i mean, it kind of is a black-and-white answer

Had a dream a few days ago in which someone dropped what they thought was a killing insult on me. It was so far off I laughed. Then I followed them around for a bit to apologize for stepping on the insult while they were trying to set it up. Still giggling about that.

That's, uh, not how diagnosis works for mental health. Sure, there may be detectable structural differences, but how those structural differences shape experience matters. This is why we have diagnostic criteria that ask about patient experience, rather than asking them to submit to FMRI scans.

LFG

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So far today, I've pulled up the creeping bellflower in the yard and gotten the hiccups. The hiccups feel more permanent.

*pinches bridge of nose, eyes closed, takes a deep breath* so do we have ANY idea how many living US Senators there are right now?

This paper argues that there are exactly two biological sexes: Male, Female, Both, and Neither.

Harry Potter is pouring cash into advertising. Is it to revitalize interest ahead of the new HBO series? Is it an attempt to distract from its author's Bond villain turn? No, they're afraid of losing ground to SfW. #fantasybooks #booksky

Looking for the perfect beach read? The RNG team put together a list of their favorite sexy romance novels—so the sand won't be the only thing getting wet at the beach this summer:

“Why do WE have to get rid of our rapists but the Republicans don’t?” Setting aside all moral implications, it’s because around 70% (if not more) of Democratic volunteers are women and if they get totally disgusted with the party nobody is winning any elections anymore.

Reminder that we are still sending out anti-ICE whistles to anyone who needs them! Any quantity from 100-3000. Free. linktr.ee/3Dwhistles

You may have seen an outbreak of news coverage regarding a multi-state outbreak cyclospora-related illnesses (hundreds of cases, in fact). The stories will tell you that we have no idea of the source. Why not? And what do we know? 1/10 (gift article)

The last decade plus has been an endless litany of people failing/refusing to take the step from “huh looks like I was completely wrong about this” to “all those people who annoy me online seem to be repeatedly correct, maybe I should get past my annoyance and think about what they see that I don’t”

It is my great pleasure to announce that, as the final fireworks of the July 4 weekend come to an end, you are now free to put up the Halloween decorations.

William Peter Blatty: OMG guys!!! the society of st. pius X has schismed from the mother church!!!! Blatty: this could be the biggest interdoctrinal ecumenitestimal since the integral convergence of the helgrimite blasphemy at the diet of dendronal in 1536!!!!!! Poe: King: Lovecraft: Koontz: Barker:

So, yeah, we'll be open regular hours tomorrow, July 4.

"I'll tell you what I'm celebrating. I'm celebrating all the people. The human beings of my country, particularly those who have been bold enough to believe a different story, and to try their hand at telling it, to put their hands to the work of making it happen..." Happy Independence Day, y'all.

“fuck the 4th of July, we’re not doing that shit” — Smitten Kitten is open today to sell sex toys and collect supplies for unhoused neighbors

We burned our Barbies at the stake for witchcraft. We tried to throw stuffed animals under passing cars to see them go squish. We would take our hard boiled Easter eggs and roll them up the slide to watch them smash. And that wasn’t even the stuff the bad kids did.

This is really worth your time and money! I recommend!

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My "ABORT THE COURT" friendship bracelet has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my bracelet

It's ginned up bullshit and Democrats and liberals are falling for it instead of saying "Fuck you stop being weird about trans girls in sports you sprouted potatoes." Nobody fucking cared until a few years ago when Roe fell and conservaties needed another wedge issue.

Lobbyist: "We need to make a choice! Climate or AI! We might lose to..." Me: *smacks climate button Lobbyist: "But we have to open the conversa..." Me: *punches climate button Lobbyist: "But our competitive..." Me: *JUMPS UP AND DOWN ON CLIMATE BUTTON www.politico.eu/article/euro...

Sun's out, buns out

Hennepin County sheriff conceals bodycam footage by calling officers ‘undercover’ even though they wear vests that say "sheriff," conduct traffic stops and sign criminal complaints with their names. My latest: minnesotareformer.com/2026/06/25/h...

your reminder that while alito is a very bad person and a worse jurist, he is also a big fucking baby

I was just talking to some local advocates about how Minnesota needs to focus on training and supporting more people equipped to offer abortions late in pregnancy You shouldn’t have to get a flight to another state for your abortion when you live on an “island of access”

I've said it before but the rise in adult ADHD diagnoses is just because it stopped being socially acceptable to unknowingly self-medicate with cigarettes as a cheap stimulant and fidget toy.

eye-popping dispatch from a bowfishing tournament in Minnesota where anglers shoot fish all night and throw them away minnesotareformer.com/2026/06/22/t...

I love Minneapolis.

And everyone should get it, not just women! It can prevent throat cancer as well!

Alright MSP, heads up. The FBI showed up at the house of a friend of mine (a vet with no criminal record) and threatened her vet benefits because she was a legal observer in January. She took no guff and immediately called the ACLU. So, be vigilant for more bullshit, and remember:

do you have to offer sympathy to Lauren Southern for her ordeal? nah. do you have to recognize that she didn’t ask for it? yes, or i will appear in front of you like a Dickensian ghost and ask you what the fuck is wrong with you every time you try to open the fridge for a snack.

Ancestry: Treat Dad to a DNA test for Fathers Day! Here's a sale! Me: Okay, but who's paying for the exhumation?

“Underpaid” and “under supported” are not the same as low-skill; low-skill is a framing used to KEEP carers underpaid and under supported because it’s work that is “supposed” to done for “free” in the patriarchy by women (typically). Men who do it are punished with even less social support.

You know in my day, police did the work themselves, carried a drop gun, lied on the stand, planted little baggies of coke, etc. This is just sheer laziness.

Some of the efforts being made in Belfast right now to protect people, because the government can't or won't, will be familiar to Minnesotans.

Here's a tiny turtle for your Friday morning.

it's a great day to write, edit, and interview people without using a fucking AI chatbot!!!

I'm pretty sure the first time (of several) Jane told me stories was nearly 35 years ago.

Jane was a living refutation to the caution not to meet your heroes. Her body of work is legendary, but absolutely eclipsed by the human behind them. I'm so grateful to have gotten to know her, and so sad to know that I'll never get to introduce her to the next generation growing up on her books.

the most wholesome 🧵 in the history of Internet

Related, the very red mouth in this illustration is making me think of my lipstick in a whole new light. Is it a cute red lip? OR DID I JUST FEAST ON THE FLESH OF MY ENEMIES?

Abortion funds already struggling with sharp increases in demand are being hit by rising fuel costs, impacting their ability to assist patients who need to travel to access abortion care. This story was originally published by @stateline.org.

Reminder: as ICE just got $70 billion more (fuck ICE), we are still sending out whistles to anyone who wants them. linktr.ee/3Dwhistles

Canaries... "The same playbook ...can be aimed at abortion providers, immigration-status data, vaccine records, or any clinical information a politically motivated investigation wants." Interconnectedness. We need to keep us safe. Consider: How do we keep us safe? We keep us safe.

1. I am not an AI researcher 2. "Doesn't just repeat back to you what you said" ... isn't what any chatbots do, nor what that metaphor was about. 3. For the millionth time, that paper was about LLMs, not "AI" and definitely not "AI agents" medium.com/@emilymenonb...

Deterrence has failed