got a much needed long laugh from this

The famous Andor line is that "tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle." Here is a perfect example of that through malicious compliance: Idaho forced the city of Boise to remove its Pride flags. So the city painted rainbows everywhere else.

Hi all, its your friendly neighborhood retired therapist here to remind you that the horrors persist and so do we! Have you: -had a glass of water or something liquid that is not caffeinated recently? -used any calming or grounding techniques you like? -eaten a food? If not, do that now. 💜

Oh this is stunning. A bit outside budget at the moment, but maybe you need an opal shiny?

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The two truths: 1) There is nothing wrong with porn, let people safely make it, let people safely enjoy it. 2) If you let people define porn as bad, authoritarians will ALWAYS expand the definition until their hands are around your neck.

Today I learned I'm husband.

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Oooh these are pretty 😍

It's Trans Day of Visibility today. If you're trans and are raising money for something (I don't care what it is), reply to this thread and I will boost you. If you are a cis person, take a look and find someone to support if you can. Everyone give this a share after.

If "filler words" and "small talk" were useless then people wouldn't use them

Library late fees do more harm than good. 📚

We've started doing this with most board games - watch an explainer before the new game even hits the table. Decreases the mental load of new game learning because by setup we know where it's going.

I'm glad #ShowMeYourKnits clarified that colorwork includes mosaic, because my brain tends to go "is not real colorwork if it's not stranded," which I haven't done (yet!). But mosaic is my jam, so much so I knitted this cowl twice with indie dyed + handspun yarn.

1000% this. Every bit of attention and money she gets is used to advocate for real-world harm to people. There's no separating art from artist when they're still alive and using their wealth for ill.

It you, @mikeheadley.bsky.social .

if your pleasure harms someone then it is a guilty pleasure. like.... who does chocolate pudding or romance novels harm. chill out with the puritanism pleasure makes life worth living in addition to fulfilling work

Here’s one of my more reflective poems, written while waiting for a train at a provincial railway station.

I feel confident in saying that my local fox and I have absolutely nailed the cover shot for his debut LP, which I haven’t actually heard yet but he assures me “seamlessly mixes bucolic psychedelia with unique, wistful balladry”.

I have an Excel joke it's really good most people rate it Oct 10

So grateful this week is Spring Break and my child has no one to compare notes with 😅.

If you have a couple of hours for some theatre and queer joy, go watch Ncuti Gatwa in The Importance of Being Earnest. Today’s the last day you can see it free on YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=obX-...

Feels a bit rude to finally get a full 8 hours of sleep and not magically feel fully rested, tbh 🥱.

Read this alt text.

Listen. To. Black. Women.

Immediately to the TBR.

With full disclosure that they're a band I've casually liked without ever really seeking out deeper cuts, huh, neat, and I might go give some songs mentioned in this thread a listen.

Hot take: don’t hate-read books. One wild and precious life, and you want to spend it mad? DNF and go find something you like.

OMG this one is gorgeous too and no bids yet! It looks small in the picture somehow but it's 75" long and 32" wide at the tip! www.32auctions.com/organization...

Happy Time Fuckery Day to those of us forced to observe.

Well this looks intriguing 👀

This post is going around again so I will add this excellent resource: leavesubstack.com

Oh my gosh, I have this checked out from the library and it is now rocketing to the top of my tbr.

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Welcome back to another year of the Trans Rights Readathon! This year’s readathon will take place from March 17 to March 31. If you want to officially sign up, fill out the form on our 🕸️site to join the fun! #TransRightsReadathon #trr26 #TransBooks

Thread of KS orgs to help.

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The only thing it feels worthwhile for me to say right now is pay attention to whether your feelings & the information you’re absorbing are paralyzing you or prompting you to meaningful action, whatever that is. Paralysis helps no one but the enemy.

The talk to your friends app and the witness the horrors app being the same app is not great for the mental health is it

Inspired by @smreine.bsky.social and an evening to myself, I'm re-watching Repo! The Genetic Opera. And by golly, it's not a great movie, but it sure is a fun one.

Unclench your jaw. Drink some water or have a nice soothing cup of tea. Listen to that audiobook you wanted to finish. Curl up with your pet and tell them how much you love them as you give them cuddles. Make it a habit to find ways to treat yourself kindly in spite of a world that refuses to.

here's my proposed platform for dems in 2026: 1. we do not throw trans people under the bus 2. we do not throw red states under the bus 3. WE DO NOT THROW ANYBODY UNDER THE FUCKIN BUS WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU 4. war crimes tribunals

Colorado borders Kansas. Here is a Colorado non-profit that helps trans people relocate, Trans Continental Pipeline. Please share. tcpipeline.org

Kansas legislature is on a tear to push through as much terrible shit as quickly as possible right now. I hate it so much.

Today's mental soundtrack is brought to you by World/Inferno Friendship Society. music.youtube.com/watch?v=ezmn...

I mean, if someone sent one, I'd probably listen but then just text back if it required a response 😂. Everything really does cycle back around, huh?

I personally loath mango because I was forced to eat it when I already didn't like it. Not a fan of texture, weird aftertaste. Also, raspberries are good for precisely five seconds between not quite there yet and... ope, they turned.

Previous generations of rich people knew that it was important for them to shut the fuck up and build libraries and parks and hospitals since that was the only way we would tolerate them in society. This generation of rich people have forgotten why this was necessary. We should remind them.

So I guess #ShowMeYourKnits is animals this week, so here is one of many pictures I have of my velcro kitty snuggled up while I'm knitting.