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jae
@fiadhaich.bsky.social
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trainee counsellor, trans anarcha feminist. into poetry, writing and games. scottish. often in bed. 🍉 ♿️

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fiadhaich.bsky.social
pretty sure this is a black mirror episode
an ad for Ai saying “create your ideal husband” “a boy friend who listens, cares and never forgets, meet AI love” “boyfi isn’t just any AI companion”. Pictured is a white man in a purple suit and black top hat
April 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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labour think disabled people are an easy target; a vulnerable group to pick on & punish with cruel cuts, plunging us further into poverty all to cosy up to fascism & keep their mates & donors rich.

fuck that. we’re fighting back. protests this saturday organised by @crips-against-cuts.bsky.social
Crips against cuts call to action Peaceful protest 22 March - 2pm - southbank Near jubilee garden Belvedere Road London SE1 7PG Not a burden Masks required - Covid tests necessary if exempt Updates Organising groups New today: Truro, Nottingham, Liverpool, West Midlands, hull, Cambridge, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Thanet, Manchester, Hampshire, Northamptonshire Existing - Sheffield, Birmingham, Leeds, Bournemouth, north east uk, Exeter, London central, Brighton, Bristol, Portsmouth, south wales You can join the organising groups via the Crips United community whatsapp. There’s also a community chat for support and one for advice.
March 20, 2025 at 6:45 AM
fiadhaich.bsky.social
i cannot express enough how fucking terrifying this is. it is not an exaggeration at all to say these cuts are going to kill disabled people.

it’s hard to even explain to someone who hasn’t been through a PIP application process how evil, barbaric and unashamedly discriminatory these changes are.
Screenshot of article. Caption for photo of two disabled people using mobility scooters: cuts to personal independence payments, granted to those who struggle with mobility and everyday tasks, will account for the bulk of the savings. Headline: 1m people to have disability benefits cut by Labour Subheading: Rachel Reeves vows to ‘get a grip’ on the burgeoning welfare bill but cabinet ministers express disquiet over £5 billion savings Under present rules, people applying for PIPs are given points based on their difficulties with everyday tasks and mobility. Applicants are able to add up points from activities to qualify for payments of between £1,500 and £9,600 a year. In future, ministers will require applicants to score at least four points on at least one activity to qualify, a threshold that would include those who need help cooking a meal, but exclude those who can use a microwave. Needing help to wash your hair or your body below the waist would not meet the new threshold while needing help to wash your upper body would. Needing help going to the lavatory is above the threshold, but needing reminding to go would fall below it. Needing prompting to engage with other people face to face would not meet the new test; needing help to do so would. Deaf campaigners are likely to be concerned that needing a hearing aid falls below the new threshold and could lead to some losing out on payments. Those who score four points on these tests would require another four points to qualify for the lower rate of payment, and another eight points for the higher rate.
March 15, 2025 at 4:31 AM
fiadhaich.bsky.social
the media is irresponsibly portraying a hormonal management option for endometriosis as a groundbreaking new treatment. people with endometriosis deserve better than re-purposed medications which only manage symptoms sold as brand new miracle drugs. especially when talking about early-menopause.
Screenshots of headlines: “first of a kind daily pill for endometriosis treatment approved for nhs in England”, “first of a kind endometriosis tablet approved for use on nhs”, “endometriosis pill: everyrhing you need to know about the groundbreaking NHS treatment”.
March 13, 2025 at 8:25 PM
fiadhaich.bsky.social
took the plunge and shaved my hair off, the euphoria is realllll
Jae, a white trans masc butch with dark brown hair shaved to a 4, with light gold aviator style glasses and a white jumper on, smiling at the camera smiling at the camera
February 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
fiadhaich.bsky.social
that would have to be the adventures of china iron by gabriela cabezón cámara. it affected me a lot. so so beautifully written, really profound and powerful, heavy, raw and difficult at times but also just incredibly hopeful and full of love
text reads: what book you read recently that stayed with you?
January 3, 2025 at 7:58 PM
fiadhaich.bsky.social
i was born in ayrshire, scotland! and my family originally hails from and many still live in moray, glencoe and antrim (the north of ireland)
text reads: where are you from?
January 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
fiadhaich.bsky.social
cats always manage to look ever so grumpy in the positions they have put themselves into on us lmao - case in point
Dolly, a tortoise shell maine coon cat, curled up on my legs with a slightly grumpy sleepy expression
January 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
fiadhaich.bsky.social
thankyou! that’s really kind. i have no doubt i’ve learnt from you too, we all collectively have important perspectives & ideas to share.

