Layla
strugglingoptimist.bsky.social
Layla
@strugglingoptimist.bsky.social
Struggling in general to be honest.

Finishing the second season of Severance is the only thing sustaining me at the moment.
The finale was amazing, completely delivered on all fronts. If anyone involved in making the show is reading this, thank you.

Mark Scout somehow manages to be both the most beautifully loyal man on the planet and the most frustratingly audacious motherfucker on the planet. What a guy.

#severance
March 21, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Dan Erickson and Ben Stiller should pay for the therapy I’ll need after watching the MDR team fall apart in every possible way #severance

P.S. Fuck you Jame Eagan, I hope Helly beats the shit out of you next week
March 14, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Ohio voters cannot not worsen the conditions of their state, even if their livelihoods may depend on it.
Thanks to the bipartisan CHIPS Act, tech giant Intel chose to invest billions in Ohio to develop a massive semiconductor manufacturing plant. But during a speech President Donald Trump gave Tuesday night, he urged Congress to repeal it.
The CHIPS Act brought Intel to Ohio. Here's what GOP says about Trump's plan to repeal. • Ohio Capital Journal
Thanks to the bipartisan CHIPS Act, tech giant Intel chose to invest billions in Ohio to develop a massive semiconductor manufacturing plant. But during a speech President Donald Trump gave Tuesday…
buff.ly
March 6, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Stephen Colbert complaining about how Democrats aren’t doing shit during his monologue but then not bringing this up while he interviewed Pete Buttigieg, arguably one of the biggest figures in the Democratic Party right now, proves media types like him are as useless as Democrats themselves.
March 6, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I’d like to think I flirt as well as Helly R. but deep down I know my game is as atrocious as Helena “come meet my dad” Eagan #severance
February 21, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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Ohio Senate Bill 1 would ban diversity and inclusion efforts at the state’s public colleges and universities, prevent faculty from striking, set rules around classroom discussion, and put diversity scholarships at risk, among other things.
More than 800 people submit testimony against Ohio's massive higher education overhaul bill • Ohio Capital Journal
Hundreds of college students, university faculty and concerned citizens submitted testimony against a controversial bill that would overhaul higher education for Ohio’s public universities.
buff.ly
February 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Following Ben Stiller for #Severance crumbs but intermittently seeing his basketball commentary that I don’t understand is a burden I’m willing to take on. Maybe I’ll end up a Knicks fan.

Please can Friday come sooner.
February 12, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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My op-ed yesterday in the Columbus Dispatch against SB1. Please read and circulate. And write your own op-ed’s. And get ready for opponent testimony, probably next week. Keep an eye on @osuaaup.bsky.social

www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
I couldn't teach college students truth if zombie bill passes. It must die | Opinion
The Orwellian doublespeak in Senate Bill 1 should chill every Ohioan.
www.dispatch.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Goddamn was that interception beautiful.
February 10, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The fact that the newly elected DNC chairman #KenMartin thinks branding was the main problem with the Dems campaign is depressing.

The fact that Pelosi and Schumer endorsed his opponent, however? Great sign.

Here’s to hoping they fund more campaigns focused on economic populism.
February 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Even if TikTok comes back, it’ll constantly be on thin ice because Trump gets to decide whether to enforce the ban or not whenever he wants. The app as everyone knew it is gone. Thanks, Zuck.

P.S. Fuck Citizens United
January 19, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Waiting for the think pieces scolding Americans for downloading #RedNote to drop.

Can’t wait for MSM pundits to pretend they don’t know why people resent the US govt so strongly they’re willing to download an app with the same foreign background that #TikTok has. Should be a fun time!
January 14, 2025 at 6:12 AM
So interested to see which social media apps young people flock to after #TikTok is banned in the US.

Praying it’s not a Meta app so that all that lobbying money Zuckerberg spent will have been for fuck all.
January 13, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Watching people dissect the presidential interactions at Jimmy Carter’s funeral like they’re K-pop fancams is genuinely hilarious.
January 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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December 22, 2024 at 5:13 PM
Really disappointed in myself for believing all the drivel boosted by Baldoni’s PR team. Finally smart enough to know I’m dumb enough to be manipulated by them.

#BlakeLively is clearly an imperfect victim — but she’s still a victim. Hope anyone who was interested in this drama gives it a read.
Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni and a Smear Campaign After ‘It Ends With Us’
Private messages detail an alleged campaign to tarnish Blake Lively after she accused Justin Baldoni of misconduct on the set of “It Ends With Us.”
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Consequences for corporate greed will be going out the door the minute Lina Khan does. Whether or not you appreciate the administration that hired her, American consumers should be grateful for Khan’s work and disappointed to see her leave…
Grubhub is paying $25 million to settle charges brought by the FTC and the Illinois Attorney General.

The company deceived diners about delivery costs, deceived workers about how much money they would make, and engaged in other illegal practices.

www.ftc.gov/news-events/...
FTC, Illinois Attorney General Take Action Against Grubhub for Harming Diners, Workers, and Small Businesses
Grubhub will pay $25 million to settle charges from the Federal Trade Commission and the Illinois Attorney General that the f
www.ftc.gov
December 17, 2024 at 8:59 PM
“Gerry's a young 74, cancer notwithstanding," said Beyer.

The jokes truly write themselves.
AOC defeated by Gerry Connolly in battle to lead House Oversight Committee
Connolly withstood a generational upheaval that saw several of Democrats' septuagenarian committee leaders pushed out.
www.axios.com
December 17, 2024 at 7:28 PM
MSM is really pushing that #LuigiMangione coming from a privileged background means we should question whether our shitty insurance system was his motive.

WHOEVER shot Brian Thompson wrote “delay defend deny” on the bullets, who are these journalists kidding?
December 10, 2024 at 4:49 AM
December 5, 2024 at 6:13 PM
I’m sure in the next few days, establishment media will be horrified at how many people are apathetic or even gleeful regarding Brian Thompson’s death.

They should ponder WHY so many Americans have no sympathy for the millionaire CEO of an insurance company. Most humans aren’t born apathetic…
December 4, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Watching #APBio climb Netflix charts makes you realize these production companies should give up on their own streaming services and rake in audiences by putting their shit on Netflix between seasons.

That’s how a show like Riverdale ended up with seven seasons.
December 3, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Why do I keep buying books without finishing a singular goddamn one before I go and buy four more?
December 3, 2024 at 4:29 AM
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The paradox of tolerance: If a tolerant society allows hate and intolerance to grow, it risks being destroyed by them.

❗ Remember: tolerance has its limits.
December 2, 2024 at 6:22 AM
Wicked was insanely good and Jonathan Bailey’s “Dancing Through Life” captures an energy I need in order to succeed on this planet!
December 1, 2024 at 6:14 AM