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Cosmic Apples @cosmic-apples.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Commission for @wearshats.bsky.social's DnD character Verdant, and his fey familiar, Steph! Part of the description was "she likes to perch on him because he looks like a small tree" and I think that's adorable and hilarious. #commission #DnD #Elf #Druid #Art #CharacterDesign #CharacterSheet

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Paul-Gabriel Wiener @wearshats.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

@katiehonan.bsky.social My ballot arrived. It has questions I'm supposed to vote on. For the last month, all I've heard is which politicians are in favor or opposed, with maybe a bullet point about member deference. Where do I find out what practical effects they would really have?

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Paul-Gabriel Wiener @wearshats.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Been overwhelmed this year. Severe sleep deprivation issues making it impossible for what's left of my brain to keep up with my TL. Can't cope with the news right now, either. Looking into surgery, but it's taking months to get the pieces in place.

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Paul-Gabriel Wiener @wearshats.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

This is amazing. TV news doing a report on the epidemic of long COVID, featuring a marathon runner who got a "mild" case and now struggles to walk. And she's wearing a @flomask.bsky.social !

Picture of my TV showing Spectrum News NYC local 7pm broadcast. Nicole Lopez-Jantzen, described as a long COVID patient, sits on a park bench. She has blue hair and a rainbow scarf, and has a FloMask respirator hanging around her neck.

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Paul-Gabriel Wiener @wearshats.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

NLRB whistleblower says that not only did DOGE steal internal data and give network access to Starlink, but within 15 minutes of the data being taken, attempts were made from within Russia to access the system using valid login credentials. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

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NLRB whistleblower claims Musk's DOGE potentially caused significant security breach

The National Labor Relations Board protects workers' right to organize and investigates unfair labor practices. A whistleblower complaint filed by an IT staffer claims Elon Musk and his DOGE team gain...

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Paul-Gabriel Wiener @wearshats.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Somehow managed to call my NY state assembly member and senator's offices about the proposed mask ban. Senator is opposed to it, which is great. But my assembly member is a co-sponsor. The office listened to me, which I appreciate, but I don't think they're going to change their minds.

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Paul-Gabriel Wiener @wearshats.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Unable to use her arms and legs, @lenoresoleil.bsky.social draws with her mouth. She's a #disabled #trans woman trying to make ends meet with her fantasy romance comic about an #autistic woman. Currently $2660/3000. All or nothing. Only need 23 more backers. www.kickstarter.com/projects/len...

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HEXED: Volume 1

A modern romantasy set at a college of magic, featuring a leading lady on the autism spectrum.

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Paul-Gabriel Wiener @wearshats.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

As for myself: Doc wants me to try www.inspiresleep.com/en-us/ surgery which seems to be the last option on the table. Unfortunately, I'll need that in tandem with my CPAP, and that's going to confuse insurance and cause problems. Taking it step by step.

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Inspire Sleep Apnea Innovation - Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment

Inspire® therapy is a mask-free solution for people with obstructive sleep apnea who have tried and struggled with CPAP. No mask. No hose. Just sleep.™

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Paul-Gabriel Wiener @wearshats.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

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HEXED: Volume 1

A modern romantasy set at a college of magic, featuring a leading lady on the autism spectrum.

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Paul-Gabriel Wiener @wearshats.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

I still exist. Just been too severely sleep deprived to keep up with anything. In case anyone was wondering. But I do want to use what little platform I have to nudge something along...

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

I mean I'm just saying, I took 30 seconds to do this very accurate scientific sketch of the fish

A definitely super-accurate and not-at-all completely garbagey sketch of the ABYSSAL DEMON ANGLER FISH FROM THE DEEP -- the sketch definitely shows some goofus fish, some Slimer-from-Ghostbusters shit floating up through the ocean. There are googly eyes which are an artist's interpretation, shut up.

