Preoccupied w/ the human condition.
Joined February 2011
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Courtney Baxter Bentley retweeted
28 Jun 2023
Thank you @NPR for letting me speak my caregiver truth - that when I didn't have external caregiving support it was "imprisonment" and "hellish" and when we finally got external help, it racked up to $300k plus/yr, no coverage. #CaregiversCryForHelp
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Courtney Baxter Bentley retweeted
11 Jun 2023
a blessing for the life you didn't choose
Blessed are you when the shock subsides,
when vaguely, you see a line appear that divides before and after.
You didn’t draw it, and can barely even make it out.
But as surely as minutes add up to hours and days,
here you are,
forced into a story you never would have written.
Blessed are you in the tender place of wonder and dread,
Wondering how to be whole when dreams have disappeared and part of you with them,
where mastery, control, determination, bootstrapping, and grit,
are consigned to the realm of before (where most of the world lives),
in the fever dream that promises infinite choices, unlimited progress, best life now.
Blessed are we in the after, loudly shouting: is there anybody here?
We hear the echo, the shuffle of feet, the murmur of others
asking the same question, together in the knowledge
that we are far beyond what we know.
Show us a glimmer of possibility in this new constraint,
that small truths will be given back to us.
We are held.
We are safe.
We are loved.
We are loved.
We are loved.
And best of all: We are not alone.
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Courtney Baxter Bentley retweeted
1 May 2023
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11 Apr 2023
I hate how the new twitter has basically shielded me from the tweets from @prisonculture. But I was reminded this morning of her words: Hope is a discipline. "It’s less about “how you feel,” and more about the practice... (1/2)
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11 Apr 2023
..of making a decision every day, that you’re still gonna put one foot in front of the other, that you’re still going to get up in the morning. And you’re still going to struggle, that that was what I took away from it."
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29 Mar 2023
Not unbelievable! This country is a MESS. Thank you @MomsDemand for your tireless work.
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Courtney Baxter Bentley retweeted
25 Mar 2023
john coltrane at the guggenheim. nyc, 1960. photo by william claxton.
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15 Mar 2023
Amplifying #LongCovidAwarenessDay. Writing for the partners and spouses of those suffering, as we bear witness to indescribable destruction. Destruction of their old selves, our old selves, and belief in systems you've been told your whole life are there to help. 1/2
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15 Mar 2023
May we find strength & solace in our new selves; compassion for our partners, and self-compassion most of all. I see you. #LongCovidAwarenessDay 2/2.
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Courtney Baxter Bentley retweeted
13 Mar 2023
For @wsj to say flat out that SVB could have failed because they added non-white men to their board shows how far behind the times (and certifiably stupid) this publication really is. It makes me so angry and very sad. WSJ readers and staff deserve better.
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2 Nov 2022
@WEXIncNews on hold for 50 minutes after collected $ from my bank 10 days early - what’s the deal?
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Courtney Baxter Bentley retweeted
12 Jan 2023
Keenan Anderson—a 31-year-old high school teacher & father—stopped LA police for help after an accident. They instead cuffed him, pinned him, & tased him repeatedly as he begged them to stop.
Keenan died of cardiac arrest from excessive tasing.
His crime—asking police for help.
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Courtney Baxter Bentley retweeted
5 Jan 2023
Remembering Elizabeth Cotten, born on this day in 1893 in North Carolina. Here she is performing “Washington Blues” in 1965.
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27 Oct 2022
Such a validating thread.
A thread about my experience with long-COVID for anyone who might find it helpful or interesting.
Disclaimer: this is not medical advice!
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Courtney Baxter Bentley retweeted
7 Oct 2022
An absolute masterclass by Jon Stewart.
7 Oct 2022
Jon interviewed Leslie Rutledge, Arkansas Attorney General, about why her state banned gender-affirming care for minors - ignoring the guidelines of major medical organizations and taking the decision out of parents’ hands. Watch the full interview on @AppleTVPlus
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