Brain’s Weird.
@greymatters.bsky.social
Interested in discussions on mental health, disability, neuroscience, ethics, associated topics more difficult to discuss, and their intersections.
Questioning precise neurotype.
Questioning precise neurotype.
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I spoke with Aliya Rahman, the autistic woman whom ICE ripped out of her car, about her experience of being in a viral video, what she experienced in detention and why she thinks we might be in bigger trouble in the future.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
ICE dragged me from my car after I told them I’m autistic.
Exclusive Details: Aliya Rahman speaks to Eric Garcia about her ordeals — on the streets of Minneapolis, in a grim ICE detention center where she was mocked over her condition and through the public t...
www.independent.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 1:14 PM
I spoke with Aliya Rahman, the autistic woman whom ICE ripped out of her car, about her experience of being in a viral video, what she experienced in detention and why she thinks we might be in bigger trouble in the future.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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I am not exaggerating: Removing this webpage warning against fake autism "treatments" will kill autistic people.
www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/au...
www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/au...
FDA Removes Warning Page About Dangerous Autism Treatments
Autism researchers question motivations for latest HHS changes, including the new IACC
www.medpagetoday.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:35 AM
I am not exaggerating: Removing this webpage warning against fake autism "treatments" will kill autistic people.
www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/au...
www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/au...
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Good morning! As an addiction scientist and clinical psychology PhD candidate writing their dissertation on compulsive alcohol use: THIS IS GOING TO GET PEOPLE KILLED.
Moral conceptualizations of addiction and mental health lead to shame and bad outcomes.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/h...
Moral conceptualizations of addiction and mental health lead to shame and bad outcomes.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/h...
H.H.S. to Expand Faith-Based Addiction Programs for Homeless
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Good morning! As an addiction scientist and clinical psychology PhD candidate writing their dissertation on compulsive alcohol use: THIS IS GOING TO GET PEOPLE KILLED.
Moral conceptualizations of addiction and mental health lead to shame and bad outcomes.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/h...
Moral conceptualizations of addiction and mental health lead to shame and bad outcomes.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/h...
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Not to put too fine a point on it, but if you want to understand how we got to the point where anti-vaxxers have so much power and why their arguments aren't just bad for public health but also #ActuallyAutistic people, buy my book.
www.harpercollins.com/products/wer...
www.harpercollins.com/products/wer...
We're Not Broken
“This book is a message from autistic people to their parents, friends, teachers, coworkers and doctors showing what life is like on the spectrum. It’s also...
www.harpercollins.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Not to put too fine a point on it, but if you want to understand how we got to the point where anti-vaxxers have so much power and why their arguments aren't just bad for public health but also #ActuallyAutistic people, buy my book.
www.harpercollins.com/products/wer...
www.harpercollins.com/products/wer...
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Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
February 2, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
Finally found painting subjects i don’t mind starting at for several hours!
February 2, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Finally found painting subjects i don’t mind starting at for several hours!
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The state of american politics is that one major party wants to kill you while the other simply wants you to die
January 29, 2026 at 10:13 PM
The state of american politics is that one major party wants to kill you while the other simply wants you to die
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Timeline cleanse: have a smiley girl!
January 26, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Timeline cleanse: have a smiley girl!
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it's the Blitz all over again, and the Nazis are always surprised when being terrorized doesn't make people give up
The MAGA regime also really obviously doesn't know what to do with the fact that each time ICE murders somebody, the people they're trying to scare merely get more angry and more motivated to fight back.
January 26, 2026 at 8:58 PM
it's the Blitz all over again, and the Nazis are always surprised when being terrorized doesn't make people give up
Timeline cleanse: have a smiley girl!
January 26, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Timeline cleanse: have a smiley girl!
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The 2029 Pretti Good Act will establish a commission to identify all agents, create a detailed accounting of all acts, and hold criminally liable as necessary. Agents who voluntarily and truthfully disclose will be granted some leniency, provided their crimes did not include murder or torture.
When I say this agency [ICE and CBP] CAN’T be reformed this is why.
January 26, 2026 at 6:28 PM
The 2029 Pretti Good Act will establish a commission to identify all agents, create a detailed accounting of all acts, and hold criminally liable as necessary. Agents who voluntarily and truthfully disclose will be granted some leniency, provided their crimes did not include murder or torture.
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Why does being awake and alive, being yourself, feel like anything at all, and where does this singular sense of awareness come from in the brain?
Inside the incredible, infuriating quest to explain consciousness
Will brain science deliver answers about consciousness or hit another wall?
www.scientificamerican.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Why does being awake and alive, being yourself, feel like anything at all, and where does this singular sense of awareness come from in the brain?
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How I look thinking about tater tots
January 11, 2026 at 12:14 AM
How I look thinking about tater tots
#Pluribus
The love of my life has informed me (indirectly; after finishing the season) that the correct answer to, “what would you do if you were in Carol’s shoes?”
Is, “what if we were BOTH in Carol’s shoes?”
And anything else is a betrayal of our relationship, no matter the justification.
The love of my life has informed me (indirectly; after finishing the season) that the correct answer to, “what would you do if you were in Carol’s shoes?”
Is, “what if we were BOTH in Carol’s shoes?”
And anything else is a betrayal of our relationship, no matter the justification.
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
#Pluribus
The love of my life has informed me (indirectly; after finishing the season) that the correct answer to, “what would you do if you were in Carol’s shoes?”
