Mr. Jack Cat!
@mrjackcat1.bsky.social
Neurodiversity Affirming Public School Teacher and Instructional Coach supporting students with disabilities.
NYC
Disabled - hEDS Zebra! - ADHD
NYC
Disabled - hEDS Zebra! - ADHD
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Couldn’t help but notice that neither the Times or Post have a story up about Trump saying he’s not sorry that Joe Biden has cancer. I guess that’s just Trump being Trump ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
May 30, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Couldn’t help but notice that neither the Times or Post have a story up about Trump saying he’s not sorry that Joe Biden has cancer. I guess that’s just Trump being Trump ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Puffins are social, so to attract them to Maine's rocky islands, National Audubon's Seabird Restoration Program put out decoys to attract real birds.
This puffin is trying to fit in with his new friend by standing on one leg.
Seabird peer-pressure can be intense.
(📷: Robert F. Bukaty)
This puffin is trying to fit in with his new friend by standing on one leg.
Seabird peer-pressure can be intense.
(📷: Robert F. Bukaty)
May 30, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Puffins are social, so to attract them to Maine's rocky islands, National Audubon's Seabird Restoration Program put out decoys to attract real birds.
This puffin is trying to fit in with his new friend by standing on one leg.
Seabird peer-pressure can be intense.
(📷: Robert F. Bukaty)
This puffin is trying to fit in with his new friend by standing on one leg.
Seabird peer-pressure can be intense.
(📷: Robert F. Bukaty)
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No matter your immigration status, you have rights when you interact with immigration agents or the police.
ACLU has easy-to-use resources available so you can have your rights at your fingertips. www.aclum.org/en/know-your...
ACLU has easy-to-use resources available so you can have your rights at your fingertips. www.aclum.org/en/know-your...
Know Your Rights: Immigrants
Know your rights when interacting with police or immigration officers.
www.aclum.org
May 30, 2025 at 12:46 PM
No matter your immigration status, you have rights when you interact with immigration agents or the police.
ACLU has easy-to-use resources available so you can have your rights at your fingertips. www.aclum.org/en/know-your...
ACLU has easy-to-use resources available so you can have your rights at your fingertips. www.aclum.org/en/know-your...
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The story of Alma Bowman, a disabled woman and US citizen detained by ICE, keeps getting worse
She’s been in the country for 50 years. They took her wheelchair, denied her medications & threw her in a detention facility in Georgia
Did you know she was a whistle blower against forced sterilization?
She’s been in the country for 50 years. They took her wheelchair, denied her medications & threw her in a detention facility in Georgia
Did you know she was a whistle blower against forced sterilization?
May 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The story of Alma Bowman, a disabled woman and US citizen detained by ICE, keeps getting worse
She’s been in the country for 50 years. They took her wheelchair, denied her medications & threw her in a detention facility in Georgia
Did you know she was a whistle blower against forced sterilization?
She’s been in the country for 50 years. They took her wheelchair, denied her medications & threw her in a detention facility in Georgia
Did you know she was a whistle blower against forced sterilization?
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GOP Sen. Joni Ernst responds to voters saying that cutting Medicaid will kill them: “Well, we all are going to die.”
May 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
GOP Sen. Joni Ernst responds to voters saying that cutting Medicaid will kill them: “Well, we all are going to die.”
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Proud to see my home state in the vanguard for something so important.
Oregon becomes second state to ban sale of precise geolocation data
A second state passing such tough data privacy legislation, particularly around geolocation data, could be a significant factor in pushing other states to do the same, experts said.
therecord.media
May 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Proud to see my home state in the vanguard for something so important.
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Phang: If you see claims that those convictions have been overturned on appeal — it’s bullshit. They have not been overturned on appeal. I have no idea—strike that—I have every idea where that comes from. It comes from stupid, far-right people who don’t know how to read and don’t know the law.
May 29, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Phang: If you see claims that those convictions have been overturned on appeal — it’s bullshit. They have not been overturned on appeal. I have no idea—strike that—I have every idea where that comes from. It comes from stupid, far-right people who don’t know how to read and don’t know the law.
