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Brains’re Weird. (That’s scary) @greymatters.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I was literally talking about this with my wife when you posted this which is a whole new level of cute and spooky for me

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Brains’re Weird. (That’s scary) @greymatters.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Our local Poochapalooza is displaying these guys as political prisoners for calling themselves prairie “dogs” 😭

A prairie dog in a cage on its hind legs looking sadly at the camera from behind the bars

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Brains’re Weird. (That’s scary) @greymatters.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Really hoping we start to see more of this kind of civil disobedience. Using the angle of those dogs also being business assets might offer a bit more punch in our modern corporatocracy

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

ya i mean i do genuinely think that one of hegseth's goals is to drive people appalled by barbarity out of the military, because the long term plan is to make the military shoot at us, and the same guys who object to this won't do that either.

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SMBC Comics @smbccomics.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The president is actually doing the same thing in the third to last panel. COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/bet-2 PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm... STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com

Part 1/2 of a 7-panel SMBC comic update. A generic version of an American president leans grimly over his desk, stating "we have no cards left to play. It is loss or stalemate. We launch the nuclear arsenal. Now." He then talks about the effects of the fallout for 2 panels: "once our strike is inbound, our foes will return fire. Billions, unsuspecting, reduced to shadows on a concrete wall. In the years that follow, crops will wither under a bituminous sky. And those children who survive infancy will forever bear the mark of the atom in their blood and tissues."

Part 2/2 of a 7-panel SMBC comic update. The president concludes "Whatever world emerges, civilization shall not." An employee standing behind him asks "mr. president, I ask you to hesitate. Just for a moment." The president grants him 5 minutes, during which the employee bets on a prediction market app on his phone that there will be thermonuclear wold war before the end of the year."

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 09/10/2026

Autistic children are more likely to experience problems with anxiety than non-autistic kids, which can have lasting effects on their well-being and development. Researchers talked to autistic kids themselves, who said that "Being understood is the safest path." journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Micah @rincewind.run · 09/10/2026

we are going to have to be prepared for these people getting even stupider and more vicious as power starts to slip through their fingers

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Brains’re Weird. (That’s scary) @greymatters.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Saw a guy who evidently has his LLM begin every sentence directed at him with “Sir”, if you wanted an indication of the kind of person its use attracts

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Brains’re Weird. (That’s scary) @greymatters.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I wish you the best luck! It’s not an easy task when every part of life seems designed to impress the opposite!

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Micah @rincewind.run · 09/10/2026

fundamentally the problem that republican candidates are having is that “I am going to stand up to donald trump” is a fundamentally unserious thing to hear from a republican in the year 2026 and every voter knows it

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Brains’re Weird. (That’s scary) @greymatters.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Not at all! I take economic framing as a smokescreen for the emotional one Our current economic environment was built with ableistic assumptions baked in

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ADHD Memes @adhdforreal.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

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Brains’re Weird. (That’s scary) @greymatters.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

This is where things get kinda dark for me. I think you’re right in that it isn’t logical, but I believe that it is an instinctual holdover from before we were actually able to do anything to help people with these conditions. Lamentably, I think it’s a strictly emotional phenomenon

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Dr Katie Twomey @k2mey.eurosky.social · 09/10/2026

Even from a dry economic perspective, giving people access to timely assessment will save the NHS money in mental health support, and means that more of us can work. It feels ideological at this point.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

“Every member of this ethnic group is a criminal who needs to be imprisoned by the state” is just pure uncut Nazi shit

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Brains’re Weird. (That’s scary) @greymatters.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Timeline cleanse with some pretty views from this morning

A pink & blue sunrise sky showing down Jackson st from next to the Art Institute of Chicago.

A CTA train is on the tracks above the road closure signs behind which the photograph was taken.

On both sides of that center view lay 2 buildings, their grey stone cast in muted orange light, and the windows reflect a set of vibrant orange clouds cast in blue sky.

Picture of Grant Park in Chicago looking southward from Jackson down Michigan ave

Vibrant orange clouds sit in a sky transitioning from the blue of pre-dawn with the yellow of daylight.

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Liℤℤy Kodpuak née Acid Lich (can’t spell sheaves without she) @acidlich.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

You know if I were this particular US government I might not bring back public executions but that would require wisdom

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Brains’re Weird. (That’s scary) @greymatters.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Update— Apple has now made the exact same mistake 3 times! Anyone want a loose right gen 1 Airpod Pro? The replacements sell for $90, but because I will actually send you the thing you ordered, I will be charging $100.

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Brains’re Weird. (That’s scary) @greymatters.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It looks like Apple Pay is doing the work for me, thank you!

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Brains’re Weird. (That’s scary) @greymatters.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

This is an essay worth reading if you’re like me and not feeling confident in calling yourself autistic. The experience described in here could have been pulled from my own experiences I need to reconsider my understanding of my experience with depression now.

