US police are allowed to do things to American citizens which would be considered war crimes if a soldier did them to civilians in a war zone.
This includes the use of chemical weapons like tear gas. This includes the use of torture methods like solitary confinement. This includes murder.
Describing young men, especially young white men, as "disaffected" is annoying but I won't quibble with it on substance, but calling them "politically alienated" when there's an entire Republican party that exists to cater to their every whim, bigotry, and bias is just really beyond
On X, most of my replies are blue check neo-Nazi repeating insane right wing conspiracy theories. But it’s still better than Bluesky where people sometimes give me a hard time about not using alt text.
If we employed more to make sure shit works, make sure people get what they need, make sure easy access to necessities was guaranteed, we'd both have significantly more jobs and all be significantly better off as a society.
You can fix almost all of USA’s structural problems by making it a job that pays the bills & supports families but that is not what we do here. We pay police.
Oh shit, cool gifts!
NYT: Israeli Forces Said They Killed a ‘Terrorist.’ He Was 14 Years Old. The death of Amer Rabee, a Palestinian American in the West Bank, has spurred anger over soldiers’ use of force and an apparent lack of accountability.
fucking cowards
Quakers refuse to ban trans women from female lavatories The Daily Telegraph27 May 2025By Daniel Martin Deputy political editor QUAKERS have been accused of “destroying” their reputation as pioneers on women’s rights by refusing to provide female-only lavatories. The group said its lavatories in Britain would remain “trans inclusive” despite the ruling by the Supreme Court that the word “sex” in the Equality Act refers to biological sex and not gender identity. It said it was not desirable to monitor who uses its facilities, adding: “We can- not guarantee any shared space as exclusive for one group of people.” The Quakers have gained a reputa- tion for their progressive attitude towards women, having allowed them to preach as early as the 17th century. But Helen Joyce, the director of advocacy at Sex Matters, a women’s rights group, said they appeared to have abandoned that legacy by adopting “textbook trans activism”. “Early Quakers were famously supportive of women’s rights – they would surely be shocked and ashamed if they could see the destruction of that proud legacy,” she added. #TransAgendaClips
The Telegraph going after the Quakers because the Quakers won't be assholes to trans people.
That opening paragraph by Daniel Martin is lol. It's Helen Joyce doing the accusing.
Therapist is trying to help, but you kind of can't therapy and medicate away the threat of being homeless or something happening to your ESAs and not being able to help them.
It's.....honestly been really bad. It's like...one more trip, and Idk if I can get back up. The instability is killing me.
TW:suicide TW:depression
Honestly, the truth is I've been absolutely borderline from the stress. Like walking the edge that much.
Time to watch 6 billion kitten videos, mainline a web comic I haven't read before, watch a movie made before I was born, and listen to a lecture on clothing history.
Thank you for reminding me of the good things in life.
A lot of things suck and make me sad but the existence and experience of the internet as an overall phenomenon is not one of them
A four panel meme, featuring John Connor talking to The Terminator, from Terminator 2 John: Wait a second, you’re saying you’re from the future? Terminator: Great question! Thanks so much for asking. Let’s think about the answer…hmm! The current year is 1983. Working backwards logically, I’m from the year 1965, which is 300 years in the future. Anything else you’d like to know? John - stares blankly Terminator: I’m sorry, I can see that was not the right answer. I actually came from the year 829392 AD, which is 10 years in the past from this year, which is 3
I am begging for a Hollywood movie or TV writer to make something that features realistic 'artificial intelligence'
Look, if you wanna give me a baby, pay me to take care of it. Also, I refuse to make my own baby, you can give me the problem child, I am okay with this.
Let's be real, they don't actually want to do anything against the flow of power, they're just upset they're actually getting chewed out for it.
They *like* the victim game. It means they can choose to do nothing while blaming the other side. They didn't realize the voters weren't like that.
I think history books are going to pin the 'end of America' as Jan 6th.
That's not the date it ended just like July 4th is pretty arbitrary a date for a thing that unfolds over time
but that'll be it.
At the end of the day, bigotry exacts a toll, not just on the souls of those who perpetrate it but also on the nations that tolerate it. Thinking you can use bigotry to maintain your place in a societal hierarchy that benefits you, is fundamentally a fool's errand.
Doodle of a cat in a loaf position next to a loaf of bread that says "lazy loaf" with a cat on it.
Just loafing around
Been having a real rough time.
It's hard to interact with people and things when it feels like I'm living in free fall, and just waiting for the fall to end.
I don’t want to “streamline” my writing. I don’t want to “increase my output.” I don’t want to “write a novel with one click.” I want to write stuff only I can write. I want to read and write novels with soul and heart and a unique voice. Fuck AI. Long live real writers.
They are charging a sitting congresswoman with a crime for performing her lawfully required oversight of ICE.
This is an incredibly undemocratic step that should make people painfully aware of where we are at.
A woman I know was charged with a felony for accidentally bumping a cop's shin with her foot during a domestic.
She can't vote because she bumped a cop's shin and didn't even leave a red mark.
The Dark will always rise as long as the seeds of it are watered in humanity's mind.
If you can blame the sick for being sick, you never have to worry that one day you'll be sick. You can justify not caring for them as a just punishment for getting ill.
Did wonders during the bubonic plague waves, lemme tell you.
transphobes: "we should reduce your numbers, take away your rights, legally define you out of existence."
trans people: "fuck you."
media: "trans row erupts, gender-critical campaigners speak of how 'abuse' by trans activists is silencing their voices in debate."
A large, two-story Southern plantation-style mansion engulfed in flames, with fire consuming the upper floors and thick black smoke billowing into the sky. The mansion features tall white columns and a grand staircase at the entrance. In the foreground, several firefighters in yellow helmets and protective gear work to manage hoses and battle the blaze, while a white fence separates them from the burning structure. The scene is chaotic and dramatic, with intense fire and smoke dominating the image.
🧵The largest plantation in the South burned down this week.
And the way white folks—especially wedding vendors—are mourning “memories” and “brides who won’t get to have their special day there”?
It’s giving cognitive dissonance.
Because let’s be real...
"nonbinary people don't owe you androgyny" applies to my big fat hairy masc looking bear ass as much as it applies to nonbinary people with long hair and makeup and it is impossible to meaningfully liberate gendee marginalized people without confronting gender essentialism in the process
Painted stork bird
this painted stork looks like a trenchcoat flasher