Lawrence Carter-Long
@lcarterlong.bsky.social
Community. Culture. Creativity. #DISABLED #SayTheWord! Dir. of Engagement, ReelAbilities Int'l. Occasional cool stuff with Turner Classic Movies, Film Quarterly & PBS. Proud member: Americans for the Arts, Association of Independents in Radio, PEN America
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A study from Montclair State University shows a dramatic increase in content containing the R-word on X after Trump’s Thanksgiving Day post used the slur.
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) who has a severely disabled autistic son has not responded to multiple inquiries.
www.montclair.edu/college-of-c...
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) who has a severely disabled autistic son has not responded to multiple inquiries.
www.montclair.edu/college-of-c...
“R-Word” Slurs Triple on X After Donald Trump’s Thanksgiving Post Used the Word
A joint study from Montclair State University faculty in the Joetta Di Bella and Fred C. Sautter III Center for Strategic Communication in the College of Communication and Media and the Department of ...
www.montclair.edu
December 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
A study from Montclair State University shows a dramatic increase in content containing the R-word on X after Trump’s Thanksgiving Day post used the slur.
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) who has a severely disabled autistic son has not responded to multiple inquiries.
www.montclair.edu/college-of-c...
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) who has a severely disabled autistic son has not responded to multiple inquiries.
www.montclair.edu/college-of-c...
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Artist must currently be suffering from spiraling intrusive thoughts.
Artist must have wept spontaneously and uncontrollably in the last twenty-four hours.
Artist must have lived with their parents for an extended period as an adult.
Artist must have wept spontaneously and uncontrollably in the last twenty-four hours.
Artist must have lived with their parents for an extended period as an adult.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Artist must currently be suffering from spiraling intrusive thoughts.
Artist must have wept spontaneously and uncontrollably in the last twenty-four hours.
Artist must have lived with their parents for an extended period as an adult.
Artist must have wept spontaneously and uncontrollably in the last twenty-four hours.
Artist must have lived with their parents for an extended period as an adult.
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IMLS announces "upon further review" that it is reinstating all federal grants to libraries. It leaves out that it's doing this because a federal court told them a few weeks ago that the Trump admin's decision to destroy libraries was not legal.
www.imls.gov/news/stateme...
www.imls.gov/news/stateme...
Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants
Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants Washington, DC– Upon further review, the Institute of Museum and Library Services has reinstated all federal grants. This action supersede...
www.imls.gov
December 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
IMLS announces "upon further review" that it is reinstating all federal grants to libraries. It leaves out that it's doing this because a federal court told them a few weeks ago that the Trump admin's decision to destroy libraries was not legal.
www.imls.gov/news/stateme...
www.imls.gov/news/stateme...
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In which I rat out my former boss, a clanker who constantly reminded me that I don't deserve to be alive. Please share!
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December 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
In which I rat out my former boss, a clanker who constantly reminded me that I don't deserve to be alive. Please share!
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stopgenai.com/am-i-rude-or...
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You can also pop by @ticklishbiz.bsky.social and listen to me talk about 1978's COMING HOME alongside @msemilyedwards.bsky.social and @lcarterlong.bsky.social! It's available on all podcast apps or the link below.
thefilmmaven.com/coming-home-...
thefilmmaven.com/coming-home-...
Ticklish Business 218. Coming (1978 with Lawrence Carter-Long) - Films of Resistance Series
Our Films of Resistance series closes with a look at disabled activism in 1978.
thefilmmaven.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
You can also pop by @ticklishbiz.bsky.social and listen to me talk about 1978's COMING HOME alongside @msemilyedwards.bsky.social and @lcarterlong.bsky.social! It's available on all podcast apps or the link below.
thefilmmaven.com/coming-home-...
thefilmmaven.com/coming-home-...
The world is so lopsided culturally and economically that I couldn't help thinking upon seeing the headline,
"How will the tax-evading billionaire class attempt to monetize this?"
If there ever was a time to beat 'em at their own game, this is it. *hint, hint* www.sciencenews.org/article/butt...
"How will the tax-evading billionaire class attempt to monetize this?"
If there ever was a time to beat 'em at their own game, this is it. *hint, hint* www.sciencenews.org/article/butt...
‘Butt breathing’ could help people who can’t get oxygen the regular way
Takanori Takebe’s strange investigation into whether humans can use the gut for breathing has surprisingly sentimental origins: helping his dad.
www.sciencenews.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The world is so lopsided culturally and economically that I couldn't help thinking upon seeing the headline,
"How will the tax-evading billionaire class attempt to monetize this?"
If there ever was a time to beat 'em at their own game, this is it. *hint, hint* www.sciencenews.org/article/butt...
"How will the tax-evading billionaire class attempt to monetize this?"
If there ever was a time to beat 'em at their own game, this is it. *hint, hint* www.sciencenews.org/article/butt...
