Reposted by David KauferGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Love, love, love this. ht: @scottlincicome.bsky.social 441122925646
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026There is something almost surreal about reading a paper titled “Upholding Children’s Communication Rights” that argues for restricting access to a method some nonspeaking people use to communicate. #nonspeakers #autism #communicationrights kauferinsights.substack.com/p/you-keep-c...kauferinsights.substack.comYou Keep Calling It the Gold Standard. Where Is the Validation?Influence Is Not Authorship 010
Reposted by David KauferCorey duBrowa @coreydu.bsky.social · 20/06/2026“I wrote this because I cannot speak it.” If you have not yet read Yan Diomande’s (Leipzig and Ivory Coast footballer) tribute to his late sister, do yourself the favor of spending a few focused minutes with grief and love in its highest form. 💔 www.theplayerstribune.com/yan-diomande...theplayerstribune.comDear Roxane | By Yan DiomandeI wrote this because I can’t speak about it. I wrote this because I want you to know that I will make sure that you live on. 111
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Not surprising Sen Patricia A. Fahy received last minute donations before inserting fatal amendment into NY Communication Rights bill. Kudos to Elizabeth Bonker & her mom for representing the nonspeaking community so eloquently. This fight is far from over. #autism www.nbcnews.com/now/video/no...nbcnews.comNonspeakers question donations to Sen. Fahy after exclusionary amendmentAfter an amendment was made to New York's Communication Bill of Rights, the nonspeaking community raised questions about donations made to Sen. Patricia Fahy’s campaign. NBC News' Vicky Nguyen investi... 000
Reposted by David KauferKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Thank goodness we're sending the senile old man who was up all night posting racist memes, the one who thinks the Chinese dictator is his best friend, the one who can be bought off with the cheapest shittiest Temu trophy they can find, thank goodness. Not a cult. 35638119
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Yesterday, I interviewed Brooks Hamilton, the great-niece of Helen Keller, for my podcast, and she made a point that stopped me cold. open.substack.com/pub/kauferin...open.substack.com159–0. So Why Was the NY Communication Rights Bill Changed?Yesterday, I interviewed Brooks Hamilton, the great-niece of Helen Keller, for my podcast, and she made a point that stopped me cold. 010
Reposted by David KauferFred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 26/04/2026If you were horrified watching elected leaders run & scramble because of gun violence, just imagine how my daughter Jaime felt in school running from an active shooter before she was killed. Now, become a part of the solution & only vote for people determined to address gun violence in America. 8004112211464
Reposted by David KauferKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/04/2026The anchor of a CNN Sunday show asking Democrats if it's irresponsible to criticize the president. 3324013762
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 16/04/2026NPR receives $113 million from two donors after federal funding cut www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...seattletimes.comConnie Ballmer gives largest gift by living donor in NPR’s historyConnie Ballmer, a former NPR board member, gave $80 million, the largest gift by a living donor in the organization’s history, NPR said. An anonymous donor gave an additional $33 million. 020
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made autism part of his political brand. He has used #autism to frame public fear, federal priorities & the language of reform. Why is he not saying anything about a communication rights bill that impacts nonspeaking autistics in NY? open.substack.com/pub/kauferin...open.substack.comThis Is an Honest Question: Why Has RFK Jr. Said Nothing About Communication Rights in New York?Robert F. 000
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 29/03/2026When public critics feel the need to call you out by name - you know your work is landing. #autism #nonspeakers #communicationisaright open.substack.com/pub/kauferin...open.substack.comYou Know Your Advocacy Is Landing When Professional Skeptics Start Using Your NameThey Still Doubt My Son. Real Life Keeps Proving Them Wrong 010
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 29/03/2026A bill to protect communication rights in New York was amended to limit protection to methods deemed “validated” & “autonomous.” The Senate’s current text adds that narrowing definition, while earlier Assembly version was broader protecting preferred communication methods.  100
Reposted by David KauferGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 09/02/2026Unidos somos América. 223260484102
Reposted by David KauferTim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 09/02/2026A reminder to the haters it takes this many states to outnumber the American citizens in Puerto Rico (~3.5m v. ~3.2m) 311879447
Reposted by David KauferDavid Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Bleeping “subliminal mind fuck America” during the Super Bowl at this moment was…on the nose. 431858
