Laura Rutherford
@lilacpoet.bsky.social
Writer, singer, teacher, and mom to my special needs daughter.
https://www.ndsccenter.org/ (National Down Syndrome Congress) 💙💛💙💛
https://littlelobbyists.org/ 🦽
#makeamericakindagain
https://5calls.org/
https://www.eqfl.org/ 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
#blackhistorymonth
https://www.ndsccenter.org/ (National Down Syndrome Congress) 💙💛💙💛
https://littlelobbyists.org/ 🦽
#makeamericakindagain
https://5calls.org/
https://www.eqfl.org/ 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
#blackhistorymonth
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Some fascinating stuff here! Love that it’s all compiled in one place. Now to find time to read it all. :)
Once more before Sunday ends, please share today’s thread & all this great public scholarship widely! @hcrichardson.bsky.social 🗃️
In a few days it’s gonna be May, but right now it’s gonna be my 222nd #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
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April 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Some fascinating stuff here! Love that it’s all compiled in one place. Now to find time to read it all. :)
Worth a click to see this even on FB. RFK and his ilk can F off. We are humans born onto a planet not into a company or regime.
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April 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Worth a click to see this even on FB. RFK and his ilk can F off. We are humans born onto a planet not into a company or regime.
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Truth.
April 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Truth.
Tomorrow, April 5, we're coming together across the country to demand:
HANDS OFF OUR COMMUNITIES!
HANDS OFF OUR FREEDOMS!
HANDS OFF OUR DEMOCRACY!
We won't be silenced!
Find a rally: handsoff2025.com
HANDS OFF OUR COMMUNITIES!
HANDS OFF OUR FREEDOMS!
HANDS OFF OUR DEMOCRACY!
We won't be silenced!
Find a rally: handsoff2025.com
April 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
April 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
So very proud of my home state right now! This is how I remember my home. :) Not so proud of the state I live in. Randy Fine 🤮 Hateful human.
Congratulations to Judge Susan Crawford on her victory, and to the people of Wisconsin for electing a judge who believes in the rule of law and protecting our freedoms.
April 2, 2025 at 7:40 PM
So very proud of my home state right now! This is how I remember my home. :) Not so proud of the state I live in. Randy Fine 🤮 Hateful human.
I need a dread tracker. ;) This is hilarious. If I don’t laugh, I will cry! 🤣😩🤣😩
March 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I need a dread tracker. ;) This is hilarious. If I don’t laugh, I will cry! 🤣😩🤣😩
Reposted by Laura Rutherford
Pete Hegseth Blows Into Breathalyzer To Unlock Phone
Pete Hegseth Blows Into Breathalyzer To Unlock Phone
WASHINGTON—Grumbling to himself as he repeatedly dropped the device, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was reportedly blowing into a Breathalyzer Thursday in an attempt to unlock his phone. “Stup...
theonion.com
March 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Pete Hegseth Blows Into Breathalyzer To Unlock Phone
Happy belated Purple Day! Looks like we’ll be recognizing epilepsy awareness on a more personal level now. 💜Forgot yesterday bc was tired, busy, and, coincidentally, Em had her follow up neuro appt. Enjoy Emily’s lovely paintings she painted over the years with gorgeous purple!💜💜
#epilpsyawarwness
#epilpsyawarwness
March 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Happy belated Purple Day! Looks like we’ll be recognizing epilepsy awareness on a more personal level now. 💜Forgot yesterday bc was tired, busy, and, coincidentally, Em had her follow up neuro appt. Enjoy Emily’s lovely paintings she painted over the years with gorgeous purple!💜💜
#epilpsyawarwness
#epilpsyawarwness
Just sayin’….🤦♀️🤣
Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know
March 26, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Just sayin’….🤦♀️🤣
Reposted by Laura Rutherford
Timeline cleanse 🌞
March 24, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Timeline cleanse 🌞
Agreed. They are not providing due process and have been incorrectly identifying gang signs. Likely, innocent people were taken along with those who may be actual criminals. So much for law and order.
March 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Agreed. They are not providing due process and have been incorrectly identifying gang signs. Likely, innocent people were taken along with those who may be actual criminals. So much for law and order.
Today is World Down Syndrome Day!💙💛💙💛 Consider showing support through advocacy and support the fight and challenge to the proposed shutting down of the DOE which provides federal protections such as IDEA after decades of hard won battles for civil rights. We are not going back!!
March 21, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Today is World Down Syndrome Day!💙💛💙💛 Consider showing support through advocacy and support the fight and challenge to the proposed shutting down of the DOE which provides federal protections such as IDEA after decades of hard won battles for civil rights. We are not going back!!
It’s my vacation week again, so of course somebody has to be sick. 🤦♀️ Allergy season caught up with her. Making the best of it as always. Sigh…🫤
March 18, 2025 at 3:20 AM
It’s my vacation week again, so of course somebody has to be sick. 🤦♀️ Allergy season caught up with her. Making the best of it as always. Sigh…🫤
Those of us who fight daily know how those will work out. Dark days for IDEA and people who have fought for decades to be included and protected.
“'We’ll see how it all works out,' Mr. Trump said" ...after his administration fired most of the investigators protecting students with #disabilities in the Civil Rights Division of the #EducationDepartment.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
Trump Firings Gut Education Department’s Civil Rights Division (Gift Article)
Many of the office’s cases over the decades have served as a catalyst for broader policy change and social reforms.
www.nytimes.com
March 14, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Those of us who fight daily know how those will work out. Dark days for IDEA and people who have fought for decades to be included and protected.
Anyone could become disabled at ANY time. Ableist thinking is cruel and inhumane.
17 states filed a lawsuit against #Section504, stating updated accessibility regulations and rules against disability discrimination are "regulatory burdens" that "impose substantial costs" to states
1 in 5 Americans have a disability – #DisabilityRights ARE American rights
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1 in 5 Americans have a disability – #DisabilityRights ARE American rights
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Disabled Americans fear losing protections if states’ lawsuit succeeds
An ongoing lawsuit challenges Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which legally mandates access and accommodations across wide swaths of the public.
wapo.st
March 14, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Anyone could become disabled at ANY time. Ableist thinking is cruel and inhumane.
Awesome art class this month! Love the exhibit amd connection to the activity!:)
#OrlandoMuseumofArt
#OrlandoMuseumofArt
March 2, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Awesome art class this month! Love the exhibit amd connection to the activity!:)
#OrlandoMuseumofArt
#OrlandoMuseumofArt
Reposted by Laura Rutherford
30,000,000 Bluesky accounts. Every one of us should be flying the Ukrainian flag. It’s a modest but visible act of support, as well as resistance.
Please join me and repost.
Please join me and repost.
a blue and yellow flag is waving in the wind against a blue sky
ALT: a blue and yellow flag is waving in the wind against a blue sky
media.tenor.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
30,000,000 Bluesky accounts. Every one of us should be flying the Ukrainian flag. It’s a modest but visible act of support, as well as resistance.
Please join me and repost.
Please join me and repost.
I cannot believe we are here fighting this AGAIN!!!!! We did this in 2017. It’s exhausting, but we will keep fighting - again. 😢
BREAKING: House passes the #GOPBudget with $4.5 trillion in tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy paid for by cutting trillions from programs our families need, like #Medicaid.
WHAT'S NEXT: This is not over.
Together, we can – WE WILL – #ProtectMedicaid.
apnews.com/article/john...
WHAT'S NEXT: This is not over.
Together, we can – WE WILL – #ProtectMedicaid.
apnews.com/article/john...
House GOP pushes 'big' budget resolution to passage, a crucial step toward delivering Trump's agenda
House Republicans have muscled their budget blueprint to passage, with a push from President Donald Trump.
apnews.com
February 26, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I cannot believe we are here fighting this AGAIN!!!!! We did this in 2017. It’s exhausting, but we will keep fighting - again. 😢
Same goes for mysoginy or homophobia. It’s not enough to just “be a nice guy” or “be accepting”. There must be active and open allyship.
February 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Same goes for mysoginy or homophobia. It’s not enough to just “be a nice guy” or “be accepting”. There must be active and open allyship.