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DHam @dhambrick63.bsky.social · 10h

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DHam @dhambrick63.bsky.social · 10h

I always giggled at this. Bonus points for the Dick Clark cameo

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DHam @dhambrick63.bsky.social · 10h

I've posted the link to the actual website. It's our standard of care for helping people (families) to find support. But sometimes people don't want resources, their anger drives a preference towards a fight. www.autismspeaks.org

www.autismspeaks.org

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DHam @dhambrick63.bsky.social · 10h

There's a lot of regret in that thread. If there was a "close thread" option this would definitely be a candidate.

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DHam @dhambrick63.bsky.social · 10h

Especially for a 15yo Yoda

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DHam @dhambrick63.bsky.social · 11h

What about turkeys?

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DHam @dhambrick63.bsky.social · 11h

Horses peaked when Mr Ed hit that home run

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DHam @dhambrick63.bsky.social · 11h

Once in a while I'm reminded of something my 1SG told me almost 40 years ago. It was true then & it's even more true today, especially in one's social media experience:
- "No good deed goes unpunished"

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DHam @dhambrick63.bsky.social · 11h

So I take it Adam West has already been deemed the #1 Batman.

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DHam @dhambrick63.bsky.social · 11h

I didn't know you felt that way about @autismspeaks.org. I do hope it's a useful resource for others following along with the thread. Take care.

DHam @dhambrick63.bsky.social · 11h

You are correct. I was wrong & shouldn't have used that term. I apologize.

I meant no disrespect, now realize it's a dehumanizing term. I appreciate you telling me & I need to slow down & think about what I'm saying.

DHam @dhambrick63.bsky.social · 12h

While APA covers medical aspects, AutismSpeaks.org is an excellent resource for autistics & laypeople. I encourage anyone living w/ autism and/or anyone close, family, (anyone really), to check it out. It's the most respected org for autism 👇🏼

AutismSpeaks.org

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DHam @dhambrick63.bsky.social · 12h

Being autistic doesn't mean autism is required to observe someone's behavior. There's no standardized medical/psychological/behavioral evaluation to diagnose autism. That's what folks in the thread are sharing w/you speaks

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DHam @dhambrick63.bsky.social · 12h

Your experiences are not universal & there's an infinite number of ways people manage/compensate/live as an autistic.

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DHam @dhambrick63.bsky.social · 12h

You're not the only autistic on this website, Johnny. I know it can be frustrating to read something you don't agree with, but there's more than one type of Autism.

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DHam @dhambrick63.bsky.social · 12h

Meanwhile all manner of images of much more graphic material (hand drawn/electronically composed/photographed) is constantly posted because the SC & TOS allow it.

DHam @dhambrick63.bsky.social · 14h

If only Marge hadn't f-ed up & f-ed over the rest of us on everything else the last decade plus.
- Those people only care when it's *their* kids. When it's our kids it's the fault of Obama, Clinton, or Biden. Sometimes they blame all 3

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DHam @dhambrick63.bsky.social · 14h

Okay. Let me try again:
I'm not saying IF he's autistic it caused anything But autism is a factor in the kind of person he is, esp considering the environment in which he was raised. Like everyone is, normies or not.

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DHam @dhambrick63.bsky.social · 14h

There's more, but the key takeaway is: Biden did not start the Idaho project, Trump did, during his first term. That's why Qatar convinced Netanyahu to help trump get the Hamas ceasefire.

DHam @dhambrick63.bsky.social · 14h

@secdef.govpeeps.us To quote Hegseth: (Qatar) the nation has played a "core part in securing the Gaza peace deal.
- So why did Pete make sure to thank them for helping with Gaza? (Trump wants a resort in Gaza)

(Loomer) She posted a clip of Trump speaking in 2017, when he accused Qatar of historically funding terrorism "at a very high level."
In the wake of her remarks, Hegseth posted on X: "To be clear, Qatar will not have their own base in the United States - nor anything like a base. We control the existing base, like we do with all partners."
Qatar's embassy spokesperson said the facility in Idaho would not be a Qatari air base.

"The location will host a contingent
of Qatari F-15s and pilots to enhance our combined training, increase the lethality, interoperability," Hegseth said during a meeting with his Qatari counterpart Saoud bin Abdulrahman al-Thani at the

"We further welcome today's signing of the letter of acceptance establishing a Qatar Emiri Air Force facility at Mountain Home Air Base in Idaho," al Thani said. "This step

Fox News screenshot of their tweet quoting Hegseth's announcement:

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the Pentagon has agreed to host a new Qatari air force facility in Idaho, saying that the nation has played a "core part" in securing the Gaza peace deal.

"Today, we're announcing a letter of acceptance in building a Qatari Emiri Air Force facility at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho," Hegseth said.

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DHam @dhambrick63.bsky.social · 14h

Even Loomer knows it's quid pro quo for trump's resorts. Trump in 2017 said Qatar was funding terrorism "at a very high level". So what changed his mind? A quid pro quo deal trading Idaho for a 747 & billions worth of Qatar properties.

She posted a clip of Trump speaking in 2017, when he accused Qatar of historically funding terrorism "at a very high level."

In the wake of her remarks, Hegseth posted on X: "To be clear, Qatar will not have their own base in the United States - nor anything like a base. We control the existing base, like we do with all partners."

Qatar's embassy spokesperson said the facility in Idaho would not be a Qatari air base.

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DHam @dhambrick63.bsky.social · 14h

TRUMP approved the Idaho Qatar "training air base" his 1st term (not Biden). The whitewashed story is AFTER the authoritarian regime gifted* trump a 747 & signed off on a trump branded luxury golf resort
*The 747 is a #ThankYou gift #QuidProQuo

Others suggested the training facility was prompted by Qatar’s gift to Trump of a $400 million jumbo jet to use as Air Force One, though the possibility of a training agreement predated the gift. BECAUSE IT WAS A BRIBE

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DHam @dhambrick63.bsky.social · 14h

Remember when a Saudi pilot training at P'cola killed 3 US Military & wounded a bunch of others? What about the 21 Jihadists & child pron having Saudis were sent home (w/no charges filed)? Pepperidge Farms remembers.

Similar training agreements have faced criticism in the past. In 2019, a Saudi Air Force officer training at the Pensacola Naval Air Station in Florida killed three U.S. service members and wounded several others in a mass shooting. After investigating, the U.S. sent home 21
Saudi military students after investigators said they had expressed jihadist or anti-American sentiments on social media or had "contact with child pornography" online.

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DHam @dhambrick63.bsky.social · 14h

There's lots of noise about #Qatar facilities being built in Iowa. "It was started years ago by Biden, yada yada yada". That's a lie being repeated by lots of news orgs. The truth? It started in 2017. Trump was prez in 2017. (Thread w/references)

When was the Qatar agreement conceived?
Qatar decided to buy the F-15QA aircraft from a U.S. government program called Foreign Military Sales in 2017, and discussions to train Qatari troops in the use of the jets began shortly thereafter, Stefanek said.

Work got started on an environmental assessment to determine the possible impact on the area surrounding the Mountain Home Air Force Base began around 2020, and the assessment was completed in 2022.

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DHam @dhambrick63.bsky.social · 16h

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Pictou @pictou.bsky.social · 17h

I've always assumed the reason Trump was so anti-vaccine is that Barron was on the spectrum. No one has ever heard him speak and he didn't return to school in NY.

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