The Bluesky philosophy absolutely is that once a Black person reaches a certain number of followers, people are allowed to talk to us any old way and we are supposed to take it and the medical and psychological consequences of swallowing it because we have a lot of followers

Tarragorn@aragorn-estragon.bsky.social · 3h ago

If she had been right, if your words were in fact racist, would [yelling you so] still be "punching down"? Do people from marginalized communities have an obligation to patiently and passively endure bigotry, if a given bigot has a small platform?

The theme for #birdoftheday is #blackandred so here's my contribution. 🪶

For people who don't know how you take a shower in psych wards. And I was grateful the water was hot, my last stay in this hospital when a nurse wrote lies on a police report to commit me, the water was cold unless you flushed the toilet. @guerillalibrarian.bsky.social @mewefree.bsky.social

Chantal James@chantalalive.blacksky.app · 11h ago

In the psych ward, to take a shower, I'd request my shower bin from the psych techs. From the closet they'd take my plastic bin marked as mine with a medical tag, all patients have one, & give me toiletries, shower gel & lotion & deodorant & tiny toothbrush & toothpaste, & a fresh washcloth & towel.

So that's a story of staff at this hospital I was held in murdering a patient. Here's a class action lawsuit on neglect & abuse. These stories are from this year & last. @coolhand.bsky.social @guerillalibrarian.bsky.social @metroplex.northsky.social @ladyartaud.bsky.social @mewefree.bsky.social

Chantal James@chantalalive.blacksky.app · 19h ago

Here's just one story on the hospital I was held in, Psychiatric Institute of Washington or PWI. It has SO many horrifying scandals. Somehow still in operation. @coolhand.bsky.social @byepoleher.blacksky.app @mewefree.bsky.social

A quick minute of Halloween #sweater #knitting on 10/2/26. #knitsky

The MSMA hotline for reporting ICE abductions in DC is: 202-335-1183. Text if you see ICE, call if you see an arrest.

"Give me the strength this one day’s race to run, Fill me with light, fill me with sun-like strength, Fill me with joy to rob the day its length." - James Weldon Johnson 🌞Good morning! Wishing you a lovely Saturday! #OrangeSaturday #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling Gamble Garden.

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this is amazing.

Simon Willison@simonwillison.net · yesterday

If you have not yet been to see the scale model of NYC built by Joe Macken out of cardboard and balsa wood over a period of 21 years you only have until the 12th of October to see it! It's at the Museum of the City of New York, by the north east end of Central Park

Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants.

We got out for a long-leash walk this morning. Pet peeve activated by a person using a flexi-lead w/a large dog. Said dog kept pulling the lead out of the person’s hand and running amok. Essentially an off-leash dog. We left early, but Rogue got many sniffs and frolics in first.

Let's try this again I wrote about * Tierra Walker * , who should be alive, and Ken Paxton, who is one of the reasons why she's not ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...

Tierra Walker’s Death Was Preventable. The Conservative Legal Movement Made It Predictable

Republican politicians have made Texas doctors increasingly afraid to provide lifesaving abortion care.

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Absolutely, as survivors of carceral psychiatry know, the system wants you to have no semblance of dignity, they treat you as a brute & want you to believe yourself one, so they strip you of all humanity they can. @pipagaopoetry.bsky.social @projectlets.bsky.social

Linden the Guerrilla Librarian@guerillalibrarian.bsky.social · yesterday

Bc dignity is against protocol, yes?

Deal: Martha Wells New York Times Bestselling author of The Murderbot Diaries Martha Wells has partnered with Cosmic Lighthouse for a graphic novel adaptation of All Systems Red. All Systems Red by Martha Wells is being officially adapted into a graphic novel by Erica Schultz (Daredevil, Spawn and…

Deal: Martha Wells

New York Times Bestselling author of The Murderbot Diaries Martha Wells has partnered with Cosmic Lighthouse for a graphic novel adaptation of All Systems Red. All Systems Red by Martha Wells is being officially adapted into a graphic novel by Erica Schultz (Daredevil, Spawn and X-Men) and Gary Erskine (Dan Dare, Hellblazer, Punisher and Wolverine), published by Cosmic Lighthouse, and containing a new Murderbot short story by Martha Wells, exclusive to the graphic novel.

