Lawrence Carter-Long

Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants Washington, DC– Upon further review, the Institute of Museum and Library Services has reinstated all federal grants. This action supersede...

IMLS announces "upon further review" that it is reinstating all federal grants to libraries. It leaves out that it's doing this because a federal court told them a few weeks ago that the Trump admin's decision to destroy libraries was not legal.

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Cover of children's story book with Grover from Sesame Street as a surgeon. Text modified to say "I'm sorry you can't afford to be alive."

In which I rat out my former boss, a clanker who constantly reminded me that I don't deserve to be alive. Please share!
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Ticklish Business 218. Coming (1978 with Lawrence Carter-Long) - Films of Resistance Series Our Films of Resistance series closes with a look at disabled activism in 1978.

You can also pop by @ticklishbiz.bsky.social and listen to me talk about 1978's COMING HOME alongside @msemilyedwards.bsky.social and @lcarterlong.bsky.social! It's available on all podcast apps or the link below.

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‘Butt breathing’ could help people who can’t get oxygen the regular way Takanori Takebe’s strange investigation into whether humans can use the gut for breathing has surprisingly sentimental origins: helping his dad.

The world is so lopsided culturally and economically that I couldn't help thinking upon seeing the headline,

"How will the tax-evading billionaire class attempt to monetize this?"

If there ever was a time to beat 'em at their own game, this is it. *hint, hint* www.sciencenews.org/article/butt...

Clip from convo on @ticklishbiz.bsky.social podcast w/ @kristenklopez.bsky.social & @msemilyedwards.bsky.social #ComingHome (1978) broke ground by centering a #disabled Vietnam vet as a romantic lead, put #disability & desire center screen & led w/agency #TicklishBusiness @reelabilities.bsky.social

Spoke w/ @ticklishbiz.bsky.social @kristenklopez.bsky.social
& @msemilyedwards.bsky.social about how #ComingHome centers a paralyzed Vietnam vet as a romantic lead, complicates patriotism/protest/care & still resonates w/ #disabled vets & others almost 50 yrs later
@reelabilities.bsky.social

Pinkish blue background, an artistic rendering of Hollywood featuring the movie poster of the 1978 Hal Ashby film "Coming Home" and a smiling, laughing headshot of LCL with the logo for the podcast "Ticklish Business"

Spoke w/ @ticklishbiz.bsky.social @kristenklopez.bsky.social & @msemilyedwards.bsky.social about how #ComingHome centers a paralyzed Vietnam vet as a romantic lead, complicates patriotism/protest/care & still resonates w/ #disabled vets & others almost 50 yrs later

@reelabilities.bsky.social

"The Great Escaper" has come on PBS with #MichaelCaine playing a World War II veteran & the late great #GlendaJackson his wife in their final film made when he was 90 & she was 87 — a moving coda to two brilliant careers on stage & screen; my father served in WWII...
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A major subplot involving mental illness was removed. Preview audiences found it too dark and the studio cut it to avoid censorship issues.
#TCMParty #QueenBee ^JW

Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.

Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...

Mamdani stands by his criticisms of Trump despite friendly White House meeting New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani didn't back down in an interview that aired Sunday from past criticism that President Donald Trump acted like a despot and a fascist after a surprisingly frien...

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani didn’t back down in an interview that aired Sunday from past criticism that President Donald Trump acted like a despot and a fascist after a surprisingly friendly White House meeting between the two men.
https://to.pbs.org/4ih6N5h

Black and orange graphic with quote from Lawrence Carter-Long on ReelAbilities' Dis & That blog, "On the anniversary of its release, The Best Years of Our Lives reminds us why the questions it raised in 1946 still meet us where we live. We are still talking about it seventy nine years later because, to a large degree, the challenge it revealed remains unfinished. "

On the anniversary of its 1946 release, ReelAbilities’ @lcarterlong.bsky.social revisits the landmark film THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES and what it continues to teach audiences about disability, adaptation, and acceptance.

Read on the Dis & That Blog 📰 zurl.co/03gfL

Disability rights activist and author Alice Wong dies at 51 The MacArthur "Genius" Award-winner was best known as the founder of the Disability Visibility Project, which highlights disabled people and disability culture through storytelling projects, social me...

