Imagine a country being so bigoted that nobody can safely eat lettuce

Before I went downstairs this afternoon after work I turned on my lamp next to my recliner, turned on my quiet jazz nights playlist, and closed my door behind me. I just walked into my clean pretty room with the chillest possible vibes, cocktail in hand, and felt my cortisol drop 10 points.

I've never worked anywhere that actually did regular 1x1s with the boss, and gotta say... having regular positive feedback *does* actually lower my anxiety and boost my morale. Who'da thunk it?

Monsieur Maufra's Garden by the Sea https://www.wikiart.org/en/maxime-maufra/monsieur-maufra-s-garden-by-the-sea

So we're supposed to believe Mitch had no broken bones, heart attack, etc - just a small fall that left him briefly unconscious & a lil pneumonia. And for that reason he has been incommunicado in the hospital for a MONTH. The old turtle is trying to steal 1 last seat.

I spent all last night and all today revamping my summer meal plan to only include cooked veg and herbs I grow myself, spent 80$ on additional pots and herbs for the garden, and had to make sure the new meal plans were balanced for my incredibly strict iron-replenishment diet I need right now.

Today, the federal government finalized a major change to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to remove vital habitat protections for endangered species.

My youngest just turned 18yo and I feel like I can finally share my Dad Wisdom. I have spent my adult life co-parenting my 2 youngest brothers with my Mom, and I've definitely experienced parenting in the Dad Role. If you're a woman wondering what it's like to be a Dad, AMA.

Apparently, I'm nearly dead. Anemia friends, I can't get in to talk to my doc about infusions for 6 weeks. If anyone has tips/tricks for getting iron levels up (esp without wrecking your GI tract) please share. I'm soliciting medical advice from the Internet.

New art! As my collection grows with the monthly art print club I plan to swap my favorite 5 into this spot because it faces my bar stool where I sit most of the time. Eventually I want enough seasonal foods to swap them out throughout the year

Trump has bragged that he's going to try to do a LONG speech outside in the 110 heat index on the 4th to prove that he's a big strong boy. Remember in Acts how Herod was struck down and died and was "eaten by worms" while giving a self-aggrandizing speech ? Let's run that back.

I've always wondered why the Chronic Anemia Girlies just seem to....live with it? Like, it's an iron pill! Take it and feel better! Now that I've got low iron I repent. This is torture. I judged without knowing. I'm ready to live out my life with the undereye bags of a haunted Victorian child.

Hypothetically, if I wanted to start a business and only hire Eldest Daughters to work for me would that be considered hiring discrimination?

I have 10 days off starting on Friday, and it is the first time in a really long time that I'm not entering a vacation either Burnt Out Using the time to catch up on other work Sick I genuinely am not sure how I want to spend the time?

Every morning I go to find news about Mitch's status, I'm shocked to find basically no news stories about it? WHY ISN'T EVERY NEWS OUTLET POUNDING THE FACT THAT WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THE FALL-PRONE, BLUE-SCREENING, FACSIST TURTLE IS NO WHERE TO BE FOUND?

Didn't TMZ open a Washington DC office? I need TMZ to find Mitch McConnell and tell us if he's dead.

Public Facing Professionals: Y'all know how it's everyone's first day on earth when they come to you for help? Imagine yourself 10 years from now, trying to assist smooth-brained ChatGPT-poisoned young adult clients through a task at your job, and weep with despair. (I just did)

Watching Hakeem Jeffries talk about his disapproval of Mamdani's endorsements and imply that Mamdani is making enemies in Congress is just one more reminder that the Dems are pathologically allergic to winning and governing.

You can thrift one of those tiny skincare fridges for like 8$ and then fill it with string cheese and Greek yogurt cups and onion dip and an emergency mini soda and keep it at your desk and no one can stop you.

You know what I want for a summer dinner? A flight of mini Chicken Salads. Chicken Salad with boiled eggs & dill Chicken Salad with grapes and pecans Vietnamese Chicken salad with cabbage & nuoc cham Curried Chicken Salad with cashews & dried fruit Served with veggies, chips, & crackers

funny how that works

Mamdani needs to have a Mayoral Academy where we can send potential candidates to, have them learn how to get shit done, and then take over every small town, mid-size city, and metropolis' City Hall

This is my favorite picture of my Mom and I together in years.

