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Author of NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, a NYT bestseller. The Taste of Salt, a history of cystic fibrosis, coming 2023.

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    30 Nov 2019

    So honored to see Terry Gross' 2015 interview with me on included in 's new searchable archive of the best of 40 years of Gross' interviews. She is the reigning master of the author interview.

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  2. 11 hours ago

    Could it be any clearer?

    Russia's state TV plays another clip of Tucker Carlson, quoting Putin's questions about the Capitol insurrectionists. Kremlin propagandists conclude: "We hit the mark. Putin was heard. Bullseye." They add that this proves they should continue influencing public opinion in the US.
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    Jun 24

    This is a hilarious moment in 's doc "Long Strange Trip" on Amazon Prime, when Hunter is asked to "explain" the meaning of "Dark Star," and yes, that's me, the big goofus in the plaid shirt.

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    I love this clip of Hunter talking about Dark Star!
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    11 hours ago

    That Trump was actively pushing to use the Insurrection Act in 2020 gives incredibly important new meaning to the fact that some of the indicted Capitol rioters stated that they were there to serve as Trump’s army if he invoked the Act.

    This Oath Keepers indictment is wild. They were just waiting for Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act. “we will also have well armed & equipped QRF1 teams on standby...in [case] the President calls us up as part of the militia to to assist him inside DC.”
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    14 hours ago

    It's true. This is one of the most devastating tracks in all of popular music.

    30 years ago today, released "Luck of the Draw." I love the whole album, this masterpiece remains one of the most hauntingly beautiful & heartbreakingly honest vocal performances in history with some stunning playing by .
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    12 hours ago

    Somebody needs to explain to me how an athlete kneeling during the anthem disrespects the troops, but Tucker Carlson calling the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs a stupid pig doesn't, because I really don't fucking get it.

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  7. 14 hours ago

    It's true. This is one of the most devastating tracks in all of popular music.

    30 years ago today, released "Luck of the Draw." I love the whole album, this masterpiece remains one of the most hauntingly beautiful & heartbreakingly honest vocal performances in history with some stunning playing by .
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  8. 15 hours ago

    Some of the most thoughful people I know on a very important subject.

    Didn't know what to expect, but really enjoyed talking to & About my biggest fears as an Autistic Black woman with Autistic Black kids; & the effects of masking on my mind & body
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    17 hours ago

    White rage, whatever that is!!

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    17 hours ago

    Are you looking for a really cool trade? The Horological Society of NY offers scholarships to apprentice watchmakers, including scholarships reserved for Black and Jewish watchmakers.

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    21 hours ago

    My ID pic for in 1979. A child!

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    17 hours ago

    A headline for the ages.

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  13. 17 hours ago

    Every day, in every way, every single member of the Republican party is laying the groundwork for actual fascism in America. We thought we dodged a bullet with Trump, but we didn't. The GOP must be pounded into the ground or we'll lose our country.

    Ohio House Republicans passed legislation Friday that would expand the definition of “obstruction of justice” broadly enough to capture protest activity, according to social justice activists and civil rights advocates who testified against the bill.
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  14. 17 hours ago

    Who could have possibly imagined - other than everyone on the fricking planet besides GOP thug Ron DeSantis - that unvaccinated kids would bring onto cruise ships?

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    17 hours ago

    Test running a spectrophotometry lab. The beauty of chemistry!

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    17 hours ago

    Important moment today for and his fellow Pulse survivors. The spirits of their departed friends could rejoice a bit today. ❤️

    Today, signed a bill designating Pulse a National Memorial. Surrounded by family members and survivors, President Biden promised the nation will never forget the loss suffered that day.
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    17 hours ago
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    Social Security Disability application process is worse. Those who most need it are the least able to complete the process - or even begin it.

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    19 hours ago

    Exactly right. Trump illustrated the same point. How did he get away with trashing the US military? Because the right will tolerate attacks on the US military when they're done in service of white supremacy. That was true in the 19th century. It's true today

    If I - a brown, lefty, Muslim immigrant - had opened my MSNBC show last Sunday by calling America’s top general a ‘pig’ & ‘stupid’, saying he wasn’t fit to wear uniform, & comparing America to Rwanda, the right would be demanding I be fired & calling me a traitor. But Tucker:
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    20 hours ago

    Every time I help a family member or friend enroll in Medicaid, I come away amazed at how many people actually manage to succeed in navigating the application process. We focus a lot on eligibility for public benefits and not nearly enough on the complexity of accessing them.

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  20. 18 hours ago

    This is sweet. 's bassist and his daughter Tessa join for a cover of the 's cover of "Dark Hollow." [via ]

    Hear bassist and his daughter Tessa Gordon join in Burlington for a song from the repertoire & more
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  21. 18 hours ago

    Via IG: quintero.draws.

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