Text conversation between me and a contact labeled "Jim - NSM helpful" he says "I will text the store manager and ask that he call you directly"
Disability cheat code unlocked - getting the textable number of an actually helpful wheelchair vendor. He will probably regret this, though. #DisabilitySky
As a wheelchair user, I've never really wanted working legs, but I have always thought an extra hand would be helpful! So I included this tech add-on in my v. drafty sci-fi novel. What are your favorite sci-fi adaptations that enhance disability instead of eliminating? #DisabilitySky #scifiwriters
The reality in this bill's new environment is red states and blue states will cut Medicaid services. As advocates, we must remember it's not our services versus theirs. That's how they separate us, and ultimately cut all services
...taking out a key transfer station without a dedicated shuttle in place is not a suitable alternative and is still a violation of law.
So you're saying there isn't a dedicated shuttle throughout the duration of the modernization the way you have at Dupont Circle? If that's the case, you need a reality check. I have used Metro for 15 years and only one time has a shuttle ever come on request. It took three hours. If you are...
@wmata.com please provide info re: where to pick up the Gallery Place shuttle due to "modernization" of the elevator. The link you shared just says there is a shuttle but when I asked at the station, was told to take a regular bus line. You are in violation of the ADA if you don't provide alt.
This is the info that is missing from your site
This simply states a shuttle is available. For other modernizations there is a specific page that says where to get the shuttle. When that information isn't included, a shuttle is typically not provided by metro staff. Please provide a page like you did for Dupont Circle with that necessary info
@wmata.com what's the shuttle situation for people who need to use the elevator for the next three months at Gallery Place Chinatown, a major transfer station? Why is the elevator out before that information is available on your website?
Netflix's Dept Q, billed as a brilliant procedural, should better be known for how many ableist tropes it's impressively able to pack into 8 hours. Matthew Goode's face remains flawless, however. #HomeboundHotTakes #DisabilitySky
Image of a Jeopardy! clue displayed on my TV screen reading "A federal law passed in 1939, This act named for a Sen. was meant to protect federal employees from political coercion at work.
The sharpest minds on "Jeopardy! Masters missed a clue that shapes how Feds show up every day. The Hatch Act is why we triple-check tweets and decline campaign invites. It's how we avoid a sequel to "All the King's Men"
(Views, my own, obviously)
'How are you?" feels like the most inane question these days. What are you asking to be more nuanced?
BlueSky needs integrated polling capability.
Vote the old-fashioned way: "healthcare"or "health care"
Used in a sentence "Our country's healthcare infrastructure is crumbling"
Sunday poem
I draft the 5 bullets.
A ritual now.
Same font. Same Spin.
Less to say each week
Another program gone.
They call it a sunset,
Like it's soft and natural
Like we're not sitting in the dark
The ones who made it make sense are gone. Yet:
The harm gets softened.
The deliverables are due
Screenshot from Mean Girls movie scene asking if anyone has ever been victimized by Regina George
Raise your hand if you've ever felt personally victimized by Russell Vought
I'm honestly counting on the archivists to save us all
Dana with her service dog Wednesday on a television set with two other women and their service dogs in training, all yellow labs
Wednesday made her television debut on Good Morning Washington in honor of National Puppy Day and Canine Companions live Puppy Cam! True to her training, she (mostly) kept her eyes on me instead of the camera. wjla.com/good-morning...
Like I know this isn't important in light of our hostile government takeover but ED is the abbreviation for Dept of Education. DoE is Dept of Energy.
Photo of Dana's partial face, smiling, with a black and teal striped dress covered in chickens and confetti.
I wore a cute new 🐔 dress and got no compliments so 👋🏻. What is the point of return to office without that?
Writing in passive voice to distance myself from morally ambiguous decisions. Sorry if you get an email "it is preferred that..."
With job transitions abound, I have been thinking about transferability of my skills. Please assign me a completely new/unconsidered job based on my top skills:
1. Cross-systems thinking
2. Picking restaurants
3. Plain language communication
4. Opening jars
5. Engaging people w/ lived experience
An excerpt from my Policy Analysis classwork "The pan-out set to 'Push' is a metaphor for the correction of negative externalities, the loss of diverse ideas and dissenting voices in Barbieland. In this moment, Barbies seize their collective power, forcing a final redefinition of the problem."
Spotify playlist showing Good Day - Nappy Roots Nothing from Nothing - Billy Preston Not Ready to Make Nice - The Chicks Rebel Girl - Bikini Kill We Shall Overcome - Pete Seeger Here Comes The Sun - Richie Havens This Land is Your Land - Woody Guthrie Break the Rules - Charli xcx This Year - The Mountain Goats Alright - Kendriya Lamar
Y'all, my 2025 Survival playlist is looking an awful lot like 2017's. Help me update it with what's keeping you going right now
A box of Penzeys "Resist!" spice with the tag "Love Your Local/Federal Government Worker!"
Penzeys looking out for DC workers ahead of inauguration! Hope you also got Spice Bombed!
No, GWU I do not want to purchase "tuition protection"
What kind of capitalist hellscape?
DC folks - I'm thrilled about phase out of tipped minimum wage but restaurant fees are so confusing rn. Help me figure out the etiquette! If there's a fee of say 5-15%, described as not a gratuity, but goes entirely to servers and back of house staff, is it okay to exclude that amount from gratuity?
