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Cake day: June 30th, 2025

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  • At first I thought it might be a standing point for Orbán to point out that they want this (but the bad EU, yadda yadda), but after actually reading that garbage of a propaganda piece, I can only imagine that part is boiler-plate, and noone along the chain caught it or could be bothered with correcting it.

    Trump is serving up the distmantling of most US soft powers. Like how is this not a game of chicken for us to bunch up on Ireland and tell them no more fucking around with appl and alphabet. I’d love nothing more than a third level bureaucrat tucked away in Strassbourg to calculate exactly how much societal and global harm these companies cause. We could shift that into dollars (somehow?), and make sure they pay that tax, or we start filtering their sites. I rarely believe restriction is the way to go, but nothing would really be lost here.











  • I think I was able to bring the ‘at’ closer to the time, but I’m not sure it’s correct:

    ‘This can’t possibly be the same 9pm I used to start getting ready at for a night out’

    I’m tempted to remove the ‘used to’ and just put it in simple past for brevity, but that would hold back half the punch.

    This is one of my favorite types of discourse. Polishing jokes and grammar in the gravitas it deserves.


  • Truly wonderful.

    You need the gaming in this lifestyle to help divert attention from not being able to get comfort foods at month’s end.

    Otherwise it leaves me all the time to realize the physical and mental hells I am putting myself through. I’ve been qualified for free health care for over a year, but I just arrived to the point where I can reach out and engage the system. I initially thought enrolling would come in handy if I get into an accident, but last week I made the call to start preventive treatments.

    I have an appointment with an actual doctor next month. I am also getting the ball rolling on the emotional side. I was contemplating moving back home, but now I might give this current iteration some more time.

    edit: i just reread the title (of course I didn’t read the article); I’m 40.