Reposted by Alicia Painter (they/them)Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Proud to be one of the 350 rabbis signing this statement — an ad in the NYT today and a declaration of our values. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... For more—and to sign— go to saynotoethniccleansing.org 7434572710786
Reposted by Alicia Painter (they/them)Supernova Momma @supernovaparenting.org · 13/02/2025Our documentary "Navigating Autism in Communities of Color" will be screened at the Georgia Tech Global Media Festival, Saturday March 29th at 3pm followed by a panel discussion w/ the producer, director & members of the cast. This is a free event w/ food www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-globa... 410058
Reposted by Alicia Painter (they/them)Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 09/01/2025My own opinion is that it's good to signal (through words and/or actions) the virtues that you value; that's one of the most important parts of maintaining a healthy community. 334166302049
Alicia Painter (they/them) @aliarthpainter.bsky.social · 09/01/2025I love how Enid Blyton's books often contain a spoiled rich kid who's viewed with disdain because they have too much money even though all her characters attend boarding school. 2122
Reposted by Alicia Painter (they/them)Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Imagine watching disaster movies like The Day After Tomorrow or 2012 and thinking that the apocalyptic weather scenes were the “unrealistic” part. Turns out those scenes were almost bang on. The unrealistic part was the humans working together to overcome the problem & save the world. Sigh. 379210132899
Reposted by Alicia Painter (they/them)Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 07/01/2025There’s no reason billionaires should stop paying into Social Security in January while the rest of us contribute all year. It’s time to scrap the cap. 215454
Reposted by Alicia Painter (they/them)Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Will your MP be joining @mp4stratford.bsky.social and following the advice of 1,200 scientists who signed a letter to all MPs explaining why the UK's existing legislation is far from adequate for the challenge ahead. www.zerohour.uk/downloads/ca...zerohour.uk 1103
Reposted by Alicia Painter (they/them)Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 07/01/2025Thank you Aberdeen Council for keeping the main roads clear of ice and snow. The people who work clearing the roads are true heroes ❤️ 1181
Alicia Painter (they/them) @aliarthpainter.bsky.social · 07/01/2025I moved around a lot as a kid, but my grandparents' home in Cymru was always there, so that feels like a childhood home to me. This is why I'm learning Welsh, and I'd love to move to Wales in the future. nation.cymru/opinion/engl...nation.cymruEnglish fragility, shame, and the Welsh language debateJames Downs, Mental Health Campaigner When posts about the Welsh language appear online, they often provoke a strikingly visceral response from English speakers. A particularly contentious example is ... 1121
Reposted by Alicia Painter (they/them)John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 06/01/2025This man and a small group of capitol police officers singlehandedly saved our democracy four years ago. In November, 77 million Americans said "to hell with them" and voted for the insurrectionists. Your "Back the Blue" flags are a pathetic disgrace and your patriotism is bullsh*t. 11945149112916
Reposted by Alicia Painter (they/them)Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 06/01/2025I can’t stop thinking about the Canadian politician who became disabled at 60 and ended up homeless Other politicians came together to raise over 40k in less than 48 hours … because they KNOW you can’t survive on government assistance. So why aren’t we changing policies? 🧵/1 9430120
Reposted by Alicia Painter (they/them) 🜄 greybriar 🜁 @greybriar.art · 23/12/2024A gentle gesture of hope, luck and beauty for the holidays and coming new year. (Mus musculis and Comvallaria majalis. ) 5856001776
Reposted by Alicia Painter (they/them)@AnnWilliams 💙 @annwilliams.bsky.social · 05/01/2025Got you on that; French discovered 15 yrs ago a small piece of electronic which CAUSES a machine to automatically break down, just after guarantee is over. For CLIMATE CHANGE, 🇫🇷 has banned this small piece in ALL electronic home appliances, making them reparable 😉 162
Reposted by Alicia Painter (they/them)Ann Aguirre @annaguirre.bsky.social · 05/01/2025I don't want my fridge to have a camera or Wi-Fi. I don't want my dishwasher to be smart. I don't want my washing machine to text me. In fact, I kinda miss knobs and dials and knowing big appliances would last 20 years and could still be repaired. 1324325334921
Reposted by Alicia Painter (they/them)Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 04/01/2025If you ever find yourself saying "No one who works 40 hours a week deserves (to go homeless, to go hungry, etc)" just deleted the "who works 40 hours a week" part. Disabled people don't deserve to go hungry. Children don't deserve to go hungry. Seniors and the elderly do not deserve to go hungry. 334995
