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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.
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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@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.
Shakespeare: owning all the chuds in the current government from 400 years ago
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Shakespeare: owning all the chuds in the current government from 400 years ago
"border czar" but the local news reader pronounced it "border cizzar"
What do they teach them in these schools?
What do they teach them in these schools?
February 5, 2026 at 12:44 PM
"border czar" but the local news reader pronounced it "border cizzar"
What do they teach them in these schools?
What do they teach them in these schools?
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Bulkers aren't normally known for their amphibious capabilities, so I'm assuming Razouk here didn't want to do that...
February 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Bulkers aren't normally known for their amphibious capabilities, so I'm assuming Razouk here didn't want to do that...
"convenience sample" surveys (where individuals with motivation to submit results submit them) aren't worth the electrons they're printed on.
February 5, 2026 at 11:37 AM
"convenience sample" surveys (where individuals with motivation to submit results submit them) aren't worth the electrons they're printed on.
oh yeah love 2 wake up to a rude response from a rando and head over to their account and find that their main is just adverting all kinda of weird porn
easiest block ever
easiest block ever
February 5, 2026 at 11:32 AM
oh yeah love 2 wake up to a rude response from a rando and head over to their account and find that their main is just adverting all kinda of weird porn
easiest block ever
easiest block ever
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I and everyone I know IRL are really Going Through It right now. *In addition* to processing the horrors in the rest of the world. I’m guessing a lot of you are too. Let’s hold onto each other, we can get through this.
February 5, 2026 at 3:34 AM
I and everyone I know IRL are really Going Through It right now. *In addition* to processing the horrors in the rest of the world. I’m guessing a lot of you are too. Let’s hold onto each other, we can get through this.
Oh hey, Sky Marchini is back!
February 5, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Oh hey, Sky Marchini is back!
I don’t know for sure! They used to joke about Brunnhilde but I don’t think they really would have
When I was learning to walk, they called me Zillah, short for Godzilla because apparently I was extra stompy.
When I was learning to walk, they called me Zillah, short for Godzilla because apparently I was extra stompy.
Jason. Except the whole murder movie franchise guy threw it off. And me being a girl.
Glynnis Heather
Yeah, I don’t know what that was about.
Yeah, I don’t know what that was about.
February 5, 2026 at 3:11 AM
I don’t know for sure! They used to joke about Brunnhilde but I don’t think they really would have
When I was learning to walk, they called me Zillah, short for Godzilla because apparently I was extra stompy.
When I was learning to walk, they called me Zillah, short for Godzilla because apparently I was extra stompy.
Guys, it's just like Tide Pods!
February 5, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Guys, it's just like Tide Pods!
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Sorry everyone false alarm as everyone has pointed out it’s actually for your “INMUNE” system
February 5, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Sorry everyone false alarm as everyone has pointed out it’s actually for your “INMUNE” system
"May" doing a lot of heavy lifting here
America: where you can sell a random “wellness” drink at CVS, claim it “may” somehow “reinforce” your immune system, and literally call it “The Flu Shot.”
February 5, 2026 at 2:13 AM
"May" doing a lot of heavy lifting here
February 5, 2026 at 2:07 AM
I dunno, when I've sent some cash to one of the good causes I support it does make me happy.
also, when I can take someone out to lunch for a special occasion that makes me happy.
or when I can buy a skein of yarn I really want.
seems like a skill issue to me
also, when I can take someone out to lunch for a special occasion that makes me happy.
or when I can buy a skein of yarn I really want.
seems like a skill issue to me
it’s genuinely reassuring to me that this is the most miserable and paranoid person in the entire world
February 5, 2026 at 2:07 AM
I dunno, when I've sent some cash to one of the good causes I support it does make me happy.
also, when I can take someone out to lunch for a special occasion that makes me happy.
or when I can buy a skein of yarn I really want.
seems like a skill issue to me
also, when I can take someone out to lunch for a special occasion that makes me happy.
or when I can buy a skein of yarn I really want.
seems like a skill issue to me
Man I didn’t realize just how lousy I felt when I had that food poisoning/intolerance reaction last week.
Food actually tastes good again and I want to do something other than just sit very still in my recliner
Food actually tastes good again and I want to do something other than just sit very still in my recliner
February 5, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Man I didn’t realize just how lousy I felt when I had that food poisoning/intolerance reaction last week.
Food actually tastes good again and I want to do something other than just sit very still in my recliner
Food actually tastes good again and I want to do something other than just sit very still in my recliner
A NIMBY, but only for ICE detention camps
February 4, 2026 at 10:31 PM
A NIMBY, but only for ICE detention camps
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This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10
February 4, 2026 at 9:59 PM
This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10
this dog looks like they want to speak to a MANAGER.
My little guy has an extra pair of eyes to glare at you even more.
February 4, 2026 at 9:24 PM
this dog looks like they want to speak to a MANAGER.
this is why I would only ever drink pasteurized milk
and frankly, am glad fruit juice is pasteurized now, too, I remember the days before cider was and regularly people would get the runs from it
and frankly, am glad fruit juice is pasteurized now, too, I remember the days before cider was and regularly people would get the runs from it
Not really, it's always roulette.
You *can* get the risk level low enough that some people feel like roulette is worth it.
But fundamentally, cows' udders are just. directly underneath their poop chute. It is what it is. Even France, w rigorous raw milk standards, still has a lot of outbreaks.
You *can* get the risk level low enough that some people feel like roulette is worth it.
But fundamentally, cows' udders are just. directly underneath their poop chute. It is what it is. Even France, w rigorous raw milk standards, still has a lot of outbreaks.
Is it possible to do raw dairy safely? Not a sea lion question, I promise you.
February 4, 2026 at 9:11 PM
this is why I would only ever drink pasteurized milk
and frankly, am glad fruit juice is pasteurized now, too, I remember the days before cider was and regularly people would get the runs from it
and frankly, am glad fruit juice is pasteurized now, too, I remember the days before cider was and regularly people would get the runs from it
trongles!
February 4, 2026 at 9:08 PM
trongles!
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Let’s all do it for Jimmy 🫡
Only 10 cases of Guinea worm disease were recorded *globally* last year.
It may become the second human disease we eradicate, after smallpox.
It may become the second human disease we eradicate, after smallpox.
February 4, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Let’s all do it for Jimmy 🫡
This is true, and so I shouldn’t feel bad, what awards I have are ones I earned
And while what I’ve done sometimes seems not to matter, still, I was the one who did it
And while what I’ve done sometimes seems not to matter, still, I was the one who did it
Trump wants to steal awards and put his name on everything because he had no actual achievements.
Let’s all do it for Jimmy 🫡
February 4, 2026 at 8:29 PM
This is true, and so I shouldn’t feel bad, what awards I have are ones I earned
And while what I’ve done sometimes seems not to matter, still, I was the one who did it
And while what I’ve done sometimes seems not to matter, still, I was the one who did it
Okay, I’ve decided the dril suspension/mod response was all a bit, folks can stop being mad
February 4, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Okay, I’ve decided the dril suspension/mod response was all a bit, folks can stop being mad
"We were the bullied kids you couldn't drive to unalive ourselves?"
The suburban observers, heavily women, say they share a personality type.
“Many of us have encountered bullies our entire lives...I think that turns you into somebody that, even if that bully is wearing full tactical gear, I'm not interested in laying down for you.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
“Many of us have encountered bullies our entire lives...I think that turns you into somebody that, even if that bully is wearing full tactical gear, I'm not interested in laying down for you.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
www.mprnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 6:41 PM
"We were the bullied kids you couldn't drive to unalive ourselves?"