"Anti-protest bills that seek to expand criminal punishments for constitutionally protected peaceful protests – especially targeting those speaking out on the US-backed war in Gaza and the climate crisis – have spiked since Trump’s inauguration."
theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a… From the UK: "Doctors urge government to fight poverty after rise in patients with Victorian diseases"

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Tomorrow I'll be 55 years old. I've been living with #MECFS for 16 (if not more) years. I feel heartbroken that I'm aging & there is no legitimate light at the end of the tunnel. While many #pwme have family nearby, or are in a partnership I have neither. I'm reaching a pt in my life where simply being alive no longer makes practical sense. The pandemic has exacerbated this feeling as well, as it leaves me even more isolated. I'm not suicidal, but I'm sort of running out of hope. It's a matter of practicality to me. It's not physically or emotionally