Gin Valentine

[faints]

If anyone would like an alternative way to keep in touch, feel free to send me a DM; I'll still be around, just hopefully a lot less as I try to deal with the root feelings that have me acting the way I do.

I'll probably keep Discord since it has, like, an end to it and doesn't do that same scrolling action, but I lurk the same here and in most discords – it's like being adjacent to people but not meaningfully interacting (beyond the odd react/like).

I quit insta over the weekend, and I think I need to semi-quit this place too. Socials have a lot of positives, but lately I find myself coming here just to scroll as a self-soothing mechanism, and I want to actually attend to whatever is going on that is making me constantly seek that soothing

getting hired by australia to help promote its tourism industry in america. my only move is to keep posting clips of The Micallef Program online. somehow this ends up working

We’ve been saying this forever. The social media ban will harm kids

Terrified he died but delighted that it’s just him talking about cocaine

HardPass4 on Twitter tweets: "I'm willing to pay more for quality products if they are made in America, by Americans, who are paid a decent income." The tweet shows Norman Rockwell's "Freedom of Speech" painting, which is often used to show the tweeter is expressing a brave opinion.

HardPass4 on Twitter tweets: "MINIMUM WAGE JOBS WERE NOT MEANT TO BE A CAREER. Why does no one understand this? Entry level jobs are STEPPING STONES to better jobs. No one wants to work towards that though."

HardPass4 on Twitter tweets: "Buy $5 gloves instead of $50 ones. Trust me." The tweet shows a box of "Gorilla Grip" gloves.

The label on Gorilla Grip gloves show they're made in China.

It's hard to help Americans left behind because so much of US identity is rooted in individualism. The average American conservative holds all three positions at once:

— Virtue signals about supporting US manufacturing
— Against raising the minimum wage
— Buys foreign imports because they're cheap

Someone on Twitter replies to me: "meh. buy american or stfu." Two hours later, in a separate thread, the write: "$30 for a single button-up is ridiculous unless it is decent quality silk."

This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.

Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵

As I wrote before the legislation even hit parliament www.theguardian.com/media/articl...

Like most Mondays where I say goodbye to Bug, I find myself wishing I just had someone to hold my hand as I go through the same ache of losing them over and over

Babygirl you are so offputting and abrasive and clearly have at least one personality disorder. I’m thinking I’ll develop a crush on you that, god willing, will go absolutely nowhere

“WHOAH! Be careful not to step in that pile of shit there!” exclaimed the man pulling his pants back up.

No better reason required!

They don't want to fuck women. They HATE women. They want to feel victimized and be taken care of like babies by a big titty anime robot.

Hinge bio: Monogamy Monogamy only. I can't do math.

Girl same

They say trans lesbianism is just heterosexuality, which of course is true. What they don't say is that T4T lesbianism is actually a heterosexuality contest. I, the winner, am heterosexual. Tina on the other hand is extremely gay.

YOU HEARD THEM

I think the casual queerness of Dropout is a big factor though; my genderfluid kid loves seeing people's pronouns in the lower thirds, and it opened up something new for them to see Erika Ishii being on board with any pronouns. I'm glad Bug gets to grow up in a world where all of this is possible 💖

The actor/comedian thing for Bug cones in substantial part from watching a lot of @dropout.tv – it's a delight to watch their brain light up at something I love, and they do just adore it on a lot of levels.

I'm very firmly of the 'why would I want to read/watch/listen to something no one cared enough to make?' when it comes to AI, and I think the same applies here – if you aren't invested enough to communicate with me like a real person, why would I want to keep trying to connect with you??

(don't worry, I won't hold adult Bug to the choices of almost-10yo Bug, but I *will* be there for them however they need me)

Bug told me tonight that she wants to move to LA when they're finished school (their current dream is to be an actor and comedian), then added that they want me to come with them. It's such a lovely thing to know they want me in their life even when they're 'big'.

My wife and I had couples therapy on TV. It nearly wrecked our marriage After Jessica and I received expert counselling from the hit show Couples Therapy, I became public enemy number one. Here’s what didn’t make it to the screen

Oh yeah I think I read about this being a possibility in DUH DOY Magazine

Absurdity actually does a lot to challenge fascism.

I know a lot of people who always try to justify police brutality who can't make sense of terrified federal agents pepper balling someone in an inflatable frog suit. Moments like that chip away at their worldview.

Live In London

Friends of mine saw Self Esteem in London the other night with Nadine Shah as the support act - I hadn't thought of her for a few years, sought out her latest album and recent live album, and I'm utterly mesmerised. Shades of St.Vincent and PJ Harvey, incredible bass, just brilliant.

all of our songs are named after your passwords

we need to abolish this shit

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.