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🎁 For this holiday season, consider gifting COLOR TASTE TEXTURE! It’s a great primer for people of all ages with little to no experience cooking. If you have some neurodivergent friends and family, or parents of littles, they might love this! It’s not just a cookbook, it’s a new approach to food. 🎁
I’m an Autistic classically trained chef and I wrote a food aversion acceptance cookbook and guide titled COLOR TASTE TEXTURE, that’s all about finding out what works for specific sensory needs and how to customize food for them. It’s useful for all ages, no cooking experience necessary.
Color Taste Texture by Matthew Broberg-Moffitt: 9780593538593 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
An accessible family cookbook that offers solutions rather than tricks to empower the food-averse, autistic, and picky eater, with 46 recipes. This much-needed cookbook combines tips and techniques.....
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:40 PM
🎁 For this holiday season, consider gifting COLOR TASTE TEXTURE! It’s a great primer for people of all ages with little to no experience cooking. If you have some neurodivergent friends and family, or parents of littles, they might love this! It’s not just a cookbook, it’s a new approach to food. 🎁
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
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Congress must act to stop parts of the Department of Education from being moved to other agencies. Help us protect the rights of disabled students. Learn what you can do: autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/tell...
November 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Congress must act to stop parts of the Department of Education from being moved to other agencies. Help us protect the rights of disabled students. Learn what you can do: autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/tell...
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It stops sorting your inbox into folders, btw, when you turn this off. As the inbox folders predate Gemini, this is a passive-aggressive attempt to make gmail a miserable experience unless you turn AI on, not a necessity.
Really, *really* inconvenient but makes me more determined to keep it off.
Really, *really* inconvenient but makes me more determined to keep it off.
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 21, 2025 at 7:02 AM
It stops sorting your inbox into folders, btw, when you turn this off. As the inbox folders predate Gemini, this is a passive-aggressive attempt to make gmail a miserable experience unless you turn AI on, not a necessity.
Really, *really* inconvenient but makes me more determined to keep it off.
Really, *really* inconvenient but makes me more determined to keep it off.
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The latest update to US CDC's website on autism and vaccination is, sadly, a major blow to the credibility of this institution. Because it undermines faith in any impartiality. It's going to take a major effort to reconstruct its status, assuming it even survives the next few years.
November 20, 2025 at 10:11 AM
The latest update to US CDC's website on autism and vaccination is, sadly, a major blow to the credibility of this institution. Because it undermines faith in any impartiality. It's going to take a major effort to reconstruct its status, assuming it even survives the next few years.
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Page One in Iowa.
November 20, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Page One in Iowa.
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So the full title is COLOR TASTE TEXTURE: Recipes for Picky Eaters, Those with Food Aversion, and Anyone Who’s Ever Cringed at Food. I know that “picky eaters” is a loaded term, the sole purpose of it in the title is so it can be found by the most people. It’s used sparingly within the book itself.
I’m an Autistic classically trained chef and I wrote a food aversion acceptance cookbook and guide titled COLOR TASTE TEXTURE, that’s all about finding out what works for specific sensory needs and how to customize food for them. It’s useful for all ages, no cooking experience necessary.
Color Taste Texture by Matthew Broberg-Moffitt: 9780593538593 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
An accessible family cookbook that offers solutions rather than tricks to empower the food-averse, autistic, and picky eater, with 46 recipes. This much-needed cookbook combines tips and techniques.....
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
So the full title is COLOR TASTE TEXTURE: Recipes for Picky Eaters, Those with Food Aversion, and Anyone Who’s Ever Cringed at Food. I know that “picky eaters” is a loaded term, the sole purpose of it in the title is so it can be found by the most people. It’s used sparingly within the book itself.
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Across Brazil, families of missing loved ones have turned food into a form of remembrance.
In 'Flavours of Longing', they share the dishes that carry their memories.
📖 Download it here for free in English or Portuguese 👉🏽 missingpersons.icrc.org/library/sabo...
In 'Flavours of Longing', they share the dishes that carry their memories.
📖 Download it here for free in English or Portuguese 👉🏽 missingpersons.icrc.org/library/sabo...
November 12, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Across Brazil, families of missing loved ones have turned food into a form of remembrance.
In 'Flavours of Longing', they share the dishes that carry their memories.
📖 Download it here for free in English or Portuguese 👉🏽 missingpersons.icrc.org/library/sabo...
