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I can make arguments for each of these characters as being coded autistic

* Jack (30 Rock)
* Hiccup (How to Train a Dragon)
* Leon AND Matildè (The Professional)
* Matthew Murdock (Daredevil)
* Napoleon Dynamite

@theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic @actuallyautistics I've seen so many cases of #3!

Mine was an odd journey. I spent my whole life feeling like a weirdo, and having people assume it was just because I was "gifted" -- or innumerable other less complementary assumptions about my personality. Then, when I was 26, I saw a TV special on Daniel Tammet. I was captivated because I saw so much of myself on the screen, which had never happened for me before. And they mentioned Asperger's. First thing I did was hit Wikipedia. And by the end of the day, I had a word for what I am. 13 years later, I finally got a formal diagnosis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Tammet?wprov=sfla1

I did gud?

Most people have probably already forgotten that several months ago, the Biden admin stopped a nationwide rail strike (over sick days) that might have screwed the economy. This made unions and union supporters very unhappy, and few believed the President when he said he’d get them their sick days. But with the help of Bernie Sanders, he has done it. They got the RR workers what they needed AND avoided a crippling strike. This is a big win for everyone that will probably go unnoticed. http://www.ibew.org/media-center/Articles/23Daily/2306/230620_IBEWandPaid

The following film has "adult situations"? So, they're gonna, like, get acid reflux and try to set up direct deposit?

The Kennedy Space Center was a really great visit. And, the play zone there serves Elysian"s Space Dust. I like that beer. I'll share a pic later. Photo won't upload.

Thank you to the 81M voters who elected Joe Biden president in 2020. It’s hard to overstate how much more precarious this moment would be if Trump was still in office, kowtowing to Putin and condemning Ukraine and Zelensky.

Both Rosa Parks and Claudette Colvin were “rebellious,” the white and black establishment BOTH looked down on them, and neither was the first Black person to refuse to give up their seat for a white passenger in Montgomery. The fight for equality and injustice was long and difficult and it was a collective struggle, not an individual one.

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#BlackHistory #BlackJoy #BlackMastodon #BlackFriday #histodons #History
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Not mine, but funny.

Something new for this #Caturday that I hope you enjoy.
Prints and more here: https://mark-tisdale.pixels.com/featured/tuxedo-cat-in-the-land-of-dreams-mark-tisdale.html

#DigitalArt #Painting #FediGiftShop #CatsOfMastodon #TuxedoCat #MastoArt #ArtMatters #MarkOnArt

PEOPLE: Eat the rich!

THE OCEAN:

The local elections have been and gone, but we're still fighting your corner on Voter ID.

If you’re trans and were rejected at the polling station, or just didn't bother trying to vote because of Voter ID, please let us know: press.transactualuk@gmail.com

The Child Tax Credit resulted in the largest poverty reduction in US history. We should reinstate it.

Are you LGBT?

No, I'm LGPT: a Lesbian Generative Pre-trained Trans-former. I'm the latest in doll technology!

Of course Putin will use nukes if he thinks he can get away with it - he's a psychopath. That's why he must know he can't get away with it, and same for any people who push the button on Putin's behalf.

An American general described how the US would respond in a nonnuclear way if Putin nukes Ukraine. Essentially, the US would sink all Russian surface ships and do all kinds of damage that would reduce Russia's military capability rather drastically.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-nuclear-weapons-attack-putin-1.6885338

Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called the "Type-Writer" #OTD in 1868.

This was the first typewriter to be a commercial success (about 5000 were made), the first to use the QWERTY keyboard layout invented by Sholes, and the first to be called a typewriter; the term was coined by Sholes. via @Wikipedia

#books #inventions