Botticellibelle
@botticellibelle.bsky.social
I am a person who exists.
(She/they)
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I’m going to be real. I don’t think a system where progress is painfully, fatally slow and can be devastated at any time, setting society back for generations, is something worth fighting to maintain. I think we’re capable of coming up with something else.
November 15, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I’m going to be real. I don’t think a system where progress is painfully, fatally slow and can be devastated at any time, setting society back for generations, is something worth fighting to maintain. I think we’re capable of coming up with something else.
This is part of why I refuse to go to religious hospitals of any kind. I am very lucky that I have that choice (so far). Oregon Health and Science University is in PDX, so I go there.
Many people dismissed the announcement Catholic hospitals will ban gender-affirming care nationwide under the assumption that there will be other options. In reality, Catholic hospitals make up as much 46% of options in some states. This map is 2020, prior to Trump’s assault on safety net hospitals.
November 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
This is part of why I refuse to go to religious hospitals of any kind. I am very lucky that I have that choice (so far). Oregon Health and Science University is in PDX, so I go there.
Wearing a mask is pretty much the single most effective action any individual person can take, in regards to disability allyship.
It communicates both active, and visual support.
It communicates both active, and visual support.
ALSO.
If you're just coming across this news now, and thinking about what you can do to support disabled people like Alice in your community.
WEAR A MASK.
If you're just coming across this news now, and thinking about what you can do to support disabled people like Alice in your community.
WEAR A MASK.
November 15, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Wearing a mask is pretty much the single most effective action any individual person can take, in regards to disability allyship.
It communicates both active, and visual support.
It communicates both active, and visual support.
Aww damn. Alice Wong was a real one. I'll pour one out for her tonight ✌️.
The incredible, indomitable, inspirational Alice Wong has left us.
I'm so grateful to have known her on social media, and so grateful for all the words she shared with us and all the actions she encouraged us into making.
May we live up to her example.
(so you don't have to go to Instagram)
I'm so grateful to have known her on social media, and so grateful for all the words she shared with us and all the actions she encouraged us into making.
May we live up to her example.
(so you don't have to go to Instagram)
November 15, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Aww damn. Alice Wong was a real one. I'll pour one out for her tonight ✌️.
The key to civilization is caring ❤️.
Covid-19. Bird flu. Et al. Now is a *really* good time to wear those respirator masks, my friends.
I think a lot about those who have died directly because of the carelessness, selfishness, and negligence of their fellow humans. Our species has not evolved enough. We have a LONG way to go.
I think a lot about those who have died directly because of the carelessness, selfishness, and negligence of their fellow humans. Our species has not evolved enough. We have a LONG way to go.
November 15, 2025 at 6:14 AM
The key to civilization is caring ❤️.
I had three drinks and posted too much.
i had two drinks and posted too much
November 15, 2025 at 6:11 AM
I had three drinks and posted too much.
I used to work the cigar counter at a large tobacco shop & newsstand.
I made the mistake of wearing a lovely blue blouse to work exactly one time. I got Monica Lewinsky jokes with a wink and a nudge from (mostly old) men my entire shift.
I made the mistake of wearing a lovely blue blouse to work exactly one time. I got Monica Lewinsky jokes with a wink and a nudge from (mostly old) men my entire shift.
do you think monica lewinsky is talking to her therapist about this or
November 15, 2025 at 5:52 AM
I used to work the cigar counter at a large tobacco shop & newsstand.
I made the mistake of wearing a lovely blue blouse to work exactly one time. I got Monica Lewinsky jokes with a wink and a nudge from (mostly old) men my entire shift.
I made the mistake of wearing a lovely blue blouse to work exactly one time. I got Monica Lewinsky jokes with a wink and a nudge from (mostly old) men my entire shift.
So many men in my life said this to me all the time, and I always replied, "because I don't need one."
Did any of your dads, when you said “excuse me,” say, “there’s no excuse for you”?
Just me?
Just me?
November 15, 2025 at 4:25 AM
So many men in my life said this to me all the time, and I always replied, "because I don't need one."
My single most unhinged belief is that leaf blowers should be banned. No exceptions!
(Also ACAB ✊).
(Also ACAB ✊).
Feds shot pepper balls from the roof, and then feds came out of the front gate to use a leaf blower to blow leaves away??
November 15, 2025 at 4:23 AM
My single most unhinged belief is that leaf blowers should be banned. No exceptions!
(Also ACAB ✊).
(Also ACAB ✊).
My first dream that I remember, when I was a smol child on a macrobiotic diet, was almost eating a cheeseburger.
I could see it and smell it, but I woke up as soon as my teeth grazed that toasted sesame seed bun.
If not know what cheeseburger tastes like, how can eat cheeseburger in dream? 😔.
I could see it and smell it, but I woke up as soon as my teeth grazed that toasted sesame seed bun.
