Char

Pragmatic optimist. Closet idealist. Former city dweller. RT /= endrmnt, tweets are all mine. #perrypiferocks

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

Not to add to the discourse, but…

It’s ‘toe the line,’ not ‘tow the line.’
It’s ‘free rein,’ and not ‘free reign.’
It’s ‘eke out,’ not ‘eek out.’
It’s ‘sleight of hand,’ not ‘slight of hand.’
It's ‘Anchors aweigh,’ and not ‘Anchor's away!’

[Amanda Askell @AmandaAskell]

Fact I like: alpha male chimps act more like strong peacekeepers than bullies. If an alpha male is perceived as being too aggressive, unfair, or erratic, the smaller males will gang together and murder him. The ideal alpha is less "asshole bully dad" and more "fair but firm dad".

[Ted @Tedoffthegrid]

Every second that I’m not in bed I’m thinking about how badly I wanna be horizontal in bed and whenever I’m horizontal in bed I think yes I love being horizontal in my bed.

[Char @CharPifer]

@missypinkerton @IcesSTL Thank you!

[Char @CharPifer]

Is that nitrogen ice cream place still around near Tower Grove?
I took my kiddo 4 or 5 years ago when they opened (I'm horrible with timelines.) He doesn't remember.
We'll be in the city soon, thought it would be a cool experience.

[Dana Goldberg @DGComedy]

The fact that the NRA got community noted on how to use a gun safely, should tell you everything you need to know about the NRA.

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

only reason to wear this is if you're applying in-person for a bank loan

[Adam Karpiak @Adam_Karpiak]

“Meeting the CEO next. I’ve been through 5 interviews and a project. What questions should I ask?”

Ask them why their hiring process sucks.

[American Red Cross @RedCross]

Misinformation can spread quickly after a disaster, causing confusion and distrust within communities struggling to recover. Unfortunately, we’re seeing this during our response to Hurricane Helene.

Sharing rumors online without first vetting the source and verifying facts ultimately hurts people — people who have just lost their homes, neighborhoods, and, in some cases, loved ones. They are already unsure where to turn for help, and spreading misinformation only adds to that uncertainty. It also disrupts our ability to deliver critical aid and affects the disaster workers who have put their own lives on hold to assist those in need.

Here are a few common rumors we have recently seen on social media that we'd like to address:

- "The Red Cross isn’t here."
This is simply not true. Before Helene made landfall, we prepositioned hundreds of Red Cross disaster responders and thousands of relief supplies across the Southeast to support people affected in the aftermath. Today, more than 1,300 disaster responders are helping people in Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Tennessee and Virginia, ensuring they have safe shelter, food, hygiene items, medication and emotional support.

- "The Red Cross is confiscating or throwing out donated items."
We are not confiscating, removing or discarding donated items. We focus on providing shelter, food, and relief after disasters. While we don't accept physical donations, as managing them takes time and resources away from our mission, we work with community partners who are better equipped with these resources to handle and distribute these items. For information on where donated goods are available, please call 211.

- "The Red Cross is taking over shelters."
We do not forcefully take over shelters. However, we do provide management support at the request of partners. This is a collaborative effort that no one organization can do alone. Local partnerships are established before disasters to ensure shelter needs are met, and we collaborate with partners to transition evacuation centers into post-storm shelters. We do not take over facilities where partners are still providing services.

- "The Red Cross is taking over volunteer groups."
This is untrue. While we are working alongside other volunteer groups helping during this disaster, the Red Cross is not taking over their efforts or services.

For safety, all Red Cross volunteers must go through a background check and Red Cross training before deploying to support a disaster response. We do not manage or deploy volunteers who haven’t completed this process, including local residents who sign up after a disaster. They must undergo the same screening and training as current volunteers.

[Mueller, She Wrote @MuellerSheWrote]

"While the State’s interest in protecting “unborn” life is compelling, until that life can be sustained by the State -- and not solely by the woman compelled by the Act to do the State’s work -- the balance of rights favors the woman." 2/

[Art Candee 🍿🥤 @ArtCandee]

@harris_wins Incredible!!!! LFG!!!!!

[Char @CharPifer]

It is painfully hard to come back to this app after a long break. But here we are!

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

police: quick describe the robber!

me, crying, scared: he's wearing a white loopwheeled Pima cotton t-shirt with a triple-needled coverstitched collar, slim-tapered right hand twill raw denim jeans with copper plated steel rivets and chainstitched hems, blue 5-panel baseball ca—

[President Biden Archived @POTUS46Archive]

Wall Street didn’t build America – the middle class built America, and unions built the middle class.

[A.I. Adamu @isasquare]

All cats with 3 colours are female. Male cats can’t have 3 colours.

[Dr. Parik Patel, BA, CFA, ACCA Esq. @ParikPatelCFA]

The world economy explained with two cows

A thread…

[Char @CharPifer]

@piper4missouri Midwes I came from Kentucky and we thought of ourselves as the South. Then I went to Ohio, and became a Midwesterner, then I went to Missouri and that was also Midwest. Then I worked in Wisconsin... and is that The Midwest motherland? Dontcha know?

[Char @CharPifer]

@BowTiedBroke I like A - except that pseudo walk away needs to go away. Maybe an embedded rock wall topper instead of tile? Something pretty but so uncomfortable that no one would want to walk on it?

[Char @CharPifer]

Loading up the Kindle with a few new selections...
https://t.co/6usQ39VhYE