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

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/15/california-murrieta-valley-outing-trans-kids-school-board/ #LGBTQ

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/11/biden-climate-bill-inflation-reduction-act
If you are thinking about buying an electric car, just be aware dealers have marked these up by $10K thereby negating the rebate and you still pay an extra ~$2500. The Capitalists really do want to kill the planet.
#EVs
#RebateMarkUps
#CapitalistGreed

you're telling me julius caesar, who has been dead for thousands of years, made this salad?

Hi folks — there’s no issue of The Counteroffensive today. Unfortunately I’ve been hospitalized in Kyiv due to a bad infection.

I’m on the mend. However, it’s unclear whether our insurance will cover this stay.

Don't want to tell anyone how to live their life, but I have learned recently that if you remember to put grounds in the filter the coffee is a lot better.

Looks like Jack Smith obtained Trump’s Twitter data, including “some volume” of his DMs. Elon’s people tried to delay production and wanted to tell Trump about the warrant, but they got smacked down and hit with sanctions. Shows whose side Musk was on, huh?

Thinking about the three spectrums of wellness, which are baked into how we experience the world:

I am broken/ I am whole.
I am at risk/ I am safe.
I am lost/ I am home.

How are you doing?
@actuallyautistic

I still can't stop thinking about the guy who advised people to apply for jobs even if they don't meet the minimum requirements, because he succeeded at it all the time - and then buried in the replies revealed how all these jobs had involved personal introductions to the employer by friends.

So what's the idea behind using the #ActuallyAutistic hashtag?

It feels unwelcoming to me. Like I shouldn't engage here if I'm not autistic enough. I'm second guessing my own experiences less by the day, but from what I've heard almost everyone with late diagnosis have felt gaslit and left out throughout their lives. With all the self doubt that entails, seeing people proclaiming they're *actually* autistic feels like yet another "you don't belong here".

#autism

@robrecht @tickles @actuallyautistic now that you mention it, I know an autist who is very argumentative, acts like an asshole and as a result attracts conflict like shit attracts flies. Counterpoint: is he actually masking?

I've always considered him to be no masking or low masking. I guess I'll have to ask.

Hello @actuallyautistic 👋

I've just recently created this account to connect with other autistic individuals and micro blog about my experiences.

I'm Kim, a 37yro guy from Sweden; a burnt out programmer, artist, music lover, science nerd, gamer, dog owner and cancer survivor. I love to draw little comics and trying my darnest to make a video game.

#ActuallyAutistic seems like a wonderful community and I'm looking forward to engaging with you. Feel free to ask me anything!

I'm #autistic. The sound of the train blowing its horn as it passes my house makes me cover my ears in pain. But the throbbing bass of the engine that causes a deep pressure in my chest from the vibration makes me feel happy.

When I was a kid, I used to crank up the bass of my parents' stereo and sit directly against the woofer to feel that pressure. They would always yell at me to turn it down. I've always loved that feeling.

#ActuallyAutistic
@actuallyautistic
@neurodiversity

Do my #ActuallyAutistic comrades have trouble living in the present due to fear of the future? Or regretting the past?

@actuallyautistic

“For example, the Honda Accord Hybrid suffers a 9 percent loss of efficiency moving from 17- to 19-inch wheels. The Toyota Prius suffers a similar loss between trims, dropping from 57 mpg (4.13 L/100 km) to 52 mpg (4.52 L/100 km). As does the Lucid Air, which loses about 7.5 percent of its range when you swap 19-inch wheels for 21-inch versions” https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/08/can-we-please-just-go-back-to-using-smaller-wheels-and-tires/

One more time:

On #Newstodon Friday, we celebrate the best #journalism in the #Fediverse!

You can ensure your favorite publications stay engaged here—and stay in business—by following, sharing, and supporting.

Today, let's highlight Special Investigative Correspondent @stevanzetti's recent investigations into #extremism:

'God's Army' Gathers in #FortWorth https://www.texasobserver.org/gods-army-gathers-in-fort-worth/

Brave #Books vs the people of #Texas https://www.texasobserver.org/brave-books-texas-library-free-speech/

#news #politics #USpol #racism #library #schools #homophobia

“This should be decided at the ballot box” is such an utterly deranged thing to say when the reason why we are in this situation is that Trump and his enablers didn’t respect the decision at the ballot box and instead engaged in a vast conspiracy to end constitutional government.

don’t let the book ban people know I found this in a drawer at the library

Amazing how every billionaire thinks their money will save them from being boiled alive with us.