sometimes i get worried people expect a certain version of me online that isn’t me anm, maybe ever. am quite different to say 4yrs ago. in good ways, i think.
text reads: I’ve learnt so much from you on here and Twitter
January 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
fiadhaich.bsky.social
this is taking me back, feels like a decade ago! am not sure tbh. i thought there was a possibility to keep pushing corbyn’s labour further left.

but now, i think i was wrong. the right has been grabbed back so easy. i dont believe liberation comes through the liberal electoral system (cont’d)
text reads: i was very interested in your ideas about anarchists supporting corbyn and joining labour. Do you still think this was good (i do)?
January 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
fiadhaich.bsky.social
it’s hard! i feel you 💜

for me: treating your body well esp when you don’t feel like it. being mindful of content you engage in. good food, joyful movement. art celebrating fatness. fat liberatory books/content. allowing rage, grief. seeing other fat folks love their bodies. above all, compassion.
text reads: as a fat person, how can i keep feeling good about myself as people and society becomes even more anti-fat?
January 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
fiadhaich.bsky.social
more solidarity & class/race/gender traitors over allyship. allyship to me can be performative, apologetic, gaze-y. to be a traitor is to work to abolish systems incl those we benefit from. this takes solidarity, understanding our struggles are connected, working together and building community.
text reads: what do you think is missing right now in Uk activism or needs to happen
January 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
fiadhaich.bsky.social
tony blair. or my dad lmao
text reads: who’s your worst enemy
January 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
fiadhaich.bsky.social
thankyou, that’s kind of you
text reads: not a question i just think you’re great
January 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
fiadhaich.bsky.social
so excited to play this!! my wee nerd heart is very happy 🥰
the board game Castle. the text reads “escape the dark castle, the game of atmospheric adventure”. it is in black and white with an illustration of a large caste with a moon behind it
December 25, 2024 at 1:34 PM
fiadhaich.bsky.social
still harbouring a nasty cold so why not eh? can’t promise i have many funny anecdotes but i’ll try my best
1 like = 1 fact about me
December 21, 2024 at 6:29 PM
fiadhaich.bsky.social
me and the wonderful @swampbeastie.bsky.social got matching moon tattoos today, they got theirs on their shoulder and mine on my hand, and i got a wee robin on my ankle above my daisy chain 🥰
a picture of my hand on a red and pink checkered blanket with a new tattoo on the bottom of my hand / top of my wrist. it is a black and white crescent moon in clouds. i also have three vintage gold rings on, one which has blue stones and the other an amesthyst, and a signet ring with the letter J a picture of a fresh tattoo of a robin in black and white above a 10+ year old black and white Daisy chain with only a faint bit of yellow in the eye of the Daisy.
December 13, 2024 at 3:31 PM
fiadhaich.bsky.social
TODAY: phone & email blockade organised by the dyke project on wes streeting between 12pm and 5pm. everyone should be able to find some time today to send an email or make some phone calls. mass involvement is key

