SBS
@sbswift.bsky.social
She/Her
LCISW specializing in trauma therapy, EMDR, IFS, etc; Historian (20th C); educator; organizer; disabled; Texan away from home; photographs things.
Lover of storms, sunshine, dark chocolate, dreams, &belly laughs. Better on all other platforms.
LCISW specializing in trauma therapy, EMDR, IFS, etc; Historian (20th C); educator; organizer; disabled; Texan away from home; photographs things.
Lover of storms, sunshine, dark chocolate, dreams, &belly laughs. Better on all other platforms.
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another point for never ever using "but what if it were your daughter?!" again
Absolutely enraged by this detail in Christine Blasey Ford's memoir
March 15, 2024 at 3:24 PM
another point for never ever using "but what if it were your daughter?!" again
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Merry Christmas to all who celebrate.
Except evangelists who want to kick off the end times w/ my death.
And Christian supremacists. And Christian nationalists.
And white supremacists. And white nationalists.
And racists. And transphobes. And all the other bigots.
They can choke on chestnuts.
Except evangelists who want to kick off the end times w/ my death.
And Christian supremacists. And Christian nationalists.
And white supremacists. And white nationalists.
And racists. And transphobes. And all the other bigots.
They can choke on chestnuts.
December 25, 2023 at 6:24 AM
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate.
Except evangelists who want to kick off the end times w/ my death.
And Christian supremacists. And Christian nationalists.
And white supremacists. And white nationalists.
And racists. And transphobes. And all the other bigots.
They can choke on chestnuts.
Except evangelists who want to kick off the end times w/ my death.
And Christian supremacists. And Christian nationalists.
And white supremacists. And white nationalists.
And racists. And transphobes. And all the other bigots.
They can choke on chestnuts.
I missed a whole mess of holidays with my social media inconsistency here lately, but Happy all the holidays I was not on here to wish happy celebrations for!
And if you are a Christmas person, Happy Christmas to you today/tomorrow! Hope it’s a good day for you.
And if you are a Christmas person, Happy Christmas to you today/tomorrow! Hope it’s a good day for you.
December 25, 2023 at 7:02 AM
I missed a whole mess of holidays with my social media inconsistency here lately, but Happy all the holidays I was not on here to wish happy celebrations for!
And if you are a Christmas person, Happy Christmas to you today/tomorrow! Hope it’s a good day for you.
And if you are a Christmas person, Happy Christmas to you today/tomorrow! Hope it’s a good day for you.
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we’re never letting Margo live this down
November 30, 2023 at 3:35 AM
we’re never letting Margo live this down
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texted “happy Henry Kissinger Death Day to all who celebrate” to my college housemates group chat and my friend Margo responded “I just found out from an American Girl Doll meme account” which I don’t think I can possibly top
November 30, 2023 at 2:40 AM
texted “happy Henry Kissinger Death Day to all who celebrate” to my college housemates group chat and my friend Margo responded “I just found out from an American Girl Doll meme account” which I don’t think I can possibly top
Me not looking at any clocks: *gets ready for and goes to bed
*picks up phone to set alarm- it is seven forty pm 👀
*Pauses
“Perfect. I love it.”
See y’all on the other side of this night 😘
*picks up phone to set alarm- it is seven forty pm 👀
*Pauses
“Perfect. I love it.”
See y’all on the other side of this night 😘
November 26, 2023 at 1:41 AM
Me not looking at any clocks: *gets ready for and goes to bed
*picks up phone to set alarm- it is seven forty pm 👀
*Pauses
“Perfect. I love it.”
See y’all on the other side of this night 😘
*picks up phone to set alarm- it is seven forty pm 👀
*Pauses
“Perfect. I love it.”
See y’all on the other side of this night 😘
Has errands to run. Looks outside and sees the first snow of the season. Decides errands are nonsense things I no longer participate in.
November 25, 2023 at 7:19 PM
Has errands to run. Looks outside and sees the first snow of the season. Decides errands are nonsense things I no longer participate in.
@thegates0fmel.bsky.social it’s your birthday!!!! Happy birthday! Hope it was marvelous!
November 25, 2023 at 5:41 AM
@thegates0fmel.bsky.social it’s your birthday!!!! Happy birthday! Hope it was marvelous!
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On Thanksgiving night, St. Nautilus flies through the air, pelting good children with candy and dousing the naughty ones with ink.
November 23, 2023 at 11:20 PM
On Thanksgiving night, St. Nautilus flies through the air, pelting good children with candy and dousing the naughty ones with ink.
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Safe travels to everyone on the road today! And if you’d like book recommendations for yourself or someone else, hit me up. Tis the season to read—it’s always the season. Just tell me 2 books you love, and what you’re in the mood for.
November 22, 2023 at 4:05 PM
Safe travels to everyone on the road today! And if you’d like book recommendations for yourself or someone else, hit me up. Tis the season to read—it’s always the season. Just tell me 2 books you love, and what you’re in the mood for.
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Just a friendly reminder headed into Thanksgiving:
Lots of people don't drink for lots of different reasons, and they don't owe you any explanation for why they don't drink.
