Penncat
@pennicat.bsky.social
Shy, disabled, queer, autistic.
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Writer of contemporary m/m/m and lesbian historical novels.
Book related stuff found mostly at @penthewriter.bsky.social
Cornwall dweller.
May actually be the cat in the picture
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Writer of contemporary m/m/m and lesbian historical novels.
Book related stuff found mostly at @penthewriter.bsky.social
Cornwall dweller.
May actually be the cat in the picture
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Penncat
@pennicat.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Chronic conditions
- #hEDS
- #ME/CFS
- #IBD
- #migraine
- #osteoporosis
- #fibromyalgia
- #rectallintussussection
- #depression
- #POTS
Chronic interests
- intersectional feminism
- writing
- football & sport
- Doctor Who
- environment issues
- cats & animals
- politics
#trans & #ActullyAutistic
- #hEDS
- #ME/CFS
- #IBD
- #migraine
- #osteoporosis
- #fibromyalgia
- #rectallintussussection
- #depression
- #POTS
Chronic interests
- intersectional feminism
- writing
- football & sport
- Doctor Who
- environment issues
- cats & animals
- politics
#trans & #ActullyAutistic
Oh cool, cool.
Actively yelling your support for genocide is fine. Stating your opposition to it is not. Welcome to Labour Britain - it’s like Tory Britain but more so.
Actively yelling your support for genocide is fine. Stating your opposition to it is not. Welcome to Labour Britain - it’s like Tory Britain but more so.
November 29, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Oh cool, cool.
Actively yelling your support for genocide is fine. Stating your opposition to it is not. Welcome to Labour Britain - it’s like Tory Britain but more so.
Actively yelling your support for genocide is fine. Stating your opposition to it is not. Welcome to Labour Britain - it’s like Tory Britain but more so.
Absolutely bloody love this guy. He’s not my favourite Doctor (sorry David, but Jon Pertwee and Patrick Troughton are both so epic in the role) but as a person, he can’t be beaten and honestly, that’s more important.
"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Absolutely bloody love this guy. He’s not my favourite Doctor (sorry David, but Jon Pertwee and Patrick Troughton are both so epic in the role) but as a person, he can’t be beaten and honestly, that’s more important.
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Okay, here we go.
Health & care staff are no longer allowed a Covid booster, but they're still expected to look after COVID+ patients.
NHS/govt is reneging on its duty of care. Staff will become unwell, and patients too will suffer.
You know what to do
👇✍️
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Health & care staff are no longer allowed a Covid booster, but they're still expected to look after COVID+ patients.
NHS/govt is reneging on its duty of care. Staff will become unwell, and patients too will suffer.
You know what to do
👇✍️
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Okay, here we go.
Health & care staff are no longer allowed a Covid booster, but they're still expected to look after COVID+ patients.
NHS/govt is reneging on its duty of care. Staff will become unwell, and patients too will suffer.
You know what to do
👇✍️
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Health & care staff are no longer allowed a Covid booster, but they're still expected to look after COVID+ patients.
NHS/govt is reneging on its duty of care. Staff will become unwell, and patients too will suffer.
You know what to do
👇✍️
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Honestly, what the fuck is this country turning in to?
It’s okay for authors to give their royalties to anything they want as long as they’re not honest about it, I assume. Or do we really think no other writer is funding someone the government doesn’t like?
It’s okay for authors to give their royalties to anything they want as long as they’re not honest about it, I assume. Or do we really think no other writer is funding someone the government doesn’t like?
This is madness.
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
Sally Rooney books may be withdrawn from UK sale over Palestine Action ban, court told
Rooney has said she intended to use royalties from her work "to go on supporting Palestine Action."
www.bbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Honestly, what the fuck is this country turning in to?
It’s okay for authors to give their royalties to anything they want as long as they’re not honest about it, I assume. Or do we really think no other writer is funding someone the government doesn’t like?
It’s okay for authors to give their royalties to anything they want as long as they’re not honest about it, I assume. Or do we really think no other writer is funding someone the government doesn’t like?
Do you consider “another thing coming” or “another think coming” the correct phrase, and what country do you come from?
I come from the UK and have always thought everyone knew it as “think” (and been annoyed by the ‘incorrect’ “thing” being used in fanfic) but it seems I’m out of date?
I come from the UK and have always thought everyone knew it as “think” (and been annoyed by the ‘incorrect’ “thing” being used in fanfic) but it seems I’m out of date?
Oh, “another thing coming” has generally been considered the proper way to say it for quite some time. Until now, I’ve been told “think” is a mistake by my English teachers all my life, even before the Judas Priest song came out.
