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Your second favorite cat lady. anti-fascist, asl interpreter 🤟 playing the long game #actuallyautistic @rjgroner .bsky.social

Los Angeles, CA
Joined March 2011
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2 years
This could be us (together but not touching) but you're playing (not cautious about covid)
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5 months
People are lonely "since the pandemic" because we've seen how little we actually care for and about each other.
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I still believe covid is a worker's rights issue. Why are unions silent on this issue?
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11 months
Some autistic people don't pick up on social cues. Some autistic people pick up on them all.
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I'm still doing remote work because I'm trying to avoid: Vascular damage Early-onset dementia Immune system disregulation Loss of taste/smell All post-acute sequelae Early death And people who lie to my face
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Finding covid in people's bone marrow is serious. It's so bad.
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Having a bone marrow biopsy at 19 was one of the most traumatic and painful experiences I've ever had.
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2 months
So schools allow covid and shooters to harm children in exchange for what exactly?
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5 months
Why aren't teacher's unions getting mad about unsafe, Sars-ridden work places?
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1 year
@suchnerve I suspect this is how you might also seduce an autistic woman. I'm not sure though so if anyone wants to test the hypothesis...
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Covid precautions are part of my rights to bodily autonomy.
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9 months
If you don't want people to develop "health anxiety", then don't traumatize them when they seek care.
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5 months
Of course I want masks. Yes, I want air filtration. But mostly, I want a shared reality.
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9 months
You know what makes me turn off a podcast? Using past-tense when mentioning covid.
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2 years
@atombomb1976 I'm rooting for you. This tweet is a big step.
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9 months
I don't want a partner who would mask to keep me safe. I want one who masks because it's us against the world.
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11 months
I love when people refuse to learn anything and then also want to be absolved of responsibility because they didn't know.
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1 year
Too many of my favorite podcasts are framing covid in the past-tense and it just takes me right out of enjoying any banter.
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I cannot imagine a future where I regret protecting myself.
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2 years
@fakedansavage Three cheers for unarmed queers!
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It's not social anxiety, it's social distrust.
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8 months
Suddenly feeling thankful that I'm single instead of the source of unwarranted resentment.
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9 months
Just a reminder that some anti-mask sentiments are rooted in anti-Asian sentiments. Our western chauvinism will not allow even hints of collectivist ideals.
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Dudes in my family don't care about covid because they don't have to. They "let" women do all the caring.
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The more I learn about covid the less patience I have for anyone still in denial.
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2 years
@Ebonyrgooden You are absolutely correct. I believe a lot of rhetoric around "professionalism" is just white supremacy culture trying to control and monetize relationships and trust.
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2 years
@CovidDataReport On the same day the WHO confirms the emergency? Makes no sense.
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If/when H5N1 spills over, the covid conscious should consider pivoting to a broader phrase. We want mitigation and protection for all airborne disease.
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3 months
Should I bother warning back-to-normal family about mpox?
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2 months
@amandatoryfigs @linbasart If they were poor, they'd be reported to cps. But if you have money, by all means, traumatize your kid. /s
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@WillBarron2 Lol. Sir. That is not how autism works. Go read a another book.
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2 years
#AskingAutistics I definitely have "justice sensitivity" and it's great to have words for it. I wonder if it stems from the double empathy or the trauma. Like everything else, the answer is "why not both?" What do you think?
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@Tweettwoo0 Part of it is the willingness to grieve, to see reality and experience all the complicated feelings. People may say I'm afraid of the virus, I'd say they're afraid of emotions.
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@1Schoolhouse "Anxious while seated" is a perfect description
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8 months
There is a divide between people who can compartmentalize and those who see how everything is connected.
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I will never take seriously a union that doesn't acknowledge covid as a labor issue.
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@86thistimeline @LauraMiers The thing about peer pressure is that those same people will abandon you if/when you become ill or otherwise disabled.
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3 months
Let's stop the feigned concern over only the "vulnerable". Everyone is getting repeat infections which means we are all vulnerable.
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1 month
🚩"I don't have a response to the issue you mentioned"🚩
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2 years
@e_urq Yes. And also, just be gung-ho about trans rights.
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8 months
Some autistic people understand or see all the nuance in a situation. For 45 years I thought everyone did.
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I'm living in the right timeline to be child-free.
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4 months
So we're starting to be honest about Biden? Now do covid.
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Sure, I'm lonely, but not risk-my-health-for-a-date lonely.
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@somethings_awry Author is not the greatest guy
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1 year
I honestly don't foresee a time where my trust in doctors is restored.
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4 months
Do you realize how many people have been in close contact with the mayor recently? Bass having covid means lots and lots of people in LA have been exposed.
