Disability Economic Advocate | Illinois | Probably playing guitar, cooking, reading, or organizinghttps://bsky.app/profile/boylen99.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/boylen99.bsky.social/post/3lg34augrls2aTikTok users in a week19 Jan 2025 05:38 +0000at://did:plc:7fvrl7vgjsfapp2gdxcioqme/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg34augrls2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/boylen99.bsky.social/post/3lctvvtlm2s2sTb to when I met Colin Farrell 😍09 Dec 2024 04:40 +0000at://did:plc:7fvrl7vgjsfapp2gdxcioqme/app.bsky.feed.post/3lctvvtlm2s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/boylen99.bsky.social/post/3lcshxklxys2tGrateful for the CTA bus driver who let me on board, even though I forgot my bus pass 🙏08 Dec 2024 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:7fvrl7vgjsfapp2gdxcioqme/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcshxklxys2thttps://bsky.app/profile/boylen99.bsky.social/post/3lch3vnmmlc2uThis is a HUGE step forward to making sure people of ALL disabilities have the same opportunities in the workplace. Big shoutout to the team at DOL that made this happen 🎉💯 https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/subminimum-wage-disability-disabled-workers/04 Dec 2024 02:23 +0000at://did:plc:7fvrl7vgjsfapp2gdxcioqme/app.bsky.feed.post/3lch3vnmmlc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/boylen99.bsky.social/post/3lceqgrnoqc22Studies have found that nearly 40% of Autistic Americans are unemployed. For perspective, the unemployment rate peaked during the Great Depression at 25%. This is an economic CATASTROPHE. Subminimum wage holds back the futures of so many Autistic people. Call your DC elected’s to support TCIEA! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Dec 2024 03:52 +0000at://did:plc:7fvrl7vgjsfapp2gdxcioqme/app.bsky.feed.post/3lceqgrnoqc22https://bsky.app/profile/boylen99.bsky.social/post/3lcbvvri2ks2eWith all the talk about the Democratic Party’s future, we have to talk about a major problem in our spaces: Bullying. Too many people are treating their party org like a social club, and not a space for political organizing or welcoming new people. This has to change if we want to be relevant!02 Dec 2024 00:52 +0000at://did:plc:7fvrl7vgjsfapp2gdxcioqme/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcbvvri2ks2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/boylen99.bsky.social/post/3lc77qkq4gk2aAs a disability rights advocate, I want to add a bit about my own disability: OCD. 🧵 (1/8)30 Nov 2024 23:10 +0000at://did:plc:7fvrl7vgjsfapp2gdxcioqme/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc77qkq4gk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/boylen99.bsky.social/post/3lc5gay73dc24when election twitter friends meet irl! @jacklcii.bsky.social30 Nov 2024 06:02 +0000at://did:plc:7fvrl7vgjsfapp2gdxcioqme/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc5gay73dc24https://bsky.app/profile/boylen99.bsky.social/post/3lc3x7nlyvk2nI think everyone has their reasons for leaving X. Here’re mine 🙃 #promosky29 Nov 2024 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:7fvrl7vgjsfapp2gdxcioqme/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc3x7nlyvk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/boylen99.bsky.social/post/3lc2spodvc322Left X because…well you get it. So here’s a bit about me: ♿️ Disability Economic Policy Analyst 🌆 Chicagoan 🎸 Guitarist, who loves the blues 💍 Engaged! 📚 Nonfiction enthusiast 🏃‍♂️ Jogger 🐈‍⬛🐈 Cat dad! 🍳 Amateur chef 🇺🇸 Trying to make this country better for my brother and my future kids #promosky29 Nov 2024 05:07 +0000at://did:plc:7fvrl7vgjsfapp2gdxcioqme/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc2spodvc322https://bsky.app/profile/boylen99.bsky.social/post/3lc2meydies2vgobble gobble ya’ll 🦃29 Nov 2024 03:13 +0000at://did:plc:7fvrl7vgjsfapp2gdxcioqme/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc2meydies2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/boylen99.bsky.social/post/3lc2dnfxkgs2bAlright, officially deactivated X. Helllllo Bluesky 😎29 Nov 2024 00:37 +0000at://did:plc:7fvrl7vgjsfapp2gdxcioqme/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc2dnfxkgs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/boylen99.bsky.social/post/3lbflk4bmvc2z🚨ACTION ALERT🚨 Today, the Illinois Senate Executive Committee will vote on HB 793, the Dignity in Pay Act. This bill would phase out subminimum wage for people with disabilities, allowing our state to create real employment opportunities. Call your State Senator to urge a yes vote!20 Nov 2024 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:7fvrl7vgjsfapp2gdxcioqme/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbflk4bmvc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/boylen99.bsky.social/post/3lbdf2vq4x22rNow that I’m slowly leaving Twitter, let me introduce myself! My name’s Nick and I’m an Economic Justice Policy Analyst at a leading disability rights group. I care about justice, making government work for all, and playing guitar. Give me a follow if you wanna talk disability!19 Nov 2024 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:7fvrl7vgjsfapp2gdxcioqme/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdf2vq4x22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/boylen99.bsky.social/post/3lbazjmcvgs2cin my tony soprano era (eating sliced, cured italian meats while thinking about work because it’s my busy season)18 Nov 2024 22:59 +0000at://did:plc:7fvrl7vgjsfapp2gdxcioqme/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbazjmcvgs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/boylen99.bsky.social/post/3lb25laavck2hYo, Netflix: if you don’t want people streaming the fight on twitch, maybe make sure your platform can handle the traffic16 Nov 2024 05:23 +0000at://did:plc:7fvrl7vgjsfapp2gdxcioqme/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb25laavck2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/boylen99.bsky.social/post/3laptlizolc2hnew on this app, all i’m saying is i want solid election and edmund fitzgerald content12 Nov 2024 02:58 +0000at://did:plc:7fvrl7vgjsfapp2gdxcioqme/app.bsky.feed.post/3laptlizolc2h