#useless.

[mars-paws]

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[robustcornhusk]

i have spent more time repairing slaw's fancy automated litter box than i have scooping my own cat's litter this week :|

[thermodynamiclawyer]

[soni-dragon]

Never ever EVER buy household appliances with ai in them. Most ridiculous things I’ve ever encountered

[19871997]

this scf two houses in conflict come together under one united enemy 🫶 (corey perry)

[st-louis]

and, as always, fuck the nhlpa.

[criminalisticonsultant]

Hello Sir? I'm kinda scared to ask you honestly. You are not known to be the nicest person ever. But, hey, as my old grandma said "Qui ne tente rien n'a rien"

So, I just wanted to know. How are you today? Did you have a fun day? Did you slept, drank and ate enough? (Health is important)

This is basically it. Just asking how you are doing. Irene and Jeanne has told me they have gotten more threats than nice asks, and I've assumed you two. It seems to be the case for most people weirdly enough.

By the way, "Qui ne tente rien n'a rien" is French, my grandma never actually said it and I'm too lazy to translate it.

Honestly I'm kinda scared of the response I'll get, if response there is.

Have a great day!

S.L.

So many words, so little content.

[sugarstarlights]

G*d fuck dammit fuck shit I forgot to make a fucking birthday cake. Fuck.

[ryanthedemiboy]

Fyi: that shit likely won't work in a medical context, in my experience. Good luck.

Pro-tip to young trans guys:

If a stranger misgenders you, please please please do not ever utter the phrase, “I’m a man.” It sounds very unnatural and immediately sounds overly defensive.

My advice? Just look at the person like they’re an idiot and, in the deepest voice possible, say, “Uh. Alright, then.”

Just act as though they made a huge and obvious mistake, and don’t get flustered. If you’re comfortable with it, handle the situation with humor and say something like, “Man, I know I’ve got a babyface, but I didn’t think it was that bad.”

[call-of-the-ocean]

useless ray of goddamn sunshine

[xiaq]

Fun story. When I was actively being stalked (both online and IRL), I contacted the police exactly one time. I showed them the physical notes that had been left under the wiper blade on my car after I blocked the man on social media. I showed them the previous Facebook messages this man had sent me that described, in detail, what he wanted to do to me.

The police said they couldn’t help me because the man had not actually physically done any of those things to me. He’d just talked about his desires. They even made excuses for him. He’s awkward. He’s lonely. You’re pretty. It’s a compliment.

So friendly reminder that when a man with a record and weapons makes verbal/written threats against a woman, there’s nothing police can do.

But when a frustrated woman being denied medical coverage with no record and no weapons makes a “verbal threat” against a corporation, she’s arrested immediately.

[darkclouud9]

are parents even meant to love their kids like why have kids if. if you're just gonna.

[charmac]

[blvvdk3ep]

I love you people going into "useless" fields I love you classics majors I love you cultural studies majors I love you comparative literature majors I love you film studies majors I love you near eastern religions majors I love you Greek, Latin, and Hebrew majors I love you ethnic studies I love you people going into any and all small field that isn't considered lucrative in our rotting capitalist society please never stop keeping the sacred flame of knowledge for the sake of knowledge and understanding humanity and not merely for the sake of money alive

[demaparbat-hp]

He truly did.

[thesaltyace]

Y'all I did NOT know this about Harris, and I think it's really critical that we all listen and understand as we approach this election. Video at the end.

This creator's video describes how progressive Harris was as a prosecutor -- actively going against the grain to the point she was accused of being soft on crime. Accused of being a social worker, not a prosecutor. She calls it being smart on crime. She's pushing for systemic changes to give real pathways to reintegrate incarcerated folks back into society and prevent their past from continuing to haunt them moving forward.

"Kamala's a cop" is a catchy dismissive response usually used to shut down conversation rather than add nuance. But this kind of reform is ESSENTIAL to work towards a present and future that treats incarcerated people with value.

I fell for it in 2020 and have thought "Kamala's a cop" without further inspection since - and I'm sobered by the realization that (you guessed it!) I'm not immune to propaganda.

A better system only follows liberal democracy, because library democracy allows for exploration of better systems. If authoritarianism takes hold, it will not allow for the exploration of better systems. We will have to fight tooth and nail just to try to get back to liberal democracy, and I suspect we could not achieve it in our lifetimes.

Harris isn't perfect. But she's a hell of a lot better than many leftists have led me to believe. Don't let perfection be the enemy of good. Don't let perfection be the enemy of harm reduction.

We can either help elect Trump and usher in authoritarian fascism, or we can help defeat him and pull things back in the direction we want to go. Not liking the choices doesn't absolve you from participating and doing the most good you can with the options available.

I'll link the original video in the replies. The original video has captions if you need them.