pacifikate

Community health and nutrition educator / farm girl / productivity fanatic, and expert weirdo.

[Maddow Blog @MaddowBlog]

"...take the 'Carter challenge.'

'Do something nice for somebody that needs it. If you have someone who needs a phone call, make the phone call. If somebody needs a visit, go make that visit.'”
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@BGrueskin @steveciganek @cartalk Named my AirPods “click and clack” and it brings a small joy; nothing near our collective guffawing at the follow up questions they’d ask the callers, but it’ll do.

[☭ @sleepisocialist]

Today a student had a seizure in class. Once we got them stable they told us they had to work an overnight shift, didnt get to sleep or eat & went right to class at 8am. Their body reached its limit.What the hell are we doing. the kids arent ok. we arent ok. this shit isnt normal

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@afrosabi @monsieurmoscato 5/ Easy things aren’t easy for everyone. Take a look at my recent video: even #PoliceBrutality can be changed, @SMCSheriff response to an active shooter proves this out. We can learn to do better, to be rational and brave. Change is hard work; it’s time we all learned to labor.

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@afrosabi @monsieurmoscato Re “Adulting”—I went undiagnosed (and then willfully untreated by “psych providers”) for my ADHD until age 37. I have since seen how I struggled with capacity and time mgmt: with managing the impulsivity and disorganization or anyone or anything else, above and beyond my own. 1/

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@afrosabi @monsieurmoscato 4/ the other day I asked a SFFD Paramedic what services the City could provide to eliminate unnecessary EMS calls. His answer?
1 - shelter beds, available after 3pm: as night falls, conditions worsen
2 - social support to navigate the process of making appts and getting to them.

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@afrosabi @monsieurmoscato 3/ We are not unskilled, simply because the work we provide is physical in nature. We deserve to be seen, to be valued, and to be cared for, as a community. Please don’t discount us as “failures to thrive.” You said your pups have always had medical care. We deserve to, as well.

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@afrosabi @monsieurmoscato 2/ It’s not that he fails as an adult. It’s that we fail to see each others individuality, that we fail to support needs that aren’t “convenient” to our labor-exploiting culture. The wage gap has eliminated the middle class. Your “servants” are over capacity, and undervalued.

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A local United Way agency recently has been gathering data about the homeless and one man said this about how he became this way.

How can we manage the stresses of trying to stay in the middle class, which is increasingly becoming hollow?

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@MrsHoegLaw As both a horticulturalist and a law nerd, I adore this. 🌬️💕💗

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@iste_lee @SMCSheriff With the requisite amount of respect, she was sworn in less than three weeks prior. She did phenomenally well.

[Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez @repdeliaramirez]

We must challenge the notion that militarized policing equates public safety.

The footage that is being shared is extremely traumatizing. You do not have to watch the video to know cosmetic change is not enough. It's time to reimagine what community safety for all looks like.

[🪷 THEE TabooBoo™️🪷 @TabooBooSF]

To my knowledge, zero child molestations or mass shootings have been committed by drag queens. I’ve only seen them entertain, bring happiness, and read books to children.

More drag queens in the world, please. ♥️

[Lara Korte @lara_korte]

One of the people injured in a mass shooting this week told @GavinNewsom he was trying to get out of the hospital ASAP because he couldn't afford the medical bill.

[ADHD Jesse @adhdjesse]

Getting an ADHD diagnosis and medication is like someone took a list of ADHD symptoms and built a very specific obstacle course.

[The Last Farm @TheLastFarm]

@theslowfactory The best climate solutions are also personally restorative

[Slow Factory @theslowfactory]

We're seeing and hearing about burnout on a greater and greater scale. And the truth is that self-care isn't enough. We need community care to the greatest extent, and that means systemic change. Because this current system is robbing us of the ability to care for each other.

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Whether you light candles, say prayers, or just take a moment to watch a sunset, won’t you join us?