I sometimes find myself grieving for those, who through horrific bad luck, live very short lives. If I hear a story about a teenager who dies of cancer, or a four year old killed in a house fire, or a young adult who dies by a brain aneurysm, I'll often be deeply upset, for the … Continue reading Pseudoscience, Ableism, and Callous Greed Led To the Horrific Death Of A Five Year Old Boy
Author: colmphilpott
Dr Ravi Savool Strikes Back
Note, in order to understand this post, you will have to read these previous two, to put it into context. Or, if you don't like the idea of a bit of extra reading, you are free to dive right in, even though you will have no idea what is going on! https://autismneurodiversity.com/2022/09/30/what-if-neurotypicals-non-autistics-were-stigmatized-the-way-autistic-people-are/ https://autismneurodiversity.com/2024/03/28/the-return-of-dr-ravi-saavol/ Good afternoon, … Continue reading Dr Ravi Savool Strikes Back
Biden Was Horrific When It Came To Palestine, But It Doesn’t Follow That Trump Is Any Better
So, I could write many blogposts, and probably will, about the election of Trump at the end of 2024. The reason I haven't wrote about it so far is that, I don't even know where to start. Do I write about how I breathed a sigh of relief when Robert F Kennedy Jr, an advocate … Continue reading Biden Was Horrific When It Came To Palestine, But It Doesn’t Follow That Trump Is Any Better
The Music Of Other Minds
As I write this, I can hear music outside. It's the music of a mind so different from mine. A brain diverged from my own by at least 300 million years of evolution. It's the music of, a woodpigeon! The sound of a wood pigeon I recorded: https://xeno-canto.org/977080 https://imgur.com/7UYfcA5 WOO-WOO-WOO-WOO!!!!! I love the song of … Continue reading The Music Of Other Minds
After Months Of Frustration I Finally Photographed A Kingfisher
To me kingfishers are like the aurora borealis of the bird world. There is a lot of luck involved in seeing one, and the attempt can lead to a lot of frustration and dissapointment. I haven't even seen the Aurora Borealis yet, and I'm almost forty. Despite knowing the difficulties that were in store for … Continue reading After Months Of Frustration I Finally Photographed A Kingfisher
I Was Woken Up Early By Jackdaws For Three Consecutive Weeks, And I Loved It
I hate being woken up early. It’s, an important function being interrupted, like, drinking water is important and necessary, to me being woken up is like trying to drink water, and the water keeps dissappearing. So, being woken up, is not nice! But, I’ve learned that I don’t feel that way if birds wake me … Continue reading I Was Woken Up Early By Jackdaws For Three Consecutive Weeks, And I Loved It
No More Excuses For The Brutal Murder Of Hind Rajab
Content Warning: Descriptions of Hind Rajab's last phone call Today marks exactly one year since the horrific murder of Hind Rajab, killed by the I.D.F. Have the excuses for this brutal genocide of the Palestinian people stopped? No. Oh sure, there's a "ceasefire", and many are now complaining that the protests against Israel's actions are … Continue reading No More Excuses For The Brutal Murder Of Hind Rajab
A Letter From Germany Regarding That Country’s Complicity in the Palestinian Genocide
Hello all, something a bit different today. A good friend of mine lives in Germany, and has spent the last few months having conversations with me about how bad it for the Pro-Palestine movement over there, and the German government's utterly indefensible complicity in the mass murder of the Palestinian people. Because of the difficulties … Continue reading A Letter From Germany Regarding That Country’s Complicity in the Palestinian Genocide
I Saw Four Planets In The Sky At The Same Time
Something unusual is going on in our night skies at the moment, and it's wonderful. And it's a great way to start what will hopefully be a great year for astronomy, and my tenth year of doing astronomy. For the next few weeks, all of the planets except Mercury will be in the sky together … Continue reading I Saw Four Planets In The Sky At The Same Time
Most Of The Birds I Have Encountered in Courtmacsherry Are In Danger Of Extinction
I am currently staying in Courtmacsherry, where, I am seeing such an amazing variety of birdlife that it's overwhelming. And it's exhausting. Yes, I experience such intense happiness that I experience exhaustion, there are so many weird, wonderful and amazing birds down here that sometimes my brain just goes, "That's enough for today, recharge by … Continue reading Most Of The Birds I Have Encountered in Courtmacsherry Are In Danger Of Extinction
Ponderings Of An Autist 