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Ordinarily I don't read much USA journalism, but the letters page today (Sunday) in the Washington Post has a few pungent pieces about, and for, us #actuallyautistic folks. There's even a letter from my sister about our family - a letter which is worth gold to my kids, who struggle to find rich, postive images of autistic people here in Scotland, too. And I am also sure my sister -- who is very sensitive to the complex and playful genderings in our family -- grimaced when she chose to write 'nieces and nephews'. She's been a brilliant ally all the way along.

I guess it would have been good to have representation from us autistic folk there on the page too, but under present circumstances in the USA it wouldn't be safe to 'out' oneself as autistic in an letter critical of the government.

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Music stats by Stats.FM 🎶

I've always loved stats, especially if things that I'm very interested in. While many people dislike Spotify for reasons, I still use it. When I find an artist or album I really like, I'll always try to find it on vinyl to add it to my collection. Unfortunately, the last year I've lot been able to get many records. First the expenses for the move and then Arwen started needing more expensive meds. And she is worth it, so I have to be a "bad music fan", until I can find a good deal on  vinyl I really want and order that. I used to get the CD's 💿, but now vinyl is more popular again... Unfortunately, it's also more expensive than a CD. I've not been able to explore all the settings yet, as (when I start writing this) I just got the app. They did have a sale on a lifetime pro, so let's hope it's really a lifetime, and not till the next big overhaul... 🤔 I requested my Spotify stats from Spotify, and I just got them and I imported them to the app. Now, let's explore some! 😉 […]

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imagine having your #Contacts, #Followers, and #Lists, and any details, like email, phone number, address (yes, to talk and meet them #IRL ;-), all together in one Private space !!
(no being forced to share your address book like WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, or Google).

Whereas with tags, categories, or lists, to help sorting out the Contacts. It would also solve the problem when some networks do not have Private List at all. I'm watching you LinkedIn ;-)

Any idea or suggestion #Mastodon ?