if your Bari be weiss run in fright, if your Berry be Boo, more cereal for you
06.10.2025 14:07 β π 112 π 20 π¬ 2 π 1@yrfatfriend.bsky.social
Cohost of Maintenance Phase. Author of two books. In a documentary called Your Fat Friend. She/her/hers. Photo by the wonderful Josh Coen.
if your Bari be weiss run in fright, if your Berry be Boo, more cereal for you
06.10.2025 14:07 β π 112 π 20 π¬ 2 π 1Does The Bible not teach us "He who has not any medical insurance shan't receive ER care"?
03.10.2025 18:01 β π 221 π 27 π¬ 10 π 1The conversation between Klein and Coates showed me that a lot of people who screech about βinfightingβ on the left arenβt aware of the fact that marginalized people have been forced to learn how to regulate their emotions during conflict, and so, are better able to hear whatβs actually being said.
02.10.2025 14:39 β π 6127 π 1220 π¬ 60 π 199It was the omg of times, it was the Jfc of times
22.09.2025 16:30 β π 348 π 96 π¬ 5 π 1Bad Bunny, one of the biggest musical artists in the world, said he avoided the US in his tour because he thought ICE would set up ouside his shows.
11.09.2025 17:51 β π 5204 π 1217 π¬ 121 π 121Things arenβt feeling very easy breezy beautiful covergirl atm
20.09.2025 22:14 β π 176 π 38 π¬ 1 π 0I hereby declare that i do not give my permission to use any of my personal data or photos
None of this AI shit would be happening if you all had posted this on Facebook like we told you to
16.08.2025 15:51 β π 4028 π 401 π¬ 37 π 13if Jimmy Kimmel's political humor is too hot for you to handle, I'm not sure "snowflake" even cuts it as a term of derision for the level of fragility you've achieved
17.09.2025 23:00 β π 30328 π 6243 π¬ 315 π 121so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining
17.09.2025 23:10 β π 30400 π 7180 π¬ 277 π 168The Wall Street Journal Early Bulletin Said Ammunition in Kirk Shooting Engraved With Transgender, Antifascist Ideology;... 6 hours ago The Daily Beast Charlie Kirk Sniper's Ammo Has 'Trans Ideology and Anti-Fascist' Engravings: Cops 12 hours ago WGME Rifle in Kirk assassination had ammo with trans, antifascist engravings, sources say 20 hours ago The Telegraph Charlie Kirk killer's ammunition 'engraved with pro-trans messages' 17 hours ago The Independent FBI releases new video and images of Charlie Kirk shooting suspect as manhunt for killer continues 9 hours ago New York Post
New York Post Gun recovered in Charlie Kirk assassination revealed - and ammo bore pro-trans, anti-fascist... 22 hours ago GO Magazine Bullets That Killed Charlie Kirk Allegedly Engraved With 'Trans and Anti-Fascist' Ideology 17 hours ago WPBN Rifle in Kirk assassination had ammo with trans, antifascist engravings, sources say 20 hours ago JP The Jerusalem Post Ammo in Charlie Kirk killing bore transgender terminology 22 hours ago F Forbes Charlie Kirk Shooting: Ammunition Found Engraved With Transgender, Antifascist Ideology, Report Says... 23 hours ago TRIBUTE
WSJ sucks but any outlet aggregating their news should have been way more skeptical than they were about taking that thin as hell βtipβ and running with it
Journalism 101 shit
The backsliding on boundaries is so pervasive and intense!!
12.09.2025 02:19 β π 31 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Oh buddy, Iβm sorry to hear it. Right there with you.
12.09.2025 02:09 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Fellow fats: how are you holding up in the current climate around body size/fatness/thinness?
(As always, please remember that your answers will be read by people who are fatter than you; by people with eating disorders; and by people with diabetes, heart disease & limited mobility.)
I recently bought huckleberries at the farmers market and the vendor closed our conversation with a solemn "huck it up" and I hope I never forget that moment
06.09.2025 04:03 β π 647 π 30 π¬ 8 π 1Truly just wish RFK would treat chronically ill people like me with the level of care he reserved for that whale carcass he so lovingly dismembered.
04.09.2025 15:54 β π 403 π 43 π¬ 3 π 1least surprising heel turn in history
03.09.2025 19:51 β π 2051 π 176 π¬ 63 π 9This is a question I simply cannot answer!
26.08.2025 18:55 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0A 2023 tweet from Andrew Tate reads βSEED OILS SEED OILS OMG SEED OILS OMG FUCKING OMG SEED OILS FUCK FUCK OMG FUCK. I can tell you losers have never had real enemies. You're afraid of sunflowers. You legit won't shut up about it. Such uninteresting lives. Total losers OH MY MOTHER FUCKING GOD SEED FUCKING OILS AND WORE THE WRONG SHOES TO THE GYM TO LIFT MEDIOCRE WEIGHT HOLY FUCKING FUCK HOW WILL HE BE AN ALPHA MALE EVER AGAIN FUCK FUCKKKKKKK FUCKKKKKKKK FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKβ
Primary source material from todayβs new Maintenance Phase episode:
26.08.2025 15:20 β π 589 π 32 π¬ 32 π 11No new pictures, where are you at mentally.
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She was never apolitical, she just took aim at fat people, which people thought was acceptable and therefore they misinterpreted her as apolitical.
25.08.2025 18:55 β π 795 π 163 π¬ 16 π 1All of the lessons that The Biggest Loser taughtβfrom disordered eating to ruthless self talkβall of that came because we culturally thought it was beneficial & entertaining to abuse fat people. Anti-fat bigotry was the spoonful of sugar that helped the medicine go down. It was a feature, not a bug.
17.08.2025 23:28 β π 605 π 104 π¬ 5 π 1Shazam but for who people are subtweeting
20.08.2025 15:40 β π 234 π 62 π¬ 3 π 3I donβt post about it often anymore because itβs boring, but it does happen pretty reliably. I appear on camera and then get a few daysβ worth of comments, mostly about my appearance and life expectancy.
I donβt generally put much stock in it, but itβs still a stressful experience.
I appeared on camera, which means I am receiving some of the most heinous messages and comments Iβve gotten in ages π«
20.08.2025 07:17 β π 339 π 5 π¬ 52 π 0Siri, play "Looks Like We Made It"
18.08.2025 01:03 β π 389 π 24 π¬ 4 π 1Part of unpacking the damage the show did to viewers is actually unpacking how it damaged your view of very fat people, and how it urged all viewers (including you & me!) to dehumanize very fat people. It also includes unpacking what was appealing about seeing fat people abused and humiliated.
17.08.2025 23:37 β π 263 π 23 π¬ 2 π 1All of the lessons that The Biggest Loser taughtβfrom disordered eating to ruthless self talkβall of that came because we culturally thought it was beneficial & entertaining to abuse fat people. Anti-fat bigotry was the spoonful of sugar that helped the medicine go down. It was a feature, not a bug.
17.08.2025 23:28 β π 605 π 104 π¬ 5 π 1Seeing a lot of good, grounded reflection on how The Biggest Loser shaped the way viewers thought about themselves. Which is important to unpack!
But Iβve seen little/no unpacking of how TBL shaped how we see & treat people who are fatter than us.