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@dowellml I work for a university that is pushing "mental health" as if it is separate from physical health. Of course these students are struggling and professors refuse to acknowledge the ongoing harm.
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The hypocrisy of "healthcare" not insisting on masking is too much for me.
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2 years
I really dislike the phrase "post-pandemic".
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@makeupartist524 Not pushing religion (immaterial) is different than not pushing physical safety. Seems they can't be bothered to think about it too deeply.
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Why are journalists *so* uncurious?
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@PatrickClaybon @mattyglesias They love to unpack their privilege!
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@mathematick In the darkest of times, my bong is my most loyal friend.
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People's company is not worth the health risk. Even negotiating it is unappealing atp.
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@luckytran I don't trust anyone in healthcare who doesn't understand the ramifications of Sars2 on people's lives. Period.
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I'm not an activist. I don't want to influence anyone. I'm an autistic trauma survivor trying to exist in a world that doesn't care.
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@adamfare1996 Women over 30 will likely expect a level of emotional maturity that this person is incapable of.
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@ibrake4ants It's frustrating that therapy/addressing trauma is always for "other" people. This person has been in denial and doesn't want to accept responsibility.
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@afivegantenna Maybe back in the day, but Stern sold-out eons ago.
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No way that Muriel lady really has a PhD.
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@hi_its_annaleah Me too! Traumatized and hypervigilant crew in the house! 🙌
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@genderlessflesh you are so wise and very kind. seems he doesn't deserve you (but an internet stranger is proud of you, fwiw)
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@LouisatheLast @70bpmhiccups @reidconnord I was told also because there are hormonal repercussions.
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Interesting timing for people to be concerned about giving kids lu chables while they're fine giving them C19.
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I left my job/union almost 2 years ago because I wanted to protect my health and they didn't. No regrets.
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Some people don't have the luxury of denial.
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I'm still avoiding sars2 and everything else is secondary.
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@Craig_A_Spencer @bethechange1682 Covid *still is* everything to lots of people. More everyday.
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I said it before, but want to reiterate that if I'm going to be lonely I'd rather not also be sick.
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@jalefkowit @ASlavitt 👆 ding ding ding
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@Phil_Lewis_ So can we see the list now?
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Today alone I've seen articles about increased c19 in: Spain, France, Brazil, Thailand and Singapore.
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@brownblaze @babadookspinoza You are absolutely correct. Just like the don't draw connections between all the white supremacist mass murders. They are each called a "lone gunman" and no one ever connects their ideologies.
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Health insurance is a scam
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Car insurance is a scam
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@PeteUK7 This was so frustrating and sad to read. The misplaced trust in government, the reliance on diffused culpability. Oof.
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I had an online doctor appointment where one of us was coughing the entire time. (it wasn't me)
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@karriehiggins Those therapists should revisit their "family systems" courses/content. It is common.
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@SeeMiaRoll Don't use Deaf people as an excuse, it's gross.
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@1goodtern I'm autistic (relatively impervious to peer pressure)
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What if we all stop "holding back tears"? What if we had to see each other's hearts break?
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@JuddLegum These people are scared shitless. They don't know what else to do. Lol
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Nothing causes anxiety like having doctors dismiss all concerns as anxiety.
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@Realdealdude2 @ava Some of us do...
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is it too late to run away and start a new life somewhere else?
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@SorayaMcDonald Just got this announcement today.
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@IwriteOK I never miss an opportunity to share this photo of my mom and Weird Al in 1996 (I think)
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I was in a meeting today where people were complaining about lack of attendance and participation from the community since c19.
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There is probably so much covid floating around the RNC right now.
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Mosquitoes stay in city limits like Covid stays within 6 feet.
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@JortsTheCat Please. Covid is a labor issue. Letting illness run rampant for corporate profits is not in support of any working person I know.
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For the record, if covid were gone tomorrow, I would still never return to the life I had before.
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The thing about scientists taking maskless photos is, If their behavior can be bought/influenced then why couldn't their data be easily adjusted as well? They are not worthy of our trust.
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46 today. No shame in my game.
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@Nightscene1 @pants_pence @yashar I want to 💓 this several more times
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That T Ryan dude is spinning his risk rationalizations all over this website and it's pretty pathetic.
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Too many white, supposedly liberal people in my life are more than happy to believe lies. Lies of the government and media, lies of bosses and doctors, lies of friends and acquaintances.
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Covid will outlive the trolls.
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When I'm sad about not having family, I consider maybe I never really had one to begin with. Just a bunch of people playing pretend and showing off.
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Having real "alone at the end of the world" vibes tonight.
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