Kristen Cal
@kcal68.bsky.social
Californian Down Under. Proudly neurodivergent.
On this date 10 years ago, Steve Silberman's incredible book, NeuroTribes, was published. Every year on August 25th, I donate a new copy to a local street library, along with a note expressing how much Steve's work meant to me and the importance of learning from and amplifying Autistic voices.
August 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
On this date 10 years ago, Steve Silberman's incredible book, NeuroTribes, was published. Every year on August 25th, I donate a new copy to a local street library, along with a note expressing how much Steve's work meant to me and the importance of learning from and amplifying Autistic voices.
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Look if we’re ignoring Supreme Court rulings then every American woman has a right to an abortion again
April 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Look if we’re ignoring Supreme Court rulings then every American woman has a right to an abortion again
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Things that actually destroy children:
• measles
• bullets shot from guns
• environmental disasters
• lack of healthcare
• lack of accurate information about sexuality and gender
• measles
• bullets shot from guns
• environmental disasters
• lack of healthcare
• lack of accurate information about sexuality and gender
Robert F Kennedy retires the old canard, he says "Autism destroys familes." He says it destroys children.
April 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Things that actually destroy children:
• measles
• bullets shot from guns
• environmental disasters
• lack of healthcare
• lack of accurate information about sexuality and gender
• measles
• bullets shot from guns
• environmental disasters
• lack of healthcare
• lack of accurate information about sexuality and gender
"The reason you should care about this is not that it could happen to you but that it is already happening to others. It is happening to people who, we claim, have rights just because we are human. It is happening to me, personally."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/o...
Opinion | There’s a Name for What Trump Is Doing to Trans People: Denationalizing (Gift Article)
The message is that we are a threat to the nation. The subtext is that we are not of this nation.
www.nytimes.com
March 17, 2025 at 10:49 AM
"The reason you should care about this is not that it could happen to you but that it is already happening to others. It is happening to people who, we claim, have rights just because we are human. It is happening to me, personally."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/o...
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In a world of Gavin Newsoms, be a Tim Walz.
March 6, 2025 at 11:35 PM
In a world of Gavin Newsoms, be a Tim Walz.
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Michelle Obama: Kids should have nutritious meals.
The pro-life party: This is an outrage!
RFK Jr: Kids should have measles, mumps, and polio.
The pro-life party: Yes, king! Tell it like it is!
The pro-life party: This is an outrage!
RFK Jr: Kids should have measles, mumps, and polio.
The pro-life party: Yes, king! Tell it like it is!
March 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Michelle Obama: Kids should have nutritious meals.
The pro-life party: This is an outrage!
RFK Jr: Kids should have measles, mumps, and polio.
The pro-life party: Yes, king! Tell it like it is!
The pro-life party: This is an outrage!
RFK Jr: Kids should have measles, mumps, and polio.
The pro-life party: Yes, king! Tell it like it is!
When hate is loud, love must be louder.
What a privilege to be a part of the Free Mum Hugs Australia community.
What a privilege to be a part of the Free Mum Hugs Australia community.
March 2, 2025 at 6:51 AM
When hate is loud, love must be louder.
What a privilege to be a part of the Free Mum Hugs Australia community.
What a privilege to be a part of the Free Mum Hugs Australia community.
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The fact that the USA has banned visas for trans people but welcomed rapist Andrew Tate shows how all this "defending women" stuff is total bullshit
February 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The fact that the USA has banned visas for trans people but welcomed rapist Andrew Tate shows how all this "defending women" stuff is total bullshit
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The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame.
The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.
It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.
It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
February 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame.
The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.
It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.
It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
Proud to have been one of the thousands of people across Australia taking part in today's Protect Trans Youth National Day of Action, organized by the incredible @transjusticeau.bsky.social. Trans young people deserve to the opportunity to thrive.
Thousands Rally Across The Country To Support Trans Youth - Star Observer
Large crowds have turned out across the country today to show their support for trans youth for the National Day Of Action.
www.starobserver.com.au
February 8, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Proud to have been one of the thousands of people across Australia taking part in today's Protect Trans Youth National Day of Action, organized by the incredible @transjusticeau.bsky.social. Trans young people deserve to the opportunity to thrive.
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Jerome Stueart
"The Gulf of Empathy," (11 x 15) watercolor, mixed media, pen and ink on paper. Learn more/support the artist here: jeromestueart.com.
"The Gulf of Empathy," (11 x 15) watercolor, mixed media, pen and ink on paper. Learn more/support the artist here: jeromestueart.com.
February 2, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Jerome Stueart
"The Gulf of Empathy," (11 x 15) watercolor, mixed media, pen and ink on paper. Learn more/support the artist here: jeromestueart.com.
"The Gulf of Empathy," (11 x 15) watercolor, mixed media, pen and ink on paper. Learn more/support the artist here: jeromestueart.com.
A poem by Andrea Gibson, Colorado's Poet Laureate.
Image text:
No Such Thing As The Innocent Bystander
Silence rides shotgun
wherever hate goes.
Image text:
No Such Thing As The Innocent Bystander
Silence rides shotgun
wherever hate goes.