Clip from convo on @ticklishbiz.bsky.social podcast w/ @kristenklopez.bsky.social & @msemilyedwards.bsky.social #ComingHome (1978) broke ground by centering a #disabled Vietnam vet as a romantic lead, put #disability & desire center screen & led w/agency #TicklishBusiness @reelabilities.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Clip from convo on @ticklishbiz.bsky.social podcast w/ @kristenklopez.bsky.social & @msemilyedwards.bsky.social #ComingHome (1978) broke ground by centering a #disabled Vietnam vet as a romantic lead, put #disability & desire center screen & led w/agency #TicklishBusiness @reelabilities.bsky.social
Spoke w/ @ticklishbiz.bsky.social @kristenklopez.bsky.social
& @msemilyedwards.bsky.social about how #ComingHome centers a paralyzed Vietnam vet as a romantic lead, complicates patriotism/protest/care & still resonates w/ #disabled vets & others almost 50 yrs later
@reelabilities.bsky.social
& @msemilyedwards.bsky.social about how #ComingHome centers a paralyzed Vietnam vet as a romantic lead, complicates patriotism/protest/care & still resonates w/ #disabled vets & others almost 50 yrs later
@reelabilities.bsky.social
Our Films of Resistance series comes to a close next week with a film close to Kristen's heart. In honor of the release of her book next week, POPCORN DISABILITIES, we'll be closing out our series with a look at Hal Ashby's 1978 feature COMING HOME.
November 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Spoke w/ @ticklishbiz.bsky.social @kristenklopez.bsky.social
& @msemilyedwards.bsky.social about how #ComingHome centers a paralyzed Vietnam vet as a romantic lead, complicates patriotism/protest/care & still resonates w/ #disabled vets & others almost 50 yrs later
@reelabilities.bsky.social
& @msemilyedwards.bsky.social about how #ComingHome centers a paralyzed Vietnam vet as a romantic lead, complicates patriotism/protest/care & still resonates w/ #disabled vets & others almost 50 yrs later
@reelabilities.bsky.social
Spoke w/ @ticklishbiz.bsky.social @kristenklopez.bsky.social & @msemilyedwards.bsky.social about how #ComingHome centers a paralyzed Vietnam vet as a romantic lead, complicates patriotism/protest/care & still resonates w/ #disabled vets & others almost 50 yrs later
@reelabilities.bsky.social
@reelabilities.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Spoke w/ @ticklishbiz.bsky.social @kristenklopez.bsky.social & @msemilyedwards.bsky.social about how #ComingHome centers a paralyzed Vietnam vet as a romantic lead, complicates patriotism/protest/care & still resonates w/ #disabled vets & others almost 50 yrs later
@reelabilities.bsky.social
@reelabilities.bsky.social
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"The Great Escaper" has come on PBS with #MichaelCaine playing a World War II veteran & the late great #GlendaJackson his wife in their final film made when he was 90 & she was 87 — a moving coda to two brilliant careers on stage & screen; my father served in WWII...
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
November 24, 2025 at 2:16 AM
"The Great Escaper" has come on PBS with #MichaelCaine playing a World War II veteran & the late great #GlendaJackson his wife in their final film made when he was 90 & she was 87 — a moving coda to two brilliant careers on stage & screen; my father served in WWII...
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
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New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani didn’t back down in an interview that aired Sunday from past criticism that President Donald Trump acted like a despot and a fascist after a surprisingly friendly White House meeting between the two men.
https://to.pbs.org/4ih6N5h
https://to.pbs.org/4ih6N5h
Mamdani stands by his criticisms of Trump despite friendly White House meeting
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani didn't back down in an interview that aired Sunday from past criticism that President Donald Trump acted like a despot and a fascist after a surprisingly frien...
www.pbs.org
November 23, 2025 at 11:04 PM
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani didn’t back down in an interview that aired Sunday from past criticism that President Donald Trump acted like a despot and a fascist after a surprisingly friendly White House meeting between the two men.
https://to.pbs.org/4ih6N5h
https://to.pbs.org/4ih6N5h
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On the anniversary of its 1946 release, ReelAbilities’ @lcarterlong.bsky.social revisits the landmark film THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES and what it continues to teach audiences about disability, adaptation, and acceptance.
Read on the Dis & That Blog 📰 zurl.co/03gfL
Read on the Dis & That Blog 📰 zurl.co/03gfL
November 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
On the anniversary of its 1946 release, ReelAbilities’ @lcarterlong.bsky.social revisits the landmark film THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES and what it continues to teach audiences about disability, adaptation, and acceptance.
