Shannon Rosa
@shannonrosa.bsky.social
Thinking Person's Guide to Autism. She/Her. Neutral Good. Earnest AF. Likes cephalopods. Targ herder. “A Vulcan should have a more resilient bladder.” So mamy typos.
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look sometimes humans need specific tools for specific tasks
this applies to using wheelchairs for longer distances, instead of walking
just like how you might take a plane to travel a long distance, instead of driving
this applies to using wheelchairs for longer distances, instead of walking
just like how you might take a plane to travel a long distance, instead of driving
December 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
look sometimes humans need specific tools for specific tasks
this applies to using wheelchairs for longer distances, instead of walking
just like how you might take a plane to travel a long distance, instead of driving
this applies to using wheelchairs for longer distances, instead of walking
just like how you might take a plane to travel a long distance, instead of driving
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Oh, it's just incredible and effortless how Kristen Stewart dismantles and diagnoses the pathology and ego of Brando (and... well, all the dudes in Hollywood) here. www.youtube.com/shorts/_h-iK... There's just so many parallels to tech in this. And I'm so glad she's solid in herself to just SAY it.
Kristen Stewart on Men and Method Acting
YouTube video by The Interview
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December 19, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Oh, it's just incredible and effortless how Kristen Stewart dismantles and diagnoses the pathology and ego of Brando (and... well, all the dudes in Hollywood) here. www.youtube.com/shorts/_h-iK... There's just so many parallels to tech in this. And I'm so glad she's solid in herself to just SAY it.
Prove that you love me and buy the next round.
December 19, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Prove that you love me and buy the next round.
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For my newsletter, I wrote about how the Democratic Party "Big Tent" fell in on trans kids yesterday. www.burnsnotice.com/the-big-tent...
The Big Tent Collapses in on Us
Three Democrats crossed the aisle to join Republicans in passing a nationwide ban on gender affirming care for youth Wednesday evening
Well, it happened finally. After a vote swapping deal by Rep. Ma...
www.burnsnotice.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
For my newsletter, I wrote about how the Democratic Party "Big Tent" fell in on trans kids yesterday. www.burnsnotice.com/the-big-tent...
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3. Rather than directly banning Medicaid reimbursement for transgender care, the rule would bar any hospital that accepts Medicaid funding from providing gender-affirming care for trans youth at all, regardless of whether that care is paid for by Medicaid.
December 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
3. Rather than directly banning Medicaid reimbursement for transgender care, the rule would bar any hospital that accepts Medicaid funding from providing gender-affirming care for trans youth at all, regardless of whether that care is paid for by Medicaid.
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2. On Thursday, the Trump administration’s HHS, under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., released a new rule that uses Medicaid "conditions of participation" to strip funding from hospitals that treat trans youth—the most aggressive attack on trans healthcare in U.S. history.
The rule is seen here:
The rule is seen here:
public-inspection.federalregister.gov
December 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
2. On Thursday, the Trump administration’s HHS, under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., released a new rule that uses Medicaid "conditions of participation" to strip funding from hospitals that treat trans youth—the most aggressive attack on trans healthcare in U.S. history.
The rule is seen here:
The rule is seen here:
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1. The federal government has just attempted to enact a national trans youth care ban.
A new HHS rule would shutter most gender-affirming care for trans youth nationwide.
It violates multiple laws and the constitution, and will likely go into effect in a few months.
Our latest story here:
A new HHS rule would shutter most gender-affirming care for trans youth nationwide.
It violates multiple laws and the constitution, and will likely go into effect in a few months.
Our latest story here:
Nationwide Trans Youth Care Ban Imminent As Trump Admin Announces "Nuclear Option" Federal Rule
The new federal rule formalizes previous threats to hospitals to pull Medicaid funding, and represents a significant legal stretch by this administration.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
1. The federal government has just attempted to enact a national trans youth care ban.
A new HHS rule would shutter most gender-affirming care for trans youth nationwide.
It violates multiple laws and the constitution, and will likely go into effect in a few months.
