Ricky Buchanan
@jeshyr.bsky.social
Geek-Creative-Writer-Disabled-Bedridden-Queer-Agender-Internet Citizen. They/them
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Ricky Buchanan
@jeshyr.bsky.social
· Nov 19
I see there are a ton of new folk on here this week, so this is probably overdue: My life has changed massively this year. This thread is to tell you about it
If the method pisses you, please show yourself the door because I am too busy living my best life to deal with that
If the method pisses you, please show yourself the door because I am too busy living my best life to deal with that
Dear universe: Thunder and heavy rain while I am trying to record is just rude, couldn't you just postpone it by 15 minutes please?
October 26, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Dear universe: Thunder and heavy rain while I am trying to record is just rude, couldn't you just postpone it by 15 minutes please?
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We are VERY close to 29,000 responses now. :)
If the gender binary doesn't know what to do with you, please click here: survey.gendercensus.com The survey closes on 30th August.
If the gender binary doesn't know what to do with you, please click here: survey.gendercensus.com The survey closes on 30th August.
The 12th annual international Gender Census 2025 is now open until at least 30th August 2025!
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
August 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
We are VERY close to 29,000 responses now. :)
If the gender binary doesn't know what to do with you, please click here: survey.gendercensus.com The survey closes on 30th August.
If the gender binary doesn't know what to do with you, please click here: survey.gendercensus.com The survey closes on 30th August.
Gender census time - us old pharts (in internet years) are always underrepresented so come be measured 💚
The 12th annual international Gender Census 2025 is now open until at least 30th August 2025!
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
July 31, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Gender census time - us old pharts (in internet years) are always underrepresented so come be measured 💚
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There are no NPCs in real life, just people who accepted a different set of quests than you.
February 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
There are no NPCs in real life, just people who accepted a different set of quests than you.
Everybody needs a best friend who will buy you Japanese musicals for your birthday! Yay!! #MHA #BNHA #UltraStage
February 5, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Everybody needs a best friend who will buy you Japanese musicals for your birthday! Yay!! #MHA #BNHA #UltraStage
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ME: *writing in my journal with the sole aim of pissing off future historians and archaeologists* I returned to my home - which is built in the usual style - by the normal way, and prepared and ate dinner in the way I often but not always do
January 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
ME: *writing in my journal with the sole aim of pissing off future historians and archaeologists* I returned to my home - which is built in the usual style - by the normal way, and prepared and ate dinner in the way I often but not always do
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with a bunch of ableist screenshots being shared around, a reminder of what people with an intellectual disability think about the r-word. They call this hate speech, just to be REALLY clear.
www.spreadtheword.global/our-words
www.spreadtheword.global/our-words
Our Words
Advocacy and creative passion are key to Spread the Word and we are always looking for more ways to hear and amplify the voice of every member of our community. We want to hear your stories, your conc...
www.spreadtheword.global
January 28, 2025 at 3:24 AM
with a bunch of ableist screenshots being shared around, a reminder of what people with an intellectual disability think about the r-word. They call this hate speech, just to be REALLY clear.
www.spreadtheword.global/our-words
www.spreadtheword.global/our-words
Super important thread on why constantly exposing yourself to horrible-to-you stuff is Very Bad and will damage you in meaningful ways. This includes doing "awareness raising" stuff. Read all of it and pay attention
(This person has slept on my floor. They know what they are talking about)
(This person has slept on my floor. They know what they are talking about)
There's a reason the early 20th century labor movement fought so fucking hard for the right to a living wage and an 8 hour work day, and it's not just because work shouldn't be the center of your life.
January 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Super important thread on why constantly exposing yourself to horrible-to-you stuff is Very Bad and will damage you in meaningful ways. This includes doing "awareness raising" stuff. Read all of it and pay attention
(This person has slept on my floor. They know what they are talking about)
(This person has slept on my floor. They know what they are talking about)
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You won't be any better at fighting what's coming if you burn yourself out and spend all your time feeling bleak and hopeless, and the people telling you that it's all despair now probably don't have anyone's best interest at heart.
January 20, 2025 at 1:27 AM
You won't be any better at fighting what's coming if you burn yourself out and spend all your time feeling bleak and hopeless, and the people telling you that it's all despair now probably don't have anyone's best interest at heart.
