Margaret Ballantyne, Ph.D.

Note: Bullying

"Starting in the childhood, autistic people are more likely to be bullied both at home and at school. This continues in the workplace. [this is] unlikely to be broken without significant structural intervention."

us.specialisterne.com/workplace-bu... #autism #neurodiversity

Thank you for celebrating one of my favorite saints.

RIP mystic/saint Teresa of Ávila, died this day 1582.

“It is love alone that gives worth to all things.”

“The important thing is not to think much but to love much; and so do that which best stirs you to love.”

Exactly right! I am beyond furious at MSNBC

“The 17 members of a federal vaccine advisory committee, who were ousted [by RFK Jr.] last week, argued their abrupt dismissal has "left the U.S. vaccine program critically weakened.’” Argh, #VaccinesWork and save (autistic) lives, this is an IRL horror show.

www.yahoo.com/news/cdc-vac...

As Republicans are ripping away health care, reporters are being detained for reporting the news!

#FreedomToDissent

I know there’s serious news, but this? Too good not to share.

Gavin Newsom’s office just posted a clip of EMPEROR PALPATINE reading Trump’s unhinged Truth Social rant about the L.A. protests.

It’s trolling at its finest.

The Force is strong with this one. 💀👑
#NoKings
#FreedomToDissent

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Columbia cancelled her course on "Race, Media and International Affairs 101." So she decided to teach it over the summer— online.

From the GOOD POPE…👇

Pass. It. On. 🌈✨

Register

Immigration is personal—and it matters more than ever with the horrors of CECOT.

I want thefacts and @redwineblueusa.bsky.social always breaks it down in ways that make sense and hit home.

I signed up for this virtual event: join me!
social.redwine.blue/s/gsDWwkJG

Happy Easter. Kamala!

El Greco’s painting of the Risen Christ

Happy Easter! ¡Felices Pascuas!

EXACTLY.

“Instead of stealing Greenland from Denmark, let’s steal some of their policies” — 👏🏼

Gosh. If only there were an historical analogue we could study to learn about the horrors of rounding people up without due process and sending them to torture camps in other countries.

This is damning evidence against the Trump regime. Trump invoked a war time act to justify his unconstitutional treatment of civilians, but the intelligence threat assessment flat out contradicts his invocation, leaving it without justification or ground to stand on.

I came here to say the same thing. And that creepy Christmas song Baby it’s Cold Outside yuck

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💙💛💙💛

I’ve got an overseas one tomorrow

Perfect description on so many levels!

Boycott

DOGE Cuts 9/11 Survivors’ Fund, and Republicans Join Democrats in Rebuke After 20 percent of the World Trade Center Health Program staff was terminated last week, Democratic lawmakers were outraged. On Wednesday, Republican lawmakers joined them.

DOGE Cuts 9/11 Survivors’ Fund, and Republicans Join Democrats in Rebuke www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/n...

Title: What Costs More: Billionaire Tax Avoidance or Federal Workers? Subtitle: Musk’s tax avoidance could fund 677K federal jobs • Current Tax Rate: 3.27% • Top Federal Tax Rate: 37% Cost Comparison (Bar Chart): • Cost of Musk’s Tax Avoidance (smallest bar, purple) • Cost of Top 100 Billionaires’ Tax Avoidance (largest bar, red) • Total Federal Workforce Salaries (mid-sized bar, green) X-axis ranges from $0B to $380B, showing that billionaire tax avoidance covers a significant portion of federal workforce salaries. Impact on Federal Workforce: • Average Federal Salary: $106,000 • Jobs Musk’s Avoidance Could Fund: 677,782 (29.5% of all federal employees) Federal Workforce Breakdown (Pie Chart): • A segment representing 29.5% of the workforce highlights the share Musk’s avoided taxes could fund, labeled “Share Equal to Musk’s Avoided Taxes: 29.5%”. Sources: • Musk’s Tax Rate: ProPublica • Billionaire Gains: Bloomberg Billionaires Index (Dec. 31, 2024) • Federal Employee Data: USAFacts

How many federal workers would DOGE need to fire to make up for Musk not paying his fair share of taxes?

Answer: 677,000. That's 44% of the entire non-DoD federal workforce.

Again, this power grab is not about the budget. It’s about politics.

Please read and share. But especially share with folks that might not realize how critical Section 504 is to so many people. I tried to write a simple clear explanation at the break. Gift link here: www.startribune.com/why-are-repu...