It’s been over 6 months now since removing myself from my immediate family. Saturday was the first day seeing both them and the extended family with whom I want to remain in touch. Felt both appreciative of the love I got and vindicated in my decision. Bro’s a transphobe. Wedding was pretty

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. A distressing number of so called Christians like Jesus because they see him as the ultimate bag man

Woman Worried She In Codependent Relationship With Rest Of Humanity https://theonion.com/woman-worried-she-in-codependent-relationship-with-rest-of-humanity/

“actually, loving your neighbor is less christian than taking bribes to free convicted pedophiles from prison” man shut the fuck up

he is a cynical, malicious, monstrous black hole of a human being and we’ve been caught in his event horizon for ten years, *of course* we are feeling the effects of that, making everyone feel awful is his superpower

Increasingly brazen defiance by conservative cops of liberal electeds and actual laws over the last 10 years is a very grim omen about how the chaos trump is trying to unleash on our country will play

I was told last night to wave my hands as though I did not care. Upon waking this morning, I realize that acting on advice uncritically was unwise, and succumbing to apathy can be a costly error. My shoulder’s crack scared my dogs

I stepped outside to decompress at a wedding and got to see why they can it the Great Blue Heron!

Blue Heron sightings at a wedding are a good omen, right?

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I’d also like to make the point that even incredibly average autistic workers, who make mistakes and have things to work on, deserve respect and dignity in the office. Not trying to imply anyone at TPGA thinks otherwise, but the focus is so often on those high performers w/ASD that I gotta say it.

call me crazy, but i think forcing the adoption of tech that intentionally hollows out the human labor market and accelerates climate destruction in order to concentrate wealth is just mass-murder with extra steps

Still not able to shake the feeling that we have one party that is actively malicious to the working class and one party that is intended to placate the working class from open revolt.

The regime is openly lying to judges in their attempt to imprison dissidents.

On the tube

If you asked me this morning whether the quote “SPACE RAPTOR BUTT INVASION felt like an antenna to god.” would be a something I would read that would genuinely improve my day, I would not have believed you. And yet…

I think the reason I've been a little ambiently mad all day is because January 6th rioters are statistically the most likely group of pedophiles in the world and they clubbed a guy to death and they're going to be rich from the tax money that I give to the country I live in.

look trump can have his government sign any docs he wants; either the next democratic government throws all the corrupt motherfuckers in jail and seizes all their assets, or it's pointless anyway.

PS, I think social media can be quite nice, but as of about ten years ago it requires you to battle the setup in order to have an enjoyable and/or enlightening experience.

I would like Democrats to come out and say that anyone receiving assets from this new slush fund, or profiting any of the other corrupt acts from this candidate, will have 100% of their assets seized the first chance we get. Even if they get pardoned.

Bonus panel here: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/criminal #smbc #comics

i don’t know how many times i have to say this: neurodiversity has never been primarily just for autistic and ADHD people.

your tax money my tax money we, personally, are being forced to directly pay outright traitors because the president decrees it intolerable

Dog parents get an upgrade to the Pinky Promise called the Puppy Promise You include your dog in the promise knowing that breaking it would disappoint them. Very effective.

For anyone who is still getting into discussions about this online, I am convinced that there is a deliberate manipulation effort going on to burn what could be an immensely valuable bridge between folks with low support needs and the families that love someone with high support needs. 🧵 time.

For anyone who is still getting into discussions about this online, I am convinced that there is a deliberate manipulation effort going on to burn what could be an immensely valuable bridge between folks with low support needs and the families that love someone with high support needs. 🧵 time.

Remembering yet again how, when I worked at HHS, we weren't allowed to use public funds for the water cooler in our office. That was a personal expense and we all chipped in, because we needed to preserve public trust.

Thought I had my appointment to finally get prescribed stimulant medications to treat my ADHD but my doctor ordered the wrong blood tests! Fuck!

Great article here that also manages to highlight how the very best impulses we have as human beings are being exploited by those who never act on those impulses themselves.

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I may not have my golden hour in the city these days but I get it with my girls instead!

Abuse like what is described in this article happens in every state and in every support system available. I’m not even a parent like David, but this kinda stuff being justified on a day to day basis and being told there was nothing to do nearly broke me. Bx crises are manufactured this way.

It's exactly this. These pieces only serve to reinforce the Republican caricatures of Democrats. Whether it's "Democrats need to stop talking about climate change!" or "Democrats need to stop campaigning on dang pronouns," these are already things that pretty much aren't happening.

1/ I’m excited to share our new @NatureHumBehav paper “Social Functioning in Autism: A Systematic Review & Meta-analysis” 🧵We synthesized 35 yrs of autism research to ask a fundamental Question: How is social functioning organized, developed, and altered in autism? Free link: rdcu.be/figGl

Me: “Do you-“ Her: “Yes.” Me: 🤨 Her: “- have the mental energy to watch Jon Oliver tonight?”

The wealthy want you to believe their world is “natural.” But look closer: property law, corporate law, tax law, and centuries of policy choices built on the backs of society create the world they live in. We do not inherit inequality from nature. We manufacture it.

Weird how people who write for a living and who try to write what audiences will want to hear have all decided that "fuck AI" is a plot line that everyone loves.

important thing to note here is dr oz cites a current american replacement rate of 1.5, which is not true. the american replacement level in 2025 was 1.79. interestingly, the white replacement rate is in fact at 1.5 though

4. As Jevin West and I have been saying for several years now, because a seemingly credible message no longer implies a human sender, LLMs will push us toward more emphasis on reputation and status — and as such serve as an anti-egalitarian force in all aspects of society, science included.

This past week has really allowed me to lock in on #worldbuilding and fleshing things out by trying new things to improve my digital art. I’ll be posting most of my stuff over at: www.tumblr.com/bags-and-a-b...

Ayyyy

I have 2 phrases I can’t wait to share with my partner when she wakes up, that every dog mon wants to hear: “They passed another test of their off-leash training” and “The photoshoot was great!”

It’s hard to sell elections as a solution to the problem of courts overturning voter will… in an election. “Vote harder (so they can maybe overturn those votes if they don’t like them)” is a sales pitch whose only response is either apathy or violence.

But I’ve come around to believing that shame over *behavior*—not embarrassment, which is “oops, I made a mistake”), but shame (“does something I chose to do make me look like not the person I want to be”)—is actually vital for a functioning society.

american government mysteriously only able to pass legislation quickly when it’s to disenfranchise voters

One side is like “can we disenfranchise all the Black voters by this weekend” and the other is like gotta follow the rules that govern the rules that control the rulebook

virginia voters should call their delegates and senators and demand that they ignore this illegitimate ruling

I greatly prefer democracy rather than competitive authoritarianism. But since we're now in the latter, the smart thing is to act like it. More broadly, recognizing that we're in competitive authoritarianism and acting accordingly is our best (only?) chance of getting a full democracy again.

just unbelievably spitting mad at this garbage fuck these people, rewrite all the rules and lock every one of these white supremacist assholes out of power forever

I think a lot of people are underestimating just how politically radicalizing this stuff is, when you see what the right is getting away with, including with the blessing of the Supreme Court majority