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the thing about disability is it really does sometimes boil down to "wow i wish i could do that" and then you can't. and it sucks.

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slapping this badge on my blog

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It recently came to my attention that a lot of people, even those who frequently use condoms, don't know that you need to pinch the tip when you put one on or don't know why!

Leaving air in the tip will cause it to expand (and maybe break) when ejaculation happens. Also, air in the condom makes it more likely for the ejaculation to push the air down the condom and make it slip off.

Share to save someone from a condom breakage!

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when I see stuff like this i think more about how "anti-robot/android" sentiment in sci-fi stories does not work as some kind of racism allegory. instead I can fully understand why someone can hold a deep resentment and frustration against a group of inhuman workers designed for perfect efficiency and serving the billionaire class without pay. in the right political climate, hating robots is not based in bigotry or hatred of a kind of "person" but rather a love for humanity, and a desire for the ruling class to treat humans as humans, instead of building non-humans to replace them

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Been seeing a lot of folks talk about bugout bags where the context seems to be fleeing a Knock from secret police or something, and I want to gently suggest folks consider more likely reasons to bug out (wildfires, crumbling infrastructure leading to gas leaks, etc).

Make sure your bag can get you through scenarios where you are part of a mass evacuation, rather than you clandestinely leaving in the middle of the night to escape brownshirts.

I feel like thinking in this context will help folks prepare better and think beyond fleeing to the nearest border as their prime objective.

I don't like giving this regime more power than it actually has, so it is helpful to me to think about what I would do in specific scenarios. Planning for those gives me much more concrete action items, reduces my panic, and ends up preparing me better for unknown situations.

A lot of us have real fear of this regime rn, and escaping a Knock is a realistic concern.

But I feel like a lot of white, cishet, middle class folks are in oppression cosplay mode rn, and their brains aren't in a practical space for what the more likely impact to their lives is going to be.

If preparing for a Knock isn't also going to prepare you for facing sitting in traffic for 12 hours with no hotel plans because you need to evacuate a natural disaster on short notice, you should think a bit more about your risk factors and resiliency.

Vague prepping for "When shit hits the fan" means you are going to forget key items. Come up with some specific scenarios to run through and see how your kit would perform.

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it hurts hearing other disabled people talk about medical mistreatment.

like i am partly grateful to not be alone of course, but i really wish it wasnt a common or even standard occurrence.

breaks my heart.

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little miss awful body temperature regulation is taking his hoodie off again

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These men just stole the personal information of everyone in America AND control the Treasury. Link to article.

Akash Bobba

Edward Coristine

Luke Farritor

Gautier Cole Killian

Gavin Kliger

Ethan Shaotran

Spread their names!

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sorry since realizing my gender i have zero tolerance for the whole “man hating” angle of being queer i hate i hate it i hate you. stop. you are hurting people.

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wearing a mask is good and you should do it if you don't already!

prevents spread of illness obv

dont have to control most of facial expressions!!!! huge w!!

can sometimes hide quieter/smaller stims (this is huge for me)

solidarity with other people of other marginalized groups

the ones i got are black so im microdosing being goth even if im not wearing all black haha

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Great.

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because I've seen this a couple times now.

'ambulatory' does not mean "uses aid sometimes"

'ambulatory' means "able to walk, even just a little bit"

the phrase 'ambulatory mobility aid user' means anyone who is able to walk And uses a mobility aid. yes it includes people who are not full-time wheelchair users. but it also includes people who are full-time users of aids that include walking (e.g. canes, rollators, etc)

I think some people are using these terms incorrectly in a way that makes me confused about the point they're trying to make. so just thought I'd clear that up

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This infographic from NIHCM explores talks about long COVID and suggests ways to try and prevent long COVID through protective measures, like masking and social distancing, and vaccines. There is still a lot to understand about long COVID.

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A lovely person called Robin has set up Reproductiverights.online which holds an archive of the Reproductiverights.gov that has been taken down by the Trump administration.

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*displays textbook symptomatic behavior of my own disorder that I am well educated on* what’s my deal why am I like this