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upāsaka cattasallā

@fing.bsky.social
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Buddhist, meteorologist, data scientist, @, fan of nerdy media like Doctor Who, probably not that interesting. I like translating ancient texts in my spare time, so I am super-boring. AuDHD so I am super-awesome. "Woke" af (that means "as foretold")

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The one thing they don’t want you to know…
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The Woodlouse (John Butler) @the-woodlouse.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Seeing the things other autistic people shared and how they described their experiences, was instrumental in my own realisation, and continues to be
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Friends, if you’re gonna post a link to an article, read the article. Not doing so is enshittification. Really. It’s not spreading the word; it’s making the word meaningless.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Republican staffers’ use of swastikas raises eyebrows among liberal critics.
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(spo)okie 🎃 @okie.gay · 25/08/2026
Texas’s drag ban was found to be unconstitutional this morning and one of the plaintiffs who brought the suit was an Austin-based drag queen who often impersonates Dolly Dolly was named in the final judgement itself and after hearing about the lawsuit, she sent that drag queen a signed guitar
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Nate Pentz @natepentz.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
There is so much amazing crop art this year at the Minnesota State Fair focused on the resistance to the ICE occupation we faced, this one in particular had me choked up.
Crop art with a whistle text says 

I can't keep doing this 
I have to keep doing this
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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
TODAY HAS UNLIMITED POTENTIAL AND WE HAVE UNLIMITED POWER TO PROVE LOVE. sounds like a winning combination to me
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upāsaka cattasallā @fing.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
You know that scene when Magneto was walking over an abyss but creating the path out of metal surrounding him as he walked, with him hardly even noticing that he was doing it as he commanded Sabertooth? That's saṅkhāra/karma/cetanā
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Charles Я. Davis @charliearchy.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Facebook ads show that the far-right Portuguese group, Reconquista — led by a guy who says “Weimar problems require Weimar solutions” — was paying to promote this event: www.theredoubt.net/afd-republic...
theredoubt.net
AfD lawmaker, Young Republican leader headline 'remigration' summit with convicted Holocaust denier
Former CBP chief Gregory Bovino was announced Friday as a "special guest" at an event featuring Europe's leading far-right extremists.
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Voices for Vaccines @voices4vaccines.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Often anti-vaccine papers are quietly retracted and the authors keep plodding along. We should spread the word when it happens.
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Super Shoe @shoe.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
It's one banana, Michael, what could it cost? $10? "Yes." -2026
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
I am not worried software is suddenly going to decide it wants power over humanity. I am worried about what people who already have power over humanity can do with that software.
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But Thou Mustelid @rewhan.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Critically: You must INTENTIONALLY REQUEST expedited processing by including a letter with your citizenship request explaining your situation, along with supporting documentation.
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Andrew Solender @andrewsolender.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
NEW: Take a look at this #KY04 ad called "LGBTQ Mafia" from a PAC affiliated w/ Jan. 6 rioter Derrick Evans. It depicts Jewish donor Paul Singer with an unexplained rainbow Star of David. More on this insane, now record-breaking $25 million primary: www.axios.com/2026/05/11/t...
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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
When you hear that (according to the HHS) “At least one American who was a passenger aboard the MV Hondius has tested positive for hantavirus, and another has shown mild symptoms,“ be thankful, yes, just be thankful, be thankful that they are bothering to test at all.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Doctors say that a Vitamin K injection given at birth saves the lives of hundreds of newborns. A guy who snorts cocaine off toilet seats and takes raccoon penises home for "further study" says the injection can create mitochondrial challenges. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
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upāsaka cattasallā @fing.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
The hardest part of getting the autism diagnosis was having to track down all of my former lovers to let them know they might want to get tested.
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upāsaka cattasallā @fing.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Grab yourself a copy before they're gone. Some of the data are corrupted because the DOJ was in the process of taking the files down while this awesome person was grabbing them and putting this together. archive.org/details/comb...
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Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
"It is logically impossible to simultaneously be evil, corrupt, and incompetent" is an absolutely amazing take to have in the year of 2025
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upāsaka cattasallā @fing.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
ALL the trigger warnings. Latest from Epstein files about a horrifying Trump did. Whatever you are thinking it might be, it's so much worse. Like I can't stop crying. So read at your own caution.
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upāsaka cattasallā @fing.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/c2xx1... This is a link to a folder that has three different distributions of the cut 60 Minutes news story (one broken into five parts bc it was posted here)
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 23/12/2025
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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upāsaka cattasallā @fing.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
If you are using Chrome, you can use Video DownloadHelper to get a copy of this for yourself. We are now at the "censored news broadcasts are being played in other countries and passed around on social networks so that it can be seen by the citizens" stage of fascism I guess
muellershewrote.com
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
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upāsaka cattasallā @fing.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
If we feel like we really relate to each other, and vibe together harmoniously, you should probably look into whether or not you have autism and/or ADHD. Which is meant as a joke, but also, look into it if that's the case.
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upāsaka cattasallā @fing.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Just so we're all clear, shutting down the federal government was their goal. The GOP wants to replace democracy with some form of authoritarianism and getting rid of the federal government is a critical step towards that goal. They're going to do everything they can to never let it open ever again.
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upāsaka cattasallā @fing.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
My cat is very frustrated that I don't do exactly what she wants me to do exactly when she wants it. Which, legit. I know I signed up to be a servant when I took her in, and I'm not quite up to her standards. (She's still happy though.)
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upāsaka cattasallā @fing.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
A van has driven through a two-storey brick home. The caption reads:

