2026-05-31T16:23:48Z https://yabu.me PatternChaser https://yabu.me/npub1wrezwhpkh0gdua5pcmpw8242ewywr5av9ftaf5htce76vd8ltd9sn8u5jh https://media.mas.to/accounts/avatars/109/296/716/820/305/058/original/a372f0141e2e00e4.jpg https://media.mas.to/accounts/avatars/109/296/716/820/305/058/original/a372f0141e2e00e4.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0g2wymucd06shmcywtxs4l5ht90mss7pm3quzdmgt73lfufqyq9gzypc0yf6ux6aaphnks8rv9ca24t9c3cwn4s4904xja0r8mf35lad5kqzqtnf #Autism<br/>#ADHD<br/>#AuDHD<br/>#neurodiversity<br/>#neurodivergence<br/><br/>#Difference is not always WRONG or BAD! 🙄😮<br/><br/><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/how-the-hypercuriosity-of-adhd-may-have-helped-humans-thrive">https://aeon.co/essays/how-the-hypercuriosity-of-adhd-may-have-helped-humans-thrive</a> 2026-04-01T13:17:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgedrqsafuxqc2tjm73qd5hcym3wfuw5tnhedwqq0mnv6dr7ktwdszypc0yf6ux6aaphnks8rv9ca24t9c3cwn4s4904xja0r8mf35lad5k7kqw6l &#34;Late‑diagnosed adults describe finally learning they are autistic as both relief and grief: relief at having a name and community that fit, and grief for all the years spent fighting the unnecessary battles.&#34;<br/><br/>Yes!!! But not so much &#34;grief&#34; as RESENTMENT, for how unnecessary it all was and is. 😡 <br/><br/><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/positively-different/202603/epistemic-injustice-the-great-gaslighting-of-autistic-lives">https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/positively-different/202603/epistemic-injustice-the-great-gaslighting-of-autistic-lives</a> 2026-03-22T14:45:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgs99v78hxxglhudsusnep4xxqqvdzgdflumv4tphnddlft207gfczypc0yf6ux6aaphnks8rv9ca24t9c3cwn4s4904xja0r8mf35lad5kqyqj7e So #GreenParty material was also offered in #Urdu. What&#39;s the big deal?<br/><br/>If #GortonAndDenton had been a community in rural #Wales, it would make sense to offer material in #English too, for those constituents who don&#39;t speak the native tongue.<br/><br/>So again, what&#39;s the big deal? 2026-02-27T15:11:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswnwgpskncvn76vf6zkf69rjery3u7gzvwnr2lcyk9m9xrmuuz92szypc0yf6ux6aaphnks8rv9ca24t9c3cwn4s4904xja0r8mf35lad5kfne35c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstvvcu0qyf9f4d74swagjuavhlu62xw0j8n2ql3mrtpmya692llnc38ucgy'>nevent1q…ucgy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Servility, yes. But what else can we do? Trump, Putin, Netanyahu, and all the other gangsters have nuclear weapons, and they&#39;ll use them if they become angry enough. We dare not resist, or they will kill us all. EVERYONE. 2026-02-08T11:17:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8xxchh0j04w0yxpkzyjcm97l2axx3k2vk3qzpw5pkstvx06jujfqzypc0yf6ux6aaphnks8rv9ca24t9c3cwn4s4904xja0r8mf35lad5kwxayp0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyezqc8hvcljaresxjnf8ufu7mlmcdt3h44upy9ysx4md5lsel2pqrmm93k'>nevent1q…m93k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If that &#34;and&#34; is a typo for &#34;an&#34;, then no, I&#39;m not Irish. My surname derives from Welsh😀, but my more immediate ancestors are English. 2026-02-07T13:25:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9uqzf247kspassgghnexeh5xq7lvhhygqqexxtgy5jhqlgyuj79gzypc0yf6ux6aaphnks8rv9ca24t9c3cwn4s4904xja0r8mf35lad5kuu3uvd RE: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/@MikeDunnAuthor/116024281984751060">https://kolektiva.social/@MikeDunnAuthor/116024281984751060</a><br/><br/>This is worth spreading around. Please read it, then boost it? 🙏 👍<br/>nostr:note1ytv622vdc0va2gnu8nk7kzzqpg0kdj84776vnzwjal9lf00ua4vq4kcxxe<br/> 2026-02-07T10:59:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx9zln5un7ydegamwq75zrlrmkmeqaf7nstw7uqjep97wxk8z06vszypc0yf6ux6aaphnks8rv9ca24t9c3cwn4s4904xja0r8mf35lad5krs6xve In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspgesd8pqf3f97we2fh9yj2v4uk3pkjruj74ncu7jwr5pk5tmagls732g2j'>nevent1q…2g2j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Then again, if the #OrangeCaesar tells you to do something, are you really in a position to deny Him? Is anyone?<br/><br/>He has the most fearsome war machine that mankind has ever invented, at his beck and call. They (the US Army) are already executing American citizens, to find and expel people with non-white skin...<br/><br/>Horror story... 😱 😭 2026-02-07T10:48:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsveqy4vazddxh6y5rwmzx6yfjwdx52pcz2my3juxyf6q573fkv6pszypc0yf6ux6aaphnks8rv9ca24t9c3cwn4s4904xja0r8mf35lad5kvul3fc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrw0t00k4phj5y3pfa3m6xzdy9gvgnzwxvturrqqw2wzkjdxlqfzct6n0fe'>nevent1q…n0fe</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve been awaiting #water wars for some time. It&#39;s not fortune-telling to anticipate something that&#39;s pretty much inevitable, right? 😢 <br/><br/>I suppose the #food wars must follow soon? 😐 Then the #land wars, as many lands become uninhabitable...? 😱 2026-01-24T10:32:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswe33v5yty6ny6ku3a72a2tneydv4ehs6ec9rh2k87t4jsvqqxmdqzypc0yf6ux6aaphnks8rv9ca24t9c3cwn4s4904xja0r8mf35lad5kxuv7mr &#34;UN researchers have announced that the world has now entered into a state of global water ‘bankruptcy’.<br/><br/>...<br/><br/>The shortage of water is so persistent in some regions that they will never return to their previous baselines.&#34;<br/><br/>#ClimateChange is here, today! 😨<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2026/01/22/world-enters-state-of-water-bankruptcy/">https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2026/01/22/world-enters-state-of-water-bankruptcy/</a> 2026-01-23T11:36:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs89jem0uvyhju6jxpg8dy3tmjssq8empunjz05ed00d2x6uwgsvwqzypc0yf6ux6aaphnks8rv9ca24t9c3cwn4s4904xja0r8mf35lad5kmyw79t &#34;Fifteen of the UK’s leading mental health charities have warned the government that the vile single sex only rules could significantly impact the mental health of trans and nonbinary people.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2025/12/08/trans-rcp/">https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2025/12/08/trans-rcp/</a><br/><br/>#Autism<br/>#ADHD<br/>#AuDHD<br/>#neurodiversity<br/>#neurodivergence<br/>#transAwareness 2025-12-09T13:05:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszxgjr7rqgzhvx702j7adfw50yd4p4axutlfan6q8dqnwjw20mhzszypc0yf6ux6aaphnks8rv9ca24t9c3cwn4s4904xja0r8mf35lad5kt6zwaz #Mastodon, #Fediverse, #help, please?<br/><br/>I have #MS, and I need to find #shoes with VERY VERY SOFT soles, even more than for diabetic neuropathy! Does anyone know of such shoes (thermally insulated too)?<br/><br/>I&#39;d be REALLY grateful for your help here. A boost wouldn&#39;t go amiss either. Thanks! 🙏😃<br/><br/>[I live in the UK.] 2025-12-03T14:45:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0fq4hg3vj0g2ke2vpmtn8gc6sz7jj28pn4enkqnw2vvk3qsc7h2czypc0yf6ux6aaphnks8rv9ca24t9c3cwn4s4904xja0r8mf35lad5kjh3cq6 &#34;The truth is, almost everyone left, so that Netanyahu addressed mostly empty chairs. I don’t know why the editors who write these silly headlines think they can pull the wool over peoples’ eyes. We have video.