Charlotte Riggle
@everphiloxenia.bsky.social
Autistic. Accessibility professional. Disability advocate. Lover of saints. Writer of books. Builder of ever-larger tables.
Available now! That God's Works Might Be Revealed, a collection of short stories about saints with disabilities
Available now! That God's Works Might Be Revealed, a collection of short stories about saints with disabilities
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Have you read "That God's Works Might Be Revealed" yet? It's a collection of short stories about saints, sickness, and disability. Some of the saints (St. John the Little, St. Nicholas of Myra) you probably already know, and some of them might be new to you.
I have done many things in my life that were really cool and really stupid, and that I absolutely would not do again. Drinking raw milk is one of them. (Others include rescuing a bat from an attic that was being insulated and handling it bare-handed and walking on an shelf ice along Lake Michigan.)
Before the advent of pasteurization, milk caused 38% of food born illnesses. Today, it's 1%.
November 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I have done many things in my life that were really cool and really stupid, and that I absolutely would not do again. Drinking raw milk is one of them. (Others include rescuing a bat from an attic that was being insulated and handling it bare-handed and walking on an shelf ice along Lake Michigan.)
Bishops and other Orthodox and Catholic church leaders are convening in Nicea in honor of the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicea - the Council where the Creed was written and where St. Nicholas is said to have slapped Arius. Read more here: charlotteriggle.com/st-nicholas-...
St. Nicholas and Arius at the Council of Nicea | Charlotte Riggle
Did St. Nicholas really slap Arius at the Council of Nicea? For a long time, I would have said, “Probably not.” But I’ve changed my mind. Read the story, and see what you think. Listen to the story. A...
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November 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Bishops and other Orthodox and Catholic church leaders are convening in Nicea in honor of the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicea - the Council where the Creed was written and where St. Nicholas is said to have slapped Arius. Read more here: charlotteriggle.com/st-nicholas-...
If you're shopping today, you are buying books, right? Check out this one! A picture book about best friends having an overnight, with cookies to bake, siblings to bicker with, a loving godparent with stories to tell, and snow. Lots and lots of snow. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The Saint Nicholas Day Snow
Check out The Saint Nicholas Day Snow - <p>It's the night before Saint Nicholas Day and Catherine is excited about Elizabeth coming over for the night. Join the girls as they bake cookies, catch snowf...
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November 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
If you're shopping today, you are buying books, right? Check out this one! A picture book about best friends having an overnight, with cookies to bake, siblings to bicker with, a loving godparent with stories to tell, and snow. Lots and lots of snow. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
You might not want to read this article today, but you definitely want to read it. It's important.
This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.
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Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
You might not want to read this article today, but you definitely want to read it. It's important.
Reposted by Charlotte Riggle
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
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November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
This is fascinating. And it shows how little we understand about a technology that is being used for all kinds of things.
English majors are a waste of money, they said.
Little did they know...
Little did they know...
Poets are now cybersecurity threats: Researchers used 'adversarial poetry' to trick AI into ignoring its safety guard rails and it worked 62% of the time
Hacking the planet with florid verse.
www.pcgamer.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This is fascinating. And it shows how little we understand about a technology that is being used for all kinds of things.
I didn't look far enough to see what Phoebe saw: A story supported by a study consisting of a mail-in survey in English and Spanish. That's not going to give you good data about the Orthodox church.
I would love it if @ruthgraham.bsky.social and the @nytimes.com would read my response to Graham's recent article on the Orthodox Church in the U.S. In it, I point out a flaw in the statistics on which Graham builds her story. I invite her to revisit.
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phoebefaragmikhail.substack.com/p/the-nyt-wr...
The NYT wrote about the Orthodox Church
Its conclusions are based on faulty research.
phoebefaragmikhail.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I didn't look far enough to see what Phoebe saw: A story supported by a study consisting of a mail-in survey in English and Spanish. That's not going to give you good data about the Orthodox church.
Reposted by Charlotte Riggle
Again: If you are an academic at a public university that locals love - even just the football team - and that relies on foreign students to stay afloat, explain that to your community by writing locally if you can. It's a good solid pitch for a local outlet.
The White House just blasted this out under the headline "Good News You May Have Missed"
November 20, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Again: If you are an academic at a public university that locals love - even just the football team - and that relies on foreign students to stay afloat, explain that to your community by writing locally if you can. It's a good solid pitch for a local outlet.
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One could write: "The Epstein emails show how New York City elite protected predators."
And then just write it. Write what the sources say. Don't compare to today (I assure you they are still protecting predators; millions just voted for Cuomo). Just write what the sources say.
And then just write it. Write what the sources say. Don't compare to today (I assure you they are still protecting predators; millions just voted for Cuomo). Just write what the sources say.
November 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
One could write: "The Epstein emails show how New York City elite protected predators."
And then just write it. Write what the sources say. Don't compare to today (I assure you they are still protecting predators; millions just voted for Cuomo). Just write what the sources say.
And then just write it. Write what the sources say. Don't compare to today (I assure you they are still protecting predators; millions just voted for Cuomo). Just write what the sources say.
I updated this post to include the news that the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese now allows service dogs in all their parishes. Te post also has general info about service dogs, and how to welcome disabled people with service dogs to church.
charlotteriggle.com/service-dogs...
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Can service dogs go to church? | Charlotte Riggle
Service dogs are amazing. They can assist people who are blind or deaf. They can detect seizures before they happen and blood sugar levels that are going out of control. They can reach things that are...
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November 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I updated this post to include the news that the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese now allows service dogs in all their parishes. Te post also has general info about service dogs, and how to welcome disabled people with service dogs to church.
charlotteriggle.com/service-dogs...
charlotteriggle.com/service-dogs...
Advent starts today for Orthodox Christians. @somemyrrh.bsky.social has wisdom to share with priests and teachers during this season. She wants them to know that the normal disciplines of Advent don't always work for disabled folks.
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Accommodating Asceticism for People With Disabilities
Today we will begin
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November 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Advent starts today for Orthodox Christians. @somemyrrh.bsky.social has wisdom to share with priests and teachers during this season. She wants them to know that the normal disciplines of Advent don't always work for disabled folks.
somemyrrh.substack.com/p/accommodat...
somemyrrh.substack.com/p/accommodat...
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"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 AM
"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
I learned yesterday that, back in September, the bishops of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America decided that service dogs would be permitted in all of their churches. This is part of the Archdiocese's ongoing efforts to make our churches more accessible to people with disabilities.
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I learned yesterday that, back in September, the bishops of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America decided that service dogs would be permitted in all of their churches. This is part of the Archdiocese's ongoing efforts to make our churches more accessible to people with disabilities.
Reposted by Charlotte Riggle
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
“There must be blood”—
the unbreakable law
of revolutions and fairy tales.
This I knew.
That's the beginning of the poem. You need to read all the way to the end.
the unbreakable law
of revolutions and fairy tales.
This I knew.
That's the beginning of the poem. You need to read all the way to the end.
I wrote a poem for times like these and @rejectionlit.bsky.social published it
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There Must Be Blood (Elizabeth R. McClellan)
For Honest Lewis “There must be blood”—the unbreakable lawof revolutions and fairy tales.This I knew. We grow up knowing. The emperor was cleaning outthe granaries we had filled for winter,the burs…
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November 10, 2025 at 3:15 AM
“There must be blood”—
the unbreakable law
of revolutions and fairy tales.
This I knew.
That's the beginning of the poem. You need to read all the way to the end.
the unbreakable law
of revolutions and fairy tales.
This I knew.
That's the beginning of the poem. You need to read all the way to the end.
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BREAKING: Trump’s ICE bans Christians and all people from praying “in front of or inside” the Broadview ICE facility.
So, forced prayer in school is good, but volunteer prayer for the prisoner is banned.
This is what white nationalist Christianity looks like. This is Trump’s fascist America. Smh.
So, forced prayer in school is good, but volunteer prayer for the prisoner is banned.
This is what white nationalist Christianity looks like. This is Trump’s fascist America. Smh.
November 9, 2025 at 5:28 AM
BREAKING: Trump’s ICE bans Christians and all people from praying “in front of or inside” the Broadview ICE facility.