phone and email script available here: bit.ly/3ZyWGQ5

insta post: surl.li/cahdyn
screenshot of Instagram from the dyke project. It reads: Phone and email blockage 12pm - 5pm Thursday 12 December Tell Wes Streeting: Drop the puberty blockers ban! Parliamentary office number: 020 7219 6131 Constituency (Ilford North) number: 0203 475 7901 Email: wes.streeting.mp@parliament.uk
December 12, 2024 at 10:14 AM
fiadhaich.bsky.social
wee dolly girl overseeing the decorating 🎄
dolly a tortie Maine coon sits in front of the Christmas tree with lights on it, looking at the camera
December 7, 2024 at 10:50 PM
fiadhaich.bsky.social
perhaps one of the clearest arguments i’ve seen as to why disabled people have a right to be scared of the assisted dying bill
Leadbeater’s confidence in these safeguards has been widely contested. The Bill disallows assisted suicide as a result of coercion or pressure. “Pressure” is not a legally defined concept: whether berating a sick person over time over the cost of their care, or their occupation of scarce hospital space, would qualify is unclear. In Canada, exactly these scenarios have played out. Nor is there a mechanism in the legislation by which those approving an application for assisted suicide can look into whether pressure or coercion has been applied. There is no requirement for the High Court judges tasked with approving applications even to speak to the applicant, let alone their GP or family members who might be able to shed light on factors which could have influenced the decision. Designing adequate safeguards is not easy: sifting enough information to be sure there has been no pressure or coercion could involve a process as complex as child custody proceedings, which would negate the Bill’s concern to make the process relatively quick and stress-free. But this only underlines the enormous complexities inherent in legalising assisted death while protecting those who might be driven to it against their will. The Bill is keener to minimise potential obstacles to a person’s decision to kill themselves than to investigate its motives. So it allows effectively secret applications, with no requirement to inform a person’s GP or next of kin, further reducing the chance of pressure coming to light. It also allows doctors to suggest assisted suicide to patients. These weaknesses have been highlighted by the Equality & Human Rights Commission, which notes that since Leadbeater’s is a private member’s Bill, it avoids the need for consideration of whether it conforms to the Human Rights Act. Campaign group Liberty, which is in favour of assisted death in principle, expresses “serious concerns over how it places disabled people, people of colour and other marginalised communities at risk” and warns too many issues are skirted over to be defined later by ministers. “Good laws do not follow a ‘details later’ approach,” it warns.
November 29, 2024 at 8:25 PM
fiadhaich.bsky.social
miss dolly parton watching the birdies from my lap
a tortoiseshell maine coon cat with bright green eyes on a pink and orange blanket on my lap, on a red sofa with yellow and red cushions behind her
November 27, 2024 at 3:36 PM
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just some of the imagery of this symbol throughout his body of work
lil nas x, a Black artist and singer, performing topless with blue tinsel around his neck, a blue glittery short and asymmetrical skirt, and a belt with a goat head with large horns on it. he also has blue knee pads and fur across his shins likely on his shoes. behind him is a Black back-up dancer with a blue hat with fringing at the top, a long sleeve blue top with arched shoulder pads and a shiny blue six back and pecks/breasts with nipples, and shorts which are cut out like underwear with a shiny penis on them and short dark blue boots. the stage is a cream or beige stone colour. a screenshot from lil nas X’s music video “call me by your name”. lil nas x is in a cheerleader outfit and surrounded by back-up dancers in the same outfits. the outfits are pink and white and the symbol is depicted across the chest in a gold. a black and white photo of lil nas x in a black leather baker-boy style hat and black gloves. he is touching his finger to his lips and his mouth is open. the symbol is depicted on his cheek. he also has paper clip style earrings. a screenshot from lil nas X’s “light again” music video. a white person is being tattooed with the symbol on their back. they wear a green top and white/light blue jeans. the white tattooist’s back is to the camera and they have dark brown shoulder length hair, a black top on and black gloves for tattooing. the person being tattooed is leaning against a green patterned chair.
November 26, 2024 at 12:19 PM
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lil nas x, who has a history of using butterflies and gender non-conformity has been using symbolism of a so-called “satanic” idol and its getting louder and more obvious. that idol just happens to represent both masculinity and femininity, both sexes/genders, even seen by some as a trans idol. hmm
an symbol with curved horns at the top, a conjoined line down into a diamond type shape that looks similar to a “satanic” idol known as baphomet baphomet - a half goat half human so-called satanic idol with wings. the idol has large curved horns, a goat face, a pentagram on its head, and a crown shape at the top of its head. it has red lines across the face and horns to demonstrate how it is similar to the symbol lil nas x has been using a screenshot from lil nas X’s new video “dream boy” where lil nas x stands next to an astronaut in white and pink biker gear and an astronauts helmet. on the back of the astronauts jacket is the symbol with the horns. lil nas x is dressed in a torn and tatty shirt and shorts on a plank of wood in the sea. the text reads from the video “it’s time to remember who you are” a screenshot from lil nas X’s video “dream boy”, a black background with white text, it reads “phase 1: ep. 1. Let there be light
November 26, 2024 at 11:55 AM
fiadhaich.bsky.social
a more detailed explanation on why you should use alt text, and best practice for how to use it to describe images bsky.app/profile/drem...
a guide on best practice for alt text. it recommends identifying who, the expression of those in the image, a description (such as where and what is happening in the image), the colours and any interesting features. this image uses a photo of a capybara to demonstrate this, reading: a capybara looking relaxed in a hot spa. yellow yuzu fruits are floating in the water, and one is balanced on the top of the capybara’s head.
November 22, 2024 at 10:03 AM
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a reminder: you can switch alt text on as a requirement in your settings under accessibility.

without alt text, many disabled users cannot access bluesky content equitably, contributing to an overall exclusion and alienation. so please use it! once you get into the hang of it, it takes seconds.
a screenshot of bluesky’s settings, the sub section is accessibility. the image indicates where you can turn alt text on as a requirement for all images before posting.
November 22, 2024 at 9:58 AM