Nostr notes by Nat

"How much does it cost new, with free shipping? Ok, I'll ...

2026-07-09T15:13:46Z

"How much does it cost new, with free shipping? Ok, I'll add 20% because you get to drive to my house and pick it up from my porch. The inconvenience is a great value."

– how people price used items on Facebook marketplace

"Nobody wants to work anymore" is such a funny thing to ...

2026-06-25T05:02:50Z

"Nobody wants to work anymore" is such a funny thing to say because nobody ever *wanted* to trade their life energy away for the right to continue existing. Nobody ever *wanted* to generate profit for corporations through exploitation.

Capitalism and puritanism internalize a "work ethic" into us, with significant help from the public school system (based on factory work, down to the bells between classes).

But really it's just internalized shame about having human needs and limitations.

🚨 EMERGENCY #MUTUALAID FOR DV SURVIVORS 🚨 $2,124 legal bill ...

2026-06-11T19:11:38Z

🚨 EMERGENCY #MUTUALAID FOR DV SURVIVORS 🚨

$2,124 legal bill overdue & I'm about $1800 short 🌸 Help me & my toddler stay safe!

8137/15000 Legal fund
0/7500 Safe housing fund

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Oof. This line really hit today. "Remember, after all, that ...

2026-05-30T15:48:08Z

Oof. This line really hit today.

"Remember, after all, that kindness is a part of the cycle of abuse. In fact, the kindness is a part of the abuse because it leaves you disoriented and questioning your own reality."

https://zawn.substack.com/publish/post/196692013

Tysm for boosting my newsletter posts, y’all 😭 I've been ...

2026-05-29T23:22:41Z

Tysm for boosting my newsletter posts, y’all 😭 I've been getting unsubscribers every time I send one out. I know that's totally normal, but it REALLY helps to get the reminder that my writing resonates & just needs to find the right people.

If you liked this one, could you follow me & subscribe to my list? I would love to gain readers faster than I lose them 💞😅💪

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#writersofmastodon #writing #writingcommunity #writerscoffeeclub #writer #writers #newsletter

"It should come as absolutely no surprise that men who claim ...

2026-05-26T17:58:49Z

"It should come as absolutely no surprise that men who claim to like women’s bodies also have a vested interest in convincing women of the inferiority of those bodies. It’s an abusive, deliberate weapon of patriarchy—not a sign that the man is unusually squeamish."

https://zawn.substack.com/p/why-are-so-many-straight-men-grossed-a1f

#patriarchy #feminism #feminist #misogyny #misogynist

When you read about the oil crisis & the coming famine—if ...

2026-05-09T17:40:21Z

When you read about the oil crisis & the coming famine—if you read about it at all—your brain might be saying "Well, it can't be THAT bad, or everyone would be talking about it."

You want to downplay it, because other people are downplaying it, and surely everyone can't be so wrong about something so massive?!

So the voices that are clearly outlining the horrific scenarios we'll be facing in the coming months seem like hypochondriac fearmongers.

1/4

#oil #iran #food #famine #oilcrisis

Ok, so I know house spiders (almost every species of spider found ...

2026-05-03T18:17:39Z

Ok, so I know house spiders (almost every species of spider found indoors) are going to die if you take them outside because they are house spiders and the outdoors is not their natural environment. But if it makes you feel better to take them outside, why not think of it as a kind of adventure-based hospice?

"Here, spider, enjoy a few brief and glorious moments in the great outdoors before you succumb to your co-evolution with humankind. Be free and die in your first glimpse of sunshine."

Mutual aid is the revolution & the revolution began with ...

2026-05-03T15:03:58Z

Mutual aid is the revolution & the revolution began with Black survival. Networks of care are rooted in communities where safety nets don't exist. And pointing people toward the systems that are failing them isn't help. It's condescension.

#mutualaid #community #solidarity #revolution #resistance #care #support #connections

#Capitalism gives us the illusion of independence. It's a ...

2026-05-02T17:04:19Z

#Capitalism gives us the illusion of independence. It's a very alluring lie. And we're trained to tie our self-worth to our degree of independence.

The coming crises will be easier if we don't wait to do the inner work of recognizing our interdependence and the outer work of strengthening our communal support networks.

#energycrisis #energy #oil #iran #iranwar #uspol #worldpol

Most of us have no idea how dependent we are on #oil. Case in ...

2026-05-02T16:28:06Z

Most of us have no idea how dependent we are on #oil.

Case in point: disposable diapers.

Almost all disposable diapers use petroleum-based components:

"Petroleum serves as a raw material for many plastics. Its components make diapers soft, flexible, water-repellent, and particularly absorbent. A commonly used material is superabsorbent polymer. This plastic product can absorb multiple times its own weight in liquid—a reason why many diaper manufacturers use it."

https://www.judesfamily.com/en/blogs/academy/warum-windeln-ohne-erdol-die-bessere-wahl-sind

The last time I shared one of his texts, he threatened me for ...

2026-04-27T12:33:57Z

The last time I shared one of his texts, he threatened me for days.

But I'm so tired of the bullshit.

The pretense of hiding among his trans friends and community as if dehumanizing me for my identity isn't his standard operating procedure.

Starting another hackerspace where he can play the role of friendly nerd and bring his child around—the one he agreed to raise gender-neutral, but now feels compelled to advertise the shape of their genitalia with clothing and pronouns.

