alex ☆ ♿
@alexb.on.computer
free palestine + viva tortuguita @trackingatl.bsky.social
created March 22, 2024
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Harms Committed (@harmscommitted.bsky.social) reposted
"Extreme heat poses a serious health risk to all in" California's prisons. "182 days last year in which at least one of the state's 31 prisons was [..] hotter than 90 degrees." #California #USA #Drugs #Healthcare #Incarceration
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer) reply parent
how about a high quality mask?
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer) reply parent
hi! Is this a paid opportunity?
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
this video — though movie-length — is *really* good youtu.be/QwpanShgOp4
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
*you don’t hate the nyt enough
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
a man in full joker facepaint just hoverboarded past me in santa cruz
Julia Métraux (@juliametraux.bsky.social) reposted
Getting rid of vaccine mandates for kids while cutting Medicaid and also going after the federal Department of Education means there will be more disabled kids with less structure to help them with infection-triggered disabilities.
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer) reply parent
so that’s actually not how we treat our disabled community
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer) reply parent
And abyssal comb jellies! 🌈🪼
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer) reply parent
These guys were so amazing. Bloody-bellied comb jellies 🩸
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer) reply parent
🥹🥹🥹
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
I went to the aquarium today!! #montereybayaquarium #kelpforest #kelp #jellyfish
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
Tom Scocca (@tomscocca.bsky.social) reposted
Don't feel like doing a repost that puts the murder video on the timeline yet again but do feel like repeating the point that the president just straight-up assassinated 11 people for supposedly doing something that wouldn't be a death-penalty crime if they were caught and convicted
Ali Birch 💙 (@irishali13.bsky.social) reposted
Good night, friends. ⭐️
longlivetrouble (@longlivetrouble.bsky.social) reposted
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer) reply parent
long covid is debilitating and a huge burden on our society, especially to children
Daniel Kibblesmith (@kibblesmith.com) reposted
Funnier than any joke we could write
LOWρUFO 🐁🇵🇦🇬🇱🇨🇦🇲🇽 (@lowrhoufo.bsky.social) reposted
I just think this site is underrating the chances we're about to go to war with Venezuela
Jamie Dyer ☸️ (@jamiedcville.bsky.social) reposted
"This photo was taken 40 minutes ago in Sheikh Redwan. It’s 3:15 a.m. in Gaza now. Israeli terrorist forces dropped incendiary bombs on tents while people were sleeping."
Sabrina Imbler (@sabs.bsky.social) reposted
so funny to think about the time when I thought the Atlantic was a nice magazine that published smart writing ... another lifetime!
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer) reply parent
Sasquatch baby…
.mar (@marshoots.bsky.social) reposted
Bixby Bridge | Big Sur
Kelsey Atherton (@atherton.bsky.social) reposted
sucks shit that the Abolish ICE guy was a do-nothing grifter now in Eroc Adams orbit because it has never been clearer or more imperative that we have to Abolish ICE and hold trials for what they've done
Edda (@eddaragnarok.bsky.social) reposted
Artista palestina: Fedaa Boqaileh. Instagram: juthur1948
s. e. smith 🌱 (@sesmith.lol) reposted
Of note, as always, that many federal employees are Black and an attack on them is explicitly an attack on Black workers, in particular, Black white-collar workers.
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
diabolical loading screen message (??) from my health insurance app for me, a person with POTS
United Farm Workers (@ufw.bsky.social) reposted
Central Coast Farm workers wish you a happy #LaborDay Campesinos de la Costa Central les desean un feliz Día del Trabajo. #WeFeedYou #SoyEsencial
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
at a union event in central California and I heard a mom call her children Sequoia and Juniper
Isaac Rowlett (@isaacrowlett.bsky.social) reposted
Did you know the “weekend” and working only 8 hours per day used to be considered a radical, liberal idea? 139 years ago today, in Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 7 workers (including a 13 yo) lost their lives to advance this revolutionary idea. A 🧵
Molly Jong-Fast (@mollyjongfast.bsky.social) reposted
You guys see where this is going? Right?
jj skolnik (@modernistwitch.bsky.social) reposted
truth in advertising
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer) reply parent
Thank you! Finally 😷🥰
California Department of Public Health (@capublichealth.bsky.social) reposted
Traveling soon? Stay protected during the COVID-19 surge by wearing a high-quality mask in crowded or indoor spaces like an N95, KN95 or KF94. Learn more: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID...
