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Honestly I’m just happy to see that some women have figured it out and got out.
Leaving a political ideology is difficult, even without it being one that demands a lack of autonomy.

12.03.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s fine, I can’t talk today because the air pressure is changing.

11.03.2026 17:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hoard the clover seeds not the ammo.

10.03.2026 12:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think that was one of the bad jokes for the Iraq war: we know they have these weapons because we still have the receipts.

10.03.2026 11:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There’s a reason they use anchors to stop and not verbal commands. Sled dogs don’t stop until they fall over or are stopped.

10.03.2026 11:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

New anti-aging treatment: shower off the sugar on your skin.

Though weirdly the people with the most sugar smeared on them always seem to be toddlers, not sure this theory hold up.

08.03.2026 19:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Two short haired white cats peek over the edge of a cat tree basket they are sharing.

Two short haired white cats peek over the edge of a cat tree basket they are sharing.

Jessie and James, momentarily taking a break from aiming sibling torment at each other.

07.03.2026 17:17 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s the feline magical art of variable mass. Just like they can weigh nothing while wiggling out of your hold, and weigh ten tons while squashing your kidneys co-napping, kittens learn early to channel their variable mass into galloping herd sounds when it seems too quiet.

04.03.2026 21:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Predictably:

04.03.2026 17:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Failed advertising slogans:

Pork: the worst chicken beef

It’s just a worm in your pancreas

03.03.2026 14:35 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Quick, somebody bring back Mythbusters.

02.03.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Definitely a zero problems solved solution. I think my ex-high school went with no bags at all which was also stupid and only introduced problems.

Although I maintain that β€˜arm the teachers’ was, in fact, the stupidest idea of the era.

02.03.2026 22:14 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bloodlust draws a crowd.

02.03.2026 16:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

True. The media loves it because it generates viewers.

02.03.2026 16:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Embedding reporters with the troops was the best idea the military ever had.

Videos of scrambling for gas masks and middle tracers, fawning by civilian reporter about guys he was living with/protected by, the camera guy getting knocked off his feet for some reason. Action movie heroes on the news.

02.03.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Number one sign of being part of the reason people are choosing not to have children is being unable to figure out why people are choosing not to have children.

02.03.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I forgot the clear backpacks!

There was still that idea that One Neat Product could be bought to fix the problem. I think we’ve lost that optimism now - the idea that different backpacks (or doors, or teacher training) would prevent a shooting would be laughed at.

02.03.2026 16:34 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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BLM Announces Plan to Fell Oregon's Last Great Forests One billion board feet per year... 30 days to make your voice heard.

You only have a short time to comment. They are trying to destroy our forests to enrich a few logging company executives and the politicians they’ve paid off.
Leave your comment here:

eplanning.blm.gov/Participate-...

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01.03.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 1752 πŸ” 1992 πŸ’¬ 60 πŸ“Œ 145
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Please enjoy 50 seconds of a former colony cat learning how to play with toys.

(Video description: Setzer, a grey and white tuxedo cat, one hind leg recently amputated, tentatively bats and makes some tiny pounces at a white toy mouse, rolling over to paw at it while laying on his side, purring).

02.03.2026 03:46 πŸ‘ 577 πŸ” 84 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 1

I’m so glad I was already in college when it happened - and even there the shift was noticeable.

The year before Columbine a friend of ours participated in a simulated classroom shooting to show the bystander effect (with admin permission). The admin panicked a year later, but it was a bit late.

02.03.2026 12:56 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Emergency kitten - MOAR PURRS

01.03.2026 05:23 πŸ‘ 79 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It was an excellent way to further bully people who were victims of bullying, who were of course unable to protest without being labelled pre-terrorists.

01.03.2026 12:58 πŸ‘ 168 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
five kittens two are black and three are like siamese coloring

five kittens two are black and three are like siamese coloring

check this shit out

27.02.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 554 πŸ” 57 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 1

Still thinking the problem is likability and not a dude in charge who makes decisions based on vibes.

28.02.2026 12:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Time to Fight: H.R. 7661 Call To Action

Art matters. And what do we do with things that matter? We protect them.

Here is information about H.R. 7661, a US book banning bill that explicitly targets books about trans people, and what you can do right now to help stop it.

27.02.2026 00:37 πŸ‘ 397 πŸ” 346 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 8

Is tuberculosis still one of the diseases that will deny you residency?

It was in ye-old-days when I was applying, we had drive to the state capital to get tested.

27.02.2026 12:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Victuuri forever!

25.02.2026 13:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Considering the win record of the US hockey team we won’t have to hear from them again for another 40 years after this nonsense dies down. πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™€οΈ

25.02.2026 13:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The height thing is definitely cultural, not just romance trope.

Tall women and short men get dumped into the same social category of being the comic relief or villain, unless there’s a specific arc to address their disastrous height (ie tall girl finds ridiculously taller guy).

25.02.2026 12:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Also a good point. Having a child sized, doll-like mini heroine raises a whole other set of ICK given the recent political reveals in the US.

I love me some small-but-fierce, it’s still a good time to try something else.

24.02.2026 23:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0