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LilMikeSF

#GOP = #VirtualLawmakers

#lawmakers told to move to pre-screened, invite-only heavily moderated #online events...

#RepublicanParty urges #Congressional members shift all #comms from in-person #TownHall mtgs with constituents to #virtual only appearances due to need to mute #PublicOutrage and block out protesters attending live in person #public events.

Over a decade ago, #GOP congressmen under Paul Ryan had paved way to charge constituents fees to pose questions, keeping unemployed and less prosperous community members away from dais...

axios.com/2025/03/04/house-rep

thegeorgiasun.com/government/r

motherjones.com/politics/2011/

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Mx Verda

I only just started this book and I fucking love it. Please read. Thank.

osupress.oregonstate.edu/book/

but no srsly, thank you for considering it. It feels like talking to a friend who Knows how fucked up your family is.

You've been away for a while, so you're shielded from the worst of their damaging tantrums, but uncompromising bare facts of the situation still sober you up somehow.

osupress.oregonstate.eduIndigenous Critical Reflections on Traditional Ecological Knowledge | OSU PressWith more than fifty contributors, Indigenous Critical Reflections on Traditional Ecological Knowledge offers important perspectives by Indigenous Peoples on Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Indigenous value systems. The book aims to educate and inspire readers about the importance of decolonizing how Indigenous Knowledges are considered and used outside of Native communities. By including the work of Indigenous storytellers, poets, and scholars from around the globe, editor Lara Jacobs and chapter authors effectively explore the Indigenous value systems—relationships, reciprocity, and responsibility—that are fundamental to Indigenous Knowledge systems and cultures. Indigenous languages and positionality statements are featured for each of the contributors to frame their cultural and geographical background and to allow each Indigenous voice to lead discussions and contribute critical discourse to the literature on Indigenous Knowledges and value systems. By creating space for each of these individual voices, this volume challenges colonial extraction norms and highlights the importance of decolonial methods in understanding and protecting Indigenous Knowledges. Indigenous Critical Reflections on Traditional Ecological Knowledge is an essential resource for students, academics, members of Tribal, state, and federal governments, Indigenous communities, and non-Indigenous allies as well as a valuable addition to environmental and Indigenous studies collections.   Contributors include: Melinda M. Adams, Joe Anderson, Coral Avery, Andrew Kalani Carlson, Kathryn Champagne, Brandie Makeba Cross, Joanna M. DeMeyer, Jonathan James Fisk, Pat Gonzales-Rogers, Celina Gray, Rhode Grayson, Zena Greenawald, Jennifer Grenz, Joy Harjo, Mandi Harris, Jessica Hernandez, Victor Hernandez, David Iniguez, Michelle M. Jacob, Lara A. Jacobs, Lydia L. Jennings, Eileen Jimenez, Stephanie Kelley, David G. Lewis, Tomás A. Madrigal, Tara McAllister, Lauren Wendelle Yowelunh McLester-Davis, Angeles Mendoza, Kat Milligan-McClellan, Todd A. Mitchell swəlítub, Don Motanic, ‘Alohi Nakachi, Kaikea Nakachi, Kobe , Natachu, Ululani Kekahiliokalani Brigitte Russo Oana, Jennifer R. O’Neal, Lily Painter, Britt Postoak, Leasi Vanessa Lee Raymond, Anamaq Margaret H. C. Rudolf, Oral Saulters, Sam Schimmel, Paulette Steeves, Joni Tobacco, Angelo Villagomez, Vivi Vold, Margaret Palaghicon Von Rotz, Luhui Whitebear, Joseph Gazing Wolf, Monique Wynecoop, and Cherry YEW Yamane.
#book#BookTok#BookLovers
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LilMikeSF

#Whistleblowers See #MelonHusk Minions Methodology Requesting Millions Of Mass #Resignations As Violation Of #Federal Policies.

Litigants Question Legality Of Bypassing Congressionally Mandated #Privacy & #Procurement Processes In Rerouting Of Gov #Employee #Comms Through #ThirdParty Servers.

Employee Comms Being Provisioned Through Commericial #Email Server Service Likely Legal #Compliance Violation.

nextgov.com/digital-government

fedscoop.com/opm-email-federal

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Mx Verda

No, you're not a bad PERSON for having been rude to a disabled person or people before.
But the BEHAVIOURS can be bad.

Yes, the assumption of "knowing" someone else's intent (often negative, from experience) hurts people.

Disabled people get that a lot. Ask me how I know. Yes, disabled people do it to each other too. Almost like we're also human individuals or something. 🙀

(d/Deaf people, I'm not trying to overreach here, sorry. I'm more responding to things other hearing people have said to me when I mention how gd useful and interesting BSL is.)

teachmesign.co.uk/bsl-courses-

www.teachmesign.co.ukBSL Courses Online | Teach Me Sign
#active#ActiveListening#Communication
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Mx Verda

No, not everyone else wants to "just learn English".

Should they have to anyway, just because it'd be easier for *you*?

Would you like to learn Portuguese, Swahili, or Hindi? Many people speak those languages too.

Except try learning when you can't hear other speakers very well, and it's tonal, and people assume you're being rude EVERY single time you make an honest mistake.

(d/Deaf people, I'm not trying to overreach here, sorry. I'm more responding to things other hearing people have said to me when I mention how gd useful and interesting BSL is.)

british-sign.co.uk/

British Sign Language - Learn BSL OnlineLearn British Sign LanguageOnline BSL course, games, information & resources. Learn British Sign Language today.
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Mx Verda

While I'm at it: learn BSL!
(Or the gestural / facial expression language, created by and for d/Deaf people in your region.
ASL can mean American Sign Language or Australian Sign Language.)

Even just enough to say "hello, my name is..., how are you?, goodbye" is a huge step, thank you!

British Sign Language is important for d/Deaf culture across the UK. It's useful in noisy or distance environments too.

Consider pubs, train stations, through windows in a car or building, or communicating near a housemate, child or pet who is sleeping.
(These are examples of 'situational disability'. Anyone can be affected by a situational disability, including otherwise abled people.)

rnid.org.uk/information-and-su

RNIDBritish Sign LanguageBritish Sign Language was recognised as a language in its own right in 2003 and legally as an official language of Britain in 2022.
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Mx Verda

Learn about Active Listening. It's literally just listening, tbqh.
Pay attention with intent to understand, not to form your reply.

Yes, this is a skill for d/Deaf people, people who are Hard of Hearing (HoH), people with auditory impairments or Auditory Processing Disorder, too.

(APD is like when d/Dyslexic people or other ND people struggle to understand what you say in a café or restaurant.)

To listen can mean "to intake sensory input or search for information" as well as "to hear sound or speech".

mindtools.com/az4wxv7/active-l
positivepsychology.com/active-
bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/

coursera.org/articles/active-l
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_l
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK4420

www.mindtools.comMindTools | HomeEssential skills for an excellent career
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Mx Verda

Mutual Aid? It means "to help other people".

Mutual means something is shared, 'held in common' or by 'multiple parties, toward each other'. To aid someone means to help, support, or assist them.

You do not need to enjoy or 'agree' with other people to want them to not feel pain or discomfort.
You do not need to solve everyone's problems. You do not need to solve anyone's problems.

You're not their therapist, social worker, parent or carer, supervisor, auditor, personal assistant, or authority figure.
You are not responsible for their actions after you offer / give help.
Free yourself from that responsibility.
Be kind; then return to your own life.

mutualaid.coop/what-is-mutual-
mutual-aid.co.uk/
simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutu

assets.publishing.service.gov.
fool.co.uk/personal-finance/yo
assets.publishing.service.gov.

Mutual AidWhat is Mutual Aid?Mutual aid is where people in an area, or a community, come together to support one another, collectively meeting each other’s needs without the help of official bodies like the state or NGOs. It often arrises due to neglect of government provision for certain classes of people. Mutual aid, in s
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Mx Verda

Got money?
(e.g. your income or livelihood is stable enough not to affect covering next month's needs, plus some fun for a life worth living)

Now may be good to invest in local organisations.
Time, energy, money, equipment, networking, social media, cleaning, babysitting, etc.

My opinion? Focus on: youth groups, public health education, adult retraining, intercommunity outreach, and mutual aid.

Plus any fallible online orgs you believe in, e.g.
Internet Archive, Wikipedia, Posteo.de, Ecosia, PillowFort, Signal, SonarPen, specific indie devs and artists, Nebula, MakerTube.net, LiberaPay, Artisans Coop, etc.

LINK YOUR FAVES too! 📝 🫵📑

Repeated small support is more reliable than big irregular donations, but 'better is always better'.

80000hours.org/

(also hi If you like how I phrase things and try to help people,
throw me $2 USD, £2 GBP, etc. Very thank. Much many.

ko-fi.com/mxverda or patreon.com/MxVerdaArt or mxverda.itch.io/ or liberapay.com/MxVerda/ or subscribestar.adult/mxverde or artistree.io/mxverda or twitch.tv/mxverda or paypal.me/mxverda
)

80,000 HoursYou have 80,000 hours in your career.This makes it your best opportunity to have a positive impact on the world. If you’re fortunate enough to be able to use your career for good, but aren’t sure how, we can help
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