C. Jeffery Evans

C. Jeffery Evans

@cjevans.bsky.social

Former economist and land use planner. Screenwriter and author with some love on the contest circuit. Husband, father, grandfather, crip rights activist. Big-P progressive. Ragers and rude posters will be blocked.

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A rooftop wind turbine that could change the way we think about home energy Imagine generating electricity from the wind without needing a massive tower, a huge plot of land, or a traditional wind farm. The technology shown here is designed to bring small-scale wind generation directly onto rooftops

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It’s not a coincidence that many disabled people are leading the charge against AI. We understand it will be weaponized against us. Used to target anyone deemed “less than” or “non productive” Shame on Meta. Stop using AI. It will come for you eventually. www.reuters.com/world/meta-u...

reuters.comMeta used AI to target workers with medical conditions for layoffs, lawsuit claimsTwenty-six employees of Meta ‌Platforms have filed a novel lawsuit accusing the tech giant of using AI-powered software that disproportionately targeted people with disabilities or who took medical le...

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Replying to @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social

I am a student at Brown in communication with a friend at RIBC. There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI. Spread the word. www.ribc.org/donate-blood/

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Hey! I need some help. I am trying to identify movies and television programs: With a disability story line or With a disabled character or With a disabled actor #movies #television #disabilitystoryline #disabledcharacter #disabledactor

If you scream about #gaza but are not screaming about #sudan, #ukraine, and #china, you are #antisemitic.

Scoiattolo@scarnecchia.net

Natty is my old boss. His team is reporting that the reported 1200 killed by the RSF in Sudan yesterday was off, by about an order of magnitude. Any massacre is horrific, but I expect this to get far far worse.

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BREAKING: Federal judge rules that the Trump administration likely illegally suspended SNAP benefits, ruling that at least reduced distribution is required to go forward under law using the $6 billion reserve fund. Judge gives the Trump admin until Monday to respond as to whether it will act.

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Arrest this motherfucker.

The Oregonian@oregonian.com

Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.

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Breaking news: ICE stops family at gunpoint—smash car window on top of newborn baby. "I was screaming that there was a baby. But they didn’t care," cried mother. “I covered my baby with my body—I was so scared he was going to be hurt because glass was landing on him."

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Rodney Taylor still needs our help! He’s still locked in an ICE camp. He’s still going without his new prosthetic legs. He’s still facing deportation to Liberia. He’s still having necessary disability accommodations ignored. Please keep sharing his story. Public pressure works!

disabledginger.comHelp Rodney Taylor, a Disabled Double Amputee Being Held by ICERodney has been in the country more than 40 years. He's in solitary confinement in Georgia, being denied disability accommodations and having his medical needs ignored. He must be released.

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RIP U.S. innovation. Between gutting the H-1B program, purging US scientists from civil service, slashing research grants, and disappearing international students off the streets, our government has made a conscious decision to kill America's roll as a global leader in science and innovation.

Catherine Rampell@crampell.bsky.social

Hey remember last fall, when members of the press credulously reported that Trump would increase high-skilled immigration? This will end it pretty much entirely. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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The Dept. of Education has pulled funding for programs in 8 states that support students with both hearing and vision loss. A staffer at one program says he was told the Trump admin. took issue with 2 words on the grant application: “transition" and “privilege": www.propublica.org/article/trum...

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The Guardian has now completely retracted quotes from an anonymous high school source who had called Tyler Robinson a “leftist.” The source now says they couldn’t accurately recall details of their relationship.

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

This Guardian quote from an anonymous person who said he knew Robinson in high school years ago, but hasn’t spoke to him in several years, who said he was supposedly a leftist, has been retracted. This single anonymous quote has been posted by thousands of right-wing accounts.