Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINK @tinyteerex.bsky.social · 4mYou can refuse fascism, right now, and do the most rebellious thing: practicing care. Share by quote posting. Send anything you can, anything helps. 💕💸🏳️⚧️ 010
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKPublic Health Action Network @publichealthaction.bsky.social · 6hThis event will be co-hosted with our friends at @airsupportproject.bsky.social. To stay informed about future Zoom discussions and other events and clean-air news, subscribe to our newsletter at www.publichealthactionnetwork.org/contact.publichealthactionnetwork.orgContact - Public Health Action NetworkHome Page 011
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKPublic Health Action Network @publichealthaction.bsky.social · 7hWe'll talk about how COVID has impacted actors and crew, both on sets and in theaters; how our guests have tried to stay safe; and what the future of being clean-air-aware looks like for actors and crew. This should be a great conversation, so join us! Register: tinyurl.comWelcome! You are invited to join a meeting: PHAN and ASP Present: Clean Air Inside the Actors' Studio. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.We'll discuss clean air in the acting profession with our guests Cathryn Hartt, an actress and acting teacher who leads COVID-safe acting classes and one-on-one lessons from her home in Texas, and Terri Lynne Hudson, an actress and COVID-safe advocate in the Chicago area. We'll talk about how COVID has impacted actors in the movie, tv, and theater industries; what kinds of mitigation or lack of mitigations our guests have experienced; and what the future of being clean-air-aware looks like for everyone in the acting community. 112
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKPublic Health Action Network @publichealthaction.bsky.social · 7hHow has COVID changed acting, and how are actors staying safe on set and on stage? On October 8th we'll chat with actors Terri Lynne Hudson and Cathryn Hartt, @harttandsoul.bsky.social , to find out how the acting community has responded. Register: tinyurl.com/cleanairacting #stillmasking 154
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKChels (Chelsea) (she/her) @spooniechels.bsky.social · 10hMood. #chronicpain #spoonie #neisvoid #disability #medsky 1155
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKeditR @editr.bsky.social · 6hOne of the lingering aspects of getting COVID at the end of August is that my stomach is still fucked up. Mask up people if you are traveling or going to be indoors in large groups. This strain is much worse than previous strains 052
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKJohn Brooks @johnbrooks.bsky.social · 2hSolidarity with my merely very rich friends. You are seen. 1112
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKJessica Marie Johnson @jessicamariejohnson.com · 2hwww.kitchentablehistory.blog/p/the-light-...kitchentablehistory.blogReturning with LightBack at my desk and while I was sleeping, preorder links for my new book went live! Purchase The Light Keepers: Black Women, History and the Long Fight Against Empire (W. W. Norton, 2027) now! 011
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKAnna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 2hI ALSO grew up in a teasing family and as I matured I realized it was mean spirited and uncomfortable to people with healthy family dynamics. Like, sweetie, people who love you will not call you “crazy bitch”; you just literally cannot regulate your nervous system without conflict 1281
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKAnna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 2h“Those are my emotional support microaggressions” is not a sentiment I have ever heard before. 3474
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKBroke spark | 0/3000 (Rain relo) 0/100 (Rain meds+food) @sparkshocker.bsky.social · 2hDay late, but Ted Cutezynski's #MutualAidMonday thread here ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️💸💕 #MutualAid #DirectAidSavesLives #MutualAidSavesLives #HelpFolksLive2026 #HelpSky 011
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKPiper Furiosa 🇵🇸🏴🌲🏴☠️ @piperfuriosa.bsky.social · 3hIt's very important that none of us share her name. Not even in "awareness" of what has been done to her. Not in sharing images of her doxxing. She's Jane Doe unless *she* chooses not to be. Then, we pursue vengeance against all rapists & their enablers until none of them are fucking left. 425588
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 2hAnd for any of you who do leave, I hope you call your brothers and ask them to do the same. If there’s one thing we know about fraternity men, it’s that they cave to peer pressure. We’ve seen them use it for evil. The least you can do is try to use it for good. 0536
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 2hFraternity men perpetrate sexual violence at a rate three times higher than other college men. The fraternity lobby is one of the most powerful in DC—and they consistently oppose any bill for survivors’ rights. 16914
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 2hMen, it’s never too late to leave your fraternity. Membership is lifelong. And these segregationist institutions use your name to uphold the power they abuse. This is what your fellow alums are doing. Do you really want to be associated with that? 328881
