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"What you know you can't explain, but you feel it. You've felt it your entire life, that there's something wrong with the world. You don't know what it is, but it's there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad." - The Matrix
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Great plan: if a weirdo accosts you while you're trying to use a bathroom, just show them your driver's license, so that they'll also have your full legal name & home address

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My husband has taught human reproduction and development to the Cambridge medics for over three decades. When people start banging on about "only two biological sexes" he starts with "which sex: genetic, hormonal, or gonadal"? Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...

Is Kilmar Abrego Garcia alive? Because the amount of resistance to addressing his being trafficked gives the distinct impression that either he is dead or what they have done to him is so unspeakable that they cannot afford for him to be freed, seen, or spoken with.

Looking for civil rights lawyers who can work in Michigan and on a contingency basis.

The state of the union is that the President is spitting in the face of the law. He is letting an unelected billionaire fire cancer researchers and wreck federal agencies like the Social Security Administration at will. I won't be attending tomorrow's Joint Address.

alt text added A can of Xeque Mate. Top section is lablled "this feels great". Middle section "The relationship between queerness and neurodivergency makes sense when gender and sexual identity shaped by cultural norms and perceptions". Bottom is labelled "Who wants to breed me?"

Where are my Deaf lawyers at? Would like to see some thoughts on the latest EO making English the official and only language of the US. What are the ramifications for ASL? Interpreter access? Deaf education?

Republican congressman and gubernatorial candidate John Rose just said the quiet part out loud.

I’m sitting over here in my corner pondering the Democrats’ responses. Except for AOC, Bernie, and a select others, the Dems are WEAK ASF. Were they blackmailed into just rolling over and letting the Republicans destroy democracy as we know it?

If the president defies the courts and Congress does not impeach him for it, the Constitution simply ceases to exist.

If you’re siding with Vladimir Putin, you’re wrong.

CrossFit has banned trans athletes from competing in the Games and is even encouraging snitching. Here's a petition:

Grading my students’ midterms, and it’s been interesting… clearly some have not been paying attention during class. 🤦

Did you know there are over 20 Black deaf scholars with PhDs in the U.S.? Want to know who they are? Check them out at blackdeafphd.com!

Doing my part in resisting the Nazi takeover of our country’s government.

I knew a Holocaust survivor who talked about the importance of notetaking under authoritarianism, to track what normal was and how it shifted. Here's that 🧵 with respect to disability, itself a canary in the fascist coal mine: www.disability-rights-watch.com/2025/02/09/w...

Do this. Say this. 👇🏻

I am definitely not going to be flying anywhere for a long time if I can help it. 😬😬

I went to my first reiki share today and it was fantastic. 😄 I’m looking into setting up my own business doing reiki. If anyone’s interested in receiving reiki, let me know! (Does not need to be in person).

Something else I think people fail to realize is that Texas v. Beccera seeks to declare Section 504 unconstitutional due to spending clause regulations. Spending clause is also the mechanism behind the Civil Rights Act. This would set precedent. www.disability-rights-watch.com/2025/02/12/w...

I think it may be time for me to pull out my tin foil hat and write about the Wedge Document. 🙃

We are getting reports that disabled employees of the federal government who have already established reasonable accommodations on the basis of disability will have to reapply for those accommodations, and that the **agency head** will make the final determination

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While we're all fawning over Matt Maxey's ASL performance (rightfully so!), just gonna leave this here. Visibility is important; invisibility is planned.

@robinxtech.bsky.social @katta.bsky.social @ninakt.bsky.social and I are investigating the experiences of deaf users in Europe interacting with ChatGPT. If you’re deaf, live in Europe, and are using ChatGPT, please fill in our survey, and share! 🙏🏻 tuwien193.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

The 130-years ban on sign language in education setting was lifted 15 years ago. Please don't forget about that when you're speculating why Republicans don't want to see deaf people or sign language interpreters in public life. wfdeaf.org/news/21st-in...

Deafies! Call Senators Collins (202) 224-2523 and Murkowski (202) 224-6665 via text relay (this is the Nagish app) in less than a minute. I wrote my comment ahead of time and just pasted it in. (text of comment in thread below and in Alt txt)

PARTICULARLY important is Linda McMahon's nomination to the Department of Education - if you are a deaf person and have been educated in this country you need to stand up for our rights by asking your reps to block her nomination.

tuberculosis outbreaks in Kansas, North Carolina & Ohio. CDC aren’t permitted to update the public & people are not being advised of the risk or told to mask. There’s evidence that COVID causes immune system damage which could lead TB to reactivate. A respirator prevents both Covid & TB. Mask up!

Hi, I am @motherjones.com' disability reporter. In the following weeks, I am very interested in hearing how tariff nonsense impacts getting your meds and medical equipment. My email to get in touch is [email protected]. Reposts appreciated.

Murphy: "This is a constitutional crisis that we are in today. Let's call it what it is."

Why no one is arresting Elon for raiding our US Treasury’s system? He is a citizen! It does not matter that the US Treasury Secretary allowed him, it is illegal, unlawful, and unconstitutional! Arrest him! #arrestelon #arrestmusk

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Resilience targeting refers to deliberate efforts to weaken individual & community resilience during disasters. This is done through misinformation, confusion, & overwhelming narratives that keep communities vulnerable & prevent recovery. librarianbyday.net/2025/02/03/r... #📚 #skybrarians #medlibs

Phone numbers of the US Senators. www.senate.gov/general/reso...

Is Elon Musk Staging a Coup? Unelected Billionaire Seizes Control at Treasury Dept. & Other Agencies

Let me emphasize: Elon Musk has not been confirmed by Congress. His “department” was never actually enacted. No one other than Trump has given him any authority. Democrats and any Republicans with a spine need to step in and stop this madness. Call your rep now (202) 224-3121