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james 🐎🔫 @buffalocia.bsky.social · 1d

It's got to feel awesome to take heavy machinery to the side of the white house

Jonathan Edwards @jonathanreports.bsky.social · 1d

Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom

The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.

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wormp @wormposting.bsky.social · 1d

reading 250 year old short stories on my tablet feeling like an absolute poser. no autumnal gothic academia vibes to be seen

wormp @wormposting.bsky.social · 4d

wow i guess im not allowed to read some miserable gothic novels in the fall this year...library was closed monday, today they didnt have any of the books i was looking for and i forgot my damn wallet anyway

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Maladroithe @maladroithe.bsky.social · Oct 11

We really should identify people who do this shit as “tar pits” more often

jb-blunk
Mar 4, 2022
in this terrifying world you continuously have the power to offer someone else a little relief. why would you withhold that. do you remember what a little relief feels like? it feels like a lot
testing-stormneko
May 6, 2022
excuse me? are you suggesting i frolic directly into someone's emotional space and assume what brings them relief, potentially causing more stress? are you encouraging people to reach past their own boundaries to help, increasing net suffering if it costs more than the other gains? surely not; that would be advocating for emotional self-harm.
jb-blunk
May 6, 2022
this is a post about the woman who waived my late fee at the bank.
testing-stormneko
May 6, 2022
good for you, good for her, the wording on the initial post feels closer to blaming people who don't reach out than celebrating those who do by a large enough margin that i feel the need to hit back
jb-blunk
May 6, 2022
you are a tar pit

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prince egregious, heir apparent @sonofahurricane.bsky.social · 3d

For Prison Banned Books Week, I want to say: it is worse than maybe it ever has been regarding censorship in prisons. It is worse than five years ago. It is worse than 50 years ago.

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Democratic Socialists of America @demsocialists.bsky.social · 3d

DSA supports the mass mobilizations against Donald Trump. As socialists we must be clear: defeating Trump and his administration means defeating the whole capitalist, imperialist system. Join DSA to help build the movement for a better world.

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d.ly @dly.bsky.social · 4d

if content creators are gonna hold the tiny clip-on mic anyway why don’t they just use a regular sized mic on a stand

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wormp @wormposting.bsky.social · 3d

i think the boycott technically ended but ppl still arent shopping there as their regular spot, a specific item once in a while is fine imo. the company is still suffering greatly it seems lmao

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Salty MacTavish @saltymactavish.bsky.social · 4d

Maybe we could have a little accountability, as a treat

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wormp @wormposting.bsky.social · 3d

wow excellent idea! now i just need to convince one of my friends to loan me their toddler as a prop

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wormp @wormposting.bsky.social · 3d

what should i be for halloween if i want to wear my overalls

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wormp @wormposting.bsky.social · 3d

oh Carmilla is on my list already in a book of several stories/novellas! have u heard of "in a glass darkly"?

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wormp @wormposting.bsky.social · 3d

very cool, ill have to add those to my list as well!

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 5d

A thing I struggle to communicate concisely is that the "time tax" is mitigated by arranging your life differently, and those choices can be really rewarding.

Most habitual drivers envision car-lite living as making all the same trips at the same times, just without the car. That sounds terrible!

Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · 5d

One thing I wish we would do far, far more in our ped/bike/transit writing and advocacy is acknowledge the time tax those modes of transport often incur, and what it means for people to absorb that tax. When we don't, I think it makes us a bit dishonest and weakens our advocacy!

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wormp @wormposting.bsky.social · 4d

cuomo 🤝 lamont

Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 4d

of course cuomo wants to means test free buses.

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wormp @wormposting.bsky.social · 4d

i have a whole list but i think mysteries of udolpho is at the top currently

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wormp @wormposting.bsky.social · 4d

wow i guess im not allowed to read some miserable gothic novels in the fall this year...library was closed monday, today they didnt have any of the books i was looking for and i forgot my damn wallet anyway