brassclothes
@brassclothes.bsky.social
Copyeditor and writer in the disability and accessibility space. Raging humanist. Dog whisperer. Up too late probably.
Reposted by brassclothes
"The Barnes and Noble in York—where Fetterman was born and raised—had sold zero copies. The Barnes and Noble in Philadelphia had sold two copies. An independent store in Pittsburgh and an independent store in Philadelphia each told me they weren’t stocking Unfettered" defector.com/john-fetterm...
John Fetterman's Memoir Is As Low-Effort As His Senate Tenure | Defector
John Fetterman’s just-released memoir, Unfettered, argues that he’s turned a corner and has everything under control. Fetterman was a “stubborn asshole” (his words), he was clinically depressed, he wa...
defector.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
"The Barnes and Noble in York—where Fetterman was born and raised—had sold zero copies. The Barnes and Noble in Philadelphia had sold two copies. An independent store in Pittsburgh and an independent store in Philadelphia each told me they weren’t stocking Unfettered" defector.com/john-fetterm...
Reposted by brassclothes
I know we know, but I still have a hard time coming to terms with the fact the United States no longer has a unified, reliable source of scientific and medical information. We all live in their “do your own research” hell now.
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 3:43 AM
I know we know, but I still have a hard time coming to terms with the fact the United States no longer has a unified, reliable source of scientific and medical information. We all live in their “do your own research” hell now.
Reposted by brassclothes
Gutted. We have lost a brilliant voice in the world. Rest in peace Alice Wong @sfdirewolf.bsky.social you were so inspiring to so many of us. Thank you for sharing all your words and for always shining a light on the disability community.
November 15, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Gutted. We have lost a brilliant voice in the world. Rest in peace Alice Wong @sfdirewolf.bsky.social you were so inspiring to so many of us. Thank you for sharing all your words and for always shining a light on the disability community.
Reposted by brassclothes
Hey! @lflegal.bsky.social, @rejinae.bsky.social, and @chanceyfleet.bsky.social gathered 36 authors to write about ethics in digital accessibility.
Chapters, authors (I’m one of them), pre-order:
www.routledge.com/Digital-Acce...
Out 26 March 2026.
#DigitalAccessibilityEthics #accessibility #a11y
Chapters, authors (I’m one of them), pre-order:
www.routledge.com/Digital-Acce...
Out 26 March 2026.
#DigitalAccessibilityEthics #accessibility #a11y
November 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Hey! @lflegal.bsky.social, @rejinae.bsky.social, and @chanceyfleet.bsky.social gathered 36 authors to write about ethics in digital accessibility.
Chapters, authors (I’m one of them), pre-order:
www.routledge.com/Digital-Acce...
Out 26 March 2026.
#DigitalAccessibilityEthics #accessibility #a11y
Chapters, authors (I’m one of them), pre-order:
www.routledge.com/Digital-Acce...
Out 26 March 2026.
#DigitalAccessibilityEthics #accessibility #a11y
Reposted by brassclothes
what terrifies these people most is that Mamdani started off in single digits and now he's got Staten Island magas liking his policy proposals. there's no role for the consultant class in an ecosystem where people run on principles
chasing polls instead of shaping public opinion through strength and clarity is exactly what you'd expect from this murderers row of political losers
October 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
what terrifies these people most is that Mamdani started off in single digits and now he's got Staten Island magas liking his policy proposals. there's no role for the consultant class in an ecosystem where people run on principles
Reposted by brassclothes
It's ADHD Awareness Month! Do you know where your phone is?
October 15, 2025 at 9:17 PM
It's ADHD Awareness Month! Do you know where your phone is?
The #ADHD compulsion to text the person you love ALL THE FEELINGS RIGHT NOW, completely losing sight of the potential impact of your words and timing on them—especially when actually, it probably definitely could have waited for a gentler time and context. And now you both feel terrible, hooray 😑🤐
October 13, 2025 at 7:50 AM
The #ADHD compulsion to text the person you love ALL THE FEELINGS RIGHT NOW, completely losing sight of the potential impact of your words and timing on them—especially when actually, it probably definitely could have waited for a gentler time and context. And now you both feel terrible, hooray 😑🤐
This is amazing
David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
October 9, 2025 at 10:16 PM
This is amazing
Reposted by brassclothes
It really can't be said enough: the goal of the "anti-woke" movement was always to destroy social norms against bigotry. And it worked. And there's a whole lot of purportedly "left" thinkers & commentators who helped it -- indeed, it couldn't have been done without them.
