Meier Galblum Haigh

Meier Galblum Haigh

@mghaigh.bsky.social

Executive Director of @DisabilityLab.bsky.social + Disability Culture Lab Action. Queer + Trans Disabled Jew. They/ Them. Alum of Popular Democracy, Megaphone Strategies, 350.org. Profile ID: white trans-masc nonbinary human w short dark hair on wheels.

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Yet another disabled immigrant murdered by ICE via abandonment with family mere miles away, waiting by the phone to assist. Rest in power, Daphy. May her memory be a revolution.

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The Lonesome Death of Daphy Michel Watch now | Haitian Woman, 31, Dies Alone at Pittsburgh Bus Stop Days After ICE Released Her Far From Home to Die.

Haitian woman, 31, dies alone at Pittsburgh bus stop days after ICE released her to the streets far from home to perish. Rest in power, Daphy Michel: migrantinsider.com/p/the-loneso...

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Haitian immigrant seeks answers after sister found unresponsive at Pittsburgh bus stop "This is an older brother. It's his younger sister. They told him on a Thursday that she was, the charges were dismissed, and she was going to be released. She doesn't come out on Friday. He gets a ca...

I spent time last week talking to the family & community of Mr. Shah Alam, a disabled Rohingya refugee dropped off by ICE alone on a cold Buffalo night, left to die, even as his family and community searched for him. It seems it may have happened again: www.wtae.com/article/sist...

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it’s unreal how these grown-ass men had no problem destroying untold lives with chatGPT but go crying to a judge when people make fun of them online

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D.C. Gears Up for First Ranked-Choice Election with Citywide Voter Education Effort Election officials and community groups are holding education campaigns ahead of Washington D.C.’s first use of ranked choice, with many focused on older and low-propensity voters.

Election officials in Washington D.C. have been holding voter education sessions across the city, ahead of its first ever ranked-choice elections. “We understand the power of the vote and we want to continue being a voter-friendly city,” says one.

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I'm a community college professor and I teach a lot of people who failed out of four-year schools because of undiagnosed disabilities. I'd say the phenomenon the NYT is describing is a baby step in the right direction

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At Largest ICE Detention Camp, Staff Bet on Detainee Suicides, AP Reports Camp East Montana has received several 911 calls in the span of five months about immigrants trying to harm themselves.

Staff at the nation’s largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility have placed bets on which detainee will be the next to die by suicide, according to new reporting from the Associated Press based on 911 calls and detainee accounts.

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The background is dark teal with a repeating lightning bolt pattern. There is a vertical yellow line to the left with a single bright green lightning bolt above it. To the right of the lightning bolt is teal text in a bright yellow highlight that reads “Listen to Black disabled voices.” Underneath is the second quote in white text that reads “We exist and are often not given the same amount of empathy or understanding as our white disabled counterparts.” Below in white text is the author name and occupation: “Jhónelle Bean (she/her), Disability Advocate With Tourette Syndrome.” Underneath is the title of the article: “Listen to Black Disabled People on the BAFTAs” In the bottom left corner is the Disability Culture Currents logo, which has white and bright green text that reads “Disability Culture Currents,” with a green lightning bolt icon to the right. In the bottom right corner, white text reads “Link in bio: tinyurl.com/DCCurrents.”

Our third featured piece for the Disability Culture Currents launch is “Listen to Black Disabled People on the BAFTAs” by Jhónelle Bean. Read the full article now at the link in our bio at tinyurl.com/DCCurrents.

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The background is dark teal with a repeating lightning bolt pattern. The top header reads in all caps: “New! On Currents”, with a bright green highlight behind “New!”, bright yellow highlight behind “on”, and a light pink highlight behind “Currents.” To the right of the lightning bolt is teal text in a bright yellow highlight that reads “Listen to Black disabled voices.” Underneath is the a bright orange rectangle with rounded edges, and the cover of the illustrated story. The cover has an image of an orange on a branch and two orange peels without flesh. Text reads “Juiceless. Robin Larisch.” Below in white text is “by” with two pink lines on either side, and then underneath is the author name and occupation: “Robin E. Larisch (they/them), Illustrator + Educator.” In the bottom left corner is the Disability Culture Currents logo, which has white and bright green text that reads “Disability Culture Currents,” with a green lightning bolt icon to the right. In the bottom right corner, white text reads “Link in bio: tinyurl.com/DCCurrents.”

