Dove
@therationaldove.bsky.social
Librarian by day, Trash video game enjoyer by night. Part-time Twitch streamer, full time spider fan. She/her. https://linkt.ree/therationaldove
When people talk about rape culture this is exactly what they mean: Michaels and Herbstreit minimizing and dismissing the allegations of dozens of women.
Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6h agoListening to Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit wave away the sexual assault charges against DeShaun Watson — even saying “winning is the best deodorant” — was pretty jarring, especially this week.
In light of the current discourse, I am embarking on a quest I like to call: "How Long Will It Take Me to Hear Choosin' Texas Organically?"
look, this type of communist talk may go over just fine in Kentucky, but good luck trying it in Washington state
VoteHub@votehub.com · 5d agoNEWS — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear criticizes fellow Democrats who say transgender athletes should be barred from women’s sports. “That is not the party that we are. We start as a party of compassion and empathy.”
The moral panic around estrangement is backlash against the small amount of cultural progress we have made for familial abuse survivors. Against the idea that parents don't get to hurt their kids, against the absolute tyranny of the heteropatriarchal family.
Whenever I see a fellow queer with a supportive parent, it's such a spark of joy for me, but only because it is still not common, especially for trans folks. I can think of...maybe two or three of my trans friends that have unquestionably supportive parents.
Sarah Clarke - Not your doll@damselindystopia.northsky.social · 5d agoI'm not gonna quote post that estrangement article doing the rounds cos I ain't giving them the metrics but part of being in queer community is knowing a lot of people who are estranged from family. None of them broke contact for trivial reasons.
An important thing we’ve been practicing for YEARS already with our 3 year old twin boys. “Can I give you a kiss?” And if they say “no” we don’t give them a damn kiss. They now ask us, too, and we practice that it’s okay to be disappointed and also FINE if we ever say no. This is about Cornell.
If there's a cultural reason why I don't listen to country, it's that its more conservative on average than other music genres. Certainly all the recent big hit country songs I do know have that undercurrent. (ie Aaron Lewis's "Am I The Only One", "Rich Man West of Richmond")
Denny Carter@dennycarter.bsky.social · 5d agoThis kind of take made a Rolling Stone writer so mad they wrote a whole piece about it.
Key debates of 2026 AD: Fascism or liberalism? The future of AI? Iced coffee at an interview?
I’m sorry, but if you bring gypsum - or any damn mineral below 3 on the Mohs scale at all - to a job interview, you’re disqualified. It’s not hard, people.
iced coffee is junior level. the real power move is bringing a corn on the cob to your interview
Dunno if it's the most insane, but my mom used to tell me that I had to start wearing makeup all the time otherwise I'd never get a job. Jokes on her when my former boss at my current job was a butch lesbian who also didn't wear makeup.
ghost malone ergo propter bones@proptermalone.bsky.social · 7d agowhat's the most insane hiring shibboleth you've ever heard, non-coffee edition
you shouldn't take an iced coffee to a job interview because you shouldn't be trying to get a job. you should be digging an enormous pit or a complex system of tunnels
BENOIT BLANC: ladies and gentlemen, i would like to request that you all welcome... the weekend
Visits to public libraries around Ireland have increased by two million in the last two years. New figures show that almost 16 million visits were made to Ireland's libraries in 2025, compared with nearly 14 million in 2023
Public library visits increased by two million nationwide
Visits to public libraries around Ireland have increased by two million in the last two years, new figures show as National Public Libraries Open Day takes place nationwide.
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"we should make transit better so people don't need cars as much" "but transit doesn't go where I need it to" "that's why we need to make it better" "but what if it comes at the expense of cars?" "it will. that's the point" "but people need their cars" "you wouldn't" "but I do"
i love walking past an iconic cartoon death opportunity. city management is all about minimizing such events so it's a little refreshing to see one so thoroughly unguarded
I think ppl who think it's celebrity voice casting don't realize how many voice roles Mark Hamil's had over the years.
Transing your kids? In this economy?! I can barely afford to trans MYSELF!
When I was thinking the Switch 2 would usher in a new age if Nintendomination, it was on its own merits. Not because Sony and Microsoft would literally kill themselves in full view of the public
Christening a baby is nothing like christening a ship. I know that now. Once again I can only apologise.
"Even though you make many cries, I will not listen. Your hands are full of blood."
Christopher Hale@christopherjhale.bsky.social · 2w ago“Jesus doesn’t hear the prayers of those who wage war.” — Pope Leo XIV