February 1, 2025 at 1:54 PM
A poem by Andrea Gibson, Colorado's Poet Laureate.
Image text:
No Such Thing As The Innocent Bystander
Silence rides shotgun
wherever hate goes.
Image text:
No Such Thing As The Innocent Bystander
Silence rides shotgun
wherever hate goes.
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1. On Saturday, JK Rowling falsely claimed that "there are no trans kids."
Her disinformation about the existence of trans people was viewed millions of times.
She also previously falsely claimed trans people weren't targeted in the Holocaust.
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Her disinformation about the existence of trans people was viewed millions of times.
She also previously falsely claimed trans people weren't targeted in the Holocaust.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
JK Rowling Falsely Claims "There Are No Trans Kids"
The children's book author and anti-trans activist has increasingly denied the existence of transgender people.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 29, 2024 at 6:59 PM
1. On Saturday, JK Rowling falsely claimed that "there are no trans kids."
Her disinformation about the existence of trans people was viewed millions of times.
She also previously falsely claimed trans people weren't targeted in the Holocaust.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
Her disinformation about the existence of trans people was viewed millions of times.
She also previously falsely claimed trans people weren't targeted in the Holocaust.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
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WE ARE STILL IN THIS.
Wipe your tears.
This is the difficult business of hope and defying expectation.
We do not give up.
We run through the tape.
Y’all aren’t allowed to throw in the towel until I do. 😉
Big breath. Locked in. Let’s do this.
Wipe your tears.
This is the difficult business of hope and defying expectation.
We do not give up.
We run through the tape.
Y’all aren’t allowed to throw in the towel until I do. 😉
Big breath. Locked in. Let’s do this.
December 17, 2024 at 3:58 AM
WE ARE STILL IN THIS.
Wipe your tears.
This is the difficult business of hope and defying expectation.
We do not give up.
We run through the tape.
Y’all aren’t allowed to throw in the towel until I do. 😉
Big breath. Locked in. Let’s do this.
Wipe your tears.
This is the difficult business of hope and defying expectation.
We do not give up.
We run through the tape.
Y’all aren’t allowed to throw in the towel until I do. 😉
Big breath. Locked in. Let’s do this.
What a privilege to have interned for Congressman John Spratt when I was a college student. He was an exceptional leader and human being.
www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/sc-news/2024...
www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/sc-news/2024...
John Spratt, former SC congressman who introduced ACA in the U.S. House, dies at 82
John M. Spratt was an influential and respected member of the Democratic party for decades. He died with his family by his side Saturday.
www.southcarolinapublicradio.org
December 16, 2024 at 4:51 AM
What a privilege to have interned for Congressman John Spratt when I was a college student. He was an exceptional leader and human being.
www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/sc-news/2024...
www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/sc-news/2024...
My #neurodivergent heart loves this. Does anyone know the original author?
Learn more about pebbling as a ND love language here: stimpunks.org/2022/01/22/t...
Learn more about pebbling as a ND love language here: stimpunks.org/2022/01/22/t...
December 7, 2024 at 10:11 AM
My #neurodivergent heart loves this. Does anyone know the original author?
Learn more about pebbling as a ND love language here: stimpunks.org/2022/01/22/t...
Learn more about pebbling as a ND love language here: stimpunks.org/2022/01/22/t...
December 7, 2024 at 4:34 AM
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Take your hate somewhere else.
The anti-LGBTQ+ account was suspended after just nine days on Bluesky—and users are applauding the X alternative for its actual content moderation.
MAGA Account 'Libs Of TikTok' Banned From Bluesky After Just 9 Days—And People Are Cheering
Take your hate somewhere else.
www.comicsands.com
December 5, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Take your hate somewhere else.
I shot this cool picture on my old iphone, four years ago on this date in 2021 (Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, NSW Australia).
December 4, 2024 at 11:03 AM
I shot this cool picture on my old iphone, four years ago on this date in 2021 (Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, NSW Australia).
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Here's your daily reminder that bookstores keep the love of reading alive — but they also keep neighborhoods beautiful. They are places to gather, to celebrate stories, to find community.
Please do your holiday shopping at your local independent bookstore, if you are lucky enough to still have one.
Please do your holiday shopping at your local independent bookstore, if you are lucky enough to still have one.
December 3, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Here's your daily reminder that bookstores keep the love of reading alive — but they also keep neighborhoods beautiful. They are places to gather, to celebrate stories, to find community.
Please do your holiday shopping at your local independent bookstore, if you are lucky enough to still have one.
Please do your holiday shopping at your local independent bookstore, if you are lucky enough to still have one.
So cool!
Mary Tyler Moore accidentally nailed a perfect trick shot in *The Dick Van Dyke Show* (1962)—on the FIRST take.
It was supposed to be done by a pro, but she shocked everyone and pulled it off herself. Absolute legend. 🎱✨
#ClassicTV #FunFacts
It was supposed to be done by a pro, but she shocked everyone and pulled it off herself. Absolute legend. 🎱✨
#ClassicTV #FunFacts
November 30, 2024 at 10:48 AM
So cool!