Moira P. Armstrong

The fact that there is a disability history museum but it is in Nassau County, where there is a ban on masks, makes me indescribably angry

Incredible journalism, heartbreaking & terrifying story

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We have @littlelobbyists.com families on the way to Washington DC right now, they'll be on the House-side of the Capitol tomorrow. We're going to make them see us before they vote to kill disabled children.

If you can help cover the costs of this urgent action:

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A preorder link is live! 😊 If you would like the book and can preorder, that is a *huge* help, but if you can't, I completely get that. The best thing you can do in that case is request that your university or local library orders a copy - that helps sales, too! mcfarlandbooks.com/product/news...

It is not too late to push back on the FDA’s attempts to limit vaccine access. Believe me, you want to fight for this even if you think Covid is over. They do not plan to stop here. www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...

1) If you have had Covid you are at risk.

2) THEY AREN’T FUCKING “BOOSTERS” THEY ARE NEW SHOTS. THE VIRUS MUTATES.

3) They are able to do this because the uptake is already so low. This is not the end game, it’s an opening gambit.

Cool! I'm definitely interested - can't seem to DM you though!

I’d love more info!

[Karoline Leavitt saying the Librarian of Congress was fired for having books in the library] Wow that's the worst thing I've ever seen

*refreshes feed*

[The mayor of Newark is being held at an unspecified facility] Wow that's the worst thing I've ever seen

This study needs more participants, so far 125 students have been interviewed, and the aim is to interview 25 more students to reach the goal of 150 interviews.

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free RATs ordering guide (HHS) How to bulk order free rapid tests from the government & FAQs: You do NOT have to be an official organization (no requirement to be a 501c3, school, or anything else). You don’t even have to be a mut...

If you or your mutual aid group want to get some of that federal stockpile of COVID tests, you can order them for free. Minimum is 300, unclear what the max is! my local clean air group just did this and they arrived quickly:
docs.google.com/document/u/0...

Trump is trying to gut libraries. Fight back with ALA. Show up for our libraries. ALA American Library Association

Trump’s trying to gut funding for libraries: you can fight back with ALA.

The President's executive order to dismantle the Institute of Museum & Library Services would be deeply harmful. We need to speak out.

Take action NOW: tell Congress to protect library funding.
bit.ly/ProtectLibraryFunding

COVID Safe Campus is tracking campus mask bans and restrictions. We need your help identifying schools that have these policies. Know somewhere that bans or restricts masks on campus? Fill out our anonymous policy report form. Link in bio. Please share to help spread the word. Below is the URL: https://tinyurl.com/ReportCampusMaskBans and on the right bottom corner of the image is a QR code that directs you to that URL. The bottom left corner of the image has the COVID Safe Campus logo, which is an illustration of a spike protein above the name COVID Safe Campus, surrounded by a white circular outline.

NEW: CSC is launching a policy report form to track campus mask bans and restrictions being proposed or implemented at universities/colleges across the US.

If you care about pandemics, privacy, protests, and Palestine, help us spread the word and track these policies.

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Two hours left! Please share and comme t. 🙏

This is really important, please take a moment to fill this out and pass it around

Free Covid tests!

My understanding is this is still happening and anyone can order—just spoke to someone who ordered 3000 tests as an individual and was able to very quickly distribute them out to interested groups!

And let me emphasize: for free!!

We encourage participation!
The Heritage Foundation is the group behind Project 2025 and the mass destruction of government.

Master’s thesis study flyer. Text reads: “University of Chicago Recruiting Participants to Record Life Histories of Asexual Individuals in the Leather Subculture and BDSM Community Looking For: • Participants living in the United States • Identifies as Asexual or on the Asexual spectrum, participates (or had participated) in the Leather subculture or BDSM community • Identifies as an LGBTQ+ community elder or is 55+ Participants Will: • Complete a short demographic survey indicating your interest in participating in this study (5-15 minutes) • Complete 1-3 Zoom interviews recording your life history associated with your identity formation and community involvement (1-3 hours each) • Optional: Virtually share photographs or belongings important to your life history For more information, or to complete the interest form, please scan this QR code. This research has been approved by The University of Chicago Institutional Review Board, IRB24-2192. If you have any questions, please contact Juliana Theis at Theisjr@uchicago.edu” Backround includes the asexual and Leather flags.

Hello! I’m a master's student and ready to record life histories for my thesis.

If you are Asexual, within the Leather/BDSM community, and 55 or older, I would love to speak with you!

Feel free to DM me with any questions, and share this within your circles across platforms. Thank you!

The Trans Literature Preservation Project: A Practical Guide to Resisting Censorship Project 2025 wants to criminalize trans literature. Here’s a game plan for keeping our stories alive.

Okay, here’s the deal: RIGHT NOW is the time for concrete, direct action.

If you’re following me, it’s probably because you care about trans art and trans literature. The article below lays out my suggestions for dozens of concrete actions you can take to preemptively combat literary censorship.

Rutgers cancels HBCU event to align with Trump DEI orders The Rutgers University Center for Minority Serving Institutions announced Thursday that it has canceled an upcoming virtual conference about registered apprenticeship programs as a result of President...

“..,pre-emptive compliance, even absent direct threats from the federal or state government.”

www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

This is coming up on Thursday! Register today: www.masshist.org/events/begin...

This post from Caitlin DeAngelis is really powerful on why the archives need to hire staff instead of having people volunteer. bsky.app/profile/cait...

Ohio GOP Chair: 'Confusing Ohioans was not such a bad strategy' Ohio Republican Chair addressed election strategies to Sandusky County Republican Party

"A lot of people were saying, ‘We’re confused! We’re confused by Issue 1.’ ... Confusion means we don’t know, so we did our job,” Triantafilou said. “Confusing Ohioans was not such a bad strategy."

Imagine being this amoral and contemptuous of voters.

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Please PLEASE go comment in favor of this rule. The subminimum wage for disabled folks is vile and evil and *must* be eliminated.

The poverty rate of disabled folks is astronomical compared to abled folks. There is no doubt this disgusting discriminatory policy is part of the reason why.

Screen shot of a news alert from NYT reads: “The first US bird flu death was reported in Louisiana. The patient was older than 65 and had underlying medical conditions, officials said.”

Yeah you know what we’re not going to do as another pandemic looms on the horizon?? This ableist nonsense about age and pre-existing conditions that is meant to trick people into not caring about each other enough to disregard basic public health precautions.

I'm very excited to be presenting my paper on aromantic history, "'The Beginning of a Vision': Aromantic Resonances in 1970s Feminisms," at @mhs1791.bsky.social's History of Women, Gender, & Sexuality Seminar on Jan. 23! If you'd like to join, you can register here: www.masshist.org/events/begin...

If you are at #AHA2025 this weekend, don't go to sessions if you're sick, and if you are well and do go, mask up! Cases of flu, COVID, RSV, and norovirus are all spiking in NYC right now and the city department of health is currently recommending well-fitting, high-quality masks to prevent spread.

Congress has always been hostile to women trying to use the bathroom Nancy Mace’s proposal to cut bathroom access for trans women in the Capitol is the latest in the building’s long history of excluding women lawmakers.

Nancy Mace’s proposal to cut bathroom access for trans women in the Capitol is the latest in the building’s long history of excluding women lawmakers. @oriion.bsky.social reports. 19thnews.org/2024/11/cong...