gently squeezed platypus
@gsplatypus.bsky.social
disability stuff, autism stuff, queer stuff, nerd stuff? cheerfully sadposting. I forget things 🌈 (no I'm serious)
I post a lot of random crap, it's okay to unfollow me
(they)
I post a lot of random crap, it's okay to unfollow me
(they)
Pinned
why can't I be a formless anonymous void AND make new friends there's gotta be a way to make this work
Reposted by gently squeezed platypus
Here is info on how to donate to St Paul,MN needs pantry.👇
My brother's school in St Paul, MN, is putting together a needs pantry/mutual aid thing for students and families who need help surviving the ICE occupation. He's said a lot of his students have been staying home from school because it's unsafe to go out. There are ways to donate if you're not local
January 22, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Here is info on how to donate to St Paul,MN needs pantry.👇
Reposted by gently squeezed platypus
I have less than 30 days to fundraise this money or I will be homeless
the hospital discharged me back to the place I'm getting kicked out of next month immediately after I had a seizure that no one took seriously at the hospital this morning and now I have to look for housing asap
Please help.
givebutter.com/iG0zWz
Please help.
givebutter.com/iG0zWz
Keep a Disabled Trans Woman Housed
By Lavender Alliance
givebutter.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:52 PM
I have less than 30 days to fundraise this money or I will be homeless
Reposted by gently squeezed platypus
Please help Lubna and Rami save Naser.
How would you feel.
How would you want to be treated while you were pleading for help?
Do that. Be the good in the world.
How would you feel.
How would you want to be treated while you were pleading for help?
Do that. Be the good in the world.
Naser is fading fast. 💔
Our tent is gone. For a sick child, this isn't just cold it’s a death sentence from infection. I need $300 IMMEDIATELY to get him to safety & hygiene.
Don’t look away. Your silence is his danger; your $5 is his life.
@prisonculture.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/yr6wm9tr
Our tent is gone. For a sick child, this isn't just cold it’s a death sentence from infection. I need $300 IMMEDIATELY to get him to safety & hygiene.
Don’t look away. Your silence is his danger; your $5 is his life.
@prisonculture.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/yr6wm9tr
January 21, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Please help Lubna and Rami save Naser.
How would you feel.
How would you want to be treated while you were pleading for help?
Do that. Be the good in the world.
How would you feel.
How would you want to be treated while you were pleading for help?
Do that. Be the good in the world.
Reposted by gently squeezed platypus
jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
![YOUR RING CAMERA IS AN ICE AGENT
[a drawing of a ring camera with an ice agent dragging a person away in its field of vision]
"In October of 2025, Amazon's Ring announced its partnership with FLOCK, an A.I. surveillance group that freely shares its footage with ICE, the secret service, and the navy. Flock customers can use A.I. tools to sift through footage to assist in all manner of operations (like raids and deportations) without a warrant. Unplug Ring! Melt ICE! Protect your neighbors!
See: https://blog.ring.com/about-ring/ring-expands-community-requests-to-additional-community-safety-partners/
https://www.404media.co/ice-secret-service-navy-all-had-access-to-flocks-nationwide-network-of-cameras/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9MwZkHiMQ
https://www.aclum.org/campaigns-initiatives/get-the-flock-out-resource-guide/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p2aefnvhb3zmkrazk67dppxw/bafkreic7teyeocg7k5qcqxnc666k7clyiislh2zfi6iopcz6fs3e3lt6xy@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 PM
jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
Reposted by gently squeezed platypus
had to spend $10 on fast food bc 4 days w/o eating was RLY pushing it, so I still need:
🚨 $297 by the end of TODAY for motel rent (or $70, but then I’d need $80 tmrw too)
🚨 $200 for meds/groceries ($80 minimum for rx copays/ride to pharmacy)
anything/everything helps 💞
ko-fi.com/katiwithoutt...
🚨 $297 by the end of TODAY for motel rent (or $70, but then I’d need $80 tmrw too)
🚨 $200 for meds/groceries ($80 minimum for rx copays/ride to pharmacy)
anything/everything helps 💞
ko-fi.com/katiwithoutt...