Our latest story here:
A new HHS rule would shutter most gender-affirming care for trans youth nationwide.
It violates multiple laws and the constitution, and will likely go into effect in a few months.
Our latest story here:
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Parents who refuse to listen to autistic people are like the American tourists who don’t bother to learn words in local languages, but think they can be better understood if they just talk louder—and then get upset when the situation doesn’t improve.
#autism #neurodiversity #parenting
#autism #neurodiversity #parenting
December 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Parents who refuse to listen to autistic people are like the American tourists who don’t bother to learn words in local languages, but think they can be better understood if they just talk louder—and then get upset when the situation doesn’t improve.
#autism #neurodiversity #parenting
#autism #neurodiversity #parenting
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Trans healthcare IS lifesaving care, particularly for minors. Banning it WILL lead to misery and higher suicide rates. This is sheer ugly bigotry with ZERO basis in science or medicine. CALL YOUR REPS.
The House is expected to vote this week on Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill to make providing trans youth with gender-affirming care punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
Life-saving health care is on the line. Tell your members of Congress to reject this bill NOW.
Life-saving health care is on the line. Tell your members of Congress to reject this bill NOW.
Protect Trans Care Now
As wave after wave of extreme measures to criminalize and strip trans people of rights and safety continue, tell Congress to act.
action.aclu.org
December 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Trans healthcare IS lifesaving care, particularly for minors. Banning it WILL lead to misery and higher suicide rates. This is sheer ugly bigotry with ZERO basis in science or medicine. CALL YOUR REPS.
Let Werner Herzog cheer you up today (no, really). This is where we are, folks.
www.instagram.com/p/DSNwWpgDE83/
[video: Werner Herzog cheerfully showing off his three toy musical Bavarian yodeling rodents.]
www.instagram.com/p/DSNwWpgDE83/
[video: Werner Herzog cheerfully showing off his three toy musical Bavarian yodeling rodents.]
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December 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Let Werner Herzog cheer you up today (no, really). This is where we are, folks.
www.instagram.com/p/DSNwWpgDE83/
[video: Werner Herzog cheerfully showing off his three toy musical Bavarian yodeling rodents.]
www.instagram.com/p/DSNwWpgDE83/
[video: Werner Herzog cheerfully showing off his three toy musical Bavarian yodeling rodents.]
Journalist Brian Deer "found that not one of the 12 cases reported in the 1998 Lancet paper was free of misrepresentation or undisclosed alteration, and that in no single case could the medical records be fully reconciled with the descriptions, diagnoses, or histories published in the journal."
Never forget that Andrew Wakefield’s article linking MMR vaccine and autism was fraudulent. "Clear evidence of falsification of data should now close the door on this damaging vaccine scare." YOU'D THINK SO, WOULDN'T YOU? TY @briandeer.com:
www.bmj.com/content/342/... #VaccinesWork #AutisticHealth
www.bmj.com/content/342/... #VaccinesWork #AutisticHealth
Wakefield’s article linking MMR vaccine and autism was fraudulent
Clear evidence of falsification of data should now close the door on this damaging vaccine scare
“Science is at once the most questioning and . . . sceptical of activities and also the most trusting,...
www.bmj.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Journalist Brian Deer "found that not one of the 12 cases reported in the 1998 Lancet paper was free of misrepresentation or undisclosed alteration, and that in no single case could the medical records be fully reconciled with the descriptions, diagnoses, or histories published in the journal."
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We all need to treat autistic people like my son with the respect they deserve, and do our best to understand that my son lives a full, happy life and is no one’s cautionary tale. #VaccinesWork, have nothing to do with autism, & protect autistic people too.
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/03/bust...
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/03/bust...
Busting Anti-Vaccine Myths While Supporting Autistic People — THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
We need to be careful about pro-vaccine arguments when autism is involved—so we don't reinforce negative stereotypes about autistic people.
thinkingautismguide.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
We all need to treat autistic people like my son with the respect they deserve, and do our best to understand that my son lives a full, happy life and is no one’s cautionary tale. #VaccinesWork, have nothing to do with autism, & protect autistic people too.
