Jenn Chebator
@jenncheb.bsky.social
Proud Mom, Married to My Best Friend, Social Worker, Cat Lover, Disability Advocate, Cure Fan ☮️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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Black History Month is a time to recognize the lived, shared experience of all Black folks who have fundamentally shaped, challenged, and ultimately strengthened America. It’s about taking an unvarnished look at the past so that we can create a better future.
February 1, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Black History Month is a time to recognize the lived, shared experience of all Black folks who have fundamentally shaped, challenged, and ultimately strengthened America. It’s about taking an unvarnished look at the past so that we can create a better future.
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Buttigieg on Fox News: "When you see an American woman opening the door to her home and on her doorstep finds half a dozen federal agents in tactical gear that is more tricked out than what I would take outside the wire in Afghanistan -- I think most people get that that is wrong."
January 31, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Buttigieg on Fox News: "When you see an American woman opening the door to her home and on her doorstep finds half a dozen federal agents in tactical gear that is more tricked out than what I would take outside the wire in Afghanistan -- I think most people get that that is wrong."
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"The disabled community has faced ongoing threats and hardships on multiple fronts from the current administration. The recent surge in ICE activity across Minnesota has inflicted real and disproportionate harm on marginalized communities." Community resources:
mnneat.wixstudio.com/mnneat/safet...
mnneat.wixstudio.com/mnneat/safet...
MnNEAT | Rapid ICE‑Related Safety & Community Care Resources
MnNEAT stands with our community and against ICE. This rapid‑response effort for community care provides downloadable disability access resources to support individuals during the current emergency in...
mnneat.wixstudio.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:55 AM
"The disabled community has faced ongoing threats and hardships on multiple fronts from the current administration. The recent surge in ICE activity across Minnesota has inflicted real and disproportionate harm on marginalized communities." Community resources:
mnneat.wixstudio.com/mnneat/safet...
mnneat.wixstudio.com/mnneat/safet...
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
January 15, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
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There’s a big story everyone is missing—but this article hits on it.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
FDA deletes warning on bogus autism therapies touted by RFK Jr.‘s allies
The agency used to warn of chelation, used by RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine ally David Geier.
arstechnica.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:30 AM
There’s a big story everyone is missing—but this article hits on it.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
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These are absolutely monstrous people
"Mr. Thompson’s resignation came after senior DOJ officials pressed for a criminal investigation into the actions of the widow of Renee Nicole Good, the Minneapolis woman killed by an ICE agent"
"Mr. Thompson’s resignation came after senior DOJ officials pressed for a criminal investigation into the actions of the widow of Renee Nicole Good, the Minneapolis woman killed by an ICE agent"
3 Prosecutors Quit After Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:04 PM
These are absolutely monstrous people
"Mr. Thompson’s resignation came after senior DOJ officials pressed for a criminal investigation into the actions of the widow of Renee Nicole Good, the Minneapolis woman killed by an ICE agent"
"Mr. Thompson’s resignation came after senior DOJ officials pressed for a criminal investigation into the actions of the widow of Renee Nicole Good, the Minneapolis woman killed by an ICE agent"
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All the pearl-clutching about Zohran Mamdani--by right-wingers who elected a half-senile old TV star president--is very amusing. For once the shoe is on the other foot.
November 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
All the pearl-clutching about Zohran Mamdani--by right-wingers who elected a half-senile old TV star president--is very amusing. For once the shoe is on the other foot.
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Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
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"The often referenced moral test of the measure of a civilization being based on how it treats its most vulnerable members is not one that the United States would pass today." Shoumita Dasgupta on our ableist administration, @statnews.com:
www.statnews.com/2025/10/03/a... #autism #neurodiversity
www.statnews.com/2025/10/03/a... #autism #neurodiversity
The Trump administration’s approach to autism is tangled up with ableism, eugenics, and pronatalism
“The current political establishment and their supporters have consistently pathologized difference,” particularly when it comes to autism, a professor of medicine writes.
www.statnews.com
October 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
"The often referenced moral test of the measure of a civilization being based on how it treats its most vulnerable members is not one that the United States would pass today." Shoumita Dasgupta on our ableist administration, @statnews.com:
www.statnews.com/2025/10/03/a... #autism #neurodiversity
www.statnews.com/2025/10/03/a... #autism #neurodiversity
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The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. Except it doesn’t bend on its own—it bends because we pull it in the direction of justice. What keeps me hopeful during times like these is being surrounded by people who are doing just that.
September 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. Except it doesn’t bend on its own—it bends because we pull it in the direction of justice. What keeps me hopeful during times like these is being surrounded by people who are doing just that.
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“The Trump administration is waging a war on disabled people and working to undo the hard-won rights our elders secured."
In a letter released on Wednesday, House Democrats blasted Trump's Labor Department for abandoning disabled workers.
@metrauxjulia.bsky.social's latest scoop:
In a letter released on Wednesday, House Democrats blasted Trump's Labor Department for abandoning disabled workers.
@metrauxjulia.bsky.social's latest scoop:
House Dems blast Labor Department for abandoning disabled workers
A letter led by California Rep. Lateefah Simon demands answers from Trump's labor secretary.
www.motherjones.com
September 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“The Trump administration is waging a war on disabled people and working to undo the hard-won rights our elders secured."
In a letter released on Wednesday, House Democrats blasted Trump's Labor Department for abandoning disabled workers.
@metrauxjulia.bsky.social's latest scoop:
In a letter released on Wednesday, House Democrats blasted Trump's Labor Department for abandoning disabled workers.
@metrauxjulia.bsky.social's latest scoop:
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Sparked in part by an influx of disabled Civil War veterans, ugly laws fined poor, disabled people for begging, or just existing, on city streets.
And they never entirely went away.
Pushes to police or drive out unhoused and disabled people have been a constant in American life.
And they never entirely went away.
Pushes to police or drive out unhoused and disabled people have been a constant in American life.
Ugly laws: The blueprint for Trump’s anti-homeless crusade
DC’s crackdown is just the latest in a long war on being poor and disabled in public.
www.motherjones.com
August 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Sparked in part by an influx of disabled Civil War veterans, ugly laws fined poor, disabled people for begging, or just existing, on city streets.
And they never entirely went away.
Pushes to police or drive out unhoused and disabled people have been a constant in American life.
And they never entirely went away.
Pushes to police or drive out unhoused and disabled people have been a constant in American life.
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Joy in hard times: Celebrating Disability Pride Month amid crisis
Joy in hard times: Celebrating Disability Pride Month amid crisis
There's far more to disabled life than Republican attacks on disability rights.
www.motherjones.com
July 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Joy in hard times: Celebrating Disability Pride Month amid crisis
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I don't want stickers. I don't want hats. I don't want yard signs. I want acts of bravery from Democratic leadership.
July 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I don't want stickers. I don't want hats. I don't want yard signs. I want acts of bravery from Democratic leadership.
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July 18, 2025
July 18, 2025
[There is a lot about sexual assault in tonight’s letter.]
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
July 19, 2025 at 6:54 AM
July 18, 2025
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Maurene Comey's goodbye note to SDNY colleagues:
July 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Maurene Comey's goodbye note to SDNY colleagues:
What a nice way to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the ADA. This is disgraceful.
The White House's war on disabled Americans continues, going above and beyond Project 2025—now with attacks on a popular hiring program no one even lobbied against.
Labor Department moves to end disability hiring goal for federal contractors
Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer plans to axe a longstanding, successful incentive program for disabled workers.
www.motherjones.com
July 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM
What a nice way to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the ADA. This is disgraceful.
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As Marshall, a doctor, well knows, Medicaid recipients don't engage in fraud (they can't, since they are not involved in payments); it is corrupt health care providers (including some doctors) who defraud Medicaid programs.
Roger Marshall: "When they talk about people not being on Medicaid anymore, half of those people are on it because of fraud or some type of abuse of the system, the other half is because they're unwilling to work 20 hours a week."
June 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
As Marshall, a doctor, well knows, Medicaid recipients don't engage in fraud (they can't, since they are not involved in payments); it is corrupt health care providers (including some doctors) who defraud Medicaid programs.
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Not taking anything away from Senator Padilla because he was treated atrociously
But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state
Keep that same energy of support for her
But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state
Keep that same energy of support for her
June 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Not taking anything away from Senator Padilla because he was treated atrociously
But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state
Keep that same energy of support for her
But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state
Keep that same energy of support for her
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McGovern: "You are literally taking food off kids' plates to buy Elon Musk another yacht. I guess he's getting a good return on his campaign donations ... this is not policy. This is theft."
May 21, 2025 at 5:33 AM
McGovern: "You are literally taking food off kids' plates to buy Elon Musk another yacht. I guess he's getting a good return on his campaign donations ... this is not policy. This is theft."
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McGovern: "This is not a governing philosophy. It is a scam. I wasn't sent here to vote for trash. I can't understand why you'd choose a career of public service to do this -- to rip away the healthcare & food assistance of working & middle class Americans. Is that really what you came here to do?"
May 21, 2025 at 5:36 AM
McGovern: "This is not a governing philosophy. It is a scam. I wasn't sent here to vote for trash. I can't understand why you'd choose a career of public service to do this -- to rip away the healthcare & food assistance of working & middle class Americans. Is that really what you came here to do?"