Florence Ashley
@floralashes.bsky.social
Transfeminine jurist and bioethicist | Ass. prof at the University of Alberta Faculty of Law | Clerked at Supreme Court of Canada | florenceashley.com | they/them/that bitch | ✡︎
The Hebrew Bible has slavery, that much isn’t disputable. What’s harder to figure out is the precise relationships involved with specific individuals labelled with terms used for enslaved persons.
November 28, 2025 at 3:57 AM
The Hebrew Bible has slavery, that much isn’t disputable. What’s harder to figure out is the precise relationships involved with specific individuals labelled with terms used for enslaved persons.
Watching a TikTok about a 29 year old woman dating a 15 year old teen, and someone commented “well what about Taylor Swift at 22 dating 18 year old Harry Styles.”
a close up of a man 's face with blue eyes and a beard
Alt: a close up of a man 's face, blinking in confusing
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Watching a TikTok about a 29 year old woman dating a 15 year old teen, and someone commented “well what about Taylor Swift at 22 dating 18 year old Harry Styles.”
Are there electric hannukiot for the window that aren’t tacky as heck?
November 28, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Are there electric hannukiot for the window that aren’t tacky as heck?
The “I’m super overpowered but am the only one who doesn’t realize it” anime trope is entertaining.
November 28, 2025 at 12:50 AM
The “I’m super overpowered but am the only one who doesn’t realize it” anime trope is entertaining.
With a Liberal government like this, we don’t even need the Conservatives to fuck things up for everyone!
This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec.
You can find my full statement below.
You can find my full statement below.
November 28, 2025 at 12:38 AM
With a Liberal government like this, we don’t even need the Conservatives to fuck things up for everyone!
Ctrl-F & replace in the Bible:
שֵׁעָר → שַׁעַר
שֵׁעָר → שַׁעַר
November 27, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Ctrl-F & replace in the Bible:
שֵׁעָר → שַׁעַר
שֵׁעָר → שַׁעַר
Be the shadchan you wish to see in the world.
November 27, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Be the shadchan you wish to see in the world.
The Genesis 30/31 story about the goat breeding has to be two stitched stories right? Because it makes, like, zero sense if it’s all a single story.
November 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The Genesis 30/31 story about the goat breeding has to be two stitched stories right? Because it makes, like, zero sense if it’s all a single story.
I don’t think we talk nearly enough about the intersections between the Jacob-Rachel-Leah mandrake story and sex work.
Leah sells aphrodisiac fruits to Rachel in exchange for getting to sleep with Jacob, their husband. And Leah describes this as a paid hire to Jacob himself.
Leah sells aphrodisiac fruits to Rachel in exchange for getting to sleep with Jacob, their husband. And Leah describes this as a paid hire to Jacob himself.
November 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I don’t think we talk nearly enough about the intersections between the Jacob-Rachel-Leah mandrake story and sex work.
Leah sells aphrodisiac fruits to Rachel in exchange for getting to sleep with Jacob, their husband. And Leah describes this as a paid hire to Jacob himself.
Leah sells aphrodisiac fruits to Rachel in exchange for getting to sleep with Jacob, their husband. And Leah describes this as a paid hire to Jacob himself.
Woah how good and how pleasant for siblings to sit together
Yo how good and how pleasant for siblings to sit together.
November 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Woah how good and how pleasant for siblings to sit together
You’d think more of the Judges of ancient Israel would’ve been from the tribe of Dan…
November 27, 2025 at 10:03 PM
You’d think more of the Judges of ancient Israel would’ve been from the tribe of Dan…
I swear, “הנה” is the classical Hebrew equivalent of the valley girl’s “like.”
November 27, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I swear, “הנה” is the classical Hebrew equivalent of the valley girl’s “like.”
I get a lot of low-quality Christian content on TikTok because the algorithm doesn’t understand the difference between Judaism and Christianity, and I just saw one just sharing Leviticus 19, but conveniently skipped the anti-gay passage and I do appreciate that.
