not every flight needs a main character

stop. eating. the. lotus. flowers.

one thing about leo season - you WILL be made aware that it is happening

after a bout of depression you should get a letter of exemption for the next few years like at jury duty

what would it have been like to live without ever seeing an uninvited before and after body photo? what would it be like to never see one again?

we should all be able to just lie down for a bit in the middle of everything

can confirm that anxiety about diarrhea parasite is also an ibs trigger

have become unfortunately familiar with the type of person who assumes every revolving door works automatically

last night at the metal show a man told me i was "gatekeeping" dune because i told him to read the second book

idk if people forgot that staring is rude or they just don't care anymore? or maybe y'all really have never seen cankles before???

alien! isolation! 2!!!!!!!!!!!!

where can i go to physically touch every cronenberg prop? just for like a second i swear

After Condé Nast's decision to close SELF, I spoke to chronically ill women about what the women's health site meant to them. "We have to acknowledge chronic illness as a politically, culturally, and socially marginalized category" Latest for @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

What we lost when we lost Self magazine

The almost 50-year-old publication was a lifeline for chronically ill readers.

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please god let me interview peter serafinowicz about souls games pLEASE

It really is laid off if you do, laid off if you don't with corporate media www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/b...

keep trying to make a bleak joke about SELF magazine folding but it's actually just too bleak. i spent 4+ years there on work i was and am still very proud of. infuriating to learn that bosses don't have the creativity/trust to support it the way it deserves and workers will pay the price yet again.

therapist picked a really fucking rude time to respect my autonomy as a patient and let me make the careful, considered decision to stop sessions for the time being

bothered, inflamed, despondent, in the wrong lane

New: 150 unionized ProPublica workers are on strike TODAY over AI, layoff protections, wages, and more. They're asking readers to not visit ProPublica or engage with content on other platforms. It's the first work stoppage of its kind at the newsroom. www.theverge.com/news/908401/...

Unionized ProPublica staff are on strike over AI, layoffs, and wages

A key issue is protections against layoffs from AI

theverge.com

against my better judgement i DID start to get excited about elden ring the movie

it only took me 19 days of being back on duolingo to min-max my optimal XP strat

has the pod saved america yet or what

biosphere 2!!

simply fascinated by the apparently continent-spanning web of underground labs in the resident evil universe

aarp member leon kennedy has entered the longevity discourse

The number of confirmed #measles cases in South Carolina has hit an astonishing 558 in an outbreak that started in October. For context: that is more cases in 4 months than the entire US racked up most years in the past 30+ years. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Measles cases in South Carolina explode to 558, state officials say

South Carolina reported nearly 250 new measles cases this week, official figures showed on Friday, bringing the total of confirmed infections to 558 since October as the threat of a wider outbreak inc...

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no one told me pluribus was about a miquella virus!

you are not beholden to dietary geometry www.today.com/health/diet-...

Should You Follow the New Food Pyramid? 6 Nutrition Rules Dietitians Still Want You to Live By

The new food pyramid emphasizes protein at every meal and full-fat dairy. Dietitians share their reactions and simple tips for healthy eating.

today.com

my heart could be hardened a bit, actually

Sal r.r. tamarkin@sal.gay · 7mo ago

No ins this year, outs only. Will be saying no to life

Here’s a thread for anyone who wants to help buy gifts this year for trans kids in need this year Please share!! Every year I use my social media accounts to collect money for kids’ Transanta wishlists When we pool our money it goes far — we’ve bought ~$17,000 worth of gifts since 2022