Julia Slater
@jslayyyer.bsky.social
Publishing Editor, Social Science Journals @ Sage Publishing. All posts/opinions are mine.
Art, AuDHD, baking, data, decolonization, drag, ethical publishing, history, theatre, and truth-seeking. Unapologetically queer.
Art, AuDHD, baking, data, decolonization, drag, ethical publishing, history, theatre, and truth-seeking. Unapologetically queer.
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Julia Slater
@jslayyyer.bsky.social
· Feb 19
a man with long hair and a beard says " gondor has no king " and " gondor needs no king "
Alt: Sean Bean as Boromir in the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring states: Gondor has no king. Gondor needs no king.
media.tenor.com
*The U.S. has no king. The U.S. needs no king.
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It’s never ok to use the R slur.
It’s never ok to discriminate against and berate disabled people.
It’s not an acceptable term to describe anyone, for any reason.
He’s emboldening his base.
They’re going to use it more often.
Please speak out. Help protect disabled lives.
It’s never ok to discriminate against and berate disabled people.
It’s not an acceptable term to describe anyone, for any reason.
He’s emboldening his base.
They’re going to use it more often.
Please speak out. Help protect disabled lives.
December 1, 2025 at 2:15 AM
It’s never ok to use the R slur.
It’s never ok to discriminate against and berate disabled people.
It’s not an acceptable term to describe anyone, for any reason.
He’s emboldening his base.
They’re going to use it more often.
Please speak out. Help protect disabled lives.
It’s never ok to discriminate against and berate disabled people.
It’s not an acceptable term to describe anyone, for any reason.
He’s emboldening his base.
They’re going to use it more often.
Please speak out. Help protect disabled lives.
“But to millions of Indigenous Americans, the story of Thanksgiving is also closely intertwined with their history of invasion, occupation, displacement, death and devastation that their communities faced as waves of settlers arrived and took over what is today the US.”
Thanksgiving: A story of celebration and pain, in maps
It's a day to give thanks. But for millions of Indigenous Americans, it also serves as a reminder of loss.
www.aljazeera.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:31 AM
“But to millions of Indigenous Americans, the story of Thanksgiving is also closely intertwined with their history of invasion, occupation, displacement, death and devastation that their communities faced as waves of settlers arrived and took over what is today the US.”
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Public-good curators like @dalmeet.bsky.social protect our access to contextualised information by amplifying important views we need to hear. Our new guide with @sagepub.com
champions the role of information curators. #PublicGoodCuration
Find the guide here➡️ bit.ly/3Kemcqn
champions the role of information curators. #PublicGoodCuration
Find the guide here➡️ bit.ly/3Kemcqn
November 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Public-good curators like @dalmeet.bsky.social protect our access to contextualised information by amplifying important views we need to hear. Our new guide with @sagepub.com
champions the role of information curators. #PublicGoodCuration
Find the guide here➡️ bit.ly/3Kemcqn
champions the role of information curators. #PublicGoodCuration
Find the guide here➡️ bit.ly/3Kemcqn
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Warren Requests Investigation into ED’s Dismantling https://bit.ly/49E54of
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
November 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Warren Requests Investigation into ED’s Dismantling https://bit.ly/49E54of
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
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WOW! Autism Society of America, The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, the Autism Science Foundation, the Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network and Autism Speaks put out a statement denouncing the CDC changing its website on vaccines
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
Leading Autism and Disability Organizations Statement on CDC's Vaccines and Autism Page
As national organizations dedicated to advancing the well-being of autistic individuals and partners across the disability and public health sectors, we are deeply disappointed by the latest update to...
autisticadvocacy.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
WOW! Autism Society of America, The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, the Autism Science Foundation, the Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network and Autism Speaks put out a statement denouncing the CDC changing its website on vaccines
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
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Thinking about that time an Arizona sheriff bragged about giving incarcerated people a 56¢ Thanksgiving meal 🤨
Cutting corners to give cheap, nutritionally inadequate slop is not a triumph – it's a public health concern.
Cutting corners to give cheap, nutritionally inadequate slop is not a triumph – it's a public health concern.
November 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Thinking about that time an Arizona sheriff bragged about giving incarcerated people a 56¢ Thanksgiving meal 🤨
Cutting corners to give cheap, nutritionally inadequate slop is not a triumph – it's a public health concern.
Cutting corners to give cheap, nutritionally inadequate slop is not a triumph – it's a public health concern.
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How awful. This is outright health disinformation, lying to the American people. Not only is there massive evidence showing no link between vaccines & autism, there’s not even a plausible mechanism based on what we’ve learned about the genetics of autism, some environmental exposures in pregnancy
HEADS UP: CDC website now officially asserts that vaccines may cause autism.“Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.” Also says the “vaccines do not cause autism” header remains b/c of an agreement with Cassidy.
November 20, 2025 at 3:18 AM
How awful. This is outright health disinformation, lying to the American people. Not only is there massive evidence showing no link between vaccines & autism, there’s not even a plausible mechanism based on what we’ve learned about the genetics of autism, some environmental exposures in pregnancy
I love a plain language summary!
