Derek Sweetman
@dsweet.bsky.social
Autistic. Feral peace researcher. Teaching conflict, peace, human rights, activism. I have a day job so I can afford to teach for Carter School, Schar School, Integrative Studies @ GMU & PACS @ CU-Boulder.
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It's me, I'm that person
“I asked ChatGPT” yeah well I asked my autistic friend whose pattern recognition gives her borderline prophetic accuracy even though no one ever listens to her because she’s awkward and has bad timing and says the wrong thing and has no control over her body or volume or brain or
February 17, 2026 at 9:54 PM
It's me, I'm that person
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Jesse Jackson reading "Green Eggs and Ham" is so wonderful. RIP
February 17, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Jesse Jackson reading "Green Eggs and Ham" is so wonderful. RIP
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Yeah, hi, I’m a person with “mobility challenges” (excuse me while I hurl). What we want, by and large, are not expensive, heavy devices that will “help us walk again”, but ramps.
I know, it’s not sexy, as technology invented before Christ, but it is overlooked in favor of…this. Repeatedly.
I know, it’s not sexy, as technology invented before Christ, but it is overlooked in favor of…this. Repeatedly.
Nike's battery-powered footwear system, which propels wearers forward, is part of a broader push to help humans move farther and faster.
'E-bike for your feet': How bionic sneakers could change human mobility
Nike's battery-powered footwear system, which propels wearers forward, is part of a broader push to help humans move farther and faster.
n.pr
February 14, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Yeah, hi, I’m a person with “mobility challenges” (excuse me while I hurl). What we want, by and large, are not expensive, heavy devices that will “help us walk again”, but ramps.
I know, it’s not sexy, as technology invented before Christ, but it is overlooked in favor of…this. Repeatedly.
I know, it’s not sexy, as technology invented before Christ, but it is overlooked in favor of…this. Repeatedly.
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The ONLY WAY we get out of our current mess is by caring about everyone. Switching the targets of fascism doesn't end fascism. If both political parties embrace full throated fascism, we're not left with any electoral options, and a lot more regular people will embrace their own bigotry.
February 14, 2026 at 1:57 PM
The ONLY WAY we get out of our current mess is by caring about everyone. Switching the targets of fascism doesn't end fascism. If both political parties embrace full throated fascism, we're not left with any electoral options, and a lot more regular people will embrace their own bigotry.
Well, that was entertaining. Everyone seemed to have a good time.
February 14, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Well, that was entertaining. Everyone seemed to have a good time.
So my daughter is going to the Twice concert tonight for her birthday with friends and one of those friends is sick and had to cancel. I am now going to the Twice concert tonight as well. I have only the vaguest understanding of what Twice is.
February 13, 2026 at 8:48 PM
So my daughter is going to the Twice concert tonight for her birthday with friends and one of those friends is sick and had to cancel. I am now going to the Twice concert tonight as well. I have only the vaguest understanding of what Twice is.
This! This! This! It sounds like someone averaged the words in a sales meeting.
Neurodivergent people don't write like AI. But some of us write like what people think AI wites like. (AI sounds like a politician. A pointless meandering sycophant.)
February 12, 2026 at 3:23 AM
This! This! This! It sounds like someone averaged the words in a sales meeting.
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Our rallying cry for public education and public libraries:
“Free, life-changing, and available to everyone.”
stimpunks.org/philosophy/f...
“Free, life-changing, and available to everyone.”
stimpunks.org/philosophy/f...
Free, life-changing, and available to everyone.
Free, life-changing, and available to everyone. Provide freedom to those who deal with a world that’s built to be hostile toward them. Public education, public libraries, and open source. Let’s help…
stimpunks.org
February 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Our rallying cry for public education and public libraries:
“Free, life-changing, and available to everyone.”
stimpunks.org/philosophy/f...
“Free, life-changing, and available to everyone.”
stimpunks.org/philosophy/f...
Time to dust off theories of the democratic peace for some updates.
Why most democracies won’t touch Trump’s Board of Peace
Whether it’s the $1bn price tag or the US president’s outsized power, key allies are steering clear of the board
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Time to dust off theories of the democratic peace for some updates.
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No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor
February 11, 2026 at 1:46 AM
No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor
I was late to class today because of Peace Monks. First time that has happened. When I was getting near campus I saw a lot of people on the sides of the road and thought it was ICE watch. Nope. Peace Monks.
February 10, 2026 at 1:47 AM
I was late to class today because of Peace Monks. First time that has happened. When I was getting near campus I saw a lot of people on the sides of the road and thought it was ICE watch. Nope. Peace Monks.
Fuck, and I mean this from my never got accomodations but disabled ass, you.
As more college kids claim to have disabilities, the Gen Xer in me revolts at the way everything is being pathologized, writes Rich Cohen. on.wsj.com/4bGsdYm
For Some at Elite Colleges, ‘Extra Time’ Means Gaming the System
More college kids than ever claim to have disabilities. But what is lost when we allow them “reasonable accommodations”?
on.wsj.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Fuck, and I mean this from my never got accomodations but disabled ass, you.
