Sarah Benchley
@strangeweather3.bsky.social
Currently unemployed writer. Gymnerd. Antifascist. Maker of typos. Collector of dust.
Occupied Duwamish Territory.
"Where are we going and why are we in this handcart??"
Occupied Duwamish Territory.
"Where are we going and why are we in this handcart??"
Pinned
Walked into the local bar for a bite and the trans jokes started immediately. I'm going to eat my food because I ordered it, but the vibe here is all the way off.
Surprise!!
Surprise!!
February 8, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Walked into the local bar for a bite and the trans jokes started immediately. I'm going to eat my food because I ordered it, but the vibe here is all the way off.
Surprise!!
Surprise!!
Going to the @uwgymdawgs.bsky.social meet!! Because not everything on this forsaken planet sucks.
February 7, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Going to the @uwgymdawgs.bsky.social meet!! Because not everything on this forsaken planet sucks.
Very few things about this wretched country make me happy right now, but the US figure skating team is one of them.
a group of people wearing sunglasses are hugging each other in a huddle
ALT: a group of people wearing sunglasses are hugging each other in a huddle
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February 4, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Very few things about this wretched country make me happy right now, but the US figure skating team is one of them.
Weekend vibes, watching NCAA gymnastics with my grandson.
February 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Weekend vibes, watching NCAA gymnastics with my grandson.
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A reminder that the New England Patriots plane is flown by Omni air who contracts with ICE to fly people in chains to Africa and Asia several times per week.
Go Seahawks.
Go Seahawks.
February 2, 2026 at 12:16 AM
A reminder that the New England Patriots plane is flown by Omni air who contracts with ICE to fly people in chains to Africa and Asia several times per week.
Go Seahawks.
Go Seahawks.
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ICE are slave catchers and y'all want better trained slave catchers? Y'all want slave catchers with better rules? Fuck out of here
February 2, 2026 at 2:04 AM
ICE are slave catchers and y'all want better trained slave catchers? Y'all want slave catchers with better rules? Fuck out of here
I am not, nor am I going to pretend to be, Ms Super Happy Mary Sunshine about American fascism. I'm pissed the fuck off, and if that's too much gloom and doom for you, GTF off my timeline. 🖕🏼
February 2, 2026 at 1:31 AM
I am not, nor am I going to pretend to be, Ms Super Happy Mary Sunshine about American fascism. I'm pissed the fuck off, and if that's too much gloom and doom for you, GTF off my timeline. 🖕🏼
Jesus wept. We're the absolute worst.
It appears there is now a measles outbreak at the Dilley family detention facility. www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
Source: Measles outbreak reported at ICE's Dilley family detention facility
DPS troopers stand guard in front of the Dilley detention center during a protest last weekend. After a week of public outcry over the Dilley, Texas South
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February 2, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Jesus wept. We're the absolute worst.
I can't speak for anyone else, but I think @daniellemoodie.bsky.social swears just the right amount, at a perfectly reasonable volume. My favorite things about her are her righteous indignation and her unwillingness to blow sunshine up her listener's ass.
February 2, 2026 at 12:02 AM
I can't speak for anyone else, but I think @daniellemoodie.bsky.social swears just the right amount, at a perfectly reasonable volume. My favorite things about her are her righteous indignation and her unwillingness to blow sunshine up her listener's ass.
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I need people to understand that it’s not just Epstein, it’s the entire rape culture that existed before and after him at every socioeconomic level. That’s why Epstein, who I’ve never thought was particularly smart or interesting, was able to pull this all off—he recognized how abuse functions
February 1, 2026 at 3:48 PM
I need people to understand that it’s not just Epstein, it’s the entire rape culture that existed before and after him at every socioeconomic level. That’s why Epstein, who I’ve never thought was particularly smart or interesting, was able to pull this all off—he recognized how abuse functions
I watched zero NCAA gymnastics meets tonight because I don't have the correct subscriptions. Fuck it all.
January 31, 2026 at 8:43 AM
I watched zero NCAA gymnastics meets tonight because I don't have the correct subscriptions. Fuck it all.
Hot guys fucking each other is the only interesting thing about Heated Rivalry. Everything else is garbage and I have no idea why anyone watches this dreck.
