angry social worker

chronically ill, chronically bad attitude

[@roomofonesownbooks.bsky.social @RoomofOnesOwn]

IT IS 2023 AND I AM ADMITTING THAT I HAVE NO INTENTION OF READING EVERY BOOK I BUY. I LIKE COLLECTING THEM. I LIKE HAVING LOTS OF THEM AROUND. I LIKE BEING SURROUNDED BY STORIES AND POSSIBILITIES. I WANT A LIBRARY. I AM NOT A BOOK MINIMALIST LEAVE ME ALONE (WITH MY BOOKS).

[Brandon Smith @muckrakery]

This interaction from an Amazon delivery driver is making the rounds on the r/Antiwork subreddit, whose moderators vet the authenticity of posts.

One of the highest-engagement posts this year on one of the highest-engagement subreddits.

[Bobby Lewis @revrrlewis]

Donner Lake, CA is uhhhhhh not named after Santa's reindeer

[Geraldine Just Follow TheEverywhereist on Threads @everywhereist]

If only there was some sort of seasonally appropriate story about the ills of one man having too much money and being awful to everyone.

[˖ ꜝ❤︎ kimi 𑣲 ⏦ﾟ @piinkimi_]

friendly reminder that you didn’t waste your year. any moments of happiness or comfort, any small accomplishments or discovery, they all matter. this has been a really hard year, and simply surviving is something to be proud of.

[Zack Bornstein @ZackBornstein]

far right: heil hitler

far left: rail workers deserve sick pay

elon: these are equally bad

[I hate it here. @anxiouscatmom]

"Pain medication just masks symptoms"
Correct??? That is an extremely worthwhile outcome for me????

[Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama]

Mary Oliver poems are so amazing because you’ll be like “I feel bereft and hopeless and so alone” and she’ll be like “ok, but have you ever really thought about moss?” And it turns out you haven’t.

[Jason Hickel @jasonhickel]

The problem is not simply that capitalism produces too much, but that it produces the wrong stuff: SUVs, fast fashion and planned obsolescence instead of public transit, affordable housing and universal healthcare. It overuses resources and still fails to meet even basic needs.

[Jessica Valenti @JessicaValenti]

I shared these images on TikTok and people are losing their minds insisting that it's a lie - it's wild how indoctrinated people are about abortion https://t.co/yUqPIZSxFA

[Jorts (and Jean) @JortsTheCat]

If you can’t relax, did you try imagining a cat making a big soup

[swearwolf @angrywolfnoises]

I feel like we made a wrong turn somewhere if these are the terms we use to gauge the health of the supposed greatest economic system on earth

[The Tweedy Mutant @the_tweedy]

It's incredible how nondisabled people will look at the pharmaceutical industry and conclude that the *pharmaceutical* part is the problem rather than the *industry* bit.

[bunkey @chiefkeefmidi]

the government should send u a letter on ur 25th birthday asking if u want to continue or be put down

[jame @kloogans]

pretty fucked up that my body, a chemistry lab made of meat, simply chooses to make me feel a little bit nervous for no reason

[Read Jackson Rising @JPHilllllll]

There's a reason there's no good cops

[Salem / 2possums1coat.bsky.social @2possums1coat]

Me and my gf in the kitchen after putting a pie in the oven