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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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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.
No: It's the new "Bouba or Kiki"
February 5, 2026 at 4:05 AM
No: It's the new "Bouba or Kiki"
the new game show: "Nixon or Bork?"
February 5, 2026 at 4:04 AM
the new game show: "Nixon or Bork?"
look he could probably make a lot of people happy with some of that money
February 5, 2026 at 4:03 AM
look he could probably make a lot of people happy with some of that money
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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.
yeah I'm glad she came back too
February 5, 2026 at 3:43 AM
yeah I'm glad she came back too
Oh hey, Sky Marchini is back!
February 5, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Oh hey, Sky Marchini is back!
a lot of older "Mexican style" dishes have them. It seems to be a confusion of European Spanish food with "Hispanic New World" food?
I don't mind them. It's green olives I hate.
I don't mind them. It's green olives I hate.
February 5, 2026 at 3:39 AM
a lot of older "Mexican style" dishes have them. It seems to be a confusion of European Spanish food with "Hispanic New World" food?
I don't mind them. It's green olives I hate.
I don't mind them. It's green olives I hate.
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.
I'm assuming Frenchmen are not okay
February 5, 2026 at 2:49 AM
I'm assuming Frenchmen are not okay
Guys, it's just like Tide Pods!
February 5, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Guys, it's just like Tide Pods!
oh my word, scroll through the original thread for the ABUNDANT misspellings on the products in this line. Can't tell if artificial intelligence or natural ignorance going on
anyway, I wouldn't take a supplement from a company that couldn't spell the name of the plant it came from
anyway, I wouldn't take a supplement from a company that couldn't spell the name of the plant it came from
February 5, 2026 at 2:16 AM
oh my word, scroll through the original thread for the ABUNDANT misspellings on the products in this line. Can't tell if artificial intelligence or natural ignorance going on
anyway, I wouldn't take a supplement from a company that couldn't spell the name of the plant it came from
anyway, I wouldn't take a supplement from a company that couldn't spell the name of the plant it came from
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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
Kind of fearful it might be, though also "have they checked the ice detention centers" did cross my mind (yes I know she's not an immigrant but that seems not to matter when they want to grab someone)
I hope they find her alive but every hour that passes makes it more doubtful
I hope they find her alive but every hour that passes makes it more doubtful
February 5, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Kind of fearful it might be, though also "have they checked the ice detention centers" did cross my mind (yes I know she's not an immigrant but that seems not to matter when they want to grab someone)
I hope they find her alive but every hour that passes makes it more doubtful
I hope they find her alive but every hour that passes makes it more doubtful
To self: don’t make joke about that guy that was accused of feeding shelter cats to the coyotes, don’t make joke about that guy who was accused of feeding shelter cats to the coyotes…
February 5, 2026 at 12:30 AM
To self: don’t make joke about that guy that was accused of feeding shelter cats to the coyotes, don’t make joke about that guy who was accused of feeding shelter cats to the coyotes…
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
After 25+ years of teaching at a small public regional in the south trying to help first-gen students build a better future (and in some cases, escape generational poverty), let me say: cry harder, rich girl
February 5, 2026 at 12:23 AM
After 25+ years of teaching at a small public regional in the south trying to help first-gen students build a better future (and in some cases, escape generational poverty), let me say: cry harder, rich girl
I remember sending a Godzilla because I got tired of their demands for a stadium when there wasn’t enough money in the treasury for it
February 5, 2026 at 12:06 AM
I remember sending a Godzilla because I got tired of their demands for a stadium when there wasn’t enough money in the treasury for it
I can protect myself, tyvm, donald
February 4, 2026 at 10:32 PM
I can protect myself, tyvm, donald