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Predictably, #Juneteenth has already been hijacked by corporatism into another holiday where many who aren’t directly connected to it are enjoying the day off in the United States.

So, I encourage you to support Black creators here on the #Fediverse - and Black creators feel free to promote your work by commenting on this post. I’ll start:

Hi. My name is Rod, and my website and podcast covers indie sci-fi + fantasy short films, web series, and other closely related media. You can check out my work here: https://bio.site/eyeonscifi and support my work here: https://paypal.me/the7thmatrix

#Juneteenth2023 #fedi #mastodon

So tired today, if I had the choice, I'd have stayed in bed a few more hours.

Like many other scientists I often get "debate me" emails from random people with weird ideas about #astronomy. If I answer, they feel validated. Same if I don't. So I always pick the option that doesn't waste my time. Don't fall for the "debate me" trap, folks, you can't win. #scicomm

@actuallyautistic Is anyone else currently on an unmasking mission? This topic is SO important to me, and I don't have anyone to talk about it with. I genuinely feel like I can't move forward with my life until I've become comfortable in my own body, without masking.

But my masking is such that I start doing it if anyone is within 20 meters of me. It's chronic masking fatigue. It has to change.

Quick question for @actuallyautistic -- I'm finally able to get my little guy evaluated for autism soon (ie before August after a five year wait).

Is there anything I need to do (or not do) to prepare my son for the process? He's six years old for reference. We've suspected since around 1.5 years. Thanks, Laura

Status update!

As some of you know I was bitten on the ankle by a copperhead two nights ago. I spent about 12 hours in the hospital being observed before I went home. No anti-venin given or needed. Mostly not needed for copperhead bites.

I am home now and much of the swelling and the painfulness of touching my skin has disappeared. My ankle is still swollen a bit and a little painful when I walk. It doesn't bend well at this point. But things are improving. And that's enough.

Folks, we are in the early stages of a fascist pogrom against trans people right now. If your focus is on "teachable moments for transphobes" I think you've got your priorities all fucked up but even more importantly I do NOT fucking want to hear about it. Keep that nonsense out of my mentions or like the cool kids say:

"read the fucking room."

Name that band!

@Chronomyst there's also no team in guillotine

Video's just been given parole. Radio Star's family are said to be livid.

Fuck Reddit. I think I'm going to delete my account

If you’d asked me just twelve hours ago whether I hoped to be able to post a picture for #Caturday, I would have said “no”.

I would have said I’d given up all hope of #Tigger coming home after 26 days away 😿

And I would have been wrong 😱

As it is, I’m just amazed & grateful that he returned shortly after midnight last night. Very skinny, but otherwise seemingly well & very loud 😺🥰

Thank you to everyone who kept hoping 🙇‍♂️🙂👍

#CatsOfMastodon

However sad you think your sad is, your sad is not as sad as this sad is.

Here’s a little preview of my shoes I’m wearing in the Pride Parade tomorrow night.

@actuallyautistic Me (closes the back door and goes out to engage with the lawn-mower guy who needs the gate unlocked. Returns to report that the covering of the food is gonna have to wait while I unlock the gate; partner takes over gate duty; I return to covering the food.) My brain:

@actuallyautistic a big part of that rebuilding, has been a process of being brutally honest with myself about how people see me. I'm lucky that my husband is so perceptive and emotionally intelligent because it's given me Intel I can rely on that isn't filtered through my own anxiety.
I've come to realize that people find me *intense*. Many say I'm too intense, but there's plenty of people who would call it "badass" or "passionate". My new strategy is to play to those people

@actuallyautistic As a performer, I learned that to get over stage fright, I need to focus on even just one person in the audience who I know is rooting for me. Forget the rest is there if I have to. I'm now applying this to life. I have superficial, rote responses for those who can't handle me. But instead of thinking about my manner as something I should be grateful anyone puts up with, I've started framing people who appreciate it as the lucky few who deserve access to my many hidden talents

OMG. 🤦‍♀️😂

Where are the #ActuallyAutistic artists out here?

Share your work!

#AskingAutistics @actuallyautistic @actuallyautistics