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Paul-Gabriel Wiener @wearshats.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Mom says the local Italian restaurant named their lava cake dessert The Pompeii. Too soon, guys. Too soon.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

I'm working on an article about why telling disabled patients to 'lodge a complaint' when we're mistreated in hospital is NOT a solution Ironically I was just severely mistreated and may actually be forced to lodge a complaint If you've complained & been ignored and want to comment... reach out!

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

This contains some quite important stuff and I think should be required reading.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Joe Rogan is complaining that a server at a restaurant, likely making minimum wage with no healthcare or paid time off, is wearing a mask Calls for them to be fired This is the ultimate in privilege & bullying Let people protect their health. They are not the sheep. They are doing the right thing

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

RFK Jr was directly asked whether a woman having an incomplete miscarriage in a state with an abortion ban should receive emergency care. His answer? “I don’t know”. The only acceptable answer is “Yes”. Women have already died from pregnancy complications going untreated due to abortion bans

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Paul-Gabriel Wiener @wearshats.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Vegan ginger beef and snow peas served over jasmine rice with trans lightsaber chopsticks.

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Paul-Gabriel Wiener @wearshats.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Friend: "Outside of @gailsimone.bsky.social my friend and I know more about comics than anyone in that group." Me: "But if you were inside Gail, it would be weird. Hard to remember things about comics while being digested." Now I'm imagining Gail's stomach as a Sarlacc pit full of comics nerds.

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Paul-Gabriel Wiener @wearshats.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

I just do not have the strength or patience for *gestures broadly at everything*.

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Paul-Gabriel Wiener @wearshats.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Good news: I went for a checkup. Receptionist, nurse, and doc were all masked. I even got a compliment on my @flomask.bsky.social @nickelpin.bsky.social decals! Bad news: No one else was masked. There was a box of free masks in the lobby, but they were ineffective surgical masks.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Trump has stopped the CDC, NIH & FDA from communicating any info to the public Cancer research and other grants and programs are on pause Not to worry! Soon AI can dispense your prescriptions for you! I think of all the times I’ve had serious medication interactions & errors. This is terrifying

Screenshot from congress.gov which reads H.R.238 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify that artificial intelligence and machine learning
technologies can qualify as a practitioner eligible to prescribe drugs if authorized by the State involved and approved, cleared, or authorized by the Food and Drug Administration, and for other purposes. Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-11
(Introduced 01/07/2025)
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce
Latest Action:
House - 01/07/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 23/01/2025

The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH** * Currently paused by Executive Order ** Grant reviews now all canceled www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...

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Egg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expect

Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Disabled people have been trying to warn the public for years that “you do you” Covid policies were leading to increased discrimination and eugenics attitudes. When States began criminalizing masks, we pleaded for support. We asked our peers to wear a mask in solidarity. 🧵

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Kristin Houlihan, Writer @kristinwrites.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

The #CripCoop was set up to help chronically ill and disabled people help each other. People trade skills to make life a little easier for everyone, and achieve things that would be impossible alone. Want to join in? Respond here, share what you create and what you want to see in the community!

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Summer, cyberelf girl (abandoned doll) @summerash.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

OMFG, why does it have to be SO GOD DAMN FUCKING HARD to get through to the cis that we need to be FUCKING SAFE? 🤬

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Paul-Gabriel Wiener @wearshats.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Thank you to @fringe-element.net for letting me be ridiculous for a once-in-a-lifetime event. I can't show you the art I commissioned (it's a surprise, and full of too many in-jokes) but she did a fantastic job and was super patient. Highly recommended. Check out her website for her existing art!

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Paul-Gabriel Wiener @wearshats.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

I care for these reasons. And also because I care about my trans friends. And also because I'm Jewish and I know the poem.

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Mishell has given us an incredible gift. I hope it helps you all as much as it helped me today. “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” - Mary Oliver, The Summer Day

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Paul-Gabriel Wiener @wearshats.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Got my @bibicosplays.bsky.social wrist braces today!! Been looking forward to this! Less pain, more style! I got galaxy print and bat print.

