J. Patrick Maddox M.S., M.Ed.
@epatrickmaddox.bsky.social
Book reader. I unlearn things. Focused on the intersection of Curriculum/Instruction, Mental Health, Identity, and Literacy.
Prioritizing Black, Trans, Disabled, Women through reading
My reading shelf
https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/epatrickmaddox
Prioritizing Black, Trans, Disabled, Women through reading
My reading shelf
https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/epatrickmaddox
Living that unique moment of existence that really f*cks with jkrowling's mind. Trans man bleeding. Oh my! It's what happens when it takes months to get my T from the pharmacy. It's not out of stock or banned (yet), but it's also not in my hands? Idk. Living as trans under fascism. #transman #queer
December 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Betty Reid Soskin, who served as the country's oldest National Park Service ranger, has died at the age of 104.
Soskin’s family announced her death on Facebook, saying she died peacefully at her home in Richmond, California.
“She led a fully packed life and was ready to leave," the statement read.
Soskin’s family announced her death on Facebook, saying she died peacefully at her home in Richmond, California.
“She led a fully packed life and was ready to leave," the statement read.
December 22, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Betty Reid Soskin, who served as the country's oldest National Park Service ranger, has died at the age of 104.
Soskin’s family announced her death on Facebook, saying she died peacefully at her home in Richmond, California.
“She led a fully packed life and was ready to leave," the statement read.
Soskin’s family announced her death on Facebook, saying she died peacefully at her home in Richmond, California.
“She led a fully packed life and was ready to leave," the statement read.
@theferocity.bsky.social I listened to the episode of #vibecheckpod with your sharing of Caesar's passing. I was heartbroken for you. The love you hold for that precious fur baby is priceless. Thank you for sharing your love.
December 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
@theferocity.bsky.social I listened to the episode of #vibecheckpod with your sharing of Caesar's passing. I was heartbroken for you. The love you hold for that precious fur baby is priceless. Thank you for sharing your love.
Finished We Survived the Night by Julian Brave NoiseCat. Phenomenal text exploring the cultural and historical relevance of the indigenous Nations. Coyote lineages, parental figures present and absent, and current state of indigenous communities.
#booksky #books #reading
#booksky #books #reading
December 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Started listening to Vibe Check pod, from the beginning. Every time @theferocity.bsky.social recommends a book, I immediately place that book on my Libby app hold shelf. Grateful for a library system that has these incredibly eye opening texts.
December 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Started listening to Vibe Check pod, from the beginning. Every time @theferocity.bsky.social recommends a book, I immediately place that book on my Libby app hold shelf. Grateful for a library system that has these incredibly eye opening texts.
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Minutes ago today the Trump regime abruptly cancelled citizenship ceremonies for several immigrants in Boston.
THEY CANCELLED CITIZENSHIP CEREMONIES.
These immigrants followed every rule & did everything right—Trump banned them anyway. All are from Black & brown majority nations.
This Is Fascism.
THEY CANCELLED CITIZENSHIP CEREMONIES.
These immigrants followed every rule & did everything right—Trump banned them anyway. All are from Black & brown majority nations.
This Is Fascism.
December 9, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Minutes ago today the Trump regime abruptly cancelled citizenship ceremonies for several immigrants in Boston.
THEY CANCELLED CITIZENSHIP CEREMONIES.
These immigrants followed every rule & did everything right—Trump banned them anyway. All are from Black & brown majority nations.
This Is Fascism.
THEY CANCELLED CITIZENSHIP CEREMONIES.
These immigrants followed every rule & did everything right—Trump banned them anyway. All are from Black & brown majority nations.
This Is Fascism.
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Not acknowledging World AIDS Day and engaging in COVID revisionism are straight from the eugenics playbook. One of the most effective ways of making people invisible is by erasing their history.
December 2, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Not acknowledging World AIDS Day and engaging in COVID revisionism are straight from the eugenics playbook. One of the most effective ways of making people invisible is by erasing their history.
A geometric abstract art piece I finished. Acrylic on canvas.
