D2
@d2squared.bsky.social
Absolute nerd. Late diagnosed autistic adult. Celtics and geopolitics. Patient gamer. Art and photography. Hiking and nature.
Sometimes being autistic sucks.
The reality is that being called out or mocked in front of a group for somebody else's unclear instructions is a common theme, and whenever this happens I want to move to an island and never speak to a single human again.
The reality is that being called out or mocked in front of a group for somebody else's unclear instructions is a common theme, and whenever this happens I want to move to an island and never speak to a single human again.
December 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Sometimes being autistic sucks.
The reality is that being called out or mocked in front of a group for somebody else's unclear instructions is a common theme, and whenever this happens I want to move to an island and never speak to a single human again.
The reality is that being called out or mocked in front of a group for somebody else's unclear instructions is a common theme, and whenever this happens I want to move to an island and never speak to a single human again.
Autistic people ask why because we'd like to know more. But because we are being difficult or confronting your "authoritAY"
November 29, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Autistic people ask why because we'd like to know more. But because we are being difficult or confronting your "authoritAY"
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if the CDC does not walk back the misinformation, this does not mean we lost the war of misinformation
they are not the arbiters of what is true in healthcare
they used to be the authority
& it appears, may no longer
do not let their choice to sacrifice credibility diminish the truth we all know
they are not the arbiters of what is true in healthcare
they used to be the authority
& it appears, may no longer
do not let their choice to sacrifice credibility diminish the truth we all know
November 25, 2025 at 3:20 AM
if the CDC does not walk back the misinformation, this does not mean we lost the war of misinformation
they are not the arbiters of what is true in healthcare
they used to be the authority
& it appears, may no longer
do not let their choice to sacrifice credibility diminish the truth we all know
they are not the arbiters of what is true in healthcare
they used to be the authority
& it appears, may no longer
do not let their choice to sacrifice credibility diminish the truth we all know
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we're not actually starting a fucking war with Venezuela the week of thanksgiving, right?
November 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
we're not actually starting a fucking war with Venezuela the week of thanksgiving, right?
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No war with Venezuela!
November 24, 2025 at 12:50 AM
No war with Venezuela!
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Why Autistic People Are More Vulnerable To Gaslighting
open.substack.com/pub/phenomen...
open.substack.com/pub/phenomen...
Why Autistic People Are More Vulnerable To Gaslighting
And Why Its Not Our Fault
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Why Autistic People Are More Vulnerable To Gaslighting
open.substack.com/pub/phenomen...
open.substack.com/pub/phenomen...
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What kind of euphemistic garbage is 'affordability crisis'?
People are broke and don't have enough money for food or rent.
Due to a horrible economy that was not an accident, caused by horrible policies.
People are broke and don't have enough money for food or rent.
Due to a horrible economy that was not an accident, caused by horrible policies.
November 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
What kind of euphemistic garbage is 'affordability crisis'?
People are broke and don't have enough money for food or rent.
Due to a horrible economy that was not an accident, caused by horrible policies.
People are broke and don't have enough money for food or rent.
Due to a horrible economy that was not an accident, caused by horrible policies.
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Every single Dem that caved and agreed to this deal needs to be primaried and voted out. They are cowards who wasted the last month for a half baked promise vote a month from now.
November 10, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Every single Dem that caved and agreed to this deal needs to be primaried and voted out. They are cowards who wasted the last month for a half baked promise vote a month from now.
If you're in a neurodiverse relationship where one person is autistic and the other is NT, the only real path to a good outcome is increased understanding.
The double empathy problem and gap in communication will leave you both feeling lonely if real work is not done to understand the other.
The double empathy problem and gap in communication will leave you both feeling lonely if real work is not done to understand the other.
November 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
If you're in a neurodiverse relationship where one person is autistic and the other is NT, the only real path to a good outcome is increased understanding.
The double empathy problem and gap in communication will leave you both feeling lonely if real work is not done to understand the other.
The double empathy problem and gap in communication will leave you both feeling lonely if real work is not done to understand the other.
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📽️ WATCH: The U.S. government doesn’t track how often immigration agents detain citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 incidents since the start of Trump’s second term. Americans have been kicked, dragged and held for days without access to lawyers.
➡️ Full story: propub.li/3LjuAVS
We found more than 170 incidents since the start of Trump’s second term. Americans have been kicked, dragged and held for days without access to lawyers.
➡️ Full story: propub.li/3LjuAVS
November 3, 2025 at 2:02 AM
📽️ WATCH: The U.S. government doesn’t track how often immigration agents detain citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 incidents since the start of Trump’s second term. Americans have been kicked, dragged and held for days without access to lawyers.
➡️ Full story: propub.li/3LjuAVS
We found more than 170 incidents since the start of Trump’s second term. Americans have been kicked, dragged and held for days without access to lawyers.
➡️ Full story: propub.li/3LjuAVS
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david byrne shitting on ice agents was the clear best part of the show tonight but this was a close second
October 30, 2025 at 3:46 AM
david byrne shitting on ice agents was the clear best part of the show tonight but this was a close second
The Website is Down #1: Sales Guy vs. Web Dude
YouTube video by Josh Weinberg
youtu.be
October 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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HEY New York Times,
IT WAS SHIT HE DUMPED ON PROTESTERS!
If he can post it, the least you can do is write it!
IT WAS SHIT HE DUMPED ON PROTESTERS!
If he can post it, the least you can do is write it!
October 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
HEY New York Times,
IT WAS SHIT HE DUMPED ON PROTESTERS!
If he can post it, the least you can do is write it!
IT WAS SHIT HE DUMPED ON PROTESTERS!
If he can post it, the least you can do is write it!
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Murphy: "If we want to win the argument nationally on the economy, then we've got to break our addiction to incremental economic change. And we've got to talk about big, bold ideas that reorder power in this country."
October 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Murphy: "If we want to win the argument nationally on the economy, then we've got to break our addiction to incremental economic change. And we've got to talk about big, bold ideas that reorder power in this country."
The return of the hospital Celtics
October 16, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The return of the hospital Celtics
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Most autistic people I meet *like* being autistic. It’s core to who they are & comes with many strengths
What’s hard is surviving in a society that rarely accommodates, respects or tries to understand us
There’s a BIG difference between being autistic & being unsupported
Let’s not confuse the two
What’s hard is surviving in a society that rarely accommodates, respects or tries to understand us
There’s a BIG difference between being autistic & being unsupported
Let’s not confuse the two
October 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Most autistic people I meet *like* being autistic. It’s core to who they are & comes with many strengths
What’s hard is surviving in a society that rarely accommodates, respects or tries to understand us
There’s a BIG difference between being autistic & being unsupported
Let’s not confuse the two
What’s hard is surviving in a society that rarely accommodates, respects or tries to understand us
There’s a BIG difference between being autistic & being unsupported
Let’s not confuse the two
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ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
October 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
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currently at record-high search interest for canceling disney plus. pulling kimmel is a bigger deal to the company's bottom line than any of the "woke" scandals of the past 5 years. i think news & entertainment corp execs need put more work into understanding their audience, & get off twitter
September 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
currently at record-high search interest for canceling disney plus. pulling kimmel is a bigger deal to the company's bottom line than any of the "woke" scandals of the past 5 years. i think news & entertainment corp execs need put more work into understanding their audience, & get off twitter
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David Letterman on his career mocking presidents: “Beating up on these people, rightly or wrongly, accurately or perhaps inaccurately, in the name of comedy—not once were we squeezed by anyone from any governmental agency, let alone the dreaded FCC.”
Watch more: bit.ly/4n0Uv2p
Watch more: bit.ly/4n0Uv2p
September 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
David Letterman on his career mocking presidents: “Beating up on these people, rightly or wrongly, accurately or perhaps inaccurately, in the name of comedy—not once were we squeezed by anyone from any governmental agency, let alone the dreaded FCC.”
