Mol
@glittermolotov.bsky.social
Intersectional femmo, mum, writer, community worker, opinion-haver, grumpy old queer still dealing with being an “elder”. Usually has a Side-Eye Chloe face when interacting with the world. An actual human person, probably. She/they.
I’m one of those people who is not pro outdoor cats, but if the Cat Distribution System wants to send someone around for a visit, I’m open to it.
January 27, 2024 at 9:48 AM
I’m one of those people who is not pro outdoor cats, but if the Cat Distribution System wants to send someone around for a visit, I’m open to it.
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A reminder! Conspiracy theories are extremely influential and regularly drive actual government policy! Take them seriously!
Ministers prioritised driving in England partly due to conspiracy theories
Exclusive: Documents show shift in transport policy influenced by unfounded fears about loss of freedom of movement in ‘15-minute cities’
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2024 at 10:04 AM
A reminder! Conspiracy theories are extremely influential and regularly drive actual government policy! Take them seriously!
Me writing a personal statement that is up to 300 words and also fewer than 900 characters:
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So I finally got this done. The best part was when the personal statement could be up to 300 words, but when I copied and pasted my painstaking response it was rejected because it could also had to be fewer than 900 characters.
Bit rude that this scholarship application requires a personal statement beyond “munny. Give it me pls”.
January 10, 2024 at 11:02 AM
Me writing a personal statement that is up to 300 words and also fewer than 900 characters:
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
So I finally got this done. The best part was when the personal statement could be up to 300 words, but when I copied and pasted my painstaking response it was rejected because it could also had to be fewer than 900 characters.
Bit rude that this scholarship application requires a personal statement beyond “munny. Give it me pls”.
January 10, 2024 at 11:00 AM
So I finally got this done. The best part was when the personal statement could be up to 300 words, but when I copied and pasted my painstaking response it was rejected because it could also had to be fewer than 900 characters.
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Uber: we can't make money if we have to follow the law
Google: we can't make money if we're not allowed to be a monopoly
Nestle: we can't make money without using slave labor
OpenAI: we can't make money if we can't steal
media: should shoplifters be executed?
Google: we can't make money if we're not allowed to be a monopoly
Nestle: we can't make money without using slave labor
OpenAI: we can't make money if we can't steal
media: should shoplifters be executed?
January 9, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Uber: we can't make money if we have to follow the law
Google: we can't make money if we're not allowed to be a monopoly
Nestle: we can't make money without using slave labor
OpenAI: we can't make money if we can't steal
media: should shoplifters be executed?
Google: we can't make money if we're not allowed to be a monopoly
Nestle: we can't make money without using slave labor
OpenAI: we can't make money if we can't steal
media: should shoplifters be executed?
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This is such a thoughtful, kind post in response to a very hurtful action.
Chuck does a great job explaining why his pink mask is necessary.
I would add that people shouldn’t have to EXPLAIN to you why they do things that you don’t see as “normal” when those things aren’t hurting anyone.
Chuck does a great job explaining why his pink mask is necessary.
I would add that people shouldn’t have to EXPLAIN to you why they do things that you don’t see as “normal” when those things aren’t hurting anyone.
just when you buckaroos thought 2024 would be a break from book drama, here comes chuck tingle in the mix. recently i was asked to be a featured speaker for the TEXAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION conference. a few days ago they rescinded my invitation. here is what happened.
tumblr.com/drchucktingl...
tumblr.com/drchucktingl...
January 9, 2024 at 8:13 PM
This is such a thoughtful, kind post in response to a very hurtful action.
Chuck does a great job explaining why his pink mask is necessary.
I would add that people shouldn’t have to EXPLAIN to you why they do things that you don’t see as “normal” when those things aren’t hurting anyone.
Chuck does a great job explaining why his pink mask is necessary.
I would add that people shouldn’t have to EXPLAIN to you why they do things that you don’t see as “normal” when those things aren’t hurting anyone.
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is this the most literal milkshake ducking in history?
2023: haha everyone loves the pervy green owl that shakes its ass in public and shames you into learning languages
2024: we regret to inform you that the owl commits labor crimes
2023: haha everyone loves the pervy green owl that shakes its ass in public and shames you into learning languages
2024: we regret to inform you that the owl commits labor crimes
January 8, 2024 at 7:00 AM
is this the most literal milkshake ducking in history?
