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Carol Greenburg @autisticenough.bsky.social · 1h

Yes, @governor.ny.gov Governor Hochul, I think many of us in the great state of New York would ❤️to be directed to someone who could effectively advocate for such a smart policy. @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social , @nysfocus.bsky.social @agounardes.bsky.social @bradlander.bsky.social

Invest in Our New York @investinourny.bsky.social · 2h

This is really a damn shame. If only there was New York elected who had the power to raise new state public $$$ by taxing the rich so we could invest those clean energy projects and keep New Yorkers employed.

Do you know anyone with that kind of power, Governor Hochul?

Governor Kathy Hochul @governor.ny.gov · 2h

Once again, New York Republicans are turning their backs on their neighbors to please Donald Trump.

1,000 jobs and $650 million are on the line.

They’d rather kiss the ring than protect their own state.

Carol Greenburg @autisticenough.bsky.social · 2h

About 15 years ago I arranged to sub for a conference speaker through the founders of @thinkingautism.com Thinking Person’s Guide To Autism. Shortly afterwards, I was offered the opportunity to become one of their editors. That work changed my life for the better in ways beyond my ability to detail.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 17h

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 2h

Jamal Khashoggi was my friend and colleague who was killed and dismembered in 2018.

Do you know how many times I’ve written against Saudi Arabia’ coverup over the last seven years?

The sportswashing? The paying of influencers to visit Saudi Arabia?

Saudi’s censorship of Hasan Minaj?

Brian.. @nywiz.bsky.social · 2h

What Russia did
What China did

Do you know how many professional golfers are being paid by the Saudi?

Do you know how many F1 racist there are in Saudi Arabia?

Do you know how many world football Giants played in Saudi Arabia?

Why are we singling out comedians?

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Carol Greenburg @autisticenough.bsky.social · 2h

Phew! Thank you for doing that. Now I have data I can figure into the design of my own experiment. ;) Note—#ScienceIsReal but the aforementioned experiment design is not real science. I’m sure y’all know that, but in the current political environment, one can’t take chances.

Carol Greenburg @autisticenough.bsky.social · 4h

Yet another article to file under #FFS. On tomorrow’s To-Do-List, reorganize that file into smaller categories. My Pendaflex is way beyond capacity.

Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 16h

Excuse me? www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...

MEDPAGETODAY®
Public Health & Policy > Health Policy
Many With Obesity 'Don't Respect the Temple of Their
Soul,' Dr. Oz Says
— "The only thing they think they control in their life is the fork at the end of their arm"
by Joyce Frieden, Washington Editor, MedPage Today
October 7, 2025 • 5 min read

Carol Greenburg @autisticenough.bsky.social · 5h

Never have Speaker Johnson’s foul priorities been more evident. Okay, maybe not “never” ….

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Carol Greenburg @autisticenough.bsky.social · 5h

You are so welcome. I’m honored to be followed back by you.

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Carol Greenburg @autisticenough.bsky.social · 6h

A thousand times THIS. If you care about justice for autistic people, please follow and boost the signal of the truly phenomenal @ayannasanaa.bsky.social

🦋 Phenomenally Autistic 🦋| Ayanna Sanaa Davis @ayannasanaa.bsky.social · 2d

If you care about justice for autistic people, start here: 1) Amplify Black autistic women’s voices. 2) Demand bias training in schools/clinics/workplaces. 3) Push for accessible, culturally competent supports. Small changes save lives. Share one action you’ll take today

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🦋 Phenomenally Autistic 🦋| Ayanna Sanaa Davis @ayannasanaa.bsky.social · 2d

If you care about justice for autistic people, start here: 1) Amplify Black autistic women’s voices. 2) Demand bias training in schools/clinics/workplaces. 3) Push for accessible, culturally competent supports. Small changes save lives. Share one action you’ll take today

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🦋 Phenomenally Autistic 🦋| Ayanna Sanaa Davis @ayannasanaa.bsky.social · 21h

Resharing this post did well on IG

🦋 Phenomenally Autistic 🦋| Ayanna Sanaa Davis @ayannasanaa.bsky.social · 2d

Autistic meltdowns in Black Women

phenomenallyautistic.substack.com/p/autistic-m...