Read on the Dis & That Blog 📰 zurl.co/03gfL
Read on the Dis & That Blog 📰 zurl.co/03gfL
"Being able to use my privilege to pass on opportunities to other #disabled people and support projects I believe in brings me so much joy," #AliceWong said. "We live in such bleak times and what keeps me going is living to the maximum without apology." www.npr.org/2025/11/15/n... #disability
Disability rights activist and author Alice Wong dies at 51
The MacArthur "Genius" Award-winner was best known as the founder of the Disability Visibility Project, which highlights disabled people and disability culture through storytelling projects, social me...
www.npr.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"Being able to use my privilege to pass on opportunities to other #disabled people and support projects I believe in brings me so much joy," #AliceWong said. "We live in such bleak times and what keeps me going is living to the maximum without apology." www.npr.org/2025/11/15/n... #disability
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Looking for a specific email from the Epstein files released so far? Here's a searchable database.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
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#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
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We created a searchable database with all 20,000 files from Epstein’s Estate
Easily find every mention of Trump, Clinton, blackmail, and potential sex crimes in the thousands of private messages between Epstein and his close associates.
couriernewsroom.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Looking for a specific email from the Epstein files released so far? Here's a searchable database.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
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#Pinks #ProudBlue
If trump wanted the Epstein Files released he could order the DoJ to do it right now. He doesn’t have to wait for the House, the Senate or anyone to vote on them. He can release them right now.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
If trump wanted the Epstein Files released he could order the DoJ to do it right now. He doesn’t have to wait for the House, the Senate or anyone to vote on them. He can release them right now.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump does Epstein U-turn as House Republicans prepare to spurn him
Before the reversal, even some House GOP leaders were mulling whether to support the effort to release DOJ files dealing with the late sex offender.
www.politico.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
#Pinks #ProudBlue
If trump wanted the Epstein Files released he could order the DoJ to do it right now. He doesn’t have to wait for the House, the Senate or anyone to vote on them. He can release them right now.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
If trump wanted the Epstein Files released he could order the DoJ to do it right now. He doesn’t have to wait for the House, the Senate or anyone to vote on them. He can release them right now.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
The #Indiana Senate announced Friday it will not return in December to vote on #redistricting, dealing a major blow to President Donald Trump’s effort to push Republican-led states to redraw congressional maps ahead of 2026 midterms.
www.axios.com/local/indian... #HoosierPride #voting #elections
www.axios.com/local/indian... #HoosierPride #voting #elections
Indiana lawmakers defy Trump, won't join redistricting war
Senate leadership announced Friday they wouldn't move forward with a planned session.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:23 AM
The #Indiana Senate announced Friday it will not return in December to vote on #redistricting, dealing a major blow to President Donald Trump’s effort to push Republican-led states to redraw congressional maps ahead of 2026 midterms.
www.axios.com/local/indian... #HoosierPride #voting #elections
www.axios.com/local/indian... #HoosierPride #voting #elections
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A group in New York that uses rugged #Off-roadWheelchairs 👨🦼called “ #Trackchairs” is helping people with #disabilities hit the trails and experience nature in a way they thought was impossible 🌲🦽✨.
‘Everyone said it was impossible’: disabled hikers find freedom through off-road wheelchairs
Using an all-terrain vehicle that’s essentially the Jeep of wheelchairs, a New York tour group helps disabled people get on the trail
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
A group in New York that uses rugged #Off-roadWheelchairs 👨🦼called “ #Trackchairs” is helping people with #disabilities hit the trails and experience nature in a way they thought was impossible 🌲🦽✨.
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NEW: I wrote about attacks on federal oversight of special ed and what it means for families like mine. I went into this thinking maybe MN kids would be ok, but "As I spoke to experts in federal disability education policy, I began to see the cracks."
www.startribune.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
NEW: I wrote about attacks on federal oversight of special ed and what it means for families like mine. I went into this thinking maybe MN kids would be ok, but "As I spoke to experts in federal disability education policy, I began to see the cracks."
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Massive thanks to @lizshannonmiller.com for letting me give out more recommendations on disability movies over at @consequence.bsky.social.
consequence.net/list/celebri...
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Streaming TV and Movie Recommendations from Stream On's Celebrity Guests
Tramell Tillman, Margaret Cho, Natalie Morales, Damian Kulash and more offer their recommendations as to what you should be watching.
consequence.net
November 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Massive thanks to @lizshannonmiller.com for letting me give out more recommendations on disability movies over at @consequence.bsky.social.
consequence.net/list/celebri...
consequence.net/list/celebri...
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NEW: Jeffrey Epstein said in emails that he had been advising the Russian government on how to deal with Donald Trump, one of several cases in which he wielded his connections to try to influence the course of foreign affairs. w @nahaltoosi
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
NEW: Jeffrey Epstein said in emails that he had been advising the Russian government on how to deal with Donald Trump, one of several cases in which he wielded his connections to try to influence the course of foreign affairs. w @nahaltoosi
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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Invite David Perry to your campus to teach faculty and graduate students the nuts and bolts of writing for the general public.
November 7, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Invite David Perry to your campus to teach faculty and graduate students the nuts and bolts of writing for the general public.
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A guy collapses down on the floor right next to him, the guy could be dying, and Trump doesn’t move a muscle, doesn’t give a damn, and looks super pissed off that his photo op this afternoon has been interrupted. Donald Trump, in a perfect nutshell.👇
November 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
A guy collapses down on the floor right next to him, the guy could be dying, and Trump doesn’t move a muscle, doesn’t give a damn, and looks super pissed off that his photo op this afternoon has been interrupted. Donald Trump, in a perfect nutshell.👇
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Trump…”How long is this going to take?’
November 6, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Trump…”How long is this going to take?’