Carol Greenburg
@autisticenough.bsky.social
Autistic parent of autistic artist, athlete etc. about whom I’ll never stop kvelling. Editor at @thinkingautism.bsky.social. Fan of democratic governance & real science. U should read Steve Silberman’s NeuroTribes. Love gardens & teatime.
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It would be easy for me to pick on RFK Jr. when it comes to autism. But his lies about the CDC is part of a larger rollback on the idea of #Neurodiversity and Autism Acceptance.
OPINION by Eric Garcia, author and senior correspondent for The Independent:
“The current administration focuses on ways autism can be terrible, as if those are the only accurate barometers of a decent life.”
READ MORE:
www.ms.now/opinion/rfk-...
“The current administration focuses on ways autism can be terrible, as if those are the only accurate barometers of a decent life.”
READ MORE:
www.ms.now/opinion/rfk-...
Opinion | RFK Jr.'s latest anti-vaccine move will cause untold harm to autistic Americans
The Trump administration is working toward treating autism as something to be prevented, rather than building a health care system that helps people.
www.ms.now
November 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
It would be easy for me to pick on RFK Jr. when it comes to autism. But his lies about the CDC is part of a larger rollback on the idea of #Neurodiversity and Autism Acceptance.
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No matter what you eat for the holidays, please never:
- comment on how much someone is eating
- comment on how little someone is eating
- comment on someone eating
This can be a major trigger for people with eating disorders. Plus it’s none of your business. Thanks!
- comment on how much someone is eating
- comment on how little someone is eating
- comment on someone eating
This can be a major trigger for people with eating disorders. Plus it’s none of your business. Thanks!
November 25, 2025 at 2:14 AM
No matter what you eat for the holidays, please never:
- comment on how much someone is eating
- comment on how little someone is eating
- comment on someone eating
This can be a major trigger for people with eating disorders. Plus it’s none of your business. Thanks!
- comment on how much someone is eating
- comment on how little someone is eating
- comment on someone eating
This can be a major trigger for people with eating disorders. Plus it’s none of your business. Thanks!
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Waters: This is an important press conference that is being held to let you know what we're all doing: resisting this lowdown dirty no good filthy president
November 25, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Waters: This is an important press conference that is being held to let you know what we're all doing: resisting this lowdown dirty no good filthy president
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At this point, these kind of stories are just plain race-baiting. We know what this is. We know what this does. We know who makes the Mac and cheese and who doesn’t. Cmon now.
November 25, 2025 at 12:40 PM
At this point, these kind of stories are just plain race-baiting. We know what this is. We know what this does. We know who makes the Mac and cheese and who doesn’t. Cmon now.
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Also @ the @thinkingautism.com newsletter, you can follow the thread through $$ &wellness grifters who have his ear, incl the Means sibs. Gain clarity from someone (me) w/15+ y of following this shit (&this shithead). Avoid the muddle of whataboutisms& apologia!
buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...
buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...
November 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Also @ the @thinkingautism.com newsletter, you can follow the thread through $$ &wellness grifters who have his ear, incl the Means sibs. Gain clarity from someone (me) w/15+ y of following this shit (&this shithead). Avoid the muddle of whataboutisms& apologia!
buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...
buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...
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You could skip The Atlantic&read @thinkingautism.com newsletter abt RFK the Lesser's motivation&the wellness-grifter whisperers who fuel it.
He has 1 "encompassing motivation&that is Being Right About This whether he has to lie, cheat, or let children die to do it."
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He has 1 "encompassing motivation&that is Being Right About This whether he has to lie, cheat, or let children die to do it."
buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...
November 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
You could skip The Atlantic&read @thinkingautism.com newsletter abt RFK the Lesser's motivation&the wellness-grifter whisperers who fuel it.
He has 1 "encompassing motivation&that is Being Right About This whether he has to lie, cheat, or let children die to do it."
buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...
He has 1 "encompassing motivation&that is Being Right About This whether he has to lie, cheat, or let children die to do it."
buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...
Really, truly, every vote counts! So Tennessee-7 please get out there and #VoteEarlyVoteAftyn @tovoters.bsky.social
Good morning TN-07. Did you hear? TWO MORE DAYS OF EARLY VOTING!!!
We are so close, and this race could come down to a couple of votes. Can I count on you to vote for me within the next two days?
For polling locations and times, check out the link in bio!
#VoteEarlyVoteAftyn
We are so close, and this race could come down to a couple of votes. Can I count on you to vote for me within the next two days?
For polling locations and times, check out the link in bio!
#VoteEarlyVoteAftyn
November 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Really, truly, every vote counts! So Tennessee-7 please get out there and #VoteEarlyVoteAftyn @tovoters.bsky.social
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Rest in peace and power❤️
I don’t want folks to forget She held on as long as she could but will never see justice for what this country did to her.
Keep talking about her and the Tulsa Massacre because too many want to pretend like these folks don’t exist or it was a long time ago.
I don’t want folks to forget She held on as long as she could but will never see justice for what this country did to her.
Keep talking about her and the Tulsa Massacre because too many want to pretend like these folks don’t exist or it was a long time ago.
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Rest in peace and power❤️
I don’t want folks to forget She held on as long as she could but will never see justice for what this country did to her.
Keep talking about her and the Tulsa Massacre because too many want to pretend like these folks don’t exist or it was a long time ago.
I don’t want folks to forget She held on as long as she could but will never see justice for what this country did to her.
Keep talking about her and the Tulsa Massacre because too many want to pretend like these folks don’t exist or it was a long time ago.
Much gratitude to @19thnews.org for their consistently excellent coverage of the intersection between disabled people’s and immigrants’s rights. Support them if you can. #DisabilityRights #ImmigrantRights
Emmanuel’s story enraged many Houston residents as community members grappled with the cruelty of keeping a disabled child locked away from his mother.
This article was published in partnership with @thebarbedwire.com:
This article was published in partnership with @thebarbedwire.com:
A disabled child’s mom reported him missing. He was in federal custody for 48 days.
When Emmanuel Gonzalez walked away from his mom’s fruit stand in October, Houston Police called ICE instead of reuniting them.
19thnews.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Much gratitude to @19thnews.org for their consistently excellent coverage of the intersection between disabled people’s and immigrants’s rights. Support them if you can. #DisabilityRights #ImmigrantRights
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Black folks cannot afford this benefit of the doubt thing.
I believe in offering the benefit of the doubt.
If we can’t do that we will never come together as a country.
If we can’t do that we will never come together as a country.
November 23, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Black folks cannot afford this benefit of the doubt thing.
Hi Tennessee-7 voters. If @aftynbehn.bsky.social Aftyn Benn’s integrity, commitment, and competence aren’t enough to convince you to vote for her, surely Milo’s endorsement will. Because…
Milo
#PetsKnowWhoIsBest
Milo
#PetsKnowWhoIsBest
November 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Hi Tennessee-7 voters. If @aftynbehn.bsky.social Aftyn Benn’s integrity, commitment, and competence aren’t enough to convince you to vote for her, surely Milo’s endorsement will. Because…
Milo
#PetsKnowWhoIsBest
Milo
#PetsKnowWhoIsBest
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If anyone works at CDC and wants to talk about the CDC now promoting the idea that vaccines might cause autism, my signal is emgarcia.85. I will protect your identity.
November 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
If anyone works at CDC and wants to talk about the CDC now promoting the idea that vaccines might cause autism, my signal is emgarcia.85. I will protect your identity.
Finally! Good news from Houston, TX: Autistic teen held for almost 48 days in federal custody Emanuel Gonzalez Garcia is home where he belongs.-CG youtu.be/4_Xpcht3PQM
Houston mother gets son back after weeks-long battle with federal authorities
YouTube video by KHOU 11
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November 23, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Finally! Good news from Houston, TX: Autistic teen held for almost 48 days in federal custody Emanuel Gonzalez Garcia is home where he belongs.-CG youtu.be/4_Xpcht3PQM
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11 years ago today, 12 year old Tamir Rice was gunned down by police officers on Cleveland’s west side.
The officer shot him within seconds of arriving at the park he was playing in.
Tamir’s life mattered. It still does. My thoughts are with his family today.
The officer shot him within seconds of arriving at the park he was playing in.
Tamir’s life mattered. It still does. My thoughts are with his family today.
November 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
11 years ago today, 12 year old Tamir Rice was gunned down by police officers on Cleveland’s west side.
The officer shot him within seconds of arriving at the park he was playing in.
Tamir’s life mattered. It still does. My thoughts are with his family today.
The officer shot him within seconds of arriving at the park he was playing in.
Tamir’s life mattered. It still does. My thoughts are with his family today.
I am begging everyone who is autistic or cares about autistic people 2boost this signal & hold authorities in Houston, TX accountable: Emmanuel Gonzales Garcia the autistic teen still being held in federal custody for No. Good. Reason. #AutisticTeenInCustody www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/edit...
Houston police broke a family. Whitmire calls it a national model. | Editorial
At the end of the day, a mother is still without her son tonight. A scared teen is still without his mom. For no good reason. Shouldn’t that be of concern to Houston's leaders?
www.houstonchronicle.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I am begging everyone who is autistic or cares about autistic people 2boost this signal & hold authorities in Houston, TX accountable: Emmanuel Gonzales Garcia the autistic teen still being held in federal custody for No. Good. Reason. #AutisticTeenInCustody www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/edit...
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Reminder for autism organizations:
“Neurodiversity-affirming” must include anti-racist.
Black autistic community members report real harm in diagnostic processes, services, and peer spaces.
Your policies and culture need to reflect that reality
“Neurodiversity-affirming” must include anti-racist.
Black autistic community members report real harm in diagnostic processes, services, and peer spaces.
Your policies and culture need to reflect that reality
November 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Reminder for autism organizations:
“Neurodiversity-affirming” must include anti-racist.
Black autistic community members report real harm in diagnostic processes, services, and peer spaces.
Your policies and culture need to reflect that reality
“Neurodiversity-affirming” must include anti-racist.
Black autistic community members report real harm in diagnostic processes, services, and peer spaces.
Your policies and culture need to reflect that reality
Human rights are never a distraction.
On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we remember the bright and courageous trans people whose lives were stolen by hatred. Their absence is felt across our city.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
November 21, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Human rights are never a distraction.
Be like Buzz Grambo.
I love him. “The first time I caught up to [ICE], I could tell that they already knew who I was. They had seen me before, so they thought they were just going to speed away. I was like, ‘Ha ha, bitches, I got a new scooter!’”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Be like Buzz Grambo.
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The Trump administration took down a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the Department of Justice’s website nearly 300 days ago to comply with an executive order against diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch
The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...
oklahomawatch.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:27 AM
The Trump administration took down a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the Department of Justice’s website nearly 300 days ago to comply with an executive order against diversity, equity and inclusion.
oklahomawatch.org/2025/11/14/t...
oklahomawatch.org/2025/11/14/t...
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Several Chicago newsrooms spent two months collecting and analyzing evidence of ICE & Border Patrol's use of tear gas and pepper spray in Chicago.
They found that agents deployed chemical agents nearly 50 times. Most uses occurred after a judge ordered federal agents to restrict their use.
They found that agents deployed chemical agents nearly 50 times. Most uses occurred after a judge ordered federal agents to restrict their use.
Feds Used Chemical Agents Dozens of Times in Chicago
An investigation by reporters from six newsrooms found that agents used chemical irritants nearly 50 times during Operation Midway Blitz.
southsideweekly.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Several Chicago newsrooms spent two months collecting and analyzing evidence of ICE & Border Patrol's use of tear gas and pepper spray in Chicago.
They found that agents deployed chemical agents nearly 50 times. Most uses occurred after a judge ordered federal agents to restrict their use.
They found that agents deployed chemical agents nearly 50 times. Most uses occurred after a judge ordered federal agents to restrict their use.
Other than always listen to Dr. Willingham @ejwillingham.bsky.social ,
No notes.
No notes.
"Maybe if [Hitler's DNA] looked at associations with a predisposition to being a vile hatemongering polemicist with a serious anger management problem & a magnetism for gullible bigots, that might actually have been useful." Just a sample from @ejwillingham.bsky.social in the latest TPGA newsletter.
Today in bad choices: Analyzing/speculating on Hitler's DNA. "Doing so can only add stigma to people who actually have these conditions, given that this man, who was never diagnosed with any of of them, was one of the most horrific monsters in human history." More at:
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buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...
November 18, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Other than always listen to Dr. Willingham @ejwillingham.bsky.social ,
No notes.
No notes.
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www.voicesforvaccines.org/well-never-m...
This is one of those things that just makes me aghast at the way many Covid safety advocates have minimized what the flu is.
Covid is serious, with a risk of serious complications.
But there's no such thing as "just" the flu.
This is one of those things that just makes me aghast at the way many Covid safety advocates have minimized what the flu is.
Covid is serious, with a risk of serious complications.
But there's no such thing as "just" the flu.
We’ll Never Miss a Flu Shot Again
I typically stay on top of vaccines. But in 2023 we were late with flu shots–a mistake I will never make again.
www.voicesforvaccines.org
October 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
www.voicesforvaccines.org/well-never-m...
This is one of those things that just makes me aghast at the way many Covid safety advocates have minimized what the flu is.
Covid is serious, with a risk of serious complications.
But there's no such thing as "just" the flu.
This is one of those things that just makes me aghast at the way many Covid safety advocates have minimized what the flu is.
Covid is serious, with a risk of serious complications.
But there's no such thing as "just" the flu.
Hi everybody! Not judging anyone for their personal consumer choices, but I’m not buying from Starbucks until their employees are satisfied with a resolution to this strike. Meanwhile, it’s a great idea to promote small, local coffee shops.
Lots of great non-Starbucks options for your coffee! Pay them a visit until the greedy Starbucks owners decide to treat their workers with dignity.
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Hi everybody! Not judging anyone for their personal consumer choices, but I’m not buying from Starbucks until their employees are satisfied with a resolution to this strike. Meanwhile, it’s a great idea to promote small, local coffee shops.
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November 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Person of the Day | After Losing Son and Nephew to Suicide, Kysia Owens Urges Others to Discuss Mental Health www.mississippifreepress.org/person-of-th...
Kysia Owens: Advocating for Suicide Prevention, Mental Health
After losing her son and nephew to suicide, Mississippi native Kysia Owens urges others to open up about their mental-health challenges.
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November 16, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Person of the Day | After Losing Son and Nephew to Suicide, Kysia Owens Urges Others to Discuss Mental Health www.mississippifreepress.org/person-of-th...