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2026-04-23T09:42:04Z

#adhd

One thing I've learned from TV shows about doctors is that if ...

2026-04-16T22:49:36Z

One thing I've learned from TV shows about doctors is that if you are a doctor and you go on a hike, you will come across someone in a desperate situation with a dangerous injury. As someone who is not a doctor, I can safely go hiking without having to rescue a stranded hiker who is hovering near death.

Think twice before becoming a doctor. You may never be able to enjoy a simple hike again.

We just got Aurora back into assisted living... but the building ...

2026-03-26T02:18:59Z

We just got Aurora back into assisted living... but the building does not allow children, and she is 22 weeks pregnant after a recent sexual assault. She has an opportunity for gov housing but needs $2,731 by April 3. This is a VERY QUICK turnaround so we need LOTS of help very quickly—plz boost daily!!

1070/2731

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AuroraEloise on Venmo and Cash App

#mutualaid #helpfolkslive2026 #MutualAidRequest

hi friends, Aurora is 21 weeks pregnant & needs about $80 for ...

2026-03-18T17:44:56Z

hi friends, Aurora is 21 weeks pregnant & needs about $80 for some basic household items. she's disabled & has been going through a LOT. plz boost & donate if you're able. she is so grateful for all your support!

40/80

PayPal.me/melissarainbow
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I've been trying to hold back from correcting my ex's ...

2026-03-09T18:41:25Z

I've been trying to hold back from correcting my ex's lies about me, and focusing on court. But the way he twists the narrative to victimize himself & fundraise thousands of dollars to abuse me & our child is never not appalling.

In past posts he's used the passive voice to relay that "cops were called," but failed to specify that cops were called *by him* because he had baseless accusations to make about me or someone else.

Today I called for a civil standby for the exchange.

We are 6 years into the pandemic. 3 COVID shots don't make ...

2026-03-09T00:23:30Z

We are 6 years into the pandemic. 3 COVID shots don't make you "fully vaxxed." Even if you have gotten the maximum number of boosters that you're eligible for, with a minimum of one per year, you're not COVID-safe if you're not masking with a respirator.

And if, like most people, your immune system and overall health are degraded from multiple COVID infections, you're more prone to carrying around other infections and more susceptible to getting ill from them.

I'm so tired of the delusions.

https://gillianlevine.com/reasons-to-mask-in-2026 I'm ...

2026-03-03T17:43:38Z

https://gillianlevine.com/reasons-to-mask-in-2026

I'm THRILLED to have such an amazing resource to share with folks who don't get it. Might need to print copies of this zine to leave around the neighborhood, too!

#covidisntover #LongCovid #COVID19 #pandemic #coronavirus #MaskUp #publichealth

"Let This Radicalize You" is one of the most potent books ...

2026-03-03T02:08:48Z

"Let This Radicalize You" is one of the most potent books I've ever read. I want to read it WITH YOU because these are the lessons that help us:

✨ Dream bigger
✨ Avoid burnout
✨ Find our people
✨ Create lasting change

Buy the ebook: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/.../1922-let-this...

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https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Dp85NudXh #iran #trump #war ...

2026-03-01T15:36:00Z

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Dp85NudXh

#iran #trump #war #israel #uspol #worldpol

"Patriarchy is fundamentally an extractive system in which ...

2026-03-01T04:07:05Z

"Patriarchy is fundamentally an extractive system in which people’s energy is captured and funneled toward the accumulation of power at the top. This happens most completely to women, who are converted into vessels for the system’s needs rather than our own."

https://lettersfromayoungmatriarch.substack.com/p/the-system-that-let-epstein-get-away

“Time is a fucking circle. “Empire is going to empire. “And ...

2026-02-28T15:59:04Z

“Time is a fucking circle.

“Empire is going to empire.

“And so bombs from a 70-year old colony of thieves, and a 250-year old loutish experiment are raining down on a 2,500 year-old civilisation. On historic towns and cities. On some of the most beautiful architecture, modern and ancient, in the world.”

https://www.donotpanic.news/p/thieves-liars-and-genociders-declare

#iran #war #israel #uspol #trump #fascism

Impure Leftist exists to help us get past the terrors of the era, ...

2026-02-28T01:36:14Z

Impure Leftist exists to help us get past the terrors of the era, figure out how to sustain our activism, and build coalitions that WORK.

I'm a DV survivor & I'm in a crunch to raise funds for transportation. Can you boost this post & consider becoming a free or paid subscriber?

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#activism #activist #trump #ice #uspol #anarchist #anarchy #bookclub #writers #writersofmastodon #helpfolkslive2026

"The truth in most heterosexual marriages is that he is never ...

2026-02-26T20:11:18Z

"The truth in most heterosexual marriages is that he is never going to change. Men are taught not to view women as people, to prioritize their desires above others’ basic needs, and to never sacrifice for women. This is why they make the same arguments and excuses, and why the behaviors of sexist men are all so similar."

https://www.patreon.com/posts/quiet-quitting-151195573

Intersectionality means *recognizing the complexity of oppression ...

2026-02-26T18:58:42Z

Intersectionality means *recognizing the complexity of oppression & structures of power.*

It means centering Black disabled voices when anti-Blackness & ableism collide.

It means centering Black women when anti-Blackness & misogyny collide.

It means centering Black trans people when anti-Blackness & transphobia collide.

