Rebelwheels NYC (Michele Sommerstein)

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Nerdy, Intersectional Activist, Queer/Bi (Love Is About The Soul), Artist, Writer, Poet, Disabled , Neurodivergent & Vegan (she/they)

Creator of What Is Ableism, RebelwheelsNYC: A Call For Healing And Rebellion (zine) & YT

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praise be Her name

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Church of the Disabled Body and the Unquiet Mind

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Ahh yes, Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption. Praise be.

on a side note, I made this collage yesterday but I'm having a problem finding royalty-free images of people to use for the next mask ban protest graphic... kinda don't want to cover it up lol (but will) it's just so pretty and momentarily fills my heart 😍🥰

considering the rise in proposed mask bans - with religious exceptions - while continuing to fight the vast absurdity during the #DisabilityPrideMonth and #DisabilityWrathMonth, the disability community needs to start its own religion.

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Mask bans are the medical tyranny we should fight against

Jailed for wearing a COVID mask? Yes, that is literally what could happen if the NY Mask Ban goes through which would make "deceptive mask wearing" a class b misdemeanor. TAKE ACTION: covidadvocacyny.org/stopmaskbanny #NoNYMaskBan #COVIDIsntOver #WearAMask #MaskUp #Disability

great to see other artists making music in protest of the genocide in Palestine. I wish more would. Voices Through Rubble - The Halluci Nation, Saul Williams, NARCY (Offici... youtu.be/m_UB7OvL5Uc?... via @YouTube

Voices Through Rubble - The Halluci Nation, Saul Williams, NARCY (Official Lyric Video)youtu.be Stream/Save "Voices Through Rubble" here: https://bfan.link/voices-through-rubble*All proceeds from video streams will be included in our ongoing fundraiser ...

Songs for the evening (an older playlist) open.spotify.com/playlist/2TP...

Chilling On The Porch Of My Mind | Pandemic Playlist #29open.spotify.com Chilling On The Porch Of My Mind | Pandemic Playlist #29 · Playlist · 15 songs

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further music for the morning... (an older playlist) open.spotify.com/playlist/36r...

Shifting The Energy With Song | pandemic playlist #155open.spotify.com Shifting The Energy With Song | pandemic playlist #155 · Playlist · 11 songs · 1 likes

music for the morning... the intention is to start the next mask ban protest graphic. still need a focus point but first the background open.spotify.com/playlist/2eY...

classical songs of vast woot | Pandemic Playlist #164open.spotify.com classical songs of vast woot | Pandemic Playlist #164 · Playlist · 16 songs

well this is enjoyable I got an email from my dentist's office saying that masks are required when you enter the building. I now feel a little safer.

#MorningSong : Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine (Official Video) youtu.be/vx4kLgnFexo?... via @YouTube

Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine (Official Video)youtu.be “My Love Mine All Mine” from the album ‘The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We’ by Mitski.Listen + order: https://mitski.lnk.to/TLIIASAWOrder on Black, Pink ...

so, the plan was to make poetry videos, but I only have a certain amount of spoons & needed to put them towards fighting a frankly terrifying mask ban but I can share the text When I Wear Those Big Ass Rainbow Platform Shoes rebelwheelsnycpoetry.tumblr.com/post/7490053... #Disability #Poetry

When I Wear Those Big Ass Rainbow Platform Shoesrebelwheelsnycpoetry.tumblr.com by Michele Sommerstein Sometimes when I feel the ache, the ack, that lingering unease, from all the ableist fuckery, and the feelings, heavy, overwhelming, like it might consume me whole I stop and...

well, still can't go out due to the weather (day 16) BUT if the weather report is right a joyride on Fri before the dentist appt could happen & joyride I shall! if you're in NYC & ya see a woman victoriously exclaiming YAHA! as she makes her way through the streets ♿️, it's probably me😁

I wish I had a dog. Need a hug. (Cuddling with a dog is covid safe but also fucking awesome because most dogs are pure love)

Songs for the evening (an older playlist) open.spotify.com/playlist/4Ex...

songs for before & after the doctors appointment | Pandemic Playlist #96open.spotify.com songs for before & after the doctors appointment | Pandemic Playlist #96 · Playlist · 15 songs

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Obviously immunocompromised people are the most at risk here but also I'm *not* immunocompromised and I don't *want* to be, but that's not enough for them! My family masks in crowded outdoor places and all public indoor places and laws like these pretend we must be criminals.

#RandomJukeboxOfTheBrain Allison Russell - Demons (Official Audio) youtu.be/R_rSlBwWFeE?... via @YouTube

Allison Russell - Demons (Official Audio)youtu.be From the album "The Returner" available everywhere now. Buy + stream "The Returner": https://found.ee/ARTheReturner Sign up to Allison's newsletter to stay in touch: https://found.ee/AllisonRussellEmailSignUp Follow Allison Russell: Official Website: https://allisonrussellmusic.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@allisonrussell Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allisonrussellmusic/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/allisonrussellmusic/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/outsidechild13 LYRICS Demons (Demons) Demons (Demons) Comin’ up from behind Demons (Demons) Demons (Demons) Been there all my life Demons (Demons) Demons (Demons) Surely can’t outride ‘em Oh turn around look ‘em in the face They don’t like how sunlight tastes No no no no no no no no no Standing on the corner waiting on a school bus She said I had such bad luck I got the bad hair and the bad skin I just could not understand it Demons (Demons) Demons (Demons)... Demons in my 3 in my 6 in my 9 Used to be so damn terrifying So we put 'em on the bus but we didn’t let 'em drive Turned them all into Freedom Riders Demons (Demons) Demons (Demons)... Freedom riders sing, Freedom Singers ride Lift us up to that Good Fight Can we carry that song, that shield, that crown Every last child in every last town Demons (Demons) Demons (Demons)... Ah ha, hush that fuss Send your demons to the back of the bus No matter how they holler No matter how they moan They can’t change where they are going Demons (Demons) Demons (Demons)... Ah ha, hush that fuss Send your demons to the back of the bus #AllisonRussell #TheReturner #Demons

I love the song and I love that he used it to promote unity, but the the at the end with the owl gets me in the heart every time lol <3 the owl just looks so sad #RandomJukeboxOfTheBrain Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us youtu.be/H58vbez_m4E?... via @YouTube

Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Usyoutu.be Kendrick Lamar “Not Like Us” Directed by Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar Production Company: pgLang / project3 Executive Producers: Kendrick Lamar, Dave Free Producers: Sam Canter, Jack Begert, Jamie Rabineau, Cornell Brown, Anthony Saleh, Jared Heinke Associate Producer: Charm La’Donna Director of Photography: Xiaolong Liu 1st AD Los Angeles: Michael Pierrard 1st AD Compton: Kenneth Taylor Production Designer: Freyja Bardell Choreographer: Charm La’Donna Wardrobe Department Head: Karizza Sanchez KL Stylist: Taylor McNeill Talent Stylist: Jessica Willis Talent Stylist: Telsha Anderson-Boone Stunts: Craig Jensen Talent Grooming: Emily Cheng Talent Hairstylist: Flipper Moore Barber: Chris Donato Smith Cast HMU: Camille Ariane Location Manager: Derek Tramont Editor: Chaz Smedley Colorist: Mikey Rossiter VFX: Karen Arakelian Additional VFX: Sunset Edit, SUPERCONTINENT Sound Design: Matt Yocum Commissioner: Michelle An #KendrickLamar #NotLikeUs http://vevo.ly/NcHpoC

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The air quality in NYC has been dogshit this summer. COVID is spiking (again). If I couldn't mask outside, I would be stuck inside. No one deserves jail for keeping themselves safe. Disabled folks need everyone to speak up. ✊🏻 #NoNYMaskBan #COVIDIsntOver #WearAMask #MaskUp #Disability

every time I read about the fuckery that is the proposed NY mask ban, the anxiety is very present. we have to fight this. that said, finished the protest graphic. need music. #hozier open.spotify.com/playlist/2GK...

hozier songs of wootopen.spotify.com hozier songs of woot · Playlist · 54 songs · 1 likes

I was reading over the proposed New York mask ban bill & I don't know why my brain read "class b misdemeanor" & just assumed it was like a traffic ticket. no. people could actually go to jail - for wearing a covid mask. this is fucking ridiculous. (protest art coming soon)

#MorningSong : Hozier - Wildflower and Barley (Lyric Video) youtu.be/_d-2LDxafF8?... via @YouTube

just looked at the calendar and due to the heat and/or rain, I've been indoors the entire month of July. I want a refund. it was 76 this morning when I woke up but raining. rude. further rudeness: it's possible I won't be able to go out until a dental appointment on the 19th.

Songs for the evening ( an older playlist) open.spotify.com/playlist/4yR...

Life Required More Music | Pandemic Playlist #24open.spotify.com Life Required More Music | Pandemic Playlist #24 · Playlist · 14 songs

#RandomJukeboxOfTheBrain Trixie Mattel (feat. @OrvillePeck) - Jackson (Official Music Video) youtu.be/k2_KkCZbdfo?... via @YouTube

Trixie Mattel (feat. @OrvillePeck) - Jackson (Official Music Video)youtu.be "JACKSON (FEAT. ORVILLE PECK” SINGLE OUT NOW: https://ffm.to/jackson'FULL COVERAGE VOL.1' EP OUT NOW: https://ffm.to/full_coverage_vol1Director: Assaad Yacou...

#RandomJukeboxOfTheBrain The Chicks - Ready to Run (Official Video) youtu.be/L2ksenLQ_RE?... via @YouTube

The Chicks - Ready to Run (Official Video)youtu.be "Ready To Run" by The ChicksListen to The Chicks: https://TheChicks.lnk.to/listenYDWatch more videos by The Chicks: https://TheChicks.lnk.to/listenID/youtube...

writing about the mask ban does not bring the same joy as making art in protest of it. with art, it focuses on one point & you can create beauty that fills the heart, whereas writing focuses on ALL of it & it's a lot. ok. noted. a balance of the two will help with this