I've discussed with my partner several books I've seen (but definitely not read) recently. One book had a werecockroach, and the other had a werehedgehog. He is putting way too much thought into why a werehedgehog is more likely to exist than a werecockroach.

I got a postcard in the mail from @burrow.bsky.social. I love getting mail from internet weirdos. Thank you so much, lovey. I agree that national parks are the best thing America has going for it at the moment.

Absolutely brilliant integration of physical surroundings and imagination. My neighbour and I played secretaries (not my idea), and we would use the shower cubicle as the elevator. Our secretarial work ethics was dubious as we mostly rode the elevator and ordered lunch at the "cafe".

Do they think we're fucking stupid? Kai Cantwell, said it did not use the club to lobby politicians and that he attended matches “simply to enjoy exercise and socialising" That's the whole fucking point, make social connections to ease the conversation when they are lobbying politicians. Fuckers.

My dad caught me reading a prologue once and he made me read the whole book in one sitting so I'd learn to hate it.

If you're scratching your head about why Autistic people are being so heavily targeted right now, ableism, yes. But what really makes it clear: understanding stigma and contagion. There's a 1960s book by Erving Goffman, but I learned about it by listening to Julia Serano in a transgender context.

@intelectconfig.wtf im wearing my other Frog and Toad shirt today. If you drew this card for me, what would that say about my day?

It's always exciting when you discover a new Ace author. I bought a stack of books by @chaoticauthor.online today, and I can't wait to read them. If you're Ace (or even if you're not) and you want to support Ace authors, you should give him a look. Particularly if you like spooky stories.

"The girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

How did this shitweesle get out of jail time for rape and distributing sex abuse images of the woman he raped? "The man's young family and autism diagnosis were both taken into account by the court when considering an appropriate sentence." FOR FUCKS SAKE

“I also get disoriented and fatigued in places that are high in stimulation, such as grocery stores, restaurants and social gatherings.” I’m (grimly) fascinated by the overlap in Autism and #MEcfs not just because of experiential commonalities but because many ppl with ME are also Autistic. Why?

I now allocate a tutorial to critical ai literacy, in the weeks before a major essay is due. Most students know the slop is slop, and quickly learn it is planet-boiling slop. If unis can not educate students about ai what the fuck is the point is my view. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

While we’re at it, it’s possible to be both asexual and bisexual in fact many aces are bi+ And many aces in the wider queer community stick to the allosexual-coded identity label and only tell asexual researchers about their aceness pretty much, just ask the asexual researchers.

Monday was International Tenants' Day! We're genuinely excited by all of the renters' rights movements around the world today—rent controls in Scotland, rent freezes campaigns in NYC, legislation for leases in South Africa, & many more—and hope you too feel buoyed by the wins for renters everywhere.

I'm a Queenslander, and I've always been against Daylight Savings Time. But, now I actually have a decent reason to hate it. My friend lives in Canberra, and it's really messing up our evening catch-up schedule.

Jerry, no

soundcloud sent me an email today to remember to listen to my own song more maybe you want to too?

I know it's rude to change your name and PFP at that same time, but it is spooky season, so you are all going to have to cope.

My alt text will suck, but this is going around now. Portland frog facing off ICE really has become a mascot here.

At #GamesForChange Asia Pacific today. If you're attending and want to talk about interactive impacts, please grab me.

Last week, the National Association of Renters' Organisations and National Shelter released a report following up on the Better Deal for Renters. The Deal has now been in place for two years—has renting gotten any better?

Oh I recognise some of these names. This is good. This is very good.

When incarceration and deaths in custody happen disproportionately to our people, how can that ever be seen as anything other than suspicious? Make no mistake: deaths in custody are part of the ongoing genocide waged against our people.

Free Link Mute Jerry Block Jay

Suspending Link after he pointed out the how following Jonathan Chait after being accused of transphobia does not allow you to beat the transphobia allegations. In fact, it does the opposite. To be clear: suspending Link was certainly a choice. And we know what KIND of choice it is.

Australians have received very poor information regarding MEcfs. The Insight program was a travesty that had me yelling at the TV.

Thank you to @paigetrnr.bsky.social for coming down to Brisbane so we could meet up for breakfast before her appointments today. We ate at this cool cafe that had all this woodworking stuff. If anyone needs a coffee and a giant slab of raw wood, I know a place.

I want to preface this by saying cleaners (in general, but specifically in a laboratory/hospital environment) are really fucking important and I value and respect their work. But, I just found out that the cleaner at work is a qualified architect in Peru, but is struggling to get an architect job.

This is a feature that I would appreciate in digital book format.

@intelectconfig.wtf I feel like you might need to know it. You're awesome and cared for.

I once had a coworker tell me I looked like I had been dragged backwards through a hedge. I wasn't upset. You were upset.

Hi @floregonian.com How is your day? I hope you're having a wonderful time.

I binged this show on my week off work. It was exciting to see asexual representation, but it was depressing to see how the asexual characters were framed as being problematic.

Universal basic income NOW. #UBI

“It is possible to have autistic traits, but not to get a diagnosis. It is possible to be quite disabled by autistic traits, and not get a diagnosis. It really is possible to be a little bit autistic, and there’s no reason why that should be offensive.”

Last year the NIH spent 0.03% of its budget on #endometriosis, which affects ~one in ten people with a uterus. There are exciting developments regarding the immune system (previously the focus was hormones) and great researchers (women with endo themselves) are in danger of losing grants & labs.

Good morning Brisbane you have an awesome street curlew

Fascinating podcast. Recommend.

We interrupt your regular doomscrolling to bring you this special whimsy report: in Australia eggs are known as cackle berries, bum nuts, and googy eggs/googs.

I have an MRI scheduled this afternoon. I am part of the control group in a really big study on Epilepsy. I will be performing cognitive tests while they look at which part of my brain lights up while I do it.

had the urge to do this since the moment i saw this post! #pixelart

My partner just gave me the "I'm not angry, im just disappointed" face because I kicked the robot vacuum cleaner.

Hey #Melbourne folks - can you help my mate Jodie? ⤵️

Welcome our Lead Publicist Chloe Mills 🎉 Chloe is a lesbian arts worker, writer and publicist based in Magandjin (Brisbane). Her work has been published widely in various journals and online. She was formerly a Publicist and Digital Lead at The University of Queensland Press. Comment to say hi 👋

I've got a question about the rapture. All the "good" people die and go to heaven? How would you know if it has happened? Maybe the rapture happens every day, and the fact that no one is floating off into the sky just means there are no "good" people.

Invisible, coercive, gendered work extends beyond housework. Capitalism grinds to a halt without it. Universal basic income would fix a lot of disparate things people have tried fighting for over the decades. #UBI

This is a very interesting movie that looks at an allo-ace couple where aceness is not the main problem in the relationship..

Optimist: the cup is half full Pessimist: the cup is half empty Autistic realist: the cup is full, half with water and half with air