Autistic Science Person
@autsciperson.bsky.social
Autistic consultant and writer with a Masters in Neuroscience.
white, nonbinary. they/them Opinions are my own. #SayNoToABA
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white, nonbinary. they/them Opinions are my own. #SayNoToABA
www.AutisticSciencePerson.com
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so: what do we need you to do? two things.
1.call your D/I senators. find contact info here: reps.fyi
what do we need you to say? try the call script below. adapt it; make it your own! there are bailout points written in, in case you get nervous. but please *call.* 🧵
1.call your D/I senators. find contact info here: reps.fyi
what do we need you to say? try the call script below. adapt it; make it your own! there are bailout points written in, in case you get nervous. but please *call.* 🧵
![Hi, my name is [YOUR NAME] and I'm one of Senator [THEIR NAME]'s constituents. House Republicans are trying to insert a multiple articles of anti-trans legislation, including a full transgender healthcare funding ban, into the F-Y '26 budget. I'm calling to tell the Senator to stand up for trans Americans and vote NO on any bill with that language. This IS worth forcing a shutdown.
[you can stop here at 0:20 if you want to bail out—but it's better if you don't]
This care funding ban follows the map the G-O-P charted while attacking abortion. Democrats lost that fight by giving in to the G-O-P an inch at a time. Giving an inch at a time on trans care will devastate trans Americans and it'll get Democrats nothing in return but contempt.
[you can stop here at 0:40 if you want to bail out—but it's better if you don't]
Right now, the most popular Democrat in the U-S, [Zo-RAHN Mom-DA-nee], is campaigning on making trans healthcare cheaper and easier to access, and he's only got more good will because of it.
[you can stop here at 0:50 if you want to bail out—but it's better if you don't]
I'm asking the Senator to refuse to allow any anti-trans language including a healthcare ban in the F-Y '26 bill. Do not vote for any bill with that language. This IS worth forcing a shutdown. Standing with trans people is the right thing to do and it's politically smart. Voters and donors show up for Democrats who fight.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lzahebnas6od6j6jfydwst7/bafkreih4xihrkllo4bucwiubjidhjlbjt3k7x6wtzdk776qx67tpcaizli@jpeg)
Here are the steps for how to contact your reps about the bill that will take away insurance coverage for trans healthcare for ADULTS:
1. Go to reps.fyi
2. Put in your address
3. Find your house & senate reps
4. To call type in phone # under name
5. Call the number and use the script in the QT
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1. Go to reps.fyi
2. Put in your address
3. Find your house & senate reps
4. To call type in phone # under name
5. Call the number and use the script in the QT
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What fucking workload?
When was the last time a Republican successfully introduced, negotiated for, and advanced viable policy? When was the last time a Republican lawyer belonging to a government designed by and built for lawyers tried to write needed legislation for the good of the 99 percent?
When was the last time a Republican successfully introduced, negotiated for, and advanced viable policy? When was the last time a Republican lawyer belonging to a government designed by and built for lawyers tried to write needed legislation for the good of the 99 percent?
November 27, 2025 at 2:16 AM
What fucking workload?
When was the last time a Republican successfully introduced, negotiated for, and advanced viable policy? When was the last time a Republican lawyer belonging to a government designed by and built for lawyers tried to write needed legislation for the good of the 99 percent?
When was the last time a Republican successfully introduced, negotiated for, and advanced viable policy? When was the last time a Republican lawyer belonging to a government designed by and built for lawyers tried to write needed legislation for the good of the 99 percent?
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Doing your best to literally destroy life-sustaining ecosystems while also sanctioning the torture of people is hard on the spirit, wow who knew
Speaker 'barely holding it together' and 'crushed by his workload': NYT
Speaker 'barely holding it together' and 'crushed by his workload': NYT
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) made several revealing admissions about the stressful and chaotic nature of his job, according to a recent New York Times report.The Times' Annie Karni wrote in a Wednesday article that Johnson turned what was meant to be an easy interview with a friendly podcast h...
bit.ly
November 27, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Doing your best to literally destroy life-sustaining ecosystems while also sanctioning the torture of people is hard on the spirit, wow who knew
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One of three Tawny Frogmouths I encountered on a short walk down the Darwin esplanade last night. They were rather chill, allowing me to get this photo with my phone.
