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they/them editor, translator, reader.

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27.02.2025 16:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

mmm depends on what its main function is?
drying your feet after bath/shower: towel
keeping feet warm & off tiles while drying off/brushing teeth: rug
that said i personally would not dry any other part of my body with a bath mat, but could put a bath mat in a different room (kitchen?) as a rug

27.02.2025 16:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#lekkermenselijk

26.01.2025 20:48 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

construction to my left, demolition to my right

here i am, stuck in the middle wearing earphones all day until i get an ear infection

26.02.2025 16:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

and yes i did do a cross-section: it's not just superficial - she's different on the inside too. So Quirky!

26.02.2025 15:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
a pink bowl with pink grapes in it. one of the grapes is mostly pink, but one slice of it is white

a pink bowl with pink grapes in it. one of the grapes is mostly pink, but one slice of it is white

she's Not Like Other Grapesℒ️

26.02.2025 14:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today and in the coming days, remember

20.01.2025 16:28 πŸ‘ 39570 πŸ” 11858 πŸ’¬ 279 πŸ“Œ 276
A man carries a coffin with a skull on the front and spray painted on the side "we're here we're queer we hate the fucking president"

A man carries a coffin with a skull on the front and spray painted on the side "we're here we're queer we hate the fucking president"

ACT UP, 1990

20.01.2025 19:55 πŸ‘ 21050 πŸ” 6906 πŸ’¬ 50 πŸ“Œ 97

this is great, and i will be whispering to my houseplants as i water them today

(thanks for the reminder!)

19.01.2025 13:44 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's incredible how accurately Shel Silverstein predicted AI decades ago

07.12.2023 03:00 πŸ‘ 5277 πŸ” 1559 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 37

Something that's starting to really annoy me is headlines claiming that AI is "doing" things, like denying people healthcare or detaining sex workers at the border. No, people are still doing that, they're just using AI specifically to avoid being blamed for it

04.12.2023 17:25 πŸ‘ 2911 πŸ” 873 πŸ’¬ 50 πŸ“Œ 68

fatphobia is an outcropping of ableism. if you push a faphobe they always come up with the same thing: they claim being fat is unhealthy (ie that being fat will lead to a disability or early death)

this is just two ableisms in a trenchcoat

03.12.2023 17:43 πŸ‘ 241 πŸ” 86 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2

I really do not think the tactic I call Memento Disability does what folks who use it want it to do.

The idea is that if you tell people they need to care about Disabled folks now because one day they'll be those folks themselves, it'll resonate.

But I don't think it does that.

03.12.2023 19:40 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 7

how we envisioned the dark future: you wear leather and buy brain stims from a small store in an alley. your wrist computer helps you hack

actual dark future: your $89 pants rip after 8 wears. adderall shortage. your wrist computer makes you stand up hourly and buzzes with email from your boss

30.11.2023 00:29 πŸ‘ 2896 πŸ” 816 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 22

This is your regular reminder if you have paid sick days & you are sick, use your sick days!

Do not work from home, that’s working - not resting. You need rest to aid recovery from any infectious disease.

01.12.2023 18:36 πŸ‘ 162 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 4

you can sum this essay up as β€œi just want to live a life free of civic responsibility, insulated from any meaningful trouble by my wealth”

01.12.2023 19:48 πŸ‘ 359 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 1

'how far the light reaches: a life in ten sea creatures' is so good! go read it & then vote for it! love love how sabrina imbler shows the parallels between the natures of sea beasties and humans, how we dehumanise people & animals in science, and the writing, how everything intertwines 🀩🀯

01.12.2023 20:44 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's a lie that trans people's visibility is new--we've been the focus of fascination, humiliation, and demonization for the entire history of mass media. What social media changes is who was writing the story and whose voices were heard. It's not our existence they abhor; it's our dignity.

30.11.2023 18:30 πŸ‘ 90 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

oooo this is cool!

30.11.2023 22:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

they should invent a body that forgets the score

29.11.2023 18:14 πŸ‘ 223 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3

just adding that publishersforpalestine.org have collected some works on their website (poetry, fic & non-fic in nine languages) that are available to read for free this week. (though do buy if you are able!)