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On Tuesday, Judge Chutkan ruled that Elon Musk’s continuing role in DOGE made New Mexico v. DOGE viable. On Wednesday, Elon announced he would not be continuing at DOGE.
One Explanation for Elon Musk's Claimed DOGE Departure that Gossip-Mongers Missed - emptywheel
There's a better explanation for Elon Musk's claimed departure from DOGE than the Trump-Musk drama some outlets are portraying. This looks like another attempt to retcon what DOGE did in an effort to ...
www.emptywheel.net
May 29, 2025 at 10:40 AM
On Tuesday, Judge Chutkan ruled that Elon Musk’s continuing role in DOGE made New Mexico v. DOGE viable. On Wednesday, Elon announced he would not be continuing at DOGE.
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I am starting to think Target might not be that committed to Pride this year
May 28, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I am starting to think Target might not be that committed to Pride this year
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The Free Speech Administration throwing down arguably the biggest sledgehammer against free thought and association in my lifetime.
Linda McMahon: "Universities should continue to be able to do research as long as they're abiding by the laws and in sync, I think, with the administration and what the administration is trying to accomplish."
May 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The Free Speech Administration throwing down arguably the biggest sledgehammer against free thought and association in my lifetime.
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
May 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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RFK Jr is a eugenicist who says that “only sick kids die from covid/measles etc”
He’s threatening wellness camps. Cutting Medicaid for disabled kids. Blaming them.
Now he’s removing the Covid vaccine for pregnant people & kids.
This will create more disabled children who will be cast aside
He’s threatening wellness camps. Cutting Medicaid for disabled kids. Blaming them.
Now he’s removing the Covid vaccine for pregnant people & kids.
This will create more disabled children who will be cast aside
May 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
RFK Jr is a eugenicist who says that “only sick kids die from covid/measles etc”
He’s threatening wellness camps. Cutting Medicaid for disabled kids. Blaming them.
Now he’s removing the Covid vaccine for pregnant people & kids.
This will create more disabled children who will be cast aside
He’s threatening wellness camps. Cutting Medicaid for disabled kids. Blaming them.
Now he’s removing the Covid vaccine for pregnant people & kids.
This will create more disabled children who will be cast aside
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Heartbreaking & inspiring documentary on caregiving in the US, from childcare to disability to eldercare. Timely watch with GOP prioritizing tax cuts for the fortunate few instead of support for the rest of us, ordinary American families. Streaming now on PBS.
www.aarp.org/caregiving/b...
www.aarp.org/caregiving/b...
Bradley Cooper on New PBS Documentary: ‘We Need to Care for Caregivers Better'
‘Caregiving' shares stories of sacrifice, devotion and love
www.aarp.org
May 28, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Heartbreaking & inspiring documentary on caregiving in the US, from childcare to disability to eldercare. Timely watch with GOP prioritizing tax cuts for the fortunate few instead of support for the rest of us, ordinary American families. Streaming now on PBS.
www.aarp.org/caregiving/b...
www.aarp.org/caregiving/b...
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It’s never too late to start masking again.
It’s never too late to clean and ventilate the air.
It’s never too late to push for paid time off, free testing & masks in healthcare.
It’s never too late to say that no one is expendable. Everyone deserves protection & we can beat Covid together
It’s never too late to clean and ventilate the air.
It’s never too late to push for paid time off, free testing & masks in healthcare.
It’s never too late to say that no one is expendable. Everyone deserves protection & we can beat Covid together
May 28, 2025 at 4:26 AM
It’s never too late to start masking again.
It’s never too late to clean and ventilate the air.
It’s never too late to push for paid time off, free testing & masks in healthcare.
It’s never too late to say that no one is expendable. Everyone deserves protection & we can beat Covid together
It’s never too late to clean and ventilate the air.
It’s never too late to push for paid time off, free testing & masks in healthcare.
It’s never too late to say that no one is expendable. Everyone deserves protection & we can beat Covid together
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4-year-old Bakersfield girl facing deportation could die within days of losing medical care - Los Angeles Times
Don’t ever tell me that Christians support the GOP. There is nothing Christian or Christ-like about this. Just plain old cruelty and callousness:
Don’t ever tell me that Christians support the GOP. There is nothing Christian or Christ-like about this. Just plain old cruelty and callousness:
4-year-old Bakersfield girl facing deportation could die within days of losing medical care
In 2023, a Mexican girl, 4, was allowed U.S. entry for lifesaving medical care. She and her parents, who live in Bakersfield, have been told they must leave.
www.latimes.com
May 28, 2025 at 2:37 AM
4-year-old Bakersfield girl facing deportation could die within days of losing medical care - Los Angeles Times
Don’t ever tell me that Christians support the GOP. There is nothing Christian or Christ-like about this. Just plain old cruelty and callousness:
Don’t ever tell me that Christians support the GOP. There is nothing Christian or Christ-like about this. Just plain old cruelty and callousness:
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ASAN’s equity plan, available in formal language, plain language, & Easy Read, shares steps we will take to listen to our community, create an anti-racist work culture, focus on advocacy that benefits our multiply-marginalized community members, & more. autisticadvocacy.org/2021equityst...
ASAN’s Equity and Strategic Plans - Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Since the beginning of 2020, ASAN has been engaged in a formal process to examine our internal structures and practices, and develop a plan to embed equity and racial justice in our work and…
autisticadvocacy.org
May 27, 2025 at 12:01 AM
ASAN’s equity plan, available in formal language, plain language, & Easy Read, shares steps we will take to listen to our community, create an anti-racist work culture, focus on advocacy that benefits our multiply-marginalized community members, & more. autisticadvocacy.org/2021equityst...
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Say their names.
Not just on May 24th, but every day.
Not just on May 24th, but every day.
May 25, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Say their names.
Not just on May 24th, but every day.
Not just on May 24th, but every day.
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Check out Lavender’s Nonspeaker Library — it is a collection of posts, writing, art, poetry, researcher, and more by and about nonspeaking people and people with communication disabilities. www.tumblr.com/nonspeakerli...
@nonspeakerlibrary · Lavender’s Nonspeaker Library
Welcome! This is my collection of posts, writing, art, poetry, research and everything else by and about nonspeaking people, and others with communication disabilities. Because our work and our lives…
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May 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Check out Lavender’s Nonspeaker Library — it is a collection of posts, writing, art, poetry, researcher, and more by and about nonspeaking people and people with communication disabilities. www.tumblr.com/nonspeakerli...
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I went on @theatlantic.com's podcast to talk about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nonsense about autism and why, despite some cheers from parents, his rhetoric and policies will hurt high-support needs autistic people.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
What RFK Jr. Doesn’t Understand About Autism
Starting with his claims of an “autism epidemic.”
www.theatlantic.com
May 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I went on @theatlantic.com's podcast to talk about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nonsense about autism and why, despite some cheers from parents, his rhetoric and policies will hurt high-support needs autistic people.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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“The government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.” — Treaty of Tripoli, signed by the United States in 1797.
May 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
“The government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.” — Treaty of Tripoli, signed by the United States in 1797.
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They blame pollution but cut the EPA and clean air and water regulations. They blame poor nutrition but cut SNAP and programs to bring local produce to schools. They blame increased screen time while destroying public infrastructure that connects people. All while they take millions off healthcare.
The White House blamed exposure to environmental toxins, poor nutrition and increased screen time for a decline in Americans’ life expectancy Thursday.
White House says food, toxins among reasons for poor U.S. health
Parts of the “MAHA report” contradict scientific consensus.
wapo.st
May 23, 2025 at 3:10 AM
They blame pollution but cut the EPA and clean air and water regulations. They blame poor nutrition but cut SNAP and programs to bring local produce to schools. They blame increased screen time while destroying public infrastructure that connects people. All while they take millions off healthcare.
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The lower court ruling blocking Oklahoma from using public funds for a religious charter school STANDS.
This is a huge win, and we need it.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
This is a huge win, and we need it.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
Supreme Court deadlocks 4-4 on nation’s first religious charter school
The court's split means an Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling barring the state from approving a Catholic charter school remains in place.
www.nbcnews.com
May 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The lower court ruling blocking Oklahoma from using public funds for a religious charter school STANDS.
This is a huge win, and we need it.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
This is a huge win, and we need it.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...