Critical discourse analyst, disability justice advocate, teacher, night owl. I study communication around disability, neurodiversity, & social justice. she/her

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Jess MF Hughes, Ph.D. retweeted
📣 💐📚Happy book day to me! DISABILITY INTIMACY has been a labor of love that I worked on for the last 2 years. I hope you enjoy it. bookshop.org/p/books/disabil…
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Just heard on the radio @SenBobCasey is pushing to count ALL the votes. Thank you for fighting for all Pennsylvanians, Senator!
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RT @Nicole_Lee_Sch: Everything we are seeing right now happened in the early 1800s. And these choices were fuelled by white supremacy, miso…
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RT @Nicole_Lee_Sch: It is a really jarring moment to be a historian. To know what might be coming is alarming. To realize that no one aroun…
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Jess MF Hughes, Ph.D. retweeted
9 Nov 2024
Oh my word. I've had a realisation about one of the sliding doors moments in the pandemic. I had a chat with a consultant anaesthetist a couple of months ago when he asked me why I wore an ffp3 mask, and a couple of things he said in reply didn't make sense.
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Jess MF Hughes, Ph.D. retweeted
This. We will not be able to get accurate information.
Dear outside world: please accurately document our history over the next 4 years, because it will not be accurately documented from within.
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I can’t look at the news or read my TL. I haven’t figured out how to talk to my students about where we’re at & what’s coming. I’m doing my best to reassure my kid, & damn it’s all really fucking hard because I’m heartbroken & terrified. I know I’m not alone. 1/
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- downloading "Worth Fighting For: A post-election community gathering guide" to read later docs.google.com/.../2PACX-1v…... - attending this post-election mass call youtube.com/watch?v=_aQXWR-r… 4/

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- Reminding myself that hope is a discipline. Hope is a discipline. Hope is a discipline.
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Here’s the #ElectionDay info I’m sharing with my students tomorrow. Please use and share! Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5! There are lots of ways to engage in democracy this week! - Know your rights as a voter (vote.org/election-protection…). 1/

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- If the machines are down at your polling place, ask for a paper ballot. - If your citizenship, criminal record, or other qualifications are questioned, immediately call the Election Protection Hotline (see above) where trained volunteers are available to help. 7/
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- If election officials can’t confirm that you meet all the requirements to vote, request a provisional ballot. It's “provisional” because it will only be counted if election officials are able to verify later that you meet all requirements. (vote.org/election-protection…) 8/8

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