Shannon Leary

Sign Petition: Stop Masked Immigration Raids. This Is Not How a Democracy Operates. These agents are using masks to shield themselves from accountability for their willingness to participate in dangerous overreach. (48941 signatures on petition)

Masked immigration raids don’t protect us. They hide abuse and strip away our dignity. Stand with me in demanding transparency and accountability by adding your name to this petition.

I remember when this happened.

Criminalizing pregnancy: A record number of women were prosecuted the year after Dobbs They were targeted for substance use, miscarriages, and stillbirths, largely driven by fetal personhood laws.

Today marks the third anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

What's happened since?

A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.

Hello! Welcome to the one and only official Simsbury Democratic Town Committee Bluesky account. Stay tuned!

Not the first time they’ve done it!

@thesimsburydems.bsky.social this is the only official Simsbury Democratic Town Committee blue sky account. Any others are fake and should be reported.

From a fake account. That they likely created. Same old.

‘Dangerous,’ ‘anti-science , ‘dehumanizing’: CT families, officials and experts push back on RFK autism claims, registry Autism advocates, scientists and senators called Kennedy’s assertions unscientific and alarming, with many in the autism community expressing fear about the NIH’s “national disease registry”…

Happy to have the opportunity to speak out regarding HHS “plans” for #autism Now is not the time for silence or complicity.

I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you.

The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.

Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence Targeted in Arson The governor, Josh Shapiro, said the State Police banged on the door early on Sunday to wake him and his family after an arsonist set fire to the governor’s residence in Harrisburg.

The governor of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro, said he and his family were evacuated from their home early on Sunday after an arson attack that significantly damaged a section of the governor’s residence.

The administration is a perfect storm of dumb people who enjoy inflicting pain and are addicted to psychotic cruelty and quadrupling down. It ends in total ruin if you don't impeach him.

This is a moral moment. It is not left or right, it is right or wrong.

Thousands of Student Civil Rights Cases Left Adrift After Trump Guts Ed Dept After a campus police officer grabbed student Ja’Liyah Celestine by the hair and kneed her in the face, she filed a federal civil rights complaint that alleged persistent racial discrimination against Black teens at her Texas high school. But the complaint, brought by the 18-year-old in late October with the Education Department’s Office for Civil […]

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Standing room only at the Tariffville Vision Plan presentation. Some really exciting plans which will need to be prioritized. Thanks to the Planning Commission for moving this forward. #simsbury

So the people who were obsessed with Hillary Clinton‘s emails will be largely silent about Pete Hegseth’s war plan group chat, which also involved a journalist?

Voucher bills want to prioritize low-income families and be open to all students. Those goals might be at odds. In public hearings, during Capitol floor debates and in rooms packed with their constituents, Texas lawmakers have pitched school vouchers as a tool that will primarily benefit low-income students —

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Say No to Dismantling ED: Protect Our Kids - Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc. Washington DC– In response to the White House issuing an executive order (EO) calling for the Secretary of Education to develop a plan to dismantle the Department of Education (ED), Denise Marshall, CEO, Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) issued the following statement:

@copaafape.bsky.social statement on the EO to dismantle the Dept of Education

PBS To Spotlight Story Behind The ADA A documentary about the decades-long fight for disability rights culminating in the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act is set to premiere.

A documentary about the decades-long fight for disability rights culminating in the passage of the Americans with #Disabilities Act is set to premiere. #PBS #ADA

Great night raising money for FAVARH Players, inclusive theater.

Very grateful for COPAA’s work on behalf of so many

“I’m not sure I can tell you exactly what it stands for, except that it’s the programs for disabled and needs,” she said.

The woman in charge of the dept of ed doesn’t know what IDEA is, the federal law that’s been in place for over fifty years.

Here I am with my state senator after testifying in support of legislation to aid students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. First time in 20 years of advocacy that anyone who represents me offered to share a public hearing. It’s. Big deal. #autism #paulhonig #inclusion

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT DAVID ERMOLD; DAVID MOORE, Plaintiffs-Appellees, No. 24-5524 V. KIM DAVIs, individually, Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky at Ashland. No. 0:15-cv-00046-David L. Bunning, District Judge. Argued: January 30, 2025 Decided and Filed: March 6, 2025 Before: WHITE, READLER, and MATHIS, Circuit Judges.

OPINION HELENE N. WHITE, Circuit Judge. Defendant-Appellant Kim Davis, in her capacity as the clerk of Rowan County, Kentucky, refused to issue a marriage license to Plaintiffs-Appellees David Moore and David Ermold. Plaintiffs sued Davis under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that Davis violated their constitutional right to marry. After several interlocutory appeals, the district court entered judgment for Plaintiffs on liability and a jury awarded them compensatory damages. Davis now appeals, arguing that she is entitled to qualified immunity, that she has affirmative defenses to liability under the Free Exercise Clause and the Kentucky Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and that Plaintiffs' evidence of their emotional distress was insufficient to support the jury's award. We AFFIRM.

BREAKING: Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex couples' marriage licenses, loses her appeal at the Sixth Circuit of a lawsuit she lost at trial that was brought by same-sex couples whose constitutional right to marry she violated. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Simsbury #zoning unanimously passed the last of our Affordable Housing Plan, with inclusionary zoning initiative. Incredibly proud.

This administration is an embarrassment.

DON'T BE SILENT WHEN FREEDOMS ARE BEING STRIPPED FROM OTHERS— THEY WILL COME FOR YOURS NEXT. -The Gaily Grind

#ProudBlue #BlueSkyResistance

This is a reminder for anyone who isn’t currently being impacted by the craziness happening in our country.

Don’t worry, your time is coming.

Don’t stay silent just because it’s not happening to you.

So annoying.

Opinion: Sky-high emergency room numbers tell us CT needs a new vision for children’s mental health 13,064. That’s the number of times children covered by HUSKY visited Connecticut emergency departments for behavioral health crises in 2023.

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ICYM

REPUBLICANS NEW BUDGET
DOES NOT INCLUDE

NO TAX ON TIPS
(TRUMP LIE DURING ELECTION)

NO TAX ON OVERTIME
(another lie)

NO TAX ON SSI (another lie)
Tell your MAGA NEIGHBORS
(ty Brian Tyler Cohen)

Why Is Medicaid Essential for Adults with Disabilities? ✔️ Medicaid funds home and community-based services for those needing assistance with self-care (e.g., bathing, dressing) and daily tasks (e.g., taking medications, meal preparation). ✔️ Medicaid Waivers offer additional benefits for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD), seniors (65+), and those with physical disabilities. ✔️ Waiver services include day programs, supported employment, home-based assistance, and other vital supports. ✔️ States can customize Medicaid Waiver services to address the unique needs of people with IDD and other specialized populations. ✔️ Medicaid is the largest funding source for long-term individual and family support in the federal/state IDD service system. Logo for the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council

Why Is Medicaid essential for people with disabilities? This new KFF issue brief provides an in-depth review of what Medicaid home and community based services are (HCBS), who is covered, and what critical services were available in 2024: www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...

#Medicaid #Disabilities