Jen
@stardustrohrig.com
Hard of Hearing
AroAce
Agender (she/they)
(probably) Autistic
Avid reader of science fiction/fantasy, memoirs & other non fiction
Book Reviews & Disability Commentary: https://madeofstardustandstubbornness.com/
Additional Links: https://jenrweb.com
AroAce
Agender (she/they)
(probably) Autistic
Avid reader of science fiction/fantasy, memoirs & other non fiction
Book Reviews & Disability Commentary: https://madeofstardustandstubbornness.com/
Additional Links: https://jenrweb.com
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just a reminder that COVID is totally asymptomatic in 40% of cases (and much higher in children)
and an asymptomatic case can still cause long COVID, permanent organ damage, etc.
and an asymptomatic case can still cause long COVID, permanent organ damage, etc.
dammit. turns out the cold i got for Christmas is actually COVID 😞 almost made it six years without getting it, too
January 1, 2026 at 9:47 PM
just a reminder that COVID is totally asymptomatic in 40% of cases (and much higher in children)
and an asymptomatic case can still cause long COVID, permanent organ damage, etc.
and an asymptomatic case can still cause long COVID, permanent organ damage, etc.
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Yikes, it's Thursday! I knew it's New Year's, but didn't notice how late in the week it got. Blasted time fog.
Can you help me reach $700 rent *before* Sunday? #PleaseShare, and chip in if possible!
#DisabilityCrowdFund
#MutualAidRequest
#KeepFolksAlive
Can you help me reach $700 rent *before* Sunday? #PleaseShare, and chip in if possible!
#DisabilityCrowdFund
#MutualAidRequest
#KeepFolksAlive
Multiply disabled heart patient in need of support!
$700 rent weekly, due 11AM Sundays
$300 monthly bills (phone, storage)
Please help if you can? I cannot survive the street AT ALL- need hygiene and privacy to eat and sleep.
paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=EL5EB7BDZ3GTW
cash.app/$FalcoSkyWolf
$700 rent weekly, due 11AM Sundays
$300 monthly bills (phone, storage)
Please help if you can? I cannot survive the street AT ALL- need hygiene and privacy to eat and sleep.
paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=EL5EB7BDZ3GTW
cash.app/$FalcoSkyWolf
January 1, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Yikes, it's Thursday! I knew it's New Year's, but didn't notice how late in the week it got. Blasted time fog.
Can you help me reach $700 rent *before* Sunday? #PleaseShare, and chip in if possible!
#DisabilityCrowdFund
#MutualAidRequest
#KeepFolksAlive
Can you help me reach $700 rent *before* Sunday? #PleaseShare, and chip in if possible!
#DisabilityCrowdFund
#MutualAidRequest
#KeepFolksAlive
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My Fulfillment Centre messed up and sent out some orders they shouldn't have so some customers received double their orders. This issue has been fixed now but I am incredibly sad about this. Because it's financial loss when I've been bleeding a lot of money most of 2025.
January 1, 2026 at 10:19 PM
My Fulfillment Centre messed up and sent out some orders they shouldn't have so some customers received double their orders. This issue has been fixed now but I am incredibly sad about this. Because it's financial loss when I've been bleeding a lot of money most of 2025.
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🆘🆘🆘
SSDI has been delayed, and Wylder needs our help to survive!!!
Groceries, rent, medical bills and needs, etc.— every dollar helps. Every repost and quotepost can help.
Please help bridge the wait for his SSDI, because this is some hot bullshit to put someone through.
SSDI has been delayed, and Wylder needs our help to survive!!!
Groceries, rent, medical bills and needs, etc.— every dollar helps. Every repost and quotepost can help.
Please help bridge the wait for his SSDI, because this is some hot bullshit to put someone through.
SSDI (disability) didnt hit, which means I have to assume it wont until it does or I get some sort of notice.
Please help us pay rent & survive?
linktr.ee/wylder
Please help us pay rent & survive?
linktr.ee/wylder
Also last time, when this happened, there was NO Warning. I got the warning letter (postmarked after it happened) a WEEK later.
So as of now I have to assume something fucked up and I am starting the year with nothing.
Help? linktr.ee/wylder
We're still at $305/$3400 for 3 family's rent fundraiser
So as of now I have to assume something fucked up and I am starting the year with nothing.
Help? linktr.ee/wylder
We're still at $305/$3400 for 3 family's rent fundraiser
January 1, 2026 at 7:27 PM
🆘🆘🆘
SSDI has been delayed, and Wylder needs our help to survive!!!
Groceries, rent, medical bills and needs, etc.— every dollar helps. Every repost and quotepost can help.
Please help bridge the wait for his SSDI, because this is some hot bullshit to put someone through.
SSDI has been delayed, and Wylder needs our help to survive!!!
Groceries, rent, medical bills and needs, etc.— every dollar helps. Every repost and quotepost can help.
Please help bridge the wait for his SSDI, because this is some hot bullshit to put someone through.
Starting the year right by getting all my laundry done
January 1, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Starting the year right by getting all my laundry done
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I wish you, and me, and all of us, strength & solidarity & joy in the new year as we find our way together: which we have done this year already, and will arise tomorrow to do again. /thread
December 31, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I wish you, and me, and all of us, strength & solidarity & joy in the new year as we find our way together: which we have done this year already, and will arise tomorrow to do again. /thread
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As an ace/aro player, I've been mulling compulsory sexuality in choice-driven games. It's not always intentional, and it's not even always bad art. But it's jarred me out of some great games.
I'd like to write an essay about this sometime. Is there a good magazine venue for this sort of thing?
I'd like to write an essay about this sometime. Is there a good magazine venue for this sort of thing?
December 31, 2025 at 5:43 PM
As an ace/aro player, I've been mulling compulsory sexuality in choice-driven games. It's not always intentional, and it's not even always bad art. But it's jarred me out of some great games.
I'd like to write an essay about this sometime. Is there a good magazine venue for this sort of thing?
I'd like to write an essay about this sometime. Is there a good magazine venue for this sort of thing?
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People say it’s “wrong” to make your disability your identity.
It’s “wrong” to put it in your bio.
It’s “wrong” to make it a central part of who you are.
They want us to hide.
I think it’s wrong to force us to hide for the comfort of others.
I hid for years.
It’s “wrong” to put it in your bio.
It’s “wrong” to make it a central part of who you are.
They want us to hide.
I think it’s wrong to force us to hide for the comfort of others.
I hid for years.
December 31, 2025 at 5:15 AM
People say it’s “wrong” to make your disability your identity.
It’s “wrong” to put it in your bio.
It’s “wrong” to make it a central part of who you are.
They want us to hide.
I think it’s wrong to force us to hide for the comfort of others.
I hid for years.
It’s “wrong” to put it in your bio.
It’s “wrong” to make it a central part of who you are.
They want us to hide.
I think it’s wrong to force us to hide for the comfort of others.
I hid for years.
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ONLY $100 NEEDED! DO 4 PEOPLE HAVE $25? DO 2 PEOPLE HAVE $50?
I know it’s late but service hasn’t been disconnected yet, so I can still make a payment if I get it soon!
I know it’s late but service hasn’t been disconnected yet, so I can still make a payment if I get it soon!
$120/$360 RECEIVED! $240 STILL NEEDED TONIGHT! CAN ANYONE MATCH OR DOUBLE?
Donate: linktr.ee/jskylerinc
💸💕🏳️⚧️ #TransCrowdFund #DisabilityCrowdFund #MutualAid #BIPOCMA #HelpSky #BlackSky #MutualAidREQUEST #LGBT
Donate: linktr.ee/jskylerinc
💸💕🏳️⚧️ #TransCrowdFund #DisabilityCrowdFund #MutualAid #BIPOCMA #HelpSky #BlackSky #MutualAidREQUEST #LGBT
December 31, 2025 at 8:50 AM
ONLY $100 NEEDED! DO 4 PEOPLE HAVE $25? DO 2 PEOPLE HAVE $50?
I know it’s late but service hasn’t been disconnected yet, so I can still make a payment if I get it soon!
I know it’s late but service hasn’t been disconnected yet, so I can still make a payment if I get it soon!
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Rain is no longer romantic.
Now it only means cold, fear, and sickness.
For our children, even a blanket is a dream.
Rain is a blessing… but without a roof, it becomes a cruel test.
Any support, however small, makes a difference.
- Sama’a 🤍
tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily
Now it only means cold, fear, and sickness.
For our children, even a blanket is a dream.
Rain is a blessing… but without a roof, it becomes a cruel test.
Any support, however small, makes a difference.
- Sama’a 🤍
tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily
December 31, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Rain is no longer romantic.
Now it only means cold, fear, and sickness.
For our children, even a blanket is a dream.
Rain is a blessing… but without a roof, it becomes a cruel test.
Any support, however small, makes a difference.
- Sama’a 🤍
tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily
Now it only means cold, fear, and sickness.
For our children, even a blanket is a dream.
Rain is a blessing… but without a roof, it becomes a cruel test.
