Sam Still Masks
@theailingwitch.bsky.social
They/Them
Queer, Disabled, & Chronically Ill Ostomate
“Fighting fascism is a full-time job!”
Writing Fantasy, Learning Harp, Always Binging DS9
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Queer, Disabled, & Chronically Ill Ostomate
“Fighting fascism is a full-time job!”
Writing Fantasy, Learning Harp, Always Binging DS9
Patreon.com/TheAilingWitch
🚫NO UNSOLICITED MED ADVICE🚫
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New Intro! ✨
I’m Sam, a disabled, chronically ill, & queer creator.
I am primarily a fantasy writer of stories, & now that I am learning to play the harp, I write fantasy songs as well!
I just started a FREE Patreon to share my world building, poetry, songs, & more:
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I’m Sam, a disabled, chronically ill, & queer creator.
I am primarily a fantasy writer of stories, & now that I am learning to play the harp, I write fantasy songs as well!
I just started a FREE Patreon to share my world building, poetry, songs, & more:
Patreon.com/TheAilingWitch
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How can people who stopped masking not have masked back up after RFK got confirmed!!!
And I don't just mean in the US. We are a danger to the whole world now.
And I don't just mean in the US. We are a danger to the whole world now.
November 16, 2025 at 5:45 AM
How can people who stopped masking not have masked back up after RFK got confirmed!!!
And I don't just mean in the US. We are a danger to the whole world now.
And I don't just mean in the US. We are a danger to the whole world now.
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I also want updated hvac in all public places. We really dropped the ball on that one.
Masking would be less important if we hadn't.
"We have more tools now"
Theoretically. We're not using them.
Masking would be less important if we hadn't.
"We have more tools now"
Theoretically. We're not using them.
November 16, 2025 at 5:06 AM
I also want updated hvac in all public places. We really dropped the ball on that one.
Masking would be less important if we hadn't.
"We have more tools now"
Theoretically. We're not using them.
Masking would be less important if we hadn't.
"We have more tools now"
Theoretically. We're not using them.
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I want you to get vaccinated if you can, for everything that you can, to protect both yourself and those who cannot.
I used to have this argument about the flu shot. People I know were all "well i'm young and in good health so i don't need to." Do you care about anyone who is not those things?!
I used to have this argument about the flu shot. People I know were all "well i'm young and in good health so i don't need to." Do you care about anyone who is not those things?!
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I want you to get vaccinated if you can, for everything that you can, to protect both yourself and those who cannot.
I used to have this argument about the flu shot. People I know were all "well i'm young and in good health so i don't need to." Do you care about anyone who is not those things?!
I used to have this argument about the flu shot. People I know were all "well i'm young and in good health so i don't need to." Do you care about anyone who is not those things?!
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For the fifty billionth time: I don't want society to shut down. I want you to mask at the fucking hospital, bus, airport, school, and grocery store, if you can.
If you cannot, I want everyone else to, to protect you.
If you cannot, I want everyone else to, to protect you.
November 16, 2025 at 4:58 AM
For the fifty billionth time: I don't want society to shut down. I want you to mask at the fucking hospital, bus, airport, school, and grocery store, if you can.
If you cannot, I want everyone else to, to protect you.
If you cannot, I want everyone else to, to protect you.
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Y'all are so amazing 😭
I'm down to only needing 1 sweat shirt, 1 sweat pants, & socks. There are a couple of skin health items on there, but not expecting those.
Thank you all for the shares & help keeping me going. I am going to delete this 12 hours, it will be time to focus on rent. THANK YOU!!
I'm down to only needing 1 sweat shirt, 1 sweat pants, & socks. There are a couple of skin health items on there, but not expecting those.
Thank you all for the shares & help keeping me going. I am going to delete this 12 hours, it will be time to focus on rent. THANK YOU!!
November 16, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Y'all are so amazing 😭
I'm down to only needing 1 sweat shirt, 1 sweat pants, & socks. There are a couple of skin health items on there, but not expecting those.
Thank you all for the shares & help keeping me going. I am going to delete this 12 hours, it will be time to focus on rent. THANK YOU!!
I'm down to only needing 1 sweat shirt, 1 sweat pants, & socks. There are a couple of skin health items on there, but not expecting those.
Thank you all for the shares & help keeping me going. I am going to delete this 12 hours, it will be time to focus on rent. THANK YOU!!
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Britt says: $2228 remains to stay inside for the rest of the month (needed by 11-17)!!!
