Janelle Elyse Kihlstrom
@mementovitae.bsky.social
Poet/editor, disability & neurodiversity scholar & advocate https://jekihlstrom.wixsite.com/work
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It is “the right of the people to peaceably assemble.”
October 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
It is “the right of the people to peaceably assemble.”
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Jane Goodall was the best of us.
Her last public words didn’t disappoint.
Her last public words didn’t disappoint.
October 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Jane Goodall was the best of us.
Her last public words didn’t disappoint.
Her last public words didn’t disappoint.
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"There are calls at the federal level to cut the very services that sustain the beautiful life my son is creating with the help of his family, teachers, and Direct Service Professionals—a life that balances safety with self-determination." thinkingautismguide.com/2025/05/medi...
Medicaid Is Life for My Autistic Son — THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
Medicaid is life for my mostly non-speaking autistic son. Cutting it would remove the services that make his interdependent life possible.
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May 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
"There are calls at the federal level to cut the very services that sustain the beautiful life my son is creating with the help of his family, teachers, and Direct Service Professionals—a life that balances safety with self-determination." thinkingautismguide.com/2025/05/medi...
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fifteen year-old daughter trying to prevent her mother from being extrajudicially deported. they arrested the daughter too.
BREAKING: Chaotic ICE arrest in Worcester leads to second arrest by local police www.masslive.com/worcester/20...
Chaotic ICE arrest in Worcester leads to second arrest by local police
Witnesses believe that the two women who were arrested were mother and daughter, with ICE arresting the mother and Worcester police arresting the daughter.
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May 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
fifteen year-old daughter trying to prevent her mother from being extrajudicially deported. they arrested the daughter too.
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Funding for school mental health grants received broad support from both parties during the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
These grant cancellations are short-sighted and harmful. I urge Congress to do its job and give our students the services and support they deserve.
These grant cancellations are short-sighted and harmful. I urge Congress to do its job and give our students the services and support they deserve.
Education Department stops $1 billion in funding for school mental health
Congress created the grants in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The goal was to help schools hire mental health professionals, including counselors and social workers.
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May 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Funding for school mental health grants received broad support from both parties during the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
These grant cancellations are short-sighted and harmful. I urge Congress to do its job and give our students the services and support they deserve.
These grant cancellations are short-sighted and harmful. I urge Congress to do its job and give our students the services and support they deserve.
Here is another autistic child being failed by our system and this racist and ableist administration, whom RFK Jr.'s eugenicist rhetoric about autism will do nothing to help. Bring Mr. Abrego Garcia home to be with his son and his family at Easter.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen: “When I told him that his wife and family sent their love and were fighting for him to return home every day, he said that he was worried about all of you. He spoke several times about your 5-year-old son who has autism.”
#KilmarAbregoGarcia
#KilmarAbregoGarcia
April 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Here is another autistic child being failed by our system and this racist and ableist administration, whom RFK Jr.'s eugenicist rhetoric about autism will do nothing to help. Bring Mr. Abrego Garcia home to be with his son and his family at Easter.
Proud to be a Marylander. Thank you, @vanhollen.senate.gov
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Proud to be a Marylander. Thank you, @vanhollen.senate.gov
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"Even if [autistics] never created a single piece of art or simply existed, their life would not be a tragedy. There would still be joy. Not because autistic people are naturally angelic, but bc they are human beings with inherent value." @ericmgarcia.bsky.social:
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RFK Jr calls autism an ‘epidemic’ and a tragedy. As an autistic journalist, I have some comments
ANALYSIS: ANALYSIS: Health Secretary wilfully misreads data that should be celebrated, not feared, writes Eric Garcia
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April 18, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"Even if [autistics] never created a single piece of art or simply existed, their life would not be a tragedy. There would still be joy. Not because autistic people are naturally angelic, but bc they are human beings with inherent value." @ericmgarcia.bsky.social:
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uk.news.yahoo.com/rfk-jr-calls...
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I call upon the administration and the government of El Salvador to prove that Kilmar Abrego Garcia is alive and unharmed.
April 16, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I call upon the administration and the government of El Salvador to prove that Kilmar Abrego Garcia is alive and unharmed.
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Bone chilling.
A court ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in the United States.
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he was illegally removed. Trump is pretending he won the ruling 9-0.
1/ You may not think this case means anything to you. But let me tell you why it does.
A court ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in the United States.
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he was illegally removed. Trump is pretending he won the ruling 9-0.
1/ You may not think this case means anything to you. But let me tell you why it does.
April 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Bone chilling.
A court ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in the United States.
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he was illegally removed. Trump is pretending he won the ruling 9-0.
1/ You may not think this case means anything to you. But let me tell you why it does.
A court ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in the United States.
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he was illegally removed. Trump is pretending he won the ruling 9-0.
1/ You may not think this case means anything to you. But let me tell you why it does.
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Why???????
Chief Justice Roberts pauses deadline for return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
Source: The Independent
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Chief Justice Roberts pauses deadline for return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
Source: The Independent
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Chief Justice Roberts pauses deadline for return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador - NewsBreak
Chief Justice John Roberts agreed Monday to pause a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to a notor
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April 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Why???????
