okay but how are they ever going to top bugogate or blanco destroying the stage
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My grandmother is Japanese and really likes to give gifts. Often those gifts are Japanese desserts or other food, but sometimes she just slips me cash, folded up inside a tiny, beautiful envelope. But she likes to pretend she's not giving me money, so when possible, she'll hide it somewhere that I will find later.
Today I spent the afternoon with her doing chores and tech support, and she clearly felt this warranted a significant gift in return (no matter that I enjoyed myself). But she forgot to slip something into my pocket or bag before I left, so instead she rushed outside as I was starting my car, making the old-school "roll down the window" gesture. Once I complied, she was forced to acknowledge she was handing me money, but she also tried to minimize the gesture.
The result was that she said, "Thank you, dear! I just wanted you to be able to... to buy yourself a hamburger," and then handed me a darling little envelope that turned out to contain $100. And all I could think was:
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People conditioned to believe all their value as a person comes from their academic grades (despite knowing that the education system is messed up):
“If I can’t (score well in classes) what’s the point of me?”
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Jean-Luc Picard
@SpaceDadSupport
Be very wary of those who insist on "debate" or "discussion" when it's someone's civil rights on the table. There's no debate to be had; trans women are women, trans men are men, anyone with a uterus gets to decide what grows in it or not, bodily autonomy is essential to freedom.
2:11 PM · Sep 28, 2023
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genuinely from the bottom of my heart LOVE seeing someone discover this blog and like 40 posts in a row 💖
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Meanwhile at PEIP’s Secured Containment/Protection facility:
(since y’all seemed to like this post)
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