Autistic Science Person
@autsciperson.bsky.social
Autistic consultant and writer with a Masters in Neuroscience.
white, nonbinary. they/them Opinions are my own. #SayNoToABA
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white, nonbinary. they/them Opinions are my own. #SayNoToABA
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so: what do we need you to do? two things.
1.call your D/I senators. find contact info here: reps.fyi
what do we need you to say? try the call script below. adapt it; make it your own! there are bailout points written in, in case you get nervous. but please *call.* 🧵
1.call your D/I senators. find contact info here: reps.fyi
what do we need you to say? try the call script below. adapt it; make it your own! there are bailout points written in, in case you get nervous. but please *call.* 🧵
![Hi, my name is [YOUR NAME] and I'm one of Senator [THEIR NAME]'s constituents. House Republicans are trying to insert a multiple articles of anti-trans legislation, including a full transgender healthcare funding ban, into the F-Y '26 budget. I'm calling to tell the Senator to stand up for trans Americans and vote NO on any bill with that language. This IS worth forcing a shutdown.
[you can stop here at 0:20 if you want to bail out—but it's better if you don't]
This care funding ban follows the map the G-O-P charted while attacking abortion. Democrats lost that fight by giving in to the G-O-P an inch at a time. Giving an inch at a time on trans care will devastate trans Americans and it'll get Democrats nothing in return but contempt.
[you can stop here at 0:40 if you want to bail out—but it's better if you don't]
Right now, the most popular Democrat in the U-S, [Zo-RAHN Mom-DA-nee], is campaigning on making trans healthcare cheaper and easier to access, and he's only got more good will because of it.
[you can stop here at 0:50 if you want to bail out—but it's better if you don't]
I'm asking the Senator to refuse to allow any anti-trans language including a healthcare ban in the F-Y '26 bill. Do not vote for any bill with that language. This IS worth forcing a shutdown. Standing with trans people is the right thing to do and it's politically smart. Voters and donors show up for Democrats who fight.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lzahebnas6od6j6jfydwst7/bafkreih4xihrkllo4bucwiubjidhjlbjt3k7x6wtzdk776qx67tpcaizli@jpeg)
Here are the steps for how to contact your reps about the bill that will take away insurance coverage for trans healthcare for ADULTS:
1. Go to reps.fyi
2. Put in your address
3. Find your house & senate reps
4. To call type in phone # under name
5. Call the number and use the script in the QT
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1. Go to reps.fyi
2. Put in your address
3. Find your house & senate reps
4. To call type in phone # under name
5. Call the number and use the script in the QT
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This will be my thread for thoughts while reading Disabling Intelligences by @fractalecho.bsky.social this week.
I'm all wrapped up in a fleece blanket, I have my highlighter and page flags, and on page 2 I'm already love their writing style.
🧵
I'm all wrapped up in a fleece blanket, I have my highlighter and page flags, and on page 2 I'm already love their writing style.
🧵
November 11, 2025 at 1:47 AM
This will be my thread for thoughts while reading Disabling Intelligences by @fractalecho.bsky.social this week.
I'm all wrapped up in a fleece blanket, I have my highlighter and page flags, and on page 2 I'm already love their writing style.
🧵
I'm all wrapped up in a fleece blanket, I have my highlighter and page flags, and on page 2 I'm already love their writing style.
🧵
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11 Nov 2025 -- California Supreme Court rules that LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination law protects elderly trans residents in long-term care from being misgendered and mispronouned after a lower CA court held that employees could do so bec. of their 1st Amendment rights @rikiwilchins.bsky.social
California's Supreme Court upholds LGBTQ+ protections for elders in long-term care - LGBTQ Nation
It upheld a state law protecting LGBTQ+ elders' rights to live free from harassment.
www.lgbtqnation.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
11 Nov 2025 -- California Supreme Court rules that LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination law protects elderly trans residents in long-term care from being misgendered and mispronouned after a lower CA court held that employees could do so bec. of their 1st Amendment rights @rikiwilchins.bsky.social
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New tariff, new tariff, tariff pause, tariff cut, new tariff, tariff pause, tariff deal, new tariff ..