Reposted by Alicia Painter (they/them)Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · 02/01/2025A person may use a wheelchair because they cannot stand or walk at all. A person may use a wheelchair because they cannot walk for long distances. A person may use a wheelchair because they are recovering. A person may use a wheelchair due to fatigue. These reasons are all valid. 10483113
Reposted by Alicia Painter (they/them)Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 03/01/2025I think gatekeeping is what people do when they don’t believe in themselves. If you and 50 other bitches making mac & cheese with the same recipe, it’s STILL gonna taste different. Because YOU made it. These hoes ain’t got the same sauce as you so what does it even matter? 36814
Alicia Painter (they/them) @aliarthpainter.bsky.social · 02/01/2025I had my asthma review. She said my inhaler technique was good and she's prescribed montelukast. Hopefully that will help. She also said I may have sleep apnea so I'm going to have to talk to a doctor about being referred for further tests. Hopefully it's not that. 460
Alicia Painter (they/them) @aliarthpainter.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Last night I dreamed I had two pet rats. They were so sweet and it felt so real! I'd honestly love rats, but right now I don't know if I'd be able to find anyone to look after them when I go away. 050
Reposted by Alicia Painter (they/them)The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 01/01/2025Accusations of antisemitism for wearing a keffiyeh conflates cultural identity with hatred & trivializes real antisemitism. It also fuels anti-Arab/Palestinian prejudice. Posts like this undermine efforts to combat antisemitism by diluting its seriousness & fueling confusion of its definition. 17568149
Reposted by Alicia Painter (they/them)Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 31/12/2024A death sentence for life on Earth World cuts down 11 football fields of forest per minute World pumps out 37 BILLION tonnes of CO2 every year Half the wetlands in Europe, continental US and China have been destroyed in the past 300 years www.brusselstimes.com/574425/world...brusselstimes.comWorld lost 11 football fields of forest per minute last yearForest loss last year produced 2.7 gigatonnes (Gt) of carbon dioxide emissions, which is equivalent to India's annual fossil fuel emissions. 24425
Reposted by Alicia Painter (they/them) Emms @emms.bsky.social · 01/01/2025I can’t like that though I agree with your post.Tbh everything about the “British Empire” makes me feel sick to my core. I don’t understand why every country’s people, ravaged by the British, are not given English citizenship if they wish it. It’s the least that’s owed. 2121
Reposted by Alicia Painter (they/them)BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 01/01/2025A new study found that the British Empire's colonialism caused approximately 165 million deaths in India from 1880 to 1920. While the British stole $45tn in just over 200 years. This is what the empire was really like, starvation. 54795341
Alicia Painter (they/them) @aliarthpainter.bsky.social · 01/01/2025I need to get better at reminding myself that modern day AUs can exist and I don't need to explain certain fantasy elements e.g. talking animals in fiction. 000
Reposted by Alicia Painter (they/them)Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 01/01/2025Judge Clemon toured the Morgan County jail, which was overcrowded and prisoners kept malnourished. He compared the conditions he found, of mostly black prisoners packed together on the floor, to what one might have seen on a slave ship. 217661
Reposted by Alicia Painter (they/them)brycehaymond.bsky.social @brycehaymond.bsky.social · 30/12/2024...No insurance company should stand between a patient and their doctor in receiving standard of care treatment. It is cruel and inhumane. 063
Alicia Painter (they/them) @aliarthpainter.bsky.social · 01/01/2025I had an asthma scare last night. I took the maximum of puffs I'm allowed of my inhaler and I was still struggling to breathe. I'm no longer prescribed blue ones. I'm meant to go to hospital at that point, but they don't make reasonable adjustments for autism. I've got a review tomorrow. 430
Reposted by Alicia Painter (they/them)Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 31/12/2024On a day that should be for rest and celebration, many New Yorkers are instead worried for their loved ones in Puerto Rico who are facing a near total blackout. PR's fragmented and privatized energy system has failed time and again. It must change. 110124
Alicia Painter (they/them) @aliarthpainter.bsky.social · 31/12/2024This looks interesting, I hope I can read it when it's published. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukPeople needed for Veganuary University of Exeter studyThey will be comparing habits and attitudes before and after Veganuary. 031
