Damn it. Of course I forgot to include the link! 🙃

https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/OnlineAbsenteeApplication/#/OnlineAbsenteeBegin

Hey! If you live in #Pennsylvania, the deadline to apply for an absentee or mail-in ballot for the #PrimaryElection is nigh – May 9th.

But. That ballot has to get TO you and back FROM you by May 16th. Do you trust Louis Conflict-of-Interest DeJoy to do all that promptly? (🎶You shouldn't ...🎶)

Go do it, y'all. Just takes a couple minutes. 😀

@killfile @mekkaokereke

There are many things they'll judge us as monsters for. Most demonstrate the callous indifference so many Americans hold for their ostensible fellow Americans.

And this particular issue adds the element of American culture's historic disregard/lesser regard for the well-being of black and brown bodies.

After decades of following the Steelers, we quit cold turkey: I don't need or want folks being maimed on my account. 😕

#FuckTheNFL

@missytwrites

That's fabulous: well executed, interesting concept, and kudos on the perseverance. (I love the _idea_ of knitting, but the furthest I've ever gotten is perhaps 1/3 of a scarf. 😬😄)

@JenWojcik

That _is_ cool. I should find out more about that.

20 years ago – when I was SLIGHTLY more juvenile – I thought it'd be funny to have my people plant me, and also an apple seedling, then add a sign that said "Bite Me." ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

If you have family gatherings upcoming, don't forget to test for COVID. My sister was planning a brunch tomorrow, but two members of her household just tested positive.

If they hadn't tested, we might have exposed our mom and 97 year old grandma to a deadly virus.

Seriously. Don't chance it. Test.

#Covid #Christmas

@Serion @gothamgirlblue

Also, the benefit is finite; it's not like the recipient is getting additional funds because they splurged this time.

And who among us HASN'T made sub-optimal spending decisions? (Didn't Jesus say something about judging, and stones? 🧐 Help a girl out; I'm rusty on what that particular Middle Eastern dude said.)

And ... what's to say they didn't scrimp for months to be able to throw this feast for loved ones?

People are weird. And mean. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Need a new favorite Christmas song? This is a constant favorite of mine, courtesy of Farmer Derek. 🥓😄🚜

https://youtu.be/zp4euIexPsQ

@philheppenstall

as SO many responses were either in bad-faith or so uniformed it could make your eye twitch.

But why a CW, which, outside of Mastodon, is reserved for things that are actually triggering – not just perhaps-annoying? It feels like the uber-PC "safe space" overkill that the right claims the left insists on.

Why not just scroll on by?

(I'm not trying to argue with you, or talk you out of what you want. I'm just trying to understand this apparent norm, here. 😃)

@philheppenstall

I appreciate the response ... but it still seems weird to me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

But politics – and discussing news, issues, and brainstorming through the nuance – is a big part of me (though not my job). And I think it'd be optimal if more folks WERE actively concerned – because "politics" affects SO MUCH.

I know not everyone is built that way ... or has the extra to wade through it all the time.

And, as Twitter devolved, so many political posts swerved into stressful, ...

@RoseFromNJ @_L1vY_

Jeezy Creezy. Melon Mush is such a big damn baby.

[That sentence contained no typos, by the way. 🤪]

10 Image #CaptionTips from a transcriptionist:

1. Any words are better than nothing.
2. You don't need to say it's "a picture of…" screen readers will already say it's an image.
3. Start with the framing or format (i.e. close up, landscape, meme, text).
4. Think about the reason you're posting the pic and describe that first, add background details if you have time.
5. Pretend you're talking to someone on the phone and want to tell them about this cool thing you're looking at.
6. Transcribe any and all text in the image, even if it's the only thing you do.
7. If you've described the image in your post, you don't need to copy and paste it again in the caption. But again, don't leave it blank, just put something like "as described."
8. You can add small subjective notes, but don't give too much interpretation of the image in your own opinion.
9. Caption jokes are fun, as long as they still describe the image objectively.
10. Use punctuation, and capitalize words properly. A lot of us have interacted with this tech when calling customer service or talking to Siri, so keep in mind that you're writing for a computer to read, and it needs all the help it can get.

@katiephang

I am so sorry, ma'am. 😞 May alllllll your lovely memories wrap you in warmth and bring you some comfort.

@glizzyborden

@NickGates @glizzyborden

I've started using this ‽ after someone pointed out out. Fantabulous.

To anyone that still has an account over there ... .

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1604617643973124097?t=MRlA1-FD0vJuGnVYkr9grw&s=19

this aged surprisingly well

@palafo

Free speech absolutist Elmo Mush. 😄

@medains @spark

not just whether we agree with what they said or exactly how they said it. LORD, I miss when everyone doesn't get auto-offended, and didn't presume people are trying to be awful in some way. 😕

@medains @spark

Presumably the person is kindly/cheerily saying something nice. Appreciate that and move on.

(To be clear, I aim this at certain nutty folks on the right and certain atheists that get bent out of shape on this ... not to those who are not Christians and might be frustrated at "Merry Christmas," as if Christianity is presumed of all or as if it's the only valuable holiday this time of year.)

It'd be nice if we could focus on likely intent of actions, ...