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Consensus on tumblr seems to be that Trump's actions on Iran are the fault of the Dems because they allowed him to run as a peace candidate/failed to run someone more electable.

well, there's no pleasing some people. murc's law, innit? somehow only the democrats have agency, only the democrats can be held to standards, the republicans are a force of nature that cannot be reasoned with or expected to govern responsibly, etc, etc.

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i’m so appreciative to suzanne for reframing the rebellion from the original trilogy as a “they saw their moment and took it” type situation and showing us that they’ve been trying, over and over, with so many failed attempts, to break the arena and incite a rebellion for decades. in this current political climate never giving up hope is so essential. haymitch wasn’t the first nor the last, and they kept going even when it seemed completely futile, and that’s what counts, and what ultimately saves them all.

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ok but give me one good reason why you wouldn’t date Kermit the frog besides that he is a puppet and a frog

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the secret to organising any kind of trip with your friends is to become the benevolent dictator. do NOT wait for everyone to provide a consensus on things before you book anything. do it and then ask for feedback after. do not ask people what they would like to do just tell them what is happening and let them all nod along like the sheep they are. this is the ONLY way to coordinate a group of adults in their 20s/30s

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The production value here is off the charts but this is also literally just what it feels like to play Uno.

legendaryjay_ on TikTok

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the scariest thing about the generative AI thing is how quickly people have accepted it as an indefinite, irrevocable part of their reality. people have genuinely convinced themselves that ChatGPT is the only solution to most tasks - tasks they did with their own brain without any large effort two years ago. like you know damn well all of us used to write emails ourselves why are we pretending like this is an impossible task to do with your own two hands. what's with the fucking. AI revisionism. i feel like i am going insane.

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We always called them “sleepers”

What do you call the stuff that accumulate in the corners of your eyes while you sleep?

Morning dust

Grandma's tears

Goblin tears

Night salt

Eye goobers

Soundlies

Nighties

Dreamies

Mouse droppings

Something else (please share)

I know this concept but have no word for it

I'm not familiar with this concept

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Never let the new generations forget this classic.

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Oh if only tumblr really knew the legend of Ed Hochuli. Voted best ref. Meh.

His son who also refs? Fucking sucks.

So I just found the most useful photo album in existence for tumblr arguments

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I think mostly what young fandom types (and I guess younger people in general) who are very very invested in the idea that “20 is still basically a minor” need to understand is that the feeling of “I’m just a child pretending to be an adult, and everyone else around me is a REAL adult” is DEEPLY universal (and won’t stop, ever, by the way, sorry!) and also is not, like, praxis.

Believe me, I get it, but the self-infantilization needs to stop, especially when you’re trying to engage in conversations about actual children and the harms they can face. Yes, it is scary to wake up and realize you’re 22 and you still feel like you’re 15, but it happens to all of us. You’re an adult. You have to deal with it.