iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

"Trans people never age." Well, yeah, we: 1. Immediately revert back to the fashion of the time when we longed for authenticity 2. Have a baby face compared to other people of our same gender due to HRT

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The scariest thing is deciding that maybe you should take your pet to the emergency vet and not wait until Monday when the normal vet is open and then having that pet be first in line because it's so serious and then be hemorrhaging money while you wait for him to pee on his own.

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

If you haven't, it's essentially AI-driven mass surveillance and it's super creepy. But don't trust me, do some searching and come back for the link.

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Have you heard of flock cameras? If you live or work in MV and have, we need your help to petition the city council to cancel their contract: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ge...

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Get the Flock Out of Mount Vernon

Email campaign to ask the Mount Vernon City Council to get rif of Flock cameras

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Because I heard that my rep is racist, I'm considering running for his seat in a year. No Kings rallies are not just a quarterly counting of heads. It's a chance to get together, get connected, get inspired, and get involved. What's your next step?

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Because I spoke out, the City Council created a grant application for the money. Because of that success, I volunteered with DSA to get petition signatures to remove the Flock cameras in my town today. Because of the petition, I heard that my ward representative said racist things.

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Because I went to No Kings 1, I heard about my local DSA. Because I went to DSA, I heard about my city council's attempted misappropriation of Opioid settlement funds. Because I learned about the opioid settlement, I spoke out at City Hall against the funds being used for a K-9 unit.

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

We've tried trickle down. It's time for the trickle up method. When the people feel secure and well-paid, they spend more money on art and in their local economy. They might even have kids if they feel super secure and cared for. Let's give that a shot, huh?

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

I saw a trump truck bumper sticker that said "make a liberal cry - work hard and be happy"... what do we think we're mad at? Work hard, be happy, and let me do the same. Over here.

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

"That's an interesting puzzle piece to fit in my brain" - Hank Green

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

A 16-year-old today: "what even is cursive? Is it another language?" 😓 #ifidontlaughillcry

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

You're just going to leave this here and hope I'll go look it up, huh?

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Tonight, a fwllow enby clocked me immediately and was shocked that others don't know I'm nonbinary just by looking at me. I know there is no "enby look" and that we don't owe anyone androgyny, but I still feel validated.💛💜🤍🖤

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

I need my students to know that I don't take pleasure in marking them off 5 points for not reading the directions/doing the work AND I celebrate when they get everything right.

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Was ready to protest today but my stupid self left my stupid car light on and my stupid car wouldn't start and my nice neighbor jumped it but it didn't work so I just took the hint and stayed home. It's so good to see all the pictures, keep em coming.

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

And there are four kids in shark onesies 🤣

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

The world is healing. I'm at a high school dance and have seen only 3 sets of heels in 20 minutes.

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

2) there’s a poster in the room that says something like ‘of course you’ll make mistakes when you try something hard that’s the whole point’ 3) when she asks the teacher for help it isn’t treated like a burden." 😭

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Got a kickass parent review today: "Thank you! For the first time ever our daughter said she liked math (!!) because 1) people at her table group asked her for help & she was actually able to help them &

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

For example, I've included a chart that shows UFO sightings in Utah correlates with the number of patents granted in the US, but that does not mean that the UFO sightings 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 the patents to be granted. (Chart from SpuriousCorrelations.com). Thanks for reading, and be smart out there!

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Just as a high school math/college psych recap: 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. Just because two things are correlated, like how societies who administer fewer vaccines are reportedly less likely to have autism populations, does not mean that one causes the other.

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

My new school: ✅️ Handed me a pride-flavored school spirit shirt ✅️ Corrected pronouns immediately ✅️ Knew that "Mistrum" is "Mm." ✅️ Has 3 hours of personal prep time for each of the 3 PD days ... aside from not being able to move into my new room yet, this feels exactly right.

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

The plants I own are the ones that survived my house and habits.

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

In other news, I fed these #goats twice in one day. Enjoy :)

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

She was a guest on Alie Ward's Ologies podcast, the Nov 2022 episode "Bryology (MOSS) Encore", specifically.

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Just re-listened to her #ologies podcast episode (technically #smologies) and this feels like a sign

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Oh, and if my prescription doesn't come in by the end of August I'll have to pay out of pocket. Yes, I put it in two weeks ago. No, I have not heard from them.

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

It turns out my master plan of applying for equity positions until August and then turning back to math teaching positions had a fatal flaw: there are no math jobs within 30 miles of me.

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

THEY/THEM By David Gate, poet. If God created night & day & dusk & the tangerine rose pink sunset & the deep amethyst twighlight & the infant bright of morning then to perceive the world in binary is to forgo knowledge of the divine.

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Maybe I was intersex and the doctor didn't tell my family they did a poorly-named "normalization" surgery. Maybe I could have breast cancer and not have to prove anything. The truth, of course, is that I'm lucky. I didn't need to be mutilated or have a cancer scare to have affirming top surgery.

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

An intersex facilitator and advocate said "I'm not more valid [than trans people], I'm just more certain", and I keep thinking about it. In searching for my own gender, I wished for a reason. I didn't have the feeling since 5 like others, I just had a very strong sense of self developing at 30.

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

The problem is that "joint pain and overall dryness" happens everywhere 😭 Can I return that and just get a bad knee?

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Getting nervous about my job prospects for September 🫣

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

The day you plant the seed is not the day you eat the fruit. - Fabienne Fredrickson

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

I need to interview a teacher and a non-teacher for a paper this week on k-12 tenure... Who wants to jump on a zoom call or meet up for coffee?

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Truly just want someone to pay me enough so my cats can live in my house while I educate people on queer identity and allyship. Is that so much to ask?

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Looking forward to actually having a job in September... no, it hasn't happened yet, but I'm looking forward to it. 🤞 Applied to Khan Academy, Instructure, and SVC, I'm hoping these part time jobs will combine into one perfect job 🤷

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Did you "BUM BUM BUMMMMMM" back?

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

My phlebotomist told me my name is one of her favorites: a plant and a rock. She's seen a lot of names over two decades in the healthcare industry, so it means even mote that she likes mine the most. Oh. And I had to do a blood draw to start T 😏

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

On nonbinary people's day I researched a paper and started said paper... what a way to celebrate!

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Spent 4 hours raising money for the Camp with Pride Scholarship foundation and was blown away by a $500 donation. Truly thought he was joking, but that will go a long way towards sending a queer kid to a safe and affirming summer camp near them. Amazing.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 08/07/2025

BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Just came back from BC in Canada and it's been tough to return to binary bathrooms after a week of gender neutral ones.

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Now, imagine this is the case for you daily, everywhere. The world is built for 90% of the population, and the rest of the 10% have the mental process each time we go to the restroom. Oh, and the government thinks you're a child predator and a danger to society, so making change is a sisyphean task.

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

You could hold it and wait until you got home, but you may be prone to infection. You could go in anyway and hope no one stares or tries to kick you out. You could ask to speak to management and see if you can use an employee bathroom or change the policy.

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Sage Wilkirk @swilkirk.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Imagine, for a second, you're at a sports arena. 90% of their patronage are of one gender, so they didn't bother to build bathrooms for you. What do you do?

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