Janelle (Nelly) Gilkeson
@janelle-beans.bsky.social
She/ Her, sapphic bisexual, feminist, artist, dark humor, coffee, books, cozy gamer, AUDHD & an aggressively childfree cat lady 💗😸☕️✨
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1. You may have heard of book bans before, but the new one in Alabama takes the cake.
The Alabama Public Library Service has a new proposal that would ban—get this—only "positive depictions" of trans people.
The hearing is next month. Public comment is open.
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The Alabama Public Library Service has a new proposal that would ban—get this—only "positive depictions" of trans people.
The hearing is next month. Public comment is open.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
"Positive Depictions" Of Trans People Banned In Alabama State Libraries Proposal
The code change that has been proposed does not ban negative depictions of transgender people, however. Public comment is open until October 14.
www.erininthemorning.com
September 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
1. You may have heard of book bans before, but the new one in Alabama takes the cake.
The Alabama Public Library Service has a new proposal that would ban—get this—only "positive depictions" of trans people.
The hearing is next month. Public comment is open.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
The Alabama Public Library Service has a new proposal that would ban—get this—only "positive depictions" of trans people.
The hearing is next month. Public comment is open.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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3. The proposal is buried in a section on explicit content and obscenity. Alongside pornography and graphic material, a new provision tells libraries what they cannot make available to anyone under 18. It reads:
September 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
3. The proposal is buried in a section on explicit content and obscenity. Alongside pornography and graphic material, a new provision tells libraries what they cannot make available to anyone under 18. It reads:
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Them: “What’s this mental health crisis all about? Why are suicide rates the way they are?”
Me: “One factor is the vast unidentified Autistic population that is at a >9x higher risk of death by suicide at a minimum!”
Also them: “You don’t look Autistic. Probably a bunch of dramatic lazy fucks.”
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Me: “One factor is the vast unidentified Autistic population that is at a >9x higher risk of death by suicide at a minimum!”
Also them: “You don’t look Autistic. Probably a bunch of dramatic lazy fucks.”
🫠
November 27, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Them: “What’s this mental health crisis all about? Why are suicide rates the way they are?”
Me: “One factor is the vast unidentified Autistic population that is at a >9x higher risk of death by suicide at a minimum!”
Also them: “You don’t look Autistic. Probably a bunch of dramatic lazy fucks.”
🫠
Me: “One factor is the vast unidentified Autistic population that is at a >9x higher risk of death by suicide at a minimum!”
Also them: “You don’t look Autistic. Probably a bunch of dramatic lazy fucks.”
🫠
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If you're an autistic, ADHD, or AuDHD academic (like me), you face challenges that others just don't understand. I've been there. Now I want to share what I've learned and create a space where you feel truly supported.
Visit flowstateediting.com/workshops/ for more details about this workshop.
Visit flowstateediting.com/workshops/ for more details about this workshop.
September 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
If you're an autistic, ADHD, or AuDHD academic (like me), you face challenges that others just don't understand. I've been there. Now I want to share what I've learned and create a space where you feel truly supported.
Visit flowstateediting.com/workshops/ for more details about this workshop.
Visit flowstateediting.com/workshops/ for more details about this workshop.
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Disabled people are murdered daily by the negligence of the US government and the policies enacted by Congress.
Where is the outrage?
Where is the outrage?
September 11, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Disabled people are murdered daily by the negligence of the US government and the policies enacted by Congress.
Where is the outrage?
Where is the outrage?
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that feeling in your body that you don't know how to explain is telling you something
September 11, 2025 at 6:11 AM
that feeling in your body that you don't know how to explain is telling you something
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Against the tide: Filipinos battle rising sea on sinking island.
On the Philippine island of Pugad, street food vendor Maria Tamayo wakes before her grandchildren to begin the backbreaking work of removing seawater from her home scoop by scoop with a plastic dustpan
u.afp.com/SdvH
On the Philippine island of Pugad, street food vendor Maria Tamayo wakes before her grandchildren to begin the backbreaking work of removing seawater from her home scoop by scoop with a plastic dustpan
u.afp.com/SdvH
September 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Against the tide: Filipinos battle rising sea on sinking island.
On the Philippine island of Pugad, street food vendor Maria Tamayo wakes before her grandchildren to begin the backbreaking work of removing seawater from her home scoop by scoop with a plastic dustpan
u.afp.com/SdvH
On the Philippine island of Pugad, street food vendor Maria Tamayo wakes before her grandchildren to begin the backbreaking work of removing seawater from her home scoop by scoop with a plastic dustpan
u.afp.com/SdvH
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Internalised ableism is difficult to shake.
It’s to be expected when we grow up in a world that dehumanises us form the day we are born.
You’re not a bad person for having those thoughts from time to time or even all the time.
Focus on the system.
It’s to be expected when we grow up in a world that dehumanises us form the day we are born.
You’re not a bad person for having those thoughts from time to time or even all the time.
Focus on the system.
September 11, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Internalised ableism is difficult to shake.
