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sickroll.bsky.social
@sickroll.bsky.social
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Part time artist, full time sick person
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thedailytism.com
Autism researchers have decided to drop any pretence of adhering to scientific or ethical methodology and are to begin simply peering through autistic people’s windows, it has been revealed.
Autism researchers to begin simply peering through people’s windows
Autism researchers have decided to drop any pretence of adhering to scientific or ethical methodology and are to begin simply peering through autistic people's windows, it has been revealed. Project…
thedailytism.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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propublica.org
NEW: Without USAID funding to help buy food for refugees, the World Food Program rushed to prioritize families based on need, determining that only half the population would get food.

Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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jeisinger.bsky.social
NEW: Here's the searing tale of one woman's struggle to feed her family after the Trump Administration imposed a man-made food crisis.

Beautifully written by Brett Murphy & @annamaria.bsky.social

www.propublica.org/article/trum...
The Summer of Starvation: Amid Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts, a Mother Struggles to Keep Her Sons Alive
After the Trump administration cut off food from the third-largest refugee camp in the world, thousands of families faced impossible choices as their children starved.
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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ohtiniestplanet.bsky.social
need to sleep an additional 2-5 months
December 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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coffinfairy.bsky.social
I AM STILL FAR FROM THIS GOAL OF 1,130. WE WRE OUT OF FOOD AND I AM SCRAPING BY WHILE ALSO TRYING NOT TO USE TOO MUCH OF THE FUNDS I RECEIVED FOR FOOD. WE REALLY NEED HEAT AND FOOD. FOUR KIDS. ITS ALMOST CHRISTMAS AND WE ARE COLD AND IVE BEEN HUNGRY GIVING MY KIDS MOST OF THE FOOD WE HAVE. HELP PLS
coffinfairy.bsky.social Juniper @coffinfairy.bsky.social · 8d
‼️SINGLE DISABLED MOM ‼️needing help with propane to heat our home (it’s at 3%) and groceries that we’re low on. Any help is appreciated!

Propane-$640

Groceries-$490

PayPal: www.paypal.me/Coffinelf

Cashapp: cash.app/$juniperkewpie

Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/coffinfairy
Screenshot of text that reads: Hello, wanting to provide context to why l need continuous help with survival funds. I'm a single mom who also caretakes for my disabled child. He is high needs meaning he needs help with everything through out the day. I'm disabled myself. I have long covid which mostly entails POTs, uterine fibroids and chronic fatigue. But there are a lot of things my body struggles to do now which make it hard for me to work. When I was last working I ended up in the ER from overworking my body and decided it was best for me to stay home especially since my disabled child was already struggling so much with the caretaker he had at the time. I also have a trans child so we live in California where it's safest for her and my family in general as two of us are disabled. I'm working towards getting on disability at the moment as well as exploring options to be paid to be my son's caregiver as his behavior gets worse when I'm not the one caring for him. I also cannot afford bills and child care so this is the best road for right now as I figure out an income while caring Screenshot of text that reads: now as I figure out an income while caring for him full time. Any support keeps my kids and I surviving and housed. Nothing goes unappreciated and I truly try to thank anyone who helps to the best of my ability. I suffer chronic fatigue so my spoons are limited. I'm not online as much as I use to be but I try to be especially because it's how we keep afloat. Thank you if you read and please if you can boost my posts as more eyes means more chances someone can pitch in and help on bills. Thank you
December 16, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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ggwen.bsky.social
One good thing that the Covid pandemic brings us are accessible antigen tests. In addition to the now usual Covid antigen tests I bought a box of these quadruple tests, even including adenovirus. Every household should have Cov/Flu/RSV tests at home to know what you are dealing with when sick.
My hand holds a test, broader than an usual Covid antigen test because it has four areas to drip the test liquid in and four test strips: FLU A/B, Covid-19, RSV, ADV. All four tests are negative, I still don't know why I am currently sick 😷🤧 but more often than not these are very helpful
December 16, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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sharonk.bsky.social
Related: did you know Christian fiction authors have branched out into "dark romance fantasy" novels?
I was walking home from Bible study when I witnessed the murder of a teenage boy. That night, my life changed forever. I was supposed to go into witness protection but in a lawless city, who can keep me safe except the one man who lives above the law? His name is Luca Vittore. He’s the underboss of the Italian mafia and the older brother of Mario Vittore, the boy whose murder I witnessed. Luca wants to keep me safe because if I die, the people who killed his little brother will never be brought to justice. Right now, my life is in Luca’s hands. I have agreed to stay with this dangerous man until the trial so I can safely testify in court. I’ve agreed to his protection. I’ve agreed to his hospitality. What I didn’t agree to is everything else. The way he looks at me. The sound of his voice when it’s soft as a whisper. Or even his curiosity about my faith. What do I do when Luca Vittore asks me if murderers go to Heaven? What do I tell him when he asks if God could love a sinner like him? I thought Luca wanted to see justice done for his brother’s murder, but it seems he’s after something else instead. I think he wants my heart, and I cannot resist him forever. ***WARNING/DISCLAIMER*** Beautiful Lies is a dark romance written for adult Christian women. There is no foul language or graphic love scenes in this book. Sensitive readers are advised to proceed with caution and read the author's note before moving forward. This book is intended for audiences 18+
December 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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jamellebouie.net
why would immigrants do this www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
December 16, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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petedimitrovart.com
If you have a personal website with anything cool, be it art, writing, code, tutorials, breakdowns, science, movies, anything, then drop it in a reply, let's get a little thread of gems and non slop human work going.