#WildOz #UrbanBirds
#WildOz #UrbanBirds
November 26, 2025 at 9:35 PM
One of three Tawny Frogmouths I encountered on a short walk down the Darwin esplanade last night. They were rather chill, allowing me to get this photo with my phone.
#WildOz #UrbanBirds
#WildOz #UrbanBirds
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The presence of electrical activity has implications for surface chemistry, future human exploration and habitability on the Red Planet
Mars Has Lightning, Scientists Prove
The presence of electrical activity has implications for surface chemistry, future human exploration and habitability on the Red Planet
www.scientificamerican.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The presence of electrical activity has implications for surface chemistry, future human exploration and habitability on the Red Planet
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"A YouTuber dropped his camera to the bottom of the ocean and recorded a deep-sea animal that no one has been able to identify."
petapixel.com/2025/11/25/y....
petapixel.com/2025/11/25/y....
YouTuber Drops Camera in Ocean and Films an Unknown Deep-Sea Species
'So what species is this one? The answer is we have no idea.'
petapixel.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:57 AM
"A YouTuber dropped his camera to the bottom of the ocean and recorded a deep-sea animal that no one has been able to identify."
petapixel.com/2025/11/25/y....
petapixel.com/2025/11/25/y....
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Our hearts should go out to the two National Guard members who were shot today. Our National Guard isn't supposed to be deployed to pick up trash on the road. This wouldn't have happened without Trump's vindictive political games. This tragic nonsense is disturbing.
November 27, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Our hearts should go out to the two National Guard members who were shot today. Our National Guard isn't supposed to be deployed to pick up trash on the road. This wouldn't have happened without Trump's vindictive political games. This tragic nonsense is disturbing.
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I'm tired of responding to bad-faith MAGA outrage, which always distracts corporate media, centrists, & those who feel they must indulge their temper tantrums.
They're blaming all of us now for the National Guard shooting.
Just say:
"Fuck Off, Release the Epstein Files, and Happy Thanksgiving."
They're blaming all of us now for the National Guard shooting.
Just say:
"Fuck Off, Release the Epstein Files, and Happy Thanksgiving."
November 27, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I'm tired of responding to bad-faith MAGA outrage, which always distracts corporate media, centrists, & those who feel they must indulge their temper tantrums.
They're blaming all of us now for the National Guard shooting.
Just say:
"Fuck Off, Release the Epstein Files, and Happy Thanksgiving."
They're blaming all of us now for the National Guard shooting.
Just say:
"Fuck Off, Release the Epstein Files, and Happy Thanksgiving."
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25 Nov 2025 @rikiwilchins.bsky.social -- World Strongest Woman, Jammie Booker, stripped of her title by the Official Strongman Games and attacked by her runner-up, Andrea Thompson as "very dishonest" and "taking away a lot of things from a lot of women after Booker was outed as a trans woman.
Transgender athlete 'was very dishonest', says world's strongest woman Andrea Thompson
A British athlete crowned world's strongest woman says she was
www.bbc.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:11 PM
25 Nov 2025 @rikiwilchins.bsky.social -- World Strongest Woman, Jammie Booker, stripped of her title by the Official Strongman Games and attacked by her runner-up, Andrea Thompson as "very dishonest" and "taking away a lot of things from a lot of women after Booker was outed as a trans woman.
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Sending love to my Indigenous and Native friends and mutuals this week.
Friends, please remember this is a day of mourning for many of our Indigenous and Native neighbors for a very good reason. Please be respectful of that, and them.
Friends, please remember this is a day of mourning for many of our Indigenous and Native neighbors for a very good reason. Please be respectful of that, and them.
November 26, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Sending love to my Indigenous and Native friends and mutuals this week.
Friends, please remember this is a day of mourning for many of our Indigenous and Native neighbors for a very good reason. Please be respectful of that, and them.
Friends, please remember this is a day of mourning for many of our Indigenous and Native neighbors for a very good reason. Please be respectful of that, and them.
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Kristi Noem is guilty of crimes against humanity and needs to face justice.
📌 She made the final call to defy a court order to halt deportation flights, sending people into the hellscape of CECOT, a place the UN has compared to a torture chamber.
Prosecute her and everyone involved.
📌 She made the final call to defy a court order to halt deportation flights, sending people into the hellscape of CECOT, a place the UN has compared to a torture chamber.
Prosecute her and everyone involved.
November 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Kristi Noem is guilty of crimes against humanity and needs to face justice.
📌 She made the final call to defy a court order to halt deportation flights, sending people into the hellscape of CECOT, a place the UN has compared to a torture chamber.
Prosecute her and everyone involved.
📌 She made the final call to defy a court order to halt deportation flights, sending people into the hellscape of CECOT, a place the UN has compared to a torture chamber.
Prosecute her and everyone involved.
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There is no justification for this abuse of the rights of CHILDREN
Kids as young as 3 and 4 years old are being hauled into immigration court in Seattle and read their rights.
They’re being told they have the right to an attorney despite having no capacity to hire one or understand what that means.
As Rep Jayapal says, that’s not due process… it’s a farce.
They’re being told they have the right to an attorney despite having no capacity to hire one or understand what that means.
As Rep Jayapal says, that’s not due process… it’s a farce.
November 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
There is no justification for this abuse of the rights of CHILDREN
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Why do republicans hate children? ✊🏼💙⚖️
Kids as young as 3 and 4 years old are being hauled into immigration court in Seattle and read their rights.
They’re being told they have the right to an attorney despite having no capacity to hire one or understand what that means.
As Rep Jayapal says, that’s not due process… it’s a farce.
They’re being told they have the right to an attorney despite having no capacity to hire one or understand what that means.
As Rep Jayapal says, that’s not due process… it’s a farce.
November 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Why do republicans hate children? ✊🏼💙⚖️
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Kids as young as 3 and 4 years old are being hauled into immigration court in Seattle and read their rights.
They’re being told they have the right to an attorney despite having no capacity to hire one or understand what that means.
As Rep Jayapal says, that’s not due process… it’s a farce.
They’re being told they have the right to an attorney despite having no capacity to hire one or understand what that means.
As Rep Jayapal says, that’s not due process… it’s a farce.
November 26, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Kids as young as 3 and 4 years old are being hauled into immigration court in Seattle and read their rights.
They’re being told they have the right to an attorney despite having no capacity to hire one or understand what that means.
As Rep Jayapal says, that’s not due process… it’s a farce.
They’re being told they have the right to an attorney despite having no capacity to hire one or understand what that means.
As Rep Jayapal says, that’s not due process… it’s a farce.
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In a just world we wouldn’t even need the Epstein files to believe Trump is a predator. A bunch of women have already said so. Plus a jury even found him liable.
November 26, 2025 at 12:39 AM
In a just world we wouldn’t even need the Epstein files to believe Trump is a predator. A bunch of women have already said so. Plus a jury even found him liable.
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This guy got through by the skin of his teeth one of the most unqualified dudes in history and still… trump found a way to make him lesser before replacing him. His one thing the ONLY thing he had to give was selling out on Epstein. And he did it. Instantly. And now he’s being kicked out. Hilarious
MS NOW EXCLUSIVE: “President Trump is considering removing Kash Patel as FBI director in the coming months, as he and his top aides have grown increasingly frustrated by the unflattering headlines Patel has recently generated.”
www.ms.now/news/trump-k...
www.ms.now/news/trump-k...
President Trump may have had enough of Kash Patel, according to sources
The president is weighing whether to oust the FBI director after scrutiny of Patel's stewardship of bureau resources, including his girlfriend’s security detail and use of a government jet.
www.ms.now
November 26, 2025 at 6:59 AM
This guy got through by the skin of his teeth one of the most unqualified dudes in history and still… trump found a way to make him lesser before replacing him. His one thing the ONLY thing he had to give was selling out on Epstein. And he did it. Instantly. And now he’s being kicked out. Hilarious
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Yes, this is good . Hits several crucial notes. A concerted effort is underway to redefine terms so that Epstein associates are assumed innocent as long as they didn't personally abuse any underage victims. No. If you were in Epstein's circle, you KNEW, and you - at best - turned a blind eye.
This is a great piece. It’s the most basic of questions.
Why Did So Many People in Epstein’s Circle Look the Other Way?
First of all, in order to ask questions about the young women he preyed on, they’d need to see them as people.
www.thenation.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Yes, this is good . Hits several crucial notes. A concerted effort is underway to redefine terms so that Epstein associates are assumed innocent as long as they didn't personally abuse any underage victims. No. If you were in Epstein's circle, you KNEW, and you - at best - turned a blind eye.
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The FBI previously REDACTED Trump and other high-profile individuals' names from documents for privacy reasons, arguing they were private citizens when the INITIAL 2006 investigation began. This excuse is idiotic as well as insulting, with critics alleging to a blaring COVER-UP.
