Alexis Weaver
@alexis-weaver.bsky.social
*Mom of 3 amazing kids & partner to a phenomenal spouse
www.Alexis4Tucker.com
*Tucker City Council District 3 Post 1
* focusing on upward mobility and disability equity
**Opinions are my own**
www.Alexis4Tucker.com
*Tucker City Council District 3 Post 1
* focusing on upward mobility and disability equity
**Opinions are my own**
Powerful and thorough analysis of the challenging terminology “able-bodied” and how it hurts disabled people.
For the November/December issue of @motherjones.com, I dove into the history of the word "able-bodied"—including how it's been harmful to disabled Americans since the 1930s and it most certainly will be when Medicaid work reqs come into play again. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The deceptive phrase behind Trump's Medicaid purge
How the idea of “able-bodied” is abused
www.motherjones.com
September 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Powerful and thorough analysis of the challenging terminology “able-bodied” and how it hurts disabled people.
Re-Elect Alexis Weaver to Tucker City Council, District 3
YouTube video by Alexis Weaver
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September 27, 2025 at 5:18 AM
@tiffanydcross.bsky.social preach! Thank you for telling the truth tonight on Abby Phillips! and standing up to the callousness of the male maga caucasity sitting next to you.
September 27, 2025 at 2:31 AM
@tiffanydcross.bsky.social preach! Thank you for telling the truth tonight on Abby Phillips! and standing up to the callousness of the male maga caucasity sitting next to you.
hubs is hoping Baylor football is good enough this year to not make it to Espn+. had to explain to my kids why they won’t be able to watch some of their favorite shows. we are in an emergency and in our capitalist society money speaks. Resist authoritarian dictates on the media and free speech.
September 19, 2025 at 1:25 AM
hubs is hoping Baylor football is good enough this year to not make it to Espn+. had to explain to my kids why they won’t be able to watch some of their favorite shows. we are in an emergency and in our capitalist society money speaks. Resist authoritarian dictates on the media and free speech.
Tortured because of the US Government. This is so immoral.
Deported under a little-known wartime law, more than 130 Venezuelans were sent from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Now released, several tell NPR they endured beatings, sexual abuse, and near-total isolation.
'Hell on Earth': Venezuelans deported to El Salvador mega-prison tell of brutal abuse
Deported under a little-known wartime law, more than 130 Venezuelans were sent from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Now released, several tell NPR they endured beatings, sexual abuse, and near-total isolation.
n.pr
July 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Tortured because of the US Government. This is so immoral.
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
New Urban Institute #upwardmobilityinitiative blog post on why local policymakers need data that include disabled people's experiences & recommendations for identifying and collecting data related to disability:
upward-mobility.urban.org/including-di...
@sjpopkin.bsky.social
upward-mobility.urban.org/including-di...
@sjpopkin.bsky.social
Including Disabled People in Upward Mobility: Leveraging Local Data
To support upward mobility from poverty, policymakers must specifically consider the unique challenges people with disabilities face when designing and implementing policies.
upward-mobility.urban.org
July 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
New Urban Institute #upwardmobilityinitiative blog post on why local policymakers need data that include disabled people's experiences & recommendations for identifying and collecting data related to disability:
upward-mobility.urban.org/including-di...
@sjpopkin.bsky.social
upward-mobility.urban.org/including-di...
@sjpopkin.bsky.social
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The United Farm Workers, along with the entire labor movement, stands in strong solidarity with our comrade, labor leader David Huerta. We demand his immediate release and condemn indiscriminate sweeps targeting working class immigrants.
June 7, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The United Farm Workers, along with the entire labor movement, stands in strong solidarity with our comrade, labor leader David Huerta. We demand his immediate release and condemn indiscriminate sweeps targeting working class immigrants.
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ICE waited until a woman’s lawyer went to the restroom then dragged her away. She fainted from stress and they dragged her unconscious body into the elevator, refusing medical attention.
June 6, 2025 at 11:49 PM
ICE waited until a woman’s lawyer went to the restroom then dragged her away. She fainted from stress and they dragged her unconscious body into the elevator, refusing medical attention.
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EVERYBODY WATCH.
ICE IS OUT OF CONTROL.
Video of SEIU California’s President David Huerta getting assaulted & arrested during an ICE raid in the warehouse district of Downtown Los Angeles today.
He’s an LA native, American citizen and labor leader.
Don’t turn away.
ICE IS OUT OF CONTROL.
Video of SEIU California’s President David Huerta getting assaulted & arrested during an ICE raid in the warehouse district of Downtown Los Angeles today.
He’s an LA native, American citizen and labor leader.
Don’t turn away.
June 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
EVERYBODY WATCH.
ICE IS OUT OF CONTROL.
Video of SEIU California’s President David Huerta getting assaulted & arrested during an ICE raid in the warehouse district of Downtown Los Angeles today.
He’s an LA native, American citizen and labor leader.
Don’t turn away.
ICE IS OUT OF CONTROL.
Video of SEIU California’s President David Huerta getting assaulted & arrested during an ICE raid in the warehouse district of Downtown Los Angeles today.
He’s an LA native, American citizen and labor leader.
Don’t turn away.
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"The City of LA's Sanctuary City Ordinance prohibits City resources from being used to aid federal immigration enforcement. However, today, the City witnessed through videos and media coverage Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers within the vicinity of ICE raids."
Re: Today's ICE Raids in the City of LA
As City Controller, we will be formally requesting information from the LAPD to determine the financial impact these ICE raids have had in using City resources, such as the LAPD’s involvement and response to the resulting demonstrations.
