#texas signal boost

[starlightshadowsworld]

What the fuck okay amplifying this hope more people from Texas see this

[givemearmstopraywith]

bail funds for pro-palestine activists

a15 bail and legal defense fund (supporting community members criminalized in the us for solidarity with palestine)

university of texas at austin students bail fund venmo @ psc_atx (livestream)

columbia students bail fund venmo @ bcabolitioncollective

as of april 15 ct dissenters (new york and connecticut) need bail funs for arrested activists: zelle: ctpalestinesolidaritycoalition@gmail.com cashapp: $BristolAntiRacism (use "april gift" in your memo so contributions can be tracked)

the palestine legal defense fund supports acitvists across the united states

palestine legal defence also supplies free legal support for activists

the national bail fund network may update with local bail fund efforts as events continue to unfold

this list is updated as of 24 april 10pm EST. i'll try to update as i find further bail funds and legal supports: if you know of other funds or if information shared here is incorrect, please reblog with updated info (+ a timestamp) so people can give and access support.

palestine will be free, solidarity forever 🍉 🇵🇸

[purplethespian]

The Rights of Disabled Americans Are Under Attack

We need to take action as soon as we can! Texas v. Becerra is an attack on disabled people and needs to be stopped.

What's happening? In the court case Texas v. Becerra, 17 states are suing the US government and because they are unhappy with additions made to Section 504 under the Biden Administration. They are asking the Justice Department to rule Section 504 unconstitutional!

What is Section 504? Section 504 is an extremely important law passed in the 1970s that protects disabled Americans from discrimination. If an entity, such as a school or hospital, receives money from the US government, it cannot discriminate against disabled people without losing that money.

Why are they asking for it to be ruled unconstitutional? In May of 2024, the Deparment of Health and Human Services issued updated guidelines for Section 504 to be more comprehensive and more specific about types of prohibited discriminatory actions against disabled people. Among these updated guidelines is an introduction that says (among many other things) that depending on the context, gender dysphoria could be a disability protected by Section 504. Naturally, because Republicans love to attack trans people, the Attorneys General of the 17 states, led by Ken Paxton of Texas, have launched a lawsuit about it.

Which states are part of the lawsuit? The 17 states are Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia.

What can I do to help? The most important thing to do is to spread awareness about this. Very few people outside of the disabled community are talking about this case, which is terrifying because without Section 504, disabled people will lose part of what protects us from discrimination. If you are not disabled, please talk about this!

Another thing that you can do to help is to contact the Attorney General of your state and ask them to take action! If you live in one of the states involved with the lawsuit, you can call the office of your Attorney General and ask them to withdraw from the lawsuit. If you live in a state not involved, you can contact your state's AG and ask them to file papers with the court in support of Section 504.

You might also want to contact your representatives in Congress to tell them about the court case and ask them to take action to protect their disabled constituents. Your Senators and Representatives may be able to contact the AG of your state or take other action in support of Section 504. Here is a sample phone script to get you started:

"Hi, my name is [Name] and I am one of your constituents living in [City/Town Name]. My address is [address] (this ensures that your message/phone call will be counted). I am calling today to ask you to take action to support Section 504 and protect the rights of disabled residents of [State]. The court case Texas v. Becerra is trying to make Section 504 unconstitutional, which would leave millions of Americans, including those in our state, vulnerable to discrimination. Please contact [Attorney General] and ask [him/her] to [withdraw from this case/file papers for this case in support of Section 504]. [You may want to talk about how Section 504 is relevant to your life either as a disabled person or as someone who cares about disabled people and/or civil rights generally.] Thank you for your attention."

I will also be contacting my representatives for my state's government and asking them to commit to protecting the rights of disabled people in my state, regardless of the outcome of Texas v. Becerra. Here is the script I will be using:

"Hi, my name is [Name] and I am one of your constituents living in [City/Town Name]. My address is [address] (this ensures that your message/phone call will be counted). As you may be aware, 17 states (including our own) have filed a lawsuit against the federal government in a case called Texas v. Becerra, which if successful would make Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act unconstitutional. This would make millions of Americans, including those in our great state, vulnerable to discrimination. I am calling today to ask you to commit to protecting the rights of disabled [state residents], regardless of the outcome of this court case. I hope that you will support or introduce state legislation that protects disabled [state residents] from discrimination and other forms of harm. [You may want to talk about your experience as a disabled person or someone who cares about disabled people.] Thank you for your attention and for your work as a legislator."

Where can I find more information about this case and about actions I can take? DREDF, the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, has a page on their website talking all about this case and what you can do to help. They have sample scripts for contacting your state's Attorney General, as well as contact information for the AGs in all 50 states. They also held a community briefing recently where they talked about the changes to Section 504 that were introduced by the Biden Administration, what is happening with the court case, and what community members can do. The webinar recording is about 45 minutes long and can be found here.

Additionally, this website has information about the percentage of each state's population that is disabled, as well as other info. You may want to include that information when calling your various representatives.