2023: haha everyone loves the pervy green owl that shakes its ass in public and shames you into learning languages
2024: we regret to inform you that the owl commits labor crimes
2023: haha everyone loves the pervy green owl that shakes its ass in public and shames you into learning languages
2024: we regret to inform you that the owl commits labor crimes
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My work colleagues are mourning a former colleague of theirs who recently passed away due to complications from weight loss surgery.
The cultural ubiquity of same seems to have written it as good, useful and risk-free. No major surgery is risk free, and WLS also frequently fails at its goal.
The cultural ubiquity of same seems to have written it as good, useful and risk-free. No major surgery is risk free, and WLS also frequently fails at its goal.
December 30, 2023 at 11:21 AM
My work colleagues are mourning a former colleague of theirs who recently passed away due to complications from weight loss surgery.
The cultural ubiquity of same seems to have written it as good, useful and risk-free. No major surgery is risk free, and WLS also frequently fails at its goal.
The cultural ubiquity of same seems to have written it as good, useful and risk-free. No major surgery is risk free, and WLS also frequently fails at its goal.
The current special interest in my household is marble run videos, today small person and I discovered ASMR marble run videos and I’ve gotta say they’re pretty great.
December 30, 2023 at 10:58 AM
The current special interest in my household is marble run videos, today small person and I discovered ASMR marble run videos and I’ve gotta say they’re pretty great.
Ahh, another lovely ratio of a dude no one asked showing up on my skyline. Warms the cockles, it does.
December 27, 2023 at 5:48 AM
Ahh, another lovely ratio of a dude no one asked showing up on my skyline. Warms the cockles, it does.
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The problem with the Willy Wonka prequel is the same problem with the Star Wars prequels: neither Willy Wonka nor Anakin Skywalker is interesting until they start killing children.
December 23, 2023 at 10:19 PM
The problem with the Willy Wonka prequel is the same problem with the Star Wars prequels: neither Willy Wonka nor Anakin Skywalker is interesting until they start killing children.
Fairly certain that, despite it being an intimate collection of immediate and chosen family, tomorrow we’re hosting the queerest and most neurospicy Christmas lunch in this town, at least by volume.
December 24, 2023 at 9:08 AM
Fairly certain that, despite it being an intimate collection of immediate and chosen family, tomorrow we’re hosting the queerest and most neurospicy Christmas lunch in this town, at least by volume.
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I agree--the female should reward the offering by decapitating the male and using his carcass as a temporary storage for her eggs
December 21, 2023 at 11:24 PM
I agree--the female should reward the offering by decapitating the male and using his carcass as a temporary storage for her eggs
Things I appreciate about my job: client visit today involved driving through a temperate rainforest. I desperately wanted to pull over and take photos, but was driving on roads that were 1.5 cars wide with tiny verges on the side of a mountain.
December 21, 2023 at 11:52 AM
Things I appreciate about my job: client visit today involved driving through a temperate rainforest. I desperately wanted to pull over and take photos, but was driving on roads that were 1.5 cars wide with tiny verges on the side of a mountain.
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10 artists to get to know me:
Lime Spiders
Mclusky
Tori Amos
PJ Harvey
Nine Inch Nails
Dead Kennedys
Nancy Vandal
G Flip
Fiona Apple
Spencer P Jones
Lime Spiders
Mclusky
Tori Amos
PJ Harvey
Nine Inch Nails
Dead Kennedys
Nancy Vandal
G Flip
Fiona Apple
Spencer P Jones
Ooof this is going to be tough
10 artists to get to know me
The Velvet Underground (& solo work)
Patti Smith Group
Albert Ayler
Uncle Tupelo/Wilco
Yo La Tengo
Spacemen 3/Spiritualized
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
Ornette Coleman
The Carter Family
Low
10 artists to get to know me
The Velvet Underground (& solo work)
Patti Smith Group
Albert Ayler
Uncle Tupelo/Wilco
Yo La Tengo
Spacemen 3/Spiritualized
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
Ornette Coleman
The Carter Family
Low
10 Artists to get to know me 🎶
Girl in Red
Dreamcatcher
Starset
Poppy
Linkin Park
Soccer Mommy
100 gecs
aespa
Girli
Weezer
Girl in Red
Dreamcatcher
Starset
Poppy
Linkin Park
Soccer Mommy
100 gecs
aespa
Girli
Weezer
December 18, 2023 at 11:32 AM
10 artists to get to know me:
Lime Spiders
Mclusky
Tori Amos
PJ Harvey
Nine Inch Nails
Dead Kennedys
Nancy Vandal
G Flip
Fiona Apple
Spencer P Jones
Lime Spiders
Mclusky
Tori Amos
PJ Harvey
Nine Inch Nails
Dead Kennedys
Nancy Vandal
G Flip
Fiona Apple
Spencer P Jones
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Worth noting that the 'crisis' of kids socially transitioning at school without notifying their parents was almost entirely seeded by a NYT article. Even in conservative states, this was nowhere on the legislative agenda a year ago and now it's everywhere.
