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Disabled & chronically ill writer. Former theatre critic. Clean air is a human right & vulnerable people aren’t expendable. Covid is airborne 😷 https://www.disabledginger.com A redheaded snippet who loves Sondheim. Once fainted into Hugh Jackman.
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When people say they don’t think disabled folks deserve to be supported by tax dollars, I wonder if they agree with tax dollars being spent on war, genocide & enriching billionaires? The last thing we need is more people hoarding wealth & resources. There’s no reason we can’t provide for everyone

1. Florida banned cities from lighting up bridges rainbow colors for Pride. So the people of Jacksonville did it themselves using flashlights and gels. They opened the drawbridge to block them. So they marched to a different bridge. The latest from S. Baum. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Reading this made me feel really icky inside, but it is also such an important story to share. Ableism is inside all of us (even those of us who are disabled) and we all have to make the effort on the daily to recognize how it is affecting our perceptions and actions.

A former “friend” told me he cared for me & wanted me to have everything I needed… but that it was time I realize I’m a net negative in society. He referenced my “free surgeries”, countless ER trips & how the system was artificially extending my life. 🧵

As wildfire smoke blankets Canada & heads towards many parts of the US, I want to remind folks about the importance of clean air If you can, get a HEPA filter or a Corsi rosenthal box. It’ll help protect against viruses & smoke If you notice you’re extra sick, especially after covid, consider MCAS