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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

hop in boys we’re doing a crusade

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ColoradoKrista @coloradokrista.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Me and my 15 year-old son rely on SNAP and very much need help. As you pointed out - I am one of the people with a disability. A brain injury I received while caring for my son as a stay-at-home mom, so no disability. 😞 PayPal - @KristaWelch (made with married name)

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Ly Xīnzhèn M. Zhǎngsūn Brown, Esq. @lydiaxzbrown.com · 27/10/2025

If you or someone you know is relying on SNAP and needs grocery funds, please feel free to drop your links and payment information below:

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Ly Xīnzhèn M. Zhǎngsūn Brown, Esq. @lydiaxzbrown.com · 27/10/2025

This is eugenicist social policy. It means they want disabled people to die. They want poor people to die. They want elderly people to die. Starvation is murder, by policy and by design. This is all on purpose. And it is 100000% unnecessary. Take care of each other.

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Ly Xīnzhèn M. Zhǎngsūn Brown, Esq. @lydiaxzbrown.com · 27/10/2025

SNAP benefits mean that the disabled people (and all others) using them have more autonomy, privacy, and dignity in choosing what to eat, without the paternalistic judgment of others deciding what's best for someone else. Or assuming what's needed.

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Ly Xīnzhèn M. Zhǎngsūn Brown, Esq. @lydiaxzbrown.com · 27/10/2025

Added costs of living with a disability are both (1) Things that disabled people need that are specifically disability-related, like assistive technology, medication, or mobility aid (2) Things that disabled people pay for because of how their disabilities manifest, like paid help or food delivery

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Ly Xīnzhèn M. Zhǎngsūn Brown, Esq. @lydiaxzbrown.com · 27/10/2025

Disabled people must spend more money to stay alive. On average, disabled people must earn 28-29% more to have the same standard of living as otherwise comparable nondisabled people. These added costs of living with a disability (the "crip tax" or "disability tax") show up in all parts of life.

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Ly Xīnzhèn M. Zhǎngsūn Brown, Esq. @lydiaxzbrown.com · 27/10/2025

Food apartheid is also particularly catastrophic for people who * have mobility impairments that affect opening food * are autistic or have ARFID that affects what foods are safe to eat * have difficulty preparing their own food due to physical or mental disabilities * cannot travel to a food bank

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Ly Xīnzhèn M. Zhǎngsūn Brown, Esq. @lydiaxzbrown.com · 27/10/2025

Food apartheid is particularly catastrophic for people who * strictly observe religious requirements like a Jain, halal, or kosher diet * have Celiac or even non-Celiac gluten sensitivity * have literally any severe or deathly allergies * are vegan * have high animal protein needs...

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Ly Xīnzhèn M. Zhǎngsūn Brown, Esq. @lydiaxzbrown.com · 27/10/2025

SNAP benefits make it possible for the many disabled people (especially those who are multiply marginalized) relying on them to buy specific foods necessary to stay alive and stable. Food pantries/food banks often do not offer food reliably or at all that meets specific dietary requirements.

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Ly Xīnzhèn M. Zhǎngsūn Brown, Esq. @lydiaxzbrown.com · 27/10/2025

If you have extra money above what you need to take care of yourself and immediate kin, even if it's just $5, please consider giving directly to individual people.

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Mollie Katie @molliekatie.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Please consider donating to disabled people like me who are impacted by the November 2025 SNAP food stamps cuts directly, as we disproportionately have specific dietary issues not easily addressed by food banks and community outreach programs: paypal.me/molliekatie

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Pay Mollie K Gathro using PayPal.Me

Go to paypal.me/molliekatie and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

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Mollie Katie @molliekatie.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

I'm one of the people who will not be receiving my usual SNAP Food Stamps Benefits for the upcoming month of November 2025, and Massachusetts just confirmed today that they will not be paying even a partial amount to those of us who are state residents either.

Screenshot of a text message alert from the Massachusetts (MA) Department Of Transitional Assistance's (DTA) Centralized Office, which administers the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Food Stamps Benefits Program, timestamped received on 1:35pm EST on Monday, October 27th, 2025, which states the following:

"[DTAMSG]: President Trump is currently choosing to not issue November SNAP benefits that help you and many families put food on the table. You also may have your benefits further cut starting in November because of changes Congressional Republicans and President Trump enacted in the "One Big Beautiful Bill". Learn more and check back for updates at 'https://mass.gov/dta' Text Opt Out to end messages."

DIRECT LINK: 'https://www.mass.gov/info-details/november-2025-snap-updates'

Screenshot of the official website of the government of Massachusetts' (MA), Department Of Transitional Assistance (DTA), which administers the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Food Stamps Benefits Program, titled "Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) About November 2025 SNAP Updates." The key section featured here reads as follows:

"QUESTION: Can Massachusetts use state funds to cover the federal gaps?