So, forced prayer in school is good, but volunteer prayer for the prisoner is banned.
This is what white nationalist Christianity looks like. This is Trump’s fascist America. Smh.
So, forced prayer in school is good, but volunteer prayer for the prisoner is banned.
This is what white nationalist Christianity looks like. This is Trump’s fascist America. Smh.
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I implore all of us who were rightfully buoyed up by Tuesday's voting results to look up the term "extinction burst" as it relates to behaviors. And GET READY. You only win by riding out the fight to the very end. Do not cave, do not negotiate, do not appease. Keep fighting.
Love you.
Love you.
November 7, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I implore all of us who were rightfully buoyed up by Tuesday's voting results to look up the term "extinction burst" as it relates to behaviors. And GET READY. You only win by riding out the fight to the very end. Do not cave, do not negotiate, do not appease. Keep fighting.
Love you.
Love you.
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Wish the devs would stop fucking up this perfectly good product they accidentally made.
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Wish the devs would stop fucking up this perfectly good product they accidentally made.
November 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Not only are pecans yummier than almonds, they're better for the bees and for the planet.
Consumer choice can play a substantial role in mitigating the climate and biodiversity crises. One important decision is to choose pecans over almonds. Read more at Our Trees.
Tom Kimmerer (@tomkimmerer)
The simultaneous crises of climate change and biodiversity loss have to be addressed at the national and international level, but consumer choice can shift markets in a positive direction. Let’s consi...
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November 4, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Not only are pecans yummier than almonds, they're better for the bees and for the planet.
I love Halloween. A bunch of middle school boys (who came in a cloud of Axe body spray) liked the boxed mac & cheese so much, they said that our house was the Best House Ever! Given the weather, I told them to take a couple of handfuls of candy each, which they did. (And we still have some left!)
November 1, 2025 at 4:47 AM
I love Halloween. A bunch of middle school boys (who came in a cloud of Axe body spray) liked the boxed mac & cheese so much, they said that our house was the Best House Ever! Given the weather, I told them to take a couple of handfuls of candy each, which they did. (And we still have some left!)
We have two baskets that kids can take treats from, one with candy and small toys, the other with packs of ramen and boxes of Kraft mac & cheese. As one kid left the porch, he told his friends, "I got mac & cheese! It's CHEEEESE, Gromit!"
November 1, 2025 at 2:26 AM
We have two baskets that kids can take treats from, one with candy and small toys, the other with packs of ramen and boxes of Kraft mac & cheese. As one kid left the porch, he told his friends, "I got mac & cheese! It's CHEEEESE, Gromit!"
I kinda like this plan.
1) Dems need to crash the next Mike Johnson press conference.
2) Bring @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social and a bible and demand Johnson swear her in right there while cameras are on.
3) Get these fucking Epstein files out into the open already.
4) Save Healthcare.
Enough bullshit. DO SOMETHING.
2) Bring @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social and a bible and demand Johnson swear her in right there while cameras are on.
3) Get these fucking Epstein files out into the open already.
4) Save Healthcare.
Enough bullshit. DO SOMETHING.
October 31, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I kinda like this plan.
Hey, friends. When you're helping people who rely on SNAP and other benefits, it's best to give food. A gift card for a specific grocery is okay. A credit-card gift card that can be used anywhere isn't okay. Don't give cash. Details at the link.
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How To Help People Who Rely On SNAP While Minimizing Risk To Their Benefits | Matthew Cortland
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October 29, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Hey, friends. When you're helping people who rely on SNAP and other benefits, it's best to give food. A gift card for a specific grocery is okay. A credit-card gift card that can be used anywhere isn't okay. Don't give cash. Details at the link.
www.patreon.com/posts/how-to...
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1/ At 3 am on 28 Oct 1944, the Italian ambassador to Greece presented the Greek prime minister Ioannis Metaxas with an ultimatum: Surrender to the Axis forces, or face war. Metaxas was said to have responded with a single word: No.
October 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
1/ At 3 am on 28 Oct 1944, the Italian ambassador to Greece presented the Greek prime minister Ioannis Metaxas with an ultimatum: Surrender to the Axis forces, or face war. Metaxas was said to have responded with a single word: No.