November 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The FBI previously REDACTED Trump and other high-profile individuals' names from documents for privacy reasons, arguing they were private citizens when the INITIAL 2006 investigation began. This excuse is idiotic as well as insulting, with critics alleging to a blaring COVER-UP.
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The docs also reveal the number of hours the FBI devoted to the project, which required some agents to work nights and weekends. The FBI paid personnel $851,344 in overtime for working on the Epstein files between March 17 and March 22.
November 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The docs also reveal the number of hours the FBI devoted to the project, which required some agents to work nights and weekends. The FBI paid personnel $851,344 in overtime for working on the Epstein files between March 17 and March 22.
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🚨 NEW/EXCLUSIVE: The FBI turned over dozens of emails to me in response to my #FOIA request that provides a behind-the-scenes look at discussions involving the review and redaction of the Epstein files
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
November 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
🚨 NEW/EXCLUSIVE: The FBI turned over dozens of emails to me in response to my #FOIA request that provides a behind-the-scenes look at discussions involving the review and redaction of the Epstein files
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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Margaret Sullivan discusses the abysmal ethics of NYT's Epstein coverage, including the paper's radio silence following disclosure of the fact that its lead Epstein correspondent was seeking money from Epstein. The corruption goes far in explaining NYT's editorially deranged Epstein coverage.
Three lessons in unethical media behavior
Plus: Some moments that made me proud to be a journalist
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Margaret Sullivan discusses the abysmal ethics of NYT's Epstein coverage, including the paper's radio silence following disclosure of the fact that its lead Epstein correspondent was seeking money from Epstein. The corruption goes far in explaining NYT's editorially deranged Epstein coverage.
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Hume's Leaf Warbler was showing and calling well at Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory.
November 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Hume's Leaf Warbler was showing and calling well at Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory.
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The biggest disappointment in the whole trans people in sports conversation is those that appose trans athletes are also the first to play down the abilities of cisgender females in sports they portray elite female athletes as delicate little butterflies.
medium.com/@kirstiphill...
medium.com/@kirstiphill...
There is no clear biological list of features that allow us to even remotely cleanly separate men…
Chromosomes? NOPE
medium.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The biggest disappointment in the whole trans people in sports conversation is those that appose trans athletes are also the first to play down the abilities of cisgender females in sports they portray elite female athletes as delicate little butterflies.
medium.com/@kirstiphill...
medium.com/@kirstiphill...
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Real power is being able to cut them off from their revenue stream.
What is the latest Black Friday boycott – and will it work?
While others scramble for deals on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, activists hope to leverage shopping behavior for societal change
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Real power is being able to cut them off from their revenue stream.
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Three babies in Kentucky have died of whooping cough.
They weren’t vaccinated and neither were their mothers.
This is RFK Jr’s legacy. A trail of dead kids who never had a chance.
They didn’t get to decide about vaccination. Adults chose for them & they paid with their life.
They weren’t vaccinated and neither were their mothers.
This is RFK Jr’s legacy. A trail of dead kids who never had a chance.
They didn’t get to decide about vaccination. Adults chose for them & they paid with their life.
November 26, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Three babies in Kentucky have died of whooping cough.
They weren’t vaccinated and neither were their mothers.
This is RFK Jr’s legacy. A trail of dead kids who never had a chance.
They didn’t get to decide about vaccination. Adults chose for them & they paid with their life.
They weren’t vaccinated and neither were their mothers.
This is RFK Jr’s legacy. A trail of dead kids who never had a chance.
They didn’t get to decide about vaccination. Adults chose for them & they paid with their life.
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Is the Trump admin using ICE to settle family disputes?
This is fucked up.
This is fucked up.
"A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts."
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
![REVERE, Mass. —
A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts.
The woman, Bruna Ferreira, has an 11-year-old son with Michael Leavitt, Karoline Leavitt's brother.
Ferreira migrated with her family to the United States from Brazil as a child and is currently in custody at an ICE facility in southern Louisiana.
Michael Leavitt released a statement, saying that his "only concern has always been the safety, well-being, and privacy of [his] son."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x4qyokjtdzgl7gmqhsw4ajqj/bafkreiacyzixchgacpjse7wyra342opgjsvdxzqdrkxq55zzqah65zyeae@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Is the Trump admin using ICE to settle family disputes?
This is fucked up.
This is fucked up.