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There’s this very cool woman on IG who times herself doing things she’s been procrastinating to see how long they really take. Like “avoided this garage corner for three years, organized it in 15 minutes.” Anyway that’s what it’s like living in NYC with Mamdani as mayor.

Definitely just said “A’Two May Two” to a doctor trying to confirm an appointment with me.

Celebrating Nonbinary Parents With Picture Books, Kids’ Music, and Parental Names. Read reviews and see more names at mombian.com.

Celebrate Nonbinary Parents Day today w/these picture books featuring nonbinary parents (& other nonbinary adult relatives), a lullaby for nonbinary parents, & suggestions for nonbinary parental names. Click through for more! Wishing all nonbinary parents love and joy! mombian.com/2026/04/19/c...

I gotta get over there!

Heard my neighbor outside talking to his landlord. Landlord goes “I hate Mandani. He won’t last.” And my neighbor said “I dunno. Landlords hating him is kind of a huge part of his appeal.”

Didn’t get to post this here.

I asked Angel Reese about staying grounding between so much change in Chicago until landing here in Atlanta.

Reese got visibly emotional when answering.

Here’s video of that moment which I think is worth watching.

WNBA socials: *in flames over relationship rumors and drama*

My WNBA group chat: “… so that’s a five percent raise over three years, fully guaranteed, which is a smart move with her injury history, even though not it’s as flash as the supermax money, but with the cost of living in the area …”

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We are so far beyond even Teapot Dome levels of "government captured by private industry" in this country, and Democrats genuinely seem to believe their unpopularity is driven by being too nice to trans people, instead of being driven by their screamingly obvious hypocrisy about this.

I'm working on a story for @thesicktimes.org about RECOVER clinical trial results that have been shared so far (from the VITAL, NEURO, and AUTONOMIC studies), and am looking for people in the #LongCOVID and IACC communities to share what they think of the findings. DM or email me!

bert from sesame street is wearing a striped shirt and a white scarf around his neck Alt: bert from sesame street is wearing a striped shirt and a white scarf around his neck falling backwards

I always forget how freakin honkers bonkers my POTS goes as soon as it gets hot out. 15 minutes upright, 45 minutes flat, on repeat, all day. Like, “Yaaaay sun at long la—oh. Oh no.”

Heck yes, @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social! You deserve this!

Me: I’m gonna open this bedroom door and there’s a cat and here who’s gonna scream and hiss and spit at you.

Insurance adjuster: Will she hurt me?

Me: Maybe but that’s what you get for walking into a house full of lesbians and black cats, right?

IA: 😒

Me: ☺️

😻

A grey and white tabby cat with a pink nose eating a heart-shaped Purr Pop (chicken flavor)

Boop for luck!

Me: What if I build a Waffle House bird house and put it in the front yard?

Wife: Our landlord will make you take it down and it will break your heart and then I’ll go absolutely ham because I cannot stand to see you get your feelings hurt.

Me: Ohhhhkay I’ll think of another craft.

Every chronically ill person I know both pushes themself too hard and also thinks they’re not doing enough.

Bamboozled once again by an Instagram ad showing me a very cool hat, only to click on it and see it is toddler clothing!

RIP to the Flau’Bay era, you were too good for this world 😭

Hello, Bluesky! We, the staff of Scientific American, are pleased to announce we have formed a union with @wgaeast.bsky.social. Just as mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell, we are the powerhouse of the publication, and we’re excited to have a new way to contribute to its success.

Top Chef: A Very Gay History Top Chef is one of the gayest reality shows on television — and in honor of our Melissa King cover story, there's never been a better time to look back on all of it.

A not-so-brief history of the chefbians (h/t @dorothysnarker.bsky.social) of #TopChef:

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LOL too true!

She puts up with so much! 😂

✍️ “only on tuesdays”

Me: I’m off to fight a man, back in a bit.

Wife: Heather. Wait, hang on. Are you doing an “I’m a lesbian leaving the house” bit, or do you have an actual appointment to fight a man?

Me: You can make an appointment to fight a man???

I can’t remember the last time I felt AMAZING and could just lounge around reading and drawing and doing some light gardening and simply enjoying it. It was so wonderful. I felt good resting. What a gift.

The days I do the B12 injections are always my clearest cognitive and highest energy days, so I try to inject on days I have a lot of work to do or social situations I have to engage in. Today, for the first time in six years, I timed my injection with a complete rest day.

One of the weird things COVID-19 did to me was cause pernicious anemia, which is an autoimmune disease where my immune system destroys stomach cells & intrinsic factor protein, so my intestines can’t absorb B12 & do red blood cell business. So I have to give myself B12 injections twice a month.

i don’t want my appliances to be smart or connect to the internet. i want them to do one mechanical task for 100 years