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@al-edwards.bsky.social

PhD student @ MMU researching the MCA and autistic adults' intimate lives. Armchair sociologist, fiction reader, lowkey (cozy/RPG/horror) gamer.

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Reported Greta Thunberg has reportedly been beaten, abused and deprived of food and water by Israeli forces, for the crime of trying to deliver aid to a starving population.

As an example to the others.

This is how Israel has operated for decades, but usually it is brown people they treat this way

04.10.2025 18:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

see also: hillary cass getting a lordship for shivving trans kids, others getting a peerage or other official title for spreading transphobia. how many british people are now household names now because they are transphobic and the uk press propped them up?

18.10.2024 14:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Every year since my autism diagnosis and feeling more supported and accommodated, I have actually gotten 10% more ADHD.

30.09.2025 21:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The news of yet more politicians trying to explain away autistic people by blaming their mothers' choices has, unfortunately, brought back into relevance my MA dissertation about autism stigma and the anti-vaccine scandal. I didn't expect it to come around again this quickly, but it is unsurprising.

26.09.2025 08:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

With the Tylenol bullshit Iโ€™m reminded that women have always been the scapegoat.

Remember, they didnโ€™t burn witches. They burned women. And I have no doubt that some would like to bring that practice back.

25.09.2025 14:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9923    ๐Ÿ” 2288    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 372    ๐Ÿ“Œ 90

its kind of insane that weโ€™ve been forced to watch rightwingers openly celebrate and taunt everyone over the death of people like trayvon martin for over a decade now and now theyโ€™re trying to grandstand over the one time itโ€™s personally affected them and political project

17.09.2025 04:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17151    ๐Ÿ” 3413    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 205    ๐Ÿ“Œ 68
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2 Black Men Found Hanging In Mississippi Just Hours Apart Demartravion "Trey" Reed was found hanging at Delta State University; Cory Zukatis was found hanging near Ameristar Casino in Vicksburg.

2 Black men found hanging in Mississippi just hours apart yesterday.

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16.09.2025 13:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 267    ๐Ÿ” 226    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 53
rlyehtaxidermist on tumblr:  "immortality sucks because all your friends die" all your friends die anyway. those we do not mourn are those who mourn us. 

"immortality sucks because you forget who you are" we always forget who we are. do you remember who you were at four years of age? who you were at fourteen? "who i am" is a shadow cast on the wall. 

"immortality sucks because" skill issue. skill issue. skill issue. give me your liver

rlyehtaxidermist on tumblr: "immortality sucks because all your friends die" all your friends die anyway. those we do not mourn are those who mourn us. "immortality sucks because you forget who you are" we always forget who we are. do you remember who you were at four years of age? who you were at fourteen? "who i am" is a shadow cast on the wall. "immortality sucks because" skill issue. skill issue. skill issue. give me your liver

06.09.2025 22:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1546    ๐Ÿ” 455    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 19

"My race is TechnoMage CyberGoth Skynet 3000"

08.09.2025 13:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
 Dubbed Peterloo by Manchester Observer. Meeting called for Parliamentary reform and repeal of corn laws.  4 women and a 2 yr old among the dead. The Waterloo veteran killed was John Lees, the  son of a mill owner who joined the Royal Artillery aged 15, a regiment which had two guns present but not used at Peterloo. He was beaten horrendously and died of wounds 3 weeks later.

Dubbed Peterloo by Manchester Observer. Meeting called for Parliamentary reform and repeal of corn laws. 4 women and a 2 yr old among the dead. The Waterloo veteran killed was John Lees, the son of a mill owner who joined the Royal Artillery aged 15, a regiment which had two guns present but not used at Peterloo. He was beaten horrendously and died of wounds 3 weeks later.

OTD 1819 Peterloo Massacre. 18 killed & hundreds wounded when pro-democracy meeting of c.60,000 people charged by Cheshire yeomanry, Manchester & Salford Yeomanry & 15th Hussars with 31st & 88th Regts & artillery also deployed. 15th fought at Waterloo & a Waterloo veteran among marchers killed.

16.08.2025 07:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 64    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

I always get extra picl on my burger

15.08.2025 08:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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WRITE FOR US: weโ€™re inviting early career scholars to submit pitches for The Sociological Review magazine's Research Insights series.

The editors are currently seeking proposals for our December issue, with a pitch deadline of 5 September.

๐Ÿ”Ž Read more about contributing: buff.ly/Q5KZlcJ

14.08.2025 07:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Every time an American dunks on British food, we take another of your signature dishes and pie it.

13.08.2025 10:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1421    ๐Ÿ” 333    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 73    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21

Preach! It isn't meant to be a measure of biological adulthood, it's just a brain study. It tells us more about neurobiology, not about the philosophical definition of a child vs. an adult.

