David Wakeham

@wakehamAMR
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Animal scientist. PhD. Vet micro. Gram -ve bacteria, AMR, zoonoses & bioinformatics. Disabled cPTSD, ABI & ASD. Animal lover. Spoonie. Enby. Pan. Aceflux. 
I am almost always carrying dog treats and scented stickers on me.
Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/DavidWakeham
LiveUnceded Yuggera Ugarapul land
Websitehttps://www.dwtutoring.com.au/
Pronounsthey/them

Signing off for the last time.

I am sorry.

Try to be better.

Lovely, condescendingly accusatory, abusive, & intimidating (also essentially purposeless) visit from the real estate.

Why bother? Other than to lay another boot in & laugh at my anguish?

Unearned privilege, power, & wealth coupled with your apathy don’t impress me.

You don’t know what real work is. Yes ignorance is bliss- not one I could or would ever abide by.

#Disability #NaturalDisasters #Poverty can happen to anyone.

I hope they experience it, the gaslighting & refusal of aid.

The last two dog toys I will ever get to give to my beautiful Missy.

Real Estate are forcing their way in to further intimidate & humiliate tomorrow.

Friday morning the police will physically remove me.

Feel like a child again, frozen in fear, my abusers closing in & the public & powers to be turning a blind eye.

No escape, unworthy of love or support.

#cPTSD

This last week, I'm finishing how I have spent the vast majority of my life.

Through providing pro bono services, I had the privilege of learning (via horribly abusive abelist systems) to those in need, without a voice but with the empathy, understanding & insight they deserve.

#Disabled #ActuallyAutistic #Education #Tutoring #GivingBack #auspol

#auspol signed my death sentence today.

I have been informed I am not eligible for assistance from the Government for housing because I don’t meet “core requirements”.

So being multiple permanent #Disabled in #Poverty #ActuallyAutistic #Homeless & with #NoSupport family or friends, but they just don’t care.

Fuck you.

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