Across the country, politicians are trying to take away power from voters, particularly Black voters in the South. But this is not the time for despair or disengagement—that's what the want. Use this toolkit to take action for voting rights this Saturday ⤵️ blackpowerwarroom.com/dayofaction/

Watching a series of former Confederate states rush to eliminate any vestige of black representation in the House pretty much answers the question whether the Voting Rights Act was still necessary.

NOTICE: Do you have an elderly or disabled neighbor in NYC? Be a good neighbor and let them know about the free air conditioner program. If they earn $3473 or less a month, NYC will cover the costs of an A/C. Remember…last summer we had 95 degree weather. Look out for them

When Rubio abruptly halted foreign aid last year, cleanup crews in Vietnam were forced to abandon one of the largest chemical spills in the world for weeks. Left exposed: open pits of soil contaminated with dioxin, the deadly byproduct of Agent Orange. From Pulitzer finalist “The End of Aid”:

another huge W for Brazil

SCOTUS Voting Rights Act opinion based on faulty data. Kevin Morris, a researcher at the Brennan Center for Justice: “In zero out of the last three presidential elections, did Black turnout come anywhere close to parity.Alito’s claim is simply not factual.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Suppression of voting rights was part of the case that civil rights leaders made to the UN that what was happening to Black Americans constituted genocide, back in 1951 www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/we...

Extremely bad. There should be a revolt against this. It is very damaging to people and to America. Do you think we can go without people in these professions? Not without devastating consequences.

The FDA has blocked the release of three studies demonstrating the safety of vaccinations for coronavirus and shingles. The studies in question — which cost millions of dollars and were conducted by agency-based scientists — found that serious side effects from the vaccines were very rare.

SPREAD THE WORD. Can we get to 1000 letters? Nicole Saphier lies about vaccines, hawks supplements on the internet and tells you that your health is your "personal responsibility" (get sick: it's your fault). Write to your senators now and oppose this nomination. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

With states picking up the burden to compensate for Medicaid cuts, state-by-state health outcomes are going to start diverging wildly depending on whether you live in a rich or poor state—and how much your state prioritizes healthcare as a human right.

Note to self: “disable the two settings that switch all this on…in Smart Features and Personalisation settings” Step by step instructions woulda been nice. I hope the toggles are obvious.

The language we use matters: This is a thoughtful exploration of the ongoing debate over how we describe ICE facilities. (For the record, I use concentration camp because IMO they meet that criteria.)

We have an *extremely* important announcement to make. From Wednesday, we will be launching our puffin live cam, coming to you from the Farne Islands. So you can watch puffins all day long. In celebration, please enjoy this clip of puffins being really busy for 39 seconds straight.

Reminder that anyone who is technology-dependent (including sleep apnea!) qualifies for PG&E's medical baseline program and a reduced rate for electricity. www.pge.com/en/account/b...

Chinese researchers have created a bamboo-based plastic as strong as petroleum-based plastics, which can fully biodegrade in soil in just 2 months phys.org/news/2025-10...

The cut would impact both disabled adults who live with low-income family members and older SSI recipients who live with their adult children on tight budgets. As many as 400,000 people could have their support cut or eliminated, per the Social Security Administration's estimates.

NEW: Environmental scientists said a new EPA directive could lead to weakened chemical protections, such as revised limits on how much arsenic is allowed in drinking water or the amount of lead considered acceptable in paint or soil. By @fastlerner.bsky.social

Watching #MayDay demonstrations around the world: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHdl... We are the many. Power to the workers.

May Day started in Chicago. Not as a holiday, but as a fight for the 8-hour day and basic dignity at work after the Haymarket Massacre of 1886. That fight didn’t end, it went global as International Workers’ Day. This May Day: Strike. Boycott. Disrupt.

#MayDayStrong — WHO’S WITH ME? maydaystrong.org Show up for democracy and peace and a future for all. No spending. No school. No work. No complicity. How will you stand up? Here’s my plan: 1/

There is no freedom without press freedom.

Disabled people in the U.K. report rising abuse from the public over Blue Badges as anti-benefit rhetoric grows. Many told The Guardian they have been verbally harassed, with some even physically assaulted. My story in today’s paper: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a... 1/5

So many people urge us to vote if we are dissatisfied with our democracy. And yes voting matters. But as today’s Supreme Court ruling tells us, it’s not that simple. Not everyone who should have the right to vote can exercise that right.

