Autistic Science Person
@autsciperson.bsky.social
Autistic consultant and writer with a Masters in Neuroscience.
white, nonbinary. they/them Opinions are my own. #SayNoToABA
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white, nonbinary. they/them Opinions are my own. #SayNoToABA
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so: what do we need you to do? two things.
1.call your D/I senators. find contact info here: reps.fyi
what do we need you to say? try the call script below. adapt it; make it your own! there are bailout points written in, in case you get nervous. but please *call.* 🧵
1.call your D/I senators. find contact info here: reps.fyi
what do we need you to say? try the call script below. adapt it; make it your own! there are bailout points written in, in case you get nervous. but please *call.* 🧵
![Hi, my name is [YOUR NAME] and I'm one of Senator [THEIR NAME]'s constituents. House Republicans are trying to insert a multiple articles of anti-trans legislation, including a full transgender healthcare funding ban, into the F-Y '26 budget. I'm calling to tell the Senator to stand up for trans Americans and vote NO on any bill with that language. This IS worth forcing a shutdown.
[you can stop here at 0:20 if you want to bail out—but it's better if you don't]
This care funding ban follows the map the G-O-P charted while attacking abortion. Democrats lost that fight by giving in to the G-O-P an inch at a time. Giving an inch at a time on trans care will devastate trans Americans and it'll get Democrats nothing in return but contempt.
[you can stop here at 0:40 if you want to bail out—but it's better if you don't]
Right now, the most popular Democrat in the U-S, [Zo-RAHN Mom-DA-nee], is campaigning on making trans healthcare cheaper and easier to access, and he's only got more good will because of it.
[you can stop here at 0:50 if you want to bail out—but it's better if you don't]
I'm asking the Senator to refuse to allow any anti-trans language including a healthcare ban in the F-Y '26 bill. Do not vote for any bill with that language. This IS worth forcing a shutdown. Standing with trans people is the right thing to do and it's politically smart. Voters and donors show up for Democrats who fight.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lzahebnas6od6j6jfydwst7/bafkreih4xihrkllo4bucwiubjidhjlbjt3k7x6wtzdk776qx67tpcaizli@jpeg)
Here are the steps for how to contact your reps about the bill that will take away insurance coverage for trans healthcare for ADULTS:
1. Go to reps.fyi
2. Put in your address
3. Find your house & senate reps
4. To call type in phone # under name
5. Call the number and use the script in the QT
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1. Go to reps.fyi
2. Put in your address
3. Find your house & senate reps
4. To call type in phone # under name
5. Call the number and use the script in the QT
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I got it a few days ago. I'm vaxxed but it's still been knocking me for six. Woke up with a fever of 105 yesterday morning. The doctor at the 24 hour clinic asked me if I meant 100.5. He gave me Tamiflu and today my fever broke, but I still feel like shit and I'm coughing like I have the plague.
January 6, 2026 at 3:01 AM
I got it a few days ago. I'm vaxxed but it's still been knocking me for six. Woke up with a fever of 105 yesterday morning. The doctor at the 24 hour clinic asked me if I meant 100.5. He gave me Tamiflu and today my fever broke, but I still feel like shit and I'm coughing like I have the plague.
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Good thing it's just the flu and only killing thousands.....mostly the antivax crowd..
www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/h...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/h...
Flu reaches highest levels in the US in 25 years | CNN
Flu continues to visit misery across the US, with all but four states showing high or very high levels of activity as a new virus strain called subclade K continues to spread.
www.cnn.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Good thing it's just the flu and only killing thousands.....mostly the antivax crowd..
www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/h...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/h...
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America's gun psychopathy continues: *7* mass shooting so far in 2026. 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
The latest, with 4 young people wounded -- including a juvenile -- in Louisiville, Ky.: www.wave3.com/2026/01/04/4...
The latest, with 4 young people wounded -- including a juvenile -- in Louisiville, Ky.: www.wave3.com/2026/01/04/4...
4 shot, including 17-year-old, at private lounge in Louisville’s Klondike neighborhood
Police said three victims were young adults, ages 18-21, and one was a 17-year-old. One victim is in critical condition.
www.wave3.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:56 AM
America's gun psychopathy continues: *7* mass shooting so far in 2026. 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
The latest, with 4 young people wounded -- including a juvenile -- in Louisiville, Ky.: www.wave3.com/2026/01/04/4...
The latest, with 4 young people wounded -- including a juvenile -- in Louisiville, Ky.: www.wave3.com/2026/01/04/4...
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kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
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Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
January 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
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Miller simply won't answer the question about having elections in Venezuela.
He talks about "future of free world" in the same breath as talking about being a superpower having the right to impose our will on every country in the western hemisphere.
He talks about "future of free world" in the same breath as talking about being a superpower having the right to impose our will on every country in the western hemisphere.
MILLER: The US is using its military to secure our interests unapologetically in our hemisphere. We're a superpower. It's absurd we'd allow a nation in our backyard to become a supplier of resources to our adversaries
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
January 6, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Miller simply won't answer the question about having elections in Venezuela.
He talks about "future of free world" in the same breath as talking about being a superpower having the right to impose our will on every country in the western hemisphere.
He talks about "future of free world" in the same breath as talking about being a superpower having the right to impose our will on every country in the western hemisphere.
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I've never actually watched Miller speak before, this clip is one of the most insane things I've ever seen.
"This whole period after World War 2 where the west began apologizing, groveling, and begging..." is extremely clear Nazi apologia.
"This whole period after World War 2 where the west began apologizing, groveling, and begging..." is extremely clear Nazi apologia.
MILLER: The US is using its military to secure our interests unapologetically in our hemisphere. We're a superpower. It's absurd we'd allow a nation in our backyard to become a supplier of resources to our adversaries
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
January 6, 2026 at 3:45 AM
I've never actually watched Miller speak before, this clip is one of the most insane things I've ever seen.
"This whole period after World War 2 where the west began apologizing, groveling, and begging..." is extremely clear Nazi apologia.
"This whole period after World War 2 where the west began apologizing, groveling, and begging..." is extremely clear Nazi apologia.
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TAPPER “I don’t know what your talking right now”
Does anyone? I feel like we are witnessing the build up to WW3. Insanity.
Does anyone? I feel like we are witnessing the build up to WW3. Insanity.
MILLER: The US is using its military to secure our interests unapologetically in our hemisphere. We're a superpower. It's absurd we'd allow a nation in our backyard to become a supplier of resources to our adversaries
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
January 6, 2026 at 4:00 AM
TAPPER “I don’t know what your talking right now”
Does anyone? I feel like we are witnessing the build up to WW3. Insanity.
Does anyone? I feel like we are witnessing the build up to WW3. Insanity.
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I’m pretty sure when you have to scream to insist on your world view, you know there’s something seriously wrong with it. He’s like a petulant teen.
MILLER: The US is using its military to secure our interests unapologetically in our hemisphere. We're a superpower. It's absurd we'd allow a nation in our backyard to become a supplier of resources to our adversaries
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
January 6, 2026 at 4:09 AM
I’m pretty sure when you have to scream to insist on your world view, you know there’s something seriously wrong with it. He’s like a petulant teen.
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Miller has some gall calling America the leader of the free world in the same rant as he is saying there won't be elections in the country whose leader we kidnapped and which he claims we will now run.
MILLER: The US is using its military to secure our interests unapologetically in our hemisphere. We're a superpower. It's absurd we'd allow a nation in our backyard to become a supplier of resources to our adversaries
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
January 6, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Miller has some gall calling America the leader of the free world in the same rant as he is saying there won't be elections in the country whose leader we kidnapped and which he claims we will now run.
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🚨BREAKING: DOJ admits it has only released 12,285 documents required by Epstein Files Transparency Act. More than 2 million documents still need to be reviewed/released. DOJ is in violation of federal law that required release by Dec. 19.
More from Democracy Docket in am. www.democracydocket.com
More from Democracy Docket in am. www.democracydocket.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:31 AM
🚨BREAKING: DOJ admits it has only released 12,285 documents required by Epstein Files Transparency Act. More than 2 million documents still need to be reviewed/released. DOJ is in violation of federal law that required release by Dec. 19.
More from Democracy Docket in am. www.democracydocket.com
More from Democracy Docket in am. www.democracydocket.com
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we've got some ICE shit going down in our little town today and it took like three minutes for a convoy of wine moms to start chasing them around town. normies hate this shit and are putting in the work
January 5, 2026 at 8:44 PM
we've got some ICE shit going down in our little town today and it took like three minutes for a convoy of wine moms to start chasing them around town. normies hate this shit and are putting in the work
I do wonder if some autistics just have naturally high GLP-1.. I feel like I made this joke even before GLP-1 drugs were mainstream.
Christine Smout, 37, has not eaten for hours, but, despite decades of experience, will reportedly not realise she needs to eat until the empty feeling in her stomach rapidly escalates into a full-blown medical emergency that ruins her day, week and possibly even her life.
Autistic woman who “isn’t hungry” has a big storm coming
An autistic woman who claimed not to be hungry is about to receive the shock of her life, according to sources. Christine Smout, 37, has not eaten for hours, but, despite decades of experience, will…
thedailytism.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:56 AM
I do wonder if some autistics just have naturally high GLP-1.. I feel like I made this joke even before GLP-1 drugs were mainstream.
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Christine Smout, 37, has not eaten for hours, but, despite decades of experience, will reportedly not realise she needs to eat until the empty feeling in her stomach rapidly escalates into a full-blown medical emergency that ruins her day, week and possibly even her life.
Autistic woman who “isn’t hungry” has a big storm coming
An autistic woman who claimed not to be hungry is about to receive the shock of her life, according to sources. Christine Smout, 37, has not eaten for hours, but, despite decades of experience, will…
thedailytism.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Christine Smout, 37, has not eaten for hours, but, despite decades of experience, will reportedly not realise she needs to eat until the empty feeling in her stomach rapidly escalates into a full-blown medical emergency that ruins her day, week and possibly even her life.
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Is this why I used to get blood sugar crashes and start to feel faint before I realized I was hungry 👀
Christine Smout, 37, has not eaten for hours, but, despite decades of experience, will reportedly not realise she needs to eat until the empty feeling in her stomach rapidly escalates into a full-blown medical emergency that ruins her day, week and possibly even her life.
Autistic woman who “isn’t hungry” has a big storm coming
An autistic woman who claimed not to be hungry is about to receive the shock of her life, according to sources. Christine Smout, 37, has not eaten for hours, but, despite decades of experience, will…
thedailytism.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Is this why I used to get blood sugar crashes and start to feel faint before I realized I was hungry 👀
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once again, I know what all of you are hearing, but I have indeed fed the cat, scratched the cat, and given him his very favorite crunchy cat treats.
January 5, 2026 at 12:19 AM
once again, I know what all of you are hearing, but I have indeed fed the cat, scratched the cat, and given him his very favorite crunchy cat treats.
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New — I wrote about how corporate media is immediately siding with power in the wake of Trump attacking Venezuela and capturing Maduro, and how journalists need to treat the administration as a hostile entity that’s openly lying to them.
Call Trump's power grab in Venezuela what it is
Corporate media must recognize they're being openly lied to—and report accordingly.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 6, 2026 at 12:49 AM
New — I wrote about how corporate media is immediately siding with power in the wake of Trump attacking Venezuela and capturing Maduro, and how journalists need to treat the administration as a hostile entity that’s openly lying to them.
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White House has filed its War Powers report for the attack on Venezuela.
I used to help draft these reports and this is an unusual specimen.
It promotes a number of political narratives, including about the attack being a "law enforcement operation" and framing Maduro as a "narco-terrorist." 1/n
I used to help draft these reports and this is an unusual specimen.
It promotes a number of political narratives, including about the attack being a "law enforcement operation" and framing Maduro as a "narco-terrorist." 1/n
January 6, 2026 at 1:21 AM
White House has filed its War Powers report for the attack on Venezuela.
I used to help draft these reports and this is an unusual specimen.
It promotes a number of political narratives, including about the attack being a "law enforcement operation" and framing Maduro as a "narco-terrorist." 1/n
I used to help draft these reports and this is an unusual specimen.
It promotes a number of political narratives, including about the attack being a "law enforcement operation" and framing Maduro as a "narco-terrorist." 1/n
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Second covid booster recommended by CDC for adults 65 and older and those who are moderately or severely immunocompromised
"Individuals do not need documentation to prove immunocompromised status, and vaccinators are explicitly instructed not to deny vaccination" for lack of documentation.
