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I write with VivaciousVandal. Won an Inevitable Fellowship for writers with disabilities. AFF Semifinalist 2025.

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I effing HATE that for you.

I wanted to find a screaming GIF but GIFs don’t always play as sincere.

I am SO aggravated by stuff like that.

13.03.2026 17:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Lilah is THE BEST so please consider hiring her!

12.03.2026 17:37 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Here's my bottom line:

Much of what they are doing is bad.
Much of what they are doing is unpopular.
Pushback is working.
We are winning.
Keep fighting.
Be creative.
Push for what you'd want.
Allow for insiders and outsiders.
Realize that change takes time.
Reduce harm in the meantime.

11.03.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 2705 πŸ” 681 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 25
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a man with a beard and a woman in a white dress are standing next to each other . Alt: in ancient sparta, a man with a beard standing in front of columns screams at the camera. then, in the next shot, he kicks a black messenger into a large, deep well in slow motion. it's from the movie 300.

ME: exists

UNIVERSE: Welcome to DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, jerkoff! Where's your missing hour of sleep NOW?!

(kicks me down a well)

08.03.2026 18:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The 40-Year-Old Virgin Trying to Ban Abortion Nationwide Amy Littlefield profiles moral crusader Mark Lee Dickson in this first except from Killers of Roe.

THRILLED to share that my first official EXCERPT from Killers of Roe is out from @autonomynews.co, a worker-owned outlet from @garnethenderson.com and @susanrinkunas.com.

Buy Killers of Roe to learn the history.
Subscribe to @autonomynews.co to stay informed.

www.autonomynews.co/40-year-old-...

08.03.2026 18:18 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

*boop*

unslays your spire

07.03.2026 08:03 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a suit says crush your enemies in front of a bulletin board Alt: a very old man in a suit, played by actor Adam driver, yells β€œcrush your enemies” in front of a bulletin board in a classroom.

The very next line of this amazing Adam Driver sketch is β€œGRIND THEIR BONES TO DUST is what I wanted for signalling agreement, but I’ll take it!

07.03.2026 18:50 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh my God! I was wrong;
It was Earth all along!

07.03.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@mzspress.bsky.social and I recently had that harrowing cat owner experience where you haven't seen the little furball for a full day and you start to imagine the worst, and then they just show up like "hey, what's up?"

06.03.2026 19:31 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

Wil, I'm afraid I accidentally stole your jam and am now eating it on toast.

my bad.

06.03.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY
TILLY BRIDGES & SUSAN BRIDGES
LONG AWAY
SPACETIME PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS
GRIFFIN KELLY 
JUSTIN LAWRENCE BARNES 
JEWEL CAVAZOS 
"LONG AWAY"
MUSIC AMY SUMMERS 
COSTUME MARY-MADISON BALDO 
EDITED BY JESSIE EARL 
PRODUCTION DESIGNER AARON LOSS 
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY ILANA IPES
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS ERIN MACDONALD JOHN HARDIN KIT ISAMAN 
PRODUCED BY ERIN MACDONALD AARON LOSS JESSIE EARL
over two hands reaching toward each other and touching fingertips while bathed in pink light. One hand holds an enamel pin.

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY TILLY BRIDGES & SUSAN BRIDGES LONG AWAY SPACETIME PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS GRIFFIN KELLY JUSTIN LAWRENCE BARNES JEWEL CAVAZOS "LONG AWAY" MUSIC AMY SUMMERS COSTUME MARY-MADISON BALDO EDITED BY JESSIE EARL PRODUCTION DESIGNER AARON LOSS DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY ILANA IPES EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS ERIN MACDONALD JOHN HARDIN KIT ISAMAN PRODUCED BY ERIN MACDONALD AARON LOSS JESSIE EARL over two hands reaching toward each other and touching fingertips while bathed in pink light. One hand holds an enamel pin.

HEY LOS ANGELES

our trans sci-fi short film set in a comic shop, LONG AWAY, is coming to WONDERCON!

we’ll have a screening and panel with me, @susanlbridges.bsky.social, @jessiegender.bsky.social, and more!

full details forthcoming! COME SEE OUR MOVIE

04.03.2026 00:12 πŸ‘ 112 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

The moment when a caretaker has left the murder hotel and a new caretaker hasn't yet taken over is called an interredrum

26.02.2026 22:36 πŸ‘ 325 πŸ” 58 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 3

I don't think the original poster was making that claim at all. (note the use of the word "solely.") It is fair to note that both Mamdani and Talerico had coherent, positive worldviews & offered up chunks of policy, clearly communicated, and that other Democratic candidates can do so & will benefit.

