or better as were in a "quademic." No one is saving you if you become disabled. Community organizing regularly leaves disabled people for dead. Actively pursue anti-ableist organaizing.
January 21, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Hey a great way to start organzing and protect your community is to wear an N95 or better as were in a "quademic." No one is saving you if you become disabled. Community organizing regularly leaves disabled people for dead. Actively pursue anti-ableist organaizing.
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things you do when you’re totally innocent, your honor
November 27, 2024 at 3:31 AM
things you do when you’re totally innocent, your honor
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@walkerbragman.bsky.social and I collaborated on this look at how Biden’s refusal to confront the ongoing COVID pandemic - while ending every government program that dealt with its impacts- helped re-elect Donald Trump.
www.thegauntlet.news/p/how-covid-...
www.thegauntlet.news/p/how-covid-...
How COVID Helped Trump Win
Biden never ended the pandemic, but he did end government efforts to mitigate its worst impacts
www.thegauntlet.news
November 15, 2024 at 7:05 PM
@walkerbragman.bsky.social and I collaborated on this look at how Biden’s refusal to confront the ongoing COVID pandemic - while ending every government program that dealt with its impacts- helped re-elect Donald Trump.
www.thegauntlet.news/p/how-covid-...
www.thegauntlet.news/p/how-covid-...
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The Sick Times--a digital long-COVID newspaper--is 1 yr old today. I couldn't be prouder of what Betsy, Miles, and their team have accomplished. thesicktimes.org/2024/11/14/p...
If you have the means, pls join me in supporting their end-of-year fundraiser. the-sick-times.fundjournalism.org/donate/
If you have the means, pls join me in supporting their end-of-year fundraiser. the-sick-times.fundjournalism.org/donate/
Press release: The Sick Times announces one year of covering the Long COVID crisis - The Sick Times
“Our reporting on Long COVID remains as vital today as it did when we launched,” executive editor Miles W. Griffis said. “Many of our colleagues in the media continue to minimize the disease and the o...
thesicktimes.org
November 14, 2024 at 7:28 PM
The Sick Times--a digital long-COVID newspaper--is 1 yr old today. I couldn't be prouder of what Betsy, Miles, and their team have accomplished. thesicktimes.org/2024/11/14/p...
If you have the means, pls join me in supporting their end-of-year fundraiser. the-sick-times.fundjournalism.org/donate/
If you have the means, pls join me in supporting their end-of-year fundraiser. the-sick-times.fundjournalism.org/donate/
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It’d be really great if people like the Menswear Guy and the Onion Dude would get over themselves and use alt text.
It would be even better if people didn’t share their stuff without adding it.
It would be even better if people didn’t share their stuff without adding it.
November 14, 2024 at 8:26 PM
It’d be really great if people like the Menswear Guy and the Onion Dude would get over themselves and use alt text.
It would be even better if people didn’t share their stuff without adding it.
It would be even better if people didn’t share their stuff without adding it.
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The Biden administration cut pandemic-era health benefits, and the Harris campaign failed to present any comprehensive health care reform policies. This was not an inspiring message for voters. My latest for @tnr.bsky.social: newrepublic.com/article/1881...
Ignoring Public Health May Have Cost Democrats the Election
The Biden administration cut pandemic-era health benefits, and the Harris campaign failed to present any comprehensive health care reform policies. This was not an inspiring message for voters.
newrepublic.com
November 13, 2024 at 2:01 PM
The Biden administration cut pandemic-era health benefits, and the Harris campaign failed to present any comprehensive health care reform policies. This was not an inspiring message for voters. My latest for @tnr.bsky.social: newrepublic.com/article/1881...
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Disabled folks pointed out how inaccessible and hostile it is to have a large gathering like this in a small space without masking or air purification.
For that, they are getting screamed at, insulted, and called “wreckers.”
These DSA folks are repeating right wing propaganda about covid.
For that, they are getting screamed at, insulted, and called “wreckers.”
These DSA folks are repeating right wing propaganda about covid.
man it’s hard to see images like this.
NY DSA had a meeting with 10x their normal turnout. They did not request or require masks.
And so, in the middle of a surge, only 3 people in this packed space are masking, and there are no visible air cleaning devices.
Not even Corsi-Rosenthal boxes.
NY DSA had a meeting with 10x their normal turnout. They did not request or require masks.
And so, in the middle of a surge, only 3 people in this packed space are masking, and there are no visible air cleaning devices.
Not even Corsi-Rosenthal boxes.
November 12, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Disabled folks pointed out how inaccessible and hostile it is to have a large gathering like this in a small space without masking or air purification.
For that, they are getting screamed at, insulted, and called “wreckers.”
These DSA folks are repeating right wing propaganda about covid.
For that, they are getting screamed at, insulted, and called “wreckers.”
These DSA folks are repeating right wing propaganda about covid.
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Over on the *other* place (w/which I am committed not to engage! no tweets/RTs/likes!)
the People's CDC is asking us to write to HICPAC by TOMORROW to adopt universal masking in healthcare.
Instructions at
tinyurl.com/hicpacnov2024
#MaskUp #CovidIsNotOver
the People's CDC is asking us to write to HICPAC by TOMORROW to adopt universal masking in healthcare.
Instructions at
tinyurl.com/hicpacnov2024
#MaskUp #CovidIsNotOver
November 12, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Over on the *other* place (w/which I am committed not to engage! no tweets/RTs/likes!)
the People's CDC is asking us to write to HICPAC by TOMORROW to adopt universal masking in healthcare.
Instructions at
tinyurl.com/hicpacnov2024
#MaskUp #CovidIsNotOver
the People's CDC is asking us to write to HICPAC by TOMORROW to adopt universal masking in healthcare.
Instructions at
tinyurl.com/hicpacnov2024
#MaskUp #CovidIsNotOver
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I understand the allure of wanting to be a "carry guns and wear leather jackets" Black Panther but there's a case to be made that the most dangerous ones were the "feed kids breakfast and teach them about settler colonialism" Black Panthers
I hope we Americans can let go of our desire to be the individual Chosen One who leads the rebellion and punches every Nazi. Organizing is hard, it takes experience and resources and time. Stop fantasizing about being a superhero. Start joining existing groups and be part of collective action.
November 9, 2024 at 12:19 PM
I understand the allure of wanting to be a "carry guns and wear leather jackets" Black Panther but there's a case to be made that the most dangerous ones were the "feed kids breakfast and teach them about settler colonialism" Black Panthers
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Emily Oster doing a podcast with Bari Weiss feels like a potentially dangerous turning point
October 14, 2024 at 2:46 AM
Emily Oster doing a podcast with Bari Weiss feels like a potentially dangerous turning point
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Emily Oster should have been run out of academia for her HIV takes. But here we are, instead.
Emily Oster should be run out of academia for this "social distancing caused harm" bs she faked a data set to help produce.
October 11, 2023 at 12:34 PM
Emily Oster should have been run out of academia for her HIV takes. But here we are, instead.