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2011.02.26 00:15 alpacapack Donald Glover / Childish Gambino
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2024.06.01 12:27 ascile AITAH for not asking why my friend is mad at me?
My friend "Jenny" (23F) and I (21M) have known each other for around eight months. She told me about her struggles with mental health (borderline personality disorder) and I've always been supportive.
Our friendship has been smooth, except for one incident some time ago. We were drinking at her place and my sister Lena gave Jenny her vape to try. When we were leaving Lena realized that she can't find her vape and we started looking for it. Unfortunately we didn't find it and she had to leave without it. Lena flamed my phone all night that she needs her vape back. I was tired and drunk and didn't really see it as my problem so I just added her to a group chat with Jenny and told them to sort it out. Jenny said that she gave the vape back and doesn't know where it is. Next morning Lena said that it's chill and maybe it's a sign she shouldn't vape anymore.
Couple days later the vape was found under Jenny's couch. I drove to Jenny's to get it but my sister never bothered to come and get it so it still is on my desk. I thought that was the end of story.
Weeks later, we are planning another outing and I ask if my sister could join, and Jenny seemed hesitant. I asked what's wrong and she said she's hoping for an apology. Surprised, I asked what for, as it hasn't crossed my mind she would take that misplaced vape situation that seriously. Jenny said she felt hurt by that incident and that we made her feel like a thief. Taking it for a simple misunderstanding, I told her that we never accused her of anything and never would have thought of her that way, but she still insisted that it was a stressful situation for her. I texted Lena to let her know, she apologized and so did I.
Now, I'm on a weeklong job training and were given a name tag that I'm supposed to wear whole summer. I asked Jenny via group chat (us and another girl friend) if her boyfriend could laminate the name tag for me. She said that he gladly would, but I need to buy the sheet as they're running low. I was ok with that and she immediately asked me for my first/last name and email so she could place the order. She showed me the listing for a whole pack (~15$). I asked if I have to pay for all of that since I only need one and I'm currently broke, but I'll be getting my paycheck in 10 days. Jenny got kinda annoyed and said she'd pay, but I owe her a bottle of wine. I said again, ok, after I get my paycheck.
So she input her email, but asked for my name again. I jokingly told her that she doesn't have to ask as she already knows, and she replied "Do I? I don't even know you". I thought we were still joking, so responded with "Really, after all we've been through?". She asked "what have we been through?". I replied with a play on words that translates to "We've outdone ourselves" and she replied with "Not really". This is where I got a weird vibe, so I asked if she had some personal problem with me. Jenny said "Why would I? I don't even know you". Confused, I decided to drop the topic, and simply said "okay". She then asked why am I offended, and I replied by asking when have I said I was, and was met with "idk" as a response.
I stopped replying after that, but privately texted the other friend in our group chat to ask if I had done something wrong. She told me that she didn't think so, and suggested calling Jenny to ask. I told her that I had already asked and didn't have energy or time to play mind games.
I haven't spoken to either of them since yesterday, but still can't figure out why Jenny is mad at me. Or maybe she isn't and I'm just overthinking? I have other friends with BPD but never had issues like that. I really need another person's perspective here.
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Our friendship has been smooth, except for one incident some time ago. We were drinking at her place and my sister Lena gave Jenny her vape to try. When we were leaving Lena realized that she can't find her vape and we started looking for it. Unfortunately we didn't find it and she had to leave without it. Lena flamed my phone all night that she needs her vape back. I was tired and drunk and didn't really see it as my problem so I just added her to a group chat with Jenny and told them to sort it out. Jenny said that she gave the vape back and doesn't know where it is. Next morning Lena said that it's chill and maybe it's a sign she shouldn't vape anymore.
Couple days later the vape was found under Jenny's couch. I drove to Jenny's to get it but my sister never bothered to come and get it so it still is on my desk. I thought that was the end of story.
Weeks later, we are planning another outing and I ask if my sister could join, and Jenny seemed hesitant. I asked what's wrong and she said she's hoping for an apology. Surprised, I asked what for, as it hasn't crossed my mind she would take that misplaced vape situation that seriously. Jenny said she felt hurt by that incident and that we made her feel like a thief. Taking it for a simple misunderstanding, I told her that we never accused her of anything and never would have thought of her that way, but she still insisted that it was a stressful situation for her. I texted Lena to let her know, she apologized and so did I.
Now, I'm on a weeklong job training and were given a name tag that I'm supposed to wear whole summer. I asked Jenny via group chat (us and another girl friend) if her boyfriend could laminate the name tag for me. She said that he gladly would, but I need to buy the sheet as they're running low. I was ok with that and she immediately asked me for my first/last name and email so she could place the order. She showed me the listing for a whole pack (~15$). I asked if I have to pay for all of that since I only need one and I'm currently broke, but I'll be getting my paycheck in 10 days. Jenny got kinda annoyed and said she'd pay, but I owe her a bottle of wine. I said again, ok, after I get my paycheck.
So she input her email, but asked for my name again. I jokingly told her that she doesn't have to ask as she already knows, and she replied "Do I? I don't even know you". I thought we were still joking, so responded with "Really, after all we've been through?". She asked "what have we been through?". I replied with a play on words that translates to "We've outdone ourselves" and she replied with "Not really". This is where I got a weird vibe, so I asked if she had some personal problem with me. Jenny said "Why would I? I don't even know you". Confused, I decided to drop the topic, and simply said "okay". She then asked why am I offended, and I replied by asking when have I said I was, and was met with "idk" as a response.
I stopped replying after that, but privately texted the other friend in our group chat to ask if I had done something wrong. She told me that she didn't think so, and suggested calling Jenny to ask. I told her that I had already asked and didn't have energy or time to play mind games.
I haven't spoken to either of them since yesterday, but still can't figure out why Jenny is mad at me. Or maybe she isn't and I'm just overthinking? I have other friends with BPD but never had issues like that. I really need another person's perspective here.
2024.06.01 12:26 BButcher666 IITM: Most underrated startup and innovation ecosystem
I'm a second year at IITM and imo there's one crucial aspect to the college that is very surprisingly overlooked.
Whenever we mention college startup ecosystems on forums like this, invariably names like IITD and BITSP pop up. However, if we move our attention a little to the south, an ecosystem arguably more profound can be seen coming up.
I'm referring to the deeptech ecosystem flourishing at IITM, the likes of which no other college in this country can claim. With deeptech unicorns like Uniphore and an IITM incubated IPL team sponsor, Ather (yes, it was started by a couple of students right after college at IITM), it's safe to say there's there's not little to show :)
"Well acshully 🤓, every elite college has these one or two businesses that make it big" - says the btechtards sceptic. To respond to that lets drop down a level to more recent successes. Here's three of many recent deeptech successes:
Now you ask, well how is IITM uniquely positioned for this? Why can't any institution do this?
Well, my friend, this is the result of investment of 100s of millions over the past decade into an ecosystem consisting of industry-academia collaboration and a strong emphasis on deep tech (think of professors advising and on the boards of multiple startups) that others will take a long time to replicate. Biggest instance of this is the IITM Research Park - India's first and largest University-based research park that houses hundreds of deeptech startups and multiple R&D centers by the likes of Walmart, Nissan, Fedex and more!
Aside from the pursuit of profit, IITM also boasts of a rich student tech and research culture with a dedicated multi-floor building like the Center For Innovation housing teams that compete at the international level in Autonomous robotics, World Solar Challenge, Formula Student Germany, iGem and much more. Moreover, from anecdotal experience, there is a rich research culture with almost every other student pursuing a research project under a professor at some point in their academic journeys.
