i think it should be a bigger story that NYC’s public libraries are now being forced to close on Sundays due to budget cuts while the NYPD spends 95% of the Library system’s total budget to get new encrypted radios that prevent people from knowing when the cops kill people
i sometimes wonder if i would be happier if i had money and then i remember last year i had thousands of dollars in dead dead cash and i was still unhappy lol
Watching people on tv talk about how losing a girlfriend and losing a job are stressors that can play a part in motivating a mass shooter and nobody’s talking about the fact that women lose jobs and relationships too and it literally almost never ends in mass murder.
“i know your wife was cut in half in a freak fly fishing accident but i think this gif of a sad looking frog is going to help” <— all us internet people
Ohio folks, early voting is in full swing. Make sure to vote Yes on both Issue 1 (making abortion a constitutional right) and Issue 2 (legalizing cannabis). We have the majority on these issues, we just have to get out and show it.
Seeing an animal walking out of the forest on its hind legs:
in England: "Good heavens, it seems that Mister Badger is having a stroll. Shall we invite him in for tea?"
in America: "Close the window. Draw the shades. When it calls your name, DO NOT listen. It isn't her. She's gone. It isn't her."
"X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, will reportedly begin charging new users $1 a year to access key features including the ability to tweet, reply, quote, repost, like, bookmark, and create lists"
one thing elon musk and his ilk will always attempt and never understand is that you can’t force someone to respect and like you. they’ll burn the world trying, but will continue to fail.
i got threads to keep in touch with one specific friend that has shown no interest in maintaining a friendship over the last few years.
this must be what it’s like to be friends with me.
The EU has just sent formal letter to Elon Musk over "indications" that Twitter/X is “being used to disseminate illegal content and disinformation in the EU" in the wake of Hamas’ attacks on Israel.
#EUsky
I *love* that it’s one meme at a time on this site. It reminds me of 2007 when you could enjoy How is Babby Formed for six months before someone invented the next thing, a picture of a cat with words on it
Whenever I log into this site, I just see the same picture of that basketball hoop in a pumpkin patch, and, honestly, that's a great concept for a social media site. Just a quiet, reliable place to see that picture of a basketball hoop in a pumpkin patch.