Alex Swords
@prettymisskitty.bsky.social
Academic. Culture & Media Psychology Researcher. Fandom, Freedom, & Social Reform Proponent.
Higher Ed Admin & Student Advocacy Professional.
Event Production Technical Expert.
Neurodivergent.
Higher Ed Admin & Student Advocacy Professional.
Event Production Technical Expert.
Neurodivergent.
(2/2) This is not to say that a good job with enough security to feed and house yourself is pointless, nor that war zones are okay places to live. It just means that if you're struggling to cope with the fact that everything is falling apart, more money won't help. Pet a dog, play a game, find joy.
October 6, 2025 at 10:44 AM
(2/2) This is not to say that a good job with enough security to feed and house yourself is pointless, nor that war zones are okay places to live. It just means that if you're struggling to cope with the fact that everything is falling apart, more money won't help. Pet a dog, play a game, find joy.
As a sociologist, this is my big beef with Mazlos hierarchy of needs. Fun is the single most important part of life for humans. Life has to be worth it before food, shelter, or physical safety can be cared about. Fixation on security w/o fun kills just as certainly as lack of basic safety. (1/2)
From Gaza to Ukraine to South Sudan, children play to deal with the stress — and find a moment of joy.
With makeshift jump ropes and hide and seek, kids play to cope with crisis
From Gaza to Ukraine to South Sudan, children play to deal with the stress — and find a moment of joy.
n.pr
October 6, 2025 at 10:39 AM
As a sociologist, this is my big beef with Mazlos hierarchy of needs. Fun is the single most important part of life for humans. Life has to be worth it before food, shelter, or physical safety can be cared about. Fixation on security w/o fun kills just as certainly as lack of basic safety. (1/2)
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A friend sent this to me. It’s from Instagram.
September 26, 2025 at 10:22 AM
A friend sent this to me. It’s from Instagram.
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Twelve laboratories around the world have joined forces to map neuronal activity in a mouse’s brain as it makes decisions.
This Is the First Time Scientists Have Seen Decisionmaking in a Brain
Twelve laboratories around the world have joined forces to map neuronal activity in a mouse’s brain as it makes decisions.
wrd.cm
September 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Twelve laboratories around the world have joined forces to map neuronal activity in a mouse’s brain as it makes decisions.
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"I am quite certain that this moment deserves real opposition — that Democrats, morally speaking, should not fund a government that Trump is turning into a tool of personal enrichment and power."
Important from @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social. Hope Senate Dems listen to him.
Important from @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social. Hope Senate Dems listen to him.
Opinion | Stop Acting Like This Is Normal
www.nytimes.com
September 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
"I am quite certain that this moment deserves real opposition — that Democrats, morally speaking, should not fund a government that Trump is turning into a tool of personal enrichment and power."
Important from @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social. Hope Senate Dems listen to him.
Important from @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social. Hope Senate Dems listen to him.
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Now I can’t support Tennis
September 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Now I can’t support Tennis
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These are a gem.
My old town had a tool library, my new town has a sewing library.
Gifts. 🎁
My old town had a tool library, my new town has a sewing library.
Gifts. 🎁
September 3, 2025 at 9:05 PM
These are a gem.
My old town had a tool library, my new town has a sewing library.
Gifts. 🎁
My old town had a tool library, my new town has a sewing library.
Gifts. 🎁
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This is far from the worst anyone has been harmed by this
But a while ago, Pokemon Go made it so you needed to catch 200 Pokemon in one day to advance past level 40
And I was gonna walk around the National Mall and do that as a reward for finishing summer teaching
But now it's full of soldiers.
But a while ago, Pokemon Go made it so you needed to catch 200 Pokemon in one day to advance past level 40
And I was gonna walk around the National Mall and do that as a reward for finishing summer teaching
But now it's full of soldiers.
September 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This is far from the worst anyone has been harmed by this
But a while ago, Pokemon Go made it so you needed to catch 200 Pokemon in one day to advance past level 40
And I was gonna walk around the National Mall and do that as a reward for finishing summer teaching
But now it's full of soldiers.
But a while ago, Pokemon Go made it so you needed to catch 200 Pokemon in one day to advance past level 40
And I was gonna walk around the National Mall and do that as a reward for finishing summer teaching
But now it's full of soldiers.
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With fascism, you're either a collaborator or part of the resistance.
September 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
With fascism, you're either a collaborator or part of the resistance.
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Get to DC if you are able to Sept. 6! Info: WeAreDC.net ❤️🩹 Please share on socials and push this out through other channels to any peeps who might like to march.
@thekattalk.bsky.social
@thekattalk.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Get to DC if you are able to Sept. 6! Info: WeAreDC.net ❤️🩹 Please share on socials and push this out through other channels to any peeps who might like to march.
@thekattalk.bsky.social
@thekattalk.bsky.social
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Excellent question.
August 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Excellent question.
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This year, #LaborDay is more than a barbecue. Billionaires are stealing from working families, destroying our democracy, and building private armies to attack our towns and cities.
Join us Monday, Sept 1, at any of 1,000+ collective actions across the US.
www.FiftyFifty.one #WorkersOverBillionaires
Join us Monday, Sept 1, at any of 1,000+ collective actions across the US.
www.FiftyFifty.one #WorkersOverBillionaires
August 29, 2025 at 12:34 AM
This year, #LaborDay is more than a barbecue. Billionaires are stealing from working families, destroying our democracy, and building private armies to attack our towns and cities.
Join us Monday, Sept 1, at any of 1,000+ collective actions across the US.
www.FiftyFifty.one #WorkersOverBillionaires
Join us Monday, Sept 1, at any of 1,000+ collective actions across the US.
www.FiftyFifty.one #WorkersOverBillionaires
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Just to clear some things up regarding Japan: Here is the official notice from Japan Post's website.
August 26, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Just to clear some things up regarding Japan: Here is the official notice from Japan Post's website.
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Fungi and plants have something to teach humans about global trade and cooperation.
How plants and fungi trade resources without a brain
Fungi and plants have something to teach humans about global trade and cooperation
n.pr
August 26, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Fungi and plants have something to teach humans about global trade and cooperation.
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"Any book worth banning is a book worth reading."
Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov
August 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"Any book worth banning is a book worth reading."
Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov
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I’ve heard military law experts advise, if you are given an illegal command as a soldier, do not blindly obey. Call your attorney. Obeying an illegal command can result in a court martial.
August 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I’ve heard military law experts advise, if you are given an illegal command as a soldier, do not blindly obey. Call your attorney. Obeying an illegal command can result in a court martial.