Abby Schindler
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Abby Schindler
@abbyschindler.bsky.social
Disability justice advocate | Mom | neurodivergent | liiiiittle bit obsessed with the history of eugenics and the history of intellectual disability in the U.S.
Reminds me of a recent post by @tressiemcphd.bsky.social about how male loneliness only becomes a social *problem* if lonely men are violent men. Men who feel emasculated are embarrassed, but a particular brand of embarrassment that leads them to become violent.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom | Another post by #populardemand. The media construction of loneliness as gendered, a urgent social problem, and an apolitical phenomenon... | Instagram
48K likes, 304 comments - tressiemcphd on September 4, 2025: "Another post by #populardemand. The media construction of loneliness as gendered, a urgent social problem, and an apolitical phenomenon....
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February 16, 2026 at 5:21 PM
I had this bad boy!
February 11, 2026 at 2:39 AM
There isn’t a separate workforce for aging vs disability care. It’s the same underpaid, overstretched direct care workers. Shortages mean younger disabled people lose care, independence, and safety, too. Living in the community will only get harder for people with disabilities.
February 9, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Not the movie's fault, though! I had a 3 month old who basically hadn't slept since she was born. I would have fallen asleep at anything.
February 4, 2026 at 4:41 AM
I do think I made fun of it! But I'm pretty sure I fell asleep.
February 4, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Although the deniability here seems paper thin.
February 2, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Can anyone check in on this with John Murphy who studies presidential rhetoric at the University of Illinois?

He spoke in Oct 2024 about this rhetoric, saying its vagueness means "…lots of different audiences can fill in lots of different enemies..." while allowing plausible deniability.
Who is the “enemy from within” according to Donald Trump?
In the 2024 election’s final weeks, former President Donald Trump has repeatedly spotlighted what he calls "the enemy fr
www.politifact.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:10 PM
A detective might note only one person in my family is a lefty. Maybe the one most likely to take off their left glove to do something and then misplace it? MAYBE.
January 28, 2026 at 3:43 PM
My family, for instance, is now quite literally "all right." Where did the left hand gloves go? Nobody knows.
January 28, 2026 at 3:40 PM