Dave Thibault

@davethibault.bsky.social

155 Followers 196 Following

Australian living in Canada. An "Ausnadian" if you will. j'essaie d'apprendre Le Français. #ActuallyAutistic, Embrace Neurodiversity. (He/Him) (il/lui)

wandering_deidra replying to @thedavethibault (i.e. Me) what an ignorant comment. Autism is living hell for most people who have it. Even those with high functioning autism are living in hell.
"We try to prevent idiots from doing idiotic things and they just become bigger idiots and still fuck up in new and incredible ways."
White Man in a dark green winter coat with a black face mask and black headphones. On a train with only a handful of other people.
Interior of the Montreal REM train. Fairly crowded but still space available. In the foreground is the novelty REM passport, which is given out for free on opening weekend.
Outside a school in Montreal for early voting. There is a lineup of people waiting to vote.
"Panadol Rapid has been proven to be linked to autism that takes effect twice as fast as regular Panadol,” warned Robert Kennedy Jr, through his interpreter.
I'm joining the war on autism. On the side of Autism. Picture is that of the Zeo Megazord from Power Rangers Zeo. It's a gigantic robot that wears a red helmet with wings. A Sphinx like gold lion on his chest with blue arms. And a green bull on the torso. Along with grey and blue legs.
Scene from the Simpsons of Dr. Nick writing down notes on a piece of paper.
Dr Rodney McKay from Stargate Atlantis Played by David Hewlett A white man with receding brown hair wearing a gray/blue jacket. He has a shoulder patch of the Canadian Flag.
"There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people." -Commander William Adama, Battlestar Galactica
"There's a reason why you separate military and the police. One fights the enemy of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people"
"Heartwarming: The Worst People You Know Are All Fighting"
Google prompt "Who is Chuck?" Main result is Zachery Levi from the 2007 TV show 'Chuck'
Posts on Tiktok. From me: "CPC rules mandate that a leadership review takes place when they lose an election. No way he's going to stay party leader after this." Reply from Parzival: watch and see dave but you are a Chinese bot based upon your IP address so no point responding to you.
Map of the Ottawa region with Carleton highlighted. All the seats around Ottawa are in red.
A captured Tinkatink in Pokémon GO!. Shows perfect IV's
A nightmare figurine of what's supposed to be Luigi from the 1993 Super Mario Bros live action movie. But the face is all wrong and the package says "Try me I talk"
Bella Ramsey Opens up about 'Freeing' Autism Diagnosis. Article from Yahoo News. A picture of Bella Ramsey. They are wearing a maroon sweater and round glasses.
Letter from the West Ada school district. March 12, 2025 Dear West Ada Staff, At West Ada School District, we remain committed to fostering a supportive, welcoming, and academically-focused environment for all students. This commitment is upheld through district policies that establish clear, consistent guidelines for classroom expectations, ensuring fairness across all schools. Much like a well-coached sports team, success in education comes from following a structured game plan. Every player knows that while they bring their own strengths and personality to the game, they must operate within the rules to maintain fairness and consistency. If one player decided to wear a different uniform, use a different-sized ball, or ignore the rules, the game would lose its structure, creating confusion and imbalance. Similarly, West Ada Board Policy serves as our rulebook, ensuring that all visual aids and displays in classrooms align with district guidelines and contribute to a focused, distraction-free learning space. West Ada's Policy 401.20 clearly defines the types of visual aids that may be displayed in classrooms, ensuring that district-owned physical property remains content-neutral and conducive to a positive learning environment. This policy was created several years ago through collaboration between district staff, teachers, and the West Ada Education Association. It went through the three-reading process and was open for patron input. Approved displays include: 1. The current Idaho state flag; 2. Flags or banners used as part of a temporary unit of student instruction within the approved curriculum: a. Such flag or banner shall present factually accurate historic events; b. Flags of countries representing the nations of the world temporarily used for educational purposes as approved by the building principal or designee;
Go live phone notifications turned on for Emidivergent
Justin Trudeau - "You can’t take our country — and you can’t take our game."
Still image from "Cartoon All-Stars to the rescue". Featuring: The Chipmunks, Winnie the Pooh, Michaelangelo the Ninja Turtle, Baby Muppets Kermit and Gonzo, Huey, Dewey and Louie and Tigger.
Photo of rays of sunlight breaking through trees in a rainforest.
H.R.1161 - To authorize the President to enter into negotiations to acquire Greenland and to rename Greenland as "Red, White, and Blueland". Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [Republican-Georgia-1] (Introduced 02/10/2025)
Fix the audio. 1. Select the clip either while it's in your clip library, or in your timeline. Either way should work. Though doing it from your timeline will save you work time and since you won't have to do this with every new clip added. 2. Select the icon of the audio speaker at the top of the inspector window. (Top red circle) (If you can't see the inspector window, you'll need to activate it from the taskbar at the top of the screen. Click Window -> Show in Workspace -> And make sure 'Inspector' is checked) 3. Under Audio Configuration click the dropdown box on the right (By Default it says "Stereo") 4. Change the option to "Dual Mono" 5. Unclick the checkbox for the audio track that has no audio waves. This can be helpful if the 2nd track has static in it.
YouTube video: Jelle's Marble Run. WINTER MARBLE LEAGE 2024 ALL EVENTS 61k views from 3 weeks ago
