Joan of B’Arc

@joanofbarc.bsky.social

Socialism 🌹 and Star Trek 🖖. I 🩵🩷🤍 Trans People. Free Palestine. More unions, zero billionaires. Parent of a human with a fully developed prefrontal cortex. 🐶 doggos 🐶 She/they 💜💟🤍💟💜 & 🩷💛🩵 Banner pride flag by: @Rachellense.bsky.social

Just had an interview with a hiring manager when I was expecting a phone screening with a HR person. Cameras on it is! 😳 Thank God I put some thought into my appearance today. Jesus Christ. It was like a horror movie jump scare.

My kiddo, frustrated with a friend who keeps trying to explain fanfic to them: DON’T CITE THE DEEP MAGIC TO ME, WITCH, I WAS THERE WHEN IT WAS WRITTEN. Me, thinking about the NKOTB fic I wrote in 1988 in my Trapper Keeper: *smiles in pre-internet*

The lion, the witch, and the audacity of this bitch

i think a lot of well-meaning people fall into a rhetorical trap where they take the bait and argue about male vs. female performance in sports rather than arguing for the value and dignity of women’s athletics generally. don’t let yourself be dragged into a bad faith framing.

Peter@notalawyer.bsky.social · last wk.

the best HS teams in the country have multiple guys who will be in the NBA in a couple of years. they aren't normal high schools, they're basketball factories. but this literally doesn't matter. the value of women's sports isn't contingent on their performance vis a vis men.

Welp, pretty sure I didn’t get the job I really wanted, as I haven’t heard anything from them in the past two weeks (since the second interview), and I know they planned to have a third interview and tie things up by the end of the month. Sigh. Job searching is demoralizing.

A Finnish psychiatrist holds increasing influence over youth gender care worldwide. At home, the inpatient mental health facility she oversees has been repeatedly cited for excessive restraints, invading patient privacy, and other acts of neglect and mistreatment of (cis) adolescents).

As a Gender Critic’s Influence Grew, So Did Concerns About Cis Adolescents in Her Care - Assigned Media

Finnish government reports cite neglectful practices in the mental health care of young people at a hospital affiliated with Riittakerttu Kaltiala.

assignedmedia.org

I just saw a meme that said “get in losers, we’re reclaiming the emdash”. People. PEOPLE. Where are your STANDARDS? It CLEARLY should be “get in, losers — we’re reclaiming the em dash.”

My kiddo, who usually has excellent taste in movies, watched a terrible movie. Because they are a completionist, I had to get up and leave the room because the MC was a destructive asshole and the music was quirky and endearing in a way that tried to soften him into an antihero. 0/10 for Roofman

As a parent of a kid with T1D, I cannot even tell you what an awful experience this is. Financially and emotionally, it is never ending. My kiddo is aging out of my insurance this year, which is a brand new financial stress. If you can help ease this burden a little, please help.

Paul Taylor@pablowapsi.com · last mo.

I put together a Gofundme for our son's medical bills. Please help out if you can financially or by spreading the word. Every bit is greatly appreciated! ^_^ www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...