I'll start: I have a blog on 3D Art with guides and tutorials petedimitrovart.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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prisonculture.bsky.social
I commissioned @radicalemprints.bsky.social to make this letterpress print for me. I think that it turned out beautifully. You should check out their other work: www.radicalemprints.com - this is my twist on a @ladyofsardines.bsky.social comrade card. A few folks are receiving a print.
A hand holds a paper with the text: "HOPE DOESN'T FIND US. WE MAKE HOPE THROUGH ACTION AND STRUGGLE." The words are printed in gray silver and green with decorative border lines.
December 16, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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fullfact.org
A man hailed as a hero for tackling one of the Bondi Beach suspects has been misidentified in posts circulating online.

The posts falsely claim that he’s named ‘Edward Crabtree’ - when his identity has been confirmed as Ahmed al Ahmed.
Man who tackled Bondi Beach suspect misidentified online – Full Fact
Posts shared widely on social media have falsely claimed that the man who tackled one of the suspected gunmen was named ‘Edward Crabtree’.
fullfact.org
December 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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rdonoghue.bsky.social
I hadn't given much thought to the actual philosophy behind the "empathy is bad, actually" movement, because the people espousing it are so transparently anti-human that I never thought of it as having more depth than wolves having the philosophy "Sheep are tasty".

But I realized it matters to AI.
December 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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meassociation.org.uk
📚 Make reading easier with Listening Books
 
A UK charity offering 10,000+ audiobooks, newspapers, magazines & more for anyone facing barriers to reading.

- Membership: £25/year (free if cost is a barrier).
- Find out more: https://www.listening-books.org.uk/join

#ListeningBooks #MEAssociation
Slide 1: Bold text “Listening Books” with tagline Make reading easier – explore our audiobook collection. Clean design with book and headphone icons. Slide 2: Invitation to Join Us. Text explains Listening Books is a UK charity giving people with print impairments access to over 10,000 audiobooks. Slide 6: Eligibility: Membership open to anyone facing barriers to reading, including dyslexia, autism, visual impairments, mobility challenges. Slide 7: Continuation: Support also for chronic illnesses and neurological conditions such as ME/CFS. Clear message: We make literacy accessible to all.
December 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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martinmckee.bsky.social
6/ We know what works. We just need to do it. You can read the whole article here: www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Vaccinate, isolate, ventilate: will we finally learn the lessons from covid this flu season?
With flu surging again, Stephen Reicher and colleagues draw on the experience of covid-19 to argue that predictable winter pressures demand more than individual responsibility, they also require syste...
www.bmj.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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erinbiba.bsky.social
Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
stevesilberman.bsky.social Steve Silberman @stevesilberman.bsky.social · Dec 8
Happy Hanukkah to our friends who celebrate. Rachel Posner, a rabbi’s wife in Kiel, Germany, took this photograph in 1931 -- a potent reminder that fascism must be fought in every generation, even if it's wrapped in an American flag and a red hat.
A menorah in a window across the street from a building displaying a Nazi flag.
December 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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davidjoffe64.bsky.social
For those up the back??

Immune dysregulation is a considerable and unpleasant consequence of Cövid

doi.org/10.1016/j.cl...
December 15, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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publicdomainrev.bsky.social
Margaret Cavendish, one of the first women writers to publish under her own name, died #onthisday in 1673. Read about her proto-sci-fi fantasy The Blazing World, and what it can teach us about empire, gender + imagination in the seventeenth century: publicdomainreview.org/essay/m... #OTD
December 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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skullsandsheets.bsky.social
MARI LWYD CHARITY AUCTION PART 2

A collection of postcards from @drawingdownlore.bsky.social and @anthecorollaria.bsky.social arrived for the auction @blacksmoke1033.bsky.social donated 5 enamel badges, raising money for each charity

Starts at 7pm tonight!
www.ebay.co.uk/usr/skullsns...
December 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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deathbybadger.bsky.social
WIZARD: i cast fireball
CLERIC: i cast cure wounds
ROGUE: i use sneak attack
DRUID: i cast
the wikipedia page for the Fuck Tree, a horizontal tree in London in a gay cruising area
December 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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drkyliesmith.bsky.social
In Australia the Prime Minister has convened a cabinet meeting to revisit gun laws. The news is full of coverage and analysis (for better or worse). Here, the President says there’s nothing he can do beyond thoughts and prayers and the media are already done with students at Brown #ihateithere
December 15, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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jeisinger.bsky.social
NEW: One of the most significant accomplishments of the Trump Admin: Decimating the US's humanitarian aid.

We went to S. Sudan to see the effects.

Rubio says no one has died from the cuts.

Spoiler: That's not true.

@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy:

www.propublica.org/article/usai...
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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jtp.bsky.social
can we do a gamergate about this
mrmunchertoyou.bsky.social The Library of Alexandria D'Addario @mrmunchertoyou.bsky.social · 2d
Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
December 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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ericmgarcia.bsky.social
This part stuck with me. If you grew up in evangelical churches in the 2000s, you often heard about the work Christian missionaries did in Africa and pastors said to give money to these efforts. Now they are completely decimated
jeisinger.bsky.social Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 2d
3/ Treating Cholera is relatively easy & cheap.

Clinics run by the Christian group World Relief & funded by USAID provided IV bags to stave off dehydration & death. The bags cost just 62 cents each, and in 3 mos, the clinics had helped save more than 500 people.

They were shut down.
December 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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antlervel.vet
The Internet was never perfect but it used to be usable, functional. I know how we got here and I want the old Internet back. I want forums back. I want personal sites. I want stuff not written by a machine. I just want shit to work again.
December 15, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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chriscjackson.bsky.social
This entire weekend
in the pit
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM