another anxious anti-socialite
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Merle - writer, ranter, worker of stitchcraft, they/them
named my fists Waffle and House, bc they can whip up a mean breakfast or bowl of chili even while existentially exhausted, and will toss you on your ass if you act up in my kitchen
i named my fists Rodgers and Hammerstein cuz theyre always in my own little corner
I named my fists Gilbert and Sullivan because they are slaves to duty
December 1, 2025 at 3:06 AM
named my fists Waffle and House, bc they can whip up a mean breakfast or bowl of chili even while existentially exhausted, and will toss you on your ass if you act up in my kitchen
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Being simultaneously touch-averse *and* touch-starved is a heck of a thing.
November 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Being simultaneously touch-averse *and* touch-starved is a heck of a thing.
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🗣️ turn it the fuck up
November 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
🗣️ turn it the fuck up
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Here it is with the byline and alt text
November 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Here it is with the byline and alt text
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There is no way you can guess how the thread that ends in this instant classic begins.
The damned in hell are not more powerful for the fact that the fires do not consume them; it is part and parcel of their torment.
November 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
There is no way you can guess how the thread that ends in this instant classic begins.
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it turns out that Zuckerberg is one of the most prolific enablers of child abuse in the history of the world.
i contend that nobody this derelict in their duty of care to minors should be allowed to have any excess of money or influence ever again, and that should be the least of the consequences
i contend that nobody this derelict in their duty of care to minors should be allowed to have any excess of money or influence ever again, and that should be the least of the consequences
"According to the brief, Meta was aware that millions of adult strangers were contacting minors on its sites; that its products exacerbated mental health issues in teens; and that content related to eating disorders, suicide, and child sexual abuse was frequently detected, yet rarely removed."
November 24, 2025 at 1:02 AM
it turns out that Zuckerberg is one of the most prolific enablers of child abuse in the history of the world.
i contend that nobody this derelict in their duty of care to minors should be allowed to have any excess of money or influence ever again, and that should be the least of the consequences
i contend that nobody this derelict in their duty of care to minors should be allowed to have any excess of money or influence ever again, and that should be the least of the consequences
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GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Exotic Animal Photo Reference Repository
www.animal-photo-references.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
re: previous post
They're """testing""" to make sure they can keep killing people without resistance, bc that's what ceasefire means to them.
They only consider it broken if the people they're bombing try to fight back.
Ceasefire for thee and not for me is the only kind they accept.
They only consider it broken if the people they're bombing try to fight back.
Ceasefire for thee and not for me is the only kind they accept.
November 22, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Airstrikes don’t “test” a ceasefire. They break a ceasefire. Language isn’t that hard, media. Neither is professionalism and bravery.
BREAKING: At least 24 people are dead and 54 wounded after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, testing the ceasefire that began in October, officials say.
Israel launches strikes in Gaza ceasefire's latest test as hospitals say 20 killed
Israel's military says it has launched new airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza, testing the ceasefire that began on October 10.
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Airstrikes don’t “test” a ceasefire. They break a ceasefire. Language isn’t that hard, media. Neither is professionalism and bravery.
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*banging a metal pot with a wooden spoon very loudly*
people want to LISTEN to podcasts!!!!!!!!!!!!
*hitting you on the forehead with the spoon*
STOP PIVOTING TO VIDEO
www.westwoodone.com/blog/2025/11...
people want to LISTEN to podcasts!!!!!!!!!!!!
*hitting you on the forehead with the spoon*
STOP PIVOTING TO VIDEO
www.westwoodone.com/blog/2025/11...
November 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
*banging a metal pot with a wooden spoon very loudly*
people want to LISTEN to podcasts!!!!!!!!!!!!
*hitting you on the forehead with the spoon*
STOP PIVOTING TO VIDEO
www.westwoodone.com/blog/2025/11...
people want to LISTEN to podcasts!!!!!!!!!!!!
*hitting you on the forehead with the spoon*
STOP PIVOTING TO VIDEO
www.westwoodone.com/blog/2025/11...
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PLEASE tell every author you know about this!
Authors beware: ClaimsHero is urging authors to opt out of the Anthropic settlement in order to file their own separate lawsuit. Except this outfit has no federal or state court experience with class-action suits. And the judge has called them a fraud.
Predatory Opt-Out Scheme ClaimsHero Targets Anthropic Settlement Participants: What Authors Need to Know - The Authors Guild
In recent weeks, a third-party law firm, ClaimsHero, has launched an aggressive online campaign urging authors to opt out of the Bartz v. Anthropic copyright settlement. ClaimsHero—which has no litiga...
authorsguild.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
PLEASE tell every author you know about this!