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKJay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 3hWe have worked so hard for so long, and the institutions have worked harder to learn nothing. 2674
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKJess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 3hThe student got excellent writing instruction--they went to an IB school, one of their parents is a professor, and they got through high school without ever using AI tools. But now, they feel they have to abandon all they learned about good writing, to avoid being accused of cheating with AI. 31039
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKJess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 3hSo-called AI detection tools might be an even bigger scurge than AI. I was talking today with a student (a senior), who shared that they now have to spend time "dumbing down" their papers--shortening sentences, removing advanced vocab and punctuation--because otherwise they get flagged as "AI." 618847
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 4hGrateful for professional organizations like AAP continuing to do important work of sound pediatric vaccine recs while CDC scientists are repeatedly hamstrung by politicals holding CDC webpages hostage 🤮 TLDR AAP Rec: COVID vaccine for all kids 6–23 months & older immunocompromised/high risk kidspublications.aap.orgRecommendations for COVID-19 Vaccines in Infants, Children, and Adolescents, 2026–2027: Technical ReportThis technical report accompanies the American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination during the 2026–2027 respiratory virus season. The rationale is presented... 18324
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINK(numunu, quahadis band) - Sky Kwihnai Pihi (name) @anarcho.bsky.social · 3hindiginews.com/features/nun...indiginews.comIn a changing northern landscape, Inuit bear guards keep people safe in the wildernessIn northern 'Labrador,' nanuk (polar bear) encounters are rising — two experts explain why safety education is urgent for both humans and bears 151
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 4hEugenics 🤝 ai www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/h... 38480138
Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINK @tinyteerex.bsky.social · 3hWho can get this urgent shelter need started? #MutualAid #HelpSky 031
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKGlobal Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 3hAmbassadors, envoys and governments of 11 European countries have reaffirmed the right to abortion on Sep 28. "Access to safe, timely and affordable abortion care is key for the realisation of bodily autonomy, gender equality, human rights, democracy and universal health coverage for all."regjeringen.noStatement on International Safe Abortion Day 2026On the occasion of International Safe Abortion Day, Ambassadors, Envoys and Governments of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Iceland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Sweden ... 0199
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKFeena van @feenavan2099.bsky.social · 3h"A record number of employees are leaving ICE, even as the agency hires thousands of workers to expand enforcement operations. Ignacio Calderon, a USA TODAY data reporter, breaks down what federal workforce records reveal about the surge in departures,"youtu.beA record number of ICE employees are leaving. Why? | The ExcerptYouTube video by USA TODAY 032
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKUnicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 3hSouth African Graffiti Artists Reflect on Past Present and Futureunicornriot.ninjaSouth African Graffiti Artists Reflect on Past Present and Future - UNICORN RIOT“In the early days we were painting on two by one masonite boards,” said Iain Robertson – a Durban based graffiti artist who goes by the name Ewok. 0123
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 3h"Older adults hospitalized for COVID at increased risk for stroke, data show" A study of 1.2 million people aged 50+ found COVID hospitalisation was linked to a 23% higher stroke risk, rising to 35% in the first 3 months after infection. Vaccination had a 21% lower likelihood of experiencing strokecidrap.umn.eduOlder adults hospitalized for COVID at increased risk for stroke, data show 29240
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKali alkhatib @ali-alkhatib.com · 3hshutting down frat houses won't end rape culture, but it will disorganize a lot of rapists, and i think that's probably worth doing if only to destabilize what is apparently an ecology of organizations that functionally exist to rape women per the whole "purpose of a system is what it does" insight. 51795377
Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINK @tinyteerex.bsky.social · 3hThis is such good news. #HarmReduction saves lives. 192
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKAccessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 4hAccessibility awareness and training are good first steps, but they aren't the end. Teams need to create accessibility policies and strategies based on that training and newfound knowledge. Managers must empower people to enforce policies to make sure everyone does their part. 072