Autistic Meltdowns in Black Women

The Overlooked Intersection of Race, Gender, and Neurodivergence

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🦋 Phenomenally Autistic 🦋| Ayanna Sanaa Davis @ayannasanaa.bsky.social · Sep 8

phenomenallyautistic.substack.com/p/why-race-a...

Why Race and Autism Cannot Be Separated in Lived Experience

The comment (below from a substack user) suggests that being Black and being autistic are “two different things that don’t have a significant effect on each other.” This statement overlooks the realit...

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Capital B @capitalb.bsky.social · 12h

Black children and those with disabilities may suffer the worst consequences, since they disproportionately face harsh discipline at school.

Parents Fear Losing Disability Protections as Trump Slashes Civil Rights Office

Black children and those with disabilities may suffer the worst consequences, since they disproportionately face harsh discipline at school.

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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.bsky.social · 21h

Oregon’s National Guard General: They’ll defend America and protect protesters.

That’s leadership we need more of. 🇺🇸

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Carol Greenburg @autisticenough.bsky.social · 1d

“If you only cry when one side’s babies die, it means your moral compass is broken, and therefore your humanity is broken….” Rachel Goldberg-Polin, mother of hostage Hersh Goldberg Polin z’l.

Wonder Woman Demands Justice 🐝🎗 @alsowonderwoman.bsky.social · 1d

#2YearsTooLong

Jewish Dems @jewishdems.bsky.social · 1d

Today, we remember all we lost on October 7 and in the two years since – not just the loss of life, but also the loss of security, and rising antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment worldwide.

Read JDCA CEO Halie Soifer’s reflections on the two years since October 7. It’s time for this war to end.

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Pablo 🎧 @pabloista.bsky.social · 1d

Society spends far more money trying to find the causes of autism than it does helping autistic people live better lives.
We don’t need to be “understood” in a lab.
We need to be understood as human beings, right here, right now. 1/3

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Pablo 🎧 @pabloista.bsky.social · 1d

So much energy goes into asking why we exist, instead of how we experience the world.
They study our genes, not our exhaustion.
They debate cures, not accommodations.
It’s easier to dissect us than to listen to us. 2/3

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Pablo 🎧 @pabloista.bsky.social · 1d

We don’t need fixing or eradicating.
We need space, patience, and a bit of faith that our way of thinking is worth something.
Autism isn’t a disease. It’s a way of being.
And a world that can’t accept that is the one that’s truly unwell. 3/3

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 2d

Weird thing where people say “no one could have predicted it” when really what they mean is their political commitments and orientation were such that they ignored everyone who was predicting it

Sorry but “no one could have“ and you having your head stuck up your ass are two different situations

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DJW 👋🏽💪🏾✌🏿 @Autastic @autastic.com · Jul 29

Gonna throw every tag in the book at you lol

#ActuallyAutistic #Autistic #Autism #AuDHD #AutisticWhileBlack
#AutisticAndIndigenous
#AutisticAAPI
#AutisticMENA
#AutisticSWANA
#AutisticLatine
#AutisticAndMixed
#AutisticBIPoC
#AutisticPOC
#autizzy
#AutisticBAME
#AutisticBlackLivesMatter

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Carol Greenburg @autisticenough.bsky.social · 1d

As a white autistic woman it’s my duty to keep bringing up white supremacy to white people. We need to stop shaking our heads from a distance in situations like this. We need to use our privilege to step in and interrupt our own and our white neighbors’ racist actions.

DJW 👋🏽💪🏾✌🏿 @Autastic @autastic.com · May 3

It's kind of my duty to share these situations because this is why being #AutisticWhileBlack is different. Right here. We deal with #ableism atop good ol' #racism. Daily. And we're omitted from discourse. Daily.

