Amanda
@ohsopleasant.bsky.social
Traditional watercolor artist inspired by illustrated fairytales and X-Men comics. Middle aged swamp witch.
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“Don’t Ask. Don’t Tell,” my piece for the Pride Show in Aurora, is so special to me as a queer woman who served in the 90s. I was in love with my battle buddy and risked dishonorable discharge if I told anyone.
June 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
“Don’t Ask. Don’t Tell,” my piece for the Pride Show in Aurora, is so special to me as a queer woman who served in the 90s. I was in love with my battle buddy and risked dishonorable discharge if I told anyone.
My autistic son was restrained and thrown in isolation rooms (a closet) for hours at a time because he ripped up paper. He watched peers dragged out screaming until high school. Schools that prioritize obedience over accommodation cause severe trauma.
Big news from @bethhawkins.bsky.social: Linda McMahon’s top special education official ran a school for autistic students that restrained 41 percent of its students in the 2021 school year
www.the74million.org/article/trum...
www.the74million.org/article/trum...
Trump Official’s Autism Schools Secluded and Restrained Students at High Rates
Diana Diaz-Harrison's Arizona Autism Charter Schools restrained 41% of kids and put 20% in seclusion in 2020-21, 50% higher than the national average.
www.the74million.org
May 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
My autistic son was restrained and thrown in isolation rooms (a closet) for hours at a time because he ripped up paper. He watched peers dragged out screaming until high school. Schools that prioritize obedience over accommodation cause severe trauma.
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Illinoisans deserve dignity, privacy, and the freedom to live without fear of surveillance or discrimination.
I'm issuing an Executive Order to safeguard the rights of those with autism in our state as Trump's administration threatens those very freedoms.
I'm issuing an Executive Order to safeguard the rights of those with autism in our state as Trump's administration threatens those very freedoms.
In response to RFK Jr., Pritzker to sign first in nation executive order protecting autism data
The governor's office said the executive order is in response to rising concerns about efforts to create federal autism registries or databases without legal safeguards or accountability.
chicago.suntimes.com
May 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Illinoisans deserve dignity, privacy, and the freedom to live without fear of surveillance or discrimination.
I'm issuing an Executive Order to safeguard the rights of those with autism in our state as Trump's administration threatens those very freedoms.
I'm issuing an Executive Order to safeguard the rights of those with autism in our state as Trump's administration threatens those very freedoms.
Often I wonder why I’m so good at dissociating and then I remember that my dad used to pin me down and tickle my feet until I cried while telling me to “go somewhere else” so that he could “desensitize” me. I spend 99% of my life “somewhere else” now because it didn’t work and I’m still autistic.
April 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Often I wonder why I’m so good at dissociating and then I remember that my dad used to pin me down and tickle my feet until I cried while telling me to “go somewhere else” so that he could “desensitize” me. I spend 99% of my life “somewhere else” now because it didn’t work and I’m still autistic.
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No lawmaker in Congress should be able to own, buy, and sell individual stocks.
We need to ban congressional stock trading—and I've got a bill for that.
We need to ban congressional stock trading—and I've got a bill for that.
April 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
No lawmaker in Congress should be able to own, buy, and sell individual stocks.
We need to ban congressional stock trading—and I've got a bill for that.
We need to ban congressional stock trading—and I've got a bill for that.
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The 1st wash of hibiscus tea turned out beautifully! I was inspired by Sophie Scholl and the White Rose to try an all gray portrait using tea and Payne’s Gray. #artsky
www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles...
www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles...
March 23, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The 1st wash of hibiscus tea turned out beautifully! I was inspired by Sophie Scholl and the White Rose to try an all gray portrait using tea and Payne’s Gray. #artsky
www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles...
www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles...
I love to paint with teas along with watercolor, and in my experimentation, discovered that hibiscus tea dries to a delicious soft gray perfect for dreamy background washes.
March 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I love to paint with teas along with watercolor, and in my experimentation, discovered that hibiscus tea dries to a delicious soft gray perfect for dreamy background washes.
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Imagine calling yourself the master race and have to resort to erasing the achievements of minorities to make yourself feel better.
March 20, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Imagine calling yourself the master race and have to resort to erasing the achievements of minorities to make yourself feel better.
For the 1st time since Oct, I wanted to draw today, but I’ve lost the last of my 4 pencil sharpeners and instead enjoyed the ADHD-fueled “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” journey that caused.
March 19, 2025 at 4:59 AM
For the 1st time since Oct, I wanted to draw today, but I’ve lost the last of my 4 pencil sharpeners and instead enjoyed the ADHD-fueled “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” journey that caused.
