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In-between moments of righteous activism, we all have lives we attend to. What did you do last week, or what are your plans this week? Watching any good movies or shows? Go on any dates? Struggling with, or achieved, any major life goals? Survive any alien invasions?

Do you want to promote a new sub, or discuss topics that otherwise get removed? Do you want to introduce yourself, but are feeling too shy to make your own post?

Feel free to share here!

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[–]julesburm1891 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Idk. Maybe this is a little macabre. I’ve been watching a lot of news about Afghanistan and I’m just incredibly sad today. I don’t want this to be a political fight. I just wanted to say that I’m incredibly heartbroken for and worried about all the women and LGB people who’s lives are going to be made living hells by those miserable bastards.

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah I get it. I kinda knew this was going to happen but it's still horrible regardless. It has bothered me a lot about how women, LGB and other ethnic/religious minorities are treated in so many Islamic countries. At the end of the day we were fighting a military battle when you have to win the hearts of minds in those places and unfortunately we aren't doing that with the people with actual power.

At most I just hope it leans to a more critical eye towards Islam and religious fundamentalism in the West that receives too much tolerance when attempts have been made to infringe on basic rights and freedoms we all deserve. The Taliban are true Muslims and that is the world they wish for. Ex Muslims and other minorities fleeing from the Hellscape that is the ME are the ones who deserve our true sympathies.

The right thing to do though is to get away from what you can't change. To ensure you are okay over information is a serious problem today.

[–]PatsyStoneMaverique 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Well, I know this will not be received well, but it needs to be said.

Stop watching TV news. It doesn't inform you. It emotionally manipulates you into engaging in dictated behavior. It's behavior modification. It's a political tool.

You can get more and better information just by searching a topic on Duckduckgo or Qwant.

/endrant

[–]reluctant_commenter 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

To be fair, she didn't say she was watching news on the TV, just that she was watching rather than say reading.

That said, I'll second Duckduckgo. I am still amazed comparing my search results between DDG and Google.

[–]reluctant_commenter 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Hey, just saw this but I've been catching up on Afghanistan-related news, too. It is really, really messed up, the whole situation.

I just wanted to say that I’m incredibly heartbroken for and worried about all the women and LGB people who’s lives are going to be made living hells by those miserable bastards.

I thought of other LGB people when I heard the news about it, too. People talk in vague terms sometimes about "human rights violations," but our people-- people like us, I mean, same-sex-attracted people, LGB people-- are among the most likely to be victims.

Hope you're able to talk to some people IRL about it, this stuff can get depressing. Take care <3

[–]reluctant_commenter 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

All right, I remembered this week!

  1. Transgender-identified female purposely misgenders a colleague and then asks if she is the asshole - r/AITA. Thoughts? I know there is a wide spread of opinions on this sub about transgender-identified people who try to "pass" and live stealth.

  2. Does anyone have interest in doing some sort of poll/survey about this sub's demographics and/or views? There was an informal poll a while ago, but some people expressed dissatisfaction with some of the poll options. I would be down to try to put one together, on a survey platform that is relatively safe in regards to data protection.

  3. Does anyone have tips on how to better use the search bar in Saidit...? Sometimes I am looking for a post, and I type in a keyword, and it only shows me like 10 posts when I know that keyword applies to way more posts. E.g. if I search "discussion" for discussion-flaired posts, I only get like 5 posts even though there are way more discussion posts than that.

[–]linda_senora 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I have no plans, but I should come up with a plan of attack.

I need to find a way to earn money to pay my share of my parents' insurance policy. I am completely at a loss as to how I can come up with that amount.

I have stated before that I have been taking care of my mother's colostomy. It appears her last surgery (colostomy reversal) might take place sooner rther than later.

Other than that, I have been dealing with extreme anger that could be due to my period. I have noticed that about a week or so before my period is due, I become quite belligerent.

On a more positive note, I tried a new chocolate cake recipe that is the bomb! Moist and the right amount of sweetness.