"how dare you think i'm weird for-" it's fine man, relax. a lot of common things are weird to other people. you'll be okay. weird isn't a moral quality. nobody is making it illegal to goon. take some deep breaths.

One of the reasons I'm drawn to it is I recognize an uncomfortable number of Carol's flaws as parts of myself as well. At a time I'm trying to actually face those flaws in myself! But that's also why I'm hesitant to rec it much - I can't remove myself enough to judge good or bad beyond that

I swear that at least some of the deer around here patiently wait for traffic to clear

Donut will be the real power behind the throne, all hail Donut!

Instead check out @zeteo.com @propublica.org @flaminghydra.com @404media.co @wired.com @marisakabas.bsky.social and the like.

If you've got an independent site or individual journalist you love, add them to the replies here.

I really need an edit of this with Mario jumping noises added in