Gremlin Penny
@gremlinpenny.bsky.social
Transgender woman, lesbian, asexual nerd with a wife, 6 cats and 2 dogs.
Nothing more millennial than driving along in your forties and singing "I'm Just a Kid" by Simple Plan.
September 4, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Nothing more millennial than driving along in your forties and singing "I'm Just a Kid" by Simple Plan.
We must increase bands.
They Might Be Loads of Giants
They Might Be Loads of Giants
We must increase bands
Multisystemic Construct of a Down
Multisystemic Construct of a Down
We must increase bands. Flogging Molly ALOT
August 15, 2025 at 1:41 AM
We must increase bands.
They Might Be Loads of Giants
They Might Be Loads of Giants
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My record on Palestine speaks for itself. I’m proud of it. One of the strongest in Congress. I throw down for pro-Palestine candidates. Largely unrecognized work. That’s fine. Disagreements are fine, too. But if you want to toss all that for 1 half assed MTG stunt, be my guest. I know where I stand.
July 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
My record on Palestine speaks for itself. I’m proud of it. One of the strongest in Congress. I throw down for pro-Palestine candidates. Largely unrecognized work. That’s fine. Disagreements are fine, too. But if you want to toss all that for 1 half assed MTG stunt, be my guest. I know where I stand.
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It took me years to admit I was disabled
When people found out, they “tolerated” me. Mainly because I could hide my suffering so they wouldn’t be uncomfortable
When I stopped hiding & started advocating for disability rights? They vanished. Almost everyone abandoned me
That’s how bad ableism is
When people found out, they “tolerated” me. Mainly because I could hide my suffering so they wouldn’t be uncomfortable
When I stopped hiding & started advocating for disability rights? They vanished. Almost everyone abandoned me
That’s how bad ableism is
I think a lot about how the disabled and chronically ill represent ONE QUARTER of the entire US population (and likely more because ableism stops people identifying as disabled). We’re one 1 of every 4 people you see. Think about how hateful society has to be to make that many people invisible.
May 13, 2025 at 5:26 AM
It took me years to admit I was disabled
When people found out, they “tolerated” me. Mainly because I could hide my suffering so they wouldn’t be uncomfortable
When I stopped hiding & started advocating for disability rights? They vanished. Almost everyone abandoned me
That’s how bad ableism is
When people found out, they “tolerated” me. Mainly because I could hide my suffering so they wouldn’t be uncomfortable
When I stopped hiding & started advocating for disability rights? They vanished. Almost everyone abandoned me
That’s how bad ableism is
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We saw the storm brewing a mile away.
April 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
We saw the storm brewing a mile away.
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“Those same do-nothing Democrats want to blame our losses on our defense of Black people, of trans kids, of immigrants, instead of their own lack of guts and gumption,” Illinois Gov. Pritzker said.
JB Pritzker calls out 'do-nothing' Democrats for failing to push back against Trump
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is speaking at a major Democratic fundraiser in New Hampshire as he continues to build his national profile.
apnews.com
April 28, 2025 at 10:31 AM
“Those same do-nothing Democrats want to blame our losses on our defense of Black people, of trans kids, of immigrants, instead of their own lack of guts and gumption,” Illinois Gov. Pritzker said.
Does anyone know if Mechwarrior 5 on PS5 is worth it?
I spent way too many hours in Mechwarrior 3 back in the day on my PC and *loved* that game, but I don't know how well the controls will translate over to a console controller.
#ps5
#playstation5
#consolegaming
#videogames
I spent way too many hours in Mechwarrior 3 back in the day on my PC and *loved* that game, but I don't know how well the controls will translate over to a console controller.
#ps5
#playstation5
#consolegaming
#videogames
February 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Does anyone know if Mechwarrior 5 on PS5 is worth it?
I spent way too many hours in Mechwarrior 3 back in the day on my PC and *loved* that game, but I don't know how well the controls will translate over to a console controller.
#ps5
#playstation5
#consolegaming
#videogames
I spent way too many hours in Mechwarrior 3 back in the day on my PC and *loved* that game, but I don't know how well the controls will translate over to a console controller.
#ps5
#playstation5
#consolegaming
#videogames
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The US once played loud rock music at dictator Manuel Noriega till he surrendered.
I bet continually yelling "No one likes you & there's not enough money in the world to buy you a sense of humor" at Elon would break him
I bet continually yelling "No one likes you & there's not enough money in the world to buy you a sense of humor" at Elon would break him
February 7, 2025 at 7:11 AM
The US once played loud rock music at dictator Manuel Noriega till he surrendered.
I bet continually yelling "No one likes you & there's not enough money in the world to buy you a sense of humor" at Elon would break him
I bet continually yelling "No one likes you & there's not enough money in the world to buy you a sense of humor" at Elon would break him
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this is how every trans american sounded to every cis american for the last five years, btw
I was talking to a reporter on Tuesday about my gravest fears regarding Musk and DOGE. And I remember thinking to myself at the time that I must sound like tinfoil hat lunatic.
February 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
this is how every trans american sounded to every cis american for the last five years, btw
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If trans identity "conflicts with a soldier’s commitment to an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle, even in one’s personal life," what does that say about trans teachers? Trans law enforcement? Trans doctors?
This isn't just a travesty, it's a precedent.
This isn't just a travesty, it's a precedent.
