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Josephine Stewart

@jostewart.bsky.social

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Proofreader/editor for hire, chronic replier, lover of tea and brown liquor. I also do weird art shit. I like to dance. COVID is not over.


Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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My dude is a puppet person, and that world is *especially* small. He's hung out on Late Night Puppet Talk Show With Special Guest, etc.

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Jay Edidin's avatar Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social
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Engrave “You can’t grind your way to a just society” on every doorpost in the world.

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Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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Seconding this recommendation; it's delightful. (I didn't know you knew them! They're buddies with my partner.)

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Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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This sounds FASCINATING and great. Do you have any idea if talk transcripts will be available for any part of this programming? I would really love to read some of these perspectives.

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Shaun Strohmer's avatar Shaun Strohmer @shauninmpls.bsky.social
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Hey motherfuckers, just found out my kid had post-viral myocarditis from COVID in 2022! Discovered because of constant fatigue and dizziness when standing. They now use a cane. COVID is surging again so do the damn things! I know they suck but not as much as giving someone else a heart condition.

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Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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Do you like my pretty little illustrated icon? Jaws made it! They take commissions and also have some cute/spooky tattoo flash at the moment. LEETLE SKULLS.

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Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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We also can't get access to event-driven PrEP, which sucks, because I think it would make the prospect a LOT more attractive to many people. Here, have an infuriating write-up: www.aidsmap.com/news/mar-202...

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Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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BAD. (Hetero folks get your act together. Though this *does* include a side order of "fuck the medical establishment" for making PrEP even more difficult and stigmatized for cis women by basically leaving us out of research. Descovy, which is easier on kidneys and bones, isn't approved for us.)

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Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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Yeah, maybe this is the Gen X in me talking! PrEP wasn't a thing when I was a young adult. You can be responsible in many ways, but you have to consciously choose them: condoms/barriers, testing, avoiding riskier activities with non-tested partners, whatever. You do you, but don't look down on PrEP.

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DCapTO's avatar DCapTO @dcapto.bsky.social
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🎯Our leaders lied to us to get us back to working and spending. Demand clean air at work & public spaces, wear N95 before they maim you for life. Long Covid has no cure or treatments. If you hate all this, an N95 is also a symbol of resistance, not just a life-saver ✊😷

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Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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This. I think it's totally reasonable to instead take other appropriate steps to be sexually/socially/ethically responsible, but then you gotta DO THOSE. People have all kinds of reasons to not want to be on PrEP, but that doesn't make the meds or their use bad or irresponsible! PrEP is amazing!

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Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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Apropos of absolutely nothing: I'm a recent follower and have been really enjoying your paintings. Do you ever do physical media, as well, or are you strictly digital at this point? Regardless—love this.

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Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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For very boring Job-Related Reasons(TM), I spent about eight years reading up-to-date medical education materials. Like, entire textbooks, piles of journal articles and summaries. I have found *no* way to reveal this to doctors that doesn't make them hate me rather than respect me.

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Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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NO, FUCK. I don't even live in Brooklyn anymore, but those are three stalwarts, such good spots.

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Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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May I offer you a Blue Tornado Bar?

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Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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These have all been great, but this one is especially amazing.

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Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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Those two words right before the emoji! There’s a feed for that, and I bet you ended up in it, heh.

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HAR HAR (He has piles of them. They flutter in and out of every load of laundry and all his various pockets. It *is* high time to replace some of them, though.)

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Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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My partner always carries one, and has since I met him almost twenty years ago! Hankies are great.

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Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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I just happened to read it immediately following this, on Raducanu (bsky.app/profile/defe...), and now I kind of wish Defector would post your piece. It's a good double feature.

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Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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This is really good, Morgan. <3

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mattie lubchansky's avatar mattie lubchansky @lubchansky.bsky.social
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easy to chalk the stuff in france up to some vague platitude about ~voting~ but it feels to me like more proof that you have to give people something to vote FOR, and that socialism remains better equipped to beat fascism than liberalism does! just one gal’s opinion

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Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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Hey, US Dems—take notes, pull up your fuckin' socks, etc.

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Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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😀GOOD! Take it from someone who has watched people close to her get completely wrecked by long COVID: Every shred of real rest that you can scrape together for the next few months is not only reasonable but a heroic and meaningful effort.

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Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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📌 Pinning for excellence!

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Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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(Or: LOL, artists and writers cannot catch a break, eh? "As much as you possibly can" represents RADICALLY different amounts of rest for different people, inevitably. I wish it were not so, and I'm glad you're feeling better.)

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Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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You don't know me from a fence post, and I'm sure you have Good Advice and caring people on your side, but juuuust in case, let me be a tiny voice encouraging "Rest as much as you can, even if your initial course feels like no big deal." One of the best defenses against long-term effects. Good luck!

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Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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I'm *very* sorry that you've got the Rona, hoping you have leeway for extended hardcore rest, and feeling casually vindicated to find that you are also an ELEMENTARY supremacist.

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Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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A favorite! Dopey in some of ways almost all shows of its kind are, but full of delightful character work and occasional unexpected depths.

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Staff Chief of Joints's avatar Staff Chief of Joints @etrain.bsky.social
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It's hotter than 3 rats fuckin in a wool sock

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Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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Data point, in case it's useful: 1. I don't get out much. 2. I'm naturally...kinda resistant to taking selfies, let alone posting them. It happens, but it doesn't happen *much*. I love other people's photos! I will click the heart button! ...And then I will awkwardly duck most times I see a camera.

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Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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1. This is excellent. 2. I only wish it were bigger, the better to be read by whoever happens to be behind our little car.

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The first three words were PLENTY, and then there was...all of that.

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Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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If we for real get a sterilizing vaccine, I will *sometimes* go without and might thus again enjoy occasionally "going to a bar" or "attending a social function without multi-stage planning," but I will DEFINITELY still be spraying and masking for transport, healthcare, stores, theaters, etc.

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Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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📌 Pinning because it's wonderful.

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Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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I dunno, man. I think the collective output of Disability Internet has saved my life and sanity. Sure, social media contains plenty of venting and frantic, useless flinging of blame and bad ideas. It also contains a LOT of other things.

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Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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Oh, yikes. I have not seen this discussion yet. What a mess. I hope not too many people get sick.

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Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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Terrific song from a pretty terrific album. She’s so good.

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Adventures in caution vs calculated risk: Nearly incognito, hopefully less vulnerable. Today I needed to take a train to NJ to see my bestie, so I took a Zyrtec, sprayed my nose, slapped on a disposable P100, and I’m crossing my fingers.

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Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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Despite my profound criticisms of the US and its political systems, I see appreciation for these ceremonies as part of the Immigration Is Good Actually platform, so I get that. Those who slog through getting citizenship aren't unusually ignorant of the country's faults—many are joining the fight.

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Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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Here's my July 4th post: If you feel a connection to the aspirational principles that some people use the 4th of July to celebrate and/or call out, and you still have a NYT subscription, now would be a perfect moment to read this thread and then cancel that subscription, games and recipes and all.

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Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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HI ANDERS HI (This moment of enthusiasm brought to you by "You know, lying on the ground next to a plant *does* sound like the most reasonable plan of action for the day.")

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Josephine Stewart's avatar Josephine Stewart @jostewart.bsky.social
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I have never met your dad, but I love your dad.

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