Our fourth featured piece for the Disability Culture Currents launch is “Juiceless” by Robin E. Larisch, a nine-page poetry comic reflecting on the perceived value of productivity as it relates to disabled bodyminds. View the full comic now at the link in our bio at tinyurl.com/DCCurrents.

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The background is dark teal with a repeating lightning bolt pattern. There is a vertical blue line to the left with a single bright green lightning bolt above it. To the right is a quote in white text that reads “We exist within a connection of systems and structures that create the conditions for disabling events and then push disabled people to their deaths as quickly as possible.”, with “systems” and “structures” in teal with light blue block highlights. Below in white text is the author name and occupation: “mav vega, Writer + Artist.” Underneath is the title of the article: “Pooled Blood.” In the bottom left corner is the Disability Culture Currents logo, which has white and bright green text that reads “Disability Culture Currents,” with a green lightning bolt icon to the right. In the bottom right corner, white text reads “Link in bio: tinyurl.com/DCCurrents.”

Our fifth featured piece for the Disability Culture Currents launch is “Pooled Blood” by mav vega. Read the full article now at the link in our bio at tinyurl.com/DCCurrents.

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The background is dark teal with a repeating lightning bolt pattern. There is a white speech bubble with a pink outline and single bright green lightning bolt in the top center. Inside the speech bubble is a quote in teal text that reads “Immigrants with disabilities will always be the most vulnerable.”, with “center joy” in a pink block highlight. Below in white text is the author name and occupation: “Meier Galblum Haigh (they/them), Executive Director of Disability Culture Lab.” Underneath is the title of the article: “The War on Trans Folks Is Disabling” In the bottom left corner is the Disability Culture Currents logo, which has white and bright green text that reads “Disability Culture Currents,” with a green lightning bolt icon to the right. In the bottom right corner, white text reads “Link in bio: tinyurl.com/DCCurrents.”

Our second featured piece for the Disability Culture Currents launch is “The War on Trans Folks Is Disabling” by our Executive Director, Meier Galblum Haigh @mghaigh.bsky.social. Read the full article now at the link in our bio at tinyurl.com/DCCurrents.

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Crowd shot of protesters filling Times Square outside the U.S. military recruitment center. Protester holds a hand-made sign that reads, "Bombing kids, genocide do not equal 'Self-Defense'" Protester holds hand-lettered sign that reads, "U.S. out of Iran! U.S. out of Korea! U.S. out of everywhere!" Protesters wearing keffiyeh next to an Iranian flag

Stop the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran!
Rally and march in Times Square, NYC
Feb. 28, 2026

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"The Islamists oppose women getting an education," I mutter, as I aim my missile at the girls school

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Sending love to my Iranian and Persian friends today.

May we live to see the end of US imperialism.

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Reminder that we're not doing this because Israel is making us.

We're doing this because Israel IS us, and who we are is imperialists with an economy based on death for profit.

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Once again, in actual democracies, people do not need to engage in permanent litigation & political mobilization to retain the basic right to vote, because none of the major political parties make restricting suffrage the central pillar of their policy platform. We also don't have to live like this.

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Multiple CBS News staffers who were not authorized to speak to the media resorted to curse words after reading the news. "Fuck, fuck, fuck," said one producer at the network. "Well, fuck," said another CBS News staffer.

mood

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Why Is The Cook County State's Attorney Prosecuting Nonviolent ICE Protesters? A Block Club investigation found dozens of protesters arrested by state police are still facing criminal charges for minor infractions, such as sitting on a concrete barrier — even after Gov. JB Pritz...

