Derek

I'm ecstatic to announce that, later this month, I will be continuing my post-secondary journey by becoming a UAB Blazer pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Medical Sociology, with a minor in Legal Affairs.

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In this piece, I reflect on my time in the Paralegal Program at Gadsden State Community College, where I graduated from in May.

Stay tuned for August 1, when I'll announce my next steps.

There's a new Game Changer coming on Monday, July 14th, at 7pm ET / 4pm PT

Make sure you watch it the second it launches - and if you can't watch it right away, avoid social media until you do...

🚨TONIGHT!

🫨A very special episode of Game Changer launches on @dropout.tv at 7pm ET / 4pm PT (and we recommend you tune in immediately)

✨Starring host Sam Reich, and guests Mike Trapp, Rekha Shankar, and Jordan Myrick...and a few others 😉

#GameChanger

i cannot emphasize enough that there is no better time to mask up.

preventing illness before it happens is your best bet as the nets meant to catch you disintegrate before your eyes.

Y'all pick a lane. Then make a little progress in your lane each day.

Every serious, experienced organizer I know is Doing Their Thing. Instead of freaking out about each bit of bad news, we're in our lanes rapidly building dual power infrastructure and networks that don't rely on the goverment.

They believe that people who will die because of decisions they make are weak and deserve to

"but the US wouldn't-"

I am, at this point, literally begging you to learn any history not taught to you by the state.

With passage of the Big Bill, it is worth noting that this is the largest rollback in health coverage in history.

To date since WWII, and since the passsge of Medicare, Medicaid and ACA generally all legislation EXPANDED coverage, but this is the largest RETRACTION in health insurance coverage ever

The Big Death Bill has passed. The GOP willingly chose to kick millions off health insurance, close hundreds of hospitals, nursing homes, & reproductive health clinics, leave millions of families without enough food & kill thousands of people. This is the biggest assault on health in recent history.

I think the chief motivator of humanity is probably spite. Like someone goes "If you're so great then you do it", then they invent the telegraph or something. Sometimes you get so bored you just want to make the world a better place, & I respect that.

Q&A: Orr v. Trump | American Civil Liberties Union

8. Transgender people who wish to update their passports without urgent travel are advised to hold off until word is announced either by the government or organizations involved in the legal process, according to a source at the ACLU. You can find their FAQ here:

www.aclu.org/trumps-assau...

My private medical history is between me, my doctors, and all of Bluesky.

Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.

BREAKING: In a 6-3 Roberts decision, the Supreme Court has ruled that Tennessee's ban on gender affirming care is not subject to heightened scrutiny. This decision will strip millions of trans people off their constitutional rights.

www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

Bumping this again, as tomorrow at midnight ET is the deadline.

#Autistic #ActuallyAutistic folks!

I'm writing an article about apps and organization tools that help us.

I'm looking for success stories. Have an app you use and love for organization? Want to talk about it and share it with other autistic folks?

Hit me up! I need info by 6/18 end of day.

Imo a significant proportion of “invisible” disabilities are actually very visible.

People just choose to ignore them because it suits them to, and so they can deny adjustments & accommodations.

budgets are value statements

Street Protest Intro Rules:

DO NOT register anywhere

DO NOT create or escalate conflict

DO NOT film / photograph

DO NOT post

DO bring water

DO mask

DO have an exit plan

DO tell trusted people where you are going

DO build joyful community

DO learn and educate

DO use strategic messaging

Every fascist uses illness and violence to disable opponents.

They disable us with covid, poverty, police violence, climate destruction, war, transphobia.

They count on ableism to make us deny this reality and to abandon each other.

Resist. Wear an n95. Use alt text. Make protests accessible.

STILL VERY SHORT ON NEEDS GETTING MET! PLEASE, I need to buy sleep meds!

Disability justice is a very hard thing to advocate for

Disability will happen to almost everyone, so it’s in their best interest to help

But people are terrified of disability & desperate to believe they’ll be the exception

So they treat us appallingly. They don’t “get it” until it’s their turn

BREAKING: 9th Circuit panel grants administrative stay of Judge Breyer's ruling. This allows Trump to keep National Guard deployed for a few more days while three judge panel considers the case.

BREAKING: Judge Breyer orders Trump to return control of the National Guard back to California, saying the call-up was illegal. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

MSNBC with a great speed debunk of DHSs justifications for tackling and handcuffing Sen. Padilla.

Padilla is the top Dem on the Senate Judiciary immigration subcommittee -- there's no way Noem (who meets regularly with senators on this topic) didn't know who he is.

US: If there's a procedural violation of Title 10, that's a "foot fault." Give us a chance to correct. But don't countermand president's orders.

Judge: Unless they were wrong. Your argument is that they are authorized, and they were correct! Well, if true, fine!

Judge: Seems to me I still need to make determination as to whether NG was properly federalized. Unless CA AG isn't asking me to do that! You aren't saying that are you?

CA (from table): We aren't

Judge: That's what I thought

BREYER still going:

"How is that different than what a monarchist does? He says certain things, he finds certain things, he does certain things. That’s not where we live. We live in response to a monarchy … the constitution is a document of limitations."