This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days.
ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.
Had a really disappointing interaction with a gate agent for @AmericanAir tonight at DFW.
When boarding began, he announced that passengers with disabilities would not be preboarding, despite the purpose of preboarding being to give us the time we need to safely navigate the jet bridge, stow essential items, and get to our seats without being rushed. Instead, we were told to board with ConciergeKey members.
Then, when I reached the gate to board, he told me I couldn’t bring my carry-on onto the aircraft and that I had to gate-check it.
I explained that my bag contained my medication and a medical device, and that I had flown this exact route on this same aircraft just a few weeks ago with the very same bag, which fit without issue.
His response was that my options were to gate-check the bag or not board the flight.
I’ve never before been forced to separate from my medication and medical equipment while traveling.
But my alternative was missing my flight home and, in turn, missing my infusion appointment tomorrow morning.
So I gate-checked it.
People with disabilities are too often put in impossible situations like this: choose between protecting medically necessary equipment or getting where we need to be. We shouldn’t have to make that choice.
Accessibility isn’t about convenience. It’s about ensuring people with disabilities can travel safely, with dignity, and without being forced to compromise their health.
@rachelchinourir I use them as a blind person to have hands-free access to a visual interpreter (basically someone that's trained to describe things), so I can shop independently or have something described to me. It makes me feel less odd, since I don't have to hold my phone out in front of me.
@arisbloomy it's for the experience - laying on the ground listening to a vinyl is the best (it has to be a good record player though!) streaming still has its place
Tonight, Democrats forced a vote on a simple amendment.
To remove new tariffs that are increasing the cost of groceries, gas and housing.
Republicans rejected it.
I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
What’s most clear to me tonight is that this is just the beginning, that Americans across this country, no matter their title or party, are ready to be heard.
I believe that history will show we rose to meet this moment.
It will show we did not let the chaos and division go unanswered.
It will show that when our president chose to spread lies and sow fear, we chose to come together, to work together, and to rise together.
No, using an em dash a lot isn’t a sign of AI because the em dash is not punctuation, it’s a vibe. It’s a feeling. You don’t use it because it makes grammatical sense — you use it because your heart tells you to. AI couldn’t possibly do it well because it lacks one.