Carl Blair
@cablair.bsky.social
Dad, Husband, Texan, Democrat, Voting Rights Attorney, lifelong fan of the Texas Rangers, Trekkie, Whovian, Critter, and lover of all things Marvel. #ActuallyAutistic. 🖖 Opinions my own.
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Carl Blair
@cablair.bsky.social
· Jun 16
One of my best memories as a Dad came about two months ago after I received my #autism diagnosis. I'll remember my 5 yr old's smile when I told him that I'm autistic just like him for the rest of my life. It was something I never knew I needed.
So happy #FathersDay to my fellow dads of all kinds.
So happy #FathersDay to my fellow dads of all kinds.
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Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
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The date for the next No Kings Day is set.
But this is a save the date, not a “sit back and wait.” 🧵
But this is a save the date, not a “sit back and wait.” 🧵
January 28, 2026 at 3:04 PM
The date for the next No Kings Day is set.
But this is a save the date, not a “sit back and wait.” 🧵
But this is a save the date, not a “sit back and wait.” 🧵
It's not just those at the highest levels in the Administration who are ableist ghouls, their jackbooted thugs on the ground are too.
#Autistic #DisabilityRights #AbolishICE
#Autistic #DisabilityRights #AbolishICE
After brutally arresting Aliya Rahman, an autistic, disabled woman, in Minneapolis, ICE agents told her that "this wouldn’t have happened if I was a ‘normal’ human being."
https://bit.ly/3ZHX3IC
https://bit.ly/3ZHX3IC
ICE Brutally Dragged This Disabled Woman Out of Her Car. What Happened Next Was Just As Chilling.
“They laughed at me and told me this wouldn’t have happened if I was a ‘normal’ human being,” Aliya Rahman tells The Nation.
bit.ly
January 30, 2026 at 9:31 PM
It's not just those at the highest levels in the Administration who are ableist ghouls, their jackbooted thugs on the ground are too.
#Autistic #DisabilityRights #AbolishICE
#Autistic #DisabilityRights #AbolishICE
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MnNEAT has created these communication tools to help nonspeakers, or those who may lose speech due to stress, invoke their rights if they are stopped by ICE. As always, please be very careful when taking something out of a bag or wallet in front of police or ICE. mnneat.wixstudio.com/mnneat/safet...
MnNEAT | Rapid ICE‑Related Safety & Community Care Resources
MnNEAT stands with our community and against ICE. This rapid‑response effort for community care provides downloadable disability access resources to support individuals during the current emergency…
mnneat.wixstudio.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:00 PM
MnNEAT has created these communication tools to help nonspeakers, or those who may lose speech due to stress, invoke their rights if they are stopped by ICE. As always, please be very careful when taking something out of a bag or wallet in front of police or ICE. mnneat.wixstudio.com/mnneat/safet...
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📌 From artist/cartoonist Benjamin Slyngstad Follow him here: @slyngstad.bsky.social #Minneapolis #Pretti #ICE
📌 From artist/cartoonist Benjamin Slyngstad Follow him here: @slyngstad.bsky.social #Minneapolis #Pretti #ICE
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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📌 From artist/cartoonist Benjamin Slyngstad Follow him here: @slyngstad.bsky.social #Minneapolis #Pretti #ICE
📌 From artist/cartoonist Benjamin Slyngstad Follow him here: @slyngstad.bsky.social #Minneapolis #Pretti #ICE
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The new NYT poll finds Trump 17 points underwater on immigration, and the nonwhite and young voters who went to Trump in 2024 have snapped back to Dems
It's almost as if 2024 might not have represented a seismic cultural realignment on immigration after all, despite 1,000 NYT op eds to the contrary
It's almost as if 2024 might not have represented a seismic cultural realignment on immigration after all, despite 1,000 NYT op eds to the contrary
January 22, 2026 at 4:16 PM
The new NYT poll finds Trump 17 points underwater on immigration, and the nonwhite and young voters who went to Trump in 2024 have snapped back to Dems
It's almost as if 2024 might not have represented a seismic cultural realignment on immigration after all, despite 1,000 NYT op eds to the contrary
It's almost as if 2024 might not have represented a seismic cultural realignment on immigration after all, despite 1,000 NYT op eds to the contrary
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As Congresswoman Julia Letlow (LA-05) seems poised to announce a run for the Senate (perhaps as early as Monday), a reminder that the reason neighboring LA-06, a Black majority district, looks like this👇is because Rs said wanted to protect Letlow.
January 18, 2026 at 9:56 PM
As Congresswoman Julia Letlow (LA-05) seems poised to announce a run for the Senate (perhaps as early as Monday), a reminder that the reason neighboring LA-06, a Black majority district, looks like this👇is because Rs said wanted to protect Letlow.
That sorry petaQ, Stephen Miller, is giving big #MakeCardassiaGreatAgain energy.
We all know that he takes his raktajinos decaf, never eats live gagh, and only experiences pon farr when he watches videos of ICE brutalizing people. May he live long and not prosper.
newrepublic.com/article/2054...
We all know that he takes his raktajinos decaf, never eats live gagh, and only experiences pon farr when he watches videos of ICE brutalizing people. May he live long and not prosper.
newrepublic.com/article/2054...
Stephen Miller Has a Truly Rancid Star Trek Opinion
The White House’s top policy aide hates a future that doesn’t center around him.
newrepublic.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:40 AM
That sorry petaQ, Stephen Miller, is giving big #MakeCardassiaGreatAgain energy.
We all know that he takes his raktajinos decaf, never eats live gagh, and only experiences pon farr when he watches videos of ICE brutalizing people. May he live long and not prosper.
newrepublic.com/article/2054...
We all know that he takes his raktajinos decaf, never eats live gagh, and only experiences pon farr when he watches videos of ICE brutalizing people. May he live long and not prosper.
newrepublic.com/article/2054...
#Eugenics is the name of the game for the Administration, and anyone who doesn't fit their idea of "pure", like say those of us who are autistic, is completely expendable.
arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
FDA deletes warning on bogus autism therapies touted by RFK Jr.‘s allies
The agency used to warn of chelation, used by RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine ally David Geier.
arstechnica.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:50 PM
#Eugenics is the name of the game for the Administration, and anyone who doesn't fit their idea of "pure", like say those of us who are autistic, is completely expendable.
arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
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Dear autistic community,
May this new year be filled with:
- acceptable textures
- sufficient executive function
- people who don’t say “but everyone’s a bit autistic”
- instructions that are actually complete
- being believed the first time ❤️
May this new year be filled with:
- acceptable textures
- sufficient executive function
- people who don’t say “but everyone’s a bit autistic”
- instructions that are actually complete
- being believed the first time ❤️
January 1, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Dear autistic community,
May this new year be filled with:
- acceptable textures
- sufficient executive function
- people who don’t say “but everyone’s a bit autistic”
- instructions that are actually complete
- being believed the first time ❤️
May this new year be filled with:
- acceptable textures
- sufficient executive function
- people who don’t say “but everyone’s a bit autistic”
- instructions that are actually complete
- being believed the first time ❤️
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Psst.
Hey, come closer.
No, closer.
I have a New Year’s secret for you.
It’s this:
If you care about people you don’t even know, and try to live your life that way, you are absolutely beautiful no matter what you look like.
Hey, come closer.
No, closer.
I have a New Year’s secret for you.
It’s this:
If you care about people you don’t even know, and try to live your life that way, you are absolutely beautiful no matter what you look like.
January 1, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Psst.
Hey, come closer.
No, closer.
I have a New Year’s secret for you.
It’s this:
If you care about people you don’t even know, and try to live your life that way, you are absolutely beautiful no matter what you look like.
Hey, come closer.
No, closer.
I have a New Year’s secret for you.
It’s this:
If you care about people you don’t even know, and try to live your life that way, you are absolutely beautiful no matter what you look like.
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Our new, one-of-a-kind guide for litigators, Countering Originalism, equips lawyers with the strategies, arguments, and citations they need to address the originalist arguments they encounter in their cases. bit.ly/4iQ1v0B
Countering Originalism
This guide offers lawyers strategies, arguments, and citations to address originalist claims they encounter in litigation.
www.brennancenter.org
December 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Our new, one-of-a-kind guide for litigators, Countering Originalism, equips lawyers with the strategies, arguments, and citations they need to address the originalist arguments they encounter in their cases. bit.ly/4iQ1v0B
Yes to this entire thread.
What does autism look like?
People often say, “you don’t look autistic.”
That usually says more about expectations than about autism. 1/8
People often say, “you don’t look autistic.”
That usually says more about expectations than about autism. 1/8
December 27, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Yes to this entire thread.
You have to be a special kind of depraved to support stripping resources from programs designed to support disabled kids and their caretakers. But we are talking about the Trump Administration, so that complete depravity absolutely tracks.
A state program in Wisconsin for deafblind children helped a 3-year-old, born with poor vision and no ears, learn to communicate. The Trump administration cut the program’s funding over goals related to diversity, equity and inclusion.
Trump’s Diversity Rollback Ends Crucial Aid for Deafblind Children Like Annie Garner
A program for deafblind children helped 3-year-old Annie Garner, born with poor vision and no ears, learn to communicate. The Trump administration cut the program’s funding over diversity goals.
nyti.ms
December 17, 2025 at 2:33 AM
You have to be a special kind of depraved to support stripping resources from programs designed to support disabled kids and their caretakers. But we are talking about the Trump Administration, so that complete depravity absolutely tracks.
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In a statement received by his parents, Kit McGodden, four, says that he is going to need a little more evidence before he signs up for this “be good for Santa” agreement.
What constitutes “naughty”? Autistic child demands the release of Santa’s ethical guidelines
An autistic child is suspicious after the introduction of yet another reward-and-punishment system based on his compliance, sources have reported. In a statement received by his parents, Kit…
thedailytism.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
In a statement received by his parents, Kit McGodden, four, says that he is going to need a little more evidence before he signs up for this “be good for Santa” agreement.
As a voting rights attorney in TX, I can attest to the fact that how we run our elections here needs to be completely overhauled.
"The state said, Here, check these people out . . . without any real strict guidance on what the process should be or what resources they should use to do the research".
"The state said, Here, check these people out . . . without any real strict guidance on what the process should be or what resources they should use to do the research".
Anthony Nel, of Texas, became a U.S. citizen as a teen. But a flaw in a Trump administration citizenship tool flagged him as a potential noncitizen, which led to his voter registration being canceled. n.pr/4rP2dPS
Trump's SAVE tool is looking for noncitizen voters. But it's flagging U.S. citizens too
Anthony Nel, of Texas, became a U.S. citizen as a teen. But a flaw in a Trump administration citizenship tool flagged him as a potential noncitizen, which led to his voter registration being canceled.
n.pr
December 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
As a voting rights attorney in TX, I can attest to the fact that how we run our elections here needs to be completely overhauled.
"The state said, Here, check these people out . . . without any real strict guidance on what the process should be or what resources they should use to do the research".
"The state said, Here, check these people out . . . without any real strict guidance on what the process should be or what resources they should use to do the research".
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So apparently we are doing this shit again.
December 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
So apparently we are doing this shit again.
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after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
October 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
Cause fuck those special needs kids right?
Millionth example of #MAGA and the #protectourkids crowd being ghoulish assholes and actively harming our kids.
This is what happens when an administration that actively believes in eugenics comes into power.
www.npr.org/2025/10/13/n...
