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Rebelwheels NYC (Michele Sommerstein)

@rebelwheelsnyc.bsky.social

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Nerdy Intersectional Activist, Queer/Bi (Love Is About The Soul), Artist, Writer, Poet, Disabled AF, anti-fascist, Neurodivergent, anti-Zionist Jew & vegan (she/they) #DisabilityResistance Creator of What Is Ableism Linktr.ee/rebelwheelsnyc

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Rebelwheels NYC (Michele Sommerstein) @rebelwheelsnyc.bsky.social · 11d

being stuck in my home for three months has sucked, but I have made a number of protest art pieces

[a thread lol ] (1)

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Rebelwheels NYC (Michele Sommerstein) @rebelwheelsnyc.bsky.social · Jul 19

1st, the orange fascist erased the T from the Stonewall monument, & now is erasing the B. And combined with everything else that's happening, it's just too much (& by design). So, here's some #anti-fascist #artwork from a B 🐝 in solidarity with all who resist

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Collage. White border. Background layered, waterpaint circles some overlap Colors: blues blue purples greens oranges reds pinks Next layer 5 vertical strips, fill upside down american flag. Smaller upside down American flag upper left Next layer left side, vertically stacked, 3 hollow circles with line diagonally across, symbol for no. border reasonably thick Top circle, photo of orange. white background, middle: green pencil with eraser on pride flag Bottom: illustration ice cube black background To Right 6, 2 columns, symbols vertically stacked, black borders not crossed out 1st column: 1st symbol: photo lettuce head pink background “L” on top. Coming out of border, red & black hand pointing @ orange with small protest sign brown stick yellow sign black text “fight fascism” 2nd symbol diamond shape inside : bee over white with black polkadots, diagonal thick red line, 2 markers from border, pointing at erasing pencil & orange. 3rd symbol. rounded wide rectangle 3 people shapes from the waist up swooping black arrow beneath aka queue symbol Background white & lavender diagonal stripes Text “queue” vertically stacked on left inside rectangle. From order, purple blowdryer with flames. “abolish ice”. Speech bubble “immigrants are welcome here”. 2nd column 1st symbol: circle black border yellow fill, horizontal black lines, G sharp ( #o) whole note, from border, 2 people 1 facing left, 1 facing right Megaphones black silhouettes shooting rainbow & pride flag colors 2nd symbol: rounded vertical rectangle Pink & blue diagonal stripes Next layer: tea bag, white & brown from border, red & black protest fist. 3rd symbol: lime green circle black border centered black + sign Text: “(plus)” underneath + from border Palestinian flag protest sign Below 2 bottom symbols, white script font reads “stop all genocides” lower right hand corner White faded text “@ rebel wheels NYC”

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 9h

AG James's statement is, as expected, 🔥🔥🔥: “This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system. He is forcing federal law enforcement agencies to do his bidding, all because I did my job as the NY Attorney General." ag.ny.gov/press-releas...

Attorney General Letitia James Issues Statement on Donald Trump’s Weaponization of the Department of Justice

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today issued the following statement after she was indicted by the U.S. Attorney’s office of the Eastern

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Satyros Phil Brucato @satyrosphilbrucato.bsky.social · 15h

Folks who think "cats are not loving" have never been loved by a cat.

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ʕᵔᴥᵔʔ Milla Lorelei Mélomane 💙 ʕᵔᴥᵔʔ @britpoptarts.bsky.social · 1d

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Rebelwheels NYC (Michele Sommerstein) @rebelwheelsnyc.bsky.social · 14h

EVENT

Rise and Resist @riseandresist.bsky.social · 21h

🪧NO KINGS NYC
📍 47th & 7th Ave
📍 The red steps
📆 October 18th
⏰ 11am
📣 More info at NoKingsNYC.com
📣 Sign up to volunteer bit.ly/4q3mgZU
📣 Sign up to marshal tinyurl.com/NokingsMarshals

This is a peaceful, nonviolent march.
Meet: 47th St & 7th Ave
March: South on 7th Ave, to 14th St.

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Rebelwheels NYC (Michele Sommerstein) @rebelwheelsnyc.bsky.social · 14h

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 1d

Just got back from the Antifa leadership council meeting and it was really great, some big stuff coming up soon. We're making Golden Corral woke in time for Thanksgiving

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 1d

🚨🚨🚨Chicago - NOW!🚨🚨🚨
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realironhand @realironhand.bsky.social · 16h

Oi oi, Eeyore
#catsofbluesky

A grey Maine Coon peering round a corner

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Rebelwheels NYC (Michele Sommerstein) @rebelwheelsnyc.bsky.social · 14h

That and the fascists

Chronic Illness Humor @chronicillness.bsky.social · 21h

You should be able to transfer over your illnesses to anyone who says it can't be that bad

MyBodyIsTryingTokilMe.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 23h

ICE getting tailed like it’s a heist movie. Chicago is turning the tables.

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s. eek smith 👻 @sesmith.lol · 19h

If you know about book bans in your community, @404media.co wants to hear from you!

Help Us Investigate Book Bans and Educational Censorship Around America

404 Media has gotten a grant to unearth public records about systematic censorship of books, schools, and libraries in the U.S.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 19h

you'd think a prominent news outlet like the New York Times might mention that "antifa" isn't an actual organization in a long story about antifa, but nope!

and the subhead helps props up a false claim this professor was up to something seedy as something up for debate

NYT headline: "Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats"

subheadline: "Mark Bray was teaching courses on antifascism. Turning Point USA accused him of belonging to antifa, which he denies. His flight to Spain was canceled abruptly on Wednesday night."

