Sy Hoekstra

@SyHoekstra@tweesecake.social
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I podcast, write, and edit books and articles on Christianity, politics, disability, and all sorts of justice issues. I try to be both kind and uncompromising, and to prioritize marginalized perspectives. I'm proudly blind and less proudly an ex - lawyer. Will occasionally post on baseball, nerd things, and funny stuff my kid does. He/him.
Substackhttp://KTFPress.com
My Podcast, Shake the Dusthttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shake-the-dust/id1562906887
Sy HoekstraJul 2

I’ve been working on the beginnings of my new Substack/podcast where I’m leaning much more into humor and personal stories about #blind life than I have before. I’m having a ton of fun with it. First posts I’m working on:

How to find an emergency anniversary present on the street while blind (we both forgot, so you can’t judge me)

Advice for moshing at punk shows while blind

Dining with truly incompetent sighted people at a pitch black restaurant where all the waiters are blind while blind

Sy HoekstraJun 21
Mother JonesJun 21
NYC comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander dropped a new campaign video highlighting how the NYC subway system is inaccessible—here’s what the video got right, according to our disability reporter @julia.metraux.
Sy HoekstraJun 15
And Ernest thank you to everyone posting under #NoKings. Happiest most encouraging scrolling I’ve done in a long time. This was a good day.
Sy HoekstraJun 15
Show threadMrCopilotJun 15

#Atlanta field guide to dealing with #NoKings counter protesters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhBaJpzAR2k

Musicians surround Proud Boys, drown them out with tubas at 'No Kings' protest in Atlanta

YouTube
Sy HoekstraJun 14
Show threadAaronJun 14
@SyHoekstra @xankarn I won't lie, it was nerve-wracking on the way there, because I had no idea what to expect. But it stopped being scary as soon as I was actually standing there with my sign. I had turned it into this complicated picture in my head, but the reality of it is simple and direct: Hold a sign for people to read. Speak truth. Chant if you want. Smile and wave if you want. All you really have to do is just *be there* and make it clear *why*, in whatever way you prefer. And even one or two people standing with you eases nerves, so just standing next to people holding the signs and chanting can really, really help.
Sy HoekstraJun 14
My favorite signs at the #NYC #NoKings protests: 1. A big picture of Elmo that just said "Elmo says No Kings," 2. "Rebellions are built on hope," from Andor, and 3. "I like My US neat - no ICE." Also pretty great were the random chants of "Don't rank Cuomo" for the upcoming mayoral primary.
Sy HoekstraJun 14
Media's saying 25K people at the main #no Kings protest on 5th Ave in #NYC, and 0 arrests. Gotta love it.
Sy HoekstraJun 12
I don't think I've ever seen a more fascist-looking thing in my life than the huge #Palantir ad in LaGuardia with the tagline "software that dominates." No joke. And it was way more brightly lit than any of the other ads cycling on the same screen. I think it was the first time I've ever experienced feeling dystopia as an emotion. Just creepy as Hell. #Fascism #Surveillance #MAGA #trump
Sy HoekstraJun 10
Anybody have advice for what to do when a toddler is running around poking people in the nipple and saying "Ding dong, is anybody home?" and then cracking up? No? This is just my kid?
Show threadSy HoekstraJun 9
If I’m being completely honest they’re not bad. But VoiceOver’s picture description did tell me that this was a bag of dog food