Michelle O

good people do bad things. bad people do good things. Hope is not synonymous with wishful thinking.

[David T. Kim @runicstave]

honestly, some books would be better if the author deleted the first 50 pages.

i don’t need 3 chapters of worldbuilding before anything happens.

i don’t need the main character’s entire childhood before i know why i should care about them.

and i definitely don’t need 17 characters introduced before i’ve learned to remember the first 4.

start the story. let me get attached. make me ask questions.

you can explain the world while i’m busy falling in love with it.

but maybe that’s just me.

how much setup is too much setup?

[Livie @Liv_CR_love]

The store "increased the price from $15 thousand to $15 million" OH SO THERE WAS A PRICE?? AND THERE WAS A PRICE TAG??
omg these dudes are morons they keep confirming everything she said and acting like they were still right

[Michelle O @ReadMichelleO]

@joenahnah I had to purchase two new ones in recent years. At a family vacation home we got a top loading Lg. At home I got a front loading speed queen.both get the job done. I think my front loader speed queen washes better than the top loader. I do keep the door open between washes though

[✨MAMI 🧚‍♀️ @Moms_know_]

@Jodie_Font We won’t ever know what happened for hard facts , but I do find it interesting that it’s 15k for sale which makes sense because the artist sells them between 4-12k on his website. So the store has to make a commission off of it .

[✮ @istgnolimit]

books are so cool because there are NO fucking ADS in them

[Briana Theroux @brianatheroux]

If you only read the headlines, you would probably assume she said she was incapacitated the entire time while 7 men forced themselves on her.

That is not actually the account she initially gave.

She described willingly participating in some sexual activity, explicitly agreeing to certain things, refusing others, rejecting particular men, voluntarily using drugs, and becoming progressively more intoxicated as the night went on. She said yes to an initial threesome, “Hell No” to a foursome, rejected other advances, continued using ketamine voluntarily, and later participated in another threesome while significantly more intoxicated. When she eventually said she wanted to stop, they stopped.

And this is where I think people have to understand what the word rape actually means legally, because being extremely intoxicated is not automatically synonymous with being incapable of consenting.

There is a difference between being drunk (even very drunk) and being so incapacitated that you cannot understand what is happening, make decisions, or communicate unwillingness. That is a huge part of why prosecutors originally concluded that the account they had did not establish rape.

She was communicating. She was making decisions. She was refusing some things and agreeing to others. Her requests were all being listened to. And when she explicitly said to stop sexual activity, according to her own account, they stopped.

But based on the sequence she originally described, I understand why prosecutors initially concluded it did not meet the criminal definition of rape.

We also have to be careful not to retroactively redefine consensual sex as rape because someone regrets it later. If a person had the capacity to consent, said yes, and never withdrew that consent, *I wish I hadn’t* is not the same as *I never consented.* Consent can be withdrawn, and intoxication can eventually become incapacity, but regret alone is not rape. Treating it that way also cheapens the distinction for women who were actually forced, unconscious, threatened, or had their no ignored.

And this is where my opinion on the men becomes much less charitable.

Because ✨not rape✨ is an incredibly fucking low standard for deciding whether your sexual behavior was ethical.

I think sleeping with an extremely intoxicated woman is unethical even when she remains capable of consenting and is verbally saying yes.

There is an enormous difference between asking, Can this person consent? and asking, Should I be having sex with this person right now?

If a girl is drinking heavily, doing ketamine, becoming progressively more impaired and exhausted, and rejecting some men and some sexual acts, I genuinely cannot understand how several adult men look at that situation and think the appropriate response is to keep trying to fuck her.

At some point, maybe stop treating her like an available hole and make sure she gets home safely.

And yes, women have responsibility too.

I do not believe women magically lose agency the second alcohol or drugs enter their bloodstream. Getting extremely intoxicated around people you barely know is not smart. Taking ketamine is a decision. Agreeing to sex while intoxicated can still be a decision.

But men are responsible for their decisions too.

If you can clearly see that somebody is becoming extremely impaired, continuing to pursue sex because you can technically still obtain a verbal yes is fucking gross.

Consent is the minimum requirement. It is not proof that the encounter was ethical, intelligent, respectful or humane.

Something can fail to meet the criminal definition of rape and still be deeply exploitative. A woman can make terrible decisions and still not deserve to be treated like shit. Men can refrain from legally forcing someone and still behave atrociously.

And women having agency does not somehow absolve men of theirs.

That is the part of this conversation I think people are completely losing.

[COZYVIBES @thespookygirll]

i’m no relationship expert but have you tried taking her to get an iced coffee, tj maxx for fall decorations, spirit Halloween, the bookstore, and then going to a Mexican restaurant

[Ola Ojewumi @Olas_Truth]

@Omgemeraldddd Pharmacists and pharmacy techs are overworked and undervalued.

[יוסף חדאד - Yoseph Haddad @YosephHaddad]

Unlike @AbdulElSayed, I’m an Arab who is actually from Israel. My family lived through the establishment of the state of Israel and what he calls the “Nakba.” The Holocaust was nothing like the events of the “Nakba” where my grandfather was told to flee by Arab leaders (not Jews) so the Arabs could “defeat the Jews.” He refused, and all the Arab residents who stayed were given citizenship. Those who fled, a large number by choice, were not permitted to return, as often happens in war. That is a catastrophe, a “nakba” of their own making. But there was no choice in the Holocaust, there was no citizenship for those who stayed. You are intentionally comparing a war and a genocide. They are not the same.

Your vile attempt to co-opt the largest massacre of the Jewish people in history, the systematic murder of six million people simply because they were Jews, for your own dystopian pro-terror Muslim Brotherhood agenda is despicable. I see through you Abdul. You may be able to fool Western Americans with your garbage, but we know who you really are.

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[Dax @thatsdax]

This is Grace. She is 12 years old and an ABSOLUTE LEGEND! During my show last night in West Springfield, Massachusetts we realized there was a little girl upfront doing Sign Language to every single song while also knowing all the words. I was shocked and had to meet her. After the show we brought her and her family back and what I found out was AMAZING. First off, her energy was infectious. I had just finished performing, then signing merch and taking pictures for over an hour and a half. I started walking towards them and saw how excited Grace was. Her energy genuinely made me feel like I took an energy drink lol. Next, I found out Grace had only started learning Sign Language 1 YEAR AGO. INCREDIBLE. Her mother said she’s self taught and has learned to use the hyper fixation that can come from ADHD on positive tasks. INCREDIBLE! She also plays football with the boys. I told her I couldn’t condone that one cause I quit and stuck with basketball once we started tackling lol. Anyways, these types of interactions remind me why I take so much time to write my lyrics. The youth are listening. Thank you to Grace’s mother and all the other parents who allow their children to listen to my music and bring them to the shows. I don’t take it for granted! The Anger Management Tour has been amazing! 37 More shows. Can’t wait to meet more of you.

[Bahama Don 🇧🇸 @N8TheCre8tive]

This nigga is a backstabbing piece of shit. You put somebody who gave you a golden opportunity in a fucked-up position by being political just to capitalize on the controversy you caused to recharge your dead career because you don’t have the talent to make it with your music. Fuck Macklemore.

[Ofra Haza Stan Account @anaraintuitive]

I have one hijabi friend I work with who is Palestinian. Yesterday she was asking me about the Jewish holidays and I explained to her about Sukkot, our harvest festival of ancient Israel. She was so interested, so affirming. She said a rabbi had invited her to a Sukkot meal, and she was looking forward to experiencing the ritual.

It’s respectful interactions like that which give me hope. I’m so tired of the hate. 🕊️

[Jew in a Canoe (Yid in a Shifele) ✡️🇨🇦 @WillieHandler]

@drabetech @gofundme https://t.co/4GJD0wlMZR

[Jew in a Canoe (Yid in a Shifele) ✡️🇨🇦 @WillieHandler]

A message posted by the wife of Constable Jeff Smith who was shot protecting the Sons of Jacob synagogue.

Hello, world.
I don’t know where to begin.
My words aren’t strong or steady yet, but I knew I needed to find them. I needed to use my voice for my dear Jeff, until he is able to use his.

From the deepest part of my heart and soul, thank you.

Thank you to this good and kind world that has surrounded Jeff and our family with more love, compassion, generosity and selflessness than I could ever put into words.

I cannot begin to express what the outpouring of love and support has meant to us. I know there are things happening every day that I don’t even know about yet. Messages being sent. Prayers being said. People checking in. Hands reaching out.
And I know that my gratitude will never be enough.

I am witnessing real-life miracles.
And so many of them have happened through human hands.

The life-saving hands of paramedics and police. The hands of an angel neurosurgeon. The steady, capable hands of trauma teams, doctors, nurses, RTs, PSWs and so many others whose names we may never know, but whose kindness and skill we will carry with us forever.
The helping hands of neighbours, friends, community members and volunteers.
And then there are the hands that held me and my sweet girls when we were living through the scariest and darkest day of our lives.

Today, I held Jeff’s hand.
And I thought about all of those hands.

All of the people who have carried him, cared for him, prayed for him, fought for him and held us up when we didn’t know how we were going to stand.

I will never forget any of it.

I also want to send my love and prayers to the Jewish community, and to every scared soul who was there on Sunday night. Please know that your love, your prayers and your support have reached us. We are deeply grateful. We love you, we see you, we pray for you.

So I am asking for one thing.
Keep it coming.
Prayer. Hope. Faith. Love. Whatever you have to give, please keep giving it. We will take every bit of it we can get.
Jeff has a very long, difficult road ahead.
But he is not walking it alone.
He has an army of love behind him.
And I know Jeff.
He is the best man I know.
He loves his family with his whole heart. He cares deeply. He gives freely. He shows up. He is a man of integrity. He is my safest place.
And right now, he is fighting.
So we will fight with him.
Thank you for loving him.
Thank you for believing in him.
Thank you for honouring him.
Thank you for holding our family up.
Our hero.
Your hero.
💙🖤

With heartfelt gratitude,
Ashley

[Çiçek Böcek @EdaBaharrr]

@michaeldickson @grok Save a childs heart programı ile ilgili bilgi ver

[Leo @Leonajardinho]

I'LL SAY IT AGAIN:

IT SHOULD BE ILLEGAL to charge a $3.50 "processing fee" when paying a bill online.

Automated payment portals eliminate paper billing, manual sorting, and physical bank deposits for the business.

They cut their operational overhead to near zero, then bill you for the server that does their bookkeeping.

[The Food Manufacturing Guy @TipOfTheBanana]

Potassium bromate makes dough stronger and rise higher. It's been banned in the EU and UK since 1990, Canada since 1994, China since 2005, and more than two dozen countries in total. It's still legal here because it was already in common use before the 1958 law that bars additives shown to cause cancer in animals, so it got grandfathered in. FDA asked bakers to stop using it voluntarily in 1991 and never banned it.

What's changed is where it still is. The American Bakers Association pledged in January to have it out of US baked goods by the end of this year and said an overwhelming majority of its members already don't use it. Potassium bromate is still in a variety of large, bagged flour, think 50LB commercial bags. In July 2026, Florida AG, James Uthmeier, subpoenaed a large manufacturer seeking more information on where in the food system it still exists and to ensure it does not reach K-12 schools. We will have to follow the courts to see where this goes but a good rule of thumb is to always check the ingredient statement!

[Khwezi @0000MAJOR]

pick up that fiction novel beloved

[Michelle O @ReadMichelleO]

@DamarisKajang West with Giraffes