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Christine Bélanger (They/She, Iel/Elle) @neurodivergeaunt.bsky.social · 6h

...and most Canadians don't realize it's also been happening here, is also happening here, but "nicely". You elected a BANKER ffs.

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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 8h

This really is a point at which we need to draw class lines and understand that the 'national interest' is a coded term for an agenda of destructive greed.

National interest is really corporate interest.

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Shay Erlich (They/Them) @shay-erlich.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

I never know what to do when something isn’t accessible to me. A lot of the time I just don’t go. It’s exhausting to bridge the access fails. The fact that I do it undermines when I ask for it the next time and someone saw me go without it before.

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Kodo and Sangha! @kodoandsangha.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Because Gary is 77% Black.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

"Almost Two Dozen Young People..." DL Hughley Sounds the Alarm Something is seriously wrong. DL Hughley asks the question nobody wants to answer.

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Lyndon @iamlyndon.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Too many to count, after becoming disabled and homeless. Thought we were going to be part of each other’s lives forever. Turns out forever isn’t that long of a time. 😔

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 22/08/2026

"If you see a disabled person online and they seem happy, remember that you are seeing one moment of their life. You don’t know what happened before they opened the app. You don’t know what will happen after they close it." @ayannasanaa.bsky.social: phenomenallyautistic.substack.com/p/the-loneli...

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The Loneliness No One Sees

What Disability Isolation Feels Like For Me

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Falco SkyWolf @falcoskywolf.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Yeah. It's hard to FOCUS on fun even when I want to. And it's difficult enough to balance serious discussions AND mutual aid stuff, adding silly stuff just complicates things further.

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🍉Reborn Ruffian🌟 (She/Her) @reburnruffian12.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

If you're not at the table, you're on the menu. I beg your pardon for loudly and defiantly refusing to be food. If that offends your delicate sensibilities, go be on someone else's plate.

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 24/08/2026

Want to know just how mediocre-minded and merit-poor are the bigots who relentlessly harassed accomplished Black autistic scholar Jason Arday? Another deep dive worthy of your valuable attention, by @ejwillingham.bsky.social, in the latest TPGA newsletter: buttondown.com/TPGA/archive... #autism

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The Tragedy of Mediocre Minds Weaponizing "Intellectual Freedom"

Scratch a bigot and what do you find? More layers of bigotry.

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Christine Bélanger (They/She, Iel/Elle) @neurodivergeaunt.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

A.K.A. The Battle of Grownup Privileged ManBabies whose hurt Big Feelings ™️ gives them permission to gamble with our lives.

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Christine Bélanger (They/She, Iel/Elle) @neurodivergeaunt.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

It's 2026, how is this still happening to Disabled people navigating the world with a #WorkingDog? Systemic and structural #LackOfAccess designed by nondisabled "experts". #Inaccessibility #SDiT @strombo.bsky.social @discojourno.bsky.social @theglobeandmail.com @unityhealthto.bsky.social

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Christine Bélanger (They/She, Iel/Elle) @neurodivergeaunt.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

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Christine Bélanger (They/She, Iel/Elle) @neurodivergeaunt.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

@unityhealthto.bsky.social , emerg 4 times last week, then when attempting to admit myself for my EMERGENT #RamsayHuntSyndrome, I was denied a bed not once, but TWICE because "it could not accommodate my Service Dog in Training". How is a HOSPITAL not accessible to patients with working dogs?

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Diana Chan McNally @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Today we won major human rights commitments to unhoused people during future mega events like FIFA — including stakeholder compliance with human rights law as a *condition* of hosting mega events in Toronto. Mega events shouldn't be weaponized to displace homeless people. Today we're codifying it!

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We Won! Human Rights Commitments for Homeless People During Future Mega Events.

YouTube video by Diana Chan McNally

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Mat Wright @matwright.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

this is just screwed, when I was in the Coast Guard detailed and immediate local weather radar was essential, same for ground SAR crews Seriously regretting my vote for the Libs and Carney, he is tearing apart services, Stephen Harper must be smiling #CDNpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Weather experts concerned about public safety as Environment Canada disbands radar research team | CBC News

From hail sizes to wind speeds, weather radars help Environment and Climate Change Canada track storms and issue public warnings. But the organization has recently disbanded its radar research team. M...