It means not pretending that two marginalized groups are two completely separate entities who are in competition. PEOPLE EXIST AT THE INTERSECTION. Listen to them.

Tennessee Canceled A Woman’s Sterilization to “Protect Her ...

2026-02-25T20:25:16Z

Tennessee Canceled A Woman’s Sterilization to “Protect Her Sacred Fertility”

A Tennessee woman says her scheduled sterilization procedure was canceled after a hospital’s ethics committee claimed they had a “duty to protect her sacred fertility.” Eeewyuck.

https://jessica.substack.com/p/tennessee-canceled-a-womans-sterilization

#abortion #reproductiverights #reproductivejustice #feminism #abortionrights #roevwade

You don't always have to be the strong one. Collective ...

2026-02-24T05:18:56Z

You don't always have to be the strong one.

Collective strength is bigger than any one of us.

Let yourself be taken care of. And not by people who make you feel beholden for having needs and being human.

Leftists may be loud about calling out the abusers in the Epstein ...

2026-02-13T05:16:58Z

Leftists may be loud about calling out the abusers in the Epstein files, but leftist culture isn't ready or willing to divest from patriarchal structures.

Supporting and enabling predators is the norm.

Leftists fail to hold their community members accountable, treat survivors as disposable, don't learn the tools for restorative justice or even understand what it is, and then act surprised when survivors turn to carceral systems to seek the barest shred of protection.

there are a million ways to support survivors & create change ...

2026-02-04T04:19:38Z

there are a million ways to support survivors & create change that don't involve reading triggering documents. take care of yourself. you can stay informed without learning the depraved details of what powerful, toxic men do when they think they can get away with it.

my therapist: you can text me anytime if you need anything! me: ...

2026-01-31T22:10:04Z

my therapist: you can text me anytime if you need anything!

me: it's the weekend so she's not working, I don't wanna bother her

me: it's during the week so she's busy working, I don't wanna bother her

... She loves hearing from me & she responds whenever she can. I'm calling out these silly thoughts & reminding myself that when folks offer help, it's ok to take them up on it!

One of my abuser's latest tactics is to repeatedly deadname ...

2026-01-29T17:08:19Z

One of my abuser's latest tactics is to repeatedly deadname me, using a name I haven't used since years before I met him. I assume that he's baiting me into lashing out, which of course I haven't done—I just keep reminding him what name I use, as if he's forgotten 🙃

This from a man who has countless trans friends... but who turned out to also be a trans chaser/fetishist. How cruel to reel us in, abuse us, and then deadname with apparent delight.

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2026-01-26T23:30:59Z

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CH6pkFM55

https://allyhenny.com/

#ice #abolishice #fascism #genocide

A solo parent asked what they can do to resist ICE without ...

2026-01-25T18:49:25Z

A solo parent asked what they can do to resist ICE without putting themselves in the line of fire, knowing that their death would orphan their kid. Here are a few ideas.

#ice #alexpretti #reneenicolegood #minnesota #minneapolis #mpls #resistance #fascism #trump #gestapo

Self-care, self-regulation, self-sufficiency... all of these have ...

2026-01-25T14:55:35Z

Self-care, self-regulation, self-sufficiency... all of these have their place. But what about co-care, co-regulation, co-sufficiency? Humans are social. Our nervous systems are interconnected. Our healing is interwoven.

Crying alone vs. while being held vs. crying together are all different experiences. (I grew up being punished for crying, so it took me years to be able to do it in front of other people.)

May you be surrounded by those who nourish and cherish you.

Finding JOY in dark times is not always possible. It doesn't ...

2026-01-24T23:08:38Z

Finding JOY in dark times is not always possible. It doesn't happen every day. But when it does—it's powerful.

Dark humor. Parody. Mischief. Little delights. Creative play. There are so many ways that joy can pop up unexpectedly, or be cultivated. Friends who can laugh at the absurd are worth their weight in, well, laughter.

Joy, in itself, is healing.

You're allowed to bring levity to the heaviness. You're not a bad person if you find a little joy in the face of suffering.

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2026-01-19T17:46:13Z

https://ko-fi.com/post/If-Trump-Invokes-the-Insurrection-Act-P5P71SLNPP

#uspol #uspolitics #trump #minnesota #mn #authoritarianism #military #fascism

Your Whiteness Will Not Protect You—But it Will See You Mourned ...

2026-01-17T17:58:24Z

Your Whiteness Will Not Protect You—But it Will See You Mourned

Understanding the role white privilege does—and does not—play in state violence and the public reaction to it.

by Kate Manne

Content warning: murder, racism, misogyny, anti-lesbian animus

https://katemanne.substack.com/p/your-whiteness-will-not-protect-youbut

#trump #ice #whitesupremacy #racism #privilege #whiteprivilege #uspol #uspolitics #fascism #christofascism #christiannationalism #authoritarianism #reneegood #reneenicolegood #silveriovillegasgonzalez

EMERGENCY #MUTUALAID REQUEST Friends, I'm $140 short on a ...

2026-01-14T20:21:14Z

EMERGENCY #MUTUALAID REQUEST

Friends, I'm $140 short on a bill due today. As a DV survivor trying to protect my toddler, almost all of the money I've raised in recent months has gone toward legal bills. All of your support is SO appreciated—this community is everything 💞

0/140

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The reason "Long COVID" is so difficult to study, ...

