James White
@turtlshel.org
Autistic, enby, data scientist, musician, photographer, painter, policy strategist, proud DSA member (that means I’m a socialist), writer, and lots of many other things.
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gravy boats imply the existence of gravy maritime law
December 14, 2025 at 1:06 AM
gravy boats imply the existence of gravy maritime law
Today was the 49th day since my mama died. May she find a favorable rebirth.
December 15, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Today was the 49th day since my mama died. May she find a favorable rebirth.
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Mel Brooks having to bury Rob Reiner is against all laws of nature and I’m not ok about it
December 15, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Mel Brooks having to bury Rob Reiner is against all laws of nature and I’m not ok about it
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My dad would have turned 70 today. We had our issues, but I feel his absence all the time.
December 11, 2025 at 7:56 AM
My dad would have turned 70 today. We had our issues, but I feel his absence all the time.
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we’re all in rose city 🌹 semifinals. tomorrow. CBS!!
November 15, 2025 at 3:29 AM
we’re all in rose city 🌹 semifinals. tomorrow. CBS!!
This is a special cake in my family that I haven’t had in several decades because the key ingredient wasn’t available. Called marshmallow cake, it has peppermint extract and crushed peppermint candies in the frosting (which is a box mix and which I couldn’t find for the last 20 years - until now).
November 15, 2025 at 4:01 AM
This is a special cake in my family that I haven’t had in several decades because the key ingredient wasn’t available. Called marshmallow cake, it has peppermint extract and crushed peppermint candies in the frosting (which is a box mix and which I couldn’t find for the last 20 years - until now).
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i need all my transit-heads and city-planning-heads to go take this survey the city is doing about fixing the dangerous streets near my house and encourage them to just ludicrously maximize pedestrian and bike safety to the brutal ruinous detriment of cars
portland.gov/StarkWashington
portland.gov/StarkWashington
SE Stark & Washington Street Safety Project
Safety upgrades on SE Stark and Washington (92nd to 108th) by the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT). Safer lane configuration, parking, signals, crossings, and more. Project elements, map, time...
portland.gov
November 14, 2025 at 1:26 AM
i need all my transit-heads and city-planning-heads to go take this survey the city is doing about fixing the dangerous streets near my house and encourage them to just ludicrously maximize pedestrian and bike safety to the brutal ruinous detriment of cars
portland.gov/StarkWashington
portland.gov/StarkWashington
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If you're in Portland metro looking for free food tomorrow 'cause of SNAP (or for any other reason), here's a list put together by @bridgetownbites.bsky.social with details and addresses. bridgetownbites.com/2025/10/29/s...
SNAP Meals: Where To Eat, No Questions Asked, During the Suspension of SNAP - Bridgetown Bites
A list of SNAP Meals available at a number of restaurants, cafes, and food trucks in the Portland Metro area while SNAP is unfunded.
bridgetownbites.com
November 1, 2025 at 5:22 AM
If you're in Portland metro looking for free food tomorrow 'cause of SNAP (or for any other reason), here's a list put together by @bridgetownbites.bsky.social with details and addresses. bridgetownbites.com/2025/10/29/s...
my mama died this morning
October 27, 2025 at 10:55 PM
my mama died this morning
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Join a DSA/NDLON ICE watch training on Tuesday! dsausa.us/icewatch
October 23, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Join a DSA/NDLON ICE watch training on Tuesday! dsausa.us/icewatch
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Northern bald ibis
October 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Northern bald ibis
I have wanted to make this tart, planning it in my head, for well over a year.
Originally just a flirty inside-joke, this pear-ginger tart has sweet bosch pears and slivers of crystal ginger on a pastry crust. Even though it didn’t turn out quite like I planned, it was delicious.
#OriginalRecipe
Originally just a flirty inside-joke, this pear-ginger tart has sweet bosch pears and slivers of crystal ginger on a pastry crust. Even though it didn’t turn out quite like I planned, it was delicious.
#OriginalRecipe
October 21, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I have wanted to make this tart, planning it in my head, for well over a year.
Originally just a flirty inside-joke, this pear-ginger tart has sweet bosch pears and slivers of crystal ginger on a pastry crust. Even though it didn’t turn out quite like I planned, it was delicious.
#OriginalRecipe
Originally just a flirty inside-joke, this pear-ginger tart has sweet bosch pears and slivers of crystal ginger on a pastry crust. Even though it didn’t turn out quite like I planned, it was delicious.
#OriginalRecipe
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I was a nonverbal kid and honestly it makes me very uncomfortable knowing a good chunk of USAmericans and RFK jr felt I shouldn’t have been allowed to live because of it
I’m very privileged for eventually gaining communication skills, but they describe kids who were like me. I was one of those kids
I’m very privileged for eventually gaining communication skills, but they describe kids who were like me. I was one of those kids
October 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I was a nonverbal kid and honestly it makes me very uncomfortable knowing a good chunk of USAmericans and RFK jr felt I shouldn’t have been allowed to live because of it
I’m very privileged for eventually gaining communication skills, but they describe kids who were like me. I was one of those kids
I’m very privileged for eventually gaining communication skills, but they describe kids who were like me. I was one of those kids
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✨ your 2025 Portland Thorns ✨
October 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
✨ your 2025 Portland Thorns ✨
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Ppl who read about a Autistic trait often don’t have *context* & ask:
“that sounds like something everyone does, doesn’t that mean everyone’s Autistic?”
1st, having a *single* Autistic trait doesn’t mean a person is Autistic.
2nd, we recommend you take the RAADS-R test if want larger context.
“that sounds like something everyone does, doesn’t that mean everyone’s Autistic?”
1st, having a *single* Autistic trait doesn’t mean a person is Autistic.
2nd, we recommend you take the RAADS-R test if want larger context.
RAADS–R | Embrace Autism
The RAADS–R is a questionnaire designed to assist clinicians with the diagnosis of autistic adults who often “escape diagnosis” due to a subclinical level presentation.
embrace-autism.com
October 18, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Ppl who read about a Autistic trait often don’t have *context* & ask:
“that sounds like something everyone does, doesn’t that mean everyone’s Autistic?”
1st, having a *single* Autistic trait doesn’t mean a person is Autistic.
2nd, we recommend you take the RAADS-R test if want larger context.
“that sounds like something everyone does, doesn’t that mean everyone’s Autistic?”
1st, having a *single* Autistic trait doesn’t mean a person is Autistic.
2nd, we recommend you take the RAADS-R test if want larger context.
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"I would also like to see sex ed for Autistic people that is created and taught by Autistic people, rather than the seemingly endless number of non-Autistic professionals who style themselves as saviors for providing this education regardless of harm caused."
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/10/what...
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/10/what...
What Should Sex Ed for Autistic People Look Like? — THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
Sex ed for Autistic people usually emphasizes compliance with neurotypical expectations, not self-advocacy—which pains me, as a survivor.
thinkingautismguide.com
October 18, 2025 at 1:46 AM
"I would also like to see sex ed for Autistic people that is created and taught by Autistic people, rather than the seemingly endless number of non-Autistic professionals who style themselves as saviors for providing this education regardless of harm caused."
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/10/what...
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/10/what...
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The continuing environmental devastation of coal mining and burning.
Dr Bino says the results "clearly show toxic brine is leaking from Energy Australia's Mount Piper Power Station ash dump".
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Dr Bino says the results "clearly show toxic brine is leaking from Energy Australia's Mount Piper Power Station ash dump".
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Platypus vanish from river where Charles Darwin pondered evolution
Almost 190 years on, in the place where Charles Darwin first spotted a platypus, the egg-laying mammal seems to have disappeared.
www.abc.net.au
October 12, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The continuing environmental devastation of coal mining and burning.
Dr Bino says the results "clearly show toxic brine is leaking from Energy Australia's Mount Piper Power Station ash dump".
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Dr Bino says the results "clearly show toxic brine is leaking from Energy Australia's Mount Piper Power Station ash dump".
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
If you see this, post an image you saved because it made you laugh.
October 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
If you see this, post an image you saved because it made you laugh.
I think about Aaron Swartz often. Information wants to be free. Hoarding knowledge for profit is Anti-Human. Stealing knowledge to turn it into more hoarded knowledge so that you can sell it back for profit is Evil.
We could he so much more. We could be doing so much more.
We could he so much more. We could be doing so much more.
October 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I think about Aaron Swartz often. Information wants to be free. Hoarding knowledge for profit is Anti-Human. Stealing knowledge to turn it into more hoarded knowledge so that you can sell it back for profit is Evil.
We could he so much more. We could be doing so much more.
We could he so much more. We could be doing so much more.
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Having had all my vaccines and paracetamol this week, I am unfortunately not more autistic at all.
Totally sold a lie there...I was hoping to top up.
Totally sold a lie there...I was hoping to top up.
October 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Having had all my vaccines and paracetamol this week, I am unfortunately not more autistic at all.
Totally sold a lie there...I was hoping to top up.
Totally sold a lie there...I was hoping to top up.
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I really only have sleeping photos of Mario because when he’s awake, he wiggles faster than autofocus can handle, so I have sleeping Mars and blur Mars. #dogphotos #Mar10isdog
October 11, 2025 at 6:56 AM
I really only have sleeping photos of Mario because when he’s awake, he wiggles faster than autofocus can handle, so I have sleeping Mars and blur Mars. #dogphotos #Mar10isdog
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Having been one (and my primary special interest being learning), I have to say that you know things are REALLY bad when academics won’t go to the place they’re studying because it’s too dangerous.
When Scholars and Historians won't even visit your country anymore because its as bad as Russia or China...You know you're effed.
www.salon.com/2025/10/09/t...
www.salon.com/2025/10/09/t...
"Too risky": Scholars who study America say they won't visit
At a recent panel in Vienna, academics who study America said the country has become similar to Russia and China.
www.salon.com
October 10, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Having been one (and my primary special interest being learning), I have to say that you know things are REALLY bad when academics won’t go to the place they’re studying because it’s too dangerous.