birdbrain

ER doc here! This is a lie. Wait times are up because the American healthcare system is an unsustainable business model and a for-profit national healthcare system just doesn’t work. These problems will continue to get worse until we change that system. It literally has nothing to do with immigrants

That same ocean rolls now; that same ocean destroyed the wrecked ships of last year.

episode 032

emotion wheel starting with "joy, fear, anger" in the center and then lapsing into gibberish

a friend of mine shared this ai-generated "emotion wheel" and unfortunately i have been laughing my ass off at it for like 15 minutes now. today i am feeling Fnliinneon

beg pardon

I won't swear it, I fail!

#jaycetalis

i know it closet

>:]

minor shameless self-plug:

hello beloved #jayvik nation, can i interest you in a 35k android viktor au featuring academia, political drama, and wireplay?

archiveofourown.org/works/64359817

Our leading ladies look on at each other with a smile, laying in the grass littered with dandelions. A few kids toys are also in the grass with them slightly out of view. Motherlover by Lindsay Ishihiro is available TODAY! https://store.ironcircus.com/products/motherlover

"People don't change when they're safe and comfortable. When things seem the worst, that's when people can change the most." Alex explains to her, trying to encourage Imogen to get out there and not be tied to someone who isn't willing to give her it all. "My... my brother's kind of a know-it-all but I've been reading his book. The one he wrote about... about us. Our family." Alex asks her again: "Are you going to try to make things work with some dingbat who only cares about how you can make his life easier? Or are you going to put that effort into living the life YOU want?" Imogen can't hold back the retort. "That's easy for you to say! Look at you!" She starts to count on her fingers. "I don't have an inheritance, or well-connected friends! I'm not gorgeous or talented... I'm just a frumpy, boring..." She deflates as she says it no matter how much she loves her kids. "Mom."

"Imogen..." Alex chides gently, taking her hand. "You're so much more than that." "I'm just not. I'm sorry." she closed her eyes, making Alex's brows furrow. "Sit down." She orders, turning to get something. Imogen manages a small 'what?' as she hears her. "Do you trust me?" "Yeah of course but..." she sets herself down and both of her hands on her knees. "You're not going to cut my hair are you? It's so much work if I can't just tie it back." she frets. "Imogen... are you worth the work?" Alex reminds her, wanting her to spend time on herself. "I... I am?" she asked more than confirmed it but Alex took it as is. "I think so too." She says with a smile.

Suburbanite Imogen's cool queer neighbor Alex reminds her of what she gave up for her family-- the kind of peaceful, supportive family Alex never had.

Together, they learn there's more to life when you follow your heart 💛

MOTHERLOVER by @neomeruru.bsky.social
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Robert Prevost and JB Pritzker

THE AMERICAN CENTURY IS OVER

THE ILLINOIS CENTURY IS JUST BEGINNING

“The pope will be from Chicago” sounds like an 1880s Republican’s dire prediction for if we don’t stop Irish immigration

Pope Leo XIV: ‘There Couldn’t Be A Better Time To Get The Fuck Out Of America Forever’

Pope Leo XIV: ‘There Couldn’t Be A Better Time To Get The Fuck Out Of America Forever’

GOP official loses it, publicly blames bereaved man for mom’s heat death Heat killed a woman after APS cut her power last May. State utility regulator Nick Myers told her son, “I'm more blaming you.”

Heat killed a woman after APS cut her power last May. State utility regulator Nick Myers told her son, “I'm more blaming you.”

“I asked ChatGPT” well I asked the three Fates and the one with the scissors got very agitated when I told her you were using your one precious life thread talking to that cursed thing

screenshot of the start of a letterboxd review by XM: j'connair fuckall en anime,

Finance Guy Doing Cocaine In Sad Way This Time

Finance Guy Doing Cocaine In Sad Way This Time

It Only Tuesday

It Only Tuesday
theonion.com/it-only...

Fuck it breaking my NDA. The rumors are true I’m the person who Elon hired to play hundreds of hours of Animal Crossing. If you hand him the controller, he doesn’t even know you can use a party popper to stop wasps from stinging you. He just keeps letting himself get stung and dies and dies and dies

An… interesting facet of this place is you can do a post about wanting to eat or having eaten A Huge Sandwich and if enough people see it you’re bound to get a reply or quote RT like “Well nothing will be A Huge Sandwich once that orange traitor is back in charge!”

he was born without a brain

A pink hairless cat yawning with its eyes closed

interesting shape for an animal

They cant get my data if i am Fully Dissolved in a bath tub full of sodium hydroxide

Report: No, Really, TSA To Require Real ID This Year WASHINGTON—Emphasizing that Americans need to get their travel documents updated because the agency wasn’t messing around anymore, the TSA officials confirmed Monday that, no, really, they’re going to require Real ID this year. “As of May 7th, TSA checkpoints will require travelers to be Real ID compliant to board domestic flights—we know we’re always saying […]

Report: No, Really, TSA To Require Real ID This Year
theonion.com/report-...

dude has been purring asleep on my lap for the last 20 mins at the vet

well a cat showed up at our door
he's not chipped so he's ours now

Arizona Chess xkcd.com/3014

bewildering that i had to just get up and go to work today