Meg Hartley
@thrivingautist.bsky.social
🩷 AuDHD writer figuring out how to thrive
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https://linktr.ee/thrivingautist
👀 4.9k readers on Medium
✍️ The Progressive, HuffPo, Tiny Buddha, Leafly, SheKnows +
https://linktr.ee/thrivingautist
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Here’s What Autism Looks Like
It’s about the inner.
thrivingautist.medium.com
Hey #autisticsky! The autistic spectrum isn't a line, but a wheel of traits affecting each of us differently! I made one we can mark what we're dealing w the most to help others understand what's up :)
#autismacceptancemonth #actuallyautistic #autistic
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#autismacceptancemonth #actuallyautistic #autistic
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Gaza Government Media Office says Israel fully responsible for humanitarian, security repercussions from its violations.
Israel has violated Gaza truce nearly 500 times in 44 days, killed hundreds
Gaza Government Media Office says Israel fully responsible for humanitarian, security repercussions from its violations.
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November 23, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Gaza Government Media Office says Israel fully responsible for humanitarian, security repercussions from its violations.
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In the end, it didn’t cut government spending, and there was no promised “savings.” In the end, DOGE destroyed countless lives, ravaged American soft power, killed hundreds of thousands of people around the world (soon millions), & stole your data.
Elon Musk should be on trial.
Elon Musk should be on trial.
November 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
In the end, it didn’t cut government spending, and there was no promised “savings.” In the end, DOGE destroyed countless lives, ravaged American soft power, killed hundreds of thousands of people around the world (soon millions), & stole your data.
Elon Musk should be on trial.
Elon Musk should be on trial.
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I read a meme’s caption recently that said
“due to the number of neuro-divergent scientists there is more evidence to suggest that autism causes vaccines than there is evidence that suggests vaccines cause autism.”
If that’s true, that’s quite clever.
“due to the number of neuro-divergent scientists there is more evidence to suggest that autism causes vaccines than there is evidence that suggests vaccines cause autism.”
If that’s true, that’s quite clever.
November 22, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I read a meme’s caption recently that said
“due to the number of neuro-divergent scientists there is more evidence to suggest that autism causes vaccines than there is evidence that suggests vaccines cause autism.”
If that’s true, that’s quite clever.
“due to the number of neuro-divergent scientists there is more evidence to suggest that autism causes vaccines than there is evidence that suggests vaccines cause autism.”
If that’s true, that’s quite clever.
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Reporter: Are affirming that you think Trump is a fascist?
Mamdani: We’ve spoken about—
Trump: That’s ok, you can just say it.
Mamdani: We’ve spoken about—
Trump: That’s ok, you can just say it.
November 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Reporter: Are affirming that you think Trump is a fascist?
Mamdani: We’ve spoken about—
Trump: That’s ok, you can just say it.
Mamdani: We’ve spoken about—
Trump: That’s ok, you can just say it.
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Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
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THIS.
I would be willing to bet that everyone reading this post from the US either is or knows someone who is currently reliant upon SNAP or has been at some point in their past.
I would be willing to bet that everyone reading this post from the US either is or knows someone who is currently reliant upon SNAP or has been at some point in their past.
You may not use SNAP, but I guessing you know someone who does! #MomSky
November 9, 2025 at 4:05 AM
THIS.
I would be willing to bet that everyone reading this post from the US either is or knows someone who is currently reliant upon SNAP or has been at some point in their past.
I would be willing to bet that everyone reading this post from the US either is or knows someone who is currently reliant upon SNAP or has been at some point in their past.
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This, in addition to the slashing of SNAP benefits earlier, plus SNAP being halted during the government shutdown, is sheer reckless cruelty.
This is a good time to give to food banks or mutual aid if you can afford it, even if it’s just a few items to a local Little Free Pantry.
This is a good time to give to food banks or mutual aid if you can afford it, even if it’s just a few items to a local Little Free Pantry.
Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
October 23, 2025 at 7:08 AM
This, in addition to the slashing of SNAP benefits earlier, plus SNAP being halted during the government shutdown, is sheer reckless cruelty.
This is a good time to give to food banks or mutual aid if you can afford it, even if it’s just a few items to a local Little Free Pantry.
This is a good time to give to food banks or mutual aid if you can afford it, even if it’s just a few items to a local Little Free Pantry.
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The apparent recent rise in #autism is likely due to easier diagnosis. The condition is much easier to diagnose than to understand. Multiple possible causes, including strong genetic component. Good science is hard, politicizing it makes it even harder.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Autism is on the rise: what’s really behind the increase?
