Reposted by Abel (he/they)Joshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 29/11/2025This is essentially Vinay Prasad, who has an MD, declaring his intent to use the government to torture children to dead via preventable disease by knowingly withholding the cure. To call this despicable is an understatement. 251128326
Reposted by Abel (he/they)The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/11/2025Trump is now telling states to “UNDO” food assistance He’s literally taking food from hungry Americans as he throws Gatsby parties with giant seafood towers 1822147979
Reposted by Abel (he/they)Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 09/11/2025Epstein coverup continues 32847279
Reposted by Abel (he/they)The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 31/08/2025“Let’s begin by saying that we are living through a very dangerous time.” So opens “A Talk to Teachers,” which James Baldwin delivered to a group of educators in October, 1963.newyorker.comJames Baldwin’s Lesson for Teachers in a Time of TurmoilRigorous lessons are not mutually exclusive from culturally and politically relevant ones. 5841271138
Reposted by Abel (he/they)Spider. @vaspider.gay · 15/07/2025The worst thing for me as an autistic person is implied & inferred meanings. Like, if I ask you a question, that's not a demand. It's a question. If I say how I'm feeling, I mean those words and not the extra words you added in your head. People wonder why I write like I do, why I'm so precise... 3986184
Reposted by Abel (he/they)Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Why am I squeezing in a conference before I go on medical leave? Because it's my favorite conference of the year. These are the people I want to be with when so many things are going wrong. For those of you who aren't at @socialismconference.org, here are some remarks I shared today.organizingmythoughts.orgSome Thoughts on Techno-Fascism From Socialism 2025"This is the endgame of our isolation." 2232787
Reposted by Abel (he/they)Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 13/07/2025Columbia cancelled my class on race and media. I decided to build my own school instead. 500+ students. And more than 3,100 in the waitlist. Class starts tomorrow. We MOVE✊🏾 karenattiah.substack.com/p/sunday-not... 411617331
Reposted by Abel (he/they)Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 08/07/2025So…bringing back indentured servitude, a form of enslavement? For the crime of being poor? The callous incoherence. 1212193434
Reposted by Abel (he/they)Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 25/06/2025he's right and he's right to say it 158335336405
Reposted by Abel (he/they)Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 21/06/2025ICE memo leaked to me sheds light on who exactly it's arresting in Los Angeles - data it hasn't been willing to disclose: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-...kenklippenstein.comExclusive: Leaked ICE DataOne out of every three “illegals” detained have no criminal history 291209371
Reposted by Abel (he/they)Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16/06/2025WE HAVE QUESTIONS… This is a kidnapping. No uniform, no badge, civilian car. Who are they? ICE? Sanctioned bounty hunters? Either way, they’re grabbing people without warrants. How often is this happening, and why aren’t more people talking about it? Congress? 25442345212149
Reposted by Abel (he/they)Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 13/05/2025One of the best policies NYC has implemented in recent times 859686
Reposted by Abel (he/they)Indivisible North County, San Diego @indivisible-ncsd.bsky.social · 11/05/2025I was actually just talking about the fact that a service needs to exist so that we the people can be alerted to US gestapo activity in their vicinity. A few hours later I see an announcement from @50501movement.bsky.social with exactly that. Please sign up and share this resource far & wide!stopice.netStop ICE Raids Alert NetworkSend & receive emergency alerts for ICE raids and activity in your area 39964
Reposted by Abel (he/they)Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 17/04/2025RFK Jr. is very loud and very WRONG about Autism. 1. It’s not a disease 2. There are thousands of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder who pay taxes, have jobs, can use the bathroom on their own, and are thriving in life. 1231283645834
Reposted by Abel (he/they)Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Do this folks. Do. This. 202-224-3121. 16630281
Abel (he/they) @ajq9.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Easy way to urge the Senate to block this awful bill: sign.moveon.org/petitions/do... 010
Reposted by Abel (he/they)🦋 ~Bindi~ 🦋 @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 04/04/2025🙆♀️ oh well. them's the breaks... 28783158