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

#AutisticBIPOC #AutisticPOC #autizzy #ActuallyAutistic

Police investigate after white mother used racist slur at Minnesota park

Video recorded in Rochester shows the apparent aftermath, with the woman, who has not been identified by police, saying the child's actions justified the slur.

www.nbcnews.com

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 1d

"Autistic people do not form a fixed spectrum with clear segments of 'high functioning' and 'low functioning' and 'profound.' Hope this helps." @ejwillingham.bsky.social on the autism grievance parent campaign for a #ProfoundAutism label, in today's TPGA Newsletter:

buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...

Do some tall people have "profound tallness?" (This is an autism labels side-eye)

You can’t take the tallness out of someone, not in any ethical way. “Tall” is just what they are.

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Carol Greenburg @autisticenough.bsky.social · 2d

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and @agounardes.bsky.social Other states are pushing for policies that will protect funding for significantly disabled people like my young adult autistic son. What are your plans to partner with Governor Hochul to promote similar legislation here in NYC?

Carol Greenburg @autisticenough.bsky.social · 2d

I find this AP report suggests a a disturbing gap in NY state policy. If accurate, how do we best encourage our governor and state officials to push for similar legislation? @rosebroderick.bsky.social @nysfocus.bsky.social @esindivisible.bsky.social @bkindivisible.bsky.social
@lkc2025.bsky.social

Invest in Our New York @investinourny.bsky.social · 9d

New Mexico lawmakers are opening a special session Wednesday to combat the Federal Budget Scam by investing in public programs. So did Colorado and California. Oregon is also considering it.

New York...🦗crickets🦗

Twiddling our thumbs won’t help! Special session now!

apnews.com/article/trum...

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Carol Greenburg @autisticenough.bsky.social · 2d

I find this AP report suggests a a disturbing gap in NY state policy. If accurate, how do we best encourage our governor and state officials to push for similar legislation? @rosebroderick.bsky.social @nysfocus.bsky.social @esindivisible.bsky.social @bkindivisible.bsky.social
@lkc2025.bsky.social

Invest in Our New York @investinourny.bsky.social · 9d

New Mexico lawmakers are opening a special session Wednesday to combat the Federal Budget Scam by investing in public programs. So did Colorado and California. Oregon is also considering it.

New York...🦗crickets🦗

Twiddling our thumbs won’t help! Special session now!

apnews.com/article/trum...

Trump's big bill is prompting urgent action in some Democratic states, but not in Republican ones

New Mexico lawmakers are convening in a special session this week to boost funding for food assistance and rural health care.

apnews.com

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Prof Gavin Yamey @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 3d

It’s incredible that MAGA hero Jay Bhattacharya, who is listed as a speaker for the Turning Point USA annual conference in December (AmericaFest 2025) along with Don Trump Jr, Tucker Carlson, & Glenn Beck, says he is “non-political.” In fact, your proposal will need to please Trump to get funding.

Mallory Harris, PhD @malar0ne.bsky.social · 3d

IMO this hasn't gotten enough attention: a recent memo at NIH announces that peer review will be devalued in determining which grants get funded, granting more power to political appointees to make decisions based on the admin's whims over scientific merit

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Changes at NIH Give Political Appointees Greater Power To Fund or Block Research - KFF Health News

The National Institutes of Health’s long-held standard of peer review for grantmaking has been subverted by President Donald Trump and NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, who gave unprecedented power to po...

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

Legal teams in Chicago are mobilizing to educate children on their rights and document any coercion. But make no mistake—this is cruelty by design.
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Operation “Freaky Friday”: What You Need To Know - National Immigrant Justice Center

Operation “Freaky Friday” appears to affect a limited group of children who arrived in the United States as "unaccompanied children.” It does NOT appear to target all immigrant children more broadly.

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