ICE is detaining a 5 year old boy. If you get off on this, you’re a monster and don’t you dare pretend to worship God.

disability identity has always been political.

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The US refuses to condemn Russia while Ukrainians freeze without water and electricity. Putin is bombing civilians to break them, and Washington stays silent. Cowards!

While a “ceasefire” is ostensibly in place, Israel has continued its assault on Gaza without interruption.

Wanna emphasize this for disabled writers too – a lot of medical conditions can flare up w/ weather changes & changes in barometric pressure (and stress too) This OP is right, you are not alone. Be kind to yourself and let yourself rest if you need to. Your writing isn’t going anywhere!

I'm struggling today, with my mental health - and although I do get that people often say 'stay clear of the news for your own mental health' - I can't. We can't. We cannot look away to make ourselves feel better.

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We have to talk about the trauma that ICE is inflicting upon minors by kidnapping their parents in front of them.

People want to have their basic needs met. They want to be paid a living wage. They want to stop being nickle and dimed by powerful corporations who control so much of our lives. They do not want Venezuela. They do not want Greenland. They do not want masked thugs terrorizing our communities.

I truly don’t understand what, if anything, it is going to take for Congress to take action to remove RFK Jr. Are we not adequately conveying the obvious danger that the health of Americans is in? Do they not understand what is going to happen when herd immunity collapses, or do they not care?

RFK Jr. appointee Kirk Milhoan has just clearly stated, out loud, that he wants to experiment on the people of the United States by seeing what happens as vaccination coverage plummets and infectious diseases spread.

Disabled person: “I can’t do that” Ableds: “You can, don’t be so negative” Disabled person tries & can’t. “You’re not trying hard enough” Disabled person comes to harm “Stop putting it on!” Disabled person coms to serious harm Ableds: “Why didn’t you say something sooner?”

Everyone should follow Yaroslava, or support her Patreon if you have the means She does very important personal journalism/historian type work and is fighting fascism and propaganda by educating people about Ukrainian society. She’s a great primary source and deserves the support!

Greetings from Kyiv I begin with gratitude. After I wrote that some cancelled support during the night attack, people from different countries joined or upgraded. Thank you! Some told me to get a job or go to hell. But my job is to tell the truth and educate about Ukraine. I often do it from hell

As long as I can breathe, I’ll keep educating you about Ukraine Today, 117 years since the birth of Maria Prymachenko (1909–1997), a renowned 🇺🇦 folk artist. Few know her son and grandson were artists too: the first two works – by Maria, the third – by her son Fedir, the last – by her grandson Ivan

For a bit of context… the “choice” to stop working will have cost me over £1 million by retirement age. And that’s before factoring in the loss of Workplace Pension which would have been hundreds of thousands more. There was no “choice”, it was stop work or stop life.

wheelchairs should be free.

Obviously it’s been well-established that Senate Bill 10 in Texas is a serious problem for foundational reasons, but at least we know if the Ten Commandments are posted in classrooms, it’s not like Christians or anyone else is reading them anyway lol

I worked in churches for 7 years in leadership type positions (never going back), but I never interpreted the Third Commandment as condemning saying “oh my god” – taking God’s name in vain is more about harming people in the name of God and Christianity.

Only 1 in 3 Americans believe that RFK Jr. is a source of trustworthy information about vaccines. 59% disapprove of his job performance. The only way to begin to reduce distrust in public health is to get rid of the people who caused it: RFK Jr. and his flying monkeys.

Clemson’s got measles. They require MMR vaccination for all students, unless they have a religious or medical exemption. Students with these exemptions may be required to “leave campus for up to two weeks after the last case is confirmed”, according to their vaccine exemption form.

I love my child so much and I don't want him to die and leave me alone. My heart aches when I see him suffering and I can't save his life. I wish I had the money to save him. I beg you, save my child's life. Donation link🙏🏻👇🏻 www.muslimgiving.org/mohmed0 🙏🏻🙏🏻

Kyiv is under attack. First, the power went out. Now, the heating too. -12 °C outside. I want the world to know what russia does.

