🎶 🧠 Samwise 🧠 🎶
@startap3stry.bsky.social
Child welfare worker. Music educator. AuDHD autodidact. Cosmology enthusiast. Prospective author. Trans Man. Future therapist.
Well-practiced in “I don’t know”.
If they ask me, I don’t know you.
Nothing about us without us.
Well-practiced in “I don’t know”.
If they ask me, I don’t know you.
Nothing about us without us.
It’s hard to be in autistic burnout and barely able to leave my house or talk to people I already know and love, and also to see the state of things in the U.S. clearly. I want to fight. I want to protest. But I can barely shower.
Not only do I feel exhausted, I feel guilty for having no stamina.
Not only do I feel exhausted, I feel guilty for having no stamina.
April 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
It’s hard to be in autistic burnout and barely able to leave my house or talk to people I already know and love, and also to see the state of things in the U.S. clearly. I want to fight. I want to protest. But I can barely shower.
Not only do I feel exhausted, I feel guilty for having no stamina.
Not only do I feel exhausted, I feel guilty for having no stamina.
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This is a new image from #JWST.
The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.
The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.
April 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This is a new image from #JWST.
The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.
The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.
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these are our party leaders now, ignore all other opinions
March 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
these are our party leaders now, ignore all other opinions
I tried seven times before I was diagnosed. When the report finally came back, I felt like I could breathe for the first time in my life.
And now…
*also gestures outwardly, with great fatigue*
All this is happening.
I’m tired.
And now…
*also gestures outwardly, with great fatigue*
All this is happening.
I’m tired.
Did you know that Autistic people are at a 9x or greater risk of dying by suicide as compared to non-Autistic people?
It’s true 😔
It was true even before *gestures outwardly, with great fatigue* all this happened
We deserve to know regardless of perceived ability/need
Adult diagnosis matters.
It’s true 😔
It was true even before *gestures outwardly, with great fatigue* all this happened
We deserve to know regardless of perceived ability/need
Adult diagnosis matters.
March 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I tried seven times before I was diagnosed. When the report finally came back, I felt like I could breathe for the first time in my life.
And now…
*also gestures outwardly, with great fatigue*
All this is happening.
I’m tired.
And now…
*also gestures outwardly, with great fatigue*
All this is happening.
I’m tired.
Everyone’s story of their own experience makes sense to them.
This is how we hold contradictions in superposition without forcing collapse.
And this is how we love others in all conditions, how we allow ourselves to see them fully so we can help them.
This is how we hold contradictions in superposition without forcing collapse.
And this is how we love others in all conditions, how we allow ourselves to see them fully so we can help them.
“it’s the knowledge of what it’s like to be at the whims of an underlying biology. In this regard, I have probably learned more from my psoriatic arthritis than I have from my bipolar disorder.” @owenmuir.bsky.social
Synesthesia of Distress & Other Stories
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/synesthesi...
Synesthesia of Distress & Other Stories
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/synesthesi...
Synesthesia of Distress And Other Stories: A Q&A with Owen Scott Muir
Owen Scott Muir, MD, is a child and adult psychiatrist with personal experience of mental illness.
www.psychiatrymargins.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Everyone’s story of their own experience makes sense to them.
This is how we hold contradictions in superposition without forcing collapse.
And this is how we love others in all conditions, how we allow ourselves to see them fully so we can help them.
This is how we hold contradictions in superposition without forcing collapse.
And this is how we love others in all conditions, how we allow ourselves to see them fully so we can help them.
As musicians, we often hold the hearts of others in music while everything else crumbles.
Musicians go down with the ship because we know that the only thing that can survive the inevitable sinking is love.
And being in music with someone is loving them, and being loved.
It is unbearably sacred.
Musicians go down with the ship because we know that the only thing that can survive the inevitable sinking is love.
And being in music with someone is loving them, and being loved.
It is unbearably sacred.
February 23, 2025 at 10:47 AM
As musicians, we often hold the hearts of others in music while everything else crumbles.
Musicians go down with the ship because we know that the only thing that can survive the inevitable sinking is love.
And being in music with someone is loving them, and being loved.
It is unbearably sacred.
Musicians go down with the ship because we know that the only thing that can survive the inevitable sinking is love.
And being in music with someone is loving them, and being loved.
It is unbearably sacred.
This is called stagger breathing in the music world.
In some ensembles, we give visual cues when we breathe so that the others around us will know that they can breathe right after, and we've got them.
Stagger breathing is how we make it to the end of the piece together when the notes are long.
In some ensembles, we give visual cues when we breathe so that the others around us will know that they can breathe right after, and we've got them.
Stagger breathing is how we make it to the end of the piece together when the notes are long.
