First attempt at possum cookies

joining the war on autism on the side of autism

It's the "we've always done it this way" method of leadership that does no one any favors. Libraries and their communities deserve so much better, and leaders who dare break the mold don't deserve to be demonized for it.

“they didn’t have all this autism in the past” because in the 19th century the autistic kid was just referred to as “Cletus over at the Johnsons’ place who don’t talk much but does a real good job of training the plow horses and spends his free time whittlin’”

What do you do with a grungy coder (x3) Wandering the con floor Lock him in a room 'til 'e takes a shower (x3) Sit 'im at the bar with a Coke and Red Bull (x3) Take away his apps and close the flame war (x3)

Historic: Italy is on strike, disrupting business as usual & protesting complicity in Israel’s genocide & apartheid against Palestinians, bringing major cities to a halt. Hundreds of thousands are demonstrating across 80 cities & towns, from south to north, blocking roads, ports & railway stations.

Just a reminder before the “big announcement” today. Autism was discovered in 1911 and the modern definition of Autism came in 1943. Tylenol wasn’t widely used until the 1950s. Anyone trying to tell you that Tylenol causes Autism isn’t someone that should be taken seriously.

We'd be alright if we stopped getting emails We'd be alright if we stopped getting emails We'd be alright if we stopped getting emails And we'll all work from behind We'll roll the old document along We'll roll the old document along We'll roll the old document along And we'll all work from behind

Btwn how much more invasive ads have gotten lately and how much more they prop up predatory industries (gambling, ICE recruitment, etc.) those of us with any adblocking knowledge have a moral imperative to help as many people as possible block as many ads as possible, and teach them to do the same.

Christian persecution in America is best defined by this image: No actual struggle, wearing clothes that cost more than my entire wardrobe, polished cross instead of rugged, and surrounded by crowds of fellow hypocrites cheering on bigotry who believe they're the victims.

there is no joke i can make mean-spirited enough to compare to the level of disrespect that the entire right-wing has shown charlie kirk by picking over his corpse, from the moment he became a corpse, to bolster their delusions of relevancy and importance it's telling about what the right-wing is

some of y'all need reminding that bluesky doesn't run ads here. a posting blackout takes $0 out of their pocket. they're doing censorship SO they can run ads here, and all that a blackout does is show them we'll clean up and leave if pressured hard enough

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You guys, so many Romance girlies are reading "On Tyranny" that they've broken the Goodreads recommendations algorithm. 10/10; no notes. #romancelandia

the philadelphia eagles are blessed by the angels and graced by the light of heaven. i'm sorry if this offends you but it is demonstrably true

GO BIRDS

[ID: denim vest with a back patch that says SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY. End ID.] Hell yeah hell yeah

I'm not participating in a blackout because the point is moderation and others want me and those like me gone, and I would much rather continue to occupy the space I helped build rather than give everyone a chance to feel how much "better" it is without me. why wither when you can be a thorn.

sadly this goes for pandemics as well. covid isn’t over. it’s not over because everyone stopped trying to stop the spread 3 years ago. but covid is very bad for you. we can start to stop the spread again.

Whenever I see people try to push a social media blackout to show a platform 'what they'll be missing' w/o the voices it's trying to silence, I remember how my high school GSA tried to do a Day of Silence and the shitty little homophobes said they wished the fags would be that quiet all the time.

David Rose, the police officer and Afghanistan veteran with a wife and 2 small children, was murdered by a white, right wing extremist man a month ago over antivaccine conspiracies pushed by RFK Jr. and this administration. He did not get recognition from political leaders or even much news coverage

Don’t want to get called the Gestapo? Stop acting like the Gestapo.

until we see concrete evidence that bsky’s tiny ass moderation team has the manpower to enforce those new content guidelines, posting CAN and SHOULD continue completely unchanged until proven otherwise, it’s empty words. call their bluff

If memory serves she was terrible to everyone on her production team, so no, this was just a point blank “nobody wants to work with you”

They're really going all in on making C-list podcast boy the next Horst Wessel...

Afternoon reblåhg

...my toxic trait is forgetting timezones exist and posting stuff to the groupchat when it's still 7:30AM for most of the people in it 😬

All credit/blame for this goes to my beloved wife, I was merely inspired by her 🥰

No one should get violent threats. But if you’re gonna change your vote because of it, you should resign. I’Ve been getting violent threats all week and not only do I have no intention of shutting up, I think it’s evidence that we need to say it louder

me, having iced coffee at 10PM: eh, I'll be fine, coffee doesn't have a consistent effect on me 1:30AM: me: ...when did you get here

also: don't delete your art or accounts in advance, make it hard for them.

ftr this isn't the first time bluesky has done stupid as fuck shit. I was here in the trenches in 2023 watching them pull dumb moves and get yelled down by everyone to back down, successfully. the people running this place are not on your side but they are hilariously easy to bully. go hard.

One of the FOUNDATIONAL parts of fascism is to CONTROL PEOPLE'S BODIES. My God. Bodily autonomy is ANTI-FASCIST. Begging these white men to please SIT DOWN.

In Chicago, Mexican Independence Day celebrations mixed pride, resilience, and fear as immigrants face ICE raids and political intimidation. History repeats—but the community marches on. Read more: inthesetimes.com/article/mexi... #MexicanIndependenceDay #ImmigrantRights #Chicago

At the end of this clip, you can see what appears to be a clearly collared pastor/priest/minister getting hit with pepper balls as he attempts to flee.

has anyone else noticed this? i feel like I see it constantly, with all kinds of stories and articles these days. I'll see rhetoric spreading online about a new development and then read the actual source and it's nothing like how people are summarizing it online.

like seriously, the actual text of the article bears little resemblance to how some people are interpreting it

I remember when coupons and birthday rewards used to be worth a damn. I'm already locked out of retirement and homeownership, FOH with that "5% off your order with us on your birthday" cheapass crap.

the part of me that still sincerely believes human beings are capable of equitable governance always gets a little verklempt by stories where a jury of regular people holds the line against fascism. braver than all of Congress tbh

I shared this earlier, but I cannot stress enough how switching to this mode of thinking vastly improved my mental health and encouraged me to reclaim some drawing time just for fun for myself.

i remain resolute in my confidence we will win and it will be because we stuck together. dooming and fatalism is not how any of us will get out of this mess. i’m saying this as a veteran climate journalist who is a trans woman. if i have more hope than you, think of what that says about your view

An ICE agent unholstered his gun at a protest this morning. Please don't let yourself become numb to this.

He’s at a mosque today and not still in jail, in large part because ordinary people didn’t let up. Just remember that bsky.app/profile/swin...

cannot get over how nakedly the entire US political and mass media apparatus just kinda immediately got aligned onto making sure internet hitler debateman got celebrated as a martyr

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Ya poss just learned some very important emergency response things from the Untitled Medical Collective, and if you find yourself in downtown Philly on the third Thursday of a month, you should too! I re-skote the info just before posting this if you need. We keep us safe 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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