Coruscate Counselling
@coruscate.bsky.social
therapist | activist | amateur bookbinder | academic escapee | interests: climate, community, grief, religion, apocalypse, temporalities | Also here for sci-fi & music chat! (she/her) 🏴
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I don't follow many folk, but I do use lists A Lot. I often add followers to lists I've created & keep all lists pinned to my home tab. I also use a 'followers' feed (also pinned) for folk that don't fit lists.
This gives me the best chance to see your posts & engage without feeling overwhelmed. 💜
This gives me the best chance to see your posts & engage without feeling overwhelmed. 💜
That's a real shame.
February 11, 2026 at 7:51 PM
That's a real shame.
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Proposed changes to the immigration system will force hundreds of thousands of children, along with adults, into even more precarious situations.
Existing ten year routes are already shown to increase deprivation and poverty. These policies will destroy lives.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Existing ten year routes are already shown to increase deprivation and poverty. These policies will destroy lives.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
300,000 children face 10-year wait for settled status under UK plans, says IPPR
Thinktank analysis says proposed ‘earned settlement’ changes could trap families in prolonged insecurity
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Proposed changes to the immigration system will force hundreds of thousands of children, along with adults, into even more precarious situations.
Existing ten year routes are already shown to increase deprivation and poverty. These policies will destroy lives.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Existing ten year routes are already shown to increase deprivation and poverty. These policies will destroy lives.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
This is a great shot!
February 7, 2026 at 11:22 AM
This is a great shot!
That looks amazing. Happy birthday! 🎂
February 7, 2026 at 10:56 AM
That looks amazing. Happy birthday! 🎂
YES. It's an absolute racket here, some days, but I love hearing it. I'm having to ration the amount I get each time though, because it's too damn chilly to have windows open for long here! 🤣
February 6, 2026 at 1:51 PM
YES. It's an absolute racket here, some days, but I love hearing it. I'm having to ration the amount I get each time though, because it's too damn chilly to have windows open for long here! 🤣
Not sure if comments are welcome, but just wanted to offer some gentle connection amidst the noise on here. I hope the days get a bit brighter for you soon.
February 5, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Not sure if comments are welcome, but just wanted to offer some gentle connection amidst the noise on here. I hope the days get a bit brighter for you soon.
It shouldn't be on kids to fix all that's wrong with the world, that's 💯 on us. But I am continually in awe of how uncompromising they can be, on so many serious issues. I hope we can do better by them. 💜
A friend just sent me a photo of high schoolers in Pleasant Grove Utah using a walk out to protest ICE.
For you non Utahns around here, Pleasant Grove is a very a more conservative town in the already very conservative Utah County.
For you non Utahns around here, Pleasant Grove is a very a more conservative town in the already very conservative Utah County.
February 5, 2026 at 8:11 PM
It shouldn't be on kids to fix all that's wrong with the world, that's 💯 on us. But I am continually in awe of how uncompromising they can be, on so many serious issues. I hope we can do better by them. 💜
I hope everything goes ok for them both. What a fucking awful situation for them, and so many others.
February 5, 2026 at 8:02 PM
I hope everything goes ok for them both. What a fucking awful situation for them, and so many others.
Absolutely this. I realised after that first round, that I was not doing myself any favours by contributing my own experiences.
Every time a new cycle of it crops up, I feel heart sore for the folks who will tear back layers of scar tissue in the hopes it might make a difference.
Every time a new cycle of it crops up, I feel heart sore for the folks who will tear back layers of scar tissue in the hopes it might make a difference.
February 5, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Absolutely this. I realised after that first round, that I was not doing myself any favours by contributing my own experiences.
Every time a new cycle of it crops up, I feel heart sore for the folks who will tear back layers of scar tissue in the hopes it might make a difference.
Every time a new cycle of it crops up, I feel heart sore for the folks who will tear back layers of scar tissue in the hopes it might make a difference.
Urgh. Pretend I wrote 'Think' instead of 'Thing' in there, eh? Cheers pals!
February 5, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Urgh. Pretend I wrote 'Think' instead of 'Thing' in there, eh? Cheers pals!
'A Meaningful Moment Through a Meaning(less) Process - Stars of the Lid
'Would You Have Me Born with Wooden Eyes' - James Yorkston
'Thing That You Might Be Wrong' - Great Lake Swimmers
Some excellent suggestions in the main thread too!
'Would You Have Me Born with Wooden Eyes' - James Yorkston
'Thing That You Might Be Wrong' - Great Lake Swimmers
Some excellent suggestions in the main thread too!
February 5, 2026 at 3:24 PM
'A Meaningful Moment Through a Meaning(less) Process - Stars of the Lid
'Would You Have Me Born with Wooden Eyes' - James Yorkston
'Thing That You Might Be Wrong' - Great Lake Swimmers
Some excellent suggestions in the main thread too!
'Would You Have Me Born with Wooden Eyes' - James Yorkston
'Thing That You Might Be Wrong' - Great Lake Swimmers
Some excellent suggestions in the main thread too!
I love this type of chat!
'I Will Follow You Into The Dark' - Death Cab For Cutie
'We Might Be Dead By Tomorrow' - Soko
'The Trick Is To Keep Breathing' - Garbage
'I Have Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)' - Aretha Franklin
'On Trees and Birds and Fire' - I Am Oak
(cont...)
