Rabbit Cohen

I never know what to say when people say I've lost weight. I mean, I have lost a lot of weight, and it's on purpose and healthy. But like... do I say "thanks"? It seems like an observation of fact. I don't know.

It's also complicated by the fact that as a general rule, I don't think you should comment on people's weight unless you really, really know that those comments are welcome.

I am maybe too self-conscious about how I talk to women as someone who now looks more like a man. I don't know. I'd rather be a little awkward than make anyone uncomfortable, though.

I'm actually less concerned about this in person than online, because I don't really pass as a cis man in person. I don't think I come across as terribly intimidating.

The compliment thing is still a concern in person, but I might be overthinking it. Again, though, I'd rather overthink it than be a dick.

I am maybe too self-conscious about how I talk to women as someone who now looks more like a man. I don't know. I'd rather be a little awkward than make anyone uncomfortable, though.

Anyway, I'm also trying to be careful about how I talk about this, because I don't want to come off like one of those guys who says shit like "you can't even talk to women anymore without being called a creep". That's not true, and being accused of being creepy isn't what it's about anyway.

I also used to be very intellectually assertive at times, and in some ways I still am, but I'm trying to balance that in a healthy way without being a doormat.

I am maybe too self-conscious about how I talk to women as someone who now looks more like a man. I don't know. I'd rather be a little awkward than make anyone uncomfortable, though.

Realistically, I'm never gonna be as bad as the guys who used to cold DM me on Twitter. But that's an incredibly low bar.

Like, those guys would say things to me that, if I were to think them about a stranger, would never in my fucking life come out of my mouth. I'm not above having horny thoughts about someone I don't know, but I'm not gonna tell them.

I am maybe too self-conscious about how I talk to women as someone who now looks more like a man. I don't know. I'd rather be a little awkward than make anyone uncomfortable, though.

Bend the Arc: Jewish Action

I try to follow the "talk about choices" advice when it comes to complimenting women I don't know well. I think about what I would've liked to hear pre-transition (and would still like, in some cases). This isn't a complaint. It's just me thinking about how my social position has changed.

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We share our love and solidarity with Jewish and immigrant communities and all who are targeted by white supremacy. May we keep fighting antisemitism, like all forms of bigotry, in solidarity with our neighbors. Together we can build a country where all are safe and free.

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Bend the Arc: Jewish Action

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Today, we remember the 11 beloved Jewish community members who were murdered while praying on Shabbat morning in Pittsburgh eight years ago. May their memories be a blessing and may their families be comforted.

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ACLU

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We’re making sure every eligible voter is equipped with the information they need to cast their ballot — no matter who they vote for.

The onions in Uruguay are strong. I grew up in Atlanta, coddled in the soft bosom of the sweet Vidalia onion. "The onion you can eat like an apple!" I always scoffed at that. I had no idea what regular onions were like.

New recipe: Salad I Kind Of Fucked Up 1 large tomato 1/2 medium onion 1/2 tbsp olive oil a pinch of salt pepper to taste First, cut the bad spots off the tomato. Then try to remove the tomato stem completely, fail to do so effectively, and cut off more of the tomato than you meant to. >

> Drizzle olive oil and sprinkle salt over the mixture. Grate pepper over the top. Serve. Realise that this is still Too Much Onion. Eat it anyway. Deal with the consequences of your actions.

For an added twist, you can try spending the time that you're preparing the salad wishing you had some fresh basil. But you don't.

> Next, slice the remainder of the tomato like you're sort of dicing it, but sort of not. Like halfway between slicing and dicing. Cut the onion half in half again, then slice. Realise this is Too Much Onion. Put a little bit in a container for later. Mix onion and tomato in a bowl. >

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@michaelhobbes.bsky.social

Sorry, that was Princess Unicorn. 🐈‍⬛

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Michael Hobbes

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"You can't block someone just for being annoying!" Those are actually the most important people to block

@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social

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Cyclists are a kind of horse. To me.

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In a time of rising antisemitism, we could use an organization dedicated to opposing it. Instead we have the ADL, which shrugs at Sieg Heils and anti-Jewish slurs at the top levels of govt to fixate on this. I grew up a few miles from Brighton Beach, and we called the area "Russian," not "Jewish."

Sam@samd.bsky.social

the ADL is more mad about Zohran calling a neighborhood Eastern European than Elon giving a Nazi salute Zohran derangement syndrome is real

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Joel S.

