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Someone on Twitter writes: "Derek would you ever consider doing a thread on how transmascs can dress well and have clothing that helps hides hips and stuff? Only advice I've gotten are straight leg jeans and a boxy shirt"

I get this question a lot. I don't have strong views on how transmasc people should dress, but since I often get the question, I've thought about it a bit. Will share some thoughts in this thread. 🧵

love hearing parents say of their young children that you really do need to get them out of the house and tire them out as much as possible as otherwise they'll be a nightmare by mid/late afternoon and thinking "ah yes, so same as adult ADHD then"

how fuckin lucky am I that I get to experience the full range of human emotions
(me, sobbing after rewatching Pride and Prejudice)

“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

People who do work meetings loudly in coffee shops need to leave and also find a co-working space instead 👎

once you start caring about accessibility a little, you can’t escape it. you go places and realize and see things you never noticed before. you play games and realize there are some barriers of entry. your viewpoint is never the same.

I have begun my auntly duties and made an atrocious Spotify playlist for the baby (I also sewed an entire bib but that was less fun)

When I say you don’t have to worry about microplastics in your brain I mean that there is much stronger evidence that you should be worrying about other things that you don’t ever think about, like the draining of peatlands for agriculture, and things that you think about all the time, like fascism.

putting tariffs on my labor. they have to pay me more now

a major issue with video games is that they produce a bunch of people who consider themselves brain geniuses for solving problems that were designed to be solvable. as a remedy, we should be making more games that are actively and irreconcilably hostile to the player. thank you

just witnessed a car with a 'hot girls hit curbs' bumper sticker drive over a curb to make a right turn....the prophecy has been fulfilled

wearing a bracelet that bears the letters WWID that stands for What Would I Do to remind myself that i must make my own choices in life and take responsibility for their consequences

On Transgender Day of Visibility, we celebrate Minnesota’s transgender community and recommit to standing up for our neighbors in the face of hatred.

As your Governor, I’m proud to stand in this fight with you.

in my head im slowly floating through all the local costco aisles by memory to determine what groceries i might need when i’m actually there

EXPLORER 1: what should we name this new land we found

EXPLORER 2: how bout Newfoundland

EXPLORER 1: damn that’s fucken good

coffee shops that sell you a 6 dollar pastry but don't have a toaster to heat it up need to be abolished

What is it with old people and speaker phone and waiting rooms?

Sorry everyone, turns out it's too hard to go to Mars. Instead we're bringing Mars to you. It's gonna be desolate and shitty here now

Even as a little boy I knew I wanted to expedite the boarding process

As Cervical Cancer Deaths Plummet, Experts Credit HPV Vaccine HPV can cause a variety of cancers, including cervical. New mortality data for women under 25 point to the success of the HPV vaccine.

A recent study found that cervical cancer deaths in young women have plummeted since the introduction of the human papillomavirus vaccine.

NANCY By Ernie Bushmiller I HEAR YOU'RE WORKING AT THE FISHING SUPPLIES SHACK YEP SIGN IN WINDOW- BAIT DO THEY PAY YOU WELL? THEY PAY ME IN WOIMS

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
February 22,1978

There’s something unusual about Al Yankovic. He’s odd in some way. Strange. There’s only one word to describe him: abnormal

Just stop buying from Temu. It is that easy. Temu does not sell legitimate merchandise and rips off small creators constantly. If you support small businesses don't buy on Temu.

Spicy Post of the Month: Disabled people don’t need “special treatment”—they need what should’ve been accessible from the start. It’s not a handout; it’s a correction for bad design in our systems, services, and products.

yknow, you gotta hand it to em. the systemic pervasiveness of ableism kinda made a point by not giving subtitles to hulu commercials

Just saying.