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.juancole.com/2025/09/netanyahu-addresses-genocidal.html">https://www.juancole.com/2025/09/netanyahu-addresses-genocidal.html</a> 2025-09-28T14:55:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswjdqasgrx7872njfm3kqmxc32p8fh85hxfdnjmz0hlpyw7yxqhcqzypc0yf6ux6aaphnks8rv9ca24t9c3cwn4s4904xja0r8mf35lad5kppmn7w &#34;New #GreenParty leader #ZackPolanski stressed that we need to:<br/><br/>&lt;fundamentally change the relationship between #wealth and #power and the 99% in our society. And the first step to doing that is with a #WealthTax.&gt; &#34;<br/><br/>👏👏👏<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2025/09/17/zack-polanski-wealth-tax/">https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2025/09/17/zack-polanski-wealth-tax/</a> 2025-09-18T13:59:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvxl6p6lcjzldmxn838j4jlpu2mymungd8mmc9dv66np23cnep07gzypc0yf6ux6aaphnks8rv9ca24t9c3cwn4s4904xja0r8mf35lad5kmg09u3 Look out for the 🌔lunar🌘 eclipse tonight. In Greater Manchester, we only have a few minutes to see it. The moon rises at 19:41, and the eclipse ends at 19:52. 🤞<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8739rrez23o">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8739rrez23o</a> 2025-09-07T10:09:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgr795fh2m07ne6kfw3ju3khp8dkep0pa253t7dnncmj4mq8gvv7czypc0yf6ux6aaphnks8rv9ca24t9c3cwn4s4904xja0r8mf35lad5k0eqfg2 Katie Mack on BlueSky:<br/><br/>&#34;Every once in a while I tell people from other countries about how the health insurance system works in the US and they are aghast. Yesterday a guy straight up didn’t believe me when I said people can die because of not being able to afford medicine. He was sure I meant in the distant past.&#34;<br/><br/>Is #America the most uncaring nation on 🌍? 😥<br/><br/>#healthcare #medicine #CareForProfit 😮😓☠<br/><br/>😢 😢 😢 2025-09-06T09:43:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgy6pq9gla6ej2s09j7dls7tzutm6z9f9jea7x7m0hwt7e5mqrlfszypc0yf6ux6aaphnks8rv9ca24t9c3cwn4s4904xja0r8mf35lad5ken6g9a &#34;Rediscovering boredom is not about idle time, it is about reclaiming the conditions for thought, depth, and authenticity.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://theconversation.com/put-down-your-phone-and-engage-in-boredom-how-philosophy-can-help-with-digital-overload-262396">https://theconversation.com/put-down-your-phone-and-engage-in-boredom-how-philosophy-can-help-with-digital-overload-262396</a><br/><br/>#thinking #boredom #attention #calm #musing #philosophy 2025-09-05T14:21:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf568qxxj56y5wauj6vvka7w7496mmnh7p4xdru3apdwfe0u4ncmqzypc0yf6ux6aaphnks8rv9ca24t9c3cwn4s4904xja0r8mf35lad5kgt5yz0 If you&#39;re in the mood for some #philosophy, this is a damned fine read:<br/><br/><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/how-to-be-yourself-when-you-have-no-self-lessons-from-zhuangzi">https://aeon.co/essays/how-to-be-yourself-when-you-have-no-self-lessons-from-zhuangzi</a><br/><br/>&#34;Zhuangzi says: ‘the Consummate Person has no fixed identity’ or ‘the ultimate person has no self’. The ethical ideal is ... to get rid of identity altogether.&#34; 2025-09-01T12:43:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsys797d3t3rqm8sh7tng6qwawaar2dqe0jz869rg5kycqtjswclvqzypc0yf6ux6aaphnks8rv9ca24t9c3cwn4s4904xja0r8mf35lad5kntxjjm An interesting, if dystopian, look at reality. #Philosophy #Metaphysics <br/><br/><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/philosophers-must-reckon-with-the-meaning-of-thermodynamics">https://aeon.co/essays/philosophers-must-reckon-with-the-meaning-of-thermodynamics</a> 2025-08-22T12:53:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8xg05f8f74lm8kdp66hwax74gvtdwquw7s2dmf4ca3qx3az2pkyczypc0yf6ux6aaphnks8rv9ca24t9c3cwn4s4904xja0r8mf35lad5k566yhw &#34;Born at the height of the Holocaust, I know the wickedness &amp; cruelty meted out to Jews. I cannot bear to think that my people are doing the same thing to another nation. … My heart is broken. ...Hitler won. He changed us, &amp; made us like him.&#34;<br/><br/>#MiriamMargolyes 👏👏<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2025/07/31/miriam-margolyes-hitler-comments/">https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2025/07/31/miriam-margolyes-hitler-comments/</a><br/><br/>#FreePalestine 2025-07-31T12:40:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspthvknga2rs6n60f8uwqcwcw8arjc9yg34lmdfac57hqcsgr4wegzypc0yf6ux6aaphnks8rv9ca24t9c3cwn4s4904xja0r8mf35lad5kfaltmy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgrtklu7and89qshm5pqsvjcd0zpahjhstu0pqf7c38ja4lx3pszqv8l5l0'>nevent1q…l5l0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, in recent years I have moved toward the conclusion that AmeriCapitalism (the flavour of Capitalism favoured and practised by Americans and their satellites) is the historic and continuing cause of #climatechange Quite possibly the *only* cause?<br/><br/>I have a lot of respect for young #GretaThunberg 👍 2025-06-03T12:06:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsym3kwpyja8q8h25pzx099j6lggf0sm3p23jgxl3k3zt4gs33nx6szypc0yf6ux6aaphnks8rv9ca24t9c3cwn4s4904xja0r8mf35lad5krnp762 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq2ek3j0ka7dgxq7yp5nq9r9k6k9476xnjt48uyevj96mc5ln7ejc0apcqj'>nevent1q…pcqj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sorry, I think I had problems untangling your words.<br/><br/>But the equation of discrimination against Jews (always wrong) with criticising the political nation-state of Israel ... just makes me Very Angry. One is (rightly) a crime, the other is legitimate political comment. <br/><br/>But the awful &#34;a-s&#34; word combines the two as though they are the same thing. This means that, if I criticise Israel, they say &#34;a-s!&#34;, and tar me with the brush of Holocaust support, or something equally vile. 😭 2025-06-03T12:01:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxn5ppr0z2jdps92988yxe283ue0fa04ceua692ydttw7r3405cuqzypc0yf6ux6aaphnks8rv9ca24t9c3cwn4s4904xja0r8mf35lad5krfvuf3 As others have mentioned, it&#39;s funny how we all talked and retweeted posts about #Greta, but when she started supporting #peace in the Middle East? Things went very quiet.<br/><br/>Let&#39;s change that? Spread this around.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.juancole.com/2025/06/thunberg-volunteers-mission.html">https://www.juancole.com/2025/06/thunberg-volunteers-mission.html</a><br/><br/>#GretaThunberg #FreePalestine #OpposeGenocide 2025-06-03T11:48:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2gmkuw0al074tavvks66fv063lzlwuurhderm5d08algwu20z7cszypc0yf6ux6aaphnks8rv9ca24t9c3cwn4s4904xja0r8mf35lad5kqqjx48 Found on #BlueSky: <br/><br/>#Autism <br/>#AuDHD<br/>#neurodiversity<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/619/045/820/555/210/original/743ce4ca5781a431.png"> <br/> 2025-06-03T10:50:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspdw7k4tl2kmy3kaqmmvt8lw5ajz3dmqzxq969wnkpjdww2w7z0xczypc0yf6ux6aaphnks8rv9ca24t9c3cwn4s4904xja0r8mf35lad5kmlhxek In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9pjgsfawyz6nr6z03w85vsg9jcsv6jfwu04zz2nygzk0fquetegcwxerlt'>nevent1q…erlt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I would never do such a thing. Please read carefully what was written.<br/><br/>I complained of the &#39;equation&#39; between the Holocaust and criticism of the political nation-state of Israel. There is no such equation. 