Corinne Pritchard
@simplyunderstand.bsky.social
Disabled owner of at least one invisible illness. Neurodivergent. Bisexual. Chaos gremlin and sweetheart (according to other people). She / they.
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every high profile anti trans critic has an origin story that goes "years ago someone asked me to respect trans people and instead I chose to go insane"
Benjamin Ryan openly admits that his reporting on trans issues is animated by personal bias against someone who was mean to him online. Ben is not capable of reporting on this issue objectively, and yet the New York Times and other outlets repeatedly let him do just that.
February 19, 2026 at 5:41 PM
every high profile anti trans critic has an origin story that goes "years ago someone asked me to respect trans people and instead I chose to go insane"
Why does *everyone* have to find this stuff out for themselves? Can't at least some of them actually listen *before* they crash and burn?!
AI as we mostly employ it is just a fiction generating machine. Base anything real on it at your peril.
AI as we mostly employ it is just a fiction generating machine. Base anything real on it at your peril.
lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
February 15, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Why does *everyone* have to find this stuff out for themselves? Can't at least some of them actually listen *before* they crash and burn?!
AI as we mostly employ it is just a fiction generating machine. Base anything real on it at your peril.
AI as we mostly employ it is just a fiction generating machine. Base anything real on it at your peril.
The globalisation of marketing is really starting to become more obvious. 'College degrees' in a British recruitment ad. 'Tikka chicken' in a McDonalds ad. Where will it end?! (Yes, this is my land and you should get off it).
February 5, 2026 at 11:13 AM
The globalisation of marketing is really starting to become more obvious. 'College degrees' in a British recruitment ad. 'Tikka chicken' in a McDonalds ad. Where will it end?! (Yes, this is my land and you should get off it).
I think they probably figured out it wouldn't change anything if they did. It had to come directly from Trump.
The thing that shocks me most is that all of this incriminating stuff was sitting at the DOJ for 4 years and Biden & Garland were not cynical or ruthless enough to use it against Trump & Musk in the run up to 2024.
If only they were the evil ‘weaponizers of government’ that MAGA claimed they were!
If only they were the evil ‘weaponizers of government’ that MAGA claimed they were!
January 31, 2026 at 12:45 PM
I think they probably figured out it wouldn't change anything if they did. It had to come directly from Trump.
I know it's an automated text but if I don't cackle like a bond villain revealing his plans, I will actually perish.
Anyone got a cat I can borrow?
Anyone got a cat I can borrow?
January 30, 2026 at 3:29 PM
I know it's an automated text but if I don't cackle like a bond villain revealing his plans, I will actually perish.
Anyone got a cat I can borrow?
Anyone got a cat I can borrow?
Back from my overnight sleep study. I was there to get proof that I have a rare disease where I hyperventilate constantly in my sleep. I got proof.
The proof has made me neurology's problem, not theirs They want me to return my bipap.
Without which I will go back to hyperventilating in my sleep.
The proof has made me neurology's problem, not theirs They want me to return my bipap.
Without which I will go back to hyperventilating in my sleep.
January 30, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Back from my overnight sleep study. I was there to get proof that I have a rare disease where I hyperventilate constantly in my sleep. I got proof.
The proof has made me neurology's problem, not theirs They want me to return my bipap.
Without which I will go back to hyperventilating in my sleep.
The proof has made me neurology's problem, not theirs They want me to return my bipap.
Without which I will go back to hyperventilating in my sleep.
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ICE has been holding a disabled Black man for a year!
Rodney Taylor is a double amputee who was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE took him.
He’s been denied his prosthetics & placed in solitary.
His health is declining.
Public outrage might save his life.
Say his name:
Rodney Taylor is a double amputee who was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE took him.
He’s been denied his prosthetics & placed in solitary.
His health is declining.
Public outrage might save his life.
Say his name:
Sign the Petition
Demand the Release of Rodney Taylor from ICE Detention
www.change.org
January 29, 2026 at 9:22 AM
ICE has been holding a disabled Black man for a year!
Rodney Taylor is a double amputee who was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE took him.
He’s been denied his prosthetics & placed in solitary.
His health is declining.
Public outrage might save his life.
Say his name:
Rodney Taylor is a double amputee who was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE took him.
He’s been denied his prosthetics & placed in solitary.
His health is declining.
Public outrage might save his life.
Say his name:
Wow. What part of 'we are comparing apples to apples' is the US not getting, even now?!
Mike Godwin, author of Godwin's law, already gave us explicit permission to equate the current horrors in the US to Nazi Germany, and Trump to Hitler in particular, because they absolutely resemble that remark.
Mike Godwin, author of Godwin's law, already gave us explicit permission to equate the current horrors in the US to Nazi Germany, and Trump to Hitler in particular, because they absolutely resemble that remark.
