[hogwashandbalderdash]

24, she/her, literature, history, film & music 💗

main genres i listen to:

[lestatfag]

the man who owns and runs the thai restaurant in my town knows me by name. he is one of the kindest and most thoughtful men i know. i started ordering from his place back in january, which was when i got my fibromyalgia diagnosis. back then i was using a walker, had limited mobility in my entire body but especially my hands, and was very visibly in pain. i always ordered the same thing: yellow curry with no meat, potatoes and carrots only (i have texture and other dietary issues). he always made it a point to make sure i could get out the door and carry the food safely. he had his workers package the food so that it was easier for me to open. as i kept coming back and i told him a little bit about my health status, he would always encourage me to keep going. he told me about how the spices he used were good for inflammation and began to edit the recipe just for me so that spices that were even better for fighting inflammation were used. he’d give me extra portions and despite the fact that i would tip every time, i realized later that he never charged my card for them. as time went on and my condition began to get better, especially with the help of a physical therapist, he would make encouraging remarks and tell me how happy he was for me. the day i came in without my walker, he practically jumped for joy, and despite my insistence, he gave me my meal for free that day. i continue to make progress with my conditions and i continue to go to the thai place. this man who does not know me personally and who i hardly know anything about is one of my favorite people. it’s interactions with humans like these that make loving life easier. and his curry really does help my chronic condition. it’s comfort food taken to the next level.

[hogwashandbalderdash]

can journalists change the terminology about adhd from ‘cases are rising’ to ‘cases are being detected’ PLEASE

[ahuara-deactivated20250412]

every single country that has voiced support for israel's "self defense", every single politician, anchor, news outlet, zionist, and person baying for the blood of palestinians is complicit in genocide. (Oct. 17) a hospital was purposefully bombed today, killing 500 people (the death toll bound to climb as reports come in), and israel says "hamas" as a paper-thin flimsy excuse to justify murdering doctors, patients, and everyone sheltering there. western media pieces of shit will say "major loss of civilian life" in the face of real-time genocide like it was simply an unfortunate incident or natural disaster. like isarel didn't deliberately murder human beings. israeli historian and genocide scholar said this a textbook case of genocide. and the west still does nothing, and worse than nothing: aiding and generating propaganda to justify it. COMPLICIT. COMPLICIT IN AND PARTY TO GENOCIDE.

[conarcoin]

resources for staying safe online

always important, but i feel like especially recently. particularly stuff that’s a bit more than just the usual “don’t post personal info”

feel free to share this post on twitter or anywhere else, staying safe is important

justdeleteme.xyz - direct links to delete accounts

how a photo’s hidden exif data exposes your personal information

have i been pwned? - check if your accounts have been compromised in a data breach. CHANGE ANY ACCOUNT THAT USES THE SAME EMAIL AND PASSWORD

online harassment field manual

form for removing personal information from google (for the eu), see also: “remove your personal information from google”

extreme privacy: what it takes to disappear (personal data removal workbook)

filter lists for ublock origin, and more

restore privacy - online privacy resources center

privacytools.io

online spyware watchdog

how secure is your password?

defensive computing checklist

cloudflare dns

non-technical tips on staying anonymous

webrtc leak shield - chrome, firefox

web safety tutorials by the electronic frontier foundation

crash override network - resources for victims of doxing and online harassment

[prideandprejudice]

Pride and Prejudice (2005) + facts

[hogwashandbalderdash]

Check out the cozy dyspraxia spot 🪴🍁🍃🤎 community on Discord – hang out with 1 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

i have now made a dyspraxia discord for anyone who wants to join!! thanks to those who showed interest before. come and chill with other dyspraxics in a low pressure environment. there are different channels to talk about various interests, so you don’t only have to chat about dyspraxia, although there is a dedicated channel for it if you need to vent 🤍

(pls let me know if there are any problems with the link)

[jakeperalta]

letting celebrities think they can and should "use their platform" to speak on all current events and political issues regardless of how educated they are on them was a grave mistake

[hogwashandbalderdash]

i agree but also the focus shouldn’t be on celebrities (who i expect to be out of touch) but on every politician (left or right), journalist or large organisation who is standing with israel. it is actually so scary how palestinians are being collectively gaslit about their experiences and people calling for the death of gazans when they have been the victims of genocide for years and no one has cared until now. the media has been radio silent. we have a huge issue with corrupt people in power swaying the public opinion to suit their needs

[hogwashandbalderdash]

if i made a dyspraxia discord would anyone be interested in joining? it will have a designated channel for talking about dyspraxia but will just be a chill place to hang out and talk about books, film, music, tv, gaming or just anything in a safe place with people who understand each other. don’t want to make it until i know people are interested so like if you would actually join if i put the link in the #dyspraxia tag

[zevrn]

“But this kind of violence will negatively affect international support for Palestinians :(((“ is the international support for Palestinians in the room with us right now?

[hurricanesunny]

i want whatever doofenschmirtz and perry the platypus had in that kpop stan twitter au

[bobo-razzmatazz]

I want to go to my grave not knowing what this post is about

[hogwashandbalderdash]

thinking about how if dr spencer reid was a real person we would know who the zodiac killer is by now

[sandersstudies]

Every 21st century piece of writing advice: Make us CARE about the character from page 1! Make us empathize with them! Make them interesting and different but still relatable and likable!

Every piece of classic literature: Hi. It's me. The bland everyman whose only purpose is to tell you this story. I have no actual personality. Here's the story of the time I encountered the worst people I ever met in my life. But first, ten pages of description about the place in which I met them.

[sandersstudies]

Modern writing advice: Yes your protagonist should have flaws but ultimately we should root for them and like them from the beginning :)

Charles Dickens: Here is the worst ugliest rudest meanest nastiest bitch you’ve ever met in your life.

[sandersstudies]

Modern writing advice: Make sure your POV character goes through a significant arc! Make sure they are changed by the narrative! Make sure they learn a lesson!

Narrators of every book of the 19th century: the lesson I learned is these people fucking suck, sayonara you freaks

[sandersstudies]

Modern writing advice: It’s all about the character overcoming obstacles and learning! They learn their lesson so they can fix their mistakes and make good choices in the future! It’s a character arc! It’s called growth! Readers love it!

Everyone from ancient times through the 19th century: would you like to watch a Guy fuck up twenty times in a row

[coldgoldlazarus]

[reduxfiles]

THE X FILES | 1.09 — Space

[derangedrhythms]

[…] sometimes I have kept my feelings to myself, because I could find no language to describe them in […]

Jane Austen, from 'Sense and Sensibility'

[wulfhalls]

Meanwhile.

Twin Peaks (dir. David Lynch)

[heavensghost]

the hardest thing is when ur going through something terrible there is an awful middle phase of it when u don’t know if u can get through it or if you’ll ever be okay again and the truth is always you will get through it and you will absolutely be okay again but u just cant see it at the time