Tim Vermande
@kd5urs.bsky.social
An ostrobogulous, ailurophilic ferroequinologist and librocubicularist suffering from biblioesclavio
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MORE THAN SEMANTICS... Person-first or identity-first? Doesn't much matter. Both options are unapologetic, unafraid, and unrepentant about #ClaimingDisability.
Let that guide you.
Because life is too short to carry around someone else’s shame.
#DISABLED. #SayTheWord
Let that guide you.
Because life is too short to carry around someone else’s shame.
#DISABLED. #SayTheWord
April 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
MORE THAN SEMANTICS... Person-first or identity-first? Doesn't much matter. Both options are unapologetic, unafraid, and unrepentant about #ClaimingDisability.
Let that guide you.
Because life is too short to carry around someone else’s shame.
#DISABLED. #SayTheWord
Let that guide you.
Because life is too short to carry around someone else’s shame.
#DISABLED. #SayTheWord
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If the president can spend a quarter of his days in office golfing, corporations can give workers a four-day work week.
April 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
If the president can spend a quarter of his days in office golfing, corporations can give workers a four-day work week.
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This newsletter was inspired by a request for resources for churches looking to support disabled people who are or will be affected by executive orders and proposed budget cuts.
This newsletter was inspired by a request for resources for churches looking to support disabled people who are or will be affected by executive orders and proposed budget cuts.
VOICE of the UMC Disability Connection
Email from Disability Ministries Committee of the UMC Now is the time for solidarity and advocacy! A partner ministry of The General Commission on Religion and Race April 2025 Volume 15 , No. 2 The ch
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April 11, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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This newsletter was inspired by a request for resources for churches looking to support disabled people who are or will be affected by executive orders and proposed budget cuts.
This newsletter was inspired by a request for resources for churches looking to support disabled people who are or will be affected by executive orders and proposed budget cuts.
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❤️ We don’t care if your gender identity is more free than a fart in a fan factory. Be you, be happy, be free. #colonythatcares
“Heh, do you want to go out somewhere or just nestchicks and krill?”
April 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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April 3, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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🐾 Wisconsin understood the pawssignment. Also, what a great hooman Corey Booker is! A historic day today. A nom nom pawty is called for at this pawint. Awoooooooof!
April 2, 2025 at 2:14 AM
🐾 Wisconsin understood the pawssignment. Also, what a great hooman Corey Booker is! A historic day today. A nom nom pawty is called for at this pawint. Awoooooooof!
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"Autism Speaks usa tácticas de recaudación dañinas y ofensivas, las cuales confían en miedo, estereotipos y devaluar las vidas de las personas en el espectro autista."
#AutismAcceptanceMonth starts tomorrow. Please don't give to Autism Speaks; their $$ rarely supports autistic people/families, and their 'awareness' work portrays autistic people as burdens, not humans. From @autisticadvocacy.org, a good org to support instead.
autisticadvocacy.org/considerthef...
autisticadvocacy.org/considerthef...
Before You Donate to Autism Speaks, Consider the Facts
Very little money donated to Autism Speaks goes toward helping autistic people and families.
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April 1, 2025 at 1:12 AM
"Autism Speaks usa tácticas de recaudación dañinas y ofensivas, las cuales confían en miedo, estereotipos y devaluar las vidas de las personas en el espectro autista."
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This is why they want to cut funding to PBS. They don't want us to know the true American History.
While curb cuts, captions on TV screens, and braille on elevator buttons seem commonplace today, it took the work of dedicated activists and elected officials to get us there. #ChangeNotCharity: THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT premieres Tues, March 25 at 9/8c on PBS. #disability #disabled
March 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This is why they want to cut funding to PBS. They don't want us to know the true American History.
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I learned this week that you can put our troops' lives in danger, compromise our national security, and violate the Espionage Act. And the government will do nothing.
But if you write an editorial for your school newspaper that Trump doesn't like, you will be abducted on the street and disappeared.
