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Alice Wong's Teen Vogue articles were archived before their removal, for anyone looking.
Alice Wong's Teen Vogue articles were archived before their removal, for anyone looking.
Disability Visibility - Latest
Get the latest on Disability Visibility from Teen Vogue. Find articles, slideshows and more.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Alice Wong's Teen Vogue articles were archived before their removal, for anyone looking.
Alice Wong's Teen Vogue articles were archived before their removal, for anyone looking.
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Palestinian authorities say shadowy companies and entities are working in line with Israel on human trafficking.
PA warns against ‘agents of displacement’ in Gaza after South Africa flight
Palestinian authorities say shadowy companies and entities are working in line with Israel on human trafficking.
bit.ly
November 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Palestinian authorities say shadowy companies and entities are working in line with Israel on human trafficking.
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“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
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‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
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I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
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November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
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Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
November 15, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
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Like I dunno, maybe the reason it took a lady to break open the story of all the men protecting the dude trafficking underage girls is because the male journos were all emailing him making jokes about it?
November 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Like I dunno, maybe the reason it took a lady to break open the story of all the men protecting the dude trafficking underage girls is because the male journos were all emailing him making jokes about it?
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Jeffrey Epstein to Lawrence Summers (both of whom are very bad people):
“i have met some very bad people , none as bad as trump. not one decent cell in his body. so yes- dangerous”
“i have met some very bad people , none as bad as trump. not one decent cell in his body. so yes- dangerous”
November 13, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Jeffrey Epstein to Lawrence Summers (both of whom are very bad people):
“i have met some very bad people , none as bad as trump. not one decent cell in his body. so yes- dangerous”
“i have met some very bad people , none as bad as trump. not one decent cell in his body. so yes- dangerous”
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Judge rules mandatory detention of Chicago day care teacher by ICE is illegal
Judge rules mandatory detention of Chicago day care teacher by ICE is illegal
According to the ruling, Diana Santillana will be given a bond hearing in front of an immigration judge, who could order her released while her civil deportation case proceeds.
trib.al
November 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Judge rules mandatory detention of Chicago day care teacher by ICE is illegal
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At least 42 people are missing and presumed dead after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Libya last week, the U.N.’s migration agency said on Wednesday. https://to.pbs.org/4pcN6hf
At least 42 migrants presumed dead after boat capsizes off Libyan coast, UN says
At least 42 people are missing and presumed dead after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Libya last week, the U.N.'s migration agency said on Wednesday.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:16 AM
At least 42 people are missing and presumed dead after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Libya last week, the U.N.’s migration agency said on Wednesday. https://to.pbs.org/4pcN6hf
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New York Times killed Weinstein and Epstein stories but just asked Ms Rachel if she was funded by Hamas.
November 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
New York Times killed Weinstein and Epstein stories but just asked Ms Rachel if she was funded by Hamas.
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“A federal judge is planning to release on bond hundreds of people who have been detained by federal immigration agents in Chicago since June.”
I also wonder how many were deported so quickly they never had a chance to fight it.
I also wonder how many were deported so quickly they never had a chance to fight it.
Hundreds Previously Detained By ICE Could Be Released By Judge Under New Order
The order could allow hundreds of immigrants to return home while the court reviews whether their arrests were unlawful.
blockclubchicago.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:35 AM
“A federal judge is planning to release on bond hundreds of people who have been detained by federal immigration agents in Chicago since June.”
I also wonder how many were deported so quickly they never had a chance to fight it.
I also wonder how many were deported so quickly they never had a chance to fight it.
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an actual not-made-up death panel, except there’s only one guy
“In Texas, CDC funds to stem a measles outbreak weren’t available until after the crisis had subsided and two children had died. A project to protect Alabamans from raw sewage and hookworm was abandoned…Time-dependent surveys on HIV and maternal mortality were halted…”
Wielding Obscure Budget Tools, Trump’s ‘Reaper’ Vought Sows Turmoil in Public Health - KFF Health News
Through shrouded bureaucratic maneuvers, White House budget director Russell Vought and DOGE have quietly upended outbreak response, HIV treatment, and dementia care in communities across America.
kffhealthnews.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:18 AM
an actual not-made-up death panel, except there’s only one guy
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"On June 9, 2023, an audience at Carnegie Hall witnessed an opera written by a person who had been convicted of murder, in collaboration with his fellow incarcerated artists. Over two years later, this fact is still striking to me."
Read this story in @inquest.bsky.social:
Read this story in @inquest.bsky.social:
I’m in Prison. My Opera Was Performed at Carnegie Hall. - Joseph Wilson - Inquest
Inside Sing Sing, I turned my twenty-five-year sentence into music fit for one of the world’s greatest stages.
inquest.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
"On June 9, 2023, an audience at Carnegie Hall witnessed an opera written by a person who had been convicted of murder, in collaboration with his fellow incarcerated artists. Over two years later, this fact is still striking to me."
Read this story in @inquest.bsky.social:
Read this story in @inquest.bsky.social:
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Kind of wild that while food assistance was withheld from millions of families, one Trump-supporting billionaire (Ellison) saw his net worth grow more this year than the entire SNAP budget. And the YTD gains of the other four richest men would’ve fully covered salaries for all 2M federal employees.
November 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Kind of wild that while food assistance was withheld from millions of families, one Trump-supporting billionaire (Ellison) saw his net worth grow more this year than the entire SNAP budget. And the YTD gains of the other four richest men would’ve fully covered salaries for all 2M federal employees.
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Please let everyone know that prices haven’t fallen they continue to rise by 3% just as they did in January 2025
Here are the cpi numbers
3.0 2.8 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.9 3.0
Anyone who says prices are falling is a liar
Here are the cpi numbers
3.0 2.8 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.9 3.0
Anyone who says prices are falling is a liar
November 12, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Please let everyone know that prices haven’t fallen they continue to rise by 3% just as they did in January 2025
Here are the cpi numbers
3.0 2.8 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.9 3.0
Anyone who says prices are falling is a liar
Here are the cpi numbers
3.0 2.8 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.9 3.0
Anyone who says prices are falling is a liar
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NEW: Trump had a chance to fix the presidential clemency system. Instead, he's exploiting it to help political allies. Smart story from reporter @jeremykohler.bsky.social of @propublica.org.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
How Trump Has Exploited Pardons and Clemency to Reward Allies and Supporters
The president’s second term has brought a flood of clemency for allies and donors — as well as felons, like him, who were convicted of financial wrongdoing.
www.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 11:49 AM
NEW: Trump had a chance to fix the presidential clemency system. Instead, he's exploiting it to help political allies. Smart story from reporter @jeremykohler.bsky.social of @propublica.org.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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see also:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
'Mega detention centers': ICE considers buying large warehouses to hold immigrants
The Trump administration is exploring a plan to buy warehouses designed for companies like Amazon, sources said, which would drastically increase the Trump administration’s capacity for detaining immi...
www.nbcnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
see also:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
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Surplus warehouses => "mega detention centers?"
ICE May Buy Amazon-Style Warehouses To Detain Immigrants
ICE is currently detaining more than 60,000 immigrants—a record high number.
www.forbes.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Surplus warehouses => "mega detention centers?"
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“.. 55% of employed Americans say they’re concerned about losing their jobs, and 62% of respondents said the cost of their everyday items had climbed over the last month.”
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
“.. 55% of employed Americans say they’re concerned about losing their jobs, and 62% of respondents said the cost of their everyday items had climbed over the last month.”
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Meet Yaa’kub Ira Vijandre. He’s the US’ latest political prisoner.
His detention is designed to send the message that anything noncitizens post in support of disfavored causes can be labeled a deportable threat to national security.
His detention is designed to send the message that anything noncitizens post in support of disfavored causes can be labeled a deportable threat to national security.
ICE Caged This Man For His Instagram Posts And Likes
New details about Yaa'kub Ira Vijandre's detention show his posts supporting Palestine and the wrongfully convicted representing, in Homeland Security's eyes, support for terrorism
www.forever-wars.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Meet Yaa’kub Ira Vijandre. He’s the US’ latest political prisoner.
His detention is designed to send the message that anything noncitizens post in support of disfavored causes can be labeled a deportable threat to national security.
His detention is designed to send the message that anything noncitizens post in support of disfavored causes can be labeled a deportable threat to national security.
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Lori Lightfoot endorsing Melissa Conyears-Ervin is a good time to remind folks that Lightfoot fought hard to hide allegations of misconduct against Conyears-Ervin from the taxpayers. A real stain on her good government self-promotion
www.chicagotribune.com/2023/10/11/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2023/10/11/c...
City settlement deal demands silence from whistleblowers fired by Chicago Treasurer Conyears-Ervin
In an extraordinary departure from usual practices at City Hall, the city’s $100,000 settlement agreement with whistleblowers who were fired by Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin prohibits them…
www.chicagotribune.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Lori Lightfoot endorsing Melissa Conyears-Ervin is a good time to remind folks that Lightfoot fought hard to hide allegations of misconduct against Conyears-Ervin from the taxpayers. A real stain on her good government self-promotion
www.chicagotribune.com/2023/10/11/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2023/10/11/c...
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Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
November 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
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ICE is retaliating against Oak Park right now, where most of the moms who were arrested for protesting at Broadview yesterday are from.
This is my sister, who's on the ground. ABOLISH ICE. www.instagram.com/reel/DQzuhMO...
This is my sister, who's on the ground. ABOLISH ICE. www.instagram.com/reel/DQzuhMO...
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November 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
ICE is retaliating against Oak Park right now, where most of the moms who were arrested for protesting at Broadview yesterday are from.
This is my sister, who's on the ground. ABOLISH ICE. www.instagram.com/reel/DQzuhMO...
This is my sister, who's on the ground. ABOLISH ICE. www.instagram.com/reel/DQzuhMO...
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Pilsen Defense and Access, a community group, posted a vid with some allegations about what happened today.
November 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Pilsen Defense and Access, a community group, posted a vid with some allegations about what happened today.