I can't believe people are still there. I left last year and never looked back. I was ready to leave the moment X Luthor took over. Thank goodness for Spoutible!
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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandezI stopped posting at X many moons ago but went private and kept my account, holding onto the fantasy that Musk may end up having to sell and the site be saved. Went back today to post this.06:35 AM - Apr 28, 2024
10:13 PM - Apr 29, 2024
In response to Anne Lutz Fernandez.
It's all "but my followers" 🙄
Less than 1% you interact with...
Less than 1% you interact with...
10:10 PM - Apr 29, 2024
In response to Anne Lutz Fernandez.
Makes me think of an interview I saw where a female Trump voter was angry because "He's hurting the wrong people." She got swept up in one of his shitty policies, and she was angry about it. Maybe they hope Noem will hurt all the right people.
02:46 AM - Apr 29, 2024
In response to Anne Lutz Fernandez.
My departure was gradual, but one of the big points for me that pushed me toward leaving outright was when Muskrat retweeted Russian propaganda "predicting" a US civil war to make himself (Musk) President.
At that point I really thought I couldn't stay there and still call myself an American.
At that point I really thought I couldn't stay there and still call myself an American.
06:30 AM - Apr 29, 2024
In response to Professor Kyle.
I haven't been there in probably a year. Every once in a while, I click on a link, by mistake. When I see that invasive logo showing up, I can't back out fast enough.
I don't even want to be there long enough to delete my account. I locked it down and walked away.
I don't even want to be there long enough to delete my account. I locked it down and walked away.
11:54 PM - Apr 28, 2024
Great article. Musk is actively working to mainstream white supremacy, misogyny, & bigotry. The ethical thing for big accounts, news orgs., and, well...you...to do is delete their/your X account & let that cesspool wither and die.
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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandezI stopped posting at X many moons ago but went private and kept my account, holding onto the fantasy that Musk may end up having to sell and the site be saved. Went back today to post this.06:35 AM - Apr 28, 2024
11:45 PM - Apr 28, 2024
Exactly. Reminiscent of Bill Barr’s audition memo before becoming AG
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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandezNoem’s dog story did just what it was supposed to do: get everyone talking about her book. But I fear it’s more insidious— a “the cruelty is the point” move meant to show she’s ready to be brutal to anyone the far right deems nonhuman.06:52 AM - Apr 27, 2024
11:52 AM - Apr 28, 2024
In response to Anne Lutz Fernandez.
My mom died having done nothing to address my dad's dementia so my husband I had to take the keys pretty much right away. That was almost 5 years ago and I still feel guilty about having to take that independence from him. But we had no choice.
11:59 AM - Apr 28, 2024
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The funny part? Divorce made me so much healthier! Addison's is exacerbated by stress, both physical and emotional.
Within 2 years, I was no longer hospitalized 4-5 times a year, just 1-2 times. Within 10 years, it was years between incidents. I haven't been in a single time since 2008.
Within 2 years, I was no longer hospitalized 4-5 times a year, just 1-2 times. Within 10 years, it was years between incidents. I haven't been in a single time since 2008.
09:31 AM - Apr 28, 2024
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Never him. He "had to work." He "didn't know how." He "couldn't handle it all."
And, he said, "This isn't what I signed up for. I didn't know it would be this hard."
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And, he said, "This isn't what I signed up for. I didn't know it would be this hard."
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09:24 AM - Apr 28, 2024
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From personal experience, I know chronic health issues also affect marriages.
After my diagnosis with Addison's Disease, it was my mother and sisters who were my support system. They took care of my kids during hospitalizations, they cooked and cleaned, babysat, cared for me when I was ill. Never h
After my diagnosis with Addison's Disease, it was my mother and sisters who were my support system. They took care of my kids during hospitalizations, they cooked and cleaned, babysat, cared for me when I was ill. Never h
09:21 AM - Apr 28, 2024
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I found the first line of that quote interesting (repro'd in full below).
I just recently learned that women diagnosed with cancer are warned by health care providers not to rely solely or largely on a male partner for support and care because they're 6x more likely to leave after the diagnosis.
I just recently learned that women diagnosed with cancer are warned by health care providers not to rely solely or largely on a male partner for support and care because they're 6x more likely to leave after the diagnosis.
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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandezOne thing it doesn't do is discuss differences by gender. This quote suggests the answer to happiness is not marriage but getting a wife.
/207:17 AM - Apr 28, 2024![“But then what we discovered was that marriage provides all these benefits that are quite mundane, like somebody who gets you to remember to eat, somebody who gets you to remember to go to the doctor, to take your medication. It sounds trivial, except it turns out to really matter for whether you’re happy and whether you stay healthy.”]()
09:11 AM - Apr 28, 2024
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ways to go in that journey - will be for the rest of my life, I'm sure. It's one huge reason I'm so grateful for Spoutible. Marginalized voice have more room to speak and be heard here.
