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pmonks

@pmonks@sfba.social

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Living on Yelamu Ramaytush Ohlone land (#SanFrancisco)
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This is an authoritarian (both left- and right- flavours), bigot, MAGA, TERF, tankie, anti-vaxxer, climate-change-denier etc. free zone. Conservatives and libertarians should be on their best behaviour too - I have a small amount of patience for your nonsense, and a large block button.

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Binder, to random
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I’m about to be brutally eviscerated in a meeting, anybody need me to grab them anything while I’m there?

pmonks,
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@Binder I’d love a new liver!

RustyBertrand, to random
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Listen to yourselves. #USPol #vote

"No choice but genocide."

"We will vote for genocide."

"If you don't vote for genocide you support Putin."

Fucking hell!

pmonks,
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@RustyBertrand Related meme:

dgar, to random
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pmonks,
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@dgar Not to be confused with Dgizzy Corp [DGIZZ], a reproductive health company.

RickiTarr, to random
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Seriously heard someone saying they don't listen to many black artists, because they aren't really into rap. Bitch please, feel free to share songs from Black artists from any genre. Here is one of my favorites, if you like this song please check out her other work:

https://youtu.be/KovrJ8HXI1Q?si=HOYIG7YMuAUTsJz6

pmonks,
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@RickiTarr Gurrumul!! https://youtu.be/7lmZXAdSMQI?si=hT9N4dobi6piWKTD

RickiTarr, to random
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You are going to make love to a Cereal Mascot, who do you choose?

I'm going Snap, Crackle, & Pop.

pmonks,
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@RickiTarr My goodness I did not expect this level of Tony the Tiger thirst!

mekkaokereke, to random
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If you got upset at me for pointing out that more people died of Covid under Biden than Trump, in large part because Biden rolled back common sense restrictions that were in place under Trump...

Then you'll hate me pointing out that Trump introduced a 25% tariff on Chinese EVs, and Biden is upping that to 100% tariff.

https://insideevs.com/news/719283/chinese-ev-tariffs-biden-quadruple/

We can't allow the US to get off of fossil fuels... unless US billionaires win! 🤡

Fear the BYD Dolphin! (an EV car for $12K)
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/T3nfyO_UHjk

pmonks,
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@jerf @mekkaokereke Yeah they’re rebuilding in on their “Ultium” platform. I’m nervous that they’re going to wreck it by trying to make it big. What I love about it is how small it is - it’s a fantastic city/commuter car.

RickiTarr, to random
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So, what's the thing, what's the big thing no one can help you with? How do you cope with it?

pmonks,
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@RickiTarr Chronic health condition.

Mantra: “YOLO B*TCHES!!!!!!!!!!111”

RickiTarr, to random
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Where do you live and how do you feel about it?

Obviously, don't tell me exactly where you live, no actual addresses please! You can be as vague as you like.

I live in Central Missouri in the U.S.

Pros:

This is an absolutely beautiful place, green rolling hills, lots of rivers, lakes, ponds, and natural springs, cool caves to explore.

Lots of farming here, so great access to quality fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs, and dairy.

It's relatively inexpensive to live here compared with other states, because it's a "flyover".

I'm close enough to three major cities, that it's an easy day trip, and I'm about halfway to anywhere in the U.S.

We have one of the best Conservation departments in the U.S. and this is one of the few things that is a bipartisan issue. Lots of awesome nature programs that are free or cheap, state parks, conservation areas, bird watching, hunting, boating, foraging available to everyone.

Cons:

Yeah, it's a big one, it is a RED STATE, while a lot of the cities are blue, there is a large rural population, that votes red. Abortion is not legal here. People often vote against their own self interest.

While I'm not against responsible gun ownership, lots of people aren't responsible, and people have access to guns that definitely should not.

We have very few employee protections here, while the cost of living is relatively low compared with other places, it's taken years to get to a $12 minimum wage, and it's still not enough.

pmonks,
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@RickiTarr Northern California - moved here for “2-3 years” over 2 decades ago and can’t see myself ever leaving - despite all the idiotic stereotypes it’s an incredible place.

Pros:

  • world class and stunningly diverse natural environment
  • solidly liberal
  • great food
  • awesome climate

Cons:

  • way too many people
  • ludicrously expensive
  • has a higher-than-normal proportion of “horseshoe lefties” - people who are so far left they end up being more aligned with the far right (anti-vaxx, authoritarian, etc.)
  • Sillycon Valley techbro libertarians
RickiTarr, to random
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You're not in the way, your body isn't taking up too much space. There is no normal, average is just the space between all the possibilities. You don't need to make yourself invisible, smaller, or less, because you don't meet some ridiculous criteria.

pmonks,
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@RickiTarr Me to my butt when I put on underpants in the morning.

RickiTarr, to random
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Okay, this might sound weird, but this is what I'm thinking of today. I'm assuming most of you know the idiom, "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth." I know it's about looking at the horse's teeth to check it's age and health, but in my heart I have an alternate history where it's about The Trojan Horse, which doesn't really even make much sense, but it's still living there rent free.