"Individuals do not need documentation to prove immunocompromised status, and vaccinators are explicitly instructed not to deny vaccination" for lack of documentation.
"Overall, it is reassuring that protection remains available for those who need it most, though it’s befuddling why the announcement recommending additional covid boosters was so quiet," Dr. Leana S. Wen writes. https://wapo.st/3Nm9JBY
Opinion | The CDC quietly recommends a second covid booster for vulnerable adults
Careful, evidence-based vaccine guidance now arrives with little fanfare.
wapo.st
January 4, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Second covid booster recommended by CDC for adults 65 and older and those who are moderately or severely immunocompromised
"Individuals do not need documentation to prove immunocompromised status, and vaccinators are explicitly instructed not to deny vaccination" for lack of documentation.
"Individuals do not need documentation to prove immunocompromised status, and vaccinators are explicitly instructed not to deny vaccination" for lack of documentation.
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We should have a National Vaccine Monument, a granite obelisk that lists every vaccine removed from the immunization schedule and the names of the CDC / FDA officials who made those decisions. It'll be important that we memorialize who did this.
January 5, 2026 at 7:25 PM
We should have a National Vaccine Monument, a granite obelisk that lists every vaccine removed from the immunization schedule and the names of the CDC / FDA officials who made those decisions. It'll be important that we memorialize who did this.
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4/ Denmark’s schedule works because of what sits underneath it: universal care, paid leave, centralized records, and near-perfect follow-up. In the U.S., where care is fragmented and missed visits are common, routine recommendations prevent kids from falling through the cracks.
January 5, 2026 at 8:52 PM
4/ Denmark’s schedule works because of what sits underneath it: universal care, paid leave, centralized records, and near-perfect follow-up. In the U.S., where care is fragmented and missed visits are common, routine recommendations prevent kids from falling through the cracks.
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Insurance will not pay for Vaccines if the CDC/ACIP doesn't mandate them.
If ACIP takes vaccines off its recommended list, or doesn’t give its stamp of approval to a future shot, health insurers would not be obligated to cover it.
They are lying, again.
www.statnews.com/2025/06/24/c...
If ACIP takes vaccines off its recommended list, or doesn’t give its stamp of approval to a future shot, health insurers would not be obligated to cover it.
They are lying, again.
www.statnews.com/2025/06/24/c...
Insurance coverage of vaccines at risk in RFK Jr.’s reshuffling of CDC’s vaccine advisers
The advisers' recommendations help determine whether insurers fully cover the cost of vaccines.
www.statnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Insurance will not pay for Vaccines if the CDC/ACIP doesn't mandate them.
If ACIP takes vaccines off its recommended list, or doesn’t give its stamp of approval to a future shot, health insurers would not be obligated to cover it.
They are lying, again.
www.statnews.com/2025/06/24/c...
If ACIP takes vaccines off its recommended list, or doesn’t give its stamp of approval to a future shot, health insurers would not be obligated to cover it.
They are lying, again.
www.statnews.com/2025/06/24/c...
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“The loss of trust during the pandemic not only affected the COVID-19 vaccine uptake. It also contributed to less adherence to the full CDC childhood immunization schedule…”,
…says RFK Jr. for why he’s not recommending certain childhood vaccines anymore.
The reason for the distrust is RFK Jr.
…says RFK Jr. for why he’s not recommending certain childhood vaccines anymore.
The reason for the distrust is RFK Jr.
January 5, 2026 at 8:45 PM
“The loss of trust during the pandemic not only affected the COVID-19 vaccine uptake. It also contributed to less adherence to the full CDC childhood immunization schedule…”,
…says RFK Jr. for why he’s not recommending certain childhood vaccines anymore.
The reason for the distrust is RFK Jr.
…says RFK Jr. for why he’s not recommending certain childhood vaccines anymore.
The reason for the distrust is RFK Jr.
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just want to remind folks that pushback and public outrage stopped them from closing the CDC library. i bet pushback will stop them here, too
“The Trump administration is closing NASA’s largest research library on Friday, a facility that houses tens of thousands of books, documents and journals — many of them not digitized or available anywhere else.”
NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:12 PM
just want to remind folks that pushback and public outrage stopped them from closing the CDC library. i bet pushback will stop them here, too