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Keidra @kdc.bsky.social · 33m

Excited to announce this great group of zinesters!

Wild Ramp Publishing @wildramppublishing.bsky.social · 38m

Congratulations to the Fall 2025 Wild Ramp Disability Justice Microgrant Recipients!

Crucial Comix:
Chronic Illness Comics Club Zine

Fi Stewart-Taylor, Cara Wieland &
Nicole Green:
Doing Access Anyway

The FOIA Bakery:
Students with Disabilities Zine (Title TBD)

Fall 2015
Disability Justice Microgrant Recipients

Crucial Comix: Chronic Illness Comics Club Zine
Fi Stewart-Taylor, Cara Wieland & Nicole Green: Doing Access Anyway
The FOIA Bakery: Students with Disabilities Zine (Title TBD)

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Wild Ramp Publishing @wildramppublishing.bsky.social · 38m

Congratulations to the Fall 2025 Wild Ramp Disability Justice Microgrant Recipients!

Crucial Comix:
Chronic Illness Comics Club Zine

Fi Stewart-Taylor, Cara Wieland &
Nicole Green:
Doing Access Anyway

The FOIA Bakery:
Students with Disabilities Zine (Title TBD)

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making art @marigoldmimsy.bsky.social · 1h

who needs enemies with friends like these

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making art @marigoldmimsy.bsky.social · 1h

the city of chicago law department is talking to ice through a window sign

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making art @marigoldmimsy.bsky.social · 1h

the city of chicago releases itself of all liability

protecting chicago

the person or entity that displays this sign does so voluntarily and assumes any and all risks associated with displaying this sign

this sign does not constitute legal advice
Mayor Brandon Johnson

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making art @marigoldmimsy.bsky.social · 3h

i don't think it's weird to be salty about it

a lot of us who have these experiences consider them formative, one of the first places to see a form of State violence

i am always salty about State violence, a hater you might say

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making art @marigoldmimsy.bsky.social · 3h

right like i can't get behind this current format of urgency from people when i think they are just mad that administration is making America honest

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making art @marigoldmimsy.bsky.social · 3h

and i am assuming this was before this current year

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Ouaquaga on Chenango @jnxouaquaga.bsky.social · 4h

Cosigned in New York

making art @marigoldmimsy.bsky.social · 5h

i was a kid with a disability who grew up in the great blue state of illinois and then went to high school in another blue state of minnesota — the same one that is fetishized for education funding

relying on the blue state idea is complete trash, kids with disabilities are fucked over everywhere

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making art @marigoldmimsy.bsky.social · 4h

a federal dismantling is honest, ask any of us who experienced public education and also have a disability

the outrage over the dismantling is not honest and it's obvious to us

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making art @marigoldmimsy.bsky.social · 4h

a federal dismantling is honest, ask any of us who experienced public education and also have a disability

the outrage over the dismantling is not honest and it's obvious to us

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making art @marigoldmimsy.bsky.social · 4h

i use Complaint systems at local, state and federal level to work for shifting power toward dignity for kids with disabilities

my experience and critique comes with so many innings played in small ball

the oversight mechanisms are very lacking and often re-traumatize those who try to use them

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making art @marigoldmimsy.bsky.social · 5h

a lot of us rely on community mutual aid infrastructure for our whole lives because State systems mean enclosure, foreclosure and sterilization

society is organized to hierarchically sift us out, the urgency now is a kind of white supremacy

a federal dismantling is behind the local dismantlings

making art @marigoldmimsy.bsky.social · 5h

i was a kid with a disability who grew up in the great blue state of illinois and then went to high school in another blue state of minnesota — the same one that is fetishized for education funding

relying on the blue state idea is complete trash, kids with disabilities are fucked over everywhere

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making art @marigoldmimsy.bsky.social · 5h

i was a kid with a disability who grew up in the great blue state of illinois and then went to high school in another blue state of minnesota — the same one that is fetishized for education funding

relying on the blue state idea is complete trash, kids with disabilities are fucked over everywhere

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making art @marigoldmimsy.bsky.social · 5h

i am waiting on an updated directory via FOIA from CPS but i promise it will be a dismantling

if we want kids with disabilities to experience dignity — and we do — we are going to need to welcome whole people into our worlds ourselves 🏵️🏵️

