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DrNotta
@drnotta.bsky.social
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#ActuallyAutistic. White cishet femme (she/her) but doing my best to center more marginalized perspectives. Disabled is not a dirty word. Use AltText or ask others to write it for you.

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A photo of one of Ohio's infamous "HELL IS REAL" billboards along I-70, against a twilight sky.
November 15, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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I wasn't even going to share this, but one of my FB friends shared it, one of her friends had trouble copying it from her feed, and so I tried it and successfully copied it. Which obligates me to share it.
A riff on the "distracted boyfriend" meme. Donald and Melania Trump stand together in the background, as Bill Clinton walks toward the camera. Trump looks in Clinton's direction while Melania looks annoyed.
November 15, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Shared with permission from the artist who requests no attribution. Yours for the sharing.
A drawing of a fist colored in red, white and blue, with three stars on the wrist, holding a submarine sandwich (scaled down to fit in the partially closed fist). At the bottom of the image is the word "RESIST."
November 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Here's a new one from the Post Office.

Parcel locker dividers in the sorting room are slightly larger than the doors on the customer side.

Luckily, this parcel was sealed with packing tape, so it could be opened while still in the locker, and the contents were small enough to fit through the door.
A photo of a parcel locker, door open, containing a cardboard box slightly larger than the opening.
October 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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They wipe their noses with the flag.
Photo credit (without the circle) @reuters.com
A photo of Pete Hegseth with a US flag (circled in turquoise) tucked into his jacket breast pocket, in lieu of a handkerchief.
October 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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A photo of a printer-executed protest sign that reads: "Does this sign 🇺🇸 make my butt look antifascist?"
October 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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I could wash my #bike, or I could go to #Kentucky. #motorcycle #autumn
A photo of a black Kawasaki EX-300, loaded with soft luggage, in a parking lot. A photo of a natural sandstone bridge viewed from below. Another person is in the frame also taking a photo. A photo of cliffs, treetops and sky, taken from the top of a cliff. The stone on which the photographer is standing is in the foreground.
October 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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You can take the cracker out of the barrel, but ... oh wait, you can't.
A screenshot of a social media post by Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski, that reads "Our long national nightmare is over." Attached is an embedded screenshot of a post by Charlie Kirk, that shows the old and new Cracker Barrel logos side by side, and reads: "BREAKING: Cracker Barrel is reverting BACK to its original logo after President Trump criticized the change. Didn't even take a day. 😂 Good!"
August 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Race fan mode activated.
A photo of a black Kawasaki Ninja 300 heavily loaded for touring, parked in front of a weathered garage.
August 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Louis DeJoy's Postal Service at work. The destination is in east central Ohio.

To summarize: The parcel was picked up Tuesday, August 5 and originally scheduled for delivery Saturday, 8/9 (since removed from the tracking page).

Nearly 27 hours from Americus to Tallahassee, FL

(cont'd):
A screenshot of tracking data from the US Postal Service. The screenshot displays in reverse chronological order; for legibility, alt text is from oldest to newest. 8/4/25, 3:46 pm: Shipping label created, USPS Awaiting Item AMERICUS, GA 31719 8/5/25, 1:18 pm: USPS picked up item AMERICUS, GA 31719 8/6/2025, 4:09 pm: Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility TALLAHASSEE FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER [ed: they lost a comma somewhere between Americus and Tallahassee] 8/6/25, 7:13 pm: Departed USPS Regional Facility TALLAHASSEE FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER 8/6/25, 8:36 pm: In transit to next facility 8/6/25, 10:39 pm: Arrived at USPS Regional Facility JACKSONVILLE FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER 8/7/25 [no time stamp]: In transit to next facility 8/8/25, 2:04 am: Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility SEMINOLE-ORLANDO FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER 8/8/25, 3:30 am: Departed USPS Regional Facility SEMINOLE-ORLANDO FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER 8/8/25, 9:59 am: In transit to next facility A screenshot of tracking data from the US Postal Service. The screenshot is in order from newest to oldest; alt text is given from oldest to newest for legibility purposes. 8/8/2025, 4:26 pm: In transit to next facility 8/8/2025, 11:04 pm: In transit to next facility 8/8/2025, 11:12 pm: Arrived at USPS Facility INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46219 8/9/2025, 11:57 am: Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility MEMPHIS TN DISTRIBUTION CENTER 8/10/2025, 2:29 am: Departed USPS Regional Facility MEMPHIS TN DISTRIBUTION CENTER 8/10/2025, 12:01 pm: Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility MEMPHIS TN MAIL PROCESSING CENTER 8/11/2025, 2:43 pm: Departed USPS Regional Facility MEMPHIS TN MAIL PROCESSING CENTER 8/11/2025, 5:22 pm: In transit to next facility 8/11/2025, 8:25 pm: In transit to next facility 8/12/2025, 12:30 am: Arrived at USPS facility INDIANAPOLIS IN 46219 8/12/2025, 3:16 am: Arrived at USPS Regional Facility INDIANAPOLIS IN DISTRIBUTION CENTER
August 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from Star Wars or Transformers.
A photo of Tesla's humanoid "Optimus" robot. The head, neck, joints and "pelvic" area are black, while the rest of the robot is white. It has humanoid hands with three fingers and opposable thumbs. The "Tesla" logo is across the robot's chest.
June 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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social.coop/@cwebber/114...
A screenshot of a public Fediverse post timestamped April 17, 2025, at 6:48 AM, by Cassandra Lemmer-Webber, @cwebber@social.coop, whose avatar is a headshot of a white femme with brown hair wearing glasses. The post reads: "Did Bluesky have to censor Turkish political commenters? "Of course they did. Any centralized social network works this way and has this vulnerability. "They will have to do it with your political posts too, when the US starts asking them to do it." And the OP's reply to themself: "Note I did not say 'if'" "I said 'when'"
April 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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zeroes.ca/@PacificNic/...
A screenshot of a toot from Nic, Fermenting the Vibes, @PacificNic@zeroes.ca , which reads: @Lorrrraaaaine I think it's important to think about the level of vitriol behind people's use of terms as insults that are specifically created to describe intellectual disabilities with a view of sterilization and extermination. It belies [sic] the ableism ingrained in our culture. It indicates disgust and a sense of superiority felt over people with intellectual disabilities. "After all, you are trying to hurt your enemy by comparing them to someone you consider below you, you know? "I know this isn't conscious for most people, but words mean something and history has been incredibly unkind to people with intellectual disabilities. Using terms made to describe people with intellectual disabilities as insults serves to reinforce eugenicist ideology, so when fascists come for them, people just shrug instead of fighting for them."
February 15, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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A still photo of Samuel L Jackson dressed as Uncle Sam, the "MC" of Kendrick Lamar's 2025 Super Bowl halftime performance. The caption reads: "I am TIRED of these motherfucking RACISTS in my motherfucking COUNTRY"
February 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Screenshotted from the site where accessibility is encouraged.
A screenshot of a toot from CharJTF (she/her), @CharJTF@a11y.info, dated Nov 18, 2024, that reads: "Reminder: I typically don't follow those who don't use alt text with images or videos. I might make exceptions for those who mostly add alt text, but if the entire timeline is images without it, I either have to add the alt text, which takes time. It's easier not to share them. (I have a lot of friends who use screen readers, plus it's good form: Writing your own alt text lets you provide context that I won't otherwise get.) In case anyone was wondering [smile emoji] #accessibility = #a11y
January 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Found this hat at the farmers' and crafters' market this summer
A photo of a white person wearing a trucker hat appliquéed with embroidered patches depicting a flower bouquet, a snake, and a text patch that reads: "AT LEAST ALL THE TRAUMA MADE ME HILARIOUS." The person's eyes, nose and mouth are blacked out for privacy.
January 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Important question!