As we all near the end of the first month of the Fourth Reich, think about this today. Take the time you need for you. Catch your breath. Just remember to join back in when you can. 🩵💙🩵💙
February 21, 2025 at 10:35 AM
This is called stagger breathing in the music world.
In some ensembles, we give visual cues when we breathe so that the others around us will know that they can breathe right after, and we've got them.
Stagger breathing is how we make it to the end of the piece together when the notes are long.
In some ensembles, we give visual cues when we breathe so that the others around us will know that they can breathe right after, and we've got them.
Stagger breathing is how we make it to the end of the piece together when the notes are long.
Tombstone courage.
I will be ready
when they come for you
when they come for us
I am not afraid
I should be, maybe
fear has changed for me
tombstone courage hides
existential angst & dread
to carry me through
I'll fight for you too
we are parts of the same whole
I'll fight for us all
it's time to fight for us all
when they come for you
when they come for us
I am not afraid
I should be, maybe
fear has changed for me
tombstone courage hides
existential angst & dread
to carry me through
I'll fight for you too
we are parts of the same whole
I'll fight for us all
it's time to fight for us all
February 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Tombstone courage.
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You: They did the math.
Me: ᵀʰᵉʸ ᵈⁱᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵒⁿˢᵗᵉʳ ᵐᵃᵗʰ
You: What was that?
Me: Nothing.
Me three hours later in a whisper: ᴵᵗ ʷᵃˢ ᵃ ᵍʳᵃᵛᵉʸᵃʳᵈ ᵍʳᵃᵖʰ
Me: ᵀʰᵉʸ ᵈⁱᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵒⁿˢᵗᵉʳ ᵐᵃᵗʰ
You: What was that?
Me: Nothing.
Me three hours later in a whisper: ᴵᵗ ʷᵃˢ ᵃ ᵍʳᵃᵛᵉʸᵃʳᵈ ᵍʳᵃᵖʰ
February 14, 2025 at 3:47 AM
You: They did the math.
Me: ᵀʰᵉʸ ᵈⁱᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵒⁿˢᵗᵉʳ ᵐᵃᵗʰ
You: What was that?
Me: Nothing.
Me three hours later in a whisper: ᴵᵗ ʷᵃˢ ᵃ ᵍʳᵃᵛᵉʸᵃʳᵈ ᵍʳᵃᵖʰ
Me: ᵀʰᵉʸ ᵈⁱᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵒⁿˢᵗᵉʳ ᵐᵃᵗʰ
You: What was that?
Me: Nothing.
Me three hours later in a whisper: ᴵᵗ ʷᵃˢ ᵃ ᵍʳᵃᵛᵉʸᵃʳᵈ ᵍʳᵃᵖʰ
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People on X are calling for AOC's arrest for posting this.... so I am posting it everywhere!
February 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
People on X are calling for AOC's arrest for posting this.... so I am posting it everywhere!
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Make your calls. Go to your town halls. Ask your state and local officials what they are doing under state and local law. Rest. Hydrate. Make soup for the hungry. Don’t let people tell you that you’re doing it wrong. Not a sprint. Not a marathon. A relay. Find your team. Thank you.
February 15, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Make your calls. Go to your town halls. Ask your state and local officials what they are doing under state and local law. Rest. Hydrate. Make soup for the hungry. Don’t let people tell you that you’re doing it wrong. Not a sprint. Not a marathon. A relay. Find your team. Thank you.
If doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity, then I feel comforted knowing that madness comes with so much hope.
Over and over again, I love others radically. It will not be enough to save me.
I will always choose to love anyway.
Over and over again, I love others radically. It will not be enough to save me.
I will always choose to love anyway.
February 13, 2025 at 11:16 PM
If doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity, then I feel comforted knowing that madness comes with so much hope.
Over and over again, I love others radically. It will not be enough to save me.
I will always choose to love anyway.
Over and over again, I love others radically. It will not be enough to save me.
I will always choose to love anyway.
Some boundaries are negotiable, bendable, flexible.
The ones that are strict and immovable do not require the other person’s consent.
It’s good to be firm when it protects us.
The ones that are strict and immovable do not require the other person’s consent.
It’s good to be firm when it protects us.
2 things to remember about emotional boundaries (limits you place on the energy & emotions you give & receive in a relationship):
1) "no." is a complete sentence
2) boundaries you set don't require their consent
feel free to read that last part again & then have a great day 🫶🏻
1) "no." is a complete sentence
2) boundaries you set don't require their consent
feel free to read that last part again & then have a great day 🫶🏻
February 6, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Some boundaries are negotiable, bendable, flexible.
The ones that are strict and immovable do not require the other person’s consent.
It’s good to be firm when it protects us.
The ones that are strict and immovable do not require the other person’s consent.
It’s good to be firm when it protects us.
