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Steph Petrillo
@stepysmith.bsky.social
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Disability Rights attorney and activist with a passion for judicial reform, history, politics, crochet, and doggos.
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davidho.bsky.social
Pete is pissed.
March 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
stepysmith.bsky.social
I'm gonna need historians to start laying out some examples of successful resistance to tyranny and authoritarianism. We need a guidebook that's more than disappointed finger wagging.
March 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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copaafape.bsky.social
COPAA opposes the Executive Order(EO) to dismantle the Dept of Ed. This can't be done through an EO.
We urge Sec McMahon to collaborate with/ families, students & educators to better support the 9.5 million children with w/disabilities & their families.
🔗 copaa.org/news/696568/...
#SupportED
Say No to Dismantling ED: Protect Our Kids - Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc.
Washington DC– In response to the White House issuing an executive order (EO) calling for the Secretary of Education to develop a plan to dismantle the Department of Education (ED), Denise Marshall, CEO, Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) issued the following statement:
copaa.org
March 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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atrupar.com
Schumer: "Last night, President Trump plunged the country into chaos ... "
January 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
stepysmith.bsky.social
My entire job is funded by federal grants, and all the work we do is DEI. There's a Protection and Advocacy agency in every state and territory to serve people with disabilities. I knew my job could be on the chopping block but i didnt expect it this soon or swift.
marisakabas.bsky.social Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Jan 27
NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs.

Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
SUBJECT: Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs 'The American people elected Donald J. Trump to be President of the United States and gave him a mandate to increase the impact of every federal taxpayer dollar. In Fiscal Year 2024. of the nearly $10 trillion that the Federal Government spent, more than $3 trillion was Federal financial assistance, such as grants and loans. Career and political appointees in the Executive Branch have a duty to align Federal spending and action with the will of the American people as expressed through Presidential priorities. Financial assistance should be dedicated to advancing Administration priorities, focusing taxpayer dollars to advance a stronger and safer America, eliminating the financial burden of inflation for citizens, unleashing American energy and manufacturing, ending wokeness" and the weaponization of government, promoting efficiency in government, and Making America Healthy Again. The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve. This memorandum requires Federal agencies to identify and review all Federal financial assistance programs and supporting activities consistent with the President's policies and requirements. For example, during the initial days of his Administration, President Donald J Trump issued a series of executive orders to protect the American people and safeguard valuable taxpayer resources, including Protecting the American People Against Invasion (Jan. 20, 2025). Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid (Jan 20, 2025), Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements (Jan. 20, 2025). Unleashing American Energy (Jan. 20. 2025). Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing (Jan. 20. ent these orders, each agency must complete a comprehensive analysis of all jal assistance programs to identify programs, projects, and activities that any of the President's executive orders. In the interian, to the extent applicable law, Federal agencies must temporarily pause all activities related disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, and other relevant agency nay be implicated by the executive orders, including, but not limited to, financial surice tot foreign nongovernmental organizations, DEL woke gender ideology, and the pause will provide the Administration time to review agency programs of the funding for those programs consistent with the law and the he temporary pause will become effective on January 28, 2025, at 5:00 rehensive analysis. Federal agencies must immediately deadlines for assistance programs arising while the les must report this information to OMB along with an directs Federal agencies to pause all activities associated conducting merit review panels No later than Febrar - 10. 2025, agencies shail submit to OMB detailed information on any programs projects or activities subject to this pause. Each agency must pause. (i) issuance of disbursement of Federal funds under all open awards, and (il) other relevant has reviewed provided guidance to your agency with respect to the information act recordin grant and ptions allowing Federal agencies to issue new awards or take other case basis. To the extent required by law, Federal agencies may continue nistrative actions. such as closeout of Federal awards (2 CFR 200.344), or expressly required by law
January 28, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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maxkennerly.bsky.social
But Trump has a plan:

* rolling back 1960s-era antidiscrimination policies
* unconstitutional denial of birthright citizenship
* forbidding federal contractors from acknowledging trans people
* making DEI illegal in the private sector.

Somehow, all that cruelty and bigotry will make eggs cheaper.
justinwolfers.bsky.social Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · Jan 23
The folks obsessively posting about egg prices for the past few years have gone strangely quiet just as egg prices hit an all-time high.
January 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
BREAKING, via The Seattle Times: Trump's executive order to restrict birthright citizenship is blocked for at least the next two weeks by a Reagan appointee in Seattle who eviscerated the Trump lawyers present defending the order. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Senior U.S. District Judge John Coughenour on Thursday was blistering in his criticism of Trump’s action as he granted a temporary restraining order that blocks Trump’s executive order from taking effect nationwide. “I’ve been on the bench for over four decades, I can’t remember another case where the question presented is as clear as this one is. This is a blatantly unconstitutional order,” Coughenour, an appointee of Ronald Reagan, said from the bench. “There are other times in world history where we look back and people of goodwill can say where were the judges, where were the lawyers?” Coughenour interrupted before Brett Shumate, a Justice Department attorney, could even complete his first sentence. “In your opinion Is this executive order constitutional?” he asked. Shumate said, “it absolutely is.” “Frankly I have difficulty understanding how a member of the Bar could state unequivocally that this is a constitutional order,” Coughenour said. “It just boggles my mind.”
January 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
stepysmith.bsky.social
I won't be returning to tiktok anytime soon so I'm gonna need yall to step up your game with cute animals, recipes, random info I should have learned years ago, and comedy skits
January 21, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
My reflections on Jimmy Carter’s life are here at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/jimmy-cart...
Jimmy Carter's life gives us a framework for living humanely in this moment
The 39th president died on Sunday, at 100, in his beloved home of Plains, Georgia. His life, legacy, and lessons live on. Also, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.
www.lawdork.com
December 30, 2024 at 1:17 AM
stepysmith.bsky.social
I rely on the DOE every day to fight for students with disabilities to be free from discrimination, segregation, and abuse. The DOE isn't perfect, but you can't honestly tell me that HHS, led by RFK, the man who insists autism is worse than dying from measles, has the first clue about special ed.
Republican Bill To End The Department Of Education Introduced
A Republican congressman has introduced a bill to eliminate the Department of Education, which was one of President-Elect Trump’s campaign promises.
www.forbes.com
November 27, 2024 at 3:27 AM
stepysmith.bsky.social
It's like watching one guy shoot himself in the foot over and over while the other is running around yelling yippee ki yay mf with the freaking nukes. This can't be where we are at
June 28, 2024 at 2:09 AM
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robertmaguire.bsky.social
So after years of lying about Death Panels, republicans just went ahead and created them, only now they exist to see how close a woman is to death before she can have an abortion www.wfaa.com/article/news...
December 16, 2023 at 3:11 PM
stepysmith.bsky.social
Hello BlueSky world! I'm a new member (thanks @bookowl.bsky.social) interested in connecting with other legal nerds and justice-minded folks. I'm an attorney primarily serving parents of kids in special education. I also love to read, crochet, and do anything the wrinkly boy in my profile pic wants
December 13, 2023 at 8:51 PM