alex massey
@alexverdant.bsky.social
Three raccoons in a fancy vest.
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Two disabled autistic boys were murdered by their parents in Australia
I’m begging everyone to pay close attention to how the media frames this.
There’s a tendency to let the “better off dead” narrative creep in whenever disabled lives are lost.
Eugenics is everywhere & we must always call it out
I’m begging everyone to pay close attention to how the media frames this.
There’s a tendency to let the “better off dead” narrative creep in whenever disabled lives are lost.
Eugenics is everywhere & we must always call it out
February 3, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Two disabled autistic boys were murdered by their parents in Australia
I’m begging everyone to pay close attention to how the media frames this.
There’s a tendency to let the “better off dead” narrative creep in whenever disabled lives are lost.
Eugenics is everywhere & we must always call it out
I’m begging everyone to pay close attention to how the media frames this.
There’s a tendency to let the “better off dead” narrative creep in whenever disabled lives are lost.
Eugenics is everywhere & we must always call it out
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HOORAY, IT'S MY BIRTHDAY! We've ordered dinner & it's almost time to start watching Xena: Warrior Princess (my first time watching it from the start).
February 3, 2026 at 8:09 AM
HOORAY, IT'S MY BIRTHDAY! We've ordered dinner & it's almost time to start watching Xena: Warrior Princess (my first time watching it from the start).
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DOCTOR: I told him he needed to get out to a show, that was how he would cure his depression.
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
February 2, 2026 at 3:58 AM
DOCTOR: I told him he needed to get out to a show, that was how he would cure his depression.
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
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Not pictured: Haruki Murakami’s wife, or indeed whoever is cooking, cleaning, paying bills, running errands, doing the laundry, answering emails, etc
like yea his routine is goals, but let’s not lie to ourselves about all the invisible work others are doing to enable him to have that routine
like yea his routine is goals, but let’s not lie to ourselves about all the invisible work others are doing to enable him to have that routine
January 29, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Not pictured: Haruki Murakami’s wife, or indeed whoever is cooking, cleaning, paying bills, running errands, doing the laundry, answering emails, etc
like yea his routine is goals, but let’s not lie to ourselves about all the invisible work others are doing to enable him to have that routine
like yea his routine is goals, but let’s not lie to ourselves about all the invisible work others are doing to enable him to have that routine
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To celebrate the publication of @d-j-frost.bsky.social and mine’s book ‘In Solidarity, Under Suspicion: The British Far Left from 1956’, I am giving away a copy to one randomly chosen person who reposts this post by 11.59pm ACST Sunday 1 Feb.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526179593/
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526179593/
January 27, 2026 at 7:21 AM
To celebrate the publication of @d-j-frost.bsky.social and mine’s book ‘In Solidarity, Under Suspicion: The British Far Left from 1956’, I am giving away a copy to one randomly chosen person who reposts this post by 11.59pm ACST Sunday 1 Feb.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526179593/
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526179593/
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Also, there's a Pride version now! 🏳️🌈
Like all my designs, profits from these pins will help to fund my transition costs and sharing the queerness of nature through art like this feels so important right now. I hope you like them! canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4386...
Like all my designs, profits from these pins will help to fund my transition costs and sharing the queerness of nature through art like this feels so important right now. I hope you like them! canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4386...
January 26, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Also, there's a Pride version now! 🏳️🌈
Like all my designs, profits from these pins will help to fund my transition costs and sharing the queerness of nature through art like this feels so important right now. I hope you like them! canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4386...
Like all my designs, profits from these pins will help to fund my transition costs and sharing the queerness of nature through art like this feels so important right now. I hope you like them! canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4386...
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Beyond Roger Cook, there hasn’t been even a word of condemnation from politicians about the attempted bombing of attendees of an Invasion Day march in Western Australia yesterday.
Or Indigenous women and an unborn baby being shot dead this week.
Or women continuing to be murdered en masse.
Or Indigenous women and an unborn baby being shot dead this week.
Or women continuing to be murdered en masse.
January 27, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Beyond Roger Cook, there hasn’t been even a word of condemnation from politicians about the attempted bombing of attendees of an Invasion Day march in Western Australia yesterday.
Or Indigenous women and an unborn baby being shot dead this week.
Or women continuing to be murdered en masse.
Or Indigenous women and an unborn baby being shot dead this week.
Or women continuing to be murdered en masse.