09:49 AM - Apr 28, 2024
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It's such the default viewpoint, we don't even realize it. I certainly didn't for most of my life. It's been from reading other's works and seeking out not white, not male, not heterosexual, not neuro normal, basically not default viewpoint voices, that I started to understand that. I still have a
09:47 AM - Apr 28, 2024
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And when you realize the experts the male author consults are all male...and read the article substituting the word men when it uses people...why did they not look at that?
Oh yeah. Because "people" is generally always male once you really start digging.
Oh yeah. Because "people" is generally always male once you really start digging.
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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandezOne thing it doesn't do is discuss differences by gender. This quote suggests the answer to happiness is not marriage but getting a wife.
/207:17 AM - Apr 28, 2024![“But then what we discovered was that marriage provides all these benefits that are quite mundane, like somebody who gets you to remember to eat, somebody who gets you to remember to go to the doctor, to take your medication. It sounds trivial, except it turns out to really matter for whether you’re happy and whether you stay healthy.”]()
09:41 AM - Apr 28, 2024
In response to Anne Lutz Fernandez.
Sounds more like a mom from the description here.
09:53 AM - Apr 28, 2024
“Money can’t buy happiness” is a trope made up by the rich to gaslight us commoners into thinking we shouldn’t even aspire to more. Happiness is clearly more than money, but money can buy a lot of it.
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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandezWorth a read. It challenges the idea that marriage is a silver bullet, as so many male pundits keep chiding us. It also challenges the "money can't buy you happiness" myth that helps the rich keep more of their riches. #giftedarticle07:16 AM - Apr 28, 2024
08:47 AM - Apr 28, 2024
Exactly - in fact studies have shown that men married to women live longer and happier, but women married to men live less long and less happily than their single counterparts.
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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandezOne thing it doesn't do is discuss differences by gender. This quote suggests the answer to happiness is not marriage but getting a wife.
/207:17 AM - Apr 28, 2024![“But then what we discovered was that marriage provides all these benefits that are quite mundane, like somebody who gets you to remember to eat, somebody who gets you to remember to go to the doctor, to take your medication. It sounds trivial, except it turns out to really matter for whether you’re happy and whether you stay healthy.”]()
08:49 AM - Apr 28, 2024
‘The deeper question is why the trinity of happiness is so stratified by income—and whether well-being in America is in danger of becoming a luxury good.’
Certainly seems like it’s heading that way
Certainly seems like it’s heading that way
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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandezWorth a read. It challenges the idea that marriage is a silver bullet, as so many male pundits keep chiding us. It also challenges the "money can't buy you happiness" myth that helps the rich keep more of their riches. #giftedarticle07:16 AM - Apr 28, 2024
07:22 AM - Apr 28, 2024
In response to Anne Lutz Fernandez.
Christ. To be impressed by someone who murders their own dog. I don’t want to be in a country where that’s normalized.
10:57 AM - Apr 27, 2024
In response to Anne Lutz Fernandez.
Glorious, and well in line with the glorious tradition of photography really being about cats
06:37 PM - Apr 12, 2024
In response to Anne Lutz Fernandez.
Yes I have a couple gap tshirts from over a decade ago that I still use as dog walking shirts. Life is Good shirts are still pretty good … although the print wears off w many washings the shirt quality hangs in there.
07:19 AM - Apr 09, 2024
In response to Anne Lutz Fernandez.
The Gap has been systematically devolving into fast fashion garbage since the early oughts. What's sad is that they used to be a benchmark of quality. They sell nothing but cheap crap now.
06:53 AM - Apr 09, 2024
In response to Anne Lutz Fernandez.
I do not include them as a source in the news feed here precisely because more of their items are clickbait than actual news.
06:50 AM - Apr 09, 2024
In response to Christopher Bouzy.
It’s FREAKING me out how few people realize this!!!
08:21 AM - Apr 04, 2024
Originally recorded in 1972 but held back by her record label by the uproar of the song as women could have control of family planning and their sex lives. Officially released in 1975.
Loretto Lynn - The Pill #SpoutingClassics #70sAndDown ✌️
Loretto Lynn - The Pill #SpoutingClassics #70sAndDown ✌️
loretta lynn "the pill" - YouTube
another song that was banned from radio.....
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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandezThey want to outlaw birth control.07:04 AM - Apr 04, 2024![Picture]()
08:45 AM - Apr 04, 2024
In response to Anne Lutz Fernandez.
The ignorance of female physiology by right wing Republican men (reinforces) one of the myriad reasons I can’t respect them. They will do and say anything to keep women tied to the crib & kitchen. To say they are living in the 1950’s is an understatement. It’s more like 1850 in their sick minds.
12:32 PM - Apr 04, 2024
They are out of control.
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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandezThey want to outlaw birth control.07:04 AM - Apr 04, 2024![Picture]()
07:32 AM - Apr 04, 2024
In response to Anne Lutz Fernandez.
Thanks for reminding me to share this article.
09:01 AM - Apr 02, 2024
