I work with disabled college students and strive to ensure higher education is accessible. I am disabled and enjoy reading, knitting, and couch potato-ing.
Um…so this is happening. Some dude in Portland has been dumping jugs of urine in people’s recycling bins since February. Now he’s moved to the suburbs.
My only thought was “WTF?” But my very smart daughter thought it might be related to human trafficking.
What if she’s right? That’s a fancy car.
Has anyone heard of this kind of thing happening with trafficking?
FINALLY Democrats are putting out HARD-HITTING ads. WATCH AND SHARE: #MAGAKidnappers
⚡"TOMORROW: Bishop Michael Pham, a Vietnamese refugee, will mobilize Roman Catholic priests, deacons, and parish leaders to accompany migrants to immigration court.
Watch this space."
-P Manriquez
#Immigrants #DueProcess #Racism #Fascism #Deportations #Detention #RuleOfLaw #Constitution #TrumpRegime #ICE #DHS #Fascsim #Courts #Clergy #USPol
As if they could not possibly do worse, the #NYT said, "Hold my beer!"
After Getting The Ruling It Wanted, New York Times Publishes 6 Anti-Trans Articles
Erin In The Morning w/ Erin Reed
@ErinInTheMorn
#Trans #TransRights #ProtectTransKids
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/after-getting-the-ruling-it-wanted
@DoomsdaysCW @crazyeddie @UkeleleEric @ai6yr @franklinlopez
One of my many projects over the years was to bring FREE WiFi to a place called Hazelnut Grove in #Portland
They have no grid power, all solar.
My idea was to build a solar powered system with a WiFi link and it worked perfectly.
Thanks to the US Gov supplementary check, it was about $1K to give them free WiFi and a place to charge phones/devices.
I love the unintentional symbolism in the fact that that Juneteenth and Pride month overlap.
Without black queers, we wouldn't have pride. Without black queers, we wouldn't have queer culture. When I rant about the "gay rights" movement being assimilationists who turned their back on "us," I don't just mean trans folks, I mean every queer who could not or did not fall into line with the "we're just like you 'normal' white cis-het folks" rhetoric: trans, gender nonconforming, and/or BIPOC queers. When I say that "queer" was never a slur, I'm talking about the predominantly black queer folks who originally self-identified with the term, and how it was co-opted by predominantly white straight people as an insult.
The fash have always had a vested interest in dividing us. When we infight, we do their work for them. We have always been in this together, it's always been the same fight: trans rights are gay rights are womens' rights are disabled rights are black rights. Today especially, let's not forget which of our siblings have been fighting the longest and hardest. It's no coincidence that when we call for solidarity and intersectionality, we reference the words of a black feminist who put it best: the masters' tools will never dismantle the masters' house.
The Supreme Court just sided with cruelty. Again. This time, it’s trans kids who pay the price. In this powerful guest piece, lawyer and democracy expert Meagan Hatcher-Mays pulls back the curtain on the ruling upholding Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care and sounds the alarm on where the Court is headed next. https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/supreme-court-tennessee-transgender-youth
Privacy rights make it harder for fascists to achieve their end goals.
They want to create autism lists
They want lists of those “likely to seek abortion”
They want lists of trans people
Nazis also created lists. Of Jewish people, disabled people, LGBTQ+ people and anyone who spoke out against the “regime”.
They will not use these lists for good. Patients deserve privacy.
The latest violation?
“A 2024 federal rule that shielded reproductive health information from disclosure to law enforcement when care was legally obtained, such as in another state with abortion access, was struck down by a federal judge in Texas on Wednesday evening”
Even if you legally obtain an abortion, they will be able to access that information.
They want to squash our reproductive freedoms.
#fasicsm #uspol #autism #abortion #transrights #disability #eugenics #ableism #lgbtq #HIPAA
Anti-Blackness and Anti-Trans violence is escalating around the world as never before.
One trigger in a deeply homophobic patriarchal culture are Cis Men and Women who shame anyone attracted to trans women by claiming they are gay, with cis women openly stating they would never date any man who has dated a trans woman or identifies as bisexual.
I get why old-fashioned bigotry or at least a failure in critical thought leads CisHet people to view all men attracted to trans women as Gay, but I just can't wrap my mind around the absolutely stunning number of Cis Gay and Lesbian people who think and regularly express the very same belief.
#CompulsoryHeteronormativity #CompulsoryGayness #LGB #LGBTQ
#Trans #TransMisogynoir
Translation: He was forced out.
Let's guess why?
#lsu #batonrouge #blackmastodon https://www.wbrz.com/news/exclusive-former-lsu-president-tate-discusses-reason-for-departure/
A major update to the feral mama and kittens trapping epic. First, a quick summary of how this came about.
A young woman that lives behind me appealed for help. A feral mama cat had a litter of kittens in a large, open woodshed next to her house. She thought there were up to six kittens. I live virtually next door and have a trap, so I volunteered. That was about three weeks ago.
Mama is a small, fluffy Tortie, and she was extremely elusive. The first day I set out to trap, I caught three kittens: pale orange tabby, a little Tortie that looks like mama, and a brown tabby. I managed to tap into the local network of cat rescuers and TNR people, and one of them brought me a large upright cage to hold the kittens.
