RE: https://lgbtqia.space/@aceofcosmicspace/117599183219538441

Let's talk a little bit about the grief that comes with becoming disabled, and the reminders that occur daily for many of us about how we used to be able to do things "better". This project would have taken me an hour at most, when I was healthier. Today, it took me almost four hours, interspersed with rests(5 of them, laying flat), talking myself through it, bargaining with myself, and willing myself to get it done, as well as almost crying at one point from the pain in my hands, and pushing through feelings of shame because it was impossible to get as perfect as I'd have been able to do before. This is the stuff you mostly don't see or hear about from your spouse, partner, family, friends and co-workers with disability-the massive physical *and* emotional struggle that goes on behind the scenes, to complete things that are simple for others, and were likely simple for us at one point too.

#disabledlife #disabledtruth #grief #chronicpain #boostsappreciated @broadwaybabyto #spoonie #chronicillness #chronicallyill #SpoonieLife #SpoonieThings

@molly0xfff He used to be named Hegseith?

@fesshole What worries me is not the fact you've done this, it's that you're doing it alone. And therefore there's likely to be no one around to administer a Heimlich.

In case anybody cares, this is how Mike Johnson, who is, believe or not, the *current* Speaker of the House, managed to get Hegseth's impeachment moved to committee. It is a true stunt based on House rules. Maybe we ought to change the rules?
#WhatNezt

https://emptywheel.net/2026/11/11/impeachment-maths/

Meow #cat

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@earthworm/117594563348980332

A long time ago, after attending a protest, a few friends and I found a place to get some food. Another guest, a man in suit and tie, clearly found us interesting, kept looking at us, but eventually left when he finished his meal.

When we went to the counter to pay our bill, the waiter told us that the gentleman in the suit had already paid for us.

That was his silent contribution to the protest.

@jeffjarvis Wow. Just wow.

Who ARE these people?

In 1946, a Black Army veteran was beaten by police in South Carolina simply for asking to use the bathroom. He emerged from the jail permanently blind.

His name was Isaac Woodard. His fight for justice reached the White House, inspired artists like Billie Holiday and Woody Guthrie to speak out, and helped set the stage for landmark civil rights victories. Yet his story is largely forgotten.

https://theconversation.com/the-police-beating-that-opened-americas-eyes-to-jim-crows-brutality-53932
#VeteransDay

Et tu, Nick Clegg?

A very predictable outcome.

My former boss was fired in August after evidence of abusive behavior toward her staff. We are still looking for a long term hire to replace her, but I have been elevated to an administrator position in the meantime.

Seriously, she was so soul sucking, I have PTSD nightmares. She did damage to my mental and digestive health. It is one of the reasons I’m in therapy.

Anyway, when I moved into my new office, I noticed a shoebox. Last spring, she had ordered herself a $350 pair of custom Nikes with the corporate colors. These were the shoes. They fit. My temporary boss said I could have them. I wore them home and then to therapy, which turned into a lovely walk along the river.

Not only am I literally filling my former boss’s shoes, I LITERALLY walked a mile in them.

@libreleah is there still a way to boot your own Coreboot payloads without having to reflash, like how you could load SeaBIOS from disk through GRUB?

like The West Wing but everyone in government used to be a cracked.com writer, is that a thing

@rysiek AI bro got caught thinking with the wrong head and might lose his job and wife (and I'm pretty sure this wife is an actual human)

@MiaMarkTwo that’s beautiful! Gossipy magpies!

I’ve got a seagull that shouts at me and tries to land on my head when I come in from fishing. It’s a juvenile but confidence appears to be growing rapidly…

“ZZT Characters” by Unknown (1996)
[CHAR2.ZZT] - “#3”
View World: https://museumofzzt.com/file/view/char2/?file=CHAR2.ZZT&board=3
Play Online: https://museumofzzt.com/file/play/char2/ #bot

@ai6yr You know their boss laughed before reprimanding them 😂

@startrekgifs

I think Spock was saying, "We can still maneuver." I thought it might be, "We asked for permission."

@samloonie WOW... I have pihole and Ublock Origin which seems to do the job. Hawaii News Now is unusable without those for the same reasons.