Thank you for going, and I'm praying for your safety.

The terms imbecile and moron have a long history on the United States, and there's a particular irony in employing them here. Both were once diagnoses that allowed the state to permanently incarcerate people they deemed 'unfit.'

For all the violence outside Broadview I fear more what's inside.

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.

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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".

“Good” people are understood as economically “productive” people, and strong nations should be filled with such citizens.

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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.

Congrats! Anxiously awaiting my preorder!

Waiting Songs by Rain for Roots.

Technically for children. Technically for Advent. But worth a listen.

This is my view out the kitchen window while doing dishes. Be still my heart.