might-be-a-cat.bsky.social
@might-be-a-cat.bsky.social
Loving and eccentric parent and partner. Admin/programmer/analyst/whatever. Linux enthusiast. Python today. Trying to decide whether to Rust or Go tomorrow. #actuallyautistic
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iOS 18.5 patches many iPhone and iPad security vulnerabilties in iOS
support.apple.com/en-us/122404 Update your device ASAP.

#apple #security #infosec
About the security content of iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5 - Apple Support
This document describes the security content of iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5.
support.apple.com
May 13, 2025 at 1:31 AM
A bit lengthy, but an excellent discussion of why we have food regulation and why getting rid of it will be terrible.
" We have the right to go out and put together a sandwich and have it not kill us. That's a fundamental right, and the country is stronger when that right is in place." from the woman who literally wrote the book on food safety in the US: buttondown.com/theswordandt...
How to Not Get Poisoned in America
The minute I saw that Robert Kennedy Jr., a notorious disease-loving health crank, was going to be responsible for the nation’s health—and the health of its...
buttondown.com
April 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Please help us correct misinformation!

Our hotline is being incorrectly shared as "Canada's national suicide hotline open toll free for Americans".

We are not a general crisis hotline, we exist exclusively to support the trans community.

Find out more @ translifeline.org
Home - Trans Lifeline
Radicalcommunity care Trans Lifeline provides trans peer support for our community that’s been divested from police since day one. We’re run by and for
translifeline.org
April 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
A registry of autistic people. Real time view. This is frightening.
April 22, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I only recently learned that #caturday is a thing. Here is Buddy, helping me work.
April 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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We needed to triple the budget of the FDA, not decimate it. 🧪

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Toothpaste widely contaminated with lead and other metals, US research finds
Most of 51 brands tested, including those for children, contained dangerous heavy metal
www.theguardian.com
April 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Guess who is applying for a passport. Someone who finished college, has worked for over twenty years, and owns a home.
The full quote from RFK, Jr. is truly disgusting and this is 100% him calling for institutionalization of autistic people. This is horrifying.
April 17, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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Today, HHS Secretary RFK Jr. promised that “by September, we will know what has caused the autism epidemic and we will be able to eliminate those exposures.” This alarming claim is untrue, impossible, and ableist. Full statement:
autisticadvocacy.org
April 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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It's time to start reminding people: LILIES ARE DEADLY FOR CATS. The leaves, the petals, the stem, even drinking a bit of vase water or licking a few grains of pollen from their fur can cause fatal kidney failure. ⚠️ www.fda.gov/animal-veter...
April 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I think ASAN says it all nicely.

ASAN Unimpressed by White House’s 2025 “Autism Awareness Day” Announcement - autisticadvocacy.org/2025/04/asan...
ASAN Unimpressed by White House’s 2025 “Autism Awareness Day” Announcement - Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Today, the administration announced its recognition of “World Autism Awareness Day.” This is a step backwards from the previous administration’s recognition of World Autism Acceptance Day. But this ch...
autisticadvocacy.org
April 3, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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Autism Acceptance Month starts tomorrow! This April, we celebrate all the work the self-advocacy movement has done and remind ourselves of the joy and love that keeps us fighting for a better future!
March 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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CDMRP cuts entire autism research program for FY2025. This is a major blow for #AutismResearch in the U.S. cdmrp.health.mil/pubs/press/2...
cdmrp.health.mil
March 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
When you read the words of the creator of classical ABA, it’s cruelty isn’t surprising: “You see, you pretty much start from scratch when you work with an autistic child. You have a person in the physical sense…but they are not people in the psychological sense”
March 27, 2025 at 1:59 AM
There is something incredibly satisfying about typing “go mod init”
March 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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March 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancet_...

That there is no connection between vaccines and autism is not just fact, it is long-established fact. Please reference the below Wikipedia article.
Lancet MMR autism fraud - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
March 23, 2025 at 11:51 PM
No followers as yet, but if anyone scrolls back…this is actually my second account on BlueSky. I deleted the first after following too much related to the Orange Man, which made my blood pressure spike whenever I opened the app. I’m trying again with a bit more focus
March 23, 2025 at 11:47 PM