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Lawrence Carter-Long @lcarterlong.bsky.social · 18h

Miss Susan (later retitled Martinsville, USA). Pioneering 1951 NBC daytime soap, the 1st network #TV show to star an actor with a physical #disability. Starred #wheelchair user Susan Peters as a criminal attorney who moved back to her hometown of Martinsville, Ohio. Ran from March 12-Dec 28, 1951.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Just a reminder that early last year, the Free Press and other MAGA-adjacent outlets ran fawning stories about how the Trump administration was “saving” migrant kids from sex trafficking.

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Lawrence Carter-Long @lcarterlong.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

One of cinema’s first action heroes was a Disabled Black Man. You probably haven’t heard of him. Meet Steve “Peg” Reynolds. For America 250: The Flying Ace at 100 Oct. 7 | IU Cinema, Bloomington Details + access info: reelabilities.org/the-flying-ace #2026Folklife #OfThePeople2026 #DisabilityFilm

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This Black woman—who Trump tried to silence—is why the Kennedy Center is still standing! Rep. Joyce Beatty is an American hero. And every discussion about the Kennedy Center must begin with her. She is a fighter and the reason we still have a Kennedy Center. My new video: youtu.be/yeC2QH3B2Rw?...

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This Black woman—who Trump tried to silence—is why the Kennedy Center is still standing!

YouTube video by The Dean Obeidallah Show

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

After the recent spate of attacks on disabled people in the media, I wanted to write this week’s Press Access newsletter on how we might fight back. Includes anecdotes about how many British columnists I’ve insulted in print (amongst other things). frances336.substack.com/p/how-to-cla...

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How to clap back against the British media’s attacks on disabled people

And why the long game is sometimes the best

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Lawrence Carter-Long @lcarterlong.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

IT'S SHOWTIME! Truth be told, I'm 99% over most superhero fare these days -- too much to keep up with as a casual viewer -- but kaiju or animated anarchy opening weekend? Count me in! Keen to see COYOTE VS ACME 💣 Viva la resistance!

LCL with a big bucket o' popcorn looks up at a movie screen bathed in its cinematic glow. 🍿

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ReelAbilities International @reelabilities.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

We saved the best for last! Director of Engagement @lcarterlong.bsky.social talks about how ReelAbilities is transforming disability representation in media on the #RFFNY18 Red Carpet. Full interview on YouTube ▶️ youtu.be/TOMiyiCFsP4 Interview by Pavar Snipe Video by Limitless Laughs Productions

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Manya Koetse @manyapan.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

If you’re interested in reading more about WHY Niu Lai has struck such a chord, my latest piece explores five reasons why this particular movie is resonating with Chinese millennials and Gen Z. Find it here: www.whatsonweibo.com/the-power-of...

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The Power of Ugly: Why Niu Lai Became China’s Unlikeliest Box-Office Hit

How the two-person animated film Niu Lai turned its “ugly” visuals, dreamcore nostalgia, and remarkable cinema journey into a nationwide participatory meme.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 15/08/2026

"I get that you are having an existential crisis of self, facing the realities of aging, and accepting your social and economic circumstances, but listen, there is nothing I can do; I’m just a cat stretching in a bodega."

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I Can’t Fix Your Life; I’m Just a Bodega Cat Stretching

“I can’t do anything about your unaffordable rent or exorbitant student loans; I have no expenses in my life. I live in a potato chip display and sleep twent...

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Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Wrioters: I implore you, if you are writing about folklore and fairy tales, “I watched the Disney version“ should not be the beginning and end of your research 🤦‍♀️

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Lawrence Carter-Long @lcarterlong.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Seein' a lotta woo-woo #Disability Awareness here. That ain't the occasion, kids. July is #DisabilityPride Month. Awareness knows #Disabled people exist. Pride means we’re not here to placate your perspective or adorn your annual panel. Awareness observes. Pride belongs. Commit that to memory.

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Lawrence Carter-Long @lcarterlong.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

What to do with your one free night following another fantastic LEAD conference by The Kennedy Center? See a movie!

LCL grins standing next to a one-sheet for THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER.

