If Dems bravely stand up for what's RIGHT without fear of offending right-wing bigots who will never vote for them anyway, they inspire young/marginalized people who don't normally participate in politics to show up & vote. That's what Mamdani is doing, and he's the most popular Dem in the US today.

The logic of "Democrats shouldn't stand up for trans rights because it will hurt them in elections" makes no sense. There are NO voters who are ready to vote for Democrats but decide not to because they just can't get on board with support for trans rights. Those people are Republicans.

“We don’t have to approach and criticize this album as art, because it isn’t art. The Life of a Showgirl is made of Shein quality rip-offs of other people’s songs that are constructed shoddily and sold in ginormous quantities. Art takes time and care. This is profit. It’s content.” WHEW.

today is Snoopy's 75th anniversary 🥲

i’m not saying “supremacy” anymore. i’m saying “white inferiority complex,” because that’s what we’re actually dealing with.

the best app ever invented is libby, shoutout to the realest bitch on my phone and remember to get a library card

this weather calls for tea and a good book, but here i am working instead

Think of all the money that’s been spent at small coffee shops and bakeries instead of going into their pockets. Good job everyone. 

Go update your LinkedIn settings.

That's how i know "this" ain't it. The second people got some free time, they started becoming their best selves. Took away the stress of driving to and from work and having to mask, and became bakers, artists, and fitness experts. If only...

Yo. I need to step my trolling up.

You cannot create a bread and circus society and then yank the bread AND the circus Yall gon learn

Bruh

I don't think pointing out the fascists' 'hypocrisy' is a good use of time. It's not hypocrisy, it's hierarchy. They actually do believe that they have the right and obligation to dominate you because they are superior to you. They are using their power not being hypocritical.

Republicans will never be ashamed to be called out as hypocrites. They're not, at all. They're proud of it, and they're laughing at the criticism because it's just whining while they're busy taking more power.

Republicans' blatant hypocrisy is a power move. It's a signal to their base that they're not beholden to any standards of behavior, decency, or intellectual honesty & that they'll do ANYTHING in the pursuit of power.

Some phrases are so well-known, you don't need to say the whole thing to be understood. E.g., you can say "birds of a feather" without saying "flock together." -“When life hands you lemons…” -“Great minds…” -“When in Rome…” Such partial phrases are called 'anapodotons.'

every headline today: "Man Who Could Absolutely Get It Dies at 89"

happy 3²/4²/5² to ask those who celebrate

A 5 year paid sabbatical would heal me right now.

This is brilliant Even better, it helps me understand something I've noticed for a few years now - why so many people despised the first three episodes of Andor or some of the episodes of Severance. A lot of people only understand the plot and not the story. They don't even see the story being told

It’s so strange to be at a time period in life where all your friends are having wildly different experiences. Some are having their first baby, some are freezing their eggs, some are deciding no more babies, some are adamantly against any at all. And it’s not just about the babies…

the material. #rip

When you walk awayyyy you don't hear me say PLEASEEEE OH BABYYY

"A coordinated attack on sensemaking" is a good way to describe what's happened to major US media in the post-2020 era.

87-year-old Cecil Williams walked down the runway to "Neva Scared" during Actively Black and Spill's #NYFW show this weekend www.whatimreading.net/p/civil-righ...

I got mad just imagining it 😅

I’ve gotten comfortable doing things and going to quite a lot of places solo, but I still haven’t gotten past the anxiety of solo dining

This weekend marks a milestone for me — first solo trip to the beach

Violent ideological movements are violent on the inside too. Violence is the language they speak, the air they breathe. People who rise to the top of those movements are always in danger of being cut down by a fellow traveler who wants to see someone else, or themselves, take that position of power

I made it a point to say, "Who?" in front of some white ppl when my boss asked had I heard about Kirk getting shot. "Oh, yeah? What's his thing? I mean what kinda stuff did he talk about?" 😆😆😆

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*Friday

I don’t want to be sold on any tool related to my craft as “basically does the work for you”. Housework? Sure. Writing? Art? Hell no. I like the craft. If I didn’t like it I just wouldn’t do it anymore 😭

v1.108 is rolling out today 🚚 Now live, at long last: Bookmarks, aka Saved Posts. For all those posts you'll definitely plan to come back to! Update the app and give it a try. The button is right down there 👇

I always say a big problem is people think emotions are obligations That's true for "I like you so I have to be with you". . . as much as it is for "I don't like you so we have a problem." No, no. You have an emotion. That's all. lol

I’m ready to go to sleep but I’m not ready for it to fast forward to tomorrow

it’s just me and my handful of pills against the world

A "redemption arc" is a narrative device, not something that you get to just declare that you're on in real life to distance yourself from the consequences of your actions in the past.

That tweet about a water bug basically being a dragon is where I’m at with it.

The eyes are giving replaced by a lizard person even more today

I'm never gonna be able to see the word "breadwinner" without thinking about "breadloser" 😂😂😂

Labor Day wasn’t enough, I need labor week

No, it's not!

Turn this up bc at my material lowest (financially, familially, and emotionally), I was not pouring poison on the people around me.

Just a heads up. I was able to schedule my COVID vaccine appointment. Online it will ask “do you have a condition that puts you at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 virus.” Click yes and it will allow you to schedule an appointment. No questions asked. No proof required. Pass it on.

What an awful way to be reminded that kids are back at school in this country.