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smol? otter
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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.
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I can’t get my phone to take a screenshot but I got “smol”

Folks, I have not been “smol” since I was 8.
Take a screenshot of this GIF, and whichever new word you land on is YOUR word for 2026.

Let's. Go.
(Bandit Heeler voice: "It was the '80s, man")

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIfA...
This Aerobic Video Wins Everything (480p Extended)
YouTube video by Emiliano Parizzi
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Just as long as it's not naked slalom (wait for it)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbhd...
February 6, 2026 at 4:14 AM
*screaming*
There's only one solution: they must jump naked.
February 6, 2026 at 4:11 AM
last repost: now I am reminded of this, I'm sorry
a cartoon character says " feels like i 'm wearing nothing at all " as he skis down a snowy hill
Alt: Stupid Sexy Flanders - his ski suit makes him feel like he's "wearing nothing at all"
media.tenor.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:52 AM
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I’m not sure I have *ever* laughed this hard at a news article. Ever.
Times article has an incredible illustration
February 6, 2026 at 3:38 AM
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Heroes going half-cocked - Penis Power!
February 6, 2026 at 3:45 AM
I'm sorry but it was an intrusive thought
February 6, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Oh hey there's a re run of Golden Girls on
February 6, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Okay, I can't watch this Elsbeth rerun, it's the one with the nasty super-creepy Musklike billionaire and it's too unpleasant
February 6, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Given what I’m reading about what the men ski jumpers are allegedly doing to boost performance, I’m glad I have no interest in the Olympics
February 6, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Man we really are in The Bad Place and i don’t know how to fix it or even make my own lot less miserable
February 6, 2026 at 2:12 AM
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Sure feels like The Bad Place when considering all this *gestures broadly*
February 6, 2026 at 12:54 AM
I don’t think we have enough of a future to achieve time travel, we will have extincted ourselves before that can happen
I still think that this is best explanation

bsky.app/profile/nouv...
I’m now convinced that the best explanation for our current reality is that a time traveler came back and fucked something up.
February 6, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Why are there so many a-holes now?
Are we in hell?
February 6, 2026 at 2:03 AM
To answer her question: I think so.
Are we in hell?
February 6, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Maybe eventually he’ll do something that actually motivates Congress to censure or discipline him?
this, too, is an impeachable offense
Trump wanted Dulles Airport and Penn Station named after him as condition of releasing rail tunnel funds
February 6, 2026 at 1:45 AM
(Sighs) maybe there really is no place in this world for someone like me
February 6, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Truth:
February 6, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Oz, mind your own f’ing business. Are you gonna start shilling that green coffee bean junk you were pushing fifteen years ago?
Dr Oz: "We project that America will lose about 100 million pounds this year, which will make folks a lot healthier."
February 6, 2026 at 1:19 AM
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AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH
February 6, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Holy cow this is beautiful and must have taken a lot of skill
good lord, I love how the most unhinged thing I've ever posted On Here gets the most likes. anyway, I am pure of heart and only make beautiful things like this monarch butterfly cardigan (just finished it this week!)
February 6, 2026 at 12:45 AM
News story on how downtown Denison Texas is growing again with neat new businesses and my brain b going "well maybe if you retire early you just move there, if you can find a place you can afford to live"

I could maybe even do some teaching at the knitting shop, if I have useful skills
February 6, 2026 at 12:06 AM
okay I have to stop dooming and go get the sheets out of the dryer and either eat dinner and make my bed or make my bed and eat dinner :(
February 6, 2026 at 12:03 AM
asking some old NYC Italian guy "What do you think about AI?"
his response: "Ayyyyyyy, I think it sucks!"
February 5, 2026 at 11:59 PM
welp, maybe this time next year I'll have a waterfront home

(be living in a van down by the river)
February 5, 2026 at 11:57 PM