Meg Hartley
🩷 AuDHD writer figuring out how to thrive
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- Reposted by Meg HartleyMinnesota Is Going On Strike To Protest ICE Invasion open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
- Reposted by Meg HartleyFile impeachment TODAY File impeachment TOMORROW File it every day until it succeeds
- Reposted by Meg HartleyThanks to the great work of my Virginia colleague @kaine.senate.gov, we are one step closer to reigning in the Trump administration’s unilateral actions abroad. It’s time for the House to follow the Senate and pass a war powers resolution. The American people do not want a war with Venezuela.
- Reposted by Meg Hartley"The word affordability is a con job by the democrats." ~DJT
- Reposted by Meg HartleyRep Rashida Tlaib w/Senator Bernie Sanders reintroduce Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act. It raise taxes on corporations that pay executives more than 50 times more than their workers’ wages. no more short-changing workers 🫵🏻…
- Reposted by Meg HartleyNo CEO is "worth" $1 trillion. Full stop. We need legislative solutions like the Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act, which would raise taxes on corporations that pay their executives more than 50 times the wages of their workers: apnews.com/article/musk...
- Reposted by Meg Hartleythe mental health crisis at mt. edgecumbe high school made the paper today 8 students were admitted to our hospital in november for suicidal ideation—4 of them intentionally overdosed on medication the administration then said that “seven students over a two-week period was not a huge number” 😡
- Reposted by Meg HartleyGaza Government Media Office says Israel fully responsible for humanitarian, security repercussions from its violations.
- Reposted by Meg HartleyIn the end, it didn’t cut government spending, and there was no promised “savings.” In the end, DOGE destroyed countless lives, ravaged American soft power, killed hundreds of thousands of people around the world (soon millions), & stole your data. Elon Musk should be on trial.
- Reposted by Meg HartleyReporter: Are affirming that you think Trump is a fascist? Mamdani: We’ve spoken about— Trump: That’s ok, you can just say it.
- Reposted by Meg HartleyZohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
- Reposted by Meg HartleyTHIS. I would be willing to bet that everyone reading this post from the US either is or knows someone who is currently reliant upon SNAP or has been at some point in their past.
- Reposted by Meg HartleyThis, in addition to the slashing of SNAP benefits earlier, plus SNAP being halted during the government shutdown, is sheer reckless cruelty. This is a good time to give to food banks or mutual aid if you can afford it, even if it’s just a few items to a local Little Free Pantry.
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- Reposted by Meg HartleyThe apparent recent rise in #autism is likely due to easier diagnosis. The condition is much easier to diagnose than to understand. Multiple possible causes, including strong genetic component. Good science is hard, politicizing it makes it even harder. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
- Reposted by Meg HartleyNo more tax dollars to Big Brother Tech to target immigrants, workers, and activists. Defund Palantir. Defund Oligarchy. End the Surveillance State.
- Reposted by Meg HartleyTrump’s mobilization of the National Guard, ICE, and FBI in D.C. has nothing to do with safety. In fact, violent crime has hit a 30-year low in D.C. It’s plain and simple—this is what authoritarians do. The Trump regime is attempting to instill fear, create propaganda, and consolidate control.
- Reposted by Meg HartleySo much of Autistic trauma boils down to the double empathy problem. I could do a TEDx about how I think the below TEDx shows up in psychiatry for Autistic folx
- Reposted by Meg HartleyLittle reminder for those like me who get super easily overwhelmed. Break things down into smaller steps. Focus on 1-3 simple tasks in a day. Don't overfill your to-do list with what feels like a never-ending number of tasks. #AuDHD #ADHD
- Reposted by Meg Hartley🔥 HUGE NEWS FROM THE WORLD'S HIGHEST COURT 🔥 Today the International Court of Justice (ICJ) confirmed that, under international law, countries MUST act now to avoid climate catastrophe. 🧵 @wy4cj.bsky.social
- Reposted by Meg HartleyThe White House says voting against this bill is a betrayal of the President. But voting for it is actually a betrayal of hardworking Americans who need access to health care and grocery stores in rural communities. Who are they going to put first? The choice should be easy.
- Reposted by Meg Hartley@governor.ca.gov @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov It might be time you investigate what is going on in the LAPD. Shooting people with rubber bullets for no reason, stomping on them with their horses and tear gas for peaceful. protesters.
- Reposted by Meg HartleyNo Kings.
- Reposted by Meg HartleyHappy No Kings Day!
- Medi-caid VERY LITERALLY saved my life, as it has for so many across the US. Cuts to it and food assistance are terrifying to me, and to others who depend on them to keep going. Signing this just takes a minute, so please do! Hope your day's off to a great start 🩷 #KillTheBigAwfulBill
- Reposted by Meg HartleyWe need states to intervene, protecting Americans' medical data and stopping RFK Jr.'s dangerous stigmatization of autistic and disabled people. Add your name to the petition! sign.moveon.org/petitions/pr...
- Reposted by Meg HartleyThe Senate’s version of the budget comes out next week - that means this week is a critical time to call and meet with your Senators and tell them: #ProtectMedicaid! We have a step by step guide and tools to help here:
- Reposted by Meg HartleyI can’t believe I have to say this but STOP POISONING AUTISTIC KIDS
- Reposted by Meg HartleyInfodumping with light guitar in the background, call that autistic acoustic
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[This post could not be retrieved] - Reposted by Meg HartleyGreta Thunberg has been kidnapped by the state of Israel. "Please make sure to be loud." - One of the last messages from the crew before being taken hostage after the attack from Israel RESHARE! REPOST! SPEAK OUT! RELEASE. THE. CREW. END. THE. BLOCKADE. FREE. PALESTINE.
- Reposted by Meg HartleyCA Gov: Do not deploy National Guard in LA CA AG: Do not deploy National Guard in LA LAPD: Do not deploy National Guard in LA Trump: I have no choice but to deploy National Guard in LA Trump incites violence. Reject his illegal orders. Uphold the US Constitution—not loyalty to a draft dodger felon.
- Reposted by Meg HartleyI’ve been a freelance editor for over a decade now. I’ve edited for various projects, ranging from political speeches to published novels. This “method” has a very high rate of false positives, which impacts autistic people the most. This letter reads like a typical lawyer. Molly is a former lawyer
- Reposted by Meg HartleyToday marks five years since Minneapolis police murdered George Floyd, igniting nationwide demands for an end to police violence. We're working with local partners across the country to hold police departments accountable for misconduct — including in Minneapolis.
- Reposted by Meg HartleyWhile many Americans were still asleep, Republicans in the House of Representatives passed Trump’s huge, horrible mega-bill. It might be the worst, most damaging piece of legislation I’ve seen in my nearly 60 years in politics.
- Reposted by Meg HartleyThe hidden provision in the Big Ugly Bill that makes Trump king robertreich.substack.com/p/the-hidden-provis…
- Reposted by Meg HartleyBeing late-identified as autistic means grieving years you didn’t get to live as yourself. Years spent masking without knowing. Performing regulation you never actually experienced. Convincing yourself your limits were something they weren’t. Blaming yourself for burnout you couldn’t name.
- Reposted by Meg HartleyAttorney General Pam Bondi says it's legal for Trump to accept a luxury jumbo jet from Qatar. Here's the kicker: Just five years ago, Bondi earned $115,000 a month as a registered lobbyist for the government of Qatar. Nothing to see here, folks!
- Reposted by Meg HartleyAmerica is learning the hard way how much extraordinary work our govt does to keep lives decent & healthy AmeriCorps volunteers aid lonely seniors. Trump just cut those programs. More than a dozen SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS were impacted by DOGE leaving those who rely on the services without them.
- Like many autistic folks, I need mobility aids. It took me a long time to accept this, and sometimes I still get all bajiggity-words-gone when someone asks "Why do YOU need that?" -- so I wrote an article summing up some of the reasons it’s common for us 🦼 #autisticsky medium.com/artfullyauti...?
- Reposted by Meg HartleyOh come on! Food banks aren't part of a real social safety net; they exist because the system is failing. A true safety net includes things like income support, disability benefits, housing, healthcare, and childcare. We need lasting solutions, not emergency stopgaps.
- Reposted by Meg HartleyTrump and DOGE are making devastating cuts to agencies and programs that serve the public — all in the name of rooting out "fraud and waste." Meanwhile, the regime is reportedly planning a military parade for Trump's birthday that could cost an estimated $92 million. Hello?
- Some neurospicy funnies to close out #autismacceptancemonth! Hope your April’s been awesome. ♾️🥰 New article about why autistic folks often need mobility aids on my profile click! #autismmemes #neurodiversity #mobility #actuallyautistic
- Reposted by Meg HartleyIf RFK Jr. wants to build a neuro-divergence register, he should start with sociopathy and psychopathy, not autism...
- Great essay by Tyla Grant, highly recommend to all autists pretending to be 'chill' -- the social rewards come at too high a cost (and don't let ppl know the real you). #substack #actuallyautistic #autisticmasking The true cost of keeping it all together open.substack.com/pub/tylagran...
- Reposted by Meg HartleyI will cut you from my life so quick if you are talk about autism like it's a disease. Or if you agree with anything RFK Jr. says on the subject.
- Reposted by Meg Hartley“It’s amazing that others in this room underwrote electing a man who, in the last week, single-handedly destroyed all of American science. It’s amazing how much good science you can destroy with $320 million and RFK Jr, very fast.” — Seth Rogen’s censored remarks presenting the Breakthrough Prize
- Reposted by Meg HartleyGood for Harvard
- Reposted by Meg HartleyHouse Republicans just voted to slash Medicaid so they can extend Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax cuts. Millions could lose care so billionaires like Musk can hoard more. They’re gutting lifelines to prop up oligarchs—& they call it “fiscal responsibility.”
- Reposted by Meg HartleyThe face of autism does not look like me. I am an unapologetically autistic Black woman. Late diagnosed because we are still invisible to the assessment processes that were created to identify white boys. We are invisible autistic girls and hidden autistic women. No more! #AutismAcceptanceMonth
- Hey #autisticsky! The autistic spectrum isn't a line, but a wheel of traits affecting each of us differently! I made one we can mark what we're dealing w the most to help others understand what's up :) #autismacceptancemonth #actuallyautistic #autistic thrivingautist.medium.com/heres-what-a...
- Reposted by Meg HartleyAutistic anxiety aka Distinct Anxiety...
- Reposted by Meg HartleyHands Off Updates: youtube.com/shorts/pZyPB...
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