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Autistic parent of autistic artist, athlete etc. about whom I’ll never stop kvelling. Editor at @thinkingautism.bsky.social. Fan of democratic governance & real science. U should read Steve Silberman’s NeuroTribes. Love gardens & teatime.
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Jews all over the world already understand something Steve Bannon never will. Anyone who pits Jew against Jew is not a friend 2 any of us anywhere. To be a Jew is to support oppressed people of all backgrounds, our own & outside of our own community however we define that. Bannon can kick rocks.

If you, like me, r not an important person in politics or journalism, please make your friends, families, and followers aware of disgraces like this. Incarcerated Transgender people’s most basic human rights are being violated. This is persecution. All patriotic Americans should stand against it.

@birchbot.bsky.social made this exceptionally clear flier they plan to leave in various places their neighbors can see it and we all hope use it to help make some #GoodTrouble. TY Read more books, this is what #EffectivePushback looks like.

A signal well worth boosting.

State AGs are looking for federal workers who have just been illegally fired to stand as litigants in a new lawsuit trying to freeze further action by DOGE. DM me if that’s you and you’re interested and you’re live in one of the following states: NM, AZ, CA, CT, MD, MI, MN, NV, OR, WA, RI, or VT.

This is the best Stephen Miller insult I have ever heard. See folks, you CAN talk shit about this man without doing rote, boring antisemitic lizard people nonsense.

🎯 ‘It’s a relay, find your team’

In 3 days, the number of measles cases in a highly unvaccinated area of Texas has doubled. There are now 48 cases, all of whom are unvaccinated, and 13 of whom have been hospitalized so far, for a hospitalization rate of 27%. This is huge figure in epidemiology. This outbreak will keep spreading.

Just a reminder that your House Members and Senators are not the only elected officials you can call if you have a concern. I just left a message for Governor Hochul urging her to do whatever she can to remove the corrupt mayor of NYC, who does not deserve the honor of his office.

@schumer.senate.gov I understand that all of your offices r getting many constituent phone calls, but your Washington DC office’s message does not even offer callers an opportunity 2 leave a message. When constituents can’t leave messages, isn’t there a risk that your call tally will be inaccurate?

Yep. That’s what we are doing. Please join us and repost

Many thanks to @pronounced-ing.bsky.social for this flexible script.Scripts are particularly important for people like me, #Autistics whose spoken language becomes unreliable when we’re stressed. A reminder to add personal stories can help us make a bigger impression on elected officials.

The most important pro-democracy lawsuit you may not be following.👇 Trial begins Monday in a years-long redistricting battle that will determine Black representation in Alabama’s congressional delegation through 2030. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.” ― Former President Theodore Roosevelt, May 1918

That is my experience too. I try every office until I get through somehow. If that fails, I go on social media, tag the Congressional Rep and urge them to empty their voicemail, because I need to reach them regarding my concerns about (fill in the issue.)

🚨BREAKING: Alliance for Retired Americans and two labor unions file lawsuit against Treasury Dept. to block disclosure of personal and financial information to Musk and DOGE. Follow @democracydocket.com for details on this and every pro-democracy lawsuit. www.democracydocket.com

Thank you Tara Halle @tarahaelle.bsky.social for this and all of your informative posts. Everyone follow Tara for solid science journalism! Also, another reminder to call your senators to make sure they vote against RFK Jr. to head HHS. The guy is a menace to public health worldwide.

#DidSomething this morning by using 5calls.org to contact my House MoC Nicole Malliotakis and both Senators Schumer & Gillibrand urging them 2 call for a halt on all work in Congress until that Nazi Musk 🛑’s his unconstitutional power grab and support legal challenges into him & his organization.

I am very much in favor of merit-based hiring and high standards for jobs with life and death implications. Which is why I oppose confirming Pete Hegseth, RFK JR, Tulsi Gabbard, and Kash Patel.

Not feeling well today, and I’m a telephone-avoiding autistic even at my best. But I used 5calls.org today to leave messages for all of my MoCs today. Whether we voted for Democrats or Republicans on November 5th, we should all be outraged by Elon Musk’s attempt to control our appointed officials!

This is one of the orgs I've volunteered for and raised money for for YEARS. Please follow them. ***And if you're a US citizen, they will help you get ID!***

In my world, “the talk” is what Black parents have w/our kids, about how to survive an encounter w/police who see them as a threat because of our skin color. Latino families have their talk, w/kids even younger, about ICE who see them as criminals: “If we disappear…” Different fear. Same America.

A reminder to call your senators today and urge them to vote no on RFK Jr.s approval as head of HHS. Even if you know your own senators won’t approve him call anyway. They can use a tally of constituents’s calls 2 bolster an argument that the people of their state don’t want this guy leading HHS.

I use 5calls.org to do this every day.

Disabled adults like me and like my son are safer when we live and/or work in the larger community. HCBS settings cost taxpayers less, help us contribute more to world around us, and enhance our determination to be treated with dignity.

“Like Presidents Clinton, Bush, Obama, and Biden before him…Trump’s party has control of Congress as he assumes office. That doesn’t signal an end to public debate, but the beginning. The voice of the public will matter more than ever. “—Michael Waldman www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

Bluesky hygiene and safety gregpak.net/2024/12/20/b...

Our hearts are with CA. Please share the Disability & Disaster Hotline with your networks to increase the potential for it to be seen by those who need it. People with disabilities are at increased risk of harm in disasters, and multiple people with disabilities have already been lost in CA.

Just realised that my free book featuring over 20 activists Autistic Community and the Neurodiversity Movement: Stories from Frontline has been accessed over a million times! link.springer.com/book/10.1007... Good to see it spread through news, policy, social media. Glad so many have benefitted. 🙏

This article is making me feel better about things. What we can accomplish, and how not everyone in tech is a nihilistic bro... www.sfgate.com/tech/article...

-Not only is it not worse to be autistic than dead... -Autistic people are equally worth protecting from preventable disease.

As promised, I will continue to kvell about #MySonTheArtist by posting photos of some of his recent work. Here is one of his studies of birch trees in autumn.

Here’s a special bulletin about today’s Special Election in Virginia Senate District 10. Polls are open from 6:00AM - 7:00PM. Elect Jack Trammell 2 protect reproductive freedom, raise teacher pay, lower costs, & grow rural small businesses. #PostcardsToVoters, #Craftivism @jacktrammell.bsky.social