Mae Be Exhausted
@maebeexhausted.bsky.social
Yes, I'm always exhausted. I'm pretty much a nobody; I don't put effort into growing followers. I come here to mainly read, get the news, occasionally engage with content that matters to me, and sometimes share my thoughts. She/Her
Not me, being secretly jealous down in the south. Stay warm and safe!
December 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Not me, being secretly jealous down in the south. Stay warm and safe!
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The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
It finally happened. Netflix realized our daughter moved across the country and now I have to pay an "extra user" fee so she can watch on the family plan & keep her profile. It's $9 a month without ads - it's annoying but it's one small thing I can do for her. Also, call it a Christmas gift :)
November 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
It finally happened. Netflix realized our daughter moved across the country and now I have to pay an "extra user" fee so she can watch on the family plan & keep her profile. It's $9 a month without ads - it's annoying but it's one small thing I can do for her. Also, call it a Christmas gift :)
Mine too and desperately tried to regulate it, and nothing really works. Part of it is my body and health, and part of it is this hellscape we live in and day-to-day bombardment. Sorry you are feeling it too :(
November 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Mine too and desperately tried to regulate it, and nothing really works. Part of it is my body and health, and part of it is this hellscape we live in and day-to-day bombardment. Sorry you are feeling it too :(
that seems accurate; we are a family of 3 and I spend 75% of that amount give or take and I am doing it as cheaply as I possibly can. I've cut my fresh produce back, less meat, less snacks, etc. So if I kept my regular habits, it would be more than this amount, easily.
FYI for when Trump next lies about the price of groceries in about 20 minutes.👇
November 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
that seems accurate; we are a family of 3 and I spend 75% of that amount give or take and I am doing it as cheaply as I possibly can. I've cut my fresh produce back, less meat, less snacks, etc. So if I kept my regular habits, it would be more than this amount, easily.
My dysautonomia could never. Flying as it is now is already very difficult
I’d like to say fuck you preemptively to any airline that attempts this strategy of torture. It’s miserable enough already.
November 16, 2025 at 11:18 AM
My dysautonomia could never. Flying as it is now is already very difficult
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I want you to think about the worst person you know and how miserable they are
and use that as motivation to keep going
we are going to win
and use that as motivation to keep going
we are going to win
November 5, 2025 at 5:02 AM
I want you to think about the worst person you know and how miserable they are
and use that as motivation to keep going
we are going to win
and use that as motivation to keep going
we are going to win
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The “what should poor people be allowed to eat” debate is infuriating.
The answer is simple.
They should be allowed to eat anything.
It’s no one’s business.
Ideally we would agree that food is a basic human right & it would be plentiful for all.
Until then, stop judging. Fed is best.
The answer is simple.
They should be allowed to eat anything.
It’s no one’s business.
Ideally we would agree that food is a basic human right & it would be plentiful for all.
Until then, stop judging. Fed is best.
November 4, 2025 at 8:33 AM
The “what should poor people be allowed to eat” debate is infuriating.
The answer is simple.
They should be allowed to eat anything.
It’s no one’s business.
Ideally we would agree that food is a basic human right & it would be plentiful for all.
Until then, stop judging. Fed is best.
The answer is simple.
They should be allowed to eat anything.
It’s no one’s business.
Ideally we would agree that food is a basic human right & it would be plentiful for all.
Until then, stop judging. Fed is best.
We've been staying ahead of things, or so I thought ... sat down to pay some bills and realized my credit card debt is higher than I'd like or feel comfortable with and things are teetering over the edge into "this might be getting scary" - I'm not doing so well at the moment.
October 31, 2025 at 5:40 PM
We've been staying ahead of things, or so I thought ... sat down to pay some bills and realized my credit card debt is higher than I'd like or feel comfortable with and things are teetering over the edge into "this might be getting scary" - I'm not doing so well at the moment.
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The same people who think buying junk food with SNAP benefits is “abusing the system” are fine with wealthy parents using vouchers to send their kids to private schools.
October 30, 2025 at 10:51 AM
The same people who think buying junk food with SNAP benefits is “abusing the system” are fine with wealthy parents using vouchers to send their kids to private schools.
Saw a NP today for a problem unrelated to my neurological stuff. She very casually asks me if my cervical spinal stenosis was "all better" I'm thinking she meant my symptoms which are actually worse and we had JUST discussed that. Nope. She meant structurally. Um, it doesn't fix itself or grow back
October 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Saw a NP today for a problem unrelated to my neurological stuff. She very casually asks me if my cervical spinal stenosis was "all better" I'm thinking she meant my symptoms which are actually worse and we had JUST discussed that. Nope. She meant structurally. Um, it doesn't fix itself or grow back
Used to be my favorite afterschool snack back in the 80s.
I’ve rediscovered the joy of cinnamon toast. A nice whole grain bread. Some kerrygold. And a smattering of sugar and cinnamon.
Live the dream with me.
Live the dream with me.
October 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Used to be my favorite afterschool snack back in the 80s.
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I’m thinking through a bunch of thoughts on the collapse and rebuild of our healthcare system and this will be long but stick with me (1/?)
October 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
I’m thinking through a bunch of thoughts on the collapse and rebuild of our healthcare system and this will be long but stick with me (1/?)
Yes! Our local food bank cannot accept fresh meat donations (canned only) from the public BUT it has an agreement with a local grocery chain to buy meat at a deep discount. A cash donation in this case goes much further AND their clients get something they really want! WIN WIN!
Hi just so I'm clear.
I wrote "donate to food banks" and do "food runs for mutual aid" because they are different things!
Food banks want your money! they can do more with your money than with stuff.
Mutual aid groups often want stuff! Mine has a food fridge!
I wrote "donate to food banks" and do "food runs for mutual aid" because they are different things!
Food banks want your money! they can do more with your money than with stuff.
Mutual aid groups often want stuff! Mine has a food fridge!
Now is a really good time to donate to food banks, and do food runs for mutual aid groups. Also, do menstrual product runs.
October 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Yes! Our local food bank cannot accept fresh meat donations (canned only) from the public BUT it has an agreement with a local grocery chain to buy meat at a deep discount. A cash donation in this case goes much further AND their clients get something they really want! WIN WIN!
Ah look, it's my 2025 Christmas card I'm sending out
October 13, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Ah look, it's my 2025 Christmas card I'm sending out
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When Trump won, his supporters truly thought it meant they had not just won the political conversation, but also that the rest of pop culture, sports, music and business would bend to them and it would force everyone to like them, even though half of the country didn't vote for Trump.
After a few days witnessing the Bad Bunny Super Bowl thing I guess my questions are:
Is this just how it is now? Are white people just going to cry about every single thing that ever happens from now on until forever now? Like on top of the kidnappings are they just going to keep fucking whining?
Is this just how it is now? Are white people just going to cry about every single thing that ever happens from now on until forever now? Like on top of the kidnappings are they just going to keep fucking whining?
October 3, 2025 at 7:39 PM
When Trump won, his supporters truly thought it meant they had not just won the political conversation, but also that the rest of pop culture, sports, music and business would bend to them and it would force everyone to like them, even though half of the country didn't vote for Trump.
It was their racism. Couldn’t bring themselves to vote for a black woman. 
We all know at least one asshole who didn’t vote for either presidential candidate. What do you think the real reason was for them? Not necessarily the reason they gave you, but the real reason.
October 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
It was their racism. Couldn’t bring themselves to vote for a black woman. 
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Tell me you don’t listen to disabled people without telling me you don’t listen to disabled people
This. This administration is even worse than any of us thought possible. Who had destroy NIH, CDC, USAID, EPA, scientific research all at the same time on their bingo card?
My thesis is that no matter how doomer you were in Nov. 2024, we're probably past your worst-case scenario for the first 9 months of this administration.
It's very strange for me to realize I wasn't pessimistic enough.
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-are-in-...
It's very strange for me to realize I wasn't pessimistic enough.
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-are-in-...
September 30, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Tell me you don’t listen to disabled people without telling me you don’t listen to disabled people
I live and work in the NC furniture industry. Most furniture is made in Vietnam.
One person having the power to upend entire industries and economic sectors on a whim every day that puts companies out of business and workers out of jobs with no legislative input is an autocracy, regardless of whether that person initially acquired power through an election.
September 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I live and work in the NC furniture industry. Most furniture is made in Vietnam.
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One thing I've learned from the Internet is that a lie needs 0% proof to be believed, but the truth requires thousands of pages of proof and still won't be believed.
September 28, 2025 at 5:36 AM
One thing I've learned from the Internet is that a lie needs 0% proof to be believed, but the truth requires thousands of pages of proof and still won't be believed.
Dentist today. Hygienist makes a very positive comment about my weight loss since I saw her last. Asks me "what I did" (aka, meds and/or the "natural way") Then, the entire time she's cleaning my teeth she is telling me about how awful GLP meds are. Knowing I am on one. It just baffles me.
September 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Dentist today. Hygienist makes a very positive comment about my weight loss since I saw her last. Asks me "what I did" (aka, meds and/or the "natural way") Then, the entire time she's cleaning my teeth she is telling me about how awful GLP meds are. Knowing I am on one. It just baffles me.
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I’m not even a woman, and hearing two gross old men saying pregnant women just need to “tough it out” without even the most basic painkillers fills me with blinding rage, so I can’t imagine what y’all are feeling right now.
September 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I’m not even a woman, and hearing two gross old men saying pregnant women just need to “tough it out” without even the most basic painkillers fills me with blinding rage, so I can’t imagine what y’all are feeling right now.
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Autism does not need to be cured
Ableism does
The end
Ableism does
The end
September 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Autism does not need to be cured
Ableism does
The end
Ableism does
The end
My boomer maga mom posted this today on my grandma’s 100th birthday. It’s been rough between us for 10 years. I’ve held on. Today I said no more. You can do a lot but to co-opt the memory of my grandma (an immigrant!) - and she wasn’t even religious or political - is NOT ok.
September 17, 2025 at 12:16 AM
My boomer maga mom posted this today on my grandma’s 100th birthday. It’s been rough between us for 10 years. I’ve held on. Today I said no more. You can do a lot but to co-opt the memory of my grandma (an immigrant!) - and she wasn’t even religious or political - is NOT ok.
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Here are four ways anyone can support and help their local library:
• Get a library card ⭐️
• Use your library card 🌟
•Visit the library 💫
•Tell everyone to get a library card and support their local library ✨
• Get a library card ⭐️
• Use your library card 🌟
•Visit the library 💫
•Tell everyone to get a library card and support their local library ✨
September 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Here are four ways anyone can support and help their local library:
• Get a library card ⭐️
• Use your library card 🌟
•Visit the library 💫
•Tell everyone to get a library card and support their local library ✨
• Get a library card ⭐️
• Use your library card 🌟
•Visit the library 💫
•Tell everyone to get a library card and support their local library ✨