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Feel like a man throwing a homemade IED into a large crowd at an invasion day rally should be bigger news
January 27, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Feel like a man throwing a homemade IED into a large crowd at an invasion day rally should be bigger news
One week till my birthday ✨️
Two-ish weeks until the anniversary of my diagnosis with Multiple Sclerosis 🧠
It's been a hell of a year 😅
Two-ish weeks until the anniversary of my diagnosis with Multiple Sclerosis 🧠
It's been a hell of a year 😅
January 27, 2026 at 4:50 AM
One week till my birthday ✨️
Two-ish weeks until the anniversary of my diagnosis with Multiple Sclerosis 🧠
It's been a hell of a year 😅
Two-ish weeks until the anniversary of my diagnosis with Multiple Sclerosis 🧠
It's been a hell of a year 😅
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Here's a regular white guy (literally "Chad") not a protester. because, "It seemed pointless, or just a way for people to expiate their sense of guilt." Chad witnessed something shattering. And, that all changed in a moment.
Excellent article!
Excellent article!
January 26, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Here's a regular white guy (literally "Chad") not a protester. because, "It seemed pointless, or just a way for people to expiate their sense of guilt." Chad witnessed something shattering. And, that all changed in a moment.
Excellent article!
Excellent article!
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Defenceless under the night
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
January 25, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Defenceless under the night
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
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i'm still 25% away from my goal, with two weeks to go until my surgery!
please donate or share if you can, it all makes a difference and means the world to me
www.gofundme.com/f/augie-get-...
please donate or share if you can, it all makes a difference and means the world to me
www.gofundme.com/f/augie-get-...
Donate to Help Augie get top surgery, organized by August Terrell
Hi, I'm Augie, a trans masculine non-binary person, and after over a decade of needing this,… August Terrell needs your support for Help Augie get top surgery
www.gofundme.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:34 AM
i'm still 25% away from my goal, with two weeks to go until my surgery!
please donate or share if you can, it all makes a difference and means the world to me
www.gofundme.com/f/augie-get-...
please donate or share if you can, it all makes a difference and means the world to me
www.gofundme.com/f/augie-get-...
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holly hunter sitting like this in the captains chair is the first time ive felt represented in media
January 23, 2026 at 5:28 AM
holly hunter sitting like this in the captains chair is the first time ive felt represented in media
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I've talked to people on the ground about the strike here tomorrow, and the single thing everyone brings up is just how shockingly wide the support for the strike is. Businesses that no one would have expected to support it are doing so.
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 23, 2026 at 12:15 AM
I've talked to people on the ground about the strike here tomorrow, and the single thing everyone brings up is just how shockingly wide the support for the strike is. Businesses that no one would have expected to support it are doing so.
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Don't forget to report early to Centrelink if you need to xoxox
Remember you might need to report early nex week to get your Centrelink payments
See alt for which payments each table is for or click link: www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/public-holid...
See alt for which payments each table is for or click link: www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/public-holid...
January 22, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Don't forget to report early to Centrelink if you need to xoxox
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important message from David Byrne
January 21, 2026 at 11:12 AM
important message from David Byrne
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I’ve never botanized in Australia, so I’ve never seen anything like this in the wild: Hakea victoria has magnificent, cabbage-like leaves that look like glowing embers. The small, white flowers, hidden by the leaves, are not showy. Photos are by don_vincent CCBYNC4. #Proteaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
January 21, 2026 at 11:30 AM
I’ve never botanized in Australia, so I’ve never seen anything like this in the wild: Hakea victoria has magnificent, cabbage-like leaves that look like glowing embers. The small, white flowers, hidden by the leaves, are not showy. Photos are by don_vincent CCBYNC4. #Proteaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
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Livid and extremely sad to see that the most important institution in Victoria's game culture couldn't get the support it needs to run, already making do with shoestring budgets and incredible amounts of thankless, unpaid work. I love Freeplay, I owe it everything, and I refuse to let its spirit die
An update: Unfortunately Freeplay didn’t secure multi-year funding and is potentially looking at its last year of operation. We’re exploring what comes next & want your input.
Read our full statement here: www.freeplay.net.au/survey2026
Help us decide our next step here: forms.gle/W4ZSns1bGCX1...
Read our full statement here: www.freeplay.net.au/survey2026
Help us decide our next step here: forms.gle/W4ZSns1bGCX1...
Freeplay | 2026 Survey
An Update from Freeplay
www.freeplay.net.au
January 20, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Livid and extremely sad to see that the most important institution in Victoria's game culture couldn't get the support it needs to run, already making do with shoestring budgets and incredible amounts of thankless, unpaid work. I love Freeplay, I owe it everything, and I refuse to let its spirit die
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COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows
Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in multiple ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:06 PM
COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
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Northern Lights from Phoenix Park now. #SpeirGorm
January 19, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Northern Lights from Phoenix Park now. #SpeirGorm
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My tiny elderly mother's favorite.
January 19, 2026 at 3:23 AM
My tiny elderly mother's favorite.
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famine chic
January 18, 2026 at 11:39 PM
famine chic