January 20, 2026 at 7:25 PM
had to spend $10 on fast food bc 4 days w/o eating was RLY pushing it, so I still need:
🚨 $297 by the end of TODAY for motel rent (or $70, but then I’d need $80 tmrw too)
🚨 $200 for meds/groceries ($80 minimum for rx copays/ride to pharmacy)
anything/everything helps 💞
ko-fi.com/katiwithoutt...
🚨 $297 by the end of TODAY for motel rent (or $70, but then I’d need $80 tmrw too)
🚨 $200 for meds/groceries ($80 minimum for rx copays/ride to pharmacy)
anything/everything helps 💞
ko-fi.com/katiwithoutt...
Reposted by gently squeezed platypus
Friendly reminder that Covid is still something to be concerned about!
If still taking it seriously in 2026 sounds absurd, like some tinfoil-hat level conspiracy theory, check out the scientific sources in the zine below.
No one is immune to long covid, and there is still no cure. Mask up! ✊🏻😷
If still taking it seriously in 2026 sounds absurd, like some tinfoil-hat level conspiracy theory, check out the scientific sources in the zine below.
No one is immune to long covid, and there is still no cure. Mask up! ✊🏻😷
What's Up With COVID and What We Can Do About It: 2026 Edition
I've thoroughly updated this public health propaganda zine! With new information about:
Adjusting mask fit
CO2 monitoring
Improving ventilation for infection control
Read at newlevant.com/COVIDzine or in the thread below 👇
I've thoroughly updated this public health propaganda zine! With new information about:
Adjusting mask fit
CO2 monitoring
Improving ventilation for infection control
Read at newlevant.com/COVIDzine or in the thread below 👇
![[COVID zine front cover]
[bold, handwritten] What’s Up With COVID and What We Can Do About It: 2026 Edition
[Drawing of a person (me) with a shoulder-length shag haircut, wearing head-strap respirator mask a sweatshirt, carrying a Corsi-Rosenthal box (a DIY air purifier made with a box fan and furnace filters)]
[word balloon] clean the air, basically! By Hazel Newlevant
[COVID zine back cover]
[handwritten text, circled by a chain which is breaking on the bottom]
“Every chain of transmission that is broken is VALUABLE. Every person that doesn’t GET SICK, that doesn’t lose that WEEK OF WORK, that doesn’t become DISABLED or DIE, from the minorest of inconveniences, to the GREATEST of losses: every single one of those things is VALUABLE.” -Becca on DEATH PANEL podcast 2/16/23.
Print and distribute this zine yourself! Download a PDF here. [arrow pointing to the citations QR code]
[drawing of this zine, getting stapled with a long-arm stapler]
[Creative Commons license logo] CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Citations:
[QR code] newlevant.com/COVIDzine
[bold, handwritten] ALWAYS FREE](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:twccexjsbh6y2tyhysjrhc2v/bafkreicg6f3tsxzbhi6hesaqppsfaaidnee33exrrwoalyxyaihaxxdk3a@jpeg)
January 18, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Friendly reminder that Covid is still something to be concerned about!
If still taking it seriously in 2026 sounds absurd, like some tinfoil-hat level conspiracy theory, check out the scientific sources in the zine below.
No one is immune to long covid, and there is still no cure. Mask up! ✊🏻😷
If still taking it seriously in 2026 sounds absurd, like some tinfoil-hat level conspiracy theory, check out the scientific sources in the zine below.
No one is immune to long covid, and there is still no cure. Mask up! ✊🏻😷
Reposted by gently squeezed platypus
What's Up With COVID and What We Can Do About It: 2026 Edition
I've thoroughly updated this public health propaganda zine! With new information about:
Adjusting mask fit
CO2 monitoring
Improving ventilation for infection control
Read at newlevant.com/COVIDzine or in the thread below 👇
I've thoroughly updated this public health propaganda zine! With new information about:
Adjusting mask fit
CO2 monitoring
Improving ventilation for infection control
Read at newlevant.com/COVIDzine or in the thread below 👇
January 16, 2026 at 3:17 PM
What's Up With COVID and What We Can Do About It: 2026 Edition
I've thoroughly updated this public health propaganda zine! With new information about:
Adjusting mask fit
CO2 monitoring
Improving ventilation for infection control
Read at newlevant.com/COVIDzine or in the thread below 👇
I've thoroughly updated this public health propaganda zine! With new information about:
Adjusting mask fit
CO2 monitoring
Improving ventilation for infection control
Read at newlevant.com/COVIDzine or in the thread below 👇
Reposted by gently squeezed platypus
Check out Meshtastic, maybe watch a few videos about it. Ad-hoc network of radios allowing for communications over long distances via a smartphone app and a $50 radio setup.
