"When we use generative AI, we consent to the appropriation of our intellectual property by data scrapers. We stuff the pockets of oligarchs with even more money. We hand over our autonomy, at the very moment of emerging American fascism."

Politics the right way

Qatar. Syria. Tunisia. Lebanon. Yemen. Gaza. The Israeli military is bombing country after country – six in the span of three days – with total impunity.

Monstrous.

The belief that poverty and homelessness are about "individual choices" didn't arise on its own. It was manufactured through decades of messaging designed to protect the policies and interests that create mass precarity. As this new poll shows, that propaganda campaign has been wildly successful.

remember folks, we cant have gun restrictions because if we do the federal government will occupy our streets, imprison people without due process, ship dissidents to foreign gulags and things of that nature

It’s up to the discretion of RFK Jr to define what ”medically frail” is when it comes to potential Medicaid work requirement exemptions—which may play a huge role in deciding which chronically ill and disabled people could qualify. My latest for @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

We can be wanted and valued just the way we are. It's possible. It's worth trying for and learning about. Don't coach us into a lifetime of fear and hiding instead.

Thank you, @nyurtsaba.bsky.social, for this very thoughtful & politically attuned review of Wolf Bells. (I love the Dark Shadows comparison, too!) #socialistgothic @algonquinbooks.bsky.social

D.C. has more residents than two U.S. states. They pay more per capita in federal taxes than any other state. But they don’t get a serious seat at the table to decide how they’re governed. D.C. statehood now.

Ugly laws led to poor, disabled people being institutionalized. It's now part of the strategy Trump plans to use to get rid of unhoused people, in DC and beyond. For @motherjones.com, I spoke to @okaysoldierschweik.bsky.social, who wrote a book about ugly laws. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Friendly reminder that AI data centers are working overtime to help cook the planet. If the fires are scaring you— start using ‘-AI’ at the end of all Google searches to cut out any AI response to your query. Refusal is possible & responsible. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

very excited about this!

Homelessness is a crime perpetrated by the rich.

one of the fundamental political divides is "it's better to deprive millions of people of basic needs so that a couple dozen people don't game the system" vs "what the fuck is wrong with you"

#journorequest I'm writing a story for @rewirenewsgroup.com on disability justice + radical access beyond institutional accommodations on university campuses, and the students and faculty that make this access magic happen. if this is you, dm me! if you'd prefer to chat on signal, happy to do so.

The process of doing things - like making art or making history - is joyful. It’s messy, complicated, and frustrating, but it’s also creating something from nothing, all on your own. And it is a joy.

“History will show the first six months of the second Trump administration as an all-out war against disabled people.” A summary of the current administration’s callous, gutting actions affecting PWD, by @seemiaroll.bsky.social and @caseydoherty.bsky.social: www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

RFK Jr. backs down all the time when he gets push back, so if anyone wants to call, here's the HHS number 1-877-696-6775. I'd also call your senators/reps as well.

Stopping vaccine development is another example of "eugenics is everywhere." Expecting survival of the fittest when one gets infectious disease and cancer is eugenics.

Kennedy claims that the money will be spent on “better technologies”. mRNA vaccines are estimated have prevented 18.5 million hospitalizations and 3.2 million deaths from COVID19 in the U.S., and saved the country $1.15 trillion. abc7.com/amp/post/rfk...

With every atom of my being I hate rfk and all who have enabled his war on the public health. may he know hard days, and may those who have enabled him share in his suffering

kennedy is going to kill a lot of people

Over 150 Jews and people of conscience are staging a sit-in at the offices of Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand in New York City to demand that the U.S. stop starving Gaza immediately.

Demand the immediate opening of borders to allow entry of aid under UN control into Gaza and protection of aid sites from military and state violence. Write and call your reps: act.uscpr.org/a/letaidin Organize or join a protest outside U.S. government offices and Israeli embassies/consulates:

‪ pnhpnymetro.bsky.social‬ via TikTok Disability activists take over Trump Tower. When our healthcare is under attack, what do we do? Roll up fight back!

God bless Brad Lander and every other leader and individual who speaks out about this horror.

Here's an extreme example of the reality that there is no absolute scarcity, only distribution politics. In Gaza created as a tool of genocidal war. But the same is true of almost all human needs, including housing here in the USA.

Eugenics.

This moment from today’s Medicaid vigil is so powerful… Question: What do you say to the people who voted to cut Medicaid? Be honest. Samantha Phillis: They voted against my child’s life. #MedicaidCutsKill

Food loses funding / Climate causes disasters / EPA says, "nope." #HeadlineHaiku via @instrumentalcomms.bsky.social civileats.com/2025/07/23/t...

is your workplace trying to force ai on you? is a family member giving ai too much power in their life? are you sick of billionaires destroying the environment and making life worse for everyone? here's a list of resources 10+ pages long to help you fight back: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

RFK Jr has finalized the firing of thousands of workers from the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other federal health agencies. Decimating our health agencies will make us sicker, not healthier.

Republicans are pro-death

This is so fucking sad.

The greatest deception of our time.

ICE committed murder.

A must-read. Medical ableism kills & scars disabled patients in all kinds of ways. With the sharp acceleration of eugenics, especially by the Trump regime, so too will disabled people be affected. And as noted in the article, it's amplified so many times over where race is concerned. Superb article.

“Then they started to talk about cuffing me, and that if the kids were here legally, what do they have to lose by answering. I told them that they still have their fifth and fourth amendment rights, and that they don’t have to speak to you or help with any investigation.”

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An astonishing figure in this piece: Last year, the U.S. budgeted $12.8B for new affordable housing. This country is now poised to spend $45B on immigrant detention centers. That's nearly *four times* as much on cages as on homes—in the middle of a devastating housing and homelessness crisis.

In my imagined world, we celebrate Interdependence Day to honor the constant, everyday, collective practice of offering what we have and getting what we need - together. Offer what you have today.

It doesn’t have to be like this. We don’t have to die at the hands of corrupt politicians, billionaires, and wealthy corporations. We can build a different world. While we do that, we have to care for each other and help each other survive this. We’ve done it before. @newdisabledsouth.org

If you’re an Alaskan whaling captain making $500,000+, then hot damn, are you in luck. But if you’re insured through Medicaid or rely on SNAP for food… not so much.

as we process what happened please learn more about what gutting medicaid means for disabled adults and kids

“So the president wants to install paramilitaries in all our cities to run his ethnic cleansing program” “No big deal” “But there’s a guy running for mayor of NYC who wants free buses” *guns drawn* “This is a five alarm fire. Only our finest anonymous Nazis can handle this”

Sarah: Audrey’s life is just as valuable as any other child’s. Audrey’s life is big. She doesn’t need words to be a good friend—but she does need Medicaid.