Reposted by Thekla KEmily Herring @emilyherring.bsky.social · 17/11/2025This piece was greenlit and then killed by a British newspaper, so I’ve decided to publish myself instead. Trans People Deserve Better. "Gender critical" feminism doesn't help women but it does help the far right open.substack.com/pub/wellread...open.substack.comTrans People Deserve Better"Gender critical" feminism doesn't help women but it does help the far right 18837351
Reposted by Thekla KDr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Victorian medicine chest, which contains medications for pain relief, such as opium. It also includes a set of scales, weights, a pill tile, and a spatula. It was probably used in the home or by an apothecary. Photo: Wellcome Collection, London 517038
Thekla K @theklaken.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Editing* is going great why do you ask *Integrating all my line edits that I marked up earlier. Admittedly I marked up five(?) chapters tonight before integrating them all into the draft. Don't worry about it. 110
Reposted by Thekla KThe Black Country Dying Museum @bcdyingmuseum.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Medieval tiles from Bordesley Abbey in the vestry at St Stephen's Redditch. #tilesontuesday 0226
Thekla K @theklaken.bsky.social · 15/10/2025It's always good fun to think about what you're going to do if the state of trans rights gets any worse in the UK, only to realise that realistically you have very few options available 100
Thekla K @theklaken.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Just got followed by an account proudly advertising their AI prompting packs so that people could 'make images like [they] do!' so this is your unfriendly reminder that if you use AI you can fuck right off. Do not interact with me, do not follow me, I will block you. 000
Reposted by Thekla KJenni Coutts (she/her) @jennicoutts.bsky.social · 11/10/2025Keeping up with Drawtober, my latest #art was for the prompt ‘mushroom fairy’, and tbh I’m pretty proud of this one! It’s my first time drawing mushrooms and fungi, and it took absolutely forever… 4539
Reposted by Thekla K☠️ Skulls and Sheets 👻 @skullsandsheets.bsky.social · 10/10/2025A Mari watching the autumn leaves fly past while sitting on an arch. 317644
Reposted by Thekla K🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 16/05/2025No exceptions. If you use Gen A I in any capacity whatsoever, you suck. Yes, the way you're using it too. You're not special. "She probably doesn't mean me" I do. 5364282879
Reposted by Thekla KDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 05/10/2025"Move fast and break things" and "better to ask forgiveness than permission" get us a whole suite of "AI" literally built out of consent violation and coerced control, where human consent is not meaningful a possibility, and uses that suit to try to coerce or replace anyone who might tell them "no." 530762
Reposted by Thekla KHillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 06/10/2025The moment you concede some lives are acceptable losses--I'm speaking specifically about trans people rn--you're adding a gray area to who deserves bodily autonomy and safety in a society. Once you concede some people are acceptable losses, you've established other lives are ALSO negotiable. 125270
Thekla K @theklaken.bsky.social · 04/10/2025When I started medically transitioning back in 2019, I was **lucky** that I only had to wait 1 year for my first appointment in Glasgow. Things were going downhill even then, but this is absurd. 010
Reposted by Thekla KNatacha @natacha.bsky.social · 03/10/2025The Starmer government is REALLY running scared of this petition, now at 2.75 million, to the extent that it has responded 3 months early, in a transparent attempt to spike it. So please, under no circumstances should you sign it and share it widely. Starmer & his boss McSweeney would not like it.petition.parliament.ukPetition: Do not introduce Digital ID cardsWe demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at. 21305247
Reposted by Thekla KMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 01/10/2025We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25. 648249418244
Reposted by Thekla KDr Panti Bliss-Cabrera @pantibliss.bsky.social · 02/09/2025Trans people have been around your whole life. You’ve been sharing bathrooms with them your whole life. They’ve been in your communities your whole life. They’ve even been playing sport your whole life. And you didn’t care *at all* till a few years ago when every right wing org decided you should 76118164114
Reposted by Thekla KSurgeons' Hall Museum @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 01/09/2025This glass bottle dates from the 1870s. The label on it reads "Glass vessel for holding carbolic acid solution 1 in 20 of a Lister's antiseptic spray." 0557
Thekla K @theklaken.bsky.social · 31/08/2025Why is querying agents so incredibly scary? I feel like I'm being hunted for sport 010
Reposted by Thekla KSurgeons' Hall Museum @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 28/08/2025This medicine chest dates from the 18th century. The chest includes 2 pewter containers & 10 glass bottles, 9 of which have pewter tops and one that has a glass top. The design of this bottle is slightly different and may be a replacement, it would have contained peppermint oil. 05012
Reposted by Thekla KArs Technica @arstechnica.com · 27/08/2025AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.arstechnica.comAuthors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class actionAdvocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry. 98162952335
Thekla K @theklaken.bsky.social · 21/08/2025@bechillcomedian.bsky.social Hello! I'm the fella with the mesiodens. Just finished listening to the latest episode, love the podcast, blah blah blah, just wanted to let you know I'll be seeing your show this Saturday and will be bringing the tooth with me 🦷 000
