Danielle Muscato (she/her)

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

What your brain is doing, when it's triggered from scary stimuli because of #PTSD, it's oversensitive and responds with panic in situations in reality that may not be dangerous. Your brain is preparing you to fight or run away: Muscles tighten, heart rate increases to get oxygen — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

Now, if the stimulus is something amygdalae recognize as traumatic, or close enough: Your brain actually BYPASSES the parts responsible for judgement, language processing, speech—if it's real bad, it'll even stop bothering to tighten the muscles that hold urine in your bladder! — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

When the amygdalae in the brain (the "air traffic control tower") initially receive input from the ears, eyes etc, they decide what to do with it. For most stimuli, say, seeing a person's face, the amygdalae routes the signal to eg the fusiform facial recognition area, etc. — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

@fking Is it? I thought it sounded pretty profound, it's totally possible I heard/read it somewhere! — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

Hey y'all, just a reminder! Trigger warnings are a legit, useful, compassionate thing, not a punchline—if you're about to talk about traumatizing stuff, just say "trigger warning" first! It really does help those of us with #PTSD, so we don't have a panic attack or other symptoms — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

"What does idk mean?" "i don't know" "Ugh no one knows!" — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

It's time. I'm focusing on me. I wanna get back in shape before I turn 40. I used to be in great shape 12y ago before my back injury: Yoga class 3x/wk, strength training 3 or 4x/wk alternating, running 5a-7a daily (10-12 miles/day). I'm 38 & 10 months. I'm ready! Any tips? https://t.co/7jZycjRtzf — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

This often happens in the store when I first pick it up lol. I have too many guitars right now. I'm thinking of trading 2 or 3 or 4 of them for something real nice. I have zero regular ol' steel-string acoustic flattops right now, but I have 2 classicals, 4 basses, 2 archtops… — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

Yo, add me on snap!! https://t.co/ePvsFmLAMx — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

I'm broke af but I'm thinking of trading for a new guitar, just for some retail therapy & distraction. Whenever I buy a new guitar the 1st thing I do with it is write a song. I feel like a guitar isn't doing its job & isn't the right fit for me if it doesn't inspire me to do that — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

This is one reason I'm thinking of moving over to Patreon. The reason Twitter & Facebook verified me in the first place was because anti-#trans #TERF's were maliciously impersonating me on social media. The whole point is that when I post from this feed, you know it's really me. — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

when a lady says in her bio that she's looking for someone with a sense of humor, she means someone who can make her laugh when a dude says in his bio that he's looking for someone with a sense of humor, he means someone who will laugh at his jokes 💘 — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

That's my bff! So proud 😍 — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

…one day, "Why you people do that? Why you not read the newspaper?" The seller responds, "They are checking the obituary." "But obituary is not on front page! Is inside," says the Italian. The seller responds: "Yes, but #Trump's obituary is on the front page." — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

An Italian moves to NYC. He notices that every day, people buy newspapers from the newsstand outside his apartment building, look at the front page, & then throw the newspapers straight in the trash. Day after day, he watches this happen. The Italian asks the newspaper seller… — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

@DysonBrewing The pub owner has threatened to sue me for defamation if I name them publicly. They have zero grounds for a defamation suit, whether I publicly name them or not—I haven't yet. But they claim they already filed suit? My lawyer laughed when I said they're going for defamation 🙄 — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

Should I press charges against the man who attacked me at the pub? I'm a police- & prison abolitionist, so I gave him 48 hours to explain & apologize instead—but he declined. Should I name him/the pub publicly? They not only allowed him to stay, but kept serving him alcohol (!) — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

I think I'm going for a walk now Feel a little unsteady I don't want nobody to follow me, Except maybe you. I could make you happy, you know If you weren't already. I could do a lot of things And I do. Tell you the truth, I prefer the worst of you…cont'd https://t.co/x70b0nDfIL https://t.co/u67L1LEx4K — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

"40 isn't old!" Okay, but students graduating college this spring weren't born yet when 9/11 happened. You're welcome 😁 — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

@Brooklynwatch Thanks for the advice. I called the crisis line! We talked for 45 minutes. — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

@BillHaines_eh Did y'all smoke up together? 👽💨 — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

I ran into my old English teacher yesterday. She said, "Ēalā! Hū eart þū?" — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

@lucke2bme I will testify that I thought he was about to slug me. My friend next to me @ my table thought the same thing. Some tall dude got up & separated us because HE thought the guy was about to punch me. The owner HERSELF ran to get the bouncer because SHE perceived it as a fight. Wtf? — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

@lucke2bme Seriously. The owner ran to get the bouncer because she thought there was a fight happening. Now she's claiming I wasn't assaulted 🙃 I filed a police report, dude admitted it to the cops! But I chose not to press charges against him. It's 100% factual that he assaulted me there. — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

My PTSD symptoms are worsening. I'm afraid of this man. He knows my address. He's mad bc I told him his girlfriend is cheating & he should go get tested. He's shooting the messenger—I get it—but the dude followed me, & assaulted me in a crowded bar! I'm going to a hotel for now. — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

@lissa612 ikr? That's one of the 5 elements of a defamation case, you have to prove that demonstrably false info caused lost business. If the info is true, it's…journalism. I didn't even leave them a negative review, or anything. What possible remedy or damages could they be seeking? 🙄 — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

Like, I haven't even publicly said the name of this bar. What possible damages could there be? The only business I've cost them is my own, lol. They don't want the name of the bar revealed? If they really filed suit like they claim, that would now be publicly searchable info? 🙄 — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

Or rather, she didn't just threaten to sue me. She claims she already has, and I should expect paperwork. So let me get this straight: A bar where I was assaulted is suing me—a disabled trans woman activist on Medicaid with $91.86 in her bank account—for…saying true things? — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

11/4* — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

The bar owner from where I was assaulted on 10/4 has threatened to SUE ME—a disabled trans woman activist—if I say the name of the bar, the fact that they allowed my attacker to stay, kept serving him alcohol after he attacked me, & is welcome back anytime Should I name the bar? — PolitiTweet.org