compost is the ghosts of food

I KNOW RIGHT. I don't want to barge in to someone's discord like I have the right to command everyone's attention there; I just want to make my little poasts and talk to whoever sees them and decides to strike up a chat.

What book? And yeah I've had to point this out rather forcefully when members of my mom's family (very Health Conscious™️) are in recovery or needing to maintain weight

I'm not sure if prominent is the right word or not, but it is clear that certain accounts of marginalized people who are very visable are more likely to be targeted for bad faith reporting; for that matter, I'd think someone would have spotted a useful pattern to flag likely bad faith mass reports

Conversation therapy causes suicide in children, terms that make it sound merely ineffective can cause people to miss that they are deadly. (Similarly supporting transition in all it's forms is life saving, which people might not hear in the term 'validation')

stop calling a bunch of apps an "ecosystem" until you can define the app version of a decomposer

In the original, the "Tintin Wednesday" meme is "monday, 10 am"

Fitting, today.

In the crosswalk, with the crossing guard stopping traffic.

These shitheads are gonna be a lot more "inconvenienced" if their self-absorbtion means we need roller gates or rising bollards at school crossings so they *can't* just "ignore" them.

this is already a huge problem, and it’s about to get much worse as the economy goes into recession

no one is more convinced of his davidness than goliath

Map of a proposed comprehensive bicycle greenway network for the city of Oakland, California.

This is great. More cities up and down California should be planning comprehensive greenway networks — especially the many cities that, like Oakland, have year-round biking weather. oaklandside.org/2025/10/02/o...

Grr, JAMA. Treating respiratory disease is the APPROPRIATE USE of our climate/GHG emissions budget. The 25 million tons equivalent of inhalers is part of the 6,343,200,000 (billion) tons. It’s .003 of the whole.

This is a Straws argument, not a valid one. Focus on industry, data centers!

ONE IN THREE LOS ANGELES RESIDENTS DO NOT DRIVE

First of all, LOL! Second of all, I’d argue it’s “shake a lemon at the high priest so he dumps water at the right place” week but that works too I guess

3 years ago today, I visited the Monterrey Bay Aquarium’s deep sea exhibit. I love aquariums and always have fun and learn something, but this exhibit blew my mind. I got to pet a giant deep sea isopod!

What’s your favorite aquarium exhibit, and why?

"All the Jews have to die or convert to trigger the rapture. Then our dead bodies surround Jerusalem and they climb over us to reach Jesus, who will bring them to heaven. It's why they're all Zionists obsessed with Israel. Cause they need Jews to go there so we can die" This post violates our Community Guidelines regarding violent or threatening speech. This includes, but is not limited to, the following: • Threats of violence or physical harm: This includes threats or encouragement of violence against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public. • Incitement of self-harm or suicide: Content that encourages self-harm or suicide. • Wishes of harm: Expressions of a desire for harm directed at a specific person or group. In addition, users may not use Bluesky I TO break the law or cause harm to others. All users must be treated with respect. As a result of these violations, your post has been taken down, and your account has been suspended for 24 hours.

Amanda shared already but here’s the post they suspended me for. It’s ~ two weeks old. And let’s be very clear: we don’t actually know why this happened. Was it a reporting brigade? A weird delayed automated mod AI action? The timing is definitely suspicious I can’t lie.

The all-knowing bsky mods gave Erin Biba a 24 hour suspension for a months-old skeet about Christian Zionism, and I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that this happened when she’s been vocally criticizing Jay

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One bit of advice I find myself giving young adults a lot is that you're responsible for your own sexual satisfaction. Yes, it's something your partner should joyfully share with you, but it's not something you should demand of them.

We Finally Discovered What Kinds of Schools Are Best for Our Kids. But My Husband Wants to Take the “Easy” Option. This is a necessity.

You want to see a classic example of how boys with ADHD are diagnosed and privileged over girls with ADHD, read this infuriating letter.

(Description in thread for those who can't get around the paywall.)

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Live free and die

In summer we use the Flat Pet Heat Index, which indicates how hot it is by how many pets are sprawled flat on the floor.

As winter approaches, we switch to the Pet Pile Chill Scale. This determines how cold it is by the number of pets cuddling together, weighted by how much they hate each other.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

E.g., it's much easier to accept (and get good at) small talk if you know that it's just the allistic version of creating scripts for awkward situations, rather than some inexplicable, pointless ritual.

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A poster on a wall among bookshelves. It's in glorious color with pink peonies along the bottom. The text reads 'Unattended children will be given an enthusiastic explanation of intersectional feminism.'

My daughter is on a junket to New York with her online peeps. She sent me this poster from the Ripped Bodice:

You cannot kill me in a way that matters vs. I cannot live in a way that matters

We appreciate your sacrifice. It's like being a sin-eater

I also use Pokemon to sublimate my urge to judge people on shit. Your favorite mon is Glaceon? Ya basic.

this is why you have to address the urge to gamble in mostly harmless ways like using pokémon surprise trade or playing voltorb flip

Your daily moment of zen:

Rescued bear cubs at the Kilham Bear Center in New Hampshire are given a donated pile of apples & acorns every year to fatten up before their first hibernation.

Kilham is focused on rehab & release, run by competent rehab experts.