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dr. andy
@colombodougovito.com
pragmatic radical scholar. engaged educator. accidental, award-winning author. disabled punk. casual vegan. reluctant podcaster. TEDx’r 🤟 MI🧤to CO🏕️ to VA💕to TX🐂 links 👉 https://amcd.wtf portfolio 👉 https://amcd.work subscribe 👉 https://zine.amcd.wtf
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A new survey of 1,000 American adults found that the strongest supporters of transgender sports bans are not the people who admire women most: they are the people who hold the most hostile views about women. www.helenwebberley.com/news/transge...
Got featured by my Office of Faculty Success. If you’re on LinkedIn, head over and give it a like to show them they did the right thing 😏 lnkd.in/p/gjSQvnN4
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“[Zimbardo] ended the experiment on the sixth day, reporting that he was surprised by how much he had internalized his role as superintendent in the prison.” The experiment was supposed to last *two* weeks. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanfor...
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We need gun control yesterday, but also, school emergency plans often don't include the needs of disabled people. Even for things like fire drills, what is planned is unacceptable.
The Oregon shooter targeted a special education classroom and killed three disabled children. He shot and critically injured a fourth… a little girl in a wheelchair. This story just keeps getting worse. America… deal with your guns. nypost.com/2026/10/16/u...
Andrew Wakefield should be in jail.
Measles is absolutely tearing through unvaccinated communities. There were more new cases of measles in the US in the past seven days (330) than we had in ALL of 2024 (285). A total 4,410 cases this year, which everyone agrees is an undercount. www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/us-m...
Zines will save democracy.
What if you see ICE at the polls? (Don't worry! Read on for the plan!) @indivisible.org roped me in to design and illustrate a new zine! Check it out in this 🧵 - and visit linktr.ee/wewillvote to sign up for the Election Protection Program and find all the resources you need!
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There is no faster way to lose the future than to turn away the people who will help build it. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
“The Olmstead decision established that these laws also provide a right to the “most integrated setting” possible when it comes to establishing where disabled people can receive services—and, by extension, where they can live.” That’s under attack. We will not go back. 19thnews.org/2026/10/disa...
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Lafayette Square isn't "a historic protest site." It's a fucking park. And it's packed on nice days. Calling it a protest site is White House framing. They're closing a popular public park to create a presidential palace Saddam Hussein would love.
Now, also imagine that as a result of a parent choosing a school like this, federal tax dollars are also given to this “school”. That’s what “SCHOOL CHOICE” legislation does, crippling the public school system.
NEW: Remember when John Oliver opened a church to expose how easy it was to get tax exemptions? This year, ProPublica reporters set out to establish private schools to test if, truly, anyone could open one. We founded two. Here’s how.
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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act applies to any place that gets money from the U.S. government. These places can't mistreat people because of their disabilities and must give reasonable accommodations. For help with your #Section504 rights, find your P&A: https://ow.ly/t9IM50ZQOWT
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Been in jail or prison and live with a health condition or disability? AAPD wants to hear from you. Their 10-min anonymous survey has ASL, read-aloud & Easy-Read versions. Open until Fri, Oct 9. 👉 https://www.aapd.com/community-input-survey-for-new-learning-program
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Giving an external committee power to veto research funding because it doesn’t align to a political agenda will not only harm science, it is a threat to democracy.