english’s pronunciation rules are absolute bullshit poopoo made up crap but one of my favorite side effects of this in written english specifically is like. altering the spelling of a word in such a way that it’s technically pronounced the same. but reads very differently when your eyes go over it in written form. and that sort of dissonance between the proper spelling and the altered spelling producing the same basic sounds in your brain creates an unprecedented level of comedy.
ingredience. creacher. both of these are pronounced essentially exactly the same but the altered spellings are just hilarious for some stupid reason. the english language is a disaster but at least whatever is wrong with it is REALLY funny.
pakige ????
The problem is that French and German both heavily influenced English, both use the Latin alphabet, but they have VERY different ideas about how to use it.
“After being wined and dined for years — with one of his billionaire patrons buying his mother’s house and fixing it up and putting his grandnephew through a ritzy private academy — Clarence Thomas returned the favor by casting his tie-breaking Citizens United vote, almost fully legalizing billionaires and giant companies bribing politicians. Political bribery is still illegal in Scotland, The Netherlands, and Australia, which is why politicians in those countries could stand up to the fossil fuel industry. America, in fact, is the only country in the developed world that lets the massive, gravitational “dark force” of billionaires’ and giant corporations’ money be used to purchase politicians who put themselves up for sale. And that’s not only why we won’t see a ban on fossil fuel advertising any day soon; it’s why we won’t see a lot of other things that a majority of Americans want, as well.”
Are those “Biden protections” in the room with us at the moment? Go eat shit and die.
They are in fact in the room with us right now.
4/26/24 – Biden/Harris administration incorporates latest rule to the ACA that includes protections on the basis of sexual orientation and improves pre-existing protections for gender identity, mandating nondiscrimination in health care and insurance coverage for LGBTQ+ Americans.
4/19/24 – Biden/Harris administration finalized a Title IX rule that clarifies the scope of nondiscrimination protections on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity throughout educational activities and programs.
1/9/24 – Biden/Harris administration reverses Trump/Pence era “License to Discriminate” rules.
6/8/23 – Biden personally announces a series of initiatives that include efforts to protect queer and trans foster youth, improve access to mental health services for LGBTQ+ youth and address the rise in hate-fueled violence.
4/26/23 – Biden/Harris administration files lawsuit against the state of Tennessee, challenging the constitutionality of recently enacted legislation banning age-appropriate, medically necessary gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
2/7/23 – Biden uses his SotU address to encouraged Congress to pass the Equality Act “to ensure LGBTQ Americans, especially transgender young people, can live with safety and dignity.”
12/13/22 – Biden signs the Respect for Marriage Act, one of the biggest legislative wins in the fight for LGBTQ+ equality in over a decade, guaranteeing federal rights, benefits and obligations of marriages in the federal code for same-sex couples. The legislation also repealed the Defense of Marriage Act and affirmed public acts, records and proceedings should be recognized by all states.
8/4/22 – Biden/Harris administration declares Monkeypox a public emergency and wields federal power to ensure equal access in the distribution of vaccines and treatment.
3/21/22 – Biden/Harris administration takes steps on Transgender Day of Visibility to protect trans Americans that includes issuing passports with an “X” gender marker, streamlining identity verification during the travel experience and providing resources to transgender kids and their families.
And that’s just the last two years, without including any educational or research work done towards new policies or educating Americans about LGBTQ identities and politics, like displaying parts of the AIDS quilt in the White House or regularly acknowledging Pride, days of visibility, or other issues within the community.
You may be too young to remember this, but Biden was one of the first major federal-level politicians to support gay marriage, and he dragged Obama along kicking and screaming to the finish line. This administration is one of the strongest allies the LGBTQ community has had. Ever.
For the many many people who do not seem to understand how a government actually works, this doesn’t mean Biden himself came up with these decisions, but they were approved and implemented by Congress because conservatives didn’t have both the presidency and a majority. They desperately want the white house right now because it will allow them to make any policy changes they want uncontested.
I don’t think enough people remember that the Very First Thing Trump’s team did when he took office in 2017 was remove the LGBT rights page from the White House site. Like, it was mere hours into his presidency. The whole site went down to make their changes, and everything else was replaced fairly quickly, but not that one.
Or his lawyers arguing, while he was in office, that employers fully should be allowed to fire people for being gay.
I also don’t think enough people remember various military leaders, and thus entire units, -literally ignoring orders- in order to protect trans service members.
He is the country’s biggest drain on actual social progress, and it’ll happen again if he’s re-elected.
The most frustrating thing about bethesda is is just decades behind every other game studio in every aspect. Graphics, mechanics, play style, animation, and well… representation/inclusion
Fo76’s new map expansion and update has explicit lesbian characters whose relationship is central to the main story, which is a huge milestone for a bethesda game. but for some reason you have to kill one (or you’re tricked into killing her) so it’s you know, bury your gays.
I just think it’s weird to write a gay character and specifically kill them in a depressing/tragic way for the plot…in this year of 2024. And you can’t say “bury your gays” doesn’t apply since it’s the post apocalypse and anyone can die, because it’s a bethesda game AND an mmo game so literally so many characters specifically can’t die. Thats what makes it so jarring and weird. Idk.
easy life hack for becoming a nicer person: get older and more tired. u simply do not have the energy to deal with drama. u do not entertain the bloodthirsty. don’t care too sleeby
conversely, as u get older and more tired, your tolerance for bullshit goes down the drain. u do not have the energy to deal with it. it does not belong. get out. I will not dance around and politely shoo the drama out with a feathery broom I will send a bulldozer at 80 mph
what I’m saying is as you age you walk more and more softly and carry a bigger and bigger stick. this is why the elderly are so powerful btw
