I have had the flu since the beginning of the year, and that somehow feels like the correct response. Even my body is responding in disgust to the events of 2026 so far

a combination urgent care and taco bell

I'm at the combination

Nearly forgot about this, and feel like this laugh could be used right about now

Just deleted what I posted a minute ago because in that minute, I apparently changed and became a more mature person who cringes at my younger one-minute-ago self.

This administration really loves DARVO

Thumbnail of Kate Barrow's new Resistance & Resilience-Building Guide for 2025, which features 5 blocks of text and links (How to Start Taking Action, How to Resist, How to Build Community & Find Your People, How to Fortify for the Long Haul, and How to Manage Difficult Moments)

There are SO MANY resources in this new guide from my friend-collaborator @duchessofhazard.bsky.social, including but not limited to gems from:

@mskellymhayes.bsky.social
@theradr.bsky.social
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@newrepublic.com + more

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I fear the only things keeping me afloat are my ragdoll, my partner, and my stupid little overpriced skincare routine

My controversial opinion on young men’s right wing radicalization is that we should not undo the second wave and sacrifice women’s rights, dignity, freedom, and access to the public sphere for the sake of men’s feelings.

I am barely in, and this is rage bait 😂

Bless your heart

I genuinely feel bad because I love and respect our amazing literary fiction powerhouses, but my nonfiction-to-fiction ratio is 50-1, and that’s being generous. I aim to add more fiction into the mix this year for sanity's sake during the collapse of… *gestures at everything*

Please, please post it. I want to hate read it

Defend the liberty of a stranger as you would defend your own, or that of a loved one, because that is what's actually on the table—whether we are a society that will sit still as our neighbors are snatched in the night, and disappeared into darkness, or a society that will fight for each other.

It's time to read Viktor Frankl again

Maybe you're not “bad at resting”... maybe society has conditioned everyone to believe that exhaustion is a personality trait. We're gonna unlearn it. Dare to nap. Sleep out of spite. Rest in rebellion.

The BEST thing I ever did for myself has an adult was embrace being both basic and cringe. It helps. Rock out to the “embarrassing” shit. You’re having a better time, and now in the body you were fucking terrified of having but desperately wanted. Why not both?!

Super Bowl blowouts usually suck but this one is a work of art, just a complete middle finger to everything that’s happening

At our house we are listening to Ke$ha, LMFAO and watching Jersey Shore because it only feels right

The cognitive dissonance of getting up every morning and making coffee and walking the dog and going to meetings and answering emails and wondering what to make for dinner while there is a real live actual coup d’etat happening is BONKERS

In light of the constant barrage of horrid events that shake our core, my partner and I are having AI write us a new story about our cat nightly. Last night, she was a hip-hop legend; tonight, she is a drag queen. Please don't forget to make time for humor. Joy is an act of rebellion after all

Running on no sleep means you genuinely mean well but mess up multiple times in the process due to profoundly impaired cognitive functioning 🙃 excuse me while I hibernate

Take back your attention.

I would have preferred TikTok to be completely banned rather than becoming another social media platform under Trump's control but I can’t say I’m surprised

My boyfriend just homewrecks any relationship that clearly doesn't make sense together. Start doing this. Far less weddings

You do not have to consume every single tiny piece of bad news in order to be a good person. It’s ok to miss things. Traumatizing yourself isn’t the same as activism. Bearing witness to the point that you’re paralyzed with fear and horror and fury isn’t going to help us get through this.

First, this is going to sound weird, but lean in to your crisis of faith. Let it challenge you. A spiritual journey is a lifelong discovery. Second, I believe bell hooks could be a comforting person to read right now, even if it's a reread. Bell Hook’s Spiritual Vision would be a great read

I feel bell hooks would be a great person to look to during a crisis of faith during uncertainty