If not know what cheeseburger tastes like, how can eat cheeseburger in dream? 😔.
all i wanted was a cheeseburger….
sad since they don’t serve it by the time i got there 💔
sad since they don’t serve it by the time i got there 💔
November 15, 2025 at 3:40 AM
My first dream that I remember, when I was a smol child on a macrobiotic diet, was almost eating a cheeseburger.
I could see it and smell it, but I woke up as soon as my teeth grazed that toasted sesame seed bun.
If not know what cheeseburger tastes like, how can eat cheeseburger in dream? 😔.
I could see it and smell it, but I woke up as soon as my teeth grazed that toasted sesame seed bun.
If not know what cheeseburger tastes like, how can eat cheeseburger in dream? 😔.
Got AMC+ (no ads). I saw the thumbnail for the new Talamasca series & added it to my watchlist.
Now I'm watching Interview w/ a Vampire & they have an unskippable ad for Talamasca before every episode. WHY?!
Forcing folks to watch ads does not make them want what you're selling. LET ME SKIP IT!
Now I'm watching Interview w/ a Vampire & they have an unskippable ad for Talamasca before every episode. WHY?!
Forcing folks to watch ads does not make them want what you're selling. LET ME SKIP IT!
November 15, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Got AMC+ (no ads). I saw the thumbnail for the new Talamasca series & added it to my watchlist.
Now I'm watching Interview w/ a Vampire & they have an unskippable ad for Talamasca before every episode. WHY?!
Forcing folks to watch ads does not make them want what you're selling. LET ME SKIP IT!
Now I'm watching Interview w/ a Vampire & they have an unskippable ad for Talamasca before every episode. WHY?!
Forcing folks to watch ads does not make them want what you're selling. LET ME SKIP IT!
Everyone in the Interview with a Vampire series is gobsmackingly gorgeous. Every one of them.
(Not necessarily in a sexy way!)
(Not necessarily in a sexy way!)
November 15, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Everyone in the Interview with a Vampire series is gobsmackingly gorgeous. Every one of them.
(Not necessarily in a sexy way!)
(Not necessarily in a sexy way!)
How much money do we give the police!? Halve it. Quarter it. Decimate it. Tax the rich.
Fixing this can be exceedingly simple.
Fixing this can be exceedingly simple.
After making “painful tradeoffs” to establish the budget for the current fiscal year, Multnomah County is bracing for another shortfall.
‘We should be very, very concerned’: Multnomah County bracing for $10.5M budget deficit
Urban Land Institute found that Portland ranks at No. 80 out of the top 81 markets that investors are interested in.
www.koin.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:12 AM
How much money do we give the police!? Halve it. Quarter it. Decimate it. Tax the rich.
Fixing this can be exceedingly simple.
Fixing this can be exceedingly simple.
Using AI for nuclear power plants is literally LITERALLY the single worst idea I've ever heard in my entire life... And I just heard that Trump gave Bubba a BJ.
Might be time to log off for a few hours and bake something. Jeez!
Might be time to log off for a few hours and bake something. Jeez!
November 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Using AI for nuclear power plants is literally LITERALLY the single worst idea I've ever heard in my entire life... And I just heard that Trump gave Bubba a BJ.
Might be time to log off for a few hours and bake something. Jeez!
Might be time to log off for a few hours and bake something. Jeez!
If we have to deal with money, everyone in the country should get an equal income based on a percentage of the GDP.
No poor, no rich. People will continue to make things because people are makers. People crave connection & achievement. Things will get done.
No poor, no rich. People will continue to make things because people are makers. People crave connection & achievement. Things will get done.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
If we have to deal with money, everyone in the country should get an equal income based on a percentage of the GDP.
No poor, no rich. People will continue to make things because people are makers. People crave connection & achievement. Things will get done.
No poor, no rich. People will continue to make things because people are makers. People crave connection & achievement. Things will get done.
In my dream last night, I woke up from a nightmare and started crying.
Then I spent the rest of the dream sobbing rather uncontrollably because I didn't know where I was & didn't realize I was dreaming. The thought occurred to me, but I thought it was irl b/c I van usually tell when I'm dreaming.
Then I spent the rest of the dream sobbing rather uncontrollably because I didn't know where I was & didn't realize I was dreaming. The thought occurred to me, but I thought it was irl b/c I van usually tell when I'm dreaming.
November 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
In my dream last night, I woke up from a nightmare and started crying.
Then I spent the rest of the dream sobbing rather uncontrollably because I didn't know where I was & didn't realize I was dreaming. The thought occurred to me, but I thought it was irl b/c I van usually tell when I'm dreaming.
Then I spent the rest of the dream sobbing rather uncontrollably because I didn't know where I was & didn't realize I was dreaming. The thought occurred to me, but I thought it was irl b/c I van usually tell when I'm dreaming.
Why are we paying for cops to commit extra-judicial murder and bailing them out? That seems like a gross waste of taxpayer dollars, to say nothing of the ethical implications.