With tens of millions more in funding pouring in from the alumni, government and corporate partners and the evergreen enthu of IITM, expect IITM to play a key role in development of indigenous technology and be a global frontrunner in innovation to realize our vishwaguru dream :)
Oh yeah and ask me any questions you might have about the institute below, have too much time in the summer :P
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Whenever we mention college startup ecosystems on forums like this, invariably names like IITD and BITSP pop up. However, if we move our attention a little to the south, an ecosystem arguably more profound can be seen coming up.
I'm referring to the deeptech ecosystem flourishing at IITM, the likes of which no other college in this country can claim. With deeptech unicorns like Uniphore and an IITM incubated IPL team sponsor, Ather (yes, it was started by a couple of students right after college at IITM), it's safe to say there's there's not little to show :)
"Well acshully 🤓, every elite college has these one or two businesses that make it big" - says the btechtards sceptic. To respond to that lets drop down a level to more recent successes. Here's three of many recent deeptech successes:
- Agnikul Cosmos - They were the catalyst for me finally writing this piece I've been planning for a while. They launched the world's first rocket with a single piece 3D printed engine (somewhat of a big deal :) ) and are touted to compete with the likes of spaceX in the coming years.
- Mindgrove Technologies - Successfully did tapeout of a secure IoT SoC designed completely indigenously based on the Shakti microprocessor - a pet project of IITM director V Kamakoti. (this is again somewhat of a big deal considering our whole atmanirbhar goal)
- Solinas - A lesser known recent development is that this IITM incubated, shark tank featured robotics startup that aims to alleviate the evil of manual scavenging recently raised a series A round and transitioned to commercial scale from R&D scale.
Now you ask, well how is IITM uniquely positioned for this? Why can't any institution do this?
Well, my friend, this is the result of investment of 100s of millions over the past decade into an ecosystem consisting of industry-academia collaboration and a strong emphasis on deep tech (think of professors advising and on the boards of multiple startups) that others will take a long time to replicate. Biggest instance of this is the IITM Research Park - India's first and largest University-based research park that houses hundreds of deeptech startups and multiple R&D centers by the likes of Walmart, Nissan, Fedex and more!
Aside from the pursuit of profit, IITM also boasts of a rich student tech and research culture with a dedicated multi-floor building like the Center For Innovation housing teams that compete at the international level in Autonomous robotics, World Solar Challenge, Formula Student Germany, iGem and much more. Moreover, from anecdotal experience, there is a rich research culture with almost every other student pursuing a research project under a professor at some point in their academic journeys.
With tens of millions more in funding pouring in from the alumni, government and corporate partners and the evergreen enthu of IITM, expect IITM to play a key role in development of indigenous technology and be a global frontrunner in innovation to realize our vishwaguru dream :)
Oh yeah and ask me any questions you might have about the institute below, have too much time in the summer :P
2024.06.01 12:26 WizzyCraft Account randomly disconnected?
 | I reconnected the facebook and google play again, but it's starting to bug me why it got disconnected in the first place? It happened sometime todya probably, and ever since their facebook had someone posting weird messages, I was wondering if this is connected? Or, why i got disconnected at all? submitted by WizzyCraft to MobileLegendsGame [link] [comments] |
2024.06.01 12:25 BButcher666 IITM: Most underrated startup and innovation ecosystem
I'm a second year at IITM and imo there's one crucial aspect to the college that is very surprisingly overlooked.
Whenever we mention college startup ecosystems on forums like this, invariably names like IITD and BITSP pop up. However, if we move our attention a little to the south, an ecosystem arguably more profound can be seen coming up.
I'm referring to the deeptech ecosystem flourishing at IITM, the likes of which no other college in this country can claim. With deeptech unicorns like Uniphore and an IITM incubated IPL team sponsor, Ather (yes, it was started by a couple of students right after college at IITM), it's safe to say there's there's not little to show :)
"Well acshully 🤓, every elite college has these one or two businesses that make it big" - says the btechtards sceptic. To respond to that lets drop down a level to more recent successes. Here's three of many recent deeptech successes:
Now you ask, well how is IITM uniquely positioned for this? Why can't any institution do this?
Well, my friend, this is the result of investment of 100s of millions over the past decade into an ecosystem consisting of industry-academia collaboration and a strong emphasis on deep tech (think of professors advising and on the boards of multiple startups) that others will take a long time to replicate. Biggest instance of this is the IITM Research Park - India's first and largest University-based research park that houses hundreds of deeptech startups and multiple R&D centers by the likes of Walmart, Nissan, Fedex and more!
Aside from the pursuit of profit, IITM also boasts of a rich student tech and research culture with a dedicated multi-floor building like the Center For Innovation housing teams that compete at the international level in Autonomous robotics, World Solar Challenge, Formula Student Germany, iGem and much more. Moreover, from anecdotal experience, there is a rich research culture with almost every other student pursuing a research project under a professor at some point in their academic journeys.
With tens of millions more in funding pouring in from the alumni, government and corporate partners and the evergreen enthu of IITM, expect IITM to play a key role in development of indigenous technology and be a global frontrunner in innovation to realize our vishwaguru dream :)
Oh yeah and ask me any questions you might have about the institute below, have too much time in the summer :P
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Whenever we mention college startup ecosystems on forums like this, invariably names like IITD and BITSP pop up. However, if we move our attention a little to the south, an ecosystem arguably more profound can be seen coming up.
I'm referring to the deeptech ecosystem flourishing at IITM, the likes of which no other college in this country can claim. With deeptech unicorns like Uniphore and an IITM incubated IPL team sponsor, Ather (yes, it was started by a couple of students right after college at IITM), it's safe to say there's there's not little to show :)
"Well acshully 🤓, every elite college has these one or two businesses that make it big" - says the btechtards sceptic. To respond to that lets drop down a level to more recent successes. Here's three of many recent deeptech successes:
- Agnikul Cosmos - They were the catalyst for me finally writing this piece I've been planning for a while. They launched the world's first rocket with a single piece 3D printed engine (somewhat of a big deal :) ) and are touted to compete with the likes of spaceX in the coming years.
- Mindgrove Technologies - Successfully did tapeout of a secure IoT SoC designed completely indigenously based on the Shakti microprocessor - a pet project of IITM director V Kamakoti. (this is again somewhat of a big deal considering our whole atmanirbhar goal)
- Solinas - A lesser known recent development is that this IITM incubated, shark tank featured robotics startup that aims to alleviate the evil of manual scavenging recently raised a series A round and transitioned to commercial scale from R&D scale.
Now you ask, well how is IITM uniquely positioned for this? Why can't any institution do this?
Well, my friend, this is the result of investment of 100s of millions over the past decade into an ecosystem consisting of industry-academia collaboration and a strong emphasis on deep tech (think of professors advising and on the boards of multiple startups) that others will take a long time to replicate. Biggest instance of this is the IITM Research Park - India's first and largest University-based research park that houses hundreds of deeptech startups and multiple R&D centers by the likes of Walmart, Nissan, Fedex and more!
Aside from the pursuit of profit, IITM also boasts of a rich student tech and research culture with a dedicated multi-floor building like the Center For Innovation housing teams that compete at the international level in Autonomous robotics, World Solar Challenge, Formula Student Germany, iGem and much more. Moreover, from anecdotal experience, there is a rich research culture with almost every other student pursuing a research project under a professor at some point in their academic journeys.