Reposted by Abel (he/they)Libro.fm @libro.fm · 13/03/2025Though a certain ~boycott~ ends tomorrow, indie bookshops need our support all year long. We're not going anywhere 💓 1436573820
Reposted by Abel (he/they)Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 10/03/2025SCOOP—Emails obtained by Prem Thakker and Zeteo show Mahmoud Khalil reached out for help from the Columbia administration *one day before* ICE detained him. He said he couldn't sleep from threats he was receiving. He even wrote he feared ICE "might come to my home."zeteo.comSCOOP: Emails Show Mahmoud Khalil Asked Columbia for Protection a Day Before He Was Detained"I haven’t been able to sleep, fearing that ICE or a dangerous individual might come to my home. I urge you to intervene and provide the necessary protections to prevent further harm." 13252441573
Reposted by Abel (he/they)Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 09/03/2025Imo this is the more informative framing of today's development - Israel is limiting access to potable water in Gaza 311217602
Reposted by Abel (he/they)The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/03/2025🔥 Rep. Al Green is not new to standing up 681322708902
Reposted by Abel (he/they)Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 06/03/2025“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”thebetter.newsFinland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.meIn Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness. 8534276114038
Reposted by Abel (he/they)Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 26/02/2025House Republicans just voted to gut Medicaid, which covers 1 in 5 Americans overall, including 41% of births and 63% of nursing home care. They also just voted to gut SNAP, on which 41 million food insecure Americans rely. This won’t just harm people. This will kill people. They own this. 21264612651
Reposted by Abel (he/they)In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 15/02/2025"One of the purposeful consequences of overwhelm is that we see ourselves as the people politics happens to as opposed to being active participants in doing politics or shaping our political reality."inthesetimes.comIn the Face of OverwhelmWe owe it to each other to resist attempts to disorient, divide and distract us from the reality of government takeover by the billionaire Right. 0359
Reposted by Abel (he/they)Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 14/02/2025With an anti-science conspiracy theorist leading the US Department of Health and Human Services, preventative action is critical to protecting your health and the health of your community. A good place to start would be getting back into the practice of regularly wearing a mask. 4672236
Reposted by Abel (he/they)southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 12/02/2025We only know this man is in Gitmo because Noem tweeted a propaganda photo that included him and his sister saw it. He has no criminal record. He entered the US in January and immediately made an appointment with CBP to claim asylum. They sent him to a concentration camp bc of his basketball tattoo.nytimes.comVenezuelan Migrant Sent to Guantánamo Bay Is ‘Not a Criminal,’ Family Pleads (Gift Article)Luis Alberto Castillo arrived in the United States so that he could “give everything to his son,” said his sister. Then, while scrolling on TikTok, she found out he was headed to Guantánamo. 6972448611518
Reposted by Abel (he/they)Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 05/02/2025This is VERY good news. Love bookshop.org and all the stuff they do! www.salon.com/2025/01/28/b...salon.comBookshop.org enters the e-book arena, giving indie stores a new way to compete with Amazon"Everything Amazon can do, we want to do as well or better," says CEO Andy Hunter on boosting indie sales digitally. 491356256694
Reposted by Abel (he/they)Pop Base @popbase.tv · 03/02/2025“Record labels need to treat their artists as valuable employees with a livable wage and health insurance and protection. Labels, we got you — but do you got us?” — Chappell Roan demanding labels to do better during her #GRAMMYs acceptance speech. 53100661647
Reposted by Abel (he/they)Being Reese @beingreese.bsky.social · 02/02/2025This. Is. Amazing. Finally, an ebook alternative for Amazon, but for independent bookstores. This is amazing for readers who want to be more intentional about where you're spending your money. 📖 #BookSkynpr.orgBookshop.org launches new e-book platform that exclusively supports local bookstoresIndie bookstores miss out on millions of e-book sales to big companies like Amazon. Bookshop.org's new platform could help them turn a new page. 241463649
Reposted by Abel (he/they)jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 29/01/2025remember stuff like this when they tell you that diversity means a lowering of standards 9516396315124
