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(cubbie/they/them) #writer & #violist with #LongCOVID • carer of #LongCOVIDkids• #cargobike #slow #cycling as everyday transport mercurialmum.wordpress.com/about

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Dutch Cycling Embassy @dutchcycling.nl · 09/02/2026
In late January, our director Skadi Tirpak spent several days in Sydney, gaining first-hand insight into how the city is continuing to shape its cycling network. The visit offered a snapshot of Sydney’s direction, combining major infrastructure upgrades with thoughtfully designed local routes.
ramp built for cyclistscrazy modern bridgecycling bridge
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Nik Dow @nikdow.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Saw the film "Voice of Hind Rajab" last night. Join me in donating to the Hind Rajab Foundation. mailchi.mp/hindrajabfou...
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Justice for Hind Rajab: The Fight Is Real. The Cases Are Active.
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
"Covid Left Lasting Rise in Deaths in Rich Countries, Study Shows" "The pandemic left a lasting increase in mortality in most rich nations that has yet to fully unwind, according to an analysis of data from 34 countries." Source: archive.md/GrBAz
Screenshot of a Bloomberg article titled “Covid Left Lasting Rise in Deaths in Rich Countries, Study Shows,” published January 29, 2026. The image shows a blue sign reading “COVID-19 Flu Assessment Clinic” with an arrow, outside Sydney Hospital, as a person walks past in the background.
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Jen Williams @misguidedjenni.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Brought to you by the fossil fuel companies and successive governments approving more and more global heating projects with zero regard to consequences #auspol
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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Heatwaves kill more Australians than floods, fires and cyclones combined. If we named them, we could treat them as the public health emergencies they are. Should we name them after the fossil fuel companies that contribute to them? Tell me here: www.moniqueryan.com.au/heatwave_pet...
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Jen Williams @misguidedjenni.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Glad the Westgate tunnel fixed traffic in #MelbsWest
Photo taken from inside a bus showing vehicles in gridlock on Millers Rd Altona North just prior to the Westgate Freeway.
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Overland Journal @overlandjournal.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
“But it’s also that this land, this beautiful Aboriginal land, was not made to hold such grief. It can, and it does, but it shouldn’t have this burden thrust upon itself.” @jordanas.bsky.social on the logic of violence that permeates Australia.
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Yes, this is what Australia is - Overland literary journal
Imagine though the possibility of a response which was not horrid. Which did not demand more violence be piled up. Which led us to other ways of being together, other horizons of possible futures. Ima...
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Melbourne Pollen Count and Forecast @melbournepollen.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
#Melbourne grass #pollen forecast for today (Wednesday, Dec 17) is High. Get the App for more pollen forecasts: airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen Note: Other locations within Victoria have a High forecast today.
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Sickandtiredaus Jordan Crane @sickandtiredaus.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Australian C19 Weekly Update - 12th December 2025 Note: Cases recorded are from PCR testing only. Actual cases are significantly higher. Data from: nindss.health.gov.au/pbi-dashboard/ Thanks to @angiecibisdesign for the design! 1/4
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
The COVID-19 iceberg. These numbers are just the tip of the iceberg. Reported cases only show a fraction of what’s really out there, but they still give us some sense of what’s going on. #COVID19iceberg #COVIDisNotOver #COVIDisAirborne #MaskUp😷
An image of a large iceberg floating in the ocean, with the small visible tip above the water labeled “REPORTED CASES.” The massive submerged portion beneath the surface is labeled “UNREPORTED CASES.” In the center of the iceberg, the text “COVID-19” is written, illustrating how reported infections represent only a small fraction of the true number of cases.
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Jen Williams @misguidedjenni.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Ughhhhh Knew this would happen and it's not great especially when trying to pass the joggers. I've also discovered that some of the expansion joints are so rough they set my bell off when I ride over them. #Veloway
A jogger on the veloway with a cyclist riding in the opposite direction Another jogger on the veloway Sign: To city via Dixon veloway (cyclists only) at the entrance Sign indicating bikes only and no pedestrians 🚷
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Wheels for Wellbeing @wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk · 03/12/2025
Guide: wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/disabled-peo...
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Disabled people using cycles as mobility aids - a guide for managing spaces and venues
Wheels for Wellbeing is an award-winning charity supporting disabled people of all ages and abilities to enjoy the benefits of cycling.
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GreenLines @greenlines.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
New 57 tram engagement proposing changes to accommodate G class trams. Includes some consolidated tram stops but lacks tram platforms for some reason. Bonus protected bike lanes proposed for Victoria and Queensberry Streets. engage.vic.gov.au/route-57-nor... #melbourne #cycling
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Route 57 North Melbourne tram corridor
We want your feedback on planned tram stop changes along the North Melbourne corridor.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 03/12/2025
Reminder: It's never too late to start wearing a mask again
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Melbourne Pollen Count and Forecast @melbournepollen.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
#Melbourne grass #pollen forecast for today (Thursday, Dec 4) is High. Get the App for more pollen forecasts: airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen Note: Other locations within Victoria have an Extreme forecast today.
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Australia: "COVID-19 has been the leading cause of acute respiratory infection related mortality across the majority of 2023-2025." #COVID19Australia #COVIDisNotOver #COVIDisAirborne
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Australia: Deaths due to acute respiratory infections. Published: 28 November 2025 🔸Registered deaths by 31 October 2025 🔹2025 - COVID: 2,004 🔹2025 - Influenza: 1,385 🔹2025 - RSV: 506 Source: www.abs.gov.au/statistics/h...
A table from the Australian Bureau of Statistics titled “Acute respiratory infection associated deaths, 2025”. At the top is the ABS logo featuring a kangaroo and emu around a shield. The table lists monthly deaths from three viruses across 2025: COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV. Months run from January to December, plus a final “All” total column.