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 06/02/2026What if “evidence-based” doesn’t mean what you think it means? #autism #nonspeakers #asha open.substack.com/pub/kauferin...open.substack.comWhat If I Told You “Evidence-Based” Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means?How “Gold Standard” Thinking Excludes the People Who Need Help the Most 000
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 05/02/202690% of the cases have been dismissed - because there is no longer the staff to investigate and manage them. open.substack.com/pub/kauferin...open.substack.comCivil Rights for Disabled Students Are Being Deleted in Real Time — and No One Told the Families3 Things to Know About the Collapse of Federal Civil Rights Enforcement in Schools 000
Reposted by David KauferImani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 30/01/2026Bondi directed federal agents to arrest four journalists. Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, Jamael Lundy, and Trahern Crews. All Black. All doing their jobs. 8060132547
Reposted by David KauferAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 30/01/2026This was posted in the new Epstein files release and removed about 20 mins later. Wonder why that is. 814117356544
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 14/01/2026My non speaking autistic son responds to his school district removing him from special ed after crushing expectations: “I’M THRILLED THEY SEE ME AS A SMART STUDENT AND NOT A SPECIAL ED STUDENT. I’VE ONLY WANTED TO BE JUST ANOTHER STUDENT TRYING TO LEARN.” #autism open.substack.com/pub/kauferin...open.substack.com"I've only wanted to be just another student trying to learn""I never wanted to be there." 000
Reposted by David KauferDr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Q: Who whips out their phone to video their own act of murder? A: Two answers are true: 1) Someone who intends on murdering. 2) Sadists. And Sadistic Personality Disorder never exists in isolation. It's always accompanied by Psychopathy-Sociopathy (ASPD). Always. 53918321
Reposted by David KauferAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10/01/2026San Francisco’s Ocean Beach! 194184254987
Reposted by David KauferKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10/01/2026If you are a veteran, this kind of visible presence at anti-ICE protests is really valuable. These clowns all want to play dress-up soldier, so actual soldiers mocking them to their faces is devastating. 4051771310
Reposted by David KauferAsha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 23/12/2025All of these bootlegged copies of the 60 Minutes segment flooding my feed (saying, ‘Watch it quick! Before it disappears!’) makes me feel like I’m in the Soviet Union and just got some black market foreign newspaper I need to hide under a floorboard in my house. This is where America is now 475196034723
Reposted by David KauferCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 23/12/2025It's 2025, and we're sharing bootleg 60 Minutes segments broadcast in other countries because our own country is being run by fascists and their billionaire-owned state media helpers, just as the Founding Fathers intended, of course. 3637181037
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 18/10/2025Concerns are mounting over both the response time to OCR cases and the rate at which those cases are getting dismissed. #disability #disabilityrights thehill.com/homenews/edu...thehill.com 000
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 17/10/2025HHS is expected to appoint a special government employee to investigate climate and weather control, according to Gray Delany, former head of the agency’s MAHA agenda, who said he drafted the memo. kffhealthnews.org/news/article... 010
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Airbags, vaccines and the revolving door: what we owe each other. open.substack.com/pub/kauferin...open.substack.comAirbags, Vaccines, and the Revolving Door: What We Owe Each OtherSafety Doesn’t Mean Perfection 010
Reposted by David KauferWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 10/09/2025@govpritzker.illinois.gov's take on Kirk is the correct one: "Political violence, unfortunately, has ramped up in this country ... I think there are people who are fomenting it in this country. I think the president's rhetoric often foments it." On point. So glad Democrats are saying this. 191107142187
Reposted by David KauferAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 10/09/2025Again, political violence has no place in this country. I probably don’t agree with Charlie Kirk on a damn thing, but that doesn’t matter - he’s a husband and a father. This is despicable and can’t become our new normal. 74269661028
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 01/09/2025There’s a lie circulating right now: That “both sides” are equally to blame for collapsing trust in our institutions. That “all politicians are the same.” That maybe RFK Jr. is just “shaking things up.” Don’t fall for it. Because what’s happening is not normal. 161