2026-01-13T22:35:29Z

In reply to nevent1q…xkm2
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The reason "Long COVID" is so difficult to study, understand, and heal is that it's basically... every bad thing.

It's not one type of chronic illness. It shows up a little differently for everyone. It's a million diseases under one umbrella because inflammation fucks EVERYTHING up.

And now infertility is higher than ever and menopause is striking younger than ever.

Most of us won't know how COVID has affected us until years, if not decades, later.

3/

A vanishingly small number of people can be certain they've ...

2026-01-13T22:31:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…76c2
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A vanishingly small number of people can be certain they've never had COVID. By and large, these are people who have always taken a very high level of precautions, including regular **accurate** testing (aka not rapids).

The rest of us? We're waiting to see HOW our long covid shows up.

The best thing we can do is avoid further COVID infections.

Your Paleo diet will not save you from your decision not to wear a respirator.

Yoga and meditation cannot undo repeat COVID exposure.

2/

Nearly every disease that we understand is caused, in some way, ...

2026-01-13T22:28:49Z

Nearly every disease that we understand is caused, in some way, by inflammation.

COVID-19 causes severe, systemic, permanent inflammation in many different parts of our bodies.

It's a bit of a misnomer to say that only some virus survivors have long COVID. Only some people are exhibiting current symptoms of disease that they can directly trace to an infection, usually some form of chronic illness.

But EVERYONE HAS PERMANENT COVID DAMAGE AND ELEVATED INFLAMMATION.

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@nprofile…sm7r the number of male roommates I've had who ...

2025-12-26T20:50:03Z

In reply to nevent1q…f538
_________________________

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also about half of my stuff requires line drying so they ruined some very nice things I had

I'm so excited and relieved to finally be making the switch ...

2025-12-26T20:26:15Z

I'm so excited and relieved to finally be making the switch back to cloth diapers! We don't have a permanent home yet but I do have access to a washer/dryer and still have my cloth diaper stash. Disposables are expensive and wasteful, and generate SO much trash. I'm so ready to be done.

Elimination communication is still going wonderfully, so we don't go through a ton of diapers. Quite often the baby stays totally dry overnight, which is amazing.

@nprofile…6zuf my phrases to signify duress will be "wow ...

2025-12-26T18:45:29Z

In reply to nevent1q…pgvl
_________________________

nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kytcqyzm8guz7s5zcn88altupz92cdg5n3k4wmfhwhuc8mf2hl9yq065e55h6zuf (nprofile…6zuf) my phrases to signify duress will be "wow I'm so glad the pandemic is over," "isn't it great that long covid was a hoax," "disabled people are so valued in our society"

So just at the time when we MOST need to be able to unplug from ...

2025-12-24T18:14:27Z

In reply to nevent1q…5ujr
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So just at the time when we MOST need to be able to unplug from the ableist messaging encoded into our social programming – tasks that require immense, deliberate critical thought...

Our mental capacity is actively deteriorating. Not just from COVID itself, but also from the rampant use of LLMs to outsource our basic thinking processes.

What a fun time to exist, amirite?

8/8

Puritanism and capitalism are two of the forces of evil that ...

2025-12-24T18:09:36Z

In reply to nevent1q…d2jw
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Puritanism and capitalism are two of the forces of evil that convinced us to "move on" from the pandemic a few years ago. As if a novel virus ripping through the population and evolving constantly is something we can "move on" from.

Now the resistance against our collective reality is reaching dizzying heights. Anti-vaxxers are everywhere. Measles is spreading. Doctors get rude or act confused when asked to mask. Critical thinking is at an all-time low.

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Please do not host a holiday dinner while you have been run ...

2025-12-24T18:06:52Z

In reply to nevent1q…dwmg
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Please do not host a holiday dinner while you have been run ragged taking care of a sick family member.

You should be resting, because your body is trying to fight off that illness. You're basically giving the virus the win.

You should not be inviting people into your virus-ridden home.

And during a pandemic, eating indoors with others – an activity that requires unmasking – is a supremely bad idea.

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Just as we need to work to dismantle the racism and sexism that ...

2025-12-24T18:02:44Z

In reply to nevent1q…43wa
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Just as we need to work to dismantle the racism and sexism that we've learned, we need to work to dismantle our inner systems of capitalism and puritanism. This is why you'll hear people (especially Black leaders) name rest as resistance.

This thread is inspired by a mom in a parenting group posting about how exhausted she is because her daughter is sick, so she's barely slept while taking care of her... and she's overwhelmed about hosting a holiday dinner tomorrow.

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And yet if we can make ourselves do it... we most likely will ...

2025-12-24T17:58:51Z

In reply to nevent1q…8eq4
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And yet if we can make ourselves do it... we most likely will make ourselves do it. Resting feels like cheating. It feels bad.

Puritanism is the layer under everything else in American culture. We rarely notice or talk about it. But it's tied to white supremacy, perfectionism, workaholism, and a whole smorgasbord of judginess.

Capitalism, well, we know its flaws. But we've internalized it to an extent that most of us don't even realize. Our sense of worth is intimately tied to achievement.

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I got a concussion in 2015, my first semester of grad school, and ...

2025-12-24T17:54:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…av3f
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I got a concussion in 2015, my first semester of grad school, and it took seven months to recover because I would rest up to a point and then decide I was fine and try to push through the pain.

