Jacob Mahaffey

Movie buff • He/Him, They/Them

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1 second every day, October 2024

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Trying this again…

1 second every day, January 2024

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1 second every day, September 2024

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… Today, asexuality is much more publicly recognized and discussed. Loads of high-profile people have been on record discussing their own experiences across the ace spectrum—like Tim Gunn, Janeane Garofalo, Chappell Roan, and YouTuber JaidenAnimations (13.8mil subs) (🧵3/3) #Ace

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#AceWeek2024 The term “asexuality” wasn’t applied to human sexuality until the late 1800s, and really didn’t become common until the 1970s, especially with the publication of the Asexual Manifesto in 1972… (🧵1/3)

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…Based on historical accounts and personal writings, there are many well-known figures believed to have been asexual or on the ace spectrum despite the lack of a modern understanding. Among these are Newton, Tesla, TE Lawrence (of Arabia), and Florence Nightingale… (🧵2/3)

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#AceWeek2024 Fun Fact: if you google “Pittsburgh asexual,” I’m one of the first images that comes up (for a Pitt News article I was featured in back in college)

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Happy Ace Week! The week of visibility was created in 2010, and is now officially recognized in 7 (that I could find) states this year, including Kansas, Colorado, Wisconsin, Washington, Michigan, Oregon, and Pennsylvania. PA was the 3rd state to recognize it, starting in 2020.

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Happy Asexual Awareness Week to all the my fellow ace folk, those questioning their identities, and all those who break from traditional understandings of sexuality. Ace Week is October 20-26 this year (I missed it yesterday) and is meant to raise visibility for the ace spectrum

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Yesterday I saw a furry downtown and heard an older woman ask her kid, “is that from Fortnite?”

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Spot the difference

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Stir fry in New York be like “I’m wok-in’ here!”

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@L_Danford 5am is prime time for some room-temp wet food

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Yeah I’m “woke”… woke up too early every morning by my damn cat!

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Little work comic I made today

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She/her? More like Wee/zer

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RDJ coming back to the MCU

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Robert Downey Jr is getting paid “significantly more” than $80M to star as Doctor Doom in the next 2 Avengers movies.

He also only agreed to return on the condition that The Russos would direct the films.

(Source: https://t.co/QOgBfyLWP1)

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I can’t believe I work for a news station and this was how I found out

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Liza Minnelli has outlived Joe Biden's race for re-election. After weeks of pressure from fellow Democrats, he is stepping down as the party's nominee for President.