perpetual disarray

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[butchtoks]

[whosname]

[id. A twitter post by @/Bennieeexyz Jury duty letter came addressed to my cat. Not a mistake. "Felix Martinez" - that's his full name according to his vet records. My last name. His first name. Somehow he's a registered voter now. Called the county clerk. Me: My cat got summoned for jury duty. Clerk: Is the name correct on the summons? Me: Yes, but he's a cat. Clerk: Is Felix Martinez a legal resident of this county? Me: He's a legal cat. Clerk: Sir, if the name matches our records, he needs to appear or file an exemption. Me: He can't file anything. He has paws. Clerk: You can file on his behalf. Me: Under what exemption? There's no box for "is a cat." Clerk: (pause) Check "unable to serve due to medical reasons." Me: What's the medical reason? Clerk: He's a cat. Me: That's not a medical condition. Clerk: It is if it prevents him from serving. Sent in the form. Got rejected two weeks later. "Insufficient documentation. Please provide medical professional's statement." Took the letter to my vet. Me: I need you to write that my cat can't do jury duty. Vet: Why is your cat summoned for jury duty? Me: Excellent question. No good answer. Vet: This is the weirdest request I've gotten. Me: Can you just write that he's medically unfit to serve? Vet: On what grounds? Me: He's a cat. Vet: (started typing) "Patient is unable to serve due to species-related limitations including inability to speak, read, or comprehend legal proceedings." Me: Perfect. Sent it in. Got another rejection. "Summons is mandatory. Failure to appear will result in contempt of court." My roommate thought this was hilarious. Roommate: Felix is going to jail. Me: This is serious. Roommate: Bring him to court. See what happens. Decided that was actually the only option left. Day of jury duty, put Felix in his carrier. Brought the entire paper trail of rejection letters. Checked in at the courthouse. Clerk: Name? Me: Felix Martinez. Clerk: (looked at the cat carrier) Is that Felix? Me: Yes. Clerk: (long stare) He's a cat. Me: I've been saying that for six weeks. Clerk: Why didn't you file an exemption? Me: I filed three. All rejected. Showed her the letters. She read through them, expression shifting from confusion to disbelief. Clerk: Someone rejected the veterinary documentation? Me: Twice. Clerk: (called her supervisor over) You need to see this. Supervisor read everything. Looked at Felix. Looked at me. Supervisor: How did a cat get registered to vote? Me: You tell me. Supervisor: This is a data error. Me: Took you six weeks to figure that out. They dismissed Felix immediately. Apologized for the inconvenience. Supervisor: We'll remove him from the voter registry. Me: Appreciate it. Supervisor: (pause) Out of curiosity, how would he have voted? Me: Probably whatever party supports universal treats. Got a formal apology letter a week later and a voter registration card. For me this time. Apparently I wasn't registered, but my cat was. Roommate: Felix committed voter fraud. Me: Felix committed nothing. He's innocent. Roommate: That's what they all say. Felix is sleeping on the jury summons now. Fitting end to his legal career. end id]

[thethirdromana]

Every so often I'm struck again by what an incredible job Whoopi Goldberg does playing Guinan. She was 33 when she first played her yet I have never once doubted that Guinan is a mysterious alien who is hundreds of years old. The effect even holds in screengrabs. How does someone manage to do that with their face.

[jewish-hot-takes]

Jumblr has an ableism problem.

Ableist language is used so frequently on Jumblr when disparaging antisemites and those who don't agree with a poster/commenter's beliefs re the i/p conflict, and that's not okay.

Whether it's intended or not, using ableist language prepetuates harmful biases about disability and mental illness, and stigmatizes already marginalized groups. (An example in this case would be "antisemite = bad → antisemite = [ableist descriptor] → person with disability/mental illness relevant to that descriptor = bad." It's obviously greatly simplified and sounds far-fetched when written out like that, but our brains could be making those connections subconsciously and we'd not even be aware of it.)

And sure, there are bigger problems re ableism, but those bigger problems take effort to combat and require large-scale change, while this doesn't take much effort.

I'm not even asking anyone to stop using this kind of language all the time (except the r-slur, do not use that.) even though that is possible (I've done it). But these types of posts/this specific situation is already so charged/emotional, let's not make it worse.

Stop saying things like "this insane/crazy take" or "these antisemitic morons" and stop using the "antisemitism/jew hate makes you stupid" tags.

Get creative. Find ways to dunk on bigots and people you disagree with, without perpetuating negative stereotypes about people with intellectual disabilities or mental illnesses. At a time when we're hurting for allies, let's be the best allies we can be to other marginalized people.

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[astra-the-dragon]

some alternate adjectives for antisemites: rude, selfish, willfully ignorant, vile, cruel, bigoted, pigheaded, pathetic, nauseating, liars, etc.

[jewish-hot-takes]

Didn't realize this was a hot take: Islamophobia is real and also bad

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[decapod-of-the-day]

Decapod of the day: Tozeuma carolinense | Arrow Shrimp

[herpsandbirds]

Big frog I saw yesterday. Handsome swamp guy!

[orochimarufacts]

You don't need a "WIFE". What you NEED is a beautiful priestess of the old religion to lead you down a dark path.

[laykaman]

You don't even have to tell me twice

[kedreeva]

Cage to table today!

We butchered 16 of the extra males this morning, put them in a marinade for the day, and cooked them in the air fryer for dinner! I dry plucked a few of them for the first time ever, just to see how plucking would be... It REALLY made a difference in the air fryer, the skin on birds were a lot juicier and tastier.

I haven't butchered quail in a while (I've just culled for feeders for animals for friends), but it was still really easy. We just got the air fryer a couple weeks ago, so this was also the first time cooking the quail in it.... They took about 15 minutes to cook and while they were resting Sark cooked the tater tots so it was all ready at the same time!

With how easy it was, it might be easier now to do a few on any given morning where I want to eat quail for dinner. It would certainly make better use of all the extra boys I have had during this breeding project, without having to take up freezer space or remember to thaw the day before. Convenient! Fresh meat!

[noze2222]

LMAOOOOOOO

[snail-mail-33]

as a non Brit i googled count binface thinking it's some highly specific cultural joke that will take me a while to get to the bottom of, only to find out it couldn't be more literal there's a bin on his face

lmao yeah it really is all in the name 😅 this is count binface btw for the uninitiated:

he runs as an actual candidate all round the country whenever there's a significant election and normally gets a few hundred votes. some of his policies include:

Cutting your taxes and raising everyone else's

Corners to be refereed properly in football

Nationalising Adele

Moving the hand dryer in the men's toilet at Uxbridge's Crown and Treaty pub to a "more sensible position" (this is a big one for him, central to all his campaigns no matter how far from Uxbridge they may be)

Holding a referendum on holding a second referendum on the United Kingdom's membership in the European Union

Pledging to build at least 1 affordable house

[myriapoda-1306]

She waves hello!

[lithobatess]

who up chewing they lichen????

tomocerinae sp.

3/26/26 — PNW

[pangur-and-grim]

I like to sing, but it really upsets Pangur and makes her headbutt any part of me she can reach, so now I only do it if I'm trying to entice her into a room

[pangur-and-grim]

they are, she's upset bc she thinks I'm howling in agony

[lithobatess]

Underwater scene of Teasel, 2025 redraw of the original from 2022.

[lithobatess]

Introducing Helly! Helly, full name Hellebore; is a no-nonsense but sweet western toad. She may be older than some of my other characters, but she has a sharp tongue and can still hold her own in any situation. She is the glue that keeps everyone together.

[inatherps]

Spotted Bush Snake (Philothamnus semivariegatus)

Observed by callumevans, CC BY-N

[astra-the-dragon]

she's called that because I have Spotted her