Slug Rug
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I don’t count zines but I made a conscious effort to read more of them this year, too. Really devastated that I was not introduced to zines until my 30s. One of the most beautiful forms of knowledge transfer imo.
December 31, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I don’t count zines but I made a conscious effort to read more of them this year, too. Really devastated that I was not introduced to zines until my 30s. One of the most beautiful forms of knowledge transfer imo.
Over the last 5 years I’ve had a goal to read two books a month. I’ve never met this goal, but, in 2025 (one of the worst years I’ve ever lived) I am at 20!! 🎉
December 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Over the last 5 years I’ve had a goal to read two books a month. I’ve never met this goal, but, in 2025 (one of the worst years I’ve ever lived) I am at 20!! 🎉
Just finished my annual reading of Constructive Criticism by Vicki Legion and maybe I need to make this a twice a year ritual.
December 31, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Just finished my annual reading of Constructive Criticism by Vicki Legion and maybe I need to make this a twice a year ritual.
Anyone can see this is sick. Constant propaganda has made good people believe it’s a right to see wealthy folks ship metric tons of stone 7 thousand miles because “thats freedom, they worked hard and earned it.” Said, while working six jobs to pay for your kids leukemia treatment.
December 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Anyone can see this is sick. Constant propaganda has made good people believe it’s a right to see wealthy folks ship metric tons of stone 7 thousand miles because “thats freedom, they worked hard and earned it.” Said, while working six jobs to pay for your kids leukemia treatment.
Dudes paying to dismantle abandoned monasteries halfway across the world, have the stones shipped to the US, installed in a secluded private home in northern California, post about the “craftsmanship” on public forums, while others earnestly wish to “be that wealthy” one day too. This is sick y’all.
December 31, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Dudes paying to dismantle abandoned monasteries halfway across the world, have the stones shipped to the US, installed in a secluded private home in northern California, post about the “craftsmanship” on public forums, while others earnestly wish to “be that wealthy” one day too. This is sick y’all.
Whats the average salary of a new york times reporter?
December 29, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Whats the average salary of a new york times reporter?
I thought I had no skin in the game re: AI. But now I know, as an aging DINC household, the fear of needing your children to stop my runaway wheelchair from careening down the street and them having to ask ChatGPT what to do.
December 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I thought I had no skin in the game re: AI. But now I know, as an aging DINC household, the fear of needing your children to stop my runaway wheelchair from careening down the street and them having to ask ChatGPT what to do.
Gatekeeping in the comments section on whether a post should be a post in an online forum is weird.
December 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Gatekeeping in the comments section on whether a post should be a post in an online forum is weird.
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This is dumb. Even for the NYT op-Ed page.
“The mind-set shift needed here is to acknowledge that while climate change is real and harmful, the utility of fossil fuels is not something the oil and gas industry tricked the public into,” Matthew Yglesias writes.
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Do. Why Don’t Democrats?
Liberals should reconcile with America’s oil and gas industry.
nyti.ms
December 19, 2025 at 3:33 AM
This is dumb. Even for the NYT op-Ed page.
What does it mean when it’s nothing to them but something to you? A Help Help Guide.
December 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM
What does it mean when it’s nothing to them but something to you? A Help Help Guide.
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Tried my hand at embroidery for the first time since middle school. Nothing fancy, basic cross stitching... I'm never touching another needle in my life.
#embroidery #crossstitch #needlework #fuckoff #goose
#embroidery #crossstitch #needlework #fuckoff #goose
December 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Tried my hand at embroidery for the first time since middle school. Nothing fancy, basic cross stitching... I'm never touching another needle in my life.
#embroidery #crossstitch #needlework #fuckoff #goose
#embroidery #crossstitch #needlework #fuckoff #goose
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Mary Bassett shouldn’t just be reinstated at Harvard. If the TH Chan School of Public Health (or Harvard writ large) is to have any credibility, Dean Andrea Baccarelli should be fired for firing her. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A Harvard scholar’s ouster exposes a crisis of institutional integrity | Eric Reinhart
The dismissal of a a renowned health leader who refused to ignore Palestine highlights false claims of universality in human rights, global health and academia
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Mary Bassett shouldn’t just be reinstated at Harvard. If the TH Chan School of Public Health (or Harvard writ large) is to have any credibility, Dean Andrea Baccarelli should be fired for firing her. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Such a weird fucking thing to say. Trump, a chronic lier, manipulator, unserious person says a thing. Your response, “I’M HAVING A NORMAL REAL CONVO WITH A REPORTER ON IMPORTANT BAD THINGS TRUMP SAID AND DIDN’T DO BUT HE DID DO WORSE.” Best of the Dem. party folks.
AOC: “President Trump ran on a promise to the American people that ICE would go after the worst of the worst — What we have seen is that ICE is not overwhelmingly going after criminals — In fact, over 70% of people currently detained in detention facilities do not have a criminal record”
December 18, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Such a weird fucking thing to say. Trump, a chronic lier, manipulator, unserious person says a thing. Your response, “I’M HAVING A NORMAL REAL CONVO WITH A REPORTER ON IMPORTANT BAD THINGS TRUMP SAID AND DIDN’T DO BUT HE DID DO WORSE.” Best of the Dem. party folks.
