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Rebecca Weger

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linktr.ee/rebeccaweger Chronically in bed with a phone, book, journal, remote, crochet project and 2 cats. Disability doula as I'm able. Mutual aid and community care is life. Chronically ill. Disabled. Neurodivergent. 🏳️‍🌈👩🏻‍🦼😷

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Congresswoman @ramirez.house.gov: " Congress designed DHS [Department of Homeland Security] to violate our rights under the pretense of securing our safety." " DHS cannot be reformed. It must be dismantled, and something new must take its place"
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 17/01/2026
if i could give one broad direction to people: stop being afraid of doing something. take some initiative. find a group near you. pick up the boxes that need hauling. bring food. take out the trash. see a need that is unmet? get some friends together and do the thing. organize your niche.
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Chronic Illness Humor @chronicillness.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
>>Satire - Immunocompromised Patient Feels Safer Knowing Nurse's Chin is Safe From COVID & Other COmmunicable Diseases [ pic of nurse drinking with mask around chin - mybodyistryingtokillme.com
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The Sick Times @thesicktimes.org · 02/12/2025
It’s #GivingTuesday! Will you help us get our fundraiser back on track and keep our #LongCOVID journalism going? the-sick-times.fundjournalism.org/donate/
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It's Giving Tuesday! Our end-of-year fundraiser has been moving more slowly than we planned. To help us get back on track, we're hoping to raise $10,000 and gain 50 new monthly supporters (at any amount!) by the end of the day today.
Since Betsy and Miles launched this nonprofit publication in 2023, we've made it our mission to provide essential news and information to people with Long COVID, related diseases, and their loved ones during the ongoing pandemic - and we're not slowing down any time soon.
Whether you're following for our
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Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 27/10/2025
ALL Haymarket EBooks are 80% off through November 7th ✊🏾✊🏿✊🏽
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Haymarket Ebooks on sale for $2!
At Haymarket, our mission is to publish books that contribute to struggles for social and economic justice. We strive to make our books a vibrant and organic part of social movements, and we believe t...
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Andrew Cuomo being cheered at the finish line by Trump, Musk, and Stephen Miller says it all, and he will have the Election Day that New Yorkers find appropriate for such a man.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
I sincerely hope that Stephen Miller’s last minute endorsement of Andrew Cuomo ensures Mamdani’s win. We’ve got fascists and billionaires pushing for a serial sexual offender … or a young progressive with real policies that people actually want. No wonder the establishment is scared.
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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 13/10/2025
Satire: "While further research has been called for, experts indicate that there may be no cure except to surrender to the siren call and spend hours every day researching how abso-freaking-lutely cool trains really are." babylonbee.com/news/researc... #autism #neurodiversity #TRAINS
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Researchers Believe Autism Is Caused By Trains Being So Gosh Darned Cool
U.S. — A groundbreaking study of the factors contributing to autism has convinced scientists and doctors that autism is most likely caused by trains being so gosh darned cool.
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Andrew Cuomo is incapable of speaking clearly and directly about Trump’s authoritarianism.
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Rebecca Weger @rebeccaweger.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
I preordered! Maybe you'd like to too? I think it's a good bet that many of us are going to need these collected words in the coming months/years. In the meantime, I highly recommend subscribing to her mailings and the Movement Memos podcast. (From me, a self-proclaimed podcast hater.)
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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 24/09/2025
Welp, I guess it's time to relaunch our 2018 "Reproduction Causes Autism" t-shirt campaign—because anyone claiming otherwise is selling something, and/or holding a major US government position. Proceeds to benefit @autisticadvocacy.org. www.bonfire.com/reproduction... #autism #neurodiversity
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Reproduction Causes Autism | Bonfire
You know what causes autism? Reproduction! Now you can help spread the word.. "NOS Magazine is one of the most exciting new initiatives of the neurodiversity and self-advocacy...
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onion person @junlper.beer · 19/09/2025
the fact that a sitting US president is talking about antifascism being terrorism should tell you a lot about what he thinks his own government represents
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
In my experience, courage is usually the product of love and/or solidarity. When we are deeply invested in each other, we are more likely to take risks that we wouldn't take out of mere principle, or for the sake of people we feel disconnected from. Our alienation mass produces cowardice.
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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 09/09/2025
I die without access to healthcare, I pay attention to a lot of public opinion data, and I work sort of in the same world as they ⤵️ do and I understand how they're arriving at the conclusion they're pushing. But my gods, the lack of imagination is going to get us all killed.
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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 09/09/2025
I know there are lots of heads on the fascist hydra and they all feel overwhelming. But please remember that each of us has a role to play and they aren't all fighting all the heads at once.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 06/09/2025
Know your rights, Illinois. Stay safe and stay informed.
Know & Exercise Your Rights Flyer provided by the Illinois Immigration Information Hub.

