Hello,

I've had a bad few weeks. Got kicked out of my apartment, can't find a job, consumed true crime content for some ungodly reason, and obviously the state of the world is depressing as hell. If you could help me find some optimism to get me through the unfortunate situation I've found myself in, I could really use it right now.

  • SorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them]
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    5 months ago

    I'm over a week smoke free and still sane, so let me share that bit of positive good news with you. And I hope things get better for you comrade.

    • GinAndJuche
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      5 months ago

      Hell yeah comrade. I relapsed on nicotine last Saturday, and I’m once again 3 days clean (the hardest milestone, something about third day just really sucks).

      Stay strong and don’t slip, it’s easier to quit everytime you try but that doesn’t make it enjoyable.

        • GinAndJuche
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          5 months ago

          Good luck! I’ve always sworn by cold Turkey, but if you have the willpower to regulate intake that’s worked very well for people I know. I just couldn't regulate.

          (We don’t have a Liz truss emote, I tried to make a Liz truss joke and realized it wouldn’t be funny without a picture)

    • KnilAdlez [none/use name]
      hexagon
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      5 months ago

      Great job! I watched my sister try to quit smoking so I know how tough it can be. Congratulations on a week and I hope to hear about another milestone next week.

  • leftofthat [he/him]
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    5 months ago

    Michael Parenti Cheers You Libs Up

    party-parenti

    https://youtu.be/5ehf9udAhng?si=U38U5VLUtysYf-d3

  • GinAndJuche
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    5 months ago

    The humane society is sending somebody to trap and fix the cat colony near my work! I haven’t heard back if I’ll be allowed to give the unsellable cat food to them, but they already donate the near expired stuff so I don’t see why they’d say no (they only need the barcode off the bag for insurance purposes anyways)

    So some unhomed kitties are going to have their lives improved.

    Edit: forgot to add context, the humane society just spays or neuters them and re-releases them after checking for infectious diseases and stuff. So don’t worry, it’s actually just good news for the cats.

    Edit 2: removed reference to felinicide

    • KnilAdlez [none/use name]
      hexagon
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      5 months ago

      the humane society just slays or neuters them

      jerma-fear

      J/k I knew what you meant, that's wonderful to hear!

      • GinAndJuche
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        5 months ago

        Oh no, what a terrible typo lol.

        For now here is a heavily cropped image of a very pretty kitty that doesn’t know he’s getting a diet upgrade soon

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  • buttwater [they/them]
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    5 months ago

    https://youtube.com/shorts/vTUc8ePVAig?si=nsKEevZ21AEE_oWk

    https://youtu.be/_2PRHT2IzFg?si=yBteD2oo0h1Czn8V

    https://youtu.be/JSznztD8SkU?si=8q5aw-pBXxNsMGIZ

    https://youtu.be/L1288hbVGqc?si=1AiV-mqUnThrP_wa

      • GaveUp [she/her]
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        5 months ago

        Sorry it was an automated comment. Definitely stupid choice for content. Check my comment history

        My apologies.

  • GinAndJuche
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    5 months ago

    Stray cat update: he meowed very politely and didn’t run away when I shared some food. He didn’t eat it until later, but started washing.

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    I’ll update with a picture of the shelter they built for him later.