November 29, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Do you consider “another thing coming” or “another think coming” the correct phrase, and what country do you come from?
I come from the UK and have always thought everyone knew it as “think” (and been annoyed by the ‘incorrect’ “thing” being used in fanfic) but it seems I’m out of date?
I come from the UK and have always thought everyone knew it as “think” (and been annoyed by the ‘incorrect’ “thing” being used in fanfic) but it seems I’m out of date?
Tbh, this should be a big pet peeve imo.
A little pet peeve. It’s not exactly that tropical rainforests have “gone from being allies in the fight against climate breakdown to being part of the problem.” Forests lose carbon when people cut them (or via fire) and gain carbon when trees grow. It’s that the losing is outweighing the gaining.
Africa’s forests transformed from carbon sink to carbon source, study finds
Alarming shift since 2010 means planet’s three main rainforest regions now contribute to climate breakdown
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Tbh, this should be a big pet peeve imo.
Gah, my trich is really bad tonight and I’m going to have a bald patch on one side of my head and I hate it but it feels weird and I can’t stop. I loathe having this so much.
November 29, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Gah, my trich is really bad tonight and I’m going to have a bald patch on one side of my head and I hate it but it feels weird and I can’t stop. I loathe having this so much.
This is fascinating, don’t know how out of date it is or how quickly these things change (& non-binary people are missed off most censuses so our relationships don’t necessarily get counted as queer), but have just been scrolling over the entire US looking at places friends live for queer community.
November 29, 2025 at 4:01 AM
This is fascinating, don’t know how out of date it is or how quickly these things change (& non-binary people are missed off most censuses so our relationships don’t necessarily get counted as queer), but have just been scrolling over the entire US looking at places friends live for queer community.
Ooh, a step in the right direction…
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cornwall likely to get its own devolution deal - MP
The government says a deal respects Cornwall's unique identity.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Ooh, a step in the right direction…
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Wow, am trying to think of someone who might want this book for Christmas…
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Wow, am trying to think of someone who might want this book for Christmas…
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An extraordinary thing, this.
A line up of stars performing at Wembley Arena to show their love and solidarity with the trans community and in aid of Good Law Project and Not A Phase.
Register now for tickets.
www.transmissionlive.uk
A line up of stars performing at Wembley Arena to show their love and solidarity with the trans community and in aid of Good Law Project and Not A Phase.
Register now for tickets.
www.transmissionlive.uk
Trans Mission - Wednesday 11th March
Mighty Hoopla and Olly Alexander team up for a Trans Mission: an all-star solidarity concert for the trans community at OVO Arena Wembley
www.transmissionlive.uk
November 28, 2025 at 12:10 PM
An extraordinary thing, this.
A line up of stars performing at Wembley Arena to show their love and solidarity with the trans community and in aid of Good Law Project and Not A Phase.
Register now for tickets.
www.transmissionlive.uk
A line up of stars performing at Wembley Arena to show their love and solidarity with the trans community and in aid of Good Law Project and Not A Phase.
Register now for tickets.
www.transmissionlive.uk
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🚨The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy is now within touching distance of 80,000 signatures!
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 28, 2025 at 8:34 AM
🚨The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy is now within touching distance of 80,000 signatures!
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
I’m glad to say I’ve not seen anyone suggesting this.
Deciding that disabled people‘s needs are unimportant compared to the *possibility* of frustrating AI (which is scraping your data in every other way anyway) would show how little you think of us.
I trust none of my friends would do that.
Deciding that disabled people‘s needs are unimportant compared to the *possibility* of frustrating AI (which is scraping your data in every other way anyway) would show how little you think of us.
I trust none of my friends would do that.
Some are suggesting you deliberately write inaccurate or confusing alt text, because they say this confuses AI scrapers that are analyzing images.
The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.
The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.
November 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I’m glad to say I’ve not seen anyone suggesting this.
Deciding that disabled people‘s needs are unimportant compared to the *possibility* of frustrating AI (which is scraping your data in every other way anyway) would show how little you think of us.
I trust none of my friends would do that.
Deciding that disabled people‘s needs are unimportant compared to the *possibility* of frustrating AI (which is scraping your data in every other way anyway) would show how little you think of us.
I trust none of my friends would do that.
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I would love to see the video/transcripts of Nathan Gill's pro-Russia speeches in the EU parliament alongside Nigel Farage's pro-Russia speeches. See how similar the language and talking points are between a paid Russian agent and a completely free and independent politician!
November 27, 2025 at 8:27 AM
I would love to see the video/transcripts of Nathan Gill's pro-Russia speeches in the EU parliament alongside Nigel Farage's pro-Russia speeches. See how similar the language and talking points are between a paid Russian agent and a completely free and independent politician!