"Being able to use my privilege to pass on opportunities to other #disabled people and support projects I believe in brings me so much joy," #AliceWong said. "We live in such bleak times and what keeps me going is living to the maximum without apology." www.npr.org/2025/11/15/n... #disability

We created a searchable database with all 20,000 files from Epstein’s Estate Easily find every mention of Trump, Clinton, blackmail, and potential sex crimes in the thousands of private messages between Epstein and his close associates.

Looking for a specific email from the Epstein files released so far? Here's a searchable database.

#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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Trump does Epstein U-turn as House Republicans prepare to spurn him Before the reversal, even some House GOP leaders were mulling whether to support the effort to release DOJ files dealing with the late sex offender.

#Pinks #ProudBlue
If trump wanted the Epstein Files released he could order the DoJ to do it right now. He doesn’t have to wait for the House, the Senate or anyone to vote on them. He can release them right now.
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Indiana lawmakers defy Trump, won't join redistricting war Senate leadership announced Friday they wouldn't move forward with a planned session.

The #Indiana Senate announced Friday it will not return in December to vote on #redistricting, dealing a major blow to President Donald Trump’s effort to push Republican-led states to redraw congressional maps ahead of 2026 midterms.

www.axios.com/local/indian... #HoosierPride #voting #elections

‘Everyone said it was impossible’: disabled hikers find freedom through off-road wheelchairs Using an all-terrain vehicle that’s essentially the Jeep of wheelchairs, a New York tour group helps disabled people get on the trail

A group in New York that uses rugged #Off-roadWheelchairs 👨‍🦼called “ #Trackchairs” is helping people with #disabilities hit the trails and experience nature in a way they thought was impossible 🌲🦽✨.

NEW: I wrote about attacks on federal oversight of special ed and what it means for families like mine. I went into this thinking maybe MN kids would be ok, but "As I spoke to experts in federal disability education policy, I began to see the cracks."

Streaming TV and Movie Recommendations from Stream On's Celebrity Guests Tramell Tillman, Margaret Cho, Natalie Morales, Damian Kulash and more offer their recommendations as to what you should be watching.

Massive thanks to @lizshannonmiller.com for letting me give out more recommendations on disability movies over at @consequence.bsky.social.

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NEW: Jeffrey Epstein said in emails that he had been advising the Russian government on how to deal with Donald Trump, one of several cases in which he wielded his connections to try to influence the course of foreign affairs. w @nahaltoosi

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Invite David Perry to your campus to teach faculty and graduate students the nuts and bolts of writing for the general public.

A guy collapses down on the floor right next to him, the guy could be dying, and Trump doesn’t move a muscle, doesn’t give a damn, and looks super pissed off that his photo op this afternoon has been interrupted. Donald Trump, in a perfect nutshell.👇

Trump…”How long is this going to take?’

A win! A federal judge has ruled that the White House must once again provide American Sign Language interpreters during press briefings. The U.S. District Judge Amir Ali emphasized that these briefings inform Americans about critical

Kentucky official reminds residents they can't vote for New York City mayor Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams said his office has received calls about polls being closed in the state.

FILE UNDER: Why we still need civics classes... #Voting #Voters
#Elections #Kentucky
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I think Billie Eilish would really like the essay I published in @thenewrepublic.bsky.social yesterday!

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Reuters: Trump Organization Earned More Than $800 Million from Crypto Assets A Reuters investigation has found that President Trump's family amassed more than $860 million from sales of crypto assets in the first half of 2025.

A Reuters investigation has found that President Trump's family amassed more than $860 million from sales of crypto assets in the first half of 2025.

Shifting the Disability Narrative

Changing the #narrative about #disability = #disabled people speaking for ourselves in media, politics & policy. It means overcoming fear & pity, combatting myths & cliches. Reminding folks that curb cuts & open captions serve everyone—disabled or not #DisabilitySky
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I Started Reading Performatively, and Turns Out Books Are Pretty Good It all started when Instagram introduced the twenty-slide photo dumps. Trying to post the correct ratio of photos to memes to appear both off-the-g...

"I wasn’t sold on reading, but I did like feeling smart, and 'Don Quixote' is like the Louis Vuitton bag of people with depth."
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AI of a Thousand Faces What happens now that AI is everywhere and in everything? WIRED can’t tell the future, but we can try to make sense of it. Behold: 17 readings from the furthest reaches of the AI age.

A @wired.com AI package needs to clear an impossibly high bar.

And by god, I think we've done it. Hours of sensational, thought-provoking, fun reading, and the design is simply dazzling.

WIRED can't predict the future, but we can try to make sense of it. And that's exactly what we're doing here: