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The National Archives will add the Emancipation Proclamation to its permanent display of founding documents of the U.S., alongside the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and the Bill of Rights. https://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2023/nr23-41

Ok I had an epiphany I felt like sharing. I think I've figured out why the "You must be high-functioning!" response pisses me off when I tell someone I'm autistic.

It's because they always mean it as a compliment. "Oh, you're high-functioning, you're not like those BAD autistics who don't/can't/won't mask! You're one of the good ones!"

No, I'm not better than anyone else. I don't have more value than an autistic person who appears more autistic than I do. Stop it.

Hey #linux people (or whoever but I like Linux)

I need a good basic guide on setting up a #RAID server for media storage. I don't know what level I want, but this would be where master media files would live. So stability is key.

Also taking recs on what drives & setup items to buy as the articles I've read give too many options.

I spent 5 hours in A&E yesterday. (I'm fine.)

After triage I had bloods taken + blood sugars (separately), an ECG, a chest x-ray, a head CT scan, and two sessions with a doctor. I left with a prescription for two weeks of meds and a referral to a specialist unit.

Total cost to me: £0.

Fuck the government and what they're doing to our health services. Fuck privatisation. Fuck the fact the staff are underpaid and overworked. Fuck the Tories. Support your #NHS.

Anyone with knowledge on washing machines and dryers who can help me figure out what I should know to make a good purchase?

Firstly, are combined washing and drying a good idea or are there any significant downsides to it that I should be aware of?

What should I look for with regard to longevity and repairability?

What pricepoint should I aim for where you get good quality?

Brands to avoid or brands that tend to make good stuff?

boosts appreciated

THE WHITE HOUSE

JUNE 26, 2023
Fact Sheet: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces Over $40 Billion to Connect Everyone in America to Affordable, Reliable, High-Speed Internet
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Largest Internet Funding Announcement in History Kicks Off Administration-Wide Investing in America Tour

High-speed internet is no longer a luxury – it is necessary for Americans to do their jobs, to participate equally in school, access health care, and to stay connected with family and friends. Yet, more than 8.5 million households and small businesses are in areas where there is no high-speed internet infrastructure, and millions more struggle with limited or unreliable internet options. Just like Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Rural Electrification Act brought electricity to nearly every home and farm in America, President Biden and Vice President Harris are delivering on their historic commitment to connect everyone in America to reliable...
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/06/26/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-over-40-billion-to-connect-everyone-in-america-to-affordable-reliable-high-speed-internet/?utm_source=link

@Veronica_SmarteristGeenyas @DamienMarieAtHope I’m in the U.K. and currently we have the NHS and the Tories are doing their best to run it down to ‘privatise’ it and run it on the US model.

Judy Singer, you could've just asked the community what we mean, instead of misconstruing our words and making us out to be a cult. Nobody is saying that the condition some call "severe" autism exists. Our beef is with the connotations of that word.

We don't exist along a continuum from normal to broken. There isn't a right way to exist and a wrong way to exist. Different people face different challenges, and for some those challenges are immense. But the value, the *worth*, of a human being is undiminished by disability, however "severe" it may be.

And that is why we say things like, "There is no such thing as severe autism." The fact that you felt the need to betray the neurodiversity movement and add fuel to the ableist fire by calling us a cult is proof that you've misunderstood the message. Either take the time to understand how the movement has grown since you started it, or step back and leave it to the next generation. We've got this.

#ActuallyAutistic
@actuallyautistic

I was at a gas station and the stupid gas pump ad machine was yammering "a dirty fuel system can reduce your car's performance" and I hate listening to ads so I snapped back "a dirty fuel system can reduce yer mom's performance" and the woman who was standing RIGHT BEHIND ME for no obvious reason as it's a huge empty gas station did a spit take so hard she shot pepsi out her nose and hit my back with it and then covered her face and started coughing and now neither of us can ever go there again.

Trans women and AMAB non-binary people on HRT, did you/do you get symptoms similar to menstruation pain?

I know it happens, but I'm also curious how common it is. And scientific study of effects of transition on the body is still not robust enough for me to get a glimpse of trans people's experiences from there.

Dear Americans

Not a single news outlet aired President Biden's event at the White House just now where he announced over $40 BILLION in investments to expand broadband across America.

When will President Biden get the coverage & credit he deserves? This is why our media fails all of us.

Thank you, President Biden!

From a day on the coast at #SantaCruz #California around 17 years ago. The first time I saw people #surfing in person.
Prints here: https://mark-tisdale.pixels.com/featured/california-surfing-artwork-mark-tisdale.html

#DigitalArt #surf #FediGiftShop #MastoArt #ArtMatters #MarkOnArt

Me IRL

Bees come in blue too.
This is a Blue Banded Bee.
#garden #gardening #bees #flowers

“Americans now owe nearly $1 trillion in credit card debt, a record high, according to the most recent data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Interest rates on credit cards are also at historic levels, at more than 20%.” https://apple.news/A1899KkivR_ujCW7TRvqjYQ

A great example of how to handle a trans character:

1. Deadname is left as jibberish to prevent its use by assholes

2. Deadname does not hold power over the character