Any support, however small, makes a difference.
- Sama’a 🤍
tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily
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UPDATE: Courtney has to remain an inpatient, but surgery went well. Her kids still need food until she gets home
10/300
paypal.me/stillcreece85
+ Plz share if you can't spare
+ Reply & repost to uplift
💕💸Send what you can to #KeepFolksAlive
#MutualAid #MABoost #FundSky #Helpsky #BIPOCMA
10/300
paypal.me/stillcreece85
+ Plz share if you can't spare
+ Reply & repost to uplift
💕💸Send what you can to #KeepFolksAlive
#MutualAid #MABoost #FundSky #Helpsky #BIPOCMA
December 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
UPDATE: Courtney has to remain an inpatient, but surgery went well. Her kids still need food until she gets home
10/300
paypal.me/stillcreece85
+ Plz share if you can't spare
+ Reply & repost to uplift
💕💸Send what you can to #KeepFolksAlive
#MutualAid #MABoost #FundSky #Helpsky #BIPOCMA
10/300
paypal.me/stillcreece85
+ Plz share if you can't spare
+ Reply & repost to uplift
💕💸Send what you can to #KeepFolksAlive
#MutualAid #MABoost #FundSky #Helpsky #BIPOCMA
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As we experience a huge surge of flu cases, a reminder that the widespread usage of masks at the start of the COVID pandemic wiped out a strain of the flu.
If you haven’t been masking up lately, now would be a great time to restart.
If you haven’t been masking up lately, now would be a great time to restart.
The Covid-19 pandemic killed off one strain of the flu, and that will change the next vaccines | CNN
For 10 years, Americans have had access to flu shots that protect against four strains of the virus: two A strains and two B strains. Starting this fall, however, all the flu shots distributed in the ...
edition.cnn.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:49 PM
As we experience a huge surge of flu cases, a reminder that the widespread usage of masks at the start of the COVID pandemic wiped out a strain of the flu.
If you haven’t been masking up lately, now would be a great time to restart.
If you haven’t been masking up lately, now would be a great time to restart.
I stand by this post.
Society doesn't care enough about disabled people to make it safe to suggest that it's okay to steal and/or beat up anyone with AI glasses or Meta Glasses. You're more than likely going to harm someone who is wearing normal glasses & likely to act in a way that people won't accept as neurodivergent.
We live in a world where teachers have tried to remove students insulin pumps and cochlear implants because they assumed they were phones or recording devices. Let’s not encourage destroying something that could end up being a legitimate aid.
December 30, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I stand by this post.
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Way too many posts in the TL today about how we just need to be friendly to fascists and give them everything they want and I don't even need to ask "have you ever read history" because have you ever even paid attention to the last year?
December 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Way too many posts in the TL today about how we just need to be friendly to fascists and give them everything they want and I don't even need to ask "have you ever read history" because have you ever even paid attention to the last year?
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I need some positivity. Quote or reply with your favorite bike memory of 2025. It can be a great ride, an advocacy accomplishment, whatever. Let's celebrate bikes.
My personal favorite was finally doing a bikepacking ride up to Portland, Maine! It has me excited for bigger adventures in 2026.
My personal favorite was finally doing a bikepacking ride up to Portland, Maine! It has me excited for bigger adventures in 2026.
December 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I need some positivity. Quote or reply with your favorite bike memory of 2025. It can be a great ride, an advocacy accomplishment, whatever. Let's celebrate bikes.
My personal favorite was finally doing a bikepacking ride up to Portland, Maine! It has me excited for bigger adventures in 2026.
My personal favorite was finally doing a bikepacking ride up to Portland, Maine! It has me excited for bigger adventures in 2026.
Is it slow for anyone else? Comments aren’t loading on most posts and likes/reposting is often not working
In other news has BlueSky been slow to load for anyone else ?
December 30, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Is it slow for anyone else? Comments aren’t loading on most posts and likes/reposting is often not working
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You can help displaced Palestinian families surviving the ongoing genocide by supporting The Sameer Project, a Palestinian-led aid organization that helps provide medical care, tents, food, warm clothing, and other urgent necessities
RETURN HOME x The Sameer Project
"GIVE WARMTH TO GAZA" this Winter season...
chuffed.org
December 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
You can help displaced Palestinian families surviving the ongoing genocide by supporting The Sameer Project, a Palestinian-led aid organization that helps provide medical care, tents, food, warm clothing, and other urgent necessities
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Also as a disabled person, I believe it’s more ableist saying that we cannot do things without robots as it reduces us to lesser beings, which is a key component of ableism.
