Su Wilcox
@cheekysu.bsky.social
Writer. Runner. Reader. Knitter. Theatre Lover. Bike rider. Transit user. Widow. Not always in that order.
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What is motonormativity? I'm on my way to an air pollution event in a city centre and the organisers have put the driving directions ahead of the public transport directions in the email
November 20, 2025 at 8:14 AM
What is motonormativity? I'm on my way to an air pollution event in a city centre and the organisers have put the driving directions ahead of the public transport directions in the email
Bus. Route 31 has the fancy bus for the second day in a row.
November 20, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Bus. Route 31 has the fancy bus for the second day in a row.
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Gee, I can’t imagine why…
October 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Gee, I can’t imagine why…
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I am a serious professional scientist. I am also a commissioner of climate change and have to discuss practical and pragmatic solutions with people who disagree strongly with climate action. I have a calm and optimism-driven approach to climate action.
40 inches of rain is biblically catastrophic.
40 inches of rain is biblically catastrophic.
Hurricane Melissa which is en route to decimate Haiti and Jamaica rapidly intensified to category 4 storm. Rapid intensification is a hallmark of climate change, but that category is only a measure of its wind speed. It is also expected to bring up to 40 inches of rain
October 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I am a serious professional scientist. I am also a commissioner of climate change and have to discuss practical and pragmatic solutions with people who disagree strongly with climate action. I have a calm and optimism-driven approach to climate action.
40 inches of rain is biblically catastrophic.
40 inches of rain is biblically catastrophic.
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October 23, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Donald Trump and Stephen Miller's immigration agenda isn't about going after the worst of the worst.
If that was what they were doing, they wouldn't be terrorizing entire neighborhoods and hardworking folks — including U.S. citizens — at car washes and Home Depot parking lots.
If that was what they were doing, they wouldn't be terrorizing entire neighborhoods and hardworking folks — including U.S. citizens — at car washes and Home Depot parking lots.
October 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Donald Trump and Stephen Miller's immigration agenda isn't about going after the worst of the worst.
If that was what they were doing, they wouldn't be terrorizing entire neighborhoods and hardworking folks — including U.S. citizens — at car washes and Home Depot parking lots.
If that was what they were doing, they wouldn't be terrorizing entire neighborhoods and hardworking folks — including U.S. citizens — at car washes and Home Depot parking lots.
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According to a report released 6 months ago, 2/3 of SNAP recipients are either disabled, children, or over 60. Of the remaining 1/3, more than half worked within a month of receiving benefits, 74% worked within a year.
SNAP Provides Critical Benefits to Workers and Their Families
Policymakers should preserve the program’s vital role for workers and their families and reject proposals that would weaken SNAP benefits as participants cope with the realities of the low-wage labor ...
www.cbpp.org
October 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
According to a report released 6 months ago, 2/3 of SNAP recipients are either disabled, children, or over 60. Of the remaining 1/3, more than half worked within a month of receiving benefits, 74% worked within a year.
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1. Most people on SNAP work.
2. They get it because their wages are so low.
3. SNAP is a subsidy for companies who don’t pay a decent wage.
4. Immigrants do not get SNAP.
2. They get it because their wages are so low.
3. SNAP is a subsidy for companies who don’t pay a decent wage.
4. Immigrants do not get SNAP.
October 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
1. Most people on SNAP work.
2. They get it because their wages are so low.
3. SNAP is a subsidy for companies who don’t pay a decent wage.
4. Immigrants do not get SNAP.
2. They get it because their wages are so low.
3. SNAP is a subsidy for companies who don’t pay a decent wage.
4. Immigrants do not get SNAP.
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This is the critical point—for a substantial plurality of men, the line between cosplay and real-life villainy has completely dissolved.
The millennial/Gen Z hard right views harm to an innocent as hilarious irony; the act of *causing* that harm is perceived as no more "real" than playing a prank.
The millennial/Gen Z hard right views harm to an innocent as hilarious irony; the act of *causing* that harm is perceived as no more "real" than playing a prank.
Upon learning that your own mistake sent an innocent father to a brutal prison where he’s likely to be tortured, anyone with a shred of decency would be overcome with shame and fight like hell to get him back.
They think it’s funny.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
They think it’s funny.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
April 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
This is the critical point—for a substantial plurality of men, the line between cosplay and real-life villainy has completely dissolved.
The millennial/Gen Z hard right views harm to an innocent as hilarious irony; the act of *causing* that harm is perceived as no more "real" than playing a prank.
The millennial/Gen Z hard right views harm to an innocent as hilarious irony; the act of *causing* that harm is perceived as no more "real" than playing a prank.
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At the food pantry I volunteer at we were absolutely swamped today and by many first timers. We ran out of whole categories of food. Please donate cash to your local organization if you at all can.
October 25, 2025 at 11:04 PM
At the food pantry I volunteer at we were absolutely swamped today and by many first timers. We ran out of whole categories of food. Please donate cash to your local organization if you at all can.