Two new studies published this week demonstrate that delaying hepatitis B vaccines for newborns, as outlined in CDC guidelines issued earlier this year, will likely lead to hundreds of additional infections each year, resulting in millions of dollars in lifetime costs.

Seen in Ballard, Washington #MayDayStrong

Enjoying this this galvanizing & educational event rn @workingfamilies.org— youtube.com/live/gIa6r50...

Today, we honor and remember Virginia Roberts Giuffre on the one-year anniversary of her passing. Her courage has allowed countless survivors to be seen, heard, and to be believed. Sending love to her family on this difficult day—and to all the survivors out there still on this journey for justice.❤️

The Holodomor Research and Education Consortium has newly assembled an informative free online course on the history of the Holodomor in Ukraine within a global context of famine and genocide. coursera.org/learn/holodo...

Air pollution is linked to 7 million deaths annually according to the World Health Organization.

Magnificent explainer by @kimkelly.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

ICE agents detained Gilberto Garcia Cruz—an autistic 26-year-old DACA man—outside his South Florida home; his family are understandably worried about his safety & care in custody. (As are we.) ICE is *not* supposed to detain DACA recipients. This is targeted intimidation. cbs12.com/news/local/a...

The motto is StoryCorps was "listening is an act of love." CONSCIOUS LISTENING, intimate listening! I feel sick thinking that this phrase is being used as cover to make people think that list listening all the time (Siri, Alexa, Prego, etc.) is also an act of love.

Heck yeah to “collective safety, solidarity, & access!”

If any other intervention produced outcomes of this size - GPA improvements of .24SD & reductions in course failure of .14SD - districts would be desperate to implement it. Instead, because ethnic studies has been labeled as "woke," efforts to scale have slowed.

My latest is a reflection on the cycle of dread, disaster, and temporary reprieves we’re all navigating, what that cycle is doing to us, and how we can avoid losing ourselves to it. This edition also includes a roundup of must-read pieces that have helped me think about this moment.

I need everyone to understand this is eugenics in action—not just “quackery.” Much like the “anti vax” movement as a whole.

Matt has been a fighter for all of us for a very long time. Time to step up for them.

The thing is once you’ve been deported from somewhere it makes it substantially harder to apply for immigration to travel, study or live anywhere else. Not that Miller or Trump or anyone cares about anything else but the whitening of US universities

"My family in Iran has been living under this arithmetic for decades: a psychotic regime that surveils & harasses them, imprisons their neighbors, shoots their children in the streets. & now, on top of that, the spectacle of foreign leaders treating their annihilation as a negotiating position.."

I miss Alice Wong, and I'm really looking forward to celebrating her at #MUDP2026* this Saturday. * MU Disability Pride is a free, hybrid, public event, and it's an awesome time! All are welcome! Sat. 4/11, 12-9pm in Millersville, PA, and online. More info in next skeet.

Last year, Brazil's Petrobras began exploratory oil drilling off the Amazon coast, drawing concern from environmental groups and Indigenous communities.

One of the upsides of refusal is that saying "no" to evil and screaming "fuck you, this is wrong, and I will push back any way I can" doesn't necessitate having all the answers.

"She made people feel less self-conscious about disability." -Steven Thrasher Read our Alice Wong tribute series at discojourno.com Video description in comments.

Enormously looking forward to this event on April 21 at 6:30pm ET (online!) with the amazing @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social talking about their new book, The AI Con. Register here: virginia.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

I had the great pleasure of talking to my friend Eli Clare about his new book, Unfurl, and the long arc of his exquisite work shaping trans politics and disability justice over the last many decades.

We know that there are many disabled people across the UK who can not travel to the Together Alliance National Demo in London but want to be involved online to support and show solidarity. From 12 noon today, join us online here: dpac.uk.net/2026/03/onli...

Fun fact about the IOC's one time only, all or nothing, SRY gene test 'to identify men'. It's entirely possible to test positive after being pregnant with a boy. Fetal DNA can cross the placental barrier and linger in the maternal bloodstream for decades.

There are going to be several virtual events on Saturday! I can see 12 on this map, all at different times for your convenience www.mobilize.us/nokings/map/... I'll be at this one, reading my "rewritten Art of War in our new Trumpy age" satire. Come join us! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

If you can't go in person to a NoKings rally, you can still: - go to a virtual one (www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...) - offer childcare to a protestor - offer bottled water/first aid to protestors - call your electeds ( 5calls.org makes it easy) - write a letter to the editor You have options!