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The WHO guideline on preventing early pregnancy highlights the need to ensure adolescents ✅ have information & education to protect their health ✅ have access to high quality sexual & reproductive health services, including contraception 🔗 bit.ly/4cIGwdf

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Colleagues, the autism registry doesn’t exist without our participation Repeat after me: fuck you, make me If you care about Autistic people “Fuck you, make me.”

submitted 1 day ago • 87 comments

“We cannot talk about poverty in this country without talking about race.” Need more comrades to understand this.

submitted 1 day ago • 9 comments

This letter from the MA congressional delegation demanding answers about NEH grant termination contains direct quotations from constituents who wrote to their offices. Keep writing to your congresspeople about all that is being destroyed by this administration.

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The massive explosion in use of satellite imagery by archaeologists has led to the discovery of hundreds of thousands of ancient sites and features across the world in the last 25 years, none of which were known about previously due to data resolution+coverage. This is also a post about autism

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Trump and the GOP are pushing a tax scam that gives billionaires massive breaks and sticks everyday Americans with the cost. If you're represented by a Republican, tell them to stop putting billionaires first and start fighting for the families they were elected to serve: indivisible.org/reso...

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At RFK Jr’s direction, HHS plans to cut the National Suicide Hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth. In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.

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A Lancet preprint estimates that if US funding is cut and not replaced, from 2025-2040 there will be 15.2 mil add'l AIDS deaths, 2.2 mil add'l TB deaths, 7.9 mil add'l child deaths from other causes, and 40-55 mil add'l unplanned pregnancies. @altusaid.altgov.info papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

submitted 2 days ago • 32 comments

"After U.S. decimates PEPFAR and USAID, the struggle to save HIV services at one nonprofit in southeastern Africa" ➡️ positivelyaware.com/...

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Following up on my post last night: Advice we want to share with FWS leadership: 1) Talk to us. Silence feels like bad news. 2) Confirm our priorities related to conservation where you can. 3) How will we address the institutional knowledge we have lost?

submitted 2 days ago • 7 comments

The COLOR TASTE TEXTURE ebook is also temporarily on sale on Apple Books and Kobo for $1.99! It’s an #AutismAcceptanceMonth miracle!

submitted 8 days ago • 3 comments

One of the things I sort of touched on in my @msnbc.com column but didn't fully get to tease out: Framing high-support needs autistic people as a tragedy doesn't do much to provide them the support they need. Rather it adds shame. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

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“Deputies are stopping Hispanic drivers for minor, unprovable traffic violations like veering left of center, then handing them over to Border Patrol agents who are sometimes already at the scene.” www.syracuse.com/news/2025/04...

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American citizens keep getting rounded-up by ICE. And it's gonna keep happening. During the first Trump admin, 70 Americans were mistakenly deported. From March, by @nicolefoy.bsky.social: www.propublica.org/article/more...

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Two young German travelers expected their Hawaii trip to be a highlight. Instead, their visit ended in handcuffs, jail time, and deportation — a stark reminder of the risks some international visitors face at US borders. https://beatofhawaii.com/why-these-hawaii-travelers-were-jailed-and-deported/

submitted 3 days ago • 147 comments

How many times does Pete Hegseth need to leak classified intelligence before Donald Trump and Republicans understand that he isn’t only a f*cking liar, he is a threat to our national security?

submitted 3 days ago • 99 comments

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about strikes in Yemen to a second unclassified Signal group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said. nyti.ms/4jBQ1wV

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Chair Comer denied our request for an official trip to El Salvador to advocate for due process and the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Pretty shameful. Good thing I don’t need Comer’s permission to get on a plane.

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here's what you can do to derail Schedule F and restore an independent civil service: donmoynihan.substack.com/p/a-tangible...

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Breaking News: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is said to have shared detailed information about forthcoming strikes in Yemen on March 15 in a private Signal group chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer.

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Pregnancy, & life with a new baby, are times of immense transition. If you know someone who is pregnant, or has a new baby, there are plenty of ways you can lean in & provide help. Here are some tips: 💙 check in with them 💙 be there for them when needed 💙 offer emotional support & understanding

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Our understanding is that Thomas and Alito were in the midst of writing their dissents when the decision was published. This could mean that the majority of justices are hitting the breaking point with this administration, and now would be another great time to contact them with our encouragement.

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Thanks to everyone who has taken part in our survey for #autistic adults already ⬇️ There's still time to share your experiences of stimming, #mindfulness and related practices. Reposts appreciated @autisticrealms.bsky.social @dr-nicky.bsky.social @stimpunks.org @fergus.oolong.co.uk @petewharmby.com

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Friendly reminder that this Saturday is another nationwide protest at your local Capitol buildings. I know it’s the day before Easter Sunday. Please don’t shoot the messenger. I was not involved in the planning. And I think Jesus would approve anyway. It’s what he would do, or so I’m told 😉

submitted 9 days ago • 8 comments

It has been a year since myself and @laurahellfeld.bsky.social published Creating Safe Spaces for Autistic People. To celebrate that, we are putting the book on sale through the next month. Huge thank you to everyone who has supported the book and found it useful!

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

25 million deaths: what could happen if the US ends global health funding www.nature.com/articles/d41...

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

Good Trouble! 🧵 HHS wants you to call and snitch on your neighbors for providing gender affirming care for their children, or as the trump regime describes it: use this form to report a tip or complaint related to the chemical and surgical mutilation of children. Please don’t use your real details.

submitted 7 days ago • 3 comments

In 1961, young Freedom Riders faced a white mob at this Montgomery bus station, which today houses the Freedom Rides Museum. DOGE wanted to sell it. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

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ASAN, Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network, the Autistic People of Color Fund, Autism Society of America, Autism Speaks, The Arc, and others stand united: Autistic people deserve respect, support, and science-based policy, not dangerous disinformation. autisticadvocacy.org/2025/04/lead...

submitted 6 days ago • 27 comments

How bad is it when ASAN and Autism Speaks are teaming up against you. It's like Batman and the Joker , Palpatine and Yoda. Sauron being like, "You know what? This is bad. I should make friends with the elves, hobbit, and wizard." That's how bad stuff has gotten.

submitted 6 days ago • 2 comments

It is starting

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Gwen Walz gets it! thehill.com/policy/healt...

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For a limited time only, you can get the COLOR TASTE TEXTURE ebook on Amazon for $1.99!

submitted 8 days ago • 7 comments

Our autistic loved ones are not an illness or pandemic. Diagnosticians learned not only white boys have autism. Scientists have been studying it for decades. Autistic people and their families want funding for services and supports so they can achieve their goals. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

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