Join us on Wednesday, June 11 for a YDA National Candidate Forum, hosted by @ydalgbtq.bsky.social & YDA's Black Caucus! Candidates and attendees, RSVP at the link in our bio!

The power of clemency is life-changing. And this data affirms that commutations for people serving unfair & outdated sentences is a critical step toward justice & healing. I applaud President Biden for using clemency to bring thousands of individuals home & reunite families.

"Make America Healthy Again" is a wild slogan for an administration trying to cut funding to things like food stamps/free lunch/Medicaid, attacking vaccines, defunding major health research, stigmatizing medications, and attacking disabled people. #Disability #CripTheVote #DisabilityJustice

Republicans really don't care about the everyday American because they will cut vital resources just to make billionaires, who have more money than they will ever need, richer by giving them tax cuts

Congressional Republican plans to slash Medicaid funding and let the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits expire will increase insurance costs for millions of Americans. The latest from Natasha Murphy and Andrea Ducas:

There's nothing like your health being really bad and watching your government debate whether they should let people like me keep our desperately needed healthcare OR cut it and make their billionaire friends richer

I feel so old because Bluesky confuses me and idk how to like make my feed more disability justice related and I feel like I'm not seeing any of my fav accounts

Substance use disorder is a disability so people should be ENRAGED by Trump's attacks on narcan access. All rescue meds, like epipens or naloxone, should be READILY available. This is a disability justice issue!

The Trump administration’s actions to exempt polluters from compliance with air pollution standards show their willingness to feed corporate greed at the expense of American families’ health. More from CAP's Leo Banks and @lucerowx.bsky.social: www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

I am so frustrated. So angry. So heartbroken. Why is the government allowed to use my tax dollars to do illegal shit.

🚨UPDATE: Rümeysa Öztürk has now suffered three separate asthma attacks while in DHS custody. She has not received her required asthma medications—a violation of her fundamental right to medical care. This is cruelty, it is neglect, and it is a damning moral and legal failure.

If they take away my Medicaid while I'm trying to navigate this new wave of health issues, I'm scared I'm going to die. I am 28, I don't want to die. Keep your hands off my healthcare please.

It sucks being sick, the idea they would make that worse by attacking Medicaid is so insidious

My health is getting so much worse and it just frustrates me. I hate being 28 and watching other 28 year olds think about marriage and kids and my biggest concerns are will I be able to access healthcare and coverage & if not, what will I do if I have a medical crisis.

I have never felt uneasy about immigrants being in my neighborhood, but I feel incredibly uneasy about the government kidnapping my neighbors for their immigration status. I feel sick to my stomach.

Follow the amazing @davidsonjess.bsky.social immediately, thanks 💕

There are many great parts of this report from @cendemtech.bsky.social and @aapd-disability.bsky.social on building a disability inclusive AI ecosystem, but I want to highlight this part of how remote monitoring software can be discriminatory. Full report here: cdt.org/wp-content/u...

"The world is falling to fascism, I have a hernia, and I'm stressed the fuck out but I'm doing great, hbu?"

If you say the r word or voted for someone who is attempting to take away my rights as a disabled person, I don't want to hear a PEEP out of you about Jasmine Crockett's "hot wheels" comment

Yeah I rolled my eyes at the "hot wheels" comment but some of y'all attacking her are the same people casually dropping the r word on the reg or voted for people who are trying to dismantle disabled peoples healthcare... so like... shut up 🤍

RFK Jr's "Wellness Farms" idea sounds wayyyyy too similar to Hitler's T4 experiment, where they took disabled people from their families to "help them" and then would kill them.

For a @motherjones.com story, I am looking to speak to a veteran whose healthcare was interrupted as a result of VA firings/people being put on administrative leave. My email is [email protected] and my signal is juliametraux.49. Reposts appreciated.

As a Medicaid recipient, having a medical emergency right now, I am so scared that I will lose my healthcare in the future that will create barriers to the care I need

Great, the hospital dismissed my symptoms 3 days ago and now I'm having a medical emergency... FUCK MEDICAL SEXISM. I'm not even nervous I'm just angry, this was so preventable.

I don't think people understand what 2020 did to my anxiety levels lol

Trump is literally trying to purge the word "disability" and "disabilities" from the federal government. Telling agencies to eliminate/avoid from using them.

Assistive mobility devices are badass, watching Al Green point his cane at Trump and be walked out was awesome 👏🏻 As a disabled person fighting for her rights, I truly believe this is the kind of Democratic Party we need right now @algreen.house.gov

Some of you media outlets need to stop giving so much credibility to fascist talking points. Your efforts aren't making you less bias, it making you tilt the scale to the far right and will only put our democracy at more risk. Stop.

Apparently because I "don't look disabled" I can't be actually disabled! Why didn't I think of that??? /s

Donald trump, if you're gonna fake tan, make sure your hands match your face AT LEAST

Protect democracy and tell Congress to protect your rights by voting no on the SAVE Act. buff.ly/42XmAAx

Also if you feel strongly about Eric Adams, you should call your city councilmember to express that and ask for their position. You’d be surprised. Hochul’s stance is highly disappointing but it doesn’t come from nowhere. Press all your electeds. City elections are in 5 months. Ask candidates too.

About to join @ariberman.bsky.social with @jenpsaki.msnbc.com guest-hosting on @allinwithchris.bsky.social on @msnbc.com to talk about Elon Musk trying to buy WI's Supreme Court for Brad Schimel—and how to fight back www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

🧵 Elon Musk is shredding the United States government. But that’s not enough for him. Now, he wants to buy Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court as well. Help stop him: secure.actblue.com/donate/wisde...

Trying to explain to my European friends the amount of pain I feel watching my country descend into fascism is so hard

I will personally ruin the reputations of any disabled organizer/activist/etc who decides in this crucial moment when our rights are on the line that its okay to throw trans people under the bus. It wont save us, it can only hurt us. They are coming for all of us & it's time to unite together now.

Five major airlines are suing to overturn a rule from then-Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg that actually holds airlines accountable for damaging disabled people's wheelchairs. New from me at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Trump’s attacks on DEI are anti-Blackness on steroids. But we're not backing down in our pursuit of racial justice. Proud to re-introduce #HR40, historic legislation to confront our country’s history of systemic racism and make the case for #reparations. www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...

I have been shouting from the rooftops about this 504 case sine October 2024. I am steadfast in support of the Trans community and believe that there is legal precedent for the HHS rule change.

Trump's newest executive order forcing trans women back into male is violence. Disabling violence. Transphobia is disabling, like every form of oppression. Fight together to defeat fascism, or we die together.

I'm in meetings for the first part of the afternoon getting actionable intel. After which, I'll pivot to putting together Medicaid and SNAP advocacy materials.

Disability Justice cannot exist without trans, non-binary, or queer people 👏🏻