C Mook Bridgman
@cmookbridgman.bsky.social
She/her. I do individual support for disabled adults and help them get out of segregated services and into the world. Love books and pets. New to ttrpgs. Want to help build a world where everyone is valued.
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Always worth saying:
If a government has an amount of money it deems to be a poverty threshold, and sets #disability payments deliberately below this figure, it is a kind of enforced poverty and social exclusion, as disabled people often cannot access the same, or any incomes via the labour market.
If a government has an amount of money it deems to be a poverty threshold, and sets #disability payments deliberately below this figure, it is a kind of enforced poverty and social exclusion, as disabled people often cannot access the same, or any incomes via the labour market.
February 15, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Always worth saying:
If a government has an amount of money it deems to be a poverty threshold, and sets #disability payments deliberately below this figure, it is a kind of enforced poverty and social exclusion, as disabled people often cannot access the same, or any incomes via the labour market.
If a government has an amount of money it deems to be a poverty threshold, and sets #disability payments deliberately below this figure, it is a kind of enforced poverty and social exclusion, as disabled people often cannot access the same, or any incomes via the labour market.
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America may have always been like this for far too many people but this administration is bringing it home, directly and in person, to a ton of folks who have never seen it before
that this is their response is extremely encouraging
that this is their response is extremely encouraging
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 9:51 PM
America may have always been like this for far too many people but this administration is bringing it home, directly and in person, to a ton of folks who have never seen it before
that this is their response is extremely encouraging
that this is their response is extremely encouraging
Leo II - The Lightest Standing Wheelchair
YouTube video by Lloyd Linden
youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:11 AM
I had not heard this one at the time. Sounds quaint now.
February 12, 2026 at 11:39 PM
I had not heard this one at the time. Sounds quaint now.
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Scroll down in article for solid suggestions on
"What we can do"
"What we can do"
When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
Building the camps
The warehouseification of detention and initial thoughts on stopping it.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Scroll down in article for solid suggestions on
"What we can do"
"What we can do"
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I had barely heard of Bad Bunny. I'm a fan now. That show was very clear even without following most of the Spanish. Also, it's confirmed that the wedding was for real (!).
February 9, 2026 at 3:30 AM
I had barely heard of Bad Bunny. I'm a fan now. That show was very clear even without following most of the Spanish. Also, it's confirmed that the wedding was for real (!).
Watching the Super Bowl and loving watching Seattle hold the Patriots to zero points into the third quarter. Both defences are fantastic--no touchdowns on either side. If the Patriots end this game with no points I will be so happy. Not fair, maybe, since Tom Brady is gone, but still.
February 9, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Watching the Super Bowl and loving watching Seattle hold the Patriots to zero points into the third quarter. Both defences are fantastic--no touchdowns on either side. If the Patriots end this game with no points I will be so happy. Not fair, maybe, since Tom Brady is gone, but still.
I love the Spanish commentary on this video, with football-game circles and lines: "No one is blocking the passage of the truck." "The man walks directly over and attacks an adolescent." "Other young people respond in defence of the student."
Buda, Texas — grown man picks fight with the entire 8th grade at a middle school. Loses
All your rage won’t save you from the kids, little man
“They saw what you did”
All your rage won’t save you from the kids, little man
“They saw what you did”
February 8, 2026 at 10:31 PM
I love the Spanish commentary on this video, with football-game circles and lines: "No one is blocking the passage of the truck." "The man walks directly over and attacks an adolescent." "Other young people respond in defence of the student."
True question about Bluesky feeds: I have muted a couple of channels that showed up in my Discover feed because I disliked the content. Suddenly I am seeing *more* of that content, which I had not seen before.
How does something get into my Discover feed?
How does something get into my Discover feed?
February 8, 2026 at 8:58 PM
True question about Bluesky feeds: I have muted a couple of channels that showed up in my Discover feed because I disliked the content. Suddenly I am seeing *more* of that content, which I had not seen before.
How does something get into my Discover feed?
How does something get into my Discover feed?
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the one tiny silver lining, such that it is, of Bezos’ obliteration of the Post is that these editorials have no ability to influence anything beyond online disgust and outrage
there is no agenda-setting power left in anonymous editorials issued from a smoking crater
there is no agenda-setting power left in anonymous editorials issued from a smoking crater
WaPo editorial board when TX imposes a legislative gerrymander: don't freak out guys! Not a threat to democracy!
When VA responds to TX with *referendum* on their own gerrymander: brass-knuckled hypocrisy, anti-democratic gamesmanship.
There is hypocrisy here, all right, but not from VA.
When VA responds to TX with *referendum* on their own gerrymander: brass-knuckled hypocrisy, anti-democratic gamesmanship.
There is hypocrisy here, all right, but not from VA.
February 8, 2026 at 12:39 AM
the one tiny silver lining, such that it is, of Bezos’ obliteration of the Post is that these editorials have no ability to influence anything beyond online disgust and outrage
there is no agenda-setting power left in anonymous editorials issued from a smoking crater
there is no agenda-setting power left in anonymous editorials issued from a smoking crater
@timkellogg.me
@nonbinary.computer
@hotrollhottakes.bsky.social
Tim, Orual and RolloftheDice, thanks for engaging kindly with me in a fascinating discussion of AI "agents" and how they evolve. Anyone following me go up the thread and read it!
@nonbinary.computer
@hotrollhottakes.bsky.social
Tim, Orual and RolloftheDice, thanks for engaging kindly with me in a fascinating discussion of AI "agents" and how they evolve. Anyone following me go up the thread and read it!
i love this
for Strix, being an architect i assumed it was about architecture, but i followed really similar process. It’s _all_ about how you treat the agent. It really is just that. I don’t think architecture matters that much
for Strix, being an architect i assumed it was about architecture, but i followed really similar process. It’s _all_ about how you treat the agent. It really is just that. I don’t think architecture matters that much
felt the need. i feel vastly under qualified to write something like this, but i also feel its especially important that we think about the way we use language
February 7, 2026 at 7:35 PM
@timkellogg.me
@nonbinary.computer
@hotrollhottakes.bsky.social
Tim, Orual and RolloftheDice, thanks for engaging kindly with me in a fascinating discussion of AI "agents" and how they evolve. Anyone following me go up the thread and read it!
@nonbinary.computer
@hotrollhottakes.bsky.social
Tim, Orual and RolloftheDice, thanks for engaging kindly with me in a fascinating discussion of AI "agents" and how they evolve. Anyone following me go up the thread and read it!
@mychal3ts.bsky.social , it was such fun to hear you on *Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me!* Congratulations on your book. We're so happy you're here!
February 7, 2026 at 4:49 PM
@mychal3ts.bsky.social , it was such fun to hear you on *Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me!* Congratulations on your book. We're so happy you're here!
This is a fabulous book in every possible sense: really great, dealing with fables, and LGBTQ+ positive!
Delighted to finally share this episode of The Ottoman History Podcast doing a historical deep dive on The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
www.ottomanhistorypodcast.com/2025/11/chak...
www.ottomanhistorypodcast.com/2025/11/chak...
A Sea of Sorcery: Roundtable with Shannon Chakraborty
produced by Shireen Hamza and featuring Fahad Bishara, KD Thompson, Liana Saif, Mahmood Kooria, Rebecca Hankins, and Samantha Pellegr...
www.ottomanhistorypodcast.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:28 PM
This is a fabulous book in every possible sense: really great, dealing with fables, and LGBTQ+ positive!
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Hot Hands hand warmers are great. If you use their toe warmers, wear two pairs of socks or they will burn your feet!
January 31, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Hot Hands hand warmers are great. If you use their toe warmers, wear two pairs of socks or they will burn your feet!
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If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
The thing is that he's a raging bastard but his approach to masculinity is
1. Be a wife guy
2. Don't let anybody else get away with being a bastard
3. Don't let himself get away with it either
Who watches the watchman?
I DO
The thing is that he's a raging bastard but his approach to masculinity is
1. Be a wife guy
2. Don't let anybody else get away with being a bastard
3. Don't let himself get away with it either
Who watches the watchman?
I DO
December 6, 2025 at 11:12 PM
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
The thing is that he's a raging bastard but his approach to masculinity is
1. Be a wife guy
2. Don't let anybody else get away with being a bastard
3. Don't let himself get away with it either
Who watches the watchman?
I DO
The thing is that he's a raging bastard but his approach to masculinity is
1. Be a wife guy
2. Don't let anybody else get away with being a bastard
3. Don't let himself get away with it either
Who watches the watchman?
I DO
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Utah is revving up their battle to institutionalize those who rely on home and community based Medicaid waivers in order to stay out of institutions and remain in their homes with their families. Irony? Living at home is over 3x LESS expensive than institutions. #utah #disability #downsyndrom
What Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Mean for Two Podcasters With Down Syndrome...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
November 23, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Utah is revving up their battle to institutionalize those who rely on home and community based Medicaid waivers in order to stay out of institutions and remain in their homes with their families. Irony? Living at home is over 3x LESS expensive than institutions. #utah #disability #downsyndrom
This is not the only issue, but it's part of the problem:
"In September, the VA’s Medical Disability Examination Office said “staff who conduct complex claim [reviews] had been reduced by half,” according to the GAO report."
Read more at: www.stripes.com/veterans/202...
Source - Stars and Stripes
"In September, the VA’s Medical Disability Examination Office said “staff who conduct complex claim [reviews] had been reduced by half,” according to the GAO report."
Read more at: www.stripes.com/veterans/202...
Source - Stars and Stripes
November 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This is not the only issue, but it's part of the problem:
"In September, the VA’s Medical Disability Examination Office said “staff who conduct complex claim [reviews] had been reduced by half,” according to the GAO report."
Read more at: www.stripes.com/veterans/202...
Source - Stars and Stripes
"In September, the VA’s Medical Disability Examination Office said “staff who conduct complex claim [reviews] had been reduced by half,” according to the GAO report."
Read more at: www.stripes.com/veterans/202...
Source - Stars and Stripes
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Imagine, if you will, that NASA updated its website to suggest gravity might not exist, prompting CalTech and CERN to release statements saying, "With great sadness, we can no longer recommend listening to NASA."
This is what's happening in epidemiology.
This is what's happening in epidemiology.
November 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Imagine, if you will, that NASA updated its website to suggest gravity might not exist, prompting CalTech and CERN to release statements saying, "With great sadness, we can no longer recommend listening to NASA."
This is what's happening in epidemiology.
This is what's happening in epidemiology.
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Nothing to parse.
Message was chillingly and ominously clear.
Message was chillingly and ominously clear.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Nothing to parse.
Message was chillingly and ominously clear.
Message was chillingly and ominously clear.
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WHAT. 😡
Another blow for good paying middle class jobs courtesy of the orange demon.
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
Nursing is no longer counted as a 'professional degree' by Trump admin
The Department of Education has excluded nursing as a "professional degree" program as it implements various changes to student loans.
www.newsweek.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
WHAT. 😡
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I used to be able, when I helped library kids do research, to tell them the gold standard was a gov website
I use gov data, directly or indirectly, every single day. Census. Poverty levels. IMLS.
Never used to worry abt it, it would always be there. Now? I download hoards like a rabid chipmunk
I use gov data, directly or indirectly, every single day. Census. Poverty levels. IMLS.
Never used to worry abt it, it would always be there. Now? I download hoards like a rabid chipmunk
The U.S. government is now inarguably spreading medical disinformation that is going to kill babies preferentially.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
November 20, 2025 at 4:05 AM
I used to be able, when I helped library kids do research, to tell them the gold standard was a gov website
I use gov data, directly or indirectly, every single day. Census. Poverty levels. IMLS.
Never used to worry abt it, it would always be there. Now? I download hoards like a rabid chipmunk
I use gov data, directly or indirectly, every single day. Census. Poverty levels. IMLS.
Never used to worry abt it, it would always be there. Now? I download hoards like a rabid chipmunk
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Disability education should not be put into HHS because it's not a health issue, it's an education issue. The idea that disability = health is dehumanizing and, frankly, simply wrong.
November 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Disability education should not be put into HHS because it's not a health issue, it's an education issue. The idea that disability = health is dehumanizing and, frankly, simply wrong.
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"Charlotte's Web" is a story about a tiny and nearly invisible creature using the only skills she has to protect a friend and neighbor who's about to be butchered to make the farmer some money, and he returns the favor by caring for her children. Just in case you needed the reminder.
November 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
"Charlotte's Web" is a story about a tiny and nearly invisible creature using the only skills she has to protect a friend and neighbor who's about to be butchered to make the farmer some money, and he returns the favor by caring for her children. Just in case you needed the reminder.