Amy Gill
@amygill.bsky.social
#cep. intersectional-feminist-social-researcher. former teacher. knitter. mom w/ ADHD. cancer survivor. Almost-done PhD (oohc & early parenthood) & a love/hate relationship w/ academia. she/her | dual🇺🇸🇦🇺 | Meanjin
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Dear new #BlueSky people,
If you've come here from #Twitter and you identify as MAGA, please include Trump or MAGA in your Blue Sky bio. That way, like-minded people can find, identify and follow you. Srsly. 😏 #USPolitics
If you've come here from #Twitter and you identify as MAGA, please include Trump or MAGA in your Blue Sky bio. That way, like-minded people can find, identify and follow you. Srsly. 😏 #USPolitics
November 29, 2024 at 3:52 AM
Dear new #BlueSky people,
If you've come here from #Twitter and you identify as MAGA, please include Trump or MAGA in your Blue Sky bio. That way, like-minded people can find, identify and follow you. Srsly. 😏 #USPolitics
If you've come here from #Twitter and you identify as MAGA, please include Trump or MAGA in your Blue Sky bio. That way, like-minded people can find, identify and follow you. Srsly. 😏 #USPolitics
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400+ years after the "First Thanksgiving" most Americans have no idea that the Wampanoag people are still here. My tribe, the Aquinnah Wampanoag, is on Martha's Vineyard and we're still fighting for our land and rights. We’re also doing some cool stuff. 🧵👇 if you’d like to learn more & support us
November 28, 2024 at 4:10 PM
400+ years after the "First Thanksgiving" most Americans have no idea that the Wampanoag people are still here. My tribe, the Aquinnah Wampanoag, is on Martha's Vineyard and we're still fighting for our land and rights. We’re also doing some cool stuff. 🧵👇 if you’d like to learn more & support us
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When your government is okay with locking up ten year olds but wants to ban under sixteens from social media, things are truly borked #auspol
November 24, 2024 at 8:17 AM
When your government is okay with locking up ten year olds but wants to ban under sixteens from social media, things are truly borked #auspol
Almost certainly underestimated, too.
Between Autism and ADHD, combined, it's estimated that about 5% of a nation's population will have one or the other, or possibly both. Interacting with us can be a different experience. Some people might not be aware of how to best communicate with us. #MentalHealth www.helpguide.org/mental-healt...
Adult Autism and Relationships - HelpGuide.org
If you or your loved one is autistic, maintaining a friendship or romantic relationship can come with unique challenges. Here's how to build a satisfying partnership
www.helpguide.org
November 21, 2024 at 5:48 AM
Almost certainly underestimated, too.
This is a great initiative if you are crafty in the US. Sadly postage would be a bit too much for me.
November 20, 2024 at 11:59 PM
This is a great initiative if you are crafty in the US. Sadly postage would be a bit too much for me.
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Unwarranted Racial Disparity in U.S. Foster Care Placement www.nber.org/papers/w3315...
"Nationwide, we find that Black children are placed into foster care at higher rates than white children with identical potential to experience subsequent maltreatment"
"Nationwide, we find that Black children are placed into foster care at higher rates than white children with identical potential to experience subsequent maltreatment"
Unwarranted Racial Disparity in U.S. Foster Care Placement
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
November 18, 2024 at 11:47 AM
Unwarranted Racial Disparity in U.S. Foster Care Placement www.nber.org/papers/w3315...
"Nationwide, we find that Black children are placed into foster care at higher rates than white children with identical potential to experience subsequent maltreatment"
"Nationwide, we find that Black children are placed into foster care at higher rates than white children with identical potential to experience subsequent maltreatment"
Everything on the tree is handmade, either knitted by me or crafted by the small child. What should we add this year? #showmeyourknits #knitting
November 20, 2024 at 11:50 PM
Everything on the tree is handmade, either knitted by me or crafted by the small child. What should we add this year? #showmeyourknits #knitting
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My advice to all the new folks here is to be kind.
That doesn’t mean nice. Be *kind.*
And then when you’re done doing that, be kind some more.
And if you can’t be kind, just go do something else for a little while.
That doesn’t mean nice. Be *kind.*
And then when you’re done doing that, be kind some more.
And if you can’t be kind, just go do something else for a little while.
November 16, 2024 at 5:19 PM
My advice to all the new folks here is to be kind.
That doesn’t mean nice. Be *kind.*
And then when you’re done doing that, be kind some more.
And if you can’t be kind, just go do something else for a little while.
That doesn’t mean nice. Be *kind.*
And then when you’re done doing that, be kind some more.
And if you can’t be kind, just go do something else for a little while.
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people just showing up to bluesky: there's not enough political conflict here
bluesky, for the entire first year and a half of its existence:
bluesky, for the entire first year and a half of its existence:
November 16, 2024 at 5:35 PM
people just showing up to bluesky: there's not enough political conflict here
bluesky, for the entire first year and a half of its existence:
bluesky, for the entire first year and a half of its existence:
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Hi everyone.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
The Onion Buys Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of Bankruptcy
The satirical news site planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, mocking “weird internet personalities” who peddle conspiracy theories and health supplements.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Hi everyone.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
go.bsky.app/SSvwpJw
A small but growing community here that was very important to me at the old place.
