atypicalHippy
@atypicalhippy.bsky.social
#ADHD Dx Jan 2021
#LongCovid / #PEM / #POTS Jan 2022
#Aphantasia Bi 53yo
pronoun averse, but he/him
I mostly use social media in relation to neurodiversity and disability, but sometimes get caught up in a bit of politics.
#LongCovid / #PEM / #POTS Jan 2022
#Aphantasia Bi 53yo
pronoun averse, but he/him
I mostly use social media in relation to neurodiversity and disability, but sometimes get caught up in a bit of politics.
While not enough, there has been some mention of how the Australian Government is planning to require age detection software in order to use search engines as of 27 December.
But hang on. This applies to the Android app store too!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
But hang on. This applies to the Android app store too!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
August 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
While not enough, there has been some mention of how the Australian Government is planning to require age detection software in order to use search engines as of 27 December.
But hang on. This applies to the Android app store too!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
But hang on. This applies to the Android app store too!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
Art from the southpark vid:
Erm, well, I appreciate it.
Erm, well, I appreciate it.
July 24, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Art from the southpark vid:
Erm, well, I appreciate it.
Erm, well, I appreciate it.
It's a good article.
They talk a bit about executive function. It's a shame they don't also talk about ADHD, which is also very widespread in our prisons.
They talk a bit about executive function. It's a shame they don't also talk about ADHD, which is also very widespread in our prisons.
May 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
It's a good article.
They talk a bit about executive function. It's a shame they don't also talk about ADHD, which is also very widespread in our prisons.
They talk a bit about executive function. It's a shame they don't also talk about ADHD, which is also very widespread in our prisons.
To be fair, The Liberals have not been announcing many policies.
April 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
To be fair, The Liberals have not been announcing many policies.
It looks like he spent most of his life supporting quite worthy environmental causes, and as a lawyer, you'd think he must have had a reasonable grasp on assessing the value of evidence. What happened that he turned to conspiracy theory being his main focus, and he aligned with Trump?
April 25, 2025 at 11:50 AM
It looks like he spent most of his life supporting quite worthy environmental causes, and as a lawyer, you'd think he must have had a reasonable grasp on assessing the value of evidence. What happened that he turned to conspiracy theory being his main focus, and he aligned with Trump?
Maybe it's worth taking a quick reference sheet along with you. Something like this. It should help get you past gate-keeping Drs who don't know much, but also help make sure the right info gets collected before you get to your specialist.
potsfoundation.org.au/pots-for-pra...
potsfoundation.org.au/pots-for-pra...
April 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Maybe it's worth taking a quick reference sheet along with you. Something like this. It should help get you past gate-keeping Drs who don't know much, but also help make sure the right info gets collected before you get to your specialist.
potsfoundation.org.au/pots-for-pra...
potsfoundation.org.au/pots-for-pra...
It's not paywalled.
April 1, 2025 at 9:49 PM
It's not paywalled.
In May or so last year, the govt reported the results of a performance review of Workforce Australia Employment Service providers. 38.6% got a "low" performance rating.
As of February this year, details have been published about what's happened in terms of continuation of contracts.
As of February this year, details have been published about what's happened in terms of continuation of contracts.
April 1, 2025 at 4:12 AM
In May or so last year, the govt reported the results of a performance review of Workforce Australia Employment Service providers. 38.6% got a "low" performance rating.
As of February this year, details have been published about what's happened in terms of continuation of contracts.
As of February this year, details have been published about what's happened in terms of continuation of contracts.
I'm not an American, but otherwise yes, I agree.
A lot of the ICE madness goes back to Trump's first term. That doesn't change the bipartisan nature of the problem though. The democrats didn't roll it back.
A lot of the ICE madness goes back to Trump's first term. That doesn't change the bipartisan nature of the problem though. The democrats didn't roll it back.
March 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I'm not an American, but otherwise yes, I agree.
A lot of the ICE madness goes back to Trump's first term. That doesn't change the bipartisan nature of the problem though. The democrats didn't roll it back.
A lot of the ICE madness goes back to Trump's first term. That doesn't change the bipartisan nature of the problem though. The democrats didn't roll it back.