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Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
August 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
A3: I rarely run with music these days, but if I'm really struggling I have a solid upbeat playlist that has never failed me yet. #RunChat
#RunChat Q3: If you're stuck in a period of running that isn't much fun, what do you do to try to find some motivation to turn things around?
August 25, 2025 at 12:32 AM
A3: I rarely run with music these days, but if I'm really struggling I have a solid upbeat playlist that has never failed me yet. #RunChat
A2: I change my running times with the seasons, so I like whatever works, but I can say that making the switch from morning to evening every autumn takes some getting used to. #RunChat
#RunChat Q2: What's your least favorite time of the day to run?
August 25, 2025 at 12:29 AM
A2: I change my running times with the seasons, so I like whatever works, but I can say that making the switch from morning to evening every autumn takes some getting used to. #RunChat
A1: "You got this. Just keep moving," is what I tell myself. #RunChat
Let's have a mini #RunChat! 3 questions over the next 30 minutes!
Q1: What's your favorite quote or mantra that keeps you feeling inspired?
Q1: What's your favorite quote or mantra that keeps you feeling inspired?
August 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM
A1: "You got this. Just keep moving," is what I tell myself. #RunChat
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Treasury is required to produce a report to Congress related to Direct File, the free tax filing option that the current administration intends to kill. They've created a survey with a bunch of leading questions. The survey deserves some responses supportive of the program to counteract its framing:
IRS asks for public input on free tax filing options to inform congressional report | Internal Revenue Service
IR-2025-85, Aug. 21, 2025 — The IRS invites the public to participate in an anonymous feedback survey on tax preparation and filing options, which will run through Sept. 5, 2025.
www.irs.gov
August 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Treasury is required to produce a report to Congress related to Direct File, the free tax filing option that the current administration intends to kill. They've created a survey with a bunch of leading questions. The survey deserves some responses supportive of the program to counteract its framing:
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Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.
July 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.
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Well, everyone best get it straight in their heads. After all this funding for ICE, once they've dealt with brown people who'll be next? Probably the LGBQT community. Blacks? Catholics?
Maybe Jews
For sure, it will be SOME group of people MAGA with blame for problems MAGA has no clue how to fix.
Maybe Jews
For sure, it will be SOME group of people MAGA with blame for problems MAGA has no clue how to fix.
July 4, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Well, everyone best get it straight in their heads. After all this funding for ICE, once they've dealt with brown people who'll be next? Probably the LGBQT community. Blacks? Catholics?
Maybe Jews
For sure, it will be SOME group of people MAGA with blame for problems MAGA has no clue how to fix.
Maybe Jews
For sure, it will be SOME group of people MAGA with blame for problems MAGA has no clue how to fix.
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Today, Republicans made clear they are more afraid of Trump than the People.
They’ve pledged allegiance not to America, but to the Trump regime and its billionaire backers.
This is a betrayal—and a mistake.
America is resilient, and the people will not go quietly.
This fight has only just begun.
They’ve pledged allegiance not to America, but to the Trump regime and its billionaire backers.
This is a betrayal—and a mistake.
America is resilient, and the people will not go quietly.
This fight has only just begun.
July 4, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Today, Republicans made clear they are more afraid of Trump than the People.
They’ve pledged allegiance not to America, but to the Trump regime and its billionaire backers.
This is a betrayal—and a mistake.
America is resilient, and the people will not go quietly.
This fight has only just begun.
They’ve pledged allegiance not to America, but to the Trump regime and its billionaire backers.
This is a betrayal—and a mistake.
America is resilient, and the people will not go quietly.
This fight has only just begun.
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With ICE's *enormous* new budget and its ability to hire *many* more agents, the United States is about to enter an era of brutal domestic terrorism that we've never seen before.
July 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
With ICE's *enormous* new budget and its ability to hire *many* more agents, the United States is about to enter an era of brutal domestic terrorism that we've never seen before.
A2: Since I'm lucky enough not to have allergies that interfere with my life, all the blooming things. #runchat
#RunChat Q2: What's the best thing about running in the spring?
April 7, 2025 at 12:09 AM
A2: Since I'm lucky enough not to have allergies that interfere with my life, all the blooming things. #runchat
A1: Flying Pig in Cincinnati, obvs! 😁 I have never run it, tho, because every time I've signed up something bad has happened. 🤷♀️ #runchat
Jumping right into a #RUnChat!
Q1: What's the best spring race? If you've seen them here, give them a tag!
Q1: What's the best spring race? If you've seen them here, give them a tag!
April 7, 2025 at 12:07 AM
A1: Flying Pig in Cincinnati, obvs! 😁 I have never run it, tho, because every time I've signed up something bad has happened. 🤷♀️ #runchat
Thanks, #runchat! This was fun. Now I'm gonna go make sure I'm not about to blow away in a tornado. 😬 (I'll stay off my broom, just in case.)
March 31, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Thanks, #runchat! This was fun. Now I'm gonna go make sure I'm not about to blow away in a tornado. 😬 (I'll stay off my broom, just in case.)
