"Start by doing what is necessary, and then do what is possible. And suddenly you re doing the impossible." - Saint Francis of Assisi / #BornFabulousPodcast

60 years ago today, LBJ signed the Immigration Nationality Act of 1965 into law at the base of the Statue of Liberty.

" No one is perfect. That's why pencils have erasers." - Wolfgang Riebe / Image by #BornFabulousPodcast

Swear her in.

Lt General Jay Silveria, Superintendent Air Force Academy 2018 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social.

Before Truman desegregated the military, Black service members were sidelined and denied advancement, hurting morale and wasting talent. Ending segregation wasn’t “PC” it was essential for fairness and readiness.

Truly inclusive environments don't take place in just one classroom. Inclusion must exist at all levels of education - from daily lessons, class activities, and school events to community supports. / Image by @The Inclusive Class @theinclusiveclass

"Our children with disabilities are worthy. Of rights. Of extra support. Of inclusion. Of dignity. Of the pursuit of happiness. Why? Because they are human. Like me. Like you." -Jillian Benfield / Image by Jillian Benfield @jillianbenfieldblog

And the dandelion does not stop growing, because it is told it is a weed. The dandelion does not care what others see. It says, "One day, they'll be making wishes upon me." - Image by Tiny Buddha @tinybuddhaofficial

"Hope does not need to be merely a passive wish, it can be an active force to propel us forward." - Robert Redford / Image by #BornFabulousPodcast

A 79-year-old Van Nuys car wash owner — who is a U.S. citizen — has filed a federal civil rights claim seeking $50 million after he says he was violently body slammed and pinned by federal agents during an ICE immigration raid at his business on September 9.

"Autism and autistic people are not the tragedy...the REAL tragedy is people's ignorance and intolerance of the existence of autistic people." - Lyric Rivera and Neurodivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com

"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." - William James / Image by #BornFabulousPodcast

Congratulations to Adelita Grijalva for winning her father's empty seat in the Arizona Special Election. 💙 She is the first Arizona Latina elected to Congress! 😍 And the House Epstein Petition will now have its 218th signature — forcing a vote on releasing The Epstein Files.

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Jesse Watters just called for the bombing of the UN on national television. FCC? Nothing? Crickets? Got it.

Some of us do.

Today is UN International Day of Sign Languages. Sign Language embraces diversity & celebrates inclusion / This post was originally shared by Diversity Kids

I still am stunned, years later, that dozens of cops at Uvalde waited 77 minutes to kill the shooter while kids died. Has ANYONE been held accountable?

Curious all the terms going around about the govt shutdown? I break it down here…. With some recommends on what Dems should do Government Shutdown 2025: What You NEED to Know Before It Happens youtu.be/cRXUX2Bxpj8

If you, like me, are the parent of a neuro-atypical child dreading this autism press conference, please remember: These are the people hurting our kids. Not us. They are the ones stigmatizing and pathologizing them. They are the ones peddling untested science. And we should be very, very angry.

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"If we all do one random act of kindness daily, we just might set the world in the right direction." - Martin Kornfeld / Image by #BornFabulousPodcast

Let's not give our kids the message that there's a difference between being nice to a typical person and a disabled person. That the latter somehow makes them a "hero" while the first is expected as a norm. / Quote and message by Sophie's Trains / Respectfully Connected

"Every time you are in an IEP meeting, know that you are not just advocating for your child, you are advocating for the next child after you." - Ileana Sosa / Image by advocatelikeamother

You are beautifully and wonderfully made. / Image by #BornFabulousPodcast

Who are we and what do we stand for?

Kind people are my kinda people. / Image by Poppy

1/2 It's so important to know by seeing others do the allegedly "impossible", that some seemingly big hopes are actually possibilities, and that we can take the risk to challenge our kids in ways that the history and practice of low expectations and sometimes, our own tender, fearful hearts, tell...

Release the Epstein files!!!

"Be a kind voice in this broken-hearted world. Give grace, and be ready to receive it. Listen so well that the person you're with can rest in your loving attention for a moment. be a light. be a light. Be a light." - Nanea Hoffman / Image by Sweatpants & Coffee

Happy 7th Anniversary to James & Kristen!!!! They have been together for 17 years. You can hear an in depth discussion with their parents, separately with James & Kristen, and then with James' employer in season 3 of Born Fabulous Podcast, episodes 17-30. James and Kristen both rock Down syndrome.

"My child with a disability changed my politics, my religion, my worldview. Thank God for that." - Jillian Benfield / Image by Jillian Benfield

WWJD? Not what Kilmeade said on Foxnews

"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”

"Autistic people are individuals. We are not all math geniuses, we don't all like trains. I am hopeless with technology and much prefer painting. There is no 'typical autistic'. But I think we probably all like being respected and validated." - Yenni Purkis / Image by I CAN Network Ltd

As more info comes in this needs to be said: if it wasn’t some left wing radical that did it, and it appears it wasn’t, there need to be massive pushback because they are STILL pretending it’s some culture war and it is only in their own minds Dangerous times

This is the guy who is supposed to be in charge.

“If we choose to fight one another instead of the problem of political violence itself, we will have failed. Let this be the moment when we refuse to be divided, when we prove that our disagreements will be fought with ballots and arguments, never with bullets.” open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

costplusdrugs.com is setting a new standard for prescription pricing. Every medication lists the full price upfront. No guesswork. See for yourself at costplusdrugs.com!

"If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair." - Shirley Chisholm / Image by #BornFabulousPodcast

You can’t call yourself a Christian and support Donald Trump at the same time. open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...

A find by NASA’s Perseverance rover "very well could be the clearest sign of life that we’ve ever found on Mars," Sean Duffy, the acting administrator of NASA, said on Wednesday. Here's what to know.