@joelhs.bsky.social

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In 1936, Marc Chagall wrote, “Although the world views me as an ‘international’ [artist] and the French consider me to be one of their own, I think of myself as a Russian artist and take pleasure in doing so.” Was Marc Chagall being antisemitic against himself when he wrote this?

wmar2news.comAbout 5,000 gallons of molasses spill into Baltimore Harbor from overflowing tankAbout 5,000 gallons of molasses spilled into the Baltimore Harbor from an overflowing tank over the weekend, state inspectors reported.

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NEVER STOP BEING SCARED www.wmar2news.com/local/about-...

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Also, for someone who doesn't live in 1919 Boston, I'm really, really scared of the Great Molasses Flood.

@samanthabrennan.bsky.social

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My girlfriend asked me to help her shop for clothes online (we're both trans, and I have more experience with women's fashion), and she gave me free rein to be a little hater about the clothes we were looking at. So it was a lot of fun for me (born hater), and she said it was really helpful for her!

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Samantha Brennan

A new survey of 1,000 American adults found that the strongest supporters of transgender sports bans are not the people who admire women most: they are the people who hold the most hostile views about women. www.helenwebberley.com/news/transge...

helenwebberley.comAre transgender sports bans really about protecting women? | Dr Helen WebberleyThe data says no. Those most hostile to women are most in favour of banning trans athletes.

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I was listening to ASMR to sleep last night, and I had a dream that the lady in the video very calmly asked “Do you eat the knees of the broccoli, or do you leave them on the plate?”

This isn't limited to the US, but US Americans are largely such bootlickers about pharmaceuticals. "Testosterone is so dangerous, it has to be prescription only!" My good bitch, do you have any idea how little paracetamol (Tylenol) it takes to kill you graveyard dead?

"But people might abuse it and get hurt!" YOU CAN BUY A GUN

Hell, even if you couldn't buy guns, you don't need a prescription to buy a chainsaw.

It's considerably less expensive with a prescription, but if an appointment with my endocrinologist is delayed for whatever reason, I can just buy it.

This also meant that when I first moved here and didn't have an endocrinologist yet, I didn't have to go without hormones.

Testosterone is available behind the counter with no prescription here in Uruguay, and guess what? There's no crisis about it.

FWIW, the Uruguayan people dismantled the US backed military dictatorship in 1985 by voting.

Voting actually does work.

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Brandon Santiago

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Majora Update (Existential Crisis) #zelda #majorasmask #tloz #nintendo

Brandon Santiago@4brandonjs4.bsky.social

Zelda fans, am I cooked? 🌕 #zelda #majorasmask

The thing with people calling Obama "classist" and "elitist" over the Cheesecake Factory thing is that Cheesecake Factory isn't even cheap. It's not like he went after Waffle House.

Serving food that's not very good does not make you a working man's restaurant.

Whenever people call Obama "elitist", it's like "oh, you wanna say 'uppity' sooo bad."

The thing with people calling Obama "classist" and "elitist" over the Cheesecake Factory thing is that Cheesecake Factory isn't even cheap. It's not like he went after Waffle House.

Cheesecake Factory serves $18 hamburgers. They're just tacky while they do it.

I don't think suppressing wages while cost of living remains high really counts as "fixing Argentina's hyperinflation crisis", but go off I guess.

Bill@bill-of-lefts.bsky.social

what is an *actual*, *specific* opinion that you hold that will be unpopular on bluesky ? Mine is that Javier Milei is horrible but probably did a better job in fixing Argentina’s hyperinflation crisis than any of his opponents would have

Like holy shit, actually talk to people in Argentina.

You do not, under any circumstances, "have to hand it to" Javier Milei.

Gifted programs were one of the things that saved my life when I was a depressed kid. I also had the experience of being expected to teach other kids in my non-gifted classes, and it was mostly just frustrating for everyone involved.

Ann Leckie@annleckie.com

"But what do we do with the gifted kids, they'll just sit in class and twiddle their thumbs?" I don't know, I guess it's impossible for them to help their classmates, or work on a project in class that uses their curiosity and also teaches their classmates something. <shrug> Guess we can't!

I was good at programming, for example, but I didn't have the skills necessary to teach the other kids in my programming class how to do it. At best, I helped a tiny bit, and at worst, the kids who I was trying to teach actively bullied me.