Portland officers won’t face charges after in-custody death, victim’s sister says it ‘doesn’t excuse their actions’
Portland officers won’t face charges after in-custody death, victim’s sister says it ‘doesn’t excuse their actions’
The Multnomah County District Attorney has ruled that the officers involved in the death of Damon Lamarr Johnson will not face criminal charges, as he died from prone restraint, cardiac arrest with…
www.koin.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Why are we paying for cops to commit extra-judicial murder and bailing them out? That seems like a gross waste of taxpayer dollars, to say nothing of the ethical implications.
My friend, who stopped masking & went back to normal ASAP when covid "ended," has been trying to set me up with online support groups and/or community.
And I just feel like that may be well-meaning, but ultimately it's just kind of condescending. (1/3)...
And I just feel like that may be well-meaning, but ultimately it's just kind of condescending. (1/3)...
November 14, 2025 at 1:24 AM
My friend, who stopped masking & went back to normal ASAP when covid "ended," has been trying to set me up with online support groups and/or community.
And I just feel like that may be well-meaning, but ultimately it's just kind of condescending. (1/3)...
And I just feel like that may be well-meaning, but ultimately it's just kind of condescending. (1/3)...
If we had a functioning healthcare system with dental coverage, she wouldn't've felt the need to do that.
The rich and powerful will fight tooth and nail to keep a permanent underclass that they can exploit.
They've spent my entire life working to expand that underclass.
The rich and powerful will fight tooth and nail to keep a permanent underclass that they can exploit.
They've spent my entire life working to expand that underclass.
my politics are that i just want a world where there are no 17 year olds desperate enough to let Matt Gaetz exploit them
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
If we had a functioning healthcare system with dental coverage, she wouldn't've felt the need to do that.
The rich and powerful will fight tooth and nail to keep a permanent underclass that they can exploit.
They've spent my entire life working to expand that underclass.
The rich and powerful will fight tooth and nail to keep a permanent underclass that they can exploit.
They've spent my entire life working to expand that underclass.
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NEW — I spoke to DoorDash about the White House claiming the company's report shows "inflation has been tamed" and whether that's an interpretation one should make. An economist also weighed in, pointing out dictatorships use data obfuscation as a tool, and right now they're "grasping at straws."
WH claims 'inflation tamed,' per DoorDash stats. Company says that's not in its report.
It comes the same week we learned the WH would likely not release key economic reports for October.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
NEW — I spoke to DoorDash about the White House claiming the company's report shows "inflation has been tamed" and whether that's an interpretation one should make. An economist also weighed in, pointing out dictatorships use data obfuscation as a tool, and right now they're "grasping at straws."
Tax question: My maiden name is on my tax forms... WTF?
I was married over a decade ago and I've legally shared a last name with my husband for that entire decade. I got a new SS card w/ my married name on it & everything. Changed.
Why are my tax forms using my maiden name now?
I was married over a decade ago and I've legally shared a last name with my husband for that entire decade. I got a new SS card w/ my married name on it & everything. Changed.
Why are my tax forms using my maiden name now?
November 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Tax question: My maiden name is on my tax forms... WTF?
I was married over a decade ago and I've legally shared a last name with my husband for that entire decade. I got a new SS card w/ my married name on it & everything. Changed.
Why are my tax forms using my maiden name now?
I was married over a decade ago and I've legally shared a last name with my husband for that entire decade. I got a new SS card w/ my married name on it & everything. Changed.
Why are my tax forms using my maiden name now?
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
"Barely legal" means 18. As in legal, but barely. 15 is 3 years *underage.*
I was still making clothes for my Barbies at 15. Not playing with them! Just making clothes for them as a means to study fashion. I was the costume designer for our HS plays.
Vogue + Barbie clothes made from scrap fabric.
I was still making clothes for my Barbies at 15. Not playing with them! Just making clothes for them as a means to study fashion. I was the costume designer for our HS plays.
Vogue + Barbie clothes made from scrap fabric.
I was off by 49 days
November 13, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"Barely legal" means 18. As in legal, but barely. 15 is 3 years *underage.*
I was still making clothes for my Barbies at 15. Not playing with them! Just making clothes for them as a means to study fashion. I was the costume designer for our HS plays.
Vogue + Barbie clothes made from scrap fabric.
I was still making clothes for my Barbies at 15. Not playing with them! Just making clothes for them as a means to study fashion. I was the costume designer for our HS plays.
Vogue + Barbie clothes made from scrap fabric.
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Donald Trump was practicing child rape the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
November 13, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Donald Trump was practicing child rape the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
I honestly didn't think I could loathe Peter Thiel any more than I already did, but it's important to be able to admit when you're wrong.
I really fuuuuuuuckin' loathe that man.
I really fuuuuuuuckin' loathe that man.
It's all there if people would just look
November 13, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I honestly didn't think I could loathe Peter Thiel any more than I already did, but it's important to be able to admit when you're wrong.
I really fuuuuuuuckin' loathe that man.
I really fuuuuuuuckin' loathe that man.