Hello! I’m a master's student and ready to record life histories for my thesis. If you are Asexual, within the Leather/BDSM community, and 55 or older, I would love to speak with you! Feel free to DM me with any questions, and share this within your circles across platforms. Thank you!

The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.

Asexual people are not a disease. We are not a malady. We are not deficient. We are part of the human sexuality spectrum. Everyone is different, and asexuality is a natural variance to it. People who claim they want to "cure" us are hateful mossbacks, full stop.

Thankfully we have decades of recorded history of queer people navigating society that wanted us erased and dead to pick up those awesome life hacks

Hello! I’m a master's student and ready to record life histories for my thesis. If you are Asexual, within the Leather/BDSM community, and 55 or older, I would love to speak with you! Feel free to DM me with any questions, and share this within your circles across platforms. Thank you!

The nice thing about being the tech person for my (small) org is that I can make sure it’s off for everybody.

Leah Petersen@leahpetersen.bsky.social · 2y ago

Reposting with alt text: I did this just now and it worked.

There’s only a few hours left of the 2025 Project for Awesome, but there’s still time to tune in! So far, we’ve raised over $3.25 million! 25% of that goes to Partners in Health, another 25% to Save the Children! If you want to donate, vote for charities, or watch, head to projectforawesome.com!

really miss when the most talked about news story was elmo’s beef with that rock

I was so excited to speak at @partnersinhealth.bsky.social Engage’s U Chicago chapter today, and the meeting went so well!! I taught a brief history of TB (focusing on its romanticized, racialized, and gendered nature in the 1800s), while the rest of our group made Valentine’s Day cards!

This is 67 cases--a tiny fraction of TB's global burden, which exceeds 10,000,000 active cases per year. But the longer we allow a curable illness to infect and kill millions, the more TB we'll see in the U.S. Tuberculosis is an airborne disease, and TB anywhere is a threat to humans everywhere.

Gizmodo@gizmodo.com · 2y ago

Kansas Is Battling the Largest Tuberculosis Outbreak Ever Recorded in the U.S. https://gizmodo.com/kansas-is-battling-the-largest-tuberculosis-outbreak-ever-recorded-in-the-u-s-2000555298

Danaher promised to release an audit of the cost of production of their GeneXpert tests. Over a year later, they still haven't made the audit public. Just so they don't forget, we've added a new feature to tbfighters.org. No need to thank us, Danaher!

Use your excitement and relief to help a Palestinian in Gaza today - share their fundraisers, donate, use this energy to help them survive. They have a long road ahead.

The more I think about it, the more convinced I become that curiosity is a deeply important trait and the lack of it is a massive red flag 🚩

New research from @everytown.bsky.social found that firearm suicide rates are more than 3X higher in US cities with the most gun shops per person compared to cities with the fewest. Preventing access to guns in times of crisis can and does save lives.

Association between US city firearms dealers and firearm suicide rates, 2015–2021

Background Firearm suicides are more prevalent in cities than many recognise. Extant research—though conducted at different geographic levels or on different types of firearm deaths—suggests that…

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I learned about Congressional Appropriations today, and I’m excited to work with some friends at UChicago and @partnersinhealth.bsky.social this cycle to end Tuberculosis’s reign as the planet’s deadliest infectious disease!

Why the fuck are we talking about making Canada a 51st state, while Puerto Rico and Washington DC are RIGHT THERE WAITING????

New undergraduate study seeking participants that identify as East Asian American and on the asexual spectrum: forms.gle/PahVx7VBfaaX...

asexuality is pretty cool y’know

Got to join my wife Zooey Zephyr for her swearing in today on day 1 of the Montana legislature. I was so happy to be at her side, and I know how much she cares about the work ahead. I’ll be there at her side always, for her, for our community, and for all the people who depend on us.

Today, I was sworn in for my second term in the Montana House of Representatives. I am honored to get to represent Missoula once again, and am ready to fight on behalf of Montana's constitution and all the people who call our great state home.

Just a reminder that your local library has more than books! Many also have dvds, cds, video games, game systems, internet hot spots, streaming services, ebooks, audio books, park passes, museum passes, and so much more! Maybe it's time for a visit! ❤️📚

Update! We are pleased to announce the end of year mini acecon, for Sunday 29 December at 1400 UTC/Zulu (9am Eastern time) onwards. 1/2

AVEN@avenofficial.bsky.social · 2y ago

As we didn't do an in-person UK acecon this year as we were originally hoping, we thought we'd do an online mini-conference towards the end of the year. To gauge an idea of interest and which days are best, please fill in the following form. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Wishing a happy Christmas Eve to all aces who celebrate. 🎄

Now is the perfect time to talk about gun safety with friends and family. Before your holiday gatherings, ask about the presence of guns in homes your children visit and if those guns are securely stored—unloaded, locked, and stored separately from ammunition. Learn more: https://etwn.us/3Iv8iwq

The gun industry wants Americans to believe that more guns in the hands of more people in more places makes us safer, but, if that were true, the US would be the safest country on earth. Learn more about the gun violence epidemic in America: https://buff.ly/4iRwd9x

Alt text serves as a lot of different purposes, too! All of which improve accessibility (for more than just people with vision-impairments). I use it quite often to understand memes and read fine-print screenshots.

sesame street isn't supposed to make money. the post office isn't supposed to make money. not everything is supposed to MAKE MONEY

LGBTQIA - includes asexual LGBTQIAA - includes asexual, aromantic LGBTQIAAA - includes asexual, aromantic, agender LGBTQIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA - includes asexual, aromantic, agender, and queer people who are constantly screaming

Imagine being the one to cancel Sesame Street

𝕤𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕔𝕒𝕥 𝕚𝕟 𝕤𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕖@sugarkat.bsky.social · 2y ago

HBO has declined to renew “Sesame Street” for new episodes. The series that’s been teaching generations of little kids since 1969 now has no studio. Please consider donating to Sesame Workshop to ensure the residents of 123 Sesame Street are still around to teach kids of all needs and backgrounds.