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The picture is Maxwell Smart, Agent 86, alongside Donald Trump, President no. 47.

I couldn't resist.

#wankpuffin

Facebook post from Feminist news sharing an X post, headed 'If journalists wrote about the US government the way they do foreign governments': Stan Oklobdzija writes, 'Masked security forces captured an opposition leader in the coastal province of New Jersey as regime officials continue their months-long crackdown against pro-democracy elements in the embattled United States. The arrest comes as the regime issued calls for summary detentions without trial.'

This is all very distressing - and I don't even live there.

WARNING

FB now removing comments critical of Cheeto, even when not using trigger words, and placing warnings on a/c posting them.

Have a backup plan if you need to stay there. Second a/c, different email/name, friend yourself. Download your photos.

#policestate

A protest sign which reads like a dictionary definition. It says MUSK, noun: a noxious substance emitted from the anal glands of a weasel.

Banner of the year right here. #twatwaffle #orangecheeto #loneskum #protest

Cover of Down to the Sea by Mike Belnap and Candy Lawrence, with Reader Views five star review sticker attached. The picture is a young man with surfboards on top of his Land Cruiser, silhouetted in sunset colours. Above is a picture of his wife with their child, who has Down syndrome, on a yacht, with the words 'Your baby is Mongoloid - you don't have to take him home.'

That thing where your book gets a 5-star review from Reader Views. Woot!
#booksofbluesky

readerviews.com/.../down-to-...
E-book: www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/...
Paperback: www.amazon.com/Down.../dp/1....
#disability #DisabilityInclusion #sailing #specialeducation #specialeducationteacher #downsyndrome

Autistic communication: an inside view | Candy Lawrence Get more from Candy Lawrence on Patreon

Did you know I have a Patreon?

The whole of April is about autism awareness, right? So I thought... I'll write about it. Today there's a FREE post about my autistic difficulties with communication. Find it here: www.patreon.com/posts/autist...

#autism #communication #auditoryprocessing #masking

Three book covers are shown under the heading 'Autism awareness made easier so even a child can get it'. Byline - Books help you explain. Book 1, to show how some kids hide autism, is called Lilly's Mask. A red dragon roars over the head of a small Asian girl. Book 2, to help stop exploitation, is called I Won't, said Willow. A red-haired white girl stands defiantly, hand on hips. Book 3, autism behaviours explained, is called Being Friends with Bodie Finch. A blonde girl runs from a dark-haired boy who's throwing a chair at her. She looks scared.

World Autism Awareness Day!
Sharing a meme? Nice. Please do!

But we really want inclusion *without demanding we hide who we are*. And understanding needs to start young.

Bookshop link: www.monkeyread.me/shop/
'Bodie Finch' e-book: amzn.asia/d/eyKMj0F
Print book outside Aus: a.co/d/4jw8evH
#booksky

You can’t possibly imagine that Twatwaffle will allow a fair election? Next time you’ll only remove him by force. And I’m not sure US citizens have the stomach for revolution, or it would already have started. They’re too scared to admit that they’ve gone from ‘greatest’ country to fascist regime.

I think that’s an excellent reply, and much more polite than what I said to Kevin Hogan when he tried to spew his garbage in my ear on the street last election.

Isn’t there a law about this? Don’t they have to include unsubscribe instructions?

Picture of dark-haired little boy in a blue and yellow outfit throwing a chair at a little blonde girl in a purple and white tutu. He looks angry, She looks scared. Text reads 'When Bodie Finch gets cross, he throws things. I get scared.' Header says Monkeyread.me Books. Footer says 'Real stories, about real children.'

Got young kids? Come visit my shop! www.monkeyread.me/shop/
amzn.asia/d/8SIKIha (e-book for under $10)

My books speak to kids about their real life world. They love them and learn from them.

#disability #autism #specialed #specialeducation #ECE #booksofbluesky #indieauthors #inclusion #kindy

A black dog with a brown collar, Labrador cross Doberman cross Greyhound, leaps across and into a dam in pursuit of his ball against a background of green grass. He looks very fit and you can almost see the speed from his stretched posture.

My heartdog Jack, 2005-2019. RIP my fabulous, hilarious, athletic companion. #dogsofBluesky

A book cover in shades of sunset colours showing a surfer and his boards on his car in silhouette. The title is 'Down to the Sea' by Mike Belnap and Candy Lawrence. Byline: 'Your baby is Mongoloid. You don't have to take him home. But we did...' Around the book on a crumpled black background is more information. First time parents fight ableism and prejudice. Disabled baby goes sailing. Island life in Tonga - boy did we learn a lot! Life or death drama for Mum and Dad. Soecial Olympics for the #WIN. And so much more.

This book is simply A GOOD READ.

E-book (affordable!)
www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/...

Hard copy
books.google.com.au/books?id=Fcp....

#downsyndrome #downsyndromeawareness #specialed #specialeducation #books #BooksofBluesky #specialolympics #Tonga #teaching #ableism #sailing #goodreads #diversity

Newspaper-style heading says Ableist Weekly, September 1978. Headline is 'Don't take that baby home' - Parents thumb nose at doctor's advice'. Text reads 'In a surprising turn of events at a local hospital, first time parents Mike and Nancy Belnap have ignored their doctor's advice to abandon their son Ty, who was born with Down Syndrome. Watch this space for more on how Ty went from reject to sporting champion!' The web address is www.monkeyread.me

YEEHAW! My biography of Down Syndrome #winner Ty Belnap is here!

