shel

The Transsexual Chofetz Chaim

Mutant, librarian, poet, union rabble rouser, dog, Ashkenazi Jewish. Neuroweird, bodyweird, mostly sleepy.


I write about transformative justice, community, love, Judaism, Neurodivergence, mental health, Disability, geography, rivers, labor, and libraries; through poetry, opinionated essays, and short fiction.


I review Schoolhouse Rock! songs at @PropagandaRock


Website (RSS + Newsletter)
shelraphen.com/

Sometimes I accidentally see a really bad take from Twitter that just seems so outright dangerous I feel compelled to write a cohost essay in response basically as a subtweet even though it won't even be seen by the same people I just refuse to write any more #Threads🧵 on Twitter cuz it's such a bad way to communicate ideas.


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in reply to @shel's post:

i don't know if it's the people doing it or a necessity of the medium but i find the breathless, continuous tone of alarm and outrage that keeps up throughout the entirety of all of these threads exhausting and repellent