Most people want to get back to regular exercise after a COVID infection, but this is the WORST thing you can do. Significant physical rest is required even after most symptoms subside. Exercise at this critical time is poisonous. You need REST.

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Because when you keep going thru sickness... You get everyone ...

2025-12-24T17:52:31Z

In reply to nevent1q…jtyh
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Because when you keep going thru sickness... You get everyone else sick. Some will not survive. Some will become disabled.

And then those disabled people will get even more sick as they try to keep up "normalcy" while chronic illness tells them to slow the fuck down.

You can't afford to take a day off work... but you REALLY can't afford to lose your job because of chronic illness.

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The intersection of puritanism & #capitalism creates an ...

2025-12-24T17:49:36Z

The intersection of puritanism & #capitalism creates an incredibly insidious, toxic form of #ableism.

Push through the pain. Work through your illness. Keep going through your burnout.

Puritanism tells you that this is virtuous, and makes you a good person. Capitalism requires overwork for your survival.

Pair this with a pandemic, and you've got a nasty escalation of eugenics.

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Friends! Right now I have 3 paid subscribers + 271 total on my ...

2025-12-23T18:34:52Z

Friends! Right now I have 3 paid subscribers + 271 total on my list.

My goal this week is to add 20 paying members + 200 folks to the free list.

I'm a DV survivor facing housing insecurity & caught in a nasty legal battle to protect my kid.

Could you help out by...

🦋 joining the list
🦋 boosting this post
🦋 following this account

...and, if you like what I do, upgrade to a monthly or annual subscription?

Thank you for your support!!

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2025-12-22T16:35:18Z

https://www.patreon.com/posts/men-tell-me-them-143339518

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Seems like it's time for a lil #intro post. I've been on ...

2025-12-21T21:01:31Z

Seems like it's time for a lil #intro post.

I've been on Mastodon for two years. I fled my old account in the process of escaping my abuser, who ran the server. My toddler & I have been in hiding & I've been in court for much of this year.

I've trained as a playwright & I now blog at "Impure Leftist," a project to make activism practical and meaningful.

I also love Tarot, yoga, Brazilian Zouk partner dance, language learning, and board gaming.

Welcome & thanks for being here!

@nprofile…x9jp oh yeah, I always start the cancellation process ...

2025-12-21T17:38:39Z

In reply to nevent1q…n66j
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It's a lot like calling to negotiate your cable internet bill but without even having to talk to a person.

I just make sure I still schedule an actual cancellation for whenever the deal lapses.

This is your reminder to cancel all those subscriptions you ...

2025-12-21T07:41:41Z

This is your reminder to cancel all those subscriptions you signed up for on sale at the end of 2024 that are about to renew at full price next week.

#adhd

One quick way to lose my respect is to say "we don't know ...

2025-12-20T20:03:34Z

One quick way to lose my respect is to say "we don't know whether AI is gaining consciousness"

WITH A STRAIGHT FACE.

Oh. My. God. Yes we do. Large language models are not intelligent. They are not conscious.

If this is difficult for you (or someone you know) to understand, please read the book AI Snake Oil by Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor.

#ai #chatgpt #llm #artificialintelligence #openai #marketing #capitalism #gemini #technofeudalism

"We often talk about patriarchy as a system we live ...

2025-12-18T23:59:34Z

"We often talk about patriarchy as a system we live under—something to fight, to subvert. But oppressive systems build complex mythologies that permeate every aspect of our existence. We are all—every single last one of us—indoctrinated into patriarchal ideologies from birth. We are not under patriarchy, but a part of it. It resides in us, and colors every perception we have."

https://zawn.substack.com/p/its-time-to-stop-lying-about-household

#hexmas #xmas #holidays #dickens #scrooge #meme #memes #writers ...

2025-12-15T18:51:57Z

#hexmas #xmas #holidays #dickens #scrooge #meme #memes #writers #writersofmastodon

"Ninety thousand square feet, $300 million, underground ...

2025-12-15T16:52:28Z

"Ninety thousand square feet, $300 million, underground construction at a secure government facility. I had heard about something like this before. Something with those exact specifications, that scale, that price point.

"It took me a minute to place it, but then I remembered: Oracle’s underground data centers in Jerusalem.... Ninety thousand square feet. $319 million. Nearly identical specs to what Trump just announced."

https://substack.com/@thedreydossier/p-181700087

So, this is happening. (US-2 along the Wenatchee River near ...

2025-12-15T16:25:15Z

So, this is happening.

(US-2 along the Wenatchee River near Leavenworth.)

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/section-us-2-falls-into-wenatchee-river-near-leavenworth/KDQ34MI5MFGHHBYP4M2MGJ6OQY

#flooding #pnw #wa #washington #climatechange #climate #climatecrisis #globalwarming #naturaldisasters

gender expression ≠ gender identity gender identity ≠ ...

2025-12-14T03:50:34Z

gender expression ≠ gender identity
gender identity ≠ sexuality
sexuality ≠ gender expression

like... these are all DIFFERENT THINGS, and that should not be hard to understand.

soft/feminine gender expression does not make a cis man a trans woman.

a trans woman isn't a woman because she's attracted to men. she's a woman because she's a woman. her gender identity tells you nothing about who she's attracted to.

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"For 2,000 years, the question Christians have feared most ...