As City Controller, we will be formally requesting information from the LAPD to determine the financial impact these ICE raids have had in using City resources, such as the LAPD’s involvement and response to the resulting demonstrations.
June 7, 2025 at 6:58 AM
"The City of LA's Sanctuary City Ordinance prohibits City resources from being used to aid federal immigration enforcement. However, today, the City witnessed through videos and media coverage Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers within the vicinity of ICE raids."
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Los Angeles ICE protests continues in the quoted post below
Los Angeles: About 100 people, mostly kids on bikes and skateboards, hanging out peacefully in the intersection near the federal detention center on Alameda. LAPD and CHP are staged and have some of the streets closed.
June 7, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Los Angeles ICE protests continues in the quoted post below
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Protesters in Los Angeles covering tear gas grenades with traffic cones and trying to extinguish them with water. Crowd is still growing.
Gas grenades being broke by DHS being countered by a few people placing traffic cones with water bottles on top to contain the gas to varying levels of success.
June 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Protesters in Los Angeles covering tear gas grenades with traffic cones and trying to extinguish them with water. Crowd is still growing.
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We just rallied at the steps of the Supreme Court to free Andry now! But we're not done fighting yet. Head to freeandry.org to donate and help!
June 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
We just rallied at the steps of the Supreme Court to free Andry now! But we're not done fighting yet. Head to freeandry.org to donate and help!
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New — Marcelo Gomes da Silva has finally been released from ICE detention where the 18-year-old was held in deplorable conditions. He helped translate paperwork for other detainees that said they were getting deported. Unimaginable.
www.wcvb.com/article/immi...
www.wcvb.com/article/immi...
June 5, 2025 at 10:59 PM
New — Marcelo Gomes da Silva has finally been released from ICE detention where the 18-year-old was held in deplorable conditions. He helped translate paperwork for other detainees that said they were getting deported. Unimaginable.
www.wcvb.com/article/immi...
www.wcvb.com/article/immi...
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DEAN: What's the tariff on bananas?
LUTNICK: Generally 10%
DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8%
LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff
DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America
LUTNICK: Generally 10%
DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8%
LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff
DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America
June 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
DEAN: What's the tariff on bananas?
LUTNICK: Generally 10%
DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8%
LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff
DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America
LUTNICK: Generally 10%
DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8%
LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff
DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America
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I’m not sure if you can overdose on schadenfreude but we’re about to find out
June 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I’m not sure if you can overdose on schadenfreude but we’re about to find out
Summer nights = movies and homemade stovetop popcorn. Also my 13 year old telling me every 30 seconds what is and isn’t a part of the game as we watch Minecraft
June 5, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Summer nights = movies and homemade stovetop popcorn. Also my 13 year old telling me every 30 seconds what is and isn’t a part of the game as we watch Minecraft
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“If Musk is moving fast and breaking things, as the Silicon Valley dictum goes, Vought is taking the shattered pieces of the federal government and reassembling them into a radically new constitutional order,” @mckaycoppins.bsky.social writes:
The Visionary of Trump 2.0
Russell Vought is advancing a radical ideological project decades in the making.
bit.ly
May 18, 2025 at 1:15 AM
“If Musk is moving fast and breaking things, as the Silicon Valley dictum goes, Vought is taking the shattered pieces of the federal government and reassembling them into a radically new constitutional order,” @mckaycoppins.bsky.social writes:
Nice opportunity to watch Texas vs TCU NCAA Tennis Championships tonight at Baylor! #hookem #ncaatennis
May 18, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Nice opportunity to watch Texas vs TCU NCAA Tennis Championships tonight at Baylor! #hookem #ncaatennis
Really thrilled to have this (my first this cycle) national endorsement!
In 2025, DMO has endorsed over 100 candidates in 24 states, including these 30 candidates!
No office is too small to make a difference, and no year is an off year! #LocalElectionsMatter
@jerald.bsky.social @alexis-weaver.bsky.social @beckfordenton.bsky.social @electmartinmoore.bsky.social
No office is too small to make a difference, and no year is an off year! #LocalElectionsMatter
@jerald.bsky.social @alexis-weaver.bsky.social @beckfordenton.bsky.social @electmartinmoore.bsky.social
May 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Really thrilled to have this (my first this cycle) national endorsement!
I’m running for re-election to Tucker City Council! I’m proud of the progress we’ve made together—on inclusion, transparency, and community engagement—and I’m excited to keep building on that work. Learn more or get involved at alexis4tucker.com. #TuckerGA
May 11, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I’m running for re-election to Tucker City Council! I’m proud of the progress we’ve made together—on inclusion, transparency, and community engagement—and I’m excited to keep building on that work. Learn more or get involved at alexis4tucker.com. #TuckerGA
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NEW: The doctor behind breakthrough Parkinson’s research was among the scientists purged from the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency. www.wired.com/story/doctor...
Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH
Leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration's latest firing blitz.
www.wired.com
April 2, 2025 at 12:13 AM
NEW: The doctor behind breakthrough Parkinson’s research was among the scientists purged from the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency. www.wired.com/story/doctor...
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Does #SNAP cover the cost of a meal in your county?
#Research shows that many families receiving SNAP benefits are still facing food insecurity, and proposed cuts to the program could exacerbate existing challenges.
Access the #data using Urban's tool.
#Research shows that many families receiving SNAP benefits are still facing food insecurity, and proposed cuts to the program could exacerbate existing challenges.
Access the #data using Urban's tool.
Does SNAP Cover the Cost of a Meal in Your County?
Amid inflation, SNAP benefits did not cover the cost of a meal in 99 percent of counties in 2022. Adjustments to SNAP narrowed—but didn’t close—that gap.
www.urban.org
March 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM