smol? otter
@acerbicotter.bsky.social
In the War on Empathy, I am choosing to fight on the side of empathy. Opinions are my own & definitely do not reflect those of my workplace.
Given the bad faith actors on here, unless I know you or we share a mutual, I will probably block you. Sorry.
Given the bad faith actors on here, unless I know you or we share a mutual, I will probably block you. Sorry.
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smol? otter
@acerbicotter.bsky.social
· Jan 1
Take a screenshot of this GIF, and whichever new word you land on is YOUR word for 2026.
Let's. Go.
Let's. Go.
I can’t get my phone to take a screenshot but I got “smol”
Folks, I have not been “smol” since I was 8.
Folks, I have not been “smol” since I was 8.
now I think of it, this is literally how George Bailey gets bailed out at the end of "It's a Wonderful Life"
I think of books and movies where there's a character who uses what power they have to help others, and they slowly build a sort of social capital, and they try to use that then when the chips are down for a "big ask" to get someone help....and when they need help, they get it
I wrote about Minnesota and ICE and how average Americans are reclaiming the power that the administration is abusing.
www.pbump.net/o/this-is-wh...
www.pbump.net/o/this-is-wh...
February 4, 2026 at 2:38 PM
now I think of it, this is literally how George Bailey gets bailed out at the end of "It's a Wonderful Life"
I think of books and movies where there's a character who uses what power they have to help others, and they slowly build a sort of social capital, and they try to use that then when the chips are down for a "big ask" to get someone help....and when they need help, they get it
I wrote about Minnesota and ICE and how average Americans are reclaiming the power that the administration is abusing.
www.pbump.net/o/this-is-wh...
www.pbump.net/o/this-is-wh...
February 4, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I think of books and movies where there's a character who uses what power they have to help others, and they slowly build a sort of social capital, and they try to use that then when the chips are down for a "big ask" to get someone help....and when they need help, they get it
And here I thought it was about Mendel's genetics experiments on garden peas....
Apparently I'm an idiot because I thought F1 the movie was about monogamy
February 4, 2026 at 2:27 PM
And here I thought it was about Mendel's genetics experiments on garden peas....
this probably isn't the reason my town pushed so hard to reject having one, but it's a reason why I'd push hard for them not to exist.
it's INHUMANE. We are now a ROGUE STATE because we are doing this.
it's INHUMANE. We are now a ROGUE STATE because we are doing this.
theyre not ICE prisons theyre warehouse with cages inside. the layout and design will maximize how many people they can hold inside locked fences. there will be no movement, activities, programming, or congregate time for the incarcerated. Heating, cooling, and humidity control will be insufficient
February 4, 2026 at 2:26 PM
this probably isn't the reason my town pushed so hard to reject having one, but it's a reason why I'd push hard for them not to exist.
it's INHUMANE. We are now a ROGUE STATE because we are doing this.
it's INHUMANE. We are now a ROGUE STATE because we are doing this.
so like what is it going to cover now? be a DC society page?
The layoffs at the Washington Post have begun, with newsroom leaders telling employees its sports and books sections will be 'eliminated in current forms' and its international coverage will be downsized
February 4, 2026 at 2:24 PM
so like what is it going to cover now? be a DC society page?
NERRRRRDS!
February 4, 2026 at 2:22 PM
NERRRRRDS!
I suspect this also applies to humans.
I am closest to "has a job"
I am closest to "has a job"
No matter the breed, every dog has one of three default dispositions:
1. Dipshit
2. Has a Job
3. Trying to Pick a Fight with God
1. Dipshit
2. Has a Job
3. Trying to Pick a Fight with God
February 4, 2026 at 2:21 PM
I suspect this also applies to humans.
I am closest to "has a job"
I am closest to "has a job"
evergreen
February 4, 2026 at 2:21 PM
evergreen
I could see them making a Hallmark movie using a similar premise, but it's in a more inhabited area and the protagonist is someone who comes to do ecological surveying and then falls in love with both the town and someone in it.
February 4, 2026 at 2:18 PM
I could see them making a Hallmark movie using a similar premise, but it's in a more inhabited area and the protagonist is someone who comes to do ecological surveying and then falls in love with both the town and someone in it.
Man. This is the first day in about a week that I've felt "normal," like my GI system wasn't quietly rebelling against me. Occasionally I still get a little "hey you had gastritis" pain but at least my worry about "what if my gall bladder is getting ready to s*** the bed" seems unfounded.
February 4, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Man. This is the first day in about a week that I've felt "normal," like my GI system wasn't quietly rebelling against me. Occasionally I still get a little "hey you had gastritis" pain but at least my worry about "what if my gall bladder is getting ready to s*** the bed" seems unfounded.
it's all rotten, the whole way down. A lot of people need to be fined/jailed and also have a giant note in their files that they NEVER get a government job AGAIN
I talked to a woman who quit an AUSA job recently. She was asked by main DOJ to dismiss a Medicare fraud prosecution because the defendant was the daughter of a girlfriend of a MAGA figure.