In 'Flavours of Longing', they share the dishes that carry their memories.
📖 Download it here for free in English or Portuguese 👉🏽 missingpersons.icrc.org/library/sabo...
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#Egypt becomes the 27th country validated by WHO for eliminating #trachoma as a public health problem!
This marks a historic public health milestone for the country.
Trachoma remains a public health problem in 30 countries and is the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness.
This marks a historic public health milestone for the country.
Trachoma remains a public health problem in 30 countries and is the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness.
November 12, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Alley Cat Allies also has a gallery of other options from $$$ to more cheap DIY plans. And of course work with your local TNR groups if possible make sure everyone is spayed/neutered. 👍 www.alleycat.org/resources/fe...
Community Cat Shelter Options Gallery
Providing outdoor shelters for community cats helps them stay warm and safe during even the chilliest months!
www.alleycat.org
November 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Alley Cat Allies also has a gallery of other options from $$$ to more cheap DIY plans. And of course work with your local TNR groups if possible make sure everyone is spayed/neutered. 👍 www.alleycat.org/resources/fe...
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This short documentary is absolutely gut-wrenching to watch. Children are starving to death due to USAID cuts that were made in our name. I can’t imagine any of my fellow Americans supporting this devastation. Meanwhile, Elon Musk gets a $1 trillion pay package approved by Tesla.
No other agency of the U.S. government has saved more lives per dollar than U.S.A.I.D.—it supplied medicine, food, and staffing for some of the most desperate and vulnerable. A new short documentary shows the impact of its dismantling. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/2a5Jm5
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
This short documentary is absolutely gut-wrenching to watch. Children are starving to death due to USAID cuts that were made in our name. I can’t imagine any of my fellow Americans supporting this devastation. Meanwhile, Elon Musk gets a $1 trillion pay package approved by Tesla.
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Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
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Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
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Loving this idea from
@docnmolly.bsky.social
Share with your reps -
Every House Dem:
✅ Show up to work.
📣 Make a big deal about it. You're working & ready to fix the shutdown mess.
🎭 Bored? Do a mock swearing in of Grijalva.
Be creative. Just do something.
Like House Rep Ansari 👇
@docnmolly.bsky.social
Share with your reps -
Every House Dem:
✅ Show up to work.
📣 Make a big deal about it. You're working & ready to fix the shutdown mess.
🎭 Bored? Do a mock swearing in of Grijalva.
Be creative. Just do something.
Like House Rep Ansari 👇
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Loving this idea from
@docnmolly.bsky.social
Share with your reps -
Every House Dem:
✅ Show up to work.
📣 Make a big deal about it. You're working & ready to fix the shutdown mess.
🎭 Bored? Do a mock swearing in of Grijalva.
Be creative. Just do something.
Like House Rep Ansari 👇
@docnmolly.bsky.social
Share with your reps -
Every House Dem:
✅ Show up to work.
📣 Make a big deal about it. You're working & ready to fix the shutdown mess.
🎭 Bored? Do a mock swearing in of Grijalva.
Be creative. Just do something.
Like House Rep Ansari 👇
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heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.
November 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.
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They know what’s coming
November 2, 2025 at 11:42 PM
They know what’s coming
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Revealed: Inequality is making pandemics more likely, more deadly and more costly. ‘Inequality-pandemic cycle’ must be broken to achieve health security.
Read the report: www.unaids.org/sites/defaul...
Read the press release: www.unaids.org/en/resources...
Read the report: www.unaids.org/sites/defaul...
Read the press release: www.unaids.org/en/resources...
November 2, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Revealed: Inequality is making pandemics more likely, more deadly and more costly. ‘Inequality-pandemic cycle’ must be broken to achieve health security.
Read the report: www.unaids.org/sites/defaul...
Read the press release: www.unaids.org/en/resources...
Read the report: www.unaids.org/sites/defaul...
Read the press release: www.unaids.org/en/resources...
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donate to Feeding America today or I’ll stop/start posting Alf hog
Got tired of reading the news and getting mad. Feeding America backs 200+ food banks around the country and I've seeded with $500 for now. I'll match up to another $500 myself.
Pass the hat, RTs graciously appreciated, etc.
Pass the hat, RTs graciously appreciated, etc.
I'm supporting Feeding America!