"If there was a cure for my autism, I would take it" (Autistic respondents) 54.99% Strongly Disagree 26.95% Disagree 9.05% Neither/not applicable 5.47% Agree 2.82% Strongly Agree. 0.72% No answer. Survey from AutisticNotWeird.com
3. A strong sense of justice Many autistic people are highly empathetic and have a strong moral compass. They may become distressed by injustice and motivated to change the world for the better. Plenty of autistic people are not afraid to stand up for their beliefs and challenge things they see as unjust. "I have a strong sense of justice and will fight and be vocal for what I think is right." Shardae, an autistic adult
3. A strong sense of justice Many autistic people are highly empathetic and have a strong moral compass. They may become distressed by injustice and motivated to change the world for the better. Plenty of autistic people are not afraid to stand up for their beliefs and challenge things they see as unjust. "I have a strong sense of justice and will fight and be vocal for what I think is right." Shardae, an autistic adult
From Avengers Endgame. A poster that reads: Where do we go, now that they're gone?
Post from Evilbred Hi, I'm a moderator at r/Canada. Happy to answer any questions people might have. We don't generally allow social media posts, of which we include substack. It's the same for tiktok and twitter 'journalists'. We also don't allow self-promotion of own articles, and have routinely pushed back against official corporate accounts for Canadian media companies from posting their own stories. We encourage those same accounts to participate and add context to the discussions users post. Mr. Lebrun failed to adhere to the subreddit rules. It was this which resulted in him being banned. We have reached out multiple times to Ben Shannon with CBC to offer an opportunity to add context to his story but thus far they've seemed uninterested in adding depth to his piece. The mod team has discussed and have taken steps to increase transparency, including regular subreddit townhall posts to hear feedback directly from the user base more frequently. Again, I'm more than willing to answer any respectful questions.
Arrow pointing to the Top mod "Lucky_75
A snow plow in Montreal clearing the bike lane of snow.
Cyclist at night in the winter with lots of snow on the ground standing behind a blue folding bike with green lights on the wheels. P.S. Ignore the fact that I'm not wearing gloves. I have some but had to take them off to take these pictures.
A man looking up at heavy snowfall.
Post on Autism Speaks Canada Operations Update. Thanks to your generosity, Autism Speaks Canada has been able to deliver critical resources such as the Autism Response Team and My Autism Guide, while also investing nearly $5 million in Community Grants to strengthen access to community-based programs. Together with our partners including SickKids, DNAstack and McGill University we have also made important advances in research and science. Together, we have made strides in understanding autism, improving interventions, and successfully advocating for National Autism Strategy in parliament in 2024. After almost 20 years of dedication to building an inclusive Canada and after much consideration, Autism Speaks Canada will conclude its operations on January 31, 2025. The intentional decision to conclude was not taken lightly and has been weighed against responsible stewardship through and through. To honour donor intent, commitments, mission and values, ASC is proud to have maintained a responsible conclusion to this part of its story. We have, and continue to, advocate for increased funding of autism services, advocacy and research to serve this important and growing population.
Chloé Hayden on a modelling catwalk wearing yellow sunglasses, a blue vest, Army green boots and a dark green jacket with white text that says "FIX THE SYSTEM, NOT ME".
Shows 14 International Airports within at least an 8 hour drive of New York City
A folding eBike with its headlights turned on. Bathed in a neon green glow from the wheels having green LED lights on them.
Jacksepticeye on Twitter: "I have officially been diagnosed with Autism. I had an assessment a couple of weeks ago about it and got the confirmation today."
2024 RECAP playlist of YouTube Music. With red arrows pointing to slots #1 and #6. Both of which are "Never Fade Away" from Cyberpunk 2077. #1 is the original. While #6 is a cover by Little V. The songs in question. Original https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN1RJF55NXI Cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf0K6Baq2fk
Google Play store Canada 1. BlueSky 2. Tenu: Shop like a billionaire 3. ChatGPT 4. Threads 5. TikTok 6. WhatsApp Messenger 7. Microsoft Teams 8. Instagram
Scene from Avengers Endgame of Thor's sad contemplation.
The "Posts for you" feed on X, formally known as Twitter. The feed is solely filled with posts by Elon Musk.
The robovan. Which looks like a futuristic train locomotive except that it drives on roads despite having very little ground clearence.
Headline: Autism Apocalypse by 2025? On June 5, MIT scientist Stephanie Seneff blamed increased autism rates on exposure to the herbicide glyphosate (the active ingredient in Roundup) and warned that by 2025, half of all U.S. children would be autistic. Given my obvious interest in the subject and the tendency of family, friends and even casual acquaintances to forward me stories about everything autism, I was shocked it took me until this week to learn about Seneff’s truly terrifying forecast. So I Googled “stephanie seneff quack,” the easiest way I’ve found of assessing credibility in the scientific community, and quickly learned that Seneff’s is quite low. Her advanced degrees are in electrical engineering and computer science, not medicine or anything remotely related to autism. And she is still actively arguing that vaccines cause autism, a theory that has been repeatedly discredited through multiple studies published in peer reviewed journals.
Me looking up at the snow at night
A white and cream colored cat snuggling with a guy outside.