1. Remain Calm. 2. You have the right to deny entry without a valid warrant. 3. You have the right to remain silent. 4. You have the right to speak with an attorney. 5. You have the right to not sign anything.

For more information, head to: https://www.illinoisimmigrationinfo.org/Know & Exercise Your Rights Flyer provided by the Illinois Immigration Information Hub.

For more information, head to: https://www.illinoisimmigrationinfo.org/
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
"Amid so much manufactured uncertainty, our biases, allegiances and preferences can become more impenetrable, because they may feel like the only 'truth' we have." organizingmythoughts.org/m/
“We need to be anchored to each other.

The more we fail in this task, the more we will see people drift away into spheres of delusion, fantasy and paranoia—kept company in those worlds by the artificial voices they have learned to trust.

As federal troops occupy our cities, as our neighbors are snatched, and our freedoms are stripped away, will we all be sitting ducks, siloed behind our screens?

I say this now with the utmost urgency: Find your people. Turn to people. And please, don’t leave anyone behind.” - Kelly Hayes
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Rebecca Weger @rebeccaweger.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
I highly recommend watching Katrina: Come Hell and High Water on Netflix. September is disaster preparedness month. With defunding of weather services, FEMA, science, this is a good time to be thinking about what you might do or need in various situations. And always, building mutual aid networks.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 31/08/2025
New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER
NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
SECRETARY GINA DEBLASSIE
AUGUST 29, 2025
Ensuring Availability of COVID-19 Vaccine for the 2025-2026 SeasonTHIS ORDER supersedes any previous order, proclamation, or directives to the extent they are in conflict. This Public Order shall take effect immediately and remain in effect until such time as it automatically expires one year from the date of issuance, or until such time as the New Mexico Department of Health Cabinet Secretary rescinds it.
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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Every single thing, EVERY SINGLE THING, that RFK has done was predictable and predicted. He is doing what every other fascist eugenicist has done before him. The disability community has been warning about this for YEARS. It is not in any way shape or form mysterious and unknowable.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 31/08/2025
A few simple steps can drastically decrease the amount of personal information that’s available about you online. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
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How to: Manage Your Digital Footprint
Search for your name in any search engine and you’ll likely encounter dozens of results, some of which might include personal information like addresses, email accounts, usernames, or family members. Each piece of information is often public and not typically seen as harmful. But together these parts of your identity...
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
New Mexico is overriding the federal government on the topic of COVID19 vaccines to ensure their residents can access them. States hold a tremendous amount of public health power. They should use it.
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State steps in to ensure access to COVID-19 vaccine
Public health order counters potential limitations set by the USFDA
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 26/08/2025
We will never defeat Trumpism in this country so long as we accept the idea that some kinds of people are not as good as others. It's liberty and justice for all, all the way, for everyone, without a single asterisk.
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Rebecca Weger @rebeccaweger.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
I ordered mine a few weeks back and am looking forward to it!
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Rebecca Weger @rebeccaweger.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
So much.
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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Gov. JB Pritzker: “I am ringing the alarm.” @wttw.bsky.social
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Karla Monterroso @karlaliliana.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
