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Brianne Benness @bennessb.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

well my happy Greenfield, Massachusetts news is that I just signed up for a Greenfield soup CSA. which I don’t know if soup is really agriculture but I still feel good about it. monthly soup!

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Lee Cicuta @butchanarchy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

What was this, the second time in a month that leftists gleefully joined in on a harassment campaign initiated by reactionaries against covid cautious people? Seems like that indicates a critical absence in awareness and analysis. Maybe y’all should fix that. And your hearts too.

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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 25/09/2026

If you're not from Western Mass, you will completely miss the dynamic that the Greater Boston area has been exploiting the western part of the state since literally the founding of the country. The Globe writes these stories about WM and the Pioneer Valley on a regular basis.

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Brianne Benness @bennessb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

the really shitty western ma / covid news is that there is no longer any wastewater data available. the state canceled their contract with biobot a few months ago and the new wastewater dashboard doesn’t have any sites in the western part of the state.

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Brianne Benness @bennessb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

truly wild time to live in Franklin County MA with all the Last Ditch stuff blowing up. last time they were at the center of controversy it was for being anti-cop. reader.recorder.com/story/gr-grr...

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Last Ditch venue: Police not welcome

In social media post, bar references ‘unwelcome visit’ from law enforcement

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Brianne Benness @bennessb.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

just wrapping up for this week, now an hour into the three-hour ep I’m currently working on. rejoice! join me next week if you can handle zoom and want to body double through some Tasks.

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D is tired, but there is coffee @grrlintersect.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

$120/$750 toward leaving here and getting two weeks without verbal abuse before I can move.

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Brianne Benness @bennessb.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

ok my first month of zoom coworking has been relatively successful in the I have actually made progress on transcript editing for the first time in a looooomg time. so that’s fun! starting in a little over an hour if you want to join: www.shutupwrite.com/series/id2w2...

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Shut Up & Write! | Free Global Writing Community

The world's largest community of writing groups. Free in-person and online writing sessions in 80+ countries since 2007.

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Brianne Benness @bennessb.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

fun update: in order to get anything done at all (maybe), I’m starting a weekly zoom coworking habit on Tuesday afternoons through Shut Up & Write. join me! www.shutupwrite.com/series/id2w2...

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Shut Up & Write! | Free Global Writing Community

The world's largest nonprofit community of writing groups. Free in-person and online writing sessions in 80+ countries since 2007.

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Brianne Benness @bennessb.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

I have been seeing a new PT and he gave me instructions for troubleshooting my pelvic alignment at home and this is a true game changer for my SI joints. I wish EDS came with a manual.

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Brianne Benness @bennessb.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

(also I had a baby that’s why I had temporarily un-downloaded social media. just to bury the lede a little.)

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Prof. Bethan Evans @drbevans.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Join us 24th Nov 2-3pm for a webinar on creating inclusive workplaces for academics with Energy Limiting Conditions. Register: AcademicsWithELC.eventbrite.co.uk For academics with ELC, line managers, HR, funders, publishers, union & EDI reps & conference organisers @isrfoundation.bsky.social

Image of a person buried under a pile of marking, grant deadlines and meeting requests. Logos of University of Liverpool and Independent Social Research Foundation. Text reads: Creating more inclusive workplaces for academics with energy limiting conditions. Webinar and guidance for academics with ELC, line managers & HR professionals, EDI & union representatives, funders, publishers & conference organisers. Monday 24th November 2-3pm.

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Brianne Benness @bennessb.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

I received some mylar balloons last weekend that I have festively tied to my ipad stand and my dog Charlie does NOT approve. he is *extremely* disturbed by their ominous floating presence.

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Brianne Benness @bennessb.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

I just keep thinking about how there are actual existing orgs working to rehabilitate nazis & white right wing men, and they are focused on teaching accountability & compassion not condemning purity tests & further enabling / normalizing extremism. www.lifeafterhate.org

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Life After Hate

We are a non-profit organization committed to helping people leave hate-fueled violence to connect with humanity and lead compassionate lives.