Very useful in an emergency. There's even a Boston group already: meshtastic.org/docs/communi...
Very useful in an emergency. There's even a Boston group already: meshtastic.org/docs/communi...
Local Groups | Meshtastic
Below is a list of groups that have been actively organizing Meshtastic networks in their regions. Feel free to contact
meshtastic.org
January 14, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Check out Meshtastic, maybe watch a few videos about it. Ad-hoc network of radios allowing for communications over long distances via a smartphone app and a $50 radio setup.
Very useful in an emergency. There's even a Boston group already: meshtastic.org/docs/communi...
Very useful in an emergency. There's even a Boston group already: meshtastic.org/docs/communi...
Reposted by gently squeezed platypus
Hi,
Sahar is here, and she asks for our support today.
Odai is still in pain; he needs medical intervention and pain medication.
There is no work in Gaza. There is cold, there is rain. Sahar’s family have lost their home, and jobs, and all that they had.
Support:
chuffed.org/project/1656...
Sahar is here, and she asks for our support today.
Odai is still in pain; he needs medical intervention and pain medication.
There is no work in Gaza. There is cold, there is rain. Sahar’s family have lost their home, and jobs, and all that they had.
Support:
chuffed.org/project/1656...
January 20, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Hi,
Sahar is here, and she asks for our support today.
Odai is still in pain; he needs medical intervention and pain medication.
There is no work in Gaza. There is cold, there is rain. Sahar’s family have lost their home, and jobs, and all that they had.
Support:
chuffed.org/project/1656...
Sahar is here, and she asks for our support today.
Odai is still in pain; he needs medical intervention and pain medication.
There is no work in Gaza. There is cold, there is rain. Sahar’s family have lost their home, and jobs, and all that they had.
Support:
chuffed.org/project/1656...
Reposted by gently squeezed platypus
Please don't look away- a broken hand is a difficulty in the best circumstances, in these.... well.
Please- even sharing makes a difference.
Please- even sharing makes a difference.
My hand is broken and I can’t work😢
I urgently need treatment
Strong winds and heavy rain destroyed our tent🌧️
We have no shelter from the cold🥶
I’m only asking for help to buy a tent and get medical care🙏
Any support, even a small one means a lot🤍
Verified @mommunism.bsky.social
gofund.me/78aa2a366
I urgently need treatment
Strong winds and heavy rain destroyed our tent🌧️
We have no shelter from the cold🥶
I’m only asking for help to buy a tent and get medical care🙏
Any support, even a small one means a lot🤍
Verified @mommunism.bsky.social
gofund.me/78aa2a366
January 20, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Please don't look away- a broken hand is a difficulty in the best circumstances, in these.... well.
Please- even sharing makes a difference.
Please- even sharing makes a difference.
Reposted by gently squeezed platypus
they can see me in an hour
so i don't have much time to get together some $
$0 / 46
so i don't have much time to get together some $
$0 / 46
hey friends,
before i get my hopes up about this,
could you please help me out with $46 (to get there and back) to go and meet this person?
i am searching high and low for a place to rent, but literally no one wants someone who has no stable income and who has been evicted 3 times.
before i get my hopes up about this,
could you please help me out with $46 (to get there and back) to go and meet this person?
i am searching high and low for a place to rent, but literally no one wants someone who has no stable income and who has been evicted 3 times.
they said that they sympathise with my situation, so they won't ask for first & last- only first
this works out to be a lot cheaper than going from place to place @ $33-40 a night IF I'M LUCKY
i'm going to need big help to get together $870 as soon as possible please? 🙏🏽
paypal.me/thelongestroad
this works out to be a lot cheaper than going from place to place @ $33-40 a night IF I'M LUCKY
i'm going to need big help to get together $870 as soon as possible please? 🙏🏽
paypal.me/thelongestroad
January 20, 2026 at 2:28 PM
they can see me in an hour
so i don't have much time to get together some $
$0 / 46
so i don't have much time to get together some $
$0 / 46
Reposted by gently squeezed platypus
Too far away from this goal..