Painting some baby stingrays to chase away the morbs!
March 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Painting some baby stingrays to chase away the morbs!
My son is blasting music in the bathroom while I’m tryna read, but it’s “Running Up That Hill” so ima just take a moment and vibe with him.
March 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
My son is blasting music in the bathroom while I’m tryna read, but it’s “Running Up That Hill” so ima just take a moment and vibe with him.
Holy shit! When I saw the incredible Shohreh Aghdashloo as Elaida on WoT, I was strapped in for season 3!! If you love her in this, please watch The Expanse. She is sublime! #wotsky #wheeloftime
March 16, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Holy shit! When I saw the incredible Shohreh Aghdashloo as Elaida on WoT, I was strapped in for season 3!! If you love her in this, please watch The Expanse. She is sublime! #wotsky #wheeloftime
I enlisted in the Army in 95 at 17 to escape the poverty of my hometown. I left with a permanent disability and PTSD. Im disgusted that ANY veteran would vote for the Nazi stealing from them. The one who called us losers and is cutting off our services.
March 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I enlisted in the Army in 95 at 17 to escape the poverty of my hometown. I left with a permanent disability and PTSD. Im disgusted that ANY veteran would vote for the Nazi stealing from them. The one who called us losers and is cutting off our services.
Instead of watching the Nazi lie for 2 hrs, I snuggled with my husband and watched A Man on the Inside. I was told it was lighthearted and fun but I’ve cried thrice.
March 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Instead of watching the Nazi lie for 2 hrs, I snuggled with my husband and watched A Man on the Inside. I was told it was lighthearted and fun but I’ve cried thrice.
I honestly didn’t expect to be on the edge of my seat watching a movie about choosing a pope, but “Conclave” was so well-paced and beautiful. The ending scene made me actually smile, and I don’t tend to do that. Ralph Fiennes is a gift.
March 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I honestly didn’t expect to be on the edge of my seat watching a movie about choosing a pope, but “Conclave” was so well-paced and beautiful. The ending scene made me actually smile, and I don’t tend to do that. Ralph Fiennes is a gift.
Started reading “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston this morning and have read half of it already. Dadgum! It’s just beautiful writing! #booksky
February 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Started reading “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston this morning and have read half of it already. Dadgum! It’s just beautiful writing! #booksky
I’m AuDHD so I both crave and loathe routine. I only feel human if I start each day with coffee and reading with my cat, Toph. She’s 14, merely tolerates anyone that isn’t me, and will peace the fuck out if I start talking to her. She is also autistic.
February 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I’m AuDHD so I both crave and loathe routine. I only feel human if I start each day with coffee and reading with my cat, Toph. She’s 14, merely tolerates anyone that isn’t me, and will peace the fuck out if I start talking to her. She is also autistic.
I’m watching Twin Peaks for the 1st time at 47 and realizing that my 13 yr old self would’ve made this show my entire personality.
February 22, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I’m watching Twin Peaks for the 1st time at 47 and realizing that my 13 yr old self would’ve made this show my entire personality.
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Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.
February 20, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.
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Only an idiot would think we should eliminate emergency response in a natural disaster, education and healthcare for disabled children, gang crime investigations, clean air and water programs, monitoring of nursing home abuse, nuclear reactor regulation, and cancer research.
February 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Only an idiot would think we should eliminate emergency response in a natural disaster, education and healthcare for disabled children, gang crime investigations, clean air and water programs, monitoring of nursing home abuse, nuclear reactor regulation, and cancer research.
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Veterans deserve the best health care available. At a time when the VA is already understaffed, these layoffs will hurt veterans. Unacceptable.
Trump must not cut VA health care so that he can give tax breaks to Musk and other billionaires.
The VA must rescind this order.
Trump must not cut VA health care so that he can give tax breaks to Musk and other billionaires.
The VA must rescind this order.
February 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Veterans deserve the best health care available. At a time when the VA is already understaffed, these layoffs will hurt veterans. Unacceptable.
Trump must not cut VA health care so that he can give tax breaks to Musk and other billionaires.
The VA must rescind this order.
Trump must not cut VA health care so that he can give tax breaks to Musk and other billionaires.
The VA must rescind this order.
Satori, one of my mushroom spore paintings, is the poster for March’s Art Bar! I’ve been a proud member for 5 yrs and attend when the planets align and my social battery can stay charged that late. This means a lot to me!
February 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Satori, one of my mushroom spore paintings, is the poster for March’s Art Bar! I’ve been a proud member for 5 yrs and attend when the planets align and my social battery can stay charged that late. This means a lot to me!