Is, “what if we were BOTH in Carol’s shoes?”
And anything else is a betrayal of our relationship, no matter the justification.
The love of my life has informed me (indirectly; after finishing the season) that the correct answer to, “what would you do if you were in Carol’s shoes?”
Is, “what if we were BOTH in Carol’s shoes?”
And anything else is a betrayal of our relationship, no matter the justification.
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Seth Moulton is calling for ICE to be prosecuted in no uncertain terms.
This is becoming a foundational political agreement for anyone seeing to oppose the regime. We need the broadest possible coalition all united about the necessity of caging these fucking monsters.
This is becoming a foundational political agreement for anyone seeing to oppose the regime. We need the broadest possible coalition all united about the necessity of caging these fucking monsters.
January 24, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Seth Moulton is calling for ICE to be prosecuted in no uncertain terms.
This is becoming a foundational political agreement for anyone seeing to oppose the regime. We need the broadest possible coalition all united about the necessity of caging these fucking monsters.
This is becoming a foundational political agreement for anyone seeing to oppose the regime. We need the broadest possible coalition all united about the necessity of caging these fucking monsters.
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His name is Alex Jeffrey Pretti. He was 37 years old.
He was a licensed nurse.
He was recording ICE and defending a female protester from their aggression.
And they executed him.
He was a licensed nurse.
He was recording ICE and defending a female protester from their aggression.
And they executed him.
January 24, 2026 at 8:48 PM
His name is Alex Jeffrey Pretti. He was 37 years old.
He was a licensed nurse.
He was recording ICE and defending a female protester from their aggression.
And they executed him.
He was a licensed nurse.
He was recording ICE and defending a female protester from their aggression.
And they executed him.
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**GRAPHIC VIDEO**
Another ICE related extrajudicial killing appears to have occurred today.
www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli...
Another ICE related extrajudicial killing appears to have occurred today.
www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli...
January 24, 2026 at 4:35 PM
**GRAPHIC VIDEO**
Another ICE related extrajudicial killing appears to have occurred today.
www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli...
Another ICE related extrajudicial killing appears to have occurred today.
www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli...
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ICE enforcement is a disability justice issue.
It may also be a mass disabling event.
They target the vulnerable. They deploy chemical munitions around children & in residential areas.
They shoot peaceful protesters with “less lethal ammo”.
Detainees are regularly denied medical care:
It may also be a mass disabling event.
They target the vulnerable. They deploy chemical munitions around children & in residential areas.
They shoot peaceful protesters with “less lethal ammo”.
Detainees are regularly denied medical care:
ICE Enforcement May Be A Mass Disabling Event
ICE have proven again and again that they will target the most vulnerable. Their aggressive actions may even become a mass disabling event. Why aren't more people talking about it?
www.disabledginger.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:02 AM
ICE enforcement is a disability justice issue.
It may also be a mass disabling event.
They target the vulnerable. They deploy chemical munitions around children & in residential areas.
They shoot peaceful protesters with “less lethal ammo”.
Detainees are regularly denied medical care:
It may also be a mass disabling event.
They target the vulnerable. They deploy chemical munitions around children & in residential areas.
They shoot peaceful protesters with “less lethal ammo”.
Detainees are regularly denied medical care:
POV: You just told Piper you’re going outside but then you grab her leash
January 24, 2026 at 3:54 PM
POV: You just told Piper you’re going outside but then you grab her leash
My 20 minute walking commute has yet another perk— free paid day off for dangerous weather conditions 😎
January 23, 2026 at 3:33 AM
My 20 minute walking commute has yet another perk— free paid day off for dangerous weather conditions 😎
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i just don't think people like gavin newsom and amy klobuchar actually believe in anything but helping themselves, and the farther away from power they are, the better off we will all be. and if you think we have to settle for them, that's a skill issue
January 22, 2026 at 6:22 AM
i just don't think people like gavin newsom and amy klobuchar actually believe in anything but helping themselves, and the farther away from power they are, the better off we will all be. and if you think we have to settle for them, that's a skill issue
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democrats are scared people will think theyre against this
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 22, 2026 at 12:17 PM
democrats are scared people will think theyre against this
lil nanner gremlin
January 22, 2026 at 12:25 AM
lil nanner gremlin
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fellas the “levels” of autism (1, 2, 3) are nonsense
it tells clinicians & caregivers nothing about what the person needs
it only serves to separate us into categories so that resources can be withheld from those they feel shouldn’t need them
it’s oppression
individual skill profiles are the way
it tells clinicians & caregivers nothing about what the person needs
it only serves to separate us into categories so that resources can be withheld from those they feel shouldn’t need them
it’s oppression
individual skill profiles are the way
January 21, 2026 at 10:30 PM
fellas the “levels” of autism (1, 2, 3) are nonsense
it tells clinicians & caregivers nothing about what the person needs
it only serves to separate us into categories so that resources can be withheld from those they feel shouldn’t need them
it’s oppression
individual skill profiles are the way
it tells clinicians & caregivers nothing about what the person needs
it only serves to separate us into categories so that resources can be withheld from those they feel shouldn’t need them
it’s oppression
individual skill profiles are the way
I can’t put my finger on why but Piper looks like she’s about to sell me an absolute lemon of a car
January 18, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I can’t put my finger on why but Piper looks like she’s about to sell me an absolute lemon of a car