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Brandon Diehl

@iambrandondiehl.bsky.social

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Poet with autism and a really big cat. Here to connect with fellow bookish people and/or fellow neurodivergent people and/or fellow anti-fascists. he/him • 35 • NJ • www.brandondiehl.net

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Brandon Diehl @iambrandondiehl.bsky.social · Jul 15

If you want to support my writing, the best way for now is probably just to follow me on Instagram. I'll follow you back! My thing is @iambrandondiehl. 😌

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Brandon Diehl @iambrandondiehl.bsky.social · 1d

I require breadsticks.

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Brandon Diehl @iambrandondiehl.bsky.social · 1d

Creating a girlfriend application that's just bad horror movie trivia questions and a color-by-number emperor penguin.

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Brandon Diehl @iambrandondiehl.bsky.social · 6d

Made myself sad by remembering that it's physically impossible to read every book I want to read in a single lifetime.

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Brandon Diehl @iambrandondiehl.bsky.social · 6d

It's me. A god-fearing conservative. I'm here to lecture you all about masculinity.

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Brandon Diehl @iambrandondiehl.bsky.social · 6d

The spookiest part about Spooky Season is when my overstimulated ass has to choose between the uncomfortable feeling of dry skin and the uncomfortable feeling of lotion.

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Brandon Diehl @iambrandondiehl.bsky.social · 7d

Look at he.

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Brandon Diehl @iambrandondiehl.bsky.social · 8d

Just thinking about The Brave Little Toaster. Man, what a legend.

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Brandon Diehl @iambrandondiehl.bsky.social · 8d

Protesting mansplaining by being a man that doesn't know anything.

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Brandon Diehl @iambrandondiehl.bsky.social · 8d

A show like Ghost Adventures but everyone is autistic and they're just trying to figure out why their crush ghosted them.

Brandon Diehl @iambrandondiehl.bsky.social · 9d

I think my biggest neurodivergent tell is that I'm visibly uncomfortable during small talk, yet totally at peace when someone starts oversharing the weirdest shit I've ever heard.

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Brandon Diehl @iambrandondiehl.bsky.social · 9d

Okay, this is 100 times better than my idea!

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Brandon Diehl @iambrandondiehl.bsky.social · 9d

After I die, the only song I want played at my funeral is "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" by Soulja Boy.

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Brandon Diehl @iambrandondiehl.bsky.social · 9d

I only have one person blocked on social media and it's because they kept sending me conspiracy theory videos about chemtrails.

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Brandon Diehl @iambrandondiehl.bsky.social · 12d

Hate it when people at my job ask me if I "have any big plans for the weekend" because it's really no one's business that I'm gonna be eating dinosaur nuggets with my cat.

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Brandon Diehl @iambrandondiehl.bsky.social · 12d

I bring a "late again but only because I passed some alpacas and had to pull over to say hi to them real quick" kind of vibe.

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Brandon Diehl @iambrandondiehl.bsky.social · 13d

Saw that "ANTIFA escalator" was trending on social media today, which is a pretty good indicator that conservatives are having a normal one.

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Brandon Diehl @iambrandondiehl.bsky.social · 13d

Too many neurotypicals will make a Tylenol joke until it's a dead meme and then go back to forgetting that autistic people exist.

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Brandon Diehl @iambrandondiehl.bsky.social · 13d

I'd settle for them just acknowledging that I'm a person, but you know what? I'll take some shiny stuff! Shiny stuff rules.

Brandon Diehl @iambrandondiehl.bsky.social · 13d

Cool tip for neurotypicals: if you're having discussions about autism, you should consider...inviting autistic people into the conversation.

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ghost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 14d

I’m sorry, the message was literally “ANTI-ICE” written in pen?

amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 14d

Honest question - does Kash Patel know about court?

FBI Director Kash Patel

@FBIDirectorKash
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This morning just before 7am local time, an individual fired multiple rounds at a Dallas, Texas ICE facility, killing one, wounding several others, before taking his own life. FBI, DHS, ATF are on the ground with Dallas PD and state authorities.

While the investigation is ongoing, an initial review of the evidence shows an idealogical motive behind this attack (see photo below). One of the unspent shell casings recovered was engraved with the phrase “ANTI ICE.” More updates will be forthcoming.

These despicable, politically motivated attacks against law enforcement are not a one-off. We are only miles from Prarieland Texas where just two months ago an individual ambushed a separate ICE facility targeting their officers. It has to end and the FBI and our partners will lead the these investigative efforts to see to it that those who target our law enforcement are pursued and brought to the fullest extent of justice.

Thankfully, no law enforcement personnel were injured. Please pray for the injured and deceased.

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Brandon Diehl @iambrandondiehl.bsky.social · 15d

The real rapture is when your crush ghosts you.

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Brandon Diehl @iambrandondiehl.bsky.social · 15d

We're grinding on each other for 2-3 seconds before stopping and going, "Was that okay?" and then repeating that process for the rest of eternity.

Brandon Diehl @iambrandondiehl.bsky.social · 15d

Me and all the autistic baddies are at the EDM club with our Tylenol. 💯

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Brandon Diehl @iambrandondiehl.bsky.social · 15d

"Uhhhmmm, but what if that homeless dude just buys drugs with the money you gave him?"

Uhhhmmm, don't be a fucking cop. ❤️

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Brandon Diehl @iambrandondiehl.bsky.social · 15d

Flirted with a really cute person today. And by "flirted," I mean I looked in their general direction for a second and then moved to a different country.

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