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just like going through the members of my family and my friend groups one by one, i can't think a single damn person i know who does not have a disability. ARFID. Autism. Metal rod in the spine. Arthritis. Cancer in remission. Long-term effects of repeated concussions. Bad back. Exhaustion. Crohn's. EDS. More Autism and ADHD. Migraines. Periods that lay them out for a week. Chronic depression. Alcoholism. Bipolar. Cataracts.

I do not know a single person who is not disabled, typically in multiple ways, and we all face increased disability as a natural consequence of aging. Literally every person on the planet becomes disabled on a long enough timeline. Yet we still talk about disability and organize around it as if it isn't social, economic, and contextual. people treat disability as an innate quality that some people have and some people do not have, and as if there is some large class of intrinsically abled people who are benefiting under capitalism and are withholding the fruits of their abilities from us or something.

i saw this post on twitter months ago that was like "I need people to understand that if you are in a relationship with a disabled person you are going to have to do more than them. you're not disabled and so you're going to have to do more of the work (around the house, logisticially, etc). that is what you owe them as an abled person."

and it just baffled me. because i have only ever seen disabled people in relationships with other disabled people, caring for one another in a stitched-together, messy web of interdependence and missed deadlines and dirty dishes and acceptance and love, not because disabled people are ontologically more generous than non-disabled people but because non-disabled people don't even actually exist.

the mythological abled person who can work a full time job, keep a clean home, do all the dishes, buy all the groceries, cook all the meals, run all the errands, stay on top of all the bills, carry everything, dash up the stairs, stand on their feet for hours, and have boundless energy without any mental consequences to that does not exist. it's an ideal created to oppress us all. it is an impossible standard the reification of which disables us all.

there is no one on this planet who is not disabled under capitalism and colonialism. there are only people who lack the class consciousness to recognize that they're disabled.

it's gonna have to be us taking care of one another. it's going to be the disabled caring for the disabled. it always will be that. that is the human condition.

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This is for the support of Gaza's Municipality Services - which help ensure clean drinking water, waste collection, debri removal and sanitation services - life saving services to run a state - reader I imagine wherever you are or how lacking the municipality services in your city is, it's not worse than Ghazza.

Currently it's only at 11% - please donate -

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Idk I think continuing to pressure Taylor to speak out is good obviously but I think in general as a fandom we need to come to terms with the fact she hasn't and might not even likely won't and decide how you personally feel about that and how you wanna move forward. Bc I'm kinda sick of all the excuses ppl are making as to why she hasn't spoken out. You don't have to excuse it you can just sit in the discomfort that she hasn't

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Questions I keep asking myself:

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Well done everyone, it’s working! I’m so proud of this fandom today. Keep using #swiftiesforpalestine 💜

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Taylor Swift performs ''Guilty as Sin?'' as the FIRST surprise song on guitar at The Eras Tour in Stockholm, Sweden Night 2! 🎸 x

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“What will this accomplish?”

“Activism doesn’t make a difference”

“It doesn’t matter”

“It doesn’t matter”

“It doesn’t matter”

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Taylor Swift performs ''Sparks Fly x I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)'' mashup as the FIRST surprise song on guitar at The Eras Tour in Madrid, Night 1! 🎸

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Taylor Swift performs ''I Look In People's Windows x Snow On The Beach'' mashup as the second surprise song on piano at The Eras Tour in Madrid, Night 1! 🎹 x

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Taylor performing The Tortured Poets Department/Now That We Don’t Talk as the surprise song on guitar at The Eras Tour in Lisbon, Portugal (N2) on May 25, 2024 (x)

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it really is egregious the way Taylor is staying silent about Palestine, especially at this point. and oh before yall start with the "she's a SINGER it DOESN'T MATTER" performative bullshit sit your ass down and read first.

Taylor Swift is objectively the biggest singer in the world right now. biggest celebrity in the world right now. and that platform carries power. the Biden administration literally has a team to seek her endorsement—that's not a cutesy pop culture meme moment that's genuine recognition of influence.

we are well beyond the point where silence due to ignorance or fear is acceptable. we are watching genocide live on our phones. we are watching children be burned alive in a UN refugee camp.

and every single person in a position of power has a responsibility to advocate for life, for humanity. there is a whole organized group of artists for ceasefire. and Taylor's silence is deafening. it isn't too late to speak up, to come to terms with what we are not only witnessing, but funding.

Taylor Swift, the biggest and arguably one of the most influential celebrities in the world at this current time, using her platform how she said she would btw to bring awareness to the genocide in Palestine, to direct some of her incredible wealth towards humanity, to use her platform of influence to shift the political narrative... she CAN do all of that. and if you think she can't you either aren't paying attention, or are too afraid to confront your own biases.

it is such low hanging fruit for her to post on social media. to say anything at all. her platform carries a level of responsibility I really hope she understands but this failure to uphold it is heavy.

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or dan just decided to go on hiatus again after the golden pig video it’s really 50/50

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SAY IT. ONCE. AGAIN. WITH FEELING. HOW. THE. DEATH. RATTLE BREATHING. SILENCED. AS. THE. SOUL. WAS LEAVING. THE DEFLATION. OF. OUR. DREAMING. LEAVING ME. BEREFT. AND REELING. MY BELOVED. GHOST. AND. ME. SITTING. IN A. TREE.

D-Y-I-N-G

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Cat parking

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Biden Admin Working With Social Media Companies to Limit Pro-Palestinian Content by Ken Klippenstein

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