It’s to be expected when we grow up in a world that dehumanises us form the day we are born.
You’re not a bad person for having those thoughts from time to time or even all the time.
Focus on the system.
It’s to be expected when we grow up in a world that dehumanises us form the day we are born.
You’re not a bad person for having those thoughts from time to time or even all the time.
Focus on the system.
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Another professor in Texas is fired, this time after a selectively edited video of a talk he gave was posted on X, with the bogus claim that he was inciting violence www.texastribune.org/2025/09/10/t...
Texas State fires professor accused of trying to incite political violence in video
Thomas Alter is the second professor in the state to be terminated for allegedly violating university policy after a video was posted on social media.
www.texastribune.org
September 11, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Another professor in Texas is fired, this time after a selectively edited video of a talk he gave was posted on X, with the bogus claim that he was inciting violence www.texastribune.org/2025/09/10/t...
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In Indonesia, ponds without mangroves show up to 60% soil carbon loss.
Mangrove loss to aquaculture threatens vital carbon storage. Protecting mangroves isn’t just about biodiversity—it’s key to preserving natural climate solutions.
Download a copy:🔗 http://bit.ly/3UsoZgV
#Trees4Resilience
Mangrove loss to aquaculture threatens vital carbon storage. Protecting mangroves isn’t just about biodiversity—it’s key to preserving natural climate solutions.
Download a copy:🔗 http://bit.ly/3UsoZgV
#Trees4Resilience
September 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
In Indonesia, ponds without mangroves show up to 60% soil carbon loss.
Mangrove loss to aquaculture threatens vital carbon storage. Protecting mangroves isn’t just about biodiversity—it’s key to preserving natural climate solutions.
Download a copy:🔗 http://bit.ly/3UsoZgV
#Trees4Resilience
Mangrove loss to aquaculture threatens vital carbon storage. Protecting mangroves isn’t just about biodiversity—it’s key to preserving natural climate solutions.
Download a copy:🔗 http://bit.ly/3UsoZgV
#Trees4Resilience
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Sharing for an author who isn't on Bluesky
Jasmine KY Loo's debut novel, Reigning Fire, is avail for ARC readers
✨ Autistic heroine hiding forbidden magic
✨ Ancient Chinese-inspired mythology & political unrest
✨ Quiet defiance, impossible choices, a touch of chaos
www.netgalley.com/catalog/prev...
Jasmine KY Loo's debut novel, Reigning Fire, is avail for ARC readers
✨ Autistic heroine hiding forbidden magic
✨ Ancient Chinese-inspired mythology & political unrest
✨ Quiet defiance, impossible choices, a touch of chaos
www.netgalley.com/catalog/prev...
Reigning Fire
NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...
www.netgalley.com
September 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Sharing for an author who isn't on Bluesky
Jasmine KY Loo's debut novel, Reigning Fire, is avail for ARC readers
✨ Autistic heroine hiding forbidden magic
✨ Ancient Chinese-inspired mythology & political unrest
✨ Quiet defiance, impossible choices, a touch of chaos
www.netgalley.com/catalog/prev...
Jasmine KY Loo's debut novel, Reigning Fire, is avail for ARC readers
✨ Autistic heroine hiding forbidden magic
✨ Ancient Chinese-inspired mythology & political unrest
✨ Quiet defiance, impossible choices, a touch of chaos
www.netgalley.com/catalog/prev...
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"As policymakers, we are aware that every decision we make impacts everyone, no matter how big or small... we know that it is essential that we make these decisions with research & evidence."
Foley recognises the importance of accurate information & responsibility to resist damaging misconceptions.
Foley recognises the importance of accurate information & responsibility to resist damaging misconceptions.
September 11, 2025 at 8:20 AM
"As policymakers, we are aware that every decision we make impacts everyone, no matter how big or small... we know that it is essential that we make these decisions with research & evidence."
Foley recognises the importance of accurate information & responsibility to resist damaging misconceptions.
Foley recognises the importance of accurate information & responsibility to resist damaging misconceptions.
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NEW: We got access to Jeffrey Epstein’s personal Yahoo inbox — more than 18,000 emails.
It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.
It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.
Jeffrey Epstein Email Trove Reveals Ghislaine Maxwell’s Secrets
A cache of 18,000 messages obtained by Bloomberg News reveals Maxwell’s deep ties and involvement with the disgraced financier and sex offender.
www.bloomberg.com
September 11, 2025 at 10:36 AM
NEW: We got access to Jeffrey Epstein’s personal Yahoo inbox — more than 18,000 emails.
It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.
It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.
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My formal evaluations for autism spectrum disorder ultimately cost me $6,600
That is an *overwhelming* amount of privilege to access something I both desperately needed
and do not need, at all, any longer.
It was NOT wise to spend those funds but I’m not sure I would have survived not knowing. 🧵
That is an *overwhelming* amount of privilege to access something I both desperately needed
and do not need, at all, any longer.
