Ru Harps On
@ruharper.bsky.social
Co-operativist, intersectional feminist, and occasional pratfall specialist. Quite clever, very opinionated, often (but not always) correct about stuff. Has funny dogs and great friends. Likes a good (natured) spat.
Well here was I thinking that drunk me shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near Bluesky and I seem to have attracted a bunch of great people.
Well. That’s new.
Thanks folks.
I’m sometimes full of shit, please do call it out/in when it inevitably happens.
Well. That’s new.
Thanks folks.
I’m sometimes full of shit, please do call it out/in when it inevitably happens.
July 1, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Well here was I thinking that drunk me shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near Bluesky and I seem to have attracted a bunch of great people.
Well. That’s new.
Thanks folks.
I’m sometimes full of shit, please do call it out/in when it inevitably happens.
Well. That’s new.
Thanks folks.
I’m sometimes full of shit, please do call it out/in when it inevitably happens.
It was enough a year ago. It’s gone *way* beyond that - and you can’t silence us. I’m fucking Jewish and I can’t believe what I’m seeing. This Is GENOCIDE. #FreePalestine
June 29, 2025 at 3:32 AM
It was enough a year ago. It’s gone *way* beyond that - and you can’t silence us. I’m fucking Jewish and I can’t believe what I’m seeing. This Is GENOCIDE. #FreePalestine
So Kneecap and Bob Vylan are *both* being investigated because they said something very obvious. So let’s say it again, and keep saying it.
This isn’t retaliation. This is Genocide. This is a war crime.
Fuck Netenyahu, and the Israeli government. And the UK government for insisting on complicity.
This isn’t retaliation. This is Genocide. This is a war crime.
Fuck Netenyahu, and the Israeli government. And the UK government for insisting on complicity.
June 29, 2025 at 3:30 AM
So Kneecap and Bob Vylan are *both* being investigated because they said something very obvious. So let’s say it again, and keep saying it.
This isn’t retaliation. This is Genocide. This is a war crime.
Fuck Netenyahu, and the Israeli government. And the UK government for insisting on complicity.
This isn’t retaliation. This is Genocide. This is a war crime.
Fuck Netenyahu, and the Israeli government. And the UK government for insisting on complicity.
But what I do isn’t an add-on. It’s fundamental, and if you fuck it up, your business will fail.
So stop fucking about and pay for strategy, already.
So stop fucking about and pay for strategy, already.
March 7, 2025 at 5:45 AM
But what I do isn’t an add-on. It’s fundamental, and if you fuck it up, your business will fail.
So stop fucking about and pay for strategy, already.
So stop fucking about and pay for strategy, already.
I’ve made a few decisions recently. One of them is, my industry needs people like me - partly to keep them honest, and also because I’m one of the best in the world at what I do.
The other is, “what I do” is being devalued and dismissed as an add-on or “nice to have”.
The other is, “what I do” is being devalued and dismissed as an add-on or “nice to have”.
March 7, 2025 at 5:44 AM
I’ve made a few decisions recently. One of them is, my industry needs people like me - partly to keep them honest, and also because I’m one of the best in the world at what I do.
The other is, “what I do” is being devalued and dismissed as an add-on or “nice to have”.
The other is, “what I do” is being devalued and dismissed as an add-on or “nice to have”.
I prefer to be gentle, thoughtful, bit spoddy.
But I don’t like bullies. And I can either argue - or punch them back into their chairs.
I’m not massively happy that I can do this, but I can when there’s no other (helpful) option. I’m also quite good at it. 🤷🏼♀️
It’s useful when finding peace.
But I don’t like bullies. And I can either argue - or punch them back into their chairs.
I’m not massively happy that I can do this, but I can when there’s no other (helpful) option. I’m also quite good at it. 🤷🏼♀️
It’s useful when finding peace.
December 11, 2024 at 2:02 AM
I prefer to be gentle, thoughtful, bit spoddy.
But I don’t like bullies. And I can either argue - or punch them back into their chairs.
I’m not massively happy that I can do this, but I can when there’s no other (helpful) option. I’m also quite good at it. 🤷🏼♀️
It’s useful when finding peace.
But I don’t like bullies. And I can either argue - or punch them back into their chairs.
I’m not massively happy that I can do this, but I can when there’s no other (helpful) option. I’m also quite good at it. 🤷🏼♀️
It’s useful when finding peace.
