Melanie Bonnet

@franklinleonard @SFdirewolf @TheSineadBurke Great movie. I loved getting to know the history of the fight for disability rights.

@SFdirewolf @TheSineadBurke Lastly, if you haven’t seen Crip Camp, do that. Shout out to the legend Judith Heumann. nytimes.com/2023/03/05/obi…

I never post anything this long on Twitter, and I don’t foresee myself doing it again any time soon, but yeah it’s happening. Also, this is not an ad. It's an explanation: For the foreseeable future, it's very likely that you're going to be seeing me wearing Airpods in social environments with a lot of background noise. Two years ago, an illness destroyed half the hearing in my left ear. I'm fine. My health is otherwise excellent, and relative to exactly two years ago when I was waiting for test results to tell me whether I had a brain tumor (I didn't), I am in every way frankly phenomenal. But yeah, I lost half the hearing in my left ear. Over the last two years, many of you have patiently tolerated my asking you to repeat yourself, noticed me straining to follow conversation over dinner tables, or cupping my right ear in the hopes of catching whatever stray sound waves might help me keep up socially. It has been frustrating, but more than that, it's been a reminder just how bad disability policy is in this country. I considered getting hearing aids, but even the cheapest good ones cost thousands of dollars, and health insurance does not cover their cost, even when you have a documented need. (Seriously read that again, you can lose your hearing, and your insurance company's response will likely be "tough luck. You're on your own.") I have it easy in most ways. Most have it far worse. Which brings me to the AirPods. My parents saw the @Apple ad. They got them for me for Christmas. (Again, I am laughably lucky in this life.) They arrived on Friday. They're already a game changer for me. I hope they can be too for others who have mild or moderate hearing loss. They're admittedly not cheap but they're dramatically cheaper than good hearing aids. And that alone is a potential game changer. So yeah, if you see me wearing Airpods. It's not because I'm being rude. It's because I want to hear someone talking, possibly you. And I'm overjoyed that that's a possibility again. That said, @Apple, let's talk about skin toned color product, because listen. (Also, this admittedly not great photo really brought it home just how gray I'm going.)

@amadeodgiorgio I’m dealing with something similar and I’ve asked myself the same.

And just when I think I’m making huge progress with healing my nervous system I develop severe eczema?????? WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME MY DEAR SOUL because I don’t understand what the hell I’m still doing wrong???

@netflix This is a wonderful show.

Giggling/Sobbing at Ted Danson and Sally Struthers in A Man on the Inside.

the most serious unanswered question of this election, in my opinion, is this: the world's richest man just threw hundreds of millions at an election, violating several laws (Logan Act for starters) and FEC regulations (in-kind donations, paying voters to register, ripping of canvassers, etc., etc.) in the process, and will now see him reap the benefits of that what stops him or someone else from doing that in 2026 or 2028 will anyone even punish him for it or are we just accepting that money buys elections now

@QueeringPsych Me too. One of my favorite things on earth. ✊🏾

Every time I see Māori folk hit the haka, I get chills

@_ananamous Glorious. I love a fierce haka.

The way I love them so much for this!

@Nicole_Lee_Sch Your thread is creating a buzz! #TopUnroll threadreaderapp.com/thread/1855260… 🙏🏼@ktho641521 for 🥇unroll

@allenanalysis I wish you healing as you grieve.

I lost my dad this morning to stage 4 cancer. There aren’t words for this kind of pain. Taking some time to step back and process. I'll be back, hopefully.

Lesson 1: Do not obey in advance. Thread of lessons from my book #OnTyranny. Written in 2016.

@CalltoActivism Yes.

Yes or No. Would you support a recount in the swing states?

It’s sunny and 66° in Alexandria and I’m reading Mystery and Manners on my day off. Whatever else is going on in the world, this is a moment of joy. Art and beauty last.

Lawd, these people.

American BW NEED to hear this. SAVE YOUR ENERGY FOR YOURSELVES:

@AreMond2 💙

I promised I wouldn’t do this again after the Election however I am now trying to find out if a full investigation into Election Fraud can happen before Jan 20. I’m convinced my account is being suppressed AGAIN. Please help me reset my algorithm by dropping a 💙 if you see me.

@MissSassbox Enjoy.

I'M 4 YEARS LATE, BUT TED LASSO IS PURE FUCKING JOY. CANCELLING ALL PLANS TO KEEP LAUGHING AND FEEL ALL WARM INSIDE.

@Megz0284 @vexedinthecity I co-teach with two who cluelessly voted to potentially end the grants that fund their jobs. It’s maddening.

The people in my autism parenting groups who are just figuring out what gutting the Department of Education is going to do to their kids, after they voted for Trump. Whew, chile. It’s a whole lotta, “They can’t do that, right?” Nah, bro. They can and they’re gonna.

@AdrianCJax Most intriguing.

@AnandWrites Even though I knew this was a possibility because I KNOW this country, it is going to be even more difficult than I thought to detach from and keep from raging at the “nice people” who did this. I’ve got to upload my energetics work cause, damn that hurt.

@solomonmissouri That’s why I stayed my ass at home.

People of the Diaspora ... do not lose your jobs today