Brisa (she/her)

@Brisa@disabled.social
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you'll probably find me talking about books, gilmore girls, disability justice, and occasionally my work as a social media manager.
websitehttps://brisaramirez.com/
book recommendationshttps://bookshop.org/shop/breezyreading#
disappearing and reappearing is just part of the disabled/chronically ill experience

Here is more info on this bill and why it's a big deal:

https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-defund-demonize-privatize-public-schools/

The 'Texas Three-Step': Defund, Demonize, and Privatize Public Schools

Vouchers become subsidies for families who had already decided to pay for private school, at the expense of public schools that must serve all students.

The Texas Observer

Hi #Texas peeps! Have you called your reps yet today? Yes, it does matter. It does make a difference. They need to feel the pressure about a million different things. Please call to oppose Senate Bill 2, the school voucher bill.

It has passed the senate and has gone onto the House. You can look up who represents you here:

https://wrm.capitol.texas.gov/home

Who Represents Me?

Who Represents Me provides information about current districts and members of the Texas Senate, Texas House of Representatives, the Texas delegation to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, and the State Board of Education.

my therapist managing to get me from spinning out to slowing down enough to notice what I'm feeling will never not impress me

“There’s more than one way to get the voice of the people amplified. It’s not always at the ballot box. If we get such an overwhelming cry against this policy, I think you’re going to see House members tell the speaker not to let the policy come to the [House] floor.” https://www.texasobserver.org/what-election-means-abbott-vouchers-texas/

#TXlege #news #education #vouchers #Republicans #GregAbbott #schools #Texas #politics #USpol

What is one simple act of resistance that will absolutely infuriate any authoritarian determined to make the world ignore pandemics and climate change?

Wearing a mask.

I know the OVERALL vibe at the moment is Dread, but this is also going to be a marathon, not a sprint. I want to be mindful that my thought processes and spirals or whatever I share don't cause other people to spiral
How does one add a trigger warning for something about the state of the country? Do I just say that? Political dread? Or like, what's appropriate? And to what end are we tagging these things? Like, articles too? What's the vibe?
“The Void is experiencing extremely high call volumes right now. Please hold. Your screaming is very important to us.”

Featured story: “Even in rural Texas the average person couldn’t care less about my #gender. Most Texans who know me and hear my story are supportive, wherever they happen to lie on the political spectrum. They may not understand it, but they accept it and move on.” https://www.texasobserver.org/trans-children-are-gods-gifts/

#politics #USpol #Texas #Uvalde #SouthTexas #HumanRights #LGBTQIA+ #transphobia #trans #culture

My Happy, Normal, Trans Life in the Heart of Texas

Trans people are a gift to the world. They show us how creative God can be, and they are the embodiment of a fundamental journey that every Christian must make.

The Texas Observer