I'm sad for the state of American democracy, and for every kid on that Utah campus who heard shots and feared for their lives. I'm not sad for Charlie Kirk, who believed yearly shooting deaths were worth it to preserve gun ownership, and who therefore quite literally died as he lived.
10.09.2025 20:54 β π 131 π 21 π¬ 4 π 0
A Guide to Surviving the Trump Presidency
Here are tips to staying sane as we embark on yet another four years of Trump
Today is a day that so many of us have dreaded for so long. The second Trump presidency is upon us. Here are some thoughts on surviving it and even turning our anger and anxiety into productive action.
www.messageboxnews.com/p/a-guide-to...
20.01.2025 14:12 β π 324 π 73 π¬ 18 π 4
I think this might be what the Cybertruck wants to grow up to be when it finishes rendering.
17.01.2025 13:17 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Insulin. Continuous Glucose Meters. Prescription in general.
Iβm renewing every single prescription the second insurance lets me so that I might have a tiny chance to figure out what to do if tariffs impact supply chain, or if Trump/the MAGA Congress change coverage/cost limits.
15.01.2025 20:05 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Pro Tip - the fastest way to get yourself blocked is to sally on over here and say something bigoted. Like this person did.
Sorry to this man, I do not know him.
15.01.2025 17:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Anyone in the Milwaukee area who can attend a press conference about opposing ICEβs move into Milwaukee and their attempts to build infrastructure for mass deportations, please attend in support of the alderwoman who is standing up
The rest of us? Watch/read the information, stay informed
15.01.2025 12:51 β π 5 π 2 π¬ 2 π 0
People took all the wrong lessons from Tolkien (fantasy race determinism, long-prophesied return of the king, lore coming out your ears)
and none of the right ones (subversive heroes who succeed through failure, overwhelming grief at the passing of an enchanted world).
12.01.2025 15:28 β π 718 π 186 π¬ 15 π 9
Attacked.
19.11.2024 00:11 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Sure would be an improvement!
16.11.2024 15:03 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Romeo was the screenwriter for the Rankin-Bass Hobbit, as well as pretty much all of their Christmas specials⦠and he was also Santa in the little town where I grew up. So I grew up knowing that there were both books and film adaptations to look forward to, and expected to read and watch them
16.11.2024 14:54 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I think I was about 12 or 13 when I actually picked up the Hobbit. First adaptation I was aware of though would have been the Rankin-Bass Hobbit - I didnβt watch it early, because the rule in my house was that you had to read the π and then you could watch the π₯ - but I grew up knowing Romeo Muller
16.11.2024 14:52 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Alright folks, I made it over to Bluesky!
Twitter seems to be continuing to self-immolate, so here we are! (If I could get back on the trash fire that is Twitter for the sake of @queerlodgings.bsky.social, I can sure as heck get over here!)
18.09.2023 22:54 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
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