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
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all of this! goes along with the thing that annoys me about a lot of recent books (also much editorial direction atm and seeming demand from readers (tiktok))—everyone is Good and no one is horny. and any character not being Good is a moral failing on the part of the author
This touches on a specific thing about newer movies that bothers me (everyone is beautiful and no one is horny)
People don't sweat, they don't have pores. Letting the texture of Humanity come through on camera is something we've been killing on purpose. Anyway go watch Farinelli
People don't sweat, they don't have pores. Letting the texture of Humanity come through on camera is something we've been killing on purpose. Anyway go watch Farinelli
November 17, 2025 at 9:43 AM
all of this! goes along with the thing that annoys me about a lot of recent books (also much editorial direction atm and seeming demand from readers (tiktok))—everyone is Good and no one is horny. and any character not being Good is a moral failing on the part of the author
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Everyone says that . But doesn’t really treat the victims of it with any real depth or experience and ..
Wait that’s exactly like Reagan too carry on
Wait that’s exactly like Reagan too carry on
Gamergate is like Ronald Reagan in that it is a clear point on a graph after which everything gets worse.
November 16, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Everyone says that . But doesn’t really treat the victims of it with any real depth or experience and ..
Wait that’s exactly like Reagan too carry on
Wait that’s exactly like Reagan too carry on
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Corollary: You cannot forgive someone who does not seek forgiveness. If you do then it isn’t forgiveness, it’s permission.
November 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Corollary: You cannot forgive someone who does not seek forgiveness. If you do then it isn’t forgiveness, it’s permission.
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You cannot forgive wrongs that were not done unto you.
November 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
You cannot forgive wrongs that were not done unto you.
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My heart is so heavy … I lost a friend and mentor yesterday and the disability community lost a leader.
The incomparable Alice Wong passed away.
She inspired me to find my voice.
She encouraged me to take up space and embrace my disabled body.
The incomparable Alice Wong passed away.
She inspired me to find my voice.
She encouraged me to take up space and embrace my disabled body.
November 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
My heart is so heavy … I lost a friend and mentor yesterday and the disability community lost a leader.
The incomparable Alice Wong passed away.
She inspired me to find my voice.
She encouraged me to take up space and embrace my disabled body.
The incomparable Alice Wong passed away.
She inspired me to find my voice.
She encouraged me to take up space and embrace my disabled body.
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“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
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I made a joke in my main Discord server about DOOM E1M1 being in a major key and @abigbagofkeys.sickonedude.com actually made it. Jesus fucking Christ listen to this hahahaha
November 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I made a joke in my main Discord server about DOOM E1M1 being in a major key and @abigbagofkeys.sickonedude.com actually made it. Jesus fucking Christ listen to this hahahaha
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I have the most wonderful story for you all today: baby alligator spotted in Charles River, then immediately rescued by local reptile enthusiast
November 14, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I have the most wonderful story for you all today: baby alligator spotted in Charles River, then immediately rescued by local reptile enthusiast
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What would be news is if the conversation actually changed.
If there were a groundswell of support for survivors of CSA and SA.
If men no longer felt comfortable casually sexualizing children and women.
If abusers were held accountable. Fired. Stopped.
If, for once, change seemed possible.
If there were a groundswell of support for survivors of CSA and SA.
If men no longer felt comfortable casually sexualizing children and women.
If abusers were held accountable. Fired. Stopped.
If, for once, change seemed possible.
November 12, 2025 at 10:09 PM
What would be news is if the conversation actually changed.
If there were a groundswell of support for survivors of CSA and SA.
If men no longer felt comfortable casually sexualizing children and women.
If abusers were held accountable. Fired. Stopped.
If, for once, change seemed possible.
If there were a groundswell of support for survivors of CSA and SA.
If men no longer felt comfortable casually sexualizing children and women.
If abusers were held accountable. Fired. Stopped.
If, for once, change seemed possible.
sure has been a time to be a CSA survivor on the internet, I tell you hwat
November 14, 2025 at 6:24 AM
sure has been a time to be a CSA survivor on the internet, I tell you hwat
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Kind of wild that while food assistance was withheld from millions of families, one Trump-supporting billionaire (Ellison) saw his net worth grow more this year than the entire SNAP budget. And the YTD gains of the other four richest men would’ve fully covered salaries for all 2M federal employees.
November 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Kind of wild that while food assistance was withheld from millions of families, one Trump-supporting billionaire (Ellison) saw his net worth grow more this year than the entire SNAP budget. And the YTD gains of the other four richest men would’ve fully covered salaries for all 2M federal employees.
so... how much psychic damage are we lookin at here?
soon may the wellerman come
your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb
so much to do, so much to see
to bring us sugar and rum and tea
we'll take our leave and go
you'll never shine if you don't glow
your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb
so much to do, so much to see
to bring us sugar and rum and tea
we'll take our leave and go
you'll never shine if you don't glow
November 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
so... how much psychic damage are we lookin at here?