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Unhinged yt questions to staff: "Are you Thai?" (at a Thai restaurant to the waitress, like it might make or break the dining experience)

I might have to cave and get Pragmata, not because the gameplay interests me but because it's probably the closest I'll ever get to fatherhood. I don't even think I have the resources to adopt in this economy and even if I did, single-fatherhood in today's culture seems... #pragmata

US Courts ICC Iranian Courts I'm really not picky which one he's tried in, just as long as he's actually put on trial (though the last one would be the most fitting, tbh).

Some people need their trusted friends to break the news to them: They need to shower more often. Please.

An Aussie tried to explain why Australia is so much safer than the US because the predators are all in certain places where not many people live. I just replied, "I know, in the US we elect ours so it's pretty awful." #epstein #trump #PDFs

I'm convinced that if the Punisher was real, the Republican Party would have already ceased to exist and he would be a national hero. That's how bad it is right now. #Punisher #politics #epstein

The meds are no longer enough to keep the depression at bay.

Sometimes depression hits, no matter how many meds you're on. But at least the meds mean I'm not spiraling; just so very done.

My gf won't drink natural (not from concentrate) pomegranate juice because it looks like blood. I don't understand the problem.

Am I a decrepit, broken, middle-aged man? Yes. Am I doing an absurdly silly Happy Dance because I prepared a simple breakfast for someone I actually care about? Also yes. I'm a simple soul, okay?

Currently speed-running a lifelong conservative's redemption arc; I'm going to see if I can get it done in under a month. #doingmypart

Is it just me or are neuronormies just So. Fucking. Exhausting. whenever you have to interact with one? #ASD #neurodivergent

These Red States aren't sending us their best. They're sending us murderers, drunk drivers, kidnappers, thugs, rapists, and some—I suppose—might be good people. 🙄

Having to face the reality of a family that still beats their children in 2025 is past enraging and goes straight to depressing. I cannot describe the sheer empathy I am feeling right now.

Disgust. Frustration. Hate. Despair. Fugue State. The Five Stages of Continuing to Exist in 2025.

One day I'd like to be able to do homework without requiring two Xanax. #anxiety #mentalhealth

No, but for real tho: WHAT IS THIS TIMELINE

I remain unconvinced that my stress and anxiety issues are entirely biological. I'm pretty sure they weren't this bad last year. 🤨

Maybe I shouldn't do overly exciting things just before bed. I think I slept maybe 3 hours. Today's gonna be rough.

So my checklist for swinging WAY out of my league next week is something like: * Bring a rose (w/ water cap) * Compliment her style and independence * Laugh at her jokes * Push her left all the way to Social Democrat ... did I miss anything? #firstdatenerves #dateplanning #SocDem

Okay, fr tho, I'mma need the luck escalator to stop now. plzkthxbaiwtf

I have no idea where this wheel of escalating luck is going to end, but I am totally here for it.

Door closes window opens blah blah blah.... And sometimes a secret vault door slams open. I wouldn't call my life charmed, but things often seem to happen just the right way to make cool shit work out. #lucky #irie

I haven't been this depressed in years.

To be clear, I'm not uninvested in current events. I'm just waiting for enough people to get on my level of disgust to make a difference. We're not quite there yet, but we will be. 🥀✊🏼🗳

If we suffer power outages, be aware ahead of time that I lay full blame and responsibility at the feet of AI Farms.

Dammit, we didn't even make it a DAY before another reason got tossed onto the pile. Now I REALLY need to consider asking to up my dose to "Beyond Recommended Levels" due to this BS.

There are not enough anti-anxiety meds for the bullshit this year has hurled at me.

I really have mellowed out with age. Instead of getting angry at the offender first, I'm managing to sympathize and help the victim first. Would that I did not need to do either, but that is a struggle I've abandoned some time ago.

At this point, I think porn is more healthy overall for mental health than news is. That's greatly unsettling. I'm not denying the importance of an informed electorate, but the country is just so fucked. If only our system allowed for snap elections...

Sometimes I find myself baffled how I ended up with so many LGBT friends when they're still a distinct minority. Surely civil decency isn't *that* hard to come by... ... right? (Rhetorical question; no srs answers plox. No iz gud fur mah sanity.)

We are so cooked.

Wait, I only had 350 calories today? Accidental #diet cuz #adhd

#anxiety

I shaved my beard off for summer. I definitely feel less overheated, but it's weird feeling my chin.

*Me side-eyeing dating profiles declaring "Other" politics, but featuring them firing an AKS-74U and "What if I told you: taxation is theft"* ... look, just own the fact that you voted for this disaster and at least I won't scorn you extra for feigning innocence.

I was outside for far too long today. My body and brain do NOT approve. I will now spend the next week or so indoors until I have properly recovered.

This ruling is not only horrifying, it's downright bewildering. Do you want men in women's spaces? Because this is how you get men in women's spaces. Under this ruling, FtM can enter women's spaces and sue for discrimination if refused. #lgbt

Upon admitting that I just filed my taxes, two of my friends flipped as they remembered they hadn't done so yet. Yes, I am among my (ADHD) people. #taxes #ADHD

Running #TTRPG games and hearing the exclamations of excitement from my friends or watching their eyes go wide are the only things that keep me going. I'll never tell them (because they'd feel awkward and embarrassed), but they keep me alive. Literally. #friends #chronicdepression #gaming