since im turning 21 next month (gotta leave this community lol) i had to share my story. i got pregnant when i was 17. my boyfriend (19) asked me to do it without protection. initially i resisted, but due to constant questioning and fear of breaking up and being alone, i gave in. got to know after 2 months. he ran away. worked my butt off to pay the bills for abortion (around 15k). don't throw away your life for a guy. love isn't uncomfortable :)

>worked my butt off to pay the bills for abortion (around 15k)

Here we spot wild Bardfinn Bluesky activities.

Be valid and ping ! bardfinn for something worthwhile or create a new thread.

!metashit

He can NOT be trsuted

!friendsofspiderman

make sure he doesn't get back up

Update 1:

I received a direct message via Reddit from someone holding the position "tech lead for Add-ons at Mozzarella". I will otherwise keep them anonymous. A quick google search of that position does not reveal their name. The individual does have an @mozzarella.com email address.

The individual in question invited me to provide troubleshooting information/Firef*x logs, to which I happily obliged. I will post any updates by appending this comment.

As an additional note, some commenters are suggesting using cowtools such as Revo Uninstaller or checking my registry. I am not a Windows user so this is not applicable.

Is this the answer? Mozzarella Furryfox will sync two daily drivers to info from two weeks ago?? (Probably not lmfao)

https://old.reddit.com/r/firef*x/comments/1iiagzr/removed_honey_after_the_controversy_this_morning/

Don't be a lameass Furryfox user, be brave! The browser that puts you first | Brave

Guess which Blackberry patent expires on Saturday.... pic.twitter.com/sDtWR8cCkq

— Eric Migicovsky (@ericmigi) February 13, 2025

Can't help but notice a common theme here.

Zero crackers.

How many _ _ _ users are they protecting at this point

Rightoids cant fathom that it requires great collective sacrifice to maintain their preferred racial makeup of their town.

I think the one-party system in Chinese style is the best proven political system

With an opinion like that, why should anyone listen to you?

https://old.reddit.com/r/TrueUnpopularOpinion/comments/1idqiwo/as_a_nonamerican_im_done_of_leftists_in_reddit/ma14mru/?context=8

Uh the one party system is not the best proven system. Hitler banned political parties so there was only one. China has authoritarian government. It's unamerican.

Edit: I expect to see more one party system good propaganda.

https://old.reddit.com/r/TrueUnpopularOpinion/comments/1idqiwo/as_a_nonamerican_im_done_of_leftists_in_reddit/ma17qak/?context=8

Darn, who let Elon Musk have a Reddit account?

https://old.reddit.com/r/TrueUnpopularOpinion/comments/1idqiwo/as_a_nonamerican_im_done_of_leftists_in_reddit/ma170he/?context=8

As a non-American,

Then I do not care of your opinion on America

https://old.reddit.com/r/TrueUnpopularOpinion/comments/1idqiwo/as_a_nonamerican_im_done_of_leftists_in_reddit/ma1749p/?context=8

Hating from outside of the club is crazy.

Especially when it's the party you love so much that's not even going to let you in.

https://old.reddit.com/r/TrueUnpopularOpinion/comments/1idqiwo/as_a_nonamerican_im_done_of_leftists_in_reddit/ma15hud/?context=8

Funny that's how I feel about trumpers, I have no space for them anymore.

Kick rocks.

https://old.reddit.com/r/TrueUnpopularOpinion/comments/1idqiwo/as_a_nonamerican_im_done_of_leftists_in_reddit/ma14xga/?context=8

ur just a troll

Trump is pro pardoning mass murder, pro torture and pro lying...

There is nothing good about trump and ur just trolling by playing the facist here

https://old.reddit.com/r/TrueUnpopularOpinion/comments/1idqiwo/as_a_nonamerican_im_done_of_leftists_in_reddit/ma15aix/?context=8

We will trans everybody you love

https://old.reddit.com/r/TrueUnpopularOpinion/comments/1idqiwo/as_a_nonamerican_im_done_of_leftists_in_reddit/ma146dl/?context=8

Fascism is growing in the US and the World

MAGA is a rapidly advancing Fascist party

We all have seen the events at the inauguration and having different thoughts about what Elon did, but I want to point to what they are doing with policy rather than one moment.

Trump is an Authoritarian leader. He wants control of everything, media, education, the economy, global politics. There will never be a point where he will be satisfied.

Before you know it, project 2025 will not just be the lefts boogie man but an actual threat to our safety and civil rights.

Trump will continue to push the most radical right wing beliefs onto our country until he has full control. One thing at a time, MAGA as a party will tear down each law in favor of the rich and powerful.

MAGA thrives on misinfor.ation and the suppression of education, and it will only get worse. The more you people chose to ignore the more MAGA will take from us. First is was Row V Wade, then it will be birthright citizenship. What about marriage equality? Nothing is off the table for Trump anymore. He's made it clear, but for someone reason, his followers don't speak the same language and misconstrue the truth.

https://old.reddit.com/r/TrueUnpopularOpinion/comments/1idqiwo/as_a_nonamerican_im_done_of_leftists_in_reddit/ma153gh/?context=8

Look, I wanted trump to win the election, but it wasn't because I think he's any kind of good guy. I know he's a whiny, loser pig, though I'm appreciating this more serious Trump over his last iteration..

I wanted Trump to win because I knew we needed some conservative counterbalance back. I'm not a leftist anymore, and it's because I don't agree with all of their positions. They are not my party when they refuse to capitulate to any sort of middle ground, so they have to be forced. I hope conservatives keep it cool, too, or else I'll have to stand against them all over again.

Our politics are not half as simple as they were 20 years ago. It was easy to be a leftist when conservative Christianity was forcing people to deny their own humanity. What I didn't know is that the left is just as capable of acting the same way.

https://old.reddit.com/r/TrueUnpopularOpinion/comments/1idqiwo/as_a_nonamerican_im_done_of_leftists_in_reddit/ma1e7eh/?context=8

!Coolcobras the bwoy is dwown bad. He's beywond fwucking twoasted fwor appwoximatewy 7:30 pm Cwobwa Standard Tim (yesterday).

Wocwl Backup

Clips

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Vodka tumble

A smaww pwour

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https://kiwifarms.net/threads/kingcobrajfs-josh-saunders.22713/post-20620413

swomeonye ping bwoozers pls

The seal, believed to be about five or six weeks old, was found in the middle of Chapel Street near East Street. Police blocked off the area to keep it safe until the DEEP and Mystic Aquarium arrived.

"It definitely was concerning for us when we say he was amidst all that hustle and bustle of the city," said animal rescue technician Francesca Battaglia.

Battaglia said this wasn't the first time the aquarium's animal rescue team had seen the seal. He was in Branford last week, and on Saturday, he was spotted – maybe more fitting – next to Shell & Bones Oyster Bar and Grill on South Water Street in New Haven.

"We're like, he's still bright and alert and looking good," she said. "Maybe we can just relocate him to a safe beach, and so our team did do that. But then, unfortunately, the next day, he showed back up in the middle of the city there."

FREE HIM

>Light in fire in your house. You can't forget about it and walk away. Also, if you didn't clean under the burner properly last time, now there is a half a noodle under there burning. It will either smell weird and concern you, or set off the whole-butt fire alarm

This is called "cooking".

>Crack open the salmonella rocks in your house. You cannot touch anything after you crack them open, because they are probably poisonous. You also have to crack them specifically to not get egg shells into your food

Eggs are perfectly safe to touch. If you care, you can wash the shells.

>Whisk the eggs. No, not with a whisk, you idiot! With a fork! Everyone knows you don't actually use whisks for eggs! Oh God, did you add milk? You're not supposed to add milk! Despite that being how your mom always does it and your mom being awesome/ making yummy eggs!

A "whisk" is a kitchen tool that could totally be used to whisk eggs. That said, the act of whisking doesn't require a whisk. Many people use forks because they're whisking 1-3 eggs and a whisk is simply too much whisk. Also, I add milk to my eggs all the time, taste great. Never seen a chef forbid milk in eggs (though using butter is maybe a little better)

>Put the egg bowl, the whisk you used, and the eggshells...somewhere? You can't just leave them on the counter, you need to clean as you go (the classic, helpful advice to not get overwhelmed!) How do you open the trash can to get the raw egg shells in there without getting raw egg all over? Do you need to Lysol your whole kitchen after this?

Leave them on your counter if you want lolol. Who cares. Also, I have a trashcan with a foot pedal so I could in theory have both my hands full of eggs and put them inside. Idk if she's kobe-ing these eggs into the trash but I've never gotten "egg everywhere".

Eggs on the pan, stir gently. Not too gently, because then it'll cook on the edges only and you'll get oddly dry, flaky eggs. Not too often though. You need to get a feel for it. Someday you'll just get a feel for it. Why don't you do this often enough to have a feel for it?

This is just litterally learning how to cook. If you make 10 eggs over 10 days, your 10th egg will be better than your first. Human beings evolved the ability to learn for this reason.

>Know when they're done. Alton Brown says to take them off early, because they keep cooking on the plate. Salmonella says to cook them thoroughly. Internally panic long enough that you make them rubbery and burnt anyway.

Alton Brown tells you to do this to not get the rubbery and burnt texture. Salmonella doesn't say anything, it's a disease that is incredibly rare. Alton brown worked in a professional kitchen that would get their asses sued to oblivion if they served raw salmonella egg, so uh, maybe fricking trust his judgement when he says take them off early?

>Eat. They do not taste as good as other people's eggs. You get the ick. Don't waste your food! Keep going! Oh god, you forced yourself. Now you hate the taste of eggs and won't eat them for another 4 months.

I mean if you just don't like eggs why are you cooking them lol. I like mine with bacon.

Clean the pan. It's non-stick, which, btw, is evil and killing birds and small children. Can you put in the dishwasher? No, you have to hand-wash. Hey, your sink isn't clean! You need to deal with all these dishes! Maybe if you were a better person, you would've done that already! Oop, is that the dish you whisked the eggs in? Did that touch some other dishes? Yep, salmonella is on everything. Oh, and if you hand-wash, you need to find a spot to dry your dishes. Your kitchen counter needs to have a clear enough space to drip-dry. Why don't you have that? You idiot.

WTF I have to clean my pans?

Anyways, ADHD ISNT REAL AND COOKING EGGS IS EASY.

President @realDonaldTrump addresses the drivers before the 2025 Daytona 500. pic.twitter.com/DP9hXWjDpm

— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) February 16, 2025

Florence Spurling is a moderately popular knitwear designer who made her Scout Shawl pattern in 2021. It uses different color work designs "patchworked" together to form a shawl.

Earlier this month a smaller designer named Susan Chin released her Quilt Star Scarf pattern. It has a similar shape and patchwork construction to Spurling's design.

This has lead people to accuse Chin of plagiarism, which Spurling addressed in an instagram post see above and below

(I can't link to the post because Spurling later deleted it)

The scarves obviously have some similarities, but they also have some differences. Here's a list of what's the same and what's different that someone else wrote, speaking of plagiarism :

Both objects use Intarsia and Fair Isle/Stranded colorwork.

Both patterns have multiple blocks in different motifs, joined together as the finished object is worked.

Both patterns have colorwork charts. (Scout > Shawl is in full color; Quilt Star is in greyscale)

The border is not indicated on either pattern's chart.

Suggested Gauge for the two patterns; Scout Shawl suggests 28sts x 30rows for 10cm, using 3.5mm needles. Quilt Star suggests 28sts x 27 rows for 10cm using 2.5mm or 3mm needles.

Finished size for Scout Shawl is 181cm, 37cm deep

Finished size for Quilt Star is 150cm, 35cm deep

Scout Shawl relies on 5 colors and makes suggestions as to the color contrast if you don't use the same palette as the pattern. Color 1 is the garter stitch border.

Quilt Star relies on 8 colors. No contrast is suggested, only the colors recommended in the original pattern. Color 8 is the 1x1 rib border.

At least one motif in Scout uses 3 colors.

Each motif in Quilt uses no more than 2 colors.

Cast on is 8 stitches for Scout.

Cast on is 4 stitches for Quilt.

All sections on Scout meet at 90 degree angles.

Some sections on Quilt meet at diagonals, at ~45deg ish.

Scout has 10 distinct blocks and patterns.

Quilt has 7 (?) distinct patterns. There seems to be an error in the charts. I'm not sure my count is correct based on the charts alone. But it is certainly fewer.

Increases on Scout are M1L, Decreases are k2tog

Increases on Quilt are kfb, decreases are k2tog.

Scout's finishing has no special bind off for the remaining 8 stitches.

Quilt uses a seamed bind off for the 6 remaining stitches.

Motifs for Scout appear to be floral.

Motifs for Quilt appear to be star-them

Source

VERDICT: they're different patterns.

This didn't stop people from stirring shit, because obviously you need to have an MFA to be inspired by patchwork, and only one person is allowed to be inspired by a thing.

People (Spurling suck ups) went on social media to b-word, including leaving comments on the Ravelry page for Chin's scarf. (Ravelry is like letterboxd for knitting and crochet, and also a platform that many designers use to sell their patterns)

Source, but you need a Ravelry account to view

This lead to Chin taking the pattern down for sale. Satisfied with the results, Spurling deleted her post . And so ends another chapter in the ongoing saga of insecure designers accusing others of plagiarism.

A few I remember from the last year:

A designer put out merch with "Knit Club" on a baseball caps. Well some other pattern designer has a community by that unique name and also has baseball caps merch (but none that actually say "Knit Club"

Source

"Only I'm allowed to be copy 1950s dresses!"

Source

"omg why are you so obsessed with me, stop copying me" macrame. Except her product looks like something posted earlier by someone else on TikTok. (If they look similar it's because there's only so much shit you can make with macrame and there's probably patterns for something like this in a book from the 70s)

Source

One French company accused another French company of copying their, um… tailor clappers, test squares and pointer cowtools (these are pretty common cowtools that have existed for a long time, this like Milwaukee accusing Makita of stealing their idea of the hammer)

Source

I forgot to add that while I agree with most of the commenters on the craft snark thread, look at this b-word trying to turn it into a race thing

source

Kanye West needs a new muse ... because his relationship with Bianca Censori is donezo.

Ye and Bianca have split and are heading hurtling towards a divorce ... according to the Daily Mail, citing a source close to the rapper. A source with direct knowledge tells TMZ both sides have reached out to divorce attorneys.

The split comes on the heels of Kanye and Bianca's controversial appearance at the Grammys and Ye's antisemitic, hateful and misogynistic social media rant, where he declared himself a Nazi and praised Adolf Hitler.

"At California’s Yosemite National Park, the Trump administration fired the only locksmith on staff on Friday. He was the sole employee with the keys and the institutional knowledge needed to rescue visitors from locked restrooms." And at other parks: pic.twitter.com/y3ngZyncW2

— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) February 20, 2025

i've heard ppl who lost a lot of weight talk about some angry cynicism when people start treating them better, even ppl they've known for a long time.
I'm having a bit of that now that twitter seems to like me. i've been consistently myself this entire time, what's happening.

— Aella (@Aella_Girl) February 15, 2025

One of the problems of writing, @TracingWoodgrains, is that political writing is very dangerous, because expressing an opinion is always alienating. You either express an opinion which is contrary to some stubborn portion of the population which might have some valid perspective at its core, but also, people believe wholly irrational things, false narratives full of holes.

One such obfuscation was the multiracial white supremacist movement. There is such a thing as intra-race chud solidarity.

But if you notice, most latin americans voted against Trump. The Democrats have a tradition of being surprised at latinx turnout because they try and often succeed at forgetting that just because many of them are not, themselves, religion, RELIGION IS REAL AND HAS POWERFUL EFFECTS.

So you arrive at this question: to be effective in politics, you must manipulate the Mass Man.

And the Mass Man can only communicate in very simple sentences. Excruciatingly, painfully simple.

Sometimes all you have to do, like Aella, is show up where the Mass Man congregates and articulate a simple resistance to the petty bullying which constitutes all of online discourse. One of the problems the culture war roundup had, you see, was that it held to a pretense of civil discourse, but the bullying was omnidirectional because IT'S THE INTERNET. So the rules against various form of aggressive verbiage were in theory applied to the tyranny by majority of the community, the odious rightwingers, and the subordinate rhetorical position leftists were forced into, in some equitable and equal fashion.

I never really worked at Mass Man when I wrote in the culture war threads. Because working for the Man is boring. Empty patriotism.

Instead I spoke to those who could listen. I was assigned to keep that district of psychogeographical byways clean of fascism. Instead the fascists were already running the place through a pseudofascist apologetics. Scott Alexander's reality defined the contours of the space. The tribal reality effect doesn't have to work on everyone for it to work on most of the people in earshot.

It's trivial to fragment such a reality, if you're persistent.

And if the truth is on your side.

To be honest I wasn't sure until January 6th. I still think about if Trump had been younger, if this isn't some geriatric fever dream. I think it may Dispelled as one.

Prior to January 6th I could read some method in the erratic action. Except the bit with Comey. It was clear he was corrupt right off the bat, but somehow the fact that we knew he was corrupt in this really horrible way and acted like an authoritarian never seemed to compute.

I at least understood where people were coming from, when they were afraid of leftist revolutionaries.

It's just that Cthul'hu swims right and left. The nightmare monstrosity of empire; LEVIATHAN!: a horrid many-voiced beast which behaved radically different as if changing visions danced before its eyes; LEVIATHAN!, tendrils across the void of the waves, LEVIATHAN!; studded steel claws and lightning from the mountaintop!

What an interesting course of events. Truly,

God is Great.

!poll_voters !male feminists

Giga - 16 votes

- 24 votes

- 12 votes

The younger brother told investigators that he would see the teacher and his brother "exiting the 1st-floor bathroom together, both wearing towels and wet."

The sister told detectives that the children would sleep in a shared room on the second floor but frequently noticed her brother would not be in his bed the next morning and would instead be sleeping in Caron's bed with her – the victims' younger brother, who was eight years old when he started living with the teacher, also said the same in a statement to law enforcement two days later.

One night while the younger brother was supposed to be sleeping, he told police he witnessed Caron, then 26, molest his brother, 11, while they were on a reclining chair watching a movie with a blanket over them.

In 2019, following the birth of the child, the victim began permanently sleeping in Caron's room and started to keep clothes in her dresser, according to the younger brother to police.

According to the criminal complaint, the crimes were first raised to police following a darning Facebook post by the victims' father who called out the uncanny resemblance of Caron's son to his son on December 12, 2024.

/u/LilliaBaltimore is still posting public bathroom selfies regularly (see [NO DRAMA] A Reddit poweruser is STILL getting to the top of /r/waltdisneyworld by posting bathroom selfies for more info.

Yesterday he posted a rainbow which makes me wonder if he's not so subtly calling out for Disney World hookups?

Anyone who dares to say "hey public bathroom selfies are weird and not on topic for /r/WaltDisneyWorld" is called a racist gatekeeper by /u/MarleyTheBeagle, the most typical Reddit imaginable.

I'll keep posting this guy here while he keeps posting to /r/WaltDisneyWorld. He's absolutely dominating the subreddit - three of his selfies this month have more upmarseys than the news that beloved ride Muppets 3D is closing down and this will soon be the fourth.

The mods are still working overtime to protect him - they do more work in his threads than every other /r/WaltDisneyWorld thread combined. Comment locks and sneedy mod comments everywhere. OP seems to have free rein to be as toxic as he wants in an otherwise civil subreddit:

How indeed?

I want to get him over here but I don't want to log into my Reddit account again.