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Librarians Discuss the Challenges and Triumphs of Running a Library Today (Gift Article) f the nyt

Librarians Discuss the Challenges and Triumphs of Running a Library Today (Gift Article)

We asked dozens of them about America’s libraries — what they provide, what they need to survive. Here’s what they told us.

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Still with the deep, abysmal bipolar depression. Rogue is a beloved companion in this impossible time. She is staying close and this helps keep me engaged in the world. Please enjoy a photo of a very scruffy poodle trapping me with cuteness.

People think that because I have kids, I want everyone to have kids. Absolutely not. I definitely support being child free. Being a parent is hard and not for everyone.

With it being domestic violence awareness month, I want to send love to anyone quietly making their plans, who already tried but wasn’t ready, who feel stuck, who don’t know how to yet voice what’s happening, and those who already got out, continue to bet on yourself and your power. Keep going ❤️

We’ve got the inside story of how Trump’s displeasure with seeing homeless people in D.C. became the first domino in a series of actions that culminated in the administration’s stunning decision to weaken the rights of millions of disabled Americans to live in their homes and communities.

How Trump’s homelessness crackdown became a sweeping retreat from disability rights

After issuing a memo making it easier to institutionalize homeless people, the Justice Department began abandoning cases protecting disabled people’s right to live in the community.

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For the 10 days I was involuntarily committed, I had only the belongings police had abducted me with, my cell phone they broke the screen of that was held away from me, my jeans & a clean t shirt I'd changed into before going to the psych facility hoping I'd pass the psych evaluation.

Every day I am going to post this (permission from Del Schilling). Will you join me? Over 5700+ Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls #MMIWG #cdnpoli

That's one covert kitty!

Angri Bundel@anibundel.com · 2d ago

Please accept this perfect photo of Maxx who believes himself invisible as my contribution towards your mental health for the day. Also, take a break, drink some water, and double check that curtain isn’t see-thru.

There’s a behavioral dog rescue in NC called STAB that does absolutely hilarious dog bios. After posting “Two Mommy Tommy”, a dog looking for lesbians because he despises men, men have been bombarding their FB page and escalated to doxxing and threats to family. Men: validating Tommy forever

Oh look, leopards got another face.

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 4d ago

Seems like some version of this runs every day

Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.

A Topeka corrections officer accused of soliciting sex from a 15-year-old female inmate accepted a plea bargain Sept. 28 that appears likely to keep him out of prison www.cjonline.com/story/news/c... #LEO

Happy October Day(e) everyone! 🥳 @seananmcguire.bsky.social

People have speculated about Thomas Jefferson fathering the children of Sally Hemings, an enslaved woman in his household, for more than 200 years. Now, for the first time, DNA evidence from Jefferson's hair connects him to Hemings' descendants 🧪

DNA analysis suggests 99.96% chance that Thomas Jefferson fathered at least one of Sally Hemings’ kids | CNN

Thomas Jefferson’s DNA sheds new light on his relationship with Sally Hemings and supports the longstanding conclusion that he fathered her children.

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Tinkerbell goes to Bosnia episode up. www.patreon.com/ElizabethRod...

Racoonmobile | Elizabeth Roderick

April 1, 2025 It snowed hard on our last day in the charming apartment on the Vrbas, a heavy sleet that covered the blooming jonquils and pr

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The 988 suicide prevention hotline's Press 3 option — which provides specialized services to LGBTQ callers — has been restored more than a year after the Trump administration shut it down. Confirmed by HHS and the office of Senator Tammy Baldwin, who led on legislation that forced its restoration