A. People in DC did not know those fascists were planning to march. B. They marched for 15 minutes and then turned tail. C. People in DC would have been out there had they known they would be there. D. Do people know how people in DC (who actually live in the city) roll?

For this #TDOV, disabled Trans folks need liberation and joy. Ly Xīnzhèn M. Zhǎngsūn Brown @lydiaxzbrown.com of Autistic People of Color Fund finds disabled Trans joy in food, because gathering to eat reflects abundance, care, and a future where nourishment fuels resisting, dreaming, and building.

Lý Xīnzhèn Brown (@lydiaxzbrown.com) is a Democratic Socialist running for the Maryland House. They are a longtime advocate, policy analyst, and scholar working in disability and technology. If you want people in politics who actually understand issues AND the stakes, Lý Xīnzhèn fully fits the bill

I had a great time with my DisCo friends at @lydiaxzbrown.com campaign fundraiser last week! If you live in MD District 7A or don’t but you care about disability justice, interdependence, economic stability for everyone, and more, check out Ly Xīnzhèn's campaign website: brownformaryland.com

In the meantime, the rich profit and capitalism further entrenches itself. And even those of us who are decolonizing ourselves struggle to release the "bad people/good people" narrative and centre a more human, and accurate, appreciation of systems and structures. Organize and fight back, beloveds:

Anti-Capitalist Resources

These are people and projects that have been essential for my own journey of unlearning capitalism.

hilaryagro.com

A side effect of that is we live in denial about the complex systemic reality of why harm happens. We are terrified of admitting we've done harm, because that would mean we're "bad," or our loved ones are. And thus we remain unhealed and stuck in the same cycles. We are hiding from ourselves

As an abolitionist anthropologist, I offer that this is a result of our carceral culture. We have been convinced, to the benefit of capitalists, that some people are "bad" and only "bad people" do harmful things. Thus we collectively let them throw racialized men in prison & invade "evil" countries

a whole lotta very serious climate people will tell you all day long that public health and climate are not competing priorities air pollution is a massive driver of death and disease, disproportionately in poorer areas, and climate action takes powerful aim at that climate change drives pandemics

This week’s cover of New York Magazine is absolutely brutal.

The article below is so important — and it’s good to see the critical work of @lydiaxzbrown.com, @arianaaboulafia.bsky.social and Olga Akselrod highlighted!

Tim Newman@tnewmsblues.bsky.social · 12mo ago

“A core hurdle for AI hiring tools is the lack of transparency around their use. Without federal AI disclosure requirements for employers, applicants with conditions like autism may not know if or when to request an ADA accommodation during the hiring process” news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...

SNAP benefits make it possible for the many disabled people (especially those who are multiply marginalized) relying on them to buy specific foods necessary to stay alive and stable. Food pantries/food banks often do not offer food reliably or at all that meets specific dietary requirements.

Last week at @4sweb, I got the honour of being on a on Disability Access, Infrastructure, & Technoableism panel w/ @chartblay.bsky.social , @ashleyshoo.bsky.social, & Raquel Velho, learning from & speaking w/ them & @disabilitystor1.bsky.social & @besswww.bsky.social, as commenters & interlocutors…

Alaska has an incredibly precarious food supply chain and it's facing a pretty grim future thanks to the Trump admin.

The messy reality of feeding Alaska - High Country News

After Trump threatened Canada, a writer discovers the uncertainty of the state's food supply chain.

hcn.org

Just a reminder that abolition means prisons are harmful for everyone, even people you dislike, even people who've perpetrated violence, even people who've traumatized us. Locking up people does not solve domination, oppression, or interpersonal violence.

We want to uplift the critical work of Migrant Equity SouthEast in supporting the community impacted by this raid. Their efforts on the ground are essential, and we encourage others to follow and support their work. #TogetherWeFight

If you are stopped by ANY variety of law enforcement in the United States, you should ID yourself if you're in a stop and ID state, ask if you're free to leave, and say: I INVOKE MY RIGHTS TO SILENCE AND COUNSEL AND WILL NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WITHOUT MY ATTORNEY PRESENT.

We need a better sociotechnical and -cultural paradigm than this. This shit is so untenable

The litfic convo is reminding me of a conversation I recently had with a student who was having a "poetry is worthless" moment and after talking with her I found out some professors are still assigning TS Eliot to first-years, so I showed her some Danez Smith and she was like "oh!"

Aren’t tree roots brilliant?

Asexuality is a spectrum, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

"I'm ace, sex-favorable, and in a new relationship. My ace friends say I'm not ace anymore."

Sex-favorable ace folks are ace. Full stop.

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Stop offloading cognitive tasks to "generative AI." Stop using systems w/ "AI" features either inextricably woven through them or prominently displayed at the top to nudge you into their use. Stop *Designing* "AI" tools & integrations that way. Stop building or using "AI" like this. Fucking Stop it.

AI Eroded Doctors’ Ability to Spot Cancer Within Months in Study

Artificial intelligence, touted for its potential to transform medicine, led to some doctors losing skills after just a few months in a new study.

bloomberg.com

The U.S. government is deploying an AI tool, called SweetREX and developed by DOGE, to gut federal regulations. (More specifically, the tool was developed by an undergrad who took leave from college to join DOGE...) www.wired.com/story/sweetr...

A DOGE AI Tool Called SweetREX Is Coming to Slash US Government Regulation

Named for its developer, an undergrad who took leave from UChicago to become a DOGE affiliate, a new AI tool automates the review of federal regulations and flags rules it thinks can be eliminated.

wired.com

Hoagie assault guy, if convicted, will be punished more strongly than J6 folks who beat police officers with poles and other objects and are now walking free (and probably joining CBP)

Will be hard to explain in the future that the US government went antivax, causing a lot of avoidable suffering and death, not in response to any negative incident with vaccines, but to the biggest, fastest, most successful, most impressive vaccine rollout in history.

A clerk told me today in arraignment court when I checked in "You can't be a lawyer, you're too exotic looking. You're obviously an interpreter." And then the clerk handed me the interpreter registration pass. We really are just saying whatever inside thoughts pop into our heads now, huh?

If you are encountering my work for the first time or re-encountering my work after it’s been a while, please note that I have changed my name. My name is Ly Xīnzhèn M. Zhǎngsūn Brown. My first name is Ly Xīnzhèn, not Ly. Much of my work was published under my previous name, Lydia X. Z. Brown.

Now starting my AUGUST SURVIVAL MA. I am a severely disabled queer Jewish person who can't work OR get disability. I need money for food and meds as well as repairing or replacing my laptop. Please help and share! C: $FallonBinns V: Fallon-Binns #MutualAid #MAV #DisabilityCrowdfund #TransCrowdfund

Autism is a disability. To be disabled does not mean one is lesser, inferior, defective, or disordered. The claim that autism is not a disability because it is "a healthy neurotype" reinforces the ableist belief that "health" and "disability" are mutually exclusive; this is not true.