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As more college kids claim to have disabilities, the Gen Xer in me revolts at the way everything is being pathologized, writes Rich Cohen. on.wsj.com/4bGsdYm
For Some at Elite Colleges, ‘Extra Time’ Means Gaming the System
More college kids than ever claim to have disabilities. But what is lost when we allow them “reasonable accommodations”?
on.wsj.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:55 AM
As more college kids claim to have disabilities, the Gen Xer in me revolts at the way everything is being pathologized, writes Rich Cohen. on.wsj.com/4bGsdYm
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I can't believe we're gonna get to buy our Halloween costumes at the damn Kennedy Center.
February 3, 2026 at 12:35 AM
I can't believe we're gonna get to buy our Halloween costumes at the damn Kennedy Center.
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Kindle version of @jwomack.bsky.social's "Random Acts of Senseless Violence" is on sale in case reality isn't grim enough.
www.amazon.com/dp/B008V460XS
www.amazon.com/dp/B008V460XS
Random Acts of Senseless Violence
Random Acts of Senseless Violence - Kindle edition by Womack, Jack. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Random Acts of Senseless Violence.
www.amazon.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Kindle version of @jwomack.bsky.social's "Random Acts of Senseless Violence" is on sale in case reality isn't grim enough.
www.amazon.com/dp/B008V460XS
www.amazon.com/dp/B008V460XS
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10/10 ICE protest sign
January 31, 2026 at 10:20 PM
10/10 ICE protest sign
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The only role higher education has to play here is giving people the tools to learn how vile ICE is and the resources and support to get jobs working for something other than a fascist government or corporation.
Opinion | To Avoid More Tragic Deaths, ICE Needs Higher Education and Training Standards
Higher ed can play an important role in making federal immigration enforcement safer. https://bit.ly/4bRR5fx
#EDUSKy #HigherEd #AcademicSky
Higher ed can play an important role in making federal immigration enforcement safer. https://bit.ly/4bRR5fx
#EDUSKy #HigherEd #AcademicSky
January 27, 2026 at 8:36 PM
The only role higher education has to play here is giving people the tools to learn how vile ICE is and the resources and support to get jobs working for something other than a fascist government or corporation.
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I’ve put a free printable PDF of the below image up on my website (from the comic ‘Goat and Sheep by the Well’). Print it out and staple it to a telephone pole, tape it up on your wall, etc. www.joshuawcotter.com/jwc-comics-a...
January 26, 2026 at 5:37 AM
I’ve put a free printable PDF of the below image up on my website (from the comic ‘Goat and Sheep by the Well’). Print it out and staple it to a telephone pole, tape it up on your wall, etc. www.joshuawcotter.com/jwc-comics-a...
One of my favorites, too
We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
CANVAS Core Curriculum: A Guide to Effective Nonviolent Struggle | ICNC
You may also be interested in: A Guide to Nonviolent Activism (Ekta Parishad)Ekta Parishad is a mass-based peoples’ movement for land rights with an active membership of 250,000 landless poor and is r...
www.nonviolent-conflict.org
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 AM
One of my favorites, too
This sounds like the setup for a horror film: “It was almost as if they were deliberately trying to transform this image of a human hand into something else – an animal claw perhaps,” said Brumm.
World’s oldest cave art discovered in Indonesia’s Muna island https://aje.news/2umzom
January 22, 2026 at 4:03 AM
This sounds like the setup for a horror film: “It was almost as if they were deliberately trying to transform this image of a human hand into something else – an animal claw perhaps,” said Brumm.
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we're living in a simulation but it's actually just a model UN scenario that has really gone off the rails
January 21, 2026 at 4:20 AM
we're living in a simulation but it's actually just a model UN scenario that has really gone off the rails
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Houston Texans’ Azeez Al-Shaair has reportedly been fined $11,593 for wearing eye black that contained the message "stop the genocide”
The report says he was fined for violating NFL uniform and equipment rules
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
The report says he was fined for violating NFL uniform and equipment rules
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
January 18, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Houston Texans’ Azeez Al-Shaair has reportedly been fined $11,593 for wearing eye black that contained the message "stop the genocide”
The report says he was fined for violating NFL uniform and equipment rules
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
The report says he was fined for violating NFL uniform and equipment rules
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
This disrespect will not be allowed!
They did fix it after we won.
They did fix it after we won.
January 18, 2026 at 1:22 AM
This disrespect will not be allowed!
They did fix it after we won.
They did fix it after we won.
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They will never be able to take down Wikipedia because it is largely run by autistic people. Have you ever TRIED to combat an autistic person?? you cannot. Also they are crazy strong
January 15, 2026 at 7:53 PM
They will never be able to take down Wikipedia because it is largely run by autistic people. Have you ever TRIED to combat an autistic person?? you cannot. Also they are crazy strong