I'm just a girl trying to record a lecture as tornado alerts blare.
OK Bluesky: Suggest some fiction for a 17-year-old kid who doesn't read a ton of fiction. Autistic authors or non-stereotyped autistic characters would be especially appreciated.
I miss pre-Musk Twitter. It occurs to me now just how valuable the platform was during hurricane season.
I weep for my daughters.
Today, South Carolina's all-male Supreme Court upheld the state's 6-week abortion ban. We recently reported on how SC became the only state in the US with a men-only highest court:
An abortion ban struck down. The lone female justice retiring. And a majority-male legislature rallying behind the one male candidate to replace her. This is how South Carolina ended up with an all-ma...
The Supreme Court is giving me plenty of new content for my Class, Power, and Privilege course.
This is a good read.
Wrote about why there are so many autistic LGBTQ people, and how implying you can't be both is an attack on autistic people's very self-determination. https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4069745-autistic-lgbtq-community-seeks-louder-voice-in-debate/
Autistic LGBTQ people are pushing back against those invoking autism as a way to limit LGBTQ rights, calling it a misunderstanding of both communities that denies their autonomy. Political figu...
I don't feel like my parent-friends did enough to prepare me for the sheer terror of being in the passenger seat while my teen gets some practice driving in.