Gretchen Maune

This is way too common, and it's all the worse when it happens with orgs that you expect so much more From. 

People are not going to like this but some of you have absolutely learned the language of social justice with the intention of cloaking your misogyny and racism instead of doing any actual good with it.

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7 year old student from the California School for the deaf Fremont was kidnapped by ICE along with his mom, an asylee, and his sibling. ICE has removed them from CA.

My university received a few years ago the promise of the largest single gift to a public university in U.S. history. It was equivalent to 12 hours of bombing Iran.

Re-framing mental health in journalism - The Word Media Resilience Network offers confidential trauma resources to journalists

New today: Re-framing mental health in journalism

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These 3 Disney movie songs, animated with sign language, are headed to Disney+ Disney Animation's 'Songs in Sign Language' will feature three new animated musical sequences from recent movies reimagined in American Sign Language.

These 3 Disney movie songs, animated with sign language, are headed to Disney+

never, ever, ever, ever accept "how will you pay for it?" as an argument against social programs.

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I'm so sorry for your loss. 

Trump's DEI crackdown hit a wall in court. What's next? Sarah Hinger, deputy director of the ACLU Racial Justice Program, walks though how a federal judge’s ruling could impact state law.

The Trump administration's Dear Colleague Letter, which attempted to dismantle the diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in schools nationwide, is no longer in effect and can't be enforced.

Learn more about how this will impact classrooms across the country.

I’ve been notified about another death in ICE custody.

This marks a stunning 40 deaths during the second Trump administration.

This cannot continue. There must be real accountability for ICE and DHS.

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These transphobes express the same horror over and over - the horror that *they* might have been persuaded to experience life as the wrong gender when young and impressionable - without following that logic through to its conclusion.

Yes, it's bad to be told you're a different gender, isn't it?

I'm looking to hear some specific examples of how disabled Minnesotans have been harmed by federal Medicaid pause for reporting I'm doing at @motherjones.com . Please reach out to jmetraux@motherjones.com with any leads.

Humph.

CMS announces pause on new durable medical equipment suppliers The Trump administration issued a nationwide moratorium on new suppliers for certain medical equipment, citing fraud.

Really glad to see @rosebroderick.bsky.social digging into exactly wtf is happening with durable medical equipment and Medicaid. I know this announcement scared a lot of people (for good reason). www.statnews.com/2026/02/26/c...

It is genuinely distressing to me how many people are sharing this with some variation of “FAFO.”

I dunno man, I think it is bad for disabled people to be left out to dry whether they or their families have politics I agree with or not.

Of course. May you get all the support you need💜🙏 .

An excellent book! 

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Autism assessment questionnaire designed to personally attack you An autism assessment quiz has reportedly been designed to obliterate your sense of self worth - yes, you, specifically. The questionnaire, which is supposedly meant to indicate whether or not you’re…

Dr. Karen Hoyland who designed the self-assessment form explained: “Many adults discovering they’re autistic experience relief, catharsis and even self-acceptance. The self-assessment questions put a stop to all that.”

A Nationwide Book Ban Bill Has Been Introduced in the House of Representatives Hours after the State of the Union address, House republicans introduced legislation banning LGBTQ+ books from public schools nationwide.

Following the lies and hatred targeting trans folks during the State of the Union Address, numerous republican House representatives introduced a bill that would create A NATIONWIDE BOOK BAN.

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If you have some funds and want to support trans folks who need to relocate, reach out to pink haven. If you’re a trans person who needs assistance relocating, reach out to pink haven.

re: Kansas today, but everything generally—I don’t repeat what’s become a talking point about the number of trans people being so small to be so targeted. The number of people harmed is not a fight I want to have when that number could be one and the harm would still be wrong.