Diane Shipley
@dianeshipley.bsky.social
PhD student and CNF writer (bylines inc The Guardian, Washington Post, Longreads & more). Writing a book. Loves a good dachshund photo. Covid isn’t over. Black lives matter. Trans women are women. https://open.substack.com/pub/loweryourexpectations
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The pandemic didn’t end.
The bigots in charge know that an unmitigated pandemic causes disproportionate death & disability of the groups they hate: trans folks, poor folks, immigrants, disabled folks, BIPOC communities, &c.
Don’t let them turn you into a weapon. Mask up. Give/get mask mutual aid:
The bigots in charge know that an unmitigated pandemic causes disproportionate death & disability of the groups they hate: trans folks, poor folks, immigrants, disabled folks, BIPOC communities, &c.
Don’t let them turn you into a weapon. Mask up. Give/get mask mutual aid:
November 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The pandemic didn’t end.
The bigots in charge know that an unmitigated pandemic causes disproportionate death & disability of the groups they hate: trans folks, poor folks, immigrants, disabled folks, BIPOC communities, &c.
Don’t let them turn you into a weapon. Mask up. Give/get mask mutual aid:
The bigots in charge know that an unmitigated pandemic causes disproportionate death & disability of the groups they hate: trans folks, poor folks, immigrants, disabled folks, BIPOC communities, &c.
Don’t let them turn you into a weapon. Mask up. Give/get mask mutual aid:
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It’s been six years since the first reported case of SARSCov2.
It’s never too late to wear a mask.
It’s never too late to clean the air.
Every infection avoided or delayed is a win for long term health.
We can drastically reduce transmission if everyone does their part.
It’s never too late to wear a mask.
It’s never too late to clean the air.
Every infection avoided or delayed is a win for long term health.
We can drastically reduce transmission if everyone does their part.
December 1, 2025 at 3:33 AM
It’s been six years since the first reported case of SARSCov2.
It’s never too late to wear a mask.
It’s never too late to clean the air.
Every infection avoided or delayed is a win for long term health.
We can drastically reduce transmission if everyone does their part.
It’s never too late to wear a mask.
It’s never too late to clean the air.
Every infection avoided or delayed is a win for long term health.
We can drastically reduce transmission if everyone does their part.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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Remembering as Alice Wong and Leslie Lee III’s names are being said a lot:
People now eulogizing and donating to their GFMs were very recently saying—with patronizing, casual contempt—that their call for people to mask to protect and include disabled and vulnerable people was “unreasonable.”
People now eulogizing and donating to their GFMs were very recently saying—with patronizing, casual contempt—that their call for people to mask to protect and include disabled and vulnerable people was “unreasonable.”
November 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Remembering as Alice Wong and Leslie Lee III’s names are being said a lot:
People now eulogizing and donating to their GFMs were very recently saying—with patronizing, casual contempt—that their call for people to mask to protect and include disabled and vulnerable people was “unreasonable.”
People now eulogizing and donating to their GFMs were very recently saying—with patronizing, casual contempt—that their call for people to mask to protect and include disabled and vulnerable people was “unreasonable.”
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Glad I got to become disabled in a world that already had Alice Wong @sfdirewolf.bsky.social in it. I learned so much from her incredible writing & activism. May her memory be a blessing, & may we all continue her work.
Easiest way to do it? WEAR A MASK. Protect yourself & the vulnerable around you.
Easiest way to do it? WEAR A MASK. Protect yourself & the vulnerable around you.
November 15, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Glad I got to become disabled in a world that already had Alice Wong @sfdirewolf.bsky.social in it. I learned so much from her incredible writing & activism. May her memory be a blessing, & may we all continue her work.
Easiest way to do it? WEAR A MASK. Protect yourself & the vulnerable around you.
Easiest way to do it? WEAR A MASK. Protect yourself & the vulnerable around you.
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I’m heartbroken to hear our warrior Alice Wong @sfdirewolf.bsky.social has passed. She was so important to me & welcoming of me. This is the great loss of a true fighter. May she rise to power as an ancestor, may we never forget her lessons & continue her work for disability justice.
November 15, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I’m heartbroken to hear our warrior Alice Wong @sfdirewolf.bsky.social has passed. She was so important to me & welcoming of me. This is the great loss of a true fighter. May she rise to power as an ancestor, may we never forget her lessons & continue her work for disability justice.
No borders, UBI for everyone, education, housing and healthcare should always be free & we should mitigate against the ongoing pandemic instead of shrugging
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM
No borders, UBI for everyone, education, housing and healthcare should always be free & we should mitigate against the ongoing pandemic instead of shrugging
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Nothing yet - Can you spare $2 or $5?
You can help!
Aid asks are usually solved by many small donations - large donors are Very Rare.
Help?
Venmo.com/u/WishMage
Venmo.com/u/MousePounder
Cash.app/$WishMage
PayPal.me/MousePounder
PayPal.me/WyldWish
All paylinks:
linktr.ee/wylder
You can help!
Aid asks are usually solved by many small donations - large donors are Very Rare.
Help?
Venmo.com/u/WishMage
Venmo.com/u/MousePounder
Cash.app/$WishMage
PayPal.me/MousePounder
PayPal.me/WyldWish
All paylinks:
linktr.ee/wylder
November 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Nothing yet - Can you spare $2 or $5?
You can help!
Aid asks are usually solved by many small donations - large donors are Very Rare.
Help?
Venmo.com/u/WishMage
Venmo.com/u/MousePounder
Cash.app/$WishMage
PayPal.me/MousePounder
PayPal.me/WyldWish
All paylinks:
linktr.ee/wylder
You can help!
Aid asks are usually solved by many small donations - large donors are Very Rare.
Help?
Venmo.com/u/WishMage
Venmo.com/u/MousePounder
Cash.app/$WishMage
PayPal.me/MousePounder
PayPal.me/WyldWish
All paylinks:
linktr.ee/wylder
Been for my flu jab this morning and I’m officially calling it: it’s earmuffs weather.
October 25, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Been for my flu jab this morning and I’m officially calling it: it’s earmuffs weather.
Another podcast where a man says “Thatcher was often surrounded by men but she held her own!” as if she didn’t pick all-male cabinets because she hated women 🫠🫠
October 20, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Another podcast where a man says “Thatcher was often surrounded by men but she held her own!” as if she didn’t pick all-male cabinets because she hated women 🫠🫠
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Wearing an n95 is:
1) Self & community care
2) Antifascist practice that disrupts eugenics
3) Protecting groups at greater risk of harm from illness (eg trans, BIPOC, disability & immigrant communities)
4) Anticapitalist worker & class solidarity
5) A 🖕 to MAGA
6) Punk AF
Give/get mutual aid:
1) Self & community care
2) Antifascist practice that disrupts eugenics
3) Protecting groups at greater risk of harm from illness (eg trans, BIPOC, disability & immigrant communities)
4) Anticapitalist worker & class solidarity
5) A 🖕 to MAGA
6) Punk AF
Give/get mutual aid:
Worldwide Mask Bloc Directory – Find your local Mask Bloc
MaskBloc.org lists active Mask Blocs around the world. Free high-quality masks, COVID-19 tests and other equipment for your community. Mutual Aid & We Keep Us Safe.
Maskbloc.org
July 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Wearing an n95 is:
1) Self & community care
2) Antifascist practice that disrupts eugenics
3) Protecting groups at greater risk of harm from illness (eg trans, BIPOC, disability & immigrant communities)
4) Anticapitalist worker & class solidarity
5) A 🖕 to MAGA
6) Punk AF
Give/get mutual aid:
1) Self & community care
2) Antifascist practice that disrupts eugenics
3) Protecting groups at greater risk of harm from illness (eg trans, BIPOC, disability & immigrant communities)
4) Anticapitalist worker & class solidarity
5) A 🖕 to MAGA
6) Punk AF
Give/get mutual aid:
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We’ll be homeless on the streets tomorrow.
