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[PFP ID: Mini rosebud that's halfway open. The rosebud has a gradient of yellow-green to cream to peach. The background is a slightly blurry mix of stems, thorns, and leaves.]
[PFP ID: Mini rosebud that's halfway open. The rosebud has a gradient of yellow-green to cream to peach. The background is a slightly blurry mix of stems, thorns, and leaves.]
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Yeah. You don’t have to consciously *want* to banish or kill vulnerable people to be actively banishing & killing them. “I’m just doing what everyone else is doing” may make you feel like you’re not responsible, but rampant infectious disease spread isn’t an act of god. It’s a human choice.
This is what we mean when we say the majority position on Covid is eugenics, even when democrats do it. If your response to a vulnerable person is to expose them rather than protect them, you are trying to get rid of them.
January 12, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Yeah. You don’t have to consciously *want* to banish or kill vulnerable people to be actively banishing & killing them. “I’m just doing what everyone else is doing” may make you feel like you’re not responsible, but rampant infectious disease spread isn’t an act of god. It’s a human choice.
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🎨 New crane piece in the shop!
If you are in the market for some human-made, calming art, I invite you to pop over to my shop for a browse. The link to this red-crowned crane is below.
🙏🏼❤️
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1773...
If you are in the market for some human-made, calming art, I invite you to pop over to my shop for a browse. The link to this red-crowned crane is below.
🙏🏼❤️
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1773...
January 11, 2026 at 10:12 PM
🎨 New crane piece in the shop!
If you are in the market for some human-made, calming art, I invite you to pop over to my shop for a browse. The link to this red-crowned crane is below.
🙏🏼❤️
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1773...
If you are in the market for some human-made, calming art, I invite you to pop over to my shop for a browse. The link to this red-crowned crane is below.
🙏🏼❤️
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1773...
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Refusal to wear a respirator mask is rooted in refusal to accept the truth regarding Covid-19.
#COVID19 #respirator
#COVID19 #respirator
The problem for most people is that wearing a respirator mask means having to acknowledge that the pandemic of Covid-19 is not actually over, and that things have not actually returned to "normal." For most people, irrational denial is preferable to acknowledging the uncomfortable truth.
October 17, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Refusal to wear a respirator mask is rooted in refusal to accept the truth regarding Covid-19.
#COVID19 #respirator
#COVID19 #respirator
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When the Anglican Church is more woke than most of your progressive friends
January 12, 2026 at 2:07 AM
When the Anglican Church is more woke than most of your progressive friends
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we must have the courage to break our own hearts!
January 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM
we must have the courage to break our own hearts!
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If I ask you to cite your sources and you get offended I’m just gonna go ahead and assume you don’t have any.
January 10, 2026 at 2:15 PM
If I ask you to cite your sources and you get offended I’m just gonna go ahead and assume you don’t have any.
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Covid almost killed my mom in 2024
It’s also affecting infant brains in the scariest way.
This shit isn’t over. They’ve just been super successful at getting you to not care.
Wear a fucking mask :)
It’s also affecting infant brains in the scariest way.
This shit isn’t over. They’ve just been super successful at getting you to not care.
Wear a fucking mask :)
January 5, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Covid almost killed my mom in 2024
It’s also affecting infant brains in the scariest way.
This shit isn’t over. They’ve just been super successful at getting you to not care.
Wear a fucking mask :)
It’s also affecting infant brains in the scariest way.
This shit isn’t over. They’ve just been super successful at getting you to not care.
Wear a fucking mask :)
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"Exhaustion after fear is real exhaustion. It is not metaphorical. The body does not distinguish between physical threat and sustained moral vigilance. When I or anyone else tries to pretend it does not bother us, we are asking our system to carry weight without acknowledgment." -- Deborah Kaye
January 4, 2026 at 5:18 AM
"Exhaustion after fear is real exhaustion. It is not metaphorical. The body does not distinguish between physical threat and sustained moral vigilance. When I or anyone else tries to pretend it does not bother us, we are asking our system to carry weight without acknowledgment." -- Deborah Kaye
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Serious thing for folks to consider is, particularly for marginalized people, Grudges Are Self-Defense. What you may be interpreting as pettiness is probably closer aligned to "You have demonstrated you're not to be trusted." And knowing who REALLY has your back is more important that ever.
