Trivial Thingling

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queerly asexual aromantic agender autistic

chronic illness & brain chemistry weirdness

washed up in south texas u.s.a.

- down with supremacy -

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So one of the things that age has bought me is the incredible weariness in my soul when I hear people saying that you can force the Democrats to go left by not voting, because they will change their behavior when they lose.

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Maslow’s hierarchy of needs replaced by “3-4 people to eat lunch with sometimes”

I mean the crushing alienation of late modernity is still a thing but I now have several people to hang out with semiregularly.

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Eppur, si muove. If your doctor's instructions sheet calls for NPO from midnight, they are giving you instructions that were changed TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO and are contrary to EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE.

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this btw is why i use “israeli government” if i want to be critical of an action the israeli government is taking. it’s a specific term that’s clear, unambiguous, not easily used in any other context, and won’t signal extremists that i might be a prospective mark.

the jumps from “i am against zionism” to “i am against zionists” to “i am against a jewish state” to “i am against jews” are smaller than people think they are, and there are plenty of other small jumps like “i think america should focus on helping americans first” that always come with them

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Bigots: A man is defined by having two different sex chromosomes Diogenes holding a hen: You're not going to believe this

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what if instead of being transphobic garbage, KOSA was actually the Kids Outside Safety Act and it was a sweeping federal investment in modern bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure (w/ shade trees) across the nation so that the most vulnerable members of society are able to safety go outside to play

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I’d love to be wrong on my read of this because I would really hope that people were able to identify a classic antisemitic phrase but I’ve also been really disappointed in the past.

assembled a pet stroller that mom got (to review, i think?) the cats are taking turns sitting in it . . in the underseat basket ok to be fair i did have the seat cover zipped in place, at first but also, the basket is just so easy to step into 🥺

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Uh hey kindly Patreon folks, please pledge from either an android device or from your computer. Pledging on Apple mobile devices incurs an enormous fee starting in November.

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Texas isn’t a red state it’s a purple state with an addiction to voter suppression.

That's nearly 12% of the voters in the state on the list, yikes. Good reminder to double-check that you're actually registered to vote: www.dallasnews.com/news/electio...

Texas’ voter suspense list tops 2.1 million. Here’s what to do if you’re on itwww.dallasnews.com Nearly 12% of Texas’ 18 million registered voters are on the suspense list.

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the redefinition of "transmedicalism" from "the only real trans people are a handful of well-off people who please their transphobic doctors and nobody else should be able to transition" to "medical transition is good and everybody who can and wants to should be able to" is extremely gross

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Once again, transmedicalism is when you support gatekeeping of transition, asking invasive, humiliating, questions of trans people, often forcing them to degrade themselves in public to prove they are "true transsexuals" before allowing access to medical care Not when you say "you can do DIY HRT"

talking to my mom about rabies again, she starts looking stuff up (not unkindly) "I hate how you can get me started worrying about stuff . . " oops 😅

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Captain Awkward

He doesn’t always think things through.

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Funkit Toys

yes, making more money could solve a lot of my problems. but endlessly pursuing money makes me miserable. money isn't a goal, it's a means to an end, otherwise you become the means to the end of more money.

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saw something marketing itself as the "most accurate ai" and that inspired some similar product descriptors: "deadliest spaghetti noodle" "world's smartest celery" "funniest tax form" "eggiest banana smoothie" "prettiest shovel" "cleanest sewer line" "most comfortable oubliette"

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we could have a discussion about how george bush didn’t have enough volunteers for his military needs so he called up fucking national guardsmen to do his dirty work but

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My cane handle used to be pink. After dropping it a few times, the paint chipped. So I sanded it off, and I like it better this way.

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“DON’T TINKER WITH TAYLOR!” SAY SOLDIERS, SPIES

WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (Reuters) - The United States shared information with Austrian authorities to help foil threats to Taylor Swift's concerns in Vienna, the White House said on Friday.

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You can't breathe underwater? Gill issue.

There's a gap in your linework? Fill issue.

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Gorgeous street photography by Brassaï. makridisgeorge.wordpress.com/2015/04/03/b...

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Senators Warren and Blumenthal: “Given that more than two-thirds of US households own a pet, corporate consolidation of veterinary care and an accompanying rise in prices represents a major issue for American consumers and a life and death issue for their pets.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

‘Life and Death’ for Pets: Elizabeth Warren Targets Firm Buying Veterinary Officeswww.rollingstone.com Elizabeth Warren says private equity takeovers of veterinary practices are harming “veterinarians and customers alike.”

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THE CAT DISTRIBUTION IS NOT 100% RELIABLE AND IF YOUR CAT HASN'T SHOWN UP YOU SHOULD TAKE MATTERS INTO YOUR OWN HANDS AND GO TO THE SHELTER thank you for coming to my pet talk

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If you have sickle cell like me, let's not clot our blood by accident

Consuming a drink with erythritol — an artificial sweetener used to add bulk to stevia and monk fruit and to sweeten low-carb keto products — more than doubled the risk of blood clotting in 10 healthy people, according to a new pilot study www.cnn.com/2024/08/08/h...

Zero calorie sweetener linked to blood clots and risk of heart disease, study finds | CNNwww.cnn.com In a head-to-head comparison, drinks containing erythritol, a sweetener in stevia and keto products, raised the risk of blood clots while sugar water did not.

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My cat woke up, did a big stretch, and yawned. Then she hiccoughed, turned into a small dragon, and coughed up a fireball. "!!!" I said. "What?" She shrugged back into cat form. "You're a shape shifter?" "All cats are. There's just never any reason to not be a cat." #MicroFiction

mom was inviting me to anniversary restaurant meal with her and dad, and i cried a little bit about finding options that wouldn't make me sick (or anxious about whether or not i'd get sick), and she talked through some options and i think we found a place we'd all enjoy,

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Soooooo Minnesota seems to be having a moment, huh? I'm gratified that y'all have noticed some of the really great things folks here have been up to! I just need to address something important: if you feel the need to emotionally connect to Minnesota via food, SUMMER IS NOT THE TIME FOR HOTDISH.

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Felons being unable to vote incentivizes people running for office to find ways to make people that want to vote against them into felons.

EVERYBODY should want convicted felons to be able to vote. It is corrosive to society to create an underclass of folks with no representation.

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"Tonic masculinity" – @AxLizzie aka @brainmist.bsky.social tweet: x.com/KarenAttiah/...