@lifelonglearner.bsky.social
Not done learning yet… Here for politics, books, and Hot Tooks (ok, mostly for Peregrin). Also education and parenting. AuDHD.
I’ve got a creepy ex and a public job, so this profile is happily anonymous. ✌️
I’ve got a creepy ex and a public job, so this profile is happily anonymous. ✌️
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Taking responsibility for our emotional life doesn't have to be aggressive or lean into shame or pressure. Really.
Many trauma survivors have been sold an idea of "taking responsibility" that is connected to "tough love"-- which is often just a veneer for "shame & self blame."
Many trauma survivors have been sold an idea of "taking responsibility" that is connected to "tough love"-- which is often just a veneer for "shame & self blame."
November 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Taking responsibility for our emotional life doesn't have to be aggressive or lean into shame or pressure. Really.
Many trauma survivors have been sold an idea of "taking responsibility" that is connected to "tough love"-- which is often just a veneer for "shame & self blame."
Many trauma survivors have been sold an idea of "taking responsibility" that is connected to "tough love"-- which is often just a veneer for "shame & self blame."
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The annoying thing about trying to mute news about RFK Jr is that he’s a cabinet secretary. With a lot of power.
I don’t want to hear about him anymore… but I don’t know how not to…
I don’t want to hear about him anymore… but I don’t know how not to…
a man in a suit and tie is sitting in the back seat of an airplane looking out the window .
Alt: Ryan Reynolds in a suit and tie, sitting in the back seat of an airplane looking out the window and putting his head in his hands.
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The annoying thing about trying to mute news about RFK Jr is that he’s a cabinet secretary. With a lot of power.
I don’t want to hear about him anymore… but I don’t know how not to…
I don’t want to hear about him anymore… but I don’t know how not to…
The annoying thing about trying to mute news about RFK Jr is that he’s a cabinet secretary. With a lot of power.
I don’t want to hear about him anymore… but I don’t know how not to…
I don’t want to hear about him anymore… but I don’t know how not to…
a man in a suit and tie is sitting in the back seat of an airplane looking out the window .
Alt: Ryan Reynolds in a suit and tie, sitting in the back seat of an airplane looking out the window and putting his head in his hands.
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The annoying thing about trying to mute news about RFK Jr is that he’s a cabinet secretary. With a lot of power.
I don’t want to hear about him anymore… but I don’t know how not to…
I don’t want to hear about him anymore… but I don’t know how not to…
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A real President ……….
Sixty-two years ago today, November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. He was shot while riding in an open-top car and died later at Parkland Hospital. The event, which occurred at 12:30 p.m. CST, was a moment of national tragedy.
Sixty-two years ago today, November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. He was shot while riding in an open-top car and died later at Parkland Hospital. The event, which occurred at 12:30 p.m. CST, was a moment of national tragedy.
November 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A real President ……….
Sixty-two years ago today, November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. He was shot while riding in an open-top car and died later at Parkland Hospital. The event, which occurred at 12:30 p.m. CST, was a moment of national tragedy.
Sixty-two years ago today, November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. He was shot while riding in an open-top car and died later at Parkland Hospital. The event, which occurred at 12:30 p.m. CST, was a moment of national tragedy.
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Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
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Heat pumps are the most efficiency heating technology ever invented.
That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water.
Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.
That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water.
Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.
November 21, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Heat pumps are the most efficiency heating technology ever invented.
That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water.
Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.
That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water.
Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.
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Uncertainty can be a major stressor for a lot of autistic folks. This isn't usually about control; it's about being able to prepare.
Knowing what's ahead allows us to understand what's expected of us and what we might need to meet those expectations.
Without that, we are more prone to overwhelm
Knowing what's ahead allows us to understand what's expected of us and what we might need to meet those expectations.
Without that, we are more prone to overwhelm
November 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Uncertainty can be a major stressor for a lot of autistic folks. This isn't usually about control; it's about being able to prepare.
Knowing what's ahead allows us to understand what's expected of us and what we might need to meet those expectations.
Without that, we are more prone to overwhelm
Knowing what's ahead allows us to understand what's expected of us and what we might need to meet those expectations.
Without that, we are more prone to overwhelm
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Since I was elected leader of the Green Party, 100,000 new people have joined.
In just over two months:
170,000 people ready to make hope normal again.
This is only the beginning.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
In just over two months:
170,000 people ready to make hope normal again.
This is only the beginning.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Join the Green Party
Join the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Since I was elected leader of the Green Party, 100,000 new people have joined.
In just over two months:
170,000 people ready to make hope normal again.
This is only the beginning.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
In just over two months:
170,000 people ready to make hope normal again.
This is only the beginning.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Elon Musk is very explicitly altering the X algorithm to show people content that aligns with his far-right worldview.
If you're still posting there and think you can win hearts and minds or something, this is what you're up against. You're never going to win a rigged game.
If you're still posting there and think you can win hearts and minds or something, this is what you're up against. You're never going to win a rigged game.
November 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Elon Musk is very explicitly altering the X algorithm to show people content that aligns with his far-right worldview.
If you're still posting there and think you can win hearts and minds or something, this is what you're up against. You're never going to win a rigged game.
If you're still posting there and think you can win hearts and minds or something, this is what you're up against. You're never going to win a rigged game.
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Here's to every survivor reading this right now doing your best to appear cool, calm, competent, & grown up, but who's secretly struggling w/ anxiety today. Easy does it. Anxiety doesn't mean you're doing life or recovery wrong. Just breathe; blink; focus; & take today a minute at a time.
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Here's to every survivor reading this right now doing your best to appear cool, calm, competent, & grown up, but who's secretly struggling w/ anxiety today. Easy does it. Anxiety doesn't mean you're doing life or recovery wrong. Just breathe; blink; focus; & take today a minute at a time.
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🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter:
💻Adoption@hempsteadny.gov
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
3.5 years old, 50 lbs of beauty,
Sweet, full of love, and just look at that smile 😊 come on! MELIA needs a calm adult only home, no dogs, cats are ok. Will you be her forever?
⤵️
💻Adoption@hempsteadny.gov
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
3.5 years old, 50 lbs of beauty,
Sweet, full of love, and just look at that smile 😊 come on! MELIA needs a calm adult only home, no dogs, cats are ok. Will you be her forever?
⤵️
November 18, 2025 at 10:53 PM
🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter:
💻Adoption@hempsteadny.gov
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
3.5 years old, 50 lbs of beauty,
Sweet, full of love, and just look at that smile 😊 come on! MELIA needs a calm adult only home, no dogs, cats are ok. Will you be her forever?
⤵️
💻Adoption@hempsteadny.gov
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
3.5 years old, 50 lbs of beauty,
Sweet, full of love, and just look at that smile 😊 come on! MELIA needs a calm adult only home, no dogs, cats are ok. Will you be her forever?
⤵️
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If you're the parent of a disabled kid, I just want to tell you I know it's hard and I know you feel like you're failing constantly, but you're doing it and you're doing the best you can and your kid absolutely loves you for it.
November 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
If you're the parent of a disabled kid, I just want to tell you I know it's hard and I know you feel like you're failing constantly, but you're doing it and you're doing the best you can and your kid absolutely loves you for it.
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Still going to teach undergrads. If you were a woman in his class, would you approach him for help or feedback?
Sex pest : i am retiring from public life
public : good fuck off
sex pest : except for these various paid and unpaid public positions
public : did we stutter
public : good fuck off
sex pest : except for these various paid and unpaid public positions
public : did we stutter
Larry Summers steps back from public commitments, ‘deeply ashamed’ by Epstein revelations
Emails revealed that Summers sought advice from Epstein on romantically pursuing a woman he referred to as his mentee.
www.politico.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Still going to teach undergrads. If you were a woman in his class, would you approach him for help or feedback?
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Ditto blatant BBC bias
on climate change ...
meme via The Horse School
on climate change ...
meme via The Horse School
November 17, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Ditto blatant BBC bias
on climate change ...
meme via The Horse School
on climate change ...
meme via The Horse School
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ADHD makes it so much harder to hear our body's natural cues like hunger, thirst, and stress.
We can neglect these needs because we don't hear or recognize them until they're really intense.
Or we overdo it constantly because our stimulation needs are more obvious than our bodily ones
We can neglect these needs because we don't hear or recognize them until they're really intense.
Or we overdo it constantly because our stimulation needs are more obvious than our bodily ones
November 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
ADHD makes it so much harder to hear our body's natural cues like hunger, thirst, and stress.
We can neglect these needs because we don't hear or recognize them until they're really intense.
Or we overdo it constantly because our stimulation needs are more obvious than our bodily ones
We can neglect these needs because we don't hear or recognize them until they're really intense.
Or we overdo it constantly because our stimulation needs are more obvious than our bodily ones
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Watching disabled people around the world mourn Alice is a reminder of the good aspect of the internet. 30 years ago, few people outside of SF would ever have known Alice existed. I never would have met her. The internet connected us all. Let’s honor Alice’s memory by using that power and community.
My social media is wall-to-wall love for the incomparable Alice Wong, and I need more words. What captures sadness and/also affection for a community that knows what's been lost?
Alice could not eat food for years.
And yet at Christmas she would bake cookies and mail them to me—such was her desire to provide care for the people she loved.
And yet at Christmas she would bake cookies and mail them to me—such was her desire to provide care for the people she loved.
November 16, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Watching disabled people around the world mourn Alice is a reminder of the good aspect of the internet. 30 years ago, few people outside of SF would ever have known Alice existed. I never would have met her. The internet connected us all. Let’s honor Alice’s memory by using that power and community.
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Brazil didn’t stop at sentencing former president Bolsanaro to 27 years for an attempted coup; his entire inner circle—from the vice president and the military commander to the intelligence chief and even his son—are also facing decades in prison.
America, this is what democracy looks like.
America, this is what democracy looks like.
November 15, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Brazil didn’t stop at sentencing former president Bolsanaro to 27 years for an attempted coup; his entire inner circle—from the vice president and the military commander to the intelligence chief and even his son—are also facing decades in prison.
America, this is what democracy looks like.
America, this is what democracy looks like.
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A solar prominence hovers over the Sun www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H6I... www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
The Sun is always mesmerising to watch, but Solar Orbiter captured a special treat on camera: a dark ‘prominence’ sticking out from the side of the Sun.
The Sun is always mesmerising to watch, but Solar Orbiter captured a special treat on camera: a dark ‘prominence’ sticking out from the side of the Sun.
November 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A solar prominence hovers over the Sun www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H6I... www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
The Sun is always mesmerising to watch, but Solar Orbiter captured a special treat on camera: a dark ‘prominence’ sticking out from the side of the Sun.
The Sun is always mesmerising to watch, but Solar Orbiter captured a special treat on camera: a dark ‘prominence’ sticking out from the side of the Sun.
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Hey Megyn Kelly,
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
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14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
November 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Hey Megyn Kelly,
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
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14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
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What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
November 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Father of teen whose death was linked to social media has ‘lost faith’ in Ofcom
Father of teen whose death was linked to social media has ‘lost faith’ in Ofcom
Ian Russell says watchdog lacks ‘urgency’ and is not willing to use its powers ‘to the extent required’
The father of Molly Russell, a British teenager who killed herself after viewing harmful online content, has called for a change in leadership at the UK’s communications watchdog after losing faith in its ability to make the internet safer for children.
Ian Russell, whose 14 year-old daughter took her own life in 2017, said Ofcom had “repeatedly” demonstrated that it does not grasp the urgency of keeping under-18s safe online and was failing to implement new digital laws forcefully. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Father of teen whose death was linked to social media has ‘lost faith’ in Ofcom
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It's a great cosmic joke that neurodivergence both runs in families and gets diagnosed based on parent reports. I was diagnosed at 30 because a man who has eaten potatoes every day for 57 years and a woman who collects loose buttons decided I was a perfectly normal child.
November 15, 2025 at 5:10 AM
It's a great cosmic joke that neurodivergence both runs in families and gets diagnosed based on parent reports. I was diagnosed at 30 because a man who has eaten potatoes every day for 57 years and a woman who collects loose buttons decided I was a perfectly normal child.