Me: At 46, try to start local LGBT/women-friendly tabletop gaming group to meet new friends.
Everyone: "Oh, I'll tell my son!"
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Photobucket Just Damaged Millions (Billions?) of Posts in Online Communities
And with that I've deleted my #Photobucket account.
Finally saw Wonder Woman. OMG MOAR PLEEZ! So many feels 😍😂😅
Mad props to the poor soul doing the #Pride Parade in full Darth Vader costume. 😓 #TooDamnHot
Trolls really nailed the muppet aesthetic 😊
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Pakistan just issued its first passport with a transgender category - Vox.com
Good news and an interesting look at another people. We are and have been sacred in many cultures.
Because it's a frequent misunderstanding, me asking "why?" doesn't automatically mean I'm disagreeing. #PSA
Frito-Lay Recalls Potato Chips Due to Potential Presence of Salmonella - FDA
"Frito-Lay today announced it is voluntarily recalling select Jalapeño Flavored Lay’s Kettle Cooked potato chips and Jalapeño Flavored Miss Vickie’s Kettle Cooked potato chips due to the potential presence of Salmonella in the seasoning."
How to Survive the Summer When Summer Makes You Miserable
Yes, yes! This is me exactly!
"If getting overheated makes you feel irritable and stressed (as it does for me) or depressed, make staying in the air-conditioning a priority."
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"Some doctors think that the bright, long days modulate melatonin production and affect mood, just as low light levels affect mood for some people; others think that the long days wreak havoc with circadian rhythms and so disrupt sleep cycles."
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"Some people report that the bright sun feels like an 'assault' or an 'attack'"
Watching #Sense8. Hello friends, how I've missed you.
How the Trump-Russia Data Machine Games Google to Fool Americans :: Politics :: Features :: Fake News :: Paste
"we’re in the middle of something we’ve never experienced in America: a full-on psychological war"
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"What’s different now is that this propaganda is being gamed by professionals in a massive, orchestrated data campaign at a volume, pace, and consistency"
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"The result? The American psyche is being transformed. Truthfully, it already has been. We’ve entered a new political, philosophical, social, and cultural era. People don’t seem to understand yet, or aren’t willing to face it, but reality is completely malleable."
This is why I'm constantly saying that Marketing (big "M") is evil. Marketing has conditioned us for decades to respond to these kinds of messages. And now that we've been softened up it's been weaponized against us.
When #Foursquare sends a "what you've been missing" e-mail - that tells you about a feature you've been using for years :-|
Seventh Circuit Ruling Marks Landmark Decision in Favor of Transgender Rights - Rewire
YES. EXACTLY. THIS.
"A transgender student’s presence in the restroom provides no more of a risk to other students’ privacy rights than the presence of an overly curious student of the same biological sex who decides to sneak glances at his or her classmates performing their bodily functions,"
I am SO hooked on Designated Survivor. It's like I can't look away.
Hilarious Winners of the First Annual ‘Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards’
For your entertainment, some great pictures from the first annual "Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards"
If I may suggest a new battle strategy: "When they go low we stomp on their heads."
QOTD: "I try to be cynical, but I find I can't keep up with reality."