Moss the Bard 🇨🇦🇧🇧🇲🇽🇬🇱

I am an older mostly non-binary autistic man, wanting to "gather" with others of whatever diversity. I am also a Folk/Filk musician (and a podcaster on mostly Linux topics but I try to keep those discussions to my BardMoss the Bodhi Linux Guy (npub14sh…ekpt) account). I look forward to safe, enjoyable discussions with other neurounusuals, and am also willing to offer whatever help or wisdom I may have. Completely opposed to bullies and bullying.

Peaceful Hippo Website: https://peacefulhippo.us
Triad Bardic College: https://triadbardic.org

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2026-08-26 01:06:23 UTC

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Dolly was a lot bigger than just country music, and was even offered a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She has performed with just about everybody who is anybody in any style there is.

2026-05-27 02:50:58 UTC

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I wasn't aware there was fucking in Mordor...

2026-03-25 14:30:42 UTC

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There are a number of tests you can take online to confirm or perhaps rule out a diagnosis. Stay away from Autism Speaks sites.

2026-03-14 19:33:15 UTC

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I'm 73 years old. What you are saying is not how I was raised. The people who hold the beliefs that you are outlining are in the 1%. Most of America is or tries to become what the myth is. We are fighting against our corporate overlords and always have been, since the first Pullman strike in Chicago.

2026-03-01 04:39:27 UTC

While nobody was watching, Dolly Parton donated a buttload of money to the East Tennessee Children's Hospital, to the point that they renamed the hospital after her. The hospital director made a comment that no child entering the hospital will ever get less than the complete care they deserve.

2026-02-23 17:13:38 UTC

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There are a lot of musicians here in the fediverse that fit that description. I printed 180 copies of my CD; I still have at least a hundred.

2026-01-16 14:26:00 UTC

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As I understand it, any American who can convert to the Canadian economy should be welcome. The economy of Canada needs all the help it can get, especially in terms of workers and people to pay into the system. I fail to see how this kind of post is the least bit humanitarian.

2025-12-27 19:14:26 UTC

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That's crazy! If they remove population growth, they remove economic growth! Under Trudeau they were begging for people to immigrate so they could fund all their services, as the Canadian population is aging out.

2025-12-04 23:42:04 UTC

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Rene Aberjenois

2025-10-30 04:01:57 UTC

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On a Mustang, it meant "Flip Over, Read Directions"

2025-06-24 19:59:24 UTC

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Probably AI. No cat with those colorings gets blue eyes.

2025-06-24 17:23:12 UTC

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I have never understood why more Canadians aren't voting NDP. Excepting this last election NDP tried to move to the center.

2025-04-15 04:37:46 UTC

In response to this edict from the Trump administration giving every school district only 10 days to respond, one brave district superintendent wrote this. (Name was withheld for obvious reasons..)
Still Not Signing: A Superintendent's Response to the Department of Education's Anti-DEI Ultimatum
The federal government gave us ten days to sign away our values. Here’s our answer.
April 8, 2025
To Whom It May (Unfortunately) Concern at the U.S. Department of Education:
Thank you for your April 3 memorandum, which I read several times — not because it was legally persuasive, but because I kept checking to see if it was satire. Alas, it appears you are serious.
You’ve asked me, as superintendent of a public school district, to sign a "certification" declaring that we are not violating federal civil rights law — by, apparently, acknowledging that civil rights issues still exist. You cite Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, then proceed to argue that offering targeted support to historically marginalized students is somehow discriminatory.
That’s not just legally incoherent — it’s a philosophical Möbius strip of bad faith.
Let me see if I understand your logic:
If we acknowledge racial disparities, that’s racism.
If we help English learners catch up, that’s favoritism.
If we give a disabled child a reading aide, we’re denying someone else the chance to struggle equally.
And if we train teachers to understand bias, we’re indoctrinating them — but if we train them to ignore it, we’re “restoring neutrality”?
How convenient that your sudden concern for “equal treatment” seems to apply only when it’s used to silence conversations about race, identity, or inequality.
Let’s talk about our English learners. Would you like us to stop offering translation services during parent-teacher conferences? Should we cancel bilingual support staff to avoid the appearance of “special treatment”? Or would you prefer we just teach all content in English and hope for the best, since acknowledging linguistic barriers now counts as discrimination?
And while we’re at it — what’s your official stance on IEPs? Because last I checked, individualized education plans intentionally give students with disabilities extra support. Should we start removing accommodations to avoid offending the able-bodied majority? Maybe cancel occupational therapy altogether so no one feels left out?
If a student with a learning disability receives extended time on a test, should we now give everyone extended time, even if they don’t need it? Just to keep the playing field sufficiently flat and unthinking?
Your letter paints equity as a threat. But equity is not the threat. It’s the antidote to decades of failure. Equity is what ensures all students have a fair shot. Equity is what makes it possible for a child with a speech impediment to present at the science fair. It’s what helps the nonverbal kindergartner use an AAC device. It’s what gets the newcomer from Ukraine the ESL support she needs without being left behind.
And let’s not skip past the most insulting part of your directive — the ten-day deadline. A national directive sent to thousands of districts with the subtlety of a ransom note, demanding signatures within a week and a half or else you’ll cut funding that supports... wait for it... low-income students, disabled students, and English learners.
Brilliant. Just brilliant. A moral victory for bullies and bureaucrats everywhere.
So no, we will not be signing your “certification.”
We are not interested in joining your theater of compliance.
We are not interested in gutting equity programs that serve actual children in exchange for your political approval.
We are not interested in abandoning our legal, ethical, and educational responsibilities to satisfy your fear of facts.
We are interested in teaching the truth.
We are interested in honoring our students’ identities.
We are interested in building a school system where no child is invisible, and no teacher is punished for caring too much.
And yes — we are prepared to fight this. In the courts. In the press. In the community. In Congress, if need be.
Because this district will not be remembered as the one that folded under pressure.
We will be remembered as the one that stood its ground — not for politics, but for kids.
Sincerely,
District Superintendent
Still Teaching. Still Caring. Still Not Signing.

2025-03-16 05:03:51 UTC

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I have written pages for people, and they always get closed down. I wrote one for Michael Cooney, who is really a treasure of a folksinger including multiple appearances on A Prairie Home Companion. I think he has a stub now but it is it nearly as complete as the one I wrote. I'm also a host on a podcast called mintCast, which has been in existence since November of 2008, and I can't manage to get them to keep a page up.

2025-01-13 23:40:27 UTC

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Obviously, the people who have abandoned the platform are not going to respond to your survey...

2024-11-20 03:14:27 UTC

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I have not found any that are that good, nor have I found any other actually comfortable on my head. I kept a pair that was more comfortable than the others, but it doesn't block out that much sound. I do not have very large ears and this one is marketed for people with large ears, so I bet they have a lot of returns. If you find something, let me know.

2024-11-04 18:02:37 UTC

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Only about 15% of them do. The rest of them are just sheep and do whatever someone who appears to be in authority tells them.

2024-11-04 17:44:40 UTC

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Don't forget to tell the Republicans but they're voting day is on November 8th.

2024-10-10 05:50:27 UTC

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Veil of stupidity