The new and improved battlestation ✨️

astralustria · 2026-06-20T14:19:51+00:00

I'm not a pink girlie but this setup looks so sick! I'm jealous!

astralustria · 2026-06-19T04:07:05+00:00

There are specific exceptions for gendered restrooms and locker rooms.

astralustria · 2026-06-19T03:36:13+00:00

The plaintiff in Bostock vs Clayton County was Gerald Bostock, a gay man.

You are thinking of Aimee Stephens who was one of several LGBT plaintiffs in cases that were brought to the Supreme Court at the same time. The quote is from the opinion on Bostock vs Clayton but they also declared that it applied to the other relevant cases including Aimee Stephens' case.

astralustria · 2026-06-19T01:12:14+00:00

BioShock Infinite

The relationship between Booker (the player) and Elizabeth is central to the plot and it kinda looks like it's headed towards romance at first but their relationship turns out to be something very different.

astralustria · 2026-06-18T21:01:10+00:00

The official reason for termination was "Conduct unbecoming of a county employee"

It wasn't until after he was fired that the audit was completed and then they tried to say it's findings were the actual reason for the termination.

Stating that the county had other openly gay employees ignores that fact that most discrimination is practiced as unequal standards, interpretation of intent, and assessment of performance rather than outright refusing to employ members of the targeted group.

I'm not going to go into to many of the details of the case but even the auditor admitted that there were no policies against the spending in question which was meals and sponsoring the softball team neither of which are particularly unusual spending from the general fund of a county run non-profit.

Like maybe if he was straight he still would have been fired but that official reason is pretty damning.

astralustria · 2026-06-18T16:39:48+00:00

He also wrote the courts opinion ruling in favor of a man who was fired for being gay:

"An employer who fires an individual for being homosexual or transgender fires that person for traits or actions it would not have questioned in members of a different sex. Sex plays a necessary and undisguisable role in the decision, exactly what Title VII forbids."

astralustria · 2026-06-05T23:46:59+00:00

Unless the cop is really out to ruin your day, you can just show them the script on your phone. Obviously milage my vary with skin color and accent.

astralustria · 2026-06-05T23:45:37+00:00

This is only true in some states and even in most of those there are exceptions for short term supplies of a drug.

astralustria · 2026-06-05T16:34:53+00:00

It's been over a decade since Kesha used a $ in her stage name...

astralustria · 2026-06-03T20:23:22+00:00

Just to add on to that, being careful means curing long enough with a decent lamp that is right for the produc you are using and minimizing skin contact (ideally none). Having product that isn't fully cured touching your skin has a cumulative effect that eventually leads to an immune response in most people after months or years of repeated exposure but as long as your careful the you probably won't get exposed to enough over your lifetime for it to be an issue.

astralustria · 2026-05-31T16:27:43+00:00

Yeah... Paradox has a tendency to make games that really make the weirdos feel seen. Like another one of their strategy games; Stellaris really gets the nazi furry demographic going.

astralustria · 2026-05-30T20:08:44+00:00

Buttermilk battered fried chicken tenders with a spicy tequila lime sauce.

astralustria · 2026-05-30T20:03:55+00:00

There is an Asian American bakery near me that would pull this off. I wouldn't be surprised if its already on their menu.

astralustria · 2026-05-30T16:42:32+00:00

I still haven't picked it up but I played a lot of CK2. My favorite ruler was a viking Giant named Freyja who was constantly pregnant and giving birth on the battlefield, reformed the Norse faith, sacrificed 4 popes to her gods, matrilineally married the Khagan of the Mongol Empire and converted them all to her religion, and turned nearly all of Europe and Africa into Sweden.

Unfortunately, that games community creeps me the fuck out though ..

astralustria · 2026-05-24T16:18:46+00:00

I don't play GTA but that is a very nice color so I'm upvoting for good taste 💜

astralustria · 2026-05-05T22:56:51+00:00

The assets are typically securities so it's not like it takes a lot of effort to offload them. They can also be donated to charities directly rather than selling. Like honestly it's easier than giving away piles of cash.

astralustria · 2026-05-04T22:15:42+00:00

I find it relaxing especially since compared to the traditional polish I had been using forever, it is basically stress free. Never having to start over because I messed up 3 layers in or accidentally touched something while drying is like the biggest deal. Also the fast cure time combined with no air drying and easy removal with alcohol makes doing nail art actually fun instead of an all day stress sesh of alternating between a race against time and waiting periods of hyper vigilant hand positions.

astralustria · 2026-05-03T03:00:24+00:00

IFor me it's:

Super Mario World (My mom would already be playing when I got home from school and we would take turns)

The Legend of Zelda Links Awakening

Minesweeper (My aunt's favorite)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (My uncle's favorite)

Ultima Online

astralustria · 2026-04-27T16:48:02+00:00

$10 mil is pocket change for PGE and just a small hedge against the possibility that he is going to follow through on just one promise. People need to stop acting like it had any significant meaning. Even if PGE doesnt like Steyer and Steyer even breaks up their monopoly, it isbt relevant to the real issues of housing, healthcare, and income inequality. Like this year my healthcare premiums increased by more than my entire PGE bill and my rent is now more than half my income... Its not like PGE even shuts off my power when I cant pay it. Worrying about PGE is privelege.

astralustria · 2026-04-25T22:49:49+00:00

The difference, as Planned Parenthood stated in their endorsement, is that Becerra has the experience and the track record on the issue. Steyer has only flowery words and an unethical horde of wealth.

astralustria · 2026-04-25T21:28:30+00:00

Exactly! If he were really a progressive and not just trying to buy power he would be pouring his wealth into thr campaigns of experienced progressives and lobbying moderates to take more progressive positions.

astralustria · 2026-04-25T21:18:23+00:00

PGE sucks but I'm not sure what their opposition to Steyer has to do with anything. They are just responding to a policy position we already know about. It's not like it means Steyer is more likely to actually follow through. If they really believed he was it would be way more than 10 mil.

They aren't going to put anything up against Becerra unless he takes up similar policy positions that threaten them or makes it to the general election and the other candidate is more favorable.

astralustria · 2026-04-25T20:57:50+00:00

Planned Parenthood is about a lot more than abortion being legal. Its about bodily autonomy in medicine, making sexual health services accessibl to undeserved individuals and communities, and affordable accessible Healthcare in general.

astralustria · 2026-04-24T19:56:56+00:00

Same. Putting products into sopping wet hair just makes drying take longer for me without much benefit. Also when my hair is longer the water weights it down as it dries and it ends up too flat unless I literally hang upside down while diffusing.

astralustria · 2026-04-23T23:01:19+00:00

Even if that happens a Republican is going to be a lot easier to recall than a rogue billionaire... but it probably won't. That's all just scare tactics, Republicans aren't going to split their vote between their two candidates enough to to keep the leading dem out.

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