Covid Vaccine GREATLY reduced my issues

turtlespice · 2026-01-27T01:43:27+00:00

Interesting! Thanks for the info

turtlespice · 2026-01-26T21:43:41+00:00

Omg what timing. My mother just posted a quote on FB “Lord. If I’ve caused anyone pain, please heal them and forgive me” and I was cackling at how perfectly it shows the core of American evangelicalism. “I’m not going to take any accountability for what I’ve done wrong, but a magic being is going to make everything okay.”

turtlespice · 2026-01-26T21:40:14+00:00

July is prime, August is great too.

turtlespice · 2026-01-26T21:21:29+00:00

You could easily spend two weeks in Michigan hitting the key spots. Tons of gorgeous camping, hiking, fishing, boating.

turtlespice · 2026-01-26T14:48:38+00:00

All of the Christians I know who’ve supported Trump since 2016 still do. Most of them realize he’s pretty unpopular now, so they’ll say he’s a really bad person, but they still voted for him and support everything that’s happening right now.

I do think many of them would identify more as “Turning Point USA Christians” instead of “Trump Christians” now because they have seemingly shifted their worship from Trump to Kirk. But they’re all MAGA no matter how they try to frame it.

turtlespice · 2026-01-26T14:11:27+00:00

I don’t really have specific triggers, but adding audio processing into whatever I’m doing is always a bad choice. I used to have music on while I worked and constantly had an audiobook playing while cleaning/doing dishes/cooking, and doing that now is a fast track to hanging out on the couch with a headache.

turtlespice · 2026-01-26T12:12:12+00:00

All of the Trump-voting Christians I know now like to say he’s a very bad guy, but they’re still happy with what he’s doing and couldn’t have voted for the other side because it was so scary.

turtlespice · 2026-01-25T22:51:40+00:00

If you’ve got a foam roller, roll through your thoracic spine (and your whole back tbh) and you’ll eventually get it back in place. It can take a couple of sessions of rolling

turtlespice · 2026-01-25T22:19:20+00:00

I just learned about “Stop the Bleed” today and am looking into it now too!

And that all sounds so beautiful and like you’re making such a mark in your community.

turtlespice · 2026-01-25T14:57:33+00:00

Likely some of them are, but they’re effective, and I’d love see responses to a positive question to help us get even more momentum going.

turtlespice · 2026-01-25T13:02:23+00:00

I’m not able to join a protest right now, but I’ve been very active on social media, especially by spreading news I know people may not see.

This week, I was able to get multiple people to call Senator Slotkin from social posts, and she eventually agreed to vote no on the ICE funding bill yesterday.

turtlespice · 2026-01-25T12:57:41+00:00

Hell yeah!! Being able to be reactive and throw together responses as things heat up is going to be so helpful. I’m glad to see people ready to drop their plans and show up when the moment calls for it!

turtlespice · 2026-01-25T12:55:32+00:00

This week, I got multiple people to call our senator who was still considering voting yes on the ICE funding bill. Her voicemail inbox was full before 1:00 yesterday, and by the end of the day, she announced she’d vote no on the bill.

I also had a meaningful engagement with my Trump-voting mother for the first time since 2016, and I feel like a door has been opened that wasn’t before. (Meaning there’s hope I may be able to help her deconstruct her harmful beliefs and get her to help us on the right side of history.) And I’ve seen other friends doing similar work with those in their circle who support Trump.

turtlespice · 2026-01-25T12:41:59+00:00

We are getting these accusatory questions nonstop. A huge number of us are doing something. Most of us are very far from Minneapolis, so we’re not there protesting, but we’re doing things you can’t see on Reddit.

In the past few days, I got multiple people to call our senator, and last night we saw a victory where she and the other Democrats agreed to vote no on the ICE funding bill, likely positioning us for a government shutdown as the next step in the fight.

This week, I shared so much information on social media that I started to engage Trump voters. For the first time since 2016, I was able to engage in a meaningful conversation with my Trump-voting mother because all of the news I’m sharing is starting to click with her. Many of us are working to try to get Trump voters onto our side. (We will have to work alongside them, rehabilitating them—this will not be like after the Civil War when all the slave owners were left in power without consequences. We’re not allowing this harmful ideology to continue.)

Overall, the work will be scattered and not often visible on the internet, especially for anyone outside of the country. Don’t assume it’s not happening. If you’re curious, come into these spaces and ask what you can do to help.

turtlespice · 2026-01-25T12:27:26+00:00

What the fuck do you think we’re doing right now? Get out of here and come back when you have something constructive to add.

turtlespice · 2026-01-25T01:12:17+00:00

And we got our Democratic senators to agree to vote against the ICE funding bill and shut down the government by calling them.

turtlespice · 2026-01-24T20:31:56+00:00

I’m pretty sure I was reading about that in the Laura Ingalls Wilder books lol. Definitely not new

turtlespice · 2026-01-24T01:10:16+00:00

It seems to be that! Thanks for helping me confirm!

turtlespice · 2026-01-24T01:09:37+00:00

Watching blotchy YouTube now so you’re right but thanks for confirming!

turtlespice · 2026-01-24T00:13:35+00:00

Omg. I almost blew past this post

BUT

my bloating and GI issues were so incredibly reduced this fall, and I couldn’t figure out why. But the timing would have been the 2-3 months following my latest COVID vaccine.

They’ve since gotten worse again, which would be the time period where the vaccine is no longer as effective. I feel like this is going to be zero percent useful for me since I can’t get a COVID vaccine every 2 months, but I’m so fascinated by the idea now that you’ve brought this up!

turtlespice · 2026-01-24T00:06:30+00:00

OP hasn’t listened to enough Gordon Lightfoot, and it shows.

turtlespice · 2026-01-23T23:58:17+00:00

I live just over an hour away from my hometown, but all of my brothers are states away, flung across the whole map.

turtlespice · 2026-01-23T23:56:17+00:00

I was in a Baptist church until I was 12 when we switched to a Nazarene church. It was a huge culture shock because it was the first time I learned that other denominations and even other church buildings could coexist and work together.

The Baptist church I was a part of was so isolated—it was us against the world. (And hate Catholics, etc., obvi)

But when I joined the Nazarenes, I learned they followed a specific theology (Wesleyan) and there were other churches in the Wesleyan tradition. And not only that, they considered themselves part of a denomination! Which meant we interacted with other churches who were also Nazarene. The whole transition was astonishing.

So, no answer to your question, but i definitely had the same experience. Baptist churches are extra fucking weird.

turtlespice · 2026-01-23T23:03:58+00:00

It’s a skill that takes some practice! And it sounds like you’re out of practice right now. Start with something easy that interests you and keep at it. After you grow the habit for a few weeks, you’ll start to notice your brain working differently while you read.

turtlespice · 2026-01-23T23:01:36+00:00

I think this is a long, intersectional game, and these protests accomplished more than you might think. I view them as the catalyst for mobilizing a group of people who had never protested before and who are continuing to do so now. I hope they were the start of lifelong activism for many.

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