ANSWER: SNAP brings in more than $210 million dollars monthly in federal funding. The state budget cannot absorb even one month of federal failure. Massachusetts is working closely with community-based partners to support residents who are impacted by the Trump Administration's decision to withhold SNAP benefits, including through state-funded resources such as food banks, Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) benefits, and state-funded cash benefits like Temporary Aid To Families With Dependant Childre (TAFDC) and Emergency Aid To The Elderly, Disabled, & Children (EAEDC)."

DIRECT LINK: 'https://www.mass.gov/info-details/november-2025-snap-updates'

Screenshot from the Massachusetts (MA) Department Of Transitional Assistance's (DTA) official "DTA Connect" Cell Phone App, which displays my personal "History Of Benefits" tab, showing that last month of October 2025's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Food Stamps Benefits amount was $298.00!

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 28/02/2025

1. Today, the Iowa Legislature shamefully stripped transgender people from the State Civil Rights Act. It becomes the first state to ever strip any group from a civil rights act. There were powerful speeches, and huge protets. The latest from Mira Lazine. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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Iowa Legislature Votes to Strip Trans People From Civil Rights Protections

The bill will now go to the Governor for a final signature, and will mark the first state to strip any group from a civil rights act.

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Kat Q @kataquin.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

We'll need help literally any time of day tomorrow -- so if you have 30 minutes available at some really weird time -- the answer is yes. I'm tired of calling tortillas lunch, so $10 is also helpful! 💜

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Kat Q @kataquin.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Who's free tomorrow to help us finish moving out of old place? (SE Pdx) Two disabled queers need help getting our security deposit back... Super broke after the move and can't even afford a Lyft back to the old place... Rides, hands, $$ all helps @/$ conundrum9999

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Jake i 🇵🇸 ✡️ (alt Space Laser Command) @jakei.bsky.social · 09/10/2023

sometimes when Jewish issues come up (that doesn't mean Israel, I'm talking *specifically* about Jewish issues) I don't have the right words... and I thought maybe some of my Jewish friends might not either... so I made an "Oy Vey Scale"

"Oy Vey Scale" (in the style of the classic "pain scale"_

0 - green happy face - kvelling
1-3 - green/yellow less happy face - schmutz-y
4-6 - yellow flat-mouth face "mishegas" and yellow/orange face slightly downward turned mouth "kvetsh-ing"
7-9 - dark orange sad face "oy vey"
10 - red sad crying face "oy fucking vey"

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A. Marmot 🌱 @aminus.bsky.social · 27/11/2023

bots on twitter are coming up with cooler and cooler names. For instance, "Mariya Xenogears" just liked an old reply and she sounds like a bad-ass cyberpunk character

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BeanBlocPDX @beanblocpdx.bsky.social · 05/11/2023

Curious about getting a ham radio license? Don't know where to start or feel intimidated? Check out this "ham radio license 101" blog post. If you have trouble accessing it for some reason, let me know. www.tumblr.com/disastertras... #HamRadio #AmateurRadio

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Ham radio license 101

*Please see safety note added to the end of this post. The Cost: Exam is $14. If passed, the license fee is $35. Optional classes and study materials vary in cost. (How much are Ham Radios? You ca�...

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Sharyn Blum @sleepyknave.bsky.social · 11/10/2023

Happy National Coming Out Day, everyone. Don't forget to send a mass email to everyone in your contacts reminding them you're not cishet! (Unless you are, in which case I guess just forward a chain letter or something? I dunno, straight culture is a mystery to me.)

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Mollie Katie @molliekatie.bsky.social · 10/10/2023

"Delilah [Live On The Ed Sullivan Show On April 21st, 1968 aka My Birthday]" by Tom Jones youtu.be/MIIU9xkGAMs?si=HQ8fOrX-Rto… 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #NP #NowPlaying #SkullJukebox (cc: @sleepyknave.bsky.social)

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HearHerHands @hearherhands.bsky.social · 02/10/2023

Hi Baltimoreans - via @sleepyknave.bsky.social : The FAQ provided by DPW is dishonest about the risks, incomplete, & far too forgiving of themselves about why they're failing so hard. So I made you a new email: tinyurl.com/EndBmoreWate... Let's start Monday morning off with some nice full inboxes!

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Sharyn Blum @sleepyknave.bsky.social · 03/10/2023

Hi, if you love me, toss what you can (a bump, a dollar, whatever works) at these people I love, if you could, please n thanks?

