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ProPublica @propublica.org · 5h

NEW: Despite federal law, disabled students in Idaho sometimes can’t access playgrounds, lunchrooms, classes and bathrooms.

With added funding, school districts are still unable to make necessary fixes.

Disabled Idaho Students Lack Access to Playgrounds and Lunchrooms. Historic $2 Billion Funding Will Do Little To Help.

Despite federal law, disabled students can’t access playgrounds, lunchrooms, classes and bathrooms. With added funding, school districts are still unable to make necessary fixes.

www.propublica.org

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Linda Dunn @dunn4authors.bsky.social · 4h

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 13h

October 14, 2025

The government shutdown, which started on October 1, is entering its third week.

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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Charlotte Bennardo @charbennardo.bsky.social · 1d

Blog Day! A welcome, a new giveaway, and Arthurian places to travel- (you know you want to go there)
charlottebennardo.com/2025/10/13/w...

Welcome, Good Luck, And Let’s Travel

First of all, welcome to my new subscribers! I post on a variety of topics, some book related, some slices of life, some fun things. Have a question? Ask me! And stay tuned because in a week or so …

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Krista D. Ball: Canada's Snarky Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · 1d

Gentle reminder: I am seeing more "I cannot afford pet food" posts & if you might face this in the near future/now, I recommend checking your local area's subreddit and posting if anyone knows of local programs for pet food. Many areas have small under-the-radar charities that give out pet food.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 1d

it is more important to read books you actually enjoy reading than books that are Literature

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Steve A @stegan.bsky.social · 2d

I wrote a little bit about this for SBTB, though not exactly tie-ins: smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2024/07/roma...

Romance Memorabilia Never Disappears, It Just Shows Up On eBay! | Smart Bitches, Trashy Books

Smart Bitches, Trashy Books

smartbitchestrashybooks.com

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Ridley @rid-ley.bsky.social · 2d

Maine has a ballot question that basically aims to disenfranchise disabled people who can't vote in person. Like, wtf is this supposed to do?

Screenshot from Ballotpedia of Maine ballot question 1. The text reads: Maine Question 1, the Require Voter Photo ID and Change Absentee Ballot and Drop Box Rules Initiative, is on the ballot in Maine as an indirect initiated state statute on November 4, 2025.

A "yes" vote supports changing election law to:

require voters to present a photo ID for in-person voting, with an exception for those with religious exemptions;
require voters to present a proof of photo ID for absentee voting, with an exception for those with religious exemptions;
require the secretary of state to provide free photo ID cards to voters without a driver's license upon request;
prohibit requesting an absentee ballot through a family member;
limit the number of election drop boxes in a municipality to one;
mandate a bipartisan team of election officials to collect ballots from drop boxes; and
eliminate the option to request an absentee ballot automatically for each election without a separate request, among other changes.

A "no" vote opposes changing election law.

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PraiseTheSun🌅 @praisethe-sun.bsky.social · 2d

Why are wearing masks political?

It's just basic health science. Wear mask, reduce disease spread. Simple.

Did having to stay in the suburbs for however many weeks your nations did lockdowns really break that many people's brains?

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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 2d

We should be asking this
c o n s t a n t l y.

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Bea @beasbooknook.bsky.social · 2d

I am fortunate that my current cat doesn't often try to wake me up. Usually, he waits until he hears me stirring, then he's in my face until I give in
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Bea @beasbooknook.bsky.social · 2d

I slept in until 8:30 this morning. It was wonderful! It's good to have the day off though I wish my state recognized National Indigenous Peoples' Day.

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Lakota Man 🪶 @lakotaman.bsky.social · 2d

Celebrate with me. #IndigenousPeoplesDay 🪶✊🏾

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Bea @beasbooknook.bsky.social · 2d

I was unusual in being diagnosed so young, usually dxed 40 plus. I'd been having arthritis symptoms that my primary was unsuccessful in treating. Then my bio sis, 3 years older than me, was diagnosed with AS. Her diagnosis plus my symptoms and positive blood test led my then rheumatologist to dx AS.

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Bea @beasbooknook.bsky.social · 2d

There's a blood test for AS. It's not definitive but in addition to symptoms, it can support a diagnosis.

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Bea @beasbooknook.bsky.social · 2d

It really is a Catch-22. So frustrating.

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Bea @beasbooknook.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, I need to do better with exercising, including resistance training. I do calcium and vitamin D supplements. And I have a job where I spend several hours a day outside.

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Bea @beasbooknook.bsky.social · 3d

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Bea @beasbooknook.bsky.social · 3d

Ankylosing and psoriasis are co-morbidities.

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Bea @beasbooknook.bsky.social · 3d

Huh, I'm surprised a neurosurgeon would dx ankylosing. It's both arthritis & an immune disorder as it affects both joints & organs. When you get your eyes checked, do they look for ankylosing? Jointwise, it typically affects the neck & spine. It also runs in families. My bio sister & I both have it.

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Bea @beasbooknook.bsky.social · 3d

Sucks, doesn't it? I always thought psoriasis sounded so uncomfortable and worse than osteoarthritis. Not that any form of arthritis is good. We do learn to deal with the pain, sigh.

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CJ Lemire @cjlemire.com · 3d

News agencies will absolutely not do this.

But good on Pope Leo for calling them out.

Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 3d

Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

www.cbsnews.com

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Bea @beasbooknook.bsky.social · 3d

I have ankylosing spondylitis, since my late 20s, and osteoarthritis, since my 40s. Every day is Arthritis Day for me.

Susi M. Rose @susimrose.bsky.social · 3d

It’s World Arthritis Day, so it’s only appropriate I woke up in a flare, right? (This storm battering the NE coast of the US has been brutal for my joints.)

For more World Arthritis Day information, visit www.newhopephysio.com/blog/world-a... (page is source of graphic)

WORLD ARTHRITIS DAY 2025

RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT JOINT PAIN:
—EDUCATE THE PUBLIC
—PROMOTE EARLY DIAGNOSIS
—SUPPORT RESEARCH
—ADVOCATE FOR BETTER TREATMENTS

COMMON TYPES OF ARTHRITIS:
—RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
—OSTEO-ARTHRITIS
—ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS
—PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS

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Bea @beasbooknook.bsky.social · 3d

Kiva is an easy way to make a real difference in someone's life. Will you join me in helping Sophia in Columbia to pursue their dream? www.kiva.org/invitedby/_b...

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