stephjacq
@stephjacq.blog
Gardening, parenting, and navigating neurodivergence. She/they, currently on Vancouver Island. Join my webring.
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Hey a thing I really don’t want to get lost here is that while Tylenol doesn’t cause autism, IT’S FINE TO BE AUTISTIC. Let’s not grant them the premise that autism should be eradicated in our way to correct the science, okay? Okay.
September 22, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Hey a thing I really don’t want to get lost here is that while Tylenol doesn’t cause autism, IT’S FINE TO BE AUTISTIC. Let’s not grant them the premise that autism should be eradicated in our way to correct the science, okay? Okay.
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Evidence has been found for the first time that abducted Ukrainian children were used by russia to assemble military equipment, according to the head of a Yale University team investigating the fate of nearly 20,000 minors reported to have been kidnapped or forcibly displaced.
The Russian Camp Where Abducted Ukrainian Children Reportedly Made Drones
For the first time, evidence shows abducted Ukrainian children were forced by Russia to assemble drones and other military gear, according to a Yale report. Researchers say the practice could amount t...
www.rferl.org
September 18, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Evidence has been found for the first time that abducted Ukrainian children were used by russia to assemble military equipment, according to the head of a Yale University team investigating the fate of nearly 20,000 minors reported to have been kidnapped or forcibly displaced.
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Google has updated its maps. Now you can see the full, unfiltered scale of the devastation in Mariupol.
It’s especially striking: an invisible employment center next to a vanished school, sitting in a completely empty field. Just 3.5 years ago, that place overflowed with life.
It’s especially striking: an invisible employment center next to a vanished school, sitting in a completely empty field. Just 3.5 years ago, that place overflowed with life.
September 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Google has updated its maps. Now you can see the full, unfiltered scale of the devastation in Mariupol.
It’s especially striking: an invisible employment center next to a vanished school, sitting in a completely empty field. Just 3.5 years ago, that place overflowed with life.
It’s especially striking: an invisible employment center next to a vanished school, sitting in a completely empty field. Just 3.5 years ago, that place overflowed with life.
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⚡️Russia operates 'potentially unprecedented system' holding Ukrainian children in 210 facilities, Yale researchers say.
"The impact of the alleged crimes perpetuated by the Russian government is likely to leave generational scars," the report reads.
"The impact of the alleged crimes perpetuated by the Russian government is likely to leave generational scars," the report reads.
Russia operates 'potentially unprecedented system' holding Ukrainian children in 210 facilities, Yale researchers say
"The impact of the alleged crimes perpetuated by the Russian government is likely to leave generational scars," Yale researchers said, adding that Russia "aims to foldUkraine's children into the Russi...
kyivindependent.com
September 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
⚡️Russia operates 'potentially unprecedented system' holding Ukrainian children in 210 facilities, Yale researchers say.
"The impact of the alleged crimes perpetuated by the Russian government is likely to leave generational scars," the report reads.
"The impact of the alleged crimes perpetuated by the Russian government is likely to leave generational scars," the report reads.
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Don't forget about the DRM-free Humble Bundle from Tor (with Murderbot, Witch King, and more), benefiting World Center Kitchen. The donation is now at over 58,000. It would be awesome to get it up to $100,000.
www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...
www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...
Humble Book Bundle: Martha Wells' Murderbot and More by TOR
Fall in love with Martha Wells’ The Murderbot Diaries series—the engine behind the hit AppleTV adaptation—and help support World Central Kitchen.
www.humblebundle.com
September 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Don't forget about the DRM-free Humble Bundle from Tor (with Murderbot, Witch King, and more), benefiting World Center Kitchen. The donation is now at over 58,000. It would be awesome to get it up to $100,000.
www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...
www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...
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Greetings from Kyiv!
Today is Ukraine’s National Flag Day.
I’m attending a lecture about our flag 🇺🇦
And I also have a letter about it (the flag, not the lecture) - free to read:
www.patreon.com/posts/110640...
Today is Ukraine’s National Flag Day.
I’m attending a lecture about our flag 🇺🇦
And I also have a letter about it (the flag, not the lecture) - free to read:
www.patreon.com/posts/110640...
August 23, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Greetings from Kyiv!
Today is Ukraine’s National Flag Day.
I’m attending a lecture about our flag 🇺🇦
And I also have a letter about it (the flag, not the lecture) - free to read:
www.patreon.com/posts/110640...
Today is Ukraine’s National Flag Day.