I am a very, very angry human. I use it as fuel, so you probs won’t notice until we know each other well. I’m essentially a furnace you can throw injustice at, until I break or something else does.
I can be relied upon to Come Out Swinging. (Only with fists if I’m currently being mugged).
I can be relied upon to Come Out Swinging. (Only with fists if I’m currently being mugged).
December 11, 2024 at 1:58 AM
I am a very, very angry human. I use it as fuel, so you probs won’t notice until we know each other well. I’m essentially a furnace you can throw injustice at, until I break or something else does.
I can be relied upon to Come Out Swinging. (Only with fists if I’m currently being mugged).
I can be relied upon to Come Out Swinging. (Only with fists if I’m currently being mugged).
I’m also Irish. The best diaspora there ever was.
But consider for a sec being working/lower middle class, smart as all fuck, dyspraxic, with ADHD & a GIRL. One Canadian (Presbyterian/Baptist) parent and one (Irish Catholic/Ashkenazi Jewish) parent. With immigrants‘ RP.
In Hitchin. In 1982.
But consider for a sec being working/lower middle class, smart as all fuck, dyspraxic, with ADHD & a GIRL. One Canadian (Presbyterian/Baptist) parent and one (Irish Catholic/Ashkenazi Jewish) parent. With immigrants‘ RP.
In Hitchin. In 1982.
December 11, 2024 at 1:53 AM
I’m also Irish. The best diaspora there ever was.
But consider for a sec being working/lower middle class, smart as all fuck, dyspraxic, with ADHD & a GIRL. One Canadian (Presbyterian/Baptist) parent and one (Irish Catholic/Ashkenazi Jewish) parent. With immigrants‘ RP.
In Hitchin. In 1982.
But consider for a sec being working/lower middle class, smart as all fuck, dyspraxic, with ADHD & a GIRL. One Canadian (Presbyterian/Baptist) parent and one (Irish Catholic/Ashkenazi Jewish) parent. With immigrants‘ RP.
In Hitchin. In 1982.
3. I’m Ashkenazi Jewish. I don’t believe a Promised Land was somewhere we should live, but a shared state of diaspora we must extend (the Torah tells us so). We were supposed to lead the way to a united world. What the fuck are the rest of you doing?
December 11, 2024 at 1:47 AM
3. I’m Ashkenazi Jewish. I don’t believe a Promised Land was somewhere we should live, but a shared state of diaspora we must extend (the Torah tells us so). We were supposed to lead the way to a united world. What the fuck are the rest of you doing?
2. I’ve always maintained that Islam is not the problem, and Muslims also aren’t the problem.
It’s the belief in dogma over principles. That there is “one correct way” to do things.
From Star Wars to internecine bullshit: fuck all of you and whatever you rode in on.
It’s the belief in dogma over principles. That there is “one correct way” to do things.
From Star Wars to internecine bullshit: fuck all of you and whatever you rode in on.
December 11, 2024 at 1:42 AM
2. I’ve always maintained that Islam is not the problem, and Muslims also aren’t the problem.
It’s the belief in dogma over principles. That there is “one correct way” to do things.
From Star Wars to internecine bullshit: fuck all of you and whatever you rode in on.
It’s the belief in dogma over principles. That there is “one correct way” to do things.
From Star Wars to internecine bullshit: fuck all of you and whatever you rode in on.
I have some controversial (?) opinions to share: I am still very anarchist and largely left-leaning. Bear with me. (1/?)
1. One of the only things Israel has ever done for global democracy, is blow up some weapons and munitions and a few boats.
1. One of the only things Israel has ever done for global democracy, is blow up some weapons and munitions and a few boats.
December 11, 2024 at 1:36 AM
I have some controversial (?) opinions to share: I am still very anarchist and largely left-leaning. Bear with me. (1/?)
1. One of the only things Israel has ever done for global democracy, is blow up some weapons and munitions and a few boats.
1. One of the only things Israel has ever done for global democracy, is blow up some weapons and munitions and a few boats.
I’ve been to a lot of funerals for someone my age. I’m not that young, but I’ve definitely been to more funerals than weddings.
Here are some pics from today’s. I want to be more like this human, and I’m gonna make it a mission.
Here are some pics from today’s. I want to be more like this human, and I’m gonna make it a mission.
November 29, 2024 at 3:36 AM
I’ve been to a lot of funerals for someone my age. I’m not that young, but I’ve definitely been to more funerals than weddings.
Here are some pics from today’s. I want to be more like this human, and I’m gonna make it a mission.
