Abby Schindler
@abbyschindler.bsky.social
Disability justice advocate | Mom | neurodivergent | liiiiittle bit obsessed with the history of eugenics and the history of intellectual disability in the U.S.
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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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In the last chapter of Alice’s memoir, “Year of the Tiger,” she wrote her own future obituary.
The wonderful “oracle, storyteller, cyborg, trouble-maker, activist, night owl” we loved so much closed it with:
“Enjoy all of Alice’s good shit, and may you create some good shit as well.”
The wonderful “oracle, storyteller, cyborg, trouble-maker, activist, night owl” we loved so much closed it with:
“Enjoy all of Alice’s good shit, and may you create some good shit as well.”
November 15, 2025 at 7:27 AM
In the last chapter of Alice’s memoir, “Year of the Tiger,” she wrote her own future obituary.
The wonderful “oracle, storyteller, cyborg, trouble-maker, activist, night owl” we loved so much closed it with:
“Enjoy all of Alice’s good shit, and may you create some good shit as well.”
The wonderful “oracle, storyteller, cyborg, trouble-maker, activist, night owl” we loved so much closed it with:
“Enjoy all of Alice’s good shit, and may you create some good shit as well.”
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As @raeoflion.bsky.social and I wrote in this article featuring Rae's video:
A report from the California Health Care Foundation found that 10 percent cut to HCBS programs would lead to $1 billion more in Medicaid spending in the state... due to the greater overall costs of institutionalization.
A report from the California Health Care Foundation found that 10 percent cut to HCBS programs would lead to $1 billion more in Medicaid spending in the state... due to the greater overall costs of institutionalization.
Medicaid-funded services are their lifeline—and make their work possible. But the Trump cuts to the program could change it all.
Meet Audrey and Jeremy, who went viral for talking about how the GOP's Medicaid cuts could devastate their everyday.
Meet Audrey and Jeremy, who went viral for talking about how the GOP's Medicaid cuts could devastate their everyday.
What Trump's Medicaid cuts mean for two podcasters with Down syndrome
Medicaid-funded services are their lifeline—and make their work possible.
www.motherjones.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:52 AM
As @raeoflion.bsky.social and I wrote in this article featuring Rae's video:
A report from the California Health Care Foundation found that 10 percent cut to HCBS programs would lead to $1 billion more in Medicaid spending in the state... due to the greater overall costs of institutionalization.
A report from the California Health Care Foundation found that 10 percent cut to HCBS programs would lead to $1 billion more in Medicaid spending in the state... due to the greater overall costs of institutionalization.
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From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
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And when both Christian nationalism and ableism emphasize individualized explanations for social problems pertaining to disability, the result is opposition to collective action to address the inequalities faced by Americans with disabilities.
academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
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Christian nationalism and ableism in the United States
Abstract. Americans with disabilities face significant hurdles across multiple social institutions in the United States. Their inclusion and equitable trea
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October 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
And when both Christian nationalism and ableism emphasize individualized explanations for social problems pertaining to disability, the result is opposition to collective action to address the inequalities faced by Americans with disabilities.
academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
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20th century iterations of Christian nationalism embraced these economic ideals and made them vital cultural markers of being "true" Christians and Americans.
See @kevinmkruse.bsky.social's "One Nation Under God".
See @kevinmkruse.bsky.social's "One Nation Under God".
October 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
20th century iterations of Christian nationalism embraced these economic ideals and made them vital cultural markers of being "true" Christians and Americans.
See @kevinmkruse.bsky.social's "One Nation Under God".
See @kevinmkruse.bsky.social's "One Nation Under God".
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“Good” people are understood as economically “productive” people, and strong nations should be filled with such citizens.
academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
Christian nationalism and ableism in the United States
Abstract. Americans with disabilities face significant hurdles across multiple social institutions in the United States. Their inclusion and equitable trea
academic.oup.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
“Good” people are understood as economically “productive” people, and strong nations should be filled with such citizens.
academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
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A significant component of modern iterations of ableism is a capitalist market logic and neoliberal value system defining the economic productivity of individuals as a moral and social good, and foundational to the social and moral “health” of societies.
October 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
A significant component of modern iterations of ableism is a capitalist market logic and neoliberal value system defining the economic productivity of individuals as a moral and social good, and foundational to the social and moral “health” of societies.
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NEW RESEARCH
Americans who embrace Christian nationalism more likely to agree situation f/ people with disabilities is good as it is, disabled people demand too much from rest of society, & there have been enough societal efforts in favor of people w/ disabilities.
academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
Americans who embrace Christian nationalism more likely to agree situation f/ people with disabilities is good as it is, disabled people demand too much from rest of society, & there have been enough societal efforts in favor of people w/ disabilities.
academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
October 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
NEW RESEARCH
Americans who embrace Christian nationalism more likely to agree situation f/ people with disabilities is good as it is, disabled people demand too much from rest of society, & there have been enough societal efforts in favor of people w/ disabilities.
academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
Americans who embrace Christian nationalism more likely to agree situation f/ people with disabilities is good as it is, disabled people demand too much from rest of society, & there have been enough societal efforts in favor of people w/ disabilities.
academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
Great article.
I'm very grateful for the work of Alex Green on unearthing a lot of this history. His book _A Perfect Turmoil_ was among the best I read all year, I recommend it.
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I'm very grateful for the work of Alex Green on unearthing a lot of this history. His book _A Perfect Turmoil_ was among the best I read all year, I recommend it.
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He Died at a School for Disabled People. Decades Later, His Brother Sought Answers.
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Great article.