29.11.2023 21:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Every generation gets a bunch of lectures about how women are selfish and destroying American families, young people are overly-sensitive narcissists, and nobody wants to work anymore from a class of out of touch pundits uninterested in analyzing power or inequality.

29.11.2023 14:33 πŸ‘ 760 πŸ” 221 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 3
Preview
MANUSCRIPT PRIZE Cassava Republic Press’s Global Black Women’s Non-Fiction Manuscript Prize is dedicated to exceptional works of non-fiction by Black women.

Please share - New Prize for non-fiction for black women writers, amplifying us as knowledge-makers and critical thinkers. Global scope with a $20,000 award for exceptional work by black cis, trans and genderqueer women. Details here. Judged by Bernadine Evaristo.

28.11.2023 14:42 πŸ‘ 226 πŸ” 355 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 6
A gorgeous, multi-colored, block patterned quilt.

A gorgeous, multi-colored, block patterned quilt.

This Giving Tuesday, it would mean the world to me if you'd consider donating and boosting my cancer Go Fund Me.

And if you do so before Dec 15th, you could win this amazing quilt, knit by my friend Mary, especially for one lucky US resident.

www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...

28.11.2023 14:25 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 58 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
artist bea camacho crocheted herself into a cocoon continuously for eleven hours 

three photos of a woman with red yarn crocheting around herself until the last one she’s laying on the floor completely enclosed in her cocoon

artist bea camacho crocheted herself into a cocoon continuously for eleven hours three photos of a woman with red yarn crocheting around herself until the last one she’s laying on the floor completely enclosed in her cocoon

i’m so sorry, i can’t tonight, i have plans to crochet myself into a cocoon 🧢

27.11.2023 10:55 πŸ‘ 634 πŸ” 105 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 25

If humans could fly, I think some of us would. But it probably takes the same amount of energy as running. So realistically, I think most of us would end up like pigeons & loiter outside of convenience stores instead of flying across the country.

22.09.2023 22:06 πŸ‘ 1983 πŸ” 392 πŸ’¬ 74 πŸ“Œ 24
5 Oval shaped pins with gold outlines with an oval cutout in the middle with a yellow slideable star:

Spoons: Lavender background
Hunger Scale: Red background
Migraine Scale: Blue background
Speaking vs Non Speaking: Green background

The first one has SHE, THEY, HE on top. At the bottom there's HER, THEM, HIM. White background.

5 Oval shaped pins with gold outlines with an oval cutout in the middle with a yellow slideable star: Spoons: Lavender background Hunger Scale: Red background Migraine Scale: Blue background Speaking vs Non Speaking: Green background The first one has SHE, THEY, HE on top. At the bottom there's HER, THEM, HIM. White background.

Galaxy and Pastel Galaxy Wrist Braces

Galaxy and Pastel Galaxy Wrist Braces

Mushroom and Cat Compression Gloves

Mushroom and Cat Compression Gloves

Galaxy and Pastel Galaxy Compression Gloves

Galaxy and Pastel Galaxy Compression Gloves

It costs 0$ to share a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale.

🌸 Get 15% off all in stock & non sale items using code "BIBISALEWEEK"! That includes my sliding pins.

🌸 Sales ends Nov 30 at 11:59PM MST.

Store details below!

26.11.2023 20:34 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
Link to the poem: https://aprweb.org/poems/a-catalog-of-how-are-you-doings5

Link to the poem: https://aprweb.org/poems/a-catalog-of-how-are-you-doings5

my poem "A Catalog of How Are You Doings" in the latest issue of American Poetry Review!

"Your mother dies and people place
their black origami in your palm."

31.10.2023 15:56 πŸ‘ 67 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
People on benefits aren't negatively affecting your life in the slightest
Your life sucks because of the rich, and blaming people on benefits is exactly what they want you to do

People on benefits aren't negatively affecting your life in the slightest Your life sucks because of the rich, and blaming people on benefits is exactly what they want you to do

It seems this place needs a reminder too.

22.11.2023 18:50 πŸ‘ 3820 πŸ” 1329 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 25