The International Community
March 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The International Community
Well this is wierd. According to this QLD law handbook, someone can commit a 'criminal offense' without having committed a 'crime'.
queenslandlawhandbook.org.au/the-queensla...
queenslandlawhandbook.org.au/the-queensla...
February 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Well this is wierd. According to this QLD law handbook, someone can commit a 'criminal offense' without having committed a 'crime'.
queenslandlawhandbook.org.au/the-queensla...
queenslandlawhandbook.org.au/the-queensla...
"Our agenda is the deconstruction of the administrative State"
-- Steve Bannon, as quoted in Bloomberg 21 February 2018
-- Steve Bannon, as quoted in Bloomberg 21 February 2018
February 26, 2025 at 12:18 PM
"Our agenda is the deconstruction of the administrative State"
-- Steve Bannon, as quoted in Bloomberg 21 February 2018
-- Steve Bannon, as quoted in Bloomberg 21 February 2018
This is interesting It seems that a *civil* contempt of court order cannot be overridden by presidential pardon. I imagine there might be some argument over what contempt is civil though, as it's criminal contempt which is aimed at protecting the integrity of the court.
February 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
This is interesting It seems that a *civil* contempt of court order cannot be overridden by presidential pardon. I imagine there might be some argument over what contempt is civil though, as it's criminal contempt which is aimed at protecting the integrity of the court.
It's funny, after experimenting with some variations I also struggle to convince myself that the original looks natural.
February 17, 2025 at 11:08 AM
It's funny, after experimenting with some variations I also struggle to convince myself that the original looks natural.
This is coming through my daughter's school.
It feels off. Kinda gross, but I can't quite put my finger on why. It feels like toxic positivity, but maybe not exactly that?
It feels off. Kinda gross, but I can't quite put my finger on why. It feels like toxic positivity, but maybe not exactly that?
February 15, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This is coming through my daughter's school.
It feels off. Kinda gross, but I can't quite put my finger on why. It feels like toxic positivity, but maybe not exactly that?
It feels off. Kinda gross, but I can't quite put my finger on why. It feels like toxic positivity, but maybe not exactly that?
This excellent flowchart came up on a post on Reddit. It's from the Canadian Cardiovascular Society position statement on POTS, and shows differences in medications for different sorts of POTS.
Guanfacine (which I'm on) is closely related to Clonidine.
onlinecjc.ca/article/S082...
Guanfacine (which I'm on) is closely related to Clonidine.
onlinecjc.ca/article/S082...
February 15, 2025 at 3:50 AM
This excellent flowchart came up on a post on Reddit. It's from the Canadian Cardiovascular Society position statement on POTS, and shows differences in medications for different sorts of POTS.
Guanfacine (which I'm on) is closely related to Clonidine.
onlinecjc.ca/article/S082...
Guanfacine (which I'm on) is closely related to Clonidine.
onlinecjc.ca/article/S082...
The land surrounding the gulf was much more Mexico before the Mexican-American war. Here's a map from 1824, c/o Wikipedia.
Idk how much this gets discussed in the USA, but I'm pretty sure that in the whole of my schooling in New Zealand, the Mexican-American war was never mentioned at all.
Idk how much this gets discussed in the USA, but I'm pretty sure that in the whole of my schooling in New Zealand, the Mexican-American war was never mentioned at all.
February 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The land surrounding the gulf was much more Mexico before the Mexican-American war. Here's a map from 1824, c/o Wikipedia.
Idk how much this gets discussed in the USA, but I'm pretty sure that in the whole of my schooling in New Zealand, the Mexican-American war was never mentioned at all.
Idk how much this gets discussed in the USA, but I'm pretty sure that in the whole of my schooling in New Zealand, the Mexican-American war was never mentioned at all.
There's an image I remember from a patch on an anarchist bookstall that I've wanted to use as a meme many times. IT had the kids cartoon character 'miffy' with a monkey wrench hidden behind her back. Kind of like this one, but with a monkey wrench.
January 17, 2025 at 12:15 AM
There's an image I remember from a patch on an anarchist bookstall that I've wanted to use as a meme many times. IT had the kids cartoon character 'miffy' with a monkey wrench hidden behind her back. Kind of like this one, but with a monkey wrench.