The Erinaceous One
@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. “Coward American” — an opp.
Currently rearing an aging, unsociable 🦔 rescue.
Currently rearing an aging, unsociable 🦔 rescue.
Pinned
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/)
Ok, hedgie is deeply sleeping. Put him next to his bowl. He just stayed asleep (and he’s warm!). Placed him back in his burrow. The space heater and heat lamps are working, cage temp is OK, so let me drift off. Compassion for me, compassion for hedgie.
February 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Ok, hedgie is deeply sleeping. Put him next to his bowl. He just stayed asleep (and he’s warm!). Placed him back in his burrow. The space heater and heat lamps are working, cage temp is OK, so let me drift off. Compassion for me, compassion for hedgie.
Did a self-compassion meditation tonight and it helped so much. There is sadness and grief under all this “feeling off” and I’m glad to be reminded to be gentle with myself.
February 17, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Did a self-compassion meditation tonight and it helped so much. There is sadness and grief under all this “feeling off” and I’m glad to be reminded to be gentle with myself.
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This is the last thing you have to do before you finish your degree in physics.
#ITeachPhysics another relative velocity video for you
February 17, 2026 at 3:35 AM
This is the last thing you have to do before you finish your degree in physics.
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Wrote for @theglobeandmail.com:
I spent months hearing from African survivors of Myanmar scam camps, where trafficking victims are forced to run scams targeting westerners. Chinese criminals & at least one pro-junta militia cooperate to dish out horrific abuse against migrants to ensure compliance.
I spent months hearing from African survivors of Myanmar scam camps, where trafficking victims are forced to run scams targeting westerners. Chinese criminals & at least one pro-junta militia cooperate to dish out horrific abuse against migrants to ensure compliance.
Africans are being confined and beaten in scam camps in Myanmar
Migrants toil for long hours on social-media platforms, targeting people with crypto and romance scams
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Wrote for @theglobeandmail.com:
I spent months hearing from African survivors of Myanmar scam camps, where trafficking victims are forced to run scams targeting westerners. Chinese criminals & at least one pro-junta militia cooperate to dish out horrific abuse against migrants to ensure compliance.
I spent months hearing from African survivors of Myanmar scam camps, where trafficking victims are forced to run scams targeting westerners. Chinese criminals & at least one pro-junta militia cooperate to dish out horrific abuse against migrants to ensure compliance.
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this is a good way, as @booch.com frames it here, to flip the pygmalion displacement back on the perpetrators and enablers; more here: olivia.science/ai/#pygmalion; PDF: osf.io/preprints/so...
February 17, 2026 at 7:32 AM
this is a good way, as @booch.com frames it here, to flip the pygmalion displacement back on the perpetrators and enablers; more here: olivia.science/ai/#pygmalion; PDF: osf.io/preprints/so...
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Disrespectfully, no.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
February 17, 2026 at 5:52 AM
Disrespectfully, no.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Hedgie has been up every hour tonight, eating or drinking (or randomly running). I was just about to yeet him out of his burrow.
Moved his food bowl to another spot, so he can get a little exercise (found him paws first in his dinner, like I didn’t teach him table manners).
Morning.
Moved his food bowl to another spot, so he can get a little exercise (found him paws first in his dinner, like I didn’t teach him table manners).
Morning.
February 17, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Hedgie has been up every hour tonight, eating or drinking (or randomly running). I was just about to yeet him out of his burrow.
Moved his food bowl to another spot, so he can get a little exercise (found him paws first in his dinner, like I didn’t teach him table manners).
Morning.
Moved his food bowl to another spot, so he can get a little exercise (found him paws first in his dinner, like I didn’t teach him table manners).
Morning.
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Unfortunately I *will* click on every single video of the actors who play Dunk and Egg and I *will* watch all of them many times
February 17, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Unfortunately I *will* click on every single video of the actors who play Dunk and Egg and I *will* watch all of them many times
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spare a moment's thought for the Uyghur people, who had enough problems already BEFORE "can't eat nian gao before sundown" was added to the list
So tomorrow is Mardi Gras *and* lunar new year *and* the beginning of Ramadan?
February 17, 2026 at 4:58 AM
spare a moment's thought for the Uyghur people, who had enough problems already BEFORE "can't eat nian gao before sundown" was added to the list
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Spooky Bitches, it's your time!
So tomorrow is Mardi Gras *and* lunar new year *and* the beginning of Ramadan?
February 17, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Spooky Bitches, it's your time!
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This is disgusting, and dehumanizing, and unfortunately coming to damn near every platform you can think of. Multilingualism isn’t an inconvenience to be “solved” by technology. We have to push back.
Discovered today that Instagram had turned on (without my opt-in) automatic AUDIO translation of any reel that shows up in my feed not in English USING AI TO MIMIC THE SPEAKER’S VOICE and WOW it was creepy and upsetting.
