same old bear

Me: "I think we have to be realistic - our names are probably already on a list somewhere."
Partner: "Probably... and I hope our names are touching."
#getyousomebodywho #loveintheruins #solidarityistruelove

I'd cry if it wasn't so funny. I'd laugh if it wasn't so sad.

Me to my partner, on laundry: "The regulars are on the right and the delicates are on the left... JUST LIKE IN REAL LIFE."
For clarity, we are both leftists.

This week, I received an email from a relative with the subject "Helpful article." No link or attachment.
She sent the link a few hours later, with apologies - but honestly I have never related so hard to something in my life.

Yesterday, a liberal splained to me who John Brown was.
It was embarrassing for everyone.

Bonus kid is home this week, so I am excusing myself from the dinner table whenever I feel I've had enough complex math.
Heh. "Problems" I never thought I'd have.

Watching a 3 hour LinkedIn Learning video while slightly feverish is a very middle aged kind of purgatory.
Late stage capitalism sure is something.

Sure, sex is great, but have you ever put lotion on a new tattoo?
... I may have moaned, lol!

Don't let Donald Trump and Elon Musk talk us out of democracy Trump and Musk are testing the limits, trying to sell America on being an authoritarian state — but they can’t do it unless we allow them to do so.

NEW: Don't let Donald Trump and Elon Musk talk us out of democracy.

Trump and Musk are testing the limits, trying to sell America on being an authoritarian state — but they can’t do it unless we allow them to do so.

This afternoon, at Law Dork.

Chasing? With my joints? Lol!
But as an unty fae healer, I will stand beside you with my first aid kit, ready to wrap bloody knuckles or... whatever else needs patched up. Keep your wrist bent, dammit! I only brought so many splints! 😉

So we came out of the oceans... went up into the trees... came back DOWN from the trees... and the result is that I have to be on a Zoom call at 7:45 AM?
Things have gone SO wrong.
If we had had any sense, we would've gone back to the sea with the whales.

Historically speaking, restricting people's ability to travel usually means you're planning to do something they'll want to get away from.

A package was taken off my porch this week.
Anyway, I hope whoever grabbed is happy with their new VGA to HDMI converter cable...??

What Is Fascism? In this free resource, learn how Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler rose to power and the lessons their political journeys hold for today.

Included for its description of the stages of fascism.
See anything familiar?
education.cfr.org/learn/readin...

Who Goes MAGA? In 1934, a courageous, flawed, complicated journalist named Dorothy Thompson was kicked out of Nazi Germany for reporting with relentless, brutal accuracy on...

An important read.
buttondown.com/theswordandt...

A house near ours has many American flags. I saw one of the residents for the first time this week.
I wasn't surprised she was an older yte person, or that she drives an SUV. But I was surprised she was wiping the SUV down with... a Kleenex?
I have no explanation for this phenomena.

to my fellow canadians (and others) upon the arrival of american fascism I don’t often post here anymore, and haven’t for years. That may need to change soon. For now, I just want to acknowledge that the new fascist regime has fully arrived in the US and is …

Just some thoughts on getting through our current moment.
sexgeek.wordpress.com/2025/01/27/t...

This was a long time coming.
www.msn.com/en-us/politi...

Color photo of a dining room table covered with Ziploc bags full of snacks and comfort items as described above.

Just finished making a new set of cozy kits. I give them out to unhoused people in my area.
Contents may include: snacks, condoms, clean socks, earplugs, lip balm, Vaseline, handwarmers, flashlights, bandanas, and winter gloves and hats.
I'll consider anything that's under $1 per piece.

I got a parasite from my cats!
(An actual theory from an actual ex)

Phew, wish I'd known a little sooner!

Agreed.
I'm fine with people having different opinions, even thinking mine is wrong. But if you think who I am as a person is wrong... there's nothing to discuss.

I have no guilty pleasures. I refuse to feel guilty about anything that brings me joy in this hard world.