Plain language is communication that your audience or readers can understand the first time they hear or read it. The terminology you use will vary depending on the audience. Always aim to avoid jargon when possible, especially when you have a broad general audience.
November 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I love a plain language summary!
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People often ask what accessibility considerations to keep in mind when creating data visualizations. For guidance and advice, check out Sarah L. Fossheim's list of 10 things to do (or not do) when designing accessible data visualizations.
fossheim.io/writing/post...
fossheim.io/writing/post...
An intro to designing accessible data visualizations by Sarah L. Fossheim
10 dos and don'ts for designing accessible data visualizations, including real-life examples and resources
fossheim.io
November 19, 2025 at 11:36 PM
People often ask what accessibility considerations to keep in mind when creating data visualizations. For guidance and advice, check out Sarah L. Fossheim's list of 10 things to do (or not do) when designing accessible data visualizations.
fossheim.io/writing/post...
fossheim.io/writing/post...
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ED is transferring key functions to other agencies, and sources indicate that OSERS may soon be moved to HHS. CEC strongly opposes this change, which would weaken IDEA by placing special education under a health-based model.
Read the full update: exceptionalchildren.org/blog/idea-ri...
Read the full update: exceptionalchildren.org/blog/idea-ri...
November 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
ED is transferring key functions to other agencies, and sources indicate that OSERS may soon be moved to HHS. CEC strongly opposes this change, which would weaken IDEA by placing special education under a health-based model.
Read the full update: exceptionalchildren.org/blog/idea-ri...
Read the full update: exceptionalchildren.org/blog/idea-ri...
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If you feel like you don't know what you don't know about accessibility, it can help to follow folks who discuss assistive technology, accessibility and disability. Here's a list of people who post a lot about those.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
If you feel like you don't know what you don't know about accessibility, it can help to follow folks who discuss assistive technology, accessibility and disability. Here's a list of people who post a lot about those.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Some of the responsibilities the administration aims to move were explicitly assigned to the U.S. Education Department by Congress, raising questions about the legality of these changes. n.pr/47KSHp6
Trump administration shares new moves to dismantle more of the Education Department
Some of the responsibilities the administration aims to move were explicitly assigned to the U.S. Education Department by Congress, raising questions about the legality of these changes.
n.pr
November 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Some of the responsibilities the administration aims to move were explicitly assigned to the U.S. Education Department by Congress, raising questions about the legality of these changes. n.pr/47KSHp6
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Like critical race theory, “gender ideology” is both a bogeyman for the right and a backlash to social progress.
The right’s gripe isn’t just that trans people exist, but that their existence is tearing down the old world—of good men and obedient women—and unleashing a new, godless age of chaos.
The right’s gripe isn’t just that trans people exist, but that their existence is tearing down the old world—of good men and obedient women—and unleashing a new, godless age of chaos.
How the right uses "gender ideology" to blame trans people for everything
MAGA learned from global autocrats the language needed to push fear.
www.motherjones.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Like critical race theory, “gender ideology” is both a bogeyman for the right and a backlash to social progress.
The right’s gripe isn’t just that trans people exist, but that their existence is tearing down the old world—of good men and obedient women—and unleashing a new, godless age of chaos.
The right’s gripe isn’t just that trans people exist, but that their existence is tearing down the old world—of good men and obedient women—and unleashing a new, godless age of chaos.
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Honoring Alice Wong, a powerful voice in disability justice and founder of the Disability Visibility Project. We created this lesson on her work and storytelling this summer—today we’re sharing it free.
Code: DisabilityVisibility
www.reacheveryvoice.org/product-page...
Code: DisabilityVisibility
www.reacheveryvoice.org/product-page...
Alice Wong - Disability Rights Activist & Storyteller | Reach Every Voice
This lesson invites students into the world of Alice Wong, a storyteller and activist who has spent her life amplifying the voices of disabled people. Through her projects, writing, and digital advoca...
www.reacheveryvoice.org
November 16, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Honoring Alice Wong, a powerful voice in disability justice and founder of the Disability Visibility Project. We created this lesson on her work and storytelling this summer—today we’re sharing it free.
Code: DisabilityVisibility
www.reacheveryvoice.org/product-page...
Code: DisabilityVisibility
www.reacheveryvoice.org/product-page...
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For the Disability community, losing Alice Wong is like losing Ursula Le Guin or Octavia Butler. She was a powerhouse, a pioneer, and a mentor to many. She taught me so much. And always reminded me what we were fighting towards, as well as against. I miss her clarity, bravery, and joy.
Alice Wong
Alice Wong had an outsized impact on Disability justice. As a community organiser, activist, mentor, and co-conspirator, as writer, editor, and friend, she is irreplaceable.
nicolagriffith.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
For the Disability community, losing Alice Wong is like losing Ursula Le Guin or Octavia Butler. She was a powerhouse, a pioneer, and a mentor to many. She taught me so much. And always reminded me what we were fighting towards, as well as against. I miss her clarity, bravery, and joy.
