Maryland: call your state reps today to urge they oppose HB 1081 / SB 709! This proposed mask ban could be easily weaponized to criminalize masking at protests, gatherings, and otherwise harass/exclude disabled & oppressed people from existing in public.
As you steel yourself for today's news and navigating this crueler, more precarious world in general, perhaps you might find inspiration in the magpies of Antwerp who looked at anti-bird spikes and thought "I could build a nest with that" (research and pix by @aukeflorian.nl)
Some context about the 17 states suing in full-throated support of disability discrimination
Breaking news: State attorneys general from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Vermont, and Wisconsin advise Trump's EO banning trans care is unlawful, hospitals should provide care.
Big counter salvo!
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Incredible work everyone. Science will never be silenced!
Years ago, ACT UP protested at hospitals cutting off LGBTQ+ people from their care.
They didn't stand for it.
A screenshot of a bill title, which reads: “H.R.238 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify that artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies can qualify as a practitioner eligible to prescribe drugs if authorized by the State involved and approved, cleared, or authorized by the Food and Drug Administration, and for other purposes. 119th Congress (2025-2026)“
adding “Amazon telehealth AI overprescribing antibiotics” to my 2025 bingo card
for real time updates on the legal battles / chess game of attacking these EOs and memos one by one: www.democracy2025.org/response-cen...
this week an elderly (cis) client asked me whether trump’s gender essentialism EO meant instant deportations for the “30% of America that’s trans”
I say this as much to myself as anyone else: this is their goal. To pelt us with every vile declaration & action, to make us feel battered, powerless & defeated at every turn.
I just keep reminding myself to feel my feet on the Earth, breathe, get in my lane, reach out across lanes & fight.
