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ardentstardust.bsky.social
Mental health | PhD candidate | researching parasocial relationships and attachment | she/they
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Coming around to the view that a certain kind of narcissist simply needs Musk to be a genius rather than a fraud, because they want to believe there’s a hereditary Brahmin class of accomplished, beautiful minds—and that they’re a part of that class.

submitted 6 days ago • 678 comments

so at what point do the American people start flinging Arizonas into the Boston Harbor

submitted 8 days ago • 11 comments

Sleep token's little puzzles makes me finally understand swifties

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

engaging in mild worship of 900 pound onyx pig-man idol i got at the cash n swap in order to discern whether i am immune to its abyssal thrall. currently i am totally immune , but i also choose based on logic to respect its patrimonial dominion

submitted 13 days ago • 20 comments

Freshly framed paper cicadas! These are made from my favorite recycled cotton and renewable mulberry papers, with some cardstock for the wings. Earlier works in this collection are already available now, and these will be added in February! #darknature #darkacademia #entomology #paperart #curio

submitted 28 days ago • 4 comments

I know news and everything and I am posting this on bluesky but on algorithmic socials how many times do I have to tell it "I don't want to see people die" for it to finally get it?

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

One fed employee on Reddit: “I've never been more motivated to stay. Before the "buyout" memo, I was ready to go job hunting, but then a revelation hit. I took an oath under this position to the American people and leaving my job under the current state would be failing to maintain my oath.”

submitted 30 days ago • 30 comments

It has been my shock since Covid began that a lot of fully grown adults do not understand this. Being a good person isn’t about being harmless when times are good. It’s about being ethical when times are not.

submitted 35 days ago • 2 comments

I’m just going to say that AOC is the acting leader of the Democratic Party until someone proves otherwise. At least insofar as she is responding to the moment with leadership.

submitted 39 days ago • 623 comments

it hurts me to have to admit this but this tremendously rules

submitted 53 days ago • 8 comments

THREAD: In 2023, I received an envelope with no return address. Inside was a flash drive containing tens of 1000s of secret files. It came from a vigilante with a tumultuous past, who'd conducted a years-long undercover operation. He didn’t tell the FBI or his family. He only told me.

submitted 55 days ago • 905 comments

@themountaingoats.bsky.social have you seen this?

submitted 86 days ago • 0 comments

I was preparing to pitch an op-ed on the nationwide protests calling for President Yoon's resignation, aiming to provide global context amid the limited international coverage. Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly. #SouthKorea #Democracy

submitted 87 days ago • 213 comments

It's Trans Day of Remembrance. And i have this message too. 🏳️‍⚧️

submitted 100 days ago • 12 comments

My biggest pet peeve is when people need blood in a TV show or movie and cut their palm to get it. Why would you do that? It would hurt more, be harder to heal, more likely to get infected, and makes it harder to use your hand

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submitted 115 days ago • 1 comment

My family put on the veep election night episode to prepare for tomorrow

submitted 116 days ago • 0 comments

As of this morning, @nytguildtech.bsky.social, which represents NYT tech workers, is on strike. Unless it's resolved while today's Wordle is still live, this streak is gone. Here's a 🧵 with info on the picket line and how you can help. PLEASE READ — the rules may not be what you think!

submitted 116 days ago • 27 comments

1) GA will be too close, and we won't have their final results on the 5th based on their issues with absentee ballots this weekend (medium confidence) 2) we paid too much attention to PA (low confidence)

submitted 117 days ago • 0 comments

Again, just to throw it out there, I really really reaaaaally don't want to live in a world where Trump is president and presides over *another fucking pandemic* -- and this time, I guess he'll have Ol' Brainworms himself, RFK Jr., along for the ride? Maybe we just don't?

submitted 120 days ago • 5 comments

Regardless of what happens in this election We need you to fucking LIVE. We need your art Your music Your experience Your voice Your laughter YOU I don't know what lies ahead, or just how dark it will get. So fill every moment and space with pieces of you Bits of light worth living for.

submitted 122 days ago • 2 comments

Oh hey, great time to reshare this since Trump said tonight he would let RFK Jr "...go wild on health. I'm gonna let him go wild on the foods. I'm gonna let him go wild on the medicines." Maybe let's not fucking do that unless you want this to be the future of the US.

submitted 124 days ago • 13 comments

Acquiring GI issues like they are Pokémon

submitted 124 days ago • 0 comments

Shit like this—the government finally taking a stand on behalf of consumers—is why every tech CEO is suddenly 100% down with fascism.

submitted 125 days ago • 19 comments