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you are also NOT genetically predisposed to MS, and all of those symptoms you're experiencing are just the normal foibles of aging. you are not going to develop the disease in your mid forties and deteriorate rapidly as your quality of life plummets

it was always obvious DOGE was decorative "innovative efficiency" cover for the brutal dismantling of corporate oversight and the social safety net, but the press spent first six months of the year propping it up as a good-faith effort

to stay in the closet is a slow death of the soul. a million wounds wrought a million times a day, none of which are felt individually, but in aggregate devastate you. it's exhausting, in the true sense of the word. an exhaustion of the spirit that leaves it hollow and lifeless.

it's not great having to explain to your cis friends why you grab your cardholder whenever you step away from the bar, or why you refuse to use a gas station bathroom basically anywhere in the country. it's a lesson many of us learn from experience!

only when it happens to cis people is it news, because then it's an injustice. this is only supposed to happen to trannies, you see.

Since I looked it up: The Bismarck was laid down by the Nazi government in 1936, christened by Hitler himself on Valentine’s Day 1939, and damaged so badly in battle by the Royal Navy in 1941 that the Nazis scuttled her. The ship never saw any other government of Germany.

this could either be a symptom of the paranoia brought on by the inevitable onset of the incurable infection or just standard executive dysfunction. tbd

You know the party's about to get NASTY when someone brings out the sipping gin

i don't know who needs to hear this, but you do not have rabies. you are not actively incubating an incurable neurotropic virus. you are fine and you are not randomly going to start developing symptoms years from now signaling the beginning of your horrifying end.

just doing what comes naturally 🫡

The NHS are forcibly detransitioning trans kids in Brighton and calling it “managed withdrawal.” Their own impact assessment acknowledges trans kids will be at increased risk of harm as a result, don’t want this, and are likely to just use DIY hormones instead

trans flag with the text: A TRANSGENDER PERSON PEED HERE AND IT DIRECTLY CAUSED THE DEATHS OF 2,967 PEOPLE

trans flag with the text: A TRANSGENDER PERSON PEED HERE AND YOU MISSED IT BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME YOU DIRTY LITTLE PISS SLUT

@apatilonia.bsky.social text: "i got bored of seeing the same liberal 'a trans person peed here and nobody was hurt' sticker so I made a better one"

My personal opinion is that everyone should be alarmist about everything the conservative movement is saying and planning and attempting right now. Be extremely alarmist about fascism. Be very alarmed about White Christian Nationalism. It is an absolutely appropriate reaction.

once again, the immense failure of this framing of transness. obviously, radical all-encompassing bodily autonomy should encompass the unalienable right to 'choose', but for cis people who will forever Not Get It, 'choice,' 'identify as,' and other such phrasings have done irreparable damage.

those are sick.

i usually use The Ordinary's glycolic acid toner or a couple of drops of their mandelic acid serum. works wonders. you'll still sweat but it stinks way less.

i don't know if this is common knowledge or even particularly effective for other people, but over the years i've learned that it's possible to eschew deodorant entirely if you rub a chemical exfoliant in your armpits once or twice a day. goes a long way to keeping my shirt pits from getting smeared

thinking of going insane today. blocking out some time on my calendar for that. out of office message: "thank you for your email. i will be insane for the foreseeable future and will consequently be unavailable during this time. please contact other project team members for urgent matters."

its not a dictatorship, everyone just really likes doing what he says because they hate being in a concentration camp more

insane aura, just impossibly powerful vibes

They keep signaling over and over again that they will steal the coming elections because they feel that they have the impunity to do so

absolute classic pick, i can't fault it. easy to learn but so challenging to master.

archive link for when the gift link dies and for people would prefer not to directly traffic the NYT (like myself)
archive.ph/fOYJz

i wasn't willing to take the hit to my credit score to find out but i am desperately curious, honestly

i think if i saw a client take out a revolving credit facility to finance a purchase for four United States dollars i would quit my job and become a hermit in the Appalachians

i have had some solid ones over the years, one of which ironically involved olive salad, but yeah, the selection is sparse and they really don't hit the same heights

PayPal payment screen with the options to "pay in full today" for a 4 dollar purchase, or to "pay over time with a reusable credit line"

would you like to finance your USD 4.00 purchase today

Literally me...

Hey remember when the BBC, followed by the entire media ecosystem created this tiny party's legitimacy and relevance by platforming them at every opportunity for years and years?