Hot Take: variety shows were basically tiktok from before there were cell phones. Also, so was MTV. A series of short different, entertaining things, one right after the other. Humans never change. You just couldn't carry them in your pocket.

My god I hate that the conservatives have just completely won with the "biological male/female" language. I see Allies and LGBT people using it all the time these days. People don't even think about why it's problematic anymore.

If you see this, don't participate. It's a rigged study by Lisa Littman and unethical researcher J. Michael Bailey meant to undermine access to care. Spread the word.

Outside of cultures where it means something, why do people slurp things? Talking about Americans drinking coffee and stuff. I don't get it.

The repair shop is a neat show. But it's "80% background story and emotional impact of the item being repaired" and "20% the item being repaired" I want exactly the reverse of those ratios. But it's okay for them to not make things for me.

Bringing back Limewire to illegally rip copies of reporting suppressed by the government is definitely some cyberpunk shit

IT confuses me why people, even trans people, call the normal effects of hormones "side effects" - this is especially true for T "facial hair is a side effect of testosterone" "lowered voice is a side effect..." no, these things are just what testosterone does to a human. It's really strange.

There's a bird outside the window.

Yeah, This truck is ok. (I know, terrible joke)

I rewatched Star Trek IV The Voyage Home last night in bed. I've always said 2 or 6 are my favorite TOS trek films, and was amused by 4. But wow, the writing is... so cringe.... Plenty of stuff is done for gags that don't make sense.

Transest christmas memory. I was like six years old. Santa claus had left some stuff for my sister and I. I ignored what was left out for me and immediately went to my sister's stuff. I learned pretty fast from everyone's reaction that this was not the appropriate thing.

Weirdest parent christmas memory. I had gotten one of those standalone video games for christmas, and the control was broken out of the box. Dad took me to sears the next day, and I was excited to go with, thinking i'd get something else. He just straight up returned it.

When I was little I often wanted toys that were name brand, often tie ins to favorite tv shows that represented characters we knew and loved. And then mom would buy some knock off as a gift, and get mad when we weren't as appreciative as they thought we should be.

The attacks on trans rights, which are basic human rights, are a terrible injustice and an attack on truth and fact as well. Everyone should be deeply alarmed and it should be disqualifying for a politician to support such discrimination.

I'm so tired of product pages now having chatbots acting like salement to message me in a popup when I'm looking at some item. No, this is not a real person. It's a chatbot. STOP THAT

same! I didn't know trans people existed until I was a teen I hated my body, and my social aspects, I wished I was a girl at that age. And I learned REAL FAST that if you said anything that admitted like that, it got you punished by anyone and everyone Children aren't convinced to be trans

People say social media is the cause of so many problems in kids today. The Gen Xer who posts nostalgic pictures of kids roaming free at night, contrasted with online kids, but that's simply not allowed today. But I think that it's actually the fallout of stranger danger.

I hate telephones. I hate answering the phone. I hate calling people on the phone. This has the effect of me wanting to avoid businesses that really want to do everything via voice.

completely ahistorical centrist: “if only all those trannies in the wehrmacht republic had simply had their correct paperwork.” anyone who has opened a history book about the nazi’s rise to power: “uhhhh,,,”

Seen today. This hasn't aged well

Okay. But consider: model trains

“0% woke shit” a black man with a physical disability leads an environmental terrorist cell trying to save the planet from mega-billionaires and you play as a cross dressing twink femdomed by two different women ending and the final boss against the gayest angel of all time

This never gets old...

SCOTUS has granted a stay in Trump v. Orr, the trans passport case, meaning that the government will be able to once again deny gender marker changes to trans passport applicants. This is a terrible decision with horrifying consequences for trans folks. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.

Doing my final moving out of my old place, I found some things from early in my transition. A copy of true selves. A paper airline ticket, from when I was getting high volume electrology. Being used as a bookmark for the fellowship of the ring. Alongside a book by she who will no longer be named

My warm take of the day is that people don't actually understand why things are bad. People have such simplistic views. Nazis are bad because they are Nazis. Racists are bad because they are racists. DEI is bad because it's DEI Socialism is bad because it's socialism But they can't explain why

The executive leadership and board of Fenway Health are spineless cowards who have abandoned their orgs mission in service of complying with an authoritarian regime in advance. www.erininthemorning.com/p/a-line-mus...

So, um, Doom is 32 years old

Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) at the Boston No Kings rally today, wore the trans pride flag like a scarf draped over his shoulders and included in his speech. "Because here in Massachusetts, we stand for what is right. We stand with trans people because trans rights are human rights."

Why do people have nothing better to do than DDOS a freaking video game?

Seeing new trans people terrified of regret is so odd I transitioned over 25 years ago, and in the community for 30 No one was worried about regret back then Fear of regret is a new phenomenon, one that's coming from conservatives who are repeatedly screaming that it's an inevitable thing for us.

GOP: THE DEMS WANT TO GIVE YOUR MONEY TO TRANSGENDERS SO THEY CAN CHEAT IN WOMEN'S SPORTS AND SHOW PENISES TO GIRLS IN THE BATHROOM!!!!! DEM: say nothing about trans people, and just don't vote "yes" on republicans anti-trans bills, usually. Moderate: TRANS ISSUES ARE WHY THE DEMOCRATS LOST!!!!

atlassian's bitbucket search is the worst search I have ever used.

I remember when changing my name was an exciting time. Now that i'm fixing my last name, it's stressful and worrisome because of the policies of this administration. How much shit am I going to get from them when they look at my records. Likely none, but who the heck knows.

GOD. SO MUCH THIS.

You know how conservatives were saying that the left was doing all this terrible stuff that wasn't actually happening/ They said it for a long time. And now, they are doing it. I suppose that's to make their base think that this is normal from all sides, and they aren't the bad guys.

💕🌸💖 Sailor Moon words of wisdom💘🌺💝💖

If the rapture was real and was happening today, and: If The only requirement is belief in the sacrifice of Jesus: The monsters are in paradise, while we suffer with the world they left behind. If It's based in good deeds, adherence to teachings - they are still going to be here causing suffering.

What the fuck is this timeline

Kimmel said this: > We had some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterise this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and with everything they can to score political points from it. I'm struggling to see how that is offensive.

This is still very good

I'm tired of it all. Exhausted honestly.

"Killing people is bad." True. Killing *is* bad. "You shouldn't rejoice in the killing of another human being." Okay that's probably good for the soul. "& you're not allowed to find it hilarious." You're really asking a lot here. "& you gotta pretend he wasn't a terrible person." Wait what?

I spilled the tea

what an absolutely horrifying time to be alive in america

A dude who says people like me: "hurt people and abuse kids" "corrupt children" "are prone to violent crime" and more. Advocates for my oppression at every turn, and platforms people who do the same. But if we don't completely respect him after he died, people like me are unreasonable monsters.

We are cooked, and have been for a while. I genuinely don't see how we are going to come back from any of this. I want someone to tell me how we live good happy lives and undo... well... everything.

Whenever I see an em-dash in a social media or reddit post, I automatically assume it was generated by chatgpt. The same with the "proper quotes"

Well, Secret Lab is dead to me. I have one of their chairs. I can't think of anything more unnecessary than a Harry Potter chair and desk.