the lady cutting fabric asked us what on EARTH we wanted to do with the fabric that said “fuck off” but when we explained that it’s for cosplayer safety shorts and you’re not going to see it unless you’re doing something BAD at the convention, she started laughing

Scoop: NYC Councilmember Tiffany Cabán is introducing a bill to ban almost all companies from firing staff without just cause bloomberg.com/news/articles/… Would restrict electronic monitoring, and sidestep forced arbitration by letting comptroller bring cases on behalf of fired staff

Many staff still left there are immigrants who can’t just quit, because Twitter sponsors their visa. A factory owner who controls his workers’ papers and demands they work all day AND sleep at the plant is usually called a sweatshop boss and human trafficker.

Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll.

Before he steps down I’d just like to thank Elon Musk for shattering the myth that billionaires are smarter, more hard working, or simply any better than anyone else in the most public way imaginable.

Repeatedly misgendering someone over the phone, after they've corrected you, is disrespectful. At this point it's not about what you think their voice sounds like, it's about you listening and caring when they tell you you've made a mistake.

If I make a mistake about your identity (it happens, I'm human) I will apologize and then address you right the next time. This comes from an autistic person who sometimes struggles with changing behaviors without multiple prompts even when I want to. I can still believe people.

if a sex partner tells you they tested positive for an sti, the *only* correct response is “sorry you’re dealing with that. thanks for letting me know. i’ll get tested right away.” no more, no less, no questions. it’s really that simple

This is honestly shameful. People saying "they were sent an email at 5am", well... a) why do you expect employees to check their email before they get to work? b) some emails should, in fact, be meetings.

Self-diagnosis is an absolutely reasonable thing to do especially for autistic adults - because most of them will do more research than a person doing the diagnostic assessment (the person who diagnosed me said this), and... [continued] 1/5

the guy who menacingly called me a kike on the street last week was being antisemitic, whereas opposing israel’s apartheid system and its ethnic cleansing of palestinians is not antisemitic. hope that’s a helpful distinction for those who struggle figuring it out.

Oh right, if I’m working in Tax I need to make sure my screens are minimized in any photo that shows my monitors, because there are SSN’s EVERYWHERE (I realized this before taking the photo, don’t worry. Your PII is actually safe with me).

I had legit reason to use the brain-explosion emoji today. Repeatedly. I’m still 🤯 a thing many hours later and like… there are no words just 🤯 with occasional 🤦🏽

#DidYouKnow "Transgenderism" isn't a thing? Transgender people are just people. Anyone using the word "transgenderISM" is trying to frame *believing what trans people say about themselves* as an ideology. And that leads directly to people being harmed.

This.

There is a real specific robust frustration when allistic people tell you you must be upset *based on your tone of voice* & then when you talk after that they go "Look you sound upset!" When you're upset because people constantly assume your emotional state & use it against you.

If you're offended by the idea of a Trans Day of Vengeance, it just tells me that you know you've done something to trans people that could be avenged