sarah ✪
@freckley.bsky.social
laugh hard it's a long way to the bank~♪
Remember, poor people are to blame for losing our homes and families for "not living within our means," but once you make 6 figures you are entitled to live in the wealthiest neighborhoods with the finest cars and private schools, and if you don't have much left over it's society's fault
1/ I may write something about this, but I've noticed some folks, notably Noah Smith, but others as well, deriding the $140,000=poverty in today's US guy.
So I thought I'd work out what a family of 4 budget would look like in my well-off Boston suburb (Brookline).
TL:DR--pretty damn tight...
So I thought I'd work out what a family of 4 budget would look like in my well-off Boston suburb (Brookline).
TL:DR--pretty damn tight...
December 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Remember, poor people are to blame for losing our homes and families for "not living within our means," but once you make 6 figures you are entitled to live in the wealthiest neighborhoods with the finest cars and private schools, and if you don't have much left over it's society's fault
Started watching The Chair Company, and already feel like I'm going to need to re-watch. So many densely-packed scenes, where you miss two jokes while reeling from the first one you see
December 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Started watching The Chair Company, and already feel like I'm going to need to re-watch. So many densely-packed scenes, where you miss two jokes while reeling from the first one you see
Strong floor, no ceiling, strong walls, no windows
November 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Strong floor, no ceiling, strong walls, no windows
There's a point with some of these "cancelled" people where continuing to avoid them becomes less about what they did (I watch/listen to all sorts of media created by monstrous people, we all have our own lines) and more about this constant lecturing about how mean and unfair we're all being to them
When a cancelled performer reënters the culture, we expect them to offer us a great work, channelling their newfound clarity into the finest art they’ve ever made. With his new comedy show and début novel, has Louis C.K. met the bar?
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
Louis C.K.’s Next Chapter
In a new standup special, and a début novel, the comedian navigates murky, post-#MeToo terrain: not quite exiled, not quite welcomed back.
www.newyorker.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:59 PM
There's a point with some of these "cancelled" people where continuing to avoid them becomes less about what they did (I watch/listen to all sorts of media created by monstrous people, we all have our own lines) and more about this constant lecturing about how mean and unfair we're all being to them
Caught in a depression/shame loop today. It's so goddamn frustrating being like this
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Caught in a depression/shame loop today. It's so goddamn frustrating being like this
Started watching "Carol & The End of the World" and I don't think I've ever related more to a protagonist in my life
November 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Started watching "Carol & The End of the World" and I don't think I've ever related more to a protagonist in my life
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unbelievable behavior from everyone involved here - Nuzzi for doing catch and kill, Lizza for sitting on this shit so he can sell newsletter subscriptions, RFK for existing
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
unbelievable behavior from everyone involved here - Nuzzi for doing catch and kill, Lizza for sitting on this shit so he can sell newsletter subscriptions, RFK for existing
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the subsequent apologetics of it from people I used to respect, forced me to rethink my stance on certain things and gave me more respect for those who could condemn an imperial invasion plainly. A lot of that respect has been stripped away in recent weeks
November 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the subsequent apologetics of it from people I used to respect, forced me to rethink my stance on certain things and gave me more respect for those who could condemn an imperial invasion plainly. A lot of that respect has been stripped away in recent weeks
I think what's freaking me out the most about the holidays this year is that I don't think there's anyone left in my family who isn't sick of my shit
November 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I think what's freaking me out the most about the holidays this year is that I don't think there's anyone left in my family who isn't sick of my shit
lmao
Zohran Mamdani told NBC’s Kristen Welker he wants Hakeem Jeffries to stay Dem leader & become Speaker if Dems win House. On Fri., Jeffries was 1 of 86 Democrats who backed a GOP-led res. “condemning socialism.” Mamdani also opposed fellow dem socialist Chi Ossé’s primary challenge against Jeffries.
November 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
lmao
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I just discovered a game show I would dominate.
November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I just discovered a game show I would dominate.
These past few days have really really sucked. Last holiday season kicked off me fucking up bad enough to lose everything I'd built, again, and now I'm entering this holiday season still not having recovered from the last one
November 24, 2025 at 11:43 PM
These past few days have really really sucked. Last holiday season kicked off me fucking up bad enough to lose everything I'd built, again, and now I'm entering this holiday season still not having recovered from the last one
From ages 4, 8, and 12 respectively:
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
From ages 4, 8, and 12 respectively:
Not to say they aren't trying, of course: about.doordash.com/en-us/news/d...
DoorDash Unveils Dot, the Delivery Robot Powered by its Autonomous Delivery Platform to Accelerate Local Commerce
DoorDash Dot is the first commercial autonomous delivery robot to seamlessly navigate bike lanes, roads, and sidewalks, and is purpose-built for local commerce.
about.doordash.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Not to say they aren't trying, of course: about.doordash.com/en-us/news/d...
As long as I've been in the workforce, driving people's food to them has always been an avenue for people who are generally unemployable elsewhere
November 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM
As long as I've been in the workforce, driving people's food to them has always been an avenue for people who are generally unemployable elsewhere
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November 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Maybe I should try self-medicating ADHD with coffee, does that work at all
November 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Maybe I should try self-medicating ADHD with coffee, does that work at all
Every couple weeks I check around for free/sliding-scale psychiatrists in my region and hit the wave of hopelessness when I can't find anything. Need to climb out of the pit before I can get a ladder that will get me out of the pit
November 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Every couple weeks I check around for free/sliding-scale psychiatrists in my region and hit the wave of hopelessness when I can't find anything. Need to climb out of the pit before I can get a ladder that will get me out of the pit
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Anyone remember that cease fire?
"Gaza hospitals running out of supplies as airstrikes continue"
"Gaza hospitals running out of supplies as airstrikes continue"
Gaza hospitals running out of supplies as airstrikes continue, medics say
‘Severe lack’ in territory where Israeli strikes have killed more than 50 people and injured over 100 in recent days
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Anyone remember that cease fire?
"Gaza hospitals running out of supplies as airstrikes continue"
"Gaza hospitals running out of supplies as airstrikes continue"
Ritalin used to be OTC? And I can't even afford to see a psychiatrist who may or may not believe me wanting that class of drug is just me being a lazy degenerate who doesn't "deserve" them or whatever
I keep saying this but it’s at least very interesting that many doctors didn’t think ADHD persisted into adulthood until you couldn’t buy Ritalin over the counter anymore and most people stopped smoking.
yeah tbh I’d really rather be on ADHD meds and NOT have to develop a two pack a day cigarette habit as someone who’s never smoked before just to function
November 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Ritalin used to be OTC? And I can't even afford to see a psychiatrist who may or may not believe me wanting that class of drug is just me being a lazy degenerate who doesn't "deserve" them or whatever
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Compelling argument for detournement here.
When pregnant woman boarded a subway car, 38% of the time someone offered her a seat. If someone dressed as Batman was also in the car it rose to 68%.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
The Batman effect: The mere sight of the 'superhero' can make us more altruistic
If "Batman" appears on the scene, we immediately become more altruistic: in fact, research conducted by psychologists from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, shows that the sudden appear...
phys.org
November 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Compelling argument for detournement here.
Today was fuckin rough. It's really tough to toe that line with my family between being open with them about what's going on with me and not wanting to scare the shit out of them and/or have them institutionalize me
November 21, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Today was fuckin rough. It's really tough to toe that line with my family between being open with them about what's going on with me and not wanting to scare the shit out of them and/or have them institutionalize me
If you were to write a satire about the American Christianity-themed lifestyle brand and who it serves, the David Brooks conversion story would be considered too heavy-handed and on-the-nose
Apparently, what causes cynicism and distrust isn't lawless elites being above the law, it is *talking about* how lawless elites are above the law.
Also, completely unrelated:
Also, completely unrelated:
November 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
If you were to write a satire about the American Christianity-themed lifestyle brand and who it serves, the David Brooks conversion story would be considered too heavy-handed and on-the-nose