Danielle Muscato (she/her)

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

My friend posted this 🤣 I like "gramps" myself https://t.co/ndWLQ2GiDU — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

white people really just shouldn't be allowed to have guns. Enough — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

white people shouldn't own guns — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

"welcome, my name is Danny, and I'll just go ahead and grab the manager for you while you look over the menu." https://t.co/PF09QQ1sia — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

RT @micahherskind: Whenever someone dies after struggling with mental health, people act shocked and sympathetic––but when a high profile f… — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

@sidbet70 There are many forms of justice (transformative for example) besides punitive justice, which is what I'm opposing — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

Heads up: The word "diverse" cannot apply to a single person. You are not looking to meet a "diverse" friend. The word you are looking for is "token." — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

@jsundmanus I wouldn't use a denigrating term like that but yes, probably most people aren't fully mentally healthy with good role models & don't have all their needs met, & tens of millions of them (probably hundreds and hundreds of millions) would benefit from intensive mental healthcare. — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

@jsundmanus I don't believe I or the OP suggested this. The quote says people who cause others to suffer are themselves suffering. Mentally healthy people with good role models who have their needs met do not harm others. It says people who are suffering deserve compassion, not punishment. — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

@jsundmanus but punishing those people does not bring back the dead. It does not deter them in the future. they must be held accountable, but what does punishment achieve that rehabilitation or institutionalization (if rehabilitation is not possible) does not? — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

@jsundmanus would you like to say your reasoning? — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

@sidbet70 Besides appeasing spitefulness, what does punishment accomplish that treatment does not? Does it deter future infractions better than treatment? Does it undo the damage done from the infraction? What is its purpose besides using power to cause unnecessary suffering out of spite? — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

@sidbet70 why punishment? What does it accomplish that treatment does not? Does it deter future infractions better than treatment? No. Does it undo the damage done from the infraction? No. It is spiteful. — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

it's damn difficult to have a real conversation about #PrettyPrivilege because—aside the occasional literal model—pretty people don't want to sound arrogant, or diminish their achievements, by acknowledging that they are beneficiaries of #privilege — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

"When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That's the message he is sending." – Thich Nhat Hanh — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

@BronwynAnn My sisters and I call each other sis. My brothers don't though — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

Must read #BlackLivesMatter #CriticalRaceTheory https://t.co/qo1EoOAlMU — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

@mktsutherland the people who say this is the greatest country in the world have never left their hometown and it shows — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

@GirlsLikeBeer the people who say this is the greatest country in the world have never lived elsewhere and it shows — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

oh, you know why — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

@mktsutherland I got referred 13 months ago (4-1-20), my first appointment is in 26 more days. It other words, it took 13 (closer to 14) months just to get approved for an appointment at all; now my 1st appt is scheduled for month 14. I just got the call about it, which prompted these tweets. — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

@mktsutherland Neither actually, I got a referral 14 months ago, my first appointment is in 26 more days. It other words, it took 14 months to get me approved for an appointment at all; now my 1st appointment is scheduled for month 16. I just got the call about it, which prompted these tweets. — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

@mktsutherland I got a referral 14 months ago, my first appointment is in 26 more days. It other words, it took 14 months to get me approved for an appointment at all, and now my first appointment is scheduled for month 15. I just got the call about the appt today, which prompted these tweets. — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

And yes, it *is* impossibly difficult to access illegal care if you are paying out of pocket AND can't work. I make less than $10k/year doing activism because it's needed & that's all I can really do. Almost all my income goes to medical care. I'd be unhoused if not for friends — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

I'm 37. I used to run marathons. I taught dance in high school. I can barely walk. This is bullshit. I hate that docs completely ignore & dismiss your pain if you're poor, if you're #trans, if you're a woman. If you're all 3?? Suffer, or seek illegal care. Those are the options — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

It's absurd. I can't even SEE someone about debilitating pain for *14 months.* What the hell am I supposed to do?! I can't function. The only way I can sleep is w/drugs. I can't work a normal job. I can't even APPLY for disability w/o more documentation. I'm in constant distress — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

By constant pain I mean despite walking an hour a day, these exercises, a shower stool, WAY too much OTC pain meds, daily #cannabis, #yoga & stretching, I am NEVER before a 4 on this scale. Usually between 5 & 7, 6 currently. American politicians hate poor people. #ChronicPain https://t.co/es31yiU44b — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

Every single day I take at least 2-3 naproxen sodium, 800-3200mg ibuprofen, often acetaminophen as well. Every day I do home exercises with these (pictured) & use a massage trigger point therapy ball & gun. I use a shower stool, wedge pillows, heat I am still in constant #pain. https://t.co/op6q6J3ebY — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

I have #ChronicPain & was approved for #Medicaid on April 1, 2020. At that time, I got referrals for physical therapy & #pain mgmt. I FINALLY got PT approved & had my 1st session May 12, 2021 My 1st pain appt is not until June 22, 2021 "bUt CaNaDa HaS wAiTiNg LiStS" omg stfU — PolitiTweet.org

Danielle Muscato (she/her) @DanielleMuscato

Kinda surprised it's not more? @cnn One in 10 people charged in the US Capitol insurrection are veterans or current servicemembers, according to a CNN review of court documents and Pentagon records. https://t.co/liPGBPgwOL #January6thCommission #Jan6Commission — PolitiTweet.org