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Leah

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she/her disabled • deaf • táim ag foghlaim Gaeilge
https://chuffed.org/project/142647-help-hamed-and-his-family-to-survive

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Leah @leahhael.bsky.social · Oct 16

Ruwa has had to go to hospital due to her seizures being worse.

Donations have been very slow and Ruwa needs your help urgently to pay for treatment

Please give what you can and share with others

chuffed.org/project/1426...

Leah

@leahhael.bsky.social

Hamed is unable to stay in his tent and needs to find somewhere to rent but cannot afford it

Please give what you can

November 15, 2025 at 11:37 PM

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Dr. Lucky Tran

@luckytran.com

💔 Alice Wong’s last words: “Don’t let the bastards grind you down.”

We can never thank Alice enough for fighting all the good fights and especially all the hard fights. We all learned so much from your brilliance, your courage, and your indefatigable leadership. We will never forget you.

This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing.
Hi everyone, it looks like I ran out of time. I have so many dreams that I wanted to fulfill and plans to create new stories for you. There are a few in progress that might come to fruition in a few years if things work out. I did not ever imagine I would live to this age and end up a writer, editor, activist, and more. As a kid riddled with insecurity and internalized ableism, I could not see a path forward. It was thanks to friendships and some great teachers who believed in me that I was able to fight my way out of miserable situations into a place where I finally felt comfortable in my skin.
We need more stories about us and our culture.
You all, we all, deserve the everything and more in such a hostile, ableist environment. Our wisdom is incisive and unflinching. I'm honored to be your ancestor and believe disabled oracles like us will light the way to the future. Don't let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.

November 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM

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Yuh-Line Niou

@yuhline.bsky.social

This being the last post Alice made for herself makes me incredibly sad. We need more spaces for us. We need more places where voices like Alice’s are uplifted so that others can learn from the wisdom that needs to be shared.

Alice Wong @sfdirewolf.bsky.social · 23d

It’s been a pleasure working with Lex and everyone in the politics vertical at Teen Vogue. I’m heartbroken that my column, Disability Visibility, is gone. Teen Vogue was one of the few places that published disabled journalists regularly. I just spent the last 2 months working on my next column

Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 25d

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.

certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

November 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM

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series of gj tubes

@silverlightzoi.bsky.social

a proper qt update before bed - ty to friends who sent $200 and $20! good on tmrw but

🚨 $935 due for overdue storage (due by the 11th) and one full week of housing (due ASAP, otherwise it’s $80/day) 🚨

ko-fi.com/katimcf

#MutualAid #UrgentMutualAid #EmergencyMutualAid #Helpsky ❤️‍🩹🫡💸💕

November 9, 2025 at 5:27 AM