Looking very likely Britt will be out on the streets within hours if we can't raise these funds ($816) soon! Like, now!
Please share and donate now to help
#MutualAid #HelpSky #HelpFolksLive #NightSky #PeopleWithDisabilities #PWD #PeopleWithCFS #MA #MABoost #BIPOCMA
Looking very likely Britt will be out on the streets within hours if we can't raise these funds ($816) soon! Like, now!
Please share and donate now to help
#MutualAid #HelpSky #HelpFolksLive #NightSky #PeopleWithDisabilities #PWD #PeopleWithCFS #MA #MABoost #BIPOCMA
January 20, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Too far away from this goal..
Looking very likely Britt will be out on the streets within hours if we can't raise these funds ($816) soon! Like, now!
Please share and donate now to help
#MutualAid #HelpSky #HelpFolksLive #NightSky #PeopleWithDisabilities #PWD #PeopleWithCFS #MA #MABoost #BIPOCMA
Looking very likely Britt will be out on the streets within hours if we can't raise these funds ($816) soon! Like, now!
Please share and donate now to help
#MutualAid #HelpSky #HelpFolksLive #NightSky #PeopleWithDisabilities #PWD #PeopleWithCFS #MA #MABoost #BIPOCMA
Reposted by gently squeezed platypus
Does anyone have any ideas or leads for a disabled person like me to make money that isn't plasma donating? I'm a former medical assistant, but that's mostly clinical skills and my certifications are expired.
Can't do coding and billing, that's a separate skillset
Can't do coding and billing, that's a separate skillset
January 17, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Reposted by gently squeezed platypus
455/700! Hoping we can keep the momentum!
#MutualAid #FundMeFriday 💸💞
Also groceries have been ordered, thank you all so much!
#MutualAid #FundMeFriday 💸💞
Also groceries have been ordered, thank you all so much!
Desperately in need of groceries and help with the transmission payment. Changing the goal to reflect those two things specifically. 300 for groceries & house stuff (toilet paper, dish soap, etc), 400 for the car (about half the payment)
62/700
Cashapp/Venmo: SingsongRaptor
PayPal.me/spooniewolf
62/700
Cashapp/Venmo: SingsongRaptor
PayPal.me/spooniewolf
January 18, 2026 at 1:05 AM
455/700! Hoping we can keep the momentum!
#MutualAid #FundMeFriday 💸💞
Also groceries have been ordered, thank you all so much!
#MutualAid #FundMeFriday 💸💞
Also groceries have been ordered, thank you all so much!
The Cliks - Oh Yeah
The Cliks - Oh Yeah
YouTube video by TheCliksVEVO
m.youtube.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:28 PM
The Cliks - Oh Yeah
Reposted by gently squeezed platypus
“People grab the gestapo image, because the Gestapo says that could never be us—slave patrols say this is exactly us. The gestapo comparison lets you condemn terror without interrogating lineage. Slave patrols, however, force you to admit that American terror didn’t need a dictator. It needed law.”
January 15, 2026 at 4:41 AM
“People grab the gestapo image, because the Gestapo says that could never be us—slave patrols say this is exactly us. The gestapo comparison lets you condemn terror without interrogating lineage. Slave patrols, however, force you to admit that American terror didn’t need a dictator. It needed law.”
Totale Finsternis, Tanz de Vampire (Total Eclipse of the Heart)
TOTALE FINSTERNIS - the main song from the musical "Tanz der Vampire" (Total Eclipse of the heart)
YouTube video by Inspirada Bythesun
m.youtube.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Totale Finsternis, Tanz de Vampire (Total Eclipse of the Heart)
Reposted by gently squeezed platypus
*general strike, January 23*
image description:
PRESS RELEASE
MINNEAPOLIS LABOR UNION
DELEGATION AND LOCAL
REGIONAL LABOR BODIES
ENDORSE JANUARY 23: DAY
OF TRUTH AND FREEDOM
NO WORK, SCHOOL OR
SHOPPING
image description:
PRESS RELEASE
MINNEAPOLIS LABOR UNION
DELEGATION AND LOCAL
REGIONAL LABOR BODIES
ENDORSE JANUARY 23: DAY
OF TRUTH AND FREEDOM
NO WORK, SCHOOL OR
SHOPPING
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 17, 2026 at 6:32 AM
*general strike, January 23*
image description:
PRESS RELEASE
MINNEAPOLIS LABOR UNION
DELEGATION AND LOCAL
REGIONAL LABOR BODIES
ENDORSE JANUARY 23: DAY
OF TRUTH AND FREEDOM
NO WORK, SCHOOL OR
SHOPPING
image description:
PRESS RELEASE
MINNEAPOLIS LABOR UNION
DELEGATION AND LOCAL
REGIONAL LABOR BODIES
ENDORSE JANUARY 23: DAY
OF TRUTH AND FREEDOM
NO WORK, SCHOOL OR
SHOPPING
Reposted by gently squeezed platypus
I'm struggling with writing an article about disabled people being trapped with abusive caregivers.
About how the meagre financial supports we receive aren't enough to hire help, so many of us have to rely on toxic people and situations.
I'm worried it'll be too triggering? Thoughts?
About how the meagre financial supports we receive aren't enough to hire help, so many of us have to rely on toxic people and situations.
I'm worried it'll be too triggering? Thoughts?
January 16, 2026 at 11:04 PM
I'm struggling with writing an article about disabled people being trapped with abusive caregivers.
About how the meagre financial supports we receive aren't enough to hire help, so many of us have to rely on toxic people and situations.
I'm worried it'll be too triggering? Thoughts?
About how the meagre financial supports we receive aren't enough to hire help, so many of us have to rely on toxic people and situations.
I'm worried it'll be too triggering? Thoughts?
Reposted by gently squeezed platypus
We tried to explain that criminalization is the fuel of fascism.
January 17, 2026 at 1:07 AM
We tried to explain that criminalization is the fuel of fascism.
Reposted by gently squeezed platypus
There is a 3rd category- Those who don't know what ails them is long covid. Chronically ill, tachycardia, vasculitis, brain damage, vision/hearing impairment, POTS/PEM.. symptoms miscategorized as something else.
🎯post by @putrinolab.bsky.social on XTwitter, commenting on one of @1goodtern.bsky.social's short 🧵
"Separating the world into 'people who have #LongCovid' and 'people who don't have LC YET' is a sobering but necessary framing for anyone..."
The underlying 🧵
threadreaderapp.com/thread/20119...
"Separating the world into 'people who have #LongCovid' and 'people who don't have LC YET' is a sobering but necessary framing for anyone..."
The underlying 🧵
threadreaderapp.com/thread/20119...
January 17, 2026 at 2:28 AM
There is a 3rd category- Those who don't know what ails them is long covid. Chronically ill, tachycardia, vasculitis, brain damage, vision/hearing impairment, POTS/PEM.. symptoms miscategorized as something else.
Reposted by gently squeezed platypus
January 17, 2026 at 2:26 AM
I constantly regret that I ever smoked with the cat in the house. I'm so sorry, Kitty. I hope I can make it up to you in the Field of Reeds some day.
"The best way to keep pets safe is to smoke or vape outside the home; to keep pets out of rooms used for cooking, smoking and vaping; and to ventilate homes well after these activities. Vapes and their accessories should be stored well away from inquisitive pets."
Doing this in your home could be making your pets seriously ill
Owners have been urged to keep an eye out for symptoms
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
January 17, 2026 at 6:29 AM
I constantly regret that I ever smoked with the cat in the house. I'm so sorry, Kitty. I hope I can make it up to you in the Field of Reeds some day.
Reposted by gently squeezed platypus
