starkraving666

@starkraving666@jorts.horse
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welcome to my weblog

#Monsterdon and #StarTrek enthusiast;
#CommunityMentalHealth therapist;
#TroubledTeenIndustry survivor;
#anarchist troll;
#BookClub fan (check out http://leftybookclub.org or dm me to join our super cool low-key group!)

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starkraving6662h ago
unlofl [Promoted Toot]2h ago

Visa CEO: "Consumer spending remains strong"

... a bunch of people are now putting groceries on their credit card aren't they?

starkraving6662h ago
Grampa2h ago
The anals of history
starkraving6662h ago
Plaid3h ago
I gotta unclench my jaw. Relax my shoulders. Put down the knife. Rub away the summoning circle. Clean up the blood. It's good. It's all good. No reason to be stressed.
Show threadstarkraving6664h ago
tl;dr: it’s almost like ppl are obsessed with otherization or something 🤔🤔🤔🧐🧐
starkraving6664h ago
it seems like people consider Szasz to be some kind of raging libertarian anti-psychiatry guy even though he denies this and clearly explains why (see Antipsychiatry: Quackery Squared). after reading a little more, i think people don’t like the fact that he writes primarily about what mental illness isn’t instead of what it is or how it is constructed. both of these can be radical criticisms, but i can see lots of reasons why the former is way more of a third rail under fascist capitalism
starkraving6665h ago
MikeDunnAuthor5h ago

Top virologists urge world leaders to act now on rising threat of H5N1 pandemic.

So far, just in the US, >995 dairy herds, 168 million birds, and at least 70 human infections, plus 1 human death. Sporadic outbreaks in wild birds, backyard flocks, wild mammals, domestic cats, all amplifying risk to humans. And, particularly alarming, several human infections with no known contact with infected animals.

Current sequence data shows ongoing mutations and genetic reassortment.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667193X25001103

#H5N1 #influenza #pandemic #publichealth #avianflu

starkraving6665h ago
tonight we are voting on our next book for It’s Not Just In Your Head #bookclub. check out leftybookclub.org and/or dm me if you’re interested!!
starkraving66615h ago
Plaid16h ago
Wait, so the tiny Henries and the tiny ferrets are enemies? This guy just said they cancel out.
starkraving66618h ago
https://youtu.be/YidRNvL535I
Super Mario Bros Condom Trumpet

YouTube
starkraving66618h ago
Dan18h ago

In 2018, an estimated 356,238 deaths globally were attributed to DEHP exposure, representing 13.497% of all cardiovascular deaths among individuals aged 55–64. Of these, 349,113 were attributed to the use of plastics.

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-3964(25)00174-4/fulltext

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guardian rat deityApr 23
Is this good for the economy
Show threadguardian rat deityApr 23
My mental health preservation plan to stop checking the news every day is starting to fall apart
Show thread Stlex Apr 23
@hannah it's sure getting harder and harder to not see news every day
Show threadeviloatmeal, resident Death Stranding 2 apologist (arch, btw)Apr 23
@hannah Because it didn't help? Or because you didn't follow through?
Show threadguardian rat deityApr 23
@eviloatmeal because these are emails from my wholesale suppliers
Show thread📚 natalie ✒️Apr 23
@hannah that's the problem with reality. It's much harder to avoid than I like :/
Show threadPhillip of MastodonApr 23

@hannah Maybe you should consider working for or in support of the federal government.

…wait, nope, sorry. Real boner on my part. I’m just gonna watch the stock market, that thing’s like an aquarium.

Show threadsynApr 23
@hannah are eggs cheap yet?
Show threadguardian rat deityApr 23
@syn they actually are, at least around me. Thank you mr president
Show threadKanaMaunaApr 23
@hannah
Sales for the next month or so will be artificially inflated as buyers stock up, then it will really get interesting.
Show threadmccApr 23
@hannah when people are terrified and uncertain we will buy more goods, like when they were stockpiling toilet paper before covid. it's the perfect plan
Show threadguardian rat deityApr 23
@mcc it’s like if the lab leak theory was true and also done by a crazy guy for funsies
Show threadCoal ("Taurus") / Name WIPApr 23
@hannah i feel bad for the US customers and US businesses.
Paying more tax and having a volatile market and recession without external cause is not good. The US citizens don't deserve this
Show threadCoal ("Taurus") / Name WIPApr 23
@hannah interesting how many people think a tariff is a fee for the seller.
A tariff is an import tax for US citizens and businesses. The international businesses are not affected by this except maybe in the case where US importers can no longer affort to pay for the goods and services in which case they still won't pay the tariff but lose the customer
Show threadguardian rat deityApr 23
@taurus tbh i think the doofuses who voted for him kinda deserve this but i sure as hell don’t
Show threadMoss WizardApr 23
@hannah Hey open a domestic yarn factory or quit complainin’!
Show threadFallsMom 🌻Apr 23

@hannah

Maybe time to monetize my stash. . . .

Show threadAlyssa VoroninApr 23
@hannah "Rapidly evolving tariff situation," is an awfully charitable way to say, "maddening, meaningless chaos."
Show threadTim HergertApr 23
@hannah