Dierdra
@dierdra.bsky.social
I know a lot about bears. Unhindered, I will talk about animals all day.
They/Them היא/הוא
They/Them היא/הוא
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Of course there are subdivisions in this area named after the Native PEOPLE displaced, so I guess it’s a bit much to ask people to respect their non-human neighbors
December 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Of course there are subdivisions in this area named after the Native PEOPLE displaced, so I guess it’s a bit much to ask people to respect their non-human neighbors
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I think it should be illegal to name your subdivision after the wildlife you displaced to build mcmansions
Bobolink Acres? Not anymore, you assholes, you made sure of that!
Bobolink Acres? Not anymore, you assholes, you made sure of that!
December 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I think it should be illegal to name your subdivision after the wildlife you displaced to build mcmansions
Bobolink Acres? Not anymore, you assholes, you made sure of that!
Bobolink Acres? Not anymore, you assholes, you made sure of that!
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Makes me proud every time!
Did you know we’re shipping whistles anywhere in the US? Email whistlerequests [at] proton [dot] me for your free 3D printed whistles. We’ve sent over 30,000 so far in December!
Did you know we’re shipping whistles anywhere in the US? Email whistlerequests [at] proton [dot] me for your free 3D printed whistles. We’ve sent over 30,000 so far in December!
December 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Makes me proud every time!
Did you know we’re shipping whistles anywhere in the US? Email whistlerequests [at] proton [dot] me for your free 3D printed whistles. We’ve sent over 30,000 so far in December!
Did you know we’re shipping whistles anywhere in the US? Email whistlerequests [at] proton [dot] me for your free 3D printed whistles. We’ve sent over 30,000 so far in December!
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Autistic individuals are also at increased risk for traumatic life events, sexual assault, and death by suicide. Thus, being Autistic is a risk factor for numerous mental health disorders and identifying this risk should be considered medically necessary.
January 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Autistic individuals are also at increased risk for traumatic life events, sexual assault, and death by suicide. Thus, being Autistic is a risk factor for numerous mental health disorders and identifying this risk should be considered medically necessary.
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Made a site comparing the sizes of living things :)
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
December 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Made a site comparing the sizes of living things :)
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
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A woman in Saskatchewan needs surgery for a parathyroid issue and is being offered MAiD instead.
There’s no one in the province who can perform the procedure and the government won’t pay to send her elsewhere.
This is why disability advocates warn about assisted dying
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There’s no one in the province who can perform the procedure and the government won’t pay to send her elsewhere.
This is why disability advocates warn about assisted dying
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Sask. woman considers MAID because she can't get needed surgery for rare disease | CBC News
For the past eight years Jolene Van Alstine has suffered from a rare form of parathyroid disease, normocalcemic primary hyperparathryroidism (nPHPT). It causes extreme bone pain.
www.cbc.ca
December 9, 2025 at 5:51 AM
A woman in Saskatchewan needs surgery for a parathyroid issue and is being offered MAiD instead.
There’s no one in the province who can perform the procedure and the government won’t pay to send her elsewhere.
This is why disability advocates warn about assisted dying
🧵
There’s no one in the province who can perform the procedure and the government won’t pay to send her elsewhere.
This is why disability advocates warn about assisted dying
🧵
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I agree. This quote from Adam Walton seems to sum it up best for me, "Mild autism doesn't mean I experience autism mildly. It means YOU experience my autism mildly."
November 28, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I agree. This quote from Adam Walton seems to sum it up best for me, "Mild autism doesn't mean I experience autism mildly. It means YOU experience my autism mildly."
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Many of us have significant support needs in areas where no support is available or it's unreliable at best - like emotional regulation, that we are unable to do much stuff without assistance. If we don't have assistance, we don't do it and then if we don't do it, no one sees we have a support need.
November 28, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Many of us have significant support needs in areas where no support is available or it's unreliable at best - like emotional regulation, that we are unable to do much stuff without assistance. If we don't have assistance, we don't do it and then if we don't do it, no one sees we have a support need.
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You’re not mildly autistic.
This is going to be a tough take for some out there but that doesn’t exist.
I am sick and tired of seeing posts that describe themselves or others as mildly.
This is going to be a tough take for some out there but that doesn’t exist.
I am sick and tired of seeing posts that describe themselves or others as mildly.
November 28, 2025 at 11:40 AM
You’re not mildly autistic.
This is going to be a tough take for some out there but that doesn’t exist.
I am sick and tired of seeing posts that describe themselves or others as mildly.
This is going to be a tough take for some out there but that doesn’t exist.
I am sick and tired of seeing posts that describe themselves or others as mildly.
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sometimes these men who are trying to "sound the alarm" about the threat really just sound like they're writing fanfic they're a little too into.
December 7, 2025 at 3:21 AM
sometimes these men who are trying to "sound the alarm" about the threat really just sound like they're writing fanfic they're a little too into.
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We're on track for a 2,000 whistle day tomorrow.
