An absolute masterclass by Jon Stewart.

It’s not until you or someone you love has a brush with disability to see how the odds are stacked against that person and what an ableist society we live in. I have gone my whole life blind to this reality (ergo I must have been part of the problem), now I see it everywhere.

Such a validating thread.

Sharing for reach. #atlanta #missingperson

Remembering Elizabeth Cotten, born on this day in 1893 in North Carolina. Here she is performing “Washington Blues” in 1965.

Keenan Anderson—a 31-year-old high school teacher & father—stopped LA police for help after an accident. They instead cuffed him, pinned him, & tased him repeatedly as he begged them to stop. Keenan died of cardiac arrest from excessive tasing. His crime—asking police for help.

For @wsj to say flat out that SVB could have failed because they added non-white men to their board shows how far behind the times (and certifiably stupid) this publication really is. It makes me so angry and very sad. WSJ readers and staff deserve better.

john coltrane at the guggenheim. nyc, 1960. photo by william claxton.

Not unbelievable! This country is a MESS. Thank you Moms Demand Action for your tireless work.

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a blessing for the life you didn't choose Blessed are you when the shock subsides, when vaguely, you see a line appear that divides before and after. You didn’t draw it, and can barely even make it out. But as surely as minutes add up to hours and days, here you are, forced

Thank you NPR for letting me speak my caregiver truth - that when I didn't have external caregiving support it was "imprisonment" and "hellish" and when we finally got external help, it racked up to $300k plus/yr, no coverage. #CaregiversCryForHelp npr.org/2023/06/27/118…