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Okay, I'm in a nice and cranky mood today, so let's go with the blunt truths #BadActorBingo thread I've been meaning to write for a while so I have something to point people to when they whine at me: why "but they're a good person" doesn't, and *can't*, mean shit in T&S.
December 29, 2024 at 2:45 AM
Okay, I'm in a nice and cranky mood today, so let's go with the blunt truths #BadActorBingo thread I've been meaning to write for a while so I have something to point people to when they whine at me: why "but they're a good person" doesn't, and *can't*, mean shit in T&S.
Anyone who's ever loved OK Go (band who did that treadmill music video back before YouTube was even really a thing, remember?), they're doing a series of "things you never knew about…" for all their music videos and they're really cool. You totally want to watch them
www.youtube.com/channel/UC19...
www.youtube.com/channel/UC19...
OK Go
OK Go is a band. This YouTube channel is for their stuff. Contained therein: new videos, old videos, making-of videos, 3D videos, unreleased songs, Tim & Dan reenacting scenes from Pretty in Pink and ...
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2024 at 8:35 AM
Anyone who's ever loved OK Go (band who did that treadmill music video back before YouTube was even really a thing, remember?), they're doing a series of "things you never knew about…" for all their music videos and they're really cool. You totally want to watch them
www.youtube.com/channel/UC19...
www.youtube.com/channel/UC19...
Is me
that classic autistic way of being your most raw honest self and having swarms of people analyze the 'bit' you are doing
December 3, 2024 at 12:57 AM
Is me
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Bumping the threadstarter to repeat the plea again: PLEASE stop using follow-farming hashtags like #NoDemUnder1k, #NoDemUnder5k, #BlueCrew, #FBR, #FBPE, etc -- any "use this hashtag/like this post/repost this post/reply to this post/etc to get followers". You are providing cover for bad actors.
Yet another plea to people who are using or following people off follow-farming hashtags like #NoDemUnder1K, #NoDemUnder5K, #BlueCrew, #FBR, etc etc: please do not do that, it's how disinformation operations work. I'm already seeing accounts in those hashtags that are likely disinformation ops. 1/
November 17, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Bumping the threadstarter to repeat the plea again: PLEASE stop using follow-farming hashtags like #NoDemUnder1k, #NoDemUnder5k, #BlueCrew, #FBR, #FBPE, etc -- any "use this hashtag/like this post/repost this post/reply to this post/etc to get followers". You are providing cover for bad actors.
I see there are a ton of new folk on here this week, so this is probably overdue: My life has changed massively this year. This thread is to tell you about it
If the method pisses you, please show yourself the door because I am too busy living my best life to deal with that
If the method pisses you, please show yourself the door because I am too busy living my best life to deal with that
November 19, 2024 at 11:17 AM
I see there are a ton of new folk on here this week, so this is probably overdue: My life has changed massively this year. This thread is to tell you about it
If the method pisses you, please show yourself the door because I am too busy living my best life to deal with that
If the method pisses you, please show yourself the door because I am too busy living my best life to deal with that
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What I've learned over the last seven months is the importance of planning. Planning for maintenance, morale, community, work, and/or rest. Make a plan for today which considers your needs and within your capacity. Finishing that plan will make you feel better than doomscrolling, I promise.
November 10, 2024 at 2:46 PM
What I've learned over the last seven months is the importance of planning. Planning for maintenance, morale, community, work, and/or rest. Make a plan for today which considers your needs and within your capacity. Finishing that plan will make you feel better than doomscrolling, I promise.
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Y’all know the RULES
November 6, 2024 at 1:23 AM
Y’all know the RULES
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anyhow, not to be a party pooper, jokes are fine, I just want to say that the joy or sense of justice you might feel may not be anti-abolitionist. it may be the opposite: longing for an abolitionist world in which people like trump aren't empowered by institutions to harm with impunity. that's all.
May 31, 2024 at 12:58 AM
anyhow, not to be a party pooper, jokes are fine, I just want to say that the joy or sense of justice you might feel may not be anti-abolitionist. it may be the opposite: longing for an abolitionist world in which people like trump aren't empowered by institutions to harm with impunity. that's all.
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There have now been over 40,000 participants, in just two weeks.
You can see some participation statistics here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
You can take part here: survey.gendercensus.com
You can see some participation statistics here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
You can take part here: survey.gendercensus.com
May 26, 2024 at 10:04 AM
There have now been over 40,000 participants, in just two weeks.
