There is a terrible history of blaming autism on mothers. (See the marvelous work of the so-missed Stephen Silberman for deets.) We’re back to that. News flash: it’s still bullshit.

This isn't exactly science but I've bookmarked the health guidances for Australia, the UK and Canada. Just you know. as insurance

I painted my new office today, and got paint on my hands. My kiddo noticed. "Daddy, what's that?" "I was painting today. I got paint on my hands." "Ohh, a mess! Go wash your hands!"

For anyone who needs to hear this, by virtue of being a “human being” with “empathy” and a concern for “the dignity of others,” well, I regret to inform you that you are and always have been a part of antifa.

The Dem 2028 Agenda needs to include: 1. Breaking up media conglomerates, including Nexstar and Sinclair. 2. Expanding the Supreme Court to 13 justices. 3. Abolishing ICE 4. Investigating and prosecuting all trump-era lawbreakers. Plug every loophole they've used to undermine democracy.

If I were Tylenol I would just sue the crap out of him. All of them. Not for the money, mind you, just to get it all on oath and on the record. It may change very little at this point, but, it is another way to at least document this administration's failings.

Promoting generated slop when it steals from others, looks terrible, AND poisons communities of people that look like you is a bad choice. Belligerently defending that choice is a character issue.

Anyone else noticing replies and quotes to posts that are muted, supposedly for having muted words... and none of the words are ones you've muted? I have questions, cuz that seems... sus.

Exactly! That’s why folks should hold off renewing subscriptions and all the other stuff. Also…why on earth would people not hold out until the price drops? Some of these folks weren’t raised right and it shows 😂

If you have Sinclair stations, please note the advertisers and share your list here I’m an angry bitch, and I have time to make phone calls

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find your lane and let others find theirs!!!

Only a fool is without fear. A true warrior knows and respects fear, but also strives to strike fear in the hearts of the dishonorable, the unjust, those who would use fear to oppress. Do not be fearless. Be fearsome.

Since Trump’s MAGA majority has controlled the Supreme Court, SCOTUS has overturned 42 years of precedent deferring to agencies 50 years backing a women’s reproductive rights 60 years of affirmative action And-likely-a 90 year old case shielding the FTC It’s the most radical Court in US history

You know the assignment Complain to advertisers on Sinclair’s stations

*unhinged laughter*

It's kind of a tangent from the autism topic, but I keep thinking lately about how many kids have suffered through "You're just stupid" because of dyslexia or inattentive ADHD or what-have-you and how many parents got and believed the message that they did something to make their kids "defective",

The University Democrats at UT-Austin, a longstanding student group, has been told that no guests, candidates, or speakers can speak at their meetings unless the administration approves them. Submitted speakers' lists have been ignored or summarily denied. Please HMU if you know a good 1A attorney

Lawless court continues its slow-moving coup-under-the-color-of-law.

Already, "Disney is a great American company that royally screwed up. They corrected their error. They deserve to see there is a way back." Y'all doing truth and reconciliation theatre with corporations that would sue you for infringement for a nursery mural but show you fine print for homicide

So now we find out if people want to get free and stay that way...or if what they REALLY want is mid standup and celebrity interviews ( not to worry I've seen this movie before and can provide spoilers 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲)

Rewatched 1998 film PLEASANTVILLE and it's still got a lot of problems, but William H. Macy moving frantically from room to room in a darkened house repeating HONEY I'M HOME to nobody until he has a nervous collapse really hits different these days. Good reminder to read a book while you still can.

Don’t trust the corps. Keep your subs cancelled. They so easily kneeled to the boot, when will they do it again?

My theory about the autism/neurodivergence panic? Yes it's rooted in transphobia and the eugenics of people on the spectrum who need assistamce with ADLs...but it's also linked to a disdain for a very vocal, hyper competent, demographic of skilled people with injustice sensitivity.

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I am extremely pissed off about this... on the kids' behalf. The kids now are ours, right? We should know how necessary those shining moments away from expectations are. My best memories of my teen years there were adults NO. WHERE.

Think about your average 80s teen movie. Think about the hero/heroine, Molly Ringwald or whoever. Now think how outnumbered she was. The assholes were Gen X too and we’re still living with them.

Can you imagine the harm that is going to be done to fetuses because some pregnant women will leave their pain untreated because of these knuckleheads?

But what about if we all came out as being pro-autistic. Maybe we aren't the worst thing to happen to us.

Listen, I know door to door sales has to be a tough gig, but when I say no, I mean no. Arguing just wastes both our time. This latest dude was soooo pushy right up until Mr M came up behind me and was like no thanks then he immediately left. I will now avoid that company until hell freezes over. 😡

That was the real beginning of the end.

Doctor Trump must have forgotten his white coat and stethoscope when he gave out medical advice today. 🍟 Please talk to your actual doctor / medical professional for medical advice!! #USA

?? Leggys fell off ??

Yup!!! I fuckin *love* cooking, but a Stouffer’s lasagna on a night when I’ve worked all day is the only way we get fed. Is my homemade lasagna better? Absolutely. But as the saying goes “fed is best”. Don’t let them make you think you have to do it all by hand with no recompense.

We're just a couple of hours away from the end of 'bitching about the awful weather every day' season. I will be in a much better weather-mood for the next 6-ish months.

A walking potato for your timeline

"Pain only hurts" is the hardest line of this interview

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Scam alert: a scammer is soliciting authors in the name of the Crime Writers Association, offering "trend analysis" and other bogus services. I suspect this is another of the Nigerian PR scams that are so prevalent right now thecwa.co.uk/news/beware-...

We're seeing a revival of eugenics at the heart of power and it's both false claims (as ever) and lethal to utterly vulnerable populations.

I have always found the "both parties are the same" stuff incredibly grating but it is particularly absurd nowadays because you can no longer even compare the Republican party of Romney to the party of Trump and Mitt Romney fucking sucked

there's a difference between a guy who steals your wallet and a guy who stabs you in the kidney, and this is as true in politics as it is in the rest of life

Picard strategy tip: When an egotistical, malevolent person tells you their dangerous intent, believe them.

"The $42 billion initiative, created by Biden's infrastructure bill, aimed to close the digital divide, with a focus on rural communities. Trump’s changes to the program have disqualified hundreds of thousands of locations from receiving internet access..." www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fewe...

I love how many of the comments are the simple advice to not change your last name. It’s now so evident How much life-long danage it does. Seriously, your name is your name. Nobody should take it from you, and don’t marry someone who insists. He won’t have your back.

Hey do you want to know how to get you and all of your followers blocked at once? Here's how! It has been nonstop wordless picture replies for two days and I have had it.

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While I am generally not the target market for any sort of nonconsensual sexual content, there is absolutely no world in which you can trust to the discretion of moderators in judging this sort of thing. It will always end badly, and in a different place from where YOU thought the line was.

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