For the record: this is how you respond to a federal occupation. Both Newsom and Bass should take note. Now let’s just hope he backs it up with action.
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KFF @kff.org · 25/08/2025
Medicare beneficiaries spent 11% of their total per capita income on out-of-pocket health care costs, on average, but 1 in 4 beneficiaries spent at least 21% and 1 in 10 beneficiaries spent 39% or more. on.kff.org/4lL3R0S
Chart showing the percentage of total per capita income spent on out-of-pocket healthcare costs by Medicare beneficiaries in 2022. It shows Medicare beneficiaries spent 11% of their total per capita income on out-of-pocket health care costs, on average, but 1 in 4 beneficiaries spent at least 21% and 1 in 10 beneficiaries spent 39% or more. Data sourced from CMS Current Beneficiary Survey, 2022, KFF analysis and the Urban Institute's DYNASIM.
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Dani ❌👑 @daniland.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Just unabashed fascism. Awful implications for the residents of D.C. and for the prospect of first amendment activity in our capital.
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Additional Measures to Address the Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Crime
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 25/08/2025
Q: "You called Kamala Harris a communist. But the Biden-Harris administration never called for nationalizing a private company like you're doing to Intel...Is this the new way of industrial policy?" Trump: "Ya. Sure it is. I wanna try to get as much as I can."
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
It’s up to the discretion of RFK Jr to define what ”medically frail” is when it comes to potential Medicaid work requirement exemptions—which may play a huge role in deciding which chronically ill and disabled people could qualify. My latest for @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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RFK Jr. is getting personal authority over who to kick off of Medicaid
“It's just a way of cutting people off of coverage and then blaming them for it.”
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Donia ♾️ ♿️ @ethyricalartist.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
*Pls* share w/ knitters & crocheters! I'm losing my housing & raising funds any way I can, incl selling my beautiful yarn. DM or visit me on Ravelry: "AutisticArtist" All w/ prices there (link in bio) To help directly: Venmo: Donia-Lilly PayPal: donia@donialilly.com #yarn #knit #crochet #disabled
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Rebecca Weger @rebeccaweger.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Happy #caturday from Mavis and Fiona.
A photo from my POV in bed. Mavis, a long haired gray and white cat is laying on my legs. Across the room, Fiona, a long haired black and white cat is laying on a chair upholstered in a contemporary floral print. They are patiently waiting for a comrade to feed them breakfast.
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Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid @dcmigrantmutualaid.org · 14/08/2025
🚨 ALERT🚨 DC Police (MPD) has announced that they will start collaborating with ICE at traffic checkpoints. What does this mean 👉🏽
ALERT
DC Police (MPD) has announced that they will start collaborating with ICE at traffic checkpoints
Aug 14 onwards

What does this mean?
- MPD has started to set up traffic checkpoints  with federal agencies (like ICE) to stop people
- During the traffic stop they can ask about a person’s immigration status
- MPD can also share immigration status information of a person stopped at a checkpoint with ICE so that ICE can come and detain them
- Warning: ICE may be present at MPD precincts in an attempt to take custody of a person after release

Important to understand:
- The Trump administration does not care about the law. Even if you do everything right, they can detain you.
- Still, it is important to know your rights, b/c of potential legal recourse after MPD or federal agents violate them

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Call for active enforcement, text for sightingsRemember you have the right to:
- Remain silent 
- Refuse to sign documents
- Refuse to consent to a search
- Film the police in public
- Ask if you are being detained or if you free to go

Remember these best practices:
- Do not carry false documents
- Make sure a trusted friend/relative knows your correct A-Number and country of birth
- Make sure a trusted friend/relative has a copy of your important documents
- Create an emergency plan for you & your family: familiesuniteddcmetro.org