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botanical barbie @hemingwaymuse.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

just an update, I had hoped to pay this down by now but we've finally reached the home stretch dropping under $1000 to go So I mostly wanted to say thanks for everyone who has shared and for ever donation this far. I appreciate you 💸💕 www.gofundme.com/f/help-alexa...

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Donate to Help Alexandra Get Emergency Housing Repairs Covered, organized by Alexandra Tomlinson

Hello! My name is Alexandra Tomlinson and this year I r… Alexandra Tomlinson needs your support for Help Alexandra Get Emergency Housing Repairs Covered

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Brianne Benness @bennessb.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

I was able to go to a local No Kings rally this weekend and I’m glad I went because the energy really is contagious and the opposite of doom scrolling. we wore N95s. next time I want to buy & bring these cards to start connecting with other masked folks. www.mollymcleod.com/shop/p/mask-...

a stack of business cards that say “Thank you for wearing a mask! Want to be friends?” with a graphic of two anthropomorphized smiling respirators high fiving each other.

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Jill Weinberger @jillybobww.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

REMINDER REMINDER REMINDER: If you are protesting, wear a mask. If you are organizing a protest, encourage attendees to mask. Disable people are among those most at risk from these fascist fuckers & they deserve your inclusion & consideration. And use alt text on your digital flyers!

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Brianne Benness @bennessb.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

I think this is a generally good article but there is no discussion at all about prevention or the fact that most kids are getting sick *at school* in the first place. like yes we need to talk about accommodations & absenteeism, but we also really really need to talk about clean air standards.

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 16/10/2025

Long Covid Is Real — And It’s Changing an Entire Generation Hundreds of thousands of kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize.e Feature: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 15/10/2025

If you gave up masking long ago, you can start anytime. “But none of my friends do.” Think back: did some of your friends “just disappear” in 2021 and stop planning hang outs with you?

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 15/10/2025

All I can add to the “we reject universal masking” discourse is that it’s not about masks. You aren’t rejecting universal masking, which never happened; you’re rejecting having to think about wearing a mask, and maybe feeling badly about thinking about masks. Can’t help you there.

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Morgan (they\them) @soupgargoyle.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

due to incredible work behind the scenes by our local salesperson, we're able to get the accessories for an unheard of 25% off (usually it's 10% max), so we're actually only $97 away from getting almost our whole wishlist can you help us make $97 please share & donate if you can, thank you so much

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Wagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

a 2 months ago, my PayPal was unexpectedly closed and its fucked up my money flow since I was getting paid mostly through it. need help with $300 to pay bills like email, internet, and phoe until I sort this out. any help appreciated ❤️ venmo.com/wagatwe cash.app/$wagatwe ko-fi.com/wagatwe

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Rachel Bean, still sick but less @colocharachel.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Hi all. I’m at the point in my disability check cycle where I still have bills to pay but am out of funds until my next check comes. I’m looking for help putting together $100 I need to pay my township for winter plowing plus some groceries and gas. V: colocha_rachel $: ColochaRachel

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Someone needs to explain to normies that the plan to “Make America Healthy Again” works by killing the sick people.

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botanical barbie @hemingwaymuse.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

pretty art for your pretty bad day anyone

A black canvas featuring a golden cow skull with short horns, golden branches swoop across the top of the skull and frame the sides where vivid pink magnolia blossoms are in various stages of bloom. A few petals falling. Golden dots swirl in the backdrop around the flowers

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Karrie @karriehiggins.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Getting more of my care transferred back to the U (my Lynch Syndrome specialist is at Holden Cancer Center) after that biopsy result + gotta pay off the biopsy! Donations = tax deductible. I can't even TOUCH the funds w/out a medical receipt! HHl = 501c3. helphopelive.org/campaign/159...

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Donate to Midwest/West Catastrophic Illness Fund in honor of Karrie Higgins

Help Karrie Higgins's friends and family raise money for medical expenses associated with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome Catastrophic Illness. Donate today.

