It confuses me that people are afraid of death. Probably because every morning I wake up alive is another forced day spent in a capitalistic hellscape that I can't afford to live in and feel excluded from around 95% of the time. I hope death means I no longer have to fail repeatedly at pretending.

Imagine how good it is for the self-esteem to be told that your mental health is worth less than $45.

Dear politicians and legislators; Look how not difficult it is to provide for your most vulnerable populations. Look how straightforward it is to have morals as a leader and want to help. And by help, I mean assist people who need it, not hand out more bonuses to the wealthy privileged. #CanPoli

I posted this on IG a while ago and it almost got my account deleted so since I just found it on my phone again and it's totally evergreen I guess it can live here now ✌️😘

Poor Lukas clearly needs help but is not receiving even a tiny bit. He is not yet destitute enough for society to deem him worthy of help. After he fails at this for another few years, gets physically & mentally broken, wears down his nails, he'll be told it is too pricey to repair him at his age.

Healthcare and housing being components of capitalism instead of basic human needs makes me want to lay down in traffic. #FuckCapitalism #FuckTheWealthyRulingClass

If you try to have a relaxing smoke break but you are forced to make eye contact with people who get within 3 feet of you, it was not a relaxing smoke break. Fuck.

At some point you will need to ask yourself if you can continue to be in an environment with INCESSANT TAPPING NOISES - DAY AND FUCKING NIGHT - that are making you fucking insane or if you should just start chugging drano to improve your mental health or end the torture.

"You shouldn't trust me unless you trust me" should be some sort of internet motto. Due diligence belongs to each one of us.

pick up the nearest book, turn to p. 42, and post the second sentence: "When the train starts moving, you experience a third sensation, the bump the wheels make every time they go over a track joint." From This Is Your Brain On Music, The Science of a Human Obsession by Daniel J. Levitin.

Healthcare is a right. You shouldn’t have to earn it. It shouldn’t be dependent on employment or economic status. It shouldn’t be something you have to fight for. It shouldn’t be something that leaves you in debt for life. Universal healthcare saves lives.

When you don't always remember (believe?) that stress is "that much of a factor" in your pain levels until you are so fucking worked up trying to meet a deadline you can feel the intensity increasing with each stabby jolt of agony. #NEISvoid #TrigeminalNeuralgia

a clear toaster so you can see how toast the toast is

Hello #PortfolioDay ! 🎨 I'm Zoe The Tsitsa. I'm a #watercolor artist who paints just about everything, from dreamy scenery to animals to fantasy characters. Occasionally, I post my ink drawing sketchbook pages as well. Taking this time to post some recent-ish work. Thanks for visiting ✨

I didn’t know this, did you? Amazing!

Me, at the end of 80% of my sentences.

No one gets in their own way harder than folks advocating against UBI & UHC. Wanna hold up human growth? Not allowing folks to live if they cant pay up daily is how you hold up human growth. UBI & UHC are the human rights being denied to all of us so those in power can stay there.

Al Green has been accused of various forms of abuse by more than 2 women. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Green)

I dont live in New York, but I think it helps my city be better when there are more examples of cities being well run for me to rub local politicians' faces in.

Jasper Brown moved into a tiny home in the woods after getting Long COVID. Their time off-grid inspired them to plan a future for COVID-cautious community in our rapidly changing climate. bit.ly/4ssqJFH

"I accidentally swallowed a bunch of Scrabble tiles." "My next trip to the bathroom could spell disaster."

Carney is here to serve the same class of people he catered to when he was governor of The Bank of Canada & then England. Wealthy nepotism babies don't care about average citizens. Carney will never help poor people. Carney will never consider poor ppl except in how to avoid them. Fuck capitalism

Being woken up by the same noise on repeat every night is actually a form of torture. Hoping to just never wake up one of these times. Fucking hell.

I wasn't rude to a politician today and I don't think I'll get a pay raise for those manners or the self-control it took to display them.

Just as stupid as Carney eliminating Canada's luxury tax on yachts (private jets, etc) as if these items are not the exact definition of a fucking luxury. Fuck capitalism and fuck the wealthy ruling class.

Soooo... we, as humans, are currently actively lying about the environmental damage we have caused on earth and ignoring possible solutions while simultaneously being excited to try and drill on the moon in the near future? What is wrong with us as a species? So much damage. So little care.

I missed this from @phineas.bsky.social when it originally came out but it sure feels relevant at the moment. Also, you can buy this as a print from the artist here: www.inprnt.com/gallery/phin...

A news article about PEI getting a passport printer so ppl won't have to wait 10 days is, to me, another shining example of providing a privilege to a group of people who already have privilege, while the rest of us can't afford the privilege of safe housing or groceries or gas or socks.

men can’t understand what it’s like for women to see story after story after story of women being victims of sexual violence in a culture where it’s routine; what it’s like to live in a world that is fundamentally hostile to our existence. it’s a wonder we leave the fucking house, let alone thrive.

But now that the people YOU elected are hurting your household, this isn't what you voted for. If you swallow enough hate, it grows like a cancer and eats the host. You voted for your own demise, and you will have to sit with it until the end.

"We didn't vote for thi-" You did. You just didn't expect it to boomerang back and bite you in your face. You were okay with the transphobia, homophobia, and racism. You were okay with throwing the disabled and elderly under the bus.

Apropos of nothing, it's fascinating how religious extremists of every stripe only ever insist that the harmful stuff has to be taken literally. No one ever says "I am a literalist for my Holy Text. I COMMAND WE FEED THE POOR IMMEDIATELY!"

Spend time with people who play Leonard Cohen CDs before noon.

6 years and 3 days without cigarettes, and last night I was smoking in my dreams.

To everyone out there, especially on #TDOV. You get to define yourself. Let's move beyond binaries.

Federal NDP seems to have a good leader who wants more people to join the party. Is there a chance PEI NDP will take notice and also attempt to invite new members? If I felt strongly enough about a party that I was a member, even when they were defunct or close to it, I'd encourage others to join.

Noise-cancelling headphones, but for cancelling all the noise and static in my head.

music is not apolitical

Found the joints. (Still not cool.)

Lost my joints and then lost my cool. 🤡

*Bob Dylan Voice* 🎵 OH THE HEIGHTS THEY ARE A-WUTHERIN 🎵

I'm determined to be better at finishing books I started reading between yesterday and about a million years ago.

The most popular premier in Canada not counting the 3 territories or PEI.

I wonder if there will ever be a PEI "women's group" that doesn't give thank-you flowers like a default of "all women want to be given flowers and we never need to re-asses this notion or wonder if it applies to these specific women" which feels like it came straight from the patriarchy.

A question you have to ask yourself if you’re going to approach politics as a responsible adult is whether your goal is to improve material conditions and achieve changes that reduce human suffering, or whether it is to look really cool in front of your friends online.These are not compatible aims.

I'm holding the library in my lap, so I'd do good to remember that the next time I hate the internet for not being helpful.