The Public Ineffectual

I'm a female graduate student working on a dissertation in modern American and women's history. I was recently diagnosed with ABD. I tend to be sarcastic, so please keep that in mind.

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

[publicineffectual]

I'm back here, I guess

Me, years later, after the Musk Twitter Incident

[pointnclick]

whenever i see a noir detective in the rain i’m like yeah man… that’s exactly where you’re supposed to be

[pointnclick]

[screechingcollectivecollectorus]

Noir detectives are actually meant to be stressed, it’s their natural state. A Noir detective with nothing to be stressed about, will quickly revert to a more highly stressed state than normal.

[elidyce]

Noir detectives require stress to be healthy, that’s why it’s a good idea to make sure that an Inside Detective has access to regular difficult and alarming cases to solve and also a shower they can stand in (fully clothed or not) to agonize, since they can’t go out in the rain. Don’t be alarmed if they bang their little fists on the tile and howl, that’s a normal part of the display. If they sit on the floor and cry, though, they may be overstimulated and need some hard alcohol and a nap to help them settle down. 

[jraker4]

It can be difficult, but if you have a friend with a Femme Fatale, arranging a (supervised) playdate can be enriching to both of them.

[dykevillanelle]

eve: what did she look like? 

random man: she was hot

eve: GREAT ALL I NEED TO KNOW GET THE FUCK OUT OF THIS CAR

[lauraillustrates]

are you prepared to play felines and fortresses??!

[yermemeblog]

Our Leader. He is us. We are him.

[fromrushhourwithlove]

HOW DID YOU GET HANDS HOW DID YOU GET HANDS

HEY HOW DID YOU GET HANDS HOW DID YOU GET HANDS HOW DID YOU GET HANDS HOW DID YOU GET HANDS HOW DID YOU GET HANDS

HOW DID YOU GET HANDS HEY HOW DID YOU GET HANDS

[endermaz]

is this a brooklyn 99 cold open

[setheverman]

just playing some pokémon blue

[heckifiknowcomics]

hang in there buddy.

[web-wrecker]

He?

[politiho]

[buffalo-divine-eden-no7-deactiv]

I once asked a Jesuit priest what was the best short prayer he knew. He said ‘Fuck it.’ as in ‘Fuck it, it’s in Gods hands.’

Anthony Hopkins (via buffalo-divine-eden-no7)

[oncelerfucker69-deactivated2019]

i’m..

[bimboficationblues]

please can these people just think once before they speak

[antiuwuaction-deactivated201804]

“Let them try to promote a dying ideology” that’s what they said in the wiemar republic. Anyway, centerists are the ones creating sympathy for nazis.

[eminemisnotverytalented-deactiv]

This might be crazy talk, but what if punching people and passively standing by while they promote their fucked up delusional ideologies weren’t the only two options? Imagine if we could engage people in open debate and force them and everyone watching to recognise just how ridiculous their views are? What if that was an even more effective means of turning people away from destructive ideologies than wantonly assaulting them on the streets? Wouldn’t that be wild?

Too bad we live in an ass backwards bizarro world where calming one’s tits long enough to have a conversation with people one dislikes isn’t possible and the only way to counter extremism is with more extremism.

[oncelerfucker69-deactivated2019]

Nah we should make them terrified of advocating genocide in the first place. You realize Nazis have actually backed down from rallies due to threat of violence from leftists, right?

They don’t want a debate. They don’t see their views as ridiculous. You are advocating for passively standing by…

[frogmunist-deactivated20190724]

You shouldn’t debate Nazis because their views are not worth debating. There is no debate. Their views are wrong. Debating them implies their beliefs should be given some sort of credence, or respect, but they shouldn’t.

[rikerssexblouse]

THE BASIC HUMANITY OF ALL PEOPLE IS NOT UP FOR DEBATE. 

THE BASIC HUMANITY OF ALL PEOPLE IS NOT UP FOR DEBATE. 

THE BASIC HUMANITY OF ALL PEOPLE IS NOT UP FOR DEBATE. 

THE BASIC HUMANITY OF ALL PEOPLE IS NOT UP FOR DEBATE. 

THE BASIC HUMANITY OF ALL PEOPLE IS NOT UP FOR DEBATE. 

[foolishfools-deactivated2024062]

“why don’t you debate with me” is exactly what a nazi would say too and it’s a classic troll move … these guys know how to spew their bullshit views in a way that sounds perfectly logical and when you respond with “BUT KILLING PEOPLE IS WRONG”, you’re the one being overemotional and they will just say “looks like i win the debate”. 

like. just from my observations online and watching a lot of cable news growing up this is a pretty deep cultural flaw we have where anything “emotional” is obviously stupid and wrong and that leads to not being able to say “that’s racist” without the other side being like “how is it racist? show me scientific proof that it’s racist” and you can’t because you don’t have it because to you, a decent person, it’s obvious that it’s racist

tl;dr they want to debate you because they want to overwhelm you and make you look stupid

and ftr i don’t trust any ~liberals~ who parrot that bullshit. literally you guys are the worst. 

[stepdilfgeraldloggins-deactivat]

me: hey, make sure to give me your characters backstory so i can include it in the campaign, don’t worry about sending too much or making it too detailed the more you send me the more I can work in about their past

my players: 

[themonalisa]

she put the reason I was so emotional while watching wonder woman into words ( x )

[jabberwockypie]

I appreciate the phrase “filtered through a boner lens” and I intend to use it.

[bbcwhereareyou]

I’m about to rewatch Ghostbusters and am thinking about this tweet again.

[vampireapologist-archive-deacti]

   I just drove my uncle and myself to the hardware store, and he said to me “Molly, I want you to know that being Catholic doesn’t change anything. If you someday get married, your wife will be welcome in this family. Don’t ever think otherwise.”

  That is really nice, but I am not gay???

[vampireapologist-archive-deacti]

I’M LAUGHING SO HARD. SPOILER ALERT 2012 ME; YOU’RE SUPER FRICKING GAY.

[meekaleeks]

just a reminder that they were roommates

[yesterdaysprint]

The Washington Times, Washington DC, June 12, 1909

[yesterdaysprint]

The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois, October 7, 1943