Qatherine

@qatherine.bsky.social

Femme not female, she/they

Last night I co-produced and performed in a video game themed circus show! This was the culmination of months of work, and I'm so happy with how everything went and so grateful for our cast, crew, and everyone who turned out to watch ☺🎪

Nine performers are in a line on a stage with their arms on each others shoulders. They are dressed as a variety of video game characters and smiling. Qatherine is second from the left of the photo, wearing a hat and collar like Joker from Balatro over a gray leotard styled like Joker from Persona 5 and black shorts.

Israel was finally starting to get some heat for slaughtering Gazans who are just queueing for aid. The Freedom Flotilla got a lot of Western eyes back on Gaza. Then Israel launched unprovoked attacks on Iran, and is dragging its patron state into a war. Do not let this distract you from Palestine.

"My name is Greta Thunberg and I am from Sweden. If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel."

Straight people: I don't need you to wish me a happy pride and tell me I'm valid. I need you to show up in material ways for queers in your community who are under attack, particularly our Trans and gender nonconforming siblings. And that does not mean donating to the nonprofit industrial complex.

I've now attended the first wedding of my adult life and it was for two friends at city hall, followed by a 3 min walk down the street to a restaurant for brunch. Pretty hard to top that.

A selfie of Qatherine, a white person with dark hair and eyes. They are wearing a light green sleeveless dress made of a brocade fabric and a black and white kuffiyeh draped over their arms like a shawl. She has a purse on her left arm. In the background, there are flowerbeds with some unknown green plants, chain link fencing, and a small tree towards the right side of the photo.

Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive. No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief. 1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

NEWS: Last night, the Department of Homeland Security detained a Palestinian who helped lead the Columbia encampment. Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too. His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.

BREAKING: DHS Detains Palestinian Student from Columbia Encampment, Says Advocates

Agents told him his student visa was revoked. But he had a green card. Agents then said that was revoked too.

zeteo.com

The NIH announced it will slash billions of dollars of support to universities and research centers. This is one of the biggest attacks on science we have ever seen. It could dismantle the biomedical research system, shut down clinical trials, and halt development of treatments.

This may be the end of the fighting. It certainly won't be the end of the genocide. Palestinians will need massive amounts of aid as they begin to recover and rebuild. Gazans will still be living in the world's largest open air prison.

Nick Brumfield@nickjbrumfield.bsky.social · 2y ago

Oh God please let this be the end of it. Fifteen months of genocide. Fifteen months begging supposedly moral people to do the moral thing. Fifteen months watching people who know better lie or be silent when they knew what was going on.

Since I haven't seen this coming up yet in all the recent discussion: UnitedHealthcare has been REPEATEDLY found in violation of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act. The US Department of Labor and multiple state governments have slapped them on the wrist and they. Keep. Doing. It.

Screenshot of US Department of Labor news release stating that United Healthcare will be paying $15.6 million for violating the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act.Screenshot of Minnesota Star Tribune news article by Christopher Snowbeck stating that Minnesota is fining United Healthcare $450k over Mental Health Parity violations.Screenshot of the Office of the Insurance Commissioner of Washington State website stating that Kreidler (WA's insurance commissioner) is fining UHC $500k for not complying with mental health parity laws.