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/03/bust...
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/03/bust...
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So basically if my kid was younger, they'd be f***'d, because we relied on Sutter.
My trans kid was so miserable before they got the care they needed. They are living such a fulfilled life now.
These cruel, bigoted ghouls are cutting off literal lifelines for younger trans kids. I am disgusted.
My trans kid was so miserable before they got the care they needed. They are living such a fulfilled life now.
These cruel, bigoted ghouls are cutting off literal lifelines for younger trans kids. I am disgusted.
I've reported on trans legislation and anti-trans actions in states across the United States for five years, including in blue states.
I distinctly remember some people getting upset at me for reporting blue-state anti-trans actions, saying that it could never happen there.
Sadly, it can.
I distinctly remember some people getting upset at me for reporting blue-state anti-trans actions, saying that it could never happen there.
Sadly, it can.
NorCal’s largest hospital to end gender-affirming care for kids
Sutter is the latest clinic to bow to federal pressure and stop treatment, leaving Bay Area families in medical limbo.
sfstandard.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
So basically if my kid was younger, they'd be f***'d, because we relied on Sutter.
My trans kid was so miserable before they got the care they needed. They are living such a fulfilled life now.
These cruel, bigoted ghouls are cutting off literal lifelines for younger trans kids. I am disgusted.
My trans kid was so miserable before they got the care they needed. They are living such a fulfilled life now.
These cruel, bigoted ghouls are cutting off literal lifelines for younger trans kids. I am disgusted.
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This reboot of the Exorcist leaves a lot to be desired
December 13, 2025 at 5:04 AM
This reboot of the Exorcist leaves a lot to be desired
So basically if my kid was younger, they'd be f***'d, because we relied on Sutter.
My trans kid was so miserable before they got the care they needed. They are living such a fulfilled life now.
These cruel, bigoted ghouls are cutting off literal lifelines for younger trans kids. I am disgusted.
My trans kid was so miserable before they got the care they needed. They are living such a fulfilled life now.
These cruel, bigoted ghouls are cutting off literal lifelines for younger trans kids. I am disgusted.
I've reported on trans legislation and anti-trans actions in states across the United States for five years, including in blue states.
I distinctly remember some people getting upset at me for reporting blue-state anti-trans actions, saying that it could never happen there.
Sadly, it can.
I distinctly remember some people getting upset at me for reporting blue-state anti-trans actions, saying that it could never happen there.
Sadly, it can.
NorCal’s largest hospital to end gender-affirming care for kids
Sutter is the latest clinic to bow to federal pressure and stop treatment, leaving Bay Area families in medical limbo.
sfstandard.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
So basically if my kid was younger, they'd be f***'d, because we relied on Sutter.
My trans kid was so miserable before they got the care they needed. They are living such a fulfilled life now.
These cruel, bigoted ghouls are cutting off literal lifelines for younger trans kids. I am disgusted.
My trans kid was so miserable before they got the care they needed. They are living such a fulfilled life now.
These cruel, bigoted ghouls are cutting off literal lifelines for younger trans kids. I am disgusted.
Parents who refuse to listen to autistic people are like the American tourists who don’t bother to learn words in local languages, but think they can be better understood if they just talk louder—and then get upset when the situation doesn’t improve.
#autism #neurodiversity #parenting
#autism #neurodiversity #parenting
December 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Parents who refuse to listen to autistic people are like the American tourists who don’t bother to learn words in local languages, but think they can be better understood if they just talk louder—and then get upset when the situation doesn’t improve.
#autism #neurodiversity #parenting
#autism #neurodiversity #parenting
So I am watching the series Parks and Rec for the first time, and don't know if Rob Lowe's character Chris Traeger is considered autistic if not canon? Because it is a fascinating variant if so. #autism #Neurodiversity
December 9, 2025 at 3:02 AM
So I am watching the series Parks and Rec for the first time, and don't know if Rob Lowe's character Chris Traeger is considered autistic if not canon? Because it is a fascinating variant if so. #autism #Neurodiversity
We all need to treat autistic people like my son with the respect they deserve, and do our best to understand that my son lives a full, happy life and is no one’s cautionary tale. #VaccinesWork, have nothing to do with autism, & protect autistic people too.
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/03/bust...
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/03/bust...
Busting Anti-Vaccine Myths While Supporting Autistic People — THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
We need to be careful about pro-vaccine arguments when autism is involved—so we don't reinforce negative stereotypes about autistic people.
thinkingautismguide.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
We all need to treat autistic people like my son with the respect they deserve, and do our best to understand that my son lives a full, happy life and is no one’s cautionary tale. #VaccinesWork, have nothing to do with autism, & protect autistic people too.
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/03/bust...
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/03/bust...
A reminder that "too much information coming in too fast for an autistic brain to process can lead to meltdowns" applies to autistic people whether they can speak or not, whether they have ID or not. Explaining away this imposed distress as "autistic behavior" is both unkind, and unhelpful. #autism
“My brain takes in so much more information than the person next to me. So, I need time to process that information, & if I don't process it and more is coming in, then I could shut down & implode or just have massive meltdowns.” Chloé Zhao on her neurodivergence:
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Chloé Zhao on “Hamnet,” Her Film About William Shakespeare’s Grief
Podcast Episode · The New Yorker Radio Hour · 12/07/2025 · 24m
podcasts.apple.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM
A reminder that "too much information coming in too fast for an autistic brain to process can lead to meltdowns" applies to autistic people whether they can speak or not, whether they have ID or not. Explaining away this imposed distress as "autistic behavior" is both unkind, and unhelpful. #autism
Question for Trans friends in the U.S.: Would you feel safer traveling across the country by Greyhound and Amtrak, or by plane? Asking on behalf of a young trans loved one.
December 7, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Question for Trans friends in the U.S.: Would you feel safer traveling across the country by Greyhound and Amtrak, or by plane? Asking on behalf of a young trans loved one.
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Here's a better headline for Axios: "How Trump has normalized racism and racist slurs." Why can't some journalists just call a thing what it is? https://loom.ly/hiKWr58
How Trump flipped America's race conversation
Language that once was disqualifying is now a fixture of national political discourse.
www.axios.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Here's a better headline for Axios: "How Trump has normalized racism and racist slurs." Why can't some journalists just call a thing what it is? https://loom.ly/hiKWr58
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"The Donald Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks, removing two holidays celebrating Black people and adding the president’s birthday."
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
www.sfgate.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:10 AM
"The Donald Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks, removing two holidays celebrating Black people and adding the president’s birthday."
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Obviously 2025 is trying to destroy me. RIP, Claude, you raised my children.
It's with heavy hearts that we share that Claude, our beloved albino alligator, has passed away at the age of 30. Claude brought joy to millions of people at the Academy and across the world during his 17 year tenure. We will miss him dearly. 🤍
December 3, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Obviously 2025 is trying to destroy me. RIP, Claude, you raised my children.
Obviously 2025 is trying to destroy me. RIP, Claude, you raised my children.
It's with heavy hearts that we share that Claude, our beloved albino alligator, has passed away at the age of 30. Claude brought joy to millions of people at the Academy and across the world during his 17 year tenure. We will miss him dearly. 🤍
December 3, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Obviously 2025 is trying to destroy me. RIP, Claude, you raised my children.
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It’s giving abundance! It’s giving solidarity! It’s giving …Tuesday. ✨ Mental health outcomes for trans people can be different if we have community-based support, free from police & involuntary hospitalization. Share and donate: give.translifeline.org/HopeisaDisciplineTL
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
It’s giving abundance! It’s giving solidarity! It’s giving …Tuesday. ✨ Mental health outcomes for trans people can be different if we have community-based support, free from police & involuntary hospitalization. Share and donate: give.translifeline.org/HopeisaDisciplineTL