With tens of millions more in funding pouring in from the alumni, government and corporate partners and the evergreen enthu of IITM, expect IITM to play a key role in development of indigenous technology and be a global frontrunner in innovation to realize our vishwaguru dream :)
Oh yeah and ask me any questions you might have about the institute below, have too much time in the summer :P
2024.06.01 12:20 BrodyBlue65 That one time the Eiffel 65 website was different for a day
I’m not sure if anybody remembers but sometime back in SeptembeOctober 2011, Jeffrey posted on Twitter or Facebook saying that he was trying something new/different with the website.
I remember checking my phone and noticing that the website had orange coloured neon borders and/or dividers and gold text (i think). It was reverted back to normal the very next day.
Sadly and regrettably, I never got a screenshot of the website when it was like this for the day. I’ve looked on the Wayback Machine on archive.org and it doesn’t appear to be saved there either.
Was this a fever dream? Or am I not alone here? If you remember this happening too and/or have a screenshot of when the website was like this for one day then let me know. I’d be interested in seeing it again!
It’s been bothering me for years.
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I remember checking my phone and noticing that the website had orange coloured neon borders and/or dividers and gold text (i think). It was reverted back to normal the very next day.
Sadly and regrettably, I never got a screenshot of the website when it was like this for the day. I’ve looked on the Wayback Machine on archive.org and it doesn’t appear to be saved there either.
Was this a fever dream? Or am I not alone here? If you remember this happening too and/or have a screenshot of when the website was like this for one day then let me know. I’d be interested in seeing it again!
It’s been bothering me for years.
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2024.06.01 12:02 Normodox A Slush Fund for Radical Protesters?
The profusion of identical green tents at this spring’s anti-Israel protests struck many as odd. “Why is everybody’s tent the same?,” asked New York mayor Eric Adams. Like others, the mayor suspected “a well-concerted organizing effort” driving the protests. More recent reporting shows a concerted push behind the Gaza protest movement. But it is not as simple as a single organization secretly rallying protesters or buying tents. Instead, the movement’s most determined activists represent a network of loosely linked far-left groups. Some are openly affiliated with well-known progressive nonprofits; others work in the shadows.
The movement also draws on diverse but generous sources of financial backing. Those funding streams may soon be augmented by the federal government. As I chronicled last year in a Manhattan Institute report, “The Big Squeeze: How Biden’s Environmental Justice Agenda Hurts the Economy and the Environment,” the administration’s massive program of environmental justice grants seems designed to prioritize the funding of highly ideological local groups. The Inflation Reduction Act, for example, earmarks $3 billion for “environmental and climate justice block grants” intended for local nonprofits. Today, hundreds of far-left political groups include language about environmental issues and “climate justice” in their mission statements. If just a fraction of planned grants flows to such groups, the effect will be a gusher of new funding for radical causes.
As the Gaza protests spread across U.S. college campuses, many observers noted an eerie uniformity among them. From one campus to the next, protesters operated in disciplined cadres, keeping their faces covered and using identical rote phrases as they refused to talk with reporters. The Atlantic noted the strangeness of seeing elite college students “chanting like automatons.” Students held up keffiyeh scarves or umbrellas to block the view of prying cameras and linked arms to halt the movements of outsiders. At Columbia University and elsewhere, protesters formed “liberated zones,” from which “Zionists” were excluded. Around the edges of the encampments, the more militaristic activists donned helmets and goggles and carried crude weapons, apparently eager to mix it up with police or counter-protesters. We’ve seen these tactics before—notably during the “mostly peaceful” Black Lives Matter protests of 2020, when full-time agitators helped ignite riots, set up a police-free (and violence-plagued) zone in Seattle, and laid nightly siege to Portland, Oregon’s federal courthouse.
In a remarkable work of reporting, Park MacDougald recently traced the tangled roots of organizations backing pro-jihad protests, both on and off campuses. These include Antifa and other networks of anonymous anarchists, along with “various communist and Marxist-Leninist groups, including the Maoist Revolutionary Communist Party, the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), and the International ANSWER coalition,” MacDougald writes. Higher up the food chain, we find groups openly supported by America’s growing class of super-rich tech execs or the anti-capitalist heirs of great fortunes. For example, retired tech mogul Neville Roy Singham, who is married to Code Pink founder Jodie Evans, funds The People’s Forum, a lavish Manhattan resource center for far-left groups. As the Columbia protests intensified, the center urged members to head uptown to “support our students.” Following the money trail of other protest groups, MacDougald finds connections to the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Ford Foundation, and—surprising no one—the George Soros-backed Tides Foundation.
Of course, the current wave of anti-Israel protests also involves alliances with pro-Hamas organizations such as Students for Justice in Palestine. Last November, Jonathan Schanzer of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies testified to the House Ways and Means Committee that SJP and similar groups have deep ties to global terrorist organizations, including Hamas.
For many keffiyeh-wearing protestors, however, a recently professed concern for Palestinians is just the latest in a long list of causes they believe justify taking over streets and college quads. In Unherd, Mary Harrington dubs this medley of political beliefs the “omnicause,” writing that “all contemporary radical causes seem somehow to have been absorbed into one.” Today’s leftist activists share an interlocking worldview that sees racism, income inequality, trans intolerance, climate change, alleged police violence, and Israeli-Palestinian conflicts all as products of capitalism and “colonialism.” Therefore, the stated rationale for any individual protest is a stand-in for the real battle: attacking Western society and its institutions.
In the U.S., this type of general-purpose uprising goes back at least to the riots at the 1999 meeting of the World Trade Organization in Seattle. In those protests, mainstream liberal factions—including labor unions and environmentalists—were joined by “black bloc” anarchists and other radicals eager to engage in “direct action” against police. That pattern—relatively moderate demonstrators providing a friendly envelope for hard-core disruptors—formed the template for many later protests: the Occupy Wall Street encampments in 2011, demonstrations following the police shooting of Michael Brown in 2014, 2016’s Standing Rock anti-pipeline movement, and of course, the calamitous summer of 2020.
These uprisings were not entirely spontaneous. In some cases, activists spend months planning mass actions—for example, against economic summits or political conventions—and can recruit street fighters from across the country. In others, an event, such as George Floyd’s death, sparks popular protests involving neophyte demonstrators. Those attract far-left activists, who swoop in to organize and expand the struggle, often tilting it toward more radical action.
That has certainly been the case at the college Gaza-paloozas. At Columbia, the New York Times spotted a woman old enough to be a student’s grandmother in the thick of the action as protesters barricaded that school’s Hamilton Hall. The woman was 63-year-old Lisa Fithian, a lifetime activist, who Portland’s alternative weekly Street Roots approvingly calls “a trainer of mass rebellion.” A counter-protester trying to block the pro-Hamas demonstrators told NBC News, “She was right in the middle of it, instructing them how to better set up the barriers.” Fithian told the Times she’d been invited to train students in protest safety and “general logistics.” She claims to have taken part in almost every major U.S. protest movement going back to the 1999 “Battle in Seattle.”
America’s radical network has plenty of Lisa Fithians, with the time and resources to travel the country educating newcomers about the “logistics” of disruptive protests. And these activists appear to have played key roles in the college occupations. The New York City Police Department says nearly half the demonstrators arrested on the Columbia and City University of New York (CUNY) campuses on April 30 were not affiliated with the schools. One hooded Hamilton Hall occupier—photographed scuffling with a Columbia custodian before getting arrested—turned out to be 40-year-old James Carlson, heir to a large advertising fortune. According to the New York Post, Carlson lives in a $2.3 million Park Slope townhouse and has a long rap sheet. For example, in 2005, he was arrested in San Francisco during the violent “West Coast Anti-Capitalist Mobilization and March Against the G8.” (Those charges were dropped.)
For a quarter-century now, Antifa and other anarchist networks have worked to refine tactics and share lessons following each major action. At Columbia, UCLA, and other schools, authorities found printouts of a “Do-It Yourself Occupation Guide” and similar documents. The young campus radicals are eager to learn from their more experienced elders. And, like the high-achieving students they are, they follow directions carefully. MacDougald asked Kyle Shideler, the director for homeland security and counterterrorism at the Center for Security Policy, about the mystery of the identical tents. There was no need for a central group to distribute hundreds of tents, Shideler said. Instead, “the organizers told [students] to buy a tent, and sent around a Google Doc with a link to that specific tent on Amazon. So they all went out and bought the same tent.”
In other words, America’s radical class has gotten very skilled at recruiting and instructing new activists—even from among the ranks of elite college students with a good deal to lose. How much more could this movement accomplish with hundreds of millions in federal dollars flooding activist groups around the country?
From its first week in office, the Biden administration has trumpeted its goal to funnel more environmental spending toward “disadvantaged communities that have been historically marginalized,” partly by issuing grants to grassroots organizations. Previous environmental justice (EJ) grant programs were small in scope. But, with the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in August 2022, a huge pool of grant money became available. EPA administrator Michael Regan told reporters, “We’re going from tens of thousands of dollars to developing and designing a program that will distribute billions.”
More than a year and a half later, it remains hard to nail down just where the Biden administration’s billions in EJ grants will wind up. Money is being distributed through a confusing variety of programs, and the process of identifying recipients is ongoing. To help outsource the job of sifting through proposals, the EPA last year designated 11 institutions as “Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmakers.” These groups are empowered to make subgrants directly to community organizations, under streamlined EPA oversight. In all, the Biden administration has entrusted these outfits with distributing a staggering $600 million in funding. The money is expected to start flowing this summer.
The EPA’s grantmakers include a number of educational institutions and left-leaning nonprofits. For example, the EPA chose Fordham University as its lead grantmaker in the New York region. Fordham, in turn, lists as partners two nonprofits that oppose immigration enforcement. (One, the New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice, states on its website: “NJAIJ believes in the human right to migrate, regardless of citizenship or political status.”) Neither group claims expertise in environmental issues. Given that the IRA’s eligibility requirements for EJ grants are extremely vague, however, perhaps that’s not a problem. Almost any activity that could help “spur economic opportunity for disadvantaged communities” (in the words of Biden’s EJ executive order) might qualify.
Perhaps the most prominent—and problematic—EPA grantmaker is the Berkeley, California-based Climate Justice Alliance. The CJA is a consortium of mostly far-left activist groups. It describes its mission as working for “regenerative economic solutions and ecological justice—under a framework that challenges capitalism and both white supremacy and hetero-patriarchy.” The group is a vigorous proponent of the omnicause, embracing almost every left-wing concern as a manifestation of climate change. For example, the CJA website proclaims: “The path to climate justice travels through a free Palestine.” MacDougald notes that the Grassroots Global Justice Alliance, one of CJA’s affiliated groups, “organized an illegal anti-Israel protest in the Capitol Rotunda in December at which more than 50 activists were arrested.”
The CJA website also includes a section dedicated to the cause known as Stop Cop City. It refers to an effort to halt the construction of an 85-acre police and firefighter training center outside Atlanta. Rag-tag activists from around the country have gathered around the facility since 2021. They have repeatedly battled with police—sometimes with fireworks and Molotov cocktails—and used bolt cutters to enter the site and torch construction equipment. (CJA’s Stop Cop City page features a cartoon illustration of three childlike activists; one brandishes bolt cutters.) The group also backs a legal defense fund for activists arrested in attacks on the training center or in other protests. For those looking for more inspiration, CJA links to an interview with former Black Panther and self-described revolutionary Angela Davis.
The Alliance is not an ideological outlier in Biden’s EJ coalition. On the contrary, when the White House assembled its White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC), a panel of outside experts meant to provide “horizon-expanding EJ advice and recommendations,” it chose CJA co-chair Elizabeth Yeampierre to help lead the committee. Like other members of the panel, she sees environmental issues through an ideological, not a scientific, lens. “Climate change is the result of a legacy of extraction, of colonialism, of slavery,” Yeampierre told Yale Environment 360. As a group, radical EJ activists tend not to focus on pragmatic ways to reduce pollution and carbon emissions; for them, the real goal is overturning what they see as an exploitative economic and political system. Since these are the voices the White House chose to help shape its EJ policies, we can assume this worldview will dominate grantmaking decisions.
In February 2023, House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer, along with fellow committee member Pat Fallon, wrote to EPA administrator Regan asking for more information on the EPA’s grant programs. They noted that the EPA’s own studies of EJ grants issued in previous years showed sloppy supervision. According to an EPA report, an earlier version of the program funded projects that did “not logically lead to the desired environmental and/or public health [result].” Without better oversight and more clearly defined goals, the congressmen wrote, the EPA’s EJ grant machine risks becoming simply a “slush fund for far-left organizations.”
Since then, the administration has done little to reassure skeptics. To the contrary, the EPA has put at least one far-left organization—CJA—in charge of distributing $50 million in grant money. No doubt, many of the EPA grants will go to worthwhile projects. But money is fungible. A group that gets a large grant to, say, clean up dirty parks or teach children about recycling will also be able to hire more staff and divert more resources to political action.
With graduation behind them, most of the anti-Israel college protesters have stowed away their keffiyehs and moved on to summer vacations or internships. But the peripatetic activists who helped guide and intensify those uprisings are doubtless already planning their next actions. After all, two political conventions are looming. This fall, the college protests will likely flare up again, though by then perhaps focused on a different facet of the omnicause. And, with hundreds of millions in fresh funding flowing through the activist ecosystem, the groups that quietly nurture extremists—like those who firebombed “Cop City,” or who chant “Intifada Revolution!,” or who block bridges in the name of “climate”—will be more emboldened than ever.
A Slush Fund for Radical Protesters? City Journal (city-journal.org)
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The movement also draws on diverse but generous sources of financial backing. Those funding streams may soon be augmented by the federal government. As I chronicled last year in a Manhattan Institute report, “The Big Squeeze: How Biden’s Environmental Justice Agenda Hurts the Economy and the Environment,” the administration’s massive program of environmental justice grants seems designed to prioritize the funding of highly ideological local groups. The Inflation Reduction Act, for example, earmarks $3 billion for “environmental and climate justice block grants” intended for local nonprofits. Today, hundreds of far-left political groups include language about environmental issues and “climate justice” in their mission statements. If just a fraction of planned grants flows to such groups, the effect will be a gusher of new funding for radical causes.
As the Gaza protests spread across U.S. college campuses, many observers noted an eerie uniformity among them. From one campus to the next, protesters operated in disciplined cadres, keeping their faces covered and using identical rote phrases as they refused to talk with reporters. The Atlantic noted the strangeness of seeing elite college students “chanting like automatons.” Students held up keffiyeh scarves or umbrellas to block the view of prying cameras and linked arms to halt the movements of outsiders. At Columbia University and elsewhere, protesters formed “liberated zones,” from which “Zionists” were excluded. Around the edges of the encampments, the more militaristic activists donned helmets and goggles and carried crude weapons, apparently eager to mix it up with police or counter-protesters. We’ve seen these tactics before—notably during the “mostly peaceful” Black Lives Matter protests of 2020, when full-time agitators helped ignite riots, set up a police-free (and violence-plagued) zone in Seattle, and laid nightly siege to Portland, Oregon’s federal courthouse.
