Sam Still Masks
@theailingwitch.bsky.social
They/Them
Queer, Disabled, & Chronically Ill Ostomate
Immunosuppressed & Immunocompromised
“Fighting fascism is a full-time job!”
Writing Fantasy, Learning Harp, Always Binging DS9
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Queer, Disabled, & Chronically Ill Ostomate
Immunosuppressed & Immunocompromised
“Fighting fascism is a full-time job!”
Writing Fantasy, Learning Harp, Always Binging DS9
Patreon.com/TheAilingWitch
🚫NO UNSOLICITED MED ADVICE🚫
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New Intro! ✨
I’m Sam, a disabled, chronically ill, & queer creator.
I am primarily a fantasy writer of stories, & now that I am learning to play the harp, I write fantasy songs as well!
I just started a FREE Patreon to share my world building, poetry, songs, & more:
Patreon.com/TheAilingWitch
I’m Sam, a disabled, chronically ill, & queer creator.
I am primarily a fantasy writer of stories, & now that I am learning to play the harp, I write fantasy songs as well!
I just started a FREE Patreon to share my world building, poetry, songs, & more:
Patreon.com/TheAilingWitch
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I feel like Im stuck in purgatory.
I cant sleep in any way that brings rest.
I cant eat anything that doesnt make me feel awful.
I have to beg daily to survive power structures crushing me & never tally enough for medical needs or stability & have to move on from unmet needs constantly.
#NESVoid
I cant sleep in any way that brings rest.
I cant eat anything that doesnt make me feel awful.
I have to beg daily to survive power structures crushing me & never tally enough for medical needs or stability & have to move on from unmet needs constantly.
#NESVoid
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December 30, 2025 at 5:00 AM
I feel like Im stuck in purgatory.
I cant sleep in any way that brings rest.
I cant eat anything that doesnt make me feel awful.
I have to beg daily to survive power structures crushing me & never tally enough for medical needs or stability & have to move on from unmet needs constantly.
#NESVoid
I cant sleep in any way that brings rest.
I cant eat anything that doesnt make me feel awful.
I have to beg daily to survive power structures crushing me & never tally enough for medical needs or stability & have to move on from unmet needs constantly.
#NESVoid
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Called it in the alt text for real tho.
If the comfortable class had just been like "Alright, they wanna make things hard? Nah, we got this!" & started sharing resources they have at hand - not just finances - we'd be better off NOW than before.
Instead they saw fascism descend & said "I got a movie to see, but what are YALL gonna DO?!".
Instead they saw fascism descend & said "I got a movie to see, but what are YALL gonna DO?!".
a man in a suit is eating popcorn from a bucket
Alt: Jon Stewart, of the comfortably rich class, eating popcorn from a popcorn bucket as he looks anxiously onward.
media.tenor.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Called it in the alt text for real tho.
Jon Stewart can suck my used ostomy bags.
A eugenicist, ableist fart in the shape of a man.
A eugenicist, ableist fart in the shape of a man.
December 30, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Jon Stewart can suck my used ostomy bags.
A eugenicist, ableist fart in the shape of a man.
A eugenicist, ableist fart in the shape of a man.
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Disappointed to see Jon Stewart & co joke about masking in public. I do it for my medically fragile daughter (Batten Disease). People not masking properly led to her getting pneumonia, which led to her being on life support, which led to me getting price quotes on her cremation just in case.
December 29, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Disappointed to see Jon Stewart & co joke about masking in public. I do it for my medically fragile daughter (Batten Disease). People not masking properly led to her getting pneumonia, which led to her being on life support, which led to me getting price quotes on her cremation just in case.
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So disappointed in Jon Stewart.
Masks are an essential public health tool. Mocking mask use is shameful and ableist.
Masks are an essential public health tool. Mocking mask use is shameful and ableist.
December 30, 2025 at 4:18 AM
So disappointed in Jon Stewart.
Masks are an essential public health tool. Mocking mask use is shameful and ableist.
Masks are an essential public health tool. Mocking mask use is shameful and ableist.
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Stewart’s rant about masks is also so privileged & obnoxious..he has paid sick days. If he gets COVID or flu, he can likely take time he needs to recover without worrying about losing his job or how he will pay for his kids food or rent. Many people don’t have that privilege.
So tired of this
So tired of this
December 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Stewart’s rant about masks is also so privileged & obnoxious..he has paid sick days. If he gets COVID or flu, he can likely take time he needs to recover without worrying about losing his job or how he will pay for his kids food or rent. Many people don’t have that privilege.
So tired of this
So tired of this
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Oh hey, I did some voice acting for this one right before my health tanked! 👀
Super excited to give this project a boost over here! 🫶🏻✨
Super excited to give this project a boost over here! 🫶🏻✨
Just another artist migrating here from Twitter! If you like visual novels and cryptids, maybe check out our current project, Cryptid Crew! Here's a very very *very* old demo: pertinaxgames.itch.io/cryptidcrewd...
