MUST WATCH: Oceanside CA: Militarized DHS (HSI) smashed windows, assault rifles drawn, tossed flashbangs and sent drones into the apartment which had 2 kids inside. They then told neighbors they were going to use tear gas, and they’d probably be exposed. Please share widely. WTF

Harriet Tubman #quilt by my Mom, Vera P. Hall, who makes quilts celebrating Black people who fought for their own freedom. This seems to be the crowd favorite of the “We Didn’t Wait for Freedom” series. Happy #Juneteenth #quilting

Following on from the success of their 2024 event at Manchester Deaf Centre, UKDHHH are hosting a virtual event for organisations and individuals working with, or interested in, the histories of Disabled, Neurodivergent, and/or Deaf people! Weds 25 June 10:00-16:00 (BST) #Online #skystorians

Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife. While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE. This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.

ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds. He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings. He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights. This is political intimidation.

I lost my heart the moment you looked away. It slipped from my chest without warning or sound. Now I carry this hollow where warmth used to live. The self I knew dissolves in your absence. Your name is stitched into everything I feel. And I am no longer mine. #vss365 #poetry #self

“If ICE is going to wear a mask in their uniform, then I can.” In August, Nassau County lawmakers passed a bill banning the public from wearing masks. Protesters showed up today masked anyway. We asked them why.

i think about this a lot goodnight

The Nazis targeted disabled people first & pioneered the term “useless eater” They convinced the masses that we were less than”. People taking up resources & not contributing in any way. When Dr Oz says we must “prove our worth” to get Medicaid, he’s just resurrecting the concept. Don’t let him

The Ugly Laws are coming back.

"How does it feel to get arrested at 87 years old? He said "I'm just beginning!"

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apparently embraces the outdated "miasma theory" of disease instead of the widely accept "germ theory" of disease, which may help explain some of the actions he's been taking.

Guess who has ME/CFS. It’s me 🎉 I already knew it, but now a doctor said it so that makes it is real. I’m joking, but it can feel overwhelming always advocating for your health while trying to maintain it. #disability #chronicillness

i wrote this in late february. now the wave is really crashing. and it still feels like far too many people are pretending it’s not.

Best image of the day:

Uh, whose fault is this?

Your reminder that #MEAction has a ✨protest guide✨ for people with energy-limiting illnesses like #MECFS: #DisabilitySky #NEISvoid www.meactions.org/_files/ugd/b...

time for my new favorite tumblr post

Take a listen and seriously consider it. While this is not an uncommon practice, I am glad people are beginning to speak up about it.

A De-Arrest Primer by Haters Cafe We keep us safe. Regular PDF: haters.noblogs.org/files/2024/0... Imposed for print: haters.noblogs.org/files/2024/0...

I know there's a lot going on right now and one thing that's going on is the Trump admin is trying to roll back rules for making new buildings accessible. There are six days left to make comments about it.

this is not intended as a substitute for trained medical professionals but if you also saw some of the footage going around and thought 'wtf do i even do if i or somewhere near me gets hurt at a protest' here is a guide specifically for first aid at protests activisthandbook.org/wellbeing/ri...

Cops on horses hitting dudes in plaid shirts with sticks because the dudes are not walking quite fast enough? Anyway totally insurrectiony, very invasion.

Add onto that the most affordable method of travel would be trains or buses. Places in which people are not required to make accessible by masking. What am I supposed to do? Walk to Canada or Mexico? No. They expect us to let society ease its way closer back to ugly laws and eugenics.

This is not a good time to be immunocompromised.

A little more on RFK's new vaccine committee: Malone - claimed vaccines cause AIDS Kulldorff - promoted mass COVID infection Meissner - opposed vaccines and masks for kids Pebsworth - worked at antivax nonprofit Levi - FL Surgeon General cited his paper when recommending not to get COVID vax

BREAKING: A few minutes ago, a vehicle of three people was rammed by a truck belonging to federal immigration authorities in Boyle Heights, CA. According to security footage shown to me, they deployed chemical munitions & detained the driver at gunpoint. All are US citizens according to the wife.

If you haven’t heard of Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove… you have now. When she stepped out from the back without missing a beat, I knew it was on🔥 @kamlager-dove.house.gov

leftists: that thing you teach us in school to be terrified of is happening historians: that thing is definitely happening star wars: here is a beat-for-beat breakdown of how the thing happens, but with pew pew lasers. we know you watched it news outlets: these protesters are out of control

For anyone who hasn’t seen the video, I will link it below. Content warning for graphic violence and abusive language. bsky.app/profile/iwil...

Los Angeles, CA - You heard it here first folks. Protesters ran into an apartment building were initially detained, but were let in by residents of the apartment building and then were sheltered by residents in the building. LAPD has given up on the detainments and are gone now.

So it begins. Discussions are underway within the administration, and Pentagon, about deploying National Guard or active-duty troops to cities beyond Los Angeles. We’ll be sending updated guidance to all coalition members. Please follow every step, even if some sections seem irrelevant right now.

We feed you. They hunt us.

This happened live on the show today. Independent journalist Jorge Ramos caught up with a pregnant U.S. citizen who told us she was roughed up and arrested by federal agents during a detainment near Los Angeles. Watch!

CNN’s Jason Carroll was zip-tied and escorted away—for reporting the news. But they claimed he wasn’t under arrest? Why are they shooting rubber bullets at and silencing journalists? We still have a First Amendment.

NEW: Hegseth is deploying Marines against U.S. citizens. Mayor Bass says to know your rights :

More of this, please. Glendale, CA just canceled its agreement with ICE to house undocumented immigrants taken into custody after pressure from activists who said it violated sanctuary laws.

The random people at the spontaneous protest that popped off because they saw the busboy at their neighborhood restaurant being kidnapped by ICE should have planned the optics better

He’s disappearing innocent people off of our streets and ordering the military onto our streets. He does not give a damn about the rule of law. He is the very tyrant our founding generation rose up against 249 yrs ago. It’s time for the American people to rise up again.

I have a couple of chronic conditions and so every 6 months I get a call from a nurse at my health insurance company offering “support and education”. I treat these calls like I would treat an encounter with the police: I don’t talk to them. Am I missing out by not taking these calls?

I know everyone's been breathlessly waiting for what I was going to write about LA. here you go - gifted www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Hello. I live in Los Angeles. The president is lying.

I’m grateful to every person out protesting in LA for showing the world how dangerous the ICE Gestapo has become. They’re kidnapping and disappearing people who are doing nothing wrong. They’re terrorizing communities. They’re withholding medical care from disabled people The world is watching

Four LAPD officers on horseback surround a man laying on the ground, trample him, and beat him with their polycarbonate "saber" batons.

Again, this isn't Los Angeles. This is happening right now outside an ICE building in SF:

LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social

After watching the first ever Paralympics opening ceremonies, I felt so seen & moved & knew that I wanted to see it in person next time. When January 29 plane crash was blamed on disabled being DEI hires, I’ve been scared to go out under normal conditions. I don’t know about going to LA now.

During the George Floyd mostly peaceful protests, a masked man known as “umbrella man”, turned out to be a white supremacist agitator was there to inflame racial tensions: violence and riots Feels like ICE / Trump is waiting for this and to once again blame Dems. This time declaring martial law.

I thought I would be safe if I positioned myself with all the cable news crews off to the side away from all of the protesters. But nope. I was wrong. The feds shot pepper balls at us, forcing us down Alameda Street with everyone else. @lataco.bsky.social