@financialtimes.com
@financialtimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
New tariff, new tariff, tariff pause, tariff cut, new tariff, tariff pause, tariff deal, new tariff ..
@financialtimes.com
@financialtimes.com
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call in the troops to ... shop? staff the empty stores? bring in customers at gunpoint?
Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores
You can’t make this shit up, folks
You can’t make this shit up, folks
November 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
call in the troops to ... shop? staff the empty stores? bring in customers at gunpoint?
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This seems like good news... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This seems like good news... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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🚨BREAKING: In a win for Wisconsin voters, a state judge vacated a ruling that would have forced election officials to conduct mass citizenship checks — a move voting rights advocates warned could have wrongly purged some citizens from the rolls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
In a Win for Voters, Wisconsin Judge Withdraws Anti-Voting Order on Proof of Citizenship
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
🚨BREAKING: In a win for Wisconsin voters, a state judge vacated a ruling that would have forced election officials to conduct mass citizenship checks — a move voting rights advocates warned could have wrongly purged some citizens from the rolls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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The government disables you, culture does the rest.
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The government disables you, culture does the rest.
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I'll get back to "party unity" as soon as the Senate Minority Leader tells us if he voted for the Democratic party nominee for mayor of his city.
I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I'll get back to "party unity" as soon as the Senate Minority Leader tells us if he voted for the Democratic party nominee for mayor of his city.
I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
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Dudes who get free healthcare vote yes on letting you die!
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Dudes who get free healthcare vote yes on letting you die!
Really waiting for the average person to understand that Republicans genuinely want children to starve and for people to suffer without healthcare.
That is the true end goal.
That is the true end goal.
UPDATE: The Senate votes 53-47 to shoot down the Baldwin amendment to extend ACA funds for 1 year. A party-line vote with every Republican rejecting it.
An important vote in this series: Tammy Baldwin’s proposal to extend ACA expiring funds for 1 year. It’s structured as a motion to table (i.e. scrap it from the amendment tree). But it’ll show the appetite (or lack thereof) in the Senate to address this issue.
November 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Really waiting for the average person to understand that Republicans genuinely want children to starve and for people to suffer without healthcare.
That is the true end goal.
That is the true end goal.
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The Copperhead 8 are ending the shutdown to give their Republican buddies 500 grand each for the trouble of being investigated for their treason.
Chuck Schumer and all the rest? Completely on board.
Chuck Schumer and all the rest? Completely on board.
Look at this new outrage. To open govt, we're retroactively letting 8 Senators sue for $500K each over having had their J6 phone toll records looked at. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The Copperhead 8 are ending the shutdown to give their Republican buddies 500 grand each for the trouble of being investigated for their treason.
Chuck Schumer and all the rest? Completely on board.
Chuck Schumer and all the rest? Completely on board.
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King (ME) 202-224-5344
Durbin (IL) 202-224-2152
Shaheen (NH) 202-224-2841
Hassan (NH) 202-224-3324
Fetterman (PA) 202-224-4254
Kaine (VA) 202-224-4024
Cortez Masto (NV) 202-224-3542
Rosen (NV) 202-224-6244
Durbin (IL) 202-224-2152
Shaheen (NH) 202-224-2841
Hassan (NH) 202-224-3324
Fetterman (PA) 202-224-4254
Kaine (VA) 202-224-4024
Cortez Masto (NV) 202-224-3542
Rosen (NV) 202-224-6244
November 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
King (ME) 202-224-5344
Durbin (IL) 202-224-2152
Shaheen (NH) 202-224-2841
Hassan (NH) 202-224-3324
Fetterman (PA) 202-224-4254
Kaine (VA) 202-224-4024
Cortez Masto (NV) 202-224-3542
Rosen (NV) 202-224-6244
Durbin (IL) 202-224-2152
Shaheen (NH) 202-224-2841
Hassan (NH) 202-224-3324
Fetterman (PA) 202-224-4254
Kaine (VA) 202-224-4024
Cortez Masto (NV) 202-224-3542
Rosen (NV) 202-224-6244
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We were this close to real leverage after Tuesday’s results and they gave it up for optics.