Cryptid Crew: The Demo by Pertinax Games
You're a new werewolf, searching for cryptids and monsters to befriend... and date.
pertinaxgames.itch.io
December 29, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Oh hey, I did some voice acting for this one right before my health tanked! 👀
Super excited to give this project a boost over here! 🫶🏻✨
Super excited to give this project a boost over here! 🫶🏻✨
Today was VERY Monday.
Tomorrow I have to do all the things I had no spoons and way too much anxiety for today.
Not looking forward to it.
Tomorrow I have to do all the things I had no spoons and way too much anxiety for today.
Not looking forward to it.
December 30, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Today was VERY Monday.
Tomorrow I have to do all the things I had no spoons and way too much anxiety for today.
Not looking forward to it.
Tomorrow I have to do all the things I had no spoons and way too much anxiety for today.
Not looking forward to it.
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And finally, the graph showing the deaths declining do not show the social impact on those that have been left behind. The people that remain vulnerable, or have newly become vulnerable… and are aware of it… and are now mostly excluded from society.
December 30, 2025 at 1:06 AM
And finally, the graph showing the deaths declining do not show the social impact on those that have been left behind. The people that remain vulnerable, or have newly become vulnerable… and are aware of it… and are now mostly excluded from society.
Oh hey, I did some voice acting for this one right before my health tanked! 👀
Super excited to give this project a boost over here! 🫶🏻✨
Super excited to give this project a boost over here! 🫶🏻✨
Just another artist migrating here from Twitter! If you like visual novels and cryptids, maybe check out our current project, Cryptid Crew! Here's a very very *very* old demo: pertinaxgames.itch.io/cryptidcrewd...
Cryptid Crew: The Demo by Pertinax Games
You're a new werewolf, searching for cryptids and monsters to befriend... and date.
pertinaxgames.itch.io
December 29, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Oh hey, I did some voice acting for this one right before my health tanked! 👀
Super excited to give this project a boost over here! 🫶🏻✨
Super excited to give this project a boost over here! 🫶🏻✨
Reposted by Sam Still Masks
Just another artist migrating here from Twitter! If you like visual novels and cryptids, maybe check out our current project, Cryptid Crew! Here's a very very *very* old demo: pertinaxgames.itch.io/cryptidcrewd...
Cryptid Crew: The Demo by Pertinax Games
You're a new werewolf, searching for cryptids and monsters to befriend... and date.
pertinaxgames.itch.io
December 29, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Just another artist migrating here from Twitter! If you like visual novels and cryptids, maybe check out our current project, Cryptid Crew! Here's a very very *very* old demo: pertinaxgames.itch.io/cryptidcrewd...
This has been a very Monday of a Monday.
December 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This has been a very Monday of a Monday.
Maybe next year instead of writing a novel’s worth of backstory short stories for game characters that no one else will ever see I’ll actually write the damn novel I have fully outlined and started…
But I know I won’t. 😅
But I know I won’t. 😅
December 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Maybe next year instead of writing a novel’s worth of backstory short stories for game characters that no one else will ever see I’ll actually write the damn novel I have fully outlined and started…
But I know I won’t. 😅
But I know I won’t. 😅
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The flu has almost killed my mom twice. If you had to spend the night in a hospital in a chair beside your loved one’s bed not knowing if they’d make it through that night, maybe you too would take flu and covid seriously. Please, please mask.
This.
The flu is serious and kills people regularly.
I knew someone in my old cosplay circles who was in their 20s, perfectly healthy otherwise… died after 2 weeks in hospital with flu complications, out of nowhere.
There is no “it’s just ___” with any illness.
They can & do disable & kill.
The flu is serious and kills people regularly.
I knew someone in my old cosplay circles who was in their 20s, perfectly healthy otherwise… died after 2 weeks in hospital with flu complications, out of nowhere.
There is no “it’s just ___” with any illness.
They can & do disable & kill.
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!
December 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The flu has almost killed my mom twice. If you had to spend the night in a hospital in a chair beside your loved one’s bed not knowing if they’d make it through that night, maybe you too would take flu and covid seriously. Please, please mask.
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still at $0/$75 for today with like an hour or less left unless they can give me more time again, and it’s still about 20F outside so I RLY can’t be on the street 😵💫 anything helps!
ko-fi.com/katiwithoutt...
ko-fi.com/katiwithoutt...
December 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
still at $0/$75 for today with like an hour or less left unless they can give me more time again, and it’s still about 20F outside so I RLY can’t be on the street 😵💫 anything helps!
ko-fi.com/katiwithoutt...
ko-fi.com/katiwithoutt...
Having a very weird anxiety and brain day so far this morning and I hate it.
December 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Having a very weird anxiety and brain day so far this morning and I hate it.
Whoa, I woke up hungry?
December 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Whoa, I woke up hungry?
Maybe I’ll post an old story on my Patreon so I can get something up there before the New Year…
I have a new Trinket story I shared with my gaming group last week, so maybe I’ll pop that up later!
It uh… has giant spiders. I may have had a very attractive look of horror the whole time I wrote it.