I feel in my bones that the wave has started to crash back in and Certain People/Companies who thought they were safe to abandon everyone they’d been pretending to care about will suddenly realize that those people have money/power and I, for one, will be holding a grudge until the end of time 💜
January 2, 2026 at 5:43 AM
Serious thing for folks to consider is, particularly for marginalized people, Grudges Are Self-Defense. What you may be interpreting as pettiness is probably closer aligned to "You have demonstrated you're not to be trusted." And knowing who REALLY has your back is more important that ever.
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Covid-19 is the Great Revealer, prompting people to shed their disguises, thereby allowing their actual character and actual values to be seen. In many instances, the character and values revealed are deeply repugnant: carelessness, recklessness, thoughtlessness, and selfishness.
#COVID19
#COVID19
January 4, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Covid-19 is the Great Revealer, prompting people to shed their disguises, thereby allowing their actual character and actual values to be seen. In many instances, the character and values revealed are deeply repugnant: carelessness, recklessness, thoughtlessness, and selfishness.
#COVID19
#COVID19
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It's interesting that people just totally forgot that masking in 2020 literally drove one strain of flu extinct. It no longer exists, because people wore masks.
And, that after a bunch of covid infections, they find it very hard to understand why you'd mention masks when talking about the flu
And, that after a bunch of covid infections, they find it very hard to understand why you'd mention masks when talking about the flu
December 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
It's interesting that people just totally forgot that masking in 2020 literally drove one strain of flu extinct. It no longer exists, because people wore masks.
And, that after a bunch of covid infections, they find it very hard to understand why you'd mention masks when talking about the flu
And, that after a bunch of covid infections, they find it very hard to understand why you'd mention masks when talking about the flu
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Henry Sakamoto, a prominent Japanese American leader who brought cherry trees to Portland’s waterfront, died at the age of 98 on Nov. 25.
asamnews.com/2025/12/27/c...
asamnews.com/2025/12/27/c...
Civic leader behind Portland Waterfront cherry trees passes – AsAmNews
Henry Sakamoto, a prominent Japanese American leader who brought cherry trees to Portland’s waterfront, died at the age of 98 on Nov. 25.
asamnews.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Henry Sakamoto, a prominent Japanese American leader who brought cherry trees to Portland’s waterfront, died at the age of 98 on Nov. 25.
asamnews.com/2025/12/27/c...
asamnews.com/2025/12/27/c...
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More affirmations!
October 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
More affirmations!
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What is your theme for the new year?
Mine is: Go where you are wanted.
Mine is: Go where you are wanted.
December 27, 2025 at 2:27 AM
What is your theme for the new year?
Mine is: Go where you are wanted.
Mine is: Go where you are wanted.
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Despite threats, billionaires don't leave the largest population centers, because it's where there is the most money to be had from the collective value generated by human beings, and despite what they insist, they don't generate wealth; they collect it.
“California is on a path to self-destruction,” wrote Bill Ackman, joining opposition to a tax proposal alongside Google’s cofounder and more.
Possible California Wealth Tax Causes Billionaire Freakout: Page, Thiel Threaten To Leave
“California is on a path to self-destruction,” wrote Bill Ackman, joining opposition to a tax proposal alongside Google’s cofounder and more.
www.forbes.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Despite threats, billionaires don't leave the largest population centers, because it's where there is the most money to be had from the collective value generated by human beings, and despite what they insist, they don't generate wealth; they collect it.
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one of the truly depressing things about the culture war over masks is that we simply refuse to treat them as a tool to mitigate the spread of illness! it should be normal to wear a mask in public when you don’t feel well even if it’s not about saving anybody’s life!!!!! why would you mock that
or- and this will blow too many minds, for reasons that depress me deeply-
THEY CARE ABOUT OTHER PPL
hence find it totally worthwhile
TO DO THIS 1 EASY FKN TRICK THAT MIGHT SAVE A LIFE OR FEW (+if nothing else save ppl some real unpleasant days/missed pay)
THEY CARE ABOUT OTHER PPL
hence find it totally worthwhile
TO DO THIS 1 EASY FKN TRICK THAT MIGHT SAVE A LIFE OR FEW (+if nothing else save ppl some real unpleasant days/missed pay)
These people aren't masking for shits and giggles- they are the immunocompromised, elderly, and others who are, or believe themselves to be, particularly vulnerable to infections of airborne viruses such as sars-cov-2, influenza, etc.
December 27, 2025 at 10:48 PM
one of the truly depressing things about the culture war over masks is that we simply refuse to treat them as a tool to mitigate the spread of illness! it should be normal to wear a mask in public when you don’t feel well even if it’s not about saving anybody’s life!!!!! why would you mock that
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OREGON: Equal Rights for All is a ballot measure to affirm the right to abortion, contraception & IVF, trans health care, and same-gender marriage in the OR Constitution. Help make sure it gets enough signatures to qualify for the Nov 26 ballot!
