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@butchblooms.bsky.social
Horticulture, ecology, herping & botanizing, queer stuff | they/he
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I have something niche to talk about!
The first EPR law in the US recently went into force and as one of the companies subjected to it, it was … a surprisingly nice experience and I think more people should know what these laws are about. 🧵
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The first EPR law in the US recently went into force and as one of the companies subjected to it, it was … a surprisingly nice experience and I think more people should know what these laws are about. 🧵
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July 3, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I have something niche to talk about!
The first EPR law in the US recently went into force and as one of the companies subjected to it, it was … a surprisingly nice experience and I think more people should know what these laws are about. 🧵
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The first EPR law in the US recently went into force and as one of the companies subjected to it, it was … a surprisingly nice experience and I think more people should know what these laws are about. 🧵
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If you want to learn more about mask bans and how the government exploited anti-mask rhetoric and hatred of disabled people to push a eugenics agenda, check out my article from last year.
Also, mask back up. We must normalize them as a public health tool.
We must protect one another:
Also, mask back up. We must normalize them as a public health tool.
We must protect one another:
We Are Witnessing Real Time Eugenics... and People Don't Seem to Care.
Mask bans and revocation of medical exemptions have been all over social media this week - and anti-maskers are reacting with glee. They are celebrating disabled people losing a tool for protection.
www.disabledginger.com
June 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
If you want to learn more about mask bans and how the government exploited anti-mask rhetoric and hatred of disabled people to push a eugenics agenda, check out my article from last year.
Also, mask back up. We must normalize them as a public health tool.
We must protect one another:
Also, mask back up. We must normalize them as a public health tool.
We must protect one another:
For some reason my weather app hasn't been as reliable about including AQI data or warnings about poor AQI, so be sure to download the EPA's AirNow app and turn on notifications.
PSA for those living in most of Canada and in the States east of the Rocky Mountains: plan to minimize your time outside for (at least) the next few days--the air quality forecasts are not looking great due to the wildfires.
firesmoke.ca/forecasts/cu...
firesmoke.ca/forecasts/cu...
June 8, 2025 at 9:14 PM
For some reason my weather app hasn't been as reliable about including AQI data or warnings about poor AQI, so be sure to download the EPA's AirNow app and turn on notifications.
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Remember, the TrueRef timed gesture tool is 100% free!
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May 29, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Remember, the TrueRef timed gesture tool is 100% free!
🤍 trueref.art/trueref-gest...
🤍 trueref.art/trueref-gest...
My ALL TIME FAVE audio drama is about to drop S3! It's the queer sci-fi story of my dreams. I dare you to listen to episode 1 and NOT fall in love with the characters. Now's the perfect time to catch up on seasons 1 and 2 so you're ready for S3 👀
May 30, 2025 at 11:17 PM
My ALL TIME FAVE audio drama is about to drop S3! It's the queer sci-fi story of my dreams. I dare you to listen to episode 1 and NOT fall in love with the characters. Now's the perfect time to catch up on seasons 1 and 2 so you're ready for S3 👀
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This is a really cool project: Indigenous people leading a bird guide project that draws upon their deep knowledge of local ecology, rather than being a sterile document created by outsiders.
How an Indigenous Community in the Amazon Created a Bird Guide of Their Own
Inspired by naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace’s visit nearly two centuries ago, an isolated Indigenous community in Brazil worked with scientists to survey local birds and document cultural...
www.audubon.org
May 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This is a really cool project: Indigenous people leading a bird guide project that draws upon their deep knowledge of local ecology, rather than being a sterile document created by outsiders.
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portraits of the two main characters from my graphic novel ✨
April 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
portraits of the two main characters from my graphic novel ✨
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I have zero compunction talking about the fact that I almost always find or build references. Artists should work smart, not hard, and I think sometimes we're shy to admit that, like it takes away something from our work.
May 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I have zero compunction talking about the fact that I almost always find or build references. Artists should work smart, not hard, and I think sometimes we're shy to admit that, like it takes away something from our work.
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This is incredible. This computer science professor makes his students play a game that simulates the risks and repercussions of getting Long COVID, and then he's like, hey anybody want a mask? And: "approximately 95 to 100% of students who’ve played the game now wear masks in his classroom."