That's 2,000 MORE neighbors getting whistles to help protect our community.
We are overwhelmed in the best way.
That's 2,000 MORE neighbors getting whistles to help protect our community.
We are overwhelmed in the best way.
December 7, 2025 at 1:10 AM
We're on track for a 2,000 whistle day tomorrow.
That's 2,000 MORE neighbors getting whistles to help protect our community.
We are overwhelmed in the best way.
That's 2,000 MORE neighbors getting whistles to help protect our community.
We are overwhelmed in the best way.
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We just opened a box of thousands of 3D printed whistles sent to us by comrades from other cities.
Thank you, 3D printer friends. We cried. Community care from far and wide.
Thank you, 3D printer friends. We cried. Community care from far and wide.
December 7, 2025 at 3:06 AM
We just opened a box of thousands of 3D printed whistles sent to us by comrades from other cities.
Thank you, 3D printer friends. We cried. Community care from far and wide.
Thank you, 3D printer friends. We cried. Community care from far and wide.
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It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
December 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
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1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
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Exactly! They’re perfectly capable of identifying special interests when it’s to police & punish #Autistics! They know the difference. We all know the difference, if we’re being honest.
Guarantee you these same people will not hesitate to complain when an autistic person infodumps about their special interest. 😒
September 23, 2024 at 12:24 AM
Exactly! They’re perfectly capable of identifying special interests when it’s to police & punish #Autistics! They know the difference. We all know the difference, if we’re being honest.
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Like, it’s pretty rich to hear “everyone has interests like that” when “restricted interests” are STILL a diagnostic criterion for autism in the DSM! #Autistic people are othered, mocked, pathologized & put in intensive therapy for this trait that “everyone” has.
September 22, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Like, it’s pretty rich to hear “everyone has interests like that” when “restricted interests” are STILL a diagnostic criterion for autism in the DSM! #Autistic people are othered, mocked, pathologized & put in intensive therapy for this trait that “everyone” has.
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I’ve seen people questioning if special interests are really an “ #Autistic thing,” or if everyone has them.
Funny, they never asked that back when special interests were pathologized as “restricted interests,” only once autistics started reclaiming them as a positive 🤔
Funny, they never asked that back when special interests were pathologized as “restricted interests,” only once autistics started reclaiming them as a positive 🤔
September 22, 2024 at 8:50 PM
I’ve seen people questioning if special interests are really an “ #Autistic thing,” or if everyone has them.
Funny, they never asked that back when special interests were pathologized as “restricted interests,” only once autistics started reclaiming them as a positive 🤔
Funny, they never asked that back when special interests were pathologized as “restricted interests,” only once autistics started reclaiming them as a positive 🤔
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Autistic liberation isn’t about being palatable.
It’s about refusing to contort ourselves into shapes that make everyone else’s life easier while destroying our own.
It’s about refusing to contort ourselves into shapes that make everyone else’s life easier while destroying our own.
November 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Autistic liberation isn’t about being palatable.
It’s about refusing to contort ourselves into shapes that make everyone else’s life easier while destroying our own.
It’s about refusing to contort ourselves into shapes that make everyone else’s life easier while destroying our own.
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Your yearly reminder that “holiday” celebrations that only include Christian traditions are not, in fact, inclusive even if you don’t use the word Christmas, so tbh I’d rather you just say it’s Christmas.
Until a few years ago, ugly holiday sweaters didn’t exist. They’re ugly Christmas sweaters, with some generic Jewish iconography to be “inclusive.” But the truth is, when I have to buy one to wear to a work party, I feel like I’m in another culture’s drag.
November 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Your yearly reminder that “holiday” celebrations that only include Christian traditions are not, in fact, inclusive even if you don’t use the word Christmas, so tbh I’d rather you just say it’s Christmas.
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"Autism isn't an excuse."
No it's not. It's an explanation.
"No. You're using it as an excuse. You should have known the thing you did was unacceptable."
Except I didn't. And I'm explaining why.
No it's not. It's an explanation.
"No. You're using it as an excuse. You should have known the thing you did was unacceptable."
Except I didn't. And I'm explaining why.
November 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"Autism isn't an excuse."
No it's not. It's an explanation.
"No. You're using it as an excuse. You should have known the thing you did was unacceptable."
Except I didn't. And I'm explaining why.
No it's not. It's an explanation.
"No. You're using it as an excuse. You should have known the thing you did was unacceptable."
Except I didn't. And I'm explaining why.
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Any time I visit a national park, I make sure to email the hotel I stayed at afterward to ask them to invest in dark sky lighting. Light pollution is easily fixable.
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
November 14, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Any time I visit a national park, I make sure to email the hotel I stayed at afterward to ask them to invest in dark sky lighting. Light pollution is easily fixable.
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Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
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What happens to disabled people WILL ALWAYS happen to you.
November 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
What happens to disabled people WILL ALWAYS happen to you.