Eco Trekkie (he/him)
@ecotrekkie.bsky.social
Star Trek, Restoration, Nature, Autistic/Neurodivergent Rights, and Opposing Fascism -- Make it so!
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Disabled people do not owe you their medical history.
They do not owe you their diagnosis.
They do not owe you an explanation.
Benefits are exceedingly hard to get and the process is punishing & dehumanizing.
No one is doing it for fun.
They do not owe you their diagnosis.
They do not owe you an explanation.
Benefits are exceedingly hard to get and the process is punishing & dehumanizing.
No one is doing it for fun.
December 7, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Disabled people do not owe you their medical history.
They do not owe you their diagnosis.
They do not owe you an explanation.
Benefits are exceedingly hard to get and the process is punishing & dehumanizing.
No one is doing it for fun.
They do not owe you their diagnosis.
They do not owe you an explanation.
Benefits are exceedingly hard to get and the process is punishing & dehumanizing.
No one is doing it for fun.
Great video by Autistic AF on ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis) and all the major issues with it. Please watch it, especially if you are a parent of an Autistic kid and considering ABA.
youtu.be/8kL9ncWBfA8?...
youtu.be/8kL9ncWBfA8?...
I'm Autistic and I Became an ABA Therapist
YouTube video by Autistic AF
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Great video by Autistic AF on ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis) and all the major issues with it. Please watch it, especially if you are a parent of an Autistic kid and considering ABA.
youtu.be/8kL9ncWBfA8?...
youtu.be/8kL9ncWBfA8?...
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere.
It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere.
It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
Netflix's $83 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery would mean more corporate consolidation.
Netflix, by far the #1 streamer, would take over HBO Max, the #3 streaming service.
This giant merger could violate antitrust law and hurt consumers.
Netflix, by far the #1 streamer, would take over HBO Max, the #3 streaming service.
This giant merger could violate antitrust law and hurt consumers.
December 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere.
It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere.
It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
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CNN did not include this fact in their story about AT&T ending diversity initiatives, but they should have. we should have to reckon with the fact that AT&T has chosen to do today what a neo-nazi organization tried to force them to do 40 years ago. the nazis don't even have to ask anymore.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/02/b...
In April of 1988, William Luther Pierce sent Herbert Poinsett to represent his neo-Nazi organization at the annual AT&T shareholders meeting.
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In April of 1988, William Luther Pierce sent Herbert Poinsett to represent his neo-Nazi organization at the annual AT&T shareholders meeting.
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AT&T commits to ending DEI programs | CNN Business
US wireless carrier AT&T said in a letter to the US telecoms regulator that it had committed to ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs, a move that comes as it seeks approval from the Trump a...
www.cnn.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
CNN did not include this fact in their story about AT&T ending diversity initiatives, but they should have. we should have to reckon with the fact that AT&T has chosen to do today what a neo-nazi organization tried to force them to do 40 years ago. the nazis don't even have to ask anymore.
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
December 6, 2025 at 4:46 AM
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
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How does global warming cause colder winter storms? whowhatwhy.org/2019/11/23/t...
The Paradox of Global Warming and Colder Winters - WhoWhatWhy
If the cold weather makes it harder for you to argue with climate change deniers about the existence of global warming, this story is for you.
whowhatwhy.org
December 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
How does global warming cause colder winter storms? whowhatwhy.org/2019/11/23/t...
Drop an Iconic scene 🖤
December 6, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Drop an Iconic scene 🖤
I'm not the target audience either for this and I'm expecting that it won't be my favorite Star Trek show. But I'm still planning on watching it since I watch all Star Trek at least once. And I'm curious to see the 32 century Trek time period getting expanded. Hopefully some good world building.
God, I’m really upset how much hate I know Starfleet Academy is going to get. It’s Star Trek made for the CW-style crowd, which is PERFECTLY FINE. But because it’s not intended as mass audience aimed mainly at boomer dudes, it’s gonna face so much vitriol. Especially those kid actors. Angers me.
December 5, 2025 at 5:30 AM
I'm not the target audience either for this and I'm expecting that it won't be my favorite Star Trek show. But I'm still planning on watching it since I watch all Star Trek at least once. And I'm curious to see the 32 century Trek time period getting expanded. Hopefully some good world building.
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The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.
December 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.
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"ABA therapy does not teach children to be typical. It teaches children to act 'normal,' all the while inhibiting them from finding their own normal." From @cosmichael.bsky.social, at TPGA:
thinkingautismguide.com/2018/05/why-... #autism #autistic #BetterWaysThanABA
thinkingautismguide.com/2018/05/why-... #autism #autistic #BetterWaysThanABA
Why I Hate ABA Therapy: A Personal Opinion
ABA therapy doesn't in any way help us autistics to adapt; it forces us not to complain about routine sensory punishment beatings.
thinkingautismguide.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
"ABA therapy does not teach children to be typical. It teaches children to act 'normal,' all the while inhibiting them from finding their own normal." From @cosmichael.bsky.social, at TPGA:
thinkingautismguide.com/2018/05/why-... #autism #autistic #BetterWaysThanABA
thinkingautismguide.com/2018/05/why-... #autism #autistic #BetterWaysThanABA
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Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
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Very cool radioactive fungus news
From @chelleraiser.bsky.social
www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fu...
From @chelleraiser.bsky.social
www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fu...