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Kiyara ΘΔ Hagfag @kiyara.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Disabled people are frequently one of those groups that is under constant systemic genocide that nobody else ever actually thinks about. COVID really laid all that bare.

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Marc Dubuisson @unpied.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

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Deux personnages sont assis sur un banc tandis qu'autour d'eux tout flambe sous un soleil de plombs.
Personnage 1 : Il fait chaud pour la saison...
Personnage 2 : Oh, vous savez, moi...je ne fais pas de politique...

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David Slack @slack2thefuture.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

If I’m not evolved enough to understand it, then why did they have to steal my writing to train it?

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

I used to wonder what it felt like to be a scientist sounding the alarm on: tobacco AIDS Now we’re living it. Turns out the barrier isn’t evidence. It’s denial.

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Diana Chan McNally @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Instead of addressing his government's gross underfunding and negligence, Premier Ford is cutting more teachers — and yet, budgeting $41 million to put police into public schools. This government does not care about children.

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🌸Bibi🌸♿ @bibiblossoms.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Hey everyone!! I'm one of the organizers for the Baddies Wear Masks Raid Train! We're raising money for Hazie, a valuable member of various communities! The raid train is March 13-15th. But you're free to donate now. You can purchase these stickers to support!! Donate: tiltify.com/@bibiblossom...

Baddies Wear Masks Streamer streamer page with my pic and my name.

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Keezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

they essentially promised him needed accommodations (editing, no mic) for his condition, and not only didn't follow through, but instead did the opposite. BBC stole the dignity of so many people that night and turned what should have been a celebration for everyone into hurt, shame, and pain

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Christine Bélanger (They/She, Iel/Elle) @neurodivergeaunt.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Yup. Media's obsession with the most spectacular aspects of Tourette was definitely a huge factor. As is racism. One element missing from the discourse: the disastrous PR and messaging of "Tourette organizations" in the aftermath. "Tourette orgs" which are primarily run by non-Touretters, FYI.

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Office of the Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams @advocate.nyc.gov · 24/02/2026

More from the first elected official with Tourette Syndrome on BAFTA, Pt. 2: We've heard from John Davidson, but BAFTA failed before and after the incident. More: youtu.be/FgaqKIxS4Hs

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Office of the Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams @advocate.nyc.gov · 24/02/2026

As a Black man with Tourette Syndrome, the Public Advocate has some thoughts on BAFTA, Pt. 1: Hear about his experience with Coprolalia, his thoughts on how BAFTA mishandled the moment, and the need for care for all who are harmed: Full video: youtu.be/FgaqKIxS4Hs

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Christine Bélanger (They/She, Iel/Elle) @neurodivergeaunt.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

What a non-apology! Dear John, as a fellow Touretter, I definitely feel the global impact of your tics. You know who else does? Their names are Michael B. Jordan, and Delroy Lindo. Even if it's a tic, we still have responsibilities towards our fellow humans. www.screendaily.com/news/tourett...

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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

"I think a lot of people think this is why we shouldn't allow hedge funds to own residential property"

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🇵🇸Martin “Doomsday” Pfeiffer🖖🏳️‍🌈 @nuclearanthro.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Thank you Jhónelle Bean for making this video & sharing your time work & thoughts: Acknowledges hurt & pain from an unintended & involuntary act. Argues for public focus on BAFTA & its editing in not cutting the ticced slur & blasting out pain & distress & (my words) inciting a moral panic. 1/n

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Christine Bélanger (They/She, Iel/Elle) @neurodivergeaunt.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

That being said (I need this said everywhere): If I know one of my tics is active, and likely to harm someone, it's my responsibility to make sure I can tic safely myself AND around others. Casual setting: accommodate one another. Formal setting: intro, exist, respond according to setting.