I’m attending a lecture about our flag 🇺🇦
And I also have a letter about it (the flag, not the lecture) - free to read:
www.patreon.com/posts/110640...
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Aug. 23 is Day of the National Flag in Ukraine. Ukraine’s blue-and-yellow flag is not just a national marker, but a rallying symbol of resistance, particularly one against Russian aggression, a centuries-long fight for Ukrainians.
Everything you didn’t know about Ukraine’s flag
Though the flag’s two colors were banned at various points in history, they reemerged during national revivals and after Ukraine gained independence.
kyivindependent.com
August 23, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Aug. 23 is Day of the National Flag in Ukraine. Ukraine’s blue-and-yellow flag is not just a national marker, but a rallying symbol of resistance, particularly one against Russian aggression, a centuries-long fight for Ukrainians.
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🎶Putin Huilo - Putin Huilo 🎶
Kharkiv right now celebrates its birthday with chants and songs💃
Kharkiv right now celebrates its birthday with chants and songs💃
August 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
🎶Putin Huilo - Putin Huilo 🎶
Kharkiv right now celebrates its birthday with chants and songs💃
Kharkiv right now celebrates its birthday with chants and songs💃
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“This ocean
Will not be grasped…”
31 years ago today…
Will not be grasped…”
31 years ago today…
August 22, 2025 at 11:03 AM
“This ocean
Will not be grasped…”
31 years ago today…
Will not be grasped…”
31 years ago today…
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⚡️'This is terror' — Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia bus station injures at least 19.
Emergency workers are still searching for more victims who may be buried under the rubble. "The Russians terrorize our people and all of Ukraine every day," Zaporizhzhia Oblast Governor Ivan Fedorov said.
Emergency workers are still searching for more victims who may be buried under the rubble. "The Russians terrorize our people and all of Ukraine every day," Zaporizhzhia Oblast Governor Ivan Fedorov said.
'This is terror' — Russian bombs hit bus station, university in Zaporizhzhia, injuring at least 19
Emergency workers are still searching for more victims who may be buried under the rubble. "The Russians terrorize our people and all of Ukraine every day," Zaporizhzhia Oblast Governor Ivan Fedorov s...
kyivindependent.com
August 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
⚡️'This is terror' — Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia bus station injures at least 19.
Emergency workers are still searching for more victims who may be buried under the rubble. "The Russians terrorize our people and all of Ukraine every day," Zaporizhzhia Oblast Governor Ivan Fedorov said.
Emergency workers are still searching for more victims who may be buried under the rubble. "The Russians terrorize our people and all of Ukraine every day," Zaporizhzhia Oblast Governor Ivan Fedorov said.
I just saw a YouTube ad using neurodiversity to sell * checks notes* Intuit Quickbooks?! Capitalism is so gross.
August 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I just saw a YouTube ad using neurodiversity to sell * checks notes* Intuit Quickbooks?! Capitalism is so gross.
Good morning, please enjoy some #bloomscrolling Getting a face full of these colours is a lovely way to start the day ✨
#flowers #gardening
#flowers #gardening
July 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Good morning, please enjoy some #bloomscrolling Getting a face full of these colours is a lovely way to start the day ✨
#flowers #gardening
#flowers #gardening
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⚡️Russia attacks Ukrainian cities with ballistic missiles overnight.
Explosions rocked Kharkiv, Kamianske, and Dnipro as Russia launched waves of missiles, drones, and guided aerial bombs overnight on July 26. Kharkiv's Kyviskyi district has been hit twice by ballistic missiles.
Explosions rocked Kharkiv, Kamianske, and Dnipro as Russia launched waves of missiles, drones, and guided aerial bombs overnight on July 26. Kharkiv's Kyviskyi district has been hit twice by ballistic missiles.
Russia attacks Ukrainian cities with ballistic missiles overnight
Explosions rocked Kharkiv, Kamianske, and Dnipro as Russia launched waves of missiles, drones, and guided aerial bombs overnight on July 26. Kharkiv's Kyviskyi district has been hit twice by ballistic...
kyivindependent.com
July 25, 2025 at 11:40 PM
⚡️Russia attacks Ukrainian cities with ballistic missiles overnight.
Explosions rocked Kharkiv, Kamianske, and Dnipro as Russia launched waves of missiles, drones, and guided aerial bombs overnight on July 26. Kharkiv's Kyviskyi district has been hit twice by ballistic missiles.
Explosions rocked Kharkiv, Kamianske, and Dnipro as Russia launched waves of missiles, drones, and guided aerial bombs overnight on July 26. Kharkiv's Kyviskyi district has been hit twice by ballistic missiles.