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Brains’re Weird. (That’s scary) @greymatters.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Hey Jade, I tried using the link in the post and got a 404 error, but I was still able to find it Do you know if there’s a way to donate in USD? I wasn’t able to find an option to change the currency

justgiving.com

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Anthropic banning “abusive or cruel behavior” toward Claude in its new usage policies is proof to me that tech companies are going to moderate violence against AI before they ever moderate violence against women and minorities

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026

Trump tries to start a race war: "The once Great State of Minnesota is being taken over by Somali Immigrants ... The Somalians should not be allowed to get away with what they are doing. They view you as weak and stupid people. Fight back Minnesota, fight back!"

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Brains’re Weird. (That’s scary) @greymatters.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Or, how, if a staff member happens to know of some helpful resources the family can contact, that staff member may receive informal discipline for making the family aware of those resources. That one’s related to the PE stuff but it has happened to me

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Brains’re Weird. (That’s scary) @greymatters.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

BCBAs & RBTs often express frustration with their accrediting board refusing to offer any guidance on the many ethical concerns that plague the business. Or, you could mention how the system prioritizes those who need the least help, and ice out those most in need by refusing to develop resources

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Brains’re Weird. (That’s scary) @greymatters.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

You might also add: BCBAs, who are not necessarily licensed educators, are choosing kids’ educational goals. I had to explain the difference between adverbs and adjectives to someone “more educated” than me & had already taught several children incorrectly.

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

From 2017: nothing has changed. psmag.com/social-justi...

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How Many Death Row Prisoners Are Disabled?

By some metrics, all of them.

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Brains’re Weird. (That’s scary) @greymatters.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

For autism advocates, this is a very effective line of discussion for parents considering ABA and have been convinced of its benefits. You could also add that the BACB is cool with shocking autistic children with a device the UN considers torture, but having more tools in the toolbelt helps!

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 08/10/2026

"Autistic kids are not untapped markets. Their needs are not opportunities for maximizing billable hours. Families should never have to wonder whether a recommendation was made because it was the best choice for their child or the best return for an investor." www.washingtonpost.com/ripple/2026/...

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When private equity came for the clinic where I worked

Autistic children are not untapped markets. Their needs are not opportunities for maximizing billable hours.

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Brains’re Weird. (That’s scary) @greymatters.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Please be aware! Also be aware that treatment for it is life-changing!

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Brains’re Weird. (That’s scary) @greymatters.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Stimulant Medication update: I’ve started a medication journal, returned to studying for my licensing exams, and actually returned to a previously opened long form piece of writing. These effects are so subtle yet so profound.

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Brains’re Weird. (That’s scary) @greymatters.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

With a username like that my bet is humiliation fetish

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geoffrey 💀 (scary now) @parsnip.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

remember when it would have been news that the president published a slur against a tiny minority

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Brains’re Weird. (That’s scary) @greymatters.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I’ve spent at least a full workday’s worth of time working my way up the chain through sludged support structures to someone who can actually do something about this. 2 lunchbreaks on the phone thinking I was accomplishing something. My replacement’s replacement finally came in today and…

Error message showing “mismatched AirPods pro: the airpods in the charging case are different generations and do not work together.

Left airpod (my original): 2nd generation

Right airpod (the one that was supposed to fix their fuckup): 1st generation.

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Brains’re Weird. (That’s scary) @greymatters.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I’m fucking over this new era of not knowing how much of a company’s fuckup can be attributed to AI being somewhere in their infrastructure. I’m about ready to invoice Apple for the time wasted navigating their support infrastructure because they sent me the wrong item.

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I think about this more often than I'd like to.

A side-by-side of two head shots: at left, Gavin Newsom smiles, baring top and teeth in a strange expression; at right, Elizabeth Holmes smiles in an oddly similar way.

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🦊 MythiccVixen 🔞 @mythiccvixen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Just a reminder that keeping disabled people poor is a form of quiet genocide. Allowing or ignoring discrimination in jobs, housing, and society so they can’t make money, be sheltered, or exist is quiet genocide. Eliminating safety nets so folks can’t stay warm, fed, & housed is a quiet genocide.

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Brains’re Weird. (That’s scary) @greymatters.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I think this is the first politician I have ever seen specifically mention paraprofessionals in campaign material

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Brains’re Weird. (That’s scary) @greymatters.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Another one of those “principled republicans” my parents tried to teach me exist

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Brains’re Weird. (That’s scary) @greymatters.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It took a lot of effort to not use both hands to pet my dogters so that I might share the best part of my day

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Lisa J @choctoothpaste.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"I might not have been able to talk, but I knew hundreds if not thousands of words. Pretty silly to assume that just because someone can’t say something, they don’t know it." And yet, this assumption is made about nonspeakers every day in schools, care settings, and communities.

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Brains’re Weird. (That’s scary) @greymatters.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It seems far more likely to me that the marketing and hype are to oversell their abilities for better stock valuation.

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Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Political liberalism clearly emerged out of white people being really good at getting along with each other and minding their own business.

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Brains’re Weird. (That’s scary) @greymatters.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Still reeling from the number of people who watched this and immediately thought to reach out and recommend it to me. Not 100% sure what that says about me. Fine, I’ll listen again!

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