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#DeafEd Professor. CSUN. Trained whale watcher. Cats. Dogs. Nature. Advocacy and human rights.
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It’s been a good day. No socks have been lost in the laundry.

Knock knock your voice mailbox is full @schiff.senate.gov Left message for @alexpadilla4ca.bsky.social and actually talked to someone with @reptedlieu.bsky.social Call your reps today @5calls.org ENCOURAGE ACTION. RESIST and OPPOSE.

Just a gentle reminder that you can call any Senator you want by dialing the Capitol switchboard right here: (202) 224-3121 ☎️ (I just left messages for five of them in under ten minutes.)

Hey, here’s some of what @thedemocraticparty.bsky.social did today 👋🏽

Good morning. @5calls.org and coffee. Called @reptedlieu.bsky.social : spoke to someone. 👏🏼 @alexpadilla4ca.bsky.social : mailbox full 😣 (but that’s good) @adamschiff.com : mailbox full. Message?? Subpoena M^sk and don’t let DOGE run our govt.

Congressional delegation outside USAID now: “We are here to shed a light on a crime unfolding before our eyes.”

Los Angeles sunsets Jan. 8-11. The smoke is thick. The skies are dark. The mood is somber.

Accurate 👇🏼

Democrats need to get over themselves and STFU. This is real life. Principle is meaningless now.

Same. 👇🏼

I’m going to re-read this every time I feel hopeless. Call your member of congress. Insist Congress pushes back.

I feel seen.

Hillary beat Trump by a bigger margin than Trump beat Harris. Why isn’t the corporate media hammering on this point all day every day?

What a chart. #mandate

Tenure Track position available. Assistant Professor Mild Moderate Special Education/Educ Therapy. Calif State Univ Northridge. Collaborative, innovative, energetic department.

More news of the cochlear implant bungle in South Australia. I've not seen any information about whether or not any of these deaf children had access to Auslan which would have prevented such a negative impact on their language development. Anyone know? www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...

Optimist: the cup is half full Pessimist: the cup is half empty Sign linguist: notes that Auslan, BSL, and ASL all have lexical signs that can tell you if the signer views the cup as half ‘full’ or ‘empty’ but that signers can also use depicting signs to show how much liquid actually is in the cup.

A friend last night made the (probably obvious) comment that people of DC don’t deserve to be boycotted…and that has made me think I probably will go…it’s not a govt conference.

Hello! I have curated a starter pack of Deaf Artists based on what I have found so far. Please share and support them + their art, especially if they have businesses. This platform is still growing, so the list will expand as more Deaf artists join. #DeafArtist

Leak the document. That is all.

I’m in awe with how 24 lbs of cat can push me off a bed.

Republican: I won’t support Trump. I’ll stand up for what’s right. Everyone: 😳 Me: I’ll believe it when I see it.

OmG. This made me bust up. People are clever! 😂

Trump's nominee for Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and WWE accused of ignoring rampant sexual abuse of boys as young as 12. This is a pattern. Only sexual abusers qualify for Trump cabinet!

It took me until my 40s to understand this. Was a very liberating moment.

@reptedlieu.bsky.social 👋🏼 constituent here. VOTE NO on HR 9495! Don’t stifle dissent and free speech! These are (still) key tenants of democracy. (Call your representatives now! Urge them to vote no)

Seems like it’s time to (re) engage with 5 Calls. The app curates topics important to you and then sends you right to Congress via phone. I do it while I’m driving. Adapt sometimes with postcards to congress people or email.

I began a starter pack for those of us in #DeafEd to stay connected now that we are here. If you want to be added, let me know! go.bsky.app/R8D27oT

I have created this with a few of us listed but I know there are more of us on Bluesky: contact me if you wish to be added! 😊 go.bsky.app/CLzeYDN

#ACEDHH2025 is in DC the week after the inauguration. To go or not to go. It’s a favorite conference but…not sure I can stomach it.

A systematic review of correlations between sign language and spoken/written language. This work will become an important citation for those of us striving to break anti-sign language stigmas in deaf children’s education. bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...?

One approach no one seems to be considering is that Democratic politicians could try being LESS strategic and just say what they actually think.

Does anyone think the Pod Save America /Crooked Media folks will join Blue Sky? Do we care? I wouldn’t mind Ben Rhodes over here…..

Been off the other place since it was Twitter. Discovering BlueSky and rediscovering this type of social media is taking some time. Hope I can build a network and find the salve I’m looking for….