Aphid
@aphidjay.bsky.social
he/him. Visual/ceramics artist, musician, occasional writer. LFK -> FOCO transplant.
Physically disabled, BPII, CPTSD, autism. Variously queer.
Icon illustration & banner photo both my work
Physically disabled, BPII, CPTSD, autism. Variously queer.
Icon illustration & banner photo both my work
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Tyrannosaurus rex was named 120 years ago today on 4th October, 1905.
I would do things a little differently now, but this drawing is from 2020.
I would do things a little differently now, but this drawing is from 2020.
October 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Tyrannosaurus rex was named 120 years ago today on 4th October, 1905.
I would do things a little differently now, but this drawing is from 2020.
I would do things a little differently now, but this drawing is from 2020.
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Halloween month is Pride II
October 5, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Halloween month is Pride II
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Anyway I think the real reason impeachment wouldn't work is that a majority of Congress either doesn't think he's done enough wrong to warrant it, or lacks the ability to make that case with conviction
October 5, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Anyway I think the real reason impeachment wouldn't work is that a majority of Congress either doesn't think he's done enough wrong to warrant it, or lacks the ability to make that case with conviction
Hmm it may be time to call something that quacks and walks like a duck... a duck
But also, I just finished cohabiting for six months with someone who'd decided it was okay to bully me so severely I went into a multi-month shutdown spiral. Maybe I can have a liiiiittle hypomania. As a treat.
But also, I just finished cohabiting for six months with someone who'd decided it was okay to bully me so severely I went into a multi-month shutdown spiral. Maybe I can have a liiiiittle hypomania. As a treat.
October 5, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Hmm it may be time to call something that quacks and walks like a duck... a duck
But also, I just finished cohabiting for six months with someone who'd decided it was okay to bully me so severely I went into a multi-month shutdown spiral. Maybe I can have a liiiiittle hypomania. As a treat.
But also, I just finished cohabiting for six months with someone who'd decided it was okay to bully me so severely I went into a multi-month shutdown spiral. Maybe I can have a liiiiittle hypomania. As a treat.
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Greatest myth in modern political discourse is that partisan division is a result of ideological bubbles.
This isn’t the case! Conservatives have dominated every aspect of our society for 40+ years. We know exactly what they believe because we live with the consequences bsky.app/profile/gaiu...
This isn’t the case! Conservatives have dominated every aspect of our society for 40+ years. We know exactly what they believe because we live with the consequences bsky.app/profile/gaiu...
I’m not biased against conservative ideology because I don’t know what they believe.
I grew up in a very conservative environment and have lived in red states my entire life. I know exactly what they believe and why they believe it which is why I reject it
I grew up in a very conservative environment and have lived in red states my entire life. I know exactly what they believe and why they believe it which is why I reject it
October 4, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Greatest myth in modern political discourse is that partisan division is a result of ideological bubbles.
This isn’t the case! Conservatives have dominated every aspect of our society for 40+ years. We know exactly what they believe because we live with the consequences bsky.app/profile/gaiu...
This isn’t the case! Conservatives have dominated every aspect of our society for 40+ years. We know exactly what they believe because we live with the consequences bsky.app/profile/gaiu...
Belting Jenny from Thebes all the way home from driving partner to work in the next town over, not even going down the octave like usual because I needed to sing with a lot of volume to keep myself emotionally regulated enough to drive (& I usually sing lower baritone/higher bass range these days)
October 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Belting Jenny from Thebes all the way home from driving partner to work in the next town over, not even going down the octave like usual because I needed to sing with a lot of volume to keep myself emotionally regulated enough to drive (& I usually sing lower baritone/higher bass range these days)
When @themountaingoats.bsky.social said "You're never gonna make it by on three hours' sleep a night - unless you absolutely have to, and then you'll get by alright"
Agonized screaming.
Agonized screaming.
October 5, 2026 at 3:01 PM
When @themountaingoats.bsky.social said "You're never gonna make it by on three hours' sleep a night - unless you absolutely have to, and then you'll get by alright"
Agonized screaming.
Agonized screaming.
I haven't been sleeping enough or really leaving home much due to anxiety but today I'm going to pack a little bag with snacks and drawing stuff and spend the morning out in nature until it gets warm. And then I will go home and hopefully feel at ease enough to get more than 2-3hrs of sleep today.
October 5, 2026 at 2:29 PM
I haven't been sleeping enough or really leaving home much due to anxiety but today I'm going to pack a little bag with snacks and drawing stuff and spend the morning out in nature until it gets warm. And then I will go home and hopefully feel at ease enough to get more than 2-3hrs of sleep today.
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The world does not consent (but Sam Altman does not believe consent is required).
But the world would consent to many bad things happening to Sam Altman and OpenAI.
But the world would consent to many bad things happening to Sam Altman and OpenAI.
Sam Altman to Decoded: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening’ for the benefits of AI
politi.co/4rJE8dI
politi.co/4rJE8dI
Sam Altman to Decoded: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening’ for the benefits of AI
politi.co/4rJE8dI
Sam Altman to Decoded: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening’ for the benefits of AI
politi.co/4rJE8dI
www.politico.com
October 5, 2026 at 5:01 AM
The world does not consent (but Sam Altman does not believe consent is required).
But the world would consent to many bad things happening to Sam Altman and OpenAI.
But the world would consent to many bad things happening to Sam Altman and OpenAI.
Heinously horrific nightmare 👍 nice work brain 🙄🙃
October 5, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Heinously horrific nightmare 👍 nice work brain 🙄🙃
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First Father's Day since my excuse for a bio dad passed. Very little is different in light of that event. After all, I still have a Jonathan, if a state away. While the former was fucked off doing who-knows-what, the latter taught me to drive & looked out for me extensively as a teen. 1/
June 21, 2026 at 5:35 PM
First Father's Day since my excuse for a bio dad passed. Very little is different in light of that event. After all, I still have a Jonathan, if a state away. While the former was fucked off doing who-knows-what, the latter taught me to drive & looked out for me extensively as a teen. 1/
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I've never been super "rah rah America," probably for obvious reasons. I haven't been an adult (or even really a teen) under a competent gov't that seemed to care one bit about my best interests. But if one casts their eyes away from the ruling class, they might see the country I *do* love. /
July 5, 2026 at 4:07 PM
I've never been super "rah rah America," probably for obvious reasons. I haven't been an adult (or even really a teen) under a competent gov't that seemed to care one bit about my best interests. But if one casts their eyes away from the ruling class, they might see the country I *do* love. /
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Humans love to come up with some arbitrary boxes & decide that, Actually, these were always here & are basic facts of the universe, we just discovered them.
Rather than treating the categories our pattern-seeking minds construct as the sometimes-useful shorthand/simplified model they are...
Rather than treating the categories our pattern-seeking minds construct as the sometimes-useful shorthand/simplified model they are...
July 12, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Humans love to come up with some arbitrary boxes & decide that, Actually, these were always here & are basic facts of the universe, we just discovered them.
Rather than treating the categories our pattern-seeking minds construct as the sometimes-useful shorthand/simplified model they are...
Rather than treating the categories our pattern-seeking minds construct as the sometimes-useful shorthand/simplified model they are...
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My faggy trans ass is going to outlive every one of those guys. Dragging myself along the ground by my fingernails, if I have to.
July 12, 2026 at 3:14 PM
My faggy trans ass is going to outlive every one of those guys. Dragging myself along the ground by my fingernails, if I have to.
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"You don't have an autoimmune disorder, I can tell by looking at your hands. No, I'm not going to run any labs."
A question from Reddit that I'll answer here:
"What's the most unhinged thing a doctor has said to you with a straight face?"
"What's the most unhinged thing a doctor has said to you with a straight face?"
August 6, 2026 at 6:57 PM
"You don't have an autoimmune disorder, I can tell by looking at your hands. No, I'm not going to run any labs."
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Idk about vitamins but I know DNA polymerase enzymes were, to the despair of everyone taking an intro genetics course everywhere (the polymerases are not named in the order they operate in, or in order of importance. It's a nightmare)
August 20, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Idk about vitamins but I know DNA polymerase enzymes were, to the despair of everyone taking an intro genetics course everywhere (the polymerases are not named in the order they operate in, or in order of importance. It's a nightmare)
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Forever haunted by the time I used the word "fraught" and the person I was speaking with interpreted it as "frot." It's not fucking gay sex you piece of cute gay
September 5, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Forever haunted by the time I used the word "fraught" and the person I was speaking with interpreted it as "frot." It's not fucking gay sex you piece of cute gay
Btw my balcony garden has been going the fuck off recently
October 5, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Btw my balcony garden has been going the fuck off recently
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Hands up, this is a strobbery!
*menacingly brandishing fruit*
*menacingly brandishing fruit*
September 27, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Hands up, this is a strobbery!
*menacingly brandishing fruit*
*menacingly brandishing fruit*
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It's October so it's time to tell me which skull doodle you are. Whose cranium speaks to your soul?
October 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM
It's October so it's time to tell me which skull doodle you are. Whose cranium speaks to your soul?
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Apologies if I'm too loud lately I've been insomnia hyper since Thurs (getting some sleep but not much) and am newly free of an incredibly toxic cohabiting no-longer-romantic relationship. So I have Many things to say. I do my best not to take mutes or unfollows personally <3
October 4, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Apologies if I'm too loud lately I've been insomnia hyper since Thurs (getting some sleep but not much) and am newly free of an incredibly toxic cohabiting no-longer-romantic relationship. So I have Many things to say. I do my best not to take mutes or unfollows personally <3
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tshirt that says “IM TRANS. HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEWS? THE LEAST U CAN DO IS BUY ME A DRINK” on the back and i wear it to the bar
October 4, 2026 at 10:45 PM
tshirt that says “IM TRANS. HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEWS? THE LEAST U CAN DO IS BUY ME A DRINK” on the back and i wear it to the bar
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Great chance to post my all-time favorite headline
February 9, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Great chance to post my all-time favorite headline
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To be fair, almost all men would benefit from adding a few pairs of short shorts to their wardrobe and I WILL die on this hill. We gotta bring back the kind of inseams they used to style 80s dreamboats with.
October 4, 2026 at 4:40 PM
To be fair, almost all men would benefit from adding a few pairs of short shorts to their wardrobe and I WILL die on this hill. We gotta bring back the kind of inseams they used to style 80s dreamboats with.
Rosemary garlic focaccia, doused in homemade garlic butter & piled high with shredded cheddar. 😍😍😍 isn't it gorgeous
October 5, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Rosemary garlic focaccia, doused in homemade garlic butter & piled high with shredded cheddar. 😍😍😍 isn't it gorgeous