2025-12-13T21:03:38Z

"For 2,000 years, the question Christians have feared most isn’t whether Mary of Nazareth was a virgin. It’s whether an illiterate, poor, politically powerless, teenage girl living under imperial military occupation, with no meaningful autonomy over her body or her future, had any real ability to refuse, and what refusing would have cost her."

https://drstaceypatton1865.substack.com/p/did-mary-really-consent-to-giving

@nprofile…jljv I was home-schooled until high school, so my ...

2025-12-13T16:37:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…3djl
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@nprofile…jljv I was raised by anti-vaxxers and I had whooping ...

2025-12-13T03:30:31Z

In reply to nevent1q…7s7p
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The census sketch from SNL captures one of the central problems ...

2025-12-11T21:45:34Z

The census sketch from SNL captures one of the central problems of LLMs perfectly.

"How long have you lived at this address?"
"...What do most people say?"

We never needed a machine to crowdsource our creativity, our businesses, even our identities. We're practicing parroting what others might want to hear instead of, you know, actual facts or personal truth.

What an inane way to flatten the human experience.

https://youtu.be/Rbuy4zxBoPk

#ai #llm #chatgpt #artificialintelligence

"Bad moods can also convince you that you’re the problem. ...

2025-12-09T20:43:05Z

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"Bad moods can also convince you that you’re the problem. You’re not nice enough. You spent too much. You didn’t create enough holiday magic. You didn’t support him enough with his trauma. Many women spend years trying harder and harder, thereby allowing their partners to extract even more free labor and affection as the reward for chronic bad moods."

"Sexism damages men’s brains. From birth, men are raised to ...

2025-12-09T20:41:22Z

"Sexism damages men’s brains. From birth, men are raised to believe that whatever they feel is right and logical, that women are not entitled to ask them for anything, and that whatever they want is what they should have.

"This disrupts their ability to think critically. Unless a man does serious work on himself, he loses the ability to look around, assess things objectively, and discern when something is unfair or unreasonable."

https://zawn.substack.com/p/why-do-so-many-men-ruin-every-holiday-a24

#feminism #patriarchy

#MUTUALAID update - no donations yet With 36 days to go, we can ...

2025-12-04T23:47:19Z

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#MUTUALAID update - no donations yet

With 36 days to go, we can get Aurora back into assisted living with just $67/day from now thru Jan 16!!

0/2413

PayPal.me/melissarainbow
AuroraEloise on Venmo
$AuroraEloise on CashApp

#disabled #disability #disabilitymutualaid #disabilitycrowdfund #helpfolkslive2025 #helpfolkslive2026 #begpost #disabilityjustice #housing

#MUTUALAID - urgent housing need for blind wheelchair user Aurora ...

2025-12-03T03:22:45Z

#MUTUALAID - urgent housing need for blind wheelchair user

Aurora has been going thru a LOT and she didn't want to bother me to ask me to post here. She was kicked out of assisted living and needs $2,413 by Jan 16 to get safe housing again.

0/2413

PayPal.me/melissarainbow
AuroraEloise on Venmo
$AuroraEloise on CashApp

#disabled #disability #disabilitymutualaid #disabilitycrowdfund #helpfolkslive2025 #helpfolkslive2026 #begpost #disabilityjustice #housing

#covid #pandemic #covid19 #longcovid #flu #influenza #rsv ...

2025-12-01T05:34:49Z

#covid #pandemic #covid19 #longcovid #flu #influenza #rsv #thanksgiving #holidays #christmas #newyears #winter #maskup #covidsafety #wearamask #health #chronicillness #solidarity #community

Is there a “right” way to celebrate, shop, or survive ...

2025-11-27T23:10:20Z

Is there a “right” way to celebrate, shop, or survive capitalism?

If you, like me, are a settler-colonialist on the part of Turtle Island that is occupied as the “United States of America”—or a descendant of people who were enslaved on this land, or a survivor of the genocides my ancestors committed—you might have a complex relationship to this day, simultaneously known as Thanksgiving and the National Day of Mourning.

https://buttondown.com/impureleftist/archive/is-there-a-right-way-to-celebrate-shop-or-survive/

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it's almost like they learn bullying from the culture at ...

2025-11-26T08:19:24Z

it's almost like they learn bullying from the culture at large—a culture built on the bigger stronger group taking what they want, whenever they want. we can't ignore the fact that we're living on stolen land and expect the day-to-day practices borne of colonization to simply disappear.

kids learn from us. they learn from what we do. they see what works, who has power, and how it's wielded. assimilation occurs via bullying. we learn it young.

Australia had the lowest flu vaccination rates since 2021 and the ...

2025-11-25T19:35:33Z

Australia had the lowest flu vaccination rates since 2021 and the worst flu season *ever.*

That flu has hit the US just in time for unmasked hordes to spread it all over the country with holiday travel.

WEAR A MASK.

GET YOUR ANNUAL FLU SHOT + COVID BOOSTER.

AVOID UNMASKED INDOOR GATHERINGS.

COVID has weakened your physical health and makes flu all the more dangerous—and COVID is everywhere.

Every year, folks ignore basic caution + months of severe illness follow. Let's not do that.

So yes, buy secondhand... AND imagine what your rituals and ...

2025-11-25T15:26:19Z

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So yes, buy secondhand... AND imagine what your rituals and traditions can look like outside of capitalist pressure to shop. Because if you don't feel the shame or the obligation, you're far more difficult to manipulate.

