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For more on the “big autism announcement” and what it means for the disability community, check out my latest article.

I attempt to highlight the eugenicist intent behind their message while also appealing to the non disabled community to help fight for us: https://www.disabledginger.com/p/trumps-big-autism-announcement-and

Disabled people are not expendable

Autistic people are not expendable

We aren’t lazy, we didn’t choose this & aren’t getting a free ride.

Disability is not a moral failing

It happens to almost everyone eventually

Join us & fight for disability justice

Your future self will thank y

News: Sinclair Won’t Air Jimmy Kimmel’s Return on Its 38 ABC Stations

"Jimmy Kimmel may be returning to ABC Tuesday night, but his show will remain dark in a large swath of the U.S., with Sinclair Broadcast Group saying that it will preempt the show.:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/sinclair-preempt-jimmy-kimmel-live-return-abc-1236377475/

If you live in a Sinclair TV station market, perhaps they and their advertisers would appreciate hearing from you.

John Oliver does it again.

"Look, at some point you’re going to have to draw a line. So I’d argue, why not draw it right here? And when they come to you with stupid, ridiculous demands, picking fights that you know you could win in court, instead of rolling over, why not stand up and use four key words they don’t tend to teach you in business school? Not, ‘OK, you’re the boss.’ Not, ‘Whatever you say goes.’ But instead, the only phrase that can genuinely make a weak bully go away. And that is, ‘Fuck you. Make me.’”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohPToBog_-g

Today’s autism announcement was just as bad as we feared

Trump blamed Tylenol & vaccines for autism

He encouraged women to just “tough out” their pain

He praised people who don’t “need” meds or vaccines

These are eugenicist talking points & they’re devastating to the disability community.

My latest looks at the threat to our lives, as well as how we can support one another.

We must not give up hope, but we need our non disabled allies to fight with us.

Refuse to see us as expendable and help us demand better:

https://www.disabledginger.com/p/trumps-big-autism-announcement-and

#uspol #autism #eugenics #disability #fascism #maha #rfkjr #tylenol
#vaccines #ableism

@mackiwg and, incidentally, for about the same cost as what our single MailChimp account would currently cost us annually, we're making 54 separate web services - including all of the services for a full online university - available to our learners and our educator community, serving at least 100 million visitors/year. I think our approach is revolutionary in the midst of this 'cost of living' crisis most of us find ourselves in.

I should note, too, that Mautic is far more powerful in many ways than MailChimp, and is fully #libre. If you want see an earlier case study on our use of Mautic, see https://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/5763/5600 and search for 'CastStudy' - it's a peer-reviewed journal paper we wrote a few years back.

Huh, how time flies. 6 or 7 years ago, at the OER Foundation, for whom I work as Open Source Technologist, we decided to replace our MailChimp with, eventually, a self-hosted instance of Mautic (https://mautic.org) to communicate with learners taking courses in our online open university courses (https://oeru.org)... We made the change when we had about 5k contact. We now have 66k. Wondering how much we're saving every year...

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Is Disney is pulling a head fake by "reinstating" Kimmel show? With scores of Trump-ified affiliates still refusing to air it, Disney could announce soon that it can no longer afford to keep the program going.

In other words, don't assume that Bob Iger has grown a spine.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/09/disney-abc-reinstate-jimmy-kimmel-amid-uproar-over-government-censorship/

A reminder that the most corrupt president in American history controls the most corrupt Supreme Court in American history.

There has never been anything remotely like this.

https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/09/supreme-court-allows-trump-to-fire-ftc-commissioner/

Healthy forests in protected Indigenous territories could help reduce the risk of certain illnesses for humans, a new study shows.

Researchers found that Indigenous territories can effectively reduce the risk of vector-borne or zoonotic diseases if they’re located in municipalities with at least 40% forest cover.

by Constance Malleret
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/protecting-indigenous-amazon-lands-may-also-protect-public-health-study-says/

#news #indigenouspeople #forests #zoonoticdiseases #health

Disappointing to see the UN climate boss so lost on this

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/22/ai-carries-risks-but-will-help-tackle-global-heating-says-uns-climate-chief

#climate

Meta admits that some categories of speech aren’t eligible for recommendation. Abortion content doesn’t clearly fit those rules, but content creators who use their platforms to spread educational information about abortion are feeling the consequences of being shadowbanned anyway. https://www.eff.org/pages/algorithmic-suppression-abortion-content-creators

#MAGA’s Big Miscalculation - https://www.techdirt.com/2025/09/22/magas-big-miscalculation/ "over 70% of Americans now view immigration positively, while Trump’s deportation policies poll in the 30s."

“When we’re talking about LGBTQ content creators and queer content online, what we're talking about is an algorithmic silencing of this content,” EFF’s Paige Collings told the Bay Area Reporter - even as anti-LGBTQ hate content proliferates on the same platforms. https://www.ebar.com/story/158296/News/Queer%20SF%20content%20creators%20say%20Instagram%20applies%20double%20standard%20to%20LGBTQs

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What a beautiful morning!🌺

I feel happy, energized, and full of so much love. I was with @aral , helping our ppl in northern #gaza move to more stable places. Yesterday, we covered the costs of displacement, transportation, & tents for 6 families, & today Aral will continue for the rest of the families.
I feel so much love, comfort, & peace of mind knowing they'll be in places where we can feel more reassured abt their safety.

Thanks to all the donors. I've so much love & respect for you.

Tylenol in pregnancy doesn’t cause autism.

There isn’t an “epidemic of autism”.

Autism is not the fault of the mother or the child.

RFK Jr has not “cracked” autism.

Whatever they announce tomorrow, it won’t be based in science or truth.

It won’t help anyone.

Stay vigilant, follow the science and support the neurodivergent community.