January 26, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Hot guys fucking each other is the only interesting thing about Heated Rivalry. Everything else is garbage and I have no idea why anyone watches this dreck.
"The world is dark and light is precious."
- Kate DiCamillo -
@jordanchiles.bsky.social JUST GOT ANOTHER 🔟 ON FLOOR!! Up and stuck. 💅🏼
- Kate DiCamillo -
@jordanchiles.bsky.social JUST GOT ANOTHER 🔟 ON FLOOR!! Up and stuck. 💅🏼
January 25, 2026 at 7:24 PM
"The world is dark and light is precious."
- Kate DiCamillo -
@jordanchiles.bsky.social JUST GOT ANOTHER 🔟 ON FLOOR!! Up and stuck. 💅🏼
- Kate DiCamillo -
@jordanchiles.bsky.social JUST GOT ANOTHER 🔟 ON FLOOR!! Up and stuck. 💅🏼
Has Em seen Katelyn Rosen's floor routine?? Because I think he should.
January 25, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Has Em seen Katelyn Rosen's floor routine?? Because I think he should.
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Abolish ICE is now the moderate minimum position,
Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next.
Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next.
January 24, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Abolish ICE is now the moderate minimum position,
Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next.
Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next.
I left my menopause fan at home. Whomever had the idea to hand out fans as door prizes at their #UW #gymnastics meet for #Pride is a genius and I salute them.
Stick, #Huskies!!
Stick, #Huskies!!
January 24, 2026 at 2:16 AM
I left my menopause fan at home. Whomever had the idea to hand out fans as door prizes at their #UW #gymnastics meet for #Pride is a genius and I salute them.
Stick, #Huskies!!
Stick, #Huskies!!
I didn't realize Jennifer Sey was such a MAGA TERF. I'm not shocked; I just didn't know. 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼
January 22, 2026 at 8:46 PM
I didn't realize Jennifer Sey was such a MAGA TERF. I'm not shocked; I just didn't know. 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼
After I take in the news of the day, I spend time looking at pictures of my baby grandson, just to remind myself that some things in the world don't suck out loud.
January 22, 2026 at 8:17 PM
After I take in the news of the day, I spend time looking at pictures of my baby grandson, just to remind myself that some things in the world don't suck out loud.
I had to take a gabapentin and now my brain is made of goo.
patrick star from spongebob squarepants is sitting on the beach with his tongue out
ALT: patrick star from spongebob squarepants is sitting on the beach with his tongue out
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January 22, 2026 at 12:16 AM
I had to take a gabapentin and now my brain is made of goo.
I don't have a revolutionary action plan right now so I'm going to spend as much time with my loved ones as I can. Four generations under one roof is priceless to me, and I need it if I'm not going to yeet myself into the fuckibg sun.
January 21, 2026 at 2:49 AM
I don't have a revolutionary action plan right now so I'm going to spend as much time with my loved ones as I can. Four generations under one roof is priceless to me, and I need it if I'm not going to yeet myself into the fuckibg sun.
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I'd really like to change "This not who we are" to "this is how we need to stop being who we are."
January 19, 2026 at 4:28 AM
I'd really like to change "This not who we are" to "this is how we need to stop being who we are."
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Catching up on the gymnastics that I missed this weekend. I was over at my daughter's place hanging out w my grandson so she could clean up the house.
Here's a pic of her naked cat sitting on a pizza box. He's mad bc we wouldn't share. This cat will eat anything that doesn't eat him first.
Here's a pic of her naked cat sitting on a pizza box. He's mad bc we wouldn't share. This cat will eat anything that doesn't eat him first.
January 19, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Catching up on the gymnastics that I missed this weekend. I was over at my daughter's place hanging out w my grandson so she could clean up the house.
Here's a pic of her naked cat sitting on a pizza box. He's mad bc we wouldn't share. This cat will eat anything that doesn't eat him first.
Here's a pic of her naked cat sitting on a pizza box. He's mad bc we wouldn't share. This cat will eat anything that doesn't eat him first.
Jayden Silvers floor music makes me want to watch Succession again, since now I've heard it twice in 2 weeks.
a man in a suit stands in front of a podium that says joyco on it
ALT: a man in a suit stands in front of a podium that says joyco on it
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January 16, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Jayden Silvers floor music makes me want to watch Succession again, since now I've heard it twice in 2 weeks.