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Eco Trekkie (he/him) @ecotrekkie.bsky.social · 11m

If your senator voted for this you should contact them and tell them that they need to support trans rights and not vote for bills that attack them.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 1h

1. Last night, 26 Senate Dems helped pass a NDAA containing a military trans sports and surgery ban and dropped demands for protections against US troop deployments in the bill.

It is the latest in the national fight over must-pass bills during the shutdown.

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26 Senate Democrats Help Pass Military NDAA Containing Trans Sports, Surgery Ban, No Protection For US Troop Deployments

The bill passed by a wide margin in the Senate and will be the starting point for negotiations with the House, which contain more severe anti-trans riders.

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Eco Trekkie (he/him) @ecotrekkie.bsky.social · 17m

Fall is here and the nights are getting cold. And while pollinators are preparing for winter, having some late flowers can help them survive the cold. Here in western WA, our native Douglas asters still have some flowers. I'm slowly planting more for late season flowers to support our pollinators. 🌱

Not a lot of flowers left, but they are among the last native flowers in our area. They have small daisy like lavender flowers with yellow centers. They start blooming in mid-summer and keep going into October. In this picture older blossoms have turned to small seed heads.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

A former DOGE staffer developed an AI tool that hallucinated the size of Veterans Affairs contracts.

For example, it concluded that more than a thousand deals were each worth $34 million, when in fact some were for as little as $35,000.

(Published June)

DOGE Developed Error-Prone AI Tool to “Munch” Veterans Affairs Contracts

We obtained records showing how a Department of Government Efficiency staffer with no medical experience used artificial intelligence to identify which VA contracts to kill. “AI is absolutely the wron...

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Eco Trekkie (he/him) @ecotrekkie.bsky.social · 1d

My favorite stim toy is our large trampoline. It feels so good to go out and bounce on it. I'm trying to make more time for this each day.

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Eco Trekkie (he/him) @ecotrekkie.bsky.social · 1d

I love still getting harvests of fruits and vegetables in October. I'm going to miss this when it's all gone for the year. 🌱

The author's hand holding several orange garden grown carrots and 2 yellow tan Asian pears. There are some marigolds in the background.

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Eco Trekkie (he/him) @ecotrekkie.bsky.social · 1d

I'm drained. All day work training, plus an early morning site visit before it. The training was good, but right at the end, there were some comments that didn't sit well with me as an Autistic person. Honestly, not uncommon in the workplace. Still a lot of work to be done. But tonight I rest...

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 2d

"Just to be clear: A lack of recognition, supports, & accommodations & the presence of co-occurring conditions does not mean that some people have “profound autism.” Autistic people are all autistic. Period." From @ejwillingham.bsky.social in the new TPGA newsletter.

tinyurl.com/TPGAprofoundAutism

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 3d

“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

Space Law, Race, and Neurodiversity: Autistic Advocate AJ Link

We live in a country & society that is built on racism. The neurodivergent community isn't free of that racism—per Autistic advocate AJ Link.

thinkingautismguide.com

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 1d

"If you removed our autism you would remove us. Everything you love &hate about us would be gone. We'd fundamentally be completely different ppl. So if you love an autistic person, their autism is part of what you love about them." By @autiebiographical.bsky.social:

www.facebook.com/autiebiograp...

Autie-biographical Comics

You can't love someone but hate their autism. It's a part of who we are. Yes, you can dislike parts of our autism, like I'm sure there are parts of other people you don't like. However, the parts of.....

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1d

The existence of even one Catholic convert dismantles the central lie of religion, that it is an innate characteristic from birth and therefore should have human rights awarded to it.

See I can make bullshit, nonsense arguments too, Heritage Foundation.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 1d

“The existence of even one ex gay dismantles the central lie of homosexuality, that it is an innate characteristic from birth and therefore should have human rights awarded to it.”

Same shit different era.

Chloe Cole: The existence of even one detransitioner dismantles the central lie of transgenderism, that it is an innate characteristic from birth and therefore should have human rights awarded to it.

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Jessie Gender @jessiegender.bsky.social · 2d

Absolutely fuck this man.

News article with the headline: Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, hasn’t signed other trans protections

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Eco Trekkie (he/him) @ecotrekkie.bsky.social · 2d

I hate socks and the feel of them on my feet. So I always wear sandals when I can. But my work and my interests involve a lot of outdoor tasks where boots are a necessity. So to handle my Autistic sensory needs, I always keep a pair of office sandals in my work truck for office time. Helps me a lot!

A pair of office sandals. They are great and designed so the foot is mostly covered but with a lot of air flow.

My work boots. Just a normal pair of hiking boots.

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Dr. Carol Tilley 🏳️‍🌈 @anuncivilphd.bsky.social · 2d

Goodnight, friends.

"Every single day you live, you make a difference in the world. And you get to choose the difference that you make." - Jane Goodall, from Last Words

I love you.

a woman is standing in front of a sign that says university of toronto and says go for it .

Alt: Jane Goodall is standing in front of a sign that says university of toronto and says "go for it".

media.tenor.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 2d

if you've ever found value in the work of any anti-fascist writer or researcher today, you owe something to Leonard Zeskind. he was absolutely foundational.

Devin Burghart @dburghart.bsky.social · 2d

For nearly half a century, Leonard Zeskind risked life and limb to expose the danger of white nationalism and stem the far-right’s march from the margins to the mainstream.

Join us on Nov. 9 to share your memories and celebrate his life.

Register today.

actionnetwork.org/events/leona...

Leonard Zeskind Celebration of Life, Sunday, November 9 – 2:00 to 4:00 pm

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 3d

“The records show that the police retroactively created a separate document about the Flock search a week after our article was published, in which they justify the search by saying they were concerned for her safety.”

Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: In May, a Texas police department said they used the powerful Flock surveillance network against a woman who had an abortion "for her safety"

Newly obtained court records show it was a 'death investigation,' and they considered charging her with a crime

www.404media.co/police-said-...

Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime

Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting a 'death investigation' into the abortion.

www.404media.co

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Eco Trekkie (he/him) @ecotrekkie.bsky.social · 2d

As an Autistic person I'm fine taking the time to explain things to people if they bring curiosity and act in a respectful manner. If they immediately start attacking or denying who I am or who other Autistic people are then I just block them. Not worth my time or energy to deal with them.

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Eco Trekkie (he/him) @ecotrekkie.bsky.social · 2d

I love seeing all the garden spiders out and about. Their webs are beautiful and they are effective predators in our garden spaces. Though this one may not be native to the PNW. Now I want to do a deep dive into our native and non-native spiders so I can better ID them. 🌱

A garden spider on a circular web in a native plant growing bed. The spider is an orange tan color with some dark patterns on its abdomen. The spider is in the middle of its web.

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Eyes on the Fright 🎃 @eyesontheright.bsky.social · 3d

Look at what they have to face

Person dressed in a silly looking frog costume at a protest.

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The Frito Bandito @thefritobanditoo.bsky.social · 3d

We know who it is
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The Frito Bandito @thefritobanditoo.bsky.social · 3d

Guys, every person you see on Fox News in a mask is just Robert O'Neill, retired Navy Seal and occasional Fox News contributor. He's the former Antifa, former Gazan, former gang member. His eyes are very unique.

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Eco Trekkie (he/him) @ecotrekkie.bsky.social · 2d

This was my second time watching it all. Like a lot of Star Trek it gets better in later seasons. Seasons 4 and 5 are my favorites. And I would rate Discovery above Picard and season 3 of Strange New Worlds. Though Lower Decks is still the best of the newer Trek shows in my view.

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Zack Ford @zackford.bsky.social · 3d

These Supreme Court oral arguments on conversion therapy are going to be painful. No matter what is said, know that trying to force someone to be what they're not is psychological torture with measurable negative consequences, and anyone trying to defend such efforts is a bigoted monster.

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Eco Trekkie (he/him) @ecotrekkie.bsky.social · 3d

I'm going to try to take a morning walk and bounce on our trampoline each morning before work. Good self regulation activity as an Autistic person plus I get to see lots of wildlife and view the land in the morning light. Lots of fog this morning and the spider webs were covered with water droplets.

A spider web at the corner of a wood structure. There is fog in the background with some sunshine starting to break through. The web is covered in water droplets and almost glows in the sunlight.

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 3d

It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

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