Games can be sense-making tools, allowing players to vicariously experience the risks of contracting COVID-19, recognize #LongCOVID’s most challenging symptoms, and connect with others amid an ongoing public health crisis.
Read more from @kaatefishman.bsky.social: bit.ly/4iQhmuE
Read more from @kaatefishman.bsky.social: bit.ly/4iQhmuE
May 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This is incredible. This computer science professor makes his students play a game that simulates the risks and repercussions of getting Long COVID, and then he's like, hey anybody want a mask? And: "approximately 95 to 100% of students who’ve played the game now wear masks in his classroom."
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Every aspect of fascism—from racism to transphobia to climate destruction—will kill or disable you.
This is why we need disability justice at the center of our resistance. This is why we need to listen to and follow the lead of disabled folks.
Give/get mask mutual aid, for illness and pollution:
This is why we need disability justice at the center of our resistance. This is why we need to listen to and follow the lead of disabled folks.
Give/get mask mutual aid, for illness and pollution:
April 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Every aspect of fascism—from racism to transphobia to climate destruction—will kill or disable you.
This is why we need disability justice at the center of our resistance. This is why we need to listen to and follow the lead of disabled folks.
Give/get mask mutual aid, for illness and pollution:
This is why we need disability justice at the center of our resistance. This is why we need to listen to and follow the lead of disabled folks.
Give/get mask mutual aid, for illness and pollution:
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This Autism Acceptance Month, I demand that you accept that sometimes people's needs look different than you might expect and that you are the asshole if you make a big deal out of it
“Stimming had a SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE impact on autistic adults’ self-rated self-efficacy”
“Results CONTRADICT the negative view often expressed suggesting that stimming should be eradicated”
“Stimming has a POSITIVE effect and SUPPORTS autistic individuals’ ability to COPE with difficulties”
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“Results CONTRADICT the negative view often expressed suggesting that stimming should be eradicated”
“Stimming has a POSITIVE effect and SUPPORTS autistic individuals’ ability to COPE with difficulties”
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Repetitive Behaviours in Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults: Associations with Sensory Sensitivity and Impact on Self-Efficacy - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Purpose: Restricted and repetitive behaviours are a core feature of autism diagnoses but have not been widely studied in adulthood. This study examined the rates of and associations between repetitive...
link.springer.com
April 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This Autism Acceptance Month, I demand that you accept that sometimes people's needs look different than you might expect and that you are the asshole if you make a big deal out of it
The wellness industry is killing animals, spreading disease, and fueling the next pandemic www.statnews.com/2025/04/10/r...
April 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The wellness industry is killing animals, spreading disease, and fueling the next pandemic www.statnews.com/2025/04/10/r...
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Someone said my art is a break from politics and for the record: my art is political
In a world where billionaires at the top aerospace companies see space as exclusive ground for white men to conquer and colonize, I offer a quiet contemplative alternative for anyone and *everyone*
In a world where billionaires at the top aerospace companies see space as exclusive ground for white men to conquer and colonize, I offer a quiet contemplative alternative for anyone and *everyone*
November 22, 2024 at 10:51 PM
Someone said my art is a break from politics and for the record: my art is political
In a world where billionaires at the top aerospace companies see space as exclusive ground for white men to conquer and colonize, I offer a quiet contemplative alternative for anyone and *everyone*
In a world where billionaires at the top aerospace companies see space as exclusive ground for white men to conquer and colonize, I offer a quiet contemplative alternative for anyone and *everyone*
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Just a reminder:
September 18, 2024 at 7:54 PM
Just a reminder:
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Who needs a livable planet when you can simply have the wrong answers to basic questions?
Google and Microsoft recently admitted their emissions are soaring as they build out data centers to power the AI boom.
But analysis from The Guardian suggests the data center emissions of Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Apple are 662% higher than the companies are reporting.
But analysis from The Guardian suggests the data center emissions of Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Apple are 662% higher than the companies are reporting.
Data center emissions likely 662% higher than big tech claims. Can it keep up the ruse?
Emissions from in-house data centers of Google, Microsoft, Meta and Apple may be 7.62 times higher than official figures
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2024 at 12:06 AM
Who needs a livable planet when you can simply have the wrong answers to basic questions?
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🚨 NEW: Scientists have started to trace deaths back to greenhouse gas emissions, and the results are staggering. Climate change has killed hundreds of thousands of people, a loss of life equivalent to US$ trillions. So far, only ~1 in 8 deaths is being counted.
🔓➡️ www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
🔓➡️ www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
August 8, 2024 at 7:27 PM
🚨 NEW: Scientists have started to trace deaths back to greenhouse gas emissions, and the results are staggering. Climate change has killed hundreds of thousands of people, a loss of life equivalent to US$ trillions. So far, only ~1 in 8 deaths is being counted.
🔓➡️ www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
🔓➡️ www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Just 63 hours left to donate to I Spade You, an asexual and aromantic comics anthology about ace and aro characters by ace and aro creators!
DONATE TODAY!
#Kickstarter #Fundraiser #Anthology #comic #Ace #Aro #Asexual #Aromantic
DONATE TODAY!
#Kickstarter #Fundraiser #Anthology #comic #Ace #Aro #Asexual #Aromantic
There are only 6 DAYS LEFT on the “I ♠️ You” Kickstarter, a collection of ace/aro comics. www.kickstarter.com/projects/mck...
We’ve only hit 50% of our goal so far. Please share the campaign, we’d be so grateful for your support! ♠️💕
We’ve only hit 50% of our goal so far. Please share the campaign, we’d be so grateful for your support! ♠️💕
I Spade You
An Asexual Anthology
www.kickstarter.com
June 28, 2024 at 11:32 PM
Just 63 hours left to donate to I Spade You, an asexual and aromantic comics anthology about ace and aro characters by ace and aro creators!
DONATE TODAY!
#Kickstarter #Fundraiser #Anthology #comic #Ace #Aro #Asexual #Aromantic
DONATE TODAY!
#Kickstarter #Fundraiser #Anthology #comic #Ace #Aro #Asexual #Aromantic
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First coaster of three for the Nucleus Portland Salut! 9 show. This year after putting it up to a poll here on Insta the theme became extinct animals, so here is a Thylacine! An opening reception will be held at Nucleus Portland on June 2nd from 3pm-6pm with over 1000 original pieces on display!⭐
May 13, 2024 at 3:39 PM
First coaster of three for the Nucleus Portland Salut! 9 show. This year after putting it up to a poll here on Insta the theme became extinct animals, so here is a Thylacine! An opening reception will be held at Nucleus Portland on June 2nd from 3pm-6pm with over 1000 original pieces on display!⭐
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Disability organizers: I'm on a committee at work recommending changes to the sick leave policy. Are there any resources out there for what kinds of policies to push for?
May 2, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Disability organizers: I'm on a committee at work recommending changes to the sick leave policy. Are there any resources out there for what kinds of policies to push for?
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THIS graph by @shattered.earth was something i needed to hear. now when i "can't draw" it's still really frustrating, but i can remind myself: this is normal and GOOD, it's just growing pains! i'm not just mysteriously losing my ability to draw for no reason!
April 24, 2024 at 4:55 PM
THIS graph by @shattered.earth was something i needed to hear. now when i "can't draw" it's still really frustrating, but i can remind myself: this is normal and GOOD, it's just growing pains! i'm not just mysteriously losing my ability to draw for no reason!
Disability organizers: I'm on a committee at work recommending changes to the sick leave policy. Are there any resources out there for what kinds of policies to push for?
May 2, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Disability organizers: I'm on a committee at work recommending changes to the sick leave policy. Are there any resources out there for what kinds of policies to push for?
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Reminder to my artist friends that this awesome site exists. It lets you pick a species of animal, set the orientation of the skull, and then search for pictures of that animal that match the skull position.
Also, consider tipping the creator if you found it useful!
x6ud.github.io#/
Also, consider tipping the creator if you found it useful!
x6ud.github.io#/
April 20, 2024 at 11:05 PM
Reminder to my artist friends that this awesome site exists. It lets you pick a species of animal, set the orientation of the skull, and then search for pictures of that animal that match the skull position.
Also, consider tipping the creator if you found it useful!
x6ud.github.io#/
Also, consider tipping the creator if you found it useful!
x6ud.github.io#/