The Erinaceous
@erinaceousphd.bsky.social
Grumpy Black crone who likes to think and explore (and seek mindfulness, within reason). In pfp: a hedgehog with a kente kufi on its head, and red laser eyes. Not chill.
Currently rearing an aging, unsociable 🦔 rescue.
Currently rearing an aging, unsociable 🦔 rescue.
Pinned
The Erinaceous
@erinaceousphd.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Quick intro:
- mid-30s, Fenty 450, Niger Deltan descent 👋🏿
- known elsewhere for locked account where I vented about bad grad school XP
- older now; venting isn’t good for my blood pressure
- non-professional account: expect cooking, plants, mourning pets, deconstruction of fundie upbringing (1/)
- mid-30s, Fenty 450, Niger Deltan descent 👋🏿
- known elsewhere for locked account where I vented about bad grad school XP
- older now; venting isn’t good for my blood pressure
- non-professional account: expect cooking, plants, mourning pets, deconstruction of fundie upbringing (1/)
Work is done. Library time!
November 26, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Work is done. Library time!
This person has been blasting music from their car for ages now. Please park your car and GO INSIDE. We are old people here. This part of town isn’t for the partiers.
November 26, 2025 at 10:37 PM
This person has been blasting music from their car for ages now. Please park your car and GO INSIDE. We are old people here. This part of town isn’t for the partiers.
Reposted by The Erinaceous
I’ve never seen a cuter bundle of collards in my life. They’re adorable! 🥬 😍🤭
November 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I’ve never seen a cuter bundle of collards in my life. They’re adorable! 🥬 😍🤭
Reposted by The Erinaceous
i'm going to become batman
November 26, 2025 at 9:06 PM
i'm going to become batman
Reposted by The Erinaceous
Listen. Listen.
Imagine conceiving cheap delivery as something that just naturally and spontaneously happens independently of labor exploitation
November 26, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Listen. Listen.
Reposted by The Erinaceous
I wrote about this here journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
Non-paywalled version here www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Non-paywalled version here www.researchgate.net/publication/...
journals.sagepub.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I wrote about this here journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
Non-paywalled version here www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Non-paywalled version here www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Reposted by The Erinaceous
Almost always just "in DC"
any time I see “near the White House” in a headline it makes me wonder if it truly was near the White House or just “in DC”
November 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Almost always just "in DC"
Reposted by The Erinaceous
Shoutout to food. Yall ever had food? stuff is spectacular.
November 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Shoutout to food. Yall ever had food? stuff is spectacular.
Reposted by The Erinaceous
Idk why so many of *these* accounts are arguing with Tressie when this isn’t a matter of opinion.
I’ve lived in neighborhoods where the *only* places to buy food were fried chicken, Chinese takeout, corner stores, (w/ little to no fresh food,) & the pharmacy, (no fresh food, & then closed.)
I’ve lived in neighborhoods where the *only* places to buy food were fried chicken, Chinese takeout, corner stores, (w/ little to no fresh food,) & the pharmacy, (no fresh food, & then closed.)
When you are talking about a food desert, the market is definitionally not providing access to food because there is…no store.
The market does provide it. The reason private stores aren't selling fresh produce nearby is that not enough ppl want it (or rather, want it badly enough to pay what it actually costs to produce and deliver)--even when the federal govt is helping cover the bill via EBT.
Poor ppl have agency, too!
Poor ppl have agency, too!
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Idk why so many of *these* accounts are arguing with Tressie when this isn’t a matter of opinion.
I’ve lived in neighborhoods where the *only* places to buy food were fried chicken, Chinese takeout, corner stores, (w/ little to no fresh food,) & the pharmacy, (no fresh food, & then closed.)
I’ve lived in neighborhoods where the *only* places to buy food were fried chicken, Chinese takeout, corner stores, (w/ little to no fresh food,) & the pharmacy, (no fresh food, & then closed.)
Reposted by The Erinaceous
I dont care about the Polycule ... bring all They/Them down to the food giveaway
November 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I dont care about the Polycule ... bring all They/Them down to the food giveaway
Reposted by The Erinaceous
Hangover of ten+ years of religion reporting: whenever I see a headline about a guy who believes slavery wasn't bad I shout "Doug Wilson" like I'm on Jeopardy, except it sucks and there's no prize.
October 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Hangover of ten+ years of religion reporting: whenever I see a headline about a guy who believes slavery wasn't bad I shout "Doug Wilson" like I'm on Jeopardy, except it sucks and there's no prize.
Reposted by The Erinaceous
The people who committed the Rohingya genocide were Buddhist. They were objectively extremist.
What is this take?
What is this take?
Calling a bunch of bald people in barefoot an extremism is an extremism.
November 25, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The people who committed the Rohingya genocide were Buddhist. They were objectively extremist.
What is this take?
What is this take?
I love the social justice congregants! ♥️♥️♥️ @kayaoakes.bsky.social comes to mind.
The parts of Catholicism i like
The bones
the architecture
the outfits
the orders
The gold cup
The bones
the architecture
the outfits
the orders
The gold cup
November 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I love the social justice congregants! ♥️♥️♥️ @kayaoakes.bsky.social comes to mind.