Same as it ever was...
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife
And you may ask yourself, "Well, how did I get here?"...
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upāsaka cattasallā @fing.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
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Post from DR Lucky Tran @luckytran:

The "problem" with vaccines?

They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
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upāsaka cattasallā @fing.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
I am really uncomfortable with how long it's been since I came across something and thought, "This cannot possibly be true," fact-checked it, and found it wasn't. And this is another thing that isn't that. This is a real thing that happened.
post from hinted:
[A picture of Luigi Mangione modeling a shirt]
The e-commerce platfolm Shein appears to be using accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione to model this shirt.

response from daddy_addy:
Shein advertising with an AI deepfake of Luigi Mangione truly is the culmination of everything we've been through in the last year
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The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 02/09/2025
Jay Chester, 42, has always loved baking as fun, low-pressure hobby, made the inexplicable decision to turn it into a not-fun, high-pressure job.
thedailytism.com
Autistic person ruins special interest by trying to monetise it
An autistic person has managed to suck all the joy out of their special interest by attempting to make money from it, reports have indicated.  Jay Chester, 42, has always loved baking as fun,…
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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
"Move fast and break things" but the things are kids and the people allowing tech bros to break them are educators.
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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filling an IV bag from a murky puddle near Trump National's sixth tee. "The president needs parameciums," he tells the assembled media. "It's the only treatment proven to work in real testing." His golf cart is piled high with dozens of dead birds.
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upāsaka cattasallā @fing.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Posts from The Asexual @AsexualJournal:

Normalize cuddling without a sexual expectation.
Normalize cuddling without a sexual expectation.
Normalize cuddling without a sexual expectation.
Normalize cuddling without a sexual expectation.
Normalize cuddling without a sexual expectation.

This tweet isn't saying that cuddling can't be a "precursor" to sex. It is saying that cuddling (and other forms of sensual intimacy) shouldn't be expected to lead to sex.

Sensual intimacy must be free from the expectation of sexual intimacy. As long as sensual contact is understood to be inherently sexual, we are confining how human beings can express closeness to one another in our relationships to others.
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upāsaka cattasallā @fing.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
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Post from Page Turner @_Page_Turner:
Yes, I want to know what you ate for breakfast.

Absolutely, I want to talk to you at the end of the day and hear about what you got up to.

Send me the photos of that squirrel you saw in the park.

Little updates are love.
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upāsaka cattasallā @fing.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
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Post from mr cakes Xavier Holland (@nomchompsky):

Unions are like condoms, if someone is trying extremely hard to convince you that you don't need one, you DEFINITELY need one
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upāsaka cattasallā @fing.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Post from Scott King @scottking:

CLERK [while ringing me up, at the local market]: Out doing women's work, today?

ME: Hell no. My partner is a chemical engineer. She literally stops explosions and saves lives. I would never want that stress or responsibility. I'm not tough enough for women's work.

CLERK: [wide-eyed suprised emoji]
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upāsaka cattasallā @fing.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
post from attentiondeficitstarscream:

if you're offline or away and i message you something (like a link to a meme or a picture or w/e) honestly just assume that i'm just leaving it there for when you get back and not expecting you to answer straight away. i don't need you to respond with "hey, sorry, i wasn't at the computer!" or anything. i was leaving u a gift for later.

response from slightmayhem:

This also applies if you're online and just don't want to or have the energy to deal with humans in the moment. Just because we have the ability to reply in real time does not mean we have the obligation.
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upāsaka cattasallā @fing.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
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Tweet from Henpecked Hal @HenpeckedHal:

My son on why Caleb is his best friend at kindergarten: "He doesn't really speak English, so we can skip all the talking and just get right to the karate."
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upāsaka cattasallā @fing.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
A page from a lined notebook with the words:
JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T REQUIRE A LOT IN ORDER TO BE HAPPY DOESN'T MEAN YOU DESERVE ONLY THE BARE MINIMUM
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upāsaka cattasallā @fing.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
shorthalt:

