90% of student discrimination and harassment complaints were dismissed last year. Here's why. 19thnews.org/2026/02/stud... via @19thnews.org

What it means to be 'ready' for kindergarten in California

One of Africa’s Most Important Water Sources Just Got Some Very Good News: Angola’s vast highland wetlands feed rivers that deliver freshwater to millions. They just gained global recognition that could help keep it that way. insideclimatenews.org/news/0502202...

Plans are in the works to develop a pocket neighborhood where people with intellectual and developmental #disabilities can live long-term with family, friends, caretakers or on their own.

Another blow to disabled folks, nine states are attacking their rights yet again: "Nine states are arguing that a 2024 update to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regulations related to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act is unconstitutional," particularly the "integration mandate.'"

Apple is so weird because what do you mean I have a new phone for the first time in 6 years, but it looks exactly like my old one (same color and all)? (The new phone has way more storage, a better camera, etc. so is objectively better, but it's just funny I can't tell apart the old from the new).

Beating out Kendrick, Bad Bunny AND the K-Pop girlies for song of the year?! Nahhhhhhh

Wow. This is devastating. www.science.org/content/arti...

In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi. He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael. At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk. Wael died on Friday at age 30. ICE caused his death. They didn’t get to say goodbye.

Thank goodness everyone spent months deciding that the Chinese were stealing our data so we could switch to good old patriotic American data stealing

what is the deal with so many journalists on here refusing to use alt text. get it together, y'all. honestly. it's not that hard. just scan the damn text with your phone, copy it, and paste it. do people not know how to do that???

Civil rights activist Claudette Colvin dies at 86 19thnews.org/2026/01/civi... via @19thnews.org

if you tried to do this in the us, you'd have a billion dollar conservative moms group lobbying against it 12 hours later and credulous news articles taking their claims seriously in 24 bsky.app/profile/davi...

"'The bottom line is, you can’t kick out a child with no notice,' Roswig said. 'If you are concerned that that child has a disability and you don’t know how to meet their needs, you can’t just kick them out.'" www.disabilityscoop.com/2026/01/06/a...

There’s so much Miller on the timeline, cleansing with Dolly Parton and a cat ✨

Racism in the workplace sucks. Racism in social settings suck. Racism in a doctor's office can KILL ME. I cannot afford not to be wary. I cannot afford taking chances.

In 2017, 4 Black artists of Daydream Therapy LLC purchased Nina Simone’s childhood home. After several years of planning & fundraising, African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund oversaw renovation in 2024. They hope to open the home for tourism in 2027. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...

During Jim Crow, safety at hotels, restaurants, and gas stations was not guaranteed. Travel was inherently dangerous for Black Americans. Every route was planned with care. Trace the routes on the Green Book website: greenbookproject.osu.edu #GreenBookProject #CommunityMap #EconSky

The government failed at actually redacting the Epstein files because DOGE cancelled the feds adobe acrobat premium subscription is the funniest shit.

It’s not “losing money” any more than air traffic controllers or public highways or street lights or fire departments are “losing money.” It is a government service. It’s not SUPPOSED to make money. It’s supposed to reliably deliver to anywhere in the US, even the unprofitable places.

We have to keep telling the world that Newsom sucks. It’s a Californian responsibility.

Sigh www.news9.com/ou-essay-rem...

Brentwood Neighborhood Spray painted with Words about the Genocide in Gaza & The Angel Hinds Rajab but they’re calling it “Hate Speech” 🤷🏽‍♀️ ktla.com/news/local-n...

Odin’s Story | Carl the Collector #PBS #Autism youtube.com/watch?v=Nms8...

