Cacao Byproduct
@cacaobyproduct.bsky.social
🏳️⚧️ ⚧️ Writer, artist, musician, immigration stuff
NB & ND (#ActuallyAutistic #ActuallyADHD) any pronouns tbh
vampire alien cat robot
Not male, not female, but a secret, third thing
Sourdough fundamentalist
Views my own only
NB & ND (#ActuallyAutistic #ActuallyADHD) any pronouns tbh
vampire alien cat robot
Not male, not female, but a secret, third thing
Sourdough fundamentalist
Views my own only
Pinned
Yuri Manga recommendation thread
Criteria:
I want something pleasant to read with interesting art
I prefer stories about adults (I don't like school stories)
I prefer something substantive - not necessarily serious, just something interesting and not generic
Disfavor male gaze or creepy shit
Criteria:
I want something pleasant to read with interesting art
I prefer stories about adults (I don't like school stories)
I prefer something substantive - not necessarily serious, just something interesting and not generic
Disfavor male gaze or creepy shit
Maybe I should learn to use wigs
Not toupees
Like obvs not real hair wigs
Not toupees
Like obvs not real hair wigs
November 30, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Maybe I should learn to use wigs
Not toupees
Like obvs not real hair wigs
Not toupees
Like obvs not real hair wigs
Watching the live action cowboy bebop and thankfully my expectations have been reduced by the reviews I’ve read
It’s fun!
Also thinking about the anime and how they basically have a misato type for the show’s cast
It’s fun!
Also thinking about the anime and how they basically have a misato type for the show’s cast
November 30, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Watching the live action cowboy bebop and thankfully my expectations have been reduced by the reviews I’ve read
It’s fun!
Also thinking about the anime and how they basically have a misato type for the show’s cast
It’s fun!
Also thinking about the anime and how they basically have a misato type for the show’s cast
Ngl the politics of the writer/show runner for Bridgerton and Scandal seem suspect
Scandal is literally about fawning over a Republican dirt bag president coz
Idk???? He sucks ass
Scandal is literally about fawning over a Republican dirt bag president coz
Idk???? He sucks ass
November 30, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Ngl the politics of the writer/show runner for Bridgerton and Scandal seem suspect
Scandal is literally about fawning over a Republican dirt bag president coz
Idk???? He sucks ass
Scandal is literally about fawning over a Republican dirt bag president coz
Idk???? He sucks ass
Some days when I post with abandon I worry I'm being annoying and then I see suddenly the bedtime scrolling reactions come in, and I hit the dopamine jackpot
November 30, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Some days when I post with abandon I worry I'm being annoying and then I see suddenly the bedtime scrolling reactions come in, and I hit the dopamine jackpot
it's ok if people like Dune and stuff.
Hell, I adore Philip K Dick (though it feels like mentally I wear nitrile gloves to peel out his bigotries)
But there's so many other voices and there's so many problems with the "golden era" writers
Hell, I adore Philip K Dick (though it feels like mentally I wear nitrile gloves to peel out his bigotries)
But there's so many other voices and there's so many problems with the "golden era" writers
Watching this video of top 15 sci fi ever
First red flag: dude calls omniscient third person "weird" and "unique"
Second red flag: dude starts with Dune and The Mote in God's Eye, two "golden era" (a misnomer) stories that are really just "it's all about cishet white guys" stories
First red flag: dude calls omniscient third person "weird" and "unique"
Second red flag: dude starts with Dune and The Mote in God's Eye, two "golden era" (a misnomer) stories that are really just "it's all about cishet white guys" stories
November 30, 2025 at 6:50 AM
it's ok if people like Dune and stuff.
Hell, I adore Philip K Dick (though it feels like mentally I wear nitrile gloves to peel out his bigotries)
But there's so many other voices and there's so many problems with the "golden era" writers
Hell, I adore Philip K Dick (though it feels like mentally I wear nitrile gloves to peel out his bigotries)
But there's so many other voices and there's so many problems with the "golden era" writers
This person is being brutal to these trader joe's cheeses
she said the gruyère was a "you should buy your gruyère elsewhere" situation!
she said the gruyère was a "you should buy your gruyère elsewhere" situation!
Watching a video about cheese
my youtube account remembers that i have watched "watch this Japanese baker make all their bread for their day of sales" videos before
I enjoy eating obviously!
my youtube account remembers that i have watched "watch this Japanese baker make all their bread for their day of sales" videos before
I enjoy eating obviously!
November 30, 2025 at 5:04 AM
This person is being brutal to these trader joe's cheeses
she said the gruyère was a "you should buy your gruyère elsewhere" situation!
she said the gruyère was a "you should buy your gruyère elsewhere" situation!
Watching a video about cheese
my youtube account remembers that i have watched "watch this Japanese baker make all their bread for their day of sales" videos before
I enjoy eating obviously!
my youtube account remembers that i have watched "watch this Japanese baker make all their bread for their day of sales" videos before
I enjoy eating obviously!
November 30, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Watching a video about cheese
my youtube account remembers that i have watched "watch this Japanese baker make all their bread for their day of sales" videos before
I enjoy eating obviously!
my youtube account remembers that i have watched "watch this Japanese baker make all their bread for their day of sales" videos before
I enjoy eating obviously!
interesting prompt! of course loving feelings of respect for all those we have lost and all those suffering ongoing health issues
but for me, the shift to WFH definitely
Also getting my cats and being able to be present to see them grow up from tiny kittens and be with them all day long
but for me, the shift to WFH definitely
Also getting my cats and being able to be present to see them grow up from tiny kittens and be with them all day long
What's a charming memory you have from the worst period of the pandemic?
November 30, 2025 at 4:48 AM
interesting prompt! of course loving feelings of respect for all those we have lost and all those suffering ongoing health issues
but for me, the shift to WFH definitely
Also getting my cats and being able to be present to see them grow up from tiny kittens and be with them all day long
but for me, the shift to WFH definitely
Also getting my cats and being able to be present to see them grow up from tiny kittens and be with them all day long
Watching this video of top 15 sci fi ever
First red flag: dude calls omniscient third person "weird" and "unique"
Second red flag: dude starts with Dune and The Mote in God's Eye, two "golden era" (a misnomer) stories that are really just "it's all about cishet white guys" stories
First red flag: dude calls omniscient third person "weird" and "unique"
Second red flag: dude starts with Dune and The Mote in God's Eye, two "golden era" (a misnomer) stories that are really just "it's all about cishet white guys" stories
November 30, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Watching this video of top 15 sci fi ever
First red flag: dude calls omniscient third person "weird" and "unique"
Second red flag: dude starts with Dune and The Mote in God's Eye, two "golden era" (a misnomer) stories that are really just "it's all about cishet white guys" stories
First red flag: dude calls omniscient third person "weird" and "unique"
Second red flag: dude starts with Dune and The Mote in God's Eye, two "golden era" (a misnomer) stories that are really just "it's all about cishet white guys" stories
Lou Bega from Mambo Number 5 was german
November 30, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Lou Bega from Mambo Number 5 was german
Ngl love the Chappell Roan Blood Red Teeth look
Is that smudged lipstick? Or how do you temporarily stain teeth?
Is that smudged lipstick? Or how do you temporarily stain teeth?
November 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Ngl love the Chappell Roan Blood Red Teeth look
Is that smudged lipstick? Or how do you temporarily stain teeth?
Is that smudged lipstick? Or how do you temporarily stain teeth?
Remember when Anime was called, for a brief period, Japanimation? (Lol)
New idea: the Tanuki is a
JAPANIMAL
New idea: the Tanuki is a
JAPANIMAL
November 30, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Remember when Anime was called, for a brief period, Japanimation? (Lol)
New idea: the Tanuki is a
JAPANIMAL
New idea: the Tanuki is a
JAPANIMAL
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Jarlic is much maligned when it can help you hobble along in a lower functionality period
it deserves a tattoo
it deserves a tattoo
November 29, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Jarlic is much maligned when it can help you hobble along in a lower functionality period
it deserves a tattoo
it deserves a tattoo
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Hung with my sister and BIL and it is clear we need to help more with oldest niece who is very bright and hilarious and also very difficult and as a first grader likes to write picture books on such themes as “I am ded. I am ded in the morning. I am ded at school. I am ded in the grave yard.”
November 30, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Hung with my sister and BIL and it is clear we need to help more with oldest niece who is very bright and hilarious and also very difficult and as a first grader likes to write picture books on such themes as “I am ded. I am ded in the morning. I am ded at school. I am ded in the grave yard.”
