*nodding solemnly with full comprehension* yes, I see. there’s a special kind of kid who can’t play sports or go to the bathroom

additionally, if there is ANY possible non racist motive for an explicitly racist action, Alito says you must accept it as the actual motivation. meanwhile, ANY use of race consciousness to prevent or alleviate discrimination is unconstitutional under “equal protection”

Eviction Defense Network has avoided layoffs! Thanks to everyone who helped boost awareness and raise funds:

Stephen Miller was reportedly the driving force behind the DOJ's recent memo authorizing states to institutionalize people with disabilities rather than fund community-based care

the strong implication here is Trump, right?

“ I watched my baby take his first breath, and I watched my baby take his last breath,” Vellesiya Wiley said, eight days after a police officer shot and killed her 1-year-old son in her arms in Senatobia. The family is seeking an independent autopsy and demanding the release of video footage.

I'm not saying anything shocking here but Mother Tongue by @novicsara.bsky.social is just astoundingly good

I need to become a lawyer yesterday www.cbsnews.com/news/doj-dis...

"This is a direct challenge to a bedrock principle, protected by the ADA, that disabled people have the basic right to live and participate within their communities." www.americanprogress.org/press/statem...

This directly targets the legal foundation of Olmstead and community integration.

a little different from the features I usually edit—and a real fun one! by novelist Krista Diamond slate.com/life/2026/06...

When a new company bought my apartment building, an Eviction Defense Network attorney came out to tell me and my neighbors about our rights. Her efforts stopped many from taking cash-for-keys offers that didn't pencil out. Longtime tenants are still there as a result. Now they're in trouble. 1/2

(chanted like "U-S-A") RULE OF LAW! RULE OF LAW!

Trump administration guidance reignites debate over methadone and buprenorphine www.statnews.com/2026/06/10/m...

DHS just confirmed the plan to roll out a facial recognition app for local cops to scan peoples' faces to verify their immigration status. Agency said this is related to the 287(g) program; more than a thousand local and regional police departments are part of that www.404media.co/ices-plan-to...

Scott Pelley with @lulugn.bsky.social on being told the President had commented on his firing. (I’m not crying, you’re crying etc)

Mamdani is just having a blast and I love that

this is a story about neurodiversity and inclusion: went to a children's museum with my kids and my oldest started playing with a little boy who was bringing stuffed fish from the "ocean" area to the nearby "camping" area, much to the delight of my neurodivergent kiddo: "so many fish!"

"the bill would reduce monthly fruit and vegetable benefits from $52 to $13 for breastfeeding mothers and from $26 to $10 for young children."

Marjane Satrapi 1969-2026

This is excellent from @jamellebouie.net. The Trump administration is not conservative in any meaningful sense of the word. They are revolutionaries undermining the constitutional order. Any competent response from Democrats needs to face this reality squarely.

“If the person is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.” Justice Brett Kavanaugh www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

Wilkins affirms Judge Reyes's finding that the Policy is "soaked in animus," resting on the two Executive Orders, the February 7 memo, and the FAQs, all of which assert that transgender members lack honesty, humility, and integrity.

This thread is horrific. The White House is basically saying don’t be concerned when we carry out ethnic cleansing. They are literally being dehumanizing.

DEEP DIVE: The Trump administration is escalating efforts to unmask anonymous online critics, sending grand jury subpoenas to social media companies for their information. A court fight has been playing out in sealed proceedings in DC. With Jimmy Jenkins: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

I'm not going to link or screenshot the main-character article of the day, but I will say, as exhausting as I find the constant pressure to use generative AI, what I find even more exhausting is the seeming desire of AI promoters to believe everybody already is using it. For the record, I'm not.

Solidarity with E. Jean Carroll and all survivors who face legal retaliation and criminal prosecution for speaking the truth. This is both remarkable and utterly unsurprising. Survivors have been jailed, retraumatized, harassed, and sued into silence for far too long.

E. Jean Carroll is a gem.

State Medicaid names vary in transparency from Alabama Medicaid to stuff like Hoosier Healthwise and STAR+PLUS. I wonder how well folks on Medicaid understand what HR 1 is about to inflict on them. www.medicaidplanningassistance.org/state-medica...

An East Tennessee school district has reversed its ban on “Roots” by Alex Haley, after weeks of community backlash, board member pressure, and statewide criticism

NEW: She Faced a Life-Threatening Miscarriage. Under Arkansas’ Abortion Ban, Even Calls to the Governor’s Office Didn’t Help. Emily Waldorf’s case shows how abortion bans have left hospital lawyers, not doctors, deciding who gets care — and how lawmakers and regulators have failed to change that.

One immigrant told NBC News how a group of assailants kicked down his front door on Inauguration Day. “I raised my hands, and he asked, ‘Where’s the money?’ That’s when I realized it was a robbery. It wasn’t ICE. It wasn’t the police,” the man said. No arrests have yet been made in the case.

if you have a child with a disability/chronic illness, do not put them on social media even if it makes you personally feel better about your worries. There are other ways to connect with people in similar situations, to build community.

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

Why a chemical explosion in Orange County could be so catastrophic

Not Rob Base

Nonspeaking autistic people should be provided with as many effective avenues to communication as possible. And opposing assisted teaching methods because a false accusation could be made is a red herring. New, complex, from Prizant, Jaswal, et al. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... #AAC

Residents evacuated as toxic chemical spews from tank at Garden Grove aerospace company

🚨 🚨 🚨 NEW: A shocking @USCIS memo seems to declare that hundreds of thousands of immigrants living in this country and applying for green cards must instead apply for visas abroad; which could MASSIVELY disrupt lives. 🧵 on what we know, and what we don’t.

An extraordinary rebuke of Todd Blanche and his Justice Department. Federal judge dismisses the indictment of Abrego Garcia (an exceedingly rare outcome in a criminal case). Finding of vindictive prosecution and "an abuse of prosecuting power." The opinion name checks Blanche nearly 30 times.

Immigrants launch hunger strike, decry inhumane conditions at SoCal ICE detention facility

thank you to "Despicable Me 4" for introducing my children to Tears for Fears

quite a headline (and it’s right)

This is shameful. The US government disrupted public health through its reckless withdrawal of funding, including cancelling disease detection and fighting efforts in DRC, then tries to blame WHO? This was predictable and sits at the feet of the US administration…

Ms. Rachel 2028

If you're reading this, my cat and I have boarded a one-way flight out of the United States. The Trump administration wrongfully denied my work permit renewal; after months of demanding that they follow the law, we have run out of legal recourse, and I have no choice but to leave the country. (🧵)

Tiny Footprints, a Blue Blanket: What I Can’t Forget About the Babies Who Died of Vitamin K Deficiency By @propublica.org's @deldeib.bsky.social "...their autopsy reports painted the clearest picture of the tragedy of their short lives." 💔💔💔 www.propublica.org/article/vita...