Bee Vicars
@beeveevee.bsky.social
Deaf humorist, activist, writer and ASL teacher
Please cite your sources.
If there's a Bill that concerns you, take a snapshot of the paragraph that concerns you and provide the LINK to that Bill.
Explain why. Provide context.
There's a lot of meming and screaming but what I really want are facts. I'd like to see the direct source.
If there's a Bill that concerns you, take a snapshot of the paragraph that concerns you and provide the LINK to that Bill.
Explain why. Provide context.
There's a lot of meming and screaming but what I really want are facts. I'd like to see the direct source.
February 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Please cite your sources.
If there's a Bill that concerns you, take a snapshot of the paragraph that concerns you and provide the LINK to that Bill.
Explain why. Provide context.
There's a lot of meming and screaming but what I really want are facts. I'd like to see the direct source.
If there's a Bill that concerns you, take a snapshot of the paragraph that concerns you and provide the LINK to that Bill.
Explain why. Provide context.
There's a lot of meming and screaming but what I really want are facts. I'd like to see the direct source.
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Even the most disturbing RFK Jr. headline always manages to have a detail inside creepier than you could have imagined. I’m sorry, did you just say Black kids should have a chance to get “re-parented”???? Gift link wapo.st/4hW2xGI
February 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Even the most disturbing RFK Jr. headline always manages to have a detail inside creepier than you could have imagined. I’m sorry, did you just say Black kids should have a chance to get “re-parented”???? Gift link wapo.st/4hW2xGI
Passing this along.
BlueSky folks. I'm here with another source request. I'm a disabled freelancer working on a piece for a large health outlet about whether the term sane-washing is ableist. I'm looking to speak to mental health professionals but also digital cultural scholars and disability studies folks.
February 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Passing this along.
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This is why Deaf communities tried to tell NAD. 🤷🏾♂️ www.axios.com/2025/02/08/a...
February 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This is why Deaf communities tried to tell NAD. 🤷🏾♂️ www.axios.com/2025/02/08/a...
Because I'm Deaf, I look for Deaf content in Bluesky using the search function.
"Tone deaf" pops up a LOT.
I can't say that I'm a fan.
We are not responsible for this fiasco.
Find another word, such as oblivious, insensitive, tactless, or out of touch.
bsky.app/search?q=ton...
"Tone deaf" pops up a LOT.
I can't say that I'm a fan.
We are not responsible for this fiasco.
Find another word, such as oblivious, insensitive, tactless, or out of touch.
bsky.app/search?q=ton...
bsky.app
February 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Because I'm Deaf, I look for Deaf content in Bluesky using the search function.
"Tone deaf" pops up a LOT.
I can't say that I'm a fan.
We are not responsible for this fiasco.
Find another word, such as oblivious, insensitive, tactless, or out of touch.
bsky.app/search?q=ton...
"Tone deaf" pops up a LOT.
I can't say that I'm a fan.
We are not responsible for this fiasco.
Find another word, such as oblivious, insensitive, tactless, or out of touch.
bsky.app/search?q=ton...
February 8, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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Just in case you thought that removing DEI criteria would mean that everyone is competing equally: NIH is removing grad students from underrepresented backgrounds from the applicant pool altogether. Their applications will not be considered. Other students, not from these backgrounds, will be.
February 6, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Just in case you thought that removing DEI criteria would mean that everyone is competing equally: NIH is removing grad students from underrepresented backgrounds from the applicant pool altogether. Their applications will not be considered. Other students, not from these backgrounds, will be.
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This is very scary. Please share this info in ASL widely so folks know their rights. youtu.be/1Q-fpFGqLes?...
February 2, 2025 at 1:12 AM
This is very scary. Please share this info in ASL widely so folks know their rights. youtu.be/1Q-fpFGqLes?...
Day 11
I hope today wasn't an actual coup of the US government, led by Elon Musk.
I hope today wasn't an actual coup of the US government, led by Elon Musk.
February 1, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Day 11
I hope today wasn't an actual coup of the US government, led by Elon Musk.
I hope today wasn't an actual coup of the US government, led by Elon Musk.
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I spoke to former Treasury and OMB officials, and they said Elon Musk accessing government payment systems could give him the power to selectively turn off payments. They described what this really means in very clarifying terms. See below:
newrepublic.com/article/1910...
newrepublic.com/article/1910...
January 31, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I spoke to former Treasury and OMB officials, and they said Elon Musk accessing government payment systems could give him the power to selectively turn off payments. They described what this really means in very clarifying terms. See below:
newrepublic.com/article/1910...
newrepublic.com/article/1910...
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January 31, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Aaaah. Nevermind. 😑
Oh shit. They're trying to go for it anyway.
Keep the heat on everybody. Don't fall for it!
Keep the heat on everybody. Don't fall for it!
January 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Aaaah. Nevermind. 😑
It's been a chaotic week - and this is the first time in 10 days, that I've felt a smidgen of hope.
Federal court mandates and massive public outcry "might" have influenced this reversal of OMB memorandum M-25-13.
Be vigilant. Speak up. Be LOUD.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
Federal court mandates and massive public outcry "might" have influenced this reversal of OMB memorandum M-25-13.
Be vigilant. Speak up. Be LOUD.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
Trump administration rescinds funding freeze directive, memo shows
Trump’s administration has rescinded its sweeping directive that sought to pause potentially trillions in loans, grants and financial assistance, according to a memo.
abcnews.go.com
January 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It's been a chaotic week - and this is the first time in 10 days, that I've felt a smidgen of hope.
Federal court mandates and massive public outcry "might" have influenced this reversal of OMB memorandum M-25-13.
Be vigilant. Speak up. Be LOUD.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
Federal court mandates and massive public outcry "might" have influenced this reversal of OMB memorandum M-25-13.
Be vigilant. Speak up. Be LOUD.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
Department of Labor (DOL) no longer has any authority to enforce Executive Order 11246, which as been rescinded.
ON HOLD:
What is Section 503 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (People with Disabilities)
Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)
Source: www.dol.gov/newsroom/rel...
ON HOLD:
What is Section 503 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (People with Disabilities)
Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)
Source: www.dol.gov/newsroom/rel...
January 28, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Department of Labor (DOL) no longer has any authority to enforce Executive Order 11246, which as been rescinded.
ON HOLD:
What is Section 503 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (People with Disabilities)
Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)
Source: www.dol.gov/newsroom/rel...
ON HOLD:
What is Section 503 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (People with Disabilities)
Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)
Source: www.dol.gov/newsroom/rel...
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Also want to say a bit about why things like removing accessibility page, ASL, and screen reading capabilities from the White House website matter. It feels performative, and it is. It's a coordinated effort to shift cultural norms.
January 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Also want to say a bit about why things like removing accessibility page, ASL, and screen reading capabilities from the White House website matter. It feels performative, and it is. It's a coordinated effort to shift cultural norms.
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The acting director of the Office of Personnel Management (the feds' H.R. department) is telling federal employees to rat out their DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility) colleagues by emailing "DEIAtruth@opm.gov."
chcoc.gov/sites/defaul...
chcoc.gov/sites/defaul...
January 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The acting director of the Office of Personnel Management (the feds' H.R. department) is telling federal employees to rat out their DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility) colleagues by emailing "DEIAtruth@opm.gov."
chcoc.gov/sites/defaul...
chcoc.gov/sites/defaul...
Both DEI and DEIA have been eliminated in the Federal workplace. Note: DEIA includes accessibility.
So if you are a disabled, white, straight, cis-male and think that you're protected... you're not.
Link to the executive order: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
So if you are a disabled, white, straight, cis-male and think that you're protected... you're not.
Link to the executive order: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
January 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Both DEI and DEIA have been eliminated in the Federal workplace. Note: DEIA includes accessibility.
So if you are a disabled, white, straight, cis-male and think that you're protected... you're not.
Link to the executive order: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
So if you are a disabled, white, straight, cis-male and think that you're protected... you're not.
Link to the executive order: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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BREAKING: In a new executive order sent out by the White House, Donald Trump has revoked the federal contractor nondiscrimination executive order, EO 11246, that was signed by Lyndon Johnson in 1965 and has protected employees of businesses seeking federal contracts from discrimination ever since.
January 22, 2025 at 4:13 AM
BREAKING: In a new executive order sent out by the White House, Donald Trump has revoked the federal contractor nondiscrimination executive order, EO 11246, that was signed by Lyndon Johnson in 1965 and has protected employees of businesses seeking federal contracts from discrimination ever since.
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Motherfuckers.
whitehouse.gov/accessibility
whitehouse.gov/accessibility
January 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Motherfuckers.
whitehouse.gov/accessibility
whitehouse.gov/accessibility
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Lambda Legal condemns in the strongest terms President Trump’s first actions in office targeting LGBTQ+ people, everyone living with HIV, and communities of color.
We are prepared to challenge them in court.
Our full statement: lambdalegal.org/newsroom/us_...
#FearlessAndFightingBack
We are prepared to challenge them in court.
Our full statement: lambdalegal.org/newsroom/us_...
#FearlessAndFightingBack
January 21, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Lambda Legal condemns in the strongest terms President Trump’s first actions in office targeting LGBTQ+ people, everyone living with HIV, and communities of color.
We are prepared to challenge them in court.
Our full statement: lambdalegal.org/newsroom/us_...
#FearlessAndFightingBack
We are prepared to challenge them in court.
Our full statement: lambdalegal.org/newsroom/us_...
#FearlessAndFightingBack
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It’s been “open season” on trans 🏳️⚧️ people for some time now and things are about get much worse.
More than ever, your #transgender family members, friends, co-workers and colleagues need YOUR support.
Check in on them. Tell them you love them and have their backs.
#LoveAlwaysWins #TransRights
More than ever, your #transgender family members, friends, co-workers and colleagues need YOUR support.
Check in on them. Tell them you love them and have their backs.
#LoveAlwaysWins #TransRights
January 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
It’s been “open season” on trans 🏳️⚧️ people for some time now and things are about get much worse.
More than ever, your #transgender family members, friends, co-workers and colleagues need YOUR support.
Check in on them. Tell them you love them and have their backs.
#LoveAlwaysWins #TransRights
More than ever, your #transgender family members, friends, co-workers and colleagues need YOUR support.
Check in on them. Tell them you love them and have their backs.
#LoveAlwaysWins #TransRights
Executive orders enacted today will roll back transgender protections, which is very concerning.
For a list of executive orders, see this page (after it's been updated).
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Note: Transphobic comments will be deleted and corresponding poster blocked.
www.federalregister.gov/presidential...
Executive Orders
The President of the United States manages the operations of the Executive branch of Government through Executive orders. After the President signs an Executive order, the White House sends it to the ...
www.federalregister.gov
January 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Executive orders enacted today will roll back transgender protections, which is very concerning.
For a list of executive orders, see this page (after it's been updated).
****
Note: Transphobic comments will be deleted and corresponding poster blocked.
www.federalregister.gov/presidential...