Reposted by Abel (he/they)Emily (normal NY version) @emkultra64.com · 29/01/2025Do you know why a president would do all the most evil and heinous shit via Executive Order? Because his party can't easily make it law. And if they can't make it law, they can't make it last. Don't let anyone make you feel like this is The End. Do not let them demoralize you. Live to see them die. 9646727716142
Reposted by Abel (he/they)Literary Pearls @literarypearls.bsky.social · 24/01/2025“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist” James Baldwin 168239535110
Reposted by Abel (he/they)Emily✨ @emilyoram.bsky.social · 16/01/2025This is a beautiful tribute. 229279846612
Abel (he/they) @ajq9.bsky.social · 31/12/2024My top 4: Ravenna - Where Butterflies Go in the Rain Magdalena Bay - Imaginal Disk Doechii - Alligator Bites Never Heal Michelle - Songs About You Specifically 030
Reposted by Abel (he/they)Keith Edwards @keithedwards.bsky.social · 21/12/2024The nytimes actually has a good op-ednytimes.comOpinion | I Was a Health Insurance Executive. What I Saw Made Me Quit. (Gift Article)Shareholders, not patient outcomes, tend to drive decisions at health insurance companies. 22721215
Reposted by Abel (he/they)Nina Turner @ninaturner.bsky.social · 17/12/2024The solution to the NRA buying politicians isn’t to stop the NRA itself, it’s to stop allowing ALL groups that at dark money groups from being able to buy politicians. This is bigger than red v. blue, campaign finance is an issue within both major political parties. 1133951
Reposted by Abel (he/they)Truthout @truthout.org · 16/12/2024Please take a moment to repost our Truthout folks starter pack and help us grow our community on Bluesky! 4140103
Reposted by Abel (he/they)Annie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 13/12/2024NEW: After reviewing leaked documents, we have found UnitedHealth is strategically limiting access to a treatment for thousands of children with autism across the country in order to cut costs. Advocates say the company’s strategy may be illegal. www.propublica.org/article/unit... 👇propublica.orgUnitedHealth Is Strategically Limiting Access to Critical Treatment for Kids With AutismLeaked internal documents show that the insurance giant is culling providers of applied behavior analysis from its network and scrutinizing the medical necessity of therapy. Advocates say the company’... 935226569962
Abel (he/they) @ajq9.bsky.social · 26/11/2024media.tenor.comtwo men standing next to each other with the words " every day once a day give yourself a present "ALT: two men standing next to each other with the words " every day once a day give yourself a present " 020
Reposted by Abel (he/they)Joey Politano🏳️🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 24/11/2024honestly criminal that the (deserved) Charli XCX surge to superstardom has not been coupled with a popularity boost for Rina Sawayama www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekau...youtube.comRina Sawayama - This Hell (Official Music Video)YouTube video by RinaSawayamaVEVO 6657
Reposted by Abel (he/they)marie @lookingatmay.bsky.social · 23/11/2024i’m an album girly playlists are cool but listening to an entire album in order, the way the artist intended? that’s where it’s at for me personally 1015253062384
Reposted by Abel (he/they)Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Nancy Mace’s former communications director who has spoken out against her before and basically fled her office because Mace is just a horrible, awful person. 313574745
Reposted by Abel (he/they)Grapie Deltaco @grapiedeltaco.bsky.social · 19/11/2024“What radicalized you?” Bro I was told to treat people the way I would want to be treated in kindergarten and it made sense idk what else there is to say 2293333211527
Reposted by Abel (he/they)Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 19/11/2024In ~2016, officials found UnitedHealth using algorithms to identify providers it determined were giving too much therapy. It scrutinized cases & cut off reimbursements. This program is now illegal in 3 states. That hasn't stopped United from policing mental healthcare with arbitrary thresholds.propublica.orgHow UnitedHealth’s Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage Puts Countless Americans’ Treatment at RiskUnited used an algorithm system to identify patients who it determined were getting too much therapy and then limited coverage. It was deemed illegal in three states, but similar practices persist due... 087
Reposted by Abel (he/they)Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 12/11/2024Gained a lot of new followers so I wanted to share this again. It's a LGBTQ news starter pack. If there's someone not on here who you think I should add, let me know below! go.bsky.app/DVtrFQR 991743445
Abel (he/they) @ajq9.bsky.social · 14/11/2024I’ve been using storygraph for the past year and it’s by far the better reading app 010