Mad Mac

I’m doing drugs, not hugs. Once hugs start offering me at least 50 MG of THC a pop, then maybe I’ll reconsider.

If you or someone you know needs help, here’s where to find free groceries and meals across the Philadelphia region — and where to donate if you’re looking to help.

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I keep meaning to check this album out, thank you for this most excellent reminder to give it a listen.

And as a Madeleine, I’m thrilled that one letter spares me from feeling called out for this entire album’s duration.

hit me with your recommendations for excellent trans adult fiction by trans authors? Stag Dance and RCBG have been rattling around in my head since I read them and I and want to read more trans stories that aren't memoir or aimed at young readers!

A mostly black dog with a grey chest and muzzle looks sleepily at the camera he does not want in his personal space.

Dog tax, because he’s still my absolute favorite creature even when he’s being a total ausshole.

A screenshot of an Instagram notification reporting that 22,909 people liked a comment that begins with ”I UNDERSTAND THE PAIN OF BEING SPARENT.”

My proudest internet moment is introducing a portmanteau for ”spare parent” to more than 22k people who also seem to understand what it’s like being your beloved dog’s least favorite housemate.

Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.

UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.

Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.

This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"

“Feeding America” has a network of 200 food banks & can help you find one in your state.
www.feedingamerica.org

I’m finally getting press releases suggesting that the AI bubble is about to burst, so at least there’s that….?

Justice Department to Monitor Polling Sites in California, New Jersey WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Justice announced that it will monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions ahead of the upcoming November 4, 2025, general election to ensure transparency, ballot ...

Breaking: The Department of Justice announced it will "monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions [in New Jersey and California] ahead of the upcoming November 4, 2025, general election to ensure transparency, ballot security, and compliance with federal law." www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...

I started viewing the news I digest through the lens of The Ruling Class Is Trying to Kill the Working Class So There’s Less Competition for Resources in an Apocalyptic Hellscape, and I am horrified by how many things make a lot more sense now.

Another way out: How denying reality aids fascism Fascism doesn’t just thrive on hate—it also feeds on denial. As institutions crumble and history is rewritten, the refusal to confront reality becomes one of the most dangerous political acts of all

“Many are mourning the fact that they can no longer pretend that things were okay enough just to vote, win an election, and keep going. No, this situation was already here, and the white supremacy we’re seeing was going to resurrect itself one way or another.” prismreports.org/2025/10/20/a...

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(But also: Keep going and look at me so I can finish.

Also also: HOLY SHIT I WISH I WROTE THIS.)

Dear PR people: I’m a hyper-local magazine editor (*with my coverage zone doubling as my email’s domain!!*) just BEGGING you all to start listing regional interest/impact in your outreach.

Everything is so needlessly difficult, but I hope you know that you both are so loved by people who are going to help however we can. ❤️

Oh boy, I was wondering who’d want 50,000 copies of a floundering regional magazine!

Eeeeeeeeee, thank you, mine Twin! ❤️

This must always be RT on Indigenous Peoples Day

(Design is largely based on an Aliton Embroidery cross-stitch pattern with modified text I also cannot take credit for.)

An in-progress, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy-themed cross stitch project currently showing a nearly-complete blue whale and ”DO PANIC” outlined in large, friendly yellow letters.

Had to rethread the yellow floss at the perfect point.

Christ, imagine being cursed with a brain that thinks Erika Ishii needs to be altered.

A screenshot of a Google News feed that features headlines like Literay Hub’s ”Thomas Pynchon Has Been Warning Us About American Fascism the Whole Time” and the New York Times’ ”Thomas Pynchon Saw Where America was Headed. What Does He See Now?”

God, the dude writes ONE coprophagia scene and then no one takes his foresight seriously for another 50 years.

THANK YOU!!! I’m about to start a project that excites and intimidates me in equal measure for all the firsts it’ll check off and I am so afraid of messing this up from the outset, so I sincerely appreciate the assurance!!

This is EXACTLY what I needed—thank you thank you thank you so much! ❤️

I have no one to ask because I am largely self-taught but if anyone on #crossstitch Bluesky can help an ambitious stitcher out, I’d super appreciate it because I do not trust post-AI Google: Does stitching 28 over 2 mean that each X will occupy four total squares?

A woman was shot by federal agents Saturday, the second person to be shot by agents during President Trump’s expanded immigration enforcement campaign in Chicago. blockclubchi.co/4nBVDtt

😂 It paved the way for the wild, irresponsible nights when Bronco Hambone’s back on the menu, tho.

A mostly black medium-sized dog with a grey chest and muzzle, red harness and both ears up lies in the backseat of a car with his front paws dangling and his top lip stuck on his teeth in an accidental doggie grin as he looks toward the camera.

Every day is heavy now but yesterday was Black Dog Day, which raises awareness of how black dogs are often overlooked in shelters.

This saucy Aussie has been my favorite house wolf for almost 12 years, and being his second chance is the only motherhood I crave. (Even if Daddy is Favorite Parent.)

What It's Like to Have Your Period in Prison Even at a women’s prison, your menstruation care needs may not be met.

In a recent piece, Kelsey Dodson shares what it's like to menstruate in prison. One woman says she was forced to bleed through her underwear, her pants, and finally her white blanket during an hour-long count. This piece was co-published with @theguardian.com. Please give it a read.