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Chronic Illness Humor @chronicillness.bsky.social · 18h

a black cat looking up in the air

awake but at what cost

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Jews For Racial & Economic Justice Action @jfrejnyc.bsky.social · 14h

In response to the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza, please read the following statement from our Executive Director Audrey Sasson ❤️‍🩹 (1/7)

After two years of heartbreak and devastation, we are filled with relief and hope today. A ceasefire is a desperately needed first step to end the genocide, allow humanitarian aid to reach Gaza, and reunite the hostages - Israeli and Palestinian - with their families.

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Rebelwheels NYC (Michele Sommerstein) @rebelwheelsnyc.bsky.social · 15h

Last night my motorized wheelchair malfunctioned in a way that was not predictable so I was not as bold when crossing the streets today and just really aimed to get a bit of sun and to see if it would happen again.

Tomorrow I'm going to try to be more bold (while also being safe)

A semi artsy shot of my legs which are extended via the elevated leg rests on my motorized wheelchair. I am wearing two layers but you can only see the purple skirt which has some embroidery on it in the same color that is tucked in a little bit so it looks like pants because of the wind. I'm also wearing some black combat boots And the way the sun is shining and the presence of the shade my legs are almost perfectly lined up with the border of the shade and sunlight

A semi artsy shot of myself from the chest up. I am wearing a black zippy sweatshirt and a black jean jacket over that on my face I'm wearing oversized thick black eyeglasses cat eye with a dangling tassel one on each side that is also black I'm also wearing a thin fall winter hat with a medium size white bow on it bit floppy as well as a n95 covid mask which is white and is covering my nose to my chin. I am looking a bit towards the left And so the breeze has slightly swayed the tassels and the sun has created interesting shapes of light and shadow on my face

A photo of three dogs and their human in mid-motion. The only bits of the human that you can see are the legs and shoes but the focus is on the dogs which are well there's one small fluffy black one, and two slightly larger ginger red ones. Someone is also walking in the opposite direction but always sees a hint of their shadow

A fluffy dog with tight curls is walking with a human. There's two humans walking in the other direction but we really only see these humans from the chest down the main focus is on the dog who looks in the moment a bit serious. The sun is shining down on the sidewalk and thus creating shadows for all who are walking by

Rebelwheels NYC (Michele Sommerstein) @rebelwheelsnyc.bsky.social · 18h

#RandomJukeboxOfTheBrain Doechii - BOILED PEANUTS (Audio) youtu.be/YzizrbBFTak?...

Doechii - BOILED PEANUTS (Audio)

YouTube video by Doechii

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Rebelwheels NYC (Michele Sommerstein) @rebelwheelsnyc.bsky.social · 1d

So this happened with my wheelchair...

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 1d

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Rebelwheels NYC (Michele Sommerstein) @rebelwheelsnyc.bsky.social · 1d

I have to remember that resting is still 'doing something'. It's caring for myself in a system that does not, it's an investment in the near future so that I can take action and resist and make art and poetry and videos and see friends and things.

#disability

Rebelwheels NYC (Michele Sommerstein) @rebelwheelsnyc.bsky.social · 1d

My PCA was making the tofu for the week and it looked kind of artsy...

A photo taken in The kitchen of my apartment. You can see a hint of the kitchen counter which is kind of as off-white with specs but the name focus is what's on the baking tray which is covered in white parchment paper and then these kind of semi-uniform but not totally rows and columns of cubes of tofu they have a lightly toasted kind of beige yellow color to them. But then behind the tray is this silver cooking pot and so the tray the tofu are reflected in the pot but because the pot is rounded it's giving this kind of neat distorted reflection and overall look kind of artsy

Rebelwheels NYC (Michele Sommerstein) @rebelwheelsnyc.bsky.social · 1d

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The Strange History of DEAD KENNEDYS

YouTube video by The Punk Rock MBA

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Rebelwheels NYC (Michele Sommerstein) @rebelwheelsnyc.bsky.social · 2d

also rewatching some kale sandwich show videos lol. guess my brain is on an only watch videos we've already seen and know we enjoy kick <3 www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIhP...

SO DELICIOUS VEGAN ICE CREAM TASTE TEST

YouTube video by Kale Sandwich Show

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Rebelwheels NYC (Michele Sommerstein) @rebelwheelsnyc.bsky.social · 2d

Once my vitamin D levels are more regulated again and steady, it won't be this bad but holy f*** (2)

Rebelwheels NYC (Michele Sommerstein) @rebelwheelsnyc.bsky.social · 2d

being neurodivergent I have varying levels of light/sound sensitivity

which is influenced by my levels of vitamin D

since I was stuck in my home for 3+ mos while waiting for my wheelchair to be repaired, & now I'm going out again to test out said repair

Everything is SO LOUD & BRIGHT
#disability

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Rebelwheels NYC (Michele Sommerstein) @rebelwheelsnyc.bsky.social · 2d

rewatching some older unhealthy vegan videos youtu.be/xieOuXWxzS0?...

UnhealthyVegan Lab 2-Grilled Beasty

YouTube video by UnhealthyVegan

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Rebelwheels NYC (Michele Sommerstein) @rebelwheelsnyc.bsky.social · 2d

TAKE ACTION: Tell your U.S. Representative: Pass the Land of the Free Act! actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...?

Tell your U.S. Representative: Pass the Land of the Free Act!

The Trump administration has abused a provision in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to abduct, detain, and threaten to deport Mahmoud Khalil and others exercising their First Amendment rights...

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