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

I would like to thank Elon Musk for posting a hateful antisemitic tweet and then defending it like a bratty five year-old, thereby reminding me that my quitting Twitter a few weeks ago was an absolute moral necessity. If I hadn’t done it then I’d have to do it now.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/16/elon-musk-defends-inflammatory-tweets-ill-say-what-i-want.html

Ocean view - along the coast north of #SantaCruz #California many years ago.

Find out about prints here: https://mark-tisdale.pixels.com/featured/magicians-cave-by-the-ocean-california-mark-tisdale.html?product=art-print

#photography #coast #ocean #cave #Seaside #MastoArt #CreativeToots #MarkOnArt

My jaw is on the floor. This just made Joy Reid's broadcast. DEEP red #Colorado Springs (home of the Focus on the Family extreme reich group) just turned their backs on the Rep candidate and elected a black independent man, Yemi Mobolades , for Mayor. Congrats! #ColoradoSprings #COpol #VoteThemOUT! https://gazette.com/election-coverage/yemi-mobolades-victory-marks-seismic-shift-in-colorado-springs-analysis/article_d0afa790-f44a-11ed-a4f2-0bb80c573ff1.html

So, some of you are observing that my posts are really dumb.

Yes, but they pale in comparison to some of my life choices.

Ron De Fascist wants to be Adolf so bad. The sad thing is, some people are waiting until he DOES the heinous things Adolf did before they wake up and say—“DAMN—this guy is Adolf!”

Please don’t wait til then—NOW is the time to raise your voice. VOTE.

NEVER AGAIN! means something

#vote #voteblue #florida #fascism #rondefascist #neveragain

Saddened hugely by the news of Russ Nicholson's death. He was one of the artists who shaped the look of UK fantasy in the 80s and 90s, with a style that's instantly recognisable and unique. He did amazing work for Hogshead's Warhammer FRP line and was a delight to deal with.

@darwinwoodka

Wait.. Is this your book? ;)

👉🏼👉🏼👏🏻#Democrats keep #Pennsylvania House majority, positioning party to prevent limits on #abortion rights | AP News

https://apnews.com/article/pennsylvania-election-legislature-politics-campaign-fe4d515358ba45a9f83283afac3c8fe0

Okay, I confess: I've started watching #TheGoodDoctor out of curiosity.

Now, I need to talk about it with the @actuallyautistic people, but I'm also interested in non-autistic impressions.

Of course there's the question of representation. #seanmurphy is the stereotypical savant autistic. But there are people like him, right? To me, that's fine.

Then there's a lot of prejudice. To me, it seems a bit exaggerated. If he has succeeded in studying medicine, why are they so concerned?

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Last spring we had ravens nesting nearby. They are loud! They didn't nest here this year but they're still around, often calling to each other. Here's my tribute to this intelligent bird - I have added a quilted effect to my #artwork to give it a 3D look.

Art is here - https://peggy-collins.pixels.com/featured/the-raven-quilted-peggy-collins.html

#raven #birds #birdart #nature #flying #wildlife #AYearForArt #MastodonArt #FediGiftShop #MastoArt #FediArt #BuyIntoArt #peggycollins

@Uniflame

https://www.lanermc.org/community/lane-health-blog/the-3-levels-of-autism-explained

I wasn't diagnosed originally with any of these, but Aspergers Syndrome. Only years later when I had to be diagnosed AGAIN in a different country from where I was born post DSM-5 did I receive this diagnosis of Level 2. Which is ironic, of course, in that people often equate "aspergers' with "level 1".

@actuallyautistic @actuallyautistics

@RickiTarr

Listening to NT “autism experts” speaking about things like unmasking, making boundaries, and advocacy is like listening to Jerry Falwell talk about reproductive rights or Enoch Powell speaking about race relations.

@actuallyautistic @actuallyautistics

A nice moment in my singing lesson today: with help and guidance, my voice did what I wanted, and then my coach and I both raised our arms in victory and went "yay!"

I've been given interoception homework for next lesson, although it wasn't called that.

Also I started crying twice, because of the *music*, man.

She mainly seems amused.

#ActuallyAutistic
#FindingMyVoice

I just asked my pops to join me at punk show so he can make sure I get pulled out of the mosh pit.

Isn’t that what dads are for?

#punkrock #musictherapy

The Incredible and Daring Dove.

This white winged dove (Zenaida asiatica) is taking a stroll along this wing like it's a sidewalk. I'm not really astonished; they fly by the way.

"Originally a bird of desert thickets, the White-winged Dove has become a common sight in cities and towns across the southern U.S. When perched, this bird’s unspotted brown upperparts and neat white crescents along the wing distinguish it from the ubiquitous Mourning Dove. In flight, those subdued crescents become flashing white stripes worthy of the bird’s common name. Take a closer look and you’ll see a remarkably colorful face, with bright-orange eyes and blue “eye shadow.”" - allaboutbirds.org

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #WhiteWingedDove

“I want to change the world by making it much more friendly for trans people.”

- Trinity Neal

@ScottSoCal Thank you. I appreciate it. I picked up a magazine yesterday, hours after my cat passed away and one of the articles was "A Cat's Brain, How they Think Learn, and Communicate." Just knowing they love us like we love them, brings comfort.

Does anyone have an #BookRecommendations on grief due to #PetLoss?