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elgriseus.bsky.social
Ineducable recidivist
@elgriseus.bsky.social
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Disability justice, deep ecology, solidarity, abolition

ND, NB, disabled, queer, chronically ill, reader, listener, cat herder
🌈 dream our beautiful futures
h/t Tim Kreider for the handle

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elgriseus.bsky.social
Have you seen posts about an economic "blackout" 11/25-12/2? Who's organizing, sponsoring? What orgs are participating? I'm not seeing No Kings coalition groups, unions.

I need to know there's a coherent plan before I consider it.

I'm doing targeted boycotts, told they work better nationwide.
Cropped portion of a flyer for an economic "mass blackout" event.
October 31, 2025 at 3:44 PM
elgriseus.bsky.social
It's both! It's the inordinate and unearned quantities of both money and power that they are (and have been) using to cause economic, political, and social harms.

bsky.app/profile/libe...
October 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
elgriseus.bsky.social
#FreeMario: Silencing a journalist through detention is censorship in disguise. Mario Guevara must be freed immediately. . cpj.org/2025/08/cpj-... @pressfreedom @freepress @Georgia1stAmend @ACLU @ACLUofGA @CPJAmericas

A new ruling puts Mario in danger of deportation.
A photo of the journalist Mario Guevara in silhouette against the right-hand side of a black background. He wears a white t-shirt and a light colored button down shirt. The hashtag #FreeMario is displayed in the upper left corner against a red background. Two text blocks with gray background are layered over the photo. "Mario Guevara is the only journalist jailed in the US for doing his job." "ICE is defying a federal judge's order to release him."
September 25, 2025 at 8:22 PM
elgriseus.bsky.social
Happy #caturday, #toefeathers fans.

#cats #catsky #proofofcat
#breed2breathe #breed4health
A cat paw rests against a light gray, quilted blanket with its paw pads facing up, although they are not visible underneath copious paw fur known as toefeathers. The leg is thickly furred, colored in an ombré from sandy on top to dark brown near the paw pads, with coppery highlights on the toefeathers.
September 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
elgriseus.bsky.social
Honestly, it's taking care of this one. He came to me as a foster at 10 years old. He's about to turn 14. He's got some trauma, some health issues, and he's very high maintenance. I had to give up fostering. He deserves all the love and care in the world and I'm happy to give him all of mine.
The head and chest of a sleeping Himalayan cat is pictured diagonally in the frame. He is lying on his back and side with one front paw resting on his chest. The fur on his chest is long and cream colored. His paw is very furry and medium gray. His face is light gray with dark tiger stripes on his forehead. His chin is cream colored, as are the feathers of fur in front of his ears. He has a little pink nose and floofy cheeks. Overall his head is very fuzzy. He is lying against a light gray, quilted blanket and he is propped against the white-shirted torso of his caretaker.
September 17, 2025 at 3:47 AM
elgriseus.bsky.social
Movie you've watched more than six times using gifs.

("Hard mode" no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LoTR)
A black and white, close-up scene of a glamorous woman and a man in white dinner coat sitting side by side in a dining room, speaking softly with their faces close together. The woman says to the man, "I was just flirting with you."
April 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
elgriseus.bsky.social
reportedly?

I trust you guys to share good information. Please don't start offering vague claims. I can believe what you're saying, but please provide sources or evidence.

Is this what you're referring to (very unfortunately from the AI-generated website DeepNewz)?
"Sources within the Trump White House have informed senior Wall Street executives that an agreement in principle on a trade deal with India is nearing completion. The information, reported by Fox Business correspondent Charles Gasparino and confirmed by multiple senior Wall Street contacts, indicates progress in trade negotiations between the United States and India. However, no specific details regarding the timing or terms of the agreement have been disclosed. This development marks a potential milestone in U.S.-India trade relations, although similar signals have been reported previously without a finalized deal."
April 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
elgriseus.bsky.social
Bubba, waiting for breakfast.

Forgive us, I had not cleaned his eyes yet. He had been punching me on the head to get me up, so I dragged myself out of bed and wasn't quite functioning yet.

