Patricia Swarbrick 🏳️🌈 🇨🇦
@swarpat.bsky.social
The difference between declaring and being honest and up front is in what you do.
People make up stuff all the time about who people are. Just remember it’s their choice to think that way. If they’re wrong, they’ll either figure it out or not.
People make up stuff all the time about who people are. Just remember it’s their choice to think that way. If they’re wrong, they’ll either figure it out or not.
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In case you can’t guess based on the same kitty being in our profile pics, this is my spouse
@gronkular.bsky.social
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On this day in 1991, #TheAddamsFamily was released in cinemas!
The movie was a box-office smash, grossing over $110m, gaining a #GoldenGlobes nomination for Huston as Morticia and the winning the 1991 "Best #Horror Film of the Year" award from the Horror Hall of Fame.
The movie was a box-office smash, grossing over $110m, gaining a #GoldenGlobes nomination for Huston as Morticia and the winning the 1991 "Best #Horror Film of the Year" award from the Horror Hall of Fame.
November 22, 2025 at 9:59 AM
On this day in 1991, #TheAddamsFamily was released in cinemas!
The movie was a box-office smash, grossing over $110m, gaining a #GoldenGlobes nomination for Huston as Morticia and the winning the 1991 "Best #Horror Film of the Year" award from the Horror Hall of Fame.
The movie was a box-office smash, grossing over $110m, gaining a #GoldenGlobes nomination for Huston as Morticia and the winning the 1991 "Best #Horror Film of the Year" award from the Horror Hall of Fame.
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Why Do We Love Weird Old Tech?
Why Do We Love Weird Old Tech?
Hackaday Article
hackaday.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Why Do We Love Weird Old Tech?
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I would not be surprised if certain rich people believe they are hated for being rich without understanding that they are actually hated because they are cruel, sadistic, and greedy. Nobody's on here dragging Abigail Disney or Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
November 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I would not be surprised if certain rich people believe they are hated for being rich without understanding that they are actually hated because they are cruel, sadistic, and greedy. Nobody's on here dragging Abigail Disney or Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
#caturday From the archive, begging for treats
#cats
BTW they were both micro-chipped and licensed with the city and never went outside without an escort, so no collars required. The black and white was agoraphobic anyway. She was afraid of the sky, always had to have something over her head.
#cats
BTW they were both micro-chipped and licensed with the city and never went outside without an escort, so no collars required. The black and white was agoraphobic anyway. She was afraid of the sky, always had to have something over her head.
November 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
It would be the funniest thing ever if the release of the Epstein files was something where you could see the unredacted ones in person if you actually showed up between a specific set of hours at a building somewhere and couldn’t bring a camera with you, just pen and paper.
November 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
It would be the funniest thing ever if the release of the Epstein files was something where you could see the unredacted ones in person if you actually showed up between a specific set of hours at a building somewhere and couldn’t bring a camera with you, just pen and paper.
Do you ever find yourself wishing you would be listened to, treated like the human being you are, treated with compassion and kindness, instead of impatience and derision?
November 22, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Do you ever find yourself wishing you would be listened to, treated like the human being you are, treated with compassion and kindness, instead of impatience and derision?
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Part of what makes medical PTSD so painful for people experiencing chronic or complicated medical conditions is being at the mercy of doctors or others who often don't understand or believe what they are struggling w/ every day.
November 22, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Part of what makes medical PTSD so painful for people experiencing chronic or complicated medical conditions is being at the mercy of doctors or others who often don't understand or believe what they are struggling w/ every day.
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Your lived experience is as important to your diagnostic picture as any blood test-- & in the case of psychiatric diagnoses, your lived experience is by far the most valid, source of data available.
Don't let anyone try to tell you otherwise.
Don't let anyone try to tell you otherwise.
November 22, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Your lived experience is as important to your diagnostic picture as any blood test-- & in the case of psychiatric diagnoses, your lived experience is by far the most valid, source of data available.
Don't let anyone try to tell you otherwise.
Don't let anyone try to tell you otherwise.
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The dissociative & avoidant symptoms survivors often experience can be hell on our finances & other time sensitive tasks of daily life-- & that can, in turn, convince us our problem is w/ "responsibility" or "adulting."
But a trauma informed worldview understands it's not.
But a trauma informed worldview understands it's not.
November 22, 2025 at 4:55 AM
The dissociative & avoidant symptoms survivors often experience can be hell on our finances & other time sensitive tasks of daily life-- & that can, in turn, convince us our problem is w/ "responsibility" or "adulting."
But a trauma informed worldview understands it's not.
But a trauma informed worldview understands it's not.
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Committing to our recovery, doing what we can do day by day to feel & function differently, does not mean it was our "fault" we struggled in the past. We're not ready, equipped, or supported to recover until we are.
Grace over guilt. Just do the next right thing.
Grace over guilt. Just do the next right thing.
November 22, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Committing to our recovery, doing what we can do day by day to feel & function differently, does not mean it was our "fault" we struggled in the past. We're not ready, equipped, or supported to recover until we are.
Grace over guilt. Just do the next right thing.
Grace over guilt. Just do the next right thing.
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As we interrupt old patterns of self-talk & mental focus in trauma recovery, it's real important we not fall into telling ourselves the problem's been us "doing life wrong."
The problem was our CONDITIONING, which we did not choose-- & which we're actively working to change now.
The problem was our CONDITIONING, which we did not choose-- & which we're actively working to change now.
November 22, 2025 at 4:56 AM
As we interrupt old patterns of self-talk & mental focus in trauma recovery, it's real important we not fall into telling ourselves the problem's been us "doing life wrong."
The problem was our CONDITIONING, which we did not choose-- & which we're actively working to change now.
The problem was our CONDITIONING, which we did not choose-- & which we're actively working to change now.
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Trauma recovery is not a "performance."
Work toward not giving a f*ck what your recovery looks like to anyone not in your skin.
Work toward not giving a f*ck what your recovery looks like to anyone not in your skin.
November 22, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Trauma recovery is not a "performance."
Work toward not giving a f*ck what your recovery looks like to anyone not in your skin.
Work toward not giving a f*ck what your recovery looks like to anyone not in your skin.
The BS IQ tests are still floating around 11 years later.
Nope, not wasting my time on ‘em.
www.theguardian.com/science/2013...
Nope, not wasting my time on ‘em.
www.theguardian.com/science/2013...
Online IQ tests: are they valid? | Dean Burnett
Dean Burnett: There are many IQ tests available for free online, but do they tell us anything useful?
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:10 AM
The BS IQ tests are still floating around 11 years later.
Nope, not wasting my time on ‘em.
www.theguardian.com/science/2013...
Nope, not wasting my time on ‘em.
www.theguardian.com/science/2013...
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tiny computer setup
November 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
tiny computer setup
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The fact that we were abused or neglected will never change.
The story we tell ourselves about that fact CAN change-- but we need to be real careful to not try to shift it to a story about how what we endured "doesn't matter" or "wasn't that bad."
The story we tell ourselves about that fact CAN change-- but we need to be real careful to not try to shift it to a story about how what we endured "doesn't matter" or "wasn't that bad."
November 22, 2025 at 2:32 AM
The fact that we were abused or neglected will never change.
The story we tell ourselves about that fact CAN change-- but we need to be real careful to not try to shift it to a story about how what we endured "doesn't matter" or "wasn't that bad."
The story we tell ourselves about that fact CAN change-- but we need to be real careful to not try to shift it to a story about how what we endured "doesn't matter" or "wasn't that bad."
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Rogue and Paladin energy
#DnDCatThoughts
#DnDCatThoughts
November 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Rogue and Paladin energy
#DnDCatThoughts
#DnDCatThoughts
Yeah, totally feelslike someone is trying to get me beat up. All the freaking time. Why? Probably because Im a woman.
Im just tired of this gong show of a life. Im tired of it. Its always been shitty and always will be from what i see at the moment.
Im just tired of this gong show of a life. Im tired of it. Its always been shitty and always will be from what i see at the moment.
November 21, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Yeah, totally feelslike someone is trying to get me beat up. All the freaking time. Why? Probably because Im a woman.
Im just tired of this gong show of a life. Im tired of it. Its always been shitty and always will be from what i see at the moment.
Im just tired of this gong show of a life. Im tired of it. Its always been shitty and always will be from what i see at the moment.
Bread == Dead, apparently.
November 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Bread == Dead, apparently.
Yeah! Somebody said some stuff and now we’re angry! Lets ruin her entire life because we couldnt possibly have misunderstoood that she was trying to be helpful! Lets connect all her devices together and also corrupt her workplace and shit! That would make our big boss happy!”
November 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Yeah! Somebody said some stuff and now we’re angry! Lets ruin her entire life because we couldnt possibly have misunderstoood that she was trying to be helpful! Lets connect all her devices together and also corrupt her workplace and shit! That would make our big boss happy!”
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Here is a little good luck for everyone today:
November 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Here is a little good luck for everyone today:
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Christianity has always been a woman-hating death cult.
November 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Christianity has always been a woman-hating death cult.
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Endure and defy.
Stand your ground.
Hold the line.
Persist.
Never yield.
Rise. Rebel. Repeat.
Stand your ground.
Hold the line.
Persist.
Never yield.
Rise. Rebel. Repeat.
November 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Endure and defy.
Stand your ground.
Hold the line.
Persist.
Never yield.
Rise. Rebel. Repeat.
Stand your ground.
Hold the line.
Persist.
Never yield.
Rise. Rebel. Repeat.
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The opening poem from my book 'Condition Ahuman' that I share every year on TDOR.
November 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The opening poem from my book 'Condition Ahuman' that I share every year on TDOR.
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I've been happily running Linux on my laptops since 2004.
You should try it too! Break away from the horror show of mega tech companies and join the free/libre software community. You'll be so glad you did!
Start by installing Ubuntu, here: documentation.ubuntu.com/desktop/en/l...
You should try it too! Break away from the horror show of mega tech companies and join the free/libre software community. You'll be so glad you did!
Start by installing Ubuntu, here: documentation.ubuntu.com/desktop/en/l...
Install Ubuntu Desktop
In this tutorial, we’ll download and install Ubuntu Desktop 24.04 LTS on your laptop or PC. If you’ve never installed an operating system, don’t worry: Ubuntu makes the process very easy. You’ll en...
documentation.ubuntu.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I've been happily running Linux on my laptops since 2004.
You should try it too! Break away from the horror show of mega tech companies and join the free/libre software community. You'll be so glad you did!
Start by installing Ubuntu, here: documentation.ubuntu.com/desktop/en/l...
You should try it too! Break away from the horror show of mega tech companies and join the free/libre software community. You'll be so glad you did!
Start by installing Ubuntu, here: documentation.ubuntu.com/desktop/en/l...
I still think the current President of the US is a liar, a cheater (not just relationships, but in business and other things) and an all around shitty human being.
He doesn’t deserve the title of scoundrel. He’s just too inept for that.
He doesn’t deserve the title of scoundrel. He’s just too inept for that.
November 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I still think the current President of the US is a liar, a cheater (not just relationships, but in business and other things) and an all around shitty human being.
He doesn’t deserve the title of scoundrel. He’s just too inept for that.
He doesn’t deserve the title of scoundrel. He’s just too inept for that.