... celebrating terrible things because when it happens they're proved right. Because like so much of society the highest aspiration is to have been "right all along." I've run out of patience for such people. It's the same kind of selfishness we deride in the bad guys, just directed differently
People turn into doomers for understandable reasons. Holding onto hope and continually being confronted with The Horrors is a hard thing. If you always assume the worst you're never disappointed when it happens. But it seems almost unavoidable that such people also end up turning to outright...
Learning to solder was legit healing for me. My step dad tried to teach me when I was a kid but he was bad at it and was a shitty teacher but made me feel like a failure for not learning from him (he did this with car stuff too). Finally learning was a great feeling for me and I'm stoked for you!!!
Just casually reminding everyone that my book comes out in a few weeks, it REALLY helps if you preorder, and if you want a signed copy, you can get one shipped to you from Loyalty Books in DC 🖖🏽
Yes absolutely. It gives them more power and less accountability
#OtD 5 Mar 1988 2,000 people took part in a demonstration through Leeds to protest against the homophobic Section 28 law which prohibited the so-called 'promotion of homosexuality' by local authorities and schools. It was eventually repealed in 2003 stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1054...
I don't remember exactly, but to be honest I was probably nicer than I would be now
The guy who tried to win survivor by outing another contestant once sent my podcast a message on FB about why he did it and how sorry he was
Hate to link to substack but there are questions about whether the story in the above post has enough verifiability to be trusted. Not gonna delete the above, but think it's important to highlight the question:
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/before-you...
The notion that politics is simply a team sport underlies so much of What Is Wrong
The inability to see the slightest complication kills me. Infuriating that people seem shocked by the idea that someone who is categorically evil might still hold some line that is good like "pedophilia is bad." We gotta stop making heroes of people for having a single obvious line they won't cross.
The absolute ghoulishness when the sum total of your politics is "I want catastrophically bad things for the bad guys." Inevitably you're enthusiastically cheering for things that are immensely worse for a massive shit ton of innocent people than they ever will be for the bad guys.
I found the longer speech, the whole speech is so heartfelt inappropriate now as well. youtu.be/HfXmpJRZPYI?...
The hole in the ozone layer was actually very serious and a global effort allowed it to recover. Y2K WAS actually a serious problem and people worked countless hours to make sure nobody even noticed. Air and water pollution was catastrophic in many places and incredible effort reversed that damage.
Hello! I am a trans journalist looking to speak with trans kids and parents of trans kids across the US who have been impacted by the clinic closures---please get in touch or share!
I don't care if Congress authorizes War on Iran. NO WAR ON IRAN. I want people to fucking reclaim their morality.
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Oof. I just read your post in the most uncharitable, pedantic way possible, and I gotta tell ya: it's not looking good for you.
Call me a raving radical but I literally do not care whether your imperialist massacre of children is “constitutional” or not.
I swear some of you will be saying “it’s a distraction” as you’re personally lowered into a pit. More than one important thing can happen at a time. Also if you declare anyone’s rights or the loss thereof a DISTRACTION you need to be slapped.
> @covie93.bsky.social
what a crazy night for sam altman to be like "yeah we got that dept of war deal, and there's no moral concerns here"
Nothing is surprising about the US starting another war. Nothing is more dangerous to Earth and mankind at large than the United States and its complete and utter failure to curtail the worst excesses of humanity. The US oligarchy and its influence on global politics must end.
Bitch on the edge of forever
I find Siri is mostly fine for basic stuff like timers, alarms, playing music etc. Then tonight on a very long drive...
Me: hey siri, play the album Spin by Tigers Jaw
Siri: okay! Here's Music To Be Murdered By, by Eminem
Swing and a miss bud
I give at least 73 fucks 🥹🥹🥹 he's perfect
A warehouse space set up for roller derby. In the foreground there are benches for the teams and chairs for the penalty box. Most of the lights are off so the room is dark
I don't feel spiritual about much. But I do feel spiritual-ish about roller derby space in the morning before the lights come on for practice. Something feels sacred about it to me.
I know it’s difficult right now, but I insist that you seek and enjoy beautiful things, even if it seems frivolous or irresponsible in the face of overwhelming horror. I want you to feed yourself artistically, spiritually, and literally, because you can’t Do The Work when you’re starving.
