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One of the biggest cultural issues we have is that no major media or journalistic institutions have been reinforcing norms of what things *should* look like. That corruption isn’t normal, that cronyism isn’t normal, that lies and scandals should be punished, that incompetence is disqualifying.
August 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
One of the biggest cultural issues we have is that no major media or journalistic institutions have been reinforcing norms of what things *should* look like. That corruption isn’t normal, that cronyism isn’t normal, that lies and scandals should be punished, that incompetence is disqualifying.
May Steven Miller always have wet socks
August 21, 2025 at 12:17 AM
May Steven Miller always have wet socks
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Featured story, from @sandywestreporter.bsky.social: “The whole system is premised on commodifying human beings, regardless of whether or not it’s a for-profit or a nonprofit agency. And anytime you’re talking about people as a commodity, I don’t know what that looks like to do ethically.”
The Adoption Trap
Private foster care and adoption agencies in Texas are brokering contracts for moms to turn over their children in a murky legal world, spawning protracted civil custody battles.
www.texasobserver.org
August 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Featured story, from @sandywestreporter.bsky.social: “The whole system is premised on commodifying human beings, regardless of whether or not it’s a for-profit or a nonprofit agency. And anytime you’re talking about people as a commodity, I don’t know what that looks like to do ethically.”
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If I were Governor of Oklahoma, we'd create a tower cam network. Sort of like traffic cameras, but every radio tower in Western Oklahoma would have cameras for monitoring the dryline/weather. Oh, and I'd fire the dumbass state superintendent and hang from the Oklahoma State Capitol Dome by his nuts.
August 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
If I were Governor of Oklahoma, we'd create a tower cam network. Sort of like traffic cameras, but every radio tower in Western Oklahoma would have cameras for monitoring the dryline/weather. Oh, and I'd fire the dumbass state superintendent and hang from the Oklahoma State Capitol Dome by his nuts.
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Vacant homes in the US: 15 million
Median home sales price: $435,300.
What someone would need to earn annually to afford a median-priced home: $121,000
Median salary in the US: $62,192
There isn’t a housing crisis.
There’s a housing affordability crisis.
@unusualwhales.bsky.social
Median home sales price: $435,300.
What someone would need to earn annually to afford a median-priced home: $121,000
Median salary in the US: $62,192
There isn’t a housing crisis.
There’s a housing affordability crisis.
@unusualwhales.bsky.social
August 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Vacant homes in the US: 15 million
Median home sales price: $435,300.
What someone would need to earn annually to afford a median-priced home: $121,000
Median salary in the US: $62,192
There isn’t a housing crisis.
There’s a housing affordability crisis.
@unusualwhales.bsky.social
Median home sales price: $435,300.
What someone would need to earn annually to afford a median-priced home: $121,000
Median salary in the US: $62,192
There isn’t a housing crisis.
There’s a housing affordability crisis.
@unusualwhales.bsky.social
Thunderstorm while 93 degrees Fahrenheit? In this economy?
August 11, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Thunderstorm while 93 degrees Fahrenheit? In this economy?
One of my two college freshman’s textbook total was $45 🙏
August 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
One of my two college freshman’s textbook total was $45 🙏
Community College is the bee’s knees
August 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Community College is the bee’s knees
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the US profoundly needs a children's rights movement. children are not property... they deserve opportunity and learning and autonomy and security.... and our country just does not acknowledge this
July 29, 2025 at 11:59 PM
the US profoundly needs a children's rights movement. children are not property... they deserve opportunity and learning and autonomy and security.... and our country just does not acknowledge this
Kept a gluten-free sourdough starter alive for two weeks now
July 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Kept a gluten-free sourdough starter alive for two weeks now
I want to enjoy social media, but it’s not helpful for my mad sadness. Good luck, y’all.
November 29, 2023 at 6:29 PM
I want to enjoy social media, but it’s not helpful for my mad sadness. Good luck, y’all.
I like to try to figure out the order of filming when watching a series
November 29, 2023 at 2:14 AM
I like to try to figure out the order of filming when watching a series
The weekly planner I’ve been using is discontinued, and I can’t find a similar replacement. My adhd ass is ready to quit time.
November 28, 2023 at 5:07 PM
The weekly planner I’ve been using is discontinued, and I can’t find a similar replacement. My adhd ass is ready to quit time.
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Eagerly striding into the public library 📚#Montpellier #France #モンペリエ #フランス @bskyphotos.bsky.social @stillframes.bsky.social
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#Fujifilm #📷 #XT2 #photography #写真 #photographer #studioshuko #shukokawase #fotografía #foto #photoreel #allpics #architecture #arquitectura #reflection
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#Fujifilm #📷 #XT2 #photography #写真 #photographer #studioshuko #shukokawase #fotografía #foto #photoreel #allpics #architecture #arquitectura #reflection
November 27, 2023 at 6:10 PM
Eagerly striding into the public library 📚#Montpellier #France #モンペリエ #フランス @bskyphotos.bsky.social @stillframes.bsky.social
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#Fujifilm #📷 #XT2 #photography #写真 #photographer #studioshuko #shukokawase #fotografía #foto #photoreel #allpics #architecture #arquitectura #reflection
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#Fujifilm #📷 #XT2 #photography #写真 #photographer #studioshuko #shukokawase #fotografía #foto #photoreel #allpics #architecture #arquitectura #reflection
Void scream: lines of deleted sad text: End scream.
November 27, 2023 at 7:32 PM
Void scream: lines of deleted sad text: End scream.
I resist watching the Great British Baking Show, mostly for grumpy reasons, but then I do, and I’m won over by how fun it is. Competition at its kindest.
November 26, 2023 at 6:33 PM
I resist watching the Great British Baking Show, mostly for grumpy reasons, but then I do, and I’m won over by how fun it is. Competition at its kindest.
I have not met four famous people
November 26, 2023 at 3:39 PM
I have not met four famous people
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Goths vs moths
November 26, 2023 at 5:20 AM
Goths vs moths
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Syracuse Basilica, interior, looking up /r/brutalism
November 26, 2023 at 5:50 AM
Syracuse Basilica, interior, looking up /r/brutalism
The age of ointments
November 26, 2023 at 3:32 AM
The age of ointments
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The fastest growing demographic of student debtors are people over the age of 62. We’re not growing out of debt—we’re growing into it. Our balances aren’t decreasing—they’re increasing. We need full student debt relief—and free college so nobody goes into debt in the first place.
November 26, 2023 at 12:25 AM
The fastest growing demographic of student debtors are people over the age of 62. We’re not growing out of debt—we’re growing into it. Our balances aren’t decreasing—they’re increasing. We need full student debt relief—and free college so nobody goes into debt in the first place.
Uh-oh the rain is starting to sound crispy
November 26, 2023 at 12:51 AM
Uh-oh the rain is starting to sound crispy
Heck yeah it’s time for a new episode of castaway diva
November 25, 2023 at 10:23 PM
Heck yeah it’s time for a new episode of castaway diva
Also, police around here are refusing to do traffic work, so there’s no consequence for being a menace on the road
November 25, 2023 at 1:53 AM
Also, police around here are refusing to do traffic work, so there’s no consequence for being a menace on the road