Joelle Maslak
@jmaslak.bsky.social
Just another neurodivergent techie. Expect to see me talk about computer networks, feminism, human rights, and autism--and how they are connected. Delcared un-American by the US government.
It is trans awareness week, but I would settle for “recognize trans folk as human” week.
November 14, 2025 at 7:03 AM
It is trans awareness week, but I would settle for “recognize trans folk as human” week.
When I came out as trans, I got treated as a woman immediately.
One friend (unprompted) explained why he wouldn’t fuck me (but would be open to me giving him oral sex).
A family member asked if I ”trick” men in bars.
I was told I am prettier if I smile.
All within one week of going full time.
One friend (unprompted) explained why he wouldn’t fuck me (but would be open to me giving him oral sex).
A family member asked if I ”trick” men in bars.
I was told I am prettier if I smile.
All within one week of going full time.
November 14, 2025 at 6:18 AM
When I came out as trans, I got treated as a woman immediately.
One friend (unprompted) explained why he wouldn’t fuck me (but would be open to me giving him oral sex).
A family member asked if I ”trick” men in bars.
I was told I am prettier if I smile.
All within one week of going full time.
One friend (unprompted) explained why he wouldn’t fuck me (but would be open to me giving him oral sex).
A family member asked if I ”trick” men in bars.
I was told I am prettier if I smile.
All within one week of going full time.
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The summer my daughter was 15, she participated in a science camp. And even though the camp bus dropped her off less than a half mile from our home, I had to pick her up from the bus stop. Because the camp required that parents pick up their minor children.
This post is not about a bus stop.
This post is not about a bus stop.
November 14, 2025 at 4:32 AM
The summer my daughter was 15, she participated in a science camp. And even though the camp bus dropped her off less than a half mile from our home, I had to pick her up from the bus stop. Because the camp required that parents pick up their minor children.
This post is not about a bus stop.
This post is not about a bus stop.
And I'll name one of mine: Sometimes I tell my airline I have trouble hearing (since I won't understand in-flight safety announcements if they are ever needed). That pretty much guarantees they'll have a wheelchair with my name on it when I land, which, for some reason, does not help me hear.
Disabled folks, what are some useless accommodations/adjustments you've seen offered? Like good intent, bad implementation?
November 14, 2025 at 5:29 AM
And I'll name one of mine: Sometimes I tell my airline I have trouble hearing (since I won't understand in-flight safety announcements if they are ever needed). That pretty much guarantees they'll have a wheelchair with my name on it when I land, which, for some reason, does not help me hear.
Disabled folks, what are some useless accommodations/adjustments you've seen offered? Like good intent, bad implementation?
November 14, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Disabled folks, what are some useless accommodations/adjustments you've seen offered? Like good intent, bad implementation?
I'm thinking about how (many) neurotypicals think autistics are broken because we don't like doing immoral shit even in private. (seriously, researchers attribute our apparently lower level of hypocrisy to deficits).
November 14, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I'm thinking about how (many) neurotypicals think autistics are broken because we don't like doing immoral shit even in private. (seriously, researchers attribute our apparently lower level of hypocrisy to deficits).
Most people do *not* want to have sex with 15-year-olds.
November 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Most people do *not* want to have sex with 15-year-olds.
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Drive thru person: hi, will you be using our app today?
Me, a mid-30s octogenarian, becoming panicked and discombobulated in the face of changing society: n-no? I’m outside the restaurant in my car
Me, a mid-30s octogenarian, becoming panicked and discombobulated in the face of changing society: n-no? I’m outside the restaurant in my car
November 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Drive thru person: hi, will you be using our app today?
Me, a mid-30s octogenarian, becoming panicked and discombobulated in the face of changing society: n-no? I’m outside the restaurant in my car
Me, a mid-30s octogenarian, becoming panicked and discombobulated in the face of changing society: n-no? I’m outside the restaurant in my car
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My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
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Why Won’t the U.S. Stop Child Marriage?
A majority of Americans assume #childmarriage is illegal in the U.S. but in fact, it's prevalent here and LEGAL IN 34 STATES. Lack of a strong legal framework to prevent it in the U.S. contributes to its prevalence.
msmagazine.com/2025/11/11/u...
A majority of Americans assume #childmarriage is illegal in the U.S. but in fact, it's prevalent here and LEGAL IN 34 STATES. Lack of a strong legal framework to prevent it in the U.S. contributes to its prevalence.
msmagazine.com/2025/11/11/u...
November 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Why Won’t the U.S. Stop Child Marriage?
A majority of Americans assume #childmarriage is illegal in the U.S. but in fact, it's prevalent here and LEGAL IN 34 STATES. Lack of a strong legal framework to prevent it in the U.S. contributes to its prevalence.
msmagazine.com/2025/11/11/u...
A majority of Americans assume #childmarriage is illegal in the U.S. but in fact, it's prevalent here and LEGAL IN 34 STATES. Lack of a strong legal framework to prevent it in the U.S. contributes to its prevalence.
msmagazine.com/2025/11/11/u...
