I talked in my previous blogpost: https://autismneurodiversity.com/2025/10/17/harpers-island-a-place-where-birds-are-allowed-to-thrive/ about how the slender billed curlew is extinct. There are no more of them left. Any sighting you get of one, will be a photograph. Any sound you hear from them, will be a recording. Now, let's contrast that with another bird. The domestic chicken. How many of … Continue reading Servitude Or Death, The Fate Of Earth’s Animals.
Category: Politics
A Ceasefire Has Been Declared. So Why Still Protest?
A question that is being asked of the pro-Palestine movement over the last few days is, now that a ceasefire has been declared, why do we still protest for Palestine? Isn't our job done? Can't we now find something else to do with our time? I'm going to try and answer that question, but in … Continue reading A Ceasefire Has Been Declared. So Why Still Protest?
The Somud Flotilla Has Been Intecepted, What Has It Achieved, And What Now?
As of the time of writing, all boats from the Somud Flotilla have been intercepted by Israel, their crews kidnapped and now in Israeli custody. I, like many people, fear for their safety. While Israel has returned members of previous flotillas that they intercepted to their home countries, the Somud flotilla was such a massive … Continue reading The Somud Flotilla Has Been Intecepted, What Has It Achieved, And What Now?
Gaza, Is It Time For A Different Type Of Hope?
It's coming up to October. Which means, we have spent the last two years witnessing one of the worst genocides of the 21st century. Live-streamed. There are horrors burned into my mind that I don't think I'll ever forget. The last ever phone call of Hind Rajab. Learning of human beings being deliberately burned to … Continue reading Gaza, Is It Time For A Different Type Of Hope?
What About The Other Injustices?
If you are an activist for trying to end the mass slaughter of the people in Gaza, a question you will sometimes be asked is, what about the other injustices in the world, surely it's not just Gaza where there is a mass slaughter happening? And that is absolutely true. The sad, horrifying reality of … Continue reading What About The Other Injustices?
Trying To Make Sense Of Absolute Insanity
This blogpost is partly inspired by this video, featuring Taigh Hickey and Greta Thunberg: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bQQy0D6UCgg Before this video was released, if you told me there was going to be a video with Taigh and Greta, I'd have been like, "Yes, this is the best thing that ever happened ever! Like one of those Marvel crossover … Continue reading Trying To Make Sense Of Absolute Insanity
The Cynical Canonization Of Charlie Kirk
To start with an obvious statement, the assassination of Charlie Kirk is completely unacceptable, and has no place in any civilized society, or even semi-civilized society. The police already have a man in custody, and, if he is found guilty, he deserves to spend a very long time in prison (I don't agree with the … Continue reading The Cynical Canonization Of Charlie Kirk
How I Went From Hating The Irish Language To Wishing I Was Able To Speak It.
Like most Irish people, I'm a monolingual English speaker. That's broadly how it is across the country. Within Europe, Ireland is a weird outlier in that way. Before I developed severe travel anxiety, I visited Germany, France, Portugal, Hungary, Poland, Iceland, Italy and Norway, and there, people who speak both their native language and English … Continue reading How I Went From Hating The Irish Language To Wishing I Was Able To Speak It.
An Update From Germany Regarding Their Government’s Complicity in the Palestinian Genocide
Hi all, a good friend of mine, who lives in Germany, has sent an anonymous letter (it has to be anonymous because of the situation in Germany) about Germany's shameful complicity in the Gazan genocide. What follows is the text of that letter. Dear Colm, This letter is somewhat long overdue. Here is another update … Continue reading An Update From Germany Regarding Their Government’s Complicity in the Palestinian Genocide
We Should STILL All Be Screaming.
I was looking back on when I wrote some of my blogposts, and I realized it's been close to a year since I wrote this: https://autismneurodiversity.com/2024/08/25/why-arent-we-all-screaming/ And I entertained the idea of waiting until the 25th of this month to write this, but I thought, writer's block being what it is, better not risk it, … Continue reading We Should STILL All Be Screaming.
Ponderings Of An Autist 