Chernobyl Fungus Appears to Have Evolved an Incredible Ability
The Chernobyl exclusion zone may be off-limits to humans, but ever since the Unit Four reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded nearly 40 years ago, other forms of life have not only move...
www.sciencealert.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Very cool radioactive fungus news
From @chelleraiser.bsky.social
www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fu...
From @chelleraiser.bsky.social
www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fu...
Busy weekend out getting logs and wood chips for my restoration work. This is the third load of logs and I got about 3 cubic yards of wood chips. I also salvaged 3 native hazelnuts and 2 native red osier dogwoods and planted them today. Fall and winter are always busy doing this type of work here. 🌱
December 2, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Busy weekend out getting logs and wood chips for my restoration work. This is the third load of logs and I got about 3 cubic yards of wood chips. I also salvaged 3 native hazelnuts and 2 native red osier dogwoods and planted them today. Fall and winter are always busy doing this type of work here. 🌱
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No one wants to use the planet burning plagiarism engine that lies all the time except the most worthless employees in any given company, the executives?
I'm shocked!
I'm shocked!
a cartoon of a man wearing a yellow uniform with a star on it
ALT: a cartoon of a man wearing a yellow uniform with a star on it
media.tenor.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
No one wants to use the planet burning plagiarism engine that lies all the time except the most worthless employees in any given company, the executives?
I'm shocked!
I'm shocked!
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Exciting news: my union @pen-guild.bsky.social won our fight to hold management accountable for rolling out AI tools with no notice & for failing to hold the bots to the same standards all of us humans must follow — in violation of the contract they agreed to. A neutral arbiter said we were right!
PEN Guild wins landmark arbitration on AI protections - Washington-Baltimore News Guild
This marks one of the first major labor-arbitration rulings on the impact of AI on journalism, setting an important precedent for the U.S. news industry.
wbng.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Exciting news: my union @pen-guild.bsky.social won our fight to hold management accountable for rolling out AI tools with no notice & for failing to hold the bots to the same standards all of us humans must follow — in violation of the contract they agreed to. A neutral arbiter said we were right!
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Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The federal government has never lived up to its commitment to shoulder 40 percent of the cost. Now, advocates want the feds to pony up, @juliametraux.bsky.social writes.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This disability education law turned 50 today. Disability advocates want more.
"Our civil rights are not up for negotiations," Rep. Lateefah Simon said.
www.motherjones.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The federal government has never lived up to its commitment to shoulder 40 percent of the cost. Now, advocates want the feds to pony up, @juliametraux.bsky.social writes.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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With the release of the Star Trek Enterprise D in LEGO, I have an even better excuse to get the Sherlock Holmes set as a Holodeck add-on….
November 29, 2025 at 6:23 AM
With the release of the Star Trek Enterprise D in LEGO, I have an even better excuse to get the Sherlock Holmes set as a Holodeck add-on….
I have been busy doing some deep dives into Star Trek cosplay. Planning on having my first full trek costume for next Halloween. Probably going with a Picard season 3 jacket design (blue, science division, I'm an ecologist) because I really like the look of them. But... haven't decided yet.
I made a Star Trek Combadge out of metal! I don't have a costume to go with the badge yet, so this is currently one of my favorite fridge magnets. #startrek
November 29, 2025 at 7:27 AM
I have been busy doing some deep dives into Star Trek cosplay. Planning on having my first full trek costume for next Halloween. Probably going with a Picard season 3 jacket design (blue, science division, I'm an ecologist) because I really like the look of them. But... haven't decided yet.
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What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
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Here it is with the byline and alt text
November 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Here it is with the byline and alt text
I love these little birds! I got to hangout with them when I spent a year in England. I remember doing some gardening and having one running around looking for bugs and worms right where I was working and later two of them tumbling around on the ground in a battle over said bugs and worms.
November 28, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I love these little birds! I got to hangout with them when I spent a year in England. I remember doing some gardening and having one running around looking for bugs and worms right where I was working and later two of them tumbling around on the ground in a battle over said bugs and worms.
I ordered some native edible plants today! 15 cattails, 3 woodland strawberries (for my in-laws place), 6 yampah, and 6 California compassplants. All edible plants native to the west coast of the United States. Yampah and California compassplants are new to me, but hopefully they will work out. 🌱
November 28, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I ordered some native edible plants today! 15 cattails, 3 woodland strawberries (for my in-laws place), 6 yampah, and 6 California compassplants. All edible plants native to the west coast of the United States. Yampah and California compassplants are new to me, but hopefully they will work out. 🌱
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1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
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UBI plus universal public healthcare would open up so many options for artists and others who want to do things that often don't pay a living wage. Maybe one day...
November 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
UBI plus universal public healthcare would open up so many options for artists and others who want to do things that often don't pay a living wage. Maybe one day...
If I need to fly, I'm going to dress in a way that is comfortable for me. I will be in a much better mood and kinder to the people around me if I'm not dealing with sensory overload from uncomfortable clothes. And yes, that will involve sandals of some sort. Probably my hiking ones.
can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
November 26, 2025 at 9:51 PM
If I need to fly, I'm going to dress in a way that is comfortable for me. I will be in a much better mood and kinder to the people around me if I'm not dealing with sensory overload from uncomfortable clothes. And yes, that will involve sandals of some sort. Probably my hiking ones.