Mat
@thestjohn.bsky.social
Slightly medicated occasional writer and researcher with an outsourced brain. Like a human labrador in their 40s with attacks of ennui.
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Was pulling out the driveway to go see the family for christmas and we see this little guy just sitting right across the street. 😲
December 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Was pulling out the driveway to go see the family for christmas and we see this little guy just sitting right across the street. 😲
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cutting her gf's hair
December 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM
cutting her gf's hair
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Please share this widely. There have been 13 peer-reviewed critiques of the Cass Review, to the extent that academia regards it as pseudoscience, but so far all have been subject to organised censorship by mainstream media. This is the first time one has broken through. Oz Guardian only still.
Worked hard to get this into Guardian Oz & big props to @fiercemum.bsky.social for setting it up & Melissa Davey for publishing it. She will doubtless get loads of hassle from transphobes for it, but it needs to be out there.
Puberty Blocker bans harm trans kids, no-one should pretend they don’t.
Puberty Blocker bans harm trans kids, no-one should pretend they don’t.
Puberty blocker bans in Queensland and NZ risk extreme harm to trans youth, UK expert warns
Sociologist who surveyed effect of 2024 UK ban says denial of gender-affirming care has left trans and non-binary children in ‘abject misery and severe distress’
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Please share this widely. There have been 13 peer-reviewed critiques of the Cass Review, to the extent that academia regards it as pseudoscience, but so far all have been subject to organised censorship by mainstream media. This is the first time one has broken through. Oz Guardian only still.
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Eight of Swords ⚔️
December 15, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Eight of Swords ⚔️
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i love "Terracotta mask in the shape of the head of a fox, dog, or bat ca. 600–480 BCE" so much he's so perfect
March 3, 2025 at 1:04 AM
i love "Terracotta mask in the shape of the head of a fox, dog, or bat ca. 600–480 BCE" so much he's so perfect
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Would you like to watch Hattie Mae eat some snacks?
December 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Would you like to watch Hattie Mae eat some snacks?
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I'm so proud of how this came out. I went crazy on the details in the line art, and it made me determined to match my line craze with a matching attention to rendering 🥰
#Illust #SpiderPunk #SpiderMan #ComicArt #Art
#Illust #SpiderPunk #SpiderMan #ComicArt #Art
December 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I'm so proud of how this came out. I went crazy on the details in the line art, and it made me determined to match my line craze with a matching attention to rendering 🥰
#Illust #SpiderPunk #SpiderMan #ComicArt #Art
#Illust #SpiderPunk #SpiderMan #ComicArt #Art
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presenting: “i90” live for the first time featuring @brosaleigh.bsky.social
when i first wrote this tune, it was for a world where trans folks one day were losing healthcare and rights across the country
i did not think that world would come so soon
this is the definitive performance of the song
when i first wrote this tune, it was for a world where trans folks one day were losing healthcare and rights across the country
i did not think that world would come so soon
this is the definitive performance of the song
Ekko Astral - "i90" feat. Josaleigh Pollett (Live in Salt Lake City)
YouTube video by Ekko Astral
youtu.be
December 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
presenting: “i90” live for the first time featuring @brosaleigh.bsky.social
when i first wrote this tune, it was for a world where trans folks one day were losing healthcare and rights across the country
i did not think that world would come so soon
this is the definitive performance of the song
when i first wrote this tune, it was for a world where trans folks one day were losing healthcare and rights across the country
i did not think that world would come so soon
this is the definitive performance of the song
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More traditional media experimentation! Watercolor, ink, color pencil, and a little bit of digital touchup.
December 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
More traditional media experimentation! Watercolor, ink, color pencil, and a little bit of digital touchup.
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Getting ready for 2026 like
December 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Getting ready for 2026 like
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Flying machines collection.
How about yours?
How about yours?
December 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Flying machines collection.
How about yours?
How about yours?
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neil (banging out the tunes)
December 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
neil (banging out the tunes)
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Day 6 of #ArtAdventCalendar: I was watching this Grizzly Bear and her cub when she stopped for a moment, sat up, and seemed to just take in the view as the sun began to set. #wildlife
December 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Day 6 of #ArtAdventCalendar: I was watching this Grizzly Bear and her cub when she stopped for a moment, sat up, and seemed to just take in the view as the sun began to set. #wildlife
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December 6, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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the dead stare this woman gives is so good lmao
December 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
the dead stare this woman gives is so good lmao
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