An Uninvitable Guest
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Butt in chair, looking for patterns. // Memoirist. Fiction writer. Truth-telling black sheep. Abuse and suicide loss survivor. Aspiring people displeaser. Context creator. Gen-X slacker. Masc-aligned nonbinary. // Long afloat on shipless oceans
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Why Are People Wearing Masks in 2025?
a mental health professional’s perspective
misfitmentalhealth.substack.com
I know plenty of smart people who aspire to be inclusive and believe themselves so yet simply do not think about, much less put into practice, anything in this great little piece.
misfitmentalhealth.substack.com/p/why-are-pe...
misfitmentalhealth.substack.com/p/why-are-pe...
There are a few sane voices out there in the maddening wilderness.
People would go wild if MS or lupus were airborne, but Covid is airborne, and it can reactivate EBV, which is linked to both. It’s biologically plausible that we’re seeing more MS- and lupus-related illness after widespread airborne viruses. So mask up 😷
November 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
There are a few sane voices out there in the maddening wilderness.
Read the second post, too, please. Please. Pretty please with a future on top.
November 15, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Read the second post, too, please. Please. Pretty please with a future on top.
Someday, for a while, I want to live with people who cultivate joy in our egos' cosmic insignificance by embracing the truth that we are what the universe is doing right here and now--a comforting compromise between our fleeting brevity and our nature as expressions of the whole eternal shebang.
November 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Someday, for a while, I want to live with people who cultivate joy in our egos' cosmic insignificance by embracing the truth that we are what the universe is doing right here and now--a comforting compromise between our fleeting brevity and our nature as expressions of the whole eternal shebang.
"Every line we succeed in publishing today—no matter how uncertain the future to which we entrust it—is a victory wrenched from the powers of darkness."
- Walter Benjamin
- Walter Benjamin
November 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
"Every line we succeed in publishing today—no matter how uncertain the future to which we entrust it—is a victory wrenched from the powers of darkness."
- Walter Benjamin
- Walter Benjamin
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Three children were killed by lawn darts in the 70’s and they were banned in the US.
ChatGPT has caused how many deaths at this point?
If corporations are people, why aren’t we holding them criminally liable?
ChatGPT has caused how many deaths at this point?
If corporations are people, why aren’t we holding them criminally liable?
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Three children were killed by lawn darts in the 70’s and they were banned in the US.
ChatGPT has caused how many deaths at this point?
If corporations are people, why aren’t we holding them criminally liable?
ChatGPT has caused how many deaths at this point?
If corporations are people, why aren’t we holding them criminally liable?
I wish human lives lasted a lot longer.
For the most part.
For the most part.
October 30, 2025 at 5:47 AM
I wish human lives lasted a lot longer.
For the most part.
For the most part.
What's a word people often treat like a fancy vocab word that actually gets used so frequently it's actually not impressive?
I bet we can think of a plethora of them.
I call "plethora."
I bet we can think of a plethora of them.
I call "plethora."
October 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
What's a word people often treat like a fancy vocab word that actually gets used so frequently it's actually not impressive?
I bet we can think of a plethora of them.
I call "plethora."
I bet we can think of a plethora of them.
I call "plethora."
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I love Rebecca DOWN. Known as Dollar Tree Dinners.
Her “Meal in a Bag” is meant to provide ppl with a complete meal that is $8 or less, is shelf stable, & can be made without access to a full kitchen. I love this as a direct aid option. Good for neighbors & elders who can’t/wont go to a pantry.
Her “Meal in a Bag” is meant to provide ppl with a complete meal that is $8 or less, is shelf stable, & can be made without access to a full kitchen. I love this as a direct aid option. Good for neighbors & elders who can’t/wont go to a pantry.
October 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I love Rebecca DOWN. Known as Dollar Tree Dinners.
Her “Meal in a Bag” is meant to provide ppl with a complete meal that is $8 or less, is shelf stable, & can be made without access to a full kitchen. I love this as a direct aid option. Good for neighbors & elders who can’t/wont go to a pantry.
Her “Meal in a Bag” is meant to provide ppl with a complete meal that is $8 or less, is shelf stable, & can be made without access to a full kitchen. I love this as a direct aid option. Good for neighbors & elders who can’t/wont go to a pantry.
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can someone please just run this as an ad?
October 25, 2025 at 3:49 AM
can someone please just run this as an ad?
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Those who are able-bodied enough to get out to protest this weekend, please know that there are MANY more who would love to be there with you--and are, in spirit. I have probably joined 50-75 protests in my life, and it pains me not to be able to go to this one. Thank you for your courage!
October 17, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Those who are able-bodied enough to get out to protest this weekend, please know that there are MANY more who would love to be there with you--and are, in spirit. I have probably joined 50-75 protests in my life, and it pains me not to be able to go to this one. Thank you for your courage!
North Gaza: Food, Water & Other Distributions chuffed.org/project/help...