You can see some participation statistics here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
You can take part here: survey.gendercensus.com
You can see some participation statistics here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
You can take part here: survey.gendercensus.com
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35,000 responses as of 2 days ago!
It's especially helpful to share among LGBTQ+ groups who are:
- Age 25 or older
- Outside of the USA
- Not white
Only 18% of respondents are over 31, and over half are in the USA, so it really helps to get the word out to as many different places as possible.
It's especially helpful to share among LGBTQ+ groups who are:
- Age 25 or older
- Outside of the USA
- Not white
Only 18% of respondents are over 31, and over half are in the USA, so it really helps to get the word out to as many different places as possible.
The 11th annual international Gender Census 2024 is now open until at least 13th June 2024!
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
May 20, 2024 at 12:11 AM
35,000 responses as of 2 days ago!
It's especially helpful to share among LGBTQ+ groups who are:
- Age 25 or older
- Outside of the USA
- Not white
Only 18% of respondents are over 31, and over half are in the USA, so it really helps to get the word out to as many different places as possible.
It's especially helpful to share among LGBTQ+ groups who are:
- Age 25 or older
- Outside of the USA
- Not white
Only 18% of respondents are over 31, and over half are in the USA, so it really helps to get the word out to as many different places as possible.
Reposted by Ricky Buchanan
The 11th annual international Gender Census 2024 is now open until at least 13th June 2024!
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
May 13, 2024 at 1:29 PM
The 11th annual international Gender Census 2024 is now open until at least 13th June 2024!
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
Why do chocolate block makers persist in having nutrition labels stating impossible portion sizes?
My current chocolate block is 100g, it contains 12 squares so each square is 8.5g
The stated portion size is 20g
WTF?
My current chocolate block is 100g, it contains 12 squares so each square is 8.5g
The stated portion size is 20g
WTF?
May 1, 2024 at 11:23 AM
Why do chocolate block makers persist in having nutrition labels stating impossible portion sizes?
My current chocolate block is 100g, it contains 12 squares so each square is 8.5g
The stated portion size is 20g
WTF?
My current chocolate block is 100g, it contains 12 squares so each square is 8.5g
The stated portion size is 20g
WTF?
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If you haven't heard yet, there's an indie sale going on all weekend (and Monday!) It has ~300 indie authors with discounted books, and the sale's site has a few handy filters to help you find what you want!
I have CITY OF STRIFE discounted in it, at 99c.
indiebook.sale
I have CITY OF STRIFE discounted in it, at 99c.
indiebook.sale
April 14, 2024 at 1:39 AM
If you haven't heard yet, there's an indie sale going on all weekend (and Monday!) It has ~300 indie authors with discounted books, and the sale's site has a few handy filters to help you find what you want!
I have CITY OF STRIFE discounted in it, at 99c.
indiebook.sale
I have CITY OF STRIFE discounted in it, at 99c.
indiebook.sale
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As someone who writes books about a time period before STD blood tests, I’m begging you all to never believe that you can tell who has an STD by visual inspection.
I am begging a tech journalist to destroy Calmara, a new AI app that claims it can detect whether or not someone has an STI from a photograph. Not only is this NOT how STI symptoms work, the data ramifications are horrifying.
Calmara: Your Intimacy Bestie for Unprotected Sex
Navigate raw sex, friends with benefits, casual relationship, ENM, and all things intimate with Calmara. No cap, just peace of mind for your sexual wellness.
www.calmara.ai
March 19, 2024 at 10:52 PM
As someone who writes books about a time period before STD blood tests, I’m begging you all to never believe that you can tell who has an STD by visual inspection.
"Due to high demand during our busiest time of year we are experiencing higher than normal volume of requests, resulting in longer delays to arrange booking"
Yeah, nah
I know summer is late, but I'm not buying that the 1st month of autumn is your busiest time of year, air conditioner repair place
Yeah, nah
I know summer is late, but I'm not buying that the 1st month of autumn is your busiest time of year, air conditioner repair place
March 19, 2024 at 4:13 AM
"Due to high demand during our busiest time of year we are experiencing higher than normal volume of requests, resulting in longer delays to arrange booking"
Yeah, nah
I know summer is late, but I'm not buying that the 1st month of autumn is your busiest time of year, air conditioner repair place
Yeah, nah
I know summer is late, but I'm not buying that the 1st month of autumn is your busiest time of year, air conditioner repair place