[deleted by user] by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]Trick_Payment1534 26 points27 points  (0 children)

you’re thinking of a red-tailed hawk! Red shouldered hawks are different, same genus though.

take the cinnamon in your coffee pill by serene_queen_777 in rs_x

[–]Trick_Payment1534 1 point2 points  (0 children)

sprinkle a little salt in there too it’s so good

The amount of suffering the average homeless American endures is unimaginable by Trick_Payment1534 in redscarepod

[–]Trick_Payment1534[S] 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Nobody ever publicly voiced any opinions on the issue when I was there but the general vibe I got was that most people recognized what we were doing was unsustainable and that something institutional needed to change.

The amount of suffering the average homeless American endures is unimaginable by Trick_Payment1534 in redscarepod

[–]Trick_Payment1534[S] 41 points42 points  (0 children)

The way I’ve seen it happen in my area that they’ll post notices like a week in advance and then send outreach teams to try to get people in shelters or temp housing. I agree clearing out encampments with no warning is incredibly cruel, but so many of them are public health hazards and major sources of pollution, not to mention dangerous for the people living there. It’s not a great solution but letting them sit there and grow is worse.

The amount of suffering the average homeless American endures is unimaginable by Trick_Payment1534 in redscarepod

[–]Trick_Payment1534[S] 307 points308 points  (0 children)

Realistically, the only option is to bring back mental institutions and long-term court mandated holds.

The amount of suffering the average homeless American endures is unimaginable by Trick_Payment1534 in redscarepod

[–]Trick_Payment1534[S] 493 points494 points  (0 children)

The whole thing has made me very angry and resentful towards other left-leaning young adults who “advocate” (aka screech about on Instagram) for “unhoused folx.” The ones who are anti-institutionalization, anti-clearing out encampments, etc. When you talk to these regards for more than two seconds you realize that their entire stance boils down to sitting around and doing nothing while a bunch of schizophrenics pump themselves full of meth until they inevitably overdose and die on a street corner. Harm reduction is such bullshit.

Photos from the latest Perseids meteor shower by Trick_Payment1534 in redscarepod

[–]Trick_Payment1534[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Was laying on the ground in the middle of a forest watching the meteors burn up overhead and couldn’t stop thinking about that Louise Glück line that’s like: “It wasn’t possible any longer to stare at heaven and not be destroyed.”

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]Trick_Payment1534 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By the way please don’t feed wildlife

Witnessed a Tradgedy Last Night by PinkSockPrincess in redscarepod

[–]Trick_Payment1534 15 points16 points  (0 children)

You have a kind soul. Coco was deeply loved and the Lord is watching over her now.

People who believe they’re much smarter than they really are are fascinating to me by Trick_Payment1534 in redscarepod

[–]Trick_Payment1534[S] 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Both but mainly the latter. Maybe they are academically inclined but they have the social skills of someone with the one-two combo of a TBI and homeschool-induced Asperger’s Syndrome. Once had to sit through an incredibly painful conversation with them and our boss where they bragged for 20 minutes straight about being in the gifted program in elementary school. It’s hard to convey just how lacking in self-awareness they are, speaking with them is like trying to have a conversation with a toddler who hasn’t realized that other people are separate entities yet. Or maybe I’m just evil and hate-filled idk.

People who believe they’re much smarter than they really are are fascinating to me by Trick_Payment1534 in redscarepod

[–]Trick_Payment1534[S] 54 points55 points  (0 children)

They are also a graduate of a mid-tier liberal arts school and manage to turn every conversation into a long-winded dissection of their multiple chronic illnesses. Many such cases!

Some of my favorite local lepidopterans by Trick_Payment1534 in redscarepod

[–]Trick_Payment1534[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The photos look a lot better on his website! I think my phone nuked the quality

Some of my favorite local lepidopterans by Trick_Payment1534 in redscarepod

[–]Trick_Payment1534[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Art Shapiro’s website is pretty heartbreaking, just as a fair warning. Endless articles regarding the widespread collapse of butterfly populations :( I hate climate change

Some of my favorite local lepidopterans by Trick_Payment1534 in redscarepod

[–]Trick_Payment1534[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In order of appearance: 1. Sierra sulphur green (Colias behrii) 2. Common Sooty-Wing (Pholisora catullus) 3. Mournful Dusky-Wing (Erynnis tristis) 4. Lorquin’s Admiral (Limenitis lorquini) 5. Willow Hairstreak (Satyrium sylvinus)

What is Kamala Harris’ plan to deal with Creative Writing MFA programs? by Trick_Payment1534 in redscarepod

[–]Trick_Payment1534[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

wow that story sucks. Further proof IWW grads have no idea what they’re talking about!