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10 Oct, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Managed to completely throw out my knee on a hike :(
Looks like I'm gonna have to try to Figure Out My Joint Thing again... Wish me luck on medical adventures
Leg is doing much better today! Great bc I couldn't walk yesterday. I'm very glad but also still anxious about having to go get it checked out.
Popped it back into place today successfully! Wish me luck figuring out why this happened at the doctor next week

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11 Oct
Happy (early) Halloween! To continue with my series on bats, today we'll be talking about the sociology and biology of the spookiest bat of all - the vampire bat. A Victorian-era illustration of a vampire bat head.
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11 Oct
Today is #NationalComingOutDay, and I've been waiting all year to discuss some thoughts. I hate National Coming Out Day. 🧵
There are a few reasons why but the biggest is this: coming out day places all the responsibility on the queer person to come out, and none of the responsibility on cishet people to do better.
So if you're queer - I see you and I value you, whether you're out or not. You don't owe anyone information on your gender or sexuality. It's not "lying". Please don't feel pressure to come out until you're ready, really ready. I promise it's okay to wait if you're afraid.
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9 Oct
Happy Early Halloween! 👻 Earlier this week, we talked about the diversity, social context, and adaptations of bats! For today's science thread, I'd like to zoom in on one particular species and one particular threat to that species. If you live in North America, listen up! 🧵🦇
Myotis lucifugus is a nondescript little bat. Its common name is even "little brown bat", and it is perhaps a bat that most fits the archetype of what we think of when we hear the word "bat". But these little guys are a lot more impressive than they look! A photo of a little brown b...
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7 Oct
Happy (early) Halloween! For today's science thread, let's talk about bats. More specifically, let's talk about the incredible diversity and adaptations of bats. 🦇🧵
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3 Oct
Not nearly enough attention has been paid to how the media this year has reported on trans issues - openly hosting TERFs as reputable sources, constantly painting trans people as a threat rather than a vulnerable minority, and refusing to center trans voices on our own lives.
In retrospect it will be obvious how this sort of reporting was an intentional and transphobic choice. In retrospect this treatment will be considered highly immoral.
But in the meantime, trans people are dying.
Trans people aren't that many. The highest estimates place us at about 5% of the total population. This means that we are especially dependent on allyship for survival.
Allies; you are failing us.
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This may be an unexpected perspective, but I genuinely love having ADHD. I love the connections it allows me to see. I love the deep emotional connections it allows me to have. I love the energy it gives me, and the passion.
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