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 30/08/2025With this firing, Kennedy and Trump are essentially telling the Senate - you can vote for whoever you want, and then if they get in the way, we just fire them. What is such an important thing that they are planning, that would risk them blowing up the CDC? www.dashnews.info/menarezs-fir...dashnews.infoMonarez's Firing is Step #8 in the "Aluminum Plan"With this firing, Kennedy and Trump are essentially telling the Senate - you can vote for whoever you want, and then if they get in the way, we just fire them. What is such an important thing that the... 030
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 30/08/2025RFK Jr accuses his critics of financial conflicts of interest, yet his own movement is supported by organizations and individuals with a direct stake in vaccine-related litigation. #RFKJR #HHS thehill.com/opinion/heal...thehill.com 000
Reposted by David KauferEDEN GATEKEEPER @edengk.bsky.social · 30/08/2025STOP GENOCIDE AND ETHNIC CLEANSING STOP NAZI VANILLA ISIScommondreams.org'No More Conspiracy Theories. Kennedy Must Resign,' Says Sanders Amid CDC Fallout | Common DreamsSen. Bernie Sanders argues in The New York Times that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. must resign as secretary of health and human services. 02413
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 28/08/2025How Disinformation Warps Disability Data open.substack.com/pub/kauferin...open.substack.comHow Disinformation Warps Disability DataThe rate of chaos in the disability and healthcare community right now is staggering 010
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 28/08/2025The Make America Healthy Again experiment was always a strange fusion: Trump’s MAGA base plus RFK Jr.’s wellness-skeptic “MAHA moms.” For a while, it worked — uniting vaccine distrust with organic-food activism under one banner. kauferinsights.substack.com/p/maha-is-st...kauferinsights.substack.comMAHA Is Starting to CrackProtecting Pesticide & Food Industries Isn't Winning Over MAHA Moms 011
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 31/07/2025It’s not every day you get a LinkedIn notification telling you that someone from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security viewed your profile. But that’s exactly what happened. The person was based in Washington, D.C. I don’t know why he visited my profile. www.linkedin.com/posts/davidk...linkedin.comIt’s not every day you get a LinkedIn notification telling you that someone from the U.S. | David KauferIt’s not every day you get a LinkedIn notification telling you that someone from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has viewed your profile. But that’s exactly what happened today. The person ... 020
Reposted by David KauferJoe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 25/07/2025Do not normalize this. This is fascism.👇 18379117
Reposted by David KauferKD📚🌎🌊🇺🇸 @kdnerak33.bsky.social · 08/06/2025What happened on January 6th was an insurrection, but Trump didn’t deploy the National Guard because he wanted the insurrection to succeed. What’s happening in LA is NOT an insurrection, but he did deploy the National Guard because he wants an excuse to use the Insurrection Act. Period. 14406158
Reposted by David KauferRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 08/06/2025Governor Newsom: "I have formally requested the Trump Administration rescind their unlawful deployment of troops ... and return them to my command. ... This is a serious breach of state sovereignty — inflaming tensions while pulling resources from where they’re actually needed." The letter: 11349511422
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 31/05/2025We need states to intervene, protecting Americans' medical data and stopping RFK Jr.'s dangerous stigmatization of autistic and disabled people. Add your name to the petition! sign.moveon.org/petitions/pr...sign.moveon.orgProtect the Rights and Privacy of Autistic Americans!We need states to intervene, protecting Americans' medical data and stopping RFK Jr.'s dangerous stigmatization of autistic and disabled people. Add your name to the petition! 020
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 04/05/2025I believe public funding should continue for PBS. Here is your opportunity to sign the petition too: sign.moveon.org/petitions/de...sign.moveon.orgDefend Public Broadcasting!Public broadcasting provides Americans with access to local news, educational programming, and independent journalism without corporate and political influence. Public broadcasters like PBS and NPR ar... 011
David Kaufer @davidkaufer.bsky.social · 02/05/2025I just wrote about my non-speaking son Stone’s latest breakthrough—Brain Enhancement Therapy. We’re seeing real changes in his speech, coordination & confidence. It’s wild, emotional, and full of hope. 📖 davidkaufer.com/2025/05/01/s... #autism #Apraxia #Brainenhancementtherapydavidkaufer.comStone’s Breakthrough: Brain Enhancement Therapy, Apraxia, and the Power of BeliefAfter unlocking his voice through spelling, Stone is now making major strides with Brain Enhancement Therapy—improving his speech, motor control, and confidence. His journey is a powerful reminder tha... 050
Reposted by David KauferAmarok Subalpine @amaroksubalpine.bsky.social · 25/04/2025media.tenor.coma poster for the handmaid 's tale shows a line of women in red robesALT: a poster for the handmaid 's tale shows a line of women in red robes 0199