To feed America’s hungry through food banks and engage our country in the fight to end hunger
teamfeed.feedingamerica.org
November 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
donate to Feeding America today or I’ll stop/start posting Alf hog
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Area Man Afraid Some Woman Might Come Out Of The Woodwork To Hold Him Accountable For Something https://theonion.com/area-man-afraid-some-woman-might-come-out-of-the-woodwo-1820345646/
November 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Area Man Afraid Some Woman Might Come Out Of The Woodwork To Hold Him Accountable For Something https://theonion.com/area-man-afraid-some-woman-might-come-out-of-the-woodwo-1820345646/
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If you see any business owners belittling SNAP recipients for accepting government money to get through tough times, maybe look them up on @propublica.org's PPP Loan Tracker to see if they got any of the $793B in bailout money (96% of which was forgiven)
projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/...
projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/...
Tracking PPP: Search Every Company Approved for Federal Loans - ProPublica
As part of the Paycheck Protection Program, the federal government has provided hundreds of billions in financial support to banks to make low-interest loans to companies and nonprofit organizations i...
projects.propublica.org
November 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
If you see any business owners belittling SNAP recipients for accepting government money to get through tough times, maybe look them up on @propublica.org's PPP Loan Tracker to see if they got any of the $793B in bailout money (96% of which was forgiven)
projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/...
projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/...
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Neguse: "Does anyone here not believe that with one phone call from Speaker Johnson -- one phone call to the president or the secretary of ag -- that those funds would be released tomorrow? And that families wouldn't go starving by the weekend?"
October 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Neguse: "Does anyone here not believe that with one phone call from Speaker Johnson -- one phone call to the president or the secretary of ag -- that those funds would be released tomorrow? And that families wouldn't go starving by the weekend?"
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"Gender-affirming care is not an abstract issue — it is life-saving health care," writes Joseph Torre of the Resilience Resource Center. "For our young people, it is the difference between fear and hope, despair and possibility."
epgn.com/2025/10/16/g...
epgn.com/2025/10/16/g...
Gov. Shapiro listened to young Pennsylvanians — and then he acted - Philadelphia Gay News
Gov. Josh Shapiro met with young people from the Resilience Resource Center and LGBTQ+ communities across Pennsylvania — and then he acted.
epgn.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
"Gender-affirming care is not an abstract issue — it is life-saving health care," writes Joseph Torre of the Resilience Resource Center. "For our young people, it is the difference between fear and hope, despair and possibility."
epgn.com/2025/10/16/g...
epgn.com/2025/10/16/g...
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US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month reut.rs/3WohHMk
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday that food benefits under one of the country's biggest social assistance programs will not be issued next month amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.
reut.rs
October 26, 2025 at 2:50 AM
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month reut.rs/3WohHMk
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“The president’s bailout of his ally, President Javier Milei of Argentina, has rankled many Iowans, since China moved immediately after it was announced to lock up Argentine soybean exports to fill the gap from Beijing’s boycott of American soy. “Who are you subsidizing, our competitors or us?”
In Trump-Friendly Iowa, the President’s Policies Have Hit Hard
www.nytimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
“The president’s bailout of his ally, President Javier Milei of Argentina, has rankled many Iowans, since China moved immediately after it was announced to lock up Argentine soybean exports to fill the gap from Beijing’s boycott of American soy. “Who are you subsidizing, our competitors or us?”
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THE DEAD COME TO STAY features #autistic protagonist Jo Jones, a murder on the moors, stolen artifacts, dodgy real estate billionaires, Jammie Dodgers, & terrible carpeting. Humor+intrigue #LGBTQ #neurodivergent representation!
“A classic whodunit and a deeper family mystery.” –The Washington Post
“A classic whodunit and a deeper family mystery.” –The Washington Post
The Dead Come to Stay
“A classic whodunit and a deeper family mystery.” –The Washington PostA delightful new cozy crime novel from the award-winning author of the "twisty, e...
www.harpercollins.com
October 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
THE DEAD COME TO STAY features #autistic protagonist Jo Jones, a murder on the moors, stolen artifacts, dodgy real estate billionaires, Jammie Dodgers, & terrible carpeting. Humor+intrigue #LGBTQ #neurodivergent representation!
“A classic whodunit and a deeper family mystery.” –The Washington Post
“A classic whodunit and a deeper family mystery.” –The Washington Post