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@swismiself

Twin Cities resident, Wisconsinite by zip code, but still a Jersey Girl at heart. She/her. πŸ©·πŸ’›πŸ’™

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IDK, but his wife is half of the Never Offside podcast with Cat Toffoli so maybe?

06.03.2026 00:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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25.01.2026 01:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Heck of a drive home tonight.

12.11.2025 05:26 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
STEREOGUM: People my age, we talk about how we were lucky that we didn’t have social media growing up, and there’s no record of all the dumb shit we said and did. You didn’t have social media, but everything you said and did in those years is on record, and you’ve got to live with it now. That’s tough.

VIOLENT J: And the amount of gay Juggalos out there is really surprising. I think about them doing their research and getting the old records, getting excited about it, and getting their hearts broke or something, you know? I tell my daughter, β€œFor the rest of your life, when your friends ask why your dad said that, say it’s because your dad was a fool. Don’t defend me. Say I was a fool then, but I’m not now.” There’s no excuse. I was going with the flow, and that’s the very thing we preach against β€” being a sheep. And that’s what I was doing.

https://www.stereogum.com/2083804/icp-interview-juggalos/interviews/weve-got-a-file-on-you/

STEREOGUM: People my age, we talk about how we were lucky that we didn’t have social media growing up, and there’s no record of all the dumb shit we said and did. You didn’t have social media, but everything you said and did in those years is on record, and you’ve got to live with it now. That’s tough. VIOLENT J: And the amount of gay Juggalos out there is really surprising. I think about them doing their research and getting the old records, getting excited about it, and getting their hearts broke or something, you know? I tell my daughter, β€œFor the rest of your life, when your friends ask why your dad said that, say it’s because your dad was a fool. Don’t defend me. Say I was a fool then, but I’m not now.” There’s no excuse. I was going with the flow, and that’s the very thing we preach against β€” being a sheep. And that’s what I was doing. https://www.stereogum.com/2083804/icp-interview-juggalos/interviews/weve-got-a-file-on-you/

Reminder that Violent J of Insane Clown Posse has the correct response to a lot of the shitty things he said in the early days.

21.10.2025 15:58 πŸ‘ 17952 πŸ” 4714 πŸ’¬ 139 πŸ“Œ 333

"The heels on our big feet are way older than their boots at our neck." - Post, by
@herreraimages.bsky.social

18.07.2025 14:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cheers to GMHC AIDS Walks and Act Up in '90s NYC, to MN United for All Families in 2012, to cheering the Obergefell v Hodges decision 10 YEARS AGO TODAY...and not taking any of it for granted.

26.06.2025 18:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But a shot that lasts 6 months is always going to work better than a pill you have to remember to take every day.

19.06.2025 00:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The FDA finally approved lenacapavir! Except it costs about $28,000 per year, which is almost as bad as what PrEP could be for some people after it was bounced from the list of ACA-protected preventative medications.

19.06.2025 00:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Administration Will End L.G.B.T.Q. Suicide Prevention Service

Just when you think they can stoop no lower:

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/w...

18.06.2025 17:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The National Guard has arrived in Los Angeles, but they were not requested by California. Both Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass made it clear that the state did not authorize or want federal troops deployed.

08.06.2025 14:58 πŸ‘ 13638 πŸ” 3608 πŸ’¬ 406 πŸ“Œ 167

Woke up this morning, and it's 1992. Stay strong, LA✊🏼

08.06.2025 15:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I really don't want AI taking over the creative parts of my life, but feel free to wash my dishes and find my cancers.

24.05.2025 00:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Please no

16.05.2025 02:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We’re the Queerest generation since the 1960s and we’re not going ANYWHERE.

From POST: poems, prayers and grudges.

11.04.2025 20:11 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Finished my 100th book, just before midnight

15.05.2025 04:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

HS band playing an '80s throwback comp, and all us parents aren't even trying to be chill about it.

11.05.2025 00:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nothing like being a parent walking around a place away from home your kid frequents, only to find a Tupperware item you didn't know you were missing, full of questionable leftovers.

01.05.2025 23:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Might have made a...slight miscalculation today in forgetting that tiramisu, especially when lovingly homemade by a coworker, can contain a significant amount of caffeine.

23.04.2025 01:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy birthday!

11.04.2025 16:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We should be the ones protesting because we are the safest out there. I'd rather my friends stay home safe while I shoulder this.

08.04.2025 02:37 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Supremely annoyed at the poll worker here who wore a political t-shirt while verifying my ID and address against the voter registration list. Illegal, and highly indecorous. Shame on you.

02.04.2025 04:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
New/Mode | Make your voice impossible to ignore

Say No to HIV Prevention cuts!
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18.03.2025 23:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Still awake :(

17.03.2025 07:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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That moment you remember that, unlike your teen, you are not, in fact, on spring break tomorrow

17.03.2025 06:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Try -40Β°. Boogers in your nose freeze instantly. But at least we don't have giant spiders?

11.03.2025 13:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm aware πŸ˜‰.

11.03.2025 12:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I can finally walk outside without the air hurting my face...

11.03.2025 12:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I stop by that Lunds all summer long to shop every time mother nature threatens hail, because their parking garage is larger than TJs, and open later.

11.03.2025 12:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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11.03.2025 11:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hurts SO good

11.03.2025 03:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0