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Alice Wong created a feed about disability justice. We were lucky to be able to share this space with her.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 15, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Alice Wong created a feed about disability justice. We were lucky to be able to share this space with her.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Words simply cannot articulate how Alice Wong’s advocacy, words, or spirit has transformed me.
Thank you, Alice. Rest in peace.
Thank you, Alice. Rest in peace.
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
November 16, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Words simply cannot articulate how Alice Wong’s advocacy, words, or spirit has transformed me.
Thank you, Alice. Rest in peace.
Thank you, Alice. Rest in peace.
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I cannot say enough, there are places in your community that need help and one of the most personally empowering things you can do in this disempowering era is show up and ask humbly where you can slot in and contribute.
November 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I cannot say enough, there are places in your community that need help and one of the most personally empowering things you can do in this disempowering era is show up and ask humbly where you can slot in and contribute.
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ICE is building a 24/7 social media monitoring program that would scan Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and dozens of other platforms. Private contractors would turn public posts into enforcement leads fed directly into government databases. buff.ly/gXCFJBl
Always watching: How ICE’s plan to monitor social media 24/7 threatens privacy and civic participation
ICE’s dragnet is expanding across social media, putting everyone’s digital lives into the realm of border and immigration enforcement.
buff.ly
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
ICE is building a 24/7 social media monitoring program that would scan Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and dozens of other platforms. Private contractors would turn public posts into enforcement leads fed directly into government databases. buff.ly/gXCFJBl
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The Sage Policy Profiles contest is live! Share your most surprising policy citation for a chance to win $500.
How to enter:
🔹Register for Sage Policy Profiles
🔹Find your most surprising policy citation
🔹 Submit via our contest form by Nov 30 (T&Cs apply)
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3WNaDJi
How to enter:
🔹Register for Sage Policy Profiles
🔹Find your most surprising policy citation
🔹 Submit via our contest form by Nov 30 (T&Cs apply)
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3WNaDJi
November 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The Sage Policy Profiles contest is live! Share your most surprising policy citation for a chance to win $500.
How to enter:
🔹Register for Sage Policy Profiles
🔹Find your most surprising policy citation
🔹 Submit via our contest form by Nov 30 (T&Cs apply)
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3WNaDJi
How to enter:
🔹Register for Sage Policy Profiles
🔹Find your most surprising policy citation
🔹 Submit via our contest form by Nov 30 (T&Cs apply)
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3WNaDJi
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Camille Gamboa from @sagepub.com discussed why they felt it was important to support a guide bringing light to #PublicGoodCuration and the role it plays when it comes to society having confidence and trust in research.
November 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Camille Gamboa from @sagepub.com discussed why they felt it was important to support a guide bringing light to #PublicGoodCuration and the role it plays when it comes to society having confidence and trust in research.
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“If I do not file a complaint, where does that leave all Mexican women?” Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday.
www.jezebel.com/one-of-the-w...
www.jezebel.com/one-of-the-w...
One of the World’s Most Powerful Women Is Pressing Charges After Getting Groped by a Drunk Dude
“If I do not file a complaint, where does that leave all Mexican women?” Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday.
www.jezebel.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
“If I do not file a complaint, where does that leave all Mexican women?” Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday.
www.jezebel.com/one-of-the-w...
www.jezebel.com/one-of-the-w...
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It’s been a pleasure working with Lex and everyone in the politics vertical at Teen Vogue. I’m heartbroken that my column, Disability Visibility, is gone. Teen Vogue was one of the few places that published disabled journalists regularly. I just spent the last 2 months working on my next column
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 6, 2025 at 5:28 AM
It’s been a pleasure working with Lex and everyone in the politics vertical at Teen Vogue. I’m heartbroken that my column, Disability Visibility, is gone. Teen Vogue was one of the few places that published disabled journalists regularly. I just spent the last 2 months working on my next column
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The decision by a federal trial court in Hawaii restores evidence to the center and demands access be considered, so that safety data, not politics, sets the rules. @msmagazine.com @pplmvotes.org @ppfa.org @plancpills.bsky.social
msmagazine.com/2025/11/04/f...
msmagazine.com/2025/11/04/f...
Judge Rules FDA Abortion Pill Restrictions Unlawful, Citing Political Interference
The decision by a federal trial court in Hawaii: Judge Rules FDA Abortion Pill Restrictions Unlawful, Citing Political Interference
msmagazine.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The decision by a federal trial court in Hawaii restores evidence to the center and demands access be considered, so that safety data, not politics, sets the rules. @msmagazine.com @pplmvotes.org @ppfa.org @plancpills.bsky.social
msmagazine.com/2025/11/04/f...
msmagazine.com/2025/11/04/f...
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Has anyone ever actually committed and made this happen?
October 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Has anyone ever actually committed and made this happen?