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Lawrence Carter-Long @lcarterlong.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

1. The Incredible Journey (1963) 2. The Warriors (1979) 3. Walkabout (1971) Bonus Film: Stroszek (1977) Noah asks, in honor of The Odyssey, give us your top 3 films about trying to get home -- NOT including #TheOdyssey.

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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

💥A longtime ECHR judge and later Hungary’s Supreme Court chief, András Baka was forced out after criticizing Viktor Orbán’s judicial crackdown. In 2016, the ECHR ruled his rights had been violated. Now, PM Péter Magyar’s Tiszta party nominates him for president of Hungary. A well-deserved redress.

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 04/08/2026

The Samurai and The Prisoner sees Kiyoshi Kurosawa at the height of his powers: aftermath.site/the-samurai-an...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 02/08/2026

Three years ago, our reporter received an envelope with no return address. Inside was a flash drive containing tens of thousands of files: years of secretly recorded conversations, private militia chat logs and videos sent by a man named John Williams. (Published Jan. 2025)

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A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found.

Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends....

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Intimate Access @iacollectivex.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Disability Justice-centered co-working space for folks who are sick, Mad/mentally ill, neurodivergent, Deaf, Hard of Hearing, low vision/blind, or otherwise chronically ill. 🥰

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CRIP CREATE

A weekly online co-working space by and for Disabled and Deaf people This is a Disability Justice-centered co-working space for folks who are sick, Mad/mentally ill, neurodivergent, Deaf, Hard of Hear...

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Lawrence Carter-Long @lcarterlong.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

“Disability is not a bad word” has done enough damage. Repeating an accusation—even to deny it—only makes it stick. Denial fades. Stigma remains. Status quo sets the terms. I dare ya... Less “not.” More “is.” Disability is _____. ablenews.com/disability-i... Only in this month's #AbleNews.

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Disability Is: Bipartisan Lessons From Beleaguered Presidents - Able News at The Viscardi Center

Recently, I was called for jury duty. I sat in the courtroom all day, over eight hours total, but was never interviewed, and not chosen. Easy to consider that time wasted. It wasn’t. The judge didn’t ...

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Lawrence Carter-Long @lcarterlong.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Provocative? Yes. It needs to be. Before you come at me over the quote, read the piece. I’m not sayin' words don’t matter. Quite the opposite. But even the best intentioned slogans can outlive their usefulness. Strategy, solidarity, and power require more than reassurance. #AbleNews #DisabilitySky

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Lawrence Carter-Long @lcarterlong.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

TODAY'S MUST READ: The US of A prefers its #disabled folks to be inspirational, employable, and not making waves. Alive, mobile, and adequately supported? Not so much. @steveway.bsky.social nails the split-screen absurdity o'er at @time.com. time.com/article/2026... #DisabilitySky

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The Contradiction at the Heart of Disability in America

America loves seeing disabled people. It doesn’t want to pay to keep us alive, writes Steve Way.

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Lawrence Carter-Long @lcarterlong.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

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The Contradiction at the Heart of Disability in America

America loves seeing disabled people. It doesn’t want to pay to keep us alive, writes Steve Way.

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Lawrence Carter-Long @lcarterlong.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

PROVE ME WRONG... In Trump’s America, #gender-affirming care is only allowed when it affirms Pete Hegseth’s insecurities. Wrap hormones in tactical packaging, rebrand low self-esteem as military readiness and, yippee-ki-yay, cowboy, suddenly it’s patriotic. Full story: www.bbc.com/news/article...

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"High-T Department": Hegseth approves testosterone screening in military

Hegseth says he is authorising hormone screening to ensure US troops "operate at your absolute best".

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Lawrence Carter-Long @lcarterlong.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

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"High-T Department": Hegseth approves testosterone screening in military

Hegseth says he is authorising hormone screening to ensure US troops "operate at your absolute best".

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Judge Sullivan has given acting AG Todd Blanche 5 days to produce unredacted versions of some Epstein Files documents & proof that the reasons given for making the redactions were true. Here’s what’s significant about that: joycevance.substack.com/p/an-importa...

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An Important Epstein Files Update

This afternoon, federal District Judge Emmet Sullivan did something unexpected.

