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Brett J Cole
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Autistic Early Years Educator and author / illustrator of children's books. Based in Australia (stolen land, never ceded!) on Wadawurrung Country ❤️

Full previews of books at:
brettjcole.com

Pay what you want Book PDFs at:
https://ko-fi.com/brettjcole
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Brett J Cole @brettjcole.bsky.social · Dec 2
I now ship overseas for those who'd rather buy my books from me instead of Amazon, as it offers more $ to help me in creating future works. All my books are freely accessible as FULL previews at brettjcole.com/childrensbooks #Neurodivergence #books #education #Autistic #AutismAcceptance #teaching
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OH NO I actually have to post here now, lmao. In that case, here's all the shit I want to say on fb but can't.

Free Palestine.
FREE PALESTINE!! 🇵🇸
FUCK imperial settler colonialism.
FUCK reactionary hatred.
LOVE your fellow human, radically and actively.

and BLACK LIVES STILL MATTER.
November 13, 2024 at 7:54 PM
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February 3, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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February 3, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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One day, hopefully... 🥹🤞❤️
January 31, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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Full wordy rant post nested in image alt.

TLDR: Supposedly "democratic" nations outside of the US need to remember that we are no better and always one election away from facing the cruel disregard those in the US are facing ❤️‍🩹🫂
I'm in the middle of writing on it more extensively and may post tomorrow once I put the words together, but I need the thought out now, in any way I can convey it. And it's this... Everyone outside of the US and what's happening now NEEDS to remember that our countries are NOT better than the US. And amidst all the despair I feel for those that my heart aches for there, I dearly want them to know that there are others who know this also. We, farther afield, are NOT better than you 🫂 Any and ALL "democratic" nations are always just ONE election away from the orchestrated cruelty that we're seeing. What's happening with the person I won't even name is the blatant disregard held by ALL who favour profit over care, and ALL who in turn profit from that disregard, EVERYWHERE. The difference is that the VERY same game that plays out in EVERY single nation - the dice, the pieces, the board - was handed to a man who lacks the emotional maturity of any "diplomatic" pretense that ALL politicians carefully present of themselves when shifting lines in the sand for their own benefit, be they supposedly left or right. One... single... election. That line in the sand that we're watching being drawn now in the US... Wherever you are, there are others in power watching also, with their fingers twitching at sticks of their own and carrots by their feet. Hold them to account wherever possible. ALL of them. Especially now. Everywhere.
January 30, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Good Thursday morning from the catio on Wadawurrung Country at 11:10am ❤️ Full greeting nested in image alt ❤️

I'm trying to shift my brain to posting here more often, and the easiest way is to start my day here same as I do over "there" ❤️
Good Thursday morning from the catio on Wadawurrung Country at 11:10am ❤️ Today's waiting on a parcel for my daughter's birthday, and once that's out the way... 🤷🏼🙄 She'll be 29 in the coming month, and the month after I turn 52, and it all just feels very fucking weird 😐😅😳 I once again did not at all sleep as much as I should have, so maybe a nap? I dunno. I'll probably plug my wares across the next few days because everything life, and while living it, just do the usual stuff and things. I am very grateful for cats, as is my daughter, I know that much, and I am grateful for both 😌 Not much else to say for now 🤷🏼 I hope your own time finds you well ❤️❤️❤️ Mug for today is just mug, without any sidepiece, and it's Cat Butthole Pikachu because Cat Butthole Pikachu 😌🥰❤️
January 30, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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For many trans young people, gender affirming care is life-changing, and often life-saving, healthcare.

But the Queensland government is blocking improvements and slashing funding from the Queensland Children's Gender Service (QCGS).

Sign the petition to fight back:

trans.au/campaigns/pr...
Protect Trans Youth Health in Queensland
The Queensland Children’s Hospital Gender Clinic was found by an independent review to provide a high standard of care that’s consistent with international guidelines. The review made 25 recommendatio...
trans.au
January 24, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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😔❤️‍🩹🚩
January 28, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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My trans child deserves to be accepted!
A trans pride flag with text That reads "my trans child deserves to be accepted!"
January 7, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Coercion is not consent.
January 7, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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🤷🏼😅
January 7, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Got up from the computer and walked into another emergency. We're gonna need massive help.

If anyone has 2k to give, partner's mom is in the hospital & her landlord's demanding $1600 rent by the 5th despite unlivable conditions.

- Venmo.com/u/MousePounder
- paypal.me/mousepounder
January 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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brettjcole.com

ko-fi.com/brettjcole/s...

