Let Us Put It Generally: If A Regime Is Immoral, Its Citizens Are Free From All Obligations To It. Aleksandr

“Let us put it generally: if a regime is immoral, its citizens are free from all obligations to it.” – Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Gulag Archipelago.

[Pictured: Captain Pia Klemp sitting in a chair beside her controls.

@VivianAngrisani on Twitter wrote on 6/8/2019: “Pia Klemp, a German biologist & boat captain faces 20 yrs in prison for rescuing 1,000+ migrants at risk of drowning whilst crossing the Mediterranean. Seeking asylum is a human right. Only 1 in 100 sea captains are female. This woman is a humanitarian, not a criminal. #FreePia”

@Galactic_Rabbit quote-tweeted on 6/10/2019 and wrote: “Thinking about all those videos of people honored in their old age for hiding/protecting Jewish people.”]

I HATE cobbled streets with a passion OML my cane and crutches both struggle with them and keep slipping into cracks especially since it rained today

Yes this! I was absolutely talking about abled people playing with our mobility aids. If it it yours do what ever you want with it and have fun with it! We might as well make our lives a little more enjoyable

MOBILITY AIDS ARE NOT FUCKING TOYS GODDAMN IT. THEY ARE NOT HERE FOR YOU TO PLAY WITH!!!

Non caps: mobility aids are not fucking toys goddamn it. They are not here for you to play with!!!!

I have SO MANY I’m really bad with names though so even though I’ve named them all I’ve forgotten most of their names. My favorite/bestie is named Pig and he’s a Pig (creative naming right) that’s dressed up as a cow and he owns my heart. He was given to me by my girlfriend (who uses they/them pronouns) and my life is fuller with the two of them in it. I have absolutely no clue how many stuffies I have in total but it’s probably 100 if not more I just love having squishy little friends

So many people collect stuffed animals!! This has made so happy!!!

I really really wish New York City was more accessible

I’m currently in NYC and because of the repurposing of buildings rather than building new ones in many parts of the city they end up being inaccessible.

I understand wanting to save and repurpose buildings rather than tearing them down and rebuilding but there has to be a better way to repurpose that can include being accessible.

Yesterday I went to a CVS that was in an old bank building and guess what no automatic doors and the only way in was a flight of stairs.

Today I went to the Chelsea market and sure getting in was fine enough except the lack of automatic doors and cobbled crosswalks/streets (my enemy) outside but even inside the floor is so bumpy and uneven that I constantly feel like I’m going to fall and have to be hyper aware of where I’m putting my feet and cane.

There has to be a way we can do better as a society and as people.

Also the amount of doors people have let shut in my face when they see me coming on my crutches is ridiculous when they were just holding it open for someone else like sure I can do it and I will but it would be nice if you’d at least keep it open long enough for me to grab it with my foot or crutch or something

On the good side though I have seen a ton of wheelchair accessible taxis and that makes me really really happy. I’ve seen more of those than of regular taxis actually.

Edit: in the comments on this post I have been let know that the taxis that I mentioned are not in fact as accessible as they appear and are rather unsafe for those who are in wheel chairs so I guess that’s just one more shit thing. Go look at the comments to find more explanation/lived experience with this

I fucking hate doors.

They’re heavy and when I have my cane let alone my crutches they’re a fucking nightmare to open.

Why aren’t there more accessible doors? Why is nearly every “accessible” or automatic door not working or up a goddamn flight of stairs???