ProdigalHoosier

Gonna say something that probably feels harsh. Black and Minoritized communities have NEVER been able to “opt out” of being the target of these kinds of atrocities. If you’re at DAY FOUR of this administration & wanting to tune out already you should reflect on the level of privilege you’ve had.

IDK Why, but when I’m high I’m have much more fun talks with my 3 adult sons— which makes me think I should do edibles more 🤣😂.

I don’t think anyone has “become” worse. I think people are who they are. I think they’ve always been this horrible, but the stigma and shame is somehow gone now.

Vivek advertises his depravity to the country and not just expects applause—but VOTES. MAGA’s betting on your neighbors being as horrifically racist, genocidal, & misogynistic & Christian Nationalist as they want to license themselves to be.

Big Tent Republicanism is an overtly bespoke racist, greedy, corrupt, pedophile, white nationalist, sex offender to lobbyist/finance|judicial/justice system perpetual propagation pipeline & no one is coming to save us.

Kristi Noem jokes in this week’s #HIGNFY were chef’s kiss.

⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️™️ 🧵 In 19th-century Charleston, SC, urban slavery gave rise to a unique and chilling tool of control: Charleston Slave Badges. Who knew? 🤔 Pull up a seat🪑, my friends. #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory relicrecord.com/blog/charles...

Discovered on “Have I Got News For You” that VIVEK HAD A SEX OFFENDER IN AN AD that came out BEFORE the horrific ad he just put out? Why has he not stepped away down like a man would? No one wants to be represented by a disgustingly horrific human. www.msn.com/en-ca/news/o...

Also in fetal personhood news: prosecutors charged at least 900 people with crimes relating to pregnancy, pregnancy loss, or birth in the first three years after the fall of Roe v. Wade. www.autonomynews.co/florida-ag-surrogacy-lawsuits-fetal-personhood-october-26-news-roundup/

www.allclinicaltrials.com/study/NCT065... I’ve been in a Fibromyalgia Study for a month through UofM. They’re studying if light therapy helps Fibro symptoms & are halfway through a 5 yr grant, but need more participants. DM me if you’re interested! #Fibromyalgia #ChronicIllness #DisabilitySky

We’re doing research on women now!

A decade on from the Access Hollywood tape, the culture Trump wrought has metastasized, with rape and rape culture influencing campaigns at all levels. I reflected on what it was like covering that event, and how I feel similar fury now on Acton’s behalf: www.thehandbasket.co/p/vivek-rama...

New — I wrote about Vivek Ramaswamy’s weaponization of Amy Acton’s childhood sexual abuse and how it’s only the latest symptom of a Republican party flush with rape apologists, led by an adjudicated rapist:

www.newsweek.com/vivek-ramasw... I hope the repulsive, cruel stunt Vivek pulled this week drives even more voters to the polls for Amy in Ohio and that the repercussions from it haunt this monstrous PoS for the rest of his life.

It’s the fucking 21st century, and we still have imaginary friends to whom we pray. And argue over which one is the real one. Unbe-fucking-lievable.

Christian Nationalist influence in U.S. politics has been the third rail that Americans have been unwilling to acknowledge for forty years.

Who wants to hire me to disrupt all campaign events of white Christian nationalists by asking, over and over, "Do you disavow white Christian nationalism."

“Forget Abdul El-Sayed’s Mom – Here’s the Truth About Donald Trump’s Dad and the KKK”

"family-uber-alles-ness is a form of petit nationalism It is fascistic and misogynistic and honestly also pretty embarrassing to argue that familial relationships should be the moral exception to freedom of association!" bsky.app/profile/hels...

I don't know which woman needs to hear this, but-- That depression you might think you're experiencing- what they tell you is neurodivergence-- is really just unprocessed, unchanneled rage and grief. Focus the anger. Your life will transform.

Related to the question of why more women 40+ are getting into Muay Thai and lifting-- I think a lot of us have enough mileage to look back over our lives and are dealing with the rage of being held back by men, misogynistic social conditioning, etc. And we are justifiably PISSED.

The CDC's proposed 2028 survey could leave millions of people with ME/CFS and Long Covid uncounted. Solve is speaking up. You can, too. Submit your comments by October 19! Check out the link below for details: https://solvecfs.org/cdc-me-cfs-long-covid-survey/ #MECFS #CDC #HealthAdvocacy

This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

The tiny Snyder’s of Hanover spreadsheet pretzels are unspeakably buttery & dangerously habit-forming. (I just discovered them!)

How I’m handling the “Sunday Scaries” I’ve been wired ever since we left the Lucy Darling performance & haven’t felt sleepy at all so I may as well start a new book. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Hell yeah! Good for her.

An interesting side-product of @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social sending US folks to Blackwells online for his books is that I've also discovered Blackwells online will ship overseas to me for even better prices than amazon in many cases (and they have lovely UK editions of things I can't otherwise get!)

⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️™️ 🧵 Nov. 11, 1909, Cairo, Illinois was the site of one of the most violent lynchings in American history. A mob not only lynched William James—a White man was lynched as well. Yep. A double lynching. Pull up a seat🪑.(cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

Who in/near Grand Rapids wants to see Lucy Darling with us Sunday?! We have one extra ticket.

It’s not the flavor candy corn that I love, but the nostalgia of remembering dad bringing tiny bags home from his work and whispering to not let my step mom catch me with them.

SAME!

Whoever clicked like was paid by meta, just like this literal ad made to look like an article

Occasionally humanity surprised me. The restaurant @bellmore.bsky.social & I are at lets customers pay for a meal in advance for community members who can’t afford a meal. G’s Bar & Grill Oscoda, MI

I love this

I’m so happy my church is streaming Abdul’s town hall in GR tonight! Looks packed. www.youtube.com/live/rZ5evKl...

The best kind of mail arrived today. @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social’s new book! I am really looking forward to this book.

I LOVE THIS. Sharing it with my Maternal Health PFAC in the hopes of possibly hosting a screening and virtual Q&A with Teddy.

21st-Century Fascism Is for Losers In this Next Comes What, Andrea explains what may be the most insulting part of the current wave of fascism: the way it demands that we pretend that we don't know how this all ends up.

If you’ve been in academia long enough, you should already know this and if you don’t, you might be part of the problem.