In a remarkable work of reporting, Park MacDougald recently traced the tangled roots of organizations backing pro-jihad protests, both on and off campuses. These include Antifa and other networks of anonymous anarchists, along with “various communist and Marxist-Leninist groups, including the Maoist Revolutionary Communist Party, the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), and the International ANSWER coalition,” MacDougald writes. Higher up the food chain, we find groups openly supported by America’s growing class of super-rich tech execs or the anti-capitalist heirs of great fortunes. For example, retired tech mogul Neville Roy Singham, who is married to Code Pink founder Jodie Evans, funds The People’s Forum, a lavish Manhattan resource center for far-left groups. As the Columbia protests intensified, the center urged members to head uptown to “support our students.” Following the money trail of other protest groups, MacDougald finds connections to the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Ford Foundation, and—surprising no one—the George Soros-backed Tides Foundation.
Of course, the current wave of anti-Israel protests also involves alliances with pro-Hamas organizations such as Students for Justice in Palestine. Last November, Jonathan Schanzer of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies testified to the House Ways and Means Committee that SJP and similar groups have deep ties to global terrorist organizations, including Hamas.
For many keffiyeh-wearing protestors, however, a recently professed concern for Palestinians is just the latest in a long list of causes they believe justify taking over streets and college quads. In Unherd, Mary Harrington dubs this medley of political beliefs the “omnicause,” writing that “all contemporary radical causes seem somehow to have been absorbed into one.” Today’s leftist activists share an interlocking worldview that sees racism, income inequality, trans intolerance, climate change, alleged police violence, and Israeli-Palestinian conflicts all as products of capitalism and “colonialism.” Therefore, the stated rationale for any individual protest is a stand-in for the real battle: attacking Western society and its institutions.
In the U.S., this type of general-purpose uprising goes back at least to the riots at the 1999 meeting of the World Trade Organization in Seattle. In those protests, mainstream liberal factions—including labor unions and environmentalists—were joined by “black bloc” anarchists and other radicals eager to engage in “direct action” against police. That pattern—relatively moderate demonstrators providing a friendly envelope for hard-core disruptors—formed the template for many later protests: the Occupy Wall Street encampments in 2011, demonstrations following the police shooting of Michael Brown in 2014, 2016’s Standing Rock anti-pipeline movement, and of course, the calamitous summer of 2020.
These uprisings were not entirely spontaneous. In some cases, activists spend months planning mass actions—for example, against economic summits or political conventions—and can recruit street fighters from across the country. In others, an event, such as George Floyd’s death, sparks popular protests involving neophyte demonstrators. Those attract far-left activists, who swoop in to organize and expand the struggle, often tilting it toward more radical action.
That has certainly been the case at the college Gaza-paloozas. At Columbia, the New York Times spotted a woman old enough to be a student’s grandmother in the thick of the action as protesters barricaded that school’s Hamilton Hall. The woman was 63-year-old Lisa Fithian, a lifetime activist, who Portland’s alternative weekly Street Roots approvingly calls “a trainer of mass rebellion.” A counter-protester trying to block the pro-Hamas demonstrators told NBC News, “She was right in the middle of it, instructing them how to better set up the barriers.” Fithian told the Times she’d been invited to train students in protest safety and “general logistics.” She claims to have taken part in almost every major U.S. protest movement going back to the 1999 “Battle in Seattle.”
America’s radical network has plenty of Lisa Fithians, with the time and resources to travel the country educating newcomers about the “logistics” of disruptive protests. And these activists appear to have played key roles in the college occupations. The New York City Police Department says nearly half the demonstrators arrested on the Columbia and City University of New York (CUNY) campuses on April 30 were not affiliated with the schools. One hooded Hamilton Hall occupier—photographed scuffling with a Columbia custodian before getting arrested—turned out to be 40-year-old James Carlson, heir to a large advertising fortune. According to the New York Post, Carlson lives in a $2.3 million Park Slope townhouse and has a long rap sheet. For example, in 2005, he was arrested in San Francisco during the violent “West Coast Anti-Capitalist Mobilization and March Against the G8.” (Those charges were dropped.)
For a quarter-century now, Antifa and other anarchist networks have worked to refine tactics and share lessons following each major action. At Columbia, UCLA, and other schools, authorities found printouts of a “Do-It Yourself Occupation Guide” and similar documents. The young campus radicals are eager to learn from their more experienced elders. And, like the high-achieving students they are, they follow directions carefully. MacDougald asked Kyle Shideler, the director for homeland security and counterterrorism at the Center for Security Policy, about the mystery of the identical tents. There was no need for a central group to distribute hundreds of tents, Shideler said. Instead, “the organizers told [students] to buy a tent, and sent around a Google Doc with a link to that specific tent on Amazon. So they all went out and bought the same tent.”
In other words, America’s radical class has gotten very skilled at recruiting and instructing new activists—even from among the ranks of elite college students with a good deal to lose. How much more could this movement accomplish with hundreds of millions in federal dollars flooding activist groups around the country?
From its first week in office, the Biden administration has trumpeted its goal to funnel more environmental spending toward “disadvantaged communities that have been historically marginalized,” partly by issuing grants to grassroots organizations. Previous environmental justice (EJ) grant programs were small in scope. But, with the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in August 2022, a huge pool of grant money became available. EPA administrator Michael Regan told reporters, “We’re going from tens of thousands of dollars to developing and designing a program that will distribute billions.”
More than a year and a half later, it remains hard to nail down just where the Biden administration’s billions in EJ grants will wind up. Money is being distributed through a confusing variety of programs, and the process of identifying recipients is ongoing. To help outsource the job of sifting through proposals, the EPA last year designated 11 institutions as “Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmakers.” These groups are empowered to make subgrants directly to community organizations, under streamlined EPA oversight. In all, the Biden administration has entrusted these outfits with distributing a staggering $600 million in funding. The money is expected to start flowing this summer.
The EPA’s grantmakers include a number of educational institutions and left-leaning nonprofits. For example, the EPA chose Fordham University as its lead grantmaker in the New York region. Fordham, in turn, lists as partners two nonprofits that oppose immigration enforcement. (One, the New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice, states on its website: “NJAIJ believes in the human right to migrate, regardless of citizenship or political status.”) Neither group claims expertise in environmental issues. Given that the IRA’s eligibility requirements for EJ grants are extremely vague, however, perhaps that’s not a problem. Almost any activity that could help “spur economic opportunity for disadvantaged communities” (in the words of Biden’s EJ executive order) might qualify.
Perhaps the most prominent—and problematic—EPA grantmaker is the Berkeley, California-based Climate Justice Alliance. The CJA is a consortium of mostly far-left activist groups. It describes its mission as working for “regenerative economic solutions and ecological justice—under a framework that challenges capitalism and both white supremacy and hetero-patriarchy.” The group is a vigorous proponent of the omnicause, embracing almost every left-wing concern as a manifestation of climate change. For example, the CJA website proclaims: “The path to climate justice travels through a free Palestine.” MacDougald notes that the Grassroots Global Justice Alliance, one of CJA’s affiliated groups, “organized an illegal anti-Israel protest in the Capitol Rotunda in December at which more than 50 activists were arrested.”