Reposted by Alicia Painter (they/them)Wheels for Wellbeing @wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk · 31/12/2024Taking the opportunity to reshare this handy guide to choosing an accessible cycle which we wrote for @bikeabilityuk.bsky.social: www.bikeability.org.uk/blogs/top-ti...bikeability.org.ukTop tips - choosing an accessible cycleIn our first of a series of guest blogs from Wheels for Wellbeing on accessible cycling, we have some top tips on choosing a cycle, whatever your accessibility needs. 03517
Reposted by Alicia Painter (they/them)The Bike Station @thebikestation.bsky.social · 30/12/2024Every bike borrowed means fewer car trips, healthier families, and happier kids. That’s the power of two wheels! 🚲 Check out more about the Wee Bike Library in our Impact Report, view now on our website! #MoreThanJustABikeShop #WeeBikeLibrary #KidsBikeLife #TheBikeStation 01914
Reposted by Alicia Painter (they/them)Victoria Ying @victoriaying.com · 31/12/2024You know why I love reading? These days it’s one of the few respites from being constantly advertised to. 339186672129
Reposted by Alicia Painter (they/them)Jeanine 💙 @madammaleficent.bsky.social · 30/12/2024If you ever share / repost anything, please let it be this 5055145263
Reposted by Alicia Painter (they/them)Kate @rebelraising.bsky.social · 31/12/2024Money can't but happiness but it can buy food and housing and those are necessary first. 061
Reposted by Alicia Painter (they/them)Truthout @truthout.org · 30/12/2024Oxfam has estimated world hunger could be eradicated entirely if nations contributed $31.7 billion more to global efforts to combat food insecurity. Billionaire wealth reached a record $14 trillion this year.truthout.orgBillionaire Wealth Soared in 2024. So Did Child Hunger.Roughly 35 kids were born into hunger every minute this year as billionaire wealth reached a record $14 trillion. 15681332
Alicia Painter (they/them) @aliarthpainter.bsky.social · 30/12/2024Leftover sprouts are so good with kimchi ramen. 120
Reposted by Alicia Painter (they/them)Iain Roberts @slowbikeiain.bsky.social · 29/12/2024Cycle infrastructure needs to be designed for all cyclists - not just the able-bodied. 210732
Reposted by Alicia Painter (they/them)Wheels for Wellbeing @wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk · 19/12/2024And Disabled people deserve to benefit from this!! Which is why we're so passionate about removing barriers to cycling for #Disabled people!! 0305
Reposted by Alicia Painter (they/them)George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 30/12/2024I’m sure he wants the history of it all told his way. 18216035812579
Alicia Painter (they/them) @aliarthpainter.bsky.social · 30/12/2024I just got on a train and saw someone with a handcycle. I think they're asleep so I can't ask them about it, but it's so cool!!! 370
Alicia Painter (they/them) @aliarthpainter.bsky.social · 30/12/2024I forgot to book passenger assist earlier and I've hurt my back pulling my suitcase. 110
Alicia Painter (they/them) @aliarthpainter.bsky.social · 28/12/2024I went to see a production of A Christmas Carol tonight. It was amazing. They integrated Cymraeg culture, and it was unapologetically left-wing. I'm also slightly proud of myself for understanding some of the Cymraeg announcement in the interval. 030
Alicia Painter (they/them) @aliarthpainter.bsky.social · 27/12/2024Ugh, just saw a Pro-Trump flag beneath an English flag. 000
Reposted by Alicia Painter (they/them)Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · 23/12/2024As families gather for Christmas, families in Gaza have no refuge from Israel’s genocide. Over the past few weeks, HRW, Amnesty & ECCHR have documented war crimes, ethnic cleansing & genocide — yet the UK government continues to sell arms, enabling this horror. We won’t forget. 13311127
Reposted by Alicia Painter (they/them)Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 24/12/2024I'm the only person I know who can get into an argument with an evangelical Christian, who emphasizes "compassion", on Christmas Eve, about when it's right to provide asylum for people who need it. We're currently celebrating a Palestinian refugee, so, how about every time. How is this a discussion? 77511
Alicia Painter (they/them) @aliarthpainter.bsky.social · 24/12/2024If you're celebrating the birth of Jesus this Christmas, please take time to support people in the place where he was born. #Christmas #Palestine #Jesus 042
Reposted by Alicia Painter (they/them)BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 29/11/2024This woman knows what she's talking about, get her elected. 24068432036
Alicia Painter (they/them) @aliarthpainter.bsky.social · 22/12/2024Now I've finished making cushion covers for Christmas presents, I'm going to make plushies of Watership Down characters. I'm going to start with Blackavar, then Hazel and Fiver. #Crochet 050