The court will begin considering all information about the case on Tuesday, February 25th, 2025. This means that we need to act fast!

If we all come together to protect Section 504, I firmly believe that we can be successful. Let's do this!

[onlytiktoks]

[professorbeesart]

Hello, my name is Bees. You may know me as the opossum shaped artist that draws said opossums OR my human renditions of the Pixar Cars films. I come to you now as I was struck with an idea: I wish to harness my silly to help people. With your help, I will draw 6 goal pieces, each starring fully rendered pieces of MY state's representative, Rafael Edward Cruz, with child. The Mpreg kind of way. All proceeds will go to Texas's largest immigration legal services agency, RAICES.

There is no deadline. The end goal is set to 1250. Goal posts & artwork itself will be posted here on my Ko-fi.

[nando161mando]

"We are calling for court support on September 19 at 8:30am, in Fort Worth, Texas, in order to support drag defenders fighting a civil suit from fascist group New Columbia Movement. The courthouse is located at 100 N. Calhoun Street, Fort Worth, TX, and the hearing will be in the 4th floor courtroom for the 48th District Court

Once the courtroom fills up, we are also inviting people to stand outside the courthouse with signs and banners showing their support.

More details to come soon, but the tl;dr is that everyone should cover identifying markings as a standard anti-doxxing precaution, and should remember that the goal of this particular action is not disruption, we are here to stand in solidarity with drag defenders facing legal persecution and show them they're not alone"

@antifainternational @anarchistmemecollective @radicalgraff @kropotkindersurprise

[musicofthenightphantomoftheopera]

Known walking garbage can Ted Cruz plans on introducing KOSA to the Texas state congress

God dammit I fucking hate this man

It hasn’t been introduced YET but we still need to keep on the lookout. The second this gets introduced, if you live in Texas, you need to be as loud as you possibly can and spread the word and contact your reps and senators and tell them to vote NO. Our state government in Texas has a nast habit of constantly ignoring us and passing everything we don’t want. So we need to be extra loud.

Once again, I’ll link resources for learning about KOSA and why it’s bad here.

Remember this is the same guy who tried to ban kids from under 13 from being on social media which is pretty much half the internet so that’s already a red flag. We stopped KOSA from becoming the law of the entire US last year, but we also need to stop it from passing in individual states. KOSA and other age verification/internet censorship and serveillance laws already passed in 13 other states including Florida, Arkansas, and Alabama. We can’t let Texas become another one.

And if you’re under 13 or still a minor anyway, your voice definitely matters on this. Don’t let these fuckers use you as a scapegoat for passing their fascist laws

[batwynn]

IMMEDIATE ATTENTION NEEDED!

If you are in Austin Texas please be on the look out for a blue carrier with a black and white cat with a red heart shaped pendant around the cat’s neck. The carrier may be on the side of the road somewhere, and the cat is in need immediate medical attention.

Link to Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/palashp40616755/status/1708268666347811194?s=46&t=xmDrzU5sFgkQWwKij_ClBw

Please call: 346-402-7585 or the local PD and/or bring the cat to the closest shelter immediately.

[theunamazingauthor]

Hi all, I know I don't really post much any more, but things have gotten really busy.

I have a huge favor to ask, my girlfriend's cat went missing the other day and it's breaking her heart. Orion is an indoor only cat and has never been outside before. She got out the other night and we haven't been able to find her. My girlfriend has severe anxiety and PTSD and Orion though not licensed, has been her emotional support animal.

If anyone can spare even a few dollars, please help us find her.

She went missing in Euless Texas, 76039, on Thursday night we think around 11pm. We think she ran out when we took our dog out before bed.

https://gofund.me/e08b9ef9

[gen-z-superheroes]

(Source) Charitable Organization "Food not Bombs" getting ticketed for feeding the Homeless outside of a public library.

Good news is that so far (as of December 21st 2023) all of their cases have either been dismissed or won in court! (source)

The tickets are being written under the Feeding Ordinance passed in 2012 under Mayor Anise Parker (source) Residents of Houston feel free to write to the mayor's office and tell them to get rid of the Feeding Ordinance!

Help them pay the tickets

Donate to the Houston Peace & Justice Center

[kindheart525]

Please share and donate to the University of Texas at Dallas Protest Defense Fund!!!

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[inuhimesblog]

Touring Carriacou After Hurricane Beryl's Devastation

[just-here-for-the-moment]

Donate to LULAC!!

You can donate as little as $10.00 to help defend LULAC against the racist voter intimidation tactics of Ken Paxton and the current Texas leadership!! NO elected official should use law enforcement to suppress voting rights!!

Please help however you can! 🙏 Even if you can't donate, please reblog!

[transformationsproject]

Today's Legislative Updates 06/05/23

Trans rights are still under attack in the United States. Please visit our website linked below to learn about your state and contact your reps. Here's a thread of today's updates:

It's not too late to stop these and other hateful anti-trans bills from passing into law. YOU can go to http://transformationsproject.org/ to learn more and contact your representatives!