Capitalism has trained us to be ashamed of giving gifts that ...

2025-11-25T15:26:09Z

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Capitalism has trained us to be ashamed of giving gifts that aren't purchased new. We're pushed to feel more obligated to give a gift than to ensure that it's wanted, needed, or won't end up in a landfill within 6 months.

This culture of obligatory gift-giving creates stress, waste, and immense debt.

✨ Buy Nothing groups ✨ Clothing banks ✨ Thrift stores (look ...

2025-11-25T15:19:10Z

✨ Buy Nothing groups
✨ Clothing banks
✨ Thrift stores (look for their sale days)
✨ Facebook marketplace (set max price to 0 or a few bucks)
✨ Clothing swaps
✨ Yard sales / Estate sales
✨ Ask your community for what you need

You do NOT need to buy new clothes or holiday decor this week. You do NOT need to buy new, period!

What if you challenged yourself not to buy anything new for the rest of the year—and nothing at ALL during the national economic blackout from today thru December 2?

Gentle reminder that it's okay to start taking COVID ...

2025-11-24T03:27:58Z

Gentle reminder that it's okay to start taking COVID precautions again even if you dropped them before.

EVERY infection steals years from your life, either by earlier death or via chronic illness.

EVERY precaution you take makes space for disabled, young, old, immunocompromised, & other COVID-realist folks to participate more safely in society.

EVERY masked event that you plan or host normalizes clean air precautions.

EVERY conversation about COVID safety spreads awareness & saves lives.

Hey friends, my friend Aurora is in desperate need of #mutualaid. ...

2025-11-21T22:34:41Z

Hey friends, my friend Aurora is in desperate need of #mutualaid. She's blind, disabled and in assisted living, and she can't afford food or a space heater right now. Please boost & donate!

PayPal.me/melissarainbow

AuroraEloise on Venmo

$AuroraEloise on CashApp

#MutualAidRequest #helpfolkslive2025 #disabledmutualaid #crowdfund #disability #disabled #crowdfunding

It is SO much easier for men to blame us than to topple the ...

2025-11-21T19:25:09Z

It is SO much easier for men to blame us than to topple the patriarchy from within.

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTrdu3Q5U/

#masculinity #patriarchy #men #manhood #mentalhealth #gender #genderviolence

I read 3 novels this week that I'm obsessed with: Ravishing ...

2025-11-20T05:59:55Z

I read 3 novels this week that I'm obsessed with:

Ravishing by Eshani Surya

Lessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane Anders

Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor

Is there such thing as reading TOO much fiction that's TOO good in a short timeframe? Because I almost feel like my brain is short-circuiting from all the excellence. Like, these are all life-changing books and now I need some time to process 😭

#bookstodon #reading #scifi #fantasy #books #bookrecs #fiction

My latest newsletter is live & I'm proud of this one: ...

2025-11-18T21:47:42Z

My latest newsletter is live & I'm proud of this one: https://buttondown.com/impureleftist/archive/nurture-violence-and-collective-liberation/

Nurture, violence, and collective liberation

If you've ever tried to grow an email list, you've probably heard about the “nurture sequence.” It's a tactical series of emails meant to get a new lead to buy. It's also very similar to how politicians try to win us over, and how the new person you're dating will attempt to get on your good side.
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#MUTUALAID FOR DV SURVIVOR & TODDLER Grateful to have the ...

2025-11-18T21:41:19Z

#MUTUALAID FOR DV SURVIVOR & TODDLER

Grateful to have the latest legal bill paid; now focusing on housing, transportation, and upcoming legal costs. We're being given a car & will need money for insurance & repairs.

100/1500 Car fund
0/4000 Legal fund
0/6000 Safe housing fund

https://chuffed.org/project/replace-our-car
https://paypal.me/natoleander
venmo/cashapp @ natsmith89

#MutualAidRequest #queermutualaid #transmutualaid #transcrowdfund #disabilitymutualaid #disabledmutualaid #helpfolkslive2025 #lgbtq

"We can’t repeat this enough: Police have no business ...

2025-11-18T19:46:45Z

"We can’t repeat this enough: Police have no business criminalizing the outcomes of people’s pregnancies, or surveilling and punishing people for how they dispose of fetal remains. It’s also telling that South Carolina cops are more interested in arresting a 20-year-old over her pregnancy outcome than the anti-abortion activist who was caught on video shooting someone outside a clinic last week."

https://jessica.substack.com/p/south-carolina-woman-pregnancy-murder

#uspol #feminism #abortion #fascism #misogyny #reproductiverights

"We don’t have parades or awareness campaigns. There ...

2025-11-17T23:01:16Z

"We don’t have parades or awareness campaigns. There isn’t a push to stop using ableist slurs and language. People don’t call others out when they discriminate against the disabled. It’s still socially acceptable...

"Alice wasn’t afraid. She was fearless. She embraced her disabilities and made sure the world saw her for who she was.

"Her work helped me understand that there is no social justice without disability justice."

https://www.disabledginger.com/p/thank-you-alice-wong
#alicewong #disabled #disability

One of the things that's been really sad to me about ...

2025-11-16T17:31:52Z

One of the things that's been really sad to me about widespread pandemic denial is that I've been shifting further and further away from friends who continue to blithely share indoor air without precautions.

