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Just to say this, I'm not at FurSquared.

Various reasons, but the biggest is that I'm not in a good headspace to go to a furry con. I know someone would set me off today and I don't want to do that.

So I'm just home today, self-medicating my issues with caffeine and peanut-butter choccie candy.

Called it.

what gets me is that his own party had the audacity to pretend to be surprised that he's doing this. He's been doing this for decades, it's just now his filter is disintegrating. #currentevents #news ... TikTok video by SocksFur

And as always, I'm assuming that this post will be suppressed all over on TT, therefore if you want to go visit it you can. If not, enjoy it here. I get why people don't want to return to that app so I post here too.

www.tiktok.com/t/ZThPoS7MM/

A bit of news today,

It's not that he posted the racist thing, it's that his own office defended it, and his entire party has the audacity to pretend to be surprised that he posted racist stuff.

Or that they had to pretend to be offended by it, you pick and choose.

So yeah, I mean there's humor in the idea of "Zero-G biological docking maneuvers" and "Proper application of retro-jet propulsion", but the study itself is kinda...

I get it's more talking about ETHICS and biological hurdles, but it still made my skin crawl a little while reading it.

Reproductive biomedicine in space: implications for gametogenesis, fertility and ethical considerations in the era of commercial spaceflight As the era of commercial and frequent spaceflight advances, the question of human fertility in space is no longer theoretical but urgently practical. Despite over 65 years of human spaceflight activit...

One part that the article avoids is that the study authors advocate using IVF for space-based reproduction. Ok, cool.

The icky part is they say "AI offers potential (to) enhance decision-making in critical areas such as embryo selection... AI is poised to influence every step of the IVF process"

It's time to think about human reproduction in space, scientists urge "If reproduction is ever to occur beyond Earth, it must do so with a clear commitment to safety, transparency and ethical integrity."

I would cover this as a story today, but I can't make it funny.

Which you think would be easy, but the study itself is kinda... icky.

It's been a long week.

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a black and white penguin is walking in the snow with bbc written on the bottom right ALT: a black and white penguin is walking in the snow with bbc written on the bottom right

The penguins specialize in skeleton

a squirrel is standing on a curling stone in front of a banner that says france3alpes ALT: a squirrel is standing on a curling stone in front of a banner that says france3alpes

I really don't feel good today.

So here's an olympic moment for 'yall...

So @fursquared.com is this weekend, and still debating if I want to go.

If I do it'll be a 1 day thing on Saturday, and I'd pack the suit with me even though I have no place to "stage" out of. (Which one? No clue)

It's really just a matter of how much social battery I have, which isn't much today.

Yeah, gonna skip today.

I'm already hitting the "blank staring 'cuz lack of sleep" phase here, and I'm feeling like I can't even read anything 'cuz my vision is sleep-scrambling.

Tomorrow, I'll try again tomorrow.

I'm considering covering this as a story, but I see it going further back and I know it'll take more research.

Mainly I wanna see if this is newborns, or in the 5-6 year old demographic 'cuz the big anti-vax push of 2020 is making the kids pay the price for parent's political choices.

Ok, finally home.

now I get to decide if I wanna make this video or not. Hoe much do I wnt to upset people, or do I want to make something fun but unpopular

Good news, we moved to another part of the clinic without a TV.

Bad news, this trip was supposed to be over 30 minutes ago but they keep delaying things and finding more stuff they need to do today.

I just wanna go home and try to script a video, guys!

I used to work in TV, I forgot how much I hate and loathe mass media.

The show itself is a big ad too.

At least on vou-toob they gotta tell you it's bought and paid for, here it's just like 21 minutes of soft adverts to make you feel bad with 9 minutes of ads for other things not in the show to make you feel inadequate.

I think that's being generous

...and I see penny auctions are still a thing, and they buy a lot of airtime.

And here I thought those fell out long ago when people learned they were a scam....

Related, I forgot how daytime TV commercials make the smallest issue into the thing that ruins reputations and marriages.

Nobody really cares if your dishes have water spots or your laundry makes your clothing smell like lilacs, Karen.

The more fun question is would they dress the at all or would their persona be "ken & barbie" smooth?

And would they frown on those who flesh suit in hands and head only?

So I'm sitting in a hospital waiting room. I'm the wheelman today, not the subject.

But I didn't realize this fleas gonna be a "sit and wait" drive today.

Oh well, at least I'm dressed now, right?

Questions I really don't want answers to #2138

If anthro animals were real, and there was a subculture of them that were into human-sonas and art and animations and dressed up in people-suits, would they call themselves "Skinnies" or "Fleshies"?

Not entirely wrong...

Not entirely wrong....

It's 10 PM, I'm drinking Monster, and I'm eating doritos.

I didn't choose the 🦝Racc life🦝, the 🦝Racc life🦝 chose me.

they announced this today, but I'm not celebrating. #newstok #news #currentevents #minneapolis TikTok video by SocksFur

And, as always, it's available over on the other app. I'm gambling that it's going to either be suppressed, blocked, or give me a strike on my account because I said words they don't like. But here's the link just in case.

www.tiktok.com/t/ZThfuAqvD/

A little news out of Minnesota, and why I'm not celebrating that they're pulling agents out.

On one hand it's good, on the other I see what they're doing.

Rebel loon design quickly becoming popular request at Twin Cities tattoo parlors A tattoo design inspired by Minnesota's state bird and the Rebel Alliance symbol from "Star Wars" is appearing on arms and legs across the Twin Cities, as some residents turn to art to express solidar...

resistance birds.

"A tattoo design inspired by Minnesota's state bird and the Rebel Alliance symbol from "Star Wars" is appearing on arms and legs across the Twin Cities, as some residents turn to art to express solidarity and community during a tense moment."

www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

It might be AI generated, I'll admit that, but it's a thing right now and I can't find a version that doesn't look like this.

If I do, I'll update