The human impulse for compassion is so strong that in most cases, to successfully break it, you first have to successfully define a group of humans as not-human to keep it from kicking in. We have, sadly, gotten very good at that over time.

finally I can make a version of the sign I see in my head when I annoy my loved ones with my terrible camp-german impression

I think there's a good chance the defendants get their fees and costs out of this plus some, but in the meantime, the defense fund (all excess will be donated to the National Lawyers' Guild, who are absolute fucking legends who deserve money too): gofund.me/4852c6318

i saw this exact image in a dream two nights ago and I keep laughing about it so I had to make it real

We're seeing a bunch of small fires pop up here in Northern California already, pretty much always attributable to human idiocy. 1) don't use campfires, use a propane stove and keep flammable material clear 2) be sure your tow chains can't drag on the road 3) don't throw lit cigs out the car

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HOLY SHIT prosecutors kicked off grand jurors and then re-presented the case against the Broadview 6, then altered the grand jury transcripts to hide it from the judge. www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

you're not talking to like, a guy. all it knows how to do is make stuff up. it is a make stuff up machine. tons of the research into this field is about trying to get it to make stuff up that happens to correspond to reality

Only people surprised that Warframe is now the queen bitch of the looter shooter genre are people who never actually played Warframe. No one would've picked em, but real "I'm still here" vibes from a studio that absolutely deserves it.

What if -- here's a wild idea for you here -- the State did not execute human beings at all and these so-called pro-life monsters actually fought to preserve life, safety, care, and wholeness for all human beings?

Cake Wrecks, You Suck at Craigslist, Regretsy, The Toast (obvs).

Today in "there's a word for it" I have learned about the Woozle effect > The Woozle effect, also known as evidence by citation, occurs when a source is widely cited for a claim that the source does not adequately support, giving said claim undeserved credibility.

Do people mad about the odyssey casting know about bible characters being cast as vegetables

THE CHAFF PROJECT Hi! Are you cis in the UK and you'd like to support trans rights? Great! How: buy a trans flag pin and wear it in public. Why: chaff is an overwhelming amount of false positives so that when a missile gets close to the plane, it hits the chaff and not the plane.

No matter your gender, you have every right to love and to be loved in return🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Expressing that love should never be hindered or questioned. Such a basic human experience has somehow become overly complicated. Let’s come together and restore a world where love can be shown openly and joyfully.

There are little corners of the old internet left. gutenberg.org for example. What made the old internet good was the off-the-cuff nerdiness, not trying to make a fortune or even fun money from silly little websites.

Todays mobile suit: NEL-75C Butler Bensouman

One reason I hate death penalty cases is that capital punishment is incredibly stupid and irrational. It's cruel, expensive, and serves no deterrent effect. It's rarely imposed, except against a tiny minority of unlucky defendants—and in those cases, racism almost always plays a role. Just end it.

I don’t understand “I feel like I’m taking crazy pills.” Who is even manufacturing crazy pills, why are they FDA approved, etc. Terrible product idea.

Trans people are not “fighting for unpopular positions that society isn’t ready for.” Trans people are fighting to KEEP the rights we have enjoyed for decades. We have been able to legally change our gender markers since the 70s and before. Same with bathrooms, sports, youth, all for decades.

The desert is where the Venn diagrams of “dog” and “kitty” truly overlap:

If releasing your tax returns and the Epstein files would end your presidency, then your presidency must end. It’s that simple.

callie hasnt been able to draw due to her apple pencil breaking, please consider chipping in so she can get a new one 💕 ko-fi.com/callieccino

I totally get the sentiment that if the government is coming for trans people now then they’ll come for the cis gendered queer people next, and I believe that to be true BUT they are actually coming for trans people NOW so I think we need to focus on trans people right now and support them.

Guys I think this Quess girl may hate her dad...

In preparation for Hathaway 2 Electric Boogaloo, I want to try and understand how Hathaway Noa ended up where he is. As such, here's a rewatch thread of CCA and Hathaway 1, from the perspective of the boy who would be King.

I think Star Wars as extrapolated out from Rogue One might be the single greatest science fiction franchise known to man.

personally I think anyone should be able to change their name for any reason ever and society should just adapt for that. you will not change my mind

For @aftermath.site: Bambu Lab, a giant in the 3D printing space, threatened a developer for trying to restore their product's functionality using their own open source code. The blowback was enormous and may have exposed something far more consequential. aftermath.site/bambu-lab-ag...

Squirrel Unaware He Embroiled In Months-Long Feud With Homeowner

Human brains, y'all.

thats just a scuit

Cool. Now let's talk about how He-Man's creator was left so destitute, he had to create a GoFundMe for his medical treatments. And how multi-billion dollar company Mattel, who made a mint selling He-Man action figures, only donated $5000. Now let's ask how much this stunt probably cost them.

I am so tired of the west lighting on fire because white people mismanage it. I am so tired of white people growing water intensive crops in areas where there is no water. Give me enough money that I can set up a fund where Native nations can get land back.

Thank you to the person who uploaded Zeta Gundam to youtube and added this at the end of the final episode ;_;

this is, yes, a very specific message to a very specific group of cis people but hey we are overrepresented on this app so: when your otherwise well-meaning friends say they don't understand being trans the answer is "you don't have to"

i think the ultimate testament to armored core 6's story is that it makes you care so much about a bunch of characters who exist only as voices. rusty. walter. ayre. cinder. iguazu. GOD! "look at you 621. you found a friend" is INGRAINED in my head.

Now, more than ever, I find myself contemplating the last two sentences from this page of Acton's "Numerical Methods that (usually) Work".

What's your favourite creepy Lord of the Rings quote or fact? Mine is in the book, Gandalf's description of his fight with the Balrog, he mentions "nameless things"

Just gonna post this again. Sorry for being persistent but I'm down to $4 in my paypal and running outta groceries at home so you know how it is ^^; ko-fi.com/planetjane

CIS PEOPLE TIME TO STEP UP it’s once again time to yell at our bad government via online comment form the FCC is trying to make trans and nonbinary content require special ratings on shows GLAAD has a good writeup on it below TELL ‘EM NO direct link to comment form: www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings...

“Earning a living” implies you don’t deserve to live unless you work.

🎨 I liked this so much I had to draw it

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is, at its heart, a story about having accurate climate models and then making smart policy decisions based on those models. In this essay I will...

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Can't wait to watch the latest movie in a sci-fi franchise teeming with potential but also often weighed down by arcane lore and an increasing desire to revisit its earliest entries for good or ill, ever existing in their shadow That's right, Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe

I saw this screenshot on IG and think of it every time I see one of these posts 🤣🤣🤣

You guys, a friend's cat needs our help... please share!! Or even donate, if you can!! ❤️ #BeKind gofund.me/78623c9d8