Sam Masks (they/them)'s Avatar

Sam Masks (they/them)

@theailingwitch.bsky.social

They/Them Queer, Disabled, & Chronically Ill Ostomate Immunosuppressed, Immunocompromised β€œFighting fascism is a full-time job!” Writing Fantasy, Learning Harp, Knitting Something, Always Binging DS9 Patreon.com/TheAilingWitch 🚫NO UNSOLICITED MED ADVICE🚫

3,546 Followers  |  550 Following  |  8,414 Posts  |  Joined: 14.07.2023  |  2.2149

Latest posts by theailingwitch.bsky.social on Bluesky

A sticker on a metal door propped against a pole of Two mice cleaning up leaves. Sticker says community is resistance

A sticker on a metal door propped against a pole of Two mice cleaning up leaves. Sticker says community is resistance

Don’t give up.
We keep us safe.

16.02.2026 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My friend sent me a belated birthday gift:

A tee shirt with the 2021 letter from Delta to the CDC asking them to pwetty pwease decrease Covid isolation protocols because they want to make more money endangering their workers & customers.

I can’t wait to wear it to my next doctor appointment. 😈

16.02.2026 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I JUST HAD A DOCTOR CONSULT CANCELLED BECAUSE I WAS RUDE TO THEIR AI INTAKE SOFTWARE. (I called it a "stupid computer.") I hate EVERYTHING

16.02.2026 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1641    πŸ” 249    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 73

Today I got prescribed anti-depressants again.

We had dropped them on account of how good I was doing since summer and in two months I am back on them due to "environmental factors."

Help me get myself and my two cats out of a toxic household!

Share my post, don't just leave it on like!!

16.02.2026 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Love this world we have now, where consoles get more expensive the older they are instead of cheaper.

This is what desperation looks like. Desperation to keep perpetuating the lie of infinite growth, a scam they’re running out of ways to keep up.

It’s so utterly fucking pathetic.

16.02.2026 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1143    πŸ” 274    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 4
Post image

URGENT: Gaza starvation took my son’s health, and now it’s stealing his sight. He survived hunger, but he’s going blind. I am begging you to help me save his eyes before darkness takes over. He deserves to see the world. Please help!
Verified by: @mommunism.bsky.social

gofund.me/5f2429cda

16.02.2026 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 66    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 13

Everywhere this man goes he should be treated as if he murdered millions of children, because he did.

16.02.2026 11:47 β€” πŸ‘ 6556    πŸ” 2146    πŸ’¬ 101    πŸ“Œ 39
Preview
Judge blocks Trump admin from rescinding health grants to Democratic-led states The ruling temporarily blocks the Trump Administration from cutting $600 million in public health grants that had already been allocated to four Democratic-led states.

Unbelievable that we still talk about withholding HIV funding as a form of political maneuvering rather than an act of social murder, as if the 80’s + 90’s never happened and we didn’t lose an entire generation to this already.

16.02.2026 01:45 β€” πŸ‘ 927    πŸ” 318    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 5

Tonight~

16.02.2026 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I've been working in comics as an editor and consultant for several years and one of my greatest joys recently was getting to work on the Space Chasers series by national treasure astronaut Leland Melvin, Joe Caramagna and Alison Acton πŸ’— Books 1 & 2 are on sale now! us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

16.02.2026 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh no I missed that you’re unwell, I hope the rest helps and you feel worlds better super soon. πŸ’œπŸ’πŸ΅

15.02.2026 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"International law states an occupying power cannot confiscate land in occupied territories."

And yet, Israhell is doing exactly that.

This is only going to escalate the already terrible settler violence used against the Palestinian people.

15.02.2026 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again:

Lettings a damn SARS virus be rebranded as Covid was a huge fucking mistake.

15.02.2026 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is very close to me.

A reminder to ALL MUTUALS I’m happy to be your emergency contact for any reason, and to check in and ensure you haven’t been fuckin’ black bagged. DM me.

(This also makes the series of repeated unexpected knocks at the door lately SUPER FUN.)

15.02.2026 14:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

IDGAF and I’m not deleting shit

If you work for ICE, you’re going to Hell

If your job scares children, either quit your job or quit your life

15.02.2026 09:04 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
Photo of a pink knit scarf all crumpled up while a black cat wrapped in a blue blanket rests her head on the scarf. Its in a simple seed stitch pattern.

Photo of a pink knit scarf all crumpled up while a black cat wrapped in a blue blanket rests her head on the scarf. Its in a simple seed stitch pattern.

I love me a simple seed/moss stitch!

15.02.2026 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Monarch butterfly digital art drawing by me.

Monarch butterfly digital art drawing by me.

$1065’s needed by 2/28 for basic needs, please do NOT scroll past this! Repost, quote, buy, tip! #BIPOCMA #HelpSky #MutualAid #Disability #TransMutualAid

#Art mayasdivinedesignstoo.square.site
#DigitalArt: Ko-Fi mayasdivinedesigns (also P/C/V)
Tips linktr.ee/mxmd1
#Music truthbytwo.bandcamp.com

15.02.2026 11:12 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

It’s a beautiful day to burn this fucking system to the ground.

13.02.2026 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gee.

If only there were another similar virus to SARS-CoV-2 that we had decades of in depth research & experience with to see long term risks of this vascular virus we were told is fine to freely inhale for the sake of the economy and eugenic convenience over the last 6 years.

15.02.2026 14:05 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Preview
Scans Of Recovered COVID-19 Patients Reveal Microstructural Changes In The Brain Even in those without symptoms of long COVID, the virus could leave its silent footprint on the brain.

#disability

15.02.2026 09:55 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
The described meal, being eaten on a computer table. In the background, a grey cat watches, waiting.

The described meal, being eaten on a computer table. In the background, a grey cat watches, waiting.

Crime is her favorite thing - crime, and anything I'm eating.

So tonight, for a V-day treat for me, I made myself a steak dinner. Medium top sirloin in a mushroom and red wine pan sauce, tangy mashed potatoes, roasted broccoli.

She watched me eat it. Plotting.

But she doesn't know I can plot too.

15.02.2026 06:17 β€” πŸ‘ 180    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

I don’t care if you punch Nazis. I care if you provide them cover. And it is something I am fully aware that people with my politics can do (COVID has been instructive).

It’s not about purity tests or β€œbeing just as bad as they are”. It’s about the practical effects of legitimizing their rhetoric.

15.02.2026 12:31 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I have noticed so many people who used to actively try to change their habits using ableist slurs have just… stopped trying at all. Very obviously, over the last 6 years…

Can’t imagine why. πŸ˜’

15.02.2026 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It is also not something we should be using on right wingers. Why?

Well, not because I am worried about their feelings. Because there’s tons of research showing that if you start using dehumanizing language even ironically, it becomes easier and easier to access.

15.02.2026 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 241    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3

*pinches nose*

Time for your quarterly reminder that degenerate is a Nazi term, indicating the literal degeneration of a gene pool. Things this referred to: interracial marriage! Queerness! Disability!

It pretty much indicates they don’t think you’re human!

It’s not a cutesy way to say β€œleftist”

15.02.2026 00:00 β€” πŸ‘ 754    πŸ” 331    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 15

Overnight I had people froth about me β€œprotecting Nazi feelings”, had a really weird Bible quote flung my way, and a complete misapprehension about why I care about this. (So just another weekend on good old Bluesky.)

Let’s spell it out: I do not give a shit about Nazis. I give a shit about society

15.02.2026 12:17 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

This is also true across North America.

We have flu, measles, Covid - countless airborne viruses, all spreading at once and in combination.

Mask up to protect yourselves & your communities 😷

15.02.2026 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The astonishing thing is that the admin doesn't care about these migrants at all. They care that they were thwarted. Everything is a macho power display.

15.02.2026 12:44 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

People who report vulnerable folks seeking #MutualAid just to SURVIVE, are Nazis and should be punched, frankly.

Ditto the owners and moderators of platforms that encourage such fascism.

EVEN MORE HELP NEEDED to keep Britt off the streets today - linktr.ee/hiitsbritt

15.02.2026 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for reporting me! This is super helpful and not at all violent behavior on your part. Thanks.

@hoydenspark.bsky.social @butchgeared.bsky.social @ruefulseraph.bsky.social etc

Can you all please boost for me? I’m still $363 short. I’m apparently under warning bc I’m annoying.

15.02.2026 04:42 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4

@theailingwitch is following 12 prominent accounts