Michelle Ashwood
@illyriamoonsong.bsky.social
* AuDHD.
*Please don’t tag me, I have muted @.
* Taking an indefinite break for my mental health.
*Please don’t tag me, I have muted @.
* Taking an indefinite break for my mental health.
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Hi friends, please see brilliant thread below & share it.
There’s a lot of helpful information 4 Gazan accounts to ensure genuine engagement & that boundaries are respected. These guidelines are important 2 help you get assistance, 2 find good people & 2 prevent your accounts from being suspended.
There’s a lot of helpful information 4 Gazan accounts to ensure genuine engagement & that boundaries are respected. These guidelines are important 2 help you get assistance, 2 find good people & 2 prevent your accounts from being suspended.
@fusionprogguy.bsky.social Belated Happy Birthday. Hope you’re well. 🫂 🎂 🎉
September 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
@fusionprogguy.bsky.social Belated Happy Birthday. Hope you’re well. 🫂 🎂 🎉
Really important petition. Please read, sign and share.
We were hoping that this letter to @bsky.app could first be shared by a Gazan, but we were too worried that doing so would get their account deleted so we are sharing first.
You can sign on to the letter about the unfair treatment of Gazans on Bluesky here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
You can sign on to the letter about the unfair treatment of Gazans on Bluesky here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
![[CLICK here if you would like your name added to this letter]
النسخة العربية من هذه الرسالة متاحة أدناه.
Open Letter to the Bluesky Team About Their Treatment of Palestinians in Gaza
The signatories of this letter are all members of the Bluesky community, many of us have actively participated on the platform since its inception. We came to Bluesky because it was a breath of fresh air, a place that felt different from many of the other social media platforms. The lack of a central algorithm, the ability to build and use custom feeds, and the lack of penalty for link promotion contributed to an environment that allowed diverse and interesting voices to find their footing and community on Bluesky. While some of the signatories of this letter have had no issues with speaking their mind publicly on Bluesky, unfortunately that is not true for all the signatories because many are Palestinians currently living in Gaza.
These Palestinians are journalists, artists, engineers, teachers, grandmas, entrepreneurs, a man who owned an ice cream shop, a pediatrician who has been featured on CBS Morning News, aid workers, architects, waiters, pharmacists, students–and perhaps most essential to the backbone of Bluesky, posters. All of these people provide unique and interesting voices to the Bluesky community. However, unlike the other signatories of this letter, these Bluesky community members have struggled to keep their accounts on the platform. Most of them have lost multiple accounts and/or have had their accounts labeled as spam. Some cannot even make an account without it immediately being removed from the platform.
Gazans undertake immense efforts to simply be on Bluesky. Sometimes, they walk for miles just to have access to the internet. They scale rooftops where they are exposed to potential military attacks just for the opportunity to get better cell signals–one signatory of this letter tragically lost her brother this way. They use what little money they have to pay …](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:squcwsoa45f5ibxykhzpnvnc/bafkreifkdvretowrpktkbdr3uq4abhyqv5v5ngzbrmrvkjotzthx7xatay@jpeg)
![End IP bans on any account from Gaza and allow them to make new accounts where they can comply with Bluesky rules and continue to be valued members of the community.
We understand that even if all these changes are made, many Gazans may still violate Bluesky rules in the future, but we hope that Bluesky will abandon their punitive approach to these violations and instead embrace an attitude of education, cooperation and community care– one that works to ensure people in Gaza can participate in a way that keeps their voices heard.
We also call on the Bluesky community to help and support these accounts however they can. We want to continue to build a healthy community with better community members and this cannot be done if Gazans continue to be shunned. We can use this as an opportunity to show how to protect all vulnerable groups in the future.
We hope that Bluesky does not follow the path of other social media platforms and instead forges ahead with a different philosophy. After all, that is the reason so many of its users are there. Bluesky's ethos of "No Caesars” should apply to all members of its community.
[To add your name to the list of signatories, click here.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:squcwsoa45f5ibxykhzpnvnc/bafkreiafdk7hh2kurcncuymod3iftzk3jp35icckd4lvicash3zvkdoq5y@jpeg)
May 27, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Really important petition. Please read, sign and share.
Please donate and/or share.
April 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Please donate and/or share.