Requests are at record lows and need some shares!
Ty for all of anything 🌈💜
linktr.ee/hiitsbritt
#MutualAid #HelpFolksLive #HelpSky #BIPOCMA #FundSky #MutualAidVoid #DisabilitySky
💸💕 🏳️⚧️💸
Requests are at record lows and need some shares!
Ty for all of anything 🌈💜
linktr.ee/hiitsbritt
#MutualAid #HelpFolksLive #HelpSky #BIPOCMA #FundSky #MutualAidVoid #DisabilitySky
💸💕 🏳️⚧️💸
November 16, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Britt says: $2228 remains to stay inside for the rest of the month (needed by 11-17)!!!
Requests are at record lows and need some shares!
Ty for all of anything 🌈💜
linktr.ee/hiitsbritt
#MutualAid #HelpFolksLive #HelpSky #BIPOCMA #FundSky #MutualAidVoid #DisabilitySky
💸💕 🏳️⚧️💸
Requests are at record lows and need some shares!
Ty for all of anything 🌈💜
linktr.ee/hiitsbritt
#MutualAid #HelpFolksLive #HelpSky #BIPOCMA #FundSky #MutualAidVoid #DisabilitySky
💸💕 🏳️⚧️💸
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Needed:
- $300 Epi-pen (ASAP)
- $298 electric bill
- $250 meds (ASAP)
- $250-$300 groceries/food
Raised: $35
Any amount helps!
linktr.ee/wylder
- $300 Epi-pen (ASAP)
- $298 electric bill
- $250 meds (ASAP)
- $250-$300 groceries/food
Raised: $35
Any amount helps!
linktr.ee/wylder
Today we had $25 in donations 🎉 & $126 of bills hitting 😵💫.
We really need some help. Need about $300 by tomorrow. More for groceries would be great.
linktr.ee/wylder
Venmo.com/u/WishMage
Venmo.com/u/MousePounder
Cash.app/$WishMage
PayPal.me/MousePounder
PayPal.me/WyldWish
We really need some help. Need about $300 by tomorrow. More for groceries would be great.
linktr.ee/wylder
Venmo.com/u/WishMage
Venmo.com/u/MousePounder
Cash.app/$WishMage
PayPal.me/MousePounder
PayPal.me/WyldWish
November 16, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Needed:
- $300 Epi-pen (ASAP)
- $298 electric bill
- $250 meds (ASAP)
- $250-$300 groceries/food
Raised: $35
Any amount helps!
linktr.ee/wylder
- $300 Epi-pen (ASAP)
- $298 electric bill
- $250 meds (ASAP)
- $250-$300 groceries/food
Raised: $35
Any amount helps!
linktr.ee/wylder
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Good morning dear friends, here is today’s #Motification. I’ve spoken to Mo @helpcatsmsallam.bsky.social
and he’s fine. The weather is still cold & wet, luckily he has a good warm jacket.
Please donate to the GFM gofund.me/434dd5013 to rebuild the cat shelter if you can.🙏
and he’s fine. The weather is still cold & wet, luckily he has a good warm jacket.
Please donate to the GFM gofund.me/434dd5013 to rebuild the cat shelter if you can.🙏
November 16, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Good morning dear friends, here is today’s #Motification. I’ve spoken to Mo @helpcatsmsallam.bsky.social
and he’s fine. The weather is still cold & wet, luckily he has a good warm jacket.
Please donate to the GFM gofund.me/434dd5013 to rebuild the cat shelter if you can.🙏
and he’s fine. The weather is still cold & wet, luckily he has a good warm jacket.
Please donate to the GFM gofund.me/434dd5013 to rebuild the cat shelter if you can.🙏
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I hope nondisabled people are listening to disabled people as we’ve discussed the mass hemorrhaging of accessible jobs, layoffs over accommodations and spike of tools used to screen out disabled employees in the past few years (which ends survival possibilities for us)
November 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I hope nondisabled people are listening to disabled people as we’ve discussed the mass hemorrhaging of accessible jobs, layoffs over accommodations and spike of tools used to screen out disabled employees in the past few years (which ends survival possibilities for us)
I was gonna practice harp but instead I sang along to my new character playlist (a WIP, but it bops so far!) and sketched, and totally rocked it.
So, I’m counting that my music practice for the day.
(Nailing some Sara Bareilles is nothing to sneeze at. 😌)
So, I’m counting that my music practice for the day.
