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@angelbrittanyxo

Of the nerd variety| Writing disabled people who are in love and hella curious. πŸ“šπŸ’»

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A campaign poster with large text reading "Mayor Mamdani" and a message urging to fund NYC public libraries at 0.5% of the city budget. Two photos of a man in a suit (Zohran Mamdani are shown, with a website link for more information.

A campaign poster with large text reading "Mayor Mamdani" and a message urging to fund NYC public libraries at 0.5% of the city budget. Two photos of a man in a suit (Zohran Mamdani are shown, with a website link for more information.

You can let the Mayor know what you think about him breaking his promise. www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...

10.03.2026 01:40 πŸ‘ 579 πŸ” 218 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

What awful salt in the wound

09.03.2026 20:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
What It's Like To Have Roxane Gay As Your Mentor Writer Ashley C Ford reflects on the enduring impact of Roxane Gay – both on culture and a personal level, as she reflects on their mentor-mentee relationship.

www.service95.com/ashley-c-for...

Besties, meet and talk to people who's work you like

09.03.2026 20:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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MacKenzie Scott’s more than $26 billion in charitable gifts have arrived without warning and have led to bolstered finances, scholarships and jobs The injections of cash, which arrive without warning, have led to bolstered finances, scholarships, jobsβ€”and sometimes even more money.

The injections of cash, which arrive without warning, have led to bolstered finances, scholarships, jobsβ€”and sometimes even more money. on.wsj.com/40eoPwO

08.03.2026 01:01 πŸ‘ 364 πŸ” 77 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 18
Twitter user eoghan:

How dare poor people get free medical advice

<quote tweet from Twitter user Polymarket: BREAKING: New York bill would ban AI from answering questions related to medicine, law, dentistry, nursing, psychology, social work, engineering, & more.>

Twitter user YBrogard79094:
JUST MAKE HEALTHCARE ACCESSIBLE

Twitter user eoghan:

AI is literally free healthcare. Being a communist must be exhausting

Twitter user eoghan: How dare poor people get free medical advice <quote tweet from Twitter user Polymarket: BREAKING: New York bill would ban AI from answering questions related to medicine, law, dentistry, nursing, psychology, social work, engineering, & more.> Twitter user YBrogard79094: JUST MAKE HEALTHCARE ACCESSIBLE Twitter user eoghan: AI is literally free healthcare. Being a communist must be exhausting

07.03.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 3153 πŸ” 412 πŸ’¬ 94 πŸ“Œ 127

How do people not find meanness exhausting? Like you can't be kind to nobody?

07.03.2026 15:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Lovers and romance writers, go see Khamari in concert. He was fantastic

05.03.2026 19:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Idaho considers an 'apocalyptic' choice for disabled people and families Difficult budget decisions in a number of states are threatening vital programs for disabled people at home and caregivers in the workforce.

States have started proposing steep reductions in disability services to cope with Medicaid cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Idaho is the first to suggest scrapping home care altogether β€” An action with a high human cost. My latest @19thnews.org.

02.03.2026 20:24 πŸ‘ 381 πŸ” 274 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 47

The same way a bunch of folks love to be gentle with adults who definitely know better yet are never held accountable to anything.

01.03.2026 04:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think about my childhood a lot and I also think about how frustrating it is to be a kid to name something and for that name to belong to an object, but it's not the object you pictured in your head is frustrating. And maybe we should all just be a little more gentle with children.

01.03.2026 04:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

There is a little boy on the Internet crying because he wanted a hamburger so his parents got him a plain hamburger and upon seeing the video, I immediately knew what he wanted.

01.03.2026 04:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

So if you're gonna be a company that uses AI to make your commercial, you might want to pay for the watermark to be removed from the corner before you start putting it on TV...

01.03.2026 03:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

For an assignment or for thought? Either way I'm interested

28.02.2026 08:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Dozens of U.S. strikes on Iran. Dunno what to say now other than my thoughts are with the Iranian civilians under fire. What a nightmare.

28.02.2026 07:22 πŸ‘ 4765 πŸ” 1053 πŸ’¬ 54 πŸ“Œ 6

If you create anything, get some people to talk to about it. People who do what you do or something adjacent to what you do. Mentors, Friends, Groups. Get some people because some days are very hard.

28.02.2026 05:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Senior Correspondent, Politics WIRED is where a better future is imagined. For three decades, we have been the indispensable guide to a world in constant transformation. We cover humanity’s biggest challenges, from climate change t...

Journalism job alert: @wired.com is hiring an experienced politics writer. I might be biased, but WIRED is doing some of the best political coverage out there. This is your chance to join our amazing newsroom! condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeC...

