Wait I Saw A Leaf
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Booklover, takes pictures of leaves
Another driver considerately let me know I was driving dangerously fast by riding my bumper and flashing their brights repeatedly. In respect for their care for my health and safety I slowed to 2 miles under the speed limit.
September 24, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Another driver considerately let me know I was driving dangerously fast by riding my bumper and flashing their brights repeatedly. In respect for their care for my health and safety I slowed to 2 miles under the speed limit.
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imagine if the WH press corp had banded together 18 fucking months ago
LMFAO -- Trump is holding an event at the White House right now but there's no audio because the press pool isn't there. The Newsmax host notes that this is an example of Trump's attacks on the press "backfiring just a little bit"
September 21, 2026 at 6:07 PM
imagine if the WH press corp had banded together 18 fucking months ago
Given how popular singing robots (aka autotune) were I’m not that surprised by how quickly AI everything became. Disappointed, but not surprised.
September 19, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Given how popular singing robots (aka autotune) were I’m not that surprised by how quickly AI everything became. Disappointed, but not surprised.
We had a Trash Emergency in that a bag burst contaminating the container. So we had to clean out nastiness that included maggots or be faced with stench every time we used the bin. In unrelated news, I support starting salaries of 150k for sanitation workers who have to deal with this on the daily.
September 19, 2026 at 9:53 PM
We had a Trash Emergency in that a bag burst contaminating the container. So we had to clean out nastiness that included maggots or be faced with stench every time we used the bin. In unrelated news, I support starting salaries of 150k for sanitation workers who have to deal with this on the daily.
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National security decision-making has a longer time horizon.
It would be stupid for Canada, Europe, South Korea, etc. to act now based on assuming the US will be a reliable in a decade.
We have shown that we are not.
Many Americans still don’t appreciate how profound of a change that is.
It would be stupid for Canada, Europe, South Korea, etc. to act now based on assuming the US will be a reliable in a decade.
We have shown that we are not.
Many Americans still don’t appreciate how profound of a change that is.
September 18, 2026 at 12:19 AM
National security decision-making has a longer time horizon.
It would be stupid for Canada, Europe, South Korea, etc. to act now based on assuming the US will be a reliable in a decade.
We have shown that we are not.
Many Americans still don’t appreciate how profound of a change that is.
It would be stupid for Canada, Europe, South Korea, etc. to act now based on assuming the US will be a reliable in a decade.
We have shown that we are not.
Many Americans still don’t appreciate how profound of a change that is.
My 15-y-o just discovered the joy of yogurt mixed with jam and chia seeds. I made some for myself for tomorrow’s breakfast, then he discovered it in the fridge and walked up with the big puppy eyes. “Mom, what is this?” So he ate mine, and now I’m going to have to buy so much yogurt.
September 17, 2026 at 12:12 AM
My 15-y-o just discovered the joy of yogurt mixed with jam and chia seeds. I made some for myself for tomorrow’s breakfast, then he discovered it in the fridge and walked up with the big puppy eyes. “Mom, what is this?” So he ate mine, and now I’m going to have to buy so much yogurt.
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A not fun fact about disability that nondisabled people seem to be unable to perceive:
Disabled people are more likely to live in poverty and less likely to be able to afford preventative care or routine treatments for conditions that start small and snowball.
Disabled people are more likely to live in poverty and less likely to be able to afford preventative care or routine treatments for conditions that start small and snowball.
September 16, 2026 at 10:23 PM
A not fun fact about disability that nondisabled people seem to be unable to perceive:
Disabled people are more likely to live in poverty and less likely to be able to afford preventative care or routine treatments for conditions that start small and snowball.
Disabled people are more likely to live in poverty and less likely to be able to afford preventative care or routine treatments for conditions that start small and snowball.
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We are in the midst of a radical realignment of global power, as the U.S. pulls out all the stops to doom itself to decades of comparative weakness. Our enemies and former allies alike are claiming our discarded power.
EU chief says she wants Canada to become the bloc's 1st associate member | CBC News
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday proposed opening a path for Canada to become the European Union's first associate member, a striking overture as U.S. President Donald T...
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September 16, 2026 at 12:05 PM
We are in the midst of a radical realignment of global power, as the U.S. pulls out all the stops to doom itself to decades of comparative weakness. Our enemies and former allies alike are claiming our discarded power.
I wish everything was closed today. Nothing we have would exist without somebody’s labor. Everyone should have the day off.
September 7, 2026 at 5:43 PM
I wish everything was closed today. Nothing we have would exist without somebody’s labor. Everyone should have the day off.
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Mountain lions are making American roads safer by frightening away deer. On Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, where cougars were most active, deer-vehicle collisions fell 76%. Deer kill up to 440 Americans a year; cougars have killed 29 Americans since 1868. buff.ly/9bDfEKZ
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Cougars cut deadly vehicle-deer collisions in the US by up to 76%, study shows
If you’re a black-tailed deer on the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington, you’re always surrounded by friends and family. You are free-range, with abundant food to forage in familiar…
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September 6, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Mountain lions are making American roads safer by frightening away deer. On Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, where cougars were most active, deer-vehicle collisions fell 76%. Deer kill up to 440 Americans a year; cougars have killed 29 Americans since 1868. buff.ly/9bDfEKZ
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The "offense" committed by Haitians is that they were here legally, working jobs, completing degrees, and so forth, and then the administration abruptly revoked their status, rendering their presence illegal. They have literally been TRANSFORMED into illegal immigrants by the admin's own policies.
September 1, 2026 at 10:25 PM
The "offense" committed by Haitians is that they were here legally, working jobs, completing degrees, and so forth, and then the administration abruptly revoked their status, rendering their presence illegal. They have literally been TRANSFORMED into illegal immigrants by the admin's own policies.
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To paraphrase the words of Our Lord:
“I give you the money you give me the donut. End of transaction. We do not need to bring metrics and star ratings into it.”
“I give you the money you give me the donut. End of transaction. We do not need to bring metrics and star ratings into it.”
August 31, 2026 at 3:17 PM
To paraphrase the words of Our Lord:
“I give you the money you give me the donut. End of transaction. We do not need to bring metrics and star ratings into it.”
“I give you the money you give me the donut. End of transaction. We do not need to bring metrics and star ratings into it.”
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There was a time when a person could employ a service or engage in a transaction and would not be asked once—much less hounded—for a rating and feedback thereafter.
This I would like The Children to know.
This I would like The Children to know.
August 31, 2026 at 2:55 PM
There was a time when a person could employ a service or engage in a transaction and would not be asked once—much less hounded—for a rating and feedback thereafter.
This I would like The Children to know.
This I would like The Children to know.
It is so infuriating that we could mostly have a nice little life with work that’s enough to support it, healthcare that doesn’t go away if we change jobs, community resources that are well funded, and legally enforced civil rights. But Joe and Ted’s Rich Money Leaderboard War is more important.
August 31, 2026 at 10:07 AM
It is so infuriating that we could mostly have a nice little life with work that’s enough to support it, healthcare that doesn’t go away if we change jobs, community resources that are well funded, and legally enforced civil rights. But Joe and Ted’s Rich Money Leaderboard War is more important.
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Does anyone recall why we're in this current trade war with Canada? I believe it began because Trump stroked out and said something about "51st state." However, being American right now is just ingesting a firehose of humiliation so I really can't keep track of it all.
August 27, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Does anyone recall why we're in this current trade war with Canada? I believe it began because Trump stroked out and said something about "51st state." However, being American right now is just ingesting a firehose of humiliation so I really can't keep track of it all.
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tumblr is having a great one about this, little masterpiece of a post I'd say
August 20, 2026 at 1:58 PM
tumblr is having a great one about this, little masterpiece of a post I'd say
Had one of those lovely little slips of the tongue that shows more than you want. There’s a restaurant called Mama’s Boy that I was suggesting for lunch, and instead of “Mama” I used our son’s name. Sigh.
August 19, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Had one of those lovely little slips of the tongue that shows more than you want. There’s a restaurant called Mama’s Boy that I was suggesting for lunch, and instead of “Mama” I used our son’s name. Sigh.
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"Flailing regimes dehumanize minorities to distract from their failures. When the economy collapses or a war goes badly, they find a tiny group of people, make them the enemy within, and rally the country against them. ... This will not stop with trans people. It never has."
August 18, 2026 at 10:45 AM
"Flailing regimes dehumanize minorities to distract from their failures. When the economy collapses or a war goes badly, they find a tiny group of people, make them the enemy within, and rally the country against them. ... This will not stop with trans people. It never has."
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Amen. All this invisible labor AI has created for artists and writers is exhausting. I don't see why we have to change to avoid accusations when it's our voices that were stolen in the first place.