You can turn it off in “Language & Translations” in Settings. 🙅🏻♀️
You can turn it off in “Language & Translations” in Settings. 🙅🏻♀️
February 17, 2026 at 3:36 AM
This is disgusting, and dehumanizing, and unfortunately coming to damn near every platform you can think of. Multilingualism isn’t an inconvenience to be “solved” by technology. We have to push back.
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Gung hay Fat Tuesday choy
Erev laissez les bon temps rouler sameach
February 17, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Gung hay Fat Tuesday choy
Ran a 25-minute interval session to process this whirlwind of a weekend, and workday/hedgie care day.
It helped, a little. A mental distraction that got some blood pumping, but I still listened to my body. My shins and peroneal muscles are stronger. I’m sweaty, but I’m not exhausted.
It helped, a little. A mental distraction that got some blood pumping, but I still listened to my body. My shins and peroneal muscles are stronger. I’m sweaty, but I’m not exhausted.
February 17, 2026 at 5:27 AM
Ran a 25-minute interval session to process this whirlwind of a weekend, and workday/hedgie care day.
It helped, a little. A mental distraction that got some blood pumping, but I still listened to my body. My shins and peroneal muscles are stronger. I’m sweaty, but I’m not exhausted.
It helped, a little. A mental distraction that got some blood pumping, but I still listened to my body. My shins and peroneal muscles are stronger. I’m sweaty, but I’m not exhausted.
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you guys weren't joking about your body making you sit down if you don't do it yourself I see
February 17, 2026 at 3:35 AM
you guys weren't joking about your body making you sit down if you don't do it yourself I see
So, I overslept my therapy alarm, and left the rice I steamed this afternoon on the stove for hours.
I literally just crashed after work, because I couldn’t anymore. 😭😭😭
I’ve never done this before.
I literally just crashed after work, because I couldn’t anymore. 😭😭😭
I’ve never done this before.
February 17, 2026 at 4:08 AM
So, I overslept my therapy alarm, and left the rice I steamed this afternoon on the stove for hours.
I literally just crashed after work, because I couldn’t anymore. 😭😭😭
I’ve never done this before.
I literally just crashed after work, because I couldn’t anymore. 😭😭😭
I’ve never done this before.
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Spectral bats (𝘝𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘺𝘳𝘶𝘮 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘮) are carnivorous and even eat other bats!
Despite their paradoxical existence, we still ❤ spectral bats.
Despite their paradoxical existence, we still ❤ spectral bats.
February 16, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Spectral bats (𝘝𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘺𝘳𝘶𝘮 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘮) are carnivorous and even eat other bats!
Despite their paradoxical existence, we still ❤ spectral bats.
Despite their paradoxical existence, we still ❤ spectral bats.
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Here it is, your moment of zen.
February 17, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Here it is, your moment of zen.
Hedgie woke up an hour ago. I waited a bit, fed and medicated him and he’s still alert. Just the usual hedgie toddle. Sharp reflexes, bright eyes. The space heater is facing his cold corner and I’ve spaced out the heat lamps a bit. Waiting for the thermostat to reach full temp.
February 17, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Hedgie woke up an hour ago. I waited a bit, fed and medicated him and he’s still alert. Just the usual hedgie toddle. Sharp reflexes, bright eyes. The space heater is facing his cold corner and I’ve spaced out the heat lamps a bit. Waiting for the thermostat to reach full temp.
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ICE killed a teacher in Georgia today when they chose to chase a man who posed no danger and had no criminal history.
Savannah teacher killed in crash by man fleeing from ICE
According to the Chatham County Police Department, Monday morning’s fatal crash was the result of a chase between Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and a suspect.
www.wtoc.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:28 AM
ICE killed a teacher in Georgia today when they chose to chase a man who posed no danger and had no criminal history.
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May the light rest in peace
ICE killed a teacher in Georgia today when they chose to chase a man who posed no danger and had no criminal history.
Savannah teacher killed in crash by man fleeing from ICE
According to the Chatham County Police Department, Monday morning’s fatal crash was the result of a chase between Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and a suspect.
www.wtoc.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:37 AM
May the light rest in peace
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Bluesky with the worst updates
February 17, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Bluesky with the worst updates
Stress relief tincture and some deep breathing to decompress. Hedgie had me worried today but I’m thankful I caught him in time. I just don’t like the way my heart spikes with sudden stress, no matter how calm I might look. May he stay warm during these cold nights (with my space heater on auto).
February 17, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Stress relief tincture and some deep breathing to decompress. Hedgie had me worried today but I’m thankful I caught him in time. I just don’t like the way my heart spikes with sudden stress, no matter how calm I might look. May he stay warm during these cold nights (with my space heater on auto).
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Looking into the mirror after a shower: "Wait a minute, Yoshikage Kira is the killer!"
Bites the dust:
Bites the dust:
What could go wrong using AI to help stage a few listing photos?
February 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Looking into the mirror after a shower: "Wait a minute, Yoshikage Kira is the killer!"
Bites the dust:
Bites the dust: