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Pbsaurus (he/him/pb/we/they/42)

@pbsaurus.bsky.social

Unencumbered by neurotypical brain development Aging GenX deviant nerd punk dad of college student Loving husband Flourishing advocate Perspicacious Equus Asinus AuDHD

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This is fantastic!

Marian Call@mariancall.bsky.social

We don't need outside direction. This is our goddamn election. Try to buy us -- you're bound to fail. I co-wrote a song with Josh Fortenbery with help from @pat.alaskarobotics.com. We have THOUGHTS about billionaires spending for Prop. 2 in Alaska, and we will be voting NO. youtu.be/W0u7nS1_O_4

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A damning quote from the report: “Trump and Epstein seemed to share the same playbook for recruiting and abusing women, all the way down to the university they promised admission to and the timing of their follow-up phone calls.”

Truthout@truthout.org

A new 50-page report released by House Judiciary Committee Democrats includes a trove of evidence regarding allegations of sexual assault, including a new rape allegation from former Miss Switzerland, against Trump that the lawmakers say has been deliberately covered up by the DOJ.

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I’m not a political journalist, so was gladly surprised at the community I found here last night. To Americans anxious about the upcoming elections, a key thing we learned in Brazil that might help you: DO NOT engage with the far-right online. Don’t share rage bait. Amplify your people. Ignore them.

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While half of people in American families cannot afford the cost of living, the U.S. continues to burn through $445 billion on mass incarceration each year. That's a lot of money that could be spent on caring for communities instead of criminalizing them.

Urban Institute@urbaninstitute.bsky.social

As midterm elections approach, affordability is top of mind. Explore the latest data on the cost of everyday items with Urban’s American Affordability Tracker, part of The State of American Affordability on financial well-being. 📈 #Affordability #Data #Solutions

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If you paid any federal income tax last year, then you paid more than these profitable corporations. When I say the system is broken, this is what I mean.

This map is frightening. Only three states don't do this.

Prison Policy Initiative@prisonpolicy.org

The deportation agenda can't happen without local law enforcement. To make this happen, ICE has spent millions bankrolling them. For example, ICE often rents out beds from local jails to hold people: www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2024/04...

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Why do local law enforcement want to carry out ICE's dirty work in their own communities so badly? Well, because contracts with ICE are lucrative and yet another way for greedy sheriffs to line their pockets off mass incarceration.

boltsmag.orgNew York Banned ICE Contracts. Pro-ICE Sheriffs Could Stand in the Way.Orange County was forced to end its lucrative contract to detain immigrants in the local jail. Sheriff Paul Arteta, who’s up for reelection, is among those suing to keep it.

Such a great story. Thanks @thinkingautism.com for sharing this!

“Autistics are disadvantaged almost from birth. Our power to determine the direction of our lives is taken by presumptions about cognition and perception that simultaneously ignore our abilities and make unreasonable demands upon our disabilities.” -Laura Tisoncik link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

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The IDF just detained the man who’s about to be elected US Congressman for NY’s 10th district, per his social media.

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Trump opened a hotline to report people who defraud the government. Meanwhile, he's pardoned 70+ fraudsters — including a nursing home owner who stole $1.3B+ from Medicare and Medicaid. Many pardons only came after their family members gave to Trump's Super PAC. Hello?

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The first genuinely honest ad for generative AI I've ever seen, from Microsoft / CoPilot A mediocre white guy sees his non-white colleague getting praised for good work, he asks AI to *literally copy it*, and then he gets all the praise instead: www.ispot.tv/ad/SoDi/micr...

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Trump's vicious cycle of corruption and unaffordability: Big Oil and DoD contractors profit from Trump's Iran War. You pay higher gas prices. Big AI rakes it in from Trump's support. You pay higher electricity prices. The rich get huge tax cuts. You get worse healthcare. See how this works?

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What this piece says—and then derangedly refuses to hear itself saying!!—is that seniors spend less money because the American work force got its stable, guaranteed pensions taken away and replaced with personal investment savings. And then it wonders why they're risk-averse with the money!

Tressie McMillan Cottom@tressiemcphd.bsky.social

The third piece I’ve read in as many days “concerned” that Americans are ”sitting on capital” that needs to be “freed up”. www.theatlantic.com/economy/2026...

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'Time poverty' is one of modern capitalism’s least discussed forms of deprivation. When a person has no hours in a day to see friends, to recover, and to relax, life becomes something squeezed around work.

Hey @drewcurtis.bsky.social this brought me back to 2000 and 2001 where Fark was the place where France surrenders everyday at fark dot com. And now I realize that's 25+ years ago. Anyway thank you for what you created, I still have fond memories there.

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-A living wage -Guaranteed healthcare -The right to join a union -The right to vote -The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family -The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence This is what we really need to thrive — not flying cars or AI or giant data centers.

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Autistic adults: "We can show you how to love your autistic child better, because our neurotypical ableist culture makes that harder than it should be." Autism Grievance Parents: "We're good; we actually value neurotypical ableist culture more than we value our, or our kids', happiness. Kthxbye."

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Poverty is a policy decision. Concentrated wealth is a policy decision. Inequality is a policy decision. Economic inequality is not some naturally occurring phenomenon. It is the consequence of choices. One question I always urge my students to ask: who is the market organized for — and why?

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Automatic license plate readers are only the tip of the surveillance industrial complex iceberg. Flock's cameras already track our every move, and now they're trying to put microphones on them as well. We won't be fooled. All of this dystopian tech must go.

techcrunch.comFlock CEO says its microphones detect 'just gunshots' — its website says different | TechCrunchLangley’s comments come amid mounting scrutiny of Flock from privacy advocates, including the ACLU, and members of the public who are concerned about the misuse of its technology.

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Want to help improve health care access for people with disabilities? The National Survey on Health and Disability (NSHD) is asking people with disabilities &/or chronic health conditions to share their experiences living with a disability in the U.S. Must be 18+. ASL available. kuhealthsurvey.org

kuhealthsurvey.org2026 National Survey on Health and Disability (NSHD)National Survey on Health and Disability (NSHD) - You are not invisible! Make your voice heard on topics important to the health and quality of life of people with disabilities and/or chronic health c...

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The new film Masc follows a biracial queer autistic man's self-exploration—& is "beautifully messy & complicated, in a way that autism has rarely been seen on screen." @fodderfigure.bsky.social talks with the Masc team about sharing stories onscreen, at TPGA: thinkingautismguide.com/2026/10/masc...

thinkingautismguide.comMasc: A Film at the Intersection of Autism, Race, and QueernessThe film Masc follows a biracial queer autistic man as he attempts to navigate who he is—& how much of himself he can be in various settings.