Millionth example of #MAGA and the #protectourkids crowd being ghoulish assholes and actively harming our kids.
This is what happens when an administration that actively believes in eugenics comes into power.
www.npr.org/2025/10/13/n...
Amid shutdown, Trump administration guts department overseeing special education
Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.
www.npr.org
October 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Cause fuck those special needs kids right?
Millionth example of #MAGA and the #protectourkids crowd being ghoulish assholes and actively harming our kids.
This is what happens when an administration that actively believes in eugenics comes into power.
www.npr.org/2025/10/13/n...
Millionth example of #MAGA and the #protectourkids crowd being ghoulish assholes and actively harming our kids.
This is what happens when an administration that actively believes in eugenics comes into power.
www.npr.org/2025/10/13/n...
This is absolutely an outrage. And the sheer fucking audacity of the school district to require these parents to sign an NDA to view the recordings of their special needs kids suffering abuse at the hands of the district's employees.
www.texastribune.org/2025/10/09/w...
via @texastribune.org
www.texastribune.org/2025/10/09/w...
via @texastribune.org
“My child was screaming like crazy:” West Texas parents outraged over alleged abuse of kids
The Midland school district has said it has followed the law. Six teachers and the school principal have either resigned or been fired over the alleged abuse of special needs students.
www.texastribune.org
October 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This is absolutely an outrage. And the sheer fucking audacity of the school district to require these parents to sign an NDA to view the recordings of their special needs kids suffering abuse at the hands of the district's employees.
www.texastribune.org/2025/10/09/w...
via @texastribune.org
www.texastribune.org/2025/10/09/w...
via @texastribune.org
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Just a periodic reminder that being autistic isn't a death sentence and the fact that it's being treated like the worst possible thing a person can have is ludicrous.
September 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Just a periodic reminder that being autistic isn't a death sentence and the fact that it's being treated like the worst possible thing a person can have is ludicrous.
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Tomorrow is going to be a shitty day for many autistic people. The report on itself is bad, but so is the language we're going to see officials use to describe autism.
New: inside Trump’s “very important” autism announcement for Monday
— new warnings on tylenol’s risk for pregnant women
— new endorsement of leucovorin’s potential as autism treatment
— new NIH data science initiatives underway
— new warnings on tylenol’s risk for pregnant women
— new endorsement of leucovorin’s potential as autism treatment
— new NIH data science initiatives underway
Trump administration set to tie Tylenol to autism risk, officials say
The Trump administration plans to tie Tylenol to autism risk while touting another drug, leucovorin, as a potential autism treatment.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Tomorrow is going to be a shitty day for many autistic people. The report on itself is bad, but so is the language we're going to see officials use to describe autism.
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The Third Reich didn't last 1,000 years.
Pinochet was ousted with a referendum.
And the US isn't exactly dealing with the smartest, most competent fascists.
Those of you insisting that 2025 is forever need to read a book, touch grass, go to therapy, anything other than trying to make others quit.
Pinochet was ousted with a referendum.
And the US isn't exactly dealing with the smartest, most competent fascists.
Those of you insisting that 2025 is forever need to read a book, touch grass, go to therapy, anything other than trying to make others quit.
September 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The Third Reich didn't last 1,000 years.
Pinochet was ousted with a referendum.
And the US isn't exactly dealing with the smartest, most competent fascists.
Those of you insisting that 2025 is forever need to read a book, touch grass, go to therapy, anything other than trying to make others quit.
Pinochet was ousted with a referendum.
And the US isn't exactly dealing with the smartest, most competent fascists.
Those of you insisting that 2025 is forever need to read a book, touch grass, go to therapy, anything other than trying to make others quit.
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Rebecca Hendin on the subscriptions you don’t have, but really need - political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
September 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Rebecca Hendin on the subscriptions you don’t have, but really need - political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
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I really resent my tax dollars being spent on this
September 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I really resent my tax dollars being spent on this