Okay, fine, I wasn't going to do this, but I just had to choose between cheese and toothpaste, so if anyone wants to toss a coin, please do. (But only if you want to, and please don't make your own life harder or pass on helping someone in worse shape.) PayPal.me/brokenqueene CA/V: brokenqueene

And smaller towns! Download the app, it's free, and see what's available near you. I live in a small town, surrounded by other small town and a few medium sized towns. My biggest issue is timing. Some of the restaurants and stores have pickup only during my work hours. So, check the pickup time!

I had “rude” turned on for my and … I wish the Bluesky team hadn’t done that.

I hate having to do this but I'm really strapped for money to buy food and with limited use of a not great kitchen could use some help with buying some shelf stable food in bulk to get us through to the 19th. Any help would (inc reposts) be appreciated. #MutualAid ko-fi.com/greybooks/go...

ADHD friendos, CHECK YOUR MEDS. You may only have the manufacturer on your pill bottle, so check that for "Sun"

As many have pointed out, Mamdani didn't stand apart from our trans brothers and sisters. He didn't play the "Gee, gosh, it sure is complicated," milquetoast moderate card. And he crushed. The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.

I voted, did you?

My nieces and nephews could not comprehend how I could draw, how I was drawing something right in front of them. This sucks.

*plays sad La Marseillaise on a kazoo*

Every $1 donation provides 4 or 5 meals from food banks. Even a donation of $5 right now can feed up to two dozen people. No, we shouldn’t have to do this. But we can.

It's official. Food stamp funding has not gone out. I will not be posting a wishlist right now. I have food in the house. I'm okay. If you do not have food in your house, please reply with your wishlists. If you have funds, click those links. We'll see if my midlist clout is good for anything.

We've just launched the first large, site-less (home, direct to participant) randomized trial for treatment of #LongCovid, testing tirzepatide (a GLP-1 drug) vs placebo. Please help spread the word www.scripps.edu/news-and-eve...

So far the street is deserted and everyone's lights are off. And of course the fireworks are going off sporadically. Big startling booms for no reason.

Here's an important one that slipped by on Monday. Fed. judge quashes DOJ subpoena seeking the personal health data of trans patients as "prosecutorial coercion" and "for an improper purpose," namely, intimidating trans people and their medical providers. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

If you’ve not yet filled this in, I suggest opening a document and writing a few key phrases like, "there is no ethical use of a program developed on plagiarism and theft" to cut-and-paste because this survey was 100% "same question slightly rephrased, all starting at the position of inevitability."

Helping clean up after an exploded can of pineapple juice from 2027... Explains why the cabinet was listing.

This is sick and it's going to result in yet more innocent people getting hurt.

EDS & hyper-flexy friends! I have reached the point where I could really use one of those finger braces for my thumb But I want something elegant & attractive that passes for jewelry, preferably in sterling silver Who is your best resource for a custom piece of joint-supporting jewelry?

It's my 15th appendectoversary! Pretend I drew a little appendix wearing a party hat and waving a sparkly foil stick thingy (whatever that thing is called)

Pecans (especially in ice cream) taste like celery to me 😭

I haven’t eaten anything substantial in 3 days. I’ve only raised $10 so far Please help me survive

AITA for Throwing Out My Roommate for Writing a Poem? I (25M) have a roommate (29M) and we get along fairly well. Yesterday, I bought some plums to have with lunch and I left them in my drawer of the shared refrigerator. When I went to eat them, they were gone and he left a POEM in their place!

Since I have a lot of rural Alberta folks who follow me: the Edmonton police are looking for anyone with property with an old well north of Edmonton to contact them (more details in the video). It's for a cold case. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtRo...

LEGALLY YOU SHOULD BE SENDING INVOICES FOR GOODS AND SERVICES. IF YOU TAKE COMMISSIONS ON PAYPAL DO NOT USE FRIENDS AND FAMILY. YOU ARE NOT SAFE, YOUR CLIENT IS NOT SAFE. THIS IS A FORM OF TAX EVASION. YOU SHOULD BE USING INVOICES.

Some people are like a ray of sunshine but it’s that one ray that sneaks through the middle seam in your blackout curtains and hits you right in the eye at 6:30. That ray.

Y'all work older parents probably need to be aware of this. www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/a6604...

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I would like to know why the landlord has lost our goddamn rent check, Again! This is making mum a nervous wreck. Da is putting a stop on it, but FFS please stop doing this to us!

Alt text: A comment from an account called bluesky-helper telling the poster that their account has been suspended and that they need to click a link to avoid being terminated. Don't click the link.

My 94yo mom drove past “thousands” (her word!) of protesters on 301 in Sarasota FL. She was sad about her limited mobility but I assured her, driving past would be a fine way for her to show her support, so she did & right now she is SO HAPPY! “What a blast!” Mom reports! ❌👑s is for all of us!

The ability to remove your post when a hostile account quote-tweets you is a great feature of Bluesky. To do it, go to their quote-tweet of you, click on the three dots in the bottom right, then click “detach quote.” It shows up as “removed by author.”

Allow yourself to celebrate even the smallest of victories in the face of adversity. Don't snuff out a light because it is not bright enough. Nurture it, and fight to make it grow until the shadows retreat. Even the greatest beacons may be lit with the smallest spark.

If you know someone in these circumstances, please please please, connect them to this generous and kind offer to help them leave the Nazi bar: 👇🏽

side rant: when are newsrooms going to get over parents' ablest squick about their kids and start using identity first language? "disabled person" not "person who is great!! except for this icky disability!!" "autistic person" not "person with a lil' case of the autisms" etc

It’s with a heavy heart that I say Old Dude has passed away. Would you please help me pay for his burial I updated info. Thank you. gofund.me/ca9e5e85f paypal.me/LinasMusings

Was an effective tool to bring help during gay bashings back in the 80's/90's. I better get a new one myself. It's good to have in an icemergency.

Last but certainly not least is a die cut red heart in honor of the irreplaceable David Lynch Fix Your Hearts or Die 🏳️‍⚧️

so Google just added a bunch (more) AI bullshit to Chrome Go through these steps to disable it: opus.ing/posts/how-to... #chrome #aibullshit

I use and endorse these masks! They are particularly good for haircut appointments and for MRIs. The adhesive is hypoallergenic. The Large size (the middle of the three sizes offered) fits most adults, including my smaller-than-average face and my mom‘s larger-than-average face.

What middle and upper class cis het white people need to understand is that they only have as many rights as the most vulnerable do. You have only the rights trans people and immigrants do.

These days I’m trying not to lose sight of the many actual heroes on the ground

I hate having to ask, but I only have $6 to carry us to next Wednesday, if anyone have a bit to spare I'd really appreciate it 🙏🏼 #MutualAid

The British by Poet Mr #BenjaminZephaniah

Just heard about John Lodge 😢 RIP Blue Jay

I hate having to ask, but I only have $6 to carry us to next Wednesday, if anyone have a bit to spare I'd really appreciate it 🙏🏼 #MutualAid

Happy World Cephalopod Day! 🐙This sucker for adventure feels its way through the world! With thousands of chemical receptors and millions of texture receptors packed into each sucker, the giant Pacific octopus has a real sense for exploration.

JUST IN: The Republican Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska’s second biggest city, lost re-election last night to a Democrat. Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.

Good news for sewists: the paper pattern company feared lost to bankruptcy has been saved as an independent company. craftindustryalliance.org/sewing-patte...

lots of people know Łink from what he did to promote alt text usage here. this tip about pretending you’re describing an image over the phone has been burned in my brain since i saw it