Reposted by The Erinaceous
TL;DR: the *actual* poverty line in the US for a family of four with two young children is about $140,000, and there isn't much improvement in quality of life between $40K and $100K.
There's more good stuff in there too, you should read the whole thing.
There's more good stuff in there too, you should read the whole thing.
November 26, 2025 at 1:43 AM
TL;DR: the *actual* poverty line in the US for a family of four with two young children is about $140,000, and there isn't much improvement in quality of life between $40K and $100K.
There's more good stuff in there too, you should read the whole thing.
There's more good stuff in there too, you should read the whole thing.
Reposted by The Erinaceous
you're telling me a right-wing catholic convert is just a protestant in disguise? shocked
In newly leaked audio, Peter Thiel admits he urged JD Vance to ignore Pope Leo XIV on moral questions — including the ethical development of AI.
He goes even further, branding Leo “the woke American pope” and suggesting he’s a tool of the Antichrist.
He goes even further, branding Leo “the woke American pope” and suggesting he’s a tool of the Antichrist.
NEW: JD Vance’s Top Donor Suggests Pope Leo XIV is Antichrist
In a leaked lecture, Peter Thiel says he’s urged Vance to ignore the pope on moral questions — and simply pray for him.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:44 AM
you're telling me a right-wing catholic convert is just a protestant in disguise? shocked
Reposted by The Erinaceous
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. ❤️ 🇧🇷
Reposted by The Erinaceous
Part 218 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd
Ceramic hedgehog dated to the Neolithic period found at the Hamin archaeological site near Shebotu Town in Inner Mongolia, China
Ceramic hedgehog dated to the Neolithic period found at the Hamin archaeological site near Shebotu Town in Inner Mongolia, China
November 22, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Part 218 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd
Ceramic hedgehog dated to the Neolithic period found at the Hamin archaeological site near Shebotu Town in Inner Mongolia, China
Ceramic hedgehog dated to the Neolithic period found at the Hamin archaeological site near Shebotu Town in Inner Mongolia, China
I love becoming work friends with my assigned editors. I provide all the sources, explain the quirks of the document, and get goodwill and a well-formatted/quality-reviewed final draft in return. 🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿
November 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I love becoming work friends with my assigned editors. I provide all the sources, explain the quirks of the document, and get goodwill and a well-formatted/quality-reviewed final draft in return. 🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿
Reposted by The Erinaceous
Si vous êtes catho et que vous utilisez l'IAgen vous irez en enfer c'est pas moi qui le dit, c'est votre daron
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Si vous êtes catho et que vous utilisez l'IAgen vous irez en enfer c'est pas moi qui le dit, c'est votre daron
Reposted by The Erinaceous
We're celebrating you literally rn wdym??
Everyone keeps telling me how great Bluesky is but I’ve found myself struggling to find and create community on here. Hell, I barely feel compelled to post.
Could y’all possibly share with me some of the communities and feeds that you find most engaging and provide community?
Could y’all possibly share with me some of the communities and feeds that you find most engaging and provide community?
November 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
We're celebrating you literally rn wdym??
Day 3 of taking my iron supplement before bed and waking up with enough energy to deadlift my couch. I still haven’t had my morning coffee and am deep in work already.
Tonight’s run will be glorious! ☺️
Tonight’s run will be glorious! ☺️
November 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Day 3 of taking my iron supplement before bed and waking up with enough energy to deadlift my couch. I still haven’t had my morning coffee and am deep in work already.
Tonight’s run will be glorious! ☺️
Tonight’s run will be glorious! ☺️
Accutane Month 2 thread: little to report, since I’m only a few days in (Day 4 as of later this AM). I expect a flare or two, but otherwise, my skin feels a little smoother (I’ve been easing that along with double cleansing and gently extracting annoying filaments) and one dark spot is fading.
November 26, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Accutane Month 2 thread: little to report, since I’m only a few days in (Day 4 as of later this AM). I expect a flare or two, but otherwise, my skin feels a little smoother (I’ve been easing that along with double cleansing and gently extracting annoying filaments) and one dark spot is fading.
@aiueo.ooo thank you for the work you do cataloging that awful inauthentic network (AllChr*n). Now, if only people would stop interacting with random accounts that follow them!
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 AM
@aiueo.ooo thank you for the work you do cataloging that awful inauthentic network (AllChr*n). Now, if only people would stop interacting with random accounts that follow them!
Also, boosting this. I recommend reporting them all as fake accounts before blocking. It’s interesting that they take profile pics of the living and names of the (usually) dead.
allchronology .com block list I found that covers accounts (4 currently) pushing this garbage: bsky.app/profile/aiue...
🧵 Let's talk about "AI" - driven "news" sites and "AI" or scam journalist accounts and how to spot them, along with the disinformation they spew
I'll start with "accomplished magazine journalist" Bill Caine
1. Check followers: I've never seen a journalist with such a lopsided follower count
I'll start with "accomplished magazine journalist" Bill Caine
1. Check followers: I've never seen a journalist with such a lopsided follower count
November 26, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Also, boosting this. I recommend reporting them all as fake accounts before blocking. It’s interesting that they take profile pics of the living and names of the (usually) dead.
This is rich, because:
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 AM
This is rich, because: