The furry in season 2 episode 9 of The Pitt

We are At War now, according to President Bush, and I take him at his word. He also says this War might last for "a very long time." Generals and military scholars will tell you that eight or 10 years is actually not such a long time in the span of human history - which is no doubt true - but history also tells us that 10 years of martial law and a wartime economy are going to feel like a Lifetime to people who are in their twenties today. The poor bastards of what will forever be known as Generation Z are doomed to be the first generation of Americans who will grow up with a lower standard of living than their parents enjoyed. That is extremely heavy news, and it will take a while for it to sink in. The 22 babies born in New York City while the World Trade Center burned will never know what they missed. The last half of the 20th century will seem like a wild party for rich kids, compared to what's coming now. The party's over, folks.

From Hunter S. Thompson’s ESPN page 2 column one week after 9/11.

A picture of a lined page in a journal against a sage green comforter. On the top of the lined page, the entry is dated for Sunday, February 22nd, 2026 at 2:25PM. Written on the next line is “I have become Alysa Liu-pilled.”

Productive journaling sesh happening today

Oops, I Haven't Written Anything in Almost Three Years I hope you can forgive me for being too much of a perfectionist/self-doubter.

I’m back on Substack!! Check out what’s next for my blog here:

I know it would defeat the entire point of the platform but I think it’d be really funny if you could log Heated Rivalry on Letterboxd

"The world isn’t ending. A world is ending. Our job is to midwife the next one."

A photo of the art of the “customer” in an IKEA instructional manual. The art has thick, bold, black lines and the customer has a large smile on his face.

A photo of the art of the “customer” in an IKEA instructional manual. The art has thick, bold, black lines and the customer appears confused while holding tools and an instructional manual.

I moved this week, so of course I’m putting together a bunch of IKEA stuff. I’m so charmed by the little man in the instruction manuals

Training myself to enjoy Chicago winter before I move from the suburbs in January. I can’t lie and say that seeing dogs in coats and booties isn’t a HUGE help in this endeavor

Got rejected from a copywriting job for a small company that was BIG into using AI for their process… and after three interviews and a week of silence, I only got told I wasn’t selected because I reached out directly 😐 Girl hello use ChatGPT to generate me a rejection letter at that point!

I wish I could post my girlfriend’s cooking on the Beli app

wrong answers only 👇

ICE Nazis in Chicago tried to kidnap a food delivery worker but my man was too fast for those slow bastards

fuck this pic just made me wanna buy a tub of those like NOW

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Services 4 — Louise Irpino

i also offer my services in basic essay editing for high school/college students, blogging, and sensitivity reading if that’s of any interest. learn more at www.louiseirpino.net/services!

pls reshare this so i can finally quit my shitty barista job at the place where we where green aprons 😭🙏

hi BlueSky, figured it’s time to introduce myself - i’m Louise! 👋

unfortunately i missed #PortfolioDay but i’m a lesbian freelance blogger/writer specializing in longform web content covering culture, history, and entertainment.

find me on louiseirpino.net and officiallouise.substack.com!

25 y/o Starbucks employee who attempted to unionize her store here - checked out Y2K from my local library on a whim bc the fruitiger aero cover caught my eye and absolutely loved it!! Put so much of my childhood years into perspective. Thank you for writing it!!

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An image of the character “Tri” from the video game Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

An image of the Deku Scrubs from the video game Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

zelda: echoes of wisdom has some of the best nonbinary little creatures i’ve ever seen

glimbo 🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘

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