North Gaza: Food, Water & Other Distributions
Translating Falasteen (Palestine), in collaboration with The Sameer Project, launched a fundraising campaign to support families in Gaza facing severe hardships. Our mission is to provide essential ai...
chuffed.org
October 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
North Gaza: Food, Water & Other Distributions chuffed.org/project/help...
Let's just help.
North Gaza: Food, Water & Other Distributions
Translating Falasteen (Palestine), in collaboration with The Sameer Project, launched a fundraising campaign to support families in Gaza facing severe hardships. Our mission is to provide essential ai...
chuffed.org
October 7, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Let's just help.
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It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...
October 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...
Evil
A Turkish activist described shocking abuse against climate campaigner Greta Thunberg during Israel’s raid on the Global Sumud Flotilla. “They dragged little Greta by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag.
from t.me/QudsNen
from t.me/QudsNen
October 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Evil
"Oh look, honey, this company we've never heard of sent us a glossy junk mail postcard offering to pay us almost 70% of the full value of our house, even though we're not currently considering moving. We should totally do it!"
October 4, 2025 at 5:03 AM
"Oh look, honey, this company we've never heard of sent us a glossy junk mail postcard offering to pay us almost 70% of the full value of our house, even though we're not currently considering moving. We should totally do it!"
Day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day...
At least 48 Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes since dawn - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/least-48-palestinians-killed-israeli-strikes-dawn
At least 48 Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes since dawn
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>At least 48 Palestinians were killed by Israeli air strikes in Gaza since dawn on Thursday, according to Al Jazeera Arabic. </p>
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www.middleeasteye.net
October 2, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day...
"The compact would require colleges to freeze tuition for five years, cap the enrollment of international students and commit to strict definitions of gender."
Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference
www.nytimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"The compact would require colleges to freeze tuition for five years, cap the enrollment of international students and commit to strict definitions of gender."
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"A transgender Mexican national held in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Louisiana has told Newsweek that he endured months of physical and emotional abuse in federal custody, beginning long before President Donald Trump was sworn in."
That last bit
That last bit
ICE Warden Put Transgender Detainees into Forced Labor Program: Complaint
A federal complaint accuses the warden of creating an ad hoc work program used to demean trans detainees.
www.newsweek.com
September 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
"A transgender Mexican national held in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Louisiana has told Newsweek that he endured months of physical and emotional abuse in federal custody, beginning long before President Donald Trump was sworn in."
That last bit
That last bit
RIP Academic Freedom and Free Speech
September 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
RIP Academic Freedom and Free Speech
When I started college, back in the pre-internet era, I planned to live at home, but my dad got a job in another state. My parents and sister moved in less than a month, and they dumped me in an apartment in downtown San Jose. My mother wrote down my contact information but lost it in the move.
September 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
When I started college, back in the pre-internet era, I planned to live at home, but my dad got a job in another state. My parents and sister moved in less than a month, and they dumped me in an apartment in downtown San Jose. My mother wrote down my contact information but lost it in the move.
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"What really kept me strong was my anger."
In his first extended broadcast interview since being released from prison, Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier talks about spending five decades behind bars for a crime he says he did not commit.
In his first extended broadcast interview since being released from prison, Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier talks about spending five decades behind bars for a crime he says he did not commit.
September 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
"What really kept me strong was my anger."
In his first extended broadcast interview since being released from prison, Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier talks about spending five decades behind bars for a crime he says he did not commit.
In his first extended broadcast interview since being released from prison, Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier talks about spending five decades behind bars for a crime he says he did not commit.
My general impression from working with college students--and there are many exceptions--is that they tend to think they're far more tech- and internet-savvy than they actually are. But that's my impression of my generation (Gen X), too. So, millennials, it's up to you to save us from the boomers.
September 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
My general impression from working with college students--and there are many exceptions--is that they tend to think they're far more tech- and internet-savvy than they actually are. But that's my impression of my generation (Gen X), too. So, millennials, it's up to you to save us from the boomers.
Sometimes it feels like there's about 42,758 of us left reading books in this country. Or does that sound too high?
September 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Sometimes it feels like there's about 42,758 of us left reading books in this country. Or does that sound too high?
I'm researching places I lived and visited while growing up in the U.S. and their proximity to boarding schools and historical settler-colonizer violence, as context for a memoir. It's a brutal history.
Today is a National Day of Remembrance for the victims of boarding schools.
Today is a National Day of Remembrance for the victims of boarding schools.
Today is the National Day of Remembrance for boarding schools in the United States. Not sure what boarding schools are? You are not alone. Only 4 states include the history boarding schools in their curriculum.
September 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I'm researching places I lived and visited while growing up in the U.S. and their proximity to boarding schools and historical settler-colonizer violence, as context for a memoir. It's a brutal history.
Today is a National Day of Remembrance for the victims of boarding schools.
Today is a National Day of Remembrance for the victims of boarding schools.