Rory
@roryreckons.bsky.social
ADHD | Autistic Self-Advocate | ICF ADHD/Autism Coach. Nonbinary. They/he. 🏳️🌈Bi/pan. Married.
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Rory
@roryreckons.bsky.social
· Nov 14
I see why people were doing reintroductions now.
I am an ADHD/Autism self-advocate and researcher. I skeet these things sporadically ADHD/Autism/AuDHD science, local Aotearoa (NZ) politics, my own personal experiences with AuDHD.
I also skeet a lot of shitposts, and reskeet cool art I love.
I am an ADHD/Autism self-advocate and researcher. I skeet these things sporadically ADHD/Autism/AuDHD science, local Aotearoa (NZ) politics, my own personal experiences with AuDHD.
I also skeet a lot of shitposts, and reskeet cool art I love.
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breaking: poor people spend money on food
Gen Zers and millennials are swimming in student debt and may never own homes, but they’re splurging on gut-healthy juices and rotisserie chickens.
The Booming Business of Luxury Grocery Stores
A new crop of gourmet grocers has hit the city, drawing lines of trendy TikTokers, MAHA-curious health fiends and Instacart devotees who want to pop in for a treat.
on.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:44 AM
breaking: poor people spend money on food
One of the things I often hear in feedback from assessments is that people "feel seen" and for a long time I have been trying work out what makes people feel invisible.
I do not feel that I am exceptional at this - but I listen, I am non-judgemental, I acknowledge their emotions.
I do not feel that I am exceptional at this - but I listen, I am non-judgemental, I acknowledge their emotions.
February 10, 2026 at 8:15 PM
One of the things I often hear in feedback from assessments is that people "feel seen" and for a long time I have been trying work out what makes people feel invisible.
I do not feel that I am exceptional at this - but I listen, I am non-judgemental, I acknowledge their emotions.
I do not feel that I am exceptional at this - but I listen, I am non-judgemental, I acknowledge their emotions.
100 year bonds... on tech that will increase environmental damage, when the planet is forecast to be unliveable by then at current rates of warming.
AI is not a serious technology.
AI is not a serious technology.
Big Tech companies are expected to invest almost $700 billion in AI infrastructure this year and are increasingly turning to the debt markets for financing.
Alphabet selling very rare 100-year bonds to help fund AI investment
Alphabet becomes first tech company to issue 100-year bonds in nearly three decades.
arstechnica.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:50 PM
100 year bonds... on tech that will increase environmental damage, when the planet is forecast to be unliveable by then at current rates of warming.
AI is not a serious technology.
AI is not a serious technology.
Wonder why the general public has the wrong idea about the changes to ADHD diagnosis.
February 10, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Wonder why the general public has the wrong idea about the changes to ADHD diagnosis.
Really frustrated with the messaging around the change to GPs being able to train into diagnosing and prescribing ADHD medication.
Unsurprisingly due to how the government pushed it through their own party channels many people believed they would be able to see their regular GP.
Unsurprisingly due to how the government pushed it through their own party channels many people believed they would be able to see their regular GP.
February 10, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Really frustrated with the messaging around the change to GPs being able to train into diagnosing and prescribing ADHD medication.
Unsurprisingly due to how the government pushed it through their own party channels many people believed they would be able to see their regular GP.
Unsurprisingly due to how the government pushed it through their own party channels many people believed they would be able to see their regular GP.
Watching The Pitt and holy shit I have no idea how people survive as ER workers.
Admittedly they cover the worst case scenario for a hospital I imagine... but even before that event the day is just hell.
Admittedly they cover the worst case scenario for a hospital I imagine... but even before that event the day is just hell.
February 10, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Watching The Pitt and holy shit I have no idea how people survive as ER workers.
Admittedly they cover the worst case scenario for a hospital I imagine... but even before that event the day is just hell.
Admittedly they cover the worst case scenario for a hospital I imagine... but even before that event the day is just hell.
If any social media/chat provider thinks I will ever submit photo ID for age verification given how frequently data breaches happen, they are fooling themselves.
I'll just stop using the service.
I'll just stop using the service.
February 10, 2026 at 6:07 AM
If any social media/chat provider thinks I will ever submit photo ID for age verification given how frequently data breaches happen, they are fooling themselves.
I'll just stop using the service.
I'll just stop using the service.
Feel like all workers regularly exposed to a lot of trauma should be entitled to free counselling should they want it.
February 10, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Feel like all workers regularly exposed to a lot of trauma should be entitled to free counselling should they want it.
Our obsession with productivity is psychotic.
Because there's never enough productivity.
If you work hard, they want you to work even harder.
Making a line go up for the sake of making a line go up is just flawed.
Because there's never enough productivity.
If you work hard, they want you to work even harder.
Making a line go up for the sake of making a line go up is just flawed.
February 9, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Our obsession with productivity is psychotic.
Because there's never enough productivity.
If you work hard, they want you to work even harder.
Making a line go up for the sake of making a line go up is just flawed.
Because there's never enough productivity.
If you work hard, they want you to work even harder.
Making a line go up for the sake of making a line go up is just flawed.
Working from home rules. Got to spend an hour in my bed spending time with my cat before needing to get ready.
February 9, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Working from home rules. Got to spend an hour in my bed spending time with my cat before needing to get ready.
Every day my will to use the internet dies a little more.
Pretty soon I will be fully offline.
The internet was, and always will be a mistake.