Break them

Fillet mignon (that I butchered myself from a whole beef tenderloin from Costco), an arugula/roasted cherry/cheddar/pistachio salad, and home fries cooked in beef tallow. She is beauty, she is grace

If you're looking for a delicious summer drink with roughly the same alcohol content as kombucha, may I recommend the Almost Virgin Hugo Spritz? Muddle together: 1 big sprig of mint 1 tbs frozen limeade (Kroger brand is best) 1 tsp St. Germain Liqueur Cover with ice, top with 12oz club soda.

eating in mexico as a european has gotta be like hearing music for the first time

My work-life is more chill than it has been since 2018, and I've taken a summer sabbatical from meal planning and cooking for everyone (still cooking for myself), and the pool is finally open after 2 years of repairs, and I'm reading 4 separate books. Can't remember last time I was so relaxed.

This is the funniest freaking insult I've heard in AGES

Every time I try to have a conversation with a man on a dating app I lose a little more respect for the gender. Just had a man tell me, "As long as my partner doesn't be tray me I don't think I'll cause trouble outside the marriage." You don't THINK? YOU DON'T ***THINK*** you'll go outside?

I'm DEEPLY enjoying watching all the tourists who are here for the World Cup experiencing the US for the first time. Absolute peak content. 10/10 Also, none of them are going to be able to fit in their pants by the time they leave. All of them are gaining the FIFA 15.

A man who I have never met before, and is not even my equal (much less my superior), has taken it upon himself to reprimand me at work for something that I did not do. When I informed him I wasn't even on shift when the incident happened, he basically called me a liar. Okay. Let's play ball.

I got Wingstop for the first time recently because I'd heard that Wingstop Ranch is the best in the game and now I'm side eyeing literally all of you. Every homemade ranch I've ever had is better. Ranch takes under 90 seconds to make. This is a crime.

Utah’s measles outbreak means adapting to America’s new reality, in which vaccine-preventable diseases become common again.

Conspiracy Theory I Just Made Up: You can't see who saves a post even though you can see who likes, retweets, or quote tweets your posts because it would immediately Out all the creeps and pedos who save videos of babies, b/c the tech bros who run platforms are all perverts themselves

I developed this mac recipe last summer and please peep how BEAUTIFULLY it reheats from frozen? I put some in Souper Cubes in the freezer of a friend going through some health stuff and she just sent me this picture:

They genuinely believe the world would be better if we went back to the days where women were considered property of their husbands/fathers, and all that implies. Buckle Up 🧵

I've now bought like 10 bathing suits over the last 8 years trying to cobble together one (1) top that held me securely while I play mermaids and do hand stands. I think that I'm going to have to go back to sewing one of my real bras to my swim top so I don't pop out in front of the neighbors.

I'm killing my feet with these 6yo Birks and/or bare feet, and I can't walk on my walking pad comfortably. I just want to let my piggies out this summer like the Elder Millennial I am. Please share your favorite lightweight, wide-toe-box, supportive walking sandal.

Hilarious and deeply insightful writing by @brianphillips.lol.

It's currently cloudy/gloomy outside, and I have all my cozy lamps on, and my bed made, and my space is tidy, and my coffee is perfect, and I have jazz playing while I work. I've been up since 5am, listened to an interesting lecture, touched base with a friend, and my dinner is prepped for tonight.

Which is why when the Dems were banging on about how fantastic the economy was on the campaign trail everyone was like.... "What the hell are you talking about? We're drowning."

You know how folks say that you turn 25 and your frontal lobe develops? Is there another part of the brain that gels at 40? Because I feel like some part of my brain just snapped into place like a lego brick. Is it perimenopause? Do you know how much jazz I've listened to these last few months?

“I’ve been eating BBQ since before Ken Paxton’s first indictment” is a great joke. I’d love to see Talarico swap out the punchline each time he tells it. “…since before Ken Paxton cheated on his wife” “…since before Ken Paxton was impeached by his own party” There are hundreds of options.

pretty much every single one of the founders except for John Adams were the "candles $3600 someone help me my family is starving" meme, but for brandy and slaves

George Washington spent the equivalent of $5000 on ice cream in the summer of 1790, which he ate with his dentures made out of teeth pulled from enslaved people's mouths.

Ok this is a truly great tweet

See, I'm not starting my Sabbatical until Monday, so the fact that I matted and framed and hung all my prints, redid my desk cable management and hooked up the new stereo in its final resting place *today* doesn't actually count against my Summer Of Rest And Rejuvenation.

There is a business in Colorado Springs called, "Thin Metal Parts" They fabricate thin metal parts for machines. I think that's fantastic.

Last winter I signed up for an art print club called The Baker's Dozen where for 7$ each month Maura K Spain will mail you a food-themed fine art print she painted that month. I just finished matting and framing my first batch and I'm SO STOKED with how they turned out!!