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Laura Heilman
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“What I need to be is
a candle flame on a rainy day
With no will but to burn.”
This Autistic ADHDer is able to work, pay taxes and even write poetry, but there are many who cannot and may never be able to. They deserve just as much respect and care as those who do. Autism is not a disease. Nothing infuriates me more than neurotypical people speaking on this with ignorance.
April 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM
April 6, 2025 at 1:23 AM
"Marginalized people are facing attacks on our rights, the programs we depend on for survival, and our existence itself. Our communities are understandably scared, and that fear is what people in power are trying to create. But we are not powerless."
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/02/here...
Here’s how you can fight back - Autistic Self Advocacy Network
The past three weeks of the Trump Administration have been incredibly difficult. Marginalized people are facing attacks on our rights, the programs we depend on for survival, and our existence itself....
autisticadvocacy.org
February 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Consciousness raising has its place, but the next step is always moving towards solutions and fighting back. Heartbreak is not sustainable and must be tempered with hope.
transequality.org/news/watch-t...
WATCH: Trans Rights vs. Trump | A4TE
transequality.org
February 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
"Snapbacks, while disheartening, have been commonplace throughout history. Alvin (B. Tillery) knows this both from history books and his own life. He says DEI isn't going anywhere." Kendall Ciesemier
www.aclu.org/podcast/how-...
How to Dismantle the Anti-DEI Machine | American Civil Liberties Union
Free speech on campus, book bans, education gag orders, the overturn of affirmative action, the resignation of former Harvard president Claudine Gay. All of these issues center on one hot-button topic...
www.aclu.org
February 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Watching the old Dungeons & Dragons cartoon with the kitties…spoiler alert…..I don’t think that’s Merlin.
February 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
It’s the libraries that are a safe harbor, a sanctuary away from home. #libraries
February 13, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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Musk reportedly spent $40M on #Superbowl ads calling #USAID wasteful. Here’s how we would’ve spent that $$:

Protected 30M football fields of tropical forest in Africa to stop China from exploiting the minerals that fuel our world youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8 #saveforeignaid #standwithUSAID
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February 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Reposted by Laura Heilman
Elon Musk reportedly spent $40M on #Superbowl ads calling #USAID wasteful. Here’s how we would’ve spent that $$:

Slowed the flow of migrants to our borders by providing job training to 50K people in Central America youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8 #saveforeignaid #standwithUSAID

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February 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Reposted by Laura Heilman
Elon Musk reportedly spent $40M on #Superbowl ads calling #USAID wasteful. Here’s how we would’ve spent that $$:

Bought 29K tons of produce and vegetable oil from American farmers to feed people, reducing mass migration youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8 #saveforeignaid
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February 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Reposted by Laura Heilman
Musk reportedly spent $40M on #Superbowl ads calling #USAID wasteful. Here’s how we would’ve spent that $$:

Purchased HIV treatment from U.S. pharma companies to keep 1M pp alive for 1 year. Tell Congress to youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8 #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID
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February 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Mental health in shambles, but a bike ride to running water is good. #Autistic #Adhd
February 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
A few of my babies…happy that I am home.
February 3, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The recent cold snap made me think of Skadi. I wanted to honor her for keeping us safe and warm. ~Skadi~ “Shining bride of the gods”, Norse Goddess of winter in her beloved mountains. #digitaloilpainting #procreate #digitalart #oilpainting #skadi #norsegoddess
January 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Character study of one of my daughter’s OC’s. #digitalart #art #oilpainting
January 19, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Little green in the ice 🌱
January 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Winter lacework
January 15, 2025 at 3:48 AM