Sara Nicola Ruth
@saranicolaruth.bsky.social
#AdopteeAnthropology 🥚 | “We’re here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is” - Kurt Vonnegut
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If you're in the UK, autistic or not, please sign this.
Millions of autistic people have been abused and traumatized by ABA, including myself.
I haven't been in ABA since 1997 and I'm still managing the trauma today.
Millions of autistic people have been abused and traumatized by ABA, including myself.
I haven't been in ABA since 1997 and I'm still managing the trauma today.
New petition: "Ban Applied Behaviour Analysis Therapy designed to reduce Autistic Stimming"
Deadline 25 August 2025, created by Kael Hopkinson
#NewPetition
Deadline 25 August 2025, created by Kael Hopkinson
#NewPetition
New petition: Ban Applied Behaviour Analysis Therapy designed to reduce Autistic Stimming
The Government should ban Applied Behaviour Analysis Therapy (“ABA”), for the purpose of reducing soothing “stimming” behaviours in people with autism spectrum disorder.
petition.parliament.uk
February 25, 2025 at 10:47 AM
If you're in the UK, autistic or not, please sign this.
Millions of autistic people have been abused and traumatized by ABA, including myself.
I haven't been in ABA since 1997 and I'm still managing the trauma today.
Millions of autistic people have been abused and traumatized by ABA, including myself.
I haven't been in ABA since 1997 and I'm still managing the trauma today.
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hell yeah what a precursor
February 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
hell yeah what a precursor
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Garcia was removed from her mother a few days after birth and sent abroad for adoption, one of as many as 20,000 children authorities estimate were forcibly taken from their parents by a military government that saw int'l adoptions as a way to reduce child poverty.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Mother reunites with American daughter taken as baby during Chile's dictatorship
"I knew she'd find me," Edita Bizama, 64, said from her home in the Chilean port city of San Antonio after finally reuniting with the daughter who was taken from her over 40 years ago during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.
www.reuters.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Garcia was removed from her mother a few days after birth and sent abroad for adoption, one of as many as 20,000 children authorities estimate were forcibly taken from their parents by a military government that saw int'l adoptions as a way to reduce child poverty.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
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Today is the deadline to send your response 👇👇👇
Are you in the UK? Are you a creative? Then you'll want to read this and respond. Ditto if you know someone who's in the creative fields.
#AIUK #GenerativeAI #UKLaw #copyright #CopyrightLaw #UKarts #UKwriters #UKartists #UKphotographers #IntellectualProperty #IntellectualPropertyRights
#AIUK #GenerativeAI #UKLaw #copyright #CopyrightLaw #UKarts #UKwriters #UKartists #UKphotographers #IntellectualProperty #IntellectualPropertyRights
Generative AI and copyright: why you should respond to the government consultation
The UK government is consulting on potential changes to copyright law that would make it easier for the AI industry to exploit creative work produced by humans. This has serious implications for NU…
oxfordnuj.wordpress.com
February 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Today is the deadline to send your response 👇👇👇
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1/ If the Government goes ahead with its proposals on AI, it will give tech companies the ability "to take what they like, when they like, without informing or compensating the writers of the work they use to train their models," says WGGB President Sandi Toksvig
writersguild.org.uk/copyright-ai/
writersguild.org.uk/copyright-ai/
February 24, 2025 at 9:56 AM
1/ If the Government goes ahead with its proposals on AI, it will give tech companies the ability "to take what they like, when they like, without informing or compensating the writers of the work they use to train their models," says WGGB President Sandi Toksvig
writersguild.org.uk/copyright-ai/
writersguild.org.uk/copyright-ai/
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Again, it is not enough to throw up your hands and say "well every platform hosts Nazis."
Substack is not merely a hosting platform. They make editorial decisions when they pay people like Bari Weiss to launch media outlets.
They pay Nazis and have said they refuse to demonetize them. So... yeah.
Substack is not merely a hosting platform. They make editorial decisions when they pay people like Bari Weiss to launch media outlets.
They pay Nazis and have said they refuse to demonetize them. So... yeah.
One thing I’m seeing is people saying “I’m not leaving Substack just because there are people there I disagree with.”
Ok but Substack is PAYING those people to be there. They are paying Bari Weiss, for example.
It’s not like Wordpress which is just a host. Substack is making editorial decisions.
Ok but Substack is PAYING those people to be there. They are paying Bari Weiss, for example.
It’s not like Wordpress which is just a host. Substack is making editorial decisions.
January 31, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Again, it is not enough to throw up your hands and say "well every platform hosts Nazis."
Substack is not merely a hosting platform. They make editorial decisions when they pay people like Bari Weiss to launch media outlets.
They pay Nazis and have said they refuse to demonetize them. So... yeah.
Substack is not merely a hosting platform. They make editorial decisions when they pay people like Bari Weiss to launch media outlets.
They pay Nazis and have said they refuse to demonetize them. So... yeah.
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My adoptive mother split my original name into syllables, then added her name to one of them. My name meant "beautiful blossom 🪷." Now, it roughly translates to "do things with emotional difficulty 😢." My name became my reality 🥚
February 23, 2025 at 12:08 AM
My adoptive mother split my original name into syllables, then added her name to one of them. My name meant "beautiful blossom 🪷." Now, it roughly translates to "do things with emotional difficulty 😢." My name became my reality 🥚
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"Adoptees are equated with immigrants in new legislation.
A new amendment to the unemployement benefit system means that the rights of adoptees are equated with immigrants, if they entered the country after 1968." 🥚
nyheder.tv2.dk/politik/2025...
A new amendment to the unemployement benefit system means that the rights of adoptees are equated with immigrants, if they entered the country after 1968." 🥚
nyheder.tv2.dk/politik/2025...
Adopterede sidestilles med indvandrere i ny lovgivning
En ny lovændring i kontanthjælpssystemet betyder, at adopteredes rettigheder sidestilles med indvandrere, hvis de er kommet til landet efter 1968.
nyheder.tv2.dk
February 25, 2025 at 5:55 AM
"Adoptees are equated with immigrants in new legislation.
A new amendment to the unemployement benefit system means that the rights of adoptees are equated with immigrants, if they entered the country after 1968." 🥚
nyheder.tv2.dk/politik/2025...
A new amendment to the unemployement benefit system means that the rights of adoptees are equated with immigrants, if they entered the country after 1968." 🥚
nyheder.tv2.dk/politik/2025...
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In fact, Ron passed a law prohibiting us from talking about climate change effects in Florida.
“There’s no climate change,” Floridiots say. 🙄
January 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
In fact, Ron passed a law prohibiting us from talking about climate change effects in Florida.
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i have bad news for you about most modern adoptions
The Christian GOP wants to steal children from their parents and put them in foster care. Nice, sounds very Christ-like
January 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM
i have bad news for you about most modern adoptions
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They really are.
January 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
They really are.
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Throwing sand in the gears of terrible machinery is also resisting.
January 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Throwing sand in the gears of terrible machinery is also resisting.
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This is the face of courage and compassion. Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for speaking truth to power on behalf of the marginalized.
January 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This is the face of courage and compassion. Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for speaking truth to power on behalf of the marginalized.
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Hey, it’s been a while since I updated this starter pack, and in the meantime a lot of #adoptee folks have joined Bluesky. If you’re interested in being added, let me know! I only add an account when I have consent.
So, I’m putting an #adoptees starter pack into the world! Adopted people: PLEASE reach out if you would like to be added. This is just a list of recommended follows. The feed is a whole nother thing!
go.bsky.app/Ma6pgE4
go.bsky.app/Ma6pgE4
January 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Hey, it’s been a while since I updated this starter pack, and in the meantime a lot of #adoptee folks have joined Bluesky. If you’re interested in being added, let me know! I only add an account when I have consent.
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Initially designed not to be accessible for those with non standard bikes or a disability that stops them using the infrastructure. Local authorities need to brush up on the equality act 2010 and design inclusive cycle and pedestrian routes that everyone can use.
Cycle infrastructure needs to be designed for all cyclists - not just the able-bodied.
December 29, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Initially designed not to be accessible for those with non standard bikes or a disability that stops them using the infrastructure. Local authorities need to brush up on the equality act 2010 and design inclusive cycle and pedestrian routes that everyone can use.
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Fyi to my fellow disabled folks and activists, please be safe and block @amethystarlight.bsky.social IMMEDIATELY; share the information with your friends
She's making livestreamed lists of other disabled ppl, feeding it into AI, and claiming thousands of disability activist accts are out to get her
She's making livestreamed lists of other disabled ppl, feeding it into AI, and claiming thousands of disability activist accts are out to get her
December 29, 2024 at 3:36 PM
Fyi to my fellow disabled folks and activists, please be safe and block @amethystarlight.bsky.social IMMEDIATELY; share the information with your friends
She's making livestreamed lists of other disabled ppl, feeding it into AI, and claiming thousands of disability activist accts are out to get her
She's making livestreamed lists of other disabled ppl, feeding it into AI, and claiming thousands of disability activist accts are out to get her
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I'm still convinced the folks in power are intentionally not doing anything about climate change until all the ice in the Arctic & Antarctica is gone year-round so they can mine more resources & have unobstructed shipping routes
And I just wonder if humanity will survive to that point
And I just wonder if humanity will survive to that point
December 21, 2024 at 4:51 PM
I'm still convinced the folks in power are intentionally not doing anything about climate change until all the ice in the Arctic & Antarctica is gone year-round so they can mine more resources & have unobstructed shipping routes
And I just wonder if humanity will survive to that point
And I just wonder if humanity will survive to that point
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#AI is an #energy hog. This is what it means for #climatechange.
www.technologyreview.com/2024/05/23/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2024/05/23/1...
AI is an energy hog. This is what it means for climate change.
How worried should we be about AI’s effects on the grid?
www.technologyreview.com
December 21, 2024 at 5:28 PM
#AI is an #energy hog. This is what it means for #climatechange.
www.technologyreview.com/2024/05/23/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2024/05/23/1...
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Lets be very wary of UK Social Services and their reports about family and "abuses" .. #adoptee #adopteevoices #adopteeblusky ... #adoptionUK The over-reactivity of Social Services and under-reactivity of them is a mess in some lives ..
December 15, 2024 at 4:19 PM
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Yes! 🥚Great article, clear writing. You may have already seen this. If not, you might enjoy this from Tony Corsentino. @notalegalrecord.net
corsent.substack.com/p/fourteen-p...
corsent.substack.com/p/fourteen-p...
Fourteen Propositions About Adoption
These propositions are grounded in reflection on my experience as someone who was relinquished in a closed, same-race, same-religion domestic adoption in the United States.
corsent.substack.com
December 16, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Yes! 🥚Great article, clear writing. You may have already seen this. If not, you might enjoy this from Tony Corsentino. @notalegalrecord.net
corsent.substack.com/p/fourteen-p...
corsent.substack.com/p/fourteen-p...
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“Within the scope of adoption practices and policies, the part or parties with more power and privilege tend to define whether the #adoption was conducted ethically, even when there is ample evidence to the contrary.”
many *many* thanks to @jaeran.bsky.social for generously sharing with me a copy of this entry in the new Encyclopedia of Social Work.
Critical scholarship on #adoption by adopted people! We need more of this! 🙌🏻
Critical scholarship on #adoption by adopted people! We need more of this! 🙌🏻
December 17, 2024 at 5:37 PM
“Within the scope of adoption practices and policies, the part or parties with more power and privilege tend to define whether the #adoption was conducted ethically, even when there is ample evidence to the contrary.”
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Being adopted is an adverse childhood experience, regardless of the age you were relinquished and adopted. 🥚 #AdopteeRightsAreHumanRights
December 18, 2024 at 2:57 AM
Being adopted is an adverse childhood experience, regardless of the age you were relinquished and adopted. 🥚 #AdopteeRightsAreHumanRights
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Autistics Unmasked are an intersectional advocacy nonprofit AND they have a FREE PDF guidebook for those wondering if they're Autistic!
Am I Autistic? Your Guide To Self-Evaluation And Navigating The Clinical Assessment Process
autisticsunmasked.org/2021/10/22/e...
@autisticsunmasked.bsky.social
Am I Autistic? Your Guide To Self-Evaluation And Navigating The Clinical Assessment Process
autisticsunmasked.org/2021/10/22/e...
@autisticsunmasked.bsky.social
December 18, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Autistics Unmasked are an intersectional advocacy nonprofit AND they have a FREE PDF guidebook for those wondering if they're Autistic!
Am I Autistic? Your Guide To Self-Evaluation And Navigating The Clinical Assessment Process
autisticsunmasked.org/2021/10/22/e...
@autisticsunmasked.bsky.social
Am I Autistic? Your Guide To Self-Evaluation And Navigating The Clinical Assessment Process
autisticsunmasked.org/2021/10/22/e...
@autisticsunmasked.bsky.social