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פינחס יוסף מונד @pymundgenealogy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

My Judaica publisher told me rabbis keep filling his Talmud margins so I asked how many margins he has and he said he just goes to print and adds wider margins afterwards so I said it sounds like he’s just feeding whitespace to rabbis and then his printer started crying.

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Cancer researchers are generally against cancer

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Dr. Alyssa (they/them) @yesthattoo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I'm not gonna claim it went great, but it is a thing that I did.

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Dr. Alyssa (they/them) @yesthattoo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I've made them sit in the awkward of trying and failing to discuss for several minutes and then said "Ok so those of you who DID read, talk on this side of the room. Those of you who didn't, start reading on this side."

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Le Ca-ghoul @lecagle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Hey profs, what do you do when students don't read

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Steffani Cameron 🇨🇦 @snarkysteff.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

MEANWHILE, in Canada, meet Brady Rogers, the reluctant politician who's fed up and thinks he can do better. His sign says "I barely want to do this." His website says, "I guess I'm running for Kelowna city council." His business? Recycling plastic into cool things.

lawn sign with a grumpy man in a "DADLIFE" sweatshirt and the sign says "I barely want to do this" with his name and campaign

Hi, I’m Brady.
Do I enjoy politics? No.

Do I know what I’m doing? No.

But am I qualified? Also no.

I was born in Williams Lake and raised in Kelowna since I was 10. These are the streets I biked every day, the cars I threw crab apples at (sorry), and the parks I played in. Seeing this city grow has been cool, but with growth has come a whole new spectrum of challenges. Running for council is the last thing I saw myself doing this year. I don’t like meetings, I don’t like having to be certain places at certain times, and I’m allergic to stuffy offices. But unfortunately, I happen to like Kelowna, and think I can help do some good.

I guess I’m running for Kelowna city council.
Support the campaign

I graduated from UBCO in 2015ish (long story) and worked for 4 years as a robotic automation engineer. As cool as the job was, it was soulless, and I wanted to use my abilities for more than just helping huge companies save money.

Since 2019, I’ve been building The Rogerie.
Starting as a farmers market booth beside the mall, my wife and I began turning plastic waste into new products in our laundry room. Seven painful years later, and we have a pretty awesome shop downtown by Sprout (come check it out!) where you’ll find me just about every day.

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Autumn Wolff | Lesbian Romance Author @autumnwolff.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

*turns wife sideways* "I tap an island." Wife: "Hey! I'm not a blue mana!" "Honey, please. I've seen how wet you get when I talk about Magic. You're an island." *turns girlfriend sideways* "I also tap 2 mountains." Girlfriend: "I am NOT a red mana!" "Honey, please. I've seen your tits."

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Catherynne M. Valente @catvalente.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It’s legit one of the weirdest things to happen on this Plane of Weirdest Things that of all the Weirdest Things, fucking Harry Potter and the Methods of goddamned Rationality might ultimately end the bloody world.

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Dr. Alyssa (they/them) @yesthattoo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Have at! (If you do, may I see it when it's done? This feels like a fun kind of artistic collaboration and I've actually done it before -- the book that had its cover done that way is sadly out of print but it was cool to do.)

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#AutChat Mod @autchatmod.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Q4: What role do you think autistic/neurodivergent pride plays in autistic/neurodivergent communities? In the broader world? #AutChat

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Solveig ⚧ - Autistic Acceptance Worldwide @autisticb4mmr.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Personally for me, yes, though I think that's largely because ow how much overlap there is between the neurodivergence spaces I'm in and also the queer spaces I'm in. There's just a lot of overlap for me. #AutChat A3

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Dr. Alyssa (they/them) @yesthattoo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Also it doesn't have to be an autistic thing but it feels autistic to me that *my* pipeline for digital scans is: 1) Scan greyscale 2) Turn black and white using k-means clustering in MATLAB 3) Manual clean-up in js.paint (formerly ms paint)

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Dr. Alyssa (they/them) @yesthattoo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#AutChat I don't know what question to put this on if any but I draw intricate geometric designs on dot paper. (Faint dots mostly don't show up in scans.) When I mostly-but-not-100% jokingly answer "what are you drawing?" with "autism" that's pride -- that the cool parts are ALSO #Autistic. #art

Abstract geometric design drawn with pen on dot paper, scanned in black and white.

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#AutChat Mod @autchatmod.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Q3: Has your relationship to the idea of autistic/neurodivergent pride changed over time? #AutChat

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Emily Paige Ballou @epballou.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A2: Yes. I think the Mad Pride movement is probably the most analogous to the autistic pride movement that I've seen, somewhat ironically, since the Mad Pride movement has a very fraught history as far as how it views autism... #AutChat

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Rachel @rachelneedsanap.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

A little about me: I’m an #Autistic #PhD student in #ReligiousStudies, researching myth & ritual in the Hebrew Bible. I was an attorney for 10yrs, until I hit autistic burnout & decided to build a new career around my special interests in myth & religion. Nice to meet you all!

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Dr. Alyssa (they/them) @yesthattoo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A1: To me Autistic pride is a direct counter to the shame that gets taught (both intentionally and not) when the ways we're disabled and the ways we're odd get treated as wrong. Autistic pride: I *like* being who I am, even when it's hard. #AutChat

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#AutChat Mod @autchatmod.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Q1: How do you define autistic (or neurodivergent) pride? What does it mean to you personally? #AutChat

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Dr. Alyssa (they/them) @yesthattoo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A0: Hi! I'm Alyssa, and I'm an occasional but long-time #AutChat participant (wrote the questions for at least one topic back when we were still on the site formerly known as Twitter.)

