i am barking at you through a short barrier gate that I could easily overcome

semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003 when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out

Reports and videos show ICE agents asking American citizens whether they’ve “learned their lesson over the last few days” are deeply troubling. Language like this implies intent and raises serious questions about premeditation and mindset on the scene.

reminder to not be too hard on yourself if you are feeling major anxiety at any of the truly insane headlines you are seeing these days. it’s likely because you haven’t spent 10,000 hours mastering how to be immune to the truly insane headlines you are seeing these days

1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts? Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from. Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!

things were better when the computer lived in its own specific room and you only went in there sometimes

I stand against ICE. I want peace. If resisting fascism isn’t peaceful, it is the fault of the fascists, not those who oppose them.

I wish I could disconnect my hips from my body and give them a good shake

There is nothing more frustrating than admitting to your own exhaustion but unable to fall asleep to make the most of the evening.

A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

Everyone in the past was neurotypical, which is how we got things like this single-author, eight-volume encyclopedia of ferns

5/4 for 504: A Virtual Town Hall 8:30 - 9:30 PM EST We are just two days away! 🤩 Have you registered? If not, here's that link: secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/... Check out our awesome panelists who will be joining us on Sunday! #DisabilityJustice #DISrupt

Join us for 5/4 for 504: A Virtual Town Hall on Sunday, May 4th at 8:30 PM EST as we come together to fight for disability rights and defend Section 504. #DisabilityJustice #Section504

In 5th grade, I gave my first presentation on narcolepsy out of fear and desperation in an attempt to be understood by my current classmates and future teachers. #SleepSky #Narcolepsy #Disability #Advocacy

You are not broken. You are not a burden. You are powerful. #DisabilityJustice #AffirmDisabledLives #RestIsResistance #DISruptWV #DISrupt #SoftAndRadical #DisabilityPride

It is concerning to me, the levels of clarity and uncertainty I feel simultaneously. I am overstimulated by my own ability to see life in fragments of where I draw hope, seek safety, and crumble in despair.

Removing gender dysphoria from Section 504 significantly reduces protections for transgender people who face discrimination in health care, education, and housing. “This opens up those with gender dysphoria to discrimination in [...] pretty much all aspects of life, without legal recourse.”

🆘 Protect #Section504 🆘 Texas v. Becerra is a court case in Texas. A group of 17 states have sued the United States government. The states are asking the court to get rid of Section 504. Section 504 is an important law that protects people with disabilities. #disability #humanrights

If you’ve already started calling it the Gulf of America instead of the Gulf of Mexico, you should have no trouble with someone’s preferred name and pronouns.

If you have a child with a 504 plan or IEP please watch. If you don’t…watch anyway because if you’re reading this, you know someone who does. Please call your representatives and tell them to stop this nonsense! Children need advocates to protect them. Please be one. Part 1

Some context about the 17 states suing in full-throated support of disability discrimination

🚨Critical Thread 🚨 1/2 17 states are suing to eliminate Section 504—a law that protects disabled people from discrimination. Without it, schools, hospitals & public services could deny access & accommodations. This is a direct attack on inclusion & equal rights. Our kids’ futures are at stake. Cont

Probably good to remember that Section 504 was only enforced after disabled individuals took over a federal building for a almost a month.

Kendrick brought America together the way that "Country Roads" ad was supposed to.

All these healthcare commercials. I want analysis of the impact of NIH cuts on each brand.

this is a weird year for business and communication majors to have analyzing super bowl commercials for homework

Get a library card. Go to the library. Take out books. Read the books. Download the Libby app, borrow ebooks and audiobooks. Lots of them. Put them on hold. Click the “notify me” tag for books not in inventory so the library knows you want them. And when the shit goes down, we meet at the library!

My university’s DEI department has an event tonight on stalking awareness. Given the histories of the men in charge of our country, their motives continue to speak for themselves.

Pay attention to their language—erasing our histories, cultures, and identities as 'radical' and 'wasteful' shows they don’t care about us. This isn’t about fairness; it’s about control. They divide us because united, we’re unstoppable. Speak out, organize, and protect our shared humanity.

I don’t think we have paid enough attention to statements made by congress in defending some of these nominations. Example:

➡️ January 20: FAA director fired ➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen ➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded ➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees ➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years Making America Great Again!

Anybody who actually knows gender nonconforming kids could tell you that they are some of the most courageous people in the world. Let’s hope the rest of us can rise to their standard.

Watching with my own eyes, reading, engaging… nothing will ever help me grasp how we got here.

I have so many fears.

I know you all already know this, but this is going to get really bad.

Employees in any (US federal) Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility offices will be placed on paid administrative leave 'effective immediately.'" Notice ACCESSIBILITY is in there too. I feel sick. www.cnn.com/2025/01/21/p...

Interesting, given Trump is not yet president and the ban doesn't go into effect until midnight tonight. But okay.

Banned: TikTok & reproductive rights Not banned: assault weapons

I'm really exhausted with the state of everything

The Archivist is just tasked w sending out a birth announcement when an amendment is born 👶🏻 Just because the announcement hasn’t gone out yet, doesn’t mean the kid doesn’t exist. In this case—the kid’s already 5 years old 👧🏻 & POTUS sent it out for her. Better late than never!

Hi, ASL interpreter of 30 yrs & a person w/ Deaf family here. In response to the anti-ASL horseshit going around: ASL and English are not the same language. ASL has no written form. Reading English subs is not = to seeing ASL & many Deaf ppl need sign to fully understand info.

1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts? Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from. Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!

Hot tip for the next two years: a Republican bill does the opposite of what it’s called. A GOP bill defunding schools that mandate vaccines would be called the “Protect our Schools Act.” A GOP bill raising the retirement age for social security would be called the “Retire With Dignity Act.”

@remrunner.bsky.social is #nchat up and running here on Bluesky? I’ve been looking at old articles on Project Sleep and was reminded of big it used to be on X.

everything is pretty bad and it's going to get worse and I think we need to remember to give ourselves license to post about silly things too losing our minds to despair isn't going to do any of us any good

I limit myself to the amount of news I consume, as it literally eats me alive. Nothing could have prepared me to really grasp there are people in #Idaho who feel comfortable enough to display their hatred and challenge #marriageequality.

It’s ok to feel sick over the state of things.

If you work at Meta and support LGBTQ+ people no you don't.

We gotta reject “Well, RFK jr. is right about some things” and accept “if we don’t confront the real problems with our systems, it becomes much easier for con artists like this guy to manipulate people.”