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Wow, Bari Weiss is going to be SO mad when she finds out about this!
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November 30, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Wow, Bari Weiss is going to be SO mad when she finds out about this!
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The joy that comes from anti-ableist and anti-eugenist solidarity is something that most of you will never experience
Petty
Petty
November 30, 2025 at 4:06 AM
The joy that comes from anti-ableist and anti-eugenist solidarity is something that most of you will never experience
Petty
Petty
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That’s exactly the point of surrogate violence and Stochastic network violence of this kind coming from the state.
They are tacitly deputizing members of the public to carry out the violence for them in a plausibly deniable way it’s the exact same method they used to orchestrate January 6th.
They are tacitly deputizing members of the public to carry out the violence for them in a plausibly deniable way it’s the exact same method they used to orchestrate January 6th.
Republicans, and the Trump WH specifically, are going to end up being directly responsible for violence against Democratic electeds. And nothing will be done about it.
2+2=5.
November 30, 2025 at 4:03 AM
That’s exactly the point of surrogate violence and Stochastic network violence of this kind coming from the state.
They are tacitly deputizing members of the public to carry out the violence for them in a plausibly deniable way it’s the exact same method they used to orchestrate January 6th.
They are tacitly deputizing members of the public to carry out the violence for them in a plausibly deniable way it’s the exact same method they used to orchestrate January 6th.
This is it! People act like society changed when it didn’t, just autistic people were counted for the first time
So what's the problem? Well, because they had not been tracked before. That meant that the number of students exploded, because they hadn't been counted. That made people think there was an epidemic of autism, when really it was just a policy success.
November 30, 2025 at 4:05 AM
This is it! People act like society changed when it didn’t, just autistic people were counted for the first time
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What did this do? It required #ActuallyAutistic students to be included in the law's "Child Count" provision, which requires schools report the number of students with disabilities they serve. That gave the government data about autistic students in America.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Three Reasons Not to Believe in an Autism Epidemic
According to some lay groups, the nation is experiencing an autism epidemic—a rapid escalation in the prevalence of autism for unknown reasons. However, no sound scientific evidence indicates that the increasing number of diagnosed cases of autism ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 30, 2025 at 4:02 AM
What did this do? It required #ActuallyAutistic students to be included in the law's "Child Count" provision, which requires schools report the number of students with disabilities they serve. That gave the government data about autistic students in America.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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In 1990, during the reauthorization, the law's name changed to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act AND it added autism (and traumatic brain injuries) as covered conditions. As @jpitney.bsky.social flags via my book, this was meant to be a corrective. This wasCongress's report.
November 30, 2025 at 4:01 AM
In 1990, during the reauthorization, the law's name changed to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act AND it added autism (and traumatic brain injuries) as covered conditions. As @jpitney.bsky.social flags via my book, this was meant to be a corrective. This wasCongress's report.
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Today is the anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Not only did the law literally open doors to countless students with disabilities (myself included), it also had the unintended consequence of creating the moral panic around an autism "epidemic." 🧵 1/
November 30, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Today is the anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Not only did the law literally open doors to countless students with disabilities (myself included), it also had the unintended consequence of creating the moral panic around an autism "epidemic." 🧵 1/
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My traditional contribution to my in-laws' Thanksgiving dinner, a bilingual dad joke-themed apple pie in honor of San Guívin, patron saint of cranberries, after whom Thanksgiving is (not actually) named.
November 30, 2025 at 4:00 AM
My traditional contribution to my in-laws' Thanksgiving dinner, a bilingual dad joke-themed apple pie in honor of San Guívin, patron saint of cranberries, after whom Thanksgiving is (not actually) named.
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"I keep thinking that evil would like nothing better than to have us feel awful about who we are."
November 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
"I keep thinking that evil would like nothing better than to have us feel awful about who we are."
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My favorite ludicrous New Yorker style is that they print initialisms in full caps but acronyms (initialisms pronounced as words) in small caps, so in the days of CD-ROMs, they'd write the word like this:
November 30, 2025 at 3:53 AM
My favorite ludicrous New Yorker style is that they print initialisms in full caps but acronyms (initialisms pronounced as words) in small caps, so in the days of CD-ROMs, they'd write the word like this:
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The New Yorker style guide is a death trap. It’s so weird
November 30, 2025 at 3:54 AM
The New Yorker style guide is a death trap. It’s so weird