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I was not normal before COVID and between Lexapro and Vyvanse, I’ve never been more normal.

 

I don’t think I’ll ever be who I was pre-Covid again, I saw the mask fall the fuck off for the overall American population and I can never unsee that.

 

My favorite aunt died from covid, my grandpa died from covid. I always feel dumb saying it but I can’t help but think I have long covid. Ever since I had it I hit a wall of fatigue in the middle of the day that never used to happen. Cool if things are completely normal for you but for millions of people the fact that it was never addressed and everything went back to “normal” is completely fucked

 

I’m not normal but it’s mostly because the pandemic took my addiction to extremely dark places I couldn’t even fathom beforehand and it took me years to even begin to make progress from it. Now I’m saddled with a shit ton of PTSD and long term health issues. Both mental and physical

 

that’s how I feel about the mike brown shooting. so many people I know exposed who they truly are. some people I know have gotten better since then which is good but not being racist isn’t something you should need to get better at.

 

Iranian president confirmed dead

 

I believe the “they’re stealing your data” ship sailed the second we all made a Facebook account tbh

 

Got back from my vacation in Utah, cool beautiful state. I remember there was a discussion here once about the best mid-sized cities. I’d think Salt Lake City deserves to be mentioned. Really enjoyed the few days I stayed there, the impression I got was a clean, easy to navigate, not too congested city. I liked the vibes downtown, was neat to explore. And while I didn’t use it, the public transit system seemed like it was pretty good and accessible. Easy to see stunning views of the mountains without even having to leave the city. Really nice airport too.

Another side note on Utah is I actually liked their strict alcohol regulations. State-run liquor stores, limiting the alcohol content allowed in mixed drinks, lowest BAC legal limit in the country, requiring people to order food with alcohol at restaurants. I actually saw the cashier deny someone purchasing alcohol at the liquor store because they said it was the guys third time in the store that day.

 

The living alone during the pandemic definitely took a toll. I have always said that I am perfectly adept at being alone and totally by myself, but the problem is when I go into what I call "hermit mode" it is very easy to snap into, but it is extremely hard for me to snap of. I am still finding it hard get out and do stuff and socialize as much as I did pre-covid. I kind of cut myself off from everything, and a lot of relationships I had pre-covid have waned.

 

I got roped into a death penalty argument on Twitter and it just kills me every time someone advocates for state sanctioned murder. it’s insane. the most extreme heinous crime you can think of won’t convince me the state should be executing people. the easiest argument is that the legal system doesn’t always get it right and I don’t see how anyone could stomach the fact that innocent people are put to death under the death penalty.



I mean it’s bad enough the state does it in war which is also like not something I think should happen but the death penalty is just such a cold calculated way to take a human life

 

like how do people advocate for this

Ohio Plans to Execute a Man It Knows Is Innocent—Why?

 

A lot of cops and maga chuds pretend to be The Punisher, but this man is the closest I have seen to The Punisher's actual ideological worldview in the comics.

 

Yeah that is basically the argument I have made to people. That emotionally in theory yes I think someone who commits horrific violent crimes deserves to die, but until the justice system is 100% absolutely foolproof that no one is being falsely convicted (it never will be) so that no innocent person is executed by the state, no I am not for the death penalty.

 

I stayed up as late as I could checking the news and there was still nothing new, eventually I had to tap out

I don't know how you do it

 

"So long as we identify with Taiwan, Taiwan belongs to us all - all of the peoples of Taiwan, regardless of ethnicity, irrespective of when we arrived. Some call this land the Republic of China, some call it the Republic of China Taiwan, and some, Taiwan; but whichever of these names we ourselves or our international friends choose to call our nation, we will resonate and shine all the same. So let us overcome our differences and stride forward, with our shared aspirations, to meet the world."

Lai definitely going for same tone as Tsai. Very interested in seeing where he takes Taiwan over the next four years.

 

ICC's Karim Khan seeks arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu, Hamas's Yahya Sinwar, and others - BBC News

 

Anyone keeping tabs on what the ICC’s been up to lately?

 

I think they're seeking warrants for the arrest of Netanyahu, Sinwar, and some other officials

 

That moment when everyone thinks they're the first to post news because they have the other people blocked.