I have a new Trinket story I shared with my gaming group last week, so maybe I’ll pop that up later!
It uh… has giant spiders. I may have had a very attractive look of horror the whole time I wrote it.
December 29, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Maybe I’ll post an old story on my Patreon so I can get something up there before the New Year…
I have a new Trinket story I shared with my gaming group last week, so maybe I’ll pop that up later!
It uh… has giant spiders. I may have had a very attractive look of horror the whole time I wrote it.
I have a new Trinket story I shared with my gaming group last week, so maybe I’ll pop that up later!
It uh… has giant spiders. I may have had a very attractive look of horror the whole time I wrote it.
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Today is my birthday! Please consider helping my favorite charity, Backpacks for the Street. Jeffrey and Jayson turned their own harrowing experiences into good for others.
backpacksforthestreet.org/about-us/
backpacksforthestreet.org/about-us/
About Us - Backpacks For The Street
About Us - We are an organization that brings compassion, dignity, and hope to the homeless.
backpacksforthestreet.org
December 29, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Today is my birthday! Please consider helping my favorite charity, Backpacks for the Street. Jeffrey and Jayson turned their own harrowing experiences into good for others.
backpacksforthestreet.org/about-us/
backpacksforthestreet.org/about-us/
This.
The flu is serious and kills people regularly.
I knew someone in my old cosplay circles who was in their 20s, perfectly healthy otherwise… died after 2 weeks in hospital with flu complications, out of nowhere.
There is no “it’s just ___” with any illness.
They can & do disable & kill.
The flu is serious and kills people regularly.
I knew someone in my old cosplay circles who was in their 20s, perfectly healthy otherwise… died after 2 weeks in hospital with flu complications, out of nowhere.
There is no “it’s just ___” with any illness.
They can & do disable & kill.
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-...
December 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This.
The flu is serious and kills people regularly.
I knew someone in my old cosplay circles who was in their 20s, perfectly healthy otherwise… died after 2 weeks in hospital with flu complications, out of nowhere.
There is no “it’s just ___” with any illness.
They can & do disable & kill.
The flu is serious and kills people regularly.
I knew someone in my old cosplay circles who was in their 20s, perfectly healthy otherwise… died after 2 weeks in hospital with flu complications, out of nowhere.
There is no “it’s just ___” with any illness.
They can & do disable & kill.
Reposted by Sam Still Masks
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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I'm going to try another way (I totally get folk not wanting to use Amazon AND it's more expensive), but right now, I need some safe foods & I don't have the $40 to cover it. Any help appreciated, every cent helps! TYSM!
💕💸
#HelpPeopleLive2025 #MutualAid #DisabilityCrowdfund
CashApp/Venmo: foxrook
💕💸
#HelpPeopleLive2025 #MutualAid #DisabilityCrowdfund
CashApp/Venmo: foxrook
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Go to paypal.me/rookkilljoy and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
paypal.me
December 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
I'm going to try another way (I totally get folk not wanting to use Amazon AND it's more expensive), but right now, I need some safe foods & I don't have the $40 to cover it. Any help appreciated, every cent helps! TYSM!
💕💸
#HelpPeopleLive2025 #MutualAid #DisabilityCrowdfund
CashApp/Venmo: foxrook
💕💸
#HelpPeopleLive2025 #MutualAid #DisabilityCrowdfund
CashApp/Venmo: foxrook
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Enough with the mask bullying. I mask because I understand aerosol transmission, because our governments all declared the pandemic over before cleaning indoor air, because I’m not OK with multiple reinfections of a new virus, because vulnerable people deserve access to society.
#oneofthetwo
#oneofthetwo
December 29, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Enough with the mask bullying. I mask because I understand aerosol transmission, because our governments all declared the pandemic over before cleaning indoor air, because I’m not OK with multiple reinfections of a new virus, because vulnerable people deserve access to society.
#oneofthetwo
#oneofthetwo
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Habari Gani!
Today is Ujamaa, or collective economics!
If you've got a shop or business, post in the replies and I'll signal boost throughout the day. 😁
Today is Ujamaa, or collective economics!
If you've got a shop or business, post in the replies and I'll signal boost throughout the day. 😁
December 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Habari Gani!
Today is Ujamaa, or collective economics!
If you've got a shop or business, post in the replies and I'll signal boost throughout the day. 😁
Today is Ujamaa, or collective economics!
If you've got a shop or business, post in the replies and I'll signal boost throughout the day. 😁
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gm friends! still at $75 to go for today’s room w/ 4 1/2 hrs left, and it’s 18F out so this is def a matter of survival today 😵💫 anything helps ❤️🩹
ko-fi.com/katiwithoutt...
ko-fi.com/katiwithoutt...
December 29, 2025 at 12:12 PM
gm friends! still at $75 to go for today’s room w/ 4 1/2 hrs left, and it’s 18F out so this is def a matter of survival today 😵💫 anything helps ❤️🩹
ko-fi.com/katiwithoutt...
ko-fi.com/katiwithoutt...