I tried to have these conversations when I was pregnant and when Assata was a newborn. People typically either ignored me, offered insufficient accommodations, or dismissed my concerns.

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Isn't it kinda weird to refer to something as "bone ...

2025-11-15T16:08:04Z

Isn't it kinda weird to refer to something as "bone dry" when bones are normally... wet?

🚨🚨 EMERGENCY #MUTUALAID – Legal bill due TODAY 🚨🚨 ...

2025-11-14T15:58:11Z

🚨🚨 EMERGENCY #MUTUALAID – Legal bill due TODAY 🚨🚨

DV survivor & toddler being deeply mistreated by the legal system need $775 today for lawyer bill.

One bit of good news—a friend is giving us a car! I need funds for the title transfer & car insurance.

Lots of other needs including safe long-term housing. All of your support is so meaningful!! 💞

390/775

https://chuffed.org/project/replace-our-car
https://paypal.me/natoleander
venmo @ natsmith89

#familycourt #patriarchy #feminism #oppression #justice #rage ...

2025-11-11T21:16:20Z

#familycourt #patriarchy #feminism #oppression #justice #rage #domesticviolence #abuse #childabuse #intimatepartnerviolence #survivor #surviving

"There is a healthy, growing movement of Christian ...

2025-11-11T05:05:22Z

"There is a healthy, growing movement of Christian nationalists who are seriously discussing how to repeal the 19th Amendment. They have influence, followings, and connections to the Trump administration. And when polling showed that New York City women overwhelmingly voted for Zohran Mamdani, they collectively lost their shit."

https://jessica.substack.com/p/ny-times-douthat-feminist-workplace

#feminism #feminist #patriarchy #ChristianNationalism #voting #uspol

Neuralink appears to be using disappeared ICE detainees for its ...

2025-11-10T23:25:22Z

Neuralink appears to be using disappeared ICE detainees for its brain experiments. Literal Nazi shit.

"Not enough people are watching this company as closely as they should be. Not enough people are asking why a brain chip startup needs to scale at impossible speeds, or why their trial sites keep appearing near detention facilities, or what exactly happens in the gaps where documentation mysteriously goes missing. Neuralink has some pretty dark corners..."

https://thedreydossier.substack.com/p/who-tf-is-in-my-head-part-1-the-neural

collective care is radical. mutual aid is radical. integrating ...

2025-11-03T17:51:14Z

In reply to nevent1q…ex4c
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collective care is radical.

mutual aid is radical.

integrating everything you learned in 2020 is radical.

they cannot control us when we know we can depend on one another.

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#mutualaid #collectivecare #anarchy

they didn't drop mask mandates and end extended unemployment ...

2025-11-03T17:44:17Z

they didn't drop mask mandates and end extended unemployment benefits because the pandemic was over.

they wanted us “back to normal” so that we would stop using collective power to demand justice, and lose the safety nets that had enabled more organized activism than we'd seen in our lifetimes.

if/when you stopped wearing a mask and taking other daily COVID precautions, you were used as a tool in the capitalist hierarchy of oppression.

(1/2)

#covidisntover #pandemic #covid #activism

Hope matters. Hope helps us show up. Hope lives in us & ...

2025-10-31T05:35:31Z

Hope matters.
Hope helps us show up.
Hope lives in us & creates through us.

Hope isn't the same as optimism. It's active. It takes practice. It requires us to be willing to feel disappointment. It asks us to stretch beyond the moment & into what's possible.

Hope gives us permission to feel joy in dark times.

It gives us purpose.

Hope doesn't shield us from heartbreak; it doesn't solve every ill. But it is where everything begins.

#writing #writingcommunity #activist #activism #change

"He has to convince you he takes your concerns seriously ...

2025-10-29T18:48:55Z

"He has to convince you he takes your concerns seriously without actually doing so, and without giving up what he’s taken.

"So he’ll start dismissing some of your concerns. He’ll talk in 'both sides' language. He’ll be vague on the specifics. He’ll ask for evidence, ask you to convince him you’re right, and disagree with you about your core concerns. It’s all a ruse. He wants to lure you back in without having to actually do anything."

https://zawn.substack.com/p/heres-what-your-male-partner-will

#MUTUALAID REQUEST 5 months after escaping my abuser, I'm ...

2025-10-17T22:55:10Z

#MUTUALAID REQUEST

5 months after escaping my abuser, I'm finally getting started w a lawyer who can help protect me & my toddler. The sliding scale fee is $200/hr, which will add up to thousands each month. We also need a car & housing support.

Goal is $6k in the next month 💕

2400/6000

https://chuffed.org/project/replace-our-car
https://paypal.me/natoleander
venmo/cashapp natsmith89

If I had a dime for every time I've had a bike stolen because ...

2025-10-13T16:42:14Z

If I had a dime for every time I've had a bike stolen because a partner forgot to lock it up on the balcony of our first-floor apartment, I'd have two dimes.

Which is not a lot, but more than you'd expect.

(Different partners, different apartments.)

Massive flooding hitting Indigenous communities in Alaska, homes ...

2025-10-13T05:07:17Z

Massive flooding hitting Indigenous communities in Alaska, homes floating into the ocean, people missing. This should be national news, not just local.

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMUguJnh/lini

https://apple.news/AhuSMkQaEQLGmJgOB90ASCA

#uspol #climatechange #indigenous