Selfie holding my wrists up for the camera. They're wrapped in elastic braces with purple designs printed on the outside. One has stars and the has subtle black bats.

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Paul-Gabriel Wiener @wearshats.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Do yourself a favor and read the replies.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

It’s nearly impossible to explain to non disabled people the hope we had at the beginning of the pandemic. Hope for inclusion & accommodation. For better awareness & treatment of chronic illness. Having that hope ripped away and replaced with increasing ableism, eugenics & hatred? Its devastating

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Paul-Gabriel Wiener @wearshats.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

My niece sent me this. New profile pic? These are definitely the kind I have. I wish I had that many, TBH. (And what a deal if you buy in bulk!) #spoonie #disabled

A larg plastic barrel in a rustic store is full of plastic spoons with long handles and small bowls. The sign says "LITTLE USELESS SPOONS" and the price is $1 for one or $2 for two.

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Paul-Gabriel Wiener @wearshats.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

If you'd like some awesome DRM-free ebooks and can't afford, LMK. I'll still give some away. Correct link is ebooks.direct The Whole Store bundle is a fantastic deal. ebooks.direct/products/ebo...

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Ebooks Direct from SF & fantasy writers Diane Duane and Peter Morwood

Looking for sf and fantasy ebooks by Diane Duane and Peter Morwood? Look here first!

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

As inauguration day approaches, a gentle reminder that people can’t just move to another country. Especially people living with disabilities. Moving takes resources that most don’t have, and few countries will accept people with chronic health issues.

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Paul-Gabriel Wiener @wearshats.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Also: Democrats who say attacks on trans rights are a distraction need to understand that trans rights are a matter of life and death even if there are more substantive legal policy things happening.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

They’ve done studies that show men’s pain is treated faster AND more aggressively than their female counterparts. We call this the “health gap”. Just having a man in the room with you can drastically alter your outcome.

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Paul-Gabriel Wiener @wearshats.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

List of #trans and #nonbinary kids selling Girl Scout cookies online. You get cookies, they get inclusive fun learning experiences. Pretty good deal. www.erininthemorning.com/p/2025-trans...

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2025 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!

This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!

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Paul-Gabriel Wiener @wearshats.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Woke up to dramatic twilight. But it always strikes me how different the light is. These two pictures were taken at the same time in the same room.

Twilight over the Hudson River looking south. The sky is bright yellow at the horizon fading to white higher up. The clouds and river are dark gray in sharp contrast, speckled with dots of city lights along the shore.

Twilight over the Hudson River looking north. The sky is still pale blue. The river and clouds are dark blue. There are some streaks of purple at the horizon.

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🌸Bibi🌸♿ @bibiblossoms.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Just because someone is disabled does not mean that their life isn't worth living. They should have access to the resources and accessibility they need to thrive. Death or extreme poverty shouldn't be their only option.

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Leslieks @leslieks.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

I used to call him TFG. I’m going to have to just say Convicted Felon from now on, although I’m afraid it’s an insult to other convicted felons. And if a CF can be potus, then why is it a question on nearly every job application?

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Briana Mills, LMFT ♿️🏳️‍🌈 @brianamillslmft.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Disabled people often get called resilient when faced with obstacles in life. Most of us don’t want to be resilient, we want to be obstacle free! Please stop glamorizing our struggles and instead make it easier for us to live.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

I’ve been trying to write an article on emergency preparedness when disabled. It’s so hard I would need 10 “go bags” to account for my complex medical needs. I can’t evacuate without assistance. Many places aren’t safe for me Disabled people need to be included in emergency plans

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Paul-Gabriel Wiener @wearshats.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

My CPAP notified me that it's exceeded its operational life. It still works for now, but could break at any time. Mood.

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Paul-Gabriel Wiener @wearshats.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

My CPAP notified me that it's exceeded its operational life. It still works for now, but could break at any time. Mood.

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