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Demon #Sewist of Skeet Street. Cat in a human suit. #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD GenX lurker. SoCal #bagmaker www.instagram.com/makebelievethreads/ Single parent thru adoption. Butler for 2(+) kitties. Actually Progressive. Former: IT (for UCLA) & hair blogger.
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I don't know who needs to hear this but sensory issues can get worse with stress so if people's chewing noises have suddenly become unbearable loud this might be the only sign you're gonna get that you're not ok. To add insult to injury, exercise helps.

My daughter drew the BEST birthday cardā€”of my favourite musicalā€”and I love it! šŸ„° I took her to see her 1st show when she was 3 (MARY POPPINS). WICKED, SISTER ACT, & countless others over the years; then, her 1st Broadway show last summer, HADESTOWN at 17. Cheers to many moreā€”years AND theatre! ā¤ļø

Soooo disappointed KAOS was not picked up for a second season. Oh wait...šŸ„“

"Hence, ableism is a culturally specific, historically contextual phenomenon. African Americansā€™ disability is largely constructed in relationship to the history of slavery, Jim Crow, and the racist violence associated with them."

The little boy in The Emperor's New Clothes is the hero of the story because he actually said something. Out loud. In front of everyone. He didn't "privately signal" that he saw through the bullshit.

Now that heā€™s called himself a king can we *finally* get movement on Section 3 disqualification?

Current #WIP: This is the 2nd of two bags Iā€™m making with the purr-ple #HelloKitty debossed vinyl. šŸ˜»šŸ¤˜šŸ» Pics of the completed bag will come after I give it good pressā€¦ šŸ¤Ŗ #sewist #bagmaking #bagmaker #sewing #handcrafted

This guy does not understand the concept of a chronic condition. Yes, it turns out that when thereā€™s a medication for a chronic condition, and itā€™s available, more people will seek diagnosis to get help with their chronic condition.

School play gets canceled for "inappropriate content". In response students write [REDACTED], their own anti-censorship play skewering the school district, sells out performances, and ultimately takes gold at the Lenaea High School Theatre Festival. www.kqed.org/arts/1397192...

Who do people think the ā€œwhoā€ is in ā€œVote Blue No Matter Who?ā€

This is a fascinating, disturbing, and complicated piece from @nberlat.bsky.social. Martin Niemƶller Was an Antisemite www.everythingishorrible.net/p/martin-nie...

100% spot-on. **chef's kiss** "What Studio Ghibli Leading Lady Are You?" Quiz link: uquiz.com/quiz/rq3f0O/...

Government is just community on a large scale. And people are cheering its downfall. So many of you come from a culture of no community. You donā€™t like yourselves nor one another and especially not people different from you. The rise of hate is just proof of this truth. And itā€™s happening everywhere

NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans

worth saying again these these unilateral cuts are illegal. neither trump nor musk has the authority to unilaterally slash appropriated funds.

History buffs will know that every authoritarian leader eventually converges on some version of: "I *am* the state. I can not break the law, I am the law, the law is instantiated in me." Our march to authoritarianism so far has been excruciatingly by-the-book. Hitting every beat. No surprises.

you should read davidā€™s thread for a thorough dismantling of this article. i will only add that it is very disappointing, although not altogether surprising, to see some progressives treat trumpā€™s war on DEI as a legitimate policy difference and not as an explicit effort to resegregate the workforce

People who write about "this is the wrong fight to pick," never ever actually fight for anything. Feel free to ignore them.

"I told you so" doesn't hit the same when it's about a coup.

Power cartoon by Zezvaz.com

God would you quit with this? Itā€™s like asking German soldiers for help at the height of the war

Trump's Make America Healthy Again Executive Order once again repeats the false trope that America saw "a staggering increase" and that "Autism spectrum disorders had the highest prevalence in high-income countries, including the United States." 1/ www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

If you want to understand how America got to the point of nominating an anti-vaxxer who promoted lies about autism as its top health care official, I wrote a whole damn book about it.

Our documentary "Navigating Autism in Communities of Color" will be screened at the Georgia Tech Global Media Festival, Saturday March 29th at 3pm followed by a panel discussion w/ the producer, director & members of the cast. This is a free event w/ food www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-globa...

On this 13th day of #BlackHistoryMonth, I am sharing this resource about Assata Shakur I made with some comrades. On May 2, 2013, the FBI announced that it was increasing its bounty for the capture of Assata Shakur (born JoAnne Deborah Byron) from 1 million to 2 million dollars assatateachin.com

Saying Trump won the election was a loyalty test. Anti-DEI was a loyalty test. Being pro-Russia was a loyalty test. At some point they're not tests anymore. They're just fascists trying to impose their lies over reality. Because that's what fascists fucking do.

This is quite literally what the WHCA exists to prevent. The general idea behind its creation was that if one outlet got mistreated, the rest could band together to counterpressure . The fact that they won't/haven't is sad.

If you want to hit back at Elon Musk where it hurts by attending your local #teslatakedown protest, check the hashtag to see which facility is being targeted in your area (there may be more than one). If you don't see one identified, pick one and post it so others know www.tesla.com/findus/list

ā€œThe walkout was organized in part by an eighth-grade student who is not yet 14 yearsā€¦She spoke on the condition of anonymity, citing concerns about backlash from Trump supporters.ā€ That girl is heroic and it's disgusting that she need fear of retaliation from Trump supporters. wapo.st/3QbIcl9

If you work in the Department of Education's special education such as OSEP, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) or any other office and are hearing anything on DOGE, reach out to me via Signal at 909-957-6133

Again and again I see Trump issue a new EO that seems slightly obscure and then everyday people who work in that field pop up to say "YEAH THIS FUCKS UP EVERYTHING FOR US." It's only a matter of time before Trump destroys your life/business, too. Stand up for everyone; we're all in this together.