Please help a dog and her human by boosting our fundraiser and helping us prepare for being and when we become unsheltered homeless. Thank you.
V SNDesiree
C $SNDesiree
gofund.me/79b8c1580
Please help a dog and her human by boosting our fundraiser and helping us prepare for being and when we become unsheltered homeless. Thank you.
V SNDesiree
C $SNDesiree
gofund.me/79b8c1580
September 27, 2025 at 11:39 AM
We’ll be homeless on the streets tomorrow.
Please help a dog and her human by boosting our fundraiser and helping us prepare for being and when we become unsheltered homeless. Thank you.
V SNDesiree
C $SNDesiree
gofund.me/79b8c1580
Please help a dog and her human by boosting our fundraiser and helping us prepare for being and when we become unsheltered homeless. Thank you.
V SNDesiree
C $SNDesiree
gofund.me/79b8c1580
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Wear a mask y’all please I’m literally begging. I’m so fucking tired of seeing people suffer. And it also makes it so those of us who ARE careful are still at more at risk of getting sick and hurt. I’m so tired. I’m just so tired. I can’t articulate how sick of the neglect I am. Covid isn’t over.
I want to give those of you who have not been exposed to this new strain of Covid a warning. It is very insidious. I have had it now for almost 3 weeks it does not want to go away. I thought I was getting better, but now having a problem breathing. Please be careful especially the immunocompromised.
September 7, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Wear a mask y’all please I’m literally begging. I’m so fucking tired of seeing people suffer. And it also makes it so those of us who ARE careful are still at more at risk of getting sick and hurt. I’m so tired. I’m just so tired. I can’t articulate how sick of the neglect I am. Covid isn’t over.
I didn’t want to cry today!!
another "5" list, today from Rachel Beachy, that kinda sneaks up on you and then just knocks you out
"After you wished for a horse for the backyard, I said maybe next year.
You asked if I had fun at Chuck E. Cheese."
https://www.havehashad.com/25jix
"After you wished for a horse for the backyard, I said maybe next year.
You asked if I had fun at Chuck E. Cheese."
https://www.havehashad.com/25jix
Lies I Told the Day You Turned Five by Rachel Beachy
A bird flew into the window and you asked if it was asleep. When I played the video of Dolly Parton singing “Happy Birthday,” you thought she had recorded it just for you. You asked if I put the same…
www.havehashad.com
September 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I didn’t want to cry today!!
It’s that time of year when those of us who still want to slather on sun cream and sit outside must stave off people who feel excited about pumpkins and falling leaves. NOT YET! 🙅♀️
September 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
It’s that time of year when those of us who still want to slather on sun cream and sit outside must stave off people who feel excited about pumpkins and falling leaves. NOT YET! 🙅♀️
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To summarize
-waves are not seasonal
-vaccines are waning
-people are getting long covid
-it’s still not an endemic disease
-very young kids are at increased risk because they didn’t go through the initial vaccine series
Oh and it turns out, Covid Cautious people have been right the whole time.
-waves are not seasonal
-vaccines are waning
-people are getting long covid
-it’s still not an endemic disease
-very young kids are at increased risk because they didn’t go through the initial vaccine series
Oh and it turns out, Covid Cautious people have been right the whole time.
August 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
To summarize
-waves are not seasonal
-vaccines are waning
-people are getting long covid
-it’s still not an endemic disease
-very young kids are at increased risk because they didn’t go through the initial vaccine series
Oh and it turns out, Covid Cautious people have been right the whole time.
-waves are not seasonal
-vaccines are waning
-people are getting long covid
-it’s still not an endemic disease
-very young kids are at increased risk because they didn’t go through the initial vaccine series
Oh and it turns out, Covid Cautious people have been right the whole time.
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Commenting “you looked fine before” on before and after videos 🤷♀️
August 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Commenting “you looked fine before” on before and after videos 🤷♀️