i also kinda do want to change my name again but that's going to be a hell off a hassle. but i'm annoyed with the one i chose because i chose it for my former family, which wholeheartedly rejected me. so something i chose for MYSELF will definitely better. but, oh boy, the paperwork... and all the places where i haven't even changed my original name yet? "sooo here are 2 pieces of paper, one that says i changed my name from this to that and the other that says i changed my name from that to the other one. please use that one. no you put the wrong one"
Do you ever experience your brain just spinning in a loop when processing what someone just said? This usually happens to me when I don’t know if a word is meant literally or has many meanings and I don’t know which one I’m supposed to use.
Baseless conspiracy theories have driven several states to leave a group that helps officials improve the accuracy of voter rolls. It’s a win for disinformation and a loss for good election administration.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/states-cave-conspiracy-theories-and-leave-voter-data-cooperative-eric
"The D.E.A. has had five decades to prove that it can do better than the F.D.A. in controlling potentially dangerous drugs used in medicine. It has failed. Medical experts should be in charge of regulating controlled substances, as they were before." https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/25/opinion/adderall-shortage-drug-policy.html
@morgfair @Nordstahl “While the worst stage of the coronavirus pandemic is, at least for the time being, behind us”
So by “the brighter side” they really mean “wishful thinking”. True, the most recent waves of infection have “only” killed 3,000 to 4,000 people a week, and it sometimes gets “down” to 2,000 people dying a week, but that “at least for the time being” is such a wonderful weasel-phrase.
Also, how often does this nasal spray have to be applied to be effective? Once? Weekly? Daily? Hourly?
It is so easy to write upbeat-sounding news if you just leave out all those pesky little details.
RT @DMVUofficial@twitter.com
Yo! Working class history made an absolutely amazing interactive map covering all sorts of important historical events
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/DMVUofficial/status/1620521617330950144
My country, Israel, is in the midst of a general strike coordinated by trade unions, employers and local governments, peaking the political crisis caused by a radical judicial system overhaul.
When reading the chapter in "Advanced R" by @hadleywickham regarding errors, warnings and messages and feeling like this has to be a political message, you know things have gone far enough.
Boosts for support of the democracy in Israel are very much appreciated.
I rarely pimp my instagram on here because I don’t want to be an obnoxiously insistent Spammy McSpammer, but here it is. It’s your number one home online for pictures of my cats Smudge and Bear. Bear is our new energetic addition who loves to play, and Smudge is an ex-feral cat who discovered he likes food and hugs better than cold weather and traffic.
The Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence invited parents and students from a Florida charter school to visit. The school's principal was forced to resign after parents complained about a lesson featuring the marble statue of David. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/italian-museum-invite-michelangelo-david-statue-porn-controversy-1.6791747 https://nitter.hongkongers.net/CBCNews/status/1640317366402707457#m
Mostly reclusive and carrying slightly damaged goods. A survivor by some accounts. Definitely in need of much therapy. ;)
Staunchly anti-fascist
Bear in mind that, while I may "like" your "toot", about a person, event or particular topic, if it links to the "bird-site" I will no longer boost and inadvertently contribute to their grift. Everyone has a choice and a part to play when crimes go unpunished.
"We are dreamers, shapers, singers, and makers".
-Elric