Sign it:
www.equalrightsoregon.com/sign-the-pet...
Sign it:
www.equalrightsoregon.com/sign-the-pet...
December 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
OREGON: Equal Rights for All is a ballot measure to affirm the right to abortion, contraception & IVF, trans health care, and same-gender marriage in the OR Constitution. Help make sure it gets enough signatures to qualify for the Nov 26 ballot!
Sign it:
www.equalrightsoregon.com/sign-the-pet...
Sign it:
www.equalrightsoregon.com/sign-the-pet...
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Holiday gathering reminder 🎁
If your guests test w/rapids twice before the event, 48 hours apart, it’ll catch 63% of Covid cases even if they have no symptoms. Testing 3x improves that to 79%!
This is how we curb the annual January surge that gave me Long Covid—thanks for protecting yr community 🤍
If your guests test w/rapids twice before the event, 48 hours apart, it’ll catch 63% of Covid cases even if they have no symptoms. Testing 3x improves that to 79%!
This is how we curb the annual January surge that gave me Long Covid—thanks for protecting yr community 🤍
Study Examines Performance of Serial COVID Testing - News Center
Testing performance of rapid antigen tests for SARS-CoV-2 improved for both asymptomatic and symptomatic patients after testing multiple times in 48-hour intervals, according to findings published in ...
news.feinberg.northwestern.edu
December 14, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Holiday gathering reminder 🎁
If your guests test w/rapids twice before the event, 48 hours apart, it’ll catch 63% of Covid cases even if they have no symptoms. Testing 3x improves that to 79%!
This is how we curb the annual January surge that gave me Long Covid—thanks for protecting yr community 🤍
If your guests test w/rapids twice before the event, 48 hours apart, it’ll catch 63% of Covid cases even if they have no symptoms. Testing 3x improves that to 79%!
This is how we curb the annual January surge that gave me Long Covid—thanks for protecting yr community 🤍
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Reject any motherfucker who tells you we need to abandon a vulnerable population or person. They’re either a fascist or a fascist-in-waiting.
December 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Reject any motherfucker who tells you we need to abandon a vulnerable population or person. They’re either a fascist or a fascist-in-waiting.
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As a reminder since Covid, the flu, RSV, and norovirus haven't disappeared, please check the wastewater charts like you would the weather.
Yes, you should mask everywhere, but if you won't, at least pay attention to when the risk if higher and act accordingly.
Yes, you should mask everywhere, but if you won't, at least pay attention to when the risk if higher and act accordingly.
WastewaterSCAN Dashboard
WastewaterSCAN Data Dashboard tracks infectious diseases across the US via wastewater surveillance.
data.wastewaterscan.org
December 17, 2025 at 12:50 AM
As a reminder since Covid, the flu, RSV, and norovirus haven't disappeared, please check the wastewater charts like you would the weather.
Yes, you should mask everywhere, but if you won't, at least pay attention to when the risk if higher and act accordingly.
Yes, you should mask everywhere, but if you won't, at least pay attention to when the risk if higher and act accordingly.
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Annual reminder that if you see a menorah in someone’s window, that’s an act of defiance against bigotry and hate. It’s also pride and bravery.
It’s says “a Jew lives here” and that’s both painting a target but also reminding everyone that we still exist and we always will.
It’s says “a Jew lives here” and that’s both painting a target but also reminding everyone that we still exist and we always will.
December 14, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Annual reminder that if you see a menorah in someone’s window, that’s an act of defiance against bigotry and hate. It’s also pride and bravery.
It’s says “a Jew lives here” and that’s both painting a target but also reminding everyone that we still exist and we always will.
It’s says “a Jew lives here” and that’s both painting a target but also reminding everyone that we still exist and we always will.
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Dam break at the Green River levee.
komonews.com/news/local/f...
Tukwila, Kent, Renton
(Includes the IKEA.)
komonews.com/news/local/f...
Tukwila, Kent, Renton
(Includes the IKEA.)
GO NOW: Flash flood warning issued for Tukwila area after Green River levee failure
The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a flash flood warning for west central King County, Washington, following the failure of the Green River Leve
komonews.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Dam break at the Green River levee.
komonews.com/news/local/f...
Tukwila, Kent, Renton
(Includes the IKEA.)
komonews.com/news/local/f...
Tukwila, Kent, Renton
(Includes the IKEA.)
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The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
December 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."