While bad actors catastrophize about the increase in autism diagnoses, it "is actually a long-needed correction of a longstanding bias, which had overlooked many in need of support." And do we really want to go back to blaming autism on "refrigerator mothers"? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
NHS Pension scheme increased surplus last year by £2bn - which goes back to the treasury Still can’t afford the extra pay @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social NHS scheme takes in more £ than it pays out £6.3bn Liabilities are huge but income higher vs costs www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/sites/defaul...
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Did she say "Jesus was talking about persecuted Christians". As in Jesus Christ? Who couldn't be talking about "Christians" since there weren't any until after he died. . So if anything when he said "the least of them" must have meant people who were generally looked down in at the time. .
Maybe it didn't used to be? Or maybe these are more paid extras?
Are they ambling instead of marching to make a point? Or because it's too fast a rythm?
Misty on the East Durham coast
LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social
so sad
Be sure to post those speaking up. Amplify their voices. They are risking everything. Kentucky.
My roofer / bricklayer son can't set foot on a building site without showing his appropriate CSCS safety card. . . . but people can do this?
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Trump has let hundreds of violent criminals out of our prison and into our streets while tearing non-violent families apart and deporting hard-working tax-paying immigrants. He should be impeached and convicted and spend the rest of his wretched life in prison.
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The country with the most sophisticated intelligence capabilities in the world, and the president is holding up "a months-old blog post" from an obscure, conspiracy-mongering site "featuring a photo from the Democratic Republic of Congo" while making allegations against South Africa to its president
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Also the statue wasn't capable of being bugged or controlled remotely, or suddenly having it's return demanded
NEW: The govt's migration plan once again leaves adult social care out in the cold There is strong rhetoric about improving pay, but the govt is steadfastly ignoring the elephant in the room: it will require spending more on local govt 🧵👇 www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/article/comm...
Soooo... After United Health boss was gunned down, the shareholders sued the company because its executives stopped gouging its customers quite so effectively - perhaps fearing they would be next Nice Hold on to your NHS
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So many people have grown up to be the villains of our stories.
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Hey GiveSendGo @givesendgo.bsky.social you are complicit
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What makes a butt a butt? In this story from 2022, we meet the scientists and illustrators who spread joy and knowledge about the backends of the backbone-less.
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AOC: Tom Homan said he was going to refer me to DOJ because I’m using my free speech rights in order to advise people of their constitutional protections… to that I say: Come for me… Do I look like I care? There’s nothing illegal about it and if they want to make it illegal, they can come take me.
By this Pam calculation, one pill has to kill more than five people. Math is hard.
And a park ranger
The felon is quite insecure and mocked everyone who questioned him in news scrums. He ridiculed Biden for making claims with names. He is so fragile that he wants an investigation into online mocking, as he claims. Heres really who really is. This dozing is from to much substance abuse.
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heartbreaking
This is going to devastate our climate and our national environment. It would take centuries to recover our forests.
(Live from the Ice House) We will be replacing all past presidential portraits with mirrors. This does two things: 1) Doubles the number of staff here. 2) Gives our sycophants a needed break from telling us how stunning we look in blue suits and makeup
I've been a carer too, when they sleep you don't want to wake them you are just glad of the break. . . Funny she was happy for the world to see him like that though
Roger Ellingsworth shared this.
And still twice as presentable and respectful as one other attendee
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To have Bondi disbarred in FL 4 going against a 9-0 SCOTUS ruling to return Mr. Garcia from El Salvador Her bar number is: 886440. DC has an online form. Anywhere she can practice, file a complaint for going against a 9-0 SCOTUS ruling.
Audience?
Evil creeps in step by step .. this is just one of many steps !!
This is what a rigged economy looks like: In the 1970s, CEOs made 27 times more than the average worker. In the 1980s, CEOs made 48 times more than the average worker. This decade, CEOs are making 354 times more than the average worker. That has got to change.
