Empathy, Equity, Education
@jven414.bsky.social
Behavior Analyst.
PhD Student
Autistic
LGBTQ+
Researcher
Educator
PhD Student
Autistic
LGBTQ+
Researcher
Educator
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Hi, everyone. Will figure out how this works. Here’s to a new chapter. #wehavepower
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🧵From the ASAN: We are deeply concerned by recent rhetoric & policy decisions.
Claims that Autism is preventable is not supported by science & perpetuates stigma.
Language framing Autism as a chronic or childhood disease or “an epidemic” distorts public understanding & disrespects Autistic people.
Claims that Autism is preventable is not supported by science & perpetuates stigma.
Language framing Autism as a chronic or childhood disease or “an epidemic” distorts public understanding & disrespects Autistic people.
April 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
🧵From the ASAN: We are deeply concerned by recent rhetoric & policy decisions.
Claims that Autism is preventable is not supported by science & perpetuates stigma.
Language framing Autism as a chronic or childhood disease or “an epidemic” distorts public understanding & disrespects Autistic people.
Claims that Autism is preventable is not supported by science & perpetuates stigma.
Language framing Autism as a chronic or childhood disease or “an epidemic” distorts public understanding & disrespects Autistic people.
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Speaking of voices under attack…can we be just as loud about Black journalists and comedians who are silenced, even by our so-called liberal outlets.
• Joy Reid
• Don Lemon
• Melissa Harris-Perry
• Tiffany Cross
• Jemele Hill
• Marc Lamont Hill
• Karen Attiah
• Amber Ruffin
• Joy Reid
• Don Lemon
• Melissa Harris-Perry
• Tiffany Cross
• Jemele Hill
• Marc Lamont Hill
• Karen Attiah
• Amber Ruffin
September 25, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Speaking of voices under attack…can we be just as loud about Black journalists and comedians who are silenced, even by our so-called liberal outlets.
• Joy Reid
• Don Lemon
• Melissa Harris-Perry
• Tiffany Cross
• Jemele Hill
• Marc Lamont Hill
• Karen Attiah
• Amber Ruffin
• Joy Reid
• Don Lemon
• Melissa Harris-Perry
• Tiffany Cross
• Jemele Hill
• Marc Lamont Hill
• Karen Attiah
• Amber Ruffin
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“The current administration has made its Big Autism Announcement, and it is big, all right: a big, easily predicted steaming pile of bullsh**.” Details on the garbled ableist mercenary pseudoscience from @ejwillingham.bsky.social, in the latest TPGA newsletter:
buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...
buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...
The Big Autism Announcement Is A Big Pile of You-Know-What
The current administration has made its Big Autism Announcement, and it is big, all right: a big, easily predicted steaming pile of bullshit.
buttondown.com
September 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
“The current administration has made its Big Autism Announcement, and it is big, all right: a big, easily predicted steaming pile of bullsh**.” Details on the garbled ableist mercenary pseudoscience from @ejwillingham.bsky.social, in the latest TPGA newsletter:
buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...
buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...
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Instead of the angry finger-pointing, can we just for one day agree that it is horrible and monstrous to shoot another human? On behalf of my family, we send love to the Kirks and to all the children, parents and innocents who fall victim to senseless gun violence.
September 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Instead of the angry finger-pointing, can we just for one day agree that it is horrible and monstrous to shoot another human? On behalf of my family, we send love to the Kirks and to all the children, parents and innocents who fall victim to senseless gun violence.
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Hello my #autistic #actuallyautistic #ND and #disability friends. I am putting together a starter pack on Autism/ND/disability platforms—I am also happy to add any individuals who would like to be included. Please make recs! We need community to fight RFK Jr.🧪♿️
go.bsky.app/wbCudt
go.bsky.app/wbCudt
May 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Hello my #autistic #actuallyautistic #ND and #disability friends. I am putting together a starter pack on Autism/ND/disability platforms—I am also happy to add any individuals who would like to be included. Please make recs! We need community to fight RFK Jr.🧪♿️
go.bsky.app/wbCudt
go.bsky.app/wbCudt
April 18, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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Autism didn’t make them do it. Mental illness didn’t, either. This personal piece from The Big Picture cuts through the excuses and names the real issue: some people are just hateful, and we need to stop giving them cover.
Neither Neurodivergence Nor Mental Illness Made Them Bigots—They're Just Awful People
It's hard to admit your heroes are jerks, but the mentally ill and neurodivergent shouldn't be collateral damage.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
April 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Autism didn’t make them do it. Mental illness didn’t, either. This personal piece from The Big Picture cuts through the excuses and names the real issue: some people are just hateful, and we need to stop giving them cover.
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Lori Beth Denberg reprised her All That librarian character to do a pro-library, anti-book banning reel and I love it so much??? www.instagram.com/reel/DIK0_bD...
April 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Lori Beth Denberg reprised her All That librarian character to do a pro-library, anti-book banning reel and I love it so much??? www.instagram.com/reel/DIK0_bD...
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It’s been over a week. HOW are Hegseth and Waltz still serving?
It’s long past time for them to be fired or resign.
It’s long past time for them to be fired or resign.
April 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
It’s been over a week. HOW are Hegseth and Waltz still serving?
It’s long past time for them to be fired or resign.
It’s long past time for them to be fired or resign.
