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@orphicfiddler.bsky.social

she/any || Health services researcher. Professional dilettante. Weasel under the cocktail cabinet.

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A headline from a 1939 New York Times article: Goebbels Ends Careers of Five 'Aryan'Actors Who Made Witticisms About the Nazi Regime

A headline from a 1939 New York Times article: Goebbels Ends Careers of Five 'Aryan'Actors Who Made Witticisms About the Nazi Regime

Isn't it crazy that the leader of our country is able to get comedians fired for their jokes? Pic unrelated

18.09.2025 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1048    πŸ” 286    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 3
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Kill Death

04.09.2025 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 369    πŸ” 101    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Mr. President you need to walk towards the infinite darkness

30.08.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

[XENOMORPH ALIEN SKITTERS AT FULL SPEED DOWN CORRIDOR CEILING]

ME: (sighing) is this about sex or death

[XENOMORPH STOPS, UNSURE HOW TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION]

14.08.2025 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1459    πŸ” 537    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 7

I’m convinced that three months living a non-car dependent lifestyle could convince anyone of its obvious superiority. And also make them go insane once they returned to suburbia.

27.09.2024 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3
Gravestone inscribed: Alistair Stephen Fabian Mitchell. 13-6-1957, 10-2-2019. Barrister of the Middle Temple. My brain, socialist. My heart, anarchist. My eyes, pacifist. My blood, revolutionary. 

Around the edge, the legend: The only man in British legal history to be convicted of biting a policeman with someone else’s teeth.

Gravestone inscribed: Alistair Stephen Fabian Mitchell. 13-6-1957, 10-2-2019. Barrister of the Middle Temple. My brain, socialist. My heart, anarchist. My eyes, pacifist. My blood, revolutionary. Around the edge, the legend: The only man in British legal history to be convicted of biting a policeman with someone else’s teeth.

A tombstone in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, photographed by Andy Darby.

Note the border inscription.

09.08.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 4332    πŸ” 1450    πŸ’¬ 74    πŸ“Œ 130
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UAW 4121 Kill the Cuts Town Hall RSVP Please click the link to complete this form.

NOW is the time to keep up the pressure on our representatives to continue to prioritize funding our research work!

πŸ”— RSVP to the Kill the Cuts Town Hall here or using the link in bio: form.jotform.com/251766883613...

Masks strongly encouraged!

06.08.2025 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Tess Grover. Research Coordinator,   UW Psychiatry & Behavioral Science.
β€œOne of my siblings died by suicide in 2020. To address the inescapable question, β€œWhat could we have done better?” I’ve focused on suicide prevention research. Unfortunately, UW’s Suicide Care Research Center is going on six months  without NIH funding. While none of our projects are considered β€œcontroversial”, we haven’t received any of the expected money needed for us to improve our outpatient services for young individuals with acute suicide risk. The federal government needs to fund us, we who work to improve the lives of people living in the US. Let us work! Let us help people!”

Tess Grover. Research Coordinator, UW Psychiatry & Behavioral Science. β€œOne of my siblings died by suicide in 2020. To address the inescapable question, β€œWhat could we have done better?” I’ve focused on suicide prevention research. Unfortunately, UW’s Suicide Care Research Center is going on six months without NIH funding. While none of our projects are considered β€œcontroversial”, we haven’t received any of the expected money needed for us to improve our outpatient services for young individuals with acute suicide risk. The federal government needs to fund us, we who work to improve the lives of people living in the US. Let us work! Let us help people!”

Lucas O’Bryan. Research Scientist, UW Psychiatry & Behavioral Science. β€œI’m a UW research scientist focused on improving suicide care for adolescents and young adults. This critical NIH-funded work has been disrupted by federal funding delays, forcing UW to furlough researchers like me. These cuts, and the furloughs they cause, are stalling vital improvements to our mental health care systems.”