January 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
If trans identity "conflicts with a soldier’s commitment to an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle, even in one’s personal life," what does that say about trans teachers? Trans law enforcement? Trans doctors?
This isn't just a travesty, it's a precedent.
This isn't just a travesty, it's a precedent.
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you can't simultaneously believe "the cruelty is the point" and "anti trans bigotry is a distraction" btw. those are literally 100% contradictory beliefs. some of y'all seem to not really approach your own political beliefs with any amount of seriousness or intellectual rigor
January 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
you can't simultaneously believe "the cruelty is the point" and "anti trans bigotry is a distraction" btw. those are literally 100% contradictory beliefs. some of y'all seem to not really approach your own political beliefs with any amount of seriousness or intellectual rigor
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This is not normal, or natural, or inevitable. youtu.be/ZfBkw0j-QIs?...
This Is Not Normal
YouTube video by vlogbrothers
youtu.be
January 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This is not normal, or natural, or inevitable. youtu.be/ZfBkw0j-QIs?...
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We failed to stop fascism's rise. Now it's dancing about on the White House lawn. I don't know how to fix all this but I do know that the shit we've been doing won't get us out of this one.
shatterzone.substack.com/p/we-failed-...
shatterzone.substack.com/p/we-failed-...
We failed to stop the rise of fascism. What comes next?
How to navigate the future without a map.
shatterzone.substack.com
January 21, 2025 at 4:05 AM
We failed to stop fascism's rise. Now it's dancing about on the White House lawn. I don't know how to fix all this but I do know that the shit we've been doing won't get us out of this one.
shatterzone.substack.com/p/we-failed-...
shatterzone.substack.com/p/we-failed-...
This little guy here is my 5 month old munchkin kitten, Pippin. Named for the LotR series and Peregrin Took.
January 21, 2025 at 3:08 AM
This little guy here is my 5 month old munchkin kitten, Pippin. Named for the LotR series and Peregrin Took.
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With a bunch of douchebro loser billionaires in the news every day lately, this story has been on my mind almost daily.
January 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
With a bunch of douchebro loser billionaires in the news every day lately, this story has been on my mind almost daily.
@swordsjew.bsky.social Finished the audiobook of Wild Faith today and made sure to make recommendations of it to friends who genuinely homeschool and fear the evangelical Christian homeschoolers. Thank you for the informative, important read.
December 10, 2024 at 6:22 PM
@swordsjew.bsky.social Finished the audiobook of Wild Faith today and made sure to make recommendations of it to friends who genuinely homeschool and fear the evangelical Christian homeschoolers. Thank you for the informative, important read.
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"Trump won the crucial blue wall states... by 231,000 votes? So if just 116,000 voters across those three swing states – or 0.7% of the total – had switched from Trump to Harris, it is the vice-president who would have won the electoral college … and the presidency" - me for the Guardian:
Donald Trump didn’t win by a historic landslide. It’s time to nip that lie in the bud | Mehdi Hasan
In 2024, we have a new post-election lie – Trump didn’t just win, Republicans say, but he won big. He won a landslide. That’s false
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2024 at 8:33 PM
"Trump won the crucial blue wall states... by 231,000 votes? So if just 116,000 voters across those three swing states – or 0.7% of the total – had switched from Trump to Harris, it is the vice-president who would have won the electoral college … and the presidency" - me for the Guardian:
My Pembroke Welsh Corgi girl, River, in the snow for her second winter ever.
December 2, 2024 at 3:51 PM
My Pembroke Welsh Corgi girl, River, in the snow for her second winter ever.
My wife and I drove an hour and a half down to the Peoria Riverfront Museum to see the Jim Henson exhibit they have running. It was amazing to get to see so many of the puppets in person. It was such a great experience, even though I had to hobble my way around with a cane to see it.
November 24, 2024 at 12:56 PM
My wife and I drove an hour and a half down to the Peoria Riverfront Museum to see the Jim Henson exhibit they have running. It was amazing to get to see so many of the puppets in person. It was such a great experience, even though I had to hobble my way around with a cane to see it.
@knowledgefight.bsky.social If you guys are still watching this account, I figured I'd let you know about an album from a band that existed here in the Quad Cities, IA/IL in the nineties who named one of their albums Time Tunnel, after the show. The Kabalas was their name.
November 20, 2024 at 6:42 PM
@knowledgefight.bsky.social If you guys are still watching this account, I figured I'd let you know about an album from a band that existed here in the Quad Cities, IA/IL in the nineties who named one of their albums Time Tunnel, after the show. The Kabalas was their name.
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Andy Ngo and Heritage foundation are sharing articles written by Neo-Nazi, National Justice Party, about a secret service agent they claim is antifa because they listen to @iwriteok.bsky.social pod. Not only is it a Nazi source, but they have doxxed the wrong people in the past (below). Also...
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November 19, 2024 at 8:50 AM
Andy Ngo and Heritage foundation are sharing articles written by Neo-Nazi, National Justice Party, about a secret service agent they claim is antifa because they listen to @iwriteok.bsky.social pod. Not only is it a Nazi source, but they have doxxed the wrong people in the past (below). Also...
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not fox news eating the onion
November 14, 2024 at 6:57 PM
not fox news eating the onion
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November 13, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Tonight while watching some TV, I got cuddles from Stripey and River curled up at my feet.
May 9, 2024 at 1:53 AM
Tonight while watching some TV, I got cuddles from Stripey and River curled up at my feet.