Reposted by David KauferGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Love, love, love this. ht: @scottlincicome.bsky.social 440123065652
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026There is something almost surreal about reading a paper titled “Upholding Children’s Communication Rights” that argues for restricting access to a method some nonspeaking people use to communicate. #nonspeakers #autism #communicationrights kauferinsights.substack.com/p/you-keep-c...kauferinsights.substack.comYou Keep Calling It the Gold Standard. Where Is the Validation?Influence Is Not Authorship 010
Reposted by David KauferCorey duBrowa @coreydu.bsky.social · 20/06/2026“I wrote this because I cannot speak it.” If you have not yet read Yan Diomande’s (Leipzig and Ivory Coast footballer) tribute to his late sister, do yourself the favor of spending a few focused minutes with grief and love in its highest form. 💔 www.theplayerstribune.com/yan-diomande...theplayerstribune.comDear Roxane | By Yan DiomandeI wrote this because I can’t speak about it. I wrote this because I want you to know that I will make sure that you live on. 111
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Not surprising Sen Patricia A. Fahy received last minute donations before inserting fatal amendment into NY Communication Rights bill. Kudos to Elizabeth Bonker & her mom for representing the nonspeaking community so eloquently. This fight is far from over. #autism www.nbcnews.com/now/video/no...nbcnews.comNonspeakers question donations to Sen. Fahy after exclusionary amendmentAfter an amendment was made to New York's Communication Bill of Rights, the nonspeaking community raised questions about donations made to Sen. Patricia Fahy’s campaign. NBC News' Vicky Nguyen investi... 000
Reposted by David KauferKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Thank goodness we're sending the senile old man who was up all night posting racist memes, the one who thinks the Chinese dictator is his best friend, the one who can be bought off with the cheapest shittiest Temu trophy they can find, thank goodness. Not a cult. 35638119
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Yesterday, I interviewed Brooks Hamilton, the great-niece of Helen Keller, for my podcast, and she made a point that stopped me cold. open.substack.com/pub/kauferin...open.substack.com159–0. So Why Was the NY Communication Rights Bill Changed?Yesterday, I interviewed Brooks Hamilton, the great-niece of Helen Keller, for my podcast, and she made a point that stopped me cold. 010
Reposted by David KauferFred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 26/04/2026If you were horrified watching elected leaders run & scramble because of gun violence, just imagine how my daughter Jaime felt in school running from an active shooter before she was killed. Now, become a part of the solution & only vote for people determined to address gun violence in America. 8004111511464
Reposted by David KauferKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/04/2026The anchor of a CNN Sunday show asking Democrats if it's irresponsible to criticize the president. 3324011761
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 16/04/2026NPR receives $113 million from two donors after federal funding cut www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...seattletimes.comConnie Ballmer gives largest gift by living donor in NPR’s historyConnie Ballmer, a former NPR board member, gave $80 million, the largest gift by a living donor in the organization’s history, NPR said. An anonymous donor gave an additional $33 million. 020
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made autism part of his political brand. He has used #autism to frame public fear, federal priorities & the language of reform. Why is he not saying anything about a communication rights bill that impacts nonspeaking autistics in NY? open.substack.com/pub/kauferin...open.substack.comThis Is an Honest Question: Why Has RFK Jr. Said Nothing About Communication Rights in New York?Robert F. 000
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 29/03/2026When public critics feel the need to call you out by name - you know your work is landing. #autism #nonspeakers #communicationisaright open.substack.com/pub/kauferin...open.substack.comYou Know Your Advocacy Is Landing When Professional Skeptics Start Using Your NameThey Still Doubt My Son. Real Life Keeps Proving Them Wrong 010
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Nonspeakers do not need permission to communicate. They need law to stop standing in their way. Senator Fahy: Reverse the language. Restore the bill. Do the right thing #CommunicationIsAHumanRight #DisabilityRights #Nonspeaking #AutismAdvocacy #PresumeCompetence #CommunicationRights #senatorfahy 010
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 29/03/2026It means gatekeepers still get to decide which disabled people are protected and which ones are not. It means nonspeakers are still being told that their voices only count when institutions approve of how they communicate. That is not civil rights. That is control. 110
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 29/03/2026A bill to protect communication rights in New York was amended to limit protection to methods deemed “validated” & “autonomous.” The Senate’s current text adds that narrowing definition, while earlier Assembly version was broader protecting preferred communication methods.  100
Reposted by David KauferGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 09/02/2026Unidos somos América. 223260434100
Reposted by David KauferTim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 09/02/2026A reminder to the haters it takes this many states to outnumber the American citizens in Puerto Rico (~3.5m v. ~3.2m) 311879447
Reposted by David KauferDavid Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Bleeping “subliminal mind fuck America” during the Super Bowl at this moment was…on the nose. 431758
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 06/02/2026What if “evidence-based” doesn’t mean what you think it means? #autism #nonspeakers #asha open.substack.com/pub/kauferin...open.substack.comWhat If I Told You “Evidence-Based” Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means?How “Gold Standard” Thinking Excludes the People Who Need Help the Most 000
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 05/02/202690% of the cases have been dismissed - because there is no longer the staff to investigate and manage them. open.substack.com/pub/kauferin...open.substack.comCivil Rights for Disabled Students Are Being Deleted in Real Time — and No One Told the Families3 Things to Know About the Collapse of Federal Civil Rights Enforcement in Schools 000
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Maybe Joe should know that Walz is actually the Governor of Minnesota and not the Mayor of Minneapolis 🫤 010
Reposted by David Kaufer🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 30/01/2026Bondi directed federal agents to arrest four journalists. Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, Jamael Lundy, and Trahern Crews. All Black. All doing their jobs. 8060112547
