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Moths in a human suit (they/them) @lycomorpha.bsky.social · 6h

Thanks mate! 💖

Moths in a human suit (they/them) @lycomorpha.bsky.social · 12h

OMFGs that's hilarious! Cocker-poo sounds like one of my friggin swearwords or summat. 😂😂😂

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Moths in a human suit (they/them) @lycomorpha.bsky.social · 12h

Has it? Is this something I wanna google or is it grim? 😬

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Moths in a human suit (they/them) @lycomorpha.bsky.social · 13h

& I need a hashtag for these so I can find and share dice doodles/pattern doodles/etc.

Any ideas?

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Moths in a human suit (they/them) @lycomorpha.bsky.social · 13h

..."OK but you do that all the time anyway sooo... 🤷"

Had to ask them to be less accurate, because purleez. 😂 🤣

(They're not wrong tho... See past posts about explaining moth flight to clinical newbies who thought moths were daft, etc etc.)

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Moths in a human suit (they/them) @lycomorpha.bsky.social · 13h

I did not feel safe TBH (any clinicians here, pls don't do that) so I deflected to talking about moths & insect gynandromorphs. As u do.

My friend asked if it was alright int end & I said "yeah but it'd be nice if clinicians didn't do that & I didn't have to switch to moths to escape"

& They said…

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Moths in a human suit (they/them) @lycomorpha.bsky.social · 13h

You ever feel both seen & incredibly called out?

Was talking to a friend about the feeling while waiting for treatment, & somehow all the theatre staff were straight cis dudes who I'm not out to

& They started asking about the 'trans thing' int news, whether I thought non-binaryness is real etc…

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Moths in a human suit (they/them) @lycomorpha.bsky.social · 20h

They are, they're very calming too

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Moths in a human suit (they/them) @lycomorpha.bsky.social · 22h

Repetitive pattern doodle in the out of date diary today. Just diagonal lines of repeating shapes & lines.

This kinda doodle also looks nice when you scale it up & make it neat.

The shapes in these big drawing contain tiny Morse code letters that spell 'repetition is relaxing'. I love drawing CW.

A doodle on an out of date diary page made of repeating shapes and lines in a grid. The way they're drawn in ink and pencil creates diagonal lines of alternating circles, triangles, and squares, each with markings in and around them.

A larger and tidier grid pattern, using the same principles as the first one. It's an 11 by 11 grid with each cell containing nested circles in colourful ink. There are smaller circles at the vertices that are connected by thin black lines. There are tiny black Morse code letters drawn in the circ lol es as described in the post.

Another larger and tidier grid pattern in different colours, using the same principles as the first one. It's an 11 by 11 grid with each cell containing nested circles in colourful ink. There are smaller circles at the vertices. There are tiny black Morse code letters drawn in the circ lol es as described in the post.

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Dr. Divya 🇵🇸🧿 (offline) @divyampersaud.com · 1d

Today we highlight Mai & her kids, just one of the six families partnered with the giving circle. Fleeing the north was difficult enough, but they’re still malnourished and now freezing at night in their tent.

Food & blankets. Final 4 hours ⚠️ 385/500

Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle

We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that…

chuffed.org

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 2d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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Moths in a human suit (they/them) @lycomorpha.bsky.social · 1d

Last week I did a lot of arbitrary cellular doodles, & it occurred to me I could make some cell games that could go with microscopy workshops.

(I run BioSci/MedSci-themed art workshops sometimes, & bring microscopes & slides. Watching people see cells for the 1st time is always so cool!)

Another cellular doodle, this time showing one big, complex, colourful cell surrounded by smaller, simpler cells. The complicated cell has lots of pseudopodia and membrane proteins, and a big red heart symbol in the middle of the nucleus. The simple cells are smooth ovals, each with a nucleus and a sleepy smiling face on it.

A page filled with multiple cells on an olive green background. Each cell has a big red nucleus, multiple organelles, and multiple pseudopodia. They're arranged in a kinda patchwork pattern.

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Moths in a human suit (they/them) @lycomorpha.bsky.social · 1d

Cell doodle games from my out of date diary the past week.

Uses a D6 to decide cell shape & contents:

- number of 'arms'/pseudopodia

- how many lobes the nucleus has

- no. of internal compartments/imaginary organelles

- smooth or fuzzy membrane (odd/even)

- spots or stripes in compartments.

Cellular doodles on an out of date diary page. Six colourful imaginary cells, each with a slightly different shape, a nucleus and some intracellular compartments have been drawn using the rules given in the post. They're drawn in ink in black, grey, olive green, red, and blue.