RFK Jr has vowed to find out what’s responsible, but scientists say he is ignoring answers from decades of research.
www.nature.com
August 26, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The apparent recent rise in #autism is likely due to easier diagnosis. The condition is much easier to diagnose than to understand. Multiple possible causes, including strong genetic component. Good science is hard, politicizing it makes it even harder.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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No more tax dollars to Big Brother Tech to target immigrants, workers, and activists.
Defund Palantir. Defund Oligarchy. End the Surveillance State.
Defund Palantir. Defund Oligarchy. End the Surveillance State.
August 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
No more tax dollars to Big Brother Tech to target immigrants, workers, and activists.
Defund Palantir. Defund Oligarchy. End the Surveillance State.
Defund Palantir. Defund Oligarchy. End the Surveillance State.
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Trump’s mobilization of the National Guard, ICE, and FBI in D.C. has nothing to do with safety.
In fact, violent crime has hit a 30-year low in D.C.
It’s plain and simple—this is what authoritarians do.
The Trump regime is attempting to instill fear, create propaganda, and consolidate control.
In fact, violent crime has hit a 30-year low in D.C.
It’s plain and simple—this is what authoritarians do.
The Trump regime is attempting to instill fear, create propaganda, and consolidate control.
Violent Crime in D.C. Hits 30 Year Low
Total violent crime for 2024 in the District of Columbia is down 35% from 2023 and is the lowest it has been in over 30 years, according to data collected by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) a...
www.justice.gov
August 11, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Trump’s mobilization of the National Guard, ICE, and FBI in D.C. has nothing to do with safety.
In fact, violent crime has hit a 30-year low in D.C.
It’s plain and simple—this is what authoritarians do.
The Trump regime is attempting to instill fear, create propaganda, and consolidate control.
In fact, violent crime has hit a 30-year low in D.C.
It’s plain and simple—this is what authoritarians do.
The Trump regime is attempting to instill fear, create propaganda, and consolidate control.
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So much of Autistic trauma boils down to the double empathy problem. I could do a TEDx about how I think the below TEDx shows up in psychiatry for Autistic folx
This TED talk from autistic autism researcher Jac den Houting has a really good explainer of double empathy:
youtu.be/A1AUdaH-EPM?...
youtu.be/A1AUdaH-EPM?...
Why everything you know about autism is wrong | Jac den Houting | TEDxMacquarieUniversity
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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August 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
So much of Autistic trauma boils down to the double empathy problem. I could do a TEDx about how I think the below TEDx shows up in psychiatry for Autistic folx
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🔥 HUGE NEWS FROM THE WORLD'S HIGHEST COURT 🔥
Today the International Court of Justice (ICJ) confirmed that, under international law, countries MUST act now to avoid climate catastrophe. 🧵
@wy4cj.bsky.social
Today the International Court of Justice (ICJ) confirmed that, under international law, countries MUST act now to avoid climate catastrophe. 🧵
@wy4cj.bsky.social
July 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
🔥 HUGE NEWS FROM THE WORLD'S HIGHEST COURT 🔥
Today the International Court of Justice (ICJ) confirmed that, under international law, countries MUST act now to avoid climate catastrophe. 🧵
@wy4cj.bsky.social
Today the International Court of Justice (ICJ) confirmed that, under international law, countries MUST act now to avoid climate catastrophe. 🧵
@wy4cj.bsky.social
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The White House says voting against this bill is a betrayal of the President.
But voting for it is actually a betrayal of hardworking Americans who need access to health care and grocery stores in rural communities.
Who are they going to put first? The choice should be easy.
But voting for it is actually a betrayal of hardworking Americans who need access to health care and grocery stores in rural communities.
Who are they going to put first? The choice should be easy.
June 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The White House says voting against this bill is a betrayal of the President.
But voting for it is actually a betrayal of hardworking Americans who need access to health care and grocery stores in rural communities.
Who are they going to put first? The choice should be easy.
But voting for it is actually a betrayal of hardworking Americans who need access to health care and grocery stores in rural communities.
Who are they going to put first? The choice should be easy.
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@governor.ca.gov
@agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov
It might be time you investigate what is going on in the LAPD.
Shooting people with rubber bullets for no reason, stomping on them with their horses and tear gas for peaceful. protesters.
@agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov
It might be time you investigate what is going on in the LAPD.
Shooting people with rubber bullets for no reason, stomping on them with their horses and tear gas for peaceful. protesters.
LAPD protest response breaks California law, civil rights lawyers say
LAist reporters witnessed LAPD officers firing less-lethal munitions into crowds and taunting protestors from a helicopter. State law and a federal court order restrict the use of crowd dispersal weap...
laist.com
June 15, 2025 at 5:07 AM
@governor.ca.gov
@agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov
It might be time you investigate what is going on in the LAPD.
Shooting people with rubber bullets for no reason, stomping on them with their horses and tear gas for peaceful. protesters.
@agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov
It might be time you investigate what is going on in the LAPD.
Shooting people with rubber bullets for no reason, stomping on them with their horses and tear gas for peaceful. protesters.
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Happy No Kings Day!
June 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Happy No Kings Day!
Medi-caid VERY LITERALLY saved my life, as it has for so many across the US. Cuts to it and food assistance are terrifying to me, and to others who depend on them to keep going.
Signing this just takes a minute, so please do!
Hope your day's off to a great start 🩷
#KillTheBigAwfulBill
Signing this just takes a minute, so please do!
Hope your day's off to a great start 🩷
#KillTheBigAwfulBill
Tell Your Senators: Oppose Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill"
The so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” is anything but.
This sweeping MAGA legislation would gut Medicaid, slash food assistance, strip funding from Planned Parenthood, and hand billions in tax break...
actionnetwork.org
June 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Medi-caid VERY LITERALLY saved my life, as it has for so many across the US. Cuts to it and food assistance are terrifying to me, and to others who depend on them to keep going.
Signing this just takes a minute, so please do!
Hope your day's off to a great start 🩷
#KillTheBigAwfulBill
Signing this just takes a minute, so please do!
Hope your day's off to a great start 🩷
#KillTheBigAwfulBill
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We need states to intervene, protecting Americans' medical data and stopping RFK Jr.'s dangerous stigmatization of autistic and disabled people. Add your name to the petition! sign.moveon.org/petitions/pr...
Protect the Rights and Privacy of Autistic Americans!
We need states to intervene, protecting Americans' medical data and stopping RFK Jr.'s dangerous stigmatization of autistic and disabled people. Add your name to the petition!
sign.moveon.org
June 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
We need states to intervene, protecting Americans' medical data and stopping RFK Jr.'s dangerous stigmatization of autistic and disabled people. Add your name to the petition! sign.moveon.org/petitions/pr...
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The Senate’s version of the budget comes out next week - that means this week is a critical time to call and meet with your Senators and tell them: #ProtectMedicaid!
We have a step by step guide and tools to help here:
We have a step by step guide and tools to help here:
Tell Your Legislators: Protect Medicaid! - Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Table of Contents Words to Know What is this Action Alert? What is Medicaid? What services does Medicaid help people get? What is happening with Medicaid right now? Medicaid and the Budget Process The...
autisticadvocacy.org
June 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The Senate’s version of the budget comes out next week - that means this week is a critical time to call and meet with your Senators and tell them: #ProtectMedicaid!
We have a step by step guide and tools to help here:
We have a step by step guide and tools to help here:
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I can’t believe I have to say this but STOP POISONING AUTISTIC KIDS
SCOOP
For years an FDA warning about the dangers of chlorine dioxide helped prevent it going mainstream.
Bleachers spent years calling for it to be removed
In May, it disappeared
Now, the bleachers think RFK will make all their dreams come true
www.wired.com/story/chlori...
For years an FDA warning about the dangers of chlorine dioxide helped prevent it going mainstream.
Bleachers spent years calling for it to be removed
In May, it disappeared
Now, the bleachers think RFK will make all their dreams come true
www.wired.com/story/chlori...
The Bleach Community Is Ready for RFK Jr. To Make Their Dreams Come True
Online communities dedicated to the use of a toxic bleach solution to treat everything from cancer to autism believe Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is interested in their cause.
www.wired.com
June 10, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I can’t believe I have to say this but STOP POISONING AUTISTIC KIDS
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Infodumping with light guitar in the background, call that autistic acoustic
June 10, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Infodumping with light guitar in the background, call that autistic acoustic
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Greta Thunberg has been kidnapped by the state of Israel.
"Please make sure to be loud."
- One of the last messages from the crew before being taken hostage after the attack from Israel
RESHARE! REPOST! SPEAK OUT!
RELEASE. THE. CREW.
END. THE. BLOCKADE.
FREE. PALESTINE.
"Please make sure to be loud."
- One of the last messages from the crew before being taken hostage after the attack from Israel
RESHARE! REPOST! SPEAK OUT!
RELEASE. THE. CREW.
END. THE. BLOCKADE.
FREE. PALESTINE.
June 9, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Greta Thunberg has been kidnapped by the state of Israel.
"Please make sure to be loud."
- One of the last messages from the crew before being taken hostage after the attack from Israel
RESHARE! REPOST! SPEAK OUT!
RELEASE. THE. CREW.
END. THE. BLOCKADE.
FREE. PALESTINE.
"Please make sure to be loud."
- One of the last messages from the crew before being taken hostage after the attack from Israel
RESHARE! REPOST! SPEAK OUT!
RELEASE. THE. CREW.
END. THE. BLOCKADE.
FREE. PALESTINE.