Jew in Amsterdam here. Please use Anne Frank as a comparison point to explain how state persecution of scapegoats impacts children, that is the point of her example, thanks
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
January 28, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Wow. What part of 'we are comparing apples to apples' is the US not getting, even now?!
Mike Godwin, author of Godwin's law, already gave us explicit permission to equate the current horrors in the US to Nazi Germany, and Trump to Hitler in particular, because they absolutely resemble that remark.
Mike Godwin, author of Godwin's law, already gave us explicit permission to equate the current horrors in the US to Nazi Germany, and Trump to Hitler in particular, because they absolutely resemble that remark.
For everyone who needs someone to tell them that jaguars are soft, and capybaras, while adorable, are not soft. Are Llamas soft?
This is what happens when you try to ascertain Llama softness: Put hand on back. Expect resistance. But no. Hand goes down and KEEPS GOING DOWN.
Llamas are mostly air.
This is what happens when you try to ascertain Llama softness: Put hand on back. Expect resistance. But no. Hand goes down and KEEPS GOING DOWN.
Llamas are mostly air.
January 26, 2026 at 6:25 AM
For everyone who needs someone to tell them that jaguars are soft, and capybaras, while adorable, are not soft. Are Llamas soft?
This is what happens when you try to ascertain Llama softness: Put hand on back. Expect resistance. But no. Hand goes down and KEEPS GOING DOWN.
Llamas are mostly air.
This is what happens when you try to ascertain Llama softness: Put hand on back. Expect resistance. But no. Hand goes down and KEEPS GOING DOWN.
Llamas are mostly air.
More than anything I want people to understand that generative AI is clipart.
You could use it, but you really shouldn't. It looks terrible. Amateurish.
If you absolutely must use it, don't plaster it all over. Be choosy. We will still judge you but will also appreciate your restraint.
You could use it, but you really shouldn't. It looks terrible. Amateurish.
If you absolutely must use it, don't plaster it all over. Be choosy. We will still judge you but will also appreciate your restraint.
January 23, 2026 at 4:07 PM
More than anything I want people to understand that generative AI is clipart.
You could use it, but you really shouldn't. It looks terrible. Amateurish.
If you absolutely must use it, don't plaster it all over. Be choosy. We will still judge you but will also appreciate your restraint.
You could use it, but you really shouldn't. It looks terrible. Amateurish.
If you absolutely must use it, don't plaster it all over. Be choosy. We will still judge you but will also appreciate your restraint.
@myriadofsins.bsky.social I think you might need some of these socks. (Marks and Sparks)
January 23, 2026 at 1:05 PM
@myriadofsins.bsky.social I think you might need some of these socks. (Marks and Sparks)
Note to self: putting a tea-light inside a structure entirely held together by chocolate will result in rapid loss of structural integrity. And toasted marshmallows. Au revoir, gingerbread house! *salutes*
January 21, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Note to self: putting a tea-light inside a structure entirely held together by chocolate will result in rapid loss of structural integrity. And toasted marshmallows. Au revoir, gingerbread house! *salutes*
Is this the most British thing to ever happen? (minus colonialism) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Chip wreck! Thousands of chips wash ashore near Eastbourne
The chips washed up in Sussex after shipping containers containing
www.bbc.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 6:12 AM
Is this the most British thing to ever happen? (minus colonialism) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Better late than never? My very first gingerbread house!
January 14, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Better late than never? My very first gingerbread house!
I would really like a book that didn't sell me anything, or claim it could cure my pain and fatigue (because it can't), but tells me how the hell I'm supposed to cope with the fear, the isolation, the avoidance, the fact that everything you try to do will have consequences for your pain and fatigue.
January 13, 2026 at 4:31 PM
I would really like a book that didn't sell me anything, or claim it could cure my pain and fatigue (because it can't), but tells me how the hell I'm supposed to cope with the fear, the isolation, the avoidance, the fact that everything you try to do will have consequences for your pain and fatigue.
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it is your DUTY as a parent to be basic and cringe. if your child says "6-7" and you do not say, loud enough for their friends to hear, "8-9?", causing profound silence and intense discomfort, you are neglecting your responsibilities. being cool is for kids. your days of being laughed WITH are over
January 4, 2026 at 10:42 PM
it is your DUTY as a parent to be basic and cringe. if your child says "6-7" and you do not say, loud enough for their friends to hear, "8-9?", causing profound silence and intense discomfort, you are neglecting your responsibilities. being cool is for kids. your days of being laughed WITH are over
And presumably no more shingles for adults, either. Chickenpox is a temporary misery but shingles is absolutely awful.
Some good news to start 2026: the new NHS chickenpox vaccination programme has officially begun. Eligible children will receive the vaccine during routine GP appointments. An important step forward – no child should needlessly suffer from a preventable illness.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
UK children to get chickenpox vaccine with measles, mumps and rubella jab
NHS to administer combined immunisation in move in line with approach in US, Canada, Australia and Germany
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:41 PM
And presumably no more shingles for adults, either. Chickenpox is a temporary misery but shingles is absolutely awful.
