Hi Community, Lets do a thread with all the cannot live without items that make your days a bit easier. What items help you get through a day? It can be comfort items, supplements, accessibility tools, anything you believe is helpful for you. → This is not medical advice, nor is anyone suggesting that anything listed is a cure for any illness.

What are your favorite go-to items?

I am trying to figure it out too. If you check my page I have some block and follow packs I shared that make finding folks and protecting your space a bit easier. Xo

There's a nearly universal experience of workplace trauma where Autistics experience exactly this:

hired for your attention to detail
praised for being thorough
resented for your nitpicking
admonished for not letting something go

& leave because burnout

rinse. repeat. variations on a theme.

Thank you for saying this, also make sure to follow autistic posters from different backgrounds.

And if you dont know where to begin, this is a good starter pack! go.bsky.app/UysYHi6

To be absolutely clear: RFK framing vaccines as the "cause" of Autism is eugenics. First and foremost its wrong by every scientific standard. But also theres an implication that we need to "cure" or prevent Autism. Neurodivergence is not a bad thing.

But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight—
Healthcare for us all, for it’s a human right.

Boundaries aren’t walls - they’re invitations to clarity and connection.

For autistic humans, boundaries are often about survival.

They protect our energy, help us avoid burnout, and create space for us to thrive.

I don’t want to support small businesses that endorse politicians/political parties that actively harm vulnerable populations.

What’s the best way to inquire about these affiliations if it’s not readily apparent?

Thank you for this! 💙

This is my Maga trash mod list. I have a 99.9% accuracy rate and add approximately 200 per day to the list. I also have 3 other mod lists for other types that are not maga. Lottery/get rich quick/become powerful, Tig Ol Bitties 4 Sale and Bots, Snots & Traitor Tots. Check my "Lists" on my profile.

The Master Mod List. I can vouch for the creator of this list in removing bad actor mod lists when they are pointed out. Please vet your mod list creators and their mod lists before you use them. You might be blocking good people. #modlist #mastermodlist

Childhood trauma isn’t just about what you experienced, it’s also about what you didn’t experience - kindness, understanding, empathy, and a caring supportive home #Trauma

So Sorry! It’s so brutal some days. ❤️‍🩹

If you’re afraid that books might change someone’s thinking, you’re not afraid of books, you’re afraid of thinking.

The internet isn’t just a place for memes and videos, though those can be great—it’s a space where real, meaningful connections are made.

A kind word, shared story, or ‘virtual’ friend CAN change a life. Never underestimate the power of an online community. 🌍💻

EPA Scientists Said They Were Pressured to Downplay Harms From Chemicals. A Watchdog Found They Were Retaliated Against. Three reports issued by the agency’s inspector general detailed personal attacks suffered by the scientists — including being called “stupid,” “piranhas” and “pot-stirrers” — and called on the EPA to…

Under Trump, EPA scientists say managers encouraged them to delete evidence of chemicals’ harms, including cancer, miscarriage and neurological problems, from their reports. And in some cases, they said, their managers deleted the information themselves.

By @fastlerner.bsky.social

Tough times don’t need ‘good vibes only’—they need honesty, empathy, and space to heal. Toxic positivity dismisses real feelings and silences pain.
Let’s replace it with authentic support that says: ‘It’s okay to not be okay, and I’m here for you.’ 🫶

“Don’t feed the trolls” also extends to bad opinion pieces in papers of record.

They run them bc people react to them the most.

If we stop linking to bad columns and instead post thinkers we find valuable (& generate convo around it), incentives change.

It’s not easy and takes constant practice!

Society: Be yourself.

Society: No. Not like that.

Living with chronic illness is like having a full-time job where the hours are terrible, the boss is mean, there are zero vacation days and you aren’t allowed to quit-ever. 😒

#ChronicIllnessLife

To you, it might be a small gesture—a smile, a kind word, or a moment of patience. To a stranger, it could be the thread they’re clinging to. Your kindness matters more than you know. #KindnessSavesLives #YouNeverKnow

“it could’ve been worse”
ok and it also could’ve not happened

Me at 20: I want to make a difference in the world

Me at 40: maybe if I stand really still and never speak again, I won’t fuck anything else up

I don't know who needs to hear this but you are important, you are loved, there is an opossum living in your attic which is why your socks keep going missing, you are valid & you matter.

Sorry for the anxiety but *gestures at everything*

If you’re looking for a free way to support an author, did you know you can ask your library to stock a book you want to read that they don’t have yet? And usually it’s a very basic online form? Google your library name plus the words “request a title” or “suggest a title” to find yours.