#caturday #cats #catsky #catsofbluesky
#adoptdontshop #breed2breathe #breed4health
A handsome lynx seal point Himalayan cat sitting on a light wood floor and looking up at the camera. He has a floofy, cream-colored body with a dark brown-gray tail visible in back. He has dark brown tiger stripes on his face with delicate ear feathers and a pink nose. His eyes are round with pale blue irises.
April 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
elgriseus.bsky.social
10 Principles of Disability Justice: sinsinvalid.org/10-principle...
This disability pride flag was designed in 2021 by disabled writer Ann Magill in consultation with the disability community. The flag features somewhat muted colors and straight, parallel stripes to accommodate people with photosensitivity. The flag includes all six standard international flag colors to signify that the disability community spans the globe. Five colored stripes cut across the flag diagonally from upper left to lower right. From top to bottom, the colors of the stripes and what they represent are: * green, for sensory disabilities; * blue, for emotional and mental disabilities; * white, for invisible and undiagnosed disabilities; * yellow, for neurodivergence; and * red, for physical disabilities. The colors have medium intensity and stand out against a background of dark gray. The gray symbolizes remembrance and grief for disabled people who have died from ableism, violence, negligence, suicide, rebellion, illness, and eugenics. It also symbolizes the isolation that many disabled people experience. The colored stripes against the dark background also represent rage and protest against the mistreatment and exclusion of disabled people. The colors have different luminosities and radiate from the brightest in the center to the darker shades in the exterior stripes, which helps people with color blindness distinguish the stripes, even in grayscale. The red and green stripes are on opposite sides to separate them for people with red-green color blindness. The overall design of the flag, with diagonal stripes cutting across the flag and dividing it in two, evokes light cutting through darkness and symbolizes the barriers that people with disabilities overcome every day. It also represents the diversity and solidarity within the disability community, which is the largest minority in the US population (25%).
April 17, 2025 at 10:54 PM
elgriseus.bsky.social
I just got done cleaning my cat's eyes, a frequent ritual that at best he tolerates. Afterwards, while he gets some chicken-flavored Churu treat, he slimes any finger within reach of his tongue with what I call "icky chicky lickies." Then I saw this account. Thank you, @kittyonunicorn.bsky.social.
A screenshot of a BlueSky profile showing the avatar (or profile picture), which is a photograph of a black kitten sitting on the back of a stuffed white unicorn toy with a gold horn; the name, which is "Its rider's name was Death..."; and the username, kittyonunicorn.bsky.social.
April 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
elgriseus.bsky.social
This guy loooves his brushie

#cat #catsky #proofofcat
Photo looking slightly down on a very furry, cream and gray cat lying on his back, head toward the camera. His eyes are squinted and his front paws are curled on his chest. A hand holding a brush is over his tummy on his right side.
April 12, 2025 at 7:15 AM
elgriseus.bsky.social
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social Was this you? I just saw this posted as a screenshot here: bsky.app/profile/roma... but it doesn't look right.
Screenshot that looks like it could be a post on BlueSky by Tressie McMillan Cottom. It has a picture of her as the profile photo, but not the one she currently uses. It displays the name "Tressie," whereas she currently displays her full name. It shows her correct BlueSky handle and shows the date as "Feb 15, 2024 at 11:27 AM." The post says, "I've found that people who insist they their [sic] advice is critical to society rarely have people seeking their advice. That's the real problem they are trying to solve."
March 31, 2025 at 4:36 PM
elgriseus.bsky.social
Showing off a leg warmer

#caturday #cats #catsofbluesky
A very floofy cat is lying on two blankets, one light gray and the other mustard yellow, with a small, bright green toy in the shape of a leaf on the left. The cat is looking to the right of the viewer and has his left front leg extended in front of him. He is a very handsome cat, with a body of long, cream colored fur and wooly leg fur in an ombré effect from lighter gray at the top to dark brown-gray at the foot. He has tiger stripes on his wide, flat face, a small pink nose, eyes that are catching the light with a hint of blue, and delightful cream ear feathers. He is deep in thought.
March 29, 2025 at 8:55 PM
elgriseus.bsky.social
Belated #caturday #catsofbluesky post

He came from a shelter, 10 years old (now 13½), matted, medical issues, afraid. Now he's my faery prince. Bubba

#breed2breathe #breed4health
March 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
elgriseus.bsky.social
I'm reminded a lot lately of Karl Popper's paradox of tolerance. Graphic by the great Pictoline (en Español: www.pictoline.com/timeline/201... )
Graphic illustration of the paradox of tolerance, articulated by the Austrian-British philosopher Karl Popper in his book "The Open Society and Its Enemies," written in 1945. The graphic was created by the graphic artist Pictoline. It has a white border and is illustrated predominently in red, with gray, black, and yellow-brown accents. The first panel starts with text, "Should a tolerant society tolerate intolerance?" Following are two people. Above them is a speech bubble containing a Nazi swastika with a red circle-and-slash symbol over it, signifying "No Nazis." To the right, a person holds a flaming torch with a speech bubble that says: "You want more tolerance? Respect my ideas!" The panel ends with the text: "The answer is NO." Below this panel are the words: "It's a paradox, but unlimited tolerance can lead to the extinction of tolerance." The second panel is divided in half by a black standard with a swastika in the center and topped with a Nazi imperial eagle (Reichsadler) symbol. On the left are two people, one with a speech bubble that says, "Let's give them a chance!" and the other who resembles Adolf Hitler. Above them are the words: "When we extend tolerance to those who are openly intolerant...." On the right, the words continue: "...the tolerant ones end up being destroyed. And tolerance with them." Below is a silhouette of a person making a Nazi salute, standing above a crowd. The third panel depicts a small, crouched person who resembles Adolf Hitler being kicked by a much larger foot and leg. Above this are the words: "Any movement that preaches intolerance and persecution must be outside of the law." The right side of the panel is covered by the head and torso of an old person, extending outside the panel to the bottom edge of the graphic, with white hair and bushy eyebrows, wearing a red sweater. On one side are the words: "As paradoxical as it may seem, defending tolerance..." and on the other: "...requires to not tolerate the intolerant."
March 20, 2025 at 8:18 PM
elgriseus.bsky.social
Show up for libraries!
White text against a navy blue background Title: "President Trump signs executive order gutting the Institute of Museum and Library Services" Body text: "By eliminating the only federal agency dedicated to funding library services, the Trump administration's executive order is cutting off at the knees the most beloved and trusted American institutions and the staff and services they offer." Lower left corner: graphic image of two books stacked, on end, in white with a red flag above them, next to the words "show up" in bold red and "for our libraries" underneath in smaller, bold white. Lower right corner: Logotype of the American Library Association - The initials A, L, A in white, capital letters next to the words "American Library Association."
March 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
elgriseus.bsky.social
I'm sorry we can't wait to give Senator Schumer a genteel end to his service leading Senate Democrats. But we can't.