Another cellular doodle like the previous pic but this time it's one big cell taking up a whole page. It has 7 pseudopodia, a double lobed nucleus, 5 stripey internal compartments, and lots of little proteins sticking out of its membrane.

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Small Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 1d

If you get into the weeds of how many non-white faces/people not speaking English is acceptable, you've already lost. Make them explain *why* the scenario they've imagined is a bad thing.

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Small Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 1d

See, these kinds of claims are the ones you can't tackle with pointing out the obvious lie, because that cedes the basic argument to them. You have to take them at their word and then calmly ask, "So why was that a problem for you?"

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 1d

Jenrick defends ‘didn’t see another white face’ comment on.ft.com/3VSPahS

Robert Jenrick defends ‘didn’t see another white face’ comment

Shadow justice secretary is widely seen as the favourite to challenge Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch

on.ft.com

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michiums @ nycc thursday! @michiums.bsky.social · 17d

a reminder ! also I still have so many of these :)! your support helps me scrap by and also be able to support mutual aid efforts when and where I can !

michiums.bigcartel.com

embroidered patch with florals on top of a bouquet that reads “queer existence is eternal”

embroidered floral patch on top of a bouquet of dusty pink and red roses that reads “trans existence is an undying garden”

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Moths in a human suit (they/them) @lycomorpha.bsky.social · 2d

🤗

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Moths in a human suit (they/them) @lycomorpha.bsky.social · 2d

Aww thanks mate! 😁💖

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Moths in a human suit (they/them) @lycomorpha.bsky.social · 2d

Folks in the US:

I'm trying out Royal Mail DDP shipping to America this week.

If you want paints/zines from my store, & would be prepared to help me test the service with a custom order, drop me a line!

Moths in a human suit (they/them) @lycomorpha.bsky.social · 2d

Good morning, my shop is open & I'm doing a big shipping run this aft! Order by 2pm for shipping today, at:

lycomorpha.etsy.com

(Pardon the shameless self-promo, I know the world is a garbage fire, but a body's gotta live y'know?)

Promotional pic for handmade red chalk paint. An unwrapped half pan is sitting on a postcard swatch that has stripes, lines, and circles showing how the paint looks at different dilutions with water.

Promotional pic for handmade blue vivianite LL paint. 3 wrapped pans are sitting on a postcard swatch that has stripes, lines, and circles showing how the paint looks at different dilutions with water.

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Moths in a human suit (they/them) @lycomorpha.bsky.social · 2d

Sent my 1st parcel today, so fingers crossed!

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Moths in a human suit (they/them) @lycomorpha.bsky.social · 2d

I love vivianite so much. I like the grey and green varieties too, but this is definitely the bluest one I've got right now!

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Dr. Divya 🇵🇸🧿 (offline) @divyampersaud.com · 2d

10 hours left on my birthday drive—from the resilient north, Spark Space continues ❤️‍🔥 Don't fetishize this resilience; fight for it.

Support dozens of high school kids taking exams at Spark by helping the volunteers keep the electricity on: 754/1000 chuffed.org/project/spar...

🇵🇸 Gaza Needs Your Support: Help Build a Lifeline for Students and Remote Workers!

In Gaza, war has destroyed homes, blocked roads, and left countless people without work. Yet, amidst the rubble, hope remains. Students and remote workers face daily struggles—power outages, broken…

chuffed.org

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Moths in a human suit (they/them) @lycomorpha.bsky.social · 2d

Folks in the US:

I'm trying out Royal Mail DDP shipping to America this week.

If you want paints/zines from my store, & would be prepared to help me test the service with a custom order, drop me a line!

Moths in a human suit (they/them) @lycomorpha.bsky.social · 2d

Good morning, my shop is open & I'm doing a big shipping run this aft! Order by 2pm for shipping today, at:

lycomorpha.etsy.com

(Pardon the shameless self-promo, I know the world is a garbage fire, but a body's gotta live y'know?)

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Moths in a human suit (they/them) @lycomorpha.bsky.social · 2d

Studio manager is starting inspections early today, I see. Void-Floof is a hard taskmaster. 😹🐾

A very fluffy longhaired black cat with yellow eyes has its front paws up on my legs, claws out. Good job I wear jeans.

The fluffy longhaired black cat sitting on a lino floor looking up with a stern, serious expression.

The fluffy longhaired black cat sashaying through the studio with a magnificent blep going on.

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Moths in a human suit (they/them) @lycomorpha.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks Lin! 👾⚡🦷🤹🏞️🦉😂

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