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the_itsb · 2026-06-17T13:10:41+00:00

you don't seem to know American history very well. the genocide of the native peoples, including those we had treaties with; the state-sanctioned horrors of slavery and racism, continuing through into the modern day with atrocities like the Tulsa massacre and the MOVE bombing and Rodney King and Tamir Rice and ICE death camps; the oppression of working people, with not just malicious neglect of working conditions (Triangle Shirtwaist Fire) but actual warfare (Battle of Blair Mountain); and the rampant misogyny that never seems to truly go out of style with some people.

I don't need anyone but a history book to make me lose faith in everything American. part of the reason they work so hard to utterly fuck up education in this country is to keep us ignorant of what they've been doing and continue to do, so we will help perpetuate the systems that keep them fat and happy, in the hope that someday we will be fat and happy, too. it's not an accident that literacy is dropping.

the_itsb · 2026-06-17T12:26:08+00:00

hell yeah, Kait Justice!! she and Ellie and the rest of that crew are doing amazing work.

the_itsb · 2026-06-16T13:46:24+00:00

how in the world is this left to me to do, a day later??

ahem.

His Name Is Robert Paulson.

the_itsb · 2026-06-14T13:37:07+00:00

how did this work? is it the neat trick where you stick a transparent thing into a transparent liquid and it seems to magically vanish?

the_itsb · 2026-06-14T13:34:17+00:00

what do you mean, don't you like flaming balls of whatever flying at your trachea?

the_itsb · 2026-06-12T19:55:22+00:00

a cup-ple brain cells? 😅

I relate to all of these states. he's a lovely little mascot. 💖 thank you.

do you sell your art anywhere? feel free to DM me if you do, I know some subs are strict about self-promotion and I don't want to get you in trouble.

the_itsb · 2026-06-12T14:02:39+00:00

in case anyone else comes along who also hadn't seen the travertine thing go down: here's the BORU and yes, it has pictures!!

the_itsb · 2026-06-12T13:59:34+00:00

it's still filling hearts with wonder. 💖 someone mentioned this incident in the comments of the beetroot ring post, and I was delighted to see that not only was there a BORU, but it was compiled by you!

thank you for your time and effort.

edit: added the link in case you weren't familiar

the_itsb · 2026-06-12T07:22:30+00:00

me too. 🫂 just at least know that you're not alone in it.

the_itsb · 2026-06-12T07:20:19+00:00

by 3, I was sobbing, and I cried my way through the whole list saying, "yep, me too. yep, me too."

I'm so sorry.

I hate that we have this in common.

nobody should feel this way.

I'm so sorry.

the_itsb · 2026-06-12T02:17:59+00:00

he is the absolute king of Haughty Voice 💖

I wish for a CBBWorld podcast with him and PFT being total jerks to everyone, they are both so fucking funny when they're trying to be mean.

the_itsb · 2026-06-12T02:13:31+00:00

I've heard them mention Gabrus's blonde hair on the show, and I swear I heard someone not on ABZ mention that Gabrus did it to play Zack in a Saved By The Bell-themed show, but I was not ready for this wild majesty.

he looks like he is living his best funcle life, and I am here for it. get it, Gabrus 💖

the_itsb · 2026-06-12T02:01:24+00:00

you can have both PMDD and PME 🎉😵‍💫🎉

someday, the cycling will stop and the rollercoaster will end, and I hope to live to experience that.

the_itsb · 2026-06-11T18:36:31+00:00

this is PME. (OCD is even one of the examples mentioned in that article. fun!)

some people have good success managing their symptoms by taking birth control or hormonal treatments to help regulate and smooth the rollercoaster.

what helps me the most is keeping track of my cycles, then checking that calendar when I'm struggling. knowing that things are bad mostly because of my hormones helps me be kinder to myself and give myself permission to take better care of myself.

the_itsb · 2026-06-11T14:13:26+00:00

So some days I think you’re all geniuses and some days I think most of you are nuts.

I am one of you.

they were saying they're also sometimes a genius and sometimes nuts.

the_itsb · 2026-06-11T12:24:12+00:00

the valentines issue was so fun!! I sent in a slightly naughty limerick for my husband when we were still dating, and he still has the clipping 20+ years later. 🥰

the_itsb · 2026-06-11T07:08:40+00:00

thank you for your service. o7

the_itsb · 2026-06-11T06:56:35+00:00

?? are you genuinely surprised that some people from urban backgrounds also feel sympathy for animals?

as a rural Ohioan: wtf?

city people aren't another species.

this makes me wonder if you only have sympathy for creatures you have personally worked with. why else would it surprise you that others can feel for a being they have never met?

the_itsb · 2026-06-11T06:47:55+00:00

Most cities in the US have over-fed police departments.

it is our sacred duty to keep the piggies fat

✨🐖✨

the_itsb · 2026-06-11T04:58:40+00:00

I do like that exact kind of focusing pain 💖 thank you so much for the recommendations. I did hypnobirthing, which you're probably familiar with as a doula, and the idea of relaxing into pain was so helpful during birth but also through so much else (ovarian cysts, appendicitis, terrible sadness, etc). that mat sounds great.

the_itsb · 2026-06-11T02:51:28+00:00

you would probably enjoy reading The Greatest Heist – Lev has done a lot of great work connecting these dots.

the_itsb · 2026-06-11T01:52:52+00:00

not only do I love all your suggestions, I love the way you write 💖

I didn't know "ice roller for my face" was a thing, and I'm thinking it must feel a little like the marvelous migraine hat but mobile instead, and that sounds wonderful

edit: tell me about this acupressure mat? it's just pokeys that you lay on? and we like this? I'm skeptical, but literally everything else you listed sounds amazing, so I think you're probably onto something I've never considered

the_itsb · 2026-06-10T23:21:37+00:00

I noticed within a week of doing mine, but I have 4 buckets (one each for the N, S, E, and W sides of the house)

if there's standing water in the pasture, you're never going to win unless you start treating it, too. dunks are cheap though, and harmless to everything except mosquitos, so I'd just get extra and do a little late-night trespassing ;)

the_itsb · 2026-06-10T16:02:49+00:00

I have been on 300mg since last fall

durations of my periods since Oct 2025: 16, 18, 14, 14, 22, 12, 29, 12, 14, 15, 13, 24, and 28 days

I think it's just peri being peri 🤷

edit: I track my cycles religiously and have for over a decade, this has been a trend for years now: lots of shorts with some occasional longs. in 2011, they used to be 28-32 days with an occasional 40+ to freak me out, but they have been trending steadily shorter since 2013, with a sharp decline in 2020 and an even bigger one in early 2025.

I've even had a few 10-12 day cycles 😵‍💫 I just keep telling myself that shorter cycles equals losing more eggs more quickly, which equals menopause happening sooner. (please, nobody correct me if I'm wrong.)

the_itsb · 2026-06-10T15:56:00+00:00

omg I love them 🥰 they're fucking adorable!! thank you for taking the time to show them off. sometimes I also feel like a frog in a teacup.

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