Greetings from Kyiv. I’ve been quiet here. Monday didn’t start well. But enough complaining (and pretending to be a hero). I’m just human. Life isn’t easy now for anyone in Ukraine, and I believe for many around the world too. What should we do? Perhaps just stick together.

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🧵 A story of Autistic medical trauma: Many studies talk about how Autistic people can have a hypo & hyper sensitivity to pain. This results in professionals blowing us off as either dramatic or "not in enough pain". Many of us want to stop seeking medical attention after a while because of it.

We are not radical for demanding our politicians do more.

Autistic Burnout isn’t just exhaustion. It’s grief. It’s shame. It’s the nervous system collapsing under years of contradictory demands. Be authentic - but not like that. Have needs - but don’t ask. Be yourself - but make it palatable. No bodymind survives that without consequence.

Large protests broke out in Denmark and Greenland under the slogan “Hands off Greenland.” Crowds gathered in front of Copenhagen’s City Hall before marching to the U.S. Embassy, demanding respect for Greenlanders’ right to self-determination and opposing reported U.S. plans concerning the island.

Trump saw Israel trying to annex Gaza and the West Bank and Russia trying to annex Ukraine, and thought, "I want in on annexation too."

Protesters in Denmark demonstrate against US plans on Greenland. Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock

🇩🇰🇬🇱 Protests in Denmark and Greenland against US plans.

Denmark brought flags, cowbells, and a very clear no. 🇩🇰🔔 Hands off Greenland. 🇬🇱

there is so much emotionality to being disabled that just gets overlooked. disabled people have so many feelings about the experience that rarely get expressed, and I wish we had more avenues to talk about that.

Someone who lives with chronic and debilitating pain doesn’t need a referral for CBT. They need effective methods of pain relief, and prompt investigations to see if the cause(s) of their pain can be better managed or treated.

Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.

Another person with a disability grabbed by ICE… this time while headed to pick up seizure and anxiety medication. She’s being detained and her family have no way to know whether she’s getting her medication. Suddenly stopping many of these meds can be deadly. www.twincities.com/2026/01/16/f...

THERE ARE 291 DAYS UNTIL THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS.

If we survive this, I'll be changed by the fact that I can no longer not know that at any given time, ⅓ of the people are gleeful at the prospect of those they despise getting hurt or killed, and ⅓ of the people are apathetic as long as they personally aren't inconvenienced by the hurting, and your

It will become increasingly important for people to take video and protect and save that video so that when there is finally an accounting for what’s happening, there will be evidence.

Pretty much every development on the ground in Gaza I've heard first from Palestinians on here trying to raise funds for food, shelter, and medicine. Sometimes I don't see it reported in the news for days if not weeks. It's not just preventing fundraising, it's intentionally silencing the victims.

I’ve got a very rare Charizard Pokemon card if anyone wants to trade for a Nobel Peace Prize.

I think it’s basically time to retire the peace prize because it really is meaningless at this point. Another 100+ year-old tradition cheapened, wrecked, and discredited by the gauche garish gangster.

Autistic regulation isn’t about being calm. It’s about being safe. A quiet autistic person can be deeply dysregulated. A loud autistic person can be self-regulating. If you only value regulation when it looks polite, you don’t understand autistic nervous systems at all.

ICE escalated the protest in North Minneapolis last night. After their messy traffic stop came to its conclusion, they could have left the scene. They have no authority or mandate to respond to street protests. The only reason there was a protest was bc ICE was there and we're sick of their shit.

She is pleading with them: “I’m disabled! I have a brain injury! Put me down!” She was on her way to a traumatic brain injury Center when they grabbed her and threw her in detention. She requested a doctor, was denied and lost consciousness. Utterly inhumane.

disabled people are not allowed to be "messy". disabled people are asked to hold the line when the ship is fucking sinking, and do it with a smile on our faces; lest we be seen as inconvenient.