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Christine Bélanger (They/She, Iel/Elle) @neurodivergeaunt.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Disability as a costume, and as stories exploited for awards-bait MUST STOP. Reminder that 'disability stories' with mainstream funding and distribution MUST be approved by a "recognized" organization, who often spread misinformation. Tourette orgs control the narrative and only serve themselves.

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Christine Bélanger (They/She, Iel/Elle) @neurodivergeaunt.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Thank you, THANK YOU Dr. Jones for this. All of it! I've never agreed so much with an academic article about Tourette Syndrome. Refreshing to read critical theory and social context applied throughout. The community NEEDS this reframing. #MustRead #Tourette #TouretteSyndrome

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Cynthia Khoo @cyn-k.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Certainly they seem closer to & friendlier with each other than, as one would expect if people were more strictly principles-driven than clout-driven or in-group-driven, closer to and more allied with those on "lower tiers" of prominence or marginalization on their own claimed side of the issue/s.

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Cynthia Khoo @cyn-k.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

The bottom of the U is where marginalized people who were yelling into the wind about the issue for years are buried. Because that's what reality becomes, to a general audience or anyone not immersed in the issue or who doesn't know better. The ends of the U are who the public & others see leading.

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

empathy is toxic, bro

3 panel comic

Panel 1:
Two characters are lying on a conveyor belt that is slowly feeding them into a meat grinder. A Pink Guy is closest to the grinder. He is duct taped and tied up. A Blue Guy in sun glasses is next to him. He is not tied up and there is a lever saying “Stop” above his head.
Pink Guy yells, “HELP! PULL THE LEVER!”
Blue Guy casually says “No can do, bro. Empathy is toxic”

Panel 2:
The Pink Guy is crushed by the grinder as the Blue Guy folds his arms across his chest and says “Caring is weakness, bro”

Panel 3:
The Blue Guy starts to get crushed by the grinder. His agonised last words are “What’s in it for me, bro?”

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Nothing @nothingofvalue.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

CW: death, suicide, possible murder Another Black man, Kyle Bassinga of Georgia State University, was found dead hanging from a tree in a forest. He was found hanging from a tree in a forest THIRTY MILES AWAY FROM HIS UNIVERSITY. Cops are, of course, calling it a “suicide.”

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Christine Bélanger (They/She, Iel/Elle) @neurodivergeaunt.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

I marvel at the number of global "Tourette Experts" which have emerged in the last 18 hours. FACTS: a tic is a tic is a tic, stop attributing motive or meaning. INvoluntary. Some tics appear very contextual, others crash like a hot'n'spicy word salad bowl in the middle of the floor. 1/

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Christine Bélanger (They/She, Iel/Elle) @neurodivergeaunt.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

A tic is a tic is a tic is a tic. Grunt? Kick? Spicy WordStew? Hand flailing? Swearing? Tripping? Single-word exclamation? Socially inappropriate words? Flipping off? Making faces? Shoulder twitches? "Meep"? Tics may sound contextual, but they are random. NOT MOTIVATED, NO MEANING, JUST TICS.

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Christine Bélanger (They/She, Iel/Elle) @neurodivergeaunt.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Between the tic and non-Touretters who "perform" Tourette; write and direct Tourette Narratives; control available Tourette supports; become Tourette experts upon hearing a single tic, attributing meaning and motive to tics where there are none is where the ableism kills many of us.

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Christine Bélanger (They/She, Iel/Elle) @neurodivergeaunt.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

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Eb @ebthen.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

I know many folks are deeply attached to their identities as "good people", which means they can't be harmful. Which means anyone who points out that they've done harm and expects some sort of accountability or acknowledgment is being mean to them. It's exhausting.

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Eb @ebthen.bsky.social · 26/12/2023

Scene: You ask someone not to use ableist language. Instead of accepting that there might be a common form of harm they hadn't previously realized and they've been unintentionally perpetuating it, they get defensive and mean. Because they're a Good Person and Good People don't do harmful things.

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Eb @ebthen.bsky.social · 20/06/2024

IME, folks who think of themselves as "good people" also believe they cannot be harmful, because they are good people. They get extremely defensive when faced with even mild criticism about their actions and attitudes. Because they are good people.

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