The “ableist” accusation from gAI boosters pisses me off so much. You know what’s really ableist? Telling my students they can’t possibly engage with difficult (or any!) text without the help of gAI. They prey on students’ crises of conference in a way that is truly disgusting.
December 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Also as a disabled person, I believe it’s more ableist saying that we cannot do things without robots as it reduces us to lesser beings, which is a key component of ableism.
In other news has BlueSky been slow to load for anyone else ?
December 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
In other news has BlueSky been slow to load for anyone else ?
My honest opinion is that it's never actually necessary to reference how "intelligent" a character is. Especially if it's in comparison to another character. That's just bullshit intellectual ableism.
I’m not going dispute that the writing process is messy, especially handwritten notes about character.
That said, I would never post a note saying an autistic character of color is less intelligent than a white man even if you water boarded me.
Keep it in the group chat, yt people. #Romancelandia
That said, I would never post a note saying an autistic character of color is less intelligent than a white man even if you water boarded me.
Keep it in the group chat, yt people. #Romancelandia
December 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
My honest opinion is that it's never actually necessary to reference how "intelligent" a character is. Especially if it's in comparison to another character. That's just bullshit intellectual ableism.
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Wrote about how disappointing it is that Jon Stewart punched down on people masking at @motherjones.com, when people should mind their own business and leave mask wearers be. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Hey Jon Stewart, jokes about wearing masks aren't funny
Critics of the Daily Show host say he's a hypocrite.
www.motherjones.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Wrote about how disappointing it is that Jon Stewart punched down on people masking at @motherjones.com, when people should mind their own business and leave mask wearers be. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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This is one of the reasons the “Covid is just a flu” narrative always bothered me.
It minimized the risk of COVID while also downplaying the severity of the flu.
The flu is not a joke. It can & does kill. It can & does disable.
Please get vaccinated.
A well fitted mask like an N95 helps too!
It minimized the risk of COVID while also downplaying the severity of the flu.
The flu is not a joke. It can & does kill. It can & does disable.
Please get vaccinated.
A well fitted mask like an N95 helps too!
The death of any child is tragic. We always think it will not be my child, they are healthy. Severe influenza can be unpredictable & deadly. Getting vaccinated considerably reduces dz severity and deaths. Please make sure you are vaccinated & your children are too.
people.com/alabama-boy-...
people.com/alabama-boy-...
Boy, 11, Dies After Severe Case of the Flu: ‘Jace Never Even Got to Open His Christmas Gifts’
Jace Watkins, 11, of Alabama died on Dec. 27 after being hospitalized due to complications from the flu.
people.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:10 AM
This is one of the reasons the “Covid is just a flu” narrative always bothered me.
It minimized the risk of COVID while also downplaying the severity of the flu.
The flu is not a joke. It can & does kill. It can & does disable.
Please get vaccinated.
A well fitted mask like an N95 helps too!
It minimized the risk of COVID while also downplaying the severity of the flu.
The flu is not a joke. It can & does kill. It can & does disable.
Please get vaccinated.
A well fitted mask like an N95 helps too!
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Times are tough, and some of my paid subscribers have had to cancel lately due to financial hardships. I get it, and I wish for better times for us all. Unfortunately, paid subscriptions are now dipping into unsustainable territory. I am hoping to get eight new paid subscribers before the new year.
Organizing My Thoughts
Kelly Hayes writes about things you should know if you want to change the world.
organizingmythoughts.org
December 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Times are tough, and some of my paid subscribers have had to cancel lately due to financial hardships. I get it, and I wish for better times for us all. Unfortunately, paid subscriptions are now dipping into unsustainable territory. I am hoping to get eight new paid subscribers before the new year.
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... ok I have a long shot q. Maybe a lawyer can help me.
I'm trying to write an initial trial prep scene for my MC and her father (obvs can't testify at the same time or anything), I don't know exactly what I'm doing, other than uh I need to make it kinda realistic but with a fictional take.
I'm trying to write an initial trial prep scene for my MC and her father (obvs can't testify at the same time or anything), I don't know exactly what I'm doing, other than uh I need to make it kinda realistic but with a fictional take.
December 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
... ok I have a long shot q. Maybe a lawyer can help me.
I'm trying to write an initial trial prep scene for my MC and her father (obvs can't testify at the same time or anything), I don't know exactly what I'm doing, other than uh I need to make it kinda realistic but with a fictional take.
I'm trying to write an initial trial prep scene for my MC and her father (obvs can't testify at the same time or anything), I don't know exactly what I'm doing, other than uh I need to make it kinda realistic but with a fictional take.