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Sandy Ernest Allen

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author & journalist, covering mental health/gender. trans guy. tired. ๐Ÿ“: Believer, Eater, Esquire, The Cut, TAL, 99PI ... ๐Ÿ“–: akomp.info (Scribner) https://whats-helping-today.beehiiv.com/ https://www.sandyernestallen.com https://linktr.ee/hellosandyallen

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Dare to dream

22.11.2025 12:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 433    ๐Ÿ” 61    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ‘€

22.11.2025 12:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This has always been the dark, soft underbelly of the transphobia movement. It was always never going to work in real life. Transphobia is a fantasy land.

22.11.2025 12:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 564    ๐Ÿ” 126    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Alright! Exhausted and cannot handle this website today ... People and the news are both way too annoying. Sending you all love.

22.11.2025 12:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

... I agree. If that isn't apparent?

22.11.2025 12:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sandy Ernest Allen I'm a journalist and the author of A KIND OF MIRRACULAS PARADISE (Scribner). I also write a self-care-focused newsletter called What's Helping Today. Thank you for your one-time or monthly contributio

If anybody wants to support my work, today or any day (with my suggested $5 a month or more) ... I sure appreciate it!

buymeacoffee.com/sandyallen

22.11.2025 12:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Contact โ€” Sandy Ernest Allen Contact author and journalist Sandy Ernest Allen for consulting, speaking, etc.

If folks wanna ask me questions for my next Sandy's Recipe Club post, feel free. It'll focus on cold-weather hosting for larger groups ...

www.sandyernestallen.com/contact

22.11.2025 12:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sky Pumpkins Sandy's Recipe Club #2

Also helping today: Roasting off a few more sugar pumpkins yesterday ... of my abundant harvest this year ...

whats-helping-today.beehiiv.com/p/sky-pumpkins

22.11.2025 12:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What's Helping Today: having queer and trans friends coming over ...

22.11.2025 12:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

too early for trolls!! i have to clean my house and cook a brunch ...

22.11.2025 12:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How to Fight Bullies Part Two of my two-parter on combating eugenicist brain-rot ...

Transphobes, all trolls, anyone engaging with me in a rude or bad-faith fashion, you will be blocked ... as I do sometimes repeat. If you can't handle respectfully following me, you will be thrown out of my proverbial bar here ...

My policies:
whats-helping-today.beehiiv.com/p/how-to-fig...

22.11.2025 12:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

With whatever perceived chip on your shoulder as your excuse for your own bullying behavior ...

22.11.2025 12:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Me, a trans guy, I have some *guesses* ... re: people who hunt around online misreading whatever and looking for (bad faith) fights ...

22.11.2025 12:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If any stranger gets their kicks insulting me before 7 am on a Saturday morning ... I dunno ... what are you doing ...

22.11.2025 12:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And if your point you want to make at me is like, actually just insulting *me* to my own face, you'll be blocked babe! Enjoy your weird life and choices.

22.11.2025 12:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Anyway! Please think before replying at me, whoever the fuck you all are who follow me on here ... If you want to have some one-on-one conversation with me, there are other potential ways ...

22.11.2025 12:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

i critique such from my own position, as somebody who yes, was *privileged* enough to attend such ... that was my *POINT* which was missed by the person who was too eager to whine at me about their own whatever to notice ...

22.11.2025 12:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

my statement was a critique of so-called "elite" institutions, to those who can't ... discern as much ...

22.11.2025 12:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

and i'm aware that various other sorts of privilege exist ... to the person who felt the need to explain *this* at me ... as was highly unnecessary ...

22.11.2025 12:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

my point here was mostly jumping off in agreement about what this person had said and building out a separate thought, as I often do ...

22.11.2025 12:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

internet strangers: you don't *know* me ... and I am very tired and cranky. cis folks especially, do not try me ...

22.11.2025 12:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

if you feel entitled to complain at me about whatever in my replies, reminder that following is *ahem* A PRIVILEGE and you may lose it, if you act rude directly at me ...

22.11.2025 12:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

i have zero patience who think my replies are some personal place for their complaints. make a friend, please. get a therapist. i don't care a fuck about strangers who are using my replies as a place to complain about their random lives and problems ...

22.11.2025 12:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

if i quote tweet somebody and they think i am ... just stupid and treat me like it in the replies, they'll get blocked ...

22.11.2025 12:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

if people think i'm having some one-on-one conversation with you and want to explain obvious shit at me ... feel free to not ...

22.11.2025 12:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

if people say annoying things at me in my replies, i'm happy to block ... i have no patience for assholes ...

22.11.2025 12:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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me waking up and opening this app

22.11.2025 12:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8995    ๐Ÿ” 555    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 182    ๐Ÿ“Œ 85

as those of us who've graduated from elite institutions know: it's a mix of hardworking types and clueless dipshits, often rich ...

22.11.2025 11:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

most people who have degrees or whatever, who think themselves "smart" and haven't bothered to like, widen that scope ... are especially gonna follow the pack, when it comes to whatever prevailing narratives.

this is because many (powerful) people again are asleep to themselves and: cowards ...

22.11.2025 11:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

tl;dr "smart" people with degrees or whatever who are in charge of human health (groups of rich powerful white men especially) can sure do *stupid* shit ... again because of social forces (they're asleep to) ...

22.11.2025 11:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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