o_O... I haven't had enough coffee to deal yet.

American, 39. Aro/Ace. She/her pronouns (They/them works too) Prepare to see geekery on a multi fandom scale and general bitching about the world.

[catasters]

[whosurisold]

at least trump got rich

[frostedmagnolias]

Brooch

c. 1830-1850

Setting cast in unmarked gold metal. Acorn of cabochon pale green gemstone, one acorn missing.

possibly England

Glasgow Museums

[innovadesexual]

[stormingchaos12]

[aniseandspearmint]

Knead and roll him like the dough he CRAVES IT

[avelera]

I’m a big fan of reenactment archaeology. I think there’s a lot to be said for recreating a scenario to better understand decisions made in generations past. Usually there’s an inherent logic to them.

Which is to say, that now that I have a baby of my own, I understand so much better the common cultural practice in which unmarried women wear their hair loose and uncovered, while married women have their hair covered and/or bound back.

I doubt it was just for modesty, oh no. No, my friends, I see now that the reason for this common practice of mothers binding back their hair is because there is nothing, I mean nothing, a baby love more than YANKING EVERY STRAND OF HAIR THAT COMES WITHIN GRABBING DISTANCE OF THEIR STICKY, SWEATY, AND IMPOSSIBLY STRONG LITTLE HANDS.

[yorickalas]

[max--phillips]

AND YET!

Pope Leo is letting American bishops entirely ban trans healthcare for both minors and adults in all Catholic-owned hospitals and clinics, and stop coverage for trans healthcare through Catholic-affiliated health insurance plans!!

People are having surgeries, for which they were on waitlists for years, suddenly cancelled. Hormones no longer covered, their clinicians no longer able to prescribe them. Considering in some states Catholic-owned healthcare organizations make up to a third of the market, as it were, this is a HUGE issue.

‘It’s a Nightmare’: The Human Toll of the Catholic Church’s Trans Healthcare Ban

Missing hormones. Canceled surgeries. Bureaucratic denials. Late last year the Catholic Church banned all trans healthcare across its sprawl

This has been happening since November of last year, when this vote took place, but no one is talking about it. The rehabilitation of the image of the papacy through Pope Leo is killing me, it’s still the goddamn Catholic Church. You do not gotta hand it to them.

[aniseandspearmint]

Seriously, every asshole who tells poor people to 'use coupons!' needs to be forced to try it.

[tjwock]

70% lean ground beef is currently $14/pound, but sure using a coupon for *checks* …. Gold peak leaf tea, various chips bags, or mayonnaise will definitely help this issue.

[depsidase]

[asteroidtroglodyte]

The fucking. Polynesians knew

[kisnin]

ABOUT BOTH THINGS

[meshok62]

[fullcravings]

Peach Smoothie

[apolladay]

If there is someone in the world with a name close enough to yours, have you ever received their emails?

Yes

No

Op, what?

So, it happened a few times, I've been receiving emails from, a couple times, a renting company, and more recently a newsletter from a shoe company. And... they both were legit, when I looked for the companies names online, I found the exact same email adresses I was receiving them from. Then I looked more closely and realized one thing: they were sending to someone with my name, but at two email adresses. One was mine, and the second, apparently, was my homonym. There was a difference in the adresses, literally of a point between names. So I know that there is someone, on the other side of the globe, with a different language and culture, who I share my name with and nearly an email adress.

If there is someone in the world with a name close enough to yours, have you ever received their emails?

Yes

No

Op, what?

Remaining time: 5 days 21 hours

[theconcealedweapon]

[afloweroutofstone]

As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, it is worth asking: who gets to control the celebration? The government, the President, or the corporations that fund them both?

In my latest, I discuss President Trump's takeover of the 250 celebrations, the corporations and military contractors who have sponsored them, and the corruption that emerges when corporate power collaborates with unaccountable state power.

Who Is Running America’s 250th Anniversary? - The American Prospect

The private-private partnership behind the semiquincentennial celebrations.

There are currently two different organizations organizing America’s 250th anniversary, and they are in direct competition with one another. America250 is a bipartisan organization created by Congress with the goal of organizing an anniversary that could be celebrated by all Americans. Freedom 250, on the other hand, is a company created by the White House shortly after President Trump was sworn back into office; though it is technically part of the National Park Foundation, it is controlled by the president and his appointees. Trump’s initiative has gradually absorbed many of the responsibilities that were supposed to be overseen by America250 over the last year, a power grab that mirrors the president’s other efforts to remake the federal government in his own image. Massive posters with Freedom 250 branding now adorn several government agency headquarters across downtown D.C. Freedom 250 has sponsored ads in the city’s Metro system to announce that the CIA is hiring new recruits, and its logo will even be placed on the Social Security cards of all newborn babies for the rest of the year. Both anniversary initiatives are funded by massive corporations that are simultaneously lobbying Congress, donating to politicians, and running advertising campaigns to influence the government. The large pool of money dedicated to the anniversary celebrations—including funds from both the government and the private sector—helped to encourage the president’s takeover: The more events Freedom 250 controls, the more of these funds it can absorb. The result has been a three-way tug-of-war between the public, the president, and corporate boardrooms over who gets to define American culture on this historic occasion. Right now, the public is losing.

[afloweroutofstone]

Wishing you all a happy Independence Day from Freedom 250’s celebration on the National Mall

[maddiesharafian]

It’s delicious! I promise! 

[nootybloops]

I have finally made this! :D

Some notes, in case anyone is interested:

Took me about an hour to get to the simmering stage, but I’m a) not in my own kitchen and b) needed to unload/load the dishwasher to make enough bench space to cook, so it’ll probably take less time in most circumstances

Did a double batch since it made proportions easier

Added garlic to the onion because there are very very few savory dishes that aren’t improved by garlic. I cannot taste any garlic so clearly I did not add enough.

I was using stock cubes so I just added them to less water so it didn’t take so long to cook off (for the first part. The second clearly needed that much liquid so I left it!)

The cabbage step is very OMFG SO MUCH CABBAGE but it’s fine. It’s fine. It really does wilt down to a manageable amount.

Did not add parmesan as the stuff in the fridge turned out to be moldy :( :( :( Maybe next time!

IT IS AS DELICIOUS AS ADVERTISED!!!

And makes for great leftovers I’m not gonna have to cook again for a few days!

[fattributes]

Creamy Garlic Chili Noodles

[sometiktoksarevalid]

[ripleylacross]

Did you know from one cheap bag of ground coffee you can make up to four liters of delicious, extra-strength cold brew? YOU CAN!