I'm realizing that the question I need to be asking myself often isn't "do I feel like doing x?" but "will doing x make me feel better?" Because even if taking that shower or going for that walk or sitting down to draw or showering or eating or cleaning isn't what I'd prefer to do in the moment, it's very likely that I'll feel better afterwards. And maybe that matters more than whether I initially feel like getting started.

Does it have to be a team? Can I blame all my problems on retired Russian gymnast Svetlana Khorkina?

stop blaming everyone for all of your problems. pick one sports team you hate and blame them for everything

I wish more people understood this. I keep hearing so many well-meaning humans sprouting Hamas propaganda and lies, and it's disturbing. This is a genuine "there are bad people on both sides" scenario. The only people we should be rooting for are the innocent people who are suffering the consequences of decades of bad decisions made by people in positions of power. Yes, mourn for the Palestinian children, but do not forget to also mourn the Israeli children who died.

As a leftist Jew who believes strongly in the cause of dignity and freedom for the Palestinian people, and that Israel has abused them, I am begging fellow leftists to understand that real life is not a comic book. A government being “the bad guy” in a situation does not automatically make anyone who opposes it “the good guy”.

Hamas denies the Holocaust. Hamas disseminates the Protocols of the Elders of Zion—the conspiracy theory it paints is what they mean by “Zionist”. Hamas forbids foreign aid educators from teaching human rights to Palestinians, and claims that even teaching that the Holocaust happened is a war crime. Hamas has written the aim of annihilating Israel (the country and its people) into its charter—the mass slaughter and violent expulsion of 7 million Jews from the land is written into its laws.

There is no crime any state could ever do that would justify any of that; there is no act of state repression that could ever make it acceptable to side with the organization spreading Nazi pamphlets and Holocaust denial.

Oppose Bibi Netanyahu. Oppose Israel’s far-right, authoritarian government. Oppose its apartheid policies. Oppose its violent abuse of the Palestinian people. That isn’t antisemitic. But Hamas is—verifiably, beyond a shadow of a doubt, to its core—antisemitic. Its portrayal of Israeli Jews as blood-thirsty, child-killing master manipulators that control international media and finance is antisemitic. Its insistence that Palestinian freedom necessitates the death & expulsion of Jews from the land is antisemitic. Its redefinition of “Zionism” as a pejorative to mean genocidal Jewish/Israeli Supremacy is antisemitic.

Supporting the Palestinian people in their plight is a noble and loving goal; please never stop that. But do not let Hamas co-opt that into excusing or denying their rampant antisemitism and war crimes.

This is the best thing that has ever happened anywhere ever.

E: 9.733

Rich people openly brag about intentionally choosing to live off of other people's hard work, while they shame poor people for receiving financial assistance that they need to live.

Plus, WHO HAS TIME FOR LUNCH, GYM, AND A BREAK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WORK DAY????? what kind of job is this? Who gets three uninterrupted hours in the morning to actually focus on a single task. WHERE IS THIS DREAM SCENARIO SOMEBODY TELL ME?!

“We have many times more empty houses and apartments than we do homeless people, but America can’t have laws limiting investments in single-family residences (which are being snapped up as passive investments by foreigners and Wall Street) because the industry owns so many politicians. Investment companies own about a quarter of all American single-family homes: last year, investors bought 22% of all American homes sold and “donated” millions to politicians. Many were purchased specifically to leave them sitting empty, because real estate goes up in value faster than even the stock market. By pulling all these houses out of the housing market, these investors and speculators are driving up — intentionally — the price of housing. And as the price of housing goes up, so does homelessness: there’s a linear relationship between the two when the price of housing in a community exceeds one-third of the community’s median income. So why can’t we regulate that? Why can’t there be at least some disincentive, some penalty, for this destructive form of investing? Citizens United.”

— This Supreme Court decision is destroying America — and no one is talking about it

Makes me love her more!😆

years ago, I committed the terrible horrible crime of being an annoying sixth grader and I haven't been able to forgive myself since

I will NEVER recover from this!🤯

E: 9.733

I love this duo so much! The way they both get so genuinely excited for each other's successes is delightful. I honestly think Rebecca looked more excited about her team and floor silvers at worlds than she has for any of her gold medals, and I'm guessing it's because she finally had Flavia at her side.❤️❤️❤️

i love them so much 😭💞 rebeca's face at the messiest room question 💀

Tweet by Maria Drutska about supporting Ukraine.

Telepath: *looks into my brain*

Me:

Telepath: *gasping for breath* YO WTF???!!

Me: I have adhd.