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Jazz

@hackerotticus.bsky.social
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RN BSN. Science & med research. Art & design. Doggos. Books. Chronic illness & disability advocacy. 📚 So long, and thanks for all the fish. #NEISVoid

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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
If wearing functional gym gear means you're "asking for it" then Tom Selleck in 1982 was the biggest whore in Western civilization. Get a grip. #snl
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"If you can use a wheelchair, you're not disabled." Well, that's a first. 😅 #disability
static.klipy.com
Black Man Pondering a Devious Question
ALT: Black Man Pondering a Devious Question
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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The latest “rigged election” strategy from the Trump administration involves producing a series of strategically timed arrests of non-citizens for alleged voter fraud & promoting those events to feed the false narrative that non-citizen voter fraud is widespread. uwcip.substack.com/p/federal-fr...
uwcip.substack.com
Federal Fraud Charges Resonate With Debunked Non-Citizen Voting Narratives
A flurry of recent charges and press conferences amplifying alleged non-citizen voting make a small phenomena seem bigger
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
"Let us tarry a while in the slowly dwindling world of facts." - Professor T #pbs
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Fact checked this from my living room during the live interview, that's how easy it is to verify. ​Peru underfunded healthcare but reported transparently. 1,000 ICU beds for 33M people and most had no fridge to stay home. ​We're lucky comparatively, but we still have plenty of room for improvement.
politifact.com
Peru had the highest COVID-19 death rate, not the U.S.
During a CNN interview, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the U.S. had the highest death rate from COVID-19. Peru’s was higher.
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
This is what bars used to be like. I was there, 3,000 years ago.
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Columbus Air Quality Index just doubled. To quote #TrentReznor I DO NOT WANT THIS.
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Re daylight savings - "...estimating it (standard time) could prevent up to 300,000 strokes and reduce obesity cases by 2.6 million nationwide." But mmk.
stanmed.stanford.edu
Most people would be healthier without daylight saving time, study says
Changing clocks twice a year leads to higher rates of stroke and obesity, Stanford Medicine scientists say.
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
This memo doesn't change federal law but it changes everything for states. Gutting home care won't save taxpayers a dime, it just lets local bureaucrats push people into state facilities that cost way more. Plus, it's just going to tie up state funds in endless lawsuits. #disability #chronicillness
pbs.org
New Justice Department memo questions decades of protections for people with disabilities
A recently released Justice Department memo questions decades of protections for Americans with disabilities. It’s the latest effort by the Trump administration to shift longstanding practices for the...
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Morning cup of knowledge after reading ignorant comments: Family caregivers aren’t getting paid to “hang out.” We’re talking bathing, cooking, meds, bathroom, keeping people alive at home. You don’t sink a lifeboat bc one person snuck aboard. You guard it. #chronicillness #disability #medicaid
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Widow's Bay on AppleTV if you like yelling at your screen. 👀 And Matthew Rhys 🔥
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Lolz
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
On millions vs billions and people not grasping math. Millionaires are half of congress. If a millionaire spends $1,000 a day, they run in about 3 years. If a billionaire spends $1,000 a day, they run out in about 2,740 years. Millionaires charter jets. Billionaires own the jet. 🌈
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
The direct to consumer gut health and wellness industry is the wild west. Microbiome = real. $250 for no standardization/accountability = Bamboozle. "Significantly, we found variability between providers was on the same scale as biological variability between different donors." #chronicillness
nature.com
Evaluating the analytical performance of direct-to-consumer gut microbiome testing services - Communications Biology
Comparative analysis of DTC gut microbiome testing services reveals significant methodological variability, underscoring the need for standardized reference materials and guidelines to ensure reproduc...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/04/2026
Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available. We decided to illustrate it.
projects.propublica.org
The Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines Vanish
Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Disabled people need and deserve the social & economic support to live independent lives They shouldn’t be forced to rely on abusive caregivers, live in legislated poverty or be institutionalized Disability is not a moral failing. It’s a minority group you can join at any time
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Someone legit said: "My son wheeled himself to the ballot, anyone can." Wheelchairs aren't the "full scope" of disability. You only see them in public because others have medical issues so complex they can't leave home or a hospital bed. A wheelchair is the least of it. #chronicillness #disability
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
👏 Having a disability in definition can define everything you do. Stating reality doesn't change that there is more to your identity.
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
When a new health problem pops up but you're already over capacity. #chronicillness
media.tenor.com
a man is smiling and saying `` slowly losing it '' while making a funny face .
Alt: a man is smiling and saying `` slowly losing it '' while making a funny face
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
I will never get used to having a broken body with over achiever software still installed. The. Rage. #chronicillness
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Abuse and violence happen to people you like and people you don’t. People you trust and people you don't cause real harm whether or not you believe it. Every time, “they’d never do that” & “I don’t believe them.” Disbelief is common. Silence is the result. #domesticviolence #epsteinfiles
A photo of a person with light hair in a messy bun, seen from behind, sitting on a rocky overlook and looking out at distant blue mountains under a cloudy sky. Overlaid text reads: “It is not my burden to present as the kind of victim you’re willing to believe.” The quote is attributed to “~Mandy,” with the handle “@pottymouthpollyanna” at the bottom.
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
archive.today/DpC7k (without paywall)
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Chronic Illness Humor @chronicillness.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
I only flare up for two reasons: 1. for everything 2. for nothing
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
No matter your bank account. #chronicillness sucks. But why does it feel so awkward to watch wealthy, ill influencers with access and abundance act like we're having the same experience?
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Most people with #POTS meet criteria for central sensitization, meaning their nervous systems show physiologic amplification of sensory and autonomic signals, measurable on testing, as a downstream effect of autonomic and cerebrovascular dysfunction. #dysautonomia #mcas #chronicillness
jamanetwork.com
Prevalence of Central Sensitization in Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
This case-control study analyzes the prevalence of central sensitization syndrome in patients with postural tachycardia syndrome among those presenting at a single academic medical center.
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
"Diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome using beat-to-beat autonomic measurements" "....indicating less effective cardiac hemodynamics" Well, well. #cfsme #dysautonomia
link.springer.com
Client Challenge
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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 05/01/2026
Plain and simple my politics is that nobody should be wealthy enough to make their insecurities my problem.
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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 05/01/2026
" #SelfAdvocacy has become the system’s way of shirking responsibility. Instead of offering proper #support, it hands you a badge for “trying really hard”..After, the system uses that same effort as an excuse to deny help.": buff.ly/l4qMuvi by houseboundfriends #disability #PublicHealth #healthcare
buff.ly
Advocacy Support: Help for The Vulnerable to Get Better Care
When symptoms are dismissed or ignored, advocacy support can be life-changing. Learn how to speak up, find help, and get the care you truly deserve.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 31/12/2025
“I’m honored to be your ancestor and believe that disabled oracles like us will light the way to the future. Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
motherjones.com
Hero of 2025: Alice Wong
The disability justice icon's last message: "Don’t let the bastards grind you down."
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
I was today years old when I learned there are a few internet doctors completely against statins, even for those high risk or post event. And people I know follow them. God help us all and our internet experiment. #misinformation #medsky
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
A charming backyard bird feeder turns into a horror show when a Cooper’s hawk devours Charlie the chickadee, whom you personally fattened for months. #birds #nature #hawks #croppedoutofrespect
A coopers hawk perched on a bare tree limb, leaning down. Lunch cropped out.
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welcometoyourdoom.bsky.social @welcometoyourdoom.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
#jamesbaldwin #quote #booksky
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
I'm so glad we all bought into this scheme of paying additional for streaming without ads to have the luxury of still having ads.
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
I’m not talking about all that What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger stuff. No. That’s simply not true. What doesn’t kill you very often makes you weaker. What doesn’t kill you can leave you limping for the rest of your days. -Matt Haig #chronicillness #disability
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Maz 🔥MadPride🔥 @amazeingartist.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
me waking up and remembering that my disability will actually infact disable me and getting frustrated with myself will only make it worse
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
The functional identity crisis when you're a to-do list overachiever morning person in a dysfunctional body. #chronicillness #dysautonomia
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Chronic Illness Humor @chronicillness.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
My body watching me do the thing that always puts me into a flare: pic of prince philip looking very close to death and he is saying You stupid ho                  


