Evan

That's probably just gonna make you wish you were dead, then.

Your hair is fabulous, reminds me of Natasha Lyonne.

I could probably pull off "Laurence, short for Florence" given that when I'm addressed by my near inevitably mispronounced legal name I've taken to saying "It's Evan" in response. Some folks even change it in their systems if I'm firm enough, I think acting like there is no other name confuses them.

I'd have been a much more physically violent person if society as a whole thought it had the right to call me Flo.

Had a grandmother liked her first name more than her last I might have ended up a Florence, a name I would not have carried well.

This is a ridiculous suggestion but it seems to work for me - if you're finding yourself reaching for your phone and doom scrolling (because the doom is so very enticing) and you have a tripod of some sort you can attach said phone to?

Put the phone in air jail and don't take it out.

I've been singing the praises of low dose T for perimenopause to friends of all genders because I was so pleasantly surprised by the difference it made.

I hear it can also help endo symptoms but the clinic I went to only offered compounded suppositories because of "undesirable side effects".

WE WON. Celebratory gathering at 5pm @ Pattison HQ, to unpack our victory and next steps. Hootsuite ICE protest is ON as planned at 3pm, let’s crank up the heat🧊

You are one of the consistently reliable sources of analysis and information for those of us outside your borders, and I appreciate the work you do so very much.

Thank you.

Trump Regime Can't Stop Minnesota From Prosecuting (And This Isn't CSI) | Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland Get more from Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland on Patreon

Minnesota can, and should, move to indict the ICE agent who murdered Good when the courts open on Monday.

And the ICE agents who murdered today.

Further delay only increases the chances of more murder.

www.patreon.com/posts/147769...

Reminder that's needed too much these days: You do not have to watch snuff to be informed.

If you have seen snuff accidentally, try playing some Tetris as soon as you can, it helps traumatic events not stick in your head in unhealthy ways.

ACAB, Fuck ICE, this is not normal.

Read this and consider how these two women who, after being attacked by violent thugs, literally saved the life of their abuser.
And then ICE continued taking them hostage.
People who work with this administration in its pursuit of fascism are not part of the same social contract that we are.

Since so many people are fangirling over Carney's supposed "historic" speech in Davos, I want to offer an alternative reading.

This is not left cynicism, but a sober reading of imperial positioning in this moment.

1) Carney squarely positioned Canada as a middle power.

A proposed change in how Health Canada approves medications may rely on American or other foreign regulators, rather than Health Canada's own scientists. Dreamstime TNS

The Carney government is about to give up a vital bit of sovereignty. Worse, it could harm Canadians’ health www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... @thestar.com

News and analysis → canadahealthwatch.ca 🍁

What a tricksy rock, disappearing like that!

Your poor brain, that really sucks.

I mean...as I understand it the hockey show is basically the opposite of slow burn yearning and the boys are not even a little bit feminine so there are a lot of differences in actual story despite the amusing similarities in character traits.

COVID and flu are still going to exist in February. You can even make reservations that make it look like you're planning to go and then get too sick to travel. Maybe you babysat a kid in an emergency and "you know how they bring home everything".

Just lie. You don't owe them your actual safety.

Well that is just delightful. What an excellent gift.

I can't wait to see them after firing and see if mine survives the many minor errors I made, though the nice thing about ceramics is that if they don't work as cups they can become part of the garden.

I once had this happen in what was to all appearances a straight relationship and with pierogies.

Was just reminded the only couple I was ever part of the wedding party for celebrated 40 years married today.

As it is a sibling I will fully take credit, I'm obviously a lucky charm.

Glad I got in under the wire. What cowards.

Image ID: Mystic the cat peers at the photographer through a staircase railing, ears slightly back and eyes wide and playful.

Minnesota Can & Must Prosecute the Unnamed ICE Agent Who Murdered Renee Good | Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland Get more from Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland on Patreon

You're going to hear a lot of lies about what the law allows after the Trump Regime's murder of Renee Good.

States can prosecute federal officers, they've been doing it since the 1800s. Trump cannot stop it and cannot pardon it.

Here's the legal analysis

www.patreon.com/posts/147687...

You can turn off video autoplay in settings and you don't need to watch snuff to be informed about cops murdering someone.

*skulks off to read 40 year old fantasy novels that are somehow less problematic than the country they were written in is today*

This is probably a much better place than Twitter was during Black Lives Matter. But just in case, do NOT post people being murdered on the timeline.

Conveniently my brain has forgotten almost everything about the...plot of that show. You occasionally trigger some deeply buried nugget of info like the eurotrash rave vampire bus.

Avatar luulapants 1d If you're in the US, now is a great time to talk to the young people in your life about the US military:

The recruiter is not your friend. The military employs child psychologists to learn how to make you think the recruiter is your friend. The recruiter is allowed to lie to you and makes more money if they do. The recruiter is paid a commission to groom children into cannon fodder. The recruiter will tell you you're special and will go into special smart soldier programs instead of combat. They're lying. The recruiter may tell you they can tell if someone can get PTSD or not and only recruit people like you, who won't. They're lying. The recruiter may tell you you'll be too busy attending free college (!!) to go overseas. They're lying. The recruiter may ask what countries you want to travel to and promise you bougie placements on military bases in those countries. They're lying.

Even "It's just four years!" is a lie - the government is allowed to hold you past your enlistment period with a stop-loss order. The recruiter actually has zero power to decide anything that happens to you after you enlist and they more importantly don't care what happens to you. If you enlist, you will be brainwashed to make you willing to do things to other humans that you would never be willing to do today. You will be ordered to do things that will kill children. And you'll do them. The military is not the only way or even the best way for you to go to college or start a career.

Military brainwashing will actually make you into a terrible university student because it degrades your ability to think critically and question your sources. Having PTSD and/or a TBI will make it harder to be a student and keep a job. Veterans' benefits suck these days. Being a veteran drastically increases your risk of homelessness, suicide, alcohol and drug dependence, prison time, and becoming an abuser to your loved ones. The military will expose you to chemicals that will drastically increase your chances of developing cancer. The military will withhold information about your rights to conscientiously object after enlisting. A lot can change in four years.

If you need a reason not to enlist, there's many.