americans fantasized they were in a recession, and then elected a man who could make their dreams come true

Be a Samwise Gamgee. Support your friends, trust your instincts, be humble, lead with your heart, love potatoes, don't let one little spider ruin your day.

Frodo don’t destroy the ring, you’ll just be playing into their hands by reacting at all imho

I have shared this story, this thread, before - but I think given the state of the world, it's worth telling once again. Maybe it can help, especially if like me, you make art, and you wonder what the use of all of it is right now.

People assume Andrew Cuomo is tough and A Fighter because he always looks angry and acts weird. Mistaking a total lack of emotional self-regulation and wild, self-destructive spite for Masculine Strength is one of the defining political errors to me. No one even tries to keep it together anymore.

I read this on dark days for a little solace.

I wrote this on one of the darkest days of my life. It gave me an anchor to hold onto.

“In 150 characters or less” by @nikitagill.bsky.social

Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends:

1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;

2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;

3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.

Next time I visit my daughter and her boyfriend, I must find a way to steal his cat. Sorry! This is a need, not a want. 🤷‍♀️ #Caturday

Writers: yes, you are still a "real" writer if you
- have never published anything
- have no readers
- didn't write anything this month
- didn't write anything this year
- can't articulate words anymore
- can only float and mournfully wail
- were murdered ten years ago on this very spot

I just did a task that I've been putting off for weeks and it took less than 10 minutes!

Please clap!

I will learn nothing from this!

who up wearing their eating pants

White people, it’s not enough to not be racist. Y’all need to HATE racism like Kendrick Lamar hates Drake. Commit to the goddamned bit.

THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH LURKING ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Sometimes you just want to scroll and that's totally okay

At least here it isn't an algorithmically optimized doomscroll designed to make you angry and scared

Please lurk and enjoy the cat pictures!

Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.

We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive