I'm pretty proud of the editing on this video www.tiktok.com/t/ZTBRmGWEL/

I had a weird experience where for 2 1/2 years I worked out at the gym with the same set of people 4 times a week. And then last winter, they all disappeared. We'd said maybe two words to each other, the whole time, but still I kind of miss the crew.

Every day it blows my mind that people hanging out at the Nazi bar (Twitter) want to complain about how toxic, gross and racist it is. That's by design and on purpose?!?! Why are you there?

The stories & photos from today’s voting rights marches in Alabama deserve to be seen by people who weren’t able to stand there in person. If this piece moves you, please share it widely & help make sure these voices aren’t lost in the noise of a crowded news cycle. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

As we fight about data centers in Utah, this article is helpful on the water issues...though it's not just the water, it's the temperature, the power consumption, the possible carbon footprint, the already fragile ecosystem around the Great Salt Lake etc... www.fwpcoa.org/content.aspx...

There's a West Wilson looking motherfucker at this coffee shop I'm in and I haven't even watched Summer House but I shuddered.

My wonderful brain has forgotten so many concepts and words that I'll want to explain a concept to someone and pull out a word that I literally question myself on and I'm always right, but my brain is tricksy.

I no longer feel like rewarding disorganization.

I am tabling for the Utah Rivers Council at a community event in Magna and I am next politicians running for office here who are pretty cool. Chatting with them they're wanting to bring progressive policies to their districts ❤️🙌

My sweet retired aunt bought me a used car because she knows I've had to have so many repairs on my car and she was worried I would end up carless. 😭

This is exactly why language matters: “women were given the vote” frames equality as a gift from men, instead of hard won political power extracted through organized resistance. Nobody gave women anything. Women fought, marched, strategized, endured violence, went to prison and died for it.

Well the Box Elder County Commissioners have given permission for an agreement to go forward on building a mega data cent near the Great Salt Lake that we do not have enough water for. I'm truly terrified of how apocalyptic it's going to get here.

Ah the commissioners have now stormed out of their own meeting, they didn't like being told "People over profits"

Nothing like being scolded by a county commissioner for caring about them trying to sell our water to a billionaire. 🙄

You forgot 3. try to live forever 4. have as many kids as possible

I don’t know who needs to hear this but it’s okay to have a special interest or hobby that doesn’t have a bigger purpose than making you happy. If it does not make you happy it’s ok to stop. It’s all learning even learning you didn’t actually want to do that thing in the first place.

I did a TikTok promo for the hell of it, tell me why they sent my figure skating videos to a 75% male audience 🙄 it performed like ass and I'm like yes, figure skating is dominated by the girlies what are we doing.

I stopped in the middle of filing out a job application, because they made me agree to using AI to review my application, but didn't even use auto fill to use my resume to fill out their application.

The Tribune asked Blake Moore for comment or an interview regarding the proposed 9 gigawatt data center in his district. A spokesperson for Moore said the lawmaker had no comment. A campaign spokesperson never responded.

We must understand that the Voting Rights Act was not merely about ensuring Black Americans rights, it was about democratizing America. This ruling is not just a decimation of Black rights and Black Americans’ ability to have representation, it is a fatal blow to multiracial democracy.

Being laid off is certainly a rollercoaster.

ICYMI, 19 cities across Utah could transition their entire electricity supply to 100% net renewable energy sources, if their councils pass an ordinance by June: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

Just used the Wayback machine to find a recipe that's link is now broken. I almost had a heart attack. It's for Keto Shrimp and Grits and it's one of my favorite recipes. I neglected to write it down like an idiot.

Allegedly, there's a prolific bot farm spamming the absolute hell out of TikTok comments for the book Her Presence Speaks by Chloe Prescott.

BREAKING: Hundreds of anti-genocide protestors have descended on the NYC offices of @schumer.senate.gov & @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social in protest against their voting for Trump’s war on Iran and support for Israel’s attacks on Lebanon and Gaza.

It’s been over three days now since our president threatened to nuke an entire nation after starting a war with that nation for no discernible reason. And Congress still has not moved to impeach him. And Corporate Media™️ has forgotten. We are a failed democracy. No other way to describe it.

ICYMI, a little more water is headed to the Great Salt Lake as a result of YOUR conservation efforts! Here’s more on the deal with Metro Water of SLC & Sandy: www.fox13now.com/news/great-s... #utpol #Utah

JUST IN: A federal judge will ALLOW the League of Women Voters of Utah (represented by the ACLU of Utah) to intervene in the DOJ's lawsuit against Lt. Gov. Henderson over voter roll information. The League is siding with the LG in refusing to hand over private voter info. #utpol #Utah

The Reanimator Mysteries series is perfect for Autism Acceptance Month since the MC, Oliver, is autistic and so is the author. There are also other neurodivergent and disabled characters throughout the series.

I ruined someone's Friday... my bank called to try and sell me stuff because they saw a "large deposit" and I'm like yep I lost my job...

Me and my book I'm writing have to stop meeting at 2am.

Oh my god, the alt text is a gift. 😹

I should be filling out job applications right now, instead I'm filling out volunteer applications for my local conservation groups.

I wrote/edited 14 pages last night. I was in a trance and couldn't stop writing. I miss those days.

It’s important to remember that the OG Bridgerton fandom has been bigoted about this show since day dot. Ruby Baker fell into an extreme mental health crisis after season one. The commentary on Nicola’s probably size 6 body was next level fatphobic. Now we’ve swung back to racist homophobia.

Note to myself today: "You're not a morning person. Stop beating yourself up for not being a morning person.'

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one thing a whole lot of us struggle with at times is feeling isolated and depressed and like not enough people care about what’s going on and I really cannot emphasize enough that going to a no kings protest helps this feeling a lot there are so! many! people! who hate all of this shit

There is a young girl doing a Vogue program at the rink I skate at. Her coach has put zero voguing in the program. I said "Penalty. Not enough voguing on the field." And laughed to myself for way too long.

As a writer, lots of business type webinars where writing is involved are excruciating.

I once again wish people would take rhetoric classes in high school. The rhetoric class I took in college has been endlessly useful to me in my adult life for evaluating communication.

Look, I moderated a Harry Potter Livejournal community. I wrote a lot of Harry Potter fanfic (including a story about a major character being trans). I met a lot of my best friends because of Harry Potter. If I can give that shit up because the author is ACTIVELY WORKING TO KILL PEOPLE, so can you.

Did not realize how much I missed shit posting and shit posters. Welcome back into my life, friends.

"I have no idea who you are, but I'm gonna just start free associating under your post now"

11,000 Japanese citizens stormed their parliament demanding their PM stop following Trump into war. 82% of Japan opposes this. Protesters surrounded Japan's National Diet building today chanting: "Japan's FUTURE is not in Washington. Stop bootlicking Trump."

Tribune editorial: The point of ICE’s detention camp isn’t to make us safer. It’s to instill fear. Utahns, all of us, must do what we can to stop it. And if we can’t stop it, we must all be prepared to bear witness to what happens there.

Fuck this

This is excellent. Journalists should not publish claims made by press release; not in tech, not in medicine, not in medieval history.

"Justice is a fantasy people pay to see" - TikTok comment about Dune. Well damn.

$200 billion could entirely repeal the SNAP cuts with money leftover $200 billion could fund the ACA Premium Tax Credits and help lower health care costs for 6 years with money leftover $200 billion could permanently expand Medicaid coverage to people in states that have refused to expand coverage