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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.
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?"
one of the things that blows my mind is every new revelation recently about a highly placed politics dude or a billionaire reveals just how utterly empty and willfully ignorant they are
and yet? I still feel like I'm not smart enough or good enough.
and yet? I still feel like I'm not smart enough or good enough.
February 4, 2026 at 6:26 PM
one of the things that blows my mind is every new revelation recently about a highly placed politics dude or a billionaire reveals just how utterly empty and willfully ignorant they are
and yet? I still feel like I'm not smart enough or good enough.
and yet? I still feel like I'm not smart enough or good enough.
I (expletive deleted) care, but no one cares about what I think, I've learned that
“Ethics watchdogs say that no other President has ever so nakedly exploited his position, or on such a scale. Trump recently explained to the Times why he cast aside his former restraint: “I found out that nobody cared.”
www.newyorker.com/news/a-repor...
www.newyorker.com/news/a-repor...
Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4 Billion
In August, I reported that the President and his family had made $3.4 billion by leveraging his position. After his first year back in office, the number has ballooned.
www.newyorker.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:08 PM
I (expletive deleted) care, but no one cares about what I think, I've learned that
I fully expect some of us are gonna wind up, if not starving, having a much, much rougher time of it due to all the stupid bad policies
February 4, 2026 at 6:05 PM
I fully expect some of us are gonna wind up, if not starving, having a much, much rougher time of it due to all the stupid bad policies
Leviticus 23:22 “’When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and for the foreigner residing among you. I am the LORD your God.’”
February 4, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Leviticus 23:22 “’When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and for the foreigner residing among you. I am the LORD your God.’”
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“Did they grow up under a rock??”
Yes. And the rock was probably put there on purpose by men who wanted uneducated people to control.
This is why we don’t leave any state or county or town behind. Nobody deserves to grow up under a rock. Especially one they would never have the power to move.
Yes. And the rock was probably put there on purpose by men who wanted uneducated people to control.
This is why we don’t leave any state or county or town behind. Nobody deserves to grow up under a rock. Especially one they would never have the power to move.
February 4, 2026 at 1:07 PM
“Did they grow up under a rock??”
Yes. And the rock was probably put there on purpose by men who wanted uneducated people to control.
This is why we don’t leave any state or county or town behind. Nobody deserves to grow up under a rock. Especially one they would never have the power to move.
Yes. And the rock was probably put there on purpose by men who wanted uneducated people to control.
This is why we don’t leave any state or county or town behind. Nobody deserves to grow up under a rock. Especially one they would never have the power to move.
printing out an image of this monstrosity to put up on a dartboard in my lab
February 4, 2026 at 4:50 PM
printing out an image of this monstrosity to put up on a dartboard in my lab
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You know who wouldn't have gone to Epstien Island? Benjamin Franklin.
Wisdom.
February 4, 2026 at 3:10 PM
You know who wouldn't have gone to Epstien Island? Benjamin Franklin.
"Ben Franklin, sicko (laudatory)"
Wisdom.
February 4, 2026 at 4:23 PM
"Ben Franklin, sicko (laudatory)"
You can't spell Excel without X, C, and L....
February 4, 2026 at 4:12 PM
You can't spell Excel without X, C, and L....
hey fam we getting even more statues to pull down in the next presidency
New @washingtonpost.com:
Trump is planning to install a statue of Christopher Columbus outside the White House
Officials are eying a spot by E St, north of the Ellipse
with the terrific @oliviacgeorge.bsky.social
Trump is planning to install a statue of Christopher Columbus outside the White House
Officials are eying a spot by E St, north of the Ellipse
with the terrific @oliviacgeorge.bsky.social
Trump plans to install Christopher Columbus statue outside White House
The president has worked to recognize the explorer, saying Italian-Americans should “remember” Trump’s efforts when they go vote.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:05 PM
hey fam we getting even more statues to pull down in the next presidency
in France, do they call it Bleusky?
February 4, 2026 at 4:01 PM
in France, do they call it Bleusky?
LOL so Stitt wants MMJ shut down in my state b/c he did the licensing stuff so badly in the first place that he allowed criminal enterprises in
of course if that happens half of the small businesses in town here are gonna close. Not ones that I use, but still....gonna be even MORE empty storefronts
of course if that happens half of the small businesses in town here are gonna close. Not ones that I use, but still....gonna be even MORE empty storefronts
February 4, 2026 at 3:56 PM
LOL so Stitt wants MMJ shut down in my state b/c he did the licensing stuff so badly in the first place that he allowed criminal enterprises in
of course if that happens half of the small businesses in town here are gonna close. Not ones that I use, but still....gonna be even MORE empty storefronts
of course if that happens half of the small businesses in town here are gonna close. Not ones that I use, but still....gonna be even MORE empty storefronts
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"
