Spot on.
“Ableism isn’t just cruelty or ignorance. It’s the enforcement arm of meritocracy, which exists to protect the hyper-capitalist belief that ‘more’ always pays off. The existence of chronically ill and disabled people challenges this simply by the fact that they continue to be ill.”
Not only do I love this little hedgehog the alt text is marvellous as well. :)
This was lovely, thank-you.
May we all continue to strive to find goodness, truth, beauty and hope in ourselves and the people around us.
Love this! Happy Pride month everyone.
This was a really good thread. Everyone needs to feel represented in stories and not just as a ‘type’.
I am not defined by my cis-ness, it’s the least interesting thing about me, and that goes for anyone else.
I needed to read this. Thank-you.
Resistance takes many forms. We do what we can, when and where we can.
“We are not meant to be able to handle this level of constant stress..”
“Do not let the world turn you brittle and mean. Your kindness is not weak. Your softness is not quiet.”
So inspirational!
A good thread.
A lovely story.
Every year for Pride, I repost Hue. I made him to send love and comfort to those who feel Pride isn’t for them because they aren’t out. You matter, you are valid, and it’s ok if you aren’t ready yet. Coming out is not a requirement for being part of this community. Happy Pride 🌈
I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️🌈💖
This city is home to people of countless faiths. But no matter what you believe, one thing unites us: we are all New Yorkers. We will not allow ICE to terrorize our neighbors.
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Rachel Lense is Professionally Curious
Kieran (but fruitier)
Here are some of my thoughts about climate change.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani
To bring a smile to your face, here’s a c. 4,500 year-old clay vase in the shape of a little hedgehog holding a bowl! 🦔 😍
From Chalandriani, Syros, Greece. Early Cycladic II period. National Archaeological Museum, Athens
📷 ArchaiOptix
#Archaeology
Got a particularly hateful comment and instead of screaming at them I wrote this : thebloggess.com/2026/01/27/s...
The Dickin Medal is the highest award that can be issued to animals in British military service. Bearing the words "We Also Serve" it has been awarded 75 times since its creation in 1943.
Only one cat has ever received the award.
This is the story of Able Seacat Simon, of HMS Amethyst. 🧵 1/25
This short piece is about effort, belief, and what it’s like to live in a culture that insists improvement is always possible…even when your body says otherwise.
kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/effort-wit...
#Health #Scotland #UK #Writing #WritingCommunity #ChronicIllness #Reading #Books #Women
This thread in essay form here, as it turned out quite long! alanbaxter.com.au/a-right-to-e...
Here’s a little story about my brush with evangelical Christianity.
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Hayley Gullen
Alison Fisk
The bloggess (Jenny Lawson)
Kristie De Garis
John Bull
Alan Baxter
Hayley Gullen
I wasn’t going to write anything today because I’m in a depression and that makes my head into mush, but then I looked at a comment on my last post that was utterly infuriating and I st…
I see the gender fluidity in fiction discourse has raised its head again. I think this time it’s thanks to Rick Riordan’s old Twitter post doing the rounds once more. I’m not linking to the nazi cessp...
