The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 10h"Memoirs are entertainment not sociological case studies" well maybe they should be!! 020
The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 10hWhy are memoirs lyyyying to me? I know for the purposes of entertainment some parts might be condensed and some people amalgamated, but if I wanted a smooth narrative I would be reading fiction! If you're going to completely remove or change the context of key parts just do "based on a true story" 100
The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Saw a baby today and gave it very normal complements (nice round head, not overly alien looking) and important facts (the brain's natural state for hiccups is on, and this has to be overridden) 020
The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Unfortunately gratitude journals only do so much, and attempting to act as other people's gratitude journals is counterproductive 120
Reposted by The (fri)end times ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴢᴍᴀꜱᴄʜɪɴᴇ @autokafka.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This is only scratching the surface but the new Brazilian congress includes: 12 of 14 deputies who voted to sack the treasury to bail out the Banco Master, the biggest corruption scandal since Petrobras Two people who ran over pedestrians and got away with it. 101
The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I am often pondering that most people have dozens of others who think about them occasionally and generally wish them well, but that this isn't quite enough to actually make them well. When it hundreds or thousands of people who want you to do well, it's somehow even harder to capture 010
Reposted by The (fri)end times apheliotropism.bsky.social @apheliotropism.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This is fascinating (although also very sad) article. I think LRC was the first trans man I ever (knowingly) saw, and I was kind of bowled over by what his images said about the potential of transition. (Content warning: the article does discuss LRC's self-inflicted death) 152
The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"Some of you will die, but that's a sacrifice I am willing to make" 020
The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 04/10/2026No-one is talking about the impact of AI girlfriends on the international catfishing market 041
The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I am continuing to be very Normal by not sending my friends detailed information about horrific crimes or disastrous environmental facts. The world is very Normal and things are going just fine 110
The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 02/10/2026What we must abolish is me having to get up an hour earlier. We should keep permanent daylight savings time 010
The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The sun is wasted on the morning! The afternoon is freedom time 100
Reposted by The (fri)end times JP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026thinking about how rich I'd be if I didn't have chronic anxiety. because I would have started a lucrative cult by now 221410
The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 02/10/2026There are obvious humanitarian issues with harsh sentences and the death penalty, but one of the more subtle problems is that they give the illusion of justice. And this distracts people from looking at and addressing the underlying causes 010
The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Try this one. The coloured bits provide the focal point. Unfocussing your eyes and then slowly moving the phone back and forth may help also 100
The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 01/10/2026and if the cops describe the perpetrator as "a genius" you are witnessing a corrupt and incompetent investigation beyond imagining 030
The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 01/10/2026True crime is a fraught genre, but a little tip that will improve your experience is that any time a cop describes the suspect as "smart", you're about to encounter some of the most bumbling criminal moves you have ever heard of, followed by an absolute mess of an investigation 133
The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 01/10/2026After a lifetime of never being able to see a magic eye puzzle, I finally figured it out last year, and they were horribly oversold?I was expecting some psychedelic wonder image and instead it was silhouettes the whole time? Why would you deceive me like this 110
The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Well this is definitely the funniest name for blood type that is almost impossible to find donations of 010
The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Although if I can make a respectful observation those cucumbers are zucchinis 110
The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Sometimes positioning the argument in the greater framework also takes away any possibility that the minority group HAS done something wrong. Are trans women causing problems in bathrooms? No, it's that we're misogynistically policing womanhood to uphold patriarchy 030
The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The third book in a series introduced men as characters and I realised ohh that's why I was having a good time up until now 020
Reposted by The (fri)end times Emily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.wisn.comSkydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airportFour people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m. 123103372685
The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I'm certainly not going to do anything radical with my eyebrows 320
The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I am being so Normal about life circumstances. Not being depressed or despairing! If you catch me staring into the distance that's just calibrating to be extra Normal. Everything is fine and very Normal 250
The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 24/09/2026My cat meowed to awaken me at 6am and consequently I will no longer be proceeding with the cloning process 010
Reposted by The (fri)end times ZOE HELL 1999 @saintzoe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I'm bisexual in the sense that I love women kissing and sometimes a guy gets stabbed 1103
The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Imagine researching your family tree and coming across this 010
The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 23/09/2026New dystopian use of technology just dropped 000
Reposted by The (fri)end times arr @arr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This makes me hopeful. This number is aspirational but nowhere near out of reach: a working professional could realistically cash out their 401k and buy off a public official. Owning a senator is more attainable for most Americans than home ownership. 6246761035
Reposted by The (fri)end times Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 20/09/2026Fully electric aviation has some major challenges (mostly: batteries are heavy and don't get lighter as they get used up) but I love the idea of decreasing aircraft emissions through a hybrid approach, perhaps as a step toward new, clever solutions for fully electric air transport in the future. 741901320
The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Ok who doesn't want to go see the Tasmanian doomsday monolith recording our imminent demise though 120
The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 20/09/2026"I don't understand why the character did this 😠" Well it's in the text so how about you have a look at that 021
The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I am glad people are reading books but some people need a bit more practice before they start posting reviews online 110
Reposted by The (fri)end times rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 18/09/2026i’m not saying i’m gonna DO it i’m just pointing out how suspicious it is that of all animals we’re some of the only ones who bother shlepping around on just two legs 181232
The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Another glorious day on our one precious earth and I am once again spending it house hunting 021
The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Because for a regular person this is gross, but for people up to this kind of extreme sports nonsense? Coming into contact with fecal matter is the least of your health worries 000
The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I do feel more attention should be on the event, rather than the athlete - surely there should be some disinfection protocols etc. 200
The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Imagine having a diarrhoea incident so bad that you have to apologise to "the people of China" 100
The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This is distinct from the other type of viral diarrhoea currently running rampant in the US 100
Reposted by The (fri)end times Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 17/09/2026Seems fine? Very normal ratio of crocodile to athlete?? 3634068
Reposted by The (fri)end times jenny tightpants @jtp.bsky.social · 16/09/2026"the author of that harry potter story leads an insane cult that's captured much of the media in this country" is a different person if you're in the UK or the US 3053861098
Reposted by The (fri)end times Pumpactionmusket @pumpactionmusket.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Holy shit. All of the submission videos are just being uploaded immediately at the bottom of the webpage without any moderation whatsoever. Somebody is getting fired for this. openforlegends.guitarcenter.com/campaign/ope... 7637711271
The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Not if she wants to come back in the next year or so 100
The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 16/09/2026"I'm not spiralling! I'm not spiralling" I continue to insist whilst I curl into the fetal position and scroll through international flight deals 130
The (fri)end times @horrorvacui.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I suspect part of the choice to have a 'they' and an 'it' in the Monk and Robot series is ease of writing Another author I am reading is using a variety of neopronouns, which did drop the suspense early in one scene, because if only one character uses a set pronoun that is identifiable 110