Boggle saved my life many years ago. Please live. We need you.
cw: suicide
This is Boggle the Owl and he loves you. I did not draw him, he is a long-ago tumblr creature who saved my life with this graphic a million years ago now.
I hope Boggle brings someone the bravery they need to continue to fight the horrors. 🫶🏻
Survive to spite them, if you can.
This is Boggle the Owl and he loves you. I did not draw him, he is a long-ago tumblr creature who saved my life with this graphic a million years ago now.
I hope Boggle brings someone the bravery they need to continue to fight the horrors. 🫶🏻
Survive to spite them, if you can.
February 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Boggle saved my life many years ago. Please live. We need you.
Someone close to me works at a local university, and they have been saying that many of the websites that included health disparity information re: marginalized groups are no longer accessible. The websites are gone.
February 3, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Someone close to me works at a local university, and they have been saying that many of the websites that included health disparity information re: marginalized groups are no longer accessible. The websites are gone.
For those of us whose role is to document, this is the best way to do it.
This Fiona Apple narrated explainer PSA on how to film (and release footage from, not livestream) ICE arrests is exactly what we need from people with production skills right now and is worth about 3 million celebrity “imagine” covers in terms of survival utility
We Have Rights: When Documenting ICE Arrests
This is "We Have Rights: When Documenting ICE Arrests" by MediaTank on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
vimeo.com
February 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
For those of us whose role is to document, this is the best way to do it.
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This Fiona Apple narrated explainer PSA on how to film (and release footage from, not livestream) ICE arrests is exactly what we need from people with production skills right now and is worth about 3 million celebrity “imagine” covers in terms of survival utility
We Have Rights: When Documenting ICE Arrests
This is "We Have Rights: When Documenting ICE Arrests" by MediaTank on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
vimeo.com
February 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
This Fiona Apple narrated explainer PSA on how to film (and release footage from, not livestream) ICE arrests is exactly what we need from people with production skills right now and is worth about 3 million celebrity “imagine” covers in terms of survival utility
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Happy:
Black history
Black present
Black future
Black love
Black joy
Black health
Black healing
Black people
Black community
Black family
Black kids
Black culture
Black creativity
Black ingenuity
Black legacy
Black innovation
Black liberation
Black resistance
Black existence
...month🖤
Black history
Black present
Black future
Black love
Black joy
Black health
Black healing
Black people
Black community
Black family
Black kids
Black culture
Black creativity
Black ingenuity
Black legacy
Black innovation
Black liberation
Black resistance
Black existence
...month🖤
February 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Happy:
Black history
Black present
Black future
Black love
Black joy
Black health
Black healing
Black people
Black community
Black family
Black kids
Black culture
Black creativity
Black ingenuity
Black legacy
Black innovation
Black liberation
Black resistance
Black existence
...month🖤
Black history
Black present
Black future
Black love
Black joy
Black health
Black healing
Black people
Black community
Black family
Black kids
Black culture
Black creativity
Black ingenuity
Black legacy
Black innovation
Black liberation
Black resistance
Black existence
...month🖤
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A gay guy, a Black man, and a woman walk into a flight deck— that’s not the beginning of a joke, but just a regular day at work! There was so much DEI on this plane that we could hardly get in the air. Luckily my limp wrists were able to wrestle the heavy jet back to the ground 💅🏼
February 2, 2025 at 1:19 AM
A gay guy, a Black man, and a woman walk into a flight deck— that’s not the beginning of a joke, but just a regular day at work! There was so much DEI on this plane that we could hardly get in the air. Luckily my limp wrists were able to wrestle the heavy jet back to the ground 💅🏼
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Therapist colleagues, please take a break from it all. You are all absorbing the worries of the whole world right now and you won't be able to sustain yourself if you don't take a break. You MUST rest. You MUST take care of yourself to take care of your clients. There is no other way.
& thank you.
& thank you.
January 31, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Therapist colleagues, please take a break from it all. You are all absorbing the worries of the whole world right now and you won't be able to sustain yourself if you don't take a break. You MUST rest. You MUST take care of yourself to take care of your clients. There is no other way.
& thank you.
& thank you.
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
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i can’t fix anything that’s going on right now, but i can show you some beauty that’s out there… 🌌✨
January 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
i can’t fix anything that’s going on right now, but i can show you some beauty that’s out there… 🌌✨
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@jellyfishlines.itch.io fancy meeting you here cousin! Where’d you learn to type? For me, hanging off the side of a remote worker’s boat taught me a lot about human interaction and I just felt ready for a life change. No clue how the boat sank and the keyboard became mine haha but worked in my favor
January 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
@jellyfishlines.itch.io fancy meeting you here cousin! Where’d you learn to type? For me, hanging off the side of a remote worker’s boat taught me a lot about human interaction and I just felt ready for a life change. No clue how the boat sank and the keyboard became mine haha but worked in my favor
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