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dguckenheimer.bsky.social
🥄 Sociologist, writer, feminist, anti-facist, anti-racist, disability justice activist. 🏳️‍🌈 Pronouns: she/they 👩‍🏫 PhD from UC Santa Barbara (@ucsantabarbara.bsky.social) ♿ www.debraguckenheimer.com #livingwithableism #resist
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I never get the question: "Merien, how do I know if I'm at a Nazi rally?". Mainly because people know. People do not find themselves at Nazi rallies by accident. But in case you're wondering, here are some clues.

Our country is now run by this unelected, billionaire playing around with trying to quickly destroy said country and taking the planet with it.

So if you criticize Elon Musk, Trump’s DOJ will send you this letter. Members of Congress must have the right to forcefully oppose the Trump Administration. I will not be silenced.

There's not enough reporting on this effort to take away many women's right to vote.

What the actual fuck?! America, it’s time to rise. When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty!

Our democracy is being dismantled piece by piece. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

Resist. Resist. Resist. apnews.com/article/pres...

🚨 SCOOP 🚨 The acting Social Security commissioner has left the agency after a clash over providing DOGE access to sensitive data It follows our reporting that DOGE is seeking access to personal financial data at the IRS for every taxpayer, business and nonprofit.

Hey @JDVance, and @elonmusk, and @realDonaldTrump it looks like the Auschwitz Memorial wants to educate you. STOP LYING TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

With you in spirit. Home sick with my kids....

Reminder for today: The 50501 Movement has planned protests at all 50 state capitols and the U.S. Capitol on Presidents’ Day at noon. While mainstream media isn’t covering the event, many YouTubers have stepped up to provide coverage.

Chaos is the goal. At all costs. Rachel Maddow reported how earlier actions against the FAA led to plane crashes. How many lives will these reckless actions cost? apnews.com/article/doge...

At what point do we believe Trump when he says he is above the law? How can judges stop him when he believes he is above them? #resist www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Let's use our buying power to support companies that aren't turning back DEI like Costco apnews.com/article/blac...

What will you do to stop this coup? robertreich.substack.com/p/say-what-i...

This morning, President Trump and his crony Elon Musk illegally seized $80M in congressionally-appropriated FEMA funding from NYC bank accounts. Trump and Elon stole tens of millions of dollars straight from our bank accounts--this is highway robbery, and NY cannot take this lying down.

Missouri Independent: 'Trump administration medical research cuts could mean $100 million loss in Missouri' 'Universities and hospitals are among the institutions that would need to cut their budget under proposed changes..' missouriindependent.com/2025/02/11/t...

Who do you think is going to enforce these legal wins? For real.

Science isn't allowed in Trumpville.https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/01/cdc-dei-scientific-data/681531/

I am Jewish and do not support Trump's plan for Gaza. #notinmyname

The goal is not to govern well. The goal is chaos and fear to grab absolute power.

Who needs research when you've got fascism?

I want everyone to understand that rescission of 1965 antidiscrimination orders is literally resegregation and for reporters in the room to press them accordingly also the gall of revoking the *Equal Employment Opportunity* directive. man affirmatively said 'I want unequal employment opportunities'

Not enough people are talking about Trump's comment that Musk helped him steal the 2024 election. www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...

Listen to lgbtq+ kids talk about what the inauguration meant to them.

My kid interviewed Ryan Sorrell from @kcdefender.bsky.social on their podcast on youth activism. Check it out here: creators.spotify.com/pod/show/k4j....

My kid is working to raise money for the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust. If you want to support, buy a shirt from Bonfire, subscribe to their newsletter. Go to kids4justice.org for more information. kidsforjustice.substack.com bonfire.com/indigenous-land-for-indigenous-people-0/

Rfk's nomination is a slap in the face to disabled people incl his spreading ableist lies about autism. www.politico.com/news/2024/11...

Teaching kids to respect each other's pronouns is a "home" issue according to some of the most progressive schools in Kansas City. My kid is regularly misgendered at school, and I can sadly find no one to do anything about it.

My new piece on mothering and ableism is out in this new book. Please consider supporting this small press with your purchase or recommendation to your library. bit.ly/3W0ihjX

Airbnb screwed me, cancelling my reservation twice without getting me a new place. Now at a Hyatt where they are doing construction that only days after I checked in was told that will have to move rooms multiple times and are painting just outside my room with no notice or effort to vent the fumes.

The CDC is going to reduce the isolation time for people with COVID AGAIN despite the huge surge. My kid's school has 3 in person, unmasked, indoor performances where people are encouraged to come sick, with COVID even. #LivingWithAbleism #Makeitmakesense

I'm officially on Medicare in a few hours and have no idea if I have to change pharmacies, can find a therapist who will take this insurance, will have to stop getting infusions. #LivingWithAbleism #HappyNewYear

I'm quiet because I'm getting divorced and aware of how my disabilities could be used in custody decisions by my judge. #LivingWithAbleism

I don't understand why force is even on the table when providing adequate resources hasn't been tried. apnews.com/article/cali...

Did you see that Sex Education on Netflix has a disability justice episode with actually disabled actors?

I am largely housebound and need to be laying flat in a dark, quiet space. To get vaxxed, I have to come in-person & wait in a loud, bright space with unmasked people while there is just 1 person working so the wait is very long. It's clear my life doesn't matter. #LivingWithAbleism

I'm in a training today and through the month to become a chronic pain advocate. Excited to get more skills to be a change maker for people with disabilities.