The CJA website also includes a section dedicated to the cause known as Stop Cop City. It refers to an effort to halt the construction of an 85-acre police and firefighter training center outside Atlanta. Rag-tag activists from around the country have gathered around the facility since 2021. They have repeatedly battled with police—sometimes with fireworks and Molotov cocktails—and used bolt cutters to enter the site and torch construction equipment. (CJA’s Stop Cop City page features a cartoon illustration of three childlike activists; one brandishes bolt cutters.) The group also backs a legal defense fund for activists arrested in attacks on the training center or in other protests. For those looking for more inspiration, CJA links to an interview with former Black Panther and self-described revolutionary Angela Davis.
The Alliance is not an ideological outlier in Biden’s EJ coalition. On the contrary, when the White House assembled its White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC), a panel of outside experts meant to provide “horizon-expanding EJ advice and recommendations,” it chose CJA co-chair Elizabeth Yeampierre to help lead the committee. Like other members of the panel, she sees environmental issues through an ideological, not a scientific, lens. “Climate change is the result of a legacy of extraction, of colonialism, of slavery,” Yeampierre told Yale Environment 360. As a group, radical EJ activists tend not to focus on pragmatic ways to reduce pollution and carbon emissions; for them, the real goal is overturning what they see as an exploitative economic and political system. Since these are the voices the White House chose to help shape its EJ policies, we can assume this worldview will dominate grantmaking decisions.
In February 2023, House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer, along with fellow committee member Pat Fallon, wrote to EPA administrator Regan asking for more information on the EPA’s grant programs. They noted that the EPA’s own studies of EJ grants issued in previous years showed sloppy supervision. According to an EPA report, an earlier version of the program funded projects that did “not logically lead to the desired environmental and/or public health [result].” Without better oversight and more clearly defined goals, the congressmen wrote, the EPA’s EJ grant machine risks becoming simply a “slush fund for far-left organizations.”
Since then, the administration has done little to reassure skeptics. To the contrary, the EPA has put at least one far-left organization—CJA—in charge of distributing $50 million in grant money. No doubt, many of the EPA grants will go to worthwhile projects. But money is fungible. A group that gets a large grant to, say, clean up dirty parks or teach children about recycling will also be able to hire more staff and divert more resources to political action.
With graduation behind them, most of the anti-Israel college protesters have stowed away their keffiyehs and moved on to summer vacations or internships. But the peripatetic activists who helped guide and intensify those uprisings are doubtless already planning their next actions. After all, two political conventions are looming. This fall, the college protests will likely flare up again, though by then perhaps focused on a different facet of the omnicause. And, with hundreds of millions in fresh funding flowing through the activist ecosystem, the groups that quietly nurture extremists—like those who firebombed “Cop City,” or who chant “Intifada Revolution!,” or who block bridges in the name of “climate”—will be more emboldened than ever.
A Slush Fund for Radical Protesters? City Journal (city-journal.org)
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TL;DR: teacher yung asawa ko at may nagclicling sa kaniyang young student who claim to have teacher attachment issues sa clock app kaya now my husband wants to go to therapy.
TW: Attachment issues
I JUST WANT TO LET IT ALL GO!
My (25F) husband (27M) husband teaches in a public school for two years now. Nahirapan siyang makapasok sa public kasi ang dami nang teachers. He's the typical walang-pake-sa-ibang-tao at gusto lang magturo lalo't dream niya talaga 'yun. He's very passionate when it comes to teaching kasi talagang hs pa lang kami talagang gusto niya na magturo. Tipikal ding hindi siya nahilig sa social media maliban sa fb at mes for his work duties. Wala ring laman ang facebook niya at walang ibang friends kundi co-teachers, friends, ako, our families, and mga pictures lang namin ang nakapost. Literal na silent kasi wala siyang hilig aside from books.
A few months ago, nabanggit niya sa akin na may student siyang oa kung makacling sa kaniya. Iritable siya kaya raw sinabihan niya na wag hahawak sa kaniya. That was the first time na nag-open siya hanggang sa masundan na naiinis siya kasi laging nagchachat yung bata sa kaniya and he only replies when he needs to. Umabot sa point na pati sa gc raw nilang kasama niya mga estudyante niya kung san nagchachat siya regarding modules ay nagchachat yung student ng, "sir kumain ka na ba?" mga ganun while yung classmates ay tinatawanan daw yung chats. Lagi niya namang nireremind yung students niya not to chat unless it's urgent and it's subject related. Marami pang ibang kalokohan si student na I laughed off because I thought it was nothing.
The time na nag-open uli ako ng tiktok nakita ko pang nakaprofile visit yung student na yun. Napamura na lang ako kasi mag-isa siya sa profile visits at whole name KO yung nakalagay. So hindi ako nagpatalo, inistalk ko rin siya. ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT MOST OF HER CONTENT IS ABOUT MY HUSBAND.
May posts regarding teacher na nonchalant daw at hindi namamansin.
May posts ng pagpapansin niya sa gc with my husband and how her classmates hyped her up.
AT ITO ANG KINAINISAN KO SOBRA. MAY POST ABOUT HER ATTACHMENT ISSUES DAW SA TEACHER NIYANG HINDI SIYA PINAPANSIN. SA TEACHER NIYANG NONCHALANT.
WORST THING IS ANDAMING COMMENTS NA NAKAKARELATE. BULLSHIT.
My husband talks to me regarding the issue. Mas grabe nga siya magkwento noon dahil noon ay with matching inis and I thought of it lightly kasi I thought silly crush lang. Pero puta naman? Iba na yata yung ngayon. Anong tingin ba nila? Normal yun?
They need help.
May bulletin board sila sa school and lagi raw nanenenok yung picture niya doon. Leche lang? Gustong gusto ko magmura at magalit lalo sa part na napost pa siya sa tiktok.
Now hubby is thinking of going to therapy because he feels like the whole thing is fucked up.
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TW: Attachment issues
I JUST WANT TO LET IT ALL GO!
My (25F) husband (27M) husband teaches in a public school for two years now. Nahirapan siyang makapasok sa public kasi ang dami nang teachers. He's the typical walang-pake-sa-ibang-tao at gusto lang magturo lalo't dream niya talaga 'yun. He's very passionate when it comes to teaching kasi talagang hs pa lang kami talagang gusto niya na magturo. Tipikal ding hindi siya nahilig sa social media maliban sa fb at mes for his work duties. Wala ring laman ang facebook niya at walang ibang friends kundi co-teachers, friends, ako, our families, and mga pictures lang namin ang nakapost. Literal na silent kasi wala siyang hilig aside from books.
A few months ago, nabanggit niya sa akin na may student siyang oa kung makacling sa kaniya. Iritable siya kaya raw sinabihan niya na wag hahawak sa kaniya. That was the first time na nag-open siya hanggang sa masundan na naiinis siya kasi laging nagchachat yung bata sa kaniya and he only replies when he needs to. Umabot sa point na pati sa gc raw nilang kasama niya mga estudyante niya kung san nagchachat siya regarding modules ay nagchachat yung student ng, "sir kumain ka na ba?" mga ganun while yung classmates ay tinatawanan daw yung chats. Lagi niya namang nireremind yung students niya not to chat unless it's urgent and it's subject related. Marami pang ibang kalokohan si student na I laughed off because I thought it was nothing.
