Nina Hatfield

@ninahatfield.bsky.social

she/her, Writer, Learner, Mythologist, chronically ill with #MECFS I host community peer groups www.co-resting.org #PWME #Mythology #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigue #CFS #Resting #CoResting #Pacing #PEM #MCAS #NEISvoid

i watched, in real time, as these people trained so many people in letters, media, and politics. gave them readings, vocabulary, a raison d'etre. worked them through their discomfort with new ideas. pushed and deepened the discursive repertoire. some of today's critics only EXIST because of them.

ORPHANED CATS NEED FOREVER HOME IN NORTHEAST (PLEASE READ *ENTIRE* THREAD) My wife's childhood friend died Thursday, leaving his two *mildly* special-needs cats. The elder, Wally, is about 13. ABSOLUTELY affectionate cat; GLORIOUSLY dim. His only issue is that he poops in bathtubs if given a chance

I assume AI boosters can't stand the pushback on Bluesky because using the sycophant machine has thinned their skins to the point of nonexistence. And they can't tell themselves it's just random trolls and bots here like they can on X, because it's clearly thoughtful humans telling them they suck.

weirdly delightful disability moment in faculty meeting when a prof was worried about noise cancelling headphones in class so I explained how they work, that you can still hear & let him try mine: he sat bolt up IT IS LIKE A SWITCH WENT OFF IN MY BRAIN & that’s how he discovered his accommodation 😂

I've been talking a lot about the disastrous recent loss of American institutional capacity regarding climate science. But today, I'd like to announce something we've been working on, quietly, in the meantime to offer a lifeline to some of those affected. [Thread]

First page of a 2-page flyer describing the Climate Science and Communications Fund. It shows a map of gift recipient locations, and also summarize statistics regarding the program thus far (including over $3 million disbursed to date), with testimonials from individual recipients.Second page of a 2-page flyer describing the Climate Science and Communications Fund. It further describes the need for and goals of the program. It also includes a point of contact email: roshan@climate-talent.org