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Morgan (they\them) @soupgargoyle.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

hey friends, I've got a big ask, but I really need this I've got an opportunity to get a mobility aid that would work so much better for my living circumstances than most for hundreds of dollars cheaper than usual but it means I need to make $3960 by the end of the month please help if you can 💙

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Brianne Benness @bennessb.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

got my flu vaccine today, still extremely hoping that novavax shows up in my region. 💉💪🏻

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botanical barbie @hemingwaymuse.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

this will be my only post this month on the subject, there's about $1500 left to go but only $70 this month help this month and next will mean I can more comfortably focus on paying for the dental care I need. thanks for your consideration #DisabilityCrowdfund #MutualAid 💸💕 gofund.me/ca77ae1b2

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Donate to Help Alexandra Get Emergency Housing Repairs Covered, organized by Alexandra Tomlinson

Hello! My name is Alexandra Tomlinson and this year I r… Alexandra Tomlinson needs your support for Help Alexandra Get Emergency Housing Repairs Covered

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Beth Morton @migrainechat.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Tomorrow (9/17) 👇🏻👇🏻

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daanis @daanis.ca · 16/09/2025

Well happy Book Launch Day to me! Check out this great rec from @bookriot.bsky.social Get you a copy of Bad Indians Book Club: Reading at the Edge of a Thousand Worlds and start your own reading group with the intention of reading radically The world needs changing bookriot.com/new-books-se...

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6 of the Best New Books Out September 16, 2025

Here are some of the best new books out this week, what they are about, and why you should add them to your TBR!

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Brianne Benness @bennessb.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

I should be asleep but instead I am lying in bed in the dark making a spreadsheet about local library circulation on my phone, as one does

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Brianne Benness @bennessb.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

just gave myself a little nervous system break to harvest and hang some tulsi 🌱 I let my tulsi bed grow a little wild this year since it self-seeded & I never thinned it. so the plants were thick but short basically. so I just harvested a lot to dry for later (but I left some flowers for the bees!)

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Brianne Benness @bennessb.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

where are people finding the most recent estimates of the prevalence of long covid? like how many people in the US have lc right now? I know I’ve seen this reported many times over the years but ofc now I can’t find it or can only find research papers with wildly varied percentages reported. ty!

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annika barranti klein @noirbettie.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

yesterday i went to a jeopardy taping and someone in production asked me to take off my n95 for when the camera sweeps the audience. i said “…no?” and then i didn’t do it. and nothing bad happened! so: try saying no more. it’s good practice for the fascism.

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D is tired, but there is coffee @grrlintersect.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

I am just sitting here needing to buy groceries and also get some meds and I do not know how I’m going to do either of these things this week

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Brianne Benness @bennessb.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

I just keep thinking about how many people won’t even try to get vaccinated this year because they’ll assume it’s not available to them, even if it is.

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Sparrow / Liz @untonuggan.myatproto.social · 05/09/2025

does anyone in #NEISvoid or just bluesky generally have experience with "intersection syndrome" I'm finding... Not very concrete info on which exercises are good/bad for it, and hoping someone here has personal experience with it It is allegedly "rare"

Photo of a person's left hand showing typical areas of pain for two similar tendon problems

De Quervain tenosynovitis pain is outlined in green, and covers the outer part of the hand from the base of the thumb to below the wrist

Intersection syndrome pain is outlined in pink, and is on the back of the forearm just below the wrist (on the thumb side)

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Brianne Benness @bennessb.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

I’ll be all caught up on Sullivan’s Crossing tonight and THEN what will I watch? I love how it’s like… the same as Virgin River so much. Jack & Cal have the same haircut that I’ve never seen in real life.

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Brianne Benness @bennessb.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

I’m not active on fb but I do still belong to a lot of different chronic illness groups there & it’s really striking how much mis/disinfo is still spreading even in the face of 10/10 veil lifted MAHA ableism. it really speaks to how medical neglect breeds distrust & opens the door to charlatans.

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