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Agree. And if you’ve organized for 10 mins, you know that the folks affected by the policies or conditions are the ones who are experts, and in this case, are the folks who are leading the response in Montgomery county, Maryland. The decision was made WITH community not FOR the community.

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I feel you! I’m not drinking right now either and keep quoting Lloyd Bridges from Airplane! Congrats on one month! Keep it up.

More into on the anthology is here @graceandgravity.bsky.social 💕

A personal essay I wrote was published in Grace & Gravity’s 11th volume on grit. ✨ Read more about it here: washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7641...
@writesloud.bsky.social

The United States is witnessing the return of psychiatric imprisonment | Jordyn Jensen From ‘wellness farms’ to expanded involuntary commitment policies, the US is embracing psychiatric incarceration under the guise of compassion

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This is a pretty big attack on the First Amendment. And an encroachment on universities' powers to decide what protests to allow and who to expel.....

“Resolved an error”? “We apologize for the mistake”? This is outrageous! And no actual accountability for the harm…

After Attacking CRT, DEI and Pushing Book Bans, Moms for Liberty’s Next Focus Is On Restorative Justice Several studies have shown that restorative justice programs create better social outcomes for students and communities.

Moms for Liberty is shifting its focus to restorative justice, despite studies showing these programs improve social outcomes for students and communities. Critics question the group’s intentions.

This is going to be an extremely important case. Right now orgs ranging from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to AIDS/HIV advocacy, colleges, crisis centers, and more are being told to pretend trans people don't exist or lose your funding... and many are choosing to pretend!

We Should All Be Paying Attention To What's Happening to the National Archives Guest post from Dominic Byrd-McDevitt: Open knowledge advocate | Dedicated to building community and serving the public interest via data & tech.

Please read: We Should All Be Paying Attention To What's Happening to the National Archives

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The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights. SIGBI followed by a next arrow

The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights. SIGBI followed by a next arrow

The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights. SIGBI followed by a next arrow

The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights. SIGBI

The Stonewall Inn released a response to the National Parks Service removing the word transgender from the park outside of the Inn. A great reminder that we have to look after each other

The dire consequences of science without DEI "We are very much at risk of losing an entire generation of researchers."

What will science lose without DEI?

That’s the question @hencarnell.bsky.social and I sought to answer with this piece.

A hell of a lot, it turns out:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Freeze your credit, y’all.
They have your data.

www.nerdwallet.com/article/fina...

This definitely resonates for my 22 yo nibling who lives with me!

The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here.

HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻

archive.org/details/2025...

Orwellian

Congrats, Brianna!

My pin of the day

Well said, Pete Buttigieg

Ooof. Been there. I hope you feel better soon!!

The Attack on Trans Rights Won’t End There Once legal rights begin to fall, they fall for everyone.

Good piece by @adamserwer.bsky.social -- www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Don’t let all the evil in the world make you forget all the good. 🌱

Department of Education dismisses book ban complaints, ends guidance The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced that it is rescinding all past guidance issued against the removal of books.

“The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced that it is rescinding all past guidance issued against the removal of books and will no longer employ a coordinator to investigate instances of unlawful book removals.”

Fun times.

#readbannedbooks

Sewn book sleeve with geometric shapes and a button enclosure

Two books - one on “radical sewing” and an anthology of “essential June Jordan” poetry

Diving deeply into some of my favorite coping strategies including reading poetry, sewing, and reading about sewing. 🙃🪡🧵

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“… and connecting to resources for professional cleaners and equipment. It requires hazmat suits, special hepa vaccuums and really expert care. Some people have just gone back home and used their vacuums which is a terrible and possibly deadly health hazard.”

From my friend, who is one of the organizers: “The gofundme is to support BIPOC and low income renters who need support with the costly process of cleaning toxic smoke and soot from their homes. Landlords are refusing to pay so we started this fund and are researching…”

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