     MyBodyIsTryingTokilMe.com
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Misery, like yoga, is not a competitive sport. -Matt Haig
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Travis @coloradotravis.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Tell you what I am real tired of being asked to give politicians the benefit of the doubt. Maybe we should give them all the burden of skepticism instead and see which ones overcome it.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Americans still don't realize how bad it has gotten and how much worse it is going to get. Immense destruction, pain and suffering, and we're not even at the tip of it.
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
People don't really talk about how emotionally gutting it is to try to do something you can't physically do for more than a second if your life depended on it. Physical therapy is fn humbling. #chronicillness #disability
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
A spiritual attack does not put you in ICU but a beef and benzos diet might. Please vet all your influencer and anecdote jambalaya before believing.
futurism.com
Strange New Health Issues Put Jordan Peterson in ICU
Now on year seven of his all-meat diet, the pseudo-intellectual is reportedly suffering from a nefarious "spiritual attack."
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
After catching up on the season 2 finale of The Diplomat, I can say this: waiting to start season 3 with someone is the purest form of love.
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
"25,000 Idahoans are likely to drop their coverage for next year when enhanced subsidies expire" When coverage disappears, ERs fill up, costs rise. People put off doctors and medications until it's too late. At some point, we have to care more about people than about winning.
nbcnews.com
Idaho kicks off Affordable Care Act open enrollment as premiums are set to rise nationwide
About 25,000 Idahoans are likely to drop their coverage for next year when enhanced subsidies expire.
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Captain Revo @captainrevo.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
DS9 was always on the money.
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
A big hospital system making billions and then patting itself on the back for giving away a few million in ‘free care’ banks on people not grasping the scale. If you made $7 billion and gave $140 million, that’s like a 3.5 foot stack of $100 bills versus one taller than the empire state building.
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Everyone who confuses correlation with causation ends up dismissed in court and overturned by bigger studies controlled for confounding factors. Womp, womp. #autism #science
thecrimson.com
Harvard’s Public Health Dean Was Paid $150,000 to Testify Tylenol Causes Autism | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard School of Public Health Dean Andrea A. Baccarelli received at least $150,000 to testify against Tylenol’s manufacturer in 2023 — two years before he published research used by the Trump admini...
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Reminder: Domestic violence is a crime. 👉 Nearly 30% of officers killed in the line of duty died responding to domestic disputes. 👉 3+ women are murdered every day in the U.S. by an intimate partner. 👉 Over half of female homicide victims are killed by a current or former male partner.
abcnews.go.com
Trump questions whether 'lesser' crimes such as domestic violence should count toward DC crime statistics
Trump said "things that take place in the home" prevent crime from going down.
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
💁‍♀️
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Jazz @hackerotticus.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life: 1. Watching beings you love sleep 2. The softness of new seamless socks 3. Bird watching 4. Inside "you had to be there" jokes 5. Recognizing your own growth
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