I refuse to change my writing style if for no other reason than it's too much work. But the main reason is why should *I* change? *They're* the ones who suck!
I've seen a lot of "advice to writers on how to counter accusations of AI."
Let me remind you: the onus is on the accuser to prove the accusation. Most accusers aren't detecting AI. They're detecting the source material used to train AI.
Our voices were stolen. Do not fall into this trap.
Let me remind you: the onus is on the accuser to prove the accusation. Most accusers aren't detecting AI. They're detecting the source material used to train AI.
Our voices were stolen. Do not fall into this trap.
August 18, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Amen. All this invisible labor AI has created for artists and writers is exhausting. I don't see why we have to change to avoid accusations when it's our voices that were stolen in the first place.
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#garden in excess
the flowers have no notion
of being observed
#vss365 #haiku #blueskypoets #nature #bloomscrolling #photography
the flowers have no notion
of being observed
#vss365 #haiku #blueskypoets #nature #bloomscrolling #photography
August 14, 2026 at 9:46 AM
#garden in excess
the flowers have no notion
of being observed
#vss365 #haiku #blueskypoets #nature #bloomscrolling #photography
the flowers have no notion
of being observed
#vss365 #haiku #blueskypoets #nature #bloomscrolling #photography
It genuinely pains me whenever there are widespread food recalls. These are plants and animals that were grown for food, that lived their lives to be food or make fruit or express milk etc so we could eat, and all that effort is wasted.
August 14, 2026 at 4:15 PM
It genuinely pains me whenever there are widespread food recalls. These are plants and animals that were grown for food, that lived their lives to be food or make fruit or express milk etc so we could eat, and all that effort is wasted.
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The push for Harry Potter the TV show is going to be completely enormous—they're debuting it on fucking Christmas—and it is the responsibility of TV critics to contextualize this as rewarding the world's most transphobic billionaire (which is saying something) in everything we write about it.
August 11, 2026 at 11:36 PM
The push for Harry Potter the TV show is going to be completely enormous—they're debuting it on fucking Christmas—and it is the responsibility of TV critics to contextualize this as rewarding the world's most transphobic billionaire (which is saying something) in everything we write about it.
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Getting blocked for pointing out that Sundown towns were real, that the movie The Purge even used Sundown town sirens, and that the premise of the Purge is dystopian horror for white people, but echoes reality for Black people.🤷🏿♂️
I'm OK with the block.
I'm OK with the block.
Except... The Purge was not an absurd premise? It was real, and really happened.
The real life version of the purge wasn't one night a year. It was every single night.
Again, a lot of dystopian horror is just "What if someone treated us the way we treated Black people?"
The real life version of the purge wasn't one night a year. It was every single night.
Again, a lot of dystopian horror is just "What if someone treated us the way we treated Black people?"
The Purge is fictional, and is just one day a year.
But sundown towns are real, and the free license to murder and commit other atrocities was available every night of the year. Every. Night.
In case it's not on the nose enough, The Purge trailer even uses a sundown town siren.🤡
But sundown towns are real, and the free license to murder and commit other atrocities was available every night of the year. Every. Night.
In case it's not on the nose enough, The Purge trailer even uses a sundown town siren.🤡
August 9, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Getting blocked for pointing out that Sundown towns were real, that the movie The Purge even used Sundown town sirens, and that the premise of the Purge is dystopian horror for white people, but echoes reality for Black people.🤷🏿♂️
I'm OK with the block.
I'm OK with the block.
A lot of things are about to get a lot more expensive
The USDA is projecting the wheat harvest to be cut by almost half in the US. The state of Kansas is the largest producer of wheat and it is projected to harvest 44% less than from 2025.
The American Farm Bureau sees a continued increase of Chapter 12 bankruptcies from 2025 as well.
The American Farm Bureau sees a continued increase of Chapter 12 bankruptcies from 2025 as well.
August 9, 2026 at 9:43 PM
A lot of things are about to get a lot more expensive
This kind of dystopian rage fuel is why I am going to keep my 2012 Corolla, whose only screen is the LED for the clock, until it’s eligible for a vintage car license plate.
August 8, 2026 at 11:34 AM
This kind of dystopian rage fuel is why I am going to keep my 2012 Corolla, whose only screen is the LED for the clock, until it’s eligible for a vintage car license plate.