November 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I get a lot of low-quality Christian content on TikTok because the algorithm doesn’t understand the difference between Judaism and Christianity, and I just saw one just sharing Leviticus 19, but conveniently skipped the anti-gay passage and I do appreciate that.
“Conservative Jew” is so confusing because it can mean two vastly different things. 😆
November 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
“Conservative Jew” is so confusing because it can mean two vastly different things. 😆
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Academics for Peace has a post on IG that begins “did God really promise Israel to the Jews?” and I feel like once you are debating that question you need to just stop and actually talk about relevant shit.
November 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Academics for Peace has a post on IG that begins “did God really promise Israel to the Jews?” and I feel like once you are debating that question you need to just stop and actually talk about relevant shit.
Reposted by Florence Ashley
If you say "Bah, humbug" to Christmas, you may be visited by three ghosts, each with an important lesson to teach.
If you say "Bah, humbug" to Hanukkah, Judah Maccabee's gonna come teach you a lesson personally
If you say "Bah, humbug" to Hanukkah, Judah Maccabee's gonna come teach you a lesson personally
Hanukkah already has a mascot: Judah Maccabee, the friendly violent religious extremist
November 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
If you say "Bah, humbug" to Christmas, you may be visited by three ghosts, each with an important lesson to teach.
If you say "Bah, humbug" to Hanukkah, Judah Maccabee's gonna come teach you a lesson personally
If you say "Bah, humbug" to Hanukkah, Judah Maccabee's gonna come teach you a lesson personally
Reposted by Florence Ashley
Hanukkah already has a mascot: Judah Maccabee, the friendly violent religious extremist
November 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Hanukkah already has a mascot: Judah Maccabee, the friendly violent religious extremist
Any Edmonton tips for cheap moving materials, esp boxes?
(Pls no “ask a store for extras,” that’s too social)
(Pls no “ask a store for extras,” that’s too social)
November 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Any Edmonton tips for cheap moving materials, esp boxes?
(Pls no “ask a store for extras,” that’s too social)
(Pls no “ask a store for extras,” that’s too social)
Reposted by Florence Ashley
"Much Ado About Nothing: Unmotivating "Gender Identity"" by Hernandez and Bell gives @floralashes.bsky.social a run for their money in the "best/funniest footnote in a paper on transness" category.
Paper: journals.publishing.umich.edu/ergo/article...
Paper: journals.publishing.umich.edu/ergo/article...
November 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM
"Much Ado About Nothing: Unmotivating "Gender Identity"" by Hernandez and Bell gives @floralashes.bsky.social a run for their money in the "best/funniest footnote in a paper on transness" category.
Paper: journals.publishing.umich.edu/ergo/article...
Paper: journals.publishing.umich.edu/ergo/article...
Did yall read my horny-smart book Gender/Fucking?
November 27, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Did yall read my horny-smart book Gender/Fucking?
Any account does summaries of what everyone on BlueSky are talking about so I don’t have to dig through shit?
November 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Any account does summaries of what everyone on BlueSky are talking about so I don’t have to dig through shit?
It’s almost certainly the case that it’s not almost certainly the case that it’s almost certainly the case.
Checkmate, atheists.
Checkmate, atheists.
TIP: Anyone who posts wild speculation as something that is “almost certainly” the case right now is ~almost certainly~ someone you should not rely on in moments where news is breaking and a story is rapidly developing.
November 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
It’s almost certainly the case that it’s not almost certainly the case that it’s almost certainly the case.
Checkmate, atheists.
Checkmate, atheists.
Hot take but I just don’t think deportation should exist.
November 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Hot take but I just don’t think deportation should exist.
Reposted by Florence Ashley
NOT FEELING VERY APPRECIATED HERE
November 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
NOT FEELING VERY APPRECIATED HERE
Turns out trans women AREN’T big meanies?????
Low level of dark personality traits in transgender people and their relationships with resilience
In addition to anxiety disorders and depressive symptoms, transgender people are also shown to have pathological personality profiles. These patterns are due to functioning under chronic stress, exposure to discrimination, victimization, the ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Turns out trans women AREN’T big meanies?????