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Let's try this again... Glad tidings we bring to you and your quim! We are fundraising this festive period. Earlier this year, the future looked bleak for the Vagina Museum. But we're still here, and there's many reasons for you to become a vital part of our future... www.gofundme.com/f/btscc2
November 27, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Let's try this again... Glad tidings we bring to you and your quim! We are fundraising this festive period. Earlier this year, the future looked bleak for the Vagina Museum. But we're still here, and there's many reasons for you to become a vital part of our future... www.gofundme.com/f/btscc2
Wow.
Also, my gut is fucked, and I already have a gazillion illnesses. I don’t like the look of my future much.
Also, my gut is fucked, and I already have a gazillion illnesses. I don’t like the look of my future much.
November 27, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Wow.
Also, my gut is fucked, and I already have a gazillion illnesses. I don’t like the look of my future much.
Also, my gut is fucked, and I already have a gazillion illnesses. I don’t like the look of my future much.
Who cares about children with special needs though, amirite?
BREAKING NEWS
𝗥𝗲𝗲𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 £𝟮𝟬𝗯𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲
RACHEL REEVES BURIED HER CENTRALISATION OF SEND PROVISION FROM APRIL 2028 IN SUPPORTING PAPERS
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
𝗥𝗲𝗲𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 £𝟮𝟬𝗯𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲
RACHEL REEVES BURIED HER CENTRALISATION OF SEND PROVISION FROM APRIL 2028 IN SUPPORTING PAPERS
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Warning of £20bn timebomb as Reeves switches Send funding in England to education department
Councils welcome move but OBR says it is a significant fiscal risk and could lead to 4.9% real fall in spending per pupil
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Who cares about children with special needs though, amirite?
It’s weird to me that there are some people who don’t wake regularly throughout the night and have to cope with the sleep v pain battle.
November 27, 2025 at 4:13 AM
It’s weird to me that there are some people who don’t wake regularly throughout the night and have to cope with the sleep v pain battle.
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If you don’t understand how disability benefits can be a net economic positive…
You don’t understand basic economics.
Every £1 you cut from disability benefits, you cut nearly £2 from the economy.
And you harm a vulnerable person.
You don’t understand basic economics.
Every £1 you cut from disability benefits, you cut nearly £2 from the economy.
And you harm a vulnerable person.
November 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
If you don’t understand how disability benefits can be a net economic positive…
You don’t understand basic economics.
Every £1 you cut from disability benefits, you cut nearly £2 from the economy.
And you harm a vulnerable person.
You don’t understand basic economics.
Every £1 you cut from disability benefits, you cut nearly £2 from the economy.
And you harm a vulnerable person.
I’m a trans pacifist.
"Activist". Is that now a term for trans people going about their daily lives?
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I’m a trans pacifist.
Gah, I’d always liked the Byline Times, but I want to read articles written by real people, and not by an LLM murder machine using too much of the worlds’ resources. This was a disappointment:
“This article was compiled by ChatGPT, with research and editing by East Anglia Bylines.”
“This article was compiled by ChatGPT, with research and editing by East Anglia Bylines.”
November 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Gah, I’d always liked the Byline Times, but I want to read articles written by real people, and not by an LLM murder machine using too much of the worlds’ resources. This was a disappointment:
“This article was compiled by ChatGPT, with research and editing by East Anglia Bylines.”
“This article was compiled by ChatGPT, with research and editing by East Anglia Bylines.”
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To put that these Motability cuts into perspective...
It will save around £300 million.
Latest figures show the DWP has spent over £400 million fighting people on PIP appeals.
Scrap policies that punish Disabled people & stop pretending it's about economic efficiency! #Budget
It will save around £300 million.
Latest figures show the DWP has spent over £400 million fighting people on PIP appeals.
Scrap policies that punish Disabled people & stop pretending it's about economic efficiency! #Budget
November 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
To put that these Motability cuts into perspective...
It will save around £300 million.
Latest figures show the DWP has spent over £400 million fighting people on PIP appeals.
Scrap policies that punish Disabled people & stop pretending it's about economic efficiency! #Budget
It will save around £300 million.
Latest figures show the DWP has spent over £400 million fighting people on PIP appeals.
Scrap policies that punish Disabled people & stop pretending it's about economic efficiency! #Budget
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
This. This is the answer you need.
(And gives them the medication they need if they need it.)
(And gives them the medication they need if they need it.)
Interviewer: “What do you say to trans kids who are starting their transition?”
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
November 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This. This is the answer you need.
(And gives them the medication they need if they need it.)
(And gives them the medication they need if they need it.)