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Red Riding Aku
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Now and then we had a hope that if we lived and we’re good, god were permit us to be pirates. - Twain Queer, deconstructed, abolitionist, earthseed, obsessed with octopodes, probably autistic, she/her
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Well, unsurprisingly, #Sinners holds up like gangbusters to a second viewing. If it’s back in a theater near you this weekend, it is—and I cannot stress this enough—WORTH seeing in a theater.
The manicurist saw yesterday was on the newer side, so I was able to sweet talk her into doing an almond shape that my nails were honestly much too short for. At the time, we laughed at all the blood, but today I know I could never stand up to torture. I would cave immediately.
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Ohhhhh shit this explains so much
reposting with alt text because this feels incredibly significant. the right-wing disinfo machine means a lot of the people grieving Charlie Kirk never heard any of the things he said that would have tarnished his brand as Guy Who Just Wants to Have Dialogue Across the Aisle
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I have written and deleted a lot of posts but I keep thinking about how the brutal assassination of Minnesota State senator Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their beloved dog Gilbert in June did not prompt this same level of calls for empathy, sympathy, and flags at half-mast.
Due to some roadwork work, and my partner starting up the school year this week, I am stuck today with the unfortunate and insurmountable task of…feeding myself. So far I’ve had 3 mini bags of chips and half a leftover bag of sugar snap peas. Nailing it.
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As a guy who got a cancer that was probably caused by a virus, I think we should have /more/ vaccines.
Has anyone written a dissertation on why Charles Xavier didn’t turn into Kilgrave? I would read that paper.
What’s crazy is he didn’t even deny anything she said, he just denied very specific details. As if the exact number of minutes he talked to each other woman, or whether the Photo Booth had a curtain made the difference between his behavior “counting” as disrespectful to his fiancée or not.

Sir.
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If you're arrested in Illinois protesting the planned ICE HQ in North Chicago, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at [email protected]. As always, I will take as many cases as I can.
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Florida is literally what happens when the HOA takes over state government.
The Free State of Florida is now trying to ban *sidewalk chalking*
Can someone please explain Kal’a baby bangs? His friend has the exact same extremely stupid look. Is this a thing now? Has the broccoli given way to the Julius Caesar?

#LoveIsBlindUK
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They’re totally going to do this.
Katisha: “I think he’s my Mr. Darcy!”
Me, from the couch, mouth full, not looking up from my phone: “nah girl, he’s your Wickham.”

3 episodes later…
Me (still not looking at the TV): “called it.”

#LoveIsBlindUK
I went and got my flu shot today. And then I got a treat because I was brave.
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Turns out some of the “we want small government” people kiiiinda wanted the government to be just one guy.
I will watch this video of this guy and his excellent hat 100000 times. Can someone please take a video of beach hat cat that is 17 hours long?
I’ve had a tradition going the past several weeks that I call Pizza Saturday. I used to order a breakfast pizza, but eventually realized that I actually prefer just a regular cheese pizza. Extra cheese. For breakfast. On Saturday. That’s it. That’s Pizza Saturday. It’s the best day of the week.
Me (to myself, in the mirror, after spending an hour looking at 1920’s T-strap Mary Janes online): “YOU DO NOT WEAR SHOES! Do not buy shoes. You hate putting things on your feet.”
Me (pouting): *doesn’t buy any shoes* *orders a pizza*
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There is no both sides in this. There is occupier and occupied. Oppressor and oppressor. Those instituting genocide and those forced to endure it. There is no nuance in extermination through mass starvation. No nuanced discussion in gunning down hungry people searching for food.
I’m watching Now You See Me 2, & honestly, it elevates both properties immensely if it’s also a sequel to Harry Potter.

HP would never grow up to be a well adjusted husband, father, & LEO. He would 100% become be a creepy weirdo, delighted by muggle sleight-of-hand magic w/out using any real magic.
Howard Stark (on Agent Carter): “The government wanted me to develop something so soldiers could stay awake for days at a time.”
Will (watching): “They already have that. It’s called meth.”
Me (googling): “did wwii soldiers do meth”
Google: “Oh yeah. Hella meth. All the meth.”
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Eleven more libraries will reopen on Sundays, thanks to the leadership of the City Council. They never should've been closed in the first place.

As Mayor, I'll end this absurd budget dance that keeps our beloved libraries in limbo year after year.
11 more NYC libraries will soon open on Sundays
A $2 million City Council deal will expand seven-day service to more than 30 branches citywide.
gothamist.com
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A thing I think we miss is that the “authoritarian playbook” isn’t a set of instructions authoritarians are reading from, it’s just a list of things that happen when narcissists get too much power.