‘Created in collaboration with the US charity the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, the autistic Barbie is designed to represent some of the ways children with autism may experience, process and communicate with the world.’

Hope it was worth it.

My sign today.

Nedjeljna spisateljska radionica: “A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.” ― Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own Just saying. open.spotify.com/track/4BMHp3...

Dreams

I always sleep better when I’m loved

If you are unwilling to have a disabled, gay, trans, etc. child, then don’t have children. If you’re not prepared to love them unconditionally, then don’t have children.

stop what you're doing and let Amber Glenn take you to church #USPrevagenChamps #figureskating

Sunday 📰 mailchi.mp/mrak/nedjelj...

An interesting lie can be as useful as the truth.

(Ah, Matthew Macfadyen will always be my Mr. Darcy. My forever Darcy, your forever girl.) BUT!, can we talk how brilliantly shot this scene is? Perfect! youtu.be/yNIAv34eVRk?...

Should we really act surprised?! ‘So Odd a Mixture looks at eight seemingly diverse characters in Austen's classic novel, Pride and Prejudice, who display autistic traits.’

Pain day: #Lipedema flare up 🚨 Time for romantic-movies-based-on-books Netflix category.

About today Ovo je ponjegovalo neka moja bolna mjesta uzrokovana frustracijama odnosom društva prema ljudskoj djeci. youtu.be/PD4i5EeoRGM

How many women have died with “fucking bitch” ringing in their ears? Don’t let the misogyny get erased here

Muškarci koji mrze žene

As someone who has reported on deepfakes for years now, I’ve had a few moments while reporting on Grok where I feel sick to my stomach thinking about the continued escalation of sexual abuse with this technology and where it’s going. We’re not ready for this. And it didn’t have to be this way.

Interior of a card produced by the Environmental Defense Fund, sent by a friend in Virginia who prefers to use snail mail when possible

What era is your face? www.vogue.com/article/what...

The best revenge is not to become like your enemy. — Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Book 6

‘Deep within the Orion Nebula, researchers are one step closer to understanding how Jupiter-mass binary objects (JuMBOs) form—a longstanding mystery in astrophysics.’ Aaaawwwwwwww! phys.org/news/2024-11...

Wake up babe new unexplainable horrors dropped. Or... are JuMBOs maybe our friends?

The US is now a meta-Venn diagram of this with Idiocracy:

Has there ever been any other way?

How about we die alone, together? youtu.be/2EIeUlvHAiM?...

And what are your needs? I had such a great time at non-violent communication seminar. ✨

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Star Trek has always been a mirror that holds itself up to the moment. www.cbr.com/star-trek-st...

i had eight hours of sleep and stayed off twitter and my depression went away

My gosh, I adore this album. youtube.com/watch?v=Kx6H...

No.

Nelajkam broj muškaraca koji mi ovih dana mansplainaju fiskalizaciju moje firme bez da sam ih išta pitala.

Women coming together to celebrate themselves: Nollaig na mBan www.thejournal.ie/readme/nolla...

New year, new motto maybe there won't be sex… but by god, there'll be dancing.

The moment I wake up... youtu.be/lyrEsJLQa-c?...

Poppy seeds are always a great idea! buttermilkbysam.com/poppy-seed-c...

I was recently interviewed by Prog magazine for their end-of-year issue - this is out now and I was delighted to see The Overview claim the no.1 spot as their Album of the Year for 2025! Get your copy here: www.magazinesdirect.com/uk/prog-subs...

Octavia E. Butler wrote about this in 1998.

Five years ago.

They are completely bonkers. And dangerous.

“We must never forget the terrible consequences of treating people as ‘other,’”

‘We are living in the era of contamination.’

As usual, Woody Guthrie had it right. "Yes, as through this world I've wandered I've seen lots of funny men; Some will rob you with a six-gun, And some with a fountain pen." I got it both ways this time around.

Unbelievable, isn’t it. Why didn’t he react to CSAM?

“I realized my love for Gilmore Girls had never been just about the quirky citizens of Stars Hollow… My love had also grown because I saw my stepfather in the men who filled the role of Rory’s father in Christopher’s absence.” buff.ly/E78ItBX (@peggycarouthers.bsky.social)

Despite what some adults seem to think, teenagers are fully human.

The urge to dominate comes from a place of weakness, of deep psychological insecurity and frailty. The urge to cooperate, on the other hand, comes from a place of strength and psychological health. Trump is a weak, insecure and frail man. We all know this. We need to say it. Loudly. And a lot.