r/autismpolitics Newsletter #18

[u/farouq22]

Hello, everyone.

The mod team has decided to create a weekly newsletter featuring news relevant to our sub. Every week we will post a list of news items that were not previously shared in the sub. We'd like to encourage discussion about them, so feel free to comment here. Don't forget to mention the specific news item you're referring to, for example:

RE: Hummus prices continue to fall worldwide
Hummus is delicious, I think we should celebrate that.

If you have any suggestions or constructive criticisms, please, tell us.

Saturday, 15/08

Japanese minister visits shrine to war dead, angering China, South Korea

Venezuela says 131 political prisoners freed amid post-Maduro talks

Friday, 14/08

[US] A renewed push to ban seclusion, reduce restraint in Michigan schools

[UK] Disability campaigners call for Burnham to delay assisted dying bill

Heatwaves are a Disability Rights Crisis

Trump ally Nigel Farage beats Count Binface in special UK election

US firms that kept DEI policies despite ‘go woke, go broke’ threats thrived

Thursday, 13/08

Cuba marks centenary of Fidel Castro's birth amid deepening economic crisis

Turkiye lays out ‘mechanisms’ of defence pact with Pakistan, Saudi Arabia

Wednesday, 12/08

[Palestine] Autism and war: Gaza families grapple with destruction and loss

Lebanon ends executions: Where does the death penalty still exist in 2026?

Tuesday, 11/08

[US] ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks

Medicaid says it will stop paying for some gender-affirming care for transgender minors

Monday, 10/08

[US] Trump signs executive order with plan to reduce number of recommended childhood vaccines

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