bringing this statement over from Alice’s Twitter. it appears the below was Alice’s last post before passing. I am heartbroken

I’m heartbroken to hear of the death of Alice Wong. She was a powerhouse of the disability rights movement in the US and on a personal level, generously gave her time to me over the years. I know she will be missed immensely by those who knew her and those who felt her presence online.

Some news: tomorrow at 9am, Ted Koppel + CBS Sunday Morning will air a two-part story on the devastating surge of full-time workers being pushed into homelessness. I'll be interviewed along with two families from There Is No Place for Us. It would mean a lot if you'd watch and help spread the word.

JD Vance owns a company that buys American real estate and sells it to foreign investors. They specifically target Americans in crisis to buy their property for less than it is worth.

Friends! With 2 weeks till 🇺🇸 Thanksgiving, I'm asking for your help to get my FREE cookbook #AfterTheFeast to as many people as possible. Please share here and elsewhere, and let your local food pantries know about it so they can give out the URL during turkey drives! ivacheung.com/2025/09/afte...

For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files: splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app

Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far. So much work remains to be done.

Very proud of my senator, who I wish were leader of this party.

schumer: don't worry, I've got us right where they want us

My theory about Joyce Carol Oates is that all her bad posts are her charging up like Godzilla's spines until she lets loose with a radioactive blast that leaves the world's richest Nazi a pile of ash

I’ve come to believe that we need to gather considerable forces and a campaign to demand the removal of face masks by ICE, Border Patrol, FBI and police. It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.

From my son (who also has non-speaking autism): "This poor man is terrified. He does not deserve such brutal treatment. I am disgusted at the depravity of the ICE agents. A sad commentary on how we non-speaking autistics are treated. Shame, shame, shame."

"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”

HE'S APPEALING TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO STARVE AMERICANS

The man who ended USAID is the world's first trillionaire

Maths... If you make $100,000 a year (not bad), it will take you 10 MILLION years to earn a trillion dollars. If you make a million dollars a year (wow!), it'll still take you a million years to earn a trillion dollars. Tax the rich.

It’s been a pleasure working with Lex and everyone in the politics vertical at Teen Vogue. I’m heartbroken that my column, Disability Visibility, is gone. Teen Vogue was one of the few places that published disabled journalists regularly. I just spent the last 2 months working on my next column

I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video. I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children. But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.

[Exit Clown.]

I’m just a small-town political scientist, & it’s still relatively early, but it appears that The Actual Democrats did not Need To Do any of the Things or Learn any of the Obvious Lessons that Ezra Douthglesias said they Must Do & Learn.

I just got back from a walk. While I was walking through the park, a little white boy and his father flagged me down from the very other end of the park. Now to be fair, I have on my hat on, so I’m easy to spot lol. The little boy drew me this. A month ago. He has been waiting to see me again.

SNAP *is* the safety net. it’s not just another benefit or program, as some wonks have framed it. if republicans don’t follow the law, this will — not could, will — turn into a humanitarian disaster like nothing we’ve seen in my lifetime. this can get lost in the policyspeak.

#poetry #revolutionaryroad

Here in Atlanta yesterday, more than 2,000 people waited in their cars—one woman for 14 hours—for a box of food. The giveaway ended early; there wasn't enough to go around. Multiply this scene by countless others across the country, and you get a sense of how crushing the desperation is right now.

Food insecurity is a self-inflicted, manufactured problem in the richest nation in the world

Under Trump, the draconian future of homelessness policy is coming into focus: mass internment. Utah is building a 16-acre site to detain up to 1,300 homeless people inside locked "accountability centers." This is profoundly alarming. Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:

Every mention of SNAP being frozen should include this simple fact: TRUMP is CHOOSING TO CANCEL FOOD ASSISTANCE. There are literally emergency dollars available to keep SNAP funded.

“Midnight Train to Georgia” hits #1 today in 1973 — a song Jim Weatherly wrote after chatting w/ his friend, Farrah Fawcett. “She was gonna take the midnight plane to Houston to visit her folks. So, it just stayed with me. After I got off the phone, I wrote the song probably in about 30 to 45 mins”

SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live. Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps: * Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled * Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages

The seeds are being planted to rig the midterms. It’s becoming more explicit. (Also note the gratuitous shot at the NBA, aka Black athletes who oppose him)

Probably not a good thing when the revelation of the oligarch who sent $130m to pay troops identity is revealed and the photo used is 44 years old and the headline includes "reclusive." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...

If you can, please support a local food bank today. The need is urgent. Find one near you here: www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...

With millions at risk of losing SNAP in the coming days, a reminder: hunger doesn't happen in isolation. When food assistance disappears, families use rent money to eat. Then come evictions and homelessness. Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.

If the shutdown continues, SNAP benefits are about to stop and now @npr.org has reported that Head Start childcare facilities will close without federal funding. Lord have mercy. www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n...

🏥 NEW: If the Trump-GOP budget's increased spending on military and mass deportation in FY 2026 was instead used for Medicaid, here's how many more people could be insured per state: Kansas: 197,181 Maryland: 583,621 Illinois: 1,926,392 Florida: 3,559,007 Fund health care. Not militarism.

Y’all the East Wing of the White House is gone. It’s just… gone. I wasn’t prepared for how awful it would be to see it

Inside the Hermitage, the winter palace where Tsar Nicholas II and his family lived before they were executed—in a country where Russians were starving.

I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.

Incredible what a great Rorschach test the Platner tattoo is. Almost no one I have respect for is defending it and almost everyone I think is a dishonest hack is coming up with excuses. Like, cutting across ideology even!

This is what happens when governments attack science and academia... we lose the next generation of scholars www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

The so-called #FixOurForestsAct would lead to more calamitous clearcuts, more habitat-fragmenting roads, and worse water quality. The bill has already passed in the House and has just received a Senate committee vote. Urge your senators to protect our nation's forests ➡️ bit.ly/49bOknU

and i try oh my god, do i try i try all the time in this institution

Nearly 1 in 7 students in NYC experienced homelessness last school year. In some neighborhoods, more than 1 in 5 school children were homeless. This is an emergency. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/n...

#CancelSpotify They are running ICE ads. They aren't the only company, but I think we should make an example out of Spotify and do an economic boycott against companies supporting masked, armed agents terrorizing innocent Americans with impunity. Spread the word. www.snopes.com/fact-check/s...

when i say that i yelped in shock at this kid’s sign

As a historian, I can certify that we are in the bad times. But bad times eventually end. In the meantime: • Figure out a small way to help someone • Figure out a small way to fight back • Figure out a small place to find joy • Figure out a small way to grow and thrive And do it often.

A foundational truth of this republic is it has no king.