It may be hard, but I hate to tell you, there is no law in the universe that says that you have a right to an easy life.

there is also no law that says that the right choice should be the difficult one.... especially needlessly difficult.

humans, ALL humans are by nature lazy. and i know for myself from experience that most of the time i will not make the right choice if it involves struggle and sacrifice.

i am very grateful for the glp1 medications and hope that the medical field can continue to find ways to make the right choice, the easy one.

the DA is investigating medical billing fraud, and for some reason they requested info about

people who volunteer for the hospital’s Trans Buddy initiative

remember in the Live NewsNation clip when the prison boys were hollering out the prison windows in Luigi support?

his inmate brothers love him as much as we do. ♥️

i have recently become very aware of and disgusted by the the amount of plastic waste i make.

every single goddammed thing is covered in it. it's obscene and i am ashamed.

ugh. influencers are the worst. old man grumble

Watching their partner have sex with someone else sometimes sparked what they called “classic little jealousy issues,” which Adams said they resolved with “more communication, more growing up.” The money was just too good. And over time, they adopted a self-affirming ideology that framed everything as just business.

i swear this is the exact plot of "Boogie Nights". i wish these young entrepreneurs all the best, but the movie didn't exactly have a happy ending.

it doesn't say "free", it says "for profit".

that's what i was thinkin... surely single-cell eukaryote (fungi) is earlier than complex eukaryote (shark)?

i am really glad you took the time to put all of that into words. i, a queer person, agree completely.

“There is the potential for 3.5 hours of attention per traveler, based on average flight time,” United said.

disgusting.

i think in this case we also want to consider...

do not click a twitter link

... as the article states, it is the traffic, itself, that they want.

i got to spend 30 minutes in the doctors waiting room last week and they had a pop playlist running. i rarely listen to (any) music these days and spend my time in public with earplugs jammed in my ears.

the music coming from those speakers was ungodly distracting, aggressive, poorly constructed and LOUD. i brought it up to my family and they told me i sound like an old man (45).

i don't think it's just my age.

loudness wars

my name is hennifer lopeth

i wouldn't normally be controversial in the family chat, but it was a rare opportunity to make a simple point. he probably hasn't seen it yet, but it spurred a great discussion among the rest of us.

you are describing "chemical dependence".

addiction is more than that.

this is not a federal issue.

like, how can this EO have any effect on your local community softball league?

power to the people! hold the police to accountability friends.

no but really tho, is it legal to drive this on public roads?

the following is a thread in six parts...

1/yesterday, while riding in the truck with dad, he suggested that he might get an account on Twitter and plead Mr Musk to give him $100k. i thought maybe he was joking, but this suggestion was in earnest. dad, you are very close to the solution....

2/1-tax the shit out of Musk. 2-apply that money to social programs which provide solutions to the basic needs of all Americans.

3/dear dad. you are right that Musk has enough money that $100k is a pittance to him. you are right that you have needs that deserve to be met.

4/you are wrong to imagine that capitalists will EVER give up their wealth willingly (even if you ask pretty please on Twitter).

5/you are wrong to think that you are the ONLY person who deserves to have their basic needs met.

6/welcome to "the struggle", dad. ♥️