Spud the Armadillo @spud@octodon.social

a filter that CW's posts with the filter term(s) instead of hiding the posts? #mastodev

hi bot friends, i just disabled an account posting messages supportive of white supremacy. that sort of messaging is absolutely unacceptable on this instance and will get you banned immediately without warning. if you see it, please notify me via DM or file a report

I uploaded most of my acrylic pouring experiments to my patreon (public for all)
https://www.patreon.com/posts/37733875

it's axiomatic that the most dangerous time in an abusive relationship is when the victim makes a believable attempt at leaving. if the abuser believes there's a chance their favorite punching bag may actually escape, they're likely to escalate verbal and physical violence, often far beyond anything seen before, as well as take hostages of children, pets, and belongings. this is part of why it's so difficult for the victims of domestic violence to get out of abusive relationships. a very important part of successfully escaping is having a plan.

we need a plan, now.

things are not going to go "back to normal"--they *can't*. even if everybody who took to the streets the last few days suddenly gave up and went home, even if everybody furious about the situation shrugged and decided to just let it go. because the police, who have been fattening themselves with a steady diet of self-serving propaganda and ever-increasing budgets to get more and bigger "toys," are suddenly staring at the threat of annihilation, and they are *terrified*. (1/?)

A decade, maybe a decade and a half ago, I was picking out a birthday card, and there was one that said "Why do old men wear black socks?"

I made the biggest mistake of my life that day: I didn't open it.

Why? Why *do* old men wear black socks, card?

It haunts me to this day.