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Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements
April 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements
Congratulations to Susan Crawford on her election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court! Her election gives us hope. This is only the beginning of our work, but we can fight and win. Also, Elon, fuck you. #democracy #fuckfascism #wethepeople
April 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Congratulations to Susan Crawford on her election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court! Her election gives us hope. This is only the beginning of our work, but we can fight and win. Also, Elon, fuck you. #democracy #fuckfascism #wethepeople
Happy Autism Acceptance Month! I am proud to be autistic. For me, it is a mixed bag of gifts and challenges, but it is an integral part of my identity. My life is worthy. #autisticpride #autismacceptance #disabilityisnatural #walkinred
April 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Happy Autism Acceptance Month! I am proud to be autistic. For me, it is a mixed bag of gifts and challenges, but it is an integral part of my identity. My life is worthy. #autisticpride #autismacceptance #disabilityisnatural #walkinred
Transgender day of visibility is more important this year than ever. Trans people exist, have always existed, and will always exist. No EOs or sticking one’s fingers in their ears can change that. #legalizetrans #trans #genderisnotbinary
March 31, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Transgender day of visibility is more important this year than ever. Trans people exist, have always existed, and will always exist. No EOs or sticking one’s fingers in their ears can change that. #legalizetrans #trans #genderisnotbinary
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Free Mahmoud Khalil.
March 26, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Free Mahmoud Khalil.
The job of all of us is to call for the immediate resignations of Hegseth, Gabbard, Waltz, and Vance among others. We need to do so repeatedly and not let up until legitimate action is taken. #apologiesnotaccepted #competencematters #domore
March 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The job of all of us is to call for the immediate resignations of Hegseth, Gabbard, Waltz, and Vance among others. We need to do so repeatedly and not let up until legitimate action is taken. #apologiesnotaccepted #competencematters #domore
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SHOWN: When the greatest national security threat is the people in charge of national security.
March 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
SHOWN: When the greatest national security threat is the people in charge of national security.
How about we not hire unqualified people for high positions? Our National Security was threatened. Full stop. No more mistaking charisma for competence. #knowledgeispower
March 25, 2025 at 1:20 AM
How about we not hire unqualified people for high positions? Our National Security was threatened. Full stop. No more mistaking charisma for competence. #knowledgeispower
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Facts:
Elon Musk is not in the cabinet.
Elon Musk is not a department head.
Elon Musk was not confirmed by the Senate.
“DOGE” is not a real department.
“DOGE” was never created by Congress.
“DOGE” is acting outside all legal authority.
“DOGE” is fake — and 100% CORRUPT.
Elon Musk is not in the cabinet.
Elon Musk is not a department head.
Elon Musk was not confirmed by the Senate.
“DOGE” is not a real department.
“DOGE” was never created by Congress.
“DOGE” is acting outside all legal authority.
“DOGE” is fake — and 100% CORRUPT.
March 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Facts:
Elon Musk is not in the cabinet.
Elon Musk is not a department head.
Elon Musk was not confirmed by the Senate.
“DOGE” is not a real department.
“DOGE” was never created by Congress.
“DOGE” is acting outside all legal authority.
“DOGE” is fake — and 100% CORRUPT.
Elon Musk is not in the cabinet.
Elon Musk is not a department head.
Elon Musk was not confirmed by the Senate.
“DOGE” is not a real department.
“DOGE” was never created by Congress.
“DOGE” is acting outside all legal authority.
“DOGE” is fake — and 100% CORRUPT.
March 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Agree to disagree is reserved for matters of taste such as liking blue cheese or black licorice. This is not true for fundamental rights. The right to autonomy, to free expression, to live one's life the way one wants to live it is not something we can agree to disagree on.
March 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Agree to disagree is reserved for matters of taste such as liking blue cheese or black licorice. This is not true for fundamental rights. The right to autonomy, to free expression, to live one's life the way one wants to live it is not something we can agree to disagree on.
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Vivian: "He's a pathetic man-child. Why would I feel scared of him? Ohhh, he has so much power. Nah, nah, nah. I don't give a fuck. Why should I be scared of this man? Because he's rich? Oh, no, I'm trembling. Ooh, shivering in my boots here. I don't give a fuck how much money anyone has. I don't."
March 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Vivian: "He's a pathetic man-child. Why would I feel scared of him? Ohhh, he has so much power. Nah, nah, nah. I don't give a fuck. Why should I be scared of this man? Because he's rich? Oh, no, I'm trembling. Ooh, shivering in my boots here. I don't give a fuck how much money anyone has. I don't."
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Exclusive: More than 100 House Democrats sent a letter to top Trump officials, decrying the arrest of former Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil.
Dems ask Trump admin to explain Khalil’s arrest, calling it ‘playbook of authoritarians’
More than 100 House Democrats sent the letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
www.politico.com
March 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Exclusive: More than 100 House Democrats sent a letter to top Trump officials, decrying the arrest of former Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil.
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I don’t buy the narrative that Trump & President Musk actually WANT a shutdown. If that was the truth, they would’ve put forth an even worse bill that would 100% guarantee zero Dem votes.
What they did was propose a bill that green-lights DOGE & Elon’s billionaire takeover by omitting guardrails.
What they did was propose a bill that green-lights DOGE & Elon’s billionaire takeover by omitting guardrails.
March 14, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I don’t buy the narrative that Trump & President Musk actually WANT a shutdown. If that was the truth, they would’ve put forth an even worse bill that would 100% guarantee zero Dem votes.
What they did was propose a bill that green-lights DOGE & Elon’s billionaire takeover by omitting guardrails.
What they did was propose a bill that green-lights DOGE & Elon’s billionaire takeover by omitting guardrails.
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