Thorn Hobbs

YouTube video by Tipene Music Tipene - Tū (Feat. Hone Harawira)

This just won Best Music Video by a Māori Artist and it is so good: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNaZ...

(This was the largest march in Aotearoa New Zealand's history, Hīkoi mō te Tiriti, which happened at the same time as MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke's world-famous haka in Parliament -- Nov 14, 2024.)

I have these four originals available on my shop currently.

Constellation galaxy background. Poem Reads: Monotropism My mind likes to wander and follow what’s true, One focus at a time helps me see what I do. Not everyone’s rhythm will feel quite like mine, Observing the details can make my world shine. Taking my time when things feel too bright, Resting and stimming help me feel right. Open to learning in ways that feel kind, Play helps me share what’s inside my mind. I connect through interests, through passions, through flow, Safe spaces that welcome, help me to grow. My monotropic mind, full of tunnels that glow, shining with wonder wherever I go. Helen Edgar (Autistic Realms, 2025)

Are you an Autistic adult or parent/carer to an Autistic child?
Would you or they like to contribute to a free booklet for Autistic children and young people that @gr0ve.bsky.social are creating?
Here is my contribution:
SUBMISSIONS forms.office.com/e/6Lg2Zx3g3N
By 23/11/25

“We can never go back… We can go forward. We can find the love our hearts long for, but not until we let go grief about the love we lost long ago… All awakening to love is spiritual awakening.”

bell hook on love

Omg yes. You can get spandex type or leather type. Or even a full body compression suit

Try the full body suits... Full body pressure.

what i ordered > what i got

Howdy there partner - 24x30” acrylic on wood. A newly finished commission as long as the client likes it.

YAY!!!!

Why We Must Amplify the Voices of Black Autistic Women "We’ve Always Been Here": Why Amplifying the Voices of Black Autistic Women Is Essential

“To be Black, autistic, and a woman is to walk through a world shaped by the constant weight of racism, ableism, and misogyny , not separately, but all at once. all at fucking once”

phenomenallyautistic.substack.com/p/why-we-mus...

Let me be clear. As someone who has been professionally involved with the biodefense / biosecurity sector for nearly 20 years, and has worked on biological risk analysis for Covid-19 since early 2020, reducing one's risk of being infected is not health anxiety. It's just smart.

Abstract: This body of work examines an interest-based neuro-affirmative account of monotropism and how this can be applied to education. I draw on data collected from a study where monotropism was explored through a mixed methods approach looking into interests and experiences of autistic people at school. Results showed that participants preferred to learn autodidactically and had a preference to focus on tasks for longer periods of time as opposed to shorter tasks. Participants noted the many benefits of these interests - these included amongst others: its use to stay calm, to be happy, to focus better, and to learn more. The interests that participants took part in were hugely varied and broke down significant stereotypes, suggesting that autistic stereotypes of topics of monotropic interests are not valid or relevant. It is suggested that monotropic interests are encouraged in the school environment and beyond as a tool for lifelong learning. These interests can help with self-regulation, mastery, and are of benefit to the mental health and wellbeing of our autistic community.

"Results showed that participants preferred to learn autodidactically and had a preference to focus on tasks for longer periods of time as opposed to shorter tasks. Participants noted the many benefits of these interests"
www.igi-global.com/chapter/an-i....

The elk rut is in full swing! 🔥 Watch as two bull elk clash with their massive antlers, while the lead bull bugles in the background, keeping a watchful eye on the female herd. Nature’s drama is on full display at Northwest Trek!

📹: Keeper Stephanie

Wait. New Moon and Autumnal Equinox. Harness that... That wants to be directed. Not yourself, love. Not yourself, love. Plenty of tarkets needing some fresh "Ya gonna reap what ya sowed" Collection time!
#witchsky #queerwitch

An AI photographer liked some of my stuff. He is now blocked.... Didn't he read any of my stuff?

Senator: They don't even bother to lie badly anymore. Mon Mothma: I suppose that's the final humiliation.

Mf's will lay comfortably in a cesspool of racism if the voice is sweet and calm. And that is why there will NEVER be a change in the country.

Spouses tend to share psychiatric disorders, massive study finds Analysis of almost 15 million people shows the trend increases with each decade, across cultures and generations.

Cute
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Have you ever felt inexplicably blocked from your witchcraft practice? In the sense that you want to practice, have time/energy to practice, but just...don't? Sometimes, I think that unexplainable reluctance to practice witchcraft is a manifestation of the Dweller on the Threshold.
#WitchSky

a fun game is breaking down those sentences to find that few of them make any actual sense.

almost like they want to play a game, but the game is just pretending they're smarter than you.

The Black Panthers were accurately describing the US as fascist in the 60s. That's how far behind you are if a dictator moving troops in to occupy cities & arresting his opposition & disappearing people is just clicking as fascism for you.

Double Empathy Theory... Totally.

Love it!

Love it

Never underestimate your ability to shift the very fabric of reality

Never underestimate your ability to shift the very fabric of reality.

The end is nigh! Tomorrow is the last day of my summer sale and so here is the Shard of the Fractured God to celebrate the breaking of all things.

www.martintomsky.com/shop/shard-o...

#art #fantasyart #woodwork

Photo says Sending troops to round up unhoused American citizens in DC and put the. In internment cMps is a test run to later put political rivals or any American who is dissenting against their government into camps.