Reposted by Thekla KArdath Whynacht @ardathjean.bsky.social · 17/08/2025Friendly reminder that AI data centers are working overtime to help cook the planet. If the fires are scaring you— start using ‘-AI’ at the end of all Google searches to cut out any AI response to your query. Refusal is possible & responsible. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comOpenAI will not disclose GPT-5’s energy use. It could be higher than past modelsExperts working to benchmark resource use of AI models say new version’s enhanced capabilities come at a steep cost 6827311662
Thekla K @theklaken.bsky.social · 18/08/2025Anyone else ever disgust themselves with how stunningly corporate their work emails are? 000
Thekla K @theklaken.bsky.social · 16/08/2025More custom endpapers for more wonderful books! This time, The Manor of Dreams by Christina Li! I was so happy when I dug into my paper stash (okay, collection of wrapping papers) and found I already had the perfect one! 000
Reposted by Thekla KWOLFSKULLJACK @wolfskulljack.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Happy Werewolf Wednesday, heathens. 81213363
Reposted by Thekla KTom Freeman @tomfreeman.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Happy 15th anniversary of the peak achievement of literary criticism, to all who celebrate 104148593924
Thekla K @theklaken.bsky.social · 30/07/2025A friend recently told me that they couldn't believe I have a computer science degree because I have so much 'theatre kid energy' and let just say: yeah no they've got a point 120
Reposted by Thekla KSurgeons' Hall Museum @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 28/07/2025GPs and midwives in the 20th century commonly carried a medical bag such as this. From 1833, all medical graduates were required to study midwifery. This was vital as prior to 1915, 95% of births still took place in the home. Therefore, travelling obstetric kits were essential. 1268
Thekla K @theklaken.bsky.social · 24/07/2025I took 2 weeks off my normal broadsword class and came back today to the silliest, most utterly delightful nautical cutless mini-course. We played tug-of-war in our warmup. In one exercise two people were 'the tide' pulling the fencers around to simulate ship movement. Silly swordy wonderful fun! ⚔️🌊 110
Thekla K @theklaken.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Draft one of my kelpie story is finally complete! Now to take a break, go back to my previous project, give it another round of polishing, then return to querying agents, take ANOTHER break, and THEN it'll be time to reread kelpie draft one and make notes for draft two! 160
Thekla K @theklaken.bsky.social · 16/07/2025Being gender non-conforming in public means that sometimes people shout slurs at you, but also sometimes a visibly queer person makes eye contact with you and smiles, and you know that all the shouts and jeers are worth it 120
Reposted by Thekla KMETR @metr.org · 10/07/2025We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers. The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't. 11968702993
Thekla K @theklaken.bsky.social · 01/07/2025Growing up, no one warns you what an absolute bloody nightmare curtain shopping is. Why are they all hideous?!?!?! 100
Reposted by Thekla KMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 01/07/2025'researchers...say that Annie Walker – a Victorian woman who began working at the observatory in 1879, when she was only 15 – ...observed thousands of stars herself....Walker was the first British professional female astronomer...paid a living wage by an observatory in the UK to chart the stars.'theguardian.comUnsung observatory worker was UK’s first professional female astronomer, experts sayCambridge’s Institute of Astronomy is trying to find a photo of Annie Walker, who died in 1940, to give her star billing 215060
Thekla K @theklaken.bsky.social · 23/06/2025The fun thing about dressing like an eccentric is that your pride look can be the same as your corporate tech office job look from last Thursday 000
Reposted by Thekla Kjulie gourinchas @literaryfey.bsky.social · 19/06/2025"I asked ChatGPT" "I asked Grok" ok well I asked Gandalf and he said he has not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm 50186665875
Thekla K @theklaken.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Happy Tuesday. Have a kitten (hardback book for scale) 100
Thekla K @theklaken.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Currently sitting forlornly at my corporate office job wishing more than anything that I could go home and WRITE 120
Thekla K @theklaken.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Today's writing research tabs: - Headcollar make-along part 1 - 3.5mm to inches - Inch to fraction converter - Leather thickness and weight chart - Leather thickness for different projects This is for two sentences 010
Thekla K @theklaken.bsky.social · 10/06/2025The awful thing about writing what you want to read is that at some point you'll be overwhelmed with a burning desire to read it, only to realise that, unfortunately, you still need to write it first 000
Reposted by Thekla KAlan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 03/06/2025The two hardest things in writing are starting and finishing. So many people want to, but so few start. Then of all the people who start, so few finish. Start the thing, then finish the thing. Everything else comes after. Finished can be made good, but it must be finished first. 47812
Thekla K @theklaken.bsky.social · 01/06/2025Not as strong a showing as last month, but any words are better than no words! 110
Thekla K @theklaken.bsky.social · 23/05/2025I recently took myself to London on a sister visit/research trip/birthday treat to myself! I was only there briefly but I had a blast and learned some useful things for my current project. I also got very excited at @oldoptheatre.bsky.social and saw some lovey tack at the housebold cavalry museum. 050