Apparently, it’s not enough pain for Putin to have hundreds of thousands of Russian soldiers killed and injured.
Inflict pain on the refineries, inflict pain on the missile sites—inflict the kind of pain that will actually create the conditions for a better negotiation."
Inflict pain on the refineries, inflict pain on the missile sites—inflict the kind of pain that will actually create the conditions for a better negotiation."
February 15, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Apparently, it’s not enough pain for Putin to have hundreds of thousands of Russian soldiers killed and injured.
Inflict pain on the refineries, inflict pain on the missile sites—inflict the kind of pain that will actually create the conditions for a better negotiation."
Inflict pain on the refineries, inflict pain on the missile sites—inflict the kind of pain that will actually create the conditions for a better negotiation."
One thing I've learned in the last couple of decades is that there can be instances of stupidity so intense that they cause me literal physical pain. I'm not even sure what the physiological mechanism, but it's real.
Emmer: "Another reform they claim they want is they want ICE agents to identify themselves, to show identification. But they don't want identification for voters in elections. I mean, this stuff is just intellectually inconsistent."
February 16, 2026 at 9:20 PM
One thing I've learned in the last couple of decades is that there can be instances of stupidity so intense that they cause me literal physical pain. I'm not even sure what the physiological mechanism, but it's real.
Before transitioning, I thought it was noble to become used to the pain. It's not nobility! It's numbness! Live más!
February 15, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Before transitioning, I thought it was noble to become used to the pain. It's not nobility! It's numbness! Live más!
I almost had to go to the ER due to the extreme pain. Apparently it's Costochondritis. Doctor asked me for studies. Hope its nothing too serious .
February 18, 2026 at 5:07 AM
I almost had to go to the ER due to the extreme pain. Apparently it's Costochondritis. Doctor asked me for studies. Hope its nothing too serious .
Maybe it's just me, but I always find watching the Olympics incredibly stressful, to the point I have trouble enjoying them. Basically, for every single performance you watch, someone has trained intensely for *4 years* & all that effort & pain & hope is channeled into a few seconds. It's too much!
February 18, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Maybe it's just me, but I always find watching the Olympics incredibly stressful, to the point I have trouble enjoying them. Basically, for every single performance you watch, someone has trained intensely for *4 years* & all that effort & pain & hope is channeled into a few seconds. It's too much!
It's still snowing. I have entered the depths of despair. I will never be warm or free of joint pain.
February 16, 2026 at 7:53 PM
It's still snowing. I have entered the depths of despair. I will never be warm or free of joint pain.
For survivors of childhood SA: nothing about this moment is easy. These events can stir up pain that’s been buried for a long time. It’s okay to take distance. This collective upheaval can feel personal. Let yourself rest. You’re allowed to come back slowly.
February 18, 2026 at 6:46 AM
For survivors of childhood SA: nothing about this moment is easy. These events can stir up pain that’s been buried for a long time. It’s okay to take distance. This collective upheaval can feel personal. Let yourself rest. You’re allowed to come back slowly.
yeah i think the fact that Phantom Pain isn’t a particularly satisfying Metal Gear story has overshadowed the part where it’s maybe the best-playing stealth action game ever made
I also think that we’re still living in the (gaming) wake of how mechanically dense and interesting Phantom Pain was.
February 17, 2026 at 10:17 PM
yeah i think the fact that Phantom Pain isn’t a particularly satisfying Metal Gear story has overshadowed the part where it’s maybe the best-playing stealth action game ever made
It's weird that the first recorded descriptions of toothaches, from Sumerian cuneiform to Central American remedies to Pliny the Elder, up to the *18th century*, constantly mentioned worms.
People were *convinced* that dental pain was worms, for millennia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooth_w...
People were *convinced* that dental pain was worms, for millennia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooth_w...
Tooth worm - Wikipedia
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February 19, 2026 at 9:01 AM
It's weird that the first recorded descriptions of toothaches, from Sumerian cuneiform to Central American remedies to Pliny the Elder, up to the *18th century*, constantly mentioned worms.
People were *convinced* that dental pain was worms, for millennia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooth_w...
People were *convinced* that dental pain was worms, for millennia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooth_w...
I can still use my breakthrough pain management, but it's breakthrough pain management for a reason, and that reason is I get 45 effective minutes out of a 4-6 hour dose
February 19, 2026 at 10:59 AM
I can still use my breakthrough pain management, but it's breakthrough pain management for a reason, and that reason is I get 45 effective minutes out of a 4-6 hour dose
For survivors of childhood SA: nothing about this moment is easy. These events can stir up pain that’s been buried for a long time. It’s okay to take distance. This collective upheaval can feel personal. Let yourself rest. You’re allowed to come back slowly. #sheshed
February 18, 2026 at 3:02 AM
For survivors of childhood SA: nothing about this moment is easy. These events can stir up pain that’s been buried for a long time. It’s okay to take distance. This collective upheaval can feel personal. Let yourself rest. You’re allowed to come back slowly. #sheshed
I will never not share my favorite public health poster.
February 15, 2026 at 2:48 AM
I will never not share my favorite public health poster.
February 17, 2026 at 4:19 PM
The number one cause for people to be on Disability in the US was back pain in 2024. It’s okay to acknowledge that living with your disability…disables you.
Chronic pain is disability. So to everybody out there in pain all the time, you're disabled. I know we keep our chronic pain to ourselves because no one wants to hear about it & do our best to manage. But if it affects your day to day functionality, you're a disabled person.
February 18, 2026 at 4:26 AM
The number one cause for people to be on Disability in the US was back pain in 2024. It’s okay to acknowledge that living with your disability…disables you.
It’s so hard to live amongst the people who don’t have empathy…
Pain, esp physical, is a lot to filter everything through just to interact with the world
Pain, esp physical, is a lot to filter everything through just to interact with the world
Chronic pain is disability. So to everybody out there in pain all the time, you're disabled. I know we keep our chronic pain to ourselves because no one wants to hear about it & do our best to manage. But if it affects your day to day functionality, you're a disabled person.
February 17, 2026 at 12:39 PM
It’s so hard to live amongst the people who don’t have empathy…
Pain, esp physical, is a lot to filter everything through just to interact with the world
Pain, esp physical, is a lot to filter everything through just to interact with the world
Saw a dude my age at the gym wearing one of those shirts everyone used to wear in high school: “Pain is weakness leaving the body.”
My friend, at our age, it’s more likely that pain is a sign of a larger problem, and you should probably make an appointment.
My friend, at our age, it’s more likely that pain is a sign of a larger problem, and you should probably make an appointment.
February 16, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Saw a dude my age at the gym wearing one of those shirts everyone used to wear in high school: “Pain is weakness leaving the body.”
My friend, at our age, it’s more likely that pain is a sign of a larger problem, and you should probably make an appointment.
My friend, at our age, it’s more likely that pain is a sign of a larger problem, and you should probably make an appointment.
It's not "dramatic" to acknowledge when something hurts. Many of us have been so trained to deny or minimize pain that we feel shame for expressing something as basic & human as "this hurts"-- when the truth is, those words are often the necessary first step toward healing.
February 19, 2026 at 5:41 AM
It's not "dramatic" to acknowledge when something hurts. Many of us have been so trained to deny or minimize pain that we feel shame for expressing something as basic & human as "this hurts"-- when the truth is, those words are often the necessary first step toward healing.
Adult talk:
Hypersexuality causes non-consensual arousal.
It's not a free button people can press to instantly and constantly be horny for whatever walks by them.
It's a disorder that can cause majorly intense mental and physical distress and pain through arousal.
Please take it seriously.
Hypersexuality causes non-consensual arousal.
It's not a free button people can press to instantly and constantly be horny for whatever walks by them.
It's a disorder that can cause majorly intense mental and physical distress and pain through arousal.
Please take it seriously.
February 16, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Adult talk:
Hypersexuality causes non-consensual arousal.
It's not a free button people can press to instantly and constantly be horny for whatever walks by them.
It's a disorder that can cause majorly intense mental and physical distress and pain through arousal.
Please take it seriously.
Hypersexuality causes non-consensual arousal.
It's not a free button people can press to instantly and constantly be horny for whatever walks by them.
It's a disorder that can cause majorly intense mental and physical distress and pain through arousal.
Please take it seriously.
This is what I mean btw when I say it’s a pain in the ass to wrangle people to the website because they just straight up DO NOT READ
February 15, 2026 at 6:39 PM
This is what I mean btw when I say it’s a pain in the ass to wrangle people to the website because they just straight up DO NOT READ
it's in distress and in pain.
February 16, 2026 at 8:35 PM
it's in distress and in pain.
It was such a fucking pain but it's so worth it.
February 15, 2026 at 9:40 AM
It was such a fucking pain but it's so worth it.
Tonight I finally start physical therapy for horrible shoulder pain I've had for months. I know it's not an immediate fix but I'm just excited to get some help finally.
February 17, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Tonight I finally start physical therapy for horrible shoulder pain I've had for months. I know it's not an immediate fix but I'm just excited to get some help finally.
Some days I have to remind myself I am dealing with pain levels that would send most non-chronic pain folks straight to the ER.
All because fibromyalgia means my nervous system is convinced pain signals should be amplified. Or have pressure = pain. It's ridiculous and oh so real.
All because fibromyalgia means my nervous system is convinced pain signals should be amplified. Or have pressure = pain. It's ridiculous and oh so real.
February 17, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Some days I have to remind myself I am dealing with pain levels that would send most non-chronic pain folks straight to the ER.
All because fibromyalgia means my nervous system is convinced pain signals should be amplified. Or have pressure = pain. It's ridiculous and oh so real.
All because fibromyalgia means my nervous system is convinced pain signals should be amplified. Or have pressure = pain. It's ridiculous and oh so real.
you're not angry at me. you're experiencing an ontological immune response. let it pass. the pain means it's working
February 17, 2026 at 2:55 PM
you're not angry at me. you're experiencing an ontological immune response. let it pass. the pain means it's working