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making art @marigoldmimsy.bsky.social · 5h

we released a directory a few weeks ago from the Office for Students with Disabilities in Chicago Public Schools

since then, Josh Long has dismantled most of the department and many have left

the dismantling of services for students with disabilities is happening on the local level in blue cities

making art @marigoldmimsy.bsky.social · 5h

the head of the office for students with disabilities at Chicago Public Schools has been anticipating this, and not in a good way

Josh Long has been using the dismantling of federal oversight to warehouse students with disabilities and we're still dealing with transportation issues in Chicago

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 6h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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making art @marigoldmimsy.bsky.social · 5h

for above screen shot

Wrecked @wrecked9n76e.bsky.social · 5h

With #AltText bc … accessibility for people with vision impairments.

Screenshot of an instagram DM to fedsworkforyou
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11:07 AM

“The entire Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services in the Dept of Education has been RIFed. 3 managers remaining. They over the implementation of IDEA - $15 billion-and Vocational rehabilitation programs. Kids in special education will be significantly impacted by this.”

A comment from @fedsworkforyou on the screenshot of the DM posted by the same account reads:

“This is supposed to hurt Democrats. It hurts everyone. In every community.”

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making art @marigoldmimsy.bsky.social · 5h

the end goal is a society based upon eugenics, we will see a return and focus on Ugly Laws

making art @marigoldmimsy.bsky.social · May 30

we talked about chicago's history of using ugly laws, they were instituted in 1881 and how they stayed on the city books until the 1974

the laws changed but chicago public schools still warehouses kids with disabilities and sequesters poor children

Any person who is diseased, maimed, mutilated, or in any way deformed, so as to be an unsightly or disgusting object, or an improper person to be allowed in or on the streets, highways, thoroughfares or public places in this city, shall not therein or thereon expose himself or herself to public view, under the penalty of one dollar for each offense. On the conviction of any person for a violation of this section, if it shall seem proper and just, the fine provided for may be suspended, and such person detained at the police station, where he shall be well cared for, until he can be committed to the county poor house.

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making art @marigoldmimsy.bsky.social · 5h

the head of the office for students with disabilities at Chicago Public Schools has been anticipating this, and not in a good way

Josh Long has been using the dismantling of federal oversight to warehouse students with disabilities and we're still dealing with transportation issues in Chicago

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 6h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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making art @marigoldmimsy.bsky.social · 7h

it looks like trail mix but it's actually squash, eggplant, cucumber, marigold, nasturtium, and sunflower
🌻🏵️🍆🥒

a group of seeds laying on a brown table

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making art @marigoldmimsy.bsky.social · 9h

good morning funny faces

funny faces drawn onto the rocks and a tree at the beach

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making art @marigoldmimsy.bsky.social · 18h

after the 12th, the announcer feed should shut off

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making art @marigoldmimsy.bsky.social · 21h

all schools are invited to do something like this, there are incredible school staffers who have relationships with families and have spent years building trust

young people in chicago are showing up for each other in so many ways and they are stoked to work on food distribution also ❤️🏵️

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making art @marigoldmimsy.bsky.social · 21h

we know so many people are looking for ways to help with safety right now, making sure people don't have to worry about food is a *huge* help for safety

young people are getting involved in these food distribution efforts, let's show the young people of chicago how chicago shows up

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making art @marigoldmimsy.bsky.social · 21h

we distributed all food/hygiene donations, reaching more than 100 families

requests for food outpaced requests from last week

we added a physical drop-off location for supplies at schurz high school

3601 n milwaukee
door 3, main entrance
8:30am - 1pm

bit.ly/distributefoodchicago

please share!

bit.ly/distributefoodchicago
Food Drive
We are working to provide supplies so families can stay safe. We are collecting shelf stable food and hygiene items for families, elders and those imperiled by increased enforcement actions in Chicago. Once we receive supplies, we are working with our community to distribute safely.

We invite you to drop food items at Schurz High School or order from our Amazon Wishlist.

bit.ly/distributefoodchicago

Items Needed

Rice, dry cereals, crackers
Beans, dried or canned
Stored liquids like cooking oil, chicken broth
Packaged protein like canned meat, protein bars, peanut butter

Help Keep Families Safe
Drop-Off Location
Schurz High School
3601 N Milwaukee
Chicago, IL 60641
Door 3, Main Entrance

Drop-Off Times
Monday-Friday
830am - 1pm

Contact
Daira Torres
773-534-3423

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