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#AutChat Mod @autchatmod.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Q0: Introduce yourself! Say anything you like about yourself or your interest in #AutChat or in today's topic, Autistic and neurodivergent pride. Quick reference for this week's #AutChat questions (please wait till they're posted to answer): autchat.com/autistic-and...

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#AutChat Mod @autchatmod.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

@yesthattoo.bsky.social @tuttleturtle.bsky.social @autisticb4mmr.bsky.social @endeverstar.bsky.social @projectenigma.bsky.social @badautistic.bsky.social AutChat on BlueSky in 1 hr, 1pm Pacific, 4pm Eastern, 20:00 UTC, 9pm BST. Topic: Autistic/neurodivergent pride. autchat.com/autistic-and...

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Doug Simpkinson @douglips.com · 13/02/2025

By coincidence, that's the only problem for which "don't bother, we can't do anything about it" is allowed.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 13/02/2025

I am no longer accepting the argument "there are bigger problems than this!" unless you are personally working to stop the ultimate Heat Death of the Universe.

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Dr. Alyssa (they/them) @yesthattoo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Findings about structural changes are wildly inconsistent; those have definitely ever been found but not necessarily reproduced (and sometimes we get differences in opposite directions in different studies...)

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hegelian vs predator @reachrachelkahn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I think part of why the old-school autism researchers are frustrated by the rise in diagnoses is bc they can't separate the disabling comorbidities of autism from the baseline cognitive styles of autism, and because they think of it as a linear spectrum of disability instead of spokes in a wheel

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Dr. Alyssa (they/them) @yesthattoo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'd also be down but am getting "can't be messaged" so IDK about how to Actually Do

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Dr. Alyssa (they/them) @yesthattoo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We argued against them for those reasons. I don't think it's true that we really got rid of them because professionals, researchers, and grievance parents (which is not all parents or we wouldn't need the adjective) kept using them + variants. (E.g. profound.)

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Dr. Alyssa (they/them) @yesthattoo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Makes sense to me too. I can only contextually handle the neutral ones but the logic makes sense

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Dr. Alyssa (they/them) @yesthattoo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I am prepared to throw my PhD in neuroscience behind "There is no single aspect of the human brain where a binary categorization truly applies." What to *do* re: named neurotypes, deficit-focused definitions, and support needs is harder. Inappropriate dimensionality reduction isn't the answer.

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Ari Dyer @aridyer.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Really excited to share the first paper from my PhD! We explored autistic pupils' experiences of using school sensory rooms. They reported benefits for wellbeing, learning and sensory needs with self-directed use. Adaptable equipment was appreciated to meet context-dependent needs. #autism #AutRes

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Autistic Pupil's Self-Reported and Observed Experiences of Multi-Sensory Environments in Schools - Ari MK Dyer, Georgina Powell, Eloise Crossman, Claire Bowsher-Murray, Catherine RG Jones, 2026

Multi-sensory environments (MSEs), or sensory rooms, are widely used in schools to support pupils with additional learning needs. While commonly accessed by aut...

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Ahana the Solar Bunny ☀️ 🐰 @antisanitygirl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

we see this in reproductive justice, women/trans/queer liberation, neurodiversity, Mad pride, disability justice, Black Lives Matter, Pro-Palestine, and immigrant rights. all deal with the freedom to self-direct/self-define how you live your bodymind and what is permitted to be done to your bodymind

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#AutChat Mod @autchatmod.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Today’s #AutChat is about eating disorders. If you have never had an ED, feel free to speak about your body image in general.

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julie the cyborg @juliethecyborg.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

bikes are fast and get you places on time!

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Luke BOO 👻 ber @coolhand.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

An app called Take It Outside that makes a temporary argument link you can drop into a thread

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#AutChat Mod @autchatmod.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

@yesthattoo.bsky.social @tuttleturtle.bsky.social @autisticb4mmr.bsky.social @endeverstar.bsky.social @projectenigma.bsky.social @badautistic.bsky.social AutChat on BlueSky in 1 hr, Sun 1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern / 20:00 UTC / 9pm BST. Topic: eating disorders. autchat.com/eating-disor...

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 19/09/2026

It is an affirmative, positive choice by those in charge to use this method. To have it behave this way. They have seen the results and they accept them. It is THEIR CHOICE.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 19/09/2026

The truth was that if United Health had an AI that was accepting a shitload of claims with a 90% error rate, United Health would stop using the AI in about 0.2 seconds.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 19/09/2026

The AI industry wants you to say "the AI just did that thing on its own!" Like, United Health's AI that's denying a shitload of claims with a 90% error rate? They wanted you to think it's just the AI.

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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Anthropic employees: NEXT-GEN AI COULD WIPE OUT HUMANITY WITH A SUPERVIRUS! Normies: that seems like a big leap. How would this AI disseminate such a virus in the real world? Anthropic employees: oh, through the wet labs we built and hooked it up to, of course. Normies: …😬😤

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Imagine if you just gave mathematicians 22 million dollars

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Dr. Alyssa (they/them) @yesthattoo.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Does early career researcher but in industry not academia fit here? (I'm still down to come just to listen & network if not, but I have things I might submit if I *do* fit.) [And if I do fit, what box do I check lol]

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Marginalia Science @marginaliascience.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The deadline has been extended to Sep 15th!! Who should apply: Early career faculty, post-docs, PhD & masters students, and undergrads. We especially encourage submissions from scholars who come from marginalized/underrepresented backgrounds and/or whose research focuses on the these groups.

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Marginalia Science x Boston College

We are back for another round of community presentations hosted by Marginalia Science and Boston College! Following last year's success, we are happy to announce another Marginalia Science day-long co...

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