Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.

In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing. You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics. That is all.

Every year I remember how terrible my temperature regulation is in winter.

“It turns out that banishing the slur from public discourse was, in fact, important. Because now it’s back and it turns out that it does matter when subtext becomes actual text, when terrible people enable open hatred and bigotry, encouraging others to emulate them, degrading us all.”

we need the mirrors & to trust them & to start asking ourselves what do WE think? bc what we think IS good enough! we have to build safety with the idea that our own convictions ARE enough bc of the trauma from everything we've been through before now says that we're in danger, if it's just us!

this is not our customer service number. it’s just my voicemail inbox. you’re welcome to call. i hope you do. 216-361-6772.

Nuzzi's fawning coverage of the sociopathic conspiracy crank she was having an affair with aided his rise to political power, which he is using to perpetrate the worst intentional public health catastrophe of our unnecessarily shortened lifetimes, and THAT is the STORY.

Omg. Ok folks. You need to do this—big feeds, please amplify ( @kevinmkruse.bsky.social maybe you can too)

Just lost Whamageddon

Heyyyy we desperately need more archaeologists to volunteer to answer questions from students via video chat through @skypeascientist.bsky.social. We have 80 unmatched teams. We’ve already matched 650 😵‍💫 If you know any archaeologists, please send them here www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

I'm sure this has been written about somewhere, but as a parent I am struck by how much greater my high school kid's executive function is expected to be versus what was expected of me - and it's entirely because all his work is online. He has to not only do the work but submit... 1/8

"New Far Side comics" was definitely not on my bingo card for this week. They're not bad! www.thefarside.com/new-stuff/

So Nazis. They want to give refugee status to Nazis. OK, maybe not JUST Nazis. Also certain other white people who hate non-white immigration. But Nazis can definitely come. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

No that’s melancholy. Monogamy is a figure of speech in which a concept is referred to by the name of something associated with that thing or concept.

The SPACE acronym comprises 5 needs of autistic people: Sensory needs, Predictability, Acceptance, Communication & Empathy. In 3 essential domains: Physical space, Processing space and Emotional space. Here we will consider the relevance of these domains in the educational context:

sherman, for the love of god!

“As a neurodiversity advocate and as an autistic person, I’m really grateful for so much of the work that’s been done that allows me to be myself and to be successful being myself.” Link, who has been *banned*!?!? from this platform? thinkingautismguide.com/2025/06/spac... #AutisticWhileBlack

How tired do you need to be that your dreams involve falling asleep in the middle of doing things?

The president just gathered the highest ranking officers in the military to tell them that he may order them to kill American citizens -- and that they better follow his orders. All in response to a series of crises that have no basis in reality. I don't know how to yell any louder.

PA hearing on science and autism m.youtube.com/watch?v=-0Wd...

My annual Disability Summit is today beginning at 9:30 AM. I invite you to listen in on this discussion about how we can create greater equality and opportunity for our friends and family in the disability community: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

The White House is "gonna make a big autism announcement" tomorrow. We'll be delaying our usual Monday TPGA Newsletter publication until Tuesday, so that @ejwillingham.bsky.social can give that news the scrutiny it… deserves. Why not sign up for the salty goodness (it's free!)? buttondown.com/TPGA/

“Nothing in the Dark” (1962)

Age verification? I learned to use microfiche in middle school.

Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children

AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.

that wedding is going to have so many easter eggs

You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?

Spiced wafers (Sweetzels, not Ivins)

FAME! IM GONNA LIVE FOREVER IM GONNA LEARN HOW TO FLY

And some school staff will still insist that repeating “it’s not a big deal” will make it suddenly more manageable for kids.

The things you hear at The Franklin Institute! 🙉 Thanks, @phillies.com's John Kruk, for sharing your favorite takeaway from your visit! 🥒 Catch ⚾ BODY WORLDS: Vital in its final weeks! Closes September 1.

unexpected Franklin Institute shout-out

The portrayal of disabled kids in programming for kids has mattered a whole lot, personally, in ways I cannot fully enumerate. It offers an early start to self-knowledge and acceptance and hope.

The Trump administration is moving to house immigration detainees at a South Jersey military base, naming it as one of two sites now certified to assist in the president’s plan for massive deportations.

Can’t wait to see how much harder this makes things

@katemessner.com last night, I heard my kid yell out “Kate Messner, why do you have to include so many recipes?!?!” Then they put a sticky note on the page and kept happily reading. Thanks for a great new book (and the chance to explain “epistolary novels” to a tween book club)

Aurë entuluva!

If you are a National Guard or Active Duty military and you are being ordered to violate the Constitutional rights of US citizens then this is the number to the GI Rights Hotline. There is support, you don’t have to go through with it. 877-447-4487 Know. Your. Rights.

This is what happens when you put internet conspiracy theorists in charge of major government departments.

just realized the pope has probably been to wawa

Hi, @motherjones.com disabled disability reporter here, I really want to hear about how tariffs are impacting disabled, chronically ill, and aging folks. Reposts appreciated and my email is [email protected].

As the first openly autistic legislator in the #PAHouse, I will continuously fight for the rights of those of us on the spectrum. Don’t let the hateful rhetoric from D.C. prevent you from achieving your dreams! #AutismAcceptanceMonth youtu.be/t0H_4kRPEZc

This is eugenics. Understand it for what it is: he is saying the desired outcome is elimination of autism. Which is to say, elimination of autistic people.

james surowiecki has discovered where the completely fabricated trump tariff rate has come from for each country "...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."

We are under attack. Musk’s DOGE and RFK Jr. are breaking up the Administration of Community Living (ACL) which supports and administers programs that ensure disabled people get life-saving services and live fulfilling lives in community with their loved ones.

We can upload 3 minute videos now. YOU KNOW THE RULE

me: HE’S STARTING TO STIR wife: shhhh me: OH MY GOD wife: be quiet me: HE’S GOT A KNIFE wife: i really hate watching cooking shows with you