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Literally sobbing. A judge, a US judge defended us. A judge brought up intersex people, uaing the term intersex, to *defend* us by not allowing our erasure. I'm having a lot of feelings right now

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USA people! Buy NOTHING Feb 28 2025. Not anything. 24 hours. No spending. Buy the day before or after but nothing. NOTHING. February 28 2025. Not gas. Not milk. Not something on a gaming app. Not a penny spent. (Only option in a crisis is local small mom and pop. Nothing. Else.) Promise me. Commit. 1 day. 1 day to scare the shit out of them that they don't get to follow the bullshit executive orders. They don't get to be cowards. If they do, it costs. It costs.

Then, if you can join me for Phase 2. March 7 2025 thtough March 14 2025? No Amazon. None. 1 week. No orders. Not a single item. Not one ebook. Nothing. 1 week. Just 1.

If you live outside the USA boycott US products on February 28 2025 and stand in solidarity with us and also join us for the week of no Amazon.

Are you with me?

Spread the word.

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On my first day in Germany I got to my hotel and I couldn't get the lights to turn on. And I was like "Eh, fuck it, I'll just take a shower in the dark." And then the shower wouldn't get hot. I waited and waited and it stayed ice cold.

So I go down to the front desk and I'm like "My lights won't turn on and my shower won't get hot" so they send this guy up with me. We get into the room and I flick the switch and nothing happens so I'm like "See?"

And he goes "You must put your card in the slot."

"I... what? I have to put my room card in the light switch?"

"Of course!"

Now I have been in many hotels in the US and never encountered this concept, but apparently it was something most of their guests already knew. So I'm looking like a fool at this point. I feel like an idiot. The dude is fully grinning at me. I put the card in the slot and voila, the light turns on.

Then he's like "Ok, let's see if the shower works. You know you must wait for the hot water?" and I just know he's thinking I'm an idiot who also can't use a shower. This stupid American can't wait for the hot water! She can't even use a light switch or a shower!

And I guess he was distracted by these thoughts of my stupidity, because this dude fully stepped into the shower. In his nice dress shirt and slacks. He just. Gets into the shower.

And turns it on.

Have you ever seen a playing field get leveled instantaneously

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Genuinely curious, what about umbrella academy caused you to become so hooked on the series? Im not super into the show, but it is super sweet seeing your love for it stay strong for as long as it has. :)

five did thanks for asking

ok but on a serious note i genuinely just love every single character, i think the plots are really interesting and well-written (mostly), i think it’s super well acted, i love love love the soundtrack because it’s just soooo so so good, and overall i just think it’s such a cool show. but i do have a bit of a hyperfixation specifically on five just because he’s so fascinating to me.

100% would not be this hyperfixated on tua if it weren’t for old man five and that’s all there is to it really

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you guys know about the hobby lobby smuggling scandal right

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I appreciate the lovely science museum volunteer who saw my four-year-old and started carefully explaining basic magnetic properties

I appreciate EVEN MORE that when firstborn went "oh, like a maglev train" and "that's an electromagnet!", said lovely volunteer totally code-switched, and we quickly ended up at

"Want to see a gaussian rifle?"

Oh boy did firstborn EVER

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avatar: the last airbender premiered 20 years ago!!

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The health insurance industry has a term for this sadistic practice. It's called "step therapy." If the choice is between a more expensive medication that works and a cheaper one that doesn't work as well and might have worse side effects, the insurance company requires that the cheaper drug be used first.

One benefit to the insurance company is that the patient on the cheaper drug might die before they get a chance to use the drug that works but is more expensive. That's money in the bank for the insurance company.

Or, the patient might be so worn down and harmed by the cheaper drug that they just give up the fight to get the drug that will help them. Again, that's bank for the insurance company.

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I have some very important information that I need the world to know about.

disclosing this information will get me in some huge trouble with Big Butterknife but I am shouldering that burden to get this information to you.

You can use Back of Spoon instead of Butter Knife.

it spreads peanut butter, cream cheese, jelly, and all sorts of things just as well as Butter Knife.

I hope this information finds you well. take care

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happy valentine's to all the single girls out there, next year for sure guys!

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i’m back

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Was scrolling through AO3 and found this gem

Enemy to parent is a trope we have to popularise lmao

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"wealth" means different things to different people. for me it means being able to live quietly and comfortably, adopt a pet, donate to charities I care about, be able to take care of myself in my old age, and eventually leave an inheritance to my loved ones, who will then be forced by the stipulations of my will to be locked at midnight in a Mystery Mansion and solve an elaborate series of puzzles while being mysteriously killed off one by one. and i don't think that's so much to ask

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ATLA animals have got to be my favorite freaking animals to ever exist irl and in fictional works

Atla-fauna appreciation post

I just love them all.

(This post has no point. I just want a collection of ATLA animals on my blog…)

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i hate it here im gonna [remembers suicide jokes are bad for mental health] find the Avatar and restore my honor

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