February 4, 2026 at 2:14 PM
it's all rotten, the whole way down. A lot of people need to be fined/jailed and also have a giant note in their files that they NEVER get a government job AGAIN
"Carve out a few minutes to use our new AI tool to assess the accessibility of your online course"
How about NO? I don't teach online, and I don't want the documents and slide decks *I* created fed to an AI that might absorb it for its own purposes.
How about NO? I don't teach online, and I don't want the documents and slide decks *I* created fed to an AI that might absorb it for its own purposes.
February 4, 2026 at 2:13 PM
"Carve out a few minutes to use our new AI tool to assess the accessibility of your online course"
How about NO? I don't teach online, and I don't want the documents and slide decks *I* created fed to an AI that might absorb it for its own purposes.
How about NO? I don't teach online, and I don't want the documents and slide decks *I* created fed to an AI that might absorb it for its own purposes.
Reposted by smol? otter
Building a time machine to go back in time and prevent baby Jeffrey Epstein from being born....
February 4, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Building a time machine to go back in time and prevent baby Jeffrey Epstein from being born....
Reposted by smol? otter
No matter the breed, every dog has one of three default dispositions:
1. Dipshit
2. Has a Job
3. Trying to Pick a Fight with God
1. Dipshit
2. Has a Job
3. Trying to Pick a Fight with God
February 4, 2026 at 3:35 AM
No matter the breed, every dog has one of three default dispositions:
1. Dipshit
2. Has a Job
3. Trying to Pick a Fight with God
1. Dipshit
2. Has a Job
3. Trying to Pick a Fight with God
If Dangerous, Why So Fluffy? 😂
YouTube video by DailyDoseOfInternetCats
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Reposted by smol? otter
Ive watched this about 100 times.
This is why the internet was invented.
Right here.
Peak content.
This is why the internet was invented.
Right here.
Peak content.
February 4, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Ive watched this about 100 times.
This is why the internet was invented.
Right here.
Peak content.
This is why the internet was invented.
Right here.
Peak content.
LOOK AT HOW HAPPY GABBY IS TO BE DOING A GOOD JOB
February 4, 2026 at 3:32 AM
LOOK AT HOW HAPPY GABBY IS TO BE DOING A GOOD JOB
Heh. I forgot I photographed this thing from the parking lot as I was heading home. It's hard to see but I'm pretty sure it's a snow peen, there were two snowballs at the base.
Not a very big one but the slush had mostly melted. I'm presuming it's one of the students made it
Not a very big one but the slush had mostly melted. I'm presuming it's one of the students made it
February 4, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Heh. I forgot I photographed this thing from the parking lot as I was heading home. It's hard to see but I'm pretty sure it's a snow peen, there were two snowballs at the base.
Not a very big one but the slush had mostly melted. I'm presuming it's one of the students made it
Not a very big one but the slush had mostly melted. I'm presuming it's one of the students made it
can we lawyerball it? like, take "cat baths" with a washcloth and soap and a sink basin? if so, I could probably hold out a month, at least in winter, (if I could wash my hair in the sink, too)
How long could you go without showering if you got paid $100k for each day you didn't?
February 4, 2026 at 3:24 AM
can we lawyerball it? like, take "cat baths" with a washcloth and soap and a sink basin? if so, I could probably hold out a month, at least in winter, (if I could wash my hair in the sink, too)
okay apparently it's Dumpster Night on here?
a dumpster is on fire with the caption " this little light of mine i 'm gonna let it shine ... "
Alt: a dumpster is on fire with the caption " this little light of mine i 'm gonna let it shine ... "
media.tenor.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:46 AM
okay apparently it's Dumpster Night on here?
I think I'm glad I've mostly been off here this evening
February 4, 2026 at 2:45 AM
I think I'm glad I've mostly been off here this evening
(Screaming in annoyance)
OKAY FINE MY ‘LITHOS’ SHAWL WILL BE SANDSTONE INSTEAD OF SHALE.
(I didn’t even buy enough of the grey for the scarf sized version, I should have just enough of this:
OKAY FINE MY ‘LITHOS’ SHAWL WILL BE SANDSTONE INSTEAD OF SHALE.
(I didn’t even buy enough of the grey for the scarf sized version, I should have just enough of this:
February 4, 2026 at 1:46 AM
(Screaming in annoyance)
OKAY FINE MY ‘LITHOS’ SHAWL WILL BE SANDSTONE INSTEAD OF SHALE.
(I didn’t even buy enough of the grey for the scarf sized version, I should have just enough of this:
OKAY FINE MY ‘LITHOS’ SHAWL WILL BE SANDSTONE INSTEAD OF SHALE.
(I didn’t even buy enough of the grey for the scarf sized version, I should have just enough of this:
so apparently for the tubular cast on, I have to cast on 69 stitches.
February 4, 2026 at 1:03 AM
so apparently for the tubular cast on, I have to cast on 69 stitches.