NB: When I, a professor of law, profess that an act is unlawful, I am not doing it to inform the lawbreaker, but rather to inform you, the reader. So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.

absolutely wild move by @oversightdemocrats.house.gov to allow comments on the dropbox folder with the epstein photos

About 15 school districts and charters nationwide will be among the first to use OpenAI's new education-focused #AI tool. At least one will use it to manage #SpecialEducation compliance — a high-stakes area where federal deadlines and privacy are critical. #disabilities #ChatGPT

7 Dems joined House Republicans in voting for a bill that would enable ICE agents to strip search 12-year-olds. Henry Cuellar (TX-28) Don Davis (NC-01) Laura Gillen (NY-04) Jared Golden (ME-02) Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) Adam Gray (CA-13) Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03)

Sorry, let me be more constructive, here's a comprehensive guide on why age verification not only _does not_ work, but cannot work — and harms everyone, of all ages, on the internet: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

Trump administration allows six more states to restrict food stamp purchases reut.rs/4rPXIEF

California officials are warning foragers about a deadly outbreak linked to wild mushrooms.

Prison rape is wrong. Jokes about prison rape are wrong. Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong. If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity. BUT A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.

World-record setting knitted map of Ireland to go on display across Ireland www.thejournal.ie/world-record...

That's TIME on our very first Disability and Neurodivergence Special! Thank you to everyone who tuned in and donated and thank you to everyone who made this event possible 💙 Together we raised $7,782 for Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network (AWN) !!!!!!!!!!! #TogetherforGood

Friend went to the L.A. auto show this weekend and mentioned Mercedes, BMW, Audi, and Lexus (among other car manufacturers) were noticeably absent from the show. And the entry cost is, what, $25? For what?! Why even bother going? That's embarrassing, given how L.A. has such a vibrant car culture.

I talk about her in my Black abolitionists of NYC walking tour and usually no one has heard of her but she was Rosa Parks on the bus 100 years before that incident.

Incredible! "For years, plant-based offerings have [mimicked meat] and fish with ever-more convincing blends of proteins and fats. Mission Barns is one of a handful of startups taking the next step: growing real animal fat outside the animal, then marrying it with plants to create hybrids...."

We're excited to announce that during our Disability and Neurodivergence Special, we'll be raising money for Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network (AWN) as part of Twitch's #TogetherForGood charity campaign!! Catch it Nov. 29-30! Learn more about AWN at AWNnetwork.org

Cocktails, 1926 Archibald Motley (1891-1981) "Billy Strayhorn's 'Lush Life' enshrined getting the feel of life from jazz and cocktails. It's easy for me to imagine these women chatting about their dreams, desires, and disappointments after coming from a speakeasy." - Terri Lyne Carrington, drummer

It continues to bother me how much Leopold II, one of the most evil men of all time and a ghoul on par with Hitler, is so completely ignored

the rage that reading this makes me feel. just full 'need to stare into the middle distance because we are so, so lost' stuff.

A legal fight’s brewing between tribal nations and the Oklahoma government over sovereignty issues RE: hunting and fishing rights. archive.ph/2025.11.23-1...

This is deeply disturbing. Swastikas and nooses are clear symbols of hate and shouldn't be tolerated anywhere-- let alone in our nation's military. This isn't up for debate. Congress needs to talk to Coast Guard leadership & get to the bottom of this.

It's Black Lives Matter until that Black person is disabled or chronically ill.

Turn every Target into affordable housing. I don't think they'll be needing those buildings much longer.

UPDATE | McMahon Breaks Up More of the Education Department Trump officials announced six agreements with four agencies to take over some of ED’s responsibilities. https://bit.ly/3LNNLao

"Among licensed special education teachers, 57% said they used AI to help with IEPs or 504 plans during the 2024-2025 school year, according to a new report from the nonprofit Center for Democracy & Technology. That’s up 18% from just one year prior."

Saw To Live and Die in L.A. for the first time ever with my partner, an L.A. native,Gen Xer who even more surprisingly had never seen it. For reference, I’m usually into what others would consider boring documentaries and out there indie films, but this was an incredible, quintessential 80s action.

Absolutely no way to read this and not conclude that the Department of Justice has been deeply corrupted. And this is from a time when career lawyers were in place, pushing back against illegality. With firings and resignations, the politicization will just get worse. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

there are some things right in this world, and those things include @brian-goldstone.bsky.social. and the stories he shares about the kind of world we've chosen to build. thank you, brian. www.cbsnews.com/news/when-th...