cat-attack (she/her)

Unschooling is more like student-led education. I was able to follow my own interests as a means of learning. For me, that meant learning at a college level in middle school. This is not (and should not be) the case for all children.

We opted to drive 9+ hrs to our vacation because the idea of flying (which I’ve never previously had an issue with) made me queasy with anxiety. 😬

15: Have you ever <giggling> trusted a fart?
Me: Are you asking if I’ve ever trusted the *wrong* fart?
15: <maniacal laughter> YES!

12: I love penguins SOOOO MUCH because they stand on two feet and when they see a human they’re like <arms outstretched> 😀 “TWIN!” 😀

I think about the Planeteers almost daily, that show really set the stage for millennial adulthood

Say what you want about Kendrick but the fact that people are figuring out what “40 acres and a mule” in 2025 is why any education to black history is important, no matter no big nor small.

No. He’d have to remember an accurate number. 💅🏻

12: I had a dream. 😳
Me: Oh? A bad dream?
12: No… there was just a REEEEALLY big strawberry. 😳

Just got our first sieg heil from a truck driving by (complete with heil Hitler) if you’re wondering whether or not this protest is necessary

Neurodivergent.

Teachers teach. We need a leaderful movement, and there are leaders all around us.

I think it depends. When the person is ND or dealing with an unusual amount of stress, etc. that can make time and task management extra challenging.
HOWEVER:
The above is context, not justification. If you feel that this indicates low prioritization, that's telling.

I've *FINALLY* gotten two of my favorite nerd friends into BG3. I just gotta say - the only thing better than being blown away by that game the first time is watching your friends have that reaction.
We all need a little joy right now, and that's some of mine for the moment.

I got rid of a spider and now the kids are singing "Toss a Coin to Your Witcher".

Threatening people under duress with retaliatory surveillance and abandonment for being too under duress to do the labor you want

Is a really common tactic and for folks who are marginalized

Please cut that shit out

Also stop encouraging it

We got a DOGE staff list. From a McKinsey alum to a former Clarence Thomas clerk, here are the workers powering Elon Musk's cost-cutting squad. A list of White House DOGE staffers shows about 30 young tech, finance, and legal professionals remaking the federal government.

Here's a list of DOGE staff, assembled and annotated by my colleagues at BI. Whatever you do, please don't share it.

www.businessinsider.com/doge-staff-l...

Don’t Buy a Tesla. Sell Your Tesla. Refuse a Tesla at the Rental Counter. Yes—It Will Help. Elon Musk’s car company is in a precarious spot.

Tesla's stock is ridiculously overvalued, and even a modest consumer boycott could tank the company, which accounts for the majority of Elon Musk's wealth.
The divestment movement weakened apartheid South Africa. Let's do that again. slate.com/business/202...

Honestly? Just let him go around renaming random shit. If that’s how he spends his entire administration, we’re doing GREAT.

Every time I open Threads, I am reminded that I hate it along with damn near everyone using it. 🙄

There are some infosec folks who are playing semantics or splitting hairs or saying ‘let’s wait and see’ in defense of what the DOGE workers are doing. If they witnessed such sloppy cybersecurity in any corporate environment, they would be screaming bloody murder. Why the double standard? Why?

Wishing the birds a very happy, healthy Superb Owl. 🥰

Nah, friendo. It’s Big Pharma trying to sell anxiety meds. 😂😭

I think there is something to be said for the flag (especially flag swag - forgive the rhyme) as something of a shibboleth.
I have this kneejerk reaction where I find myself trying to determine if they’re patriotic or nationalistic.
I’m neutral on the flag itself. The issue for me is the why.

As an American who already had severe anxiety, I’m dreading the reveal.
As an infuriated bitch who loves transparency for the greater good - especially paired with spite - I’m thrilled.

Screencap from bsky. It reads: @drewc.bsky.social has added you to the “Transphobes, Genocide Enthusiasts, and Crumbums” moderation list Weird how someone would create a list specifically targeting people who are none of those things, huh?

Screencap of a bsky profile: The nickname is Doug Jones as Mr. Lizard Username is Drewc.bsky.social There are several posts and the first says “Content blocked” and that it has been labeled by the BlueSky moderation service”. So BlueSky has already been having issues with this person. So surprising!

@safety.bsky.app y’all need to deal with bad actors like this.

Fun fact:
If you are/know/love someone who prefers graphic novels, a LOT of these books have graphic novel versions - On Tyranny, Animal Farm, 1984, Parable of the Sower, etc.

THIS.
If you can’t even manage to shut up in public (which yes, jackasses, includes the social media), you are introducing so much unnecessary risk to yourself and others.

Loud talkers annoy me, but the whisper ASMR makes me have such a visceral reaction. Tbh, most ASMR squicks me, but for some reason, the whispering is the worst for me.
Right up there with loud chewing.

Confession:
The weird ASMR whisper makes me want to commit arson. I hate it so much. 😭