The humanitarian aid blockade has made it so much more difficult for people with disabilities to stay alive in Gaza. Even cooking simple meals is a grueling endeavor. Azza, my cousin who is now 6 months pregnant & suffers from severe asthma is forced to walk long distances daily,

Late amendments to CA #SB1400 and #SB42 expand #CARECourt. SB 1400 makes some IST dismissals of misdemeanor charges contingent on conservatorship, proof of 6 months in AOT, or 1 year in #CARECourt: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billText… SB 42 guts rights in #CARECourt: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billAnal…

U.S. reports more than 1,000 new COVID deaths for the second week in a row

A new report documents Israel’s torture of Palestinian healthcare workers from #Gaza. The cases all follow a pattern, as Andrew Stroehlein explains in today's Daily Brief: trib.al/7f7XS8a

Prior to the sweep by Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky today, we surveyed 27 people living in the encampment. Want to know how many of them were offered sheltered? 2. TWO. THEY DESTROYED VEHICLES PEOPLE WERE LIVING IN & DIDN'T OFFER SHIT. Read our full survey report here: tinyurl.com/cd5sweep

If you are still operating under the assumption that local government is keeping its promise to offer housing to people before sweeping an encampment, they aren’t. Unfortunately this example is not an outlier.

Reminder: Mask bans give police the power to do even more racial profiling.

Check yourself against Best Practices for Online Meetings with AAC Users, by #AAC Users ✅ Plan for meaningful participation online using our quick tips and full-length guide. Shout out to the 20+ folks who contributed to these new resources! lnk.to/bstblg #Access

DRC is hiring a social media manager for the communications team!! Come work with me 😊

I'm barely on here, but a week ago we hit a mil Canadian in donations, thanks to everyone who made this happen. yep, radical disabled people and friends helped jury rig telecommunications during a geno. it's not enough. it's still a thing we did. 11 months in recommitting.

🍉 Thank you to everyone who helped us raise over $1 million (CAD)! I heard some folks had trouble with the QR code so I'm using a new one. Hit me up if anyone has trouble. For more about Crips for eSims for Gaza: disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2023/12/25/cri…

I got the updated Pfizer Covid vaccine and the flu shot yesterday at CVS! I had some side effects but am better today except for a mild sore arm.

Are you a US college/university student? Did your university institute new protest/demonstration policies after last spring’s encampments? Do you want to talk about how that’s impacting you as you begin the new school year? DM me! (For a Mother Jones article)

In a recent opinion piece, DRC’s Associate Executive Director of External Affairs Eric Harris E. Harris🏁 outlines why Californians must reject Proposition 36 this November. Instead of Prop 36, we need policies that invest in community-driven solutions for healthier communities and

BREAKING: My fall LGBTQ reporting & virus classes were cancelled & I’m not allowed to teach at Medill while I’m “investigated.” Whatever happens, I’ll be fine— like Medill, I “write boldly & tell the truth fearlessly”— but I’ll neither stay nor go quietly.x.com/democracynow/s…

Scoop: When Nassau County passed its mask ban, the police department claimed there would be training. But as an information request from NYCLU reveals, there doesn't really appear to be any! New from me at Mother Jones. motherjones.com/criminal-justi…

They should make a high speed rail line between my house and my friends’ houses

Word on the street is that the people want me to be the ASL interpreter for this! ✨🤞🏾

LA people… Novavax has arrived at CVS and this guy got his 💪🏼

"I hope everyone can help me so I can temporarily escape from this barbaric war to Egypt , as I need to continue my medical treatment with a specialist due to the shortage of specialized doctors, and my father needs medical care too." gofundme.com/f/Helpingboshr…