Call them all.
Tell them to vote NO at the final count.
They work for us. This shutdown wasn’t for nothing. Make the calls.
#’s Below ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
Call them all.
Tell them to vote NO at the final count.
They work for us. This shutdown wasn’t for nothing. Make the calls.
#’s Below ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
We were this close to real leverage after Tuesday’s results and they gave it up for optics.
Call them all.
Tell them to vote NO at the final count.
They work for us. This shutdown wasn’t for nothing. Make the calls.
#’s Below ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
Call them all.
Tell them to vote NO at the final count.
They work for us. This shutdown wasn’t for nothing. Make the calls.
#’s Below ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
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They caved. Don’t let them get away with it.
8 senators voted YES to reopen the gov without ACA protections. All take AIPAC money—some may even take airline $.
Call them & demand they vote NO at final count. They work for us, not donors.
SEE BELOW
8 senators voted YES to reopen the gov without ACA protections. All take AIPAC money—some may even take airline $.
Call them & demand they vote NO at final count. They work for us, not donors.
SEE BELOW
November 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
They caved. Don’t let them get away with it.
8 senators voted YES to reopen the gov without ACA protections. All take AIPAC money—some may even take airline $.
Call them & demand they vote NO at final count. They work for us, not donors.
SEE BELOW
8 senators voted YES to reopen the gov without ACA protections. All take AIPAC money—some may even take airline $.
Call them & demand they vote NO at final count. They work for us, not donors.
SEE BELOW
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SEATTLE ELECTIONS UPDATE: Progressive challenger Katie Wilson has pulled ahead of incumbent Bruce Harrell by just 91 votes, or 0.04%. About 6,400 ballots are left to be counted, which means the margin will likely remain very small, but Wilson has an edge. A machine recount is almost certain.
November 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
SEATTLE ELECTIONS UPDATE: Progressive challenger Katie Wilson has pulled ahead of incumbent Bruce Harrell by just 91 votes, or 0.04%. About 6,400 ballots are left to be counted, which means the margin will likely remain very small, but Wilson has an edge. A machine recount is almost certain.
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www.cbsnews.com/news/governm...
Ro Khanna of California put the blame on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer after several Senate Democrats cut a deal with Republicans aimed at ending the government shutdown and called for Schumer to step aside from his leadership post.
Ro Khanna of California put the blame on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer after several Senate Democrats cut a deal with Republicans aimed at ending the government shutdown and called for Schumer to step aside from his leadership post.
Khanna explains his call for Schumer to be replaced over shutdown deal: "He is not meeting the moment"
Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is "out of touch with where the party's base is."
www.cbsnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
www.cbsnews.com/news/governm...
Ro Khanna of California put the blame on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer after several Senate Democrats cut a deal with Republicans aimed at ending the government shutdown and called for Schumer to step aside from his leadership post.
Ro Khanna of California put the blame on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer after several Senate Democrats cut a deal with Republicans aimed at ending the government shutdown and called for Schumer to step aside from his leadership post.
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Whaaaaatttt, the guy who has been extremely consistent on his refusal to vote for ACA subsidies stands firm on that even after Dems threw everything away for a promise from him to do the opposite of what he's said for months!?
