Caz McDonagh-Darwin
@cazmcdo.bsky.social
Queer, fat, disabled, neurodivergent, mentally ill, loud, working class, writer, feminist killjoy - and other things that scare those who'd take our rights away she/they
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i just did it all scared
What gave you courage in 2025?
December 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
i just did it all scared
This morning it was all hands on deck for last minute shopping, present wrapping, and preparing veg and now it's 3pm and my mum is watching Sister Act and I'm debating if it's late enough in the day to crack open the Baileys #MerryChristmas
December 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
This morning it was all hands on deck for last minute shopping, present wrapping, and preparing veg and now it's 3pm and my mum is watching Sister Act and I'm debating if it's late enough in the day to crack open the Baileys #MerryChristmas
Happy "oh shit did I take today's meds yesterday because I don't know what fucking day of the week it is" season to all who celebrate it
December 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Happy "oh shit did I take today's meds yesterday because I don't know what fucking day of the week it is" season to all who celebrate it
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I was taught that a Chekhov's Gun is something that's mentioned at the start of a story to foreshadow something happening later on.
But in 'Santa Baby', they mention a Chekov My Christmas List, and then it doesn't get mentioned again? Is Eartha Kitt just bad at storytelling?
But in 'Santa Baby', they mention a Chekov My Christmas List, and then it doesn't get mentioned again? Is Eartha Kitt just bad at storytelling?
December 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I was taught that a Chekhov's Gun is something that's mentioned at the start of a story to foreshadow something happening later on.
But in 'Santa Baby', they mention a Chekov My Christmas List, and then it doesn't get mentioned again? Is Eartha Kitt just bad at storytelling?
But in 'Santa Baby', they mention a Chekov My Christmas List, and then it doesn't get mentioned again? Is Eartha Kitt just bad at storytelling?
I fell out of my wheelchair yesterday while leaving a shop with too steep a ramp. I'm fine, I don't need and/or want sympathy for that it was actually slightly funny.
What I would like sympathy for is this: there's not even the fucking whisper of a bruise from where I fell! How is that fair?
What I would like sympathy for is this: there's not even the fucking whisper of a bruise from where I fell! How is that fair?
December 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I fell out of my wheelchair yesterday while leaving a shop with too steep a ramp. I'm fine, I don't need and/or want sympathy for that it was actually slightly funny.
What I would like sympathy for is this: there's not even the fucking whisper of a bruise from where I fell! How is that fair?
What I would like sympathy for is this: there's not even the fucking whisper of a bruise from where I fell! How is that fair?
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got my adhd upgraded to ad4k
December 21, 2025 at 6:52 AM
got my adhd upgraded to ad4k
If I wanted my history to be AT MOST 50% accurate, I'd just read the colonial account of what happened
December 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
If I wanted my history to be AT MOST 50% accurate, I'd just read the colonial account of what happened
Loving the ref giving us a little X Factor wait before announcing his decision there like slay queen (not really)
December 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Loving the ref giving us a little X Factor wait before announcing his decision there like slay queen (not really)
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1373) Popcornbot. Salty snack friend who's looking forward to the drama.
December 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
1373) Popcornbot. Salty snack friend who's looking forward to the drama.
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There’s an old Kenyan proverb, often used when someone is being loudly ignorant, that goes something like this… “Unlike the stomach, the brain does not alert you when empty.”
December 19, 2025 at 12:33 PM
There’s an old Kenyan proverb, often used when someone is being loudly ignorant, that goes something like this… “Unlike the stomach, the brain does not alert you when empty.”
Delivery drivers read the number in giant metal figures on my front door and back gate, challenge level: ... Well, it doesn't matter what number I put here they'll still leave it in next door's garden!
December 16, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Delivery drivers read the number in giant metal figures on my front door and back gate, challenge level: ... Well, it doesn't matter what number I put here they'll still leave it in next door's garden!
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anyone who agrees with restricting human rights, I hope they go for you next
December 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
anyone who agrees with restricting human rights, I hope they go for you next
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Have just been reminded that my friend Christina once overheard the following in Waitrose: it’s perfect.
“Mummy, does Lego have a silent T on the end like Merlot?”
“Mummy, does Lego have a silent T on the end like Merlot?”
December 10, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Have just been reminded that my friend Christina once overheard the following in Waitrose: it’s perfect.
“Mummy, does Lego have a silent T on the end like Merlot?”
“Mummy, does Lego have a silent T on the end like Merlot?”
