I'm feral like a racoon in the trash

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[foolishwalnut]

its been years but im back for a little while

[mariacallous]

[viridianriver]

Hell yeah the US just gave like 8 billion dollars in funding to intercity passenger rail. Including some HIGH SPEED RAIL?!?!?!??

can't overstate how massive this is, i used to work in rail and US trains were so pitifully underfunded that my employer wouldn't even bid on those projects because it wasn't worth the time. This is actually putting us on the level of other countries that invest in transportation as a public service??? And 8 billion? Like this could actually really make some massive change.

[3bookworm]

@amtrak-official

[queer-as-city-folk]

Yeah, I announced this yesterday and that was one of the most exciting days for US rail in years

[aethersea]

hell yeah, here's a source from the department of transportation, dated dec 8

[doberbutts]

Hey not for nothing but this is exactly why I have no trust in digital media "purchases" that aren't physical and also why I am of the opinion that if a physical option isn't made possible then it should be considered morally neutral for me to download a copy for my own digital collection to view when offline.

[animentality]

[sweaterkittensahoy]

Oh, good, now it's not just a death hazard to the driver, but a death hazard to anyone on the road when one bump loosens one connection in that one cable that connects everything, and the entire stainless steel murder box with a skull crushing marble dash just does...whatever happens when you can all power to a murder box going 80 on the highway.

You know what happens when that one loose connection gets hit with a drop of water when you're taking your murder box on a drive on a rainy day? Fire.

Fire all the way through the single, giant cable that connects everything with no safety switches, grounding wires, fuses, or circuit breakers.

I truly cannot imagine how horrific it's going to be when that one loose connection catches fire in that stainless steel box, and someone can't get out of that box because the doors are electrical for some fucking reason.

[fake-mermaid]

can i get a hell yea if you’re still gonna be wasting your time on this website in 2014

[mtfoss]

Disabled people have to live somewhere poor people have to live somewhere you cant just exclude us from everywhere

[mtfoss]

"What if theyre dirty" is it worth killing us over?

"What if theyre loud" is it worth killing us over?

"What if it would inconvenience me" is it worth killing us over?

People die without housing.

[mtfoss]

People have been mentioning it so I want to explicitly say this includes addicts

[iamoutofideas]

*puts my cigarettes out on you*

[frogmoss1]

*wuickly smokes it all before you can reach me*

[iamoutofideas]

oh a wise guy huh? *rolls up my sleeves* why I oughta…

[frogmoss1]

*wuickly rolls your sleeves back down before you can hit me*

[brucebocchi]

this feels like a fucking comedy sketch. i'm lost for words

[syntheticorange]

[transhuman-priestess]

every day i wish ronald reagan had died in childbirth

[abalidoth]

giving birth to what?

[abalidoth]

mpreagan

[gonsplode]

[scientistknife]

[daughter-of-sapph0]

[hjyboy1218]

Christian Baby I'm going skydiving with: Accept Jesus as your lord and savior ✝️

Me: You can't be talking like that Christian Baby.

[autistictransandbored]

Perfect addition, I must say

[verylostpenguin]

It’s my grandpa’s birthday next week and he said “I don’t want to be 85” and my grandmother, his wife of 59 and a half years, said “well your only alternative is to die”, I can’t believe how affectionate they are

[verylostpenguin]

I was having lunch with them today and my grandpa started throwing napkins at my grandmother, and she balled it up and looked all set to throw it back but then she put it down and said “I will not throw it because I was brought up properly, you were dragged” she has spent ¾ of her life with this man

[verylostpenguin]

I thought I’d let you know how they’ve been getting on during lockdown, so here’s some of the FaceTime conversation from today:

“My goodness, the way technology is advancing - in 20 years we’ll be able to shake hands through the screen!”

“Rex, I don’t think we’ll be here in 20 years.”

“Well you can make your own plans, I shall only be 109.”

[verylostpenguin]

What’s up friends, it’s been 3 years, grandpa has made it to 88 and they’ve been married 62.5 years! Please enjoy another instalment:

Grandpa: the new packs are.. it’s.. what is it. It self destructs

Grandma : biodegradable, Rex.

[crossstitchworld]

I decided to immortalize my favorite tweet by breathcue

[catchymemes]

[yan-li]

Some bb dekus, I need to sleep XD

Pst… askbox it’s temporary open (and I dont promise to answer everithing)

[commodorecliche]

is this lady fucking safe??????????

[commodorecliche]

GOD IT GETS SO MUCH WORSE:

“your comfort in this process is irrelevant”

[notgeorgelucas]

Jesus. Fucking. Christ.

[a-wild-osborne]

The only things I could possibly suggest in this case would be to call the agency he supposedly sees to verify that he’s even going there at all because as his spouse, she should be privy to non-specific questions about attendance (not even asking the day or what time he goes), or tbh she should give those two assholes what they clearly want: disappear from their lives by divorcing him after the birth and leaving his name off the certificate. Fuck those dudes, they need therapy for real.

[cheeseanonioncrisps]

Yeah, she should ban then from the delivery room (and also from her life from that point onwards), not just because you really don’t want all the weird funerary vibes at such a vulnerable moment, but because the FIL at least, and probably the husband, is definitely trying to kill her.

I mean come on, he’s trying to ban her from using pain medication during the delivery, and claiming that medical intervention is inherently bad. That’s not going to guarantee that she dies in childbirth, but it’ll certainly increase her chances. And if they’re willing to do that, then what’s really stopping them from finishing them off some other way if it doesn’t work?

[loracarol]

if you want to read the whole thing, the thread is here. 

tbh I’m keeping an eye on it to bc I really really hope she doesn’t die.

[vaguely-problematic]

i feel that she is profoundly unsafe. all those things of hers they’re packing up? she should have them sent to her mom’s (or sis or whatever) - and then she herself should also go to her mom’s. move the hell OUT of that situation; file for divorce omg.

ban them from the delivery room? hell she should get a court order against them being near her anywhere at all.

this is bad.

[cyberdramon]

Reading through this I’m convinced that the FIL straight up killed his wife, the fact that he not only doesn’t take her life and comfort into consideration, seemingly bragged about being a single dad and to top it off, has raised his son to be an almost carbon copy of himself is horrifying. I hope she gets herself out of this situation and gets restraining orders on both of them bc Jesus Christ

[justnoodlefishthings]

[jeshire-deactivated20230502]

YO there was an update to this a while back - she’s staying with her parents and filing for divorce.

[mygeekcorner]

oh thank fuck

[knittingnoodles]

btw- tell your nurses (and doctors) about anyone you dont want with you. they can and will keep them from seeing you in the delivery room and while ur at the hospital recovering.