welcome to my world, princess of power

she/her / 30 / AuDHD / art enjoyer / urban planning nerd tired of living in interesting times call me straw or strawberry

[strawberrymangomochi]

-🦅-

✊ 50501 / Progressive Victory

⚖️ The Bail Project / Prison Policy Initiative / The Sentencing Project / Fully Informed Jury Association / Prison Journalism Project

🤙 Luigi Mangione's Defense Fund / Billboard Fund for Healthcare and Luigi Mangione

🏥 Physicians for a National Health Program / Center for Health and Democracy / American Public Health Association

🏙️ Congress for the New Urbanism / Strong Towns / Jane's Walk

-🍁-

🛒 Made in CA / 💪 Elbows Up / 📺 Save the CBC /🗳️ Fair Vote Canada / 🏥 Canada Healthwatch 📰 The Myth of Universal Healthcare (The Walrus) / 📰 Under Ford, Hallway Healthcare Has Devolved into "Chair Care" (The Local)

[pascalcampion]

Rooftop escape

[truthluigi]

im sick and tired of pretending like what he did wasnt the MOST NORMAL reaction to capitalism and corporate GREED. No, its rest of us who arent normal and do NOTHING but bend over. He did nothing wrong, idgaf if he had few loose screws after living in pain for such long time, shit happens. Sick and tired of ppl trying to diagnoze him, calling him schizo, mental blah blah he is completely normal who rebelled against society’s rules and ruling class. hes ahead of his time. He will be fine in jail, no rent, free food, free healthcare, free gym while the rest of you will keep working and working while rent gets higher and rooms get smaller, food becomes more and more expensive, one medical emergency and you are in debt for life, when we die someones gonna have to get a loan for the burial because even death in goy america costs a kidney. They will reestablish slavery and yall will laugh and bend over because israel needs more bombs and elon musk needs more trillions but you traded your sons to maga epstein to buy a coach purse so its okay

yes well speak your truth 💯

[bunnysp1ce]

1000000000% agreed. so sick of the narrative shift!

[moonlit-floruit]

I think there is something so insidious about not only how people isolate themselves from nature, but how it's so normalized that those people are incapable of seeing what's wrong with it.

I am a 911 operator. People call in ridiculous things all the time. I'm not talking about someone calling to report that they're home alone and they think someone is in their attic, only for us to discover that there are squirrels in the roof -- we actually get that sort of call somewhat often and it's ALWAYS worth a check, so never feel bad about calling for something that ends up not being an emergency! No, I'm talking about someone calling 911 because Ulta won't give them a refund on used cosmetics or some bullshit like that. That kind of call is annoying, but it is what it is.

But the wildlife calls...

"There's a deer in my yard! Is it injured? Well, no, ma'am, but that's not the problem. Can't you get someone out here to remove it?" No.

Or "I'm the president of the HOA here and one of the homeowners is letting all these weeds grow instead of mowing their lawn. Maybe you could send an officer over here to give them a chat?" No.

Or "There's a fox in my neighborhood! No, no, it's acting normal and I only see it in the evening...but ma'am, this is a gated neighborhood, and it's a nuisance!" No.

It is genuinely shocking to some people that nature exists, that we are a part of nature, and that we can coexist with weeds and wildlife just as much as we can coexist with the storebought grass mowed weekly on suburban front lawns. There is a pervasive, deep-rooted idea that nature is something to be conquered, tamed when desired, and separated from us otherwise. I'm trying to be empathetic to people with this mindset and failing spectacularly, because it's just ridiculously ignorant.

[theconcealedweapon]

There are people who support the death penalty but oppose the killing of Brian Thompson.

This is all the proof you need that the death penalty is about state power and not about justice or crime prevention.

If there exists a subset of people who deserve to die for the harm that they've caused others, how is it anywhere near possible for Brian Thompson to not be in that subset of people? What possible crime could someone commit that would make them worse than Brian Thompson? He killed more people than any serial killer or mass shooter. The only difference is that his weapon of choice was paperwork instead of a gun or a knife.

[theconcealedweapon]

[untitledcatgame]

my email finding you

[depsidase]

[barkingbarghest]

Here is an article from NPR about it (May 22, 2026):

Carolina Milanesi, an independent technology analyst, said Google is trying to make its cash cow business — search — richer and more personalized, and it will make shopping easier. But there is a risk that users may have fewer choices about what to click. "Right now it's: I ask a question, I get a bunch of answers and I feel that I'm in control as to which answer I take, or if I'm looking for something, which product I'm going to end up buying. That is going to be less so going forward," she said. Milanesi envisions AI-enabled search and agents proposing products to consumers — perhaps even those they have requested — but with less clarity or choice around where it's coming from. "If you're going to say: 'I want a pair of Jordans, go find them,' you're not necessarily sure what steps have been taken and whether the AI has used a source or a store that was paid for and therefore came up in the search results," she said, "or if AI actually went and did their due diligence and picked the best for me as a customer."

And here's one from Time magazine (May 20, 2026):

While Google already has “AI Mode,” the company will now power the whole search bar through its new Gemini 3.5 Flash model.  Instead of the classic list of blue links, Google Search will now also generate a custom page with an AI-generated summary of what you’re searching about, which will then trigger a conversation with AI Mode on the main page, allowing users to ask follow-up questions—similar to the kind of layout you would see when opening ChatGPT.