Girl Scouts encounter Bigfoot the most frequently. Part of their oath is to keep him a secret because he's very kind and makes up 30% of their revenue due to his fervent love for thin mints.

hlahlahlahlahly:

As a Girl Scout leader, I am telling you that this is NOT true, and any former girl scout that says it is, should think about what they are saying and what oaths they may have sworn in the past
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upāsaka cattasallā @fing.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
mentalheathmargo:

how do you tell the difference between executive dysfunction, procrastination, and laziness bc fuck idk how to

trainzelda:

idk if you were actually looking for an answer but i talk about this with my therapist a lot so heres his wisdom:

Laziness=You don't want to do a task, so you choose not to, and you're fine with that. You either dont care if it gets done or you figure someone else will do it.

Procrastination=You want to do the task, but you put it off because it seems difficult/boring/time consuming.

Executive dysfunction=You want to do the task, and intend to at that very moment. There is no signficant reason not to, but you can't because your brain is having difficulty transitioning between activities

The key difference, he points out, is that if you experience guilt or shame from not doing it, then it's NOT laziness, because those feelings indicate, on some level, a desire to complete the task

The latter two have more overlap imo, but for myself, I think of it as whether you are having trouble confronting the task itself, or just the transition.

jeanjauthor:

An excellent explanation!
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upāsaka cattasallā @fing.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
(you can find the author at www.youtube.com/user/jball1123 among other places)
Post from Dr Jordan Fields, Clinical Psychologist @thesuperpsych:
Resistance is NOT a one lane highway.

Maybe your lane is protesting,
maybe your lane is organizing,
maybe your lane is counseling,
maybe your lane is art activism,
maybe your lane is survining the day.

Do NOT feel guilty for not occupying every lane.

We need all of them.

We NEED everyone
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upāsaka cattasallā @fing.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Post from Noah Garfinkel
Noah Garfinkel

"Uh oh, what's gonna happen with thiiiiiiis?" (Picking up random objects at Checkhov's house.)
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upāsaka cattasallā @fing.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Dad ranted about how LGBTQIA+ identities were getting too confusing to keep up with, my 88 year old grandma shut him down. "The way things are now is better than when people had to hide away or killed themselves because nobody understood who they were. Respect costs you nothing."
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upāsaka cattasallā @fing.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
My cat is truly feeling at home now, because she has become incredibly annoying. I love her so much. (could not find original to link to, sorry)
Post from nocksie @nocksers:

People: cats are so detached and just do their own thing

My cats: are you getting up for 20 second to get a glass of water?? I'll come with you, gonna meow the whole time, hey bud so are we going back to bed or chilling on the couch? I am going to be a nuisance in either location
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upāsaka cattasallā @fing.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
xenosagaepisodeone.tumblr.com/post/1751649... www.tumblr.com/communitygar...
tumblr post from xneosagaepisodeone:

sure he's well versed in leftist theory but does he do the dishes

response from communitygardens:

this is such a succinct critique of male leftists who think of it as theory only & won't even get off their ass to clear the table
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upāsaka cattasallā @fing.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
(I could not find the original to link to)
Tweet from T. Thorn Coyle (@ThornCoyle):
"When keepers of status quo talk about property destruction as form of violence please not they exempt items key to the survival of poorest neighbors. They consider smashing windows at a bank violent, but when cops throw away unhoused people's tents it's not."
--@Gus_Kroll
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upāsaka cattasallā @fing.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
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post from〈 Berger | Dillon 〉
@InertialObservr
before getting a PhD i felt dumb.. & at the end of my PhD i still feel dumb, but like in a more advanced way
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upāsaka cattasallā @fing.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
It's really unsettling how often I fact-check something that seems too dark and absurd to be true and find out it is, in fact, true. And it's gotten much worse in the last eight months. Link: www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/t...
Texas Republicans have locked Democratic Rep. Nicole Collier inside the state house chamber and refuse to allow her to leave.

They are requiring Democrats to sign "permission slips" and have a police escort in order to leave the chamber, and she refuses to sign it.
[two pictures, on the right the house chamber with Rep Collier at her desk, circled in red; on the left, a picture of Rep Collier, who appears to be a Black woman]

Response from No Lie with Bryan Tyler Cohen @NoLieWithBTC:
This is authoritarianism.
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upāsaka cattasallā @fing.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Turns out the guy with the highest visibility hitting back hardest against Trump on Twitter, clearly positioning himself for a run in 2028 (if we still have elections) is also a fundamentally evil person.
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