The endless cynic in me thinks that not only does Trump want oil (no need for predictions there), but that a puppet-ed Venezuela will be a simply *lovely* place to move all those unwanted immigrants too, without the hassle of having to negotiate with other heads of state.
January 4, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The endless cynic in me thinks that not only does Trump want oil (no need for predictions there), but that a puppet-ed Venezuela will be a simply *lovely* place to move all those unwanted immigrants too, without the hassle of having to negotiate with other heads of state.
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In all seriousness, if anyone knows any queer-friendly writing/social groups around North London please let me know, every one I've found so far either imploded or had weird vibes
Seeing there's a queer online writing group I can actually reach 🙂
Seeing it's on Discord 😭
Seeing it's on Discord 😭
January 3, 2026 at 1:51 PM
In all seriousness, if anyone knows any queer-friendly writing/social groups around North London please let me know, every one I've found so far either imploded or had weird vibes
We're living in an age of genuine medical and scientific miracles. The contrast between the amazing things science has strived so hard to achieve and what's happening in the wider world breaks my heart.
OMG 😭
Huntington's is an inherited disease that's like Alzheimers + Parkinson's all in one. NOW: "once the gene therapy has been delivered into the brain... [it] injects a piece of DNA to reprogram the neuron to become a factory for its own cure."
LIFE SAVING!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhEx...
Huntington's is an inherited disease that's like Alzheimers + Parkinson's all in one. NOW: "once the gene therapy has been delivered into the brain... [it] injects a piece of DNA to reprogram the neuron to become a factory for its own cure."
LIFE SAVING!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhEx...
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time | BBC News
YouTube video by BBC News
www.youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:52 PM
We're living in an age of genuine medical and scientific miracles. The contrast between the amazing things science has strived so hard to achieve and what's happening in the wider world breaks my heart.
I don't properly know if oil is the reason, or just instability and madness keeping everyone on the back foot. But if you wondered what Trump had to talk about with Putin it was this. You want it? You take it.
Venezuela now, because he wants the oil.
He wants the oil under Greenland too. And under Canada. He's openly called for them to be part of the USA.
How long before he decides to bomb a couple of NATO members to get his own way?
The USA is a rogue nation.
He wants the oil under Greenland too. And under Canada. He's openly called for them to be part of the USA.
How long before he decides to bomb a couple of NATO members to get his own way?
The USA is a rogue nation.
January 3, 2026 at 12:01 PM
I don't properly know if oil is the reason, or just instability and madness keeping everyone on the back foot. But if you wondered what Trump had to talk about with Putin it was this. You want it? You take it.
2026 goal (yes, singular, I'm very tired):
Find a place to live.
I've already been at it for 6 months (with proper understanding and purpose for 3), but needing a ground floor flat bigger than a postage stamp when you're on benefits is some sort of holy unachievable grail?
Find a place to live.
I've already been at it for 6 months (with proper understanding and purpose for 3), but needing a ground floor flat bigger than a postage stamp when you're on benefits is some sort of holy unachievable grail?
January 1, 2026 at 5:48 PM
2026 goal (yes, singular, I'm very tired):
Find a place to live.
I've already been at it for 6 months (with proper understanding and purpose for 3), but needing a ground floor flat bigger than a postage stamp when you're on benefits is some sort of holy unachievable grail?
Find a place to live.
I've already been at it for 6 months (with proper understanding and purpose for 3), but needing a ground floor flat bigger than a postage stamp when you're on benefits is some sort of holy unachievable grail?
Dear techy people, why, even when I have turned off ALL of the relevant options on my iphone, does it persist in randomly lowering the volume when something arbitrary steals focus, but at the same time claims it is at full volume? What do I have to do to get tech that does what it's told?
December 31, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Dear techy people, why, even when I have turned off ALL of the relevant options on my iphone, does it persist in randomly lowering the volume when something arbitrary steals focus, but at the same time claims it is at full volume? What do I have to do to get tech that does what it's told?
I keep getting completely irrelevant, generic results from google, and you can tell it's because it no longer uses the verbatim text you input, but uses ai to make a wild, fictional guess at what you want instead. I hates it, I does.
December 28, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I keep getting completely irrelevant, generic results from google, and you can tell it's because it no longer uses the verbatim text you input, but uses ai to make a wild, fictional guess at what you want instead. I hates it, I does.
I miss dancing. I miss... life. Agency. Freedom. Chronic fatigue is one of the cruellest things that can happen to a person. Wouldn't wish it on anyone (except for maybe a temporary version for disability legislators).
December 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I miss dancing. I miss... life. Agency. Freedom. Chronic fatigue is one of the cruellest things that can happen to a person. Wouldn't wish it on anyone (except for maybe a temporary version for disability legislators).
