There will be more localized celebrations and nobody who says things like “it’s not gonna change anything” is welcome at mine

I don’t think I can rely on that here! I think about 30% of the country will be happy, 30 will be indifferent, and the rest will be varying degrees of anxious or miserable

Not me looking up how to set my phone so I can nominate inverse time zone buddies who can bypass my mute setting in case It Finally Happens when I’m asleep

1993 was the year I became a legal adult. I was a whole adult before it became illegal in all 50 states.

And where did they go???

Oh, she doesn’t! As far as I know at least…

Young pope Leo, undated but he appears to be in his teens or early 20’s

young pope leo looks like a ska scene regular who goes by Upbeat but no one knows his real name

Same! I also often stop to remind myself that punk, and frankly especially pop-punk, was always kids’ music, and this isn’t that much of a departure

We LOVE Parry Gripp in this house! We’ve managed to avoid Minecraft so far (for now).

She asks me for @cmatbaby.bsky.social or the Puppy Songs guy who sings to his chihuahuas. She’s been asking her dad for Rednex. She truly likes all kinds of music

I mean, the tune kinda slaps and she is VERY happy about it, but it’s…a lot

This is why I never leave out the fact that they’re Swedish. It’s very confusing!!!

WHOMST among you introduced my child to Swedish one-hit wonder Rednex’s Cotton-Eye Joe

I felt it in my regino

Also yes, it was bring her or be out 800 crowns bc friend I was supposed to go with backed out. She declared it fun but “too scary” (it was a bit scary!) and would do it again, but maybe less scary

Next to me, indignant, she sits straight up and (quietly) shrieks, “that’s wrong! Two plus two IS four!”

Kiddo is in a phase where she does a lot of “what’s 4 plus4!” to show off her (excellent) math skills. Long story short, I didn’t have childcare so I took her to a theater production of 1984, and O’Brien yells at Winston “what’s 2 plus 2?!” And he says 4, and O’Brien shouts “wrong!”

My family became Episcopalians in the late 80s, but my dad was a catholic priest in the Vatican in the 50s and 60s, and I still forget about the extra bit of the Our Father. I’m still catholic in my bones, so this is relatable

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It’s truly an indictment of the system that this was even allowed to happen!

TFW your mom went to the moon, but she came back

I mean, I can see V or MP having some very good in-jokes about it, but yes, S is definitely way too dull and way too conciliatory toward the fascists

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whomst among us hasn't looked at a pope and thought, hmpf, weak on nuclear weapons

went to check out the techno rave outside Parliament and I don't think I have the data allowance to share a video from it but let me tell you: there sure is a techno rave outside Parliament right now, celebrating Orban getting ousted

This is the culmination of SIXTEEN YEARS of dogged work by everyday Hungarians.

You think that felt hopeless sometimes? I'm sure it did.

👏 Don't 👏 give 👏 up 👏

Every European opposition party now trying to figure out how to get the fascists to invite JD Vance for a visit

Not to diminish the real painful work that went into this victory for Hungary!!!

I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win

My kid, the world’s most social child, has a birthday party guest list of THIRTY SIX kids. That’s just the kids. She’s also requested a piñata. What could possibly go wrong???

Our entire yard is like 350m2. But here goes!!!