Pretty soon I will be fully offline.
The internet was, and always will be a mistake.
February 9, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Every day my will to use the internet dies a little more.
Pretty soon I will be fully offline.
The internet was, and always will be a mistake.
Pretty soon I will be fully offline.
The internet was, and always will be a mistake.
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I don't believe that all mental health challenges are downstream of politics but I've been finding it increasingly rough, watching autism & ADHD turned into a new theatre of the culture wars. The hit pieces on SEN kids, the endless badly-researched columns on 'overdiagnosis' - I feel really crushed.
February 7, 2026 at 4:26 PM
I don't believe that all mental health challenges are downstream of politics but I've been finding it increasingly rough, watching autism & ADHD turned into a new theatre of the culture wars. The hit pieces on SEN kids, the endless badly-researched columns on 'overdiagnosis' - I feel really crushed.
So watching The Pitt after suffering through The Good Doctor. The neurodivergent representation is like night and day...
February 8, 2026 at 8:59 AM
So watching The Pitt after suffering through The Good Doctor. The neurodivergent representation is like night and day...
Why did my beach have to win best beach in NZ? 😞
It's already chaos in summer.
It's already chaos in summer.
February 8, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Why did my beach have to win best beach in NZ? 😞
It's already chaos in summer.
It's already chaos in summer.
Civility politics is when people get more outraged at racist images of elite members of society more than systemic racism locking up and deporting legal immigrants indiscriminately.
February 7, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Civility politics is when people get more outraged at racist images of elite members of society more than systemic racism locking up and deporting legal immigrants indiscriminately.
This was utterly predictable if you've ever actually tried to engage with disabled people for their feedback before passing legislation.
‘I’ve lost my friends’: advocacy groups warn Australia’s social media ban risks isolating kids with disabilities
Despite the ban’s aim to protect young people, experts are concerned that those in marginalised communities or living with disabilities could lose vital support networks
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:11 AM
This was utterly predictable if you've ever actually tried to engage with disabled people for their feedback before passing legislation.
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Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
Bill Lawrence has another show coming out this year...
Scrubs, Ted Lasso, Shrinking, Bad Monkey, and now Rooster...
When does this MF sleep?
Scrubs, Ted Lasso, Shrinking, Bad Monkey, and now Rooster...
When does this MF sleep?
February 6, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Bill Lawrence has another show coming out this year...
Scrubs, Ted Lasso, Shrinking, Bad Monkey, and now Rooster...
When does this MF sleep?
Scrubs, Ted Lasso, Shrinking, Bad Monkey, and now Rooster...
When does this MF sleep?
Legitimately hilarious that people are saying
"Joe Rogan has daughters, imagine if one of them..."
Dude already has. It's how the manosphere views women, even their family.
"Joe Rogan has daughters, imagine if one of them..."
Dude already has. It's how the manosphere views women, even their family.
February 5, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Legitimately hilarious that people are saying
"Joe Rogan has daughters, imagine if one of them..."
Dude already has. It's how the manosphere views women, even their family.
"Joe Rogan has daughters, imagine if one of them..."
Dude already has. It's how the manosphere views women, even their family.
Stephen Joyce's reaction and consequent weeks after getting hit by the dildo at Waitangi are something I will always respect about the man.
Made light of it instantly. Continued to, laughed when John Oliver covered it.
Hard to imagine any of the current lot doing that.
Made light of it instantly. Continued to, laughed when John Oliver covered it.
Hard to imagine any of the current lot doing that.
February 4, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Stephen Joyce's reaction and consequent weeks after getting hit by the dildo at Waitangi are something I will always respect about the man.
Made light of it instantly. Continued to, laughed when John Oliver covered it.
Hard to imagine any of the current lot doing that.
Made light of it instantly. Continued to, laughed when John Oliver covered it.
Hard to imagine any of the current lot doing that.
Democracy dies in broad daylight.
February 4, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Democracy dies in broad daylight.
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Though I try to stay humble, I'd say I'm probably the nation's top journalist when it comes to in-depth reporting on the Waitangi dildo strike. Even so, I hadn't picked up this piece of info until this week thespinoff.co.nz/politics/05-...
February 4, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Though I try to stay humble, I'd say I'm probably the nation's top journalist when it comes to in-depth reporting on the Waitangi dildo strike. Even so, I hadn't picked up this piece of info until this week thespinoff.co.nz/politics/05-...
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No, I haven't heard of coca cola. Is that what chocolates are made of?
February 3, 2026 at 10:39 PM
No, I haven't heard of coca cola. Is that what chocolates are made of?
This is so much worse when you consider our migration statistics also.
Net migration is way down. There are far less jobs. They have ruined our economy.
Net migration is way down. There are far less jobs. They have ruined our economy.
Unemployment reaches its highest point since 2015
At 5.4%, Stats NZ's Jason Attewell said it was the "highest since the September 2015 quarter, when it was 5.7%".
www.stuff.co.nz
February 3, 2026 at 10:36 PM
This is so much worse when you consider our migration statistics also.
Net migration is way down. There are far less jobs. They have ruined our economy.
Net migration is way down. There are far less jobs. They have ruined our economy.
The line between just overwhelmed from the constant stress of being neurodivergent in a neurotypical world, and burning out seems very blurry at times.
February 3, 2026 at 8:13 PM
The line between just overwhelmed from the constant stress of being neurodivergent in a neurotypical world, and burning out seems very blurry at times.