I'm shocked I tell you, completely shocked! 🙄
I'm shocked I tell you, completely shocked! 🙄
⚡️ JUST NOW — Speaker Johnson will NOT guarantee a vote on ACA subsidies even if it passes the senate (after the Schumer-orchestrated cave)👇🏽
November 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Whaaaaatttt, the guy who has been extremely consistent on his refusal to vote for ACA subsidies stands firm on that even after Dems threw everything away for a promise from him to do the opposite of what he's said for months!?
I'm shocked I tell you, completely shocked! 🙄
I'm shocked I tell you, completely shocked! 🙄
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⚡️ JUST NOW — Speaker Johnson will NOT guarantee a vote on ACA subsidies even if it passes the senate (after the Schumer-orchestrated cave)👇🏽
November 10, 2025 at 11:07 PM
⚡️ JUST NOW — Speaker Johnson will NOT guarantee a vote on ACA subsidies even if it passes the senate (after the Schumer-orchestrated cave)👇🏽
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I could literally talk myself into any crime, even if I was miles away at the time.
An autistic woman, who was miles away and surrounded by witnesses at the time of a recent strangulation murder, still thinks the immense weight of guilt and shame crouching gargoyle-like on her soul could be related to the crime, it has been reported.
Autistic woman with alibi for murder still thinks she may have somehow committed it
An autistic woman, who was miles away and surrounded by witnesses at the time of a recent strangulation murder, still thinks the immense weight of guilt and shame crouching gargoyle-like on her soul…
thedailytism.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I could literally talk myself into any crime, even if I was miles away at the time.
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An autistic woman, who was miles away and surrounded by witnesses at the time of a recent strangulation murder, still thinks the immense weight of guilt and shame crouching gargoyle-like on her soul could be related to the crime, it has been reported.
Autistic woman with alibi for murder still thinks she may have somehow committed it
An autistic woman, who was miles away and surrounded by witnesses at the time of a recent strangulation murder, still thinks the immense weight of guilt and shame crouching gargoyle-like on her soul…
thedailytism.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
An autistic woman, who was miles away and surrounded by witnesses at the time of a recent strangulation murder, still thinks the immense weight of guilt and shame crouching gargoyle-like on her soul could be related to the crime, it has been reported.
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This holiday season, give Jeff Bezos and Amazon the gift of zero dollars. 🥰
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This holiday season, give Jeff Bezos and Amazon the gift of zero dollars. 🥰
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One on side, the Trump administration is arguing that hormones are "mutilating" when used by trans people. When used by cis people, they are removing all the warning labels and increasing access.
Funny how that works.
archive.ph/JhbUF
Funny how that works.
archive.ph/JhbUF
November 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
One on side, the Trump administration is arguing that hormones are "mutilating" when used by trans people. When used by cis people, they are removing all the warning labels and increasing access.
Funny how that works.
archive.ph/JhbUF
Funny how that works.
archive.ph/JhbUF
If you live in
Virginia
Maine
New Hampshire
Nevada
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Call your senators tonight!!! There is still time to push back on them to vote no!! We can't cave!!
Virginia
Maine
New Hampshire
Nevada
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Call your senators tonight!!! There is still time to push back on them to vote no!! We can't cave!!
URGENT: These senators just caved to Trump and advanced a measure that would leave 22 million Americans with astronomically high health care premiums. They know that this bill means millions of people will choose to go without health insurance, because they can’t afford it.
November 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
If you live in
Virginia
Maine
New Hampshire
Nevada
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Call your senators tonight!!! There is still time to push back on them to vote no!! We can't cave!!
Virginia
Maine
New Hampshire
Nevada
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Call your senators tonight!!! There is still time to push back on them to vote no!! We can't cave!!
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It’s not too late—we need to put pressure on these senators to fight for what’s right and PROTECT the 22 million Americans facing unaffordable health care costs. Text SHUTDOWN to 32434 to get directly connected to your senators.
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
It’s not too late—we need to put pressure on these senators to fight for what’s right and PROTECT the 22 million Americans facing unaffordable health care costs. Text SHUTDOWN to 32434 to get directly connected to your senators.