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Senior Director at the Center for American Progress Partner to a dog named Vizzini. Rolling through life...
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Force congress to confront the consequences of their inaction

This will especially hurt rural folks

Leadership change at Center for American Progress www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/u...

BREAKING — I've confirmed the DOGE staffers at SSA. They are Marko Elez (who was previously fired for racist posts and then reinstated), Ethan Shaotran, Nikhil Rajpal, and Gautier Cole-Killian. This is per Social Security Works, a non-profit working to protect/expand Social Security.

Joy is buying matching hoodies

If you're a Teamsters member, what makes you think this guy is going to fight for your rights?

In this economy? That'd barely cover one counseling session.

Public comment is now open for passport gender marker changes. You can go here to go to each of the three proposed passport rules, and submit comment. My suggestion: be unique, argue for trans-inclusive policies, against the constitutionality of the changes, etc. www.reddit.com/r/Passports/...

REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.

lol literally giving up the game before doing it. If you think you're safe, I've got a bridge to sell you.

With alt text. @tapinedo.bsky.social or @knilirabaj.bsky.social, do you all know somebody who could do plain text?

Couldn't say it better myself. "They will never stop resenting being seen as shitty people."

"The advisory commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders and the White House initiative gave communities that might be lacking resources a conduit to the administration, according to Mia Ives-Rublee, a former commission member." www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/arti...

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.

“They’re utilizing LGBTQ issues as a wedge. The [504] attack is really about the regulatory process of the federal government, and this will impact almost every interaction that a disabled person has with the services and supports that they receive.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The Transgender Law Center is hiring a Disability Project National Organizer.

with gil won-ok’s passing, there are only seven living “comfort women” left, survivors of imperial japan’s system of sexual slavery

✊🏼 m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/articl...

Another attempt to erase trans people by Trump admin - HHS quietly edited the "Inclusive Language for Intake Forms" toolkit for medical providers removing questions about gender, pronouns, and sexual orientation. Screenshots of current and former pages in this thread. www.ahrq.gov/health-liter...

The thing is that this was 100% purposeful. Dividing groups helps MAGA. I understand people's anger with these folks. For me, I just feel sad that the playbook continues to happen and it's so hard to stop.

Beginning to think DEIA and disabled people were the only things keeping planes from crashing. 🧐

Wed Feb 19 - Philly

I also got this email, so I can confirm this is real. Friendship Hospital for Animals is fantastic and was able to diagnose my old pup's cancer and provided treatment.

This little bird kept me company.

Department of Education FAFSA changes are open for public comment. The changes include requiring trans students to misgender themselves and removes the nonbinary option on forms. Note: comment period is 60 days, and comments are publicly visible. Form here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Here's a little something to brighten your mood.

When I say abolish ICE I mean abolish ICE

Theres no disability solidarity without trans people.

Ah we're at the rationing part of dystopia

CBS is one of a dozen U.S. outlets that responded to authoritarianism by shifting coverage further right, which is why we're calling rounding up minorities in the middle of the night and dumping them in random countries they've never been to a "breakthrough"

Update, 8 hours at the ER and finally all stitched up. All the docs thought I was cutting an avocado. But it was more embarrassing than that.

The termination of 850 Indian Health Service physicians, nurses, and dentists will have a grave impact on access to care for millions of Native Americans. Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.

Anti-vaxxer in chief turned HHS Secretary RFK Jr, measles outbreak in TX, halting vaccine promotion in Louisiana, axing half of the infectious disease monitoring workforce at CDC, threatening to withhold funding from states or schools with vaccine mandates...what on earth are we doing here?

Sitting in the ER after stabbing my palm as I tried to open a package was not on my 2025 bucket list. So now I'm one handedly checking on EO updates while trying not to bleed on anything else.

There would be no Stonewall without trans people

Do Not Buy Into This Type of Legislation! This does NOT keep disabled people safe! In fact, it makes them LESS safe.

If you ever felt like you didn't deserve to be in your position, remember there are little privileged boys who can barely code who now run many of our websites and databases.

"If no lawyer within earshot of the President is willing to give him that advice, then I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me." This is the way

The usual excuse to give tax cuts and subsidies to the rich is that supposedly these folks "create jobs." But more people have lost their jobs due to Musk than gained. So he really is a parasitic force.