Well I’ve come out of the other end of diagnosis for suspected autism and ADHD, CPTSD and OCD with Autism, ADHD, CPTSD and OCD. Nothing was really that shocking, I saw these things myself but it’s nice that a professional acknowledged it. Self diagnosis is valid 100%. (1/4)
April 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Well I’ve come out of the other end of diagnosis for suspected autism and ADHD, CPTSD and OCD with Autism, ADHD, CPTSD and OCD. Nothing was really that shocking, I saw these things myself but it’s nice that a professional acknowledged it. Self diagnosis is valid 100%. (1/4)
Please donate and/or share. 6% to reach goal.
April 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Please donate and/or share. 6% to reach goal.
Reposted by Michelle Ashwood
It is a wonderful day to help a really kind person and his family.
@tareqeelbawab.bsky.social and his wife have young children, and they have not only kept them alive, but also managed to protect their hope and joy throughout months of unimaginable conditions.
Please help them if you can.
@tareqeelbawab.bsky.social and his wife have young children, and they have not only kept them alive, but also managed to protect their hope and joy throughout months of unimaginable conditions.
Please help them if you can.
Want to directly help someone in gaza?
Before launching his gofundme, Tareq went through a vetting process with gfm to verify the campaign. They verified the creator of the campaign, the beneficiary receiving the funds, how the money is sent, and their relationship with Tareq.
Before launching his gofundme, Tareq went through a vetting process with gfm to verify the campaign. They verified the creator of the campaign, the beneficiary receiving the funds, how the money is sent, and their relationship with Tareq.
Donate to Help the El-Bawab Family Flee Gaza and Rebuild, organized by Danielle Szasz
Hello, we are Krystal Elliott, Danielle Szasz, and Celia Summers three f… Danielle Szasz needs your support for Help the El-Bawab Family Flee Gaza and Rebuild
gofund.me
March 22, 2025 at 3:59 AM
It is a wonderful day to help a really kind person and his family.
@tareqeelbawab.bsky.social and his wife have young children, and they have not only kept them alive, but also managed to protect their hope and joy throughout months of unimaginable conditions.
Please help them if you can.
@tareqeelbawab.bsky.social and his wife have young children, and they have not only kept them alive, but also managed to protect their hope and joy throughout months of unimaginable conditions.
Please help them if you can.
Eid Mubarak, my friends.
March 30, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Eid Mubarak, my friends.
Reposted by Michelle Ashwood
Start your day with otter toe beans!
March 28, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Start your day with otter toe beans!
Reposted by Michelle Ashwood
So, for what it's worth: I don't think AI is taking over jobs because it's better than people or even good at its job. I think it's taking over jobs because it's cheaper than people and bosses like cheap and aren't necessarily aware of the (very high) risk of bad, dangerous quality output (7/7)
March 28, 2025 at 9:41 AM
So, for what it's worth: I don't think AI is taking over jobs because it's better than people or even good at its job. I think it's taking over jobs because it's cheaper than people and bosses like cheap and aren't necessarily aware of the (very high) risk of bad, dangerous quality output (7/7)
Omg they’re TOUCHING!! Photo by @kieronashwood.bsky.social
March 27, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Omg they’re TOUCHING!! Photo by @kieronashwood.bsky.social
#infinitynikki obligatory giant moon photo shoot before it disappears.
March 23, 2025 at 8:04 AM
#infinitynikki obligatory giant moon photo shoot before it disappears.
Fun with Life Makeover x 2, Infinity Nikki and Dreamlight Valley. Have a bit more capacity to be creative lately.
March 21, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Fun with Life Makeover x 2, Infinity Nikki and Dreamlight Valley. Have a bit more capacity to be creative lately.
Please donate and/or share
March 21, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Please donate and/or share
I haven’t read the study but as an autistic person I can tell you mirroring emotions convincingly isn’t impossible. But just like you will probably be able to guess I’m mirroring and not feeling, the same thing could be said about AI. Bots don’t have anxiety, they have learned expected responses.
March 19, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I haven’t read the study but as an autistic person I can tell you mirroring emotions convincingly isn’t impossible. But just like you will probably be able to guess I’m mirroring and not feeling, the same thing could be said about AI. Bots don’t have anxiety, they have learned expected responses.