Lucas O’Bryan. Research Scientist, UW Psychiatry & Behavioral Science. β€œI’m a UW research scientist focused on improving suicide care for adolescents and young adults. This critical NIH-funded work has been disrupted by federal funding delays, forcing UW to furlough researchers like me. These cuts, and the furloughs they cause, are stalling vital improvements to our mental health care systems.”

Sharon Garrett. Research Scientist, UW Psychiatry & Behavioral Science. β€œI work on projects that develop treatments for substance use disorders. Some of my work is funded by NIH, and we worry every day that our studies will be halted and that innovations that could improve the lives of people affected by substance use will be slowed or stopped altogether.”

Sharon Garrett. Research Scientist, UW Psychiatry & Behavioral Science. β€œI work on projects that develop treatments for substance use disorders. Some of my work is funded by NIH, and we worry every day that our studies will be halted and that innovations that could improve the lives of people affected by substance use will be slowed or stopped altogether.”

Vaughan Collins. Research Coordinator, UW Psychiatry & Behavioral Science. β€œMore than 2 out of 3 youth in the U.S. experience trauma. Yet, their ability to access and receive impactful evidence-based treatment is at risk with NIH funding cuts. I work on the R34 grant with the UW ALACRITY Center. We strive to design and promote a treatment called Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy [TF-CBT], which has the strongest evidence of any clinical intervention for youth with trauma. Without funding, our vital work won't be possible.”

Vaughan Collins. Research Coordinator, UW Psychiatry & Behavioral Science. β€œMore than 2 out of 3 youth in the U.S. experience trauma. Yet, their ability to access and receive impactful evidence-based treatment is at risk with NIH funding cuts. I work on the R34 grant with the UW ALACRITY Center. We strive to design and promote a treatment called Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy [TF-CBT], which has the strongest evidence of any clinical intervention for youth with trauma. Without funding, our vital work won't be possible.”

➑️ Funding disruptions are threatening lifesaving improvements and innovations in behavioral and mental healthcare. These cuts are already forcing researchers to pause or leave projects that directly save lives.

06.08.2025 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Mirror selfie of a red-headed person wearing a pink peasant dress, corset belt with pink roses, pink flower crown, and silver sword necklace and earrings.

Mirror selfie of a red-headed person wearing a pink peasant dress, corset belt with pink roses, pink flower crown, and silver sword necklace and earrings.

Headed to the Knight Club!

02.08.2025 00:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of OP with butt-length wavy red hair before a donation haircut. Red sunglasses are perched on the back of OP's head to give the appearance of a stylish Cousin It.

Photo of OP with butt-length wavy red hair before a donation haircut. Red sunglasses are perched on the back of OP's head to give the appearance of a stylish Cousin It.

Chappell Roan in The Subway video:

01.08.2025 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I keep that shit on me

30.07.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 258    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0

gavin newsom looks like he needs to be given the explicit instruction of β€œdon’t eat it” every time someone hands him a baby

06.05.2025 07:04 β€” πŸ‘ 404    πŸ” 76    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Black and white photo of Sam Reid with short hair. He is attractive in a normal way.

Black and white photo of Sam Reid with short hair. He is attractive in a normal way.

Photo of Sam Reid as Lestat in full rockstar mode with long blonde hair. He is attractive in a supernaturally hot way.

Photo of Sam Reid as Lestat in full rockstar mode with long blonde hair. He is attractive in a supernaturally hot way.

Further proof that men should only ever have long hair.

22.07.2025 19:08 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It is so, so important to learn to understand the difference between A Gross Thing That Freaks Me Out, versus A Thing Which Causes Actual Harm In The World

because as long as you can't navigate the difference, your disgust is a lever that can be used to manipulate you

22.07.2025 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 8399    πŸ” 4020    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 30
Picture of a red-haired person in a teal sleeveless dress and round gold sunglasses holding a large s'mores sundae. They are seated at a blue table along a street and next to a pink window planter filled with petunias.

Picture of a red-haired person in a teal sleeveless dress and round gold sunglasses holding a large s'mores sundae. They are seated at a blue table along a street and next to a pink window planter filled with petunias.