I'm very grateful for the work of Alex Green on unearthing a lot of this history. His book _A Perfect Turmoil_ was among the best I read all year, I recommend it.
Gift link:
I'm very grateful for the work of Alex Green on unearthing a lot of this history. His book _A Perfect Turmoil_ was among the best I read all year, I recommend it.
Gift link:
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People with intellectual and developmental disabilities rely on SNAP. In my latest @19thnews.org, I talk to a bunch of policy people and economists, as well as Kajeana Tillman, who lives in the Bronx and just wants to get groceries like she usually does.
SNAP benefits are a ‘lifeline’ — especially for people with disabilities
For those with disabilities who rely on the aid, its uncertainty threatens not just nutrition, but independence.
19thnews.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM
People with intellectual and developmental disabilities rely on SNAP. In my latest @19thnews.org, I talk to a bunch of policy people and economists, as well as Kajeana Tillman, who lives in the Bronx and just wants to get groceries like she usually does.
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Imagine being called a "radical" by other Christians because we try to take Jesus at his word.
November 12, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Imagine being called a "radical" by other Christians because we try to take Jesus at his word.
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in any case, if you want some real, non-tiktok stunt information about how churches are dealing with the SNAP gap, we at @sojo.net did some actual reporting on it last week.
November 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
in any case, if you want some real, non-tiktok stunt information about how churches are dealing with the SNAP gap, we at @sojo.net did some actual reporting on it last week.
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Believers have been gathering weekly outside the Broadview ICE facility to pray for *19 years*. Yesterday the U.S. government told them, “no more prayer … because it's the state.”
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Believers have been gathering weekly outside the Broadview ICE facility to pray for *19 years*. Yesterday the U.S. government told them, “no more prayer … because it's the state.”
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Related, indeed!
Friend sent me this from The Economist’s newsletter. The ‘related’ article makes it even better.
November 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Related, indeed!
I truly wonder what politicians would do if they had to try life on a middle income salary for even a month. Do they understand how much energy goes into finding groceries that your paycheck will cover and will keep everyone in your family full? Grocery prices aren't abstract economic theory to us.
Q: Food prices are still going up. Grocery prices are still going up. How do you respond?
MIKE JOHNSON: All of the economist have shown that food prices always go up. There's an inflationary level that's built in to grocery prices.
MIKE JOHNSON: All of the economist have shown that food prices always go up. There's an inflationary level that's built in to grocery prices.
November 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I truly wonder what politicians would do if they had to try life on a middle income salary for even a month. Do they understand how much energy goes into finding groceries that your paycheck will cover and will keep everyone in your family full? Grocery prices aren't abstract economic theory to us.
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Faith leaders — as well as faith-based food banks — have long argued they absolutely cannot independently handle the raw number of people currently served by government food assistance programs.
They argued it again last week in Congress, calling the idea a "lie". religionnews.com/2025/10/30/f...
They argued it again last week in Congress, calling the idea a "lie". religionnews.com/2025/10/30/f...
November 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Faith leaders — as well as faith-based food banks — have long argued they absolutely cannot independently handle the raw number of people currently served by government food assistance programs.
They argued it again last week in Congress, calling the idea a "lie". religionnews.com/2025/10/30/f...
They argued it again last week in Congress, calling the idea a "lie". religionnews.com/2025/10/30/f...
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I feel like something more people need to understand about having a village is that you need to do things for other people too.
November 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I feel like something more people need to understand about having a village is that you need to do things for other people too.
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Birds but they get spookier each time. 🎃👻
Enter if you dare...🚪
Enter if you dare...🚪
October 31, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Birds but they get spookier each time. 🎃👻
Enter if you dare...🚪
Enter if you dare...🚪
Fall in the Midwest 🍁.
October 30, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Fall in the Midwest 🍁.
Printed out an article on the science of gummy candies, and my son was so excited he finally closed the LEGO catalogue he's been poring over for days 💪.
October 30, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Printed out an article on the science of gummy candies, and my son was so excited he finally closed the LEGO catalogue he's been poring over for days 💪.
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Under Trump, the draconian future of homelessness policy is coming into focus: mass internment. Utah is building a 16-acre site to detain up to 1,300 homeless people inside locked "accountability centers." This is profoundly alarming.
Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:
Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:
In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Under Trump, the draconian future of homelessness policy is coming into focus: mass internment. Utah is building a 16-acre site to detain up to 1,300 homeless people inside locked "accountability centers." This is profoundly alarming.
Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:
Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:
Rounding up the people we find inconvenient and putting them in carceral settings is as American as Apple pie. Lord, have mercy.
In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Rounding up the people we find inconvenient and putting them in carceral settings is as American as Apple pie. Lord, have mercy.
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I think we should all get the rest of the year off.
October 29, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I think we should all get the rest of the year off.
I work in family support research. We intentionally use the terms "family caregiver" or "kinship caregiver" even when the cg is a parent. It's expansive. Providing care isn't contained in nuclear biological families. In fact, outcomes are often worse w/o extended networks referred to as "family."
My momma bestie is my auntie
My auntie friend that go to her church is also my auntie
My 75 year old cousin... is also my auntie
"Auntie" is what happens when you understand the expansive proposition of family
"That's not your aunt" is what happens when you live outside of restorative community
My auntie friend that go to her church is also my auntie
My 75 year old cousin... is also my auntie
"Auntie" is what happens when you understand the expansive proposition of family
"That's not your aunt" is what happens when you live outside of restorative community
October 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I work in family support research. We intentionally use the terms "family caregiver" or "kinship caregiver" even when the cg is a parent. It's expansive. Providing care isn't contained in nuclear biological families. In fact, outcomes are often worse w/o extended networks referred to as "family."