#childrensbooks #books #author #illustrator #wellbeing #freebooks #teaching #education #Neurodivergence #autismacceptance #NotTheBestAtMarketing
December 31, 2024 at 12:41 AM
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Next year... Especially next year, because the cracks people fall through grow ever wider ❤️

#2025
Reminder... ❤️ All it takes is that one ant too many to hamstring the greatest of beasts, and once down... they're not so big. They're just food. This is how we eat the rich... By making sure others are fed. For if there's anything that the rich TRULY feed upon, it's the belief that we'd have others starve. Make a difference where and when you can ❤️
December 31, 2024 at 12:36 AM
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December 29, 2024 at 9:28 AM
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Last shot at my partner, dog, or I getting holiday gifts. 🙏🖖

🎁 Wishlists
Throne: throne.com/wylder/collections/wintermas
Amazon: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

❄️ Direct Aid
PayPal.me/WyldWish
Cash.app/$WishMage
Venmo.com/u/WishMage

All links, Stripe, + loved ones mutual aid asks:
linktr.ee/wylder
My partner wearing a Star Trek T-shirt with his arm around our dog Tasha, a black and white pitty-foxhound mix. She's standing alert and excited looking slightly to the left of the camera. He has a smiley face emoji over his face for privacy. The backgound is blurred. Black and white pitty-foxhound mix laying on her back with a ball in her mouth and her tongue lolling out. She looks engaged and happy. There is a rainbow unicorn milkshake plushie to the right, above her head. #DogSky #DogsOfBlueSky #DogsOfBsky Wylder, a white trans person (he/them) with dark hair and blue eyes, and their dog Tasha, a black and white pitt-foxhound mix. Both are smiling. Tags for visibility: #HelpFolksLive2024 #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest #HelpSky #CommunityAid #CommunityAidRequest #TransCrowdFund #SurvivalCrowdFund #DisabilityCrowdFund #HolidayHelp
December 18, 2024 at 2:41 AM
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0/20

My best friends roommate used the last of her tampons and she has RSV that she thinks is morphing to pneumonia. She just wants some tamps and orange juice. You can send directly to her or to me and I can pass it on.

CA fangirlflails
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My paypal: paypal.me/mdavis3516
December 22, 2024 at 11:02 PM
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Rude!
🐧 All I'm saying is, look inside your heart and ask, who are you to judge? 🙋‍♂️ Your Honour, my client does have a point. Also, he's a penguin. 👩‍⚖️ I'll allow it. The second bit, I mean, about being a penguin. As for the first argument, just as the penguin is in fact a penguin, I am in fact a judge, and will do so accordingly... Bird gotta fly, fish gotta swim. 🐧 RUDE!!
December 22, 2024 at 11:23 PM
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Elon is sharing hot theories to undermine the German government and the “lying legacy media” for spreading “propaganda”.

Meanwhile he is HOSTING THE ACCOUNT of the alleged perpetrator. Who exactly is the propaganda host here
December 22, 2024 at 4:48 AM
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Short story I finished today combining 3 randomly selected prompts that were "Coddiwomple", "River" and "Wretched Lot" (I also included the suggestion of Spatchcock because how could I not) 😅

It became what I've titled, "The Flow"

Full story on my Ko-Fi here:
ko-fi.com/post/The-Flo...

#writing
December 22, 2024 at 9:45 AM
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Good Sunday morning from the catio on Wadawurrung Country at 10:35am ❤️

Trying to remember that I can also do my coffee mug hellos here like I do over "there" 🫤😅

Full hello nested in image alt ❤️

#wadawaurrungcountry #hello
Good Sunday morning from the catio on Wadawurrung Country at 10:35am ❤️ Fuck me, is this ever always a weird time of year 😐🤷🏼 The upcoming in-between-ness of Christmas and New Years, the in-between-ness of this year to the next... Personally, for me, this year hasn't at all been what I expected, especially this last month or so. It doesn't feel like it's gone the way anyone expected in all things. If it has, for you, in regards to the disappointing global shifts, then you're possibly an arsehat 🧐🤷🏼 So, I dunno... Happy In-between-ness, I guess to those who want better ❤️ Frozen okra suppositories for all else, but peeled so it feels like there's a garden slug up there as it thaws 🤔 Today I'm getting some writing done while meandering about in between all the in-between-ness of it all. It feels good to be writing adulty stuff again after so long of not writing such things. That's it really 🤷🏼 Just... all the just and in between as I plod along on what feels like an odd kind of day 😐 I hope your own time finds you well ❤️❤️❤️ Mug for today is Hello Kitty flipping the bird (apparently) along with my lil chibi figures of Greg Universe, Lion 😍, and Steven Universe 😌❤️🥰
December 22, 2024 at 12:00 AM
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6 people sending 5 gets a mom and infant back inside
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Teddy 🧸 emoji for designation
December 21, 2024 at 3:58 AM
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Winter break begins at the end of this week. Many children get most of their meals at school. We are collecting funds to redistribute to bridge that gap during the break this winter!

Send w/a hamburger emoji so we know who it's for!

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Chime: $lucky-oakml
December 21, 2024 at 4:24 AM
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52/519

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Trident 🔱 emoji for designation

A disabled mom has an opportunity to beat homelessness. kids are neurodivergent and family has a lot stacked against them. this is their only option. they have no irl support.
December 21, 2024 at 5:57 AM