'I Will Follow You Into The Dark' - Death Cab For Cutie
'We Might Be Dead By Tomorrow' - Soko
'The Trick Is To Keep Breathing' - Garbage
'I Have Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)' - Aretha Franklin
'On Trees and Birds and Fire' - I Am Oak
(cont...)
Deleted a post about “what’s your least favorite song” because the vibes are bad enough already.
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
February 5, 2026 at 3:19 PM
I love this type of chat!
'I Will Follow You Into The Dark' - Death Cab For Cutie
'We Might Be Dead By Tomorrow' - Soko
'The Trick Is To Keep Breathing' - Garbage
'I Have Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)' - Aretha Franklin
'On Trees and Birds and Fire' - I Am Oak
(cont...)
'I Will Follow You Into The Dark' - Death Cab For Cutie
'We Might Be Dead By Tomorrow' - Soko
'The Trick Is To Keep Breathing' - Garbage
'I Have Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)' - Aretha Franklin
'On Trees and Birds and Fire' - I Am Oak
(cont...)
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no disrespect, but I'm not subscribing to your Substack for reasons that should be obvious if you google words like "substack" and "nazis"
February 5, 2026 at 1:46 PM
no disrespect, but I'm not subscribing to your Substack for reasons that should be obvious if you google words like "substack" and "nazis"
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Oh, look. In an effort to stop abusive material from harming the wider public, it’s the poorest and most marginalized women in the world who absorb the abuse. Huh. Who knew? BTW, let’s cancel Women’s Studies departments. Nothing to see or learn there.
‘In the end, you feel blank’: India’s female workers watching hours of abusive content to train AI
‘In the end, you feel blank’: India’s female workers watching hours of abusive content to train AI
Women in rural communities describe trauma of moderating violent and pornographic content for global tech companies
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Oh, look. In an effort to stop abusive material from harming the wider public, it’s the poorest and most marginalized women in the world who absorb the abuse. Huh. Who knew? BTW, let’s cancel Women’s Studies departments. Nothing to see or learn there.
This made me quite emotional. An incredible performance, and a timely choice.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 1:53 PM
This made me quite emotional. An incredible performance, and a timely choice.
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People of Leeds and surrounding.
We got a small crew doing a big ancient woodland restoration job 7th and 8th February and I need a LOT more of you to mangle all this rhododendron.
Address – Weston Woods, Weston Lane, Weston, N Yorks. LS21 2HW W3W
www.protect.earth/events/otley...
We got a small crew doing a big ancient woodland restoration job 7th and 8th February and I need a LOT more of you to mangle all this rhododendron.
Address – Weston Woods, Weston Lane, Weston, N Yorks. LS21 2HW W3W
www.protect.earth/events/otley...
Volunteers Wanted for Rhododendron Removal near Otley, West Yorkshire — Protect Earth
www.protect.earth
February 4, 2026 at 9:05 PM
People of Leeds and surrounding.
We got a small crew doing a big ancient woodland restoration job 7th and 8th February and I need a LOT more of you to mangle all this rhododendron.
Address – Weston Woods, Weston Lane, Weston, N Yorks. LS21 2HW W3W
www.protect.earth/events/otley...
We got a small crew doing a big ancient woodland restoration job 7th and 8th February and I need a LOT more of you to mangle all this rhododendron.
Address – Weston Woods, Weston Lane, Weston, N Yorks. LS21 2HW W3W
www.protect.earth/events/otley...
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Can you find, identify & record 100 wild plants in 2026?
BSBI is confident that (with our support) yes, you can!
Beginner botanists, will you accept the challenge?
Sign up today for #100Plants2026 challenge:
bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
Check out the webinars & #WildFlowerID help we've prep'd for you!
BSBI is confident that (with our support) yes, you can!
Beginner botanists, will you accept the challenge?
Sign up today for #100Plants2026 challenge:
bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
Check out the webinars & #WildFlowerID help we've prep'd for you!
February 3, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Can you find, identify & record 100 wild plants in 2026?
BSBI is confident that (with our support) yes, you can!
Beginner botanists, will you accept the challenge?
Sign up today for #100Plants2026 challenge:
bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
Check out the webinars & #WildFlowerID help we've prep'd for you!
BSBI is confident that (with our support) yes, you can!
Beginner botanists, will you accept the challenge?
Sign up today for #100Plants2026 challenge:
bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
Check out the webinars & #WildFlowerID help we've prep'd for you!
Yep. I had to fight some of those battles over language choice. That stuff really matters, so well done.
February 2, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Yep. I had to fight some of those battles over language choice. That stuff really matters, so well done.
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Maybe it's time that we stop venerating rich US men, and give similar platform to unproblematic, progressive women? Like Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska?
February 2, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Maybe it's time that we stop venerating rich US men, and give similar platform to unproblematic, progressive women? Like Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska?
I feel like I took this journey alongside you both. I didn't know of her either and now I'm in awe of her.
February 2, 2026 at 3:12 PM
I feel like I took this journey alongside you both. I didn't know of her either and now I'm in awe of her.
Have a great housewarming! 💜🎉
January 31, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Have a great housewarming! 💜🎉
Wait, what? No.
January 30, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Wait, what? No.