shat out a 3,000 character post draft because i was so mad about a racist post. i am baffled at the amount of stupidity people post with a straight face. i dont think i should post my words. don't think anyone would want to read me being angry to a meaningless post in the bigger picture
Perhaps the most frustrating thing about having a chronic energy limiting disability is other people's ignorance about chronic energy limiting disabilities.
Every time your self preserving actions, inability to do something, requests for accommodations, skeptical attitudes, or apathy towards my situation occur it diminishes my ability to do things. I'd absolutely be able to do more if everyone else either had a little compassion or would just fuck off alltogether.
Scramble for the Senate: How Democrats hope to flip four seats to regain a majority in the 2026 midterms
After a brutal 2024 that cost the party its Senate majority, Democrats are working to put together a ticket that can send John Thune and his caucus back into the minority. They need to net four pickups... a difficult but not impossible feat, especially in a wave cycle.
I’ve been here for a while now. At first just watching, later commenting and boosting a bit. But I guess it’s time for an #introduction
I still haven’t decided if I’m going to focus on politics and the shitshow of a time we’re all living in. Or on letting out steam about living with undiagnosed #ME/CFS in Denmark with all the neglect and gaslighting that follows.
Or if I’m going to use this as a distraction from it all and focus on creativity, cats and fun stuff.
But anyways: Hi to all of you
Urgent Appeal: Help Anna #Escape#Abuse – Time is Running Out!
🚨EMERGENCY: Anna's Life Hangs in the Balance – Act NOW to Rescue Her from #Abuse and #Neglect!
Anna, an Australian woman battling severe #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis (#ME) for over 20 years, is trapped in a toxic home with abusive family members. Bedbound and forced to stay in a dark room, she is vulnerable and that vulnerability is taken advantage of. She is not allowed access to #disability aids or workers and needs approval for all mailed items including food, which may be binned or sold regardless. There are no steady rules, just excuses for her abuse. She faces deliberate exposure to sensory overload, days without food, constant yelling, stolen belongings, and three #COVID infections in 15 months due to unmasked family members. She now has #LongCovid as well. Compounded by #endometriosis, #hypothyroidism, #POTS, #chronicpain, and more - her health is deteriorating rapidly.
** Her doctor fears that staying in this environment will kill her.**
#Australia's #healthcare, #disability, and #domesticviolence systems have failed her catastrophically,. This systemic neglect has created a life-threatening crisis – and for Anna, it's already too late to wait.
Anna's Critical Needs – Your Support Can Save Her:
Safe Housing ASAP: Anna desperately needs a quiet room in a COVID-conscious (masking) home in #Melbourne. She can pay rent $250 per week, with funded meals and limited care hours; long-term help may qualify for Carer's Allowance. She has indicated she may need incidental help.
Secure Relocation: Specialized transport to reduce infection risks and suit her ME. Funds needed for moving costs and aids until #NDIS access.
Expert Advocacy: A #DisabilityAdvocate for complex cases to navigate the system with her. Even a friend just willing to help. She can’t do this alone.
Communication Aid (#Australia, preferably #Victoria): Someone to handle phone tasks – all documents provided. Brain injury has made phone use impossible.
-This is a Shameful Failure – But You Can Help In a resource-rich nation, no one should rot in abuse while services ignore them. Don't let Anna become a statistic.
This photo has been on my grandma's living room cabinet for as long as I can remember. She passed away less than three years ago, and to keep her memory alive, my wife suggested we keep it in our living room.
A photo of a photo. I am a young boy with light eyes and blonde hair, wearing a red wool sweater and holding a red toy phone in my hand. This photo will always remind me of my grandparents' living room and their house.
One of the big changes I made at the end of 2025 was shaving off my moustache. I’ve had a moustache since mid-2020; I talked about my reasons for growing one in my post called My Moustache. I think it looked really good, and it made me feel connected to my Middle Eastern heritage — both Greek and Arab. It was a pretty prominent feature and people would compliment me on the street for it.
But after 5 years, I was starting to feel overshadowed by the moustache. I think I was leaning too hard on it as part of my personality. When I talked about changing it up, my wife and kids would get upset — like I wouldn’t be the same person without it. It felt a little uncomfortable.
So, I decided to take the opportunity of the New Year to learn who I am without a handlebar moustache. I’m going to try living without a moustache for the whole of 2026; we’ll see how far I get. I am enjoying the freedom of being able to eat and drink much more neatly, and my bare lip does not require the same amount of care and grooming as it used to.
"In a major boost to research on long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), the German government has announced that it will provide €500 million (US$582 million) in research funding to support a National Decade Against Post-Infectious Diseases from 2026 to 2036"
Attention: All Private Photos Are Me The Sainty69...We're All Adults...Just Here For Memes And To Make Friends...Oh, And Frisky At Times ✊️💦💦
On Occasion For My Followers & When In The Mood, I Enjoy Showing Myself To Women Of All Nature. Drop A Photo Or Line Discreetly If You Want And Don't Be Shy As Everything Is 🤐
I must admit that I wasn't a pizza lover when I was a teenager. Maybe it was because I was eating the wrong pizza, or perhaps it was just that it became so precious to me during my university years.
The same goes for coffee: I didn't drink it and then started when I was around 30. I'm still not an avid coffee drinker today, but I do appreciate it.
Time can change tastes and habits.
ME/CFS is a devastating condition that has long been denied, dismissed, psychologised and underdiagnosed. Research is at last starting to catch up with it, with glimmers of hope for those who have been left untreated for so long. There's a huge BUT coming ...🧵 www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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"I do not "write" my lore down, I don't outline, I don't draft, I don't document, I IMAGINE it. And if I forget it, I START OVER.""
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· An estimated 36% of people with a documented SARS-CoV-2 infection worldwide have experienced #LongCOVID, according to a new systematic review
· New funding will help advance a potential low-cost diagnostic test for myalgic encephalomyelitis (#ME)
· The SPEAR study group has proposed a potential Long COVID clinical trial with the company’s next-generation monoclonal antibody, VYD2311
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