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hello! *waves* US Customs and Border Protection *waves some more*
I wouldn't piss on Donald Trump if h̶e̶ ̶w̶a̶s̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶f̶i̶r̶e̶ he paid me to
I wouldn't piss on Donald Trump if h̶e̶ ̶w̶a̶s̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶f̶i̶r̶e̶ he paid me to
Jeez. All tourists - including those from Britain - will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country's border force
news.sky.com/story/us-pla...
news.sky.com/story/us-pla...
US plans to start checking all tourists' social media
The potential social media mandate being proposed by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) would apply to anyone visiting, whether they require a visa or not.
news.sky.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
hello! *waves* US Customs and Border Protection *waves some more*
I wouldn't piss on Donald Trump if h̶e̶ ̶w̶a̶s̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶f̶i̶r̶e̶ he paid me to
I wouldn't piss on Donald Trump if h̶e̶ ̶w̶a̶s̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶f̶i̶r̶e̶ he paid me to
I just remembered why I don't normally drink
Immediately followed by remembering that I generally feel like this when I wake up anyway and at least I had a little fun
Immediately followed by remembering that I generally feel like this when I wake up anyway and at least I had a little fun
December 10, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I just remembered why I don't normally drink
Immediately followed by remembering that I generally feel like this when I wake up anyway and at least I had a little fun
Immediately followed by remembering that I generally feel like this when I wake up anyway and at least I had a little fun
Inter's goalie looks like if you ordered Szoboszlai off temu...
December 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Inter's goalie looks like if you ordered Szoboszlai off temu...
Did they revise the definition of "clear and obvious error" when I wasn't looking?
December 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Did they revise the definition of "clear and obvious error" when I wasn't looking?
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I'm sorry but people actually think coming up with a prompt demonstrates the same amount of skill as being able to draw, paint, compose or write a book? Is it crack??
December 9, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I'm sorry but people actually think coming up with a prompt demonstrates the same amount of skill as being able to draw, paint, compose or write a book? Is it crack??
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The place AI (or rather, Machine Learning) is useful is in STEM stuff. Analysing datasets, finding patterns, picking out directions not yet spotted. Key here is that the output is validated and checked, not just accepted unquestioningly, like generative AI.
December 9, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The place AI (or rather, Machine Learning) is useful is in STEM stuff. Analysing datasets, finding patterns, picking out directions not yet spotted. Key here is that the output is validated and checked, not just accepted unquestioningly, like generative AI.
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How does this fit with their understanding of "biological sex"? Are trans men allowed the full-size portions? Does the waiter decide, or are we going to be getting tested at the entrance to save time?
December 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
How does this fit with their understanding of "biological sex"? Are trans men allowed the full-size portions? Does the waiter decide, or are we going to be getting tested at the entrance to save time?
Normal people: have a dream, struggle to remember it, are boring when telling the story of it
Me: dream up a video game, run it by my brother who is a gamer, spend an hour writing out the basic outline to possibly run by friends next time I see them
Me: dream up a video game, run it by my brother who is a gamer, spend an hour writing out the basic outline to possibly run by friends next time I see them
December 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Normal people: have a dream, struggle to remember it, are boring when telling the story of it
Me: dream up a video game, run it by my brother who is a gamer, spend an hour writing out the basic outline to possibly run by friends next time I see them
Me: dream up a video game, run it by my brother who is a gamer, spend an hour writing out the basic outline to possibly run by friends next time I see them
My most-used words in 2025 were:
1. "fucking" (16×)
2. "book" (13×)
3. "keep" (11×)
4. "says" (9×)
5. "wrong" (9×)
That feels about right
1. "fucking" (16×)
2. "book" (13×)
3. "keep" (11×)
4. "says" (9×)
5. "wrong" (9×)
That feels about right
Anisota's Annual Bluesky Harvest 2025
A recap of your year on Bluesky. Discover patterns, connections, and insights from your journey in the ATmosphere.
anisota.net
December 3, 2025 at 9:10 AM
My most-used words in 2025 were:
1. "fucking" (16×)
2. "book" (13×)
3. "keep" (11×)
4. "says" (9×)
5. "wrong" (9×)
That feels about right
1. "fucking" (16×)
2. "book" (13×)
3. "keep" (11×)
4. "says" (9×)
5. "wrong" (9×)
That feels about right
So nice for Goodreads to have a challenge to read one of the nominees for their choice awards but no longer be showing me those nominees because voting is closed so I don't know what to queue up! A bitch gotta plan her reading!
December 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
So nice for Goodreads to have a challenge to read one of the nominees for their choice awards but no longer be showing me those nominees because voting is closed so I don't know what to queue up! A bitch gotta plan her reading!