alex
@mxlx.bsky.social
chronically ill, auDHD, often confused. annoying cat person. leftist. trans rights are human rights. ✝️♿️🏳️🌈
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As the year comes to an end, I'm reposting some of the comics I made this year, including this ridiculous thing.
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
As the year comes to an end, I'm reposting some of the comics I made this year, including this ridiculous thing.
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Ancient freedoms under threat. Convene the barons. Raise an army. Return of Arthur predicted immanent
"Do you think the plebs should get a jury trial" is such a thrilling line from Labour, truly great to see this
November 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Ancient freedoms under threat. Convene the barons. Raise an army. Return of Arthur predicted immanent
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"the fae are open source" is an incredible premise for a fantasy novel that would appeal specifically to me.
Turning into my father one "the problem is no one reads enough books these days" grumble at a time
November 20, 2025 at 2:55 AM
"the fae are open source" is an incredible premise for a fantasy novel that would appeal specifically to me.
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At least it's honest, right? Intrusive questioning of women who don't conform to norms about how they should look, and women then being banned if they tell their inquisitor to mind his own sodding business, has always been the logical end point for the patriarchal project that is TERFdom.
November 20, 2025 at 6:43 AM
At least it's honest, right? Intrusive questioning of women who don't conform to norms about how they should look, and women then being banned if they tell their inquisitor to mind his own sodding business, has always been the logical end point for the patriarchal project that is TERFdom.
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“Winter may be beautiful, but bed is much better.”
November 20, 2025 at 5:37 AM
“Winter may be beautiful, but bed is much better.”
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make me ready, Lord, for whatever
November 20, 2025 at 8:36 AM
make me ready, Lord, for whatever
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We need your help.
@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
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@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
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Anger as Waterstones snaps up prime site on doorstep of independent bookshop
UK's biggest bookselling chain under fire over plans for new store beside Edinburgh tram line.
www.heraldscotland.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:28 AM
We need your help.
@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
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@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
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Today is Trans Day of Remembrance.
Sending love and solidarity to all trans+ people and those who have lost a trans+ loved one through violence or state oppression and neglect.
And a special thought for those who will have taken their lives without ever disclosing their trans identity.
Sending love and solidarity to all trans+ people and those who have lost a trans+ loved one through violence or state oppression and neglect.
And a special thought for those who will have taken their lives without ever disclosing their trans identity.
November 20, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Today is Trans Day of Remembrance.
Sending love and solidarity to all trans+ people and those who have lost a trans+ loved one through violence or state oppression and neglect.
And a special thought for those who will have taken their lives without ever disclosing their trans identity.
Sending love and solidarity to all trans+ people and those who have lost a trans+ loved one through violence or state oppression and neglect.
And a special thought for those who will have taken their lives without ever disclosing their trans identity.
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✨ A Sprinkle of JoyousJoyness ✨
So SMOL.
Have a JoyousJoyfulJoyness day!
#happy #kangaroo #australia #animal #smol #cute #joyousjoyness #repost
So SMOL.
Have a JoyousJoyfulJoyness day!
#happy #kangaroo #australia #animal #smol #cute #joyousjoyness #repost
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
✨ A Sprinkle of JoyousJoyness ✨
So SMOL.
Have a JoyousJoyfulJoyness day!
#happy #kangaroo #australia #animal #smol #cute #joyousjoyness #repost
So SMOL.
Have a JoyousJoyfulJoyness day!
#happy #kangaroo #australia #animal #smol #cute #joyousjoyness #repost
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There's a lot of focus in neurodivergent advocacy spaces on emphasising the positives of monotropic thinking, but it's a build with notable downsides, made worse because so few people can naturally empathise with them, so they imagine it's a perverse stubborn choice & not a default setting
November 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
There's a lot of focus in neurodivergent advocacy spaces on emphasising the positives of monotropic thinking, but it's a build with notable downsides, made worse because so few people can naturally empathise with them, so they imagine it's a perverse stubborn choice & not a default setting
I think we're in a firework control zone, but in spite of that the random explosions are extremely close by. Fortunately (?) the cats seem less bothered by this than I am.
November 5, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I think we're in a firework control zone, but in spite of that the random explosions are extremely close by. Fortunately (?) the cats seem less bothered by this than I am.
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You want to democratize "going to therapy"? Make it "free" as in paid by socialized healthcare. You want to democratize "making art"? Give people money and free time to express themselves.
