Cactus
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Cactus, she/her/hers. Interested in music, lit, history and law-related things. Small kiwi in large city.
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The wind got up in
the night and took our plans away
-John Berger,
"Ten Dispatches About Endurance in Face of Walls”
#everynightapoem #ofsorts
the night and took our plans away
-John Berger,
"Ten Dispatches About Endurance in Face of Walls”
#everynightapoem #ofsorts
October 3, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The wind got up in
the night and took our plans away
-John Berger,
"Ten Dispatches About Endurance in Face of Walls”
#everynightapoem #ofsorts
the night and took our plans away
-John Berger,
"Ten Dispatches About Endurance in Face of Walls”
#everynightapoem #ofsorts
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I have been younger in October /
than in all the months of spring
-W.S. Merwin, who understands (we share a birthday — the last day of September)
“The Love for October”
#everynightapoem #October1st
than in all the months of spring
-W.S. Merwin, who understands (we share a birthday — the last day of September)
“The Love for October”
#everynightapoem #October1st
October 2, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I have been younger in October /
than in all the months of spring
-W.S. Merwin, who understands (we share a birthday — the last day of September)
“The Love for October”
#everynightapoem #October1st
than in all the months of spring
-W.S. Merwin, who understands (we share a birthday — the last day of September)
“The Love for October”
#everynightapoem #October1st
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Whenever I open my AirPods case and the AirPods aren’t in there, my first thought is always: Oh no. I’ve eaten them
September 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Whenever I open my AirPods case and the AirPods aren’t in there, my first thought is always: Oh no. I’ve eaten them
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is this classic tweet over here yet
September 7, 2025 at 1:10 AM
is this classic tweet over here yet
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she wears short skirts/I am squidward/she's cheer captain/and I am squidward
September 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
she wears short skirts/I am squidward/she's cheer captain/and I am squidward
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EMILY DICKINSON, JEDI KNIGHT
Not so clumsy, nor so random -
As a blaster - in its rage
More elegant - the weapon
More civilized - the age
Not so clumsy, nor so random -
As a blaster - in its rage
More elegant - the weapon
More civilized - the age
August 17, 2025 at 9:16 PM
EMILY DICKINSON, JEDI KNIGHT
Not so clumsy, nor so random -
As a blaster - in its rage
More elegant - the weapon
More civilized - the age
Not so clumsy, nor so random -
As a blaster - in its rage
More elegant - the weapon
More civilized - the age
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It’s 2050 and a teen girl is torrenting a .tar.gz file of all the consciousnesses of all the tech bros who uploaded themselves into the cloud in a bid for immortality and modding them into The Sims 4
August 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
It’s 2050 and a teen girl is torrenting a .tar.gz file of all the consciousnesses of all the tech bros who uploaded themselves into the cloud in a bid for immortality and modding them into The Sims 4
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Good mail day with Tim Lebbon!
August 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Good mail day with Tim Lebbon!
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the evidence is continuing to mount that a lot of people really need more hobbies that don't have anything to do with the internet
August 13, 2025 at 8:22 PM
the evidence is continuing to mount that a lot of people really need more hobbies that don't have anything to do with the internet
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Please enjoy this Klimt Eastwood
August 1, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Please enjoy this Klimt Eastwood
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I spent seven years writing a book on this and she just… said it in three succinct paragraphs to politico.
Stand by this: www.politico.com/newsletters/...
July 31, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I spent seven years writing a book on this and she just… said it in three succinct paragraphs to politico.
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Eastwards Out Past the Chimneys and Machines, the Land Waits
July 30, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Eastwards Out Past the Chimneys and Machines, the Land Waits
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In high school, I was complaining about how long the school day was and my teacher turned to me and said, "the days are long, but the years are short" and I was like "what the fuck are you talking about you lunatic" and then the bell rang and now I'm in my 30s.
July 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM
In high school, I was complaining about how long the school day was and my teacher turned to me and said, "the days are long, but the years are short" and I was like "what the fuck are you talking about you lunatic" and then the bell rang and now I'm in my 30s.
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Actor: "Exactly how annoyingly nerdy do you want me to play this?"