She also connected me to people that have a farm and will happily take mama and all the kittens. This area is overwhelmed with kittens. Kittens are being dumped all over the place and the shelter has been over capacity for a long time, so no animals can be taken there. Knowing I have a place for mama and the kittens is a huge relief.
After my initial good luck, I had no luck at all for the next ten or so days. I rarely saw mama and wasn’t catching sight of the remaining kittens, so I began to worry they were gone. I was having a major problem with ants. Every single place I left the cage, the food would be covered with ants.
I made some changes. I created a space up off the ground within the woodshed, on top of a pile of wood planks. It would be harder for a skunk to get up there, which was my main concern for leaving the trap set overnight. I was advised that I need to leave the trap overnight to get ferals. I created a water trap around the food by putting the food in a tiny bowl nestled inside a slightly larger bowl filled with water. That has worked well. I added tuna juice to the food to make it more enticing. The final step was to cover the trap with a light blanket to further disguise what it was.
I began leaving the trap in that new location overnight and immediately caught kitten #4, another orange tabby.
When I went to check the trap this morning, I had a strong premonition that I would catch mama cat. I was disappointed to find the trap empty, but decided to leave it as it was anyway. I ran some errands, got back a couple hours later as the day was getting hot. I thought I should check the trap as a precaution.
And I had caught mama!
Given how difficult it was to catch her, I took her straight to the vet’s to be spayed. The local animal rescue group provide me with a voucher, so it will only cost me $45, and the people with the farm said they would pay me back. Mama will probably be at the vet’s for a couple of days.
Meanwhile, I’ll keep trapping. Theoretically, there should be two more kittens to catch, both black.
I’ll be tremendously glad to be done with this project and have the family off to their new home. It’s been a lot of work taking care of and cleaning up after the kittens, and time-consuming having to haul the trap back and forth and setting it up and checking it. It’s eaten big chunks out of my daily schedule. For a good cause, of course, but still tiring.
It’s a good thing we’re too old to adopt any of these kittens. If we were fifteen years younger, I suspect I would not part with the Tortie and Randy has already fallen for the pale orange tabby. This little Tortie reminds me so much of our dear departed Saffy, also a Tortie. We trapped Saffy when she was six weeks old (a necessary rescue). She would hiss and spit at us so much that her first, temporary name was Spitfire. This little Tortie hisses at me nearly every time she sees me. “Do not touch! I am fierce!”
Once I’m done with mama and kittens, I’ll get back to my original TNR project to get some of the male cats running around here, so here’s a reminder link to my gofundme: https://www.gofundme.com/f/project-tnr-please-help-me-catch-and-neuter-tomcats
"We ain't forget about Palestine"
Damn straight, Free Palestine!
Mysterious Strong Link Between Earth's Magnetosphere and Oxygen Levels
#AntonPetrov #WeijiaKuang #RaviKopparapu #JoshuaKrissansenTotton #BenjaminMills
#Science #Math #Maths #Physics #Earth #Magnetosphere #Oxygen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2gf_zaz-1E
We’ve had a promising development with Obi/Oberon. Lately, when Randy opens the front door to bring out food, Obi has come inside a short distance as though he feels right at home. He might feel encouraged because we’ve let Obi, Ozzy, Tuxita, Kelly, and Tilly sniff at one another through the screen door several times. We’re pretty sure that Tilly and Obi remember being friends. She originally showed up with Obi as a stray, would hang around with him, and rub up against him when they were both outside. Obi was completely tolerant of her.
Sniffing at the screen has gone well, but even more amazing is that Obi has now gone nose-to-nose with the other cats when he comes inside the front door. No hissing, no drama. It wasn’t what we expected, but we’re delighted. We’ve discussed how much we wish we could bring Obi inside during the winter. Now we’re thinking it may just be possible to do that come next winter. We’ll see how this progresses.
In the meantime, here’s Obi having fun with a foam rubber ball. Sometimes he gets it stuck on a claw and keeps it close to him.
In its bigotry and deceitfulness, US v. Skrmetti is destined to be seen alongside Plessy, Dobbs, Dred Scott, and all of the other notorious #SCOTUS decisions.
#Trans #TransRights #ProtectTransKids #ProtectTransElders
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/us-vs-skrmetti-ruling-analysis/
Since healthcare workers largely refuse to mask, hospital acquired Covid is still a very serious risk for many of us.
It also carries a 10% mortality rate.
No one should have to choose between care and Covid.
My guide to avoiding Covid in hospital (the tips apply to other public spaces too!)
https://www.disabledginger.com/p/how-to-stay-covid-safe-when-in-hospital
#COVIDisAirborne #keepmasksinhealthcare #nimbus #longcovid #disability #chronicillness #covidisnotover
Right now, #CDC is without a director, even an acting director. That's enabling #RFKJr's reign of terror. https://insidemedicine.substack.com/p/a-grand-unified-theory-on-what-the?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=posts-open-in-app&utm_medium=email&r=zgs9&triedRedirect=true
(Heavy Sarcasm Intended)
As sticker, pin, magnet, shirts, or a mug
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ChronicIllnessTees?ref=dashboard-header&search_query=uncomfortable
#ableism #ableist #antiableism #antiableist #disability #disabled #chronicillness #chronicillnesshumor #chronicillnessmemes #chronicallyillhumor #spooniehumor #spoonielife #chronicillnesslife #disabilitylife
