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happy "closer to 2050 than 2000" day everyone

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her ♥️

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asking "hey is it fine if I smoke in here" and before you're able to answer I've already set up a full rack of salmon over a fire in your living room

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For those feeling overwhelmed by all the Executive Orders, that's the point.

This was posted by sociologist Jennifer Walters: "As a sociologist, I need to tell you: Your overwhelm is the goal.

1/ The flood of 200+ executive orders in Trump's first days exemplifies Naomi Klein's 'shock doctrine' - using chaos and crisis to push through radical changes while people are too disoriented to effectively resist. This isn't just politics as usual - it's a strategic exploitation of cognitive limits. 2/ Media theorist McLuhan predicted this: When humans face information overload, they become passive and disengaged. The rapid-fire executive orders create a cognitive bottleneck, making it nearly impossible for citizens and media to thoroughly analyze any single policy. 3/ Agenda-setting theory explains the strategy: When multiple major policies compete for attention simultaneously, it fragments public discourse. Traditional media can't keep up with the pace, leading to superficial coverage. The result? Weakened democratic oversight and reduced public engagement.

What now?

1/ Set boundaries: Pick 2-3 key issues you deeply care about and focus your attention there. You can't track everything - that's by design. Impact comes from sustained focus, not scattered awareness. 2/ Use aggregators & experts: Find trusted analysts who do the heavy lifting of synthesis. Look for those explaining patterns, not just events. 3/ Remember: Feeling overwhelmed is the point. When you recognize this, you regain some power. Take breaks. Process. This is a marathon. 4/ Practice going slow: Wait 48hrs before reacting to new policies. The urgent clouds the important. Initial reporting often misses context 5/ Build community: Share the cognitive load. Different people track different issues. Network intelligence beats individual overload. Remember: They want you scattered. Your focus is resistance."

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You will be nice

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The TOS crew and how good they are at baking:

Uhura: a great cook, but a terrible baker. She tries to go by her heart in measurements and it goes as expected. However- you will eat her half raw, half-overcooked brownies anyway because it’s Uhura and she offered them so nicely.

Sulu: He’s actually pretty decent in the kitchen, but DO NOT TALK WITH HIM, he will get distracted and the kitchen will catch on fire. He held a funeral for his sourdough starter when it died.

Spock: “Baking is simple chemistry.” Spock explains as he pulls his absolutely perfect soufflé out of the oven. This pisses Bones off to no end.

Kirk: if it doesn’t come in a box with Betty Crocker’s face on it, Kirk is fucked.

Chekhov: The only crew member allowed to be Spock’s sous chef. Naturally talented but hates cleaning up so he never uses said talents.

Bones: Similar to Uhura in that he is a much better chef. He can make simple things like cookies pretty decently but more complicated recipes stress him out and he ends up swearing at the oven. Makes a stupid good pie crust.

Chapel: She likes to try recipes from around the galaxy. Her habit of bringing extras to work and gives them to patients has earned her a lot of favor with the crew.

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saavik + joanna mccoy

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me when i wake up before 10am

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"OK" SO IT SEEMS AS THOUGH MY GENETICALLY MODIFIED KILLER BEETLES HAVE ESCAPED. HAS ANYONE SEEN MY FUCKI🪲🪲🪲🪲🪲🪲🪲🪲🪲🪲🪲🪲🪲🪲🪲OH G🪲OD🪲🪲🪲🪲🪲🪲🪲🪲 SHI🪲🪲T🪲🪲🪲🪲🪲🧪AAAHHHHHHHHOOOHhh Hey. That One Learned thge basics of Chemistry . #Proud

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Thank you, /r/ProgrammerHumor, I love you endlessly.

Redditors competing to make the worst volume sliders possible...

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it's so important to me that ppl don't forget that McCoy never attended Starfleet Academy in TOS.....seeing references to him at Starfleet Academy does in fact set my back teeth on edge tbh.......it's soooo important to me that he was a civilian all through his schooling, and imo it helps inform so much of why he is the way that he is.....this is a huge pet peeve of mine tbh, truly does make me wince, I'd almost rather you give him brown eyes than say he went to the Academy lmao

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I say shit like "If my memory serves me" knowing damn well it serves the dark lord

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NASA released the clearest pictures yet of our neighbours in the solar system

Oh and of course us

Honourable mention

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Circling him

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My most toxic trait is fully believing that I could get a Vulcan to like me