Is it @glaucomflecken.bsky.social , or his evil twin, in the Allstate commercial?!
A screenshot from Allstate's "Check the Mascot First" ad, showing the hapless person who planned to roast a duck at an Oregon Ducks tailgate. It's a middle aged, male presenting, white person with curly brown hair and a neatly trimmed beard and mustache, who looks identical to the hilarious internet personality (and real doctor) Dr Glaucomflecken
January 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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It's done *slightly* more reading since, but now his death is tragic
A screenshot of an answer from DuckDuckGo's AI "DuckAssist" (beta) that reads: "Brian Thompson was the CEO of United Healthcare, leading the company since April 2021 until his tragic death in a shooting on December 4, 2024, in New York City. His leadership was marked by significant challenges and criticisms regarding the company's insurance practices. [link to Wikipedia] Auto-generated based on listed sources. May contain inaccuracies."
January 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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There are political holiday cards I'm proud to get ... here's one I'm really glad was /sent/. I donated & volunteered on Harper's 2022 campaign, met her a couple times, spoke on the phone a couple more, but this is my first holiday card from her.

Looking to the future is more important than ever.
A photo of a card that reads: "2024 - Wishing You Happy Holidays and a Prosperous New Year" with an image of a teardrop-type glass tree ornament. A photo of the reverse of the card. The text reads: "This Holiday Season Rest Up. The fight resumes in 2025. - Morgan & Sam" At the bottom are credits: "Design by Ceren Turkan ©2024 paper culture www.paperculture.com/Every Order Plants A Tree"
December 12, 2024 at 4:15 PM
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Not incidentally, a spam text I received today:
A screenshot of a text from +1 (844) 638-0473 that reads: Subscriber: Iesha, Your energy bill is higher than usual. Elon's new Heater will slash your heating bill to $0. Try It [a live link that reads https colon forwardslash forwardslash surveythank dot com forwardslash sat
November 30, 2024 at 3:43 PM
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Well since this seems to be the place to whine about Elmo ...

Spam texts have been off the charts for the past couple of months, but here's my first evidence that he'll be profiteering off his government role same as his nominal boss.
A screenshot of a text from +1 (844) 638-0473 that reads: Subscriber: Iesha, Your energy bill is higher than usual. Elon's new Heater will slash your heating bill to $0. Try it [a live link that says https colon forwardslash forwardslash surveythank dot com forwardslash sat
November 30, 2024 at 3:40 PM
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"There are many reasons we seek in-person connections...
"The act of planning safer in-person gatherings is one of solidarity, community care, and love."

peoplescdc.substack.com/p/safer-gath...
An image of text that reads: HOW WILL YOU PROTECT YOUR NEXT GATHERING? [with red checkmarks]: MASK INDOORS PRIOR TO THE EVENT UNIVERSAL PRE-EVENT TESTING CHECK FOR SYMPTOMS & EXPOSURE PLAN SUBSTANTIVE ONLINE OPTIONS [with yellow checkmarks]: UNIVERSAL MASKING PROOF OF VACCINATION GATHER OUTDOORS IMPROVE INDOOR AIR QUALITY DE-DENSIFY SPACES DIVIDE INTO SMALL, CONSISTENT GROUPS [with green checkmarks]: TEST, MONITOR & CONTACT TRACE EVALUATE PROTECTIONS AND RESOURCES
November 22, 2024 at 9:56 PM
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<waves tentatively> intro post:

Ohioan, activist, retired lawyer. Motorcyclist, gardener, dog caretaker, trying to resume running.
Somebody should've told me 60 years ago I'm Autistic.
CompuServe changed my life.

I can't come back. I don't know how it works.
A photo of a tiny white-tailed deer fawn curled up asleep in grass and weeds.
November 19, 2024 at 5:14 PM