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Saeed Jones

@theferocity.bsky.social

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Poet and cultural critic. I co-host the podcast VIBE CHECK. Also, I teach creative writing at Harvard Medical School. BOOKS: Prelude to Bruise, How We Fight for Our Lives, Alive at the End of the World. THE PEOPLE’S PROJECT is out now.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 12h

Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 13h

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picayune sasquatch @pettyyeti.bsky.social · 13h

my autistic kid has a totally different year at school depending on who his teacher is. accommodation is so important for autism. my autistic kid is brilliant and funny and kind, and I wouldn't give him a "cure" if they found one. he just needs help navigating our neurotypically-normative world

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 13h

OOP, it’s always eugenics!! Damn.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 16d

I think…people’s obsession with “a cause”…is precisely because autism’s genetic randomness is hard to stratify by social class……………..

Audra Mitchell @audralmitchell.bsky.social · 17d

THERE. ARE. NO. 'CAUSES'. OF. AUTISM.

(other than being born as a member of Homo sapiens, which is a huge risk factor for turning out to be Autistic).

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 13h

Ohhhhhhh, yes. That’s a great point.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 13h

Everything is speeding up, y’all.

The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 13h

A grand jury has indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on a fraud charge, multiple media reports say. Follow live updates.

N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James indicted on fraud charge, reports say. Follow live updates. - The Boston Globe

It's the latest indictment by the Justice Department sought against someone in the crosshairs of President Trump.

trib.al

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 13h

I’m learning so much and grateful because I’ve been baffled.

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Sophronia Borgia, maybe. @sophronia.bsky.social · 13h

There is so little support for disability in our medical system. Raising a kid with high needs means a huge amount of time and money and frustration, and everyone knows that the US medical system will not help and will not change. So people look for someone to blame.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 13h

Whew, this was really helpful. And makes so much sense.

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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 14h

I’m not autistic, just a parent to an autistic kid w/ fairly significant support needs, but I personally find it very frustrating to see so many people fixated on preventing, reducing, or “curing” autism and neurodiversity instead of talking about inclusion + getting folks whatever support they need

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Atlas Mugged ✊🏿🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @pamacious.bsky.social · 14h

We're learning so much more about the experiences of nonverbal autistic people now, too, thanks to increasing awareness and assistive technology, and what really stood out to me was how much their intelligence, experiences, and suffering have been unheard and dismissed in favor of the parents' POV.

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Laura Tanenbaum @ltanenbaum.bsky.social · 14h

highly recommend this interview to anyone interested in this question! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

How Autism Became Political with Richard Grinker

Podcast Episode · Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast · 10/07/2025 · 55m

podcasts.apple.com

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Allison Hantschel @allisonhantschel.com · 14h

Parents of autistic kids feel, honestly rightly, that the medical establishment doesn't respect or listen to them, especially to women, about their kids. Then that completely understandable feeling gets preyed upon by grifters who promise easy answers (it's the vaccines!) based on lies.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 14h

Thank you for explaining this.

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The Loar Axe @theloaraxe.bsky.social · 14h

Parents of non-verbal children who are unable to care for themselves are massively overrepresented in the conversation about autism. And those kids can't really speak for themselves (without assistive technology). This tends to color talk about the entire spectrum.

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Amy Hoy @amyhoy.bsky.social · 14h

it's bc so many "autism parents" hate their children for being disabled.

it's never driven by autistic adults. autistic adults grow to be, at best, wary of "autism parents"

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 14h

Ohhhhhhh.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 14h

I don’t exactly how to phrase this, but like… is autism that bad???? Like, why is it such a source of fear??? Of course there are challenges but you can be autistic and have a rich, fulfilling life! Many people do! I don’t understand the preoccupation.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 14h

*throws phone across room*

Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 15h

Autism is in the penises ??????

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 14h

The show is good. But YIKES.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 15h

HOLY SHIT!

The TV Cave @thetvcave.bsky.social · 15h

Drama behind the scenes: David Del Rio has been fired from Matlock after Leah Lewis accused him of sexual assault. #Matlock #TVNews #tvsky

Matlock Shake-Up: David Del Rio Fired After Sexual Assault Allegation Involving Co-Star Leah Lewis

Hollywood just got hit with another storm, and this time it’s brewing on the set of Matlock. Actor David Del Rio has been fired from the CBS legal drama following serious allegations of sexual assault...

www.thetvcave.com

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 15h

Bitch, WHAT—

Snowden St. @snowden.st · May 14

Yeah, this was in Dallas in the late 90s, but we had 4 armed men come in with real unloaded guns, and take a few of us aside. Said they were here to kill believers, and asked if we were believers. After we all said "Yes", they unmasked themselves as dads from church.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 15h

Every senator who voted to confirm RFK, Jr. should get kicked in the stomach every single time he makes the news.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 15h

The shark has been JUMPED.

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