But if you write an editorial for your school newspaper that Trump doesn't like, you will be abducted on the street and disappeared.
March 27, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I learned this week that you can put our troops' lives in danger, compromise our national security, and violate the Espionage Act. And the government will do nothing.
But if you write an editorial for your school newspaper that Trump doesn't like, you will be abducted on the street and disappeared.
But if you write an editorial for your school newspaper that Trump doesn't like, you will be abducted on the street and disappeared.
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Hi, I’m God.
If I accidentally added a reporter to a group chat about plans to smite evil, I would DEFINITELY get fired.
If I accidentally added a reporter to a group chat about plans to smite evil, I would DEFINITELY get fired.
March 26, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Hi, I’m God.
If I accidentally added a reporter to a group chat about plans to smite evil, I would DEFINITELY get fired.
If I accidentally added a reporter to a group chat about plans to smite evil, I would DEFINITELY get fired.
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Happy birthday (8 March 1896) and International Women's Day to Charlotte Whitton, twice the mayor of Ottawa, Ontario. She would become known for being direct and outspoken on matters of gender equality. (Being female, the term "mouthy" would often be used of her.)
March 8, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Happy birthday (8 March 1896) and International Women's Day to Charlotte Whitton, twice the mayor of Ottawa, Ontario. She would become known for being direct and outspoken on matters of gender equality. (Being female, the term "mouthy" would often be used of her.)
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NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
March 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
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Today is Disability Day of Mourning, when our community remembers disabled people lost to filicide. Join us for our virtual vigil tonight at 6pm ET: youtu.be/MXGAnBRM5zM
March 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Today is Disability Day of Mourning, when our community remembers disabled people lost to filicide. Join us for our virtual vigil tonight at 6pm ET: youtu.be/MXGAnBRM5zM
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Indianas Medicaid cuts are cruel to the most marginalized ppl in our state.
There is something worse about it, though.
One of the two co signers owns Mishler Funeral Homes.
Meet Indiana State Sen. Ryan Mishler.
#SheShed #Voices4Victory
#HoosierSky
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There is something worse about it, though.
One of the two co signers owns Mishler Funeral Homes.
Meet Indiana State Sen. Ryan Mishler.
#SheShed #Voices4Victory
#HoosierSky
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Indiana Senator And Funeral Home Owner Pushes Medicaid Cuts - The Bloomingtonian
Staff report INDIANAPOLIS – February 28, 2025 A Medicaid overhaul in Indiana is being seen for its irony, not just for its potential impact on low-income residents but also for its sponsor’s business ...
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February 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Indianas Medicaid cuts are cruel to the most marginalized ppl in our state.
There is something worse about it, though.
One of the two co signers owns Mishler Funeral Homes.
Meet Indiana State Sen. Ryan Mishler.
#SheShed #Voices4Victory
#HoosierSky
bloomingtonian.com/2025/02/28/i...
There is something worse about it, though.
One of the two co signers owns Mishler Funeral Homes.
Meet Indiana State Sen. Ryan Mishler.
#SheShed #Voices4Victory
#HoosierSky
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February 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
it's National Pet Day and a good book for any recent day. publicdomainreview.org/collection/m...
Unwashed Furry Masses: Wanda Gág’s *Millions of Cats* (1928)
The oldest American children's book still in print, Wanda Gág's classic opens onto surprisingly political themes.
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February 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
it's National Pet Day and a good book for any recent day. publicdomainreview.org/collection/m...
February 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Five major airlines are suing to overturn a rule from then-Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg that actually holds airlines accountable for damaging disabled people's wheelchairs. New from me at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Airlines sue to overturn rule against breaking wheelchairs
Major carriers are trying to overturn a Biden-era policy that ended decades of mistreatment.
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February 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Five major airlines are suing to overturn a rule from then-Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg that actually holds airlines accountable for damaging disabled people's wheelchairs. New from me at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...