P.B. Cooley
@cooleycreates.bsky.social
Writer/Producer. Appalachian Studies M.A. candidate. More to come later.
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For the Disability community, losing Alice Wong is like losing Ursula Le Guin or Octavia Butler. She was a powerhouse, a pioneer, and a mentor to many. She taught me so much. And always reminded me what we were fighting towards, as well as against. I miss her clarity, bravery, and joy.
Alice Wong
Alice Wong had an outsized impact on Disability justice. As a community organiser, activist, mentor, and co-conspirator, as writer, editor, and friend, she is irreplaceable.
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November 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
For the Disability community, losing Alice Wong is like losing Ursula Le Guin or Octavia Butler. She was a powerhouse, a pioneer, and a mentor to many. She taught me so much. And always reminded me what we were fighting towards, as well as against. I miss her clarity, bravery, and joy.
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“Imagining your Queer Future is a form of Prayer”
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November 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
“Imagining your Queer Future is a form of Prayer”
2025 ceramic ornaments with signed book sets. iftheylived.myshopify.com/products/hol...
2025 ceramic ornaments with signed book sets. iftheylived.myshopify.com/products/hol...
Without downloading any new pics, describe your gender
November 14, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Without downloading any new pics, describe your gender
Thanks to this post, I had to start my day with "Email My Heart."
This is not a complaint.
This is not a complaint.
November 13, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Thanks to this post, I had to start my day with "Email My Heart."
This is not a complaint.
This is not a complaint.
I just want to retire early to an isolated cabin in the woods. I will grow yams and raise peacocks.
November 13, 2025 at 6:04 AM
I just want to retire early to an isolated cabin in the woods. I will grow yams and raise peacocks.
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Gonna start responding to "How are you?"/"What are you up to" with, "Y'know, just owling. Doing general owl things."
Real impressive narration in this one. Just totally misread the entire situation. 🪶
November 7, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Gonna start responding to "How are you?"/"What are you up to" with, "Y'know, just owling. Doing general owl things."
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I know "who's this clown" is the ultimate insult, but for layered insults with many different implications I'm quite fond of "well, YOU haven't changed since Livejournal".
October 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I know "who's this clown" is the ultimate insult, but for layered insults with many different implications I'm quite fond of "well, YOU haven't changed since Livejournal".
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A hard truth is that the search for artificial general intelligence as a commercial tool is fundamentally a reproduction of slavery. Not because computers are people or anything so silly, but because of the impetus: To acquire the products of humanity without the need for a human to consent.
October 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
A hard truth is that the search for artificial general intelligence as a commercial tool is fundamentally a reproduction of slavery. Not because computers are people or anything so silly, but because of the impetus: To acquire the products of humanity without the need for a human to consent.
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excuse me while I slip into something a little more comfortable.
–me, changing from my morning pajamas into my afternoon pajamas.
–me, changing from my morning pajamas into my afternoon pajamas.
October 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
excuse me while I slip into something a little more comfortable.
–me, changing from my morning pajamas into my afternoon pajamas.
–me, changing from my morning pajamas into my afternoon pajamas.
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“How much did you make last year?”
“$37 MILLION.”
“How much did you pay in taxes.”
“2-3 MILLION. Don’t blame me, change the tax code.”
“Go @ZohranKMamdani !”
“If he wins I’ll leave.”🤔
PSA: It’s not “social media” souring young people on capitalism. It’s greed.
“$37 MILLION.”
“How much did you pay in taxes.”
“2-3 MILLION. Don’t blame me, change the tax code.”
“Go @ZohranKMamdani !”
“If he wins I’ll leave.”🤔
PSA: It’s not “social media” souring young people on capitalism. It’s greed.
October 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
“How much did you make last year?”
“$37 MILLION.”
“How much did you pay in taxes.”
“2-3 MILLION. Don’t blame me, change the tax code.”
“Go @ZohranKMamdani !”
“If he wins I’ll leave.”🤔
PSA: It’s not “social media” souring young people on capitalism. It’s greed.
“$37 MILLION.”
“How much did you pay in taxes.”
“2-3 MILLION. Don’t blame me, change the tax code.”
“Go @ZohranKMamdani !”
“If he wins I’ll leave.”🤔
PSA: It’s not “social media” souring young people on capitalism. It’s greed.
