The thing is, being autistic doesn't need to be "stopped" or "cured" or further demonized. The entire conversation is wrong.

As we boycott vile companies, a reminder that many US public libraries offer: 1) Ebooks & audiobooks via the Libby app. Pro tip: use the “notify me” tag to request your library add books by trans, disabled, & BIPOC authors! 2) TV & film streaming via Kanopy 3) Language learning via Mango 💙📚 And:

He not only didn't attend; he called CDC director Susan Monarez back to Washington so she wouldn't be there, either, per her testimony last week. (She went anyway.)

Wait is it okay to celebrate his death now...?

The kids who had third grade disrupted by the start of the pandemic and moved to virtual school just started high school this year

"I won't take away vaccines"

It should be obvious, but from someone who is aware of the literature: There is no observed link between Tylenol use in pregnancy and autism. But there is significant data on all sorts of bad outcomes if pregnant women don't treat high fevers.

This is not new! People with neurological differences, diseases, & disorders have been taking folic or folinic acid as a supportive therapy for a long, long time. Since that's so, my only question is: who manufacturers "leucovorin"? Folinic acid (yes, that form) is something you can buy anywhere.

From our newsletter 2 weeks ago buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...

Weird some scicomm accounts gave the new “Tylenol in pregnancy & autism” review some weight. They don’t know the lead author, Baccarelli, had the exact claims thrown out of federal court for having ZERO scientific merit, when he was a paid “expert witness” in lawsuits against Tylenol makers. 1/

Buried details: the 18% of kids whose identities shifted over the course of the study were overwhelmingly between binary trans and non-binary or vice versa. The number who shifted between binary cis and trans was very low indeed - out of a subset of 254, precisely *one* kid shifted in this way.

Whewww www.huffpost.com/entry/patien...

Happy Earth Wind and Fire day!

In lieu of actually helping the houseless or preventing people from dying in CA jails, CA politicos do this. www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

A bit underplayed that the Homan sting didn't reportedly come out of a public corruption investigation, it was a counter-intelligence one. Which means they somehow made the not-very-far leap to him from initially targeting a foreign and almost certainly state actor.

It's the Starlink ad for me

Eight states and New York City officially announced the Northeast Public Health Collaborative this week, while the West Coast Health Alliance released its first vaccination guidelines. My latest: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

This is fascinating news.artnet.com/art-world/gu...

My sibling logged into Facebook at work, immediately saw graphic pornography in an ad, and couldn't log out fast enough. Meta has some serious issues.

Trump says the autism announcement is coming Monday. "It's gotta be Monday... I think it's one of the most important things that we will do"

I became a shoes-off person after traveling to other countries and now I get extremely weirded out by shoes on!

Exclusive: Publisher investigating DNA contamination paper that authors say CDC vaccine committee will consider retractionwatch.com/2025/09/18/c... via @retractionwatch.com

The Administration acknowledged that it will stop the survey that measures food insecurity, just as tariffs push up food prices and the deep cuts to food assistance enacted in July start to take effect. Congress must intervene to save these vital data. www.wsj.com/economy/trum...

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

It is very hard for me not to cut and paste passages from my book into posts at this point. I have been told by my editor not to give away the goods. That said. The difference in scale of outrage between Attiah’s firing and Kimmel’s suspension proves a whole point about canaries and coal mines.

Trump says the autism announcement is coming Monday. "It's gotta be Monday... I think it's one of the most important things that we will do"

Me, every fall: Getting covid boosters for children outside of major cities is nearly impossible and this is an equity problem. Adults in major cities: I had no problems getting my shot. You should get your shot

Hey sorry to put this pic on your TL but what's up with that hand

The other day I said "good news!" and my two-year-old said "SHE'S DEAD!" Start 'em on musical theater young

just saw a tiktok from a disney adult reading from On Tyranny and asking their followers to cancel their d+ and disney trips omg

NEW: Hours before a new entry ban is supposed to go into effect, the federal government officially acknowledges for the first time that the restrictions do NOT apply to people who currently have H-1B visas. Link: www.uscis.gov/sites/defaul...

The vet said my cat is the best and she is a PROFESSIONAL CAT JUDGE so, sorry everyone else

Big update on Hope's story: www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Having people experience the consequences of bad actions (for example, creating a hostile work environment) is not the same as firing someone because the president is mad at them

Universities. Rural hospitals. Tech companies. Several sectors are going to be profoundly hurt by this. Not to mention the chaos of the moment as current H1-B owners scramble to get back to the U.S., cancel travel, etc. due to the uncertainty. An absolute mess. As intended.

Tea is basically the only pillar still supporting me

It's a great day to go get caught up on your vaccinations ✨

OK, as someone who actually covered the Missouri Legislature when there were a lot of anti-abortion rights Democrats, this strategy does not work. First of all, the last prominent Missouri Democrat who opposed abortion rights and won a statewide race was Thomas Eagleton. ... In 1980.

My dad died from hepatitis. It was an incredibly painful and drawn-out death, and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.

i don’t think people on bluesky understand the severity of this situation. i woke up to literally hundreds of texts from friends and family thinking about either moving back home to india or applying to other countries for jobs. this includes me.

This means people on H1B visas -- doctors, researchers, etc -- cannot visit family or travel outside the US as of today (unless they're able/willing to pay $100,000). People who are currently traveling are being forced to come home now. House arrest for our neighbors.

3. COVID vaccination in pregnancy is about 55% effective at preventing hospitalisation of infants under 2 months and 40% under 5 months. 3/

It is frustrating that protection of the newborn was not considered in the ACIP analysis. Though given that the effects seem to be similar between newborns and over 65, we might make an argument that any recommendation applying to >65 should also apply to pregnancy. 8/

Assuming the CDC director signs off on the ACIP recommendations today, the apparent official position of CDC will be to get a Covid vaccine off label if you want one, are over 6 months old, and don’t meet FDA eligibility criteria. Not was I was expecting to happen!

162,000 doctors strong: The American College of Physicians demands RFK Jr. be removed as HHS Secretary, warning he is undermining vaccines, science, and public health. www.acponline.org/acp-newsroom... #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky #NurseSky #SciSky

"Half of babies infected in infancy did not have mothers infected with HBV [hepatitis B], meaning that the risk came from other household members." yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/measles-an...

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Oh my God, I missed this: "CDC staff weren’t in the room; instead, they watched from a separate livestream due to safety concerns directed at them by some ACIP members." yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/covid-19-v...