For COVID-19: deaths range from 323 in January down to 38 in October, with November and December marked “na” and a total of 2,004.

For Influenza: figures range from 36 in January to a peak of 322 in July, declining to 245 in September, 59 in October, November and December are “na”, totaling 1,385.

For RSV: counts are lower overall, from 18 in January rising to 118 in July, then 77 in September, 20 in October, with “na” for November and December, totaling 506.

The design uses clean horizontal lines, dark text on a light background, and a centered heading above the table.
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Japan: Flu spreading faster this year. Japan’s Institute for Health Security reports about 197,000 cases nationwide in a week, up 35% from the previous week. Health officials urge people to wash hands, wear masks and consider vaccination to reduce transmission. www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...
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Flu spreading faster this year in Japan | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Influenza is spreading in Japan with average weekly cases topping 50 per medical institution in the seven days ending November 23. That threshold was reached about a month earlier than last year.
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Spain may bring back indoor face mask rules as flu and COVID cases surge. Health leaders will meet on Dec 3 to decide whether masks should again be required in hospitals, health centers, and possibly other crowded indoor venues like cinemas or theatres to help reduce transmission. archive.md/2ySDF
A news webpage from the Express with a headline: “Spain in new mask rule as Covid and flu sparks crisis in hospitals.” A subtitle says Covid and flu have hit Spain badly again this year, one month earlier than in 2024. The article is written by Paul Withers, Rita Sobot, and Rebecca Robinson, with a timestamp of Sat, Nov. 29, 2025. Below, a large photo shows a healthcare worker wearing a blue surgical gown, face mask, protective eyewear, and purple gloves. They are holding a syringe and a vial, drawing up a vaccine or medication. The image has a blurred background and the Express logo and crest are at the top of the page.
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Melbourne Pollen Count and Forecast @melbournepollen.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
In Melbourne, the grass pollen forecast for today (Sunday, Nov 30) is Low. Learn more on our App: airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
It’s not that I think everything is about COVID, but COVID keeps getting ignored — even though it’s still a major health issue in an ongoing pandemic.
This image is a cartoon depicting the "elephant in the room" metaphor.

An elephant, labeled COVID-19, lies on a couch as if it’s a therapy patient, saying:
"Sometimes, even if I stand in the middle of the room, no one acknowledges me."

A person, possibly a therapist, sits nearby taking notes.

The message highlights how, despite COVID-19 still being a major issue, society often ignores or downplays its presence—just like ignoring an obvious elephant in the room.
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Dr. Michael "Being Covid-conscious is more than precautions and research. It’s grieving losses no one else will acknowledge, enduring mockery, protecting people who resent you, showing up for community the world says doesn’t matter, and fighting for a future others already declared lost."
Two posts on X from Dr. Michael DACM (@internetuserf12).

Post 1 reads:
“Being Covid-conscious is more than precautions and research. It’s grieving losses no one else will acknowledge, enduring mockery, protecting people who resent you, showing up for community the world says doesn’t matter, and fighting for a future others already declared lost.”
The post has 19 comments, 372 reposts, 1.5k likes, and 19k views.

Post 2 reads:
“Some call being Covid-conscious ‘virtue signaling’ but that would entail praise, not ridicule and neglect.”
Timestamp: 1:18 PM, Nov 26, 2025. It shows 1,600 views.
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Melbourne Pollen Count and Forecast @melbournepollen.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
#Melbourne grass #pollen forecast for today (Friday, Nov 28) is Moderate. Get the App for more pollen forecasts: airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen Note: Other locations within Victoria have a High forecast today.
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Jen Williams @misguidedjenni.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
How attractive are the Department of Transport's "gardens" at Sneydes Rd and Hoppers Lane Werribee? These should replenish the seed in the soil for at least the next 200 years 🙄🤦‍♀️
Scotch thistles almost reach to the pedestrian lights beg button. Ouch!Scotch thistles in flower encroaching on the shared pathWeeds are about 1 m high The median strip is full of thistles and various other weeds left to grow to maturity
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cubbieberry @cubbieberry.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
#COVIDisNotOver
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Just a reminder: COVID isn’t a seasonal virus — it circulates all year round.
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Janet Rice @janetrice.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Please don’t look away. We can’t turn our backs on genocide. At the very minimum we have to bear witness mondoweiss.net/2025/11/isra...
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Israel kills 33 Gazans in a single night. It’s part of a new deadly status quo, Palestinians say.
On Wednesday, Israel killed 33 Palestinians, including 12 children, in its latest violations of the Gaza ceasefire. Those killed include Palestinian families trying to return home and others caught in...
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Emerge Australia @emergeaustralia.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Our NDIA submission calls for flexible, person-centred #NDIS supports so people with less visible disabilities like #MECFS and #longcovid aren’t excluded. Read more here: zurl.co/Pe72D #AssistiveTechnology #Inclusion
Social media tile from Emerge Australia. On the left, a close-up of a stack of papers on a wooden desk, framed like a computer window. On the right, on a dark blue background, white text in a rounded box reads: ‘Emerge Australia’s submission for the NDIS Evidence Advisory Committee Review.’ The Emerge Australia logo appears in the top right corner
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The Autism Books by Autistic Authors Project @autisticbooks.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
I have a couple of questions I'm hoping someone who's self-published on Amazon recently could help answer. It's to help me better identify suitable books for the website. 1. Can you change the publication date to an *older* date? e.g. if you add the book today, could you set the pub date to 2020?
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Overland Journal @overlandjournal.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
By making the monster human and the humans monstrous, del Toro draws us back to the radical empathy of Shelley’s novel, but also into familiar ableist horror tropes.” Kosa Monteith on maternity, monstrosity and disability in the new FRANKENSTEIN.
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Frankenstein was a “bad” mother: maternity, monstrosity and disability - Overland literary journal
By making the monster human and the humans monstrous, del Toro draws us back to the radical empathy of Shelley’s novel, but into familiar ableist horror tropes. Empathetic, but not empowering. He’s a ...
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benjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
garbage racist nonsense from a govt with no vision for anything beyond maintaining their own power, coveted for no reason beyond the basest self-serving hackery
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Melbourne Pollen Count and Forecast @melbournepollen.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
#Melbourne grass #pollen forecast for today (Monday, Nov 24) is High. Get the App for more pollen forecasts: airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen Note: Other locations within Victoria have a High forecast today.
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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Senator Fatima Payman says her staff are struggling to cope with an inundation of online Islamophobia - and that the PM has ignored her requests for help www.deepcutnews.com/p/fatima-pay...
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Fatima Payman asked the PM to help combat online anti-Muslim hate. He never replied.
The independent senator says her staff are "on edge" as office struggles with inundation of hate
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Melbourne Pollen Count and Forecast @melbournepollen.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
#Melbourne grass #pollen forecast for today (Friday, Nov 21) is Moderate. Get the App for more pollen forecasts: airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen Note: Other locations within Victoria have a High forecast today.
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cubbieberry @cubbieberry.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
On regional train heading to Dja Dja Wurung Country (Castlemaine) and #airQuality is not so good 15mins into the journey...
A small square ARANET4 device to measure air quality with number 1070 on display
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Melbourne Pollen Count and Forecast @melbournepollen.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
#Melbourne grass #pollen forecast for today (Thursday, Nov 20) is Low. Get the App for more pollen forecasts: airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen Note: Other locations within Victoria have a High forecast today.
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El Gibbs @bluntshovels.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
"Kardell Lomas and her baby should still be here. And her family have every right to fight for justice, both in the coroner’s court and beyond." essential reading from Dr Amy McQuire www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Kardell Lomas’s heartbreaking apology to police is a moment that should shame all Australians | Amy McQuire
The refusal to conduct an inquest reveals again what many black women know: it’s not a place for truth-telling but rather a mechanism to alibi the state and its failures
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El Gibbs @bluntshovels.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
"The states and territories are on a collision course with the Commonwealth over public hospital funding, with health ministers expressing white-hot anger over a letter from the prime minister demanding they rein in spending if they want a funding deal honoured." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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'Beyond belief': Albanese tells states to spend less on hospitals
Health ministers are furious with a letter from the prime minister demanding they rein in spending if they want a public hospital funding deal honoured.
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Melbourne Pollen Count and Forecast @melbournepollen.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
#Melbourne grass #pollen forecast for today (Wednesday, Nov 19) is Moderate. Get the App for more pollen forecasts: airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen Note: Other locations within Victoria have a High forecast today.
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Melbourne Pollen Count and Forecast @melbournepollen.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
#Melbourne grass #pollen forecast for today (Tuesday, Nov 18) is High. Get the App for more pollen forecasts: airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen Note: Other locations within Victoria have a High forecast today.
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Greychin 🇦🇺 @greychin.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Just think about what we have let onto Australian city streets with no requirement for additional training of drivers, no additional speed restriction in built up areas and no regular testing on licence renwal Maybe thats why pedestrian death rates have increased www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
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Safety advocates 'horrified' by rise in pedestrian deaths
Australia's peak motoring body is calling for more transparency around the cause of fatalities involving pedestrians.
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Bike Melbourne @handle.invalid · 16/11/2025
Moreover, these hideous monstrosities do not meet passenger car safety standards.
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Ren Wyld @wyld.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Doing some research for my next novel, and google AI just recommended a Master thesis for me to read.... Umm, google, I wrote that thesis. And it certainly does not match the search words I just used. (No, I don't rely on AI summaries for research)
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Melbourne Pollen Count and Forecast @melbournepollen.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
In Melbourne, the grass pollen forecast for today (Monday, Nov 17) is Low. Learn more on our App: airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen
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Omar Sakr @omarsakr.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Okay so this is a small thing but has anyone noticed the price of ebooks has exploded recently? In many cases new releases are just as expensive as the print books? What is going on here?
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
It’s wild that so many people would rather keep getting sick in an ongoing pandemic — risking immune damage and becoming more vulnerable to other illnesses — than simply wear a mask. 😷 Source: x.com/grumpygremmy...
A social-media post by user @grumpygremmy. Their profile photo shows a person in dim lighting. The post says: “people always ask if i'm sick because of my mask & i always say ‘no i just don’t want to be & haven’t been since i started wearing these everywhere for the last 5 years.’ then they usually tell me they are sick all the time but ‘just can’t handle the masks’ & every time i want to cry.” The timestamp shows 2:43 AM · Nov 16, 2025, with 13K views displayed below.
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Nik Dow @nikdow.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
If we redesign Melbourne as below, going to need a lot of bulldozers. Draw a circle from approx Sandringham to Camberwell to Coburg to Sunshine. Bulldoze most of the single family houses inside and outside the ring, build 4-6 story apartment buildings inside the ring.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 15/11/2025
💔 Alice Wong’s last words: “Don’t let the bastards grind you down.” We can never thank Alice enough for fighting all the good fights and especially all the hard fights. We all learned so much from your brilliance, your courage, and your indefatigable leadership. We will never forget you.
This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing.
Hi everyone, it looks like I ran out of time. I have so many dreams that I wanted to fulfill and plans to create new stories for you. There are a few in progress that might come to fruition in a few years if things work out. I did not ever imagine I would live to this age and end up a writer, editor, activist, and more. As a kid riddled with insecurity and internalized ableism, I could not see a path forward. It was thanks to friendships and some great teachers who believed in me that I was able to fight my way out of miserable situations into a place where I finally felt comfortable in my skin.
We need more stories about us and our culture.
You all, we all, deserve the everything and more in such a hostile, ableist environment. Our wisdom is incisive and unflinching. I'm honored to be your ancestor and believe disabled oracles like us will light the way to the future. Don't let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.
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El Gibbs @bluntshovels.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
heartbroken that the incredible Alice has died. will post some links to amazing threads etc of her work. she was funny, fierce and completely committed to the liberation and community of disabled people below are her words, via Elea
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El Gibbs @bluntshovels.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
"As disabled oracles, we continue to build and create on the knowledge and dreams of our ancestors. They left their mark on the planet as will we. After we’re long gone, we will show up in other ways." Alice in 2020 at the Assembly of the Future disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2020/08/14/m...
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Message from the Future: Disabled Oracle Society
On August 6, 2020 I gave a talk, “The Last Disabled Oracle,” as part of Assembly for the Future, a project of The Things We Did Next collaboration based in Melbourne, Australia. …
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