Reposted by Michelle Ashwood
Beautiful article for International Women’s Day about invisible disability.
Are we invisible? Or are we made invisible when people don’t believe us? Don’t validate our experiences?
Many of us hide our disabilities because of rampant ableism, but even when we stop hiding, folks choose not to see us
Are we invisible? Or are we made invisible when people don’t believe us? Don’t validate our experiences?
Many of us hide our disabilities because of rampant ableism, but even when we stop hiding, folks choose not to see us
We aren’t invisible, we are made invisible
It is Women’s International Day on 8th March. Let’s talk about women’s health and how we are made invisible
open.substack.com
March 8, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Beautiful article for International Women’s Day about invisible disability.
Are we invisible? Or are we made invisible when people don’t believe us? Don’t validate our experiences?
Many of us hide our disabilities because of rampant ableism, but even when we stop hiding, folks choose not to see us
Are we invisible? Or are we made invisible when people don’t believe us? Don’t validate our experiences?
Many of us hide our disabilities because of rampant ableism, but even when we stop hiding, folks choose not to see us
Reposted by Michelle Ashwood
“You’re so lucky I wish I could sit around all day”
Every disabled person hears this at some point in their lives
Disability is NOT a vacation. It’s an unrelenting full time. No evenings or weekends off. No OT. No manager you can complain to
It’s a constant fight for dignity, care & survival
Every disabled person hears this at some point in their lives
Disability is NOT a vacation. It’s an unrelenting full time. No evenings or weekends off. No OT. No manager you can complain to
It’s a constant fight for dignity, care & survival
March 7, 2025 at 3:36 AM
“You’re so lucky I wish I could sit around all day”
Every disabled person hears this at some point in their lives
Disability is NOT a vacation. It’s an unrelenting full time. No evenings or weekends off. No OT. No manager you can complain to
It’s a constant fight for dignity, care & survival
Every disabled person hears this at some point in their lives
Disability is NOT a vacation. It’s an unrelenting full time. No evenings or weekends off. No OT. No manager you can complain to
It’s a constant fight for dignity, care & survival
Putting some of my favourite outfits from #infinitynikki here. I was never into photos, fighting, fashion, gachas or platformers but I can’t tell you how much I adore this open world game. The stories, music and artwork are amazing! I love just wandering around collecting things.
March 7, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Putting some of my favourite outfits from #infinitynikki here. I was never into photos, fighting, fashion, gachas or platformers but I can’t tell you how much I adore this open world game. The stories, music and artwork are amazing! I love just wandering around collecting things.
Each of our cats have a toy. Loki decided to pile them up and make them his.
March 3, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Each of our cats have a toy. Loki decided to pile them up and make them his.
Reposted by Michelle Ashwood
I modified my @flomask.bsky.social to work with a Sipmask kit. The package contains the SipMask port, two caps, a support ring and thin straws.
February 23, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I modified my @flomask.bsky.social to work with a Sipmask kit. The package contains the SipMask port, two caps, a support ring and thin straws.
Reposted by Michelle Ashwood
Knowledge is never knowing the answer. It’s knowing the territory.
February 18, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Knowledge is never knowing the answer. It’s knowing the territory.
Maybe I need a chickadee brain for all those “safe” spots I put things in then can’t find them again 🤔
A Black-capped Chickadee waits for sunflower seeds and peanuts to be offered. For these birds, starting in the Fall, the part of the brain that is responsible for spatial memory gets bigger in order to help Chickadees remember where all those sunflower seeds and peanuts are stored.
February 19, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Maybe I need a chickadee brain for all those “safe” spots I put things in then can’t find them again 🤔
I’d be wittier irl if I could just pause conversations. Unfortunately that wouldn’t stop me from constantly jumping from topic to topic at other times.
“I constantly feel like a squirrel trying to get into a particularly pesky nut,” Wilkes told us. “Let me in, let me in!”
Wait for me! Conversation moving on before autistic woman is ready
An autistic woman has been left devastated after having watched a conversation galloping away from her before she felt able to contribute with a witty response, eyewitnesses have reported. Miya Wilkes...
thedailytism.com
February 17, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I’d be wittier irl if I could just pause conversations. Unfortunately that wouldn’t stop me from constantly jumping from topic to topic at other times.
Reposted by Michelle Ashwood
