Benny 🐻

Clinical Psychologist -- Triple Threat (Actor, Singer, Drummer) -- Unapologetic nerd -- 'a problem for a sane society' -- ⚧ they/themself 🏳️‍🌈

[Benny 🐻 @noperocket]

I think I might take pride in being "a problem for a sane society". I've seen what ablist and colonialist horrors can follow from societies ordered by "sanity", "rationality", and "objectivity".

[Katelyn Burns @transscribe]

Recently Joyce said we need to reduce the number of trans people, even happy, transitioned trans people, “because they are a problem for a sane society.”

[DJ BBQ @stepheniscowboy]

going to become a waspi woman but for 31 year olds who weren't expecting tuition fees to go from 3k to 9k

[Colin @colinarmis]

"do you like using twitter?" does sisyphus like his boulder

[a rare photo of sean connery signed by roger moore @steamedhamms]

who would have thought

[NJ @NoJusticeMTG]

Ok it's officially over. End Britain. It's done

[Visa is doing marketing consults (see pinned!) @visakanv]

this is a 1996 guide on how to help someone use a computer. it’s strikingly resonant with ‘how to be a parent’, or really ‘how to help anyone with anything’. a nice example of “the universal within the particular”

[Dr Jay Watts @Shrink_at_Large]

Still hearing “they can’t be autistic—they’re too empathic.” Please stop. Read Damian Milton on the ‘double empathy problem’ and, more importantly, listen to the autistic community. Empathy isn’t one-way, and neither is humanity.

[Daniel Kebede @DanielKebedeNEU]

I have been in Srebrenica marking 30 years since the Bosnian Genocide.

There were many international failings that allowed it to happen. Today eyes are rightly on Gaza

It doesn't start with Genocide - it starts with political leaders convincing people neighbours are strangers

[SpeakOutSister @speakoutsister]

I'm actually supremely indifferent to how the law defines women. As I keep saying woman is a social construct.

I'm bothered by what the law now tacitly or overtly legitimates which is the harassment of trans and gender non conform people and enforcement of gender stereotypes

[Benny 🐻 @noperocket]

An important nuance that I see a lot of people missing, expressed well in this thread

[SpeakOutSister @speakoutsister]

A toilet labelled women's is not necessarily a single sex space it's down to the service provider how they intend it to be used

[night gardener @uncanny_eli]

if you can’t use public toilets, then you can’t leave the house for more than 3 hours. if you can’t use work toilets, you can’t work outside the home. if you have power over a public toilet in your workplace, you need to be wielding it right now to secure it for trans people

[The National @ScotNational]

Blatant misogyny lies at the heart of the so-called gender-critical movement. I say this because its entire belief of what it means to be a woman is built on outdated tropes and shifting sands. // Mhairi Black

[Sally Hines @sally_hines]

Biological essentialism is the antithesis of feminism. It has never served the interests of women- even those who are wealthy, white and heterosexual.

[Benny 🐻 @noperocket]

@compassbus Do you publish your fare stages for the 37b anywhere? I only make a short hop to work but it's costing £2.30. How can I find out what it would cost if I got on at a later stop or got off sooner?

[Muting/Blocking = Self Care @QueeringPsych]

The point of the daily constant psychological attacks from this admin (just like his 1st term) is to trigger crisis/trauma responses so much, so often, so early that your mind and body just gives up and they can do whatever

[Cara Lisette @CaraLisette]

Very sad but well written article about the dangers of mental health services in the UK

“Nobody could help me with my psychosis. Then I was sent to jail for holding up a shop with a toy gun” https://t.co/dPpYvlfuUz

[should be writing not scrolling @itsjacksonbbz]

As someone training to be a therapist I think about this often... Therapy as an institution has been shaped by/ born from capitalism and colonialism. It's a poor replacement for things typical to indigenous life (community, elders, connection to body and land, griefwork etc)

[bert @bertmuthalaly]

underrated tweet, amazing thread

[Trades Union Congress @The_TUC]

Would have been a much shorter movie...

[Anon Opin. @anon_opin]

The greatest fantasy world wasn't made by J K Rowling or George R R Martin, or even Tolkein. It was made by Terry Pratchett. It's only the fact that no one has ever made a decent screen adaption of Discworld that more people don't think so.

[Scott Moore @ScottMoore0]

Either Star Trek got it wrong or this is about to be the most eventful 9 days in Irish history.