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Carol Greenburg @autisticenough.bsky.social · 12h

Objection! I put in the extra effort to say “You, in the teal shirt. No, not you, you’re wearing aqua and that’s not even a shirt, it’s a hand-embroidered caftan.” Manners are in noting the details, amirite? No?

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Carol Greenburg @autisticenough.bsky.social · 23h

Kendra Sullivan, this too is what patriotism looks like. I also appreciate the police officers who protected her right to protest.

hpanzironi @hpanzironi.bsky.social · 1d

Hero’s of the day - In a small town of Beckley, WV, Kendra Sullivan staged a one-woman No Kings protest. She was confronted, had the police called on her, but stood her ground. She was physically threatened. Police came more than once and protected her right to protest. This is how we do it.

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Carol Greenburg @autisticenough.bsky.social · 1d

Ha! Good luck with that. We’re all pretty lucky to have the older generation we have.

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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 1d

ICYMI: Our team released the “The Introverts’ Guide to Fighting Authoritarianism” – concrete suggestions for how you can fight for democracy. Read about it here:

The introvert’s guide to fighting for democracy

Six ways to protect democracy — without attending a protest

www.ifyoucankeepit.org

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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 1d

Harrisburg, PA — there are so many older women in banana suits at the Capitol holding antifa signs and none of that sentence would have made sense to me 10 years ago

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Carol Greenburg @autisticenough.bsky.social · 1d

TY. Much as I hate to think about that ghoul at all, your supposition comforts me.

Carol Greenburg @autisticenough.bsky.social · 1d

Hey! I thought I told you to paint me like one of your French Cats. What, you couldn’t have posed me on a red velvet fainting couch? Even red velour would have worked! Sheesh!

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Carol Greenburg @autisticenough.bsky.social · 1d

What good timing! I have always been peak cringe, 0% cool. And hell yes, I’m all about good governance and real democracy! #NoKings #VotingRights #ListenToBlackWomen #PatriarchyAndWhiteSupremacyAreIntertwined #CynicismLeadsNowhere #OverlyOvertlyErnest

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 1d

After 2024, pundits brushed off the Resistance as cringe. I submit: Yes, it was. And cringe is good. Cringe, in fact, will save democracy.

Resistance Is Cringe

But it’s also effective.

www.theatlantic.com

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Mindcite💥 @mindcite.bsky.social · 2d

Since 1776, over 41 million Americans, excluding Donald Trump, served our country.

Name ONE who fought for a convicted felon to escape prison, pardon insurrectionists and use our military against political opponents.

On #NoKingsDay and every day USE your freedom to stand up to fascism. Or LOSE it‼️

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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 2d

For all race and ethnicity scholars, apropos of everything.

"The past is never dead. It's not even past."

--William Faulkner, Requiem for a Nun

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Carol Greenburg @autisticenough.bsky.social · 2d

You know what also matters, Mr. Federal DHS Dude? You are a fascist. That matters to decent people now, and it will probably matter to you when genuine patriots (most of them Black people) get this country back on track and kick to the curb traitors to the the best ideals of the American Experiment.

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Carol Greenburg @autisticenough.bsky.social · 2d

Nah, if Charlotte were George Soros I’d have been getting my checks for years. Every week. On time. 😏

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Carol Greenburg @autisticenough.bsky.social · 3d

And tacky golden sneakers, right? Or did those just kind of drift off into the ether? So hard to track which Trump merch is in and which is out! #NoKingsOfCons

Carol Greenburg @autisticenough.bsky.social · 3d

This kind of natural disaster is why we need FEMA. Rapid, coordinated rescue is an example of the proper deployment of the National Guard. Our agencies and services exist to help Americans, not attack them.

