ScottinSoCal 🇺🇦 🕊 🏳‍🌈 @ScottSoCal@computerfairi.es

The speech by Frederick Douglass for the Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society of Rochester, NY on July 5th, 1852. He was asked to speak on July 4th, but he chose July 5th instead, to commemorate the abolishment of slavery in New York on July 5th, 1827

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/speeches-african-american-history/1852-frederick-douglass-what-slave-fourth-july/

At the beginning of the wedding, the newlyweds are blessed with  Korovay, and at the end, the godparents distribute the loaf among the guests, as if sharing the happiness of the young family with everyone present.
📸 tortkaravayoksana

“Viola Ford Fletcher, oldest living Tulsa Race Massacre victim, publishes memoir” https://apnews.com/article/viola-fletcher-book-memoir-tulsa-race-massacre-0042fdce69750104e9dd6aef69f63de0

Think this is a wasp but it might well be a hoverfly.
On looking closer - I think that it is a hoverfly

Increasing my kid’s allotted screen time during the summer holidays because I deserve it.

Hello cutie.city! I'll do a proper intro later, but just a few things abt me:
* 30ish year old
* cis woman in tech
* undiagnosed neurospicy
* dog mam
* I enjoy many many things, but here are a few tags:
🎮​ #CozyGames #WholesomeGames #StardewValley #Minecraft #GardenGalaxy
​ #SmallWeb #WebDev #SustainableWeb #WebAccessibility #a11y 🌊​#ColdWaterTherapy 📕​#FantasyFiction #PbPRPG #SoloRPG 🌱​#Allotment #Gardening 🧵​ #Handmade #Crafts 🎨​ #CuteArt

War #photo

A mother is burying her 14-year-old twin daughters, Anna and Yuliia, who were killed in russia’s recent terrorist attack on #Kramatorsk, the #Donetsk region.

By Jan Grarup

Source🔗 https://war.ukraine.ua/photos/?photo=45838

#Ukraine 🇺🇦 #SlavaUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
#СлаваУкраїні! #StandWithUkraine #photography

When Existentialism takes to the roda.

Saved a friend from perishing in a window well.

59 years ago, Pres. Johnson signed the 1964 Civil Rights Act, shaping America as we know it today. 60 years ago, everyday activities like dining, hotels, & public trans were pockmarked by segregation & discrimination. This Act is the most comprehensive civil rights legislation since Reconstruction, & we owe it all to the tireless efforts of ordinary citizens in the American civil rights movement.

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#StillWeRise #BlackHistory #BlackMastodon
#Histodons #History

@blackmastodon@a.gup.pe @BlackMastodon@chirp.social

@actuallyautistic Okay, folks... riddle me this.

When my ex-wife was glaring at me, I did not see the glare, and this caused us a whole bunch of disputes over the years.

The thing is, however, that if you put pictures of people in front of me and you ask about how they feel, I'm going to get it right.

So I'm confused.

Are there autistic people who can pass the "tell me what this person is feeling?" test on the basis of pictures, but fail to notice the feelings displayed on folks' faces when they are involved in a situation with those folks?

Like... if they are being tested in a clam setting, they can do it. (In a clam setting, at the bottom of the sea. Har... har... I meant a calm setting.)

But if they are in a possibly anxiety-inducing situation, the ability goes out the window?

I’m having a crisis of faith: once again, my ice cream started melting before I’ve had two bites. I complained to the shop manager, who promptly looked confused. My god - what has to happen before the government does something??!

@theautisticcoach @actuallyautistics @actuallyautistic I get a massage every couple of months. I'd do more often if money and time allowed. My dislike of being touched by strangers has a professional context loophole; as long as I have a talk with them ahead of time about "I'm never sure if I'm going to be ticklish, but keep the pressure on the firm side and that will help" they always stay on the right side of any sensory issues.