October 28, 2025 at 10:53 PM
You want to democratize "going to therapy"? Make it "free" as in paid by socialized healthcare. You want to democratize "making art"? Give people money and free time to express themselves.
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We keep seeing startups who want to replace something valuable (therapy, counseling, tutoring, artistic expression) with some tech bullshit under the banner of democratization. But why do we need to invest so much in bad tech that doesn't work instead of just giving people access to what they need?
October 28, 2025 at 10:53 PM
We keep seeing startups who want to replace something valuable (therapy, counseling, tutoring, artistic expression) with some tech bullshit under the banner of democratization. But why do we need to invest so much in bad tech that doesn't work instead of just giving people access to what they need?
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Disabled people aren’t ignorant. We knew that the labour government could not suddenly make things better overnight after 14 years of shit.
But to attack the most vulnerable, when there are so many other more pressing priorities, is simple cruelty and should never be accepted.
But to attack the most vulnerable, when there are so many other more pressing priorities, is simple cruelty and should never be accepted.
October 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Disabled people aren’t ignorant. We knew that the labour government could not suddenly make things better overnight after 14 years of shit.
But to attack the most vulnerable, when there are so many other more pressing priorities, is simple cruelty and should never be accepted.
But to attack the most vulnerable, when there are so many other more pressing priorities, is simple cruelty and should never be accepted.
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I am finding an unreasonable amount of joy in my new fountain pen and new tiny pen holder and how earnestly she is doing her work.
October 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I am finding an unreasonable amount of joy in my new fountain pen and new tiny pen holder and how earnestly she is doing her work.
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Something I love about archival films is that when someone had a couple feet of film left on a roll they'd often use it to film their cat. So many films finish with a few seconds of cats
So, here's some cats from the 1950s and 60s. They were loved
Scanned from 8mm films
#Film #History #Cats
So, here's some cats from the 1950s and 60s. They were loved
Scanned from 8mm films
#Film #History #Cats
October 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Have Disabled People Considered The First Solution Anyone Would Think Of? and Other Unhelpful Tips
October 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Have Disabled People Considered The First Solution Anyone Would Think Of? and Other Unhelpful Tips
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a lot of the class reductionist analysis you get these days stems from people basically just wishing they had the working class of 40 years ago to work with, not that of a service-based economy. they want to win revolution from the factories and are embarrassed by call centre workers with weird hair
October 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
a lot of the class reductionist analysis you get these days stems from people basically just wishing they had the working class of 40 years ago to work with, not that of a service-based economy. they want to win revolution from the factories and are embarrassed by call centre workers with weird hair
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I think the thing for me about Labour and the Tories saying that the Greens 'wouldn't do things right' is that we've tried austerity, anti immigration approaches, brexit, ignoring the environment and not properly taxing wealth and THAT hasn't worked has it?
October 23, 2025 at 6:41 AM
I think the thing for me about Labour and the Tories saying that the Greens 'wouldn't do things right' is that we've tried austerity, anti immigration approaches, brexit, ignoring the environment and not properly taxing wealth and THAT hasn't worked has it?
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To be clear: deportations to increase cultural homogeneity is the text book definition of ethnic cleansing. Demands that come even close to this are so far outside any democratic norm and the rule of law. What has happened to a country when this is not condemned in the strongest possible terms?
October 21, 2025 at 10:47 AM
To be clear: deportations to increase cultural homogeneity is the text book definition of ethnic cleansing. Demands that come even close to this are so far outside any democratic norm and the rule of law. What has happened to a country when this is not condemned in the strongest possible terms?
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To be absolutely clear, it is impossible to vote for a party that cannot bring itself to unequivocally defend the rights of people living and working legally in this country. Because arbitrary removal of legal rights, or sudden varying of terms, for some is ultimately a threat to everyone.
October 21, 2025 at 10:13 AM
To be absolutely clear, it is impossible to vote for a party that cannot bring itself to unequivocally defend the rights of people living and working legally in this country. Because arbitrary removal of legal rights, or sudden varying of terms, for some is ultimately a threat to everyone.
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Each AWS outage is a chance for people to reevaluate whether billionaires should be allowed to exist, and each time this test is cut short when the entertainment comes back on.
October 20, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Each AWS outage is a chance for people to reevaluate whether billionaires should be allowed to exist, and each time this test is cut short when the entertainment comes back on.
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Edinburgh castle failing to render, likely thanks to the AWS outage
October 20, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Edinburgh castle failing to render, likely thanks to the AWS outage
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I would laugh if this wasn't so true 😭
October 19, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I would laugh if this wasn't so true 😭