The time na nag-open uli ako ng tiktok nakita ko pang nakaprofile visit yung student na yun. Napamura na lang ako kasi mag-isa siya sa profile visits at whole name KO yung nakalagay. So hindi ako nagpatalo, inistalk ko rin siya. ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT MOST OF HER CONTENT IS ABOUT MY HUSBAND.
May posts regarding teacher na nonchalant daw at hindi namamansin.
May posts ng pagpapansin niya sa gc with my husband and how her classmates hyped her up.
AT ITO ANG KINAINISAN KO SOBRA. MAY POST ABOUT HER ATTACHMENT ISSUES DAW SA TEACHER NIYANG HINDI SIYA PINAPANSIN. SA TEACHER NIYANG NONCHALANT.
WORST THING IS ANDAMING COMMENTS NA NAKAKARELATE. BULLSHIT.
My husband talks to me regarding the issue. Mas grabe nga siya magkwento noon dahil noon ay with matching inis and I thought of it lightly kasi I thought silly crush lang. Pero puta naman? Iba na yata yung ngayon. Anong tingin ba nila? Normal yun?
They need help.
May bulletin board sila sa school and lagi raw nanenenok yung picture niya doon. Leche lang? Gustong gusto ko magmura at magalit lalo sa part na napost pa siya sa tiktok.
Now hubby is thinking of going to therapy because he feels like the whole thing is fucked up.
2024.06.01 11:46 _Rogue_UK [H] 4 x 6700 Apex Legends Coins (PC/EA App) [W] PayPal £30 each
I recently participated in a playtest on the EA Remote Playtests program and got 4 x 6700 Coins for PC.
I'm more than happy to prove the source of the codes to any prospective buyers including showing my EA Playtest account and email chain with EA.
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To any buyer who genuinely interested, I'm happy to put my real name and face to the deal by way of adding you on my personal Facebook if that helps. I'm happy to fulfil any reasonable requests to help you feel safe in the trade.
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I'm more than happy to prove the source of the codes to any prospective buyers including showing my EA Playtest account and email chain with EA.
This is the cheapest deal currently available online for this amount of Apex Coins.
https://preview.redd.it/972psemwlx3d1.png?width=1913&format=png&auto=webp&s=60c7f748684a1f1e989e53d4bcaff3420392f264
I have never used Reddit before and created an account specifically to get rid of these codes. If it helps any prospective buyer feel more comfortable here are some of my other accounts:
Steam: 1298381267 Discord: TheRogueBeard / Rogue_UK Xbox: TheRogueBeard Epic: TheRogueBeard
I have more evidence of how the codes were received which I can send directly to anyone who is interested!
To any buyer who genuinely interested, I'm happy to put my real name and face to the deal by way of adding you on my personal Facebook if that helps. I'm happy to fulfil any reasonable requests to help you feel safe in the trade.
<3
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2024.06.01 11:30 Responsible-Data-695 [ENGLAND] I am being threatened with with a Defamation lawsuit
I believe I know the answer to this, but just need someone to confirm, I suppose.
I'm a Facebook group for my profession. Lately, lots of people were complaining and asking about a certain training provider who had taken their money and stopped replying to their emails, answering phone calls, or delivering training. I looked the company up on Company House and found out it had been dissolved a couple of weeks before, but one of the directors had already registered a different company, with a similar name, also providing training for our sector. The director also turned out to be a member of our group.
So I wrote a comment on the post that said "Director is [insert name - tagging him in the comment] and they started a new company [insert link from Company House]. Definitely chase them for your money back, the behaviour is disgusting."
Now the person has messaged me to threaten legal action against me for defamation unless I delete my comment.
As far as I know, they would 1. Likely not go forward with this and is just flexing their muscles to make me remove the comment and 2. My statement is not defamatory, as it's true. All the information I put in the comment is accessible to public, via Company House.
Not sure about the rest of the comment and whether they can prove it has brought them harm or loss.
So, should I remove the comment and not risk it?
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I'm a Facebook group for my profession. Lately, lots of people were complaining and asking about a certain training provider who had taken their money and stopped replying to their emails, answering phone calls, or delivering training. I looked the company up on Company House and found out it had been dissolved a couple of weeks before, but one of the directors had already registered a different company, with a similar name, also providing training for our sector. The director also turned out to be a member of our group.
So I wrote a comment on the post that said "Director is [insert name - tagging him in the comment] and they started a new company [insert link from Company House]. Definitely chase them for your money back, the behaviour is disgusting."
Now the person has messaged me to threaten legal action against me for defamation unless I delete my comment.
As far as I know, they would 1. Likely not go forward with this and is just flexing their muscles to make me remove the comment and 2. My statement is not defamatory, as it's true. All the information I put in the comment is accessible to public, via Company House.
Not sure about the rest of the comment and whether they can prove it has brought them harm or loss.
So, should I remove the comment and not risk it?
2024.06.01 11:25 moxieme2022 If you get so lucky as to get placed at IES Abastos...
I just finished my first (and only) Aux year at IES Abastos in Ciudad Valencia and am headed back to the US in a week and at that time I plan on disconnecting from all the Aux groups and moving on with my life, but before I go I wanted to leave a message here for any future Aux who may search for this school name when they get their placement...you are so damn lucky! Congratulations! (and if you want any additional information please respond to this post and I'll try to keep an eye out for notifications this summer).
It's an amazingly beautiful building right in the heart (!!!) of Valencia city, staffed with friendly and talented teachers and staff. It is an IES (high school) and an FP (vocational school--Computer (IT, web design, AI) and Business tracks. The teachers I worked with (in all of the above programs) all spoke excellent English. The administration is easy going but often super busy so if they forget to give you a printing card or computer login or bathroom key, just remind them ;-)and generous re scheduling, etc. They asked my preferred hours and I only worked 3 days (16 hours) a week, Tuesday-Thursday! 4 day weekends! Not promising they can do the same for you, but if they can they will. But the compromise for my compact schedule was that every class was a different group and/or subject, which was a lot to keep track of initially, prep-wise, but I learned you can often reuse/adapt the same lesson across different groups. I came to know the faces but alas not the names of the approx 200 students I saw each week.
The students were never disrespectful (not intentionally anyway--they ARE mostly adolescents though, so not paying attention or acting like, well, hormonal teens, is par for the course). There's a lot of projector use in the classrooms versus board work. Often the teachers will want you to come up with your own lesson plans (based on what they are covering or simply whatever you want) and yes, it can eat up several hours of your off time if you want to have fun with it (but it makes your work week so much more rewarding) but if occasionally you can't, they understand. You can always play pictionary or hangman or 20 questions or some other easily adapted game at a moments notice--I highly recommend building that skill. For example: oh, we are doing past tense vocabulary today and you want me to do something for 15 minutes at the end? I draw a tic tac toe grid on the board, quickly divide the class into teams (competition is popular!) and have one rep from each team come to the board and who ever can write the past tense of a particular word first gets to put their X or 0 in first, before the other team. Repeat until one team wins 3 in a row. Easy peasey.
FYI, I have posted some of the most rewarding lessons I did with my classes on the FB Auxiliary Secondary lesson planning (Madrid) group and I used several that others had posted there too. Check it out. No reason to reinvent the wheel.