#artist #queerart #disabledartist #art #abstractart
#artist #queerart #disabledartist #art #abstractart
November 26, 2025 at 2:01 AM
A geometric abstract art piece I finished. Acrylic on canvas.
#artist #queerart #disabledartist #art #abstractart
#artist #queerart #disabledartist #art #abstractart
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Me all week, whispering to my audiobook:
"Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good."
"Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good."
November 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Me all week, whispering to my audiobook:
"Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good."
"Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good."
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Trump’s comments are vile. I am just as angry at the media outlets that bothsided Jamal’s murder, wrote puff pieces for MBS (Atlantic).
And, the Washington Post opinion page that dismantled the platform that Jamal wrote for, ended the fellowship in his name, and purged its human rights writers.
And, the Washington Post opinion page that dismantled the platform that Jamal wrote for, ended the fellowship in his name, and purged its human rights writers.
November 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Trump’s comments are vile. I am just as angry at the media outlets that bothsided Jamal’s murder, wrote puff pieces for MBS (Atlantic).
And, the Washington Post opinion page that dismantled the platform that Jamal wrote for, ended the fellowship in his name, and purged its human rights writers.
And, the Washington Post opinion page that dismantled the platform that Jamal wrote for, ended the fellowship in his name, and purged its human rights writers.
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This #TransgenderAwarenessWeek, we're launching the Trans News Initiative - a nearly yearlong project dedicated to tracking and analyzing news coverage of trans communities across the United States.
transnewsinitiative.org
transnewsinitiative.org
Trans News Initiative
A database and analysis of news coverage affecting trans communities.
transnewsinitiative.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
This #TransgenderAwarenessWeek, we're launching the Trans News Initiative - a nearly yearlong project dedicated to tracking and analyzing news coverage of trans communities across the United States.
transnewsinitiative.org
transnewsinitiative.org
Alice Wong changes the way I viewed disability at large, and my disabled body specifically. Wong's memoir, The Year of the Tiger is the first audiobook that radically transformed what I knew an audiobook should be. May her tireless advocacy sustain the next generation of disabled activists
#disabled
#disabled
November 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Alice Wong changes the way I viewed disability at large, and my disabled body specifically. Wong's memoir, The Year of the Tiger is the first audiobook that radically transformed what I knew an audiobook should be. May her tireless advocacy sustain the next generation of disabled activists
#disabled
#disabled
I think I am a geometric abstract artist.
November 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I think I am a geometric abstract artist.
My October reading summary, thanks to @thestorygraph.com app
89 books
3,476 pages
218.03 hours listened
52% fiction
48% nonfiction
#booksky #reading #books
89 books
3,476 pages
218.03 hours listened
52% fiction
48% nonfiction
#booksky #reading #books
November 5, 2025 at 12:30 AM
My October reading summary, thanks to @thestorygraph.com app
89 books
3,476 pages
218.03 hours listened
52% fiction
48% nonfiction
#booksky #reading #books
89 books
3,476 pages
218.03 hours listened
52% fiction
48% nonfiction
#booksky #reading #books
Finding Joy is hard. I'm taking an art class this November. We just finished the first class. Looking forward to completing the artwork.
November 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Finding Joy is hard. I'm taking an art class this November. We just finished the first class. Looking forward to completing the artwork.
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Less than 200 signatures away from 5000 for this Change . org petition calling on the United States to recognize Palestinian Statehood and self-determination.
Takes 5 seconds. Easy action item.
Sign. Boost. Raise your voice.
bit.ly/4nEUKjT
Takes 5 seconds. Easy action item.
Sign. Boost. Raise your voice.
bit.ly/4nEUKjT
Sign the Petition
Demand the United States Recognize Palestinian Statehood
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November 2, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Less than 200 signatures away from 5000 for this Change . org petition calling on the United States to recognize Palestinian Statehood and self-determination.
Takes 5 seconds. Easy action item.
Sign. Boost. Raise your voice.
bit.ly/4nEUKjT
Takes 5 seconds. Easy action item.
Sign. Boost. Raise your voice.
bit.ly/4nEUKjT
If we don't understand our US history, we are ignorant to the screaming dog whistles used daily by this administration.
November 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
If we don't understand our US history, we are ignorant to the screaming dog whistles used daily by this administration.
The single most important behavioral pattern I created is reading picture books. This one routine is the foundational skill in my mental health toolbox. As a person with a visual disability, the highest reading level I can consistently physically read is picture books. Everything else must be audio
October 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The single most important behavioral pattern I created is reading picture books. This one routine is the foundational skill in my mental health toolbox. As a person with a visual disability, the highest reading level I can consistently physically read is picture books. Everything else must be audio
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An extremely timely site to help you find free or reduced-cost food, housing, supplies, transportation, financial assistance, health care, education, employment resources, legal support, and more:
findhelp.org
findhelp.org
findhelp.org by findhelp - Search and Connect to Social Care
Search and connect to support. Find financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, and other free or reduced-cost help in your area, anywhere in the US.
findhelp.org
October 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
An extremely timely site to help you find free or reduced-cost food, housing, supplies, transportation, financial assistance, health care, education, employment resources, legal support, and more:
findhelp.org
findhelp.org
When the capital city's high school still, in 2025, puts on a yearly 'variety show' rooted in olio and minstrel shows, without providing any foundation racial education, and reactively changes language and optics. 1968ish finally stopped black-face/2020 stopped using the word minstrel
Chizzle Wizzle
Chizzle Wizzle
White people are a trip.
New Maine Senate race poll shows Platner with 46% and Mills at only 25%.
The tattoo and Reddit controversies made 45% of those polled more likely to support Platner. Absolutely wild.
The tattoo and Reddit controversies made 45% of those polled more likely to support Platner. Absolutely wild.
October 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
When the capital city's high school still, in 2025, puts on a yearly 'variety show' rooted in olio and minstrel shows, without providing any foundation racial education, and reactively changes language and optics. 1968ish finally stopped black-face/2020 stopped using the word minstrel
Chizzle Wizzle
Chizzle Wizzle
Recent reads: Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future by Jason Stanley
How to Abolish Prisons: Lessons from the Movement against Imprisonment
by Rachel Herzing & Justin Piché
Black AF History:
The Un-Whitewashed Story of America
by Michael Harriot
#booksky #reading
How to Abolish Prisons: Lessons from the Movement against Imprisonment
by Rachel Herzing & Justin Piché
Black AF History:
The Un-Whitewashed Story of America
by Michael Harriot
#booksky #reading
October 23, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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As l told the @theweekendprime.bsky.social panel the attack on public schools using anti-trans politics is part of a bottom up attack on democracy in attempt to undermine the nations 13,000 school boards.
October 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
As l told the @theweekendprime.bsky.social panel the attack on public schools using anti-trans politics is part of a bottom up attack on democracy in attempt to undermine the nations 13,000 school boards.
Today, my Mom would have turned 62. I read picture books in her memory. She gave me my love of reading and libraries. The world has changed so much in the short time since her passing. I wish I could read some picture books with her.
October 17, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Today, my Mom would have turned 62. I read picture books in her memory. She gave me my love of reading and libraries. The world has changed so much in the short time since her passing. I wish I could read some picture books with her.
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“The question of who gets to live as long as they should isn’t moral but systemic.
We often say that death is the great unifier as it’s the one thing that we all have in common. But sometimes, I look around and wonder if even the after-life is segregated.”
We often say that death is the great unifier as it’s the one thing that we all have in common. But sometimes, I look around and wonder if even the after-life is segregated.”
Diane Keaton, Miss Major, D'Angelo...
Who gets to live a "long" life in America?
open.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:17 PM
“The question of who gets to live as long as they should isn’t moral but systemic.
We often say that death is the great unifier as it’s the one thing that we all have in common. But sometimes, I look around and wonder if even the after-life is segregated.”
We often say that death is the great unifier as it’s the one thing that we all have in common. But sometimes, I look around and wonder if even the after-life is segregated.”