Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsShveta Thakrar @shvetathakrar.com · 03/10/2026My first blurb, from the delightful Ciara Smyth (don't miss her hilarious Irish novels!): 174
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsRose Broderick @rosebroderick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The CDC wants to redesign its annual health survey. Their proposed changes would make people with intellectual and developmental disabilities "invisible." www.statnews.com/2026/10/01/c...statnews.comAs CDC redesigns annual health survey, it removes questions about disabilitiesProposed changes to the federal government’s health survey would undercount Americans with disabilities, advocates say. 05136
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsJohnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 02/10/2026If you read my post on Ko-Fi, you already know my household now has two disabled folks now, at least for the next 6 weeks. Mars took a nasty fall on his bike. We just got home from the ER a few hours ago, his wounds are much worse than initially thought. 1221
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Disabled people tried to warn you. We were one of the first groups targeted by the Nazis. Fascists will always come for the “useless eaters”. They want to institutionalize us. Hide us away from the rest of society. Remove our supports so we either die or disappear. It’s eugenics. 10280152
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 02/10/2026We’re honestly still taken aback by Elon advising the Pentagon on the future of wars. Didn’t we all see how badly he failed with DOGE? 98455171748
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Our response to the State Department using Smokey last night. 108100812687
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsMike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 17/09/2026TikTok censors everything I post within 2 minutes. They take days to adjudicate posts & always allow them. Not any more. This is the only post they have outright refused to approve and levels are now MUCH higher on the Big Island. 815255
Fancy Fairy Wings & Things @fancyfairyangela.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Dropping your headliner for speaking out about a genocide IS a political statement, 100%. Ed happily did a concert for Ukraine in the past. How is that different? The only difference is the race of the people being killed, and anyone who treats the issue like he has is showing their racism. 100
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsKQED News @kqednews.kqed.org · 15/09/2026ww2.kqed.orgMidterms 2026: How to Register to Vote (or Make Sure You’re Already Correctly Registered)How to make sure you’re registered — correctly — to vote in the Nov. 3 state primary election. 043
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Kraft was in the Epstein files btw. 592741599
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 15/09/2026A win! The Supreme Court has denied the Trump administration’s emergency request to enforce new mail-ballot restrictions ahead of the midterm elections. The decision leaves the lower court’s injunction in place, meaning the new USPS restrictions will not take effect for this election. 672272314
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & Thingskey-lime pie @keymonster.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I need to fill one more spot to be in the red for October. Anyone else want to purchase some artwork? 04126
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsMike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Already censored on TikTok. Don't let the health scientist running a national COVlD dashboard warn his own community. 🙃 112544
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 08/09/2026Zohran Mamdani released 170K documents revealing that post-9/11 asbestos levels remained dangerous for months, despite officials saying the air was safe. As we saw at the start of COVID, officials still treat essential workers as expendable. This is a long-overdue step in the right direction. 372582668
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This administration is so unbelievably petty, going after rainbow sidewalks and trying to erase them across the country. 17791262031
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsFriendly Neighborhood Mouse @missmouse.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Friday morning, I was gardening when I checked my phone. A request had gone out for help. For 25+ hours, ICE had been laying siege to a quiet neighborhood in Frederick, MD. Community members were afraid, some didn’t want to leave their homes. ICE vehicles seemed to be lurking on every corner. 3520351030
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 06/09/2026This is shameful discriminatory and misogynistic reporting. People aren’t choosing disability to be “cool”. Young women don’t have to “prove” to you that they’re sick. Disability rates are skyrocketing because we’ve left a disabling virus rip through the population for over 6 years. 1142734796
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsMike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Censored on TikTok while half of Hawai'i is on lnstagram telling me they are sick. 210532
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsJohnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 03/09/2026We still owe $1166.59 for rent and the landlord just called to remind us that a late fee of $89 will be charged tomorrow. So I am hoping with all my hopes, that there are folks out there needing some art to spruce up their spaces. 13044
Fancy Fairy Wings & Things @fancyfairyangela.bsky.social · 02/09/2026As long as there is no cure or reliable prevention for Long Covid, the virus will remain dangerous to keep getting infected with. 020
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsMatthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 01/09/2026A drug that only works if started within 72 hours of an exposure leaves no room to sort complicated logistics after an exposure. I think it's fairly obvious that having everything sorted beforehand would make the most sense from the perspective of anyone who is, e.g., medically complex. 59533
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsEric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 31/08/2026On #LongCovid and profiling my colleague @julialmv.bsky.social @smithsonianmag.bsky.social www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/m...smithsonianmag.comFor Many Americans, Covid Is Still a Chronic, Disabling Disease. These Scientists Are Working Tirelessly to Bring Them ReliefLong Covid saps the strength and vitality of patients, who have little recourse to fight it. A team of specialists—including an afflicted researcher working mostly from her bed—is looking for answers 6257128
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsChise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Just a heads up. I was able to schedule my COVID vaccine appointment. Online it may ask “do you have a condition that puts you at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 virus.” Click yes and it will allow you to schedule an appointment. No questions asked. No proof required. Pass it on. 10146672112
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 31/08/2026The US government is canceling several cyclospora research studies in the midst of the biggest cyclospora outbreak ever which has made tens of thousands sick and killed two people. Make America Healthy Again. 15939011510
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I really feel like it should be bigger news that fibreglass is in IV saline bags in the US. This isn’t a situation where you might get a little sick. Fibreglass going directly into your veins will kill you. IV saline is used for almost every medical procedure. This is unconscionable:fda.govBaxter Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall for Two Lots of 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection Due to Potential Presence of Particulate MatterFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – AUG. 25, 2026 – DEERFIELD, Ill., Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX) is voluntarily recalling two lots of 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection due to the potential presence of parti... 6420991416
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & Things🌸Bibi🌸♿ @bibiblossoms.bsky.social · 28/08/2026My close friend Jia is in need of a wheelchair motorized attachment so they can safely go out of their home! Please share this post and donate if you're able to below! This will greatly improve their life! We're over 25% there!! To help: ko-fi.com/jiakimchi 3182217
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsBadger Burrow Studios @badgerburrowstudio.bsky.social · 28/08/2026"Surface Tension" has made it to being a finalist in the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize Sculpture Award by @beautifulbizarre.net ! There are so many absolutely stunning entries by incredible artists and I feel so honored that my work has been selected to be among the top 25 of this year. Thank you! 073
Fancy Fairy Wings & Things @fancyfairyangela.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I also don't use purchased stock art or clip art. There's an Etsy seller that got called out for copying other wing makers in the last couple years in the SVG files they sell for wing making, who also sells gen AI content. It's why so many are offering the same designs now, they all buy from them. 040
Fancy Fairy Wings & Things @fancyfairyangela.bsky.social · 27/08/2026If you want fairy wings to add to your faire garb, I have these and others ready to ship now: fancy-fairy-wings-things.myshopify.com/collections/... And fyi, I never use gen AI in my work even though other very popular wing makers are. #art #humanmade #fairy #iridescent 0249
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsChantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Decades before Dolly Parton helped fund research supporting Moderna's Covid-19 mRNA vaccine, she raised money for people with HIV and AIDS and joined the 90s "Break the Silence" campaign promoting AIDS awareness, sex education & condom use - at a time when doing so in country music took courage. 3558321295
Fancy Fairy Wings & Things @fancyfairyangela.bsky.social · 25/08/2026My latest fairy wings! These and more are dropping tonight. My blog post has all the deets, including a process video and my statement on wing makers using gen AI designs: www.fancyfairy.com/news/2026/8/... 083
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsMike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 25/08/2026COVlD is surging in Texas, leading to school closures and rising Emergency Room visits, disproportionately among babies. We became concerned about the possible surge 3 months ago today, and Texas was the impetus for our early-release of the PMC county-level map. pmc19.com/interactive.php 617991
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsMatthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 25/08/2026Dolly Parton understood something that too many of my public health colleagues have not grasped: a good idea isn't sufficient — you have to sell it. So she got vaccinated in front of cameras, and literally begged her fans to not hesitate, to vaccinate — to a reworking of Joleneshouldntneedtobealawyer.comDolly Parton, Public Health Hero, Dies at 80 | Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew CortlandDolly Parton donated $1M USD to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2020 to fund the research that resulted in the Moderna mRNA vaccine 21223264
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Trump has the National Guard roaming DC as a show of force while tens of thousands of people in Gary, Indiana approach two weeks without power. That’s where the National Guard should be. And FEMA. And any other resources they have. But Gary is a predominantly Black city and is being ignored:nytimes.comDesperation Mounts as Thousands in Indiana Endure 10 Days Without PowerFloods from powerful thunderstorms devastated Gary, where a third of residents live below the poverty line and full restoration isn’t expected until next week. 12448231
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsShveta Thakrar @shvetathakrar.com · 22/08/2026Reaching back into the vault to my first published short story (published by @mythopoetica.bsky.social and later anthologized by Paula Guran), "Lavanya and Deepika," a fairy-tale retelling about sisters. If you need some magic on this Saturday, have a read! www.cabinetdesfees.com/2011/lavanya...cabinetdesfees.comLavanya and Deepika by Shveta Thakrar – Cabinet des Fées 074
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 22/08/2026Gary, Indiana is without power for the 11th straight day after storms. This is climate injustice. 8829071017
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsChantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Here me out - maybe, just maybe, Covid doesn't conform to the 'traditional respiratory virus season' Link 🔗 www.cnn.com/2026/08/20/h... 919257
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsJohnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 20/08/2026So proud! I grew up with Dianna and she is just one of the best humans! Congratulations to this week's DeVaughn James Injury Lawyers #PayItForward recipient, Dianna Robol. She was nominated for her volunteer work with the Mid-America All-Indian Museum. foxkansas.com/community/pa...foxkansas.comPay It Forward - Dianna RobolCongratulations to Dianna Robol, this week’s Pay It Forward recipient for volunteering with Mid-America All-Indian Museum, sharing American Indian culture. 0205
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Many of the food recalls in the US involve salmonella. In April 2025 the USDA quietly withdrew a plan to limit the amount of salmonella allowed in raw poultry. They know what they’re doing. They’re breaking the food supply and culling the population.apnews.comUSDA withdraws a plan to limit salmonella levels in raw poultryThe Agriculture Department says it is withdrawing a plan to limit salmonella bacteria in poultry products. 617076
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 19/08/2026In 1965, CEOs were paid 21 times as much as a typical worker. Today, that number has spiked to 281. The system is rigged and it's time we level the playing field. 24855131878
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsTony DiTerlizzi @diterlizzi.bsky.social · 16/08/2026🎉NEW Portfolio!🎉 For Dragon Con, I'm releasing THE PIXIE PORTFOLIO--a collection of 10 color plates, each depicting various pixies and sprites drawn from life. Printed at 6x9" on heavy coated cardstock and signed by Your Truly, this one is for my fellow fairyologists and fans of Spiderwick.🧚♀️🧚🧚♂️ 411936
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsMike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 16/08/2026🚨BREAKING 🦠 On Friday, the US CDC arbitrarily shifted higher COVlD levels into lower categories depicted with cooler colors. Much of what was Very High is now "High." What was High is now "Moderate" or "Low." Low is "Very Low." 1/ 22916607
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsLittle Lobbyists @littlelobbyists.com · 07/08/2026NEW: @lujan.senate.gov (D-N.M.) and @kaine.senate.gov (D-Va.) introduced the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Access Act, legislation to ensure older adults and people with disabilities have a real choice between receiving long-term care at home or in institutional settings. 11610
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsMatthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 08/08/2026If you’re chronically ill, I urge skepticism - always - before relying on anything published by YLE 15821
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Elvis Brooks was falsely imprisoned for over four decades. Most of his life was stolen from him. He was awarded damages, and the republicans are trying to block his payout. Meanwhile not a single Epstein pedophile is behind bars. www.propublica.org/article/loui...propublica.orgHe’s Eligible for Up to $480,000 After Being Wrongly Imprisoned for 42 Years. The State Says No.Elvis Brooks’ case was an egregious example of a wrongful conviction, civil rights attorneys said. But Louisiana’s attorney general maintains that Brooks and other exonerees are guilty — and therefore... 317381
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsThe Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 08/08/2026I learn so much about Brazilian politics from Hailey. Please help her if you can! <3 03613
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsJohnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 06/08/2026So, in the neverending shitstorm that is lupus, I am learning about new depths of its cruelty. I have lupus meningitis, feeling super grateful for that lumbar puncture right now cuz otherwise it would have been missed. I'm okayish tho. Also thank you all for sharing. ko-fi.com/johnniejae/g...ko-fi.comSupport Johnnie Jae ❤️Indigenous stories, media, and art by Johnnie Jae! Your support helps share Native perspectives with the world and keeps the lights on at home. 76859
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 05/08/2026Congrats @abdulelsayed.bsky.social! If he wins in November, he will be the first Senate member with an advanced public health degree, which we so desperately need right now! 138167
Reposted by Fancy Fairy Wings & ThingsMatthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 05/08/2026I'm really, really, really tired of public health officials going out of their way to tell us that the dead had "underlying conditions" — a phrase so vague as to be useless in actually informing risk assessment. It's just ableism... 620155