Flowers Growing In Hell

The world is ending and everything is falling apart let us love one another until the end

[reave-and-rowdy]

This is just a collection of randoms, but I’m trying to be healthy and moderate in my posting and interactions because social media is the devil but sometimes I like to hang around without partaking of the sacrament you know?

Over 18 under 95

Chronically online so this may not be my wisest idea.

Edit:

Get off my blog if you’re pro-ai, pro-ice, pro-government overreach, etc etc I think you get the point.

People who insist on being Like That will be blocked.

Everyone else can stay.

[porterdavis]

Purer than Ivory soap

[reave-and-rowdy]

They’re lying and trying to muddy the waters so that people stop believing anything is true. Don’t fall for that

[reave-and-rowdy]

She said it and I believe it

God I’m so tired

[sharonccrter]

The Pitt (2025) Only twenty minutes to sleep, but you dream of some epiphany. Just one single glimpse of relief, to make some sense of what you've seen. [Inspired by]

[reave-and-rowdy]

Fucking love blocking people

[reave-and-rowdy]

People who are still simping for felon47 in this the year of our Lord 2026 are quite possibly the dumbest people alive and it physically pains me to see people defending his atrocities for free

Like did you all have to sacrifice your critical thinking skills to join the cult? Are you happy that people keep dying because the trump administration cut ICE training from 20 weeks to 42 days? Are you okay with him firing the heads of independent agencies and dismantling protections for everyone else? Are you really happy with him gutting government agencies like USAID and the CDC in the name of cost cutting while he actively fills his own pockets?

People who voted for him and subsequently Woke Up and realized he’s fucking stupid, welcome to the party be sure do so your part to fix this fuckery come November.

The rest of you, the people who are cheering? Fuck you have the day you deserve.

[ms-demeanor]

I am a glorified office administrator who understands server hardware why am I the only person in this company who gets what social engineering is?

[ms-demeanor]

Total stranger on the phone who we’ve never spoken to before: I have power of attorney over the CEO of this corporation and we are a customer of yours. Please change the administrator password on the server to XXXXX

My boss, putting on white grease paint and a red wig: Oh, of course! Let’s do it quickly so that you’ll want to keep working with us since you’re going to be making business decisions!

Me: I would sell you to satan for one corn chip and I’m allergic to corn but before you do this maybe you should call someone who is actually on our contact list for our customer and see if they’ve ever heard of this stranger.

My boss, looking through a selection of shoes that honk when you walk: Oh, but she said that it was very important that none of the employees know what was happening because they’re making staffing changes.

Me: As your lawyer I recommend that you just call a single one of our contacts and see if they’ve ever heard of her name.

My boss, shoving all of our technicians into a VW beetle: You’re not my lawyer.

Me: HOW THE FUCK WOULD YOU KNOW? I COULD BE! YOU SHOULD MAYBE CHECK ON THAT.

[yoursjupiter]

TIL everyone’s employee ID at my company is the last five of their SSN.

Boss: On the bright side, it’s only the last five

Me: YOU CAN COMMIT FRAUD WITH FOUR

[zevveli]

Security firms that are hired to check the security of banks will often use the following tactic: They will walk up to the teller in a suit with their ID badge and a clipboard and go:

“Hello I am [name] from [security firm] we’ve been hired to verify the security of the facility I need to see your computers.”

“Erm…I’ll have to verify that with my managers.”

“Congratulations, you have just passed the security verification.” [Scribbles on clipboard] “But in all seriousness I do need to verify your security so I need to see your computers.”

“Oh okay.” AND LETS THEM IN.

[palindromordnilap-deactivated20]

“Social engineering” is a way too fancy word for what it is. I know a guy (not personally) who broke several people out of prison by essentially writing “Greetings, please release this person, signed, whoever the judge is” on a piece of paper and faxing it there. Because no one would have a fax machine in their own house I guess.

[closet-keys]

not to derail, but holy shit that praxis

[cal-is-a-cuddlefish]

I’ve had clerks just give out a whole ass SSN when I asked.

[airandangels]

An inspection in 2014 found the password for the Louvre’s surveillance camera system was “louvre.”

[klapollo]

if youre in the US (especially the northeast + michigan) i would avoid bagged salads/greens and generally wash your produce very thoroughly unless you want the diarrhea parasite

[klapollo]

Outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite grows to more than 1,000 cases

Michigan is experiencing its largest outbreak of a parasitic infection that causes severe diarrhea. Nearly 1,000 people have been diagnosed

this is not life-threatening, but also who wants weeks of diarrhea and a fucking parasite in them lol. if you suspect you've already had this and it's passed, i would see a doctor. you might need an antiparasitic anyway. if you're actively sick, see a doctor and they might be able to prescribe medication to help you get over it faster.

try to avoid eating raw vegetables, scrub fruit with a produce brush and rinse thoroughly with water. again, don't bother with premade greens or bagged salads. if you buy lettuce, remove the outer 2-3 layers of leaves.

there are UNVERIFIED rumors that the greens have been linked to a company that sources to taco bell. some locations have been actively pulling fresh ingredients like lettuce, avocado, and pico de gallo to mitigate the threat, so i would avoid any products from them just in case. considering how vast supply chains are, i'd be wary of any fast food greens in general for now.

[official-michigan-posts]

not again

[simplykaren]

Cyclospora season is really explosive this year.

[reave-and-rowdy]

Who could imagine that Donald Trump allowing an unelected official to gut the government agencies that see to food safety would have led to thousands of people getting sick???

Also cyclospora cannot be washed off food by traditional means, you need heat to kill it.

[neonshroudedgraves]

Bluesky asks Texas users to verify their ages, citing new app store law

"Why do you need age verification on a site where everyone is 38?"

[smolgecko-2]

hey uhh, @daysleftofsecondterm, unsure if this is the right way to notify you about this but seems maybe like this'd be good to share?

[reave-and-rowdy]

Okay abandon ship, everyone off twitter

But jokes aside- DO NOT give a website your social

Edit: it’s bluesky not twitter that’s the problem my bad everyone

But you still shouldn’t give any website your social

[daysleftofsecondterm]

sorry I am not kept up with knowledge on political figures. who is Lindsey graham

He’s the guy in both these pictures:

[jennawynn]

Don't forget this one!

[daysleftofsecondterm]

Thank you SO much I COULD NOT find that one

[reave-and-rowdy]

All these politicians being like “we disagreed 😢but he was a good coworker…🥹”

Like no. He was a spineless hypocrite who stood for precisely nothing but his own power. Him dying suddenly of heart problems doesn’t redeem him.

[reave-and-rowdy]

You know, if the death of Lindsey Graham teaches us anything it’s that we should live our lives in such a way that is both true to ourselves and our values but also in such a way that people do not actively celebrate our passing

I’m not like calling anyone out he was hated for Reasons, but also I’m sitting here thinking “boy I hope no one feels that way about me when I’m gone”

[dduane]

Gee, who knew

AI Fiction Is Easy to Detect Because It's Stupid and Bad, Research Finds

ChatGPT uses too many dream sequences and Gemini won’t stop describing characters.

AI also more often avoids subplots and fails to play with time jumps and flashbacks. The systems overwrite passages about the body and senses. “Where a human author might write that a character ‘felt afraid,’ AI renders fear as a tightening chest, cold sweat, and dimming lamplight,” the study said. Humans also spin more complicated narratives involving more characters and locations than AI can handle. Humans also reference other works of fiction, specific people and places in a way that AI struggles with.

Surprise. (Not.)

[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]

[reave-and-rowdy]

Bureaucracy is a pain in the ass but sometimes it’s very funny

[futureblackwakandan-deactivated]

me hanging out with black people in the summer: “aye, yall don’t forget to put on sunscreen”

them: 

[futureblackwakandan-deactivated]

@flipflibberinflippinghell

Use the Walgreens Brand which is pretty cheap and it does wonders and doesn’t leave me with a white cast. And I’m dark as hell so I hate looking ashy but not all sunscreens are made equally and it’s one of the better ones I’ve used.

[angelic-tokkii-deactivated20220]

Wait cocoa/shea butter and coconut oil don’t protect you from the sun we really do need sunscreen??

[futureblackwakandan-deactivated]

Yea fam. All that “we don’t need sunscreen” shit is a myth. Combine that with the fact that most dermatologists don’t know how to spot skin cancer in Black people and it’s a nasty combination.

[jamaicanblackcastoroil]

Yeah, it’s harder for us to get it but when we do it’s deadly. I know two people who died of skin cancer, both were Black.

[lo-cotidiano]

“While incidence of melanoma is higher in the Caucasian population, a July 2016 study in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology showed it is more deadly in people of color. African American patients were most likely to be diagnosed with melanoma in its later stages than any other group in the study, and they also had the worst prognosis and the lowest overall survival rate.”

- https://www.skincancer.org/prevention/skin-cancer-and-skin-of-color

Sorry about the link, I’m on mobile. But this is from August 2016, which I know isn’t the most recent but it’s still SUPER IMPORTANT. Y’all please wear sunscreen. With Google it’s even easy to find smaller, Black-owned brands.

[sensei-aishitemasu]

https://blackgirlsunscreen.com/ is Black-owned!

[themardia]

I’m gonna second the rec for Black Girl Sunscreen, it’s affordable, Black owned, and immediately melts into the skin without leaving any gross white cast.

[daysleftofsecondterm]

Please put on sunscreen. Even if it’s not the one recommended, just, put on ANY sunscreen. Any is better than none.

[reave-and-rowdy]

It’s record breaking heatwaves this year don’t add melanoma to possible heatstroke

[podcastwizard]

LIKES TO CHARGE REBLOGS TO CAST

[reave-and-rowdy]

Please God it would be so funny

[raygun631]

[reave-and-rowdy]

They arrested this guy but not anyone in the Epstein files 🙃

They arrested this guy but 47 and co REDACTED the perpetrators in the Epstein files 🙃

They arrested an active service member but released the names of VICTIMS in the Epstein files

Also trump is in the Epstein files!

[hikikomoricomplex]

I see we’ve reached the “blame your failures on communist subterfuge” phase of the AI business plan

[hikikomoricomplex]

The AI business plan, for reference:

1. Promise everything.

2. Piss off everyone.

3. Deliver nothing.

4. Blame asians?

[reave-and-rowdy]

HEY. I take issue with this! I hate AI and Data Centers FOR FREE