Watch more: bit.ly/4n0Uv2p
Watch more: bit.ly/4n0Uv2p
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Red flags are described as signs that relationship may be abusive. These include coercion, control, violence, dishonesty, physical or verbal abuse, belittling and threatening.
Orange flags are signs that a relationship is not working very well, perhaps because those people are not well matched
Orange flags are signs that a relationship is not working very well, perhaps because those people are not well matched
"Autistic people are more likely to experience abuse within a relationship than non-autistic people.
The guide, written by a team including academics and autistic advocates, is designed to help autistic people recognize the signs of abusive or unhealthy relationships."
The guide, written by a team including academics and autistic advocates, is designed to help autistic people recognize the signs of abusive or unhealthy relationships."
Autistic Guide to Healthy Relationships - Durham University
www.durham.ac.uk
June 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Red flags are described as signs that relationship may be abusive. These include coercion, control, violence, dishonesty, physical or verbal abuse, belittling and threatening.
Orange flags are signs that a relationship is not working very well, perhaps because those people are not well matched
Orange flags are signs that a relationship is not working very well, perhaps because those people are not well matched
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New blog: Mild Autism is a Myth — A Personal Perspective ✨
Why terms like “mild” or “high-functioning” don’t reflect real autistic lives or needs.
Read here 👉 neurodivergentsupportblogs.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/m...
#ActuallyAutistic #AutismAcceptance #Neurodiversity #AutisticVoices
Why terms like “mild” or “high-functioning” don’t reflect real autistic lives or needs.
Read here 👉 neurodivergentsupportblogs.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/m...
#ActuallyAutistic #AutismAcceptance #Neurodiversity #AutisticVoices
September 4, 2025 at 11:36 PM
New blog: Mild Autism is a Myth — A Personal Perspective ✨
Why terms like “mild” or “high-functioning” don’t reflect real autistic lives or needs.
Read here 👉 neurodivergentsupportblogs.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/m...
#ActuallyAutistic #AutismAcceptance #Neurodiversity #AutisticVoices
Why terms like “mild” or “high-functioning” don’t reflect real autistic lives or needs.
Read here 👉 neurodivergentsupportblogs.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/m...
#ActuallyAutistic #AutismAcceptance #Neurodiversity #AutisticVoices
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"Valued users! We understand that over the past 250-odd years, you have come to rely on the services provided by the U.S. of A. ... Well, 250 years of free is enough." @petridishes.bsky.social on the end of America's free-trial period:
Apologies: You Have Reached the End of Your Free-Trial Period of America!
Want rule of law? That’s premium.
bit.ly
September 5, 2025 at 12:15 AM
"Valued users! We understand that over the past 250-odd years, you have come to rely on the services provided by the U.S. of A. ... Well, 250 years of free is enough." @petridishes.bsky.social on the end of America's free-trial period:
More of this type of autistic advocacy from actual autistic people, please!
A reminder: "Neurodiversity emphasises the equal value of every human being, regardless of their needs, their communication profile, or the ways in which they express distress, or manage anxiety." Thank you, @suereviews.bsky.social:
medium.com/@suefletcher... #neurodiversity #autism #autistic
medium.com/@suefletcher... #neurodiversity #autism #autistic
Its time to embrace autistic expertise
I simply cannot comprehend why the crucial and unique revelations of autistic people are being rejected…
medium.com
September 4, 2025 at 12:13 AM
More of this type of autistic advocacy from actual autistic people, please!
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Why is Ari Melber talking Rev. Sharpton about autism and RFKjr? There are autistic people, doctors, parents, teachers, and a lot of good professionals who actually have the experience to discuss autism, and why RFKjr is wrong about it.
August 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Why is Ari Melber talking Rev. Sharpton about autism and RFKjr? There are autistic people, doctors, parents, teachers, and a lot of good professionals who actually have the experience to discuss autism, and why RFKjr is wrong about it.