So, does anyone else do this, make up alternate histories for words or phrases? If you do, I'd love examples!

pmonks,
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@RickiTarr Every time I see or hear “at the end of the day”, this banger immediately starts playing: https://youtu.be/jIDmX2u3gHs?si=6BRnunPJr9_WRCIP

Mrfunkedude, to random
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A handy tip for those who can’t decide which to use.

video/mp4

pmonks,
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@Mrfunkedude @dan Reminds me of this classic: https://youtu.be/i6c4Nupnup0

Binder, to random
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Finding it slightly suspicious that people only mention how cute I am when they want some systems administrated.

pmonks,
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@Binder hey there hot stuff do you do house visits to elderly parents ?

pmonks, to random
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pmonks,
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@Lizette603_23 It’ll always be here for you!

RickiTarr, to random
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Sometimes you realize what a dirty gossip you are, I saw this pop up on YouTube, and thought, "Yeah baby, tell me that Filthy Yarn Scandal."

Y'all I don't knit, I'm not involved in this, but now I kind of want to be. Please everyone guess what the drama is!

pmonks,
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@RickiTarr

Binder, to random
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Got so annoyed at work that I lost my appetite for eating cookies.

pmonks,
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@Binder Do you need ads for cookies dropped straight into your inbox?

Binder, to random
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“John Smith just posted something that might be of interest to you”

scroll

John: exciting! a co you don’t care about made the Top One Thousand Cos on the Meaningless List of Cos List!

delete

pmonks,
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@Binder Did you accidentally open LinkedIn?

RickiTarr, to random
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Who is the best Batman villain and why?

pmonks,
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@RickiTarr Heath Ledger. What a wonderful actor and such a huge loss. 😭

dgar, to random
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I tuck my knees into my chest and lean forward.

That’s how I roll.

pmonks,
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@dgar I move my peepers in a circular motion.

That’s how eye roll.

Teri_Kanefield, (edited ) to random
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Okay, now I'll be serious.

From @NPR Trump thinks that copyright legislation he signed while president made Taylor Swift "so much money," it would be "disloyal" of her to endorse Biden.

I would imagine Swifties would be annoyed and offended by the idea of a guy trying to take credit for her success.

Disloyal? Wow.

(I spent the day at the beach with Chilean in-laws and JJ. For Chileans, football is soccer.)

https://www.npr.org/2024/02/11/1230747538/

pmonks,
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@Teri_Kanefield @NPR Not just Chileans; anyone who cares about the meanings of words.

Adam_Cadmon1, to random
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I try not to think about what work in America would look like if Reagan had never become president and unions remained as strong now as they were in the 60s and 70s.

We'd probably be working 4-hour days, 4 days a week with all kinds of extra goodies. But nope. We let rich people dupe us into believing "trickle down" bullshit.

pmonks,
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@Adam_Cadmon1 Obligatory meme on this topic (which I didn’t make, just to give credit where credit is due):

RickiTarr, to random
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Okay, I'm thinking about gift giving today. A little backstory about why:

Every year my Father-in-law attempts to get my Mother-in-law a gift. She is a bit of a shopper, and is notoriously difficult to shop for. Every year he gets her something he guesses a woman would like (perfume, sweater, jewelry), and every year she doesn't really like it, and ends up begrudgingly using it or returns it. They have been married over 30 years, and seem to have a pretty good marriage otherwise. It's like she wants him to magically understand what she wants, and he is sort of equally bad at the whole thing too. I will never understand why they don't just have a conversation about this. Just for extra fun, she is the most bizarre gift giver, also, to the point that it has become an annual tradition that I show my friends what she got us. A small list of things we have gotten:

A couch cover with grapes on it
A sexy nightgown
A painting of the house they live in
A gourd painted to look like a cat eating a bird
A package of tea that I would have absolutely loved, stuffed with cheap tea bags
Children's Lego sets
Toy trains
Underwear that didn't fit either of us
A wooden board covered in seashells that is supposed to hold a curling iron
A waterproof bed cover

I could go on and on. Just to clarify this doesn't bother me or my husband at all, we actually get a kick out of the weirdness. I don't personally care about presents much, I'm more of an experiences person.

SO, if you've managed to get this far, how do you feel about gift giving/getting? Feel free to elaborate and give examples!

pmonks,
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@RickiTarr I have an older family member who gives nothing but pop culture self help books. Which somehow manages to be both useless and slightly offensive at the same time.

RickiTarr, to random
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What animal do you think best represents you?

pmonks,
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@RickiTarr

astrid, to random
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what doesn't kill you makes everyone around you call you brave, while not addressing the thing that almost killed you

pmonks,
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@astrid @Binder Related:

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pmonks, to random
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Another amazing community garden - this one in Miraloma Park. It was only 2 or so years ago that this was a sad, empty lot full of dog poop.

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