Scan this qr code for a list of available legal, direct service, and mutual aid resources in the DC, MD, and VA area: bit.ly/migrant-resources-dmv
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Last night DC neighbors showed up at a police checkpoint at 14th & V ST. NW with handwritten signs warning drivers to avoid the block. After realizing that the community was successfully diverting all traffic, agents packed up the checkpoint and left. #WeKeepUsSafe
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Kathleen Romig @kathleenromig.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
On Social Security's 90th anniversary, President Trump repeated a series of lies about the program from the Oval Office. Let's set the record straight. 🧵
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C.H. Romatowski @chromatowski.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Hey ME/CFS, Long Covid, and all #NEISvoid pals, this is a series of questions about what specialists are most helpful for different aspects of these conditions. If you’ve seen specialists you like, would you share your input with Jaime? You can DM her if you’d rather not post on main!
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Toyota said on August 7 it expects a $9.5 billion profit loss for the year. Diageo, the maker of Guinness, Bailey’s, Johnnie Walker, and more, said the company expects to see a $200 million slump. Trump's tariffs are here. Here's what costs more. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
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Alcohol and coffee could cost a whole lot more with Trump’s tariffs in place
Trump’s tariff rates are the highest the US has seen since the Great Depression
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Rebecca Weger @rebeccaweger.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
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When will we finally admit: the Gaza death toll is higher than we’ve been told | Arwa Mahdawi
We have no idea how many people have been killed in Gaza but I would bet my own life that the number is far higher than the 60,000 number the media uses
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 04/08/2025
A DOJ investigation had determined that South Carolina officials illegally denied community-based services — required by federal law — to over 1,000 people diagnosed as seriously mentally ill. The lawsuit over these allegations is now on hold. By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social
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Trump Administration Halted Lawsuits Targeting Civil Rights Abuses of Prisoners and Mentally Ill People
The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division had brought lawsuits accusing Louisiana of confining prisoners longer than they should and South Carolina of keeping mentally ill people in unreasonably restrictive…
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Trump is defending the Sydney Sweeney ad, which is not surprising, as I put together this timeline for @motherjones.com, that man holds bad views on eugenics. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Donald Trump's decades-long obsession with eugenics
A timeline of the president's thoughts on "good genes," IQ, and which disabled people should "just die."
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The Sick Times @thesicktimes.org · 01/08/2025
If you have a complex chronic illness, you're probably familiar with the experience of a doctor telling you that your test results are normal, while your body feels like it's full of noodles and static electricity. As a linguist, M Corvi is looking for words to measure sickness. bit.ly/45a6lj2
Graphic showing several hands all holding measurement tools, emerging from an open book. One holds an abacus, another a sextant, another two vials of blood, another a skull with lightning bolts coming out of it. The hands are interspersed with overlapping circles in blue, yellow, red, and green. The text reads, “The Sick Times. As a linguist, I want to find the words to measure chronic illness. By M Corvi.” "The end result is always going to be that, no matter how much testing I undergo, my test results won’t ever wholly reflect the internal, imperceptible-to-others, alienating realities that I experience." - M Corvi
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Rebecca Weger @rebeccaweger.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Sigh
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Andy Hoberek @thathoberekguy.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
What if the news media agreed to stop calling these Ivy League deals “settlements” and just said, you know, “Cornell has agreed to pay $100 million in extortion money.”
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Myq Kaplan @myqkaplan.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Trump fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics because they told everyone that US economy doesn’t have as many jobs as would be ideal. Which doesn’t solve that problem, because after firing that person, now there’s even fewer people with jobs.
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Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
We need to teach people the difference between being uncomfortable and being unsafe. Because the discomfort of the safest people is endangering the most vulnerable, all day every day.
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Rebecca Weger @rebeccaweger.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
As expected. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Dropped cases against LA protesters reveal false claims from federal agents
Revealed: records show border patrol gave inaccurate testimony about people it jailed. Prosecutors now face ‘embarrassing’ dismissals
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