A small but growing community here that was very important to me at the old place.
November 14, 2024 at 11:32 AM
go.bsky.app/SSvwpJw
A small but growing community here that was very important to me at the old place.
A small but growing community here that was very important to me at the old place.
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A decade ago, female mentors told me not to wear a wedding ring because “people won’t give you a job if they think you’ll go off and get pregnant.” I’m genuinely elated when I see any instance of academic spaces being inclusive to parents. We have so far to go!
November 11, 2024 at 8:22 PM
A decade ago, female mentors told me not to wear a wedding ring because “people won’t give you a job if they think you’ll go off and get pregnant.” I’m genuinely elated when I see any instance of academic spaces being inclusive to parents. We have so far to go!
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The Simpsons on PhD students - almost twenty years old & more cutting than ever
November 13, 2024 at 9:14 PM
The Simpsons on PhD students - almost twenty years old & more cutting than ever
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If you were "good at twitter," how is your late-in-life ADHD diagnosis going?
November 12, 2024 at 6:29 PM
If you were "good at twitter," how is your late-in-life ADHD diagnosis going?
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I heard things were happening here, so I came back. Am not disappointed.
What a difference a week makes. Last Tuesday, it was just a few of us Australian Bsky users politely chatting amongst ourselves - the odd pun here and there; a week later and we’re Twitter c. 2014
a crowd of people are watching a band perform
Alt: a crowd-surfer leaps from a stage onto a sweaty horde of revellers at a Gang of Youths concert (or similar - could be the DMAs or Green Day or something - Regurgitator even)
media.tenor.com
November 14, 2024 at 9:22 AM
I heard things were happening here, so I came back. Am not disappointed.
Yet.
It’ll definitely beat twitter. That place will be conspiratorial and misinformation central. It’s full of nonsense. I haven’t seen active disinformation here just yet.
Bluesky has the edge where X once dominated: news and live events.
November 14, 2024 at 9:18 AM
Yet.
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I think, therefore, I know that
October 13, 2023 at 12:04 AM
I think, therefore, I know that
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Fun fact: tiktok videos talking about "this is what it's like living with adhd" from people with diagnosed adhd is why I finally started getting treatment instead of just coping. Because those videos led to doctors talking about options available - which have drastically improved since I was a kid
I can’t tell your tone but I’m not a fan of this take. I think TikTok has opened up knowledge about how they behave that matches certain disorders and getting an official diagnosis is not always an accessible option.
October 11, 2023 at 7:15 PM
Fun fact: tiktok videos talking about "this is what it's like living with adhd" from people with diagnosed adhd is why I finally started getting treatment instead of just coping. Because those videos led to doctors talking about options available - which have drastically improved since I was a kid
This huge, yet stylish and practical water bottle, plus powdered drink for convenience, both paired with coffee which is hard to remember to finish = my ADHD goals
Just realized I have three drinks... coffee, soda, and water
😔
😔
hey look, its the three drinks, its the thing from the neurological disorder,
October 11, 2023 at 9:14 PM
This huge, yet stylish and practical water bottle, plus powdered drink for convenience, both paired with coffee which is hard to remember to finish = my ADHD goals
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Medical gatekeeping. Cate is taking offense that so many ND people have found they do the "3 drinks" thing of a caffeinated drink, a hydrated drink, and a fun drink, and is acting like tiktok and drinks are causing people to self-diagnose (as opposed to just finding commonalities and community)
October 11, 2023 at 8:57 PM
Medical gatekeeping. Cate is taking offense that so many ND people have found they do the "3 drinks" thing of a caffeinated drink, a hydrated drink, and a fun drink, and is acting like tiktok and drinks are causing people to self-diagnose (as opposed to just finding commonalities and community)
Last night I went to a major networking function in my sector. It happened to be my 7th wedding anniversary.
I told anyone who would listen that I was celebrating this by toasting to freedom because I asked my spouse to move out.
It went down really well. I now have many more LinkedIn connections.
I told anyone who would listen that I was celebrating this by toasting to freedom because I asked my spouse to move out.
It went down really well. I now have many more LinkedIn connections.
October 11, 2023 at 3:25 PM
Last night I went to a major networking function in my sector. It happened to be my 7th wedding anniversary.
I told anyone who would listen that I was celebrating this by toasting to freedom because I asked my spouse to move out.
It went down really well. I now have many more LinkedIn connections.
I told anyone who would listen that I was celebrating this by toasting to freedom because I asked my spouse to move out.
It went down really well. I now have many more LinkedIn connections.
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@readywriting.bsky.social Did you see this? drdevonprice.substack.com/p/being-soci...
I like this genre of "how can we define ADHD based on how we ARE wired rather than how we annoy everyone else"
I like this genre of "how can we define ADHD based on how we ARE wired rather than how we annoy everyone else"
Being Socially Motivated is Not a Disorder
Unpacking body doubling, "executive dysfunction," and the pathology model of ADHD.
drdevonprice.substack.com
October 4, 2023 at 11:19 AM
@readywriting.bsky.social Did you see this? drdevonprice.substack.com/p/being-soci...
I like this genre of "how can we define ADHD based on how we ARE wired rather than how we annoy everyone else"
I like this genre of "how can we define ADHD based on how we ARE wired rather than how we annoy everyone else"