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minor literature[s] @minorliteratures.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

while on hiatus for the summer, we are accepting submissions of fiction, essays and experimental texts ... general submission guidelines are linked here, more specific instructions for the various sections follow ... minorliteratures.com/submissions/

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submission[s]

We are open for submissions of reviews, interviews, extracts, beefs, and textos en español/textes en français year round. Please read submissions requirements carefully before sending your work. Fi…

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George @hannahtempler.com · 26/07/2026

if you're a presenter it takes 15 minutes to look up names you're not sure how to pronounce. A great way is to look up interviews or videos- people often introduce themselves in videos, and research is a miniscule effort you can do to honor their work and achievements

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/07/2026

Nixon tried to hide the evidence. The Supreme Court unanimously said no president is above the law. Katie Phang explains why United States v. Nixon still matters today—and why its lessons feel more urgent than ever. Read this:

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Nixon's Tapes Were Never His To Hide

In 1971, then-President Richard Nixon secretly installed a voice-activated recording system throughout the White House.

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70's Superhero Billy Jack @billyjackliberal.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

This is the only credible election fraud information i've seen.

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Peggy Shinners @pshinkicker61.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

And never forget he pardoned them all. Every last one of them. #Insurrectionists #Traitors

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Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) previously denied a report, also alleged in court records, that he pushed a girl down a flight of stairs in high school. But the woman recently told me the alleged incident remains "one of the more traumatic nights of my life." Inside the investigation: ow.ly/8xU450ZpaNp

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Assault, misogyny, verbal threats: Records detail new allegations against Rep. Max Miller

Police reports and filings in a bitter custody dispute raise new questions about the conduct of an Ohio Republican as he campaigns for a third term.

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Lawrence Carter-Long @lcarterlong.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

LAST CHANCE: Submissions for #TheDARCYS, the Easterseals Disability Arts & Culture Awards, close TOMORROW, Tuesday, July 14! Disability forward work too often goes unseen, under-recognized, or w/o the distribution it deserves. YOU can help change that. socal.easterseals.com/darcyawards

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Easterseals Disability Arts & Culture Awards (The DARCYS)

Celebrate authentic disability representation in film, television, and digital media. Submit work to the Easterseals Disability Arts & Culture Awards formerly known as the Media Access Awards.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Donald abandoned his 3 oldest kids, when they were all in grade school, to run off with a mistresses. He had a child with that mistress, speculated about the eventual size of that baby's breasts, and then abandoned her too. He married his next mistress. And cheated on her with someone in porn.

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NPR @npr.org · 04/07/2026

The Second Continental Congress produced the Declaration of Independence 250 years ago, and its legacy can be seen in the Congress we know today. But are lawmakers living up to the founders' ideals? n.pr/4eWYt9g

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The Second Continental Congress wrote the Declaration. Is Congress today living up?

The Second Continental Congress produced the Declaration of Independence 250 years ago, and its legacy can be seen in the Congress we know today. But are lawmakers living up to the founders' ideals?

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Elon Musk is a South African who came to the US under a fraudulently secured student visa to study at Stanford (he never enrolled). Through further fraud, he secured a green card and then was naturalized as a US citizen. His US citizenship can be revoked. He also holds a Canadian passport.

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 04/07/2026

“My entire life is just such an attempt at recompense. I am not doing too well,” the Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai says. Read his interview with Merve Emre. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/RnZdmS

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László Krasznahorkai Writes Because He Fails

The Nobel laureate László Krasznahorkai on his notoriously long sentences, our estrangement from beauty, and why he would “never voluntarily reread” one of his books.

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TCM Party @tcmparty.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

A beautifully restored version premiered through UCLA’s Film & Television Archive in 2022, helping modern audiences see the film as it was meant to look. (I'm guessing that's the print we're watching.) #TCMParty #ForceOfEvil ^JW #SummerOfDarkness

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70's Superhero Billy Jack @billyjackliberal.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

George W. Bush: Zero stock trades well in office Bill Clinton: Zero stock trades well in office Barack Obama: Zero stock trades well in office Joe Biden: Zero stock trades well in office Donald Trump: 21,000 stock trades during his first year in office. And the con goes on....

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