@susansnyder.bsky.social
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"Autistics with Complex Support Needs" (CSN) is a far more useful term than #ProfoundAutism, & we recommend using it instead. We also endorse listening to people doing participatory work to improve the lives of autistics with CSN, like paper authors @dianatan.bsky.social & @drstevenkapp.bsky.social.
"For some Autistic people with CSN (complex support needs) who may continue to face significant communicative challenges even in ideal conditions, advocacy may look very different from conventional notions of self-advocacy."
osf.io/preprints/ps... #autism #neurodiversity
osf.io/preprints/ps... #autism #neurodiversity
OSF
osf.io
December 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
"Autistics with Complex Support Needs" (CSN) is a far more useful term than #ProfoundAutism, & we recommend using it instead. We also endorse listening to people doing participatory work to improve the lives of autistics with CSN, like paper authors @dianatan.bsky.social & @drstevenkapp.bsky.social.
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if you're resolution for next year is to 'read like a writer' I made a (completely free!!) set of journal templates to do just that. Chag christmas sameach and happy nittel nacht (belated)
A number of weeks ago, I mentioned that I keep a "craft journal" — a journal that's about the books I've read with analysis through the lens "how can this inform my writing?"
Many iterations later, have a free PDF of what I'm calling "Reading Selfishly:"
dl.bookfunnel.com/6dvlo8cnxx
Many iterations later, have a free PDF of what I'm calling "Reading Selfishly:"
dl.bookfunnel.com/6dvlo8cnxx
A guide to reading, reflecting, and analyzing fiction writing of any genre for authors and aspiring authors.
Authors are often told that in order to write, we have to read — many people (mis)interpret that to mean reading by evaluating books or composing book reviews. This journal is intended for authors to ...
dl.bookfunnel.com
December 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
if you're resolution for next year is to 'read like a writer' I made a (completely free!!) set of journal templates to do just that. Chag christmas sameach and happy nittel nacht (belated)
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This is a delicious holiday treat.
‘South Park’ writer Toby Morton owns Trump–Kennedy Center websites
A “South Park” writer anticipated President Donald Trump would rename the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts after himself, so he bought domain names connected to the Trump-Kennedy Center.
(NewsNation)
A “South Park” writer anticipated President Donald Trump would rename the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts after himself, so he bought domain names connected to the Trump-Kennedy Center.
(NewsNation)
December 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This is a delicious holiday treat.
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As ppl have noted, this news is miraculous to those of us old enough to remember when AIDS was a death sentence.
Over 91% of Clients in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Reach Undetectable Status www.poz.com/article/91-c...
Over 91% of Clients in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Reach Undetectable Status
New data confirm Ryan White’s success—undetectable equals untransmittable (and healthier)—but GOP leaders want to slash these HIV funds.
www.poz.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:23 AM
As ppl have noted, this news is miraculous to those of us old enough to remember when AIDS was a death sentence.
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
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ICE whistles work.
The horns and whistles work
What it's like to watch community activists stand up to a Border Patrol raid.
www.motherjones.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
ICE whistles work.
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look sometimes humans need specific tools for specific tasks
this applies to using wheelchairs for longer distances, instead of walking
just like how you might take a plane to travel a long distance, instead of driving
this applies to using wheelchairs for longer distances, instead of walking
just like how you might take a plane to travel a long distance, instead of driving
December 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
look sometimes humans need specific tools for specific tasks
this applies to using wheelchairs for longer distances, instead of walking
just like how you might take a plane to travel a long distance, instead of driving
this applies to using wheelchairs for longer distances, instead of walking
just like how you might take a plane to travel a long distance, instead of driving
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Trump's homicide spree clears the century mark. Trump's drug boat campaign has assassinated about one person each day since early September. These are murders, and our basic humanity demands that we not get complacent about them.
104 murders in 107 days
The Trump administration's drug boat campaign has assassinated about one person each day since early September. These are murders, and our basic humanity demands that we not get complacent about them.
open.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Trump's homicide spree clears the century mark. Trump's drug boat campaign has assassinated about one person each day since early September. These are murders, and our basic humanity demands that we not get complacent about them.
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“Trans people and our families are facing terror from this administration.”
Doctors in Jail? Hospitals Stripped of Fed Funding? The Criminalization of Trans Youth Healthcare
The Trump administration on Thursday announced new measures to target hospitals and doctors providing care to trans youth. Under the new rules unveiled by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr...
www.democracynow.org
December 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
“Trans people and our families are facing terror from this administration.”
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If you need some hope as the year ends, try this anthology about protest, resistance, and building a more just world.
"We Will Rise Again" by @drkarenlord.bsky.social, @annaleen.bsky.social, and @older.bsky.social (eds.)
What better way is there to end the year than with a compendium of hope and resistance imaginaries!
What better way is there to end the year than with a compendium of hope and resistance imaginaries!