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Sharyn Blum @sleepyknave.bsky.social · 22/09/2023

[emesis] This is such a saga. Do yourself a favor and follow the quotes all the way back. Truly a highly skilled and generally top tier feline criminal (aside from all the puking up her ill-gotten spoils, of course).

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 22/09/2023

A sign at a Walgreens in San Francisco. This is intimidating and will only turn people who want to get vaccinated away. There's a CDC Bridge program that helps everyone get the updated COVID vaccine for free, yet isn't mentioned in the sign.

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World Wide Mask Map @worldwidemaskmap.bsky.social · 09/09/2023

Doing good work in your corner of the covid-aware community? We can put you on the map! (And we'd really love to!) 😷 💚 For more information about the project, how it works, and how it might help, read on below! 🧵🧵

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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 08/09/2023

*towering over the rest of bluesky* fuck it, we tall

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World Wide Mask Map @worldwidemaskmap.bsky.social · 08/09/2023

Everyone deserves access. Everyone deserves protection. Everyone deserves safety. Everyone deserves support. Everyone can help.

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World Wide Mask Map @worldwidemaskmap.bsky.social · 08/09/2023

Watch this space. 📍 🗺 👀 [red pin emoji over a map emoji with the eyes emoji looking on with interest from the side]

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 25/07/2023

Our friends (who caretake the neighborhood feral colony) call themselves the thumb servants :D

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birdrightsactivist @probirdrights.bsky.social · 21/07/2023

uh huh. yeah. yeh. one more stick an I think this place is realy comin together.

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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 07/07/2023

"Desperate urge to miss out."

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BlindSighted (twitch.tv/blind_sighted) @blindsighted.bsky.social · 01/07/2023

The alt text on @bluesky.app is like that. You wanted it. You got it. You write alt text. You see your friends writing alt text. You get the warm fuzzies "Blue sky cares about accessibilityyyyyy!" Meanwhile, me, an actual blind screen reader user can't navigate the site to read any of your alt text.

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Eb @ebthen.bsky.social · 14/06/2023

It's really easy to frame marginalized groups' suffering and anger and being fed up as "outrage culture" when you don't pay attention to what folks from those groups are saying before it gets to the point of boiling over. And then folks have the gall to come in all, "Why don't you just ask nicely?"

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acab bitch @acab-bitch.bsky.social · 02/07/2023

Pls let this be my legacy. bless the bat nips

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Elad Nehorai @eladn.bsky.social · 02/07/2023

Inequality isn’t someone making more than you, it’s rich people getting to take a communications hub used by hundreds of millions of people and burn it to the ground on a whim.

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Eb @ebthen.bsky.social · 02/07/2023

Hey, Emily, this is not how you do alt text of an image of text. There is a whole paragraph missing here. Also, tell your folks this platform's navigability doesn't work for screen reader users.

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Medusa’s Wink @medusaswink.bsky.social · 29/06/2023

This is a game, they’re paying forward compliments 🥰 It reminds me of how I met @tinu.bsky.social For those of you who don’t know her, she’s a leader in disability advocacy. She found me on tweeter, and one day she was boosting tiny accounts of disabled people and she boosted me.

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Kat Q @kataquin.bsky.social · 30/06/2023

Hey @bsky.app -- the accessibility for a screen reader user like myself around here is great where it exists but lacking in a critical area: there's no accessible way to navigate the feed and interact with posts. This is the primary reason I don't spend more time here.

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Abra / Jessica Conwell, Carmella Creeper's Gender Doula🏳️‍⚧️ 🇲🇽🌼 @pairofclaws.bsky.social · 02/07/2023

We need to all agree right now to bully JK Rowling off of this platform the second she arrives.

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Roxi Horror 💀🌸 @roxiqt.com · 02/07/2023

"I hope Twitter implodes!" I don't. I hope someone else takes over & the site returns to how it was before. I have spent years of my life posting over there. It's like losing a close friend that introduced me to all of my other friends. It sucks & I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm sad about that.

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Joe Katz @joekatz45.bsky.social · 02/07/2023

Oh. Oh no. Kissinger is going to outlive Twitter. KISSINGER IS GOING TO OUTLIVE TWITTER.

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Scare-a Wrath 👻🎃 @toasterposey.art · 02/07/2023

Not sure Radical Graffiti is on here yet, but this mural in Seattle is the energy I’m bringing henceforth.

A mural that says “the rich are good people deep down” next to a picture of the submarine that recently exploded.

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soul nate @mnateshyamalan.bsky.social · 02/07/2023

welcome to all new bluesky users. please keep in mind that it is still in beta. there are many features still missing, so please be patient. for example, you may notice that this app loads posts and then shows them to you, instead of not doing that for some reason.

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