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Turn off your Face ID and Touch ID if you are taking your phones to the protests. Keep it in airplane mode and use encrypted apps where possible. Protect yourself.
#3E #NoKings #50501Movement #indivisible #wearetheflood
#3E #NoKings #50501Movement #indivisible #wearetheflood
October 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Turn off your Face ID and Touch ID if you are taking your phones to the protests. Keep it in airplane mode and use encrypted apps where possible. Protect yourself.
#3E #NoKings #50501Movement #indivisible #wearetheflood
#3E #NoKings #50501Movement #indivisible #wearetheflood
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Today is the LAST DAY to order a "Trash Fascism, Not Books" shirt! www.bonfire.com/store/firest...
October 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Today is the LAST DAY to order a "Trash Fascism, Not Books" shirt! www.bonfire.com/store/firest...
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this one doin numbers on mastodon but bsky doesn't let me have enough characters
October 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
this one doin numbers on mastodon but bsky doesn't let me have enough characters
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#MuseumBums loves the story of the Lucifer Statues of Liége Cathedral 👍🏛️🍑
~1848, Josef Geef was tasked to sculpt Lucifer. Unfortunately Lucifer was too sexy for the church. Without paying him, they commissioned his brother to replace it, so Guillaume Geef made his Lucifer *even* sexier 😁
~1848, Josef Geef was tasked to sculpt Lucifer. Unfortunately Lucifer was too sexy for the church. Without paying him, they commissioned his brother to replace it, so Guillaume Geef made his Lucifer *even* sexier 😁
October 17, 2025 at 6:43 AM
#MuseumBums loves the story of the Lucifer Statues of Liége Cathedral 👍🏛️🍑
~1848, Josef Geef was tasked to sculpt Lucifer. Unfortunately Lucifer was too sexy for the church. Without paying him, they commissioned his brother to replace it, so Guillaume Geef made his Lucifer *even* sexier 😁
~1848, Josef Geef was tasked to sculpt Lucifer. Unfortunately Lucifer was too sexy for the church. Without paying him, they commissioned his brother to replace it, so Guillaume Geef made his Lucifer *even* sexier 😁
So basically, Oscar Wilde's ghost can checkout books while living trans people can't piss in peace. What a time to be alive.
The British Library has honoured late Irish writer Oscar Wilde by reissuing a reader's card in his name, 130 years after his original was revoked following his conviction for "gross indecency".
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Oscar Wilde's British Library card reissued 130 years after being revoked over gay conviction
The celebrated Irish writer had his pass revoked in 1895 after being imprisoned for a gay relationship.
bbc.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
So basically, Oscar Wilde's ghost can checkout books while living trans people can't piss in peace. What a time to be alive.
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a spooky adult animated comedy about The Hex Girls would fix me
October 16, 2025 at 1:18 AM
a spooky adult animated comedy about The Hex Girls would fix me
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The Alaska Community Foundation, The organization is accepting donations at its website. See the article for more organizations collecting donations for the victims.
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Here's how you can help survivors of the Western Alaska storm
The remnants of Typhoon Halong have killed one person, left two missing, displaced hundreds and destroyed or damaged dozens of homes.
alaskapublic.org
October 15, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The Alaska Community Foundation, The organization is accepting donations at its website. See the article for more organizations collecting donations for the victims.
alaskapublic.org/news/environ...
alaskapublic.org/news/environ...
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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EVERYONE STOP EVERYTHING Mychal the Librarian is hosting the Reading Rainbow revival!!!
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Reading Rainbow Is Back, With Mychal the Librarian Hosting! - Reactor
The butterfly is back in the sky; can’t wait to fly twice as high.
reactormag.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
EVERYONE STOP EVERYTHING Mychal the Librarian is hosting the Reading Rainbow revival!!!
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Oh, ffs. That Project Runway finale makes me even more glad I've canceled my Disney+/Hulu subscription.
a man with a beard is wearing a black and white sweater and making a face .
Alt: A gif of David from Schitt's Creek; a man with a scruffy beard is wearing a black and white sweater and rolling his eyes, saying "'K."
media.tenor.com
September 26, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Oh, ffs. That Project Runway finale makes me even more glad I've canceled my Disney+/Hulu subscription.
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I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)