Coleen (she/her)

This is a recently published book from @meidastouch.com, and I was lucky enough that I could already grab it on a library card! So many libraries take that "notify me" tag in libby into consideration. As always, support your public libraries. They do a ton! #Recommended #Books 💙📚

Bonus story: CISA (a gov agency) was told to secretly obtain and hack into a voting machine. For election security purposes, according to reporting. It apparently did not complete the task. Cue scepticism about motives. #News #CurrentEvents #UnitedStatesPolitics

Justified use of force and weaponizing a vehicle are some of the most used "explanations."For people whose motto is some variation of "protect and serve" there's a lot of mistakes. Did you know the supreme Court ruled the police don't have a duty to protect people from harm by private parties?

Happy Monday. May your week be gentle. #recommended #books

Bonus story, the air pollution around Indonesia and into the peninsula is a mass disabling event at this point. It isn't the first, and it won't be the last. #news #currentevents

Seriously. And comedy should be funny, not an excuse to bully.

Apparently my it's and its just weren't jiving this morning. Anyway, consider the downstream implications of your vote. And remember, if it didn't matter, there wouldn't be entire campaigns online telling you not to bother. #colorado #midterms

Happy Monday. Remember to grab some sunlight. 💙📚 #recommended

It's been a week, that's for sure. I know I've had to unplug a bit, but that doesn't mean shutting the world out. #news #currentevents

Seriously. Policy shouldn't have to affect your grocery bill or your grandma before you consider the broader implications of it and who's implementing it.

So many people aren't ready to address fatphobia, but it's vital to do so, especially in the weight loss injection era. #recommended 💙📚

Always better late than never. #news #currentevents

This is the culture that is fostered. They felt safe enough to make these decisions, and in a forum where any one member could have called the cops. No one did. And yes, those are men, not boys. Stop the excuses.

Happy Monday. May your week be peaceful, even if it's unlikely. #rec #recommend 💙📚 📽️

Not particularly happy with the courts this week overall. The 504 integration mandate decision in particular is harmful. #news #currentevents

In the US, various administrations have been using this trick for decades. And the safeguards never seem to kick in. Globally, it's much the same. Palestine is not a conflict, it's a war with the intention of genocide. Ukraine is a war of annexation, destruction, and genocide. And so on.

Actually have three for three on recs this week. May your week be gentle. #Recommended 💙📚 📽️

And for a bonus, articles of impeachment were introduced against Hegseth...by a Republican. Anyway, world keeps turning, and accountability will turn up... eventually. #news #currentevents

You can walk and chew gum. Midterms absolutely deserve a vote. There's a lot of work to do right now, like telling local government about your opposition to data centers, submitting a personalized comment on the roadless rule, and helping people who are being hurt by policies.

Gotta love busy weeks. Anyway, it's important to look at things from many perspectives, including historic ones. #recommended 💙📚

It's the 25th anniversary of 9/11, which is used to justify everything from the increasing surveillance state to the continuation of endless wars in SWANA. I remember the people today. #news #currentevents

If you haven't seen the UN overshoot report, you probably should go look. It reads like a rather urgent call to action, with some rather specific areas stated.

This text is over 100 years old and does contain views, especially on people, that don't really jive with modern times and I do not endorse. But if you're looking for a perspective on intellectual property, turning society upside down, and how long we've been going round about the same things...

Not a great week even when you look beyond DC. Highly recommend using the sources and putting in a comment on the roadless rule repeal. #news #currentevents

Before anyone says it, yes, individuals should also be punished for getting material through AI. Deterring every step in the process and every avenue is important. No one should fear their pictures are in a training data set and that kind of repetitive victimization. No one should fear deep fakes.

Since society is all about repeating history at this point, today's book looks at one of the least reported parts of it. #recommended 💙📚

Gotta love a busy week, especially with so many potential long term consequences. #currentevents #news

Yes, this is indeed a post about the United States-Canada trade negotiations last week/weekend.

No watch today, last week was kinda insane so I didn't have an opportunity to check anything out. #recommended 💙📚

And the US crossed the 40 trillion dollar line on public debt. About thirteen years after crossing the 30 trillion dollar line. Cause there's a lot to be concerned about. #currentevents #news

It's not "we can't." It's a policy choice. Period.

Recommendations to consider for broadening your week. #recommended #monday 💙📚 📽️

And earlier today I saw The Guardian reporting Israel was deliberately setting wildfires in Southern Lebanon. These posts exist because we need to pay attention. Looking away is privilege, as is "I don't follow politics." #currentevents #news

Seriously. If voting did nothing, why would so much air be spent trying to convince you of that?

Monday recs are in. Let this week's chaos begin. #reccomended 💙📚 📽️

Happy Friday. New keeps coming in and it's a pretty uncertain week even though it all looks like the new normal as far as the current state of affairs goes. However, don't let this become normalized, ever. #news #currentevents

This part of the timeline, I swear. And there's absolutely a multiplying effect on propaganda given the ease of generation and spread.

Swinging through with some Monday recs. 💙📚 📽️

Bonus note, habitat destruction is now only considered harm in very few cases for endangered species, benefiting land exploiters. What a time to be alive. #news #currentevents

Happy Monday. Intersectionality is one of the keys that make disability pride and justice work, but it's also a lot of work for many people as they enter or evolve within the community. #disability #disabilitypride 💙📚 📽️

And the list goes on. Maintaining a basic knowledge of what's going on is key to making informed decisions about your participation, from your dollar to your vote. That's part of why I put this out, and why I recommend other people to follow regularly. #currentevents #politics

Real universal healthcare, paid parental leave, the ability for disabled people to live in safe ways they don't involve having to never have more than 2k in their possession....the list goes on. These things are the literal floor for what comparable gdp nations (and others) offer their citizens.

AI resource needs will hit historically "poor" communities that have been hit before, usually the elderly, the disabled, the ones who can't move, and who are already disadvantaged by policy choice first. It will exaggerate existing cracks. It's already happening. #AI

Disability Visibility the book links into the Disability Visibility Project, which I highly recommend checking out. #disability #disabilitypride 💙📚 📽️

Time marches on, and unfortunately, it brings a deluge with it. Remember, to act in cycles with rest built in. The aim of everything happening at once is exhaustion. #currentevents

True story. And since I'm in the US, I get to pay for it too. #disability