We can't wait. He needs to make way for a leader more attuned to the realities of the 2020s, technologically and socially, and to life and politics under the current regime.
Step down, Senator Schumer. Now
March 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
elgriseus.bsky.social
@rehmansiddiq.com Read your 1st YO article – no references for your data-based claims. Thought maybe you're inexperienced, no journalism background. Then I started reading your 2nd article. Ignoring the lack of insight, I had to stop at these words. You're passionate about human rights? Yikes
Quote: "Wealthier countries should contribute more in terms of resources—financial support, technology, and military equipment. Countries with large populations and fewer financial resources could contribute by providing manpower...." From the article "America Should Stop Playing Global Policeman — It's Time for the UN to Step Up" by Rehman Siddiq in the Substack newsletter "Youth Observer"
March 17, 2025 at 4:06 AM
elgriseus.bsky.social
@bennet.senate.gov @blumenthal.senate.gov @booker.senate.gov @angusking.bsky.social @amyklobuchar.com @markey.senate.gov @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @ossoff.senate.gov @smith.senate.gov @warnock.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov @wyden.senate.gov @democrats.senate.gov (and someone talk to Senator Rosen!)
Graphic with text - "Senate Democrats, 'When you’re weak you only think about getting hurt. It not only constrains your actions. It shapes and limits what future possibilities you are able to imagine. It makes it impossible to see or consider the ways that acting and taking risks, making foes react to you rather than constantly reacting to them can change the playing field and create new possibilities.' - from “Black Thursday in the Democratic Senate: An Explainer” by Josh Marshall,Talking Points Memo, March 13, 2025 9:21 pm VOTE NO on CLOTURE"
March 14, 2025 at 12:52 PM
elgriseus.bsky.social
Hey Senate Dems
Gather your caucus
FIGHT!

@schumer.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov @klobuchar.senate.gov @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @kaine.senate.gov @captmarkkelly.bsky.social @booker.senate.gov @sanders.senate.gov @democrats.senate.gov

talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/black...
The rectangular graphic has a royal blue background with an etching of the head of the Statue of Liberty faintly in dark blue. At the top, an overlay of white text reads "Senator Schumer." A quote follows: "When you're weak you only think about getting hurt. It not only constrains your actions. It shapes and limits what future possibilities you are able to imagine. It makes it impossible to see or consider the ways that...." The rest of the quote is highlighted in bright red: "...the ways that acting and taking risks, making foes react to you rather than constantly reacting to them can change the playing field and create new possibilities." The citation reads: "from 'Black Thursday in the Democratic Senate: An Explainer' by Josh Marshall. Talking Points Memo, March 13, 2025 9:21 p.m. At the bottom, in capital letters, it reads: "VOTE NO." The word NO is highlighted in bright red. The graphic refers to the vote the following day in the US Senate on a Continuing Resolution to fund the US government for six more months.
March 14, 2025 at 3:54 AM
elgriseus.bsky.social
Guiding principle from a mentor of one of my mentors, the great Grace Lee Boggs
Black and white photo of the head and shoulders of Grace Lee Boggs. Her head is centered in front of a white circle against a pale pink background. Her figure is surrounded by the words of one of her well known quotes, hand written in capital letters: "The only way to survive is by taking care of one another."
March 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
elgriseus.bsky.social
www.fiftyfifty.one
A photo of two male-presenting people wearing dark tops with no visible identification, holding a person face down on the floor. A text post from user theheatherashley reads, "We are under reacting." The post has 3,500 likes.
February 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
elgriseus.bsky.social
This is my overlord's new profile picture. He thinks maybe he should be wearing a crown. #cats
Against a black background, a noble feline poses for his official portrait. He wears a large, floofy, cream-colored ruff; a flat, furry face with bright eyes, a pink nose, soft gray tiger stripes, and the hint of a lower lip; and restrained but elegant ear feathers. He looks off into the distance with fierce determination.
February 26, 2025 at 12:48 AM
elgriseus.bsky.social
It's pretty cozy here

#cats
Head and forefeet of a sleeping furry gray cat with a pink nose, lying on a mustard yellow blanket, pressed against their person wearing a dark blue shirt
February 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM