<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Sick of this Shit Publications: Listening Louder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen louder, hear more, and bridge the gaps with Sick of this Shit Publications and the Disability Community For Democracy.]]></description><link>https://sickofthis.substack.com/s/listening-louder</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mcCA!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F108c6ba4-3456-4091-9a00-1192e168c1cf_1280x1280.png</url><title>Sick of this Shit Publications: Listening Louder</title><link>https://sickofthis.substack.com/s/listening-louder</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:44:30 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sickofthis.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Nicholas Paro]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[sickofthis.withnick@gmail.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[sickofthis.withnick@gmail.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Nick Paro]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Nick Paro]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[sickofthis.withnick@gmail.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[sickofthis.withnick@gmail.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Nick Paro]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Listening Louder | Exploring the Impacts of the DOJ's Attacks On Disability Rights with Julie Roginsky]]></title><description><![CDATA[A discussion into disability rights, policy goals, and strategy.]]></description><link>https://sickofthis.substack.com/p/listening-louder-exploring-the-impacts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://sickofthis.substack.com/p/listening-louder-exploring-the-impacts</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Paro]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:15:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206624474/1c64939195cef34b3f3f2fc2160bc5ef.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4>Say No To Crip Crow</h4><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p>&#8220;America has not fully fulfilled its commitment to guaranteeing equality for all since its founding nearly 250 years ago&#8230; Disability Community for Democracy will urge Congress to enact legislation that codifies the Olmstead decision, ensuring that states cannot compel the re-institutionalization of individuals with disabilities.&#8221;</p><p>&#8212; Nieta Greene, CEO, from <a href="https://open.substack.com/users/337673829-disability-community?utm_source=mentions"><span>Disability Community</span></a><span> for Democracy&#8217;s </span><a href="https://disabilitycommunityfordemocracy.substack.com/p/official-statement-on-olmstead-doj">official statement on the Olmstead memo</a></p></div><h5>Take action today &#8212; and join the joint efforts of  and  for Democracy, Inc. &#8212; to codify, into law, the rights outlined in the 1999 Olmstead Decision.</h5><h5>Use your voice &#8212; in which ever ways you can &#8212; to call, email, and fax your federal legislators using the support of our pre-written scripts and templates at:</h5><ul><li><p>BroadBanner&#8217;s Say No To Crip Crow action campaign: <a href="https://broadbanner.com/crip-crow/">https://broadbanner.com/crip-crow/</a></p></li></ul><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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Trump's Attacks on People with Disabilities]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Eugenics regime is attacking and dismantling our rights - as the disability community and as a whole.]]></description><link>https://sickofthis.substack.com/p/weve-got-to-stop-trumps-attacks-on</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://sickofthis.substack.com/p/weve-got-to-stop-trumps-attacks-on</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Paro]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:13:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206067676/e7466e13945868d57d5a7cbba92ff5b1.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ohWl!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fecec161b-d667-4153-8011-cc265d838bb7_1600x912.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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A big thank you to <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Julie Roginsky&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:36550640,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3ede29f5-2b14-4ae7-9a9c-131a8bde7346_3344x3344.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;c8d61c48-569a-4ce0-84e0-e177dd21102b&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> for visibility into spreading awareness of the Eugenic&#8217;s regime plans to dismantle disability rights, label dissent as a disorder, and silencing us.</p><p>The only ask from <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Sick of this Shit Publications&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:426627083,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zWCt!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc3df786c-abe7-4611-ba3f-34898568f8cb_1400x1400.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;d14147ba-423a-460a-8555-1330ecd1625e&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> and <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Disability Community&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:337673829,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b8936dc8-abc6-4978-9882-794507b361de_715x715.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;ea0d5e76-3044-49e6-9fa3-5776ce2c5d62&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> for Democracy is that you speak up, speak out, and use your voice (in whatever manner that voice can be used) to apply a never-ending stream of human-first pressure to our Federal Legislators.</p><p>Go to BroadBanner&#8217;s Call to Action&#8212;<a href="https://broadbanner.com/crip-crow/">Say No to Crip Crow</a>&#8212;for your daily civic action by following the phone scripts and email templates we have provided to call your Senators and Representative.</p><div><hr></div><h4>Actions You Can Take</h4><ul><li><p>Say <a href="https://www.broadbanner.com/crip-crow">NO to Crip Crow</a> by contacting your Representative and Senators to help codify the 1999 Olmstead decision into the Americans with Disabilities Act.</p></li><li><p>Check out the new: <a href="https://shop.sickofthisshitpublications.com/">Sick of this Shop!</a></p></li><li><p>Check out the new network and affiliate calendar: <a href="https://www.broadbanner.com/">BroadBanner</a></p></li></ul><p>Submit questions, feedback, and artwork for <em><strong>Notes of the Week</strong></em> with Nick and Walter:</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://forms.gle/4WSu8qGkSA7Wxbh98">Sick of this Shit Community Comment Form</a></p></li></ul><p>Call your public servants on important issues:</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://5calls.org/">5calls.org</a></p></li></ul><p>Join the efforts to unmask law enforcement and de-flock the States:</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://deflock.me/">deflock.me</a></p></li></ul><p>Service members can get un-biased information on legal vs illegal orders:</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.ordersproject.com/">Orders Project</a></p></li><li><p>Reach out on Signal: @TheOrdersProject.76</p></li></ul><p>Learn empathy forward, human centered, experiment based Leadership &amp; Growth Courses for Higher Ed &amp; Non-Profit Professionals:</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.bcognitionlabs.com/">B. 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class="embedded-post-publication-logo" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FZRC!,w_56,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F77be15c8-9264-4fd5-9b2b-e73a2c719e69_1000x1000.png"><span class="embedded-post-publication-name">Nothing About Us Without Us</span></div><div class="embedded-post-title-wrapper"><div class="embedded-post-title">Official Statement On Olmstead DOJ Memo from CEO &amp; Founder</div></div><div class="embedded-post-body">For Immediate Release: June 20 2026&#8230;</div><div class="embedded-post-cta-wrapper"><span class="embedded-post-cta">Read more</span></div><div class="embedded-post-meta">a month ago &#183; 76 likes &#183; Nieta Greene and Disability Community</div></a></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;42f75427-dc63-46f7-80a5-10611361f000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;In a joint effort between the Disability Community For Democracy and 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In this conversation we welcome on <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Dr. Eric Lullove&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:66521654,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3d185a36-4d4f-47cd-8a9f-450408dd51e1_654x656.png&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;08e13d8c-c048-4578-ab1c-e544d3d6f157&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> for a deep dive into the history of the Olmstead decision &#8212; and the guarantee of basic rights and freedoms for the disability community to have a say in their own care decisions.</p><p>For a primer, please take a moment to read both <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Nieta Greene&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:117743522,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!APtt!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F30501c4c-af45-4f8d-8f28-af1092c9ed36_715x953.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;479e2191-867b-4aad-933f-851f566177d0&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>&#8217;s official statement from the <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Disability Community&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:337673829,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b8936dc8-abc6-4978-9882-794507b361de_715x715.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;9659043e-40db-4bee-bcc4-4ef0c3d612c3&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> For Democracy and <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Nick Paro&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:189675044,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4dae3667-2831-48d4-8457-09b48b4ff817_1174x940.png&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;84831c41-926b-49ad-998e-21dc9bbdb160&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>&#8217;s raw response to the attempts to silence and erase us.</p><div class="embedded-post-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:202827108,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://disabilitycommunityfordemocracy.substack.com/p/official-statement-on-olmstead-doj&quot;,&quot;publication_id&quot;:4134628,&quot;embedding_publication_id&quot;:null,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;Nothing About Us Without Us&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FZRC!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F77be15c8-9264-4fd5-9b2b-e73a2c719e69_1000x1000.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Official Statement On Olmstead DOJ Memo from CEO &amp; Founder&quot;,&quot;truncated_body_text&quot;:&quot;For Immediate Release: June 20 2026&quot;,&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-20T13:00:26.658Z&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:49,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;bylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:117743522,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Nieta Greene&quot;,&quot;handle&quot;:&quot;nietag&quot;,&quot;previous_name&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!APtt!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F30501c4c-af45-4f8d-8f28-af1092c9ed36_715x953.jpeg&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;CEO and Founder of Disability Community for Democracy, Inc. 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class="embedded-post-publication-logo" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FZRC!,w_56,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F77be15c8-9264-4fd5-9b2b-e73a2c719e69_1000x1000.png"><span class="embedded-post-publication-name">Nothing About Us Without Us</span></div><div class="embedded-post-title-wrapper"><div class="embedded-post-title">Official Statement On Olmstead DOJ Memo from CEO &amp; Founder</div></div><div class="embedded-post-body">For Immediate Release: June 20 2026&#8230;</div><div class="embedded-post-cta-wrapper"><span class="embedded-post-cta">Read more</span></div><div class="embedded-post-meta">a month ago &#183; 49 likes &#183; Nieta Greene and Disability Community</div></a></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;914f3fea-d842-492b-af1f-a964658e6b59&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;We have to confront the damage the Trump regime is doing to the disability community&#8212;from criminalizing homelessness to the latest DOJ memo undermining Olmstead&#8212;or we will reach a point of irreparable harm. With damage which will touch all parts of our society&#8212;for generations to come&#8212;and I refuse to be silent about it.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Systematic Attacks To Silence Us&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:189675044,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Nick Paro&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Your Army veteran, tech deconstructionist, and new favorite poet! The host of the \&quot;Sick of this Show\&quot; and co-founder of the \&quot;Banner &amp; Backbone\&quot; network. 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