Readers: OMG TWO CAKES?!?!

Things have settled somewhat now that my husband has his new job and I'm not constantly stressed about getting paid but I still really need my brain to cooperate with me trying to get shit done.

Ugh hate to post this but bringing this back to just get us out of a “small” hole. We have money coming in but it is a struggle to get caught up Keeping the same gfm for transparency sake gofund.me/d63b5b894

Dept Q is quite good but honestly Alexej Manvelov as Akram Salim is the most fascinating character and someone needs to give him all the parts.

If no new video games were ever made, there are still more games in existence than I can play in my lifetime. And that doesn't even take into account how so many of us replay the same game over and over like a bunch of anxiety-riddled squirrels. 🚬

My god. Adera's Oct goal for MEDICATION was never met. November is half way over. Can someone clear this? In full. Please

My uterus is trying to murder me.

Lol my son told a friend she could live this us (temporarily) before even talking to us because obviously we'll say yes. I love that for us.

!!!!!!!!!!! "BECAUSE IT'S A CULT" IS SO GOOD SOMEONE SHOULD WRITE A SONG ABOUT IT

Paul Krugman only reads blogs and that is why he, unlike everyone else who has been in punditry for decades, has never lost his mind

Many people dismissed the announcement Catholic hospitals will ban gender-affirming care nationwide under the assumption that there will be other options. In reality, Catholic hospitals make up as much 46% of options in some states. This map is 2020, prior to Trump’s assault on safety net hospitals.

RIP Alice Wong

This is how I'm hearing about Alice's death and my grief is now irrevocably tied to outrage 💔

First thing see is AI fake news so that's fucking great. Sweden isn't using edible road "salt". It's fake news. Don't repost it. Please use the AI labeler that is available on Bluesky because it's almost always fake shit.

Ugh, I lied. Playdate is shit and decided to throw ablism in at the last minute. Fuck everyone involved.

I am in a ton of pain and trying not to bleed all over my house while i have my first period in 2 months while still on blood thinners. I told my husband to just murder me in the bathroom and blame the blood on this horror. Binging Feel Good with Mae Martin to survive (it's so good).

Yes yes yes.

Tanya has been an absolute powerhouse in the online space for as long as I’ve known her, and I’m lucky to call them a friend. Help if you’re able 🩵

The Quilters is just an excellent look at Restorative Justice and I hope people can watch and absorb that.

I spoiled the show for myself so probably won't watch the whole thing but I'm very excited that Wayward on Netflix exists, starring Mae Martin, a non-binary transmasculune actor, and there's a scene where they're topless! Top surgery scars and all!

New series about Oct 7th attacks in Israel and its mere existence feels like its reiterating the very gross narrative that the genocide of Palestinians is ok, actually. I want to vomit.

btw one of the Muslim Churches (teehee) set up a page to thank the public for the outpouring of support, and has created a Baby Formula Fund to help others. I just made a donation, it made me feel a little bit better about the shit news out of DC overnight.

Had a Costco hot dog for the first time in 6 years and now I vow never to love somewhere without a Costco.

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person. The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person. People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives. And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

I stand behind Rep Tlaib.

Fetterman is practically unintelligible.

Hot chocolate while we get our first snow? Heaven.

I genuinely would love to just convert old cars like this to electric even if they get the absolute tiniest range for weight reasons.

I am once again saying that we saw what wall to wall, panic coverage of a crisis looked like after the Biden debate and there’s no reason Trump isn’t getting that kind of coverage except for class solidarity.

I should work today but I'm so thoroughly cozy reading in bed on this gloomy, rainy day that I might just plead for forgiveness.

Kids just moved out. House feels gigantic and empty. Aside from desiring to have a place they can fall back to, I would happily move into a place 1/2 the size of our current home.

The first half isn't for me obvs but I feel so SEEN by T.K. Tucker, author of The Dreamer and the Deep Space Warrior: "To my fellow blerds who want their happily ever after with their big alien, this one is for you. And to anyone who was personally victimized by the fact AVP wasn't a love story."

Raspberry clinging to tge bush despite this blustery fall weather. I'm enjoying a little bit of sun.

Made pseudo Oaxacan style black beans to go with dinner and hooooly shit that was fucking gooooood. Another chile verde dinner success.

Chile verde, rice, and black beans for dinner tonight. I don't like to cook often, but when I do it's going to be low and slow and fucking delicious.

thank you for the outpouring of support! those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.

Watching the speech tomorrow. May this foretell better days ahead.

Why the fuck are there fat rage virus zombies.

They fired every Black woman at Teen Vogue and every trans staffer. It is astonishing watching the American media ecosystem just falling like dominoes, bowing its knees to fascism.

I dunno if I just haven't had enough water today but I'm randomly in full panic mode which is NOT fucking cool, man.

For the Palestinian folklore friends, here's a podcast all about one of our folkways: embroidery, otherwise known as tatreez and tahriri. Check them out! www.tatreeztalk.com

I don't want anyone to starve. I don't care who they voted for. If we live in a world where I decide who gets to live based on whether or not I personally like them, we are fucking lost in the weeds. That's also Trump's vision of America.

Two days left to make rent, and I am 200 short. Help if you can. www.paypal.me/devyntheauthor #mutualaid

In light of the cut to SNAP this coming month, I'd like to share that Aldi grocery stores have a "Feast for 10" deal for $40 until 12/24. It includes everything for making turkey, sides, and dessert. www.aldi.us/products/tha...

Oh thank the fucking gods. Just ordered a non-resident library card for my neigboring (much much larger) library system!!! I'm so excited!

Zohran is stone cold man. Putting out an ad in Arabic after all the Islamophobic shit that’s been thrown his way? Pure swag. Dems don’t need to copy his politics or even necessarily his campaign strategy, they need to learn how to grow a fucking spine.

a great article from the UK outlining the human cost of amazon orders

May you find as much joy in things as these bears.

Owwwwl

I'm reading Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention – and How to Think Deeply Again by Johann Hari and my brain is just going through mini explosions every minute. It's both obvious and mind bending.