dream

As I went through the checkout line at the grocery store, the cashier took each of the live chickens in turn, flipped it on its back, and ran it across the scanner. You see, farmers had started microchipping them all, and the cashier was scanning the microchip, which I guess included things like weight and price.

There's a little vignette in my head of a hand holding a white chicken's belly and rubbing her past the scanner, her feet curled up as she cocks her head around to watch her price on the screen.

Autism

If you haven't already seen this video on YouTube, check it out here. Amanda Baggs has "low-functioning autistism" - and yet... Watch it.

And then compare it with her interview with CNN doctor/news anchor Gupta. He's got this strange combination of being impressed and being condescending.

And the accompanying text articles.

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Seems I'm not the only one who hates United.