December 17, 2023 at 3:00 PM
Worth noting that the 'crisis' of kids socially transitioning at school without notifying their parents was almost entirely seeded by a NYT article. Even in conservative states, this was nowhere on the legislative agenda a year ago and now it's everywhere.
Punchline of an actual conversation I had with the small person tonight:
Me:…so you see, if you don’t swallow coins you won’t have to go to hospital. It’s very simple.
SP: YOU’RE very simple!
How is this kid so harsh at four? What horrors will puberty bring?
Me:…so you see, if you don’t swallow coins you won’t have to go to hospital. It’s very simple.
SP: YOU’RE very simple!
How is this kid so harsh at four? What horrors will puberty bring?
December 17, 2023 at 11:24 AM
Punchline of an actual conversation I had with the small person tonight:
Me:…so you see, if you don’t swallow coins you won’t have to go to hospital. It’s very simple.
SP: YOU’RE very simple!
How is this kid so harsh at four? What horrors will puberty bring?
Me:…so you see, if you don’t swallow coins you won’t have to go to hospital. It’s very simple.
SP: YOU’RE very simple!
How is this kid so harsh at four? What horrors will puberty bring?
As someone who’s way more of a lurker than a poster (I’m working on it) my absolute favourite thing about this site is seeing trans women support each other 🥰
December 17, 2023 at 9:08 AM
As someone who’s way more of a lurker than a poster (I’m working on it) my absolute favourite thing about this site is seeing trans women support each other 🥰
I worked in public libraries for 20 years and so much of my job was a) helping people with Centrelink & b) dealing with people who’d been dealing with Centrelink all day.
I made many cups of tea and held many hands of crying strangers.
Online-only services massively disadvantage the most vulnerable.
I made many cups of tea and held many hands of crying strangers.
Online-only services massively disadvantage the most vulnerable.
A perfect example of this is our welfare system requires people to do stuff on the internet and the people who don't have access to a device or the internet can walk into an office to be told by a human to use the public computer to do the thing. Even phone calls aren't allowed.
December 17, 2023 at 8:41 AM
I worked in public libraries for 20 years and so much of my job was a) helping people with Centrelink & b) dealing with people who’d been dealing with Centrelink all day.
I made many cups of tea and held many hands of crying strangers.
Online-only services massively disadvantage the most vulnerable.
I made many cups of tea and held many hands of crying strangers.
Online-only services massively disadvantage the most vulnerable.
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Heard someone refer to the “Cybertruck” as a “sport-futility vehicle,” and that one is gonna take.
December 16, 2023 at 9:00 PM
Heard someone refer to the “Cybertruck” as a “sport-futility vehicle,” and that one is gonna take.
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It is kind of funny that the main way Elon is actually like Thomas Edison is that he managed to unfairly ruin the name of Nikola Tesla
December 14, 2023 at 1:29 PM
It is kind of funny that the main way Elon is actually like Thomas Edison is that he managed to unfairly ruin the name of Nikola Tesla
Small person has been running around the yard naked and chasing a ball, and is now eating tinned tuna, and only tinned tuna, for dinner. I love my feral cat-dog-human offspring.
December 15, 2023 at 7:26 AM
Small person has been running around the yard naked and chasing a ball, and is now eating tinned tuna, and only tinned tuna, for dinner. I love my feral cat-dog-human offspring.