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PNW reader of queer horror, taker of too many cat photos, accidental gardening enthusiast. Funnier offline. he/they.

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Take the fictional characters quiz and post the first four you know: openpsychometrics.org/tests/charac...

May 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM

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Gif from The Good Place of Jason Mendoza lighting and throwing a molotov cocktail into a yacht while yelling "BORTLES"

March 9, 2025 at 2:26 AM

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A reminder for all of us to use it as a means to organize.

www.404media.co/you-cant-pos...

More recently, researchers have found that the viral outrage disseminated on social media in response to these ridiculous claims actually reduces the effectiveness of collective action. The result is a media environment that keeps us in a state of debilitating fear and anger, endlessly reacting to our oppressors instead of organizing against them.

To that end, the age of corporate social media has been a roaring success.

“The reality is you are oxygenating the things these people are saying even as you purport to debunk them,” Katherine Cross, a sociologist and author of Log Off: Why Posting and Politics (Almost) Never Mix, told 404 Media. “Whether it’s [New York Times columnist] Ross Douthat providing a sane-washing gloss on Trump’s mania or people on social media vehemently disagreeing and dunking on it, they’re legitimizing it as part of the discourse.”

February 17, 2025 at 6:54 AM

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-NAME: Lonan
-PRONOUNS: he/they
-HEIGHT: 5'7"
-SEXUALITY: Bisexual
-SIGN: ☀️Cancer, 🌙Scorpio, ⬆️Sagittarius
-PIERCINGS: Six
-TATTOOS: Also six, but most are half or full sleeves
-FAV COLOR: Cool jewel tones
-FAV DRINK: Coffeeeeee
-FAV ANIMAL: Cats

One gay-ass trans man takes a bar bathroom selfie. He's wearing black brocade skinny jeans, a black brocade waistcoat, and a frilly black shirt, as well as a face mask and glasses.

February 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM

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And the teen frequented one of the worst doxxing groups, so definitely really cool and chill he has access to PII databases for the country.

February 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM

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Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally:

"I hope this email finds you well"
Me: a photo of a screaming black cat laying on a hideous plaid couch that is covered in ripped up papers

January 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM

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If you see this, post a pet!

An medium-haired orange and white cat laying down facing the camera, his front legs stretched in front of him, feet stacked like a proper gentleman.

January 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM

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no way to read this but as Laszlo Cravensworth

User Brooks Otterlake posts: [sees a teen chewing gum] No need to hog the wad, boy! Mightn't I have a chew??

December 9, 2024 at 5:42 PM

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Checking a favorite author off the irl talk bucket list!

December 4, 2024 at 2:54 AM

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10/10 skeleton posing

In front of a yellow craftsman house, the 12ft skeleton is posed with the stereotypical gay limp wrist, it's other hand pointed upward, and jaw open as if it's gossiping about you.

November 26, 2024 at 6:59 PM

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✨bookish checkpoint✨💙📚

✧ last book you read: Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
✧ your current read: Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly
✧ last book added to the tbr: The Rivals by Jane Pek
✧ next anticipated read: Roland Rogers isn't Dead Yet by Samantha Allen