It wasn't the first time a US president's batteries failed at the big moment

The real "invisible hand" of the markets

Bluesky is great because you can stumble into an argument between tiny accounts where one is pro-Israel and one anti and both are colossally stupid and colossally racist

This party is not even remotely lit

Someone in the building next door has locked himself out on his balcony (no idea how) and one of his neighbours threw up some sort of thin rope, he caught it and let it unravel, she tied a grocery bag with food/drink to the rope and he pulled it up and it was the sweetest thing I've seen in ages 🥺🥰

You know how when you uncover enough universal truths you reach a free personal one, I just got a realizations on off switch

If anyone ever did try to break up with me first (before I clocked their BS… which is highly unlikely) my Virgo ass would just be like

I’m an outsider, so maybe I’m wrong. But my impression is that Americans don’t emphasise enough that most Democratic politicians are in the investor class that benefits from Republican policies. To me it’s more than just pleasing campaign donors. They benefit from their voters’ impoverishment.

We are so back, baby!

A fifth of something and watching the demon slayer movie again could fix me.

Rich countries have lost enthusiasm for tackling climate crisis, says Cop30 chief

if you’re lookin’ for a clammy handed lady with feet cold as ice, i am right here

The dead internet theory is not literally true, but it names a feeling that many of us share: that the internet is losing more of its (already diminishing) humanity.

Sometimes I like when my body sounds like a haunted house or an old ship lurching on a choppy sea. There's character there! Maybe a ghost or a pirate.

consequences for one’s actions? in this economy?

SINCERE POST™️: you might be very angry tonight. don't let that anger eat you. that doesn't mean "don't be angry." just don't let it turn you to despair. anger in an energy, and you can use it as fuel for actions. As the saying goes, let this radicalize you

refreshing to see the PDC include women in the big games there was never a reason to separate sex in darts

Or on how the organisation that refused to censure Wouter Basson - a doctor who sought to use his training in torture and the pursuit of genocide of black South Africans - sanctioned Dr Mofokeng for saying Fuck Netanyahu; a sentiment that no compassionate person should find unusual.

Today's inspiration

what's the subtext of all this subtext

I'm not typically a religious man. I don't like to reach out to you good folks for personal matters, but if y'all could send your thoughts and prayers to the next Democratic fundraiser who knocks on my door, I would really appreciate it.

She could’ve said she didn’t wanna be friends anymore but instead she gave my kids kinetic sand.

I hope our pathetic “left” is elected in a sweep, let’s protest them too. Let’s open all the files.

imagine getting owned by a 34-time convicted felon, rapist, child molester, con man, fascist, and racist who falls asleep in meetings with his administration

I have found my spirit animal. Behold the sarcastic fringehead (when chilling in pic one, when you ruin the vibe in pic two)

Pro tip: never send a sword to a queer you aren’t prepared to marry.

new app for professionals who don’t care anymore called: LinkedOut

Happy 38th birthday to my first mental illness.

Remember when Barack Obama was President and things were going so relatively well that we had the collective bandwidth to be outraged about a free U2 album download on iPhones? Good times...Good times.

Welcome to Bluesky. Someone who doesn't follow you will be assigned shortly to fact check your jokes and point out the isolated instances in which your specific premise does not apply to them.

Too many people have resigned themselves to not reading because they fear they no longer have the focus for it. You only need to limit your screen time for a few days to begin feeling the effects on your brain. I promise you, you are capable of reading books again.

THE INVENTOR OF THE POLITICIAN: what if I told you that you could exchange your spine for insider trading tips and a retirement plan

Chuck Schumer has just agreed to trade Manhattan for $24 in beads, blankets and trinkets.

Monday Mood

Share a TV series from the 1960s you love My choice: Laugh-In, for the fashion as much as the comedy.

anyone wanna come over and flay me alive? no weirdos

If inmates can penpal their way into marriage, then there's still hope for most of you.

I’ve started ironing my face. More soon.

When I saw that Chuck Schumer was the number one trending topic on Bluesky I knew it wasn't because he cured Cancer. 😒

When Carl accepted the role of the sand worm in the local production of Dune, he had no idea how low "low budget" could go. The regret was flowing.

My MFA really paid off. Why, just today I received one like on my Instagram post. Can’t call me a failed artist now, mom.

Share a TV series from the 1960s you love My choice: The Jetsons

This pm BBC 2, a programme on Rheumatism.

When someone has a little too much enthusiasm on a Monday morning

J and I drove from DC to State College, PA today. It's a lot of back roads and yet again I'm surprised that, as soon as a metro area fades from view, everyone becomes Religiously Insane. Like Stephen King book-type of insane.

Ruin Christmas for giant corporations by making 26 December the new Black Friday this year.

I tried to plug my glasses in with my iPhone cord for some reason this morning. Brain damage is a real blessing.

lol she got his ass and he knows it

Do I need a puffy vest? I feel like I need a puffy vest.