December 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
If you need some hope as the year ends, try this anthology about protest, resistance, and building a more just world.
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Aya has been forced by circumstance to keep on moving and lifting just to keep her family alive, and now her back has got much worse. Without immediate help, she could be in pain for the rest of her life. gofund.me/8dd8cb94f @mommunism.bsky.social @lexialex.bsky.social @gofund-gaza.bsky.social #Gaza
December 15, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Aya has been forced by circumstance to keep on moving and lifting just to keep her family alive, and now her back has got much worse. Without immediate help, she could be in pain for the rest of her life. gofund.me/8dd8cb94f @mommunism.bsky.social @lexialex.bsky.social @gofund-gaza.bsky.social #Gaza
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Anxiety is SO common in autistics: A useful new study "quotes extensively from autistic people about their experiences of anxiety, and I know that many, many autistic people will see themselves in the material." @ejwillingham.bsky.social in the latest TPGA Newsletter:
buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...
buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...
Autistic Holiday Gift Guide | Spectrum Santas | Elves We'd Shelve
Would you like to express a joyful spirit with intention in these trying times? Consider these autistic-curated gifts to show the autistic people in your life that yes, you see them, and that yes, the...
buttondown.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Anxiety is SO common in autistics: A useful new study "quotes extensively from autistic people about their experiences of anxiety, and I know that many, many autistic people will see themselves in the material." @ejwillingham.bsky.social in the latest TPGA Newsletter:
buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...
buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...
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12 dead at a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach.💔
A 43-year-old father of two, Ahmed al Ahmed, snuck up & tackled a gunman to disarm him. Ahmed was shot twice.
Both Jewish & Muslim faiths teach that “to save one life is to save all humanity.” Let us hold fast to our humanity.❤️
A 43-year-old father of two, Ahmed al Ahmed, snuck up & tackled a gunman to disarm him. Ahmed was shot twice.
Both Jewish & Muslim faiths teach that “to save one life is to save all humanity.” Let us hold fast to our humanity.❤️
December 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
12 dead at a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach.💔
A 43-year-old father of two, Ahmed al Ahmed, snuck up & tackled a gunman to disarm him. Ahmed was shot twice.
Both Jewish & Muslim faiths teach that “to save one life is to save all humanity.” Let us hold fast to our humanity.❤️
A 43-year-old father of two, Ahmed al Ahmed, snuck up & tackled a gunman to disarm him. Ahmed was shot twice.
Both Jewish & Muslim faiths teach that “to save one life is to save all humanity.” Let us hold fast to our humanity.❤️
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Brutal but effective public health messaging from New York Public Health.
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
December 13, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Brutal but effective public health messaging from New York Public Health.
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
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If you’re looking for something to do, start working on overturning citizens united in your state. States control the power corporations have. Take their political power away with a ballot initiative. Here’s how: open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
How to Get Rid of "Citizens United"
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way.
open.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
If you’re looking for something to do, start working on overturning citizens united in your state. States control the power corporations have. Take their political power away with a ballot initiative. Here’s how: open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Severe weather conditions in Gaza have claimed the lives of 13 people, including babies who froze to death, as Israel continues to block the entry of aid that could provide shelter to 1.5 million Palestinians living in worn-out tents.
December 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Severe weather conditions in Gaza have claimed the lives of 13 people, including babies who froze to death, as Israel continues to block the entry of aid that could provide shelter to 1.5 million Palestinians living in worn-out tents.
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Majd has been released from hospital because it ran out of space, but he's still in unstable condition, and this is what he has to return to. It's hard for Aya, in severe pain herself, even to keep him warm. Please help if you can. gofund.me/2f942387 @mommunism.bsky.social @gofund-gaza.bsky.social 🍉
December 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Majd has been released from hospital because it ran out of space, but he's still in unstable condition, and this is what he has to return to. It's hard for Aya, in severe pain herself, even to keep him warm. Please help if you can. gofund.me/2f942387 @mommunism.bsky.social @gofund-gaza.bsky.social 🍉
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If you need some hope, this piece might give it to you—plus @willbunch.bsky.social is always worth reading.
There’s a no paywall link in the replies.
There’s a no paywall link in the replies.
There was revolution in the air in New Orleans when the Border Patrol invaded their city - as brave citizens blew whistles, chased convoys, and confronted masked agents of a tyrannical government
From Minneapolis to Manhattan, an uprising has begun. A special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/immi...
From Minneapolis to Manhattan, an uprising has begun. A special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/immi...
In New Orleans and across U.S., anger over ICE raids sparks a 2nd American Revolution | Will Bunch
Everyday folks are rising up to resist immigration raids with whistles, car chases, and noisy protests. Revolution is in the air.
www.inquirer.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
If you need some hope, this piece might give it to you—plus @willbunch.bsky.social is always worth reading.
There’s a no paywall link in the replies.
There’s a no paywall link in the replies.