(Nailing some Sara Bareilles is nothing to sneeze at. 😌)
November 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I was gonna practice harp but instead I sang along to my new character playlist (a WIP, but it bops so far!) and sketched, and totally rocked it.
So, I’m counting that my music practice for the day.
(Nailing some Sara Bareilles is nothing to sneeze at. 😌)
So, I’m counting that my music practice for the day.
(Nailing some Sara Bareilles is nothing to sneeze at. 😌)
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If you're just stumbling across everyone's posts about Alice Wong ( @sfdirewolf.bsky.social ) today, she was an active writer and editor, in addition to her work as a disability visibility advocate with disabilityvisibilityproject.com
Disability Visibility Project
"Creating, sharing, and amplifying disability media and culture"
disabilityvisibilityproject.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:29 AM
If you're just stumbling across everyone's posts about Alice Wong ( @sfdirewolf.bsky.social ) today, she was an active writer and editor, in addition to her work as a disability visibility advocate with disabilityvisibilityproject.com
Well, I’ll be crying all morning, if you need me.
Wear a fucking mask if you are at all able to.
Wear a fucking mask if you are at all able to.
November 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Well, I’ll be crying all morning, if you need me.
Wear a fucking mask if you are at all able to.
Wear a fucking mask if you are at all able to.
Alice Wong was such a kind, genuine, & brilliant person who gave so very much of herself not just to the disability community, but to the world we are in together.
I learned so much from her.
She was a bright light in a dark world, & she will always shine.
May her memory forever be a blessing.
I learned so much from her.
She was a bright light in a dark world, & she will always shine.
May her memory forever be a blessing.
The incredible, indomitable, inspirational Alice Wong has left us.
I'm so grateful to have known her on social media, and so grateful for all the words she shared with us and all the actions she encouraged us into making.
May we live up to her example.
(so you don't have to go to Instagram)
I'm so grateful to have known her on social media, and so grateful for all the words she shared with us and all the actions she encouraged us into making.
May we live up to her example.
(so you don't have to go to Instagram)
November 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Alice Wong was such a kind, genuine, & brilliant person who gave so very much of herself not just to the disability community, but to the world we are in together.
I learned so much from her.
She was a bright light in a dark world, & she will always shine.
May her memory forever be a blessing.
I learned so much from her.
She was a bright light in a dark world, & she will always shine.
May her memory forever be a blessing.
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The incredible, indomitable, inspirational Alice Wong has left us.
I'm so grateful to have known her on social media, and so grateful for all the words she shared with us and all the actions she encouraged us into making.
May we live up to her example.
(so you don't have to go to Instagram)
I'm so grateful to have known her on social media, and so grateful for all the words she shared with us and all the actions she encouraged us into making.
May we live up to her example.
(so you don't have to go to Instagram)
November 15, 2025 at 6:13 AM
The incredible, indomitable, inspirational Alice Wong has left us.
I'm so grateful to have known her on social media, and so grateful for all the words she shared with us and all the actions she encouraged us into making.
May we live up to her example.
(so you don't have to go to Instagram)
I'm so grateful to have known her on social media, and so grateful for all the words she shared with us and all the actions she encouraged us into making.
May we live up to her example.
(so you don't have to go to Instagram)
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Yep. People are talking about the latest Frankenstein film.
But Mary Shelley was also an abolitionist, and she and husband Percy abstained from sugar because it was produced with the the labor of enslaved people.
"In every pound of sugar used… consuming two ounces of human flesh,"
- William Fox
But Mary Shelley was also an abolitionist, and she and husband Percy abstained from sugar because it was produced with the the labor of enslaved people.
"In every pound of sugar used… consuming two ounces of human flesh,"
- William Fox
How Percy Shelley Stirred His Politics Into His Teacup
In 19th century Britain, keeping sugar out of tea became a political statement against slavery. The sugar boycott was no easy choice for the radical poet, who hated slavery but loved tea.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Yep. People are talking about the latest Frankenstein film.
But Mary Shelley was also an abolitionist, and she and husband Percy abstained from sugar because it was produced with the the labor of enslaved people.
"In every pound of sugar used… consuming two ounces of human flesh,"
- William Fox
But Mary Shelley was also an abolitionist, and she and husband Percy abstained from sugar because it was produced with the the labor of enslaved people.
"In every pound of sugar used… consuming two ounces of human flesh,"
- William Fox
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Leslie recently passed away, he was dedicated in educating people about the dangers of Covid and Long Covid, a vibrant and caring person who helped so many, also as an educator and journalist, he will be missed
Please donate to his GFM: www.gofundme.com/f/lleeiii
Please donate to his GFM: www.gofundme.com/f/lleeiii
November 14, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Leslie recently passed away, he was dedicated in educating people about the dangers of Covid and Long Covid, a vibrant and caring person who helped so many, also as an educator and journalist, he will be missed
Please donate to his GFM: www.gofundme.com/f/lleeiii
Please donate to his GFM: www.gofundme.com/f/lleeiii
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Insurance premiums are skyrocketing
Medicaid is being cut
SNAP isn’t funded
Affordable housing is being cut
They’re making it harder for poor & disabled people to survive
Wear a mask. Ideally an N95. Protect your health & the health of others
It’s an investment in your long term health
Medicaid is being cut
SNAP isn’t funded
Affordable housing is being cut
They’re making it harder for poor & disabled people to survive
Wear a mask. Ideally an N95. Protect your health & the health of others
It’s an investment in your long term health
November 14, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Insurance premiums are skyrocketing
Medicaid is being cut
SNAP isn’t funded
Affordable housing is being cut
They’re making it harder for poor & disabled people to survive
Wear a mask. Ideally an N95. Protect your health & the health of others
It’s an investment in your long term health
Medicaid is being cut
SNAP isn’t funded
Affordable housing is being cut
They’re making it harder for poor & disabled people to survive
Wear a mask. Ideally an N95. Protect your health & the health of others
It’s an investment in your long term health
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Good morning dear friends, here is today’s #Motification. I’ve spoken to Mo @helpcatsmsallam.bsky.social
and he’s fine. Sadly his maternal grandmother passed yesterday, she is being buried later today.
Please donate to the GFM gofund.me/434dd5013 if you can.🙏
and he’s fine. Sadly his maternal grandmother passed yesterday, she is being buried later today.
Please donate to the GFM gofund.me/434dd5013 if you can.🙏
Donate to Help Mo to rebuild his house and cat shelter, organized by Jean Mccarthy
My name is Jean McCarthy and I live in London. I am raising funds to h… Jean Mccarthy needs your support for Help Mo to rebuild his house and cat shelter
gofund.me
November 14, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Good morning dear friends, here is today’s #Motification. I’ve spoken to Mo @helpcatsmsallam.bsky.social
and he’s fine. Sadly his maternal grandmother passed yesterday, she is being buried later today.
Please donate to the GFM gofund.me/434dd5013 if you can.🙏
and he’s fine. Sadly his maternal grandmother passed yesterday, she is being buried later today.
Please donate to the GFM gofund.me/434dd5013 if you can.🙏
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Pulling this out because my desperation for survival extends to need for distraction (Ive been awake for going on 3 days because Im in too much pain to rest).
Help me find some relief any way youre able?
linktr.ee/wylder
Help me find some relief any way youre able?
linktr.ee/wylder
November 14, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Pulling this out because my desperation for survival extends to need for distraction (Ive been awake for going on 3 days because Im in too much pain to rest).
Help me find some relief any way youre able?
linktr.ee/wylder
Help me find some relief any way youre able?
linktr.ee/wylder
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Remember when Bluesky nuked my ableism list for being mean to a "protected class"? Yeah
Hey bluesky, as a disabled person, the fuck are you doing
oh it's worse than that, the r-word was on the initial list of slurs that got merged, but then quickly taken out by a follow-up PR by a bluesky dev as can be seen here: https://github.com/bluesky-social/atproto/pull/1319/files
November 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Remember when Bluesky nuked my ableism list for being mean to a "protected class"? Yeah
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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Move through the world with intention. Do you want to make it better? Start with yourself. And yes, social media counts.
November 14, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Move through the world with intention. Do you want to make it better? Start with yourself. And yes, social media counts.
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If you are posting a visual gag, you need to use alt text.
If you are reposting a visual gag, make sure it has alt text, and that it’s useful.
If you are reposting a visual gag, make sure it has alt text, and that it’s useful.
November 14, 2025 at 1:11 PM
If you are posting a visual gag, you need to use alt text.
If you are reposting a visual gag, make sure it has alt text, and that it’s useful.
If you are reposting a visual gag, make sure it has alt text, and that it’s useful.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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I had to buy food and now can’t afford a bill, please donate or share if you can
Hey gamers, without access to food stamps this month is going to be harder than it usually should. If you can share and donate I would greatly appreciate it.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I had to buy food and now can’t afford a bill, please donate or share if you can