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rah herself is in fact an eldritch entity, but one who is sitting there clutching a diet Dr Pepper asking "are you fucking kidding me with this shit"

Every time I see some pearl-clutching puritan whining about "problematic literature" I get one step closer to going absolutely batshit insane and writing the most fucked up thing I can possibly think of.

I'm so tired. I'm so fucking tired of this milquetoast bullshit that doesn't take any risks.

"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.

This is why it kills me a little bit every time PA politicians talk about encouraging data centers to open in my state. Fuck that, no. Data centers are neither progress, nor economic growth, nor job creators. They are a drain on the electric grid, on taxpayers, and severe polluters. Fuck. No.

ZOMG LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THE SHALE

Okay, so the Burgess Shale is a fossil bed in British Columbia that contains a whole bunch of fossils of weirdass creatures from the Cambrian era, over 500 million years ago. But the great thing about the shale is that it has fossilized SOFT PARTS!

And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.

yes. this is the reason. the reason is not "it is always right". the reason is "it will always be better to have the BBC than to be relying on Musk, Truss and X for news".

I say it over and over again: when you have that much money, you want to live where you want to live and you are simply not going to relocate because of marginal tax rates

Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi

First autism study to take place without any autistic people called a “bloody relief” by researchers A groundbreaking new autism study has reportedly taken place without any autistic people involved at all - to the relief of its researchers. The study, entitled "Why are they like that?", seeks to…

The study, entitled “Why are they like that?”, seeks to investigate the causes of autism as conjectured by the highly opinionated loved ones and colleagues of autistic people, whose hot takes are infinitely more valuable than anything autistic people have to say.

Frog and Toad, dressed in warm winter clothing. Frog is dressing Toad. Toad is wearing a white, textured sweater, green knickerbockers, a matching green hat and no boots, showing his webbed feet. Frog is wearing a large, checkered scarf and coat combination, and green boots.

‘Help!” cried Toad. “My best friend is trying to kill me!”

“I am only getting you ready for winter.” said Frog.’
🖼️ Arnold Lobel

T&S: the job where literally whatever you do, it's going to be wrong! *jazzhands*

The union is asking that you not patronize any Starbucks, even ones that aren't unionized, for the duration! Time to find your new favoriteocal coffee shop. To donate to their strike fund: sbworkersunited.org

Evidence of ancient tree-climbing 'drop crocs' found in Australia Scientists say the crocodiles hunted like leopards by climbing trees and killing prey below.

Okay, Australian scientists, you're just trolling us now, right? www.bbc.com/news/article...

every time this happens people start going "what about this, huh" and getting suspended too, so may I recommend not doing that

at this point everyone should know what the policy is and "I'm going to go right up to what I think the line is and poke it with a stick" is asking to get got

A lot of people think of moderators as eldritch entities that are bound to the exact words of the spell and if you don't speak the exact words, you cannot be moderated! Whereas in reality it's a bunch of very tired and overworked people going "are you fucking kidding me with this shit"

I ALMOST MISSED EXPLODING WHALE DAY

I can't remember the precise wording but someone on here said that the Republican threat to expose Bill Clinton too isn't so much a threat as it is a "buy one, get one free" promotion.

on the day someone finally yeets Bill Clinton into the sun, this site will be united in a way we have not been since....

well, I mean, last night because the sun gave us pretty lights.

but you know OTHER than that.

Also, fyi, taking high doses of specific antihistamines for several days prior to possible exposure can help prevent getting it, and also if you contract covid to lessen the intensity of the disease and potentially prevent post-covid MCAS.

@rahaeli.bsky.social has written a lot about the dosage etc

Great thread on why the Nordic model of sex work is an abject failure and the only approach that has ever actually improved sex worker safety is full decriminalization

There’s a guy called Jimmy the Giant who does really good accessible videos and he got out of the far-right when he saw a video of Owen Jones and then he read one of his books and now he’s really cool and decent. This must annoy the right wing creeps SO much.

Beyond the ethical and quality concerns, why would you want to cut voice actors out of your process? They’re the hot people with media training and a camera presence. You need a Laura Bailey or Neil Newbon out there to do panels or it’s just a bunch of sweaty devs in t shirts and blazers

Haahahahahahaha "enough books" hahahahhaha...(gasps, wipes tears of mirth)

The inclusion of the ban on THC-containing products derived from "hemp" is to close this loophole and stop allowing THC that's chemically converted from CBD. The completely unregulated market for these products has resulted in some dangerous shit being sold!

Thread: the bill closes a loophole that uses an unsafe process to convert CBD to THC so you can start with legal hemp products and sell THC-based things. (I am in favor of legalizing marijuana nationwide partially to make sure you can buy it safely.)

The way Adobe makes you bat away AI pop-ups like you’re hacking through a jungle with a machete to find the path

there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all

Obsessive devotion to continuity is the enemy of epic/mythological storytelling—especially when there are many authors involved. Whether we're talking about Star Wars, superheroes, or Bond, the answer is to nail the essence of the story and care less about making it all "fit."

Oh this answers for me why there has been such chatter about a shipwreck that I have virtually never heard of before.

is this fucked up? yes. take it up with evolution. or, idk, advocate for all children who start puberty before age 14 to go on puberty blockers until 14 or something. I didn't really mind starting my period at 11, except for the part where it interrupted a perfectly good day of swimming, but still.