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4.6.0-alpha.4
Tin ass, tin drum.
what we thought we knew about autism and... whatnot
'For decades, researchers had been measuring the wrong thing. Conflating communication style differences with empathy deficits produced dramatically inflated effect sizes and an illusion of empathy impairment'
Amy Remeikis
‘30 years on, we are still being asked to think about those who may be uncomfortable with change, ahead of those who desperately deserve it’
RE: @dmacphee@mas.to
'Traditional masculinity leaves little room for visible vulnerability. Men are expected to be strong, stoic, and reliable. Illness, then, becomes one of the few socially acceptable contexts in which weakness is allowed. When being sick grants permission to rest, receive care, and openly express discomfort, it’s not hard to imagine why some men might lean into it'
Amy Remeikis – I'm not really sure where all this discourse gets us. I'm at saturation and it's making us sick and our representatives seem to reckon it's some kind of medicine or some shit
'Herzog himself ended his public meeting with Anthony Albanese by referencing the “next phase in Gaza”. But raising what that means – which includes Americans and Israelis seeking to establish beachfront resorts on Palestinian territory, built on the bones of mass graves – is raising the temperature, according to Australian leaders'
Bit of historical context by Reece Jones
'The tactics in Minneapolis have been used both on the border and beyond — against immigrants and citizens alike — during the Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden presidencies'