😢 <br/><br/>I have total respect for Jews, Moslems, Christians, and *ALL* faiths. ☯<br/><br/>And I oppose all extremists. 👍 2025-06-02T07:50:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqlwscc4z83hlv740vqq7crjdtz89tns2xepmgjelyl65tyn27qkszypc0yf6ux6aaphnks8rv9ca24t9c3cwn4s4904xja0r8mf35lad5km8g9pj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx2eed3fg7fvyf8m5z8zhm2c3kzyf3va0n9cqkw73fnq5cpk4jvdg7rj7tx'>nevent1q…j7tx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Israel critics are sometimes also pursued here, on Mastodon, by extremists of the opposite opinion. They will report your post, and seek to tarnish you with the awful lie that is &#34;anti-Semitic&#34;. On one side, there is the nation-state of Israel, and on the other, the Holocaust. By accusing you of criticising Israel, they also seek to call you a Holocaust supporter or denier, or one of those terrible perverts who think there&#39;s *anything* OK about the Holocaust. 😭 😱 2025-06-01T12:12:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszm7azju9t59wq0y2007uhf2h0dpes082df2ygrpjuafcfvlfk8zszypc0yf6ux6aaphnks8rv9ca24t9c3cwn4s4904xja0r8mf35lad5kv39tjr Time is running out. 😮<br/><br/><a href="https://theconversation.com/overshooting-1-5-c-even-temporary-warming-above-globally-agreed-temperature-limit-could-have-permanent-consequences-255523">https://theconversation.com/overshooting-1-5-c-even-temporary-warming-above-globally-agreed-temperature-limit-could-have-permanent-consequences-255523</a><br/><br/>#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #FossilFuels 2025-05-21T11:44:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr3jekssdmu0t2yeqeg6f6s8c3wed8j62vwmdp6udgllpfa8azsxczypc0yf6ux6aaphnks8rv9ca24t9c3cwn4s4904xja0r8mf35lad5kfu5l3h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspwr9rmu0fug20ppjynjne22g6g6n4922x4gm98w79ea52p0vqf8gmu50s8'>nevent1q…50s8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In civilised countries, people also get made redundant. But they get a guaranteed redundancy payment, in recognition of their service. <br/><br/>But your points still stand, just not as serious. The purpose of companies is to make profit. The welfare and wellbeing of its profit-creators (workers) doesn&#39;t seem to matter. <br/><br/>Our AmeriCapitalist world is a cruel and terrible place. It is the cause of #ClimateChange (etc). It might be humanity&#39;s biggest mistake? 2025-05-08T10:30:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd0e5xan4uvrlzylczzrguawxqqxjgr5cenx69vjed35e5zz4wg9qzypc0yf6ux6aaphnks8rv9ca24t9c3cwn4s4904xja0r8mf35lad5kml9gg8 Awareness and knowledge are good, but there&#39;s always more. For example, EDS (and similar conditions) are common among people with #autism, as well as ME and other conditions.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thecanary.co/long-read/2024/10/01/pots-eds-mecfs/">https://www.thecanary.co/long-read/2024/10/01/pots-eds-mecfs/</a><br/><br/>#AskingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic<br/>#AllAutistics<br/>#AuDHD 2024-10-01T13:03:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvvueh78u9256tmnpmsavlfxv6mft58mvxvgzh7qvaa90wmz76thgzypc0yf6ux6aaphnks8rv9ca24t9c3cwn4s4904xja0r8mf35lad5k8pxl9l &#34;CBT is an effective treatment for many mental health issues – but here’s why it may not suit everyone&#34;<br/><br/>Not only that, it&#39;s not suitable for every [mental health] *condition*!<br/><br/><a href="https://theconversation.com/cbt-is-an-effective-treatment-for-many-mental-health-issues-but-heres-why-it-may-not-suit-everyone-229141">https://theconversation.com/cbt-is-an-effective-treatment-for-many-mental-health-issues-but-heres-why-it-may-not-suit-everyone-229141</a> 2024-09-06T12:36:13Z