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#Oliverscampaign Oliver would be so proud. He did not die unnoticed—or in vain. Oliver McGowan training 'lifted scales from my eyes' www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Sadly,while I'm sure he'd agree with the sentiment I can't imagine Mr Trump being that eloquent
If you find yourself in say, a caravan, and needing a tape measure to measure a crochet sample that needs to be 10cm by 10cm, and you don't have a tape measure as you are in a caravan. . Look for a packet of plasters
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I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x convicted felon & adjudicated rapist Trump did.
horrible
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Now available on YouTube, a pair of #OnlineAutscape2025 “More Autistic Joy” presentations on a fascinating movement that surged in Japan in the last two decades: Tōjisha-kenkyū, a grassroots base for peer support, advocacy & emancipation. youtu.be/xpD_02AWuxE #ActuallyAutistic #autism #AutisticJoy
Free @posautive.bsky.social workshop for neurodivergent people, co-hosted with @arghscotland.bsky.social on the Saturday, the 24th of May 24, 2:30pm - 4:30pm BST (GMT+1). lu.ma/lnkq3r5y
In Pope Francis’s last public address, he preached care of the marginalized, the vulnerable, and migrants, saying: “I would like all of us to hope anew and to revive our trust in others, including those who are different than ourselves.” May we heed his wish.
Another fun filled day with @durhamhospradio.bsky.social & all the #bikers from the #Easter egg charity drop off 😀 over 1200 bikers, delivering thousands of eggs for #durhamanddarlingtontrust
Love it
The turnout in small towns across the country has been incredible drawing crowds of thousands. We’re already seeing over one million in attendance nationwide, and events are still underway. Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Ohio all had especially surprising showings.
Bless
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People some the globe are ", with" you. . . And watching
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Ohh that's RICH @ohhthatsrich.bsky.social
It's never about the science. It's always about having a legal basis for your fear and hatred of other people.
It might seem madly decadent just now, but planting seedlings, reading, walking, birdwatching, getting into some kind of exercise or craft, making models from a kit, perfecting the world's best tomato sauce, making music, sketching are all actually extremely important, joyful things to do
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Just a week ago, the Pentagon announced that Elon Musk’s SpaceX was awarded a $5.9 billion taxpayer-funded contract—the largest in a new round of space deals, courtesy of Trump.
Why is the doctor wearing glasses then? Surely by his logic impaired vision is the easy God wants him to see.
Cheryl Hall-Russell cherylpgh "I’m talking about the ACA (Affordable Care Act)"
"The 20 mph legislation in Wales cost approximately £32 million. However, it was estimated in the first year alone that the direct cost savings from reduced road traffic casualties would amount to three times the initial implementation costs (£92 million)."
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Did you try it?
Teacher of The Year, Noelle Carney Campbell, becomes emotional as she explains she’s been laid off by the Trump Administration. This is sad and shameful. #Resist
I spoke to a group of pensioners who feel trapped in a leasehold deal in which they keep being hit with increasing charges that they can’t escape from www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
So, here's what's going right today: 🥕 Church in Ohio turned their vacant land into a garden growing 75 fruits & veggies to feed their community (GoodGoodGood) 🚫 Portugal is the 1st of 32 countries trying to end deep sea mining to actually pass a law banning it (DSCC)
Check out electiontruthalliance.org Their data analysis on the 2024 and 2020 election irregularities is pretty interesting
Musk fired the entire team responsible for managing the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which supports approximately 6.2 million people across the U.S.—from Maine to Texas—in paying their heating and cooling bills.
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Wisconsin! Judge Susan Crawford will work to protect your rights and freedoms. So get out there and vote today by 8pm. You can find your polling place at wisdems.org/vote. If you have any questions about voting, call or text the Voter Assistance Hotline at 608-336-3232.
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Kristi Noem billed South Dakota taxpayers more than $640,000 in personal travel-related costs, including a six-day trip to Paris, a bear hunt in Canada, a trip to Houston for dental work to fix her smile, and a book tour. But she can afford a $50,000 Rolex for a prison porn photo op in El Salvador.
In episode 2, they explore a scheme that provides preventative support for parents with learning disabilities. They discuss the challenges parents face, including barriers to support and the disproportionate rates of child removal. open.spotify.com/episode/5pst...
Podcast series In episode 1, the podcast Embrage Wigan and Leigh speak with a young woman, about her personal journey of recovery from an eating disorder. open.spotify.com/episode/3JqO...
Does everyone in the Trump government have to have gender affirming surgery?
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