Citric Dummies tomorrow. 🥵
December 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Citric Dummies tomorrow. 🥵
I’m not saying this is rational, but when I see a band on a platform like Spotify post a lengthy bio I’m like, BOOOOO. There are only three acceptable mass platform bios.
1) nothing
2) fuck off
3) a word or phrase that captures your ethos
YES I CARE ABOUT THIS
1) nothing
2) fuck off
3) a word or phrase that captures your ethos
YES I CARE ABOUT THIS
December 18, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I’m not saying this is rational, but when I see a band on a platform like Spotify post a lengthy bio I’m like, BOOOOO. There are only three acceptable mass platform bios.
1) nothing
2) fuck off
3) a word or phrase that captures your ethos
YES I CARE ABOUT THIS
1) nothing
2) fuck off
3) a word or phrase that captures your ethos
YES I CARE ABOUT THIS
In 2024 Richmond’s safety net clinic, Health Brigade, saw 4.7m in revenue. 2025 Federal cuts have reduced their funding by 2m. They are now forced to sell the building they have owned for decades to meet the needs of those they serve.
Virginia’s oldest free clinic needs to sell its building in wake of federal budget cuts
“I often call us the safety net of the safety net,” Health Brigade executive director Karen Legato said.
www.wvtf.org
December 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
In 2024 Richmond’s safety net clinic, Health Brigade, saw 4.7m in revenue. 2025 Federal cuts have reduced their funding by 2m. They are now forced to sell the building they have owned for decades to meet the needs of those they serve.
Never mind the shit that comes with trapping humans in a windowless dystopia that entices visitors at every turn to risk it all. Fuck your obligations. Fuck your family. Fuck your community.
December 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Never mind the shit that comes with trapping humans in a windowless dystopia that entices visitors at every turn to risk it all. Fuck your obligations. Fuck your family. Fuck your community.
In Virginia, the casino is being pushed on the public as a revenue generating force. The casino provides limited construction and low paid abusive jobs, extracts wealth from the poor, investors skim off the top, and the locality sees some revenue. There are far better ways to do things.
December 15, 2025 at 1:38 PM
In Virginia, the casino is being pushed on the public as a revenue generating force. The casino provides limited construction and low paid abusive jobs, extracts wealth from the poor, investors skim off the top, and the locality sees some revenue. There are far better ways to do things.
This weekend has seen horrific violence. I hope each of us have the strength to do what is right when our time comes.
December 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
This weekend has seen horrific violence. I hope each of us have the strength to do what is right when our time comes.
I get that selecting my interests on bluesky helps show me more of what I like but…
1) Your predefined box of interests do not interest me
2) I don’t want to be shown what I’m interested in over and over, thats boring
1) Your predefined box of interests do not interest me
2) I don’t want to be shown what I’m interested in over and over, thats boring
December 13, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I get that selecting my interests on bluesky helps show me more of what I like but…
1) Your predefined box of interests do not interest me
2) I don’t want to be shown what I’m interested in over and over, thats boring
1) Your predefined box of interests do not interest me
2) I don’t want to be shown what I’m interested in over and over, thats boring
I’m watching a Modern Marvels episode on skyscrapers in the 1880’s and beyond and it literally was a bunch of dick measuring ego. That’s why we have all these eyesores. Not due to need. Like a rational society. Just ego.
December 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I’m watching a Modern Marvels episode on skyscrapers in the 1880’s and beyond and it literally was a bunch of dick measuring ego. That’s why we have all these eyesores. Not due to need. Like a rational society. Just ego.
It still surprises me how many don’t understand this. Worse yet, how many in the government don’t understand this. My entire life, our systems hVe been a mirage.
Collapse isn’t a single moment. It’s what happens when the systems people rely on keep existing on paper but stop functioning in practice. trib.al/UtqzfcJ
Firewood Banks Aren’t Inspiring. They’re a Sign of Collapse.
Rural communities are banding together to chop firewood so that people in need can heat their homes. This shouldn’t be necessary.
trib.al
December 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM
It still surprises me how many don’t understand this. Worse yet, how many in the government don’t understand this. My entire life, our systems hVe been a mirage.
A horrible, workaholic, father goes on a journey of selfish individualism to ensure his son isn’t a “loser” for not having the popular toy. Despite his poor parenting, selfishness, and profit obsession… he sees no consequences and is rewarded as a super hero. Jingle all the Way. One of my favorites.
December 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
A horrible, workaholic, father goes on a journey of selfish individualism to ensure his son isn’t a “loser” for not having the popular toy. Despite his poor parenting, selfishness, and profit obsession… he sees no consequences and is rewarded as a super hero. Jingle all the Way. One of my favorites.
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This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…