They should feel bad.
They should feel bad.
October 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
It really can't be said enough: the goal of the "anti-woke" movement was always to destroy social norms against bigotry. And it worked. And there's a whole lot of purportedly "left" thinkers & commentators who helped it -- indeed, it couldn't have been done without them.
They should feel bad.
They should feel bad.
My partner is visiting family and texted that their Trump-loving aunt & uncle say hi and are asking what I’m up to. I replied, “Tell them today I spent a bunch of time talking to ChatGPT about how to overtly challenge anti-Black linguistic racism” and my partner thought I was joking for some reason
September 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
My partner is visiting family and texted that their Trump-loving aunt & uncle say hi and are asking what I’m up to. I replied, “Tell them today I spent a bunch of time talking to ChatGPT about how to overtly challenge anti-Black linguistic racism” and my partner thought I was joking for some reason
Reposted by brassclothes
Travis Kelce Asks If Wedding Can Be Shark Themed
Travis Kelce Asks If Wedding Can Be Shark Themed
LEAWOOD, KS—Lighting up as he outlined his vision for their special day, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce reportedly asked fiancée Taylor Swift on Wednesday if their upcoming wedding could be...
theonion.com
September 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Travis Kelce Asks If Wedding Can Be Shark Themed
Reposted by brassclothes
I think the real problem here is Silverism, which is just another word for Hasbeenism and WhyArentIInvitedism.
Andrew Pope (@andrewjpope)
Silverism: Where ego meets Bluesky
Some diagnoses say more about the doctor than the patient. The effort to brand Bluesky as “Blueskyist” — exclusionary, credential-obsessed, catastrophist, humorless...
substack.com
September 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I think the real problem here is Silverism, which is just another word for Hasbeenism and WhyArentIInvitedism.
Reposted by brassclothes
August 27, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Reposted by brassclothes
FDA claims new labeling requirements for prescription opioids will address the “opioid epidemic.”
Such claims this will meaningfully address our overdose crisis are denial of over a decade of facts while this administration keeps failing to support initiatives more likely to make a real difference:
Such claims this will meaningfully address our overdose crisis are denial of over a decade of facts while this administration keeps failing to support initiatives more likely to make a real difference:
Opinion | FDA's Opioid Labeling Initiative Is Smoke and Mirrors
The administration has done little to nothing to meaningfully reduce overdoses
www.medpagetoday.com
August 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
FDA claims new labeling requirements for prescription opioids will address the “opioid epidemic.”
Such claims this will meaningfully address our overdose crisis are denial of over a decade of facts while this administration keeps failing to support initiatives more likely to make a real difference:
Such claims this will meaningfully address our overdose crisis are denial of over a decade of facts while this administration keeps failing to support initiatives more likely to make a real difference:
The new digital overhaul of government websites will, of course, destroy accessibility, so that scores of #disabled Americans won’t be able to access government services. If you think this is unintentional, well—sale, bridge, etc. #a11y
Normally when I share accessibility bugs I do it for two reasons:
1. Good faith that the company will fix the issue
2. The company won't fix the issue and the public should pay attention.
This time, I will look at America by Design for a new reason: rage.
Automated test: 288 accessibility bugs
1. Good faith that the company will fix the issue
2. The company won't fix the issue and the public should pay attention.
This time, I will look at America by Design for a new reason: rage.
Automated test: 288 accessibility bugs
August 26, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Reposted by brassclothes
Democrats should avoid using the following terms! These terms make you seem OUT OF MAINSTREAM AND CRAZY!!!
- Cheugy
- PAWG
- Crumbelievable
- Yogurt
- Switzerland
- Pangea
- Womyn
- Wymon
- Wemen
- Woman
- Women
- Boat
- Daniel
- Sexual Panda
- Dagnabit
- Consarnit
- Hornswoggled
- Cheugy
- PAWG
- Crumbelievable
- Yogurt
- Switzerland
- Pangea
- Womyn
- Wymon
- Wemen
- Woman
- Women
- Boat
- Daniel
- Sexual Panda
- Dagnabit
- Consarnit
- Hornswoggled
August 25, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Democrats should avoid using the following terms! These terms make you seem OUT OF MAINSTREAM AND CRAZY!!!
- Cheugy
- PAWG
- Crumbelievable
- Yogurt
- Switzerland
- Pangea
- Womyn
- Wymon
- Wemen
- Woman
- Women
- Boat
- Daniel
- Sexual Panda
- Dagnabit
- Consarnit
- Hornswoggled
- Cheugy
- PAWG
- Crumbelievable
- Yogurt
- Switzerland
- Pangea
- Womyn
- Wymon
- Wemen
- Woman
- Women
- Boat
- Daniel
- Sexual Panda
- Dagnabit
- Consarnit
- Hornswoggled
Reposted by brassclothes
it's crazy that being like "how do i explain gay couples to my kids?" isn't an unthinkably embarrassing to say in 2025. it's actually incredibly easy to explain, that should be like indignantly saying "how am I supposed to explain to my kids where the sun goes at night? did a bird steal it?!"
August 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
it's crazy that being like "how do i explain gay couples to my kids?" isn't an unthinkably embarrassing to say in 2025. it's actually incredibly easy to explain, that should be like indignantly saying "how am I supposed to explain to my kids where the sun goes at night? did a bird steal it?!"
Reposted by brassclothes
"The next time you read something and think, 'AI wrote this—it has a lot of em dashes,' ask yourself: Is it AI? Or is it just a poet trying to give you vertigo in four lines or fewer?"
The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations
“In recent months, a curious fixation has emerged in corners of academia: the em dash. More specifically, the apparent moral panic around how it is...
buff.ly
August 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM
"The next time you read something and think, 'AI wrote this—it has a lot of em dashes,' ask yourself: Is it AI? Or is it just a poet trying to give you vertigo in four lines or fewer?"
Reposted by brassclothes
Local Oaf Not Sure What Part Of Counter You Order At
https://theonion.com/local-oaf-not-sure-what-part-of-counter-you-order-at-1819577026/
https://theonion.com/local-oaf-not-sure-what-part-of-counter-you-order-at-1819577026/
August 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Local Oaf Not Sure What Part Of Counter You Order At
https://theonion.com/local-oaf-not-sure-what-part-of-counter-you-order-at-1819577026/
https://theonion.com/local-oaf-not-sure-what-part-of-counter-you-order-at-1819577026/
Reposted by brassclothes
If you're quiet about your disabilities, you get accused of being a fake. If you're outspoken, you get accused of being attention seeking.
Disabled people deserve to be believed and supported without hate. We deserve to be able to thrive.
Disabled people deserve to be believed and supported without hate. We deserve to be able to thrive.
November 7, 2024 at 8:39 PM
If you're quiet about your disabilities, you get accused of being a fake. If you're outspoken, you get accused of being attention seeking.
Disabled people deserve to be believed and supported without hate. We deserve to be able to thrive.
Disabled people deserve to be believed and supported without hate. We deserve to be able to thrive.
Reposted by brassclothes
Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah.
But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.
(Published April w/ @sltrib.com)
But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.
(Published April w/ @sltrib.com)
Utah Farmers Signed Up for Federally Funded Therapy. Then the Money Stopped.
Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah. But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.
www.propublica.org
August 21, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah.
But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.
(Published April w/ @sltrib.com)
But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.
(Published April w/ @sltrib.com)
Reposted by brassclothes
Eric Adams is amazing because when he won every media person was leaping over each to go “this is the normal sane leadership that the political left doesn’t understand normal sane Americans crave” and then every day since that Eric Adams has been like “Leprechauns are real and I’m going to cook one”
August 14, 2023 at 4:43 PM
Eric Adams is amazing because when he won every media person was leaping over each to go “this is the normal sane leadership that the political left doesn’t understand normal sane Americans crave” and then every day since that Eric Adams has been like “Leprechauns are real and I’m going to cook one”