11.08.2025 19:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
2022 tweet from genspect saying 18-25 year olds shouldnt be making life altering decisions- they're still adolescents, their brains havent fully matured yet. trauma, mental health issues, neurodiversity and difficulty accepting homo/bisexuality can cause gender distress & are better addressed with therapy

2022 tweet from genspect saying 18-25 year olds shouldnt be making life altering decisions- they're still adolescents, their brains havent fully matured yet. trauma, mental health issues, neurodiversity and difficulty accepting homo/bisexuality can cause gender distress & are better addressed with therapy

Every time you say "the brain doesn't mature until age 25" going "adult minors" you're repeating anti-trans, ableist propaganda meant to strip adults of their healthcare autonomy. It's a misrepresentation of the study, when someone is 18 they're an adult! SHUT! UP! (SOURCES BELOW)๐Ÿงต

10.08.2025 17:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1426    ๐Ÿ” 657    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 45    ๐Ÿ“Œ 56
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The Awakening of The Light - out now! on amazon keep up to date with everything about my book via my blog #fantasybook #bookseries #book ataleoftwoforces.wordpress.com?_gl=1*epxaa2...

02.08.2025 19:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 79    ๐Ÿ” 62    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Screenshot of an email: Hi Rachel,
 
Thank you for contacting us about the article youโ€™ve seen.
 
We want our stores to be inclusive and welcoming places for our colleagues and customers. We have written to this customer and explained that our colleagues typically work across all departments in our stores and customers can always ask to speak to the colleague they feel most comfortable with.
 
We also explained that our colleague was asking a customer if they needed help; they were not working on bra fit or offering this.
 
Thank you again for getting in touch.

Screenshot of an email: Hi Rachel, Thank you for contacting us about the article youโ€™ve seen. We want our stores to be inclusive and welcoming places for our colleagues and customers. We have written to this customer and explained that our colleagues typically work across all departments in our stores and customers can always ask to speak to the colleague they feel most comfortable with. We also explained that our colleague was asking a customer if they needed help; they were not working on bra fit or offering this. Thank you again for getting in touch.

I wrote to M&S about the stupid lingerie department story - confirms nobody offered a bra fitting to a teenage girl. The Telegraph and JK can (always) do one.

08.08.2025 09:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1864    ๐Ÿ” 640    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 38    ๐Ÿ“Œ 60
On Vaccines, Kennedy Has Broken Sharply With the Mainstream
While many officials and scientists embrace other parts of the secretaryโ€™s agenda, his stance on vaccines is alienating allies who fear a public health crisis.

On Vaccines, Kennedy Has Broken Sharply With the Mainstream While many officials and scientists embrace other parts of the secretaryโ€™s agenda, his stance on vaccines is alienating allies who fear a public health crisis.

On nutrition, Jeffrey Dahmer has broken sharply with the mainstream.

07.08.2025 20:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2878    ๐Ÿ” 592    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 40    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21
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Eight weeks on Monday! I've got more reading to do fr fr. Been sitting here since April like:

08.08.2025 16:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I can't shake the feeling that this is some sort of orchestrated publicity stunt by the TERFs.

07.08.2025 17:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"The marketplace of dating" "the marketplace of sex" "the marketplace of love" "the marketplace of ideas" "sexual market value"

...I'm gonna start calling this the finbro-ification of culture. Take everything that is good and meaningful and turn it into soulless, corporate sludge.

07.08.2025 12:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What else does this super surveillance, data-stealing Nanny State policy extend to? Because we've already had people blocked from endo (women's health) subs on Reddit, mental health & Gaza update platforms.

06.08.2025 21:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Online Safety Act apparently also affects BlueSky. So, I have to potentially verify my age to engage with discourse that is deemed 18+. That might include topics related to my research๐Ÿซ 

06.08.2025 21:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The countdown to starting my PhD is on๐ŸŽ‰ October, I'm so ready for you๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‚

06.08.2025 18:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
05.08.2025 16:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 227    ๐Ÿ” 40    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

this is what they want ai to do and they'll destroy every single democracy on earth if you try to ban it

05.08.2025 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 787    ๐Ÿ” 185    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

something I keep thinking about and which I can't make up my mind on is: were swathes of the right, centre-right and, in some cases, the centre, full of racists hiding their beliefs for decades, or are these people all incredibly suggestible? neither answer is good!

04.08.2025 08:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1006    ๐Ÿ” 149    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 166    ๐Ÿ“Œ 41

Might start posting out of context, vaguely melodramatic song lyrics to here, like a thinly veiled Facebook status from 2009.

04.08.2025 08:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Bioshock Infinite metal band named SpiritVox Populi

01.06.2025 09:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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