And a little more from Time's article on how this may affect the websites that we are trying to search for:

When Google first started implementing AI-assisted results, news publishers warned of “catastrophic” impacts on the industry, much of which relies on Google search to drive users to their websites.  Last year, news websites saw significant traffic declines as chatbots increasingly replaced Google search as the primary way to find sites and ask questions.  Small businesses also noted drops in traffic to their sites from Google, which has traditionally delivered customers.   Lily Ray, vice president of SEO strategy & research at Amsive, a digital marketing agency, warned as early as last year that Google’s planned changes to search are “going to have a devastating impact on the Internet.”  “It will severely cut into the main source of revenue for most publishers and it will disincentivize content creators who rely on organic search traffic, which is millions of websites, maybe more,” she told Technology Magazine.  

[anarchopuppy]

noai.duckduckgo.com blocks all AI content in search results automatically

[depsidase]

[xmagnet-o]

Absolutely fucking disgusting and heartbreaking

[astrodidact]

[intheheartofman]

[wonderwanda]

I reblogged this yesterday, but I want to reblog it again. Diabetic ketoacidosis turns your blood acidic and will essentially burn you from the inside out.

The stories you hear of people dying from rationing, this is what happens to their body.

Affordable insulin isn’t just a right, it’s a necessity.

No one should have to die like that when it’s preventable with access to proper medication.

[teaboot]

"Affordable" should be the lowest fucking bar. Pharmaceutical companies should be tripping over themselves to offer insulin at "affordable". That shit deserves to be fucking free

[strawberrymangomochi]

I know Reddit isn’t always an accurate indicator of broad public opinion but it warms my bitter heart every time Luigi-related stuff gets posted in a mainstream sub because the comments are still overwhelmingly positive, and not just about his looks. Lots of criticism of private healthcare and insurance, the injustice of pedos walking free among us while he’s stuck in jail, questioning the cops handling of evidence, questioning why they won’t uncuff him in court, rants against billionaires etc. YouTube is more of a mixed bag but still largely positive as well. I don’t use Twitter or TikTok anymore so I can’t speak to those but…point being normies are NOT losing the plot

[iminthetunnels]

ur future nurse is using chapgpt to glide thru school u better take care of urself

[lucyaudley]

Yep. This is terrifying. I’ve caught nursing majors, engineering majors, architecture majors relying on ChatGPT to do their homework. These are people who need to know their field well to ensure people don’t die and they’re letting a glorified algorithm cheat them through school. It’s so dangerous

[redwinterroses]

hey. hi. I work in academia. and there are a lot of student-age folks on this site.

don't do this. don't use genAI. even if your professors give you permission. even if they ask for it or suggest it. if they do anything short of directly requiring it (and I weep, because I've already seen assignments that require it) don't touch that crap. if they do require it, stick it to them. be as maliciously compliant as possible. be a nightmare.

I know it might sound easier right now -- just plug in your assignment and get the answers. you don't care about this class anyway, it's not for your major, you don't see the value of the assignment.

but for your own sake, for the sake of your education and mind, and for the sake of the future world we want to have: learn the stuff. you are not as stupid as the corporate bizzaro kings who want to rule the world think you are, so don't give them reasons to believe it.

and odds are good genAI is gonna give you corrupted info anyway -- more and moreso as the machines cannibalize themselves.

just don't do it. not even "I just do it for XYZ--" no. stop. there is no valid use of generative AI, and even using it for memes or lolz feeds the system and directly feeds the pockets of the people who want to replace you anyway.

[depsidase]

[cynicalclassicist]

And we keep being told that it makes them money is the justification for everything that these corporations do.

Why do we think that Luigi has become a folk hero?

[pepgione-punk]

No one more stupid than the person who comments “did you watch the trial?” on a video talking about the targeted hate campaign Amber Heard was subjected to.

You people let an abuser, Johnny Depp, use the court system to continue to abuse a survivor. You allowed for her RAPE TESTIMONY to become a tiktok audio for laughs. You willingly participated in an event that single handedly took back whatever advances society made during the Me Too movement. You fell for a fucking hate campaign backed by Saudi Arabia because — surprise — Depp is besties with that country’s ruler.

And now, after abusers saw how effective this was, they are following the same playbook and we are witnessing it right now with the Blake Lively case.

So, when you see a woman getting a massive amount of hate out of nowhere, question it don’t just jump on the trend like a brainless sheep.

[venusiangione]

we already knew since the beginning that what they really want is to make an example out of him hence the staged perp walk, overcharging him, and trying to seek the death penalty. it’s kinda crazy that they basically admitted it tho. they want to try and go after him so hard because “people think that what he did was right” and not really because they care about the victim receiving justice.

[free-luigi-mangione]

since there's a hearing this week, if anybody wants to go and protest outside the courthouse or just show up as a form of support, please do!!!! wear court appropriate clothing and do not speak to the press unless you know exactly what you're supposed to say but please show up to support if you can!!! public support from common people matters and if you're able to show up to support Luigi, you should!!

[free-luigi-mangione]

it's also gonna be an exact year after AG Bondi's death penalty for Luigi announcement which the judge overruled, so if y'all wanna highlight the DOJ's abysmal handling of this case, feel free to :D

[goatedgreen]

i love this image because not only is it accurate but also every time i see it i subconsciously scan the image to make sure its not somewhere i know. because everywhere in england looks like this. could be literally anywhere.

[the-city-in-mind]

Let’s just say it: Bad urbanism is hostile to life forms.

Bad streets induce boredom and anxiety. Sprawl suburbia breeds depression.

When every town looks alike, with no landmarks, no grid, no amenities; just a bunch of stroads and parking lots next to dead malls; and it’s literally unpleasant and dangerous to walk anywhere, how could you not feel like the world actively hates you?