06.03.2026 02:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a lego man says it might seem crazy what i 'm ' bout to say Alt: the black singer/songwriter Pharrell, in Lego form, wearing a Lego yellow hat, blue shirt, and dark blue bowtie, sings "it might seem crazy what i 'm ' bout to say." From the documentary PIECE BY PIECE, which everyone should watch.

NOT ME! I CAN PROCESS GOOD NEWS, DAMNIT!

06.03.2026 01:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

05.03.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 241 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

History: tie between Henry V (closest thing Shakespeare wrote to an action movie) and Richard III

Tragedy: Othello

Comedy (tie): Much Ado and Midsummer

05.03.2026 22:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Golden's leaving anyway -- which makes his vote even more infuriating. Strong yes to primarying the other three.

05.03.2026 22:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I saw The Bride! tonight--wildly audacious and accomplished, and in fascinating dialogue with monster movies, musicals, and Bonnie and Clyde. Jessie Buckley is beyond-belief great. Huge swings like this & Wuthering Heights are why we need studios--it takes real $$ and support of vision to make them.

04.03.2026 04:57 πŸ‘ 517 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 3

[sung to the tune of "(I've Had) The Time Of My Life"]
🎢I...can't take...this shit any more🎡

20.07.2024 03:15 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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WARNING: Illinois Is About to Elect a MAGA-Aligned Senator But it's not too late -- here's what we need to do to prevent a catastrophic failure and instead elect someone whose record aligns with our values

IL is on the verge of electing a Senator far more aligned with Trump, MAGA power brokers & ICE infrastructure expansion than the values of a deep-blue state.

Here’s what Raja Krishnamoorthi hopes you don’t know about him & how we elect someone better.

26.02.2026 23:06 πŸ‘ 878 πŸ” 563 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 82

@gregmachlin.bsky.social

04.03.2026 21:57 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I just read your story "Who the Final Girl Becomes" and it was absolutely phenomenal. Thank you.

04.03.2026 05:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

the media-war machine was at peak performance during the first gulf war under hw bush and was firing on all cannons from 9/11 to the end of 2006. the press didnt want to hear about peacenik hippies opposing war. they wanted their war porn and bush/cheney gave it to them like the best drug dealers.

02.03.2026 15:54 πŸ‘ 815 πŸ” 111 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 4
Reaganland A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2020 From the bestselling author of Nixonland and The Invisible Bridge comes the dramatic conclusion of how conser...

Folks seeking an easily digestible account of the 1979 Iranian revolution and its consequences in the U.S. could to worse than to pick up this brick.

www.simonandschuster.com/books/Reagan...

02.03.2026 14:31 πŸ‘ 118 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

I don't see how there can be a future republic without tribunals for regime criminals

02.03.2026 14:07 πŸ‘ 527 πŸ” 73 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 4

that they have kept their relationship intensely private to the point that this is how we find out is probably the best sign they might actually make it

anyway, rules are rules, here is the exact moment she fell in love

02.03.2026 01:47 πŸ‘ 4170 πŸ” 927 πŸ’¬ 54 πŸ“Œ 114

WRITE LIKE THE WIND, ZOE

02.03.2026 06:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
r/UnethicalLifeProTips
u/occasionallyvertical β€’ 12h
ULPT I need a way to move 13 2000lbs pallets of margarine side to side and then down into a 6ft hole and then cover it with dirt
It must be quiet and fast. I'm not opposed to renting heavy machinery but they must be quiet and able to be operated in low light conditions. For the record, I don't think there's anything unethical about this, but it was recommended I post here and I'm desperate.
The margarine cannot be harmed, no melting or changing its shape of any kind. Afterwards, I will dig it up and whatever is left I will need to either dissolve in some kind of acid or burn it someway that has little clean up. Thank you.

r/UnethicalLifeProTips u/occasionallyvertical β€’ 12h ULPT I need a way to move 13 2000lbs pallets of margarine side to side and then down into a 6ft hole and then cover it with dirt It must be quiet and fast. I'm not opposed to renting heavy machinery but they must be quiet and able to be operated in low light conditions. For the record, I don't think there's anything unethical about this, but it was recommended I post here and I'm desperate. The margarine cannot be harmed, no melting or changing its shape of any kind. Afterwards, I will dig it up and whatever is left I will need to either dissolve in some kind of acid or burn it someway that has little clean up. Thank you.

[user’s post history]
r/LosAngeles 6h
Any recommendations for heavy equipment rental in San Gabriel?
r/UnethicalLifeProTips 6h
ULPT Is there a way to remove the reversing alarm on an electric forklift?
r/UnethicalLifeProTips 12h
ULPT I need a way to move 13 2000lbs pallets of margarine side to side and then down into a 6ft hole and then cover it with dirt It must be quiet and fast. I'm not opposed to renting heavy machinery but they must be quiet and able to be operated in low light conditions. For the record, I don't think there's anything unethical about this, but it was recommended I...
r/diet 1d
What might happen to someone if they were to consume say, 3lbs of margarine every day for a month?
Just have some extra margarine lying around that I'm hoping to put to good use. If not 3lbs, how much could I eat a day and still be okay? Thank you.

[user’s post history] r/LosAngeles 6h Any recommendations for heavy equipment rental in San Gabriel? r/UnethicalLifeProTips 6h ULPT Is there a way to remove the reversing alarm on an electric forklift? r/UnethicalLifeProTips 12h ULPT I need a way to move 13 2000lbs pallets of margarine side to side and then down into a 6ft hole and then cover it with dirt It must be quiet and fast. I'm not opposed to renting heavy machinery but they must be quiet and able to be operated in low light conditions. For the record, I don't think there's anything unethical about this, but it was recommended I... r/diet 1d What might happen to someone if they were to consume say, 3lbs of margarine every day for a month? Just have some extra margarine lying around that I'm hoping to put to good use. If not 3lbs, how much could I eat a day and still be okay? Thank you.

r/NoStupidQuestions 1d
Are there any chemicals that will dissolve margarine with very little cleanup?
r/AskChemistry 1d
Are there any chemicals that would dissolve margarine without a trace?
r/NoStupidQuestions 1d
Curious about the ramifications of keeping large pallets of margarine underground for extended periods of time?
If I were to put a few large pallets of margarine underground (stored in cardboard boxes in plastic wraps) would it melt?
Would the temperature be sufficient to maintain the solid state of margarine? I'm thinking about 6ft deep. Thank you.
r/askanything 1d
Looking for a method to transport a 2000lbs pallet of margarine into 6ft deep holes and cover them?
Must be done in low light scenarios and quietly. Hoping to do this myself. I'm hesitant to rent heavy equipment as it may be too loud.

r/NoStupidQuestions 1d Are there any chemicals that will dissolve margarine with very little cleanup? r/AskChemistry 1d Are there any chemicals that would dissolve margarine without a trace? r/NoStupidQuestions 1d Curious about the ramifications of keeping large pallets of margarine underground for extended periods of time? If I were to put a few large pallets of margarine underground (stored in cardboard boxes in plastic wraps) would it melt? Would the temperature be sufficient to maintain the solid state of margarine? I'm thinking about 6ft deep. Thank you. r/askanything 1d Looking for a method to transport a 2000lbs pallet of margarine into 6ft deep holes and cover them? Must be done in low light scenarios and quietly. Hoping to do this myself. I'm hesitant to rent heavy equipment as it may be too loud.

r/ask 1d
What is the easiest way to slide a 2000lbs pallet of margarine into holes an inch wider on each side and approximately 6ft down?
It will need to be done in low light areas, preferably without any hired help. I'm trying to keep it as quiet and as fast as possible.
Thank you

r/heavyequipment 1d
Looking for a machine I can rent to slide 13 pallets of margarine (~2000lbs) from side to side multiple times quietly.

r/ask 1d What is the easiest way to slide a 2000lbs pallet of margarine into holes an inch wider on each side and approximately 6ft down? It will need to be done in low light areas, preferably without any hired help. I'm trying to keep it as quiet and as fast as possible. Thank you r/heavyequipment 1d Looking for a machine I can rent to slide 13 pallets of margarine (~2000lbs) from side to side multiple times quietly.

i NEED to know the backstory here

23.10.2025 07:21 πŸ‘ 1457 πŸ” 359 πŸ’¬ 67 πŸ“Œ 54

Again, it is interesting that a single generation was entrusted with the richest, most advanced empire the world had ever known and was just uninterested in keeping it going

01.03.2026 04:46 πŸ‘ 2755 πŸ” 475 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 21

Seems like it should be Fluffer Nutted

01.03.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 99 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0