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President Zelenskyy said he would submit a draft law to strengthen independence of anti-corruption bodies - together with law enforcement and anti-corruption teams.
He added:
Everyone heard what people have been saying these days: on social media, to each other, on the streets. It wasn’t in vain.
He added:
Everyone heard what people have been saying these days: on social media, to each other, on the streets. It wasn’t in vain.
July 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
President Zelenskyy said he would submit a draft law to strengthen independence of anti-corruption bodies - together with law enforcement and anti-corruption teams.
He added:
Everyone heard what people have been saying these days: on social media, to each other, on the streets. It wasn’t in vain.
He added:
Everyone heard what people have been saying these days: on social media, to each other, on the streets. It wasn’t in vain.
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Alex Kydd
Ocean, Nature & Travel Photographer
Ocean, Nature & Travel Photographer
July 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Alex Kydd
Ocean, Nature & Travel Photographer
Ocean, Nature & Travel Photographer
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One of the wildest color gradients I’ve ever seen in the aurora!
July 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
One of the wildest color gradients I’ve ever seen in the aurora!
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Calm night in Kyiv again.
It feels so good.
Actually, I wanted to show you a painting I came across recently.
Tetyana Yablonska, Youth, 1969.
It tells so many stories.
I just love it.
Ukrainian art is still so undervalued.
It feels so good.
Actually, I wanted to show you a painting I came across recently.
Tetyana Yablonska, Youth, 1969.
It tells so many stories.
I just love it.
Ukrainian art is still so undervalued.
July 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Calm night in Kyiv again.
It feels so good.
Actually, I wanted to show you a painting I came across recently.
Tetyana Yablonska, Youth, 1969.
It tells so many stories.
I just love it.
Ukrainian art is still so undervalued.
It feels so good.
Actually, I wanted to show you a painting I came across recently.
Tetyana Yablonska, Youth, 1969.
It tells so many stories.
I just love it.
Ukrainian art is still so undervalued.
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Writing MURDERBOT "taught me about my own neurodiversity. ... I have had a lot of people tell me that it helped them work out things about themselves and that it was just nice to see a character who thought and felt a lot of the same things they did." @marthawells.com with @clarakm.bsky.social
We’re Light-Years Away from True Artificial Intelligence, Says Murderbot Author Martha Wells
Today’s large language models are hardly related to the kinds of machine intelligence we see in science fiction, according to Martha Wells, author of the Murderbot Diaries series
www.scientificamerican.com
July 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Writing MURDERBOT "taught me about my own neurodiversity. ... I have had a lot of people tell me that it helped them work out things about themselves and that it was just nice to see a character who thought and felt a lot of the same things they did." @marthawells.com with @clarakm.bsky.social
July 9, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Today for our #bloomscrolling we have self-sown borage and a bee enjoying a pincushion flower
#gardening #flowers
#gardening #flowers
July 6, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Today for our #bloomscrolling we have self-sown borage and a bee enjoying a pincushion flower
#gardening #flowers
#gardening #flowers
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If you’ve ever wondered how the Soviet Union was "born".
If your media says little about Ukraine -
You can read my latest Sunday Letter.
And maybe share it, so others can learn too.
www.patreon.com/posts/sunday...
If your media says little about Ukraine -
You can read my latest Sunday Letter.
And maybe share it, so others can learn too.
www.patreon.com/posts/sunday...
July 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
If you’ve ever wondered how the Soviet Union was "born".
If your media says little about Ukraine -
You can read my latest Sunday Letter.
And maybe share it, so others can learn too.
www.patreon.com/posts/sunday...
If your media says little about Ukraine -
You can read my latest Sunday Letter.
And maybe share it, so others can learn too.
www.patreon.com/posts/sunday...
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Two apartment buildings and a kindergarten - that’s what Russian drones hit this night in the area not far from Kyiv. All the famous ‘military targets’
July 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Two apartment buildings and a kindergarten - that’s what Russian drones hit this night in the area not far from Kyiv. All the famous ‘military targets’
Delight in confounding ad algorithms by subverting the dominant paradigm. Your ungovernable purchasing habits will lead to things like
*checks notes*
commercial concrete services in your area!
*checks notes*
commercial concrete services in your area!
July 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Delight in confounding ad algorithms by subverting the dominant paradigm. Your ungovernable purchasing habits will lead to things like
*checks notes*
commercial concrete services in your area!
*checks notes*
commercial concrete services in your area!