Why Is The Cook County State’s Attorney Prosecuting Nonviolent ICE Protesters?

A @blockclubchi.bsky.social investigation by Mina Bloom: blockclubchicago.org/2026/02/26/w...

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Bloop

(Sharing with alt)

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What the genocide in Gaza reinforced is that there are no "civilians" when it comes to Israel and the United States. The rest of the world learned the same lesson and the consequences are going to be felt across the world.

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things every single republican president of your lifetime has done

- started a war in the middle east
- completely destroyed the economy

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“How many of these gentle people have I helped to kill just by paying my taxes?" June Jordan, 1984

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Any copy editor worth their hourly rate would’ve stopped them from using a word that begins with Ep-.

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It’s not lost on me that this is happening during Ramadan and during fasting hrs.

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Call me a filthy commie but I feel like the best way to "support our troops" is NOT sending them to kill and die in imperialist wars for corporate profit.

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In Trump’s Case for War, a Series of False or Unproven Claims

All of the claims the Trump administration made this week to justify possible U.S. military action against Iran were either false or unproven: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/u...

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I know this feels pointless but everyone has to call their congressional reps and say they oppose war with Iran and they oppose Trump illegally starting one without congressional approval — both

5 Calls can help you make the call:

5calls.org/issue/iran-i...

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Donate to Avery Rowland Show your support with a contribution.

1,800 trans Kansans lost their driver’s licenses this week. One of them is Avery Rowland, and now she’s running for State Representative. She loves Kansas, and she doesn’t want to leave. I just donated. How much can we raise? secure.actblue.com/donate/avery...

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On a dark teal background, white text reads “Black Futures Month,” with yellow text in all caps reading “Activists Creating Black Disabled History Right Now Pt. 5” below. Below is a circle picture of Jasmine Williams-Jacobs, a light-skinned Black transmasculine person with freeform locs wearing Disability Culture Lab's "Masks are Community Care" black crewneck. Below is the Disability Culture Lab logo in white. At the top is a small repeating geometric graphic shape in black, red, and yellow, creating a colorful border. The same border is repeated at the bottom. In the bottom right corner is the page number (1). On a dark teal background, white text reads “Jasmine Williams-Jacobs (any pronouns - name/they/she/he).” Above is a circle picture of Jasmine, light-skinned Black transmasculine person with freeform locs wearing Disability Culture Lab's "Masks are Community Care" black crewneck. On either side of the picture are white framing sections. Below is Jasmine’s bio in white text that reads “Jasmine is a cultural worker, communications strategist, and network weaver whose work focuses on building community power. They are the Founder and Director of Black Remote She, a community-driven platform for Black queer, trans, non-binary people, and allies interested in working and connecting remotely.” Below is the Disability Culture Lab logo in white. At the top is a small repeating geometric graphic shape in black, red, and yellow, creating a colorful border. The same border is repeated at the bottom. In the bottom right corner is the page number (2). On a dark teal background is a circle picture of Jasmine Williams-Jacobs, a light-skinned Black transmasculine person with freeform locs wearing Disability Culture Lab's "Masks are Community Care" black crewneck. To the right is text reading “Jasmine Williams-Jacobs (any pronouns - name/they/she/he)” and “Q: ‘What does Black disability liberation look like?’” Below is Jasmine’s answer in white text that reads “Black disability liberation looks like: Communal care without hesitation or exclusion; Having all of our needs met; Ensuring disabled people are included when we talk about and amplify joy and pleasure; Sustained support systems centering disability, racial, gender, healing, restorative, economic, social, and environmental justice; Being recognized and honored as essential to the Black liberation movement.” Below is the Disability Culture Lab logo in white. At the top is a small repeating geometric graphic shape in black, red, and yellow, creating a colorful border. The same border is repeated at the bottom. In the bottom right corner is the page number (3).

Our fifth feature for Black Futures Month is Jasmine Williams-Jacobs, Founder and Director of Black Remote She. Jasmine lists how Black disability liberation looks like communal care, sustained support systems, amplifying joy, and more.

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