Just have non-alcoholic options available for folks. That's all you have to do. Really.
Lots of people don't drink for lots of different reasons, and they don't owe you any explanation for why they don't drink.
Just have non-alcoholic options available for folks. That's all you have to do. Really.
November 21, 2023 at 11:12 PM
Just a friendly reminder headed into Thanksgiving:
Lots of people don't drink for lots of different reasons, and they don't owe you any explanation for why they don't drink.
Just have non-alcoholic options available for folks. That's all you have to do. Really.
Lots of people don't drink for lots of different reasons, and they don't owe you any explanation for why they don't drink.
Just have non-alcoholic options available for folks. That's all you have to do. Really.
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Dinosaurs, consider yourselves avenged
November 21, 2023 at 1:05 PM
Dinosaurs, consider yourselves avenged
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When we warn the real threat of AI is how it’s used against people in the present, not the fantasies that some day computers might think for themselves, this is exactly the kind of thing we’re talking about: health insurers using AI to deny care.
arstechnica.com/health/2023/...
arstechnica.com/health/2023/...
November 18, 2023 at 11:00 PM
When we warn the real threat of AI is how it’s used against people in the present, not the fantasies that some day computers might think for themselves, this is exactly the kind of thing we’re talking about: health insurers using AI to deny care.
arstechnica.com/health/2023/...
arstechnica.com/health/2023/...
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ACAB includes people who complain about bb possums in Arby’s
November 17, 2023 at 5:37 AM
ACAB includes people who complain about bb possums in Arby’s
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Shits bad! Grab joy!
i feel like lately ive just been like, very stridently instructing people to watch a funny show and eat some grilled cheese. shits bad! grab joy!
fuckit i just wrote about how much i love british game show taskmaster & how it's carrying me through a painful time theswordandthesandwich.substack.com/p/master-of-...
November 13, 2023 at 2:34 AM
Shits bad! Grab joy!
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Long covid is real 💃
Vaccinated people get long covid too 🕺
Long Covid is disabling people for life 👯👯♀️🪩
Vaccinated people get long covid too 🕺
Long Covid is disabling people for life 👯👯♀️🪩
Apparently I need to post about Long Covid more and weed out the deniers in my followers list.
November 10, 2023 at 8:12 AM
Long covid is real 💃
Vaccinated people get long covid too 🕺
Long Covid is disabling people for life 👯👯♀️🪩
Vaccinated people get long covid too 🕺
Long Covid is disabling people for life 👯👯♀️🪩
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Unless you work someplace where you can get food deeply discounted or free, give money. Food pantries can buy food more cheaply than your average donor can. This also lets them buy what they know their patrons NEED (including personal hygiene products, diapers, pet food, etc.).
300 families at the food pantry today. My semi-annual reminder to GIVE MONEY to your local food pantry.
November 11, 2023 at 10:17 PM
Unless you work someplace where you can get food deeply discounted or free, give money. Food pantries can buy food more cheaply than your average donor can. This also lets them buy what they know their patrons NEED (including personal hygiene products, diapers, pet food, etc.).
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Spotted this beautiful poem by Ghassan Kanafani on a street in San Francisco
November 1, 2023 at 8:14 PM
Spotted this beautiful poem by Ghassan Kanafani on a street in San Francisco
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My godmother: Kindness isn't a reward others offer you for making yourself small. That just encourages them to expand to take up the space. Kindness is their survival strategy to handle you making yourself unflinching. Learning to be nice becomes the better choice when they know you won't back down.
November 10, 2023 at 8:34 AM
My godmother: Kindness isn't a reward others offer you for making yourself small. That just encourages them to expand to take up the space. Kindness is their survival strategy to handle you making yourself unflinching. Learning to be nice becomes the better choice when they know you won't back down.
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I just updated the Huge, FREE covid safety resource list. Lots of new info, tips, and community resources! Plus answers to questions I've been getting about testing, cool new prevention tools, 24/7 long covid helplines, and more.
Link: www.patreon.com/posts/huge-f...
Link: www.patreon.com/posts/huge-f...
November 6, 2023 at 1:40 AM
I just updated the Huge, FREE covid safety resource list. Lots of new info, tips, and community resources! Plus answers to questions I've been getting about testing, cool new prevention tools, 24/7 long covid helplines, and more.
Link: www.patreon.com/posts/huge-f...
Link: www.patreon.com/posts/huge-f...
I am one of those chaos goblins that - in the tradition of my ENTIRE family- cooks & BAKES! by the “use enough” principle. This made me wild w rage when I was learning & I recognize the absurdity of using it (sigh)
That said, I too agree, have MANY multiples of measures!
These spoons are my faves.
That said, I too agree, have MANY multiples of measures!
These spoons are my faves.
November 5, 2023 at 11:17 PM
I am one of those chaos goblins that - in the tradition of my ENTIRE family- cooks & BAKES! by the “use enough” principle. This made me wild w rage when I was learning & I recognize the absurdity of using it (sigh)
That said, I too agree, have MANY multiples of measures!
These spoons are my faves.
That said, I too agree, have MANY multiples of measures!
These spoons are my faves.