babs ✨ (@itsbabs.bsky.social) reposted
oh my god it is it is genuinely wow to see @capublichealth.bsky.social explicitly encouraging respirator use. THANK YOU
Steve Mullis (@stevemullis.net) reposted
Them: “Cities are all rotting hellscapes!” Cities:
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
Finally watching the Katrina docuseries and yeah the actions of the government are just as infuriating as everyone says
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
this is freaky deaky in new york city
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
all my mom’s dog knows how to do is eat tennis ball and lie
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer) reply parent
okay incredibly is probably an overstatement, I’m just frustrated lol
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
btw I’m having a problem with my birth control pill that’s making me incredibly sick and I don’t have a doctor bc I just moved here. ob-gyns aren’t scheduling new appointments until november/december. planned parenthood has appointments TOMORROW. fund planned parenthood!!!
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
the amount of bureaucracy involved in being even an ambulatory wheelchair user is wild. like I can’t just sign up for an adaptive exercise class, I have to have a doctor sign off on it. and I can’t just use paratransit, I have to have a doctor sign off on it
Colin Carlson (@colincarlson.bsky.social) reposted
Start of the week reminder that the biggest public health story in America is that we’re building concentration camps
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
hey so I used to volunteer for a chat-based suicide hotline and this is horrifying. people shouldn’t be able to talk about suicide with A ROBOT at all.
Harebrained (@harebrained.bsky.social) reposted
There’s no wrong way to tell the current administration to STFU About Chicago. #chicago
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer) reply parent
thank you!!
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
probably 75% of the ads I see online now are for GLP-1s. it’s exhausting. just saw Serena Williams shilling them
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer) reply parent
i love cooking hardtack on a camping stove in my flare yoga pants
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer) reply parent
you cannot convince me you listen to ordinary by alex warren in your free time...
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
whenever i see someone add a trending song to their instagram carousel (esp a personal post like an anniversary or birthday) i'm like, do you actually like this song or did instagram just suggest that you add it!! songs mean things!!!
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
Citing a Dutch study so I have to write in sincerity “Berkelbach van der Sprenkel et al.” Unserious language
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
adapt and destroy
IllCaesar (@illcaesar.bsky.social) reposted
Gavin Newsom suggesting that 25 years of age is too young to transition and agreeing to right-wing entryism of concern trolling about trans people in sports. This is your opposition leader? I will never vote for Gavin Newsom anyone who thinks trans people are actual humans will follow suit.
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer) reply parent
my mom fills up these huge jugs of reverse osmosis water lol it’s a local business out here. she insists the tap water tastes weird
babs ✨ (@itsbabs.bsky.social) reposted
can’t emphasize enough that this dire situation requires we, the public, to step up for our own *public* health. ventilate, purifiy, and *wear masks*—like these ones [see video] i like—filter allergens, smoke, pollution, pathogens regardless of variant vax status, you just have to wear it.
Sarcastic Shark Art (@sarcasticsharkart.bsky.social) reposted
In honor of the passing of Taroko at the Georgia Aquarium. I never got the chance to visit (I live in Arizona), but I always wanted to. Rest in peace, big buddy. 💙🤙 #Taroko #shark #WhaleShark #GeorgiaAquarium #aquarium #marinelife #nature #animal #animalart #fish #fishart #ArtYear #wildlife #art
shady 👹POs ordered (@shadysalmons.com) reposted
taroko <3
T.C. Boyle (@tcboyle.com) reposted
The newspaper.
alice says Palestinians in Gaza aren’t scammers 🇵🇸! (@bluwhalien.bsky.social) reposted
Daily boost for Sahar and her son Odai, who needs urgent care after being shot by an Israeli quadcopter - Palestinians in Gaza are unable to heal their wounds due to lack of medical supplies and malnutrition, so please give if you can and share: www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-...
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
been trying to recreate this recently and it’s fun
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer) reposted
it’s my birthday and all I want is for people to donate to my families in gaza <3 🍉🇵🇸 seagull pic for attention ;) Mohammed: gofund.me/3c2d552e Anas (Mohammed’s brother): gofund.me/26eb00ff Dr. Bahaa: gofund.me/660d50ac
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
the social media star known as boba
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
can’t stop thinking about this bizarre subhed “tea with tapioca pearls is a winning combination for the social media star known as boba”
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
I’m really sad to hear that Taroko, one of Georgia Aquarium’s two whale sharks, has died. Especially because I would go spend time with them on my birthday each year. Georgia Aquarium is the only place you can see whale sharks outside of Asia. Rest easy buddy 💙🐳
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
it’s my birthday and all I want is for people to donate to my families in gaza <3 🍉🇵🇸 seagull pic for attention ;) Mohammed: gofund.me/3c2d552e Anas (Mohammed’s brother): gofund.me/26eb00ff Dr. Bahaa: gofund.me/660d50ac
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
let’s goooo 🥳🥳🥳
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
it is my birthday :)
Ed Zitron (@edzitron.com) reposted
Hahahahahahahahahahahahha hell yeah dude
robin finn (@fiddleheadfinn.bsky.social) reposted
Things the US government doesn't want you to have!
old fruit pictures (@pomological.xor.blue) reposted
gillingham peaches, painted by amanda almira newton, 1911
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
I will always miss the summer of munagenius
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
the monterey bay aquarium has a discord server :D
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer) reply parent
Where can I get one? Or any other MST swag?
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
Monterey :)
David_j_roth (@davidjroth.bsky.social) reposted
I love to show up every day for my job, which is standing around holding the front of my tactical vest and getting told to choke to death by thousands of passers-by while 11 of my coworkers handcuff a roofer on his way to work. Every night I drive 80 minutes home, thinking about nothing at all.
United Farm Workers (@ufw.bsky.social) reposted
"Juan" harvests peaches in CAs SJ Valley. "It's HOT during the short peak season and it's hard to keep up the pace needed to make extra money. We climb a 14ft ladder. Our full bag weighs 40 lbs. We run to the crate and back to start again. We earn $30 per 900lb crate." #WeFeedYou
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
I recently visited NYC in my brand new wheelchair and was intrigued by these ramps!
Prisonculture (@prisonculture.bsky.social) reposted
He already did this in L.A. What are we doing? Let's please acknowledge where the country already is.
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
weird vibes at the shopping mall today generally
Steven W. Thrasher is finishing The Overseer Class (@thrasherxy.bsky.social) reposted
Say his name, Anas Al-Sharif. I have been offline for awhile and am heartsick to see they killed a power house of a journalist packed into a small body and a short life. This world didn’t deserve him. I will never forgive US-Israel for hunting down every journalist in Gaza.
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
I was like “omg so cute, this bench has starfish on it” and then I realized it’s sneaky anti-homeless architecture :(
longlivetrouble (@longlivetrouble.bsky.social) reposted
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
just found out that California community colleges can waive a student health fee if a student submits a religious exemption form stating they use only prayer for healing and don’t use doctors/medicine
Chantzy (@chantzy.bsky.social) reposted
Covid infections raise mental health & suicide risks. Even mild cases boost depression risk by 20%, regardless of vax status. Public health failed to communicate this, letting anti-vaxxers fill the gap with disinfo. www.self.com/story/covid-...
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
me idly riding the bus: oh a trauma center advertisement the ad: “shark attack survivor” ?!!
Little V (@littlevmills.bsky.social) reposted
Hey so you don’t need to test if the new version of the lying, plagiarism bot is better or worse than the old plagiarism bot they’re all bad
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
good month for gay public transit enthusiasts so far
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
my friend witnessed a stabbing at an Apple Store after a security guard asked a person to mask, circa 2021
Colin Carlson (@colincarlson.bsky.social) reposted
The CDC thing has me really fucked up. I can’t tell you how much stochastic terrorism driven by Covid disinformation has been a concern in every workplace I’ve been in since 2020. And seeing this play out, I’m realizing it just blends into “another day in the insanity!” for all of you. Fuck me, man.
Molly Shah (@mommunism.bsky.social) reposted
There’s food in the markets in Gaza and more merchants are taking electronic payments so it’s a good day to donate
public health guy (@publichealthguy1.bsky.social) reposted
the people responsible for spreading lies about covid vaccines have blood on their hands tonight.
Mother Jones (@motherjones.com) reposted
A strong right to repair law, “should require the manufacturer to provide… access to all the parts, tools and information you need to conduct the repairs.”
That tree guy 𓅃 (@somearborist.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Clifton Rd @ CDC Pkwy Cops meander aimlessly
alex ☆ ♿ (@alexb.on.computer)
Bullet holes in the windows of the CDC office, per the article
Will Oremus (@willoremus.com) reposted
it's cute how amazon lets you filter your shopping search by the name of the seller so you can make sure you're only looking at products from reputable brands like.... uhh... well... hm
Truthout (@truthout.org) reposted
The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, whose ancestral territory lies in the heart of the Everglades, heard about “Alligator Alcatraz,” at the same time as everyone else did. The concentration camp was built in near-total secrecy without any environmental impact study or tribal consultation.