S'mores sundae, baybee (anything to escape my 82Β° home office).

17.07.2025 00:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Colorful St. Rat mosaic in Seattle's Capitol Hill featuring a rat with St. Elmo's fire behind head and wording at the bottom reading "Hot Rat Summer."

Colorful St. Rat mosaic in Seattle's Capitol Hill featuring a rat with St. Elmo's fire behind head and wording at the bottom reading "Hot Rat Summer."

Seattle Renounces Atheism Forever After Witnessing Resurrection of St. Rat: tinyurl.com/3xm4jwy3

16.07.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 623    πŸ” 157    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 31
Image of BABYMETAL performing.

Image of BABYMETAL performing.

Image of BABYMETAL performing (now with flames).

Image of BABYMETAL performing (now with flames).

Image of Jinjer performing.

Image of Jinjer performing.

Image of Bloodywood performing.

Image of Bloodywood performing.

BABYMETAL, Jinjer, and Bloodywood last night - first metal show in a while! I have been missing the slow-roasted thrill of good concert pyrotechnics. They should stage academic conferences like this.

16.07.2025 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
How to tell what clothes are made of (by lighting them on FIRE) πŸ”₯
YouTube video by Bernadette Banner How to tell what clothes are made of (by lighting them on FIRE) πŸ”₯

Love the Bernadette Banner video on this topic. In addition to the fire test, it's helpful to know that protein-based fibers - like wool and silk - will dissolve in bleach. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtJ5...

13.07.2025 01:22 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜It’s a nightmare.’ U.S. funding cuts threaten academic science jobs at all levels β€œThere is a lot of pressure to essentially leave the country or not pursue research,” one Ph.D. student says

I can't stress enough how close U.S. science is to the cliff.

"Numbers released in May by the National Science Foundation (NSF) indicate that if Congress approves the cuts to the agency proposed by the White House, the number of early-career researchers it supports could fall by 78%" (@science.org)

08.07.2025 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1472    πŸ” 846    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 74
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restrict blood flow not airflow!! people need proper education on choking I stg

08.07.2025 10:58 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

the idea pushed by these types that pretension = edginess = reaction bothers me so much. you are not edgy! no one is mad at you! you live in a world of deluded paranoia and disappointed ambition! you are pulling old tricks, in old ways, using old marketing tactics! CATCH UP

06.07.2025 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

no!! cozy and wholesome romance in fiction will kill the patient. they need doomed, gut-wrenching and soul-crushing melodrama to survive

05.07.2025 23:34 β€” πŸ‘ 85    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

There are a lot of people who are doing the IF WE EVEN HAVE MIDTERMS WHAT IS THE POINT doomerism all over the place, saying that we've seen our last "free & fair" election.

And to them I say: most of the Black people in the south haven't even seen their FIRST one yet.

Stop whining & work.

05.07.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 170    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

congratulations to the internet’s biggest perverts for being so horny they caused an integer overflow

deeply proud of all of you

05.07.2025 05:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4317    πŸ” 1505    πŸ’¬ 53    πŸ“Œ 27

The Conformist (1970)

05.07.2025 00:37 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The budget for border fascism implementation is $170 billion which is larger than the MILITARY BUDGET OF RUSSIA, A COUNTRY CURRENTLY FIGHTING AN ACTIVE LAND WAR

Moreover, ICE must be destroyed

03.07.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1506    πŸ” 431    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 22
Cartoon figure dabbing toward a darkened corner of the meme with the text DABBING INTO THE ABYSS.

Cartoon figure dabbing toward a darkened corner of the meme with the text DABBING INTO THE ABYSS.

Just realized I misspelled Malenia.

02.07.2025 02:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I dunno, it's pretty small? Maybe I need to leave it in a lake or something.

02.07.2025 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s already at ~18”, so it’ll be 3 years to hit the full 36” and only 1-2 years to get to a good Malenia length. And there’s always Messmer in the meantime.

02.07.2025 01:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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