Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?

Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.

Margaritas!

As a short lady at 4'11", I appreciate this contract. Thanks to all the over 6'3" folks who have helped me throughout the years.

Yes.

Archery and tacos!!

I'm just here to add to this wonderful ratio you've got going.

Because we aren't a functioning democracy and our leaders are busy wringing their hands or actively malicious.

First MiLB game of the season! Go Aces!!! It was freezing and we lost, but it was a great night.

These guys are an inch from mask off.

No, no, I was honestly asking. I appreciate your answer!

Right. With everyone ignoring the "good for whom" question.

Don't forget that a lot of liberal and queer Gen Xers died of the AIDS epidemic. It's a skewed cohort.

Wtf is a vibecession??

It's so cold this morning. Yikes.

Hungarians are welcome to join us in humiliating him!

a man and a woman are standing next to each other in a baseball stadium and talking . Alt: Tom Hanks in A League of their own in the iconic "we're gonna win!" Scene

Fascists gonna lose!

Obrán concedes! Fascists everywhere fuck off into the sun.

I'm really enjoying these interviews! I really liked what Mark Joelle had to say about a national rail system in his interview.

I block *anyone* who replies in bad faith. And no, I don't care what we have in common or if I know you IRL. Life's too short, folks. Boundaries are good. You don't need to suffer people who are insufferable.

Can you contextualize this? What are we even looking at?

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Yeah, but we're breathing in and out, so at least there's that.

Oh I'm sure I can find a bunch of hasbaraniks who are saying exactly that (except I've got them all blocked, lolsob)

Israel bombing a synagogue in Tehran is the kind of symbolism that would feel too heavy-handed in a work of fiction.

But yeah. That tracks in this ridiculous timeline.

May God bring comfort and safety to the Tehran Jewish community.

You have more in common with the people of Iran than you do with anyone in this administration, any member of the technocracy, anyone who is profiting from this war, or any billionaire. When you see Iranians forming human chains outside key infrastructure sites, you should feel a sense of kinship.

I got my class PPT done, so I'm going to call today a win. I have a feeling my stress levels are going to be thru the roof today.

Viral photo from some years back of a man nonchalantly mowing his yard with a tornado on the horizon .

How it feels doing literally any task right now.

We gotta bring back the productive kind of national shame. Not the throwing up your hands and going “what can you do, we suck” kind but the “I’ll be GODDAMNED if I let the fucking FRENCH have better TRAINS” kind