25.02.2026 23:47 πŸ‘ 311 πŸ” 177 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 6

I prepaid for the month so I'm gonna keep it until the end of the billing cycle and then I'll go back to regular Internet but shout out to the people who work on commission.

27.02.2026 17:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm moving and I didn't ask the right questions so the spectrum man talked me into a bundle that includes cable television and I haven't had cable since 2015. It hasn't changed but oh my God I forgot channels existed

27.02.2026 17:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Alice Wong's Celebration of life March 25th, 2026 11am PST
This toolkit is an invitation and a resource for individuals and communities to participate in Alice Wong's Celebration of Life. 
Be it from bed, your living room, local community center, classroom, or in the streets... 
You can join Alice's Celebration of Life through: 
* The livestream + virtual reception: Join the livestream and gather for the virtual reception hosted by Calling UP Justice & San Francisco Disability Cultural Center. 
* In-person livestream watch + your own gathering: host an in-person gathering to join the livestream and connect in person to celebrate Alice. 
* Detailed Toolkit with links, photos, and resources to make your gathering accessible, plus ways to honor Alice Wong's legacy: https://bit.ly/aliceislove

Alice Wong's Celebration of life March 25th, 2026 11am PST This toolkit is an invitation and a resource for individuals and communities to participate in Alice Wong's Celebration of Life. Be it from bed, your living room, local community center, classroom, or in the streets... You can join Alice's Celebration of Life through: * The livestream + virtual reception: Join the livestream and gather for the virtual reception hosted by Calling UP Justice & San Francisco Disability Cultural Center. * In-person livestream watch + your own gathering: host an in-person gathering to join the livestream and connect in person to celebrate Alice. * Detailed Toolkit with links, photos, and resources to make your gathering accessible, plus ways to honor Alice Wong's legacy: https://bit.ly/aliceislove

27.02.2026 15:23 πŸ‘ 253 πŸ” 134 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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Transgender Chicago man hospitalized after saving baby from drowning in Lake Michigan β€œI wasn’t going to let that baby die,” Lio Cundiff said.

This 30-year-old transgender man, who can’t swim, jumped into Lake Michigan after a wind gust blew a baby in a stroller into the freezing water.

He’s being called a hero. But now he has medical expenses, and people are donating to a fundraiser to support him.

www.advocate.com/news/lio-cun...

26.02.2026 22:50 πŸ‘ 4284 πŸ” 2711 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 93

BREAKING: We're suing Kansas for a law that invalidates transgender people's updated driver's licenses and authorizes anyone to sue anyone they suspect of being trans for using the "wrong" bathroom.

27.02.2026 14:09 πŸ‘ 13787 πŸ” 3657 πŸ’¬ 167 πŸ“Œ 178

Once again, by β€œparental rights” they mean β€œparental rights to abuse their children”

26.02.2026 14:33 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I did the remaining plot edits for 27 chapters today...

27.02.2026 04:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When 74% of people over the age of 65 vote β€” and they no longer have access to print newspapers and don't use the internet β€” they rely on TV for news.

Cable and network TV news may not be a big deal for anyone here, but it's huge among the people who represent the largest voting bloc.

27.02.2026 02:53 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1

There were nights that it was in the negatives the past couple of weeks.

27.02.2026 04:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Today was manuscript wish list day, and they made a starter pack with a bunch of agents in it.

27.02.2026 04:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

< loud coughing >

27.02.2026 03:15 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Handbasket 100% independent journalism by Marisa Kabas

Now that CNN and WBD are set to become state media in a sale to Paramount/Oracle/TikTok, it is especially important to support independent media.

Off the top of my head:

www.thehandbasket.co
404media.co
www.garbageday.email

Add your favorites in the replies. Fuck state-backed media monopolies.

26.02.2026 23:46 πŸ‘ 9580 πŸ” 3149 πŸ’¬ 523 πŸ“Œ 115
Hi guys
I am so grateful for everyone of you. I just got out a little while ago. I am safe and okay. In an uber otw back home. I am so sorry but I am in complete shock over what happened and my phone is blowing up with calls from reporters. I need a little bit of time to process everything
I will come back soon.
But please don't worry I love you all
Π₯

Hi guys I am so grateful for everyone of you. I just got out a little while ago. I am safe and okay. In an uber otw back home. I am so sorry but I am in complete shock over what happened and my phone is blowing up with calls from reporters. I need a little bit of time to process everything I will come back soon. But please don't worry I love you all Π₯

Columbia student Ellie Aghayeva, who was unlawfully detained by ICE earlier today, says she is β€œsafe and okay”

26.02.2026 21:17 πŸ‘ 873 πŸ” 223 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 13

I'm so tired of praying for miracles...

26.02.2026 06:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0