Reposted by David KauferAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 30/01/2026This was posted in the new Epstein files release and removed about 20 mins later. Wonder why that is. 814117346544
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 14/01/2026My non speaking autistic son responds to his school district removing him from special ed after crushing expectations: “I’M THRILLED THEY SEE ME AS A SMART STUDENT AND NOT A SPECIAL ED STUDENT. I’VE ONLY WANTED TO BE JUST ANOTHER STUDENT TRYING TO LEARN.” #autism open.substack.com/pub/kauferin...open.substack.com"I've only wanted to be just another student trying to learn""I never wanted to be there." 000
Reposted by David KauferDr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Q: Who whips out their phone to video their own act of murder? A: Two answers are true: 1) Someone who intends on murdering. 2) Sadists. And Sadistic Personality Disorder never exists in isolation. It's always accompanied by Psychopathy-Sociopathy (ASPD). Always. 52917321
Reposted by David KauferAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10/01/2026San Francisco’s Ocean Beach! 194184204984
Reposted by David KauferKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10/01/2026If you are a veteran, this kind of visible presence at anti-ICE protests is really valuable. These clowns all want to play dress-up soldier, so actual soldiers mocking them to their faces is devastating. 4051761310
Reposted by David KauferAsha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 23/12/2025All of these bootlegged copies of the 60 Minutes segment flooding my feed (saying, ‘Watch it quick! Before it disappears!’) makes me feel like I’m in the Soviet Union and just got some black market foreign newspaper I need to hide under a floorboard in my house. This is where America is now 475195984723
Reposted by David KauferCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 23/12/2025It's 2025, and we're sharing bootleg 60 Minutes segments broadcast in other countries because our own country is being run by fascists and their billionaire-owned state media helpers, just as the Founding Fathers intended, of course. 3637181037
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 18/10/2025Concerns are mounting over both the response time to OCR cases and the rate at which those cases are getting dismissed. #disability #disabilityrights thehill.com/homenews/edu...thehill.com 000
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 17/10/2025HHS is expected to appoint a special government employee to investigate climate and weather control, according to Gray Delany, former head of the agency’s MAHA agenda, who said he drafted the memo. kffhealthnews.org/news/article... 010
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Airbags, vaccines and the revolving door: what we owe each other. open.substack.com/pub/kauferin...open.substack.comAirbags, Vaccines, and the Revolving Door: What We Owe Each OtherSafety Doesn’t Mean Perfection 010
Reposted by David KauferWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 10/09/2025@govpritzker.illinois.gov's take on Kirk is the correct one: "Political violence, unfortunately, has ramped up in this country ... I think there are people who are fomenting it in this country. I think the president's rhetoric often foments it." On point. So glad Democrats are saying this. 191107112185
Reposted by David KauferAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 10/09/2025Again, political violence has no place in this country. I probably don’t agree with Charlie Kirk on a damn thing, but that doesn’t matter - he’s a husband and a father. This is despicable and can’t become our new normal. 74169661028
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 01/09/2025Full column with receipts here: 👉 open.substack.com/pub/kauferin...open.substack.comDon’t Fall for False Equivalence: What’s Happening Is Not NormalWhat’s happening now is not about repair. It’s about dismantling. 000
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 01/09/2025Neutrality won’t save us. False balance won’t save us. We need clarity. We need courage. And we need to stop pretending this is all just partisan noise. Because if we let “normal” become this, there won’t be anything left to protect. 100
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 01/09/2025The cost is not theoretical. It’s disabled kids denied education. It’s women losing bodily autonomy. It’s immigrants torn from families. It’s parents watching supports vanish in real time. This isn’t “politics.” These are human rights violations. 120
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 01/09/2025Let’s call it by its name. When experts are purged and replaced with loyalists? That’s fascism. When every institution is declared corrupt—except the one leader you must obey? That’s fascism. When human rights are stripped and dismissed as “just politics”? That’s fascism. 100
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 01/09/2025Receipts from just the last few weeks: ▪️ RFK Jr. fired every CDC vaccine panel member (ACIP). ▪️ DOJ removed ADA enforcement guidance. ▪️ DOE preparing to cancel IDEA grants for kids with disabilities. ▪️ National Guard flown to D.C.—to mulch cherry trees. ▪️ RFK Jr.’s own group sued HHS Pattern much? 200
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 01/09/2025Our systems are flawed—yes. They’ve failed many communities, including mine. But what’s happening now isn’t reform. It’s demolition. Deliberate. Coordinated. Strategic. 100
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 01/09/2025There’s a lie circulating right now: That “both sides” are equally to blame for collapsing trust in our institutions. That “all politicians are the same.” That maybe RFK Jr. is just “shaking things up.” Don’t fall for it. Because what’s happening is not normal. 161
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 30/08/2025With this firing, Kennedy and Trump are essentially telling the Senate - you can vote for whoever you want, and then if they get in the way, we just fire them. What is such an important thing that they are planning, that would risk them blowing up the CDC? www.dashnews.info/menarezs-fir...dashnews.infoMonarez's Firing is Step #8 in the "Aluminum Plan"With this firing, Kennedy and Trump are essentially telling the Senate - you can vote for whoever you want, and then if they get in the way, we just fire them. What is such an important thing that the... 030
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 30/08/2025I know it's a cliche' but he looks really special out there. It's going to be so much fun watching him run the offense this season. 010
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 30/08/2025RFK Jr accuses his critics of financial conflicts of interest, yet his own movement is supported by organizations and individuals with a direct stake in vaccine-related litigation. #RFKJR #HHS thehill.com/opinion/heal...thehill.com 000