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKSecular Moi @secularmoi.bsky.social · 29/09/20262/6 Truth & Reconciliation takes place on September 30, 2026. The entire report will be released. For more information, visit permanentpeoplestribunal.org/ppt-prelimin....permanentpeoplestribunal.orgPPT Preliminary Statement: 57th Session on Missing and Disappeared Indigenous Children and Unmarked Graves in Canada - Permanent Peoples' Tribunal | Tribunale permanente dei popoli“Footsteps in the Sand” Download the Preliminary Statement in pdf in English, Italian, French and Spanish O’nehsaronhkwà:ke Tekaianón:ni Ne kí:ken ne Tehotiia’toréhtha nikentiohkó:ten, ne ne Permanent... 154
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKSecular Moi @secularmoi.bsky.social · 29/09/20263/6 CANADA IS FAILING TO COMPLY WITH ITS INTERNATIONAL LEGAL OBLIGATIONS to investigate & punish the crimes revealed by Survivors and by families who have lost children. THE GOV’T SITS ON 27 MILLION RECORDS … 163
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKThe Creatively Maladjusted @tyrotcm.bsky.social · 3hCanada. 011
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKweird little whale guy @tumblesweed.bsky.social · 3hExcellent resource on US government legislation regarding Indigenous peoples lib.guides.umd.edu/c.php?g=1261...lib.guides.umd.eduResearch Guides: Indigenous Futures: Native Americans: LEGISLATIVE ACTS OF COLONIAL LAND APPROPRIATIONThis guide was originally created for the use of instructors and students in the reACT Decolonizing Education Experiential Learning Program funded by the 2022-2023 TLTC Curriculum Grants. Specificall... 064
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKcageyratfish (UTC-7) 🐟🏳️⚧️ @cageyratfish.bsky.social · 3hGreat news. I know Hupačasath heriditary chief Alton Watts, he's an awesome guy. He & his First Nation are giving the boot to the company i used to work for, lol I hope i run into him at the Orange Shirt Walk tmrw so i can say congrats. But they expect at least a couple *thousand* ppl this year! 🧡thetyee.caHupačasath Nation Boots Salmon Farm Hatchery off Its Territory | The TyeeCiting wild fish health concerns, Hereditary Chief Alton Watts wants industry giant Cermaq to ‘vacate the area.’ 2174
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKEffie Seiberg @effies.bsky.social · 13hIt's my birthday! My birthday wish is for you to share your favorite work from this year and I'll boost it. Here's mine, "The Metamorphosis". Becoming disabled might feel like Kafkaesque horror, but there's a beautiful path to acceptance and a good life. Also there's sloths. gavagai.com/posts/3894gavagai.comgavagai 4410853
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKSarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 3hJust to clarify, the call is now for other UC folks and those at other universities to sign on in solidarity with our colleagues who were maligned and to reject the racist associations that were made. I believe the person who made the statement feels there won’t be consequences. Your support helps. 162
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKSarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 9hThis open letter is now circulating. Please sign and share through your networks. Thanks. sites.google.com/view/frenk-r...sites.google.comWe call on Julio Frenk to immediately retract his statements[Links to several other open letters and faculty statements are below.] 12111
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKinsubordinate professor @kerrit.bsky.social · 4hi highly doubt it. LSU is a downright affordable public school. this scandal broke in 2021; last week a brave young woman went on TV and accused the university of covering up yet another assault by a football player. www.si.com/college/2021...si.comLSU Facing Second Federal Investigation for Mishandling Title IX CasesThe U.S. Department of Education is launching its second investigation into LSU after its chronic mishandling of sexual misconduct cases were revealed. 1143
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKAnne Helen Petersen @annehelen.bsky.social · 5hThis is *the* piece. Kate Manne, professor of philosophy at Cornell, speaks truth to the totality of failures at the university — and why students protesting the war in Gaza have faced far harsher consequences than any of the Cornell 7: www.thecut.com/article/what...thecut.comWhat It Feels Like at Cornell Right NowAs a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big. 362129798
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKAlex de Campi @alexdecampi.bsky.social · 4hKiddo wants to go into veterinary sciences! This was a slam-dunk! but alas, the Cornell administration keeps snatching defeat from the jaws of victory 5613
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKAlex de Campi @alexdecampi.bsky.social · 4hThe brain drain this sort of slimy administration behavior creates—across undergrad, grad, and faculty—can’t be quantified but I guarantee it is much, MUCH larger than you (or Cornell’s president) thinks 2757
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKAndrea Is Sick of Long Covid @andreastudiescovid.bsky.social · 4hWell tolerated matters not when there is no benefit. Researchers must stop trying to make Paxlovid happen. Waste of time, waste of money, waste of the precious energy of long COVID patients. 😷 131
Reposted by Elegant Sledgehammer FREE LINKElegant Sledgehammer FREE LINK @tinyteerex.bsky.social · 13hTHIS. You can't "a very special episode" to teach about accountability - YOU have to MODEL it YOURSELF. Telling your kids to do better while you engage in bullshit teaches them that people in power get to decide who gets punished & how, while facing zero consequences themselves. 0215