I wonder what real door dash wages are (not “per delivery” but per shift) this year compared to previous years…
November 12, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I wonder what real door dash wages are (not “per delivery” but per shift) this year compared to previous years…
I think a lot of this cones down to what you see the purpose of education as. Is it to give you privileges or is it to give you understanding? I suspect that is the root of the “they are indoctrinating me!” garbage.
I routinely disagrees with my professors in essays (and got A’s) for my recent degree. heck one prof commented, “I can always count on Joelle telling me what was wrong with the class readings” which was a compliment. They want thinking, not indoctrination.
Okay so I once asked Nikki Haley why she kept bringing up this one set piece in her stump speech, which was about her son vaguely having to lie just to get an A in college.
It didn’t go super well
It didn’t go super well
November 12, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I think a lot of this cones down to what you see the purpose of education as. Is it to give you privileges or is it to give you understanding? I suspect that is the root of the “they are indoctrinating me!” garbage.
I routinely disagrees with my professors in essays (and got A’s) for my recent degree. heck one prof commented, “I can always count on Joelle telling me what was wrong with the class readings” which was a compliment. They want thinking, not indoctrination.
Okay so I once asked Nikki Haley why she kept bringing up this one set piece in her stump speech, which was about her son vaguely having to lie just to get an A in college.
It didn’t go super well
It didn’t go super well
November 11, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I routinely disagrees with my professors in essays (and got A’s) for my recent degree. heck one prof commented, “I can always count on Joelle telling me what was wrong with the class readings” which was a compliment. They want thinking, not indoctrination.
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) in the USA are a scam. Really. You cannot save enough money to cover cancer.
November 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) in the USA are a scam. Really. You cannot save enough money to cover cancer.
I asked Google, "How far is Welington, NZ from Sydney, AU?
First page results: Everything from a few hundred km (probably confusing Wellington, NZ for Wellington, AU) to 22,000 km which isn't even possible because that would be *more* than halfway around the earth. Enshitification.
First page results: Everything from a few hundred km (probably confusing Wellington, NZ for Wellington, AU) to 22,000 km which isn't even possible because that would be *more* than halfway around the earth. Enshitification.
November 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I asked Google, "How far is Welington, NZ from Sydney, AU?
First page results: Everything from a few hundred km (probably confusing Wellington, NZ for Wellington, AU) to 22,000 km which isn't even possible because that would be *more* than halfway around the earth. Enshitification.
First page results: Everything from a few hundred km (probably confusing Wellington, NZ for Wellington, AU) to 22,000 km which isn't even possible because that would be *more* than halfway around the earth. Enshitification.
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this is literally never not accurate
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
this is literally never not accurate
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a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
I am glad I learned how I travel best. I ended up being delayed due to a broken plane which meant I arrived a day later than I expected. On longer trips I schedule a low key day for day after arrival with nothing I will miss not doing. I usually use it to explore. #ActuallyAutistic
November 10, 2025 at 7:49 AM
I am glad I learned how I travel best. I ended up being delayed due to a broken plane which meant I arrived a day later than I expected. On longer trips I schedule a low key day for day after arrival with nothing I will miss not doing. I usually use it to explore. #ActuallyAutistic
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Also, queer representation is down right now, in a culture that’s increasingly hostile to us. So we need more stories beyond the pattern of “assimilated queer couple, likely where one dies”. We deserve a wider range of queer lives on screen.
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Also, queer representation is down right now, in a culture that’s increasingly hostile to us. So we need more stories beyond the pattern of “assimilated queer couple, likely where one dies”. We deserve a wider range of queer lives on screen.
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Maybe Zohran Mamdani should have come out for ending the shutdown so Democratic Senators could have opposed it.
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Maybe Zohran Mamdani should have come out for ending the shutdown so Democratic Senators could have opposed it.
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As many of you know, a handful of Dem Sens have voted on a CR that keeps the government funded until Jan 30, which would end the shutdown. For those watching for anti-trans provisions, there are none in the CR.
Senate Vets-MilCon, Leg, Ag minibus bills for FY26 have no riders.
Senate Vets-MilCon, Leg, Ag minibus bills for FY26 have no riders.
Dems have spent the past two months saying they're fighting to address the crisis of spiking healthcare costs and now they're caving for a deal that does nothing to address healthcare costs ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
November 10, 2025 at 4:43 AM
As many of you know, a handful of Dem Sens have voted on a CR that keeps the government funded until Jan 30, which would end the shutdown. For those watching for anti-trans provisions, there are none in the CR.
Senate Vets-MilCon, Leg, Ag minibus bills for FY26 have no riders.
Senate Vets-MilCon, Leg, Ag minibus bills for FY26 have no riders.
Clearly the US needs a political party to counter the two right wing ones.
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Clearly the US needs a political party to counter the two right wing ones.
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Maybe important to note it was the disruption in air travel that Democrats couldn't stand and not, you know, 40+ million people not knowing where their next meal was coming from.
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Maybe important to note it was the disruption in air travel that Democrats couldn't stand and not, you know, 40+ million people not knowing where their next meal was coming from.
So no health care subsidy extensions and a trans medicaid ban, right?
November 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
So no health care subsidy extensions and a trans medicaid ban, right?