Chief Justice Roberts pauses deadline for return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
Source: The Independent
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Chief Justice Roberts pauses deadline for return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
Source: The Independent
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Happy #AutismAcceptance Day! Let's keep moving forward with inclusion of all kinds and not cede ground to this regressive political moment that history will not remember kindly.
Here are 10 ways to honor autistic people! While #AutismAwareness has a role, especially in spaces where autism info is bad/absent, autistic people deserve the love & respect that come with #AutismAcceptance — not merely acknowledgment that autism exists:
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Ten Ways to Honor Autistic People Via Autism Acceptance
Autism awareness is passive; autism acceptance is a choice. Here are 10 ways you can honor Autism Acceptance, & autistic people of all ages.
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April 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Happy #AutismAcceptance Day! Let's keep moving forward with inclusion of all kinds and not cede ground to this regressive political moment that history will not remember kindly.
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I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
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March 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
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March 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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House Democrats held strong against the Musk-Takeover Spending Bill Yesterday. We need your help to ensure that the Senate Democrats do the same. Follow the link and script below to make calls. This vote happens TODAY!
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CALL NOW: Tell Senate Democrats to Hold the Line Against the Extreme MAGA Continuing Resolution
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March 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
House Democrats held strong against the Musk-Takeover Spending Bill Yesterday. We need your help to ensure that the Senate Democrats do the same. Follow the link and script below to make calls. This vote happens TODAY!
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#ProtectOurKids Day of Action on March 4. Musk & Trump are taking a chainsaw to public education—gutting funding for special ed, career training, and student loans to give tax cuts to the wealthy—but we’re fighting back! youtu.be/O6Toz65kbbQ
Protect Our Kids: Don't Cut Federal Funding to Public Education (:30 sec)
YouTube video by AFT
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March 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
#ProtectOurKids Day of Action on March 4. Musk & Trump are taking a chainsaw to public education—gutting funding for special ed, career training, and student loans to give tax cuts to the wealthy—but we’re fighting back! youtu.be/O6Toz65kbbQ
Just no. Enough is enough. #resist
Medicaid provides 40% of the funding for community health centers.
Medicaid supports 2 out of 3 people in nursing homes.
Medicaid provides health care to 41 million children.
Trump and his Republican friends want to enact massive cuts to the program.
We won't let them.
Medicaid supports 2 out of 3 people in nursing homes.
Medicaid provides health care to 41 million children.
Trump and his Republican friends want to enact massive cuts to the program.
We won't let them.
February 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Just no. Enough is enough. #resist
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Some updated info from members of our coalition. Not organized by us, but @theonecalledjai.bsky.social and The People’s Union. We all have to amplify each others work to be successful ✊
February 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Some updated info from members of our coalition. Not organized by us, but @theonecalledjai.bsky.social and The People’s Union. We all have to amplify each others work to be successful ✊
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Putting RFK Jr. in charge of the nation’s public health is a huge mistake.
When dangerous diseases resurface and people can’t access lifesaving vaccines, all Americans will suffer — and RFK Jr.’s family could keep getting richer thanks to his serious conflicts of interest.
When dangerous diseases resurface and people can’t access lifesaving vaccines, all Americans will suffer — and RFK Jr.’s family could keep getting richer thanks to his serious conflicts of interest.
February 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Putting RFK Jr. in charge of the nation’s public health is a huge mistake.
When dangerous diseases resurface and people can’t access lifesaving vaccines, all Americans will suffer — and RFK Jr.’s family could keep getting richer thanks to his serious conflicts of interest.
When dangerous diseases resurface and people can’t access lifesaving vaccines, all Americans will suffer — and RFK Jr.’s family could keep getting richer thanks to his serious conflicts of interest.
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They’ve called armed federal officers to the scene. We aren’t dangerous. We are here to represent our people. To defend public education. This is an authoritarian regime. You cannot block members of Congress from entering the Department of Education.
February 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
They’ve called armed federal officers to the scene. We aren’t dangerous. We are here to represent our people. To defend public education. This is an authoritarian regime. You cannot block members of Congress from entering the Department of Education.
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"Cynicism is often seen as a rebellious attitude in Western popular culture, but in reality, our cynicism advances the desires of the powerful: cynicism is obedience." - Alex Steffen
February 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
"Cynicism is often seen as a rebellious attitude in Western popular culture, but in reality, our cynicism advances the desires of the powerful: cynicism is obedience." - Alex Steffen
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Please amplify: “People with disabilities proudly serve our nation through government service in every federal department and agency. Disabled employees, like non-disabled employees, are hired because they meet the qualifications needed to do the job.”
My friends at AAPD had to release this statement today:
"Leading Disability Organizations: President Trump’s Blame of Deadly Plane Crash on Disabled Federal Workers Is Baseless, Irresponsible"
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"Leading Disability Organizations: President Trump’s Blame of Deadly Plane Crash on Disabled Federal Workers Is Baseless, Irresponsible"
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Leading Disability Organizations: President Trump’s Blame of Deadly Plane Crash on Disabled Federal Workers Is Baseless, Irresponsible - AAPD
For Immediate Release: January 30, 2025 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON D.C. – In remarks today at the White House, President Trump cast potential blame for the tra...
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January 31, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Please amplify: “People with disabilities proudly serve our nation through government service in every federal department and agency. Disabled employees, like non-disabled employees, are hired because they meet the qualifications needed to do the job.”
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