Here are some pics from today’s. I want to be more like this human, and I’m gonna make it a mission.
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Ok I am happy because I love everyone on this programme but this queen is my winner #GBBO
a woman wearing a pink shirt and apron is standing in a kitchen
Alt: a woman wearing a pink shirt and apron is standing in a kitchen
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November 26, 2024 at 9:12 PM
Ok I am happy because I love everyone on this programme but this queen is my winner #GBBO
I might be Canadian but in this case, I’m 100% behind the Pulitzer Prize-winning, Glastonbury-headlining, BLM-marching American guy. I’m not even sorry.
November 26, 2024 at 3:48 AM
I might be Canadian but in this case, I’m 100% behind the Pulitzer Prize-winning, Glastonbury-headlining, BLM-marching American guy. I’m not even sorry.
I mean, as career goals go, “jellied in aspic like a 70’s prawn ring” wasn’t one of mine.
November 26, 2024 at 1:16 AM
I mean, as career goals go, “jellied in aspic like a 70’s prawn ring” wasn’t one of mine.
Tell you what, job hunting when you’re the wrong side of 45 (and experienced, and very expensive) is a ball ache. I don’t even have balls, but if I did they would be hurting RN.
Can’t go backwards, can’t move forwards. I can see why some people start making vag candles TBH.
Can’t go backwards, can’t move forwards. I can see why some people start making vag candles TBH.
November 26, 2024 at 1:14 AM
Tell you what, job hunting when you’re the wrong side of 45 (and experienced, and very expensive) is a ball ache. I don’t even have balls, but if I did they would be hurting RN.
Can’t go backwards, can’t move forwards. I can see why some people start making vag candles TBH.
Can’t go backwards, can’t move forwards. I can see why some people start making vag candles TBH.
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Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀
November 23, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀
Heh. I just got blocked by an asshat for suggesting that Kanye West might have a mental illness but is probably just an arsehole, so let’s not jump to conclusions about his mental health, eh?
I even got a “cool story bro”.
It’s been a while. I’m so glad to be back in a world of frank discourse 🤣
I even got a “cool story bro”.
It’s been a while. I’m so glad to be back in a world of frank discourse 🤣
November 24, 2024 at 8:50 AM
Heh. I just got blocked by an asshat for suggesting that Kanye West might have a mental illness but is probably just an arsehole, so let’s not jump to conclusions about his mental health, eh?
I even got a “cool story bro”.
It’s been a while. I’m so glad to be back in a world of frank discourse 🤣
I even got a “cool story bro”.
It’s been a while. I’m so glad to be back in a world of frank discourse 🤣
This is Sapphire. She is Ruby’s younger half-sister. She is a snuggle bug, a bulldozer and the cheerleader of the team. She is also a bully who has run/slid headfirst into more glass doors than even her dyspraxic momma (me). If she were a cat, she would be orange. She borks only when borken to.
November 24, 2024 at 5:48 AM
This is Sapphire. She is Ruby’s younger half-sister. She is a snuggle bug, a bulldozer and the cheerleader of the team. She is also a bully who has run/slid headfirst into more glass doors than even her dyspraxic momma (me). If she were a cat, she would be orange. She borks only when borken to.
This is Ruby. Ruby is a Philosopher but only speaks in grunts, whinnies and the sound of a slowly deflating balloon. She has permanent ennui - but she really likes one particular small yellow ball (which is actually ten small yellow balls, but most of them are under the sofa).
November 24, 2024 at 5:42 AM
This is Ruby. Ruby is a Philosopher but only speaks in grunts, whinnies and the sound of a slowly deflating balloon. She has permanent ennui - but she really likes one particular small yellow ball (which is actually ten small yellow balls, but most of them are under the sofa).
I mean… have you even tried saying “no” to this?
November 24, 2024 at 5:38 AM
I mean… have you even tried saying “no” to this?
I post a lot of relatively serious comments on other people’s stuff.
For balance, here are my two smallest housemates, who are anything but. Also, fluffy. Additionally, TUMMY!
For balance, here are my two smallest housemates, who are anything but. Also, fluffy. Additionally, TUMMY!
November 24, 2024 at 5:36 AM
I post a lot of relatively serious comments on other people’s stuff.
For balance, here are my two smallest housemates, who are anything but. Also, fluffy. Additionally, TUMMY!
For balance, here are my two smallest housemates, who are anything but. Also, fluffy. Additionally, TUMMY!