Permission to Be Curious

White text on black background. Spoiler alert: the people who resisted progress and inclusion were never the good guys. @PermissionToBeCurious @ToBeCurious.bsky.social

Spoiler alert: the people who resisted progress and inclusion were never the good guys. #Resist #Inclusion #Disability

President trump looking sad wearing a yellow polka dot party hat

My take on the parade pic thanks to some AI help. 🥳 #Resist #ResistFacism #NoKings #Protest

Yellow background with black text on a white piece of paper: When you say inclusion went too far, what you mean is you miss the silence. We are not staying silent. @PermissionToBeCurious

When you say inclusion went too far, what you really mean is you miss the silence. We are not staying silent. #DEI #Disability #Disabled #DisabledAdvocate #Resist

Disability doesn’t mean people need to be “fixed” or “cured” to be acceptable in society. When disabled people become targets for elimination, public support, access to services & adaptive tech disappears.

Supporting autistic rights today strengthens protections for every disabled life tomorrow.

[ID: Black background, white text: If someone's entire message is built on dehumanizing others, they aren't a leader--they're a warning. Choose kindness. Choose justice. Choose people. @PermissionToBeCurious @ToBeCurious.bsky.social]

Leadership is not about who can be the loudest, the cruelest, or the most feared. True leadership is about integrity and accountability. It's also how we treat the most marginalized among us. #Disability #Resist #AmplifyDisabledVoices #PermissionToBeCurious #AskListenConnect #Disabled

This is so beyond deplorable and racist and cruel and inhumane. I am beyond disgusted.

I’m just saying, this would be a REALLY great year for a Canadian team to win the Stanley Cup. #CanadaStrong #ElbowsUp #TeamCanada

White background with watercolor pastel circles on it. A yellow circle in center has black text: you are not a burden

White background with watercolor pastel circles on it. A yellow circle in center has black text: it’s okay to ask for help

White background with watercolor pastel circles on it. A yellow circle in center has black text: it’s okay to take a break

And a couple more…
#PermissionToBeCurious #Inclusion #Disability #AmplifyDisabledVoices

White background with watercolor pastel circles on it. A yellow circle in center has black text: Little reminders

White background with watercolor pastel circles on it. A yellow circle in center has black text: You belong

White background with watercolor pastel circles on it. A yellow circle in center has black text: you are valuable

White background with watercolor pastel circles on it. A yellow circle in center has black text: you are worthy of love

A few gentle reminders. #PermissionToBeCurious #AmplifyDisabledVoices #Disability #AskListenConnect #Inclusion

The Cat's Eye Nebula, one of the first planetary nebulae discovered, also has one of the most complex forms known to this kind of nebula. Eleven rings, or shells, of gas make up the Cat's Eye. The full beauty of the Cat's Eye Nebula is revealed in this detailed view from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The image from Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) shows a bull's eye pattern of eleven or even more concentric rings, or shells, around the Cat's Eye. Each 'ring' is actually the edge of a spherical bubble seen projected onto the sky -- that's why it appears bright along its outer edge. Observations suggest the star ejected its mass in a series of pulses at 1,500-year intervals. These convulsions created dust shells, each of which contain as much mass as all of the planets in our solar system combined (still only one percent of the Sun's mass). These concentric shells make a layered, onion-skin structure around the dying star. The view from Hubble is like seeing an onion cut in half, where each skin layer is discernible. The bull's-eye patterns seen around planetary nebulae come as a surprise to astronomers because they had no expectation that episodes of mass loss at the end of stellar lives would repeat every 1,500 years. Several explanations have been proposed, including cycles of magnetic activity somewhat similar to our own Sun's sunspot cycle, the action of companion stars orbiting around the dying star, and stellar pulsations. Another school of thought is t...

Cat's Eye Nebula - From Goddard Space Flight Center - https://flic.kr/p/7GLbNG

Hummingbirds Hiding From the Rain 🕊️🌧️

Black background white text: The right to be included, respected, and heard is not something to be voted on or simply erased. No one should have to fight for the dignity and equality they should have always had. @PermissionToBeCurious @ToBeCurious.bsky.social

Unfortunate that any of us have to keep saying this, but here we are.

#Resist #PermissionToBeCurious #AmplifyDisabledVoices #Disability #Dignity #Equity #Inclusion #Diversity #DEI #AskListenConnecr

[ID: Black background, white text: Marginalized communities have always had to fight for fair treatment. That fight is not over. Those trying to roll back progress will face resistance at every turn. @PermissionToBeCurious @ToBeCurious.bsky.social]

#Resist #Disability #PermissionToBeCurious #AmplifyDisabledVoices

U.S. Military Dragged After Photos Of WWII Bomber Enola Gay Are Flagged For Removal Due To 'DEI' Purge They are a parody of themselves at this point.

They've become a parody of themselves.

