"This is not the same thing as persuading people that the thing itself matters: they usually know it does. The task is to persuade people that they matter: they know they usually donโt."
haven't seen it said better than @alybatt.bsky.social says it here
26.10.2025 15:08 โ ๐ 267 ๐ 73 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 3
Pretty!
27.10.2025 07:17 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Semi-surrealist sculpture of a striped rodent-like creature with slices in one side and red cords protruding.
Semi-surrealist sculpture of a striped rodent-like creature with slices in one side and red cords protruding.
Semi-surrealist sculpture of a striped rodent-like creature with slices in one side and red cords protruding.
Semi-surrealist sculpture of a striped rodent-like creature with slices in one side and red cords protruding.
A preview of one of the pieces that will be in my show, INSIDES.
Opening this Saturday 11/1 at Stranger Factory alongside ARMOR, a show by Shing Yin Khor. Come see it in person in Algodones, New Mexico or online through strangerfactory.com
27.10.2025 05:48 โ ๐ 87 ๐ 23 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
For Colorado, the pet food bank is coloradopetpantry.org. Lots of places accept donations, lots of distribution sites around the state.
Itโs not shameful to need help. Itโs shameful to harm someone, including yourself, including your four-footed people, because you wonโt ask for help.
27.10.2025 06:50 โ ๐ 11 ๐ 7 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Omg
27.10.2025 07:09 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
I definitely enjoy the surrealism ๐๐ป
27.10.2025 07:04 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
These are really good. I know everyone thinks trunk or treat is the downfall of society or whatever but community events like that are often SO much more accessible to disabled kids, and I think parents do need to hear that holidays with ND kids might have to necessitate new traditions
27.10.2025 06:32 โ ๐ 12 ๐ 7 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
When he says โhit it, Joeโ, I donโt think first time viewers are going to be prepared for just how hard Joe hits it.
27.10.2025 01:30 โ ๐ 3095 ๐ 948 ๐ฌ 43 ๐ 7
a black cat sticker design. The black cat is smiling with slit pupils looking off to the side. a yellow ribbon is tied around its neck and yellow leaves adorn its body in an abstract design. The yellow of the eyes, ribbon, and leaves all have shiny glitter.
a black bat sticker design. The black bat is smiling with slit pupils looking off to the side. a purple ribbon is tied around its neck and purple leaves adorn its body and wings in an abstract design. The purple of the eyes, ribbon, and leaves all have shiny glitter.
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21.10.2025 00:15 โ ๐ 293 ๐ 70 ๐ฌ 5 ๐ 0
I don't know who needs to hear this, but if you have friends struggling through the shutdown, consider inviting them over for a family dinner this week. Make too much. Insist they take leftovers home. Some folks can't say they need help out loud but will appreciate the kindness.
26.10.2025 20:27 โ ๐ 2246 ๐ 844 ๐ฌ 26 ๐ 16
There are going to be a LOT of people in thrift shops this year.
And in food banks.
And at holiday soup kitchens.
For the love of CHRIST - now that someone's brought this to your attention, please go through your stuff - for kids *and* for grown-ups - and for once, give some GOOD stuff away.
27.10.2025 05:40 โ ๐ 138 ๐ 89 ๐ฌ 5 ๐ 1
Federal agents have tear gassed Chicago neighborhoods three days in a row. Confirmed gassings during recent immigration raids in: Logan Square, Brighton Park, Albany Park, Little Village, East Side, Lakeview, Irving Park and Avondale.
26.10.2025 13:05 โ ๐ 438 ๐ 202 ๐ฌ 18 ๐ 8
SNAP is not just for the unemployed.
Itโs for anyone whoโs living below the poverty line, which sadly includes a lot of people who are working full time jobs.
But hereโs the thingโฆ even if it were โjustโ for the unemployedโฆ they still deserve food!
No one deserves to starve.
27.10.2025 04:47 โ ๐ 419 ๐ 135 ๐ฌ 15 ๐ 4
makes me weep to think of the gifts robbed from us because unaffordable housing has made it difficult for people to pursue their passions and hobbies
26.10.2025 20:49 โ ๐ 12160 ๐ 2024 ๐ฌ 310 ๐ 254
Member Diaper Banks - National Diaper Bank Network
While this isnโt a food bank, diaper banks are essential for families who are on or will be losing their benefits November 1. Some daycares require parents to provide diapers so no diapers = no daycare = parents canโt go to work.
nationaldiaperbanknetwork.org/member-direc...
26.10.2025 01:24 โ ๐ 59 ๐ 55 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Nope, not particularly
And she was a random customer, lol
27.10.2025 05:28 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Once I was taking a Greyhound from California to Oregon and we got an inexperienced driver who was not familiar with the route and after many wrong turns finally got on an on-ramp heading *back* towards our starting point, which led an enormous Black man to stand up and bellow, โNoth, man, Noth!โ
27.10.2025 05:20 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Another was a sign they once saw while traveling in the Southwest
โSagebrush is free, stuff some in your carโ
Which I have since passed along to my own child
27.10.2025 05:06 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
When I was a toddler my family lived in Australia and the phrase from a furniture store Christmas ad โSanter himself would laik this soferโ was a family touchstone
27.10.2025 05:06 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
This thread of replies is amazing
27.10.2025 04:40 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
::laughing::
Omg
27.10.2025 04:39 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
What the heck
::laughing::
27.10.2025 04:33 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Omg
27.10.2025 04:28 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Catalog image of artificial squid fishing lures. The lures are translucent with speckles and you can tell that they have a rubbery texture just by looking at them.
Like these
27.10.2025 04:21 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Omg
Yes
Theyโre like the rubbery fake squid baits
27.10.2025 04:18 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Iโm entertained by the thought of you blacklighting your toilet
27.10.2025 04:17 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
We did buy the couch
27.10.2025 04:15 โ ๐ 17 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
I donโt know! She was very intent and serious when she told us this and it was hilarious
27.10.2025 04:14 โ ๐ 12 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0
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