Nintendo: "..... yes"
Nintendo: "..... yes"
July 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Actor: "Exactly how annoyingly nerdy do you want me to play this?"
Nintendo: "..... yes"
Nintendo: "..... yes"
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The hostility to these drugs is part of the ideology of the disciplined self, which insists that the body must be the expression of a particular mentality, rather than its own reality - a reality which exceeds expression and is always more than will or reason. It’s anti-human, and always has been.
"Many people prefer not to talk about it. That’s their choice, but – well, bugger that. I’m on it, I’ve had blessedly few side effects, and I feel absolutely no shame about any of it."
It finally happened: I wrote about being on weight loss jabs, and the weird sense of shame surrounding them.
It finally happened: I wrote about being on weight loss jabs, and the weird sense of shame surrounding them.
I'm on Mounjaro, and not afraid to say it
Enough of the weird embarrassment about the medication, already.
www.newstatesman.com
July 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The hostility to these drugs is part of the ideology of the disciplined self, which insists that the body must be the expression of a particular mentality, rather than its own reality - a reality which exceeds expression and is always more than will or reason. It’s anti-human, and always has been.
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Here's the thing that I hate honestly the most about anti-migrant politics: it is, to me, a direct attack on the holy principle of hospitality, of being a good host in your home, that has underpinned human societies since we learned how to build a house in the first place. Just a total moral crime.
July 16, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Here's the thing that I hate honestly the most about anti-migrant politics: it is, to me, a direct attack on the holy principle of hospitality, of being a good host in your home, that has underpinned human societies since we learned how to build a house in the first place. Just a total moral crime.
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we've reached our cruising altitude at 30,000 ft, and we'd like to remind our guests today that ah suffering is transient
July 13, 2025 at 11:14 PM
we've reached our cruising altitude at 30,000 ft, and we'd like to remind our guests today that ah suffering is transient
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Non prima mihi rodeo est
July 14, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Non prima mihi rodeo est
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Also, that made up quote is such a wildly odd thing to associate with a Spartan. The spartiates *famously* cared about their status and reputation. It was basically the only thing they cared about!
'O' Stranger, tell the Spartans that here we lie, obedient to their laws.'
'O' Stranger, tell the Spartans that here we lie, obedient to their laws.'
July 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Also, that made up quote is such a wildly odd thing to associate with a Spartan. The spartiates *famously* cared about their status and reputation. It was basically the only thing they cared about!
'O' Stranger, tell the Spartans that here we lie, obedient to their laws.'
'O' Stranger, tell the Spartans that here we lie, obedient to their laws.'
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manager: you make that allergy warning sign for the counter?
employee: sure did boss, real fuckin ominous just like you asked
manager: what
employee: sure did boss, real fuckin ominous just like you asked
manager: what
June 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
manager: you make that allergy warning sign for the counter?
employee: sure did boss, real fuckin ominous just like you asked
manager: what
employee: sure did boss, real fuckin ominous just like you asked
manager: what
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There's a thread on AskReddit asking, "People who have had to drain their life’s savings on a single event, what happened?"
99% of the answers are depressing American stories about medical bills, 1% is an Australian who found a wombat burrowing under their house.
99% of the answers are depressing American stories about medical bills, 1% is an Australian who found a wombat burrowing under their house.
June 16, 2025 at 2:40 AM
There's a thread on AskReddit asking, "People who have had to drain their life’s savings on a single event, what happened?"
99% of the answers are depressing American stories about medical bills, 1% is an Australian who found a wombat burrowing under their house.
99% of the answers are depressing American stories about medical bills, 1% is an Australian who found a wombat burrowing under their house.
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![On November 18, 2019, Noem released a meth awareness campaign named "Meth. We're on It". The campaign was widely mocked and Noem was criticized for spending $449,000 of public funds while hiring an out-of-state advertising agency from Minnesota to lead the project.[219] She defended the campaign as successful in raising awareness.[220]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreiclrulbwotmiikuza5vssbx43cx3mdkjbelryobwngba46c7hypze@jpeg)
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So are they dressed like that on purpose or
May 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
So are they dressed like that on purpose or