Kate Moran
@katemmoran.bsky.social
Fat dyke, disability activist, gardener who loves my little dog. I help produce Madison WI Disability Pride Festival since 2013. This year's festival will be July 26, 2025 noon-5pm. Come celebrate with us.
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People with disabilities already face barriers to employment: inaccessible transit, ableist workplaces, discrimination, chronic health needs, and more.
Medicaid is a lifeline, not a job perk. We need access, not red tape and more paperwork.
#MedicaidMatters #HandsOffMedicaid
Medicaid is a lifeline, not a job perk. We need access, not red tape and more paperwork.
#MedicaidMatters #HandsOffMedicaid
April 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
People with disabilities already face barriers to employment: inaccessible transit, ableist workplaces, discrimination, chronic health needs, and more.
Medicaid is a lifeline, not a job perk. We need access, not red tape and more paperwork.
#MedicaidMatters #HandsOffMedicaid
Medicaid is a lifeline, not a job perk. We need access, not red tape and more paperwork.
#MedicaidMatters #HandsOffMedicaid
@msnbc.com why do you air Trump’s lies? We are watching absolute lies, why do you air them unchecked?
April 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
@msnbc.com why do you air Trump’s lies? We are watching absolute lies, why do you air them unchecked?
@msnbc.com why are you broadcasting Trumps lies? Can you fact check him? Maybe run fact checks across the bottom of the screen as he speaks.
March 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
@msnbc.com why are you broadcasting Trumps lies? Can you fact check him? Maybe run fact checks across the bottom of the screen as he speaks.
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Five major airlines are suing to overturn a rule from then-Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg that actually holds airlines accountable for damaging disabled people's wheelchairs. New from me at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Airlines sue to overturn rule against breaking wheelchairs
Major carriers are trying to overturn a Biden-era policy that ended decades of mistreatment.
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February 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Five major airlines are suing to overturn a rule from then-Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg that actually holds airlines accountable for damaging disabled people's wheelchairs. New from me at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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This commission statement refers to people with Autism, ADHD, asthma, auto-immune disease, and chronic illness as a “dire threat to the American people and our way of life”.
This is a manifesto against disability.
This is the language of eugenics.
This is a manifesto against disability.
This is the language of eugenics.
Establishing the President's Make America Healthy Again Commission
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
www.whitehouse.gov
February 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
This commission statement refers to people with Autism, ADHD, asthma, auto-immune disease, and chronic illness as a “dire threat to the American people and our way of life”.
This is a manifesto against disability.
This is the language of eugenics.
This is a manifesto against disability.
This is the language of eugenics.
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Trump's DOJ has erased a report from its website that lays out its own recommendations for tackling violence against Indigenous women www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
Trump’s DOJ Erases Report On Violence Against Native American Women
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February 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Trump's DOJ has erased a report from its website that lays out its own recommendations for tackling violence against Indigenous women www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
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American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Jetblue Airways, Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines joined a petition to try and overturn a rule that protections disabled passengers. www.scribd.com/document/829...
Airlines for America v. TRAN Agency | PDF | Wheelchair | Federal Aviation Administration
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Jetblue Airways, Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines joined Airlines for America in petitioning the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a rule imposing s...
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February 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Jetblue Airways, Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines joined a petition to try and overturn a rule that protections disabled passengers. www.scribd.com/document/829...
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Please use alt text. Disability access improves access for all
February 2, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Please use alt text. Disability access improves access for all
Glad to hear someone say how wrong he was
As always, @nprjoeshapiro.bsky.social has the best story on disability and how it intersects with politics.
www.npr.org/2025/01/30/n...
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People with intellectual disabilities do lots of jobs — but they don't direct air traffic
After the fatal crash over the Potomac River, President Trump blamed diversity hiring. But that's not how disability hiring works.
www.npr.org
February 4, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Glad to hear someone say how wrong he was
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Stop trying to debate things that aren’t up for discussion. The right of trans people to exist, racial equality, and disability rights are non-negotiable. Debating them only legitimizes bigotry
February 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Stop trying to debate things that aren’t up for discussion. The right of trans people to exist, racial equality, and disability rights are non-negotiable. Debating them only legitimizes bigotry
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Disability benefits provide positive boost to the economy, research finds www.disabilitynewsservice.com/disability-b...
Disability benefits provide positive boost to the economy, research finds
Being in receipt of disability benefits has a significant positive impact on a disabled person’s wellbeing and level of “life satisfaction”, according to new research. Researchers said their conclu…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
February 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Disability benefits provide positive boost to the economy, research finds www.disabilitynewsservice.com/disability-b...
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Hi, I am @motherjones.com' disability reporter. In the following weeks, I am very interested in hearing how tariff nonsense impacts getting your meds and medical equipment. My email to get in touch is [email protected]. Reposts appreciated.
February 2, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Hi, I am @motherjones.com' disability reporter. In the following weeks, I am very interested in hearing how tariff nonsense impacts getting your meds and medical equipment. My email to get in touch is [email protected]. Reposts appreciated.
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A person with disability holds a solo road-blocking protest in Batumi. #GeorgiaProtests
February 3, 2025 at 9:57 PM
A person with disability holds a solo road-blocking protest in Batumi. #GeorgiaProtests