Shawn Elizabeth

Above average wordsmith. Below average Tweeter. Battling dysthymia. Your weird cousin thinks I’m funny. Enneagram 8. Masshole. (she/her)

[Shawn Elizabeth @sparkleandspite]

I can’t believe I have to say this, but PSA: if you have ever been asked by someone of significance in your life “well, what would you think about going to therapy?” They are not actually asking about your views on #therapy . They are begging you to go.

[𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘆 𝘃𝘀. @im_all_id]

Congratulations on working 40 hours! You are now free to dissociate for 2 days

[Rep. Summer Lee @RepSummerLee]

Me: How much did the Department of Defense spend on snow crab and Alaskan king crab in 2018?

DoD: I don’t have that amount 

Me: $2.3 million. Do you know how much Pgh spends each year on our unhoused folks? Only $1.2 million & they’re not being served gourmet seafood.

[Only In Boston @OnlyInBOS]

BREAKING: The MBTA.

[Ben Crew @BenjaminCrew1]

Usually if a group of writers and actors are united against you that means you are the antagonist of a Muppet movie

[Dr Helen Webberley (she/her) @HelenWebberley]

The regret rate of gender-affirming surgery is 0.3%.

The regret rate for knee replacement surgery is 6-30%.

"Transition regret" is a false narrative being pushed by the media to prevent people from getting access to life-saving, gender-affirming healthcare.

However...

Let's address that 0.3%.

Many outside factors contribute to a trans person's regret:

👉Unsupportive families.
👉Transphobic environments.
👉Normal post-op distress.

Just because that 0.3% of people regret their surgery doesn't mean they're not transgender.

The fear of regret shouldn't stop thousands of trans people from getting access to the healthcare they deserve.

Regret rates exist - but not for the reasons the media are trying to push.

[Samantha Ruddy @samlymatters]

Today’s job market combines the abusiveness of 1900s jobs and uselessness of 2000s jobs. Somebody will be like “I do growth onboarding for a cupcake company that has a compliment on every wrapper.” And you’ll be like “oh that sounds fun” and they’ll be like “actually they hit us”

[trash jones @jzux]

the best part of fourth of july is getting so drunk you forget you have to live in america

[Emma Bolden @emmabo]

i just found out a group of fireflies is called a sparkle and i have never felt such joy

[Gritty is the Way @Gritty20202]

Have we tried sending more billionaires to the bottom of the ocean? I don't mean for a rescue or anything. It just feels like we're off to a good start.

[Jes Cerdeña, MD, PhD (she/her) @jes_cerdena]

My biggest takeaway from the Titan story is that we absolutely could have coordinated, multinational efforts to ensure no migrant dies crossing the sea and we choose not to.

[rt pinned! xroads underground. @xroadsUG]

no shade but a quick search in this app alone for free masks will probably lead you to at least one if not several people and orgs who assist in mask aid.

ALSO— a lot of brands are liquidating stock which means you can buy bulk masks for $5-$10.

gonna come back & link stuff:

[Zach W. Lambert @ZachWLambert]

Let me get this straight, “guns don’t kill people” but…

- Target merchandise makes you gay
- Bud Light makes you trans
- history books make you Marxist

Is that right?

[Mason Mennenga @masonmennenga]

“LGBTQ people are marketing sex to children” says the person who made his daughter pledge her sexual purity to him

[Noah Garfinkel @NoahGarfinkel]

The “guns don’t kill people” people sure seem to think a book can make you gay.

[🦋The Other Happy Place🦋 @otherhappyplace]

the exact moment the girlies with depression were down for barbie no matter what

[No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen @NoLieWithBTC]

If you have student loan debt, you should know this:

Every single House Republican just voted to overturn President Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan AND retroactively charge you interest on your paused payments.