Print book: books.google.com.au/books/about/...

or e-book: www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/...

#booksky #books #readingcommunity #diversebooksky #readsky #downsyndrome #disability #writingandbooks #goodreads #sailing #education #specialed

I'll just leave this here. Seems I've lost my appetite.

Oh wait. Is it available for Android phones? Because I refuse to buy an iPhone 🤣... found it for my iPad.

Hey brains trust, is Flashes available in Australia yet? Can't find it in the app store...

YouTube video by thejuicemedia Honest Government Ad | Our Last Fair Election?

The two party system is utterly screwed. Just hoping to god that Australians aren't as gullible as Americans, yanno...

#funnynotfunny

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kYI...

A 3 month old tan and black German Shepherd cross Border Collie pup stares at the camera sleepily while lying on a brindle cowskin.

I thought I'd puppy-proofed my house until I put an actual puppy in it.

Do not be fooled by the innocent expression.

#dogsofbluesky #puppies

Fear and Loathing: Closer to the Edge There is something rancid in America, a slow, creeping rot that smells like cold McDonald’s fries, aerosol hairspray, and the unmistakable musk of a country too sedated to recognize its own hostage...

This is a post from Fear and Loathing: Closer to the Edge, a brilliant FB site which I suggest you all follow and subscribe to. Brilliant writing and terrifying content.

Apologies to those who next alt text, can't seem to work it out on a link, but click the post.

www.facebook.com/FearAndLoath...

Thank you for perfectly expressing my thoughts on this matter.

<looks for #fuckwitsofbluesky hashtag>

Picture shows a tan and black puppy about three months old. She's a German Shepherd cross Border Collie but looks most like a Shepherd. She has a red collar on.

Apologies for the radio silence. Have been busy finding a new companion for my Ted - he's pining since we had to put down his playmate. How do you like this little lady? ♥️ Hoping to meet her very soon! #dogsofbluesky

Picture of Elon Musk sitting at the President’s desk with a sulky Trump in the background. The caption reads ‘When an immigrant steals your job’.

#funnynotfunny

If you oppose DEI you should have to use the full phrase instead of the letters. Be brave and say 'I oppose diversity, equity and inclusion'. Bonus points if you admit which part of that you don't like. Making it an acronym transforms it into a thought-terminating cliché. From now on, be proud of your opinions, but be specific. Let everyone know if it's diversity you don't like, or if it's equity, or if it's being inclusive.

What is DEI? Here's the answer for those from outside the US who have passed it off as another weird US acronym that probs doesn't concern them.

ie: If you are not a white rich male from their own country and of their own religion, they are officially scrapping any semblance of care about you.

My temperature regulation is utterly ratshit. Apparently it's a thing with autism? If I'm cold my brain stops. Really stops. If I'm hot I get panicky. I'm sliding from one to the other a lot of the time. #awesometobeus

Meme in pink, blue, white and grey, by 'have a gay day': First they came for the trans people, and I spoke out immediately even though I'm straight and cis because I've read the rest of the fucking poem.'

Even in Queensland, folks. Even in Queensland.

It's not just the US.

(Qld has just shut the door on hormone treatment for under-18s, which means voices will break, hair and genitals and breasts will grow, and more young people will end themselves as a result. Not cool, Qld. Sociopathic, Qld.)

The text tells the story of a fighter plane crew in World War II who were hit by Nazi fire but the plane didn't explode; on examination, the shells were found to contain a note saying 'This is all we can do for you now'. A commenter notes that harm reduction is not pointless, and that the message's underlying thought is 'they are trying to make us kill you and we refuse'.

I can't verify this as gospel, but the message is strong regardless.

There are many ways to quietly disobey, America.

From Wikipedia, shared by Fight the Patriarchy: The paradox of tolerance is a philosophical concept suggesting that if a society extends tolerance to those who are intolerant, it risks enabling the eventual dominance of intolerance, thereby undermining the very principle of tolerance. This paradox was articulated by philosopher Karl Popper in 'The Open Society and its Enemies' (1945), where he argued that a truly tolerant society must not tolerate those who promote intolerance. Popper posited that if intolerant ideologies are allowed unchecked expression, they could exploit open society values to erode or destroy tolerance itself through authoritarian or oppressive practices.

Remember, USA - tolerating intolerance allows intolerance to flourish. Don't let the w⚓s confuse you or call you a hypocrite.

Excellent article on how to find focus in the Age of Cheeto. Even from as far away as Australia I find it frightening and depressing, but the essence pf survival is to support the essential workers and cooperate only in subtle rebellion - not to whine, blame and tear each other apart.

Cartoon meme of two men at the computer business centre. One is saying to the other, 'I do not want to save to onedrive. I want to save to the documents folder... on my computer... in my own house.'

As a writer who couldn't find her goddamned new story yesterday on her own computer, I feel this in my bones. I AM NOT HERE TO PLAY HIDE AND SEEK, FOLKS 😤