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which one of u was going to tell me that tea tastes different if u put it in hot water?

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why bother caring about the environment when 1. It’s so obviously a lost cause and 2. There’s definitely going to be a nuclear war?

And what are you doing about it Anon? Learn about ecological restoration or get out of my way.

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the world is running out of glassblowers and yet you want to become a fucking doctor

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this article is SO funny (can’t do gift links sorry but i read it on pocket). noted University of Chicago Renaissance historian and Hugo finalist Ada Palmer has been running a 1492 papal conclave LARP in class for fifteen years and now it’s been held during an actual general congregation. 🤌

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Maybe as an artist I am interested in ugly things. I am interested in the subjective concept of Beauty as it relates to Ugliness and challenging those presumptions. Maybe I like the ugly details, the "distractions" because that's the world we live in. Maybe I'm trying to say something by including those ugly distractions. Maybe what u call a "distraction" is very much on purpose. I want to draw attention to it because to ignore it is to create an illusion of a subject that does not exist.. Maybe I am making something purposeful.

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Feeling a type of Way right now about me as an artist. Like maybe I want to make stuff the way I want to make it and not actually do Art By Committee or whatever the fuck. Maybe I do not want to care about The Market or consumer data bullshit. but it's like... if you're not Successful by some bullshit metric you don't get to be respected like that. You can work so hard on something and feel like it's what you want and ultimately your own success is not up to you because someone else has to Approve it. Maybe im just tired and angry and frustrated that things aren't working out despite all the effort I put in.

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i hope luigi mangione is proven innocent & gets to sue a ton of companies for slander and win & i hope he gets enough money to rebuild his life and get any help for his chronic pain that he needs & i hope he’s able to disappear from the public eye entirely if that’s what he wants

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While dems are flailing about what to do, I have many thoughts on what the dem/progressive platform should be including:

Medical Bill of Rights - Everyone has the right to safe and affordable medical care - Individuals, not corporations, lobbyists, or special interest groups, along with their doctors have a right to make decisions about their own health and well-being. - Children have the right to make decisions about their own care if their parents decisions conflict with doctors advice, established medical policy, and creates endangerment to their welfare. (If a child is unable to make the decision for whatever reason, then an social worker alongside at least 2 medical doctors should be present to make a final judgement or something like that). Basically, a parent should not have the right to make decisions that go against a child's health and well-being. (Thinking particularly about anti-vaxxers who prevent their kid's from getting vaccinated.) (((This would probably have the parent's rights people up in arms the most))) - Medical policy should be set by licensed medical doctors, politically independent of the executive and legislative branch, and based in sound, peer-reviewed research and study

Pass Medicare for all

Reduce the military budget, end American imperialism.

Green New Deal. Massive investment in green energy and complete divestment from fossil fuels

Mass transport investment; fix our train situation

Break up the big companies. Enforce anti-trust laws

Ban congress and the president from trading stocks or holding stocks.

Add seats to the Supreme Court (end the crazy ultra-conservative majority)

Actually pass gun restrictions.

Actual immigration reform. DACA to Citizenship. Actual paths to citizenship and work permits, etc. End this Kafka-esque immigration policy

Abolish ICE and DHS

Re-investment in our public schools. Y'all talking about "School choice" but never the CHOICE to fix the public schools you complain about. - Equitable funding for all districts so they all get the resources they need and deserve. - Teacher pay should be at least $100k / year - Ideally ban private schools.

Fix Taxes - Massively increase taxes for rich people, especially billionaires. End tax loopholes and deductions that only benefit the ultra-rich. They should be paying 100% over $1 billion. - Increase the standard deduction to $30k. - And, overall, just make taxes easy. No more of this filing returns stuff. the IRS should just tell you if you owe something or send you a refund; they already know all your information, so this whole thing is ridiculous and only benefits companies like Turbotax

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can't stop thinking how my entire fucking 31 years of life is recession, war, and stupid-ass republicans and neo liberals, who are basically conservatives....

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I LOVE YOU CORDELIA CUPP!! I LOVE YOU!! SHE IS EVERYTHING TO ME!!

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omg this glaaaaaze! 😍

it’s like a milky clear colour which is fine, but it pools RED and now I am in love.

it’s Mayco’s Oxblood

I might have to get some, that would look so cool on a textured sculptural creature

the above pictures are from Mayco’s facebook page

and this little jar is by Alexander Seidl

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"there should be some kind of test you have to take before having kids" -> wrong, extremely dangerous and highkey eugenicist and racist "the youth should have safe and effective legal pathways at their disposal to make sure their human rights are constantly protected and upheld" -> based, centers the youth, gives minors more power to fight inequality and does not reinforce the idea that parents are immune to scrutiny from their kids

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Bimbo and Himbo aren't gender locked

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Why are you using chatgpt to get through college. Why are you spending so much time and money on something just to be functionally illiterate and have zero new skills at the end of it all. Literally shooting yourself in the foot. If you want to waste thirty grand you can always just buy a sportscar.