MA in gender studies. Sometimes I write feminist analysis of fiction (mainly ASOIAF). Co-host of @ragmanspod.bsky.social They/them (🇸🇪hen) https://lothelynx.wordpress.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/lothelynx.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lothelynx.bsky.social/post/3mrcmctgt5c2cIn 1878, human remains were dug up at Akamella cemetery in Muodoslombolo. They were removed by eugenic “scientists” who wanted to prove that the people in the area, Sámi, Tornedalians, Kvens, and Lantalaiset were lesser than Swedes. They are now being returned. https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/luleastift/akamella23 Jul 2026 10:17 +0000at://did:plc:ikvmlclyeptutync7r3rb35j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcmctgt5c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/lothelynx.bsky.social/post/3mrasrxcmf22vWe’re back with an episode all about the Stark kids! Where we discuss their futures and end games, and how they might differ from the show. And we somehow end up suggesting a new governing system for Westeros. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jul 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:ikvmlclyeptutync7r3rb35j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrasrxcmf22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lothelynx.bsky.social/post/3mrarvqdxi22vI can’t believe I haven’t read ”Babel” by R.F Kuang until now! I’m only 40 pages or so in, but I can already tell that this is going to be one of the best books I’ve read in a while.22 Jul 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:ikvmlclyeptutync7r3rb35j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrarvqdxi22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lothelynx.bsky.social/post/3mra5i5hrlk2xToday is 15 years since the right-wing extremist terrorist attack in Oslo and Utøya. We will never forget. 🌹22 Jul 2026 10:47 +0000at://did:plc:ikvmlclyeptutync7r3rb35j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mra5i5hrlk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/lothelynx.bsky.social/post/3mqvtlagdlk2z10 year old niece: ”[sister] is the best. Mum is the best. Dad is the best. Lo is the best.” My brother: ”everyone is the best.” Niece: ”except dummies. And Donald Trump.”18 Jul 2026 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:ikvmlclyeptutync7r3rb35j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqvtlagdlk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/lothelynx.bsky.social/post/3mqpeei7byc22I’m getting to experience my brother’s kids experiencing LOTR for the first time ✨15 Jul 2026 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:ikvmlclyeptutync7r3rb35j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpeei7byc22https://bsky.app/profile/lothelynx.bsky.social/post/3mqm26bnc722fThis is an absolute tragedy, and avoidable. Healthcare workers need more training and information about how to treat and communicate with people with learning disabilities (and similar disabilities). This doesn’t need to happen. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnv949z75jmo14 Jul 2026 10:54 +0000at://did:plc:ikvmlclyeptutync7r3rb35j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqm26bnc722fhttps://bsky.app/profile/lothelynx.bsky.social/post/3mpaye7kkdk27🐉🐈‍⬛ [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jun 2026 07:57 +0000at://did:plc:ikvmlclyeptutync7r3rb35j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpaye7kkdk27https://bsky.app/profile/lothelynx.bsky.social/post/3mp73bj33ys2pThe European Committee for Social Rights have ruled that Sweden has discriminated vulnerable EU-migrants (mainly Romani) in regards to access to healthcare. Good! This had been a problem for far too long. https://www.coe.int/en/web/european-social-charter/-/the-european-committee-of-social-rights-publishes-its-decision-on-the-collective-complaint-amnesty-international-and-médecins-du-monde-international-v.-sweden26 Jun 2026 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:ikvmlclyeptutync7r3rb35j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp73bj33ys2phttps://bsky.app/profile/lothelynx.bsky.social/post/3mopz4pg3gs26In case anyone wondered what the temperature in the Baltic Sea is like in June, my mother was kind enough to capture my reaction:20 Jun 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:ikvmlclyeptutync7r3rb35j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mopz4pg3gs26https://bsky.app/profile/lothelynx.bsky.social/post/3mopg5juwpk2tBack when @girlsgonecanon.bsky.social were covering Arya, I got an idea for an essay that I wanted to write. I commissioned artwork from @dr3adlady.bsky.social to go with it. I never ended up writing that Arya essay, but I used the ideas in this episode! So we figured we’d share the lovely art too! [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jun 2026 08:16 +0000at://did:plc:ikvmlclyeptutync7r3rb35j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mopg5juwpk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/lothelynx.bsky.social/post/3mncvqqns5s2zRight-wing politicians love to talk about protecting women and children from dangerous Others (immigrants, trans people etc). Meanwhile, their own people do shit like this: https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/swedish-mp-suspected-of-child-pornography02 Jun 2026 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:ikvmlclyeptutync7r3rb35j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncvqqns5s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/lothelynx.bsky.social/post/3mmz2tsejfc2wThe casting for The Mad King play looks awesome! I’m sure people are gonna have complaints (plenty of them racist) but the more I look at the cast the more excited I get. While some actors might not exactly look like they’re described in the book, I can see them having the right vibe! https://www.rsc.org.uk/game-of-thrones-the-mad-king/cast-and-creatives29 May 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:ikvmlclyeptutync7r3rb35j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmz2tsejfc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/lothelynx.bsky.social/post/3mmwsgek44c2xToday’s microaggression while being trans and queer in a healthcare setting: My doctor saying “and a woman your age will be starting to think about having children…” 1. Not a woman 2. Not interested in having children28 May 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:ikvmlclyeptutync7r3rb35j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmwsgek44c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/lothelynx.bsky.social/post/3mmbti65p5226Among other things, we end up discussing parallels between Viking customs and those of the followers of the Old Gods…🩸🌳🍷 Which allows me to go on a digression about how GRRM surely have borrowed the name for the isle of Skane from the Swedish county Skåne! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sk%C3%A... [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 May 2026 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:ikvmlclyeptutync7r3rb35j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbti65p5226