Alaska Beacon @alaskabeacon.com · 5d

One dead, dozens rescued and roughly 1,000 displaced in western Alaska communities hit by ex-typhoon, reports Corinne Smith for @alaskabeacon.com

One dead, dozens rescued and roughly 1,000 displaced in western Alaska communities hit by ex-typhoon | Alaska Beacon

Search and rescue efforts continued into Monday in the Kuskokwim River delta in the aftermath of ex-Typhoon Halong.

alaskabeacon.com

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Carol Greenburg @autisticenough.bsky.social · 3d

Some tracking, guidance, and vaccine availability is better than none. Hoping this alliance spreads, so preventable diseases won’t spread even faster than they already are. #AbsenceOfPublicHeathEqusAWorldOfPublicHurt #PublicHealthIsAll

Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 3d

15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.

Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.

Map: Governors Public Health Alliance
* Guam is also a member of the alliance
Updated October 15, 2025
Map: @luckytran • Created with Datawrapper

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Carol Greenburg @autisticenough.bsky.social · 4d

Off the island you go, Andrew. #ZohranForNYCMayor

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4d

Andrew, we're voting you off the island and back to the suburbs.

Our new ad just aired during Survivor.

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CajunBlue 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 6d

🚨 Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago answers this question brilliantly. 1/2

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Maria Town @mariatown.bsky.social · 4d

The government shutdown shows no signs of ending soon. Social Security & Medicaid benefits will keep going out, but, people could be w/o other benefits, like SNAP & WIC very soon. AAPD created a resource that explains what’s at stake if the shutdown doesn’t end soon. www.aapd.com/explainer-wh...

Explainer: What the Government Shutdown Means for SNAP, WIC, and Disability Programs - AAPD

On Wednesday, October 1, at 12:01 AM, part of the federal government shut down because Congress could not agree on a funding plan. As of now, the government has been shut down for two weeks. Congress...

www.aapd.com

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Maria Town @mariatown.bsky.social · 4d

There’s also an easy way to conact your member of Congress to tell them to end the shutdown. aapd.quorum.us/campaign/144...

American Association of People with Disabilities

aapd.quorum.us

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🦋 Phenomenally Autistic 🦋| Ayanna Sanaa Davis @ayannasanaa.bsky.social · 6d

Black autistic people face double (and often triple) marginalization. When we uplift Black autistic voices, we fight against erasure and create space for authenticity and power…

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🦋 Phenomenally Autistic 🦋| Ayanna Sanaa Davis @ayannasanaa.bsky.social · 6d

Supporting Black autistic voices means honoring the full spectrum of identity: race, neurology, culture, and lived experience. It’s about visibility, dignity, and justice 👍🏽

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🦋 Phenomenally Autistic 🦋| Ayanna Sanaa Davis @ayannasanaa.bsky.social · 6d

Black autistic people bring powerful, unique perspectives that challenge stereotypes and push systems to be better. Centering us means we ALL benefit from a more inclusive world

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 6d

Vaccines are safe and effective.

Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.

When you want information, ask your doctor.

It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 6d

Special education isn't a "nice thing to have." It isn't "charity" or doing something to make us feel better. It is a right. The right to a Free Appropriate Public Education is codified in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, signed by a Republican president.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 6d

U.S. Department of Education fired nearly everyone in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in a wave of new layoffs that began Friday, according to the union representing the agency's employees. www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

www.usatoday.com

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Shannon Rosa @shannonrosa.bsky.social · 8d

"I would love to see sex ed for Autistics that helps them correctly identify that ppl who abuse them are responsible for their actions. That consent matters more than social expectations. That their needs & boundaries are not things that should be adjusted simply to maintain the comfort of others."

Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 8d

What Should Sex Ed for Autistic people look like? Not only in teaching consent & red flags, not just recognizing the sexuality of people with I/DD, but also how we can uplift & normalize the pleasure & autonomy of Autistic people. By Morrigan; CN: Rape/abuse:

thinkingautismguide.com/2025/10/what...

What Should Sex Ed for Autistic People Look Like? — THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM

Sex ed for Autistic people usually emphasizes compliance with neurotypical expectations, not self-advocacy—which pains me, as a survivor.

thinkingautismguide.com

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