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Stand.earth @stand.earth · Jun 11

The “largest landback deal in California history” was just completed, and it could be a model for the future.

In California's largest landback deal, the Yurok Tribe reclaims sacred land around Klamath River

More than 17,000 acres around the Klamath River in northern California,have returned to the Yurok Tribe, completing the largest landback deal in California history.

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shira. @shiraalg.bsky.social · May 4

c rises
c rises
over the land
how can you sleep?
how can you be asleep?

(American Sign Language (ASL) translation note: The sign for CRISIS is the rising and crossing of the arms with the hands in a “C” formation.)

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Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · Mar 31

Happy Trans Day of Visibility! 🏳️‍⚧️
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The ASL sign for ‘transgender’ is similar to the ASL sign for ‘beautiful’ but is signed on the middle of the chest.

Illustration by Deaf trans artist Carlisle Robinson.

#TDOV #DeafTrans #DeafTransgender #DeafTransPride #ASL #QueerASLSigns
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Image description via Carlisle: an illustration of ASL for transgender in trans pride flag color. The sign starts with hands almost like high five but slightly bent with thumb a bit inside, as if you’re holding an egg. The hand is placed on chest with side of thumb and index finger touching your chest. Then the hand is moved away from chest with fingers in more closed, the hand is rotated that your palm is facing inward toward your chest. Then last sign is all fingers touching each other at fingertips, with side of your pinkie finger touching the chest.
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#deaftransgender #deaftrans #transgenderdeaf #deafandtrans #transgender #trans #transdayofvisibility #tdov #deafqueer #deaflgbt #deaflgbtq #lgbt #deafqueerart #deaftransart #queerasl #queersigns #americansignlanguage #transisbeautiful⠀

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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · Mar 22

🧵Yesterday, I received notice that my #NIH grant, on the social environment, lifecourse, epigenetics & #birthoutcomes in Black families, was terminated. This grant represented a critical effort to address the ⬆️ rates of maternal & infant mortality in the US, particularly among Black mothers & babies

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shira. @shiraalg.bsky.social · Mar 20

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shira. @shiraalg.bsky.social · Mar 18

Thanks so much! I look forward to reading it. :)

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shira. @shiraalg.bsky.social · Mar 18

Might you have a transcript of this talk? Thanks!

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shira. @shiraalg.bsky.social · Jan 27

Are there ASL-based resources for discussing immigration rights and resources for Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, and Hard of Hearing students? Thanks for sharing!

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · Jan 22

SHARE WIDELY.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.

With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.

You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.

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shira. @shiraalg.bsky.social · Jan 20

#poetry #stopgenocide

photo of poem:

a line between two points
expand into a plane
beyond just destinations
now an expanse of love,
of home

“i love you to the moon
and back”
covers the whole galaxy

“from sea
to shining sea”
covers the mountains, cities, and rivers
(of stolen lands)

“from the river
to the sea”
covers people’s homes, families, friends
and lives

-written the week leading up to the ceasefire and inauguration. 1/2025

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shira. @shiraalg.bsky.social · Jan 19

steering us toward a more collective approach to aid.

Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · Jan 17

I wrote about the LA wildfires, the GoFundMes of rich people, and the long history of disaster relief reproducing inequality.

GoFundMe, Mandy Moore and the unfairness of disaster relief: ‘If you were poor before, you should stay poor’

Aid was historically seen as a way to ‘restore the status quo’. Now the actor’s bid for help amid the LA fires raises a question: who deserves to crowdfund?

www.theguardian.com

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shira. @shiraalg.bsky.social · Jan 6

is there a word for when you are on the cusp of crossing the expanse between you and the space that holds your capacity to create art?

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · Jan 2

Don’t miss @sfdirewolf.bsky.social in the Guardian! So much wisdom, inc this:
“I feel despondent and overwhelmed by the political situation often, but then I remind myself this is by design, that those in power want to erode our resolve and [for us to] give up.” www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

MacArthur genius Alice Wong on resistance in the new year: ‘Life is a dumpster fire, but I’m not alone’

The activist and ‘disabled oracle’ reflects on a moment that changed her life – and why she finds solace in sci-fi

www.theguardian.com

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Sara Nović @novicsara.bsky.social · Dec 20

Louder for the hearies in the back

Megan Figueroa @meganfigueroa.bsky.social · Dec 19

My favorite print from liberaljane.store

“English is a language, not a way to measure someone’s intelligence.”

An art print with a woman with dark hair and the message “English is a language not a way to measure someone’s intelligence”

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shira. @shiraalg.bsky.social · Dec 6

“…ableism is still widely a socially-accepted brand of mean.” - @novicsara.bsky.social
read about how it impacts all of us.

Laura Mauldin @lauramauldin.bsky.social · Dec 5

Today's newsletter from @novicsara.bsky.social is amazing, a great crash course in why ableism matters in all of our lives and written super accessibly. 🙌 open.substack.com/pub/novicnew...

Disability rights are your (yes, you!) rights

Pandemics, eugenics, and why you (yes, you!) should care, ForRealThisTimev.2finalfinal

open.substack.com

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shira. @shiraalg.bsky.social · Dec 4

thank you! me, too - liking #2 and cheering myself on!

shira. @shiraalg.bsky.social · Dec 4

#AcademicSky, let's get to know each other! Quote this with: 1) a project you're working on & 2) an idea you aren't working on but keep thinking abt
1) exploring how deaf ed can effect a more just & sustainable society (it’s not by maintaining the status quo) 2) education futures outside of schools

Deaf Killjoy🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @deafkilljoy.bsky.social · Nov 17

#AcademicSky, let's get to know each other! Quote this with: 1) a project you're working on & 2) an idea you aren't working on but keep thinking abt
1) final project (?) on Crip linguistics examining deaf languaging practices. 2) queer crip feminist deaf studies- still broadly defined

Dr Alex Cruikshanks @alexsaysstuff.bsky.social · Nov 16

#AcademicSky, let's get to know each other! Quote this with: 1) a project you're working on & 2) an idea you aren't working on but keep thinking abt

1) Reexamination of the 1992 Cutileiro talks in BiH
2) Postdoc proposal: influence of the Ireland, Palestine & India partitions on partitionism in BiH

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shira. @shiraalg.bsky.social · Nov 21

*flashes lights* *stomp, stomp* hi, i’m here.

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