The boos had better crowd participation than most campaign events.

Here's a random thing. That test orange satan keeps bragging about taking? I was scheduled to have one done after my TBI, or after the stroke 4 years later, I CAN'T REMEMBER. But, anyway. I forgot the appt & missed it. My PCP didn't mention it for TWO YEARS. She said I'd have remembered to go if I

sometimes "engagement" is just: a like maybe a share if the stars align & the social battery is at like 12% instead of 4%, a quiet "yes, this" into the void comments? texts? replies? email? be serious. that's executive function territory

I don’t need perfect outcomes. I need fewer losses. That’s what this voting choice feels like at this point.

You learn to read the room. Why did they ask that? What answer are they hoping for? What happens if I say what I actually think? What version of myself keeps everyone calm? You stop answering questions. You start answering consequences.

A little girl learns very early that being liked & being safe are often connected.

i don't know who needs to hear this, but if i wanted to tell you something directly, i would simply tell you.

i think the funniest part is that i have spent my entire life learning how to hide in plain sight, & people still think they're the first one to crack the code.

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i think a lot of little girls grow up believing that disagreeing is a form of violence.

A lot of girls get taught, explicitly or not, that maintaining other people's emotional equilibrium is part of the job description.

Honestly, somewhere along the way, Facebook stopped being a website and became the archive of an entire phase of your life.

growing up poor means becoming weirdly good at predicting disasters u can hear tension in a grocery cart u can tell by the way someone closes a cabinet whether the night is about to get bad u can spot financial panic in a single text message

somewhere along the line i decided that if a kid looked at me & asked "am i family too?" the answer was always going to be yes no regrets

If y'all idiots would just admit you were wrong, we could all put this whole thing behind us.

'Americans Get Nothing!' Merkley Unloads On Trump-Backed Spending Bill | WORLD NEWS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChsOQLny-hA

I keep trying to figure out when “basic rights” became “debated rights.” Because that shift didn’t feel like a moment, it felt like a slow slide. Did anyone else notice it happening in real time, or only after?

I think I'm gonna have to cave and learn more about this dude, he seems awful

I know who I think she should stop talking to

so anyway, that's why the geese won.

Are spiders like octopi & can squish themselves into super tight spaces? Cuz it REALLY looks like 4 spider legs sticking out from under a component on edge of my desk. I can't tell if it moved or if when I ran the spoon along it I cut the legs off. anyway, who needs sleep, amirite?

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maybe it's because my own dad fought addiction too. he didn't win. so watching Hunter Biden look like he's clawed his way back into the light... i don't know, man. i'm happy for his kids. i hope they get decades with him.

they keep calling it “entry level” but it requires 4 years experience, a degree, and the ability to emotionally survive being ghosted by 7 different hiring managers

I'm pretty sure I never said this out loud before tonight @keliemcwilliams.bsky.social I was estranged from my father when he killed himself. I wasn't taking his calls. But I feel compelled to repeat it 'out loud' because I think that's probably really common. And maybe I should forgive myself?

I was raised not to speak ill of people. Unfortunately, I was also raised not to lie. Bit of an impasse, really.

In my experience the most vital part of a resume for people good at undercover work is: trauma. Yet society treats us like being traumatized is the crime.

my coworker said “we’re like a family here” & i said oh cool so who’s the one everyone pretends doesn’t exist but still relies on for emotional labor & they stopped laughing halfway through

What I need you to understand about my flavor of atheism: I am an equal opportunity non-believer.

I didn't mean to, but I fell in love tonight with @dominos-pizza.bsky.social

my kid called out sick because she was throwing up her boss asked for a Dr's note urgent care would've cost her $180 so she went to work spent 8 hrs stocking shelves while stopping every 20 mins to throw up in the bathroom somehow we're all supposed to agree that this is the efficient system?

my kid called out sick because she was throwing up her boss asked for a Dr's note urgent care would've cost her $180 so she went to work spent 8 hrs stocking shelves while stopping every 20 mins to throw up in the bathroom somehow we're all supposed to agree that this is the efficient system?

I think social media accidentally convinced us that every connection should exist at the same level of intimacy.

Running social media for advocacy/community stuff is weird because half the job is posting and the other half is emotionally processing the news in public with everybody else. Anyway. Made a guide. https://loom.ly/DZDa6Ds

weed gummies really said “have you considered sitting quietly and not answering a single text tonight” and honestly? visionary leadership

I'm dying

When I was 19 years old, newly married & pregnant, it came out that my new stepFIL & MIL had tasked her 13 & 15 year old daughters with 'filling in for her' & 'attending' to her husband. I wanted to take them in. My then husband refused, wanted them to keep their mouths shut. Cops were involved.

I am a perimenopausal GenX white woman who does all I can to repress any inner Karen I have. I am on my period. Safeway is now 5 hours & 11 minutes late in delivering the TP we need. Gonna need a few of you to help with alibis.

Capitalism has this incredible ability to look at the best parts of being alive & ask: "Cool... but how do we monetize it?"

Pro-tip: if ur wearing a wire & ur co-conspirator asks if ur wearing a wire... Don't panic Ask if u should be Ask if they are Keep them guessing. Get them laughing. Make them wonder why they asked. Carry on.

New Yorkers are already insufferable in the summer. If the Knicks win, the city is going to party harder than when Trump lost in 2020. God help the MTA. Not even Elmo is safe 😩😭! @nycdot.bsky.social

Ever play with filters on pictures you've taken? Tonight I'm modifying my late Great Uncle's artwork. He was REALLY talented. I've been in love with his original since I was a kid.

Most people have an internal editor that checks for typos. Mine checks for collateral damage.

We used to have external memory. Photo albums. Recipe cards. Letters. Yearbooks. The box in the garage full of newspapers. Grandma telling the same story every Thanksgiving.

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At 6:08 PM today MGP crossed over with 3 other Democrats to pass the appropriations bill HR 8646. That bill passed by 3 votes. MGP was the leader of the deciding votes here. Had the Blue Dog Dems held with their colleagues there would have still been a chance to save proper funding levels for WIC.

Trump knows Pulte won't get the nomination. He doesn't care. He said he just wants Pulte there to fire everyone. Trump gears up to fire intel community experts: WSJ www.alternet.org/trumps-direc...

Why Vote Democrat: Because everyone deserves basic dignity and civil rights.