U.S. Is Added to Human Rights Watchlist The United States was added Sunday to the CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist, due to declining civil liberties.

The United States was added Sunday to the CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist, a research tool that publicizes the status of freedoms and threats to civil liberties worldwide.

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Alina Habba on veterans who have been fired from government jobs: "Perhaps they're not fit to have a job at this moment."

This seems appropriate.

What’s the opposite of a Nobel Peace Prize?

I think we have a winner.

Resistance isn't one-size-fit-all. Disability impacts people differently, and so does activism. Some March. Some write letters. Some educate. Some organize. Some support from behind the scenes. All of it matters! Pushing back against misogyny, racism, ableism, and eugenics-based policies doesn't have to look the same for everyone.. What matters? Doing what you can in ways that work for you. dismissing someone's efforts because they don't match your own only weakens the fight. Every action counts. Every voice matters. keep pushing. Keep speaking. Keep going. @PermissionToBeCurious @ToBeCurious.bsky.social

I keep seeing a lot of posts online and comments that attempt to guilt, shame, and downplay impact of resistance that is deemed performative. Not everyone has the same capacity to engage, especially disabled people. Some of us are literally just trying to survive. #Resist #Disability #DEI #Advocacy

Breaking: FDA's March meeting to select flu shot strains for 2025-2026 season has been canceled per email sent to committee members, a VRBPAC member told me. drug companies need about 6 months leeway to make shots in time for fall vax campaigns. #healthpolicy

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We are already facing immense challenges in accessing the care and support we need! With fewer resources, less help, and more barriers ahead, we’re being pushed even further to the margins. It’s time for change! let’s raise our voices together. #Disability #Advocacy #PermissionToBeCurious #Resist

[ID: black background, white text: They strip away protections, limit our choices, and call it fairness. But fairness does not look like erasure. It does not look like forcing people into the shadows. @PermissionToBeCurious @ToBeCurious.bsky.social.]

This isn’t alarmist. It’s happening. When politicians start rolling back rights, disabled people are always among the first to feel it, and if history tells us anything, it won’t stop there.

#PermissionToBeCurious #AmplifyDisabledVoices #DEI #Disability #DisabilityInclusion #DisabilityAdvocacy

Black background, white text. We do not need to justify why diversity, equity, and inclusion matter. The people trying to eliminate them should be forced to explain why they believe exclusion is acceptable. @PermissionToBeCurious @ToBeCurious.bsky.social

We do not need to justify why diversity, equity, and inclusion matter. The people trying to eliminate them should be forced to explain why they believe exclusion is acceptable.

#DEI #Resist #PermissionToBeCurious #AmplifyDisabledVoices #Disability #Diversity #Equity #Inclusion

She pioneered change over five presidencies. The Trump administration just fired her. Amy Paris, a transgender official who worked at the highest levels of the federal government, suspects her termination was politically motivated.

The highest ranking trans person in the federal government was fired last week amid the broader purge. It was certainly political and targeted. 19thnews.org/2025/02/amy-...

A middle aged woman with brown hair and pink lipstick is seated in a wheelchair in a park setting. She has long brown hair and a jean jacket with a rainbow pin. She is wearing a crown and a sash that says Ms. Wheelchair Washington USA

Confidence, advocacy, & leadership—this is what disability empowerment looks like! 💙 Whether rolling across the stage or speaking up in our communities, we are unstoppable.
What does empowerment mean to you? #MWUSA #MsWheelchairWashingtonUSA #PermissionToBeCurious #AmplifyDisabledVoices #Disability

Black background white text: When leaders attack DEI, they attack the right to exist safely, be seen, and be heard. Inclusion isn’t optional. Inclusion is necessary. @PermissionToBeCurious @ToBeCurious.bsky.social

When leaders attack DEI, they attack the right to exist safely, be seen, and be heard. Inclusion isn’t optional. Inclusion is necessary.
#Disability #DEI #Resist #AmplifyDisabledVoices #PermissionToBeCurious #Inclusion

Black background white text: The right to be included, respected, and heard is not something to be voted on or simply erased. No one should have to fight for the dignity and equality they should have always had. @PermissionToBeCurious @ToBeCurious.bsky.social

The right to be included, respected, and heard is not something to be voted on or simply erased. No one should have to fight for the dignity and equality they should have always had.

#Resist #PermissionToBeCurious #Disability #EveryVoiceMatters #AmplifyDisabledVoices

[ID: Black background, white text: If someone's entire message is built on dehumanizing others, they aren't a leader--they're a warning. Choose kindness. Choose justice. Choose people. @PermissionToBeCurious @ToBeCurious.bsky.social]

Leadership is not who can be loudest, cruelest, or most feared. True leadership is integrity & how we treat the most marginalized among us.If a platform is built on dehumanizing & are focused on stripping people of rights, dignity, & safety, they aren’t leading. It happens when hate is given power.