It was NOT wise to spend those funds but I’m not sure I would have survived not knowing. 🧵
December 15, 2024 at 4:04 PM
My formal evaluations for autism spectrum disorder ultimately cost me $6,600
That is an *overwhelming* amount of privilege to access something I both desperately needed
and do not need, at all, any longer.
It was NOT wise to spend those funds but I’m not sure I would have survived not knowing. 🧵
That is an *overwhelming* amount of privilege to access something I both desperately needed
and do not need, at all, any longer.
It was NOT wise to spend those funds but I’m not sure I would have survived not knowing. 🧵
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reasonable work & school accommodations are suicide prevention
September 11, 2025 at 11:53 AM
reasonable work & school accommodations are suicide prevention
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Validation Study: Asynchronous ADHD Telehealth Assessments
Something pretty cool happened this week that I want to share with all of you. As you may already know, I conduct ADHD evaluations with ADHD Online/Mentavi Health. Mentavi's ADHD assessment allows clients to answer all clinical interview…
Something pretty cool happened this week that I want to share with all of you. As you may already know, I conduct ADHD evaluations with ADHD Online/Mentavi Health. Mentavi's ADHD assessment allows clients to answer all clinical interview…
Validation Study: Asynchronous ADHD Telehealth Assessments
Something pretty cool happened this week that I want to share with all of you. As you may already know, I conduct ADHD evaluations with ADHD Online/Mentavi Health. Mentavi's ADHD assessment allows clients to answer all clinical interview questions at their own pace and on their own time, and the results are analyzed asynchronously. This is huge for accessibility because guess who has a really hard time making and keeping an assessment appointment?
resiliencymentalhealth.com
September 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Validation Study: Asynchronous ADHD Telehealth Assessments
Something pretty cool happened this week that I want to share with all of you. As you may already know, I conduct ADHD evaluations with ADHD Online/Mentavi Health. Mentavi's ADHD assessment allows clients to answer all clinical interview…
Something pretty cool happened this week that I want to share with all of you. As you may already know, I conduct ADHD evaluations with ADHD Online/Mentavi Health. Mentavi's ADHD assessment allows clients to answer all clinical interview…
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Outrageous! Early this year, lawyer Steven Cook represented chemical companies suing to block a new rule that would force them to clean up PFAS. Now he’s is in a senior role at the EPA, where he has proposed scrapping that rule, and shifting the cleanup costs onto taxpayers.
An Industry Insider’s Changes at the E.P.A. Could Cost Taxpayers Billions
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Outrageous! Early this year, lawyer Steven Cook represented chemical companies suing to block a new rule that would force them to clean up PFAS. Now he’s is in a senior role at the EPA, where he has proposed scrapping that rule, and shifting the cleanup costs onto taxpayers.
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The picture I submitted for my passport was rejected yet again.
I thought those nudes were tasteful.
I thought those nudes were tasteful.
August 28, 2025 at 12:51 AM
The picture I submitted for my passport was rejected yet again.
I thought those nudes were tasteful.
I thought those nudes were tasteful.
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If Mr is pronounced Mister then Dr should be pronounced Dister.
Wife: It's too early for your shit.
Wife: It's too early for your shit.
August 28, 2025 at 7:26 AM
If Mr is pronounced Mister then Dr should be pronounced Dister.
Wife: It's too early for your shit.
Wife: It's too early for your shit.
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I hate it when I imagine how a conversation will go and then in the actual conversation the person goes off script. That’s not your line, Todd.
August 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I hate it when I imagine how a conversation will go and then in the actual conversation the person goes off script. That’s not your line, Todd.
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The biggest tool of the undersea kingdom is the hammerhead shark.
August 28, 2025 at 9:39 AM
The biggest tool of the undersea kingdom is the hammerhead shark.
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If I had psychic powers, I wouldn't be surprised.
August 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
If I had psychic powers, I wouldn't be surprised.
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A quick visual catch-up on all the countries now isolating the US.
August 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
A quick visual catch-up on all the countries now isolating the US.
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We might finally see some change when the families of mass shooting victims inevitably become the voting majority.
August 28, 2025 at 1:04 PM
We might finally see some change when the families of mass shooting victims inevitably become the voting majority.
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So excited to present & join in the Autistic Burnout Network Conference today
Further burnout signposting/ research/ community resources/ videos/ podcasts/ books available here:
autisticrealms.com/resources/bu...
Further burnout signposting/ research/ community resources/ videos/ podcasts/ books available here:
autisticrealms.com/resources/bu...
Burnout Resources & Signposting | Autistic Realms
Autistic Burnout resources for young people, families & educational settings to help develop understanding and support healing. Signposting & Ideas ...
autisticrealms.com
May 17, 2025 at 10:39 AM
So excited to present & join in the Autistic Burnout Network Conference today
Further burnout signposting/ research/ community resources/ videos/ podcasts/ books available here:
autisticrealms.com/resources/bu...
Further burnout signposting/ research/ community resources/ videos/ podcasts/ books available here:
autisticrealms.com/resources/bu...