Unlikely Optimist
@designbat.bsky.social
I host tea parties and wake the dead. I live a very sheltered life. Also: @randomteaparty.bsky.social
Evil is rare, but it's loud. It takes 18 years to raise a child and seconds to kill one.
But there are always people helping. Join them.
But there are always people helping. Join them.
July 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Evil is rare, but it's loud. It takes 18 years to raise a child and seconds to kill one.
But there are always people helping. Join them.
But there are always people helping. Join them.
People can't go back in time, but for next cycle, check if your state allows early voting.
July 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
People can't go back in time, but for next cycle, check if your state allows early voting.
Can we start with her?
July 3, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Can we start with her?
Bless you for including alt text for this long story too. It's super wholesome, and now everyone can read it.
July 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Bless you for including alt text for this long story too. It's super wholesome, and now everyone can read it.
Happy birthday, Amir! Your humor makes these dark times a little brighter. ❤️
June 25, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Happy birthday, Amir! Your humor makes these dark times a little brighter. ❤️
You voted to dismiss articles of impeachment twice - including again today for this exact action.
June 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
You voted to dismiss articles of impeachment twice - including again today for this exact action.
It's also Elon's birthday on June 28!
June 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
It's also Elon's birthday on June 28!
Cuomo is still ahead, but I'd love a surprise victory.
June 23, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Cuomo is still ahead, but I'd love a surprise victory.
Most those likes are bots though. They're putting some poor server farm into melt down every time.
June 23, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Most those likes are bots though. They're putting some poor server farm into melt down every time.
Can we deploy them overseas?
June 18, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Can we deploy them overseas?
There are things you can do when you can't physically be at a protest. You can help with organizing. You can write in protest against Avelo Airlines and other enablers. You can fundraiser to help their legal defense. No one is without a role. Use your other gifts.
June 9, 2025 at 8:50 AM
There are things you can do when you can't physically be at a protest. You can help with organizing. You can write in protest against Avelo Airlines and other enablers. You can fundraiser to help their legal defense. No one is without a role. Use your other gifts.
No hide, too shiny.
June 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
No hide, too shiny.
Dunkin'! I recognize that cup. Hope it helped you focus today. ☕
May 16, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Dunkin'! I recognize that cup. Hope it helped you focus today. ☕
“I just feel like the majority of the old Democratic Party needs to go,” said Democrat Monica Brown, a 61-year-old social worker from Knoxville, Tennessee. “They’re not in tune with the new generation. They’re not in tune with the new world."
- AP News
- AP News
May 15, 2025 at 4:00 AM
“I just feel like the majority of the old Democratic Party needs to go,” said Democrat Monica Brown, a 61-year-old social worker from Knoxville, Tennessee. “They’re not in tune with the new generation. They’re not in tune with the new world."
- AP News
- AP News
Because the value of insurance isn't consumer adoption, it's cost to risk. The risk that human health will prove more costly than premiums creates perverse incentives. Even a massive charity couldn't absorb the possible losses, and consumers would not pay premiums high enough to allow all coverage.
May 9, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Because the value of insurance isn't consumer adoption, it's cost to risk. The risk that human health will prove more costly than premiums creates perverse incentives. Even a massive charity couldn't absorb the possible losses, and consumers would not pay premiums high enough to allow all coverage.
The article suggests the backlash after the shooting pushed UH to use more patient-friendly practices, so it did help patients.
A scenario where the most ghoulish CEOs met their end on the reg could theoretically shift policy at scale.
Alternatively, Medicare for all would be less violent.
A scenario where the most ghoulish CEOs met their end on the reg could theoretically shift policy at scale.
Alternatively, Medicare for all would be less violent.
May 9, 2025 at 5:14 AM
The article suggests the backlash after the shooting pushed UH to use more patient-friendly practices, so it did help patients.
A scenario where the most ghoulish CEOs met their end on the reg could theoretically shift policy at scale.
Alternatively, Medicare for all would be less violent.
A scenario where the most ghoulish CEOs met their end on the reg could theoretically shift policy at scale.
Alternatively, Medicare for all would be less violent.
She complained that the Internet was treating her like a human pinata. Reddit replied that if she was a pinata at least we'd get candy for our trouble.
April 30, 2025 at 10:46 PM
She complained that the Internet was treating her like a human pinata. Reddit replied that if she was a pinata at least we'd get candy for our trouble.
I love the skirt here. It's probably off balance to wear, but it's a show stopper.
April 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I love the skirt here. It's probably off balance to wear, but it's a show stopper.
What's this cutie's name?
April 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
What's this cutie's name?