This year the Valencia payments were consistently on time (around the 10th of the month, give or take a day, starting in November if you got your bank info submitted asap--I recommend N26 online bank). Housing can be competitive and spendy, expect to spend at LEAST 400 euros for a room (not an entire apartment) if you want to live relatively close to the school and it may take you awhile to find one (I have no personal advice to offer re: that as I used my savings to rent an adorable but expensive apartment to live on my own and host guests from home, I just know what other Auxes told me). Getting your TIE/toma de huellas appt will be a nightmare but just grin and bear it. The metro and bus system in the city is wonderful and I got a valenbici subscription vs purchasing a bike and made ample use of it and the protected bike lanes (there's a protected lane that goes directly to a valenbici bike station in front of the school!). There are several local Valencia Aux Whatsapp groups you should join (for info, Auxiliaries VLC 2022; for fun/meet ups, Valencian Kids) as well as local Whatsapp hiking groups (if you are so inclined to join amazing local hikes on the weekend).
Not gonna give a travel review of Valencia itself but suffice to say it is AMAZING! And Fallas! Oh.My.God. The first two weeks of March are INSANE! Enjoy!
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It's an amazingly beautiful building right in the heart (!!!) of Valencia city, staffed with friendly and talented teachers and staff. It is an IES (high school) and an FP (vocational school--Computer (IT, web design, AI) and Business tracks. The teachers I worked with (in all of the above programs) all spoke excellent English. The administration is easy going but often super busy so if they forget to give you a printing card or computer login or bathroom key, just remind them ;-)and generous re scheduling, etc. They asked my preferred hours and I only worked 3 days (16 hours) a week, Tuesday-Thursday! 4 day weekends! Not promising they can do the same for you, but if they can they will. But the compromise for my compact schedule was that every class was a different group and/or subject, which was a lot to keep track of initially, prep-wise, but I learned you can often reuse/adapt the same lesson across different groups. I came to know the faces but alas not the names of the approx 200 students I saw each week.
The students were never disrespectful (not intentionally anyway--they ARE mostly adolescents though, so not paying attention or acting like, well, hormonal teens, is par for the course). There's a lot of projector use in the classrooms versus board work. Often the teachers will want you to come up with your own lesson plans (based on what they are covering or simply whatever you want) and yes, it can eat up several hours of your off time if you want to have fun with it (but it makes your work week so much more rewarding) but if occasionally you can't, they understand. You can always play pictionary or hangman or 20 questions or some other easily adapted game at a moments notice--I highly recommend building that skill. For example: oh, we are doing past tense vocabulary today and you want me to do something for 15 minutes at the end? I draw a tic tac toe grid on the board, quickly divide the class into teams (competition is popular!) and have one rep from each team come to the board and who ever can write the past tense of a particular word first gets to put their X or 0 in first, before the other team. Repeat until one team wins 3 in a row. Easy peasey.
FYI, I have posted some of the most rewarding lessons I did with my classes on the FB Auxiliary Secondary lesson planning (Madrid) group and I used several that others had posted there too. Check it out. No reason to reinvent the wheel.
This year the Valencia payments were consistently on time (around the 10th of the month, give or take a day, starting in November if you got your bank info submitted asap--I recommend N26 online bank). Housing can be competitive and spendy, expect to spend at LEAST 400 euros for a room (not an entire apartment) if you want to live relatively close to the school and it may take you awhile to find one (I have no personal advice to offer re: that as I used my savings to rent an adorable but expensive apartment to live on my own and host guests from home, I just know what other Auxes told me). Getting your TIE/toma de huellas appt will be a nightmare but just grin and bear it. The metro and bus system in the city is wonderful and I got a valenbici subscription vs purchasing a bike and made ample use of it and the protected bike lanes (there's a protected lane that goes directly to a valenbici bike station in front of the school!). There are several local Valencia Aux Whatsapp groups you should join (for info, Auxiliaries VLC 2022; for fun/meet ups, Valencian Kids) as well as local Whatsapp hiking groups (if you are so inclined to join amazing local hikes on the weekend).
Not gonna give a travel review of Valencia itself but suffice to say it is AMAZING! And Fallas! Oh.My.God. The first two weeks of March are INSANE! Enjoy!
2024.06.01 11:24 BButcher666 IITM: Most underrated startup and innovation ecosystem
I'm a second year at IITM and imo there's one crucial aspect to the college that is very surprisingly overlooked.
Whenever we mention college startup ecosystems on forums like this, invariably names like IITD and BITSP pop up. However, if we move our attention a little to the south, an ecosystem arguably more profound can be seen coming up.
I'm referring to the deeptech ecosystem flourishing at IITM, the likes of which no other college in this country can claim. With deeptech unicorns like Uniphore and an IITM incubated IPL team sponsor, Ather (yes, it was started by a couple of students right after college at IITM), it's safe to say there's there's not little to show :)
"Well acshully 🤓, every elite college has these one or two businesses that make it big" - says the btechtards sceptic. To respond to that lets drop down a level to more recent successes. Here's three of many recent deeptech successes:
1) Agnikul Cosmos - They were the catalyst for me finally writing this piece I've been planning for a while. They launched the world's first rocket with a single piece 3D printed engine (somewhat of a big deal :) ) and are touted to compete with the likes of spaceX in the coming years.
2) Mindgrove Technologies - Successfully did tapeout of a secure IoT SoC designed completely indigenously based on the Shakti microprocessor - a pet project of IITM director V Kamakoti. (this is again somewhat of a big deal considering our whole atmanirbhar goal)
3) Solinas - A lesser known recent development is that this IITM incubated, shark tank featured robotics startup that aims to alleviate the evil of manual scavenging recently raised a series A round and transitioned to commercial scale from R&D scale.
And I haven't even mentioned a lot of others.
Now you ask, well how is IITM uniquely positioned for this? Why can't any institution do this?
Well, my friend, this is the result of investment of 100s of millions over the past decade into an ecosystem consisting of industry-academia collaboration and a strong emphasis on deep tech (think of professors advising and on the boards of multiple startups) that others will take a long time to replicate. Biggest instance of this is the IITM Research Park - India's first and largest University-based research park that houses hundreds of deeptech startups and multiple R&D centers by the likes of Walmart, Nissan, Fedex and more!
Aside from the pursuit of profit, IITM also boasts of a rich student tech and research culture with a dedicated multi-floor building like the Center For Innovation housing teams that compete at the international level in Autonomous robotics, World Solar Challenge, Formula Student Germany, iGem and much more. Moreover, from anecdotal experience, there is a rich research culture with almost every other student pursuing a research project under a professor at some point in their academic journeys.
With tens of millions more in funding pouring in from the alumni, government and corporate partners and the evergreen enthu of IITM, expect IITM to play a key role in development of indigenous technology and be a global frontrunner in innovation to realize our vishwaguru dream :)
Oh yeah and ask me any questions you might have about the institute below, have too much time in the summer :P
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Whenever we mention college startup ecosystems on forums like this, invariably names like IITD and BITSP pop up. However, if we move our attention a little to the south, an ecosystem arguably more profound can be seen coming up.
I'm referring to the deeptech ecosystem flourishing at IITM, the likes of which no other college in this country can claim. With deeptech unicorns like Uniphore and an IITM incubated IPL team sponsor, Ather (yes, it was started by a couple of students right after college at IITM), it's safe to say there's there's not little to show :)
"Well acshully 🤓, every elite college has these one or two businesses that make it big" - says the btechtards sceptic. To respond to that lets drop down a level to more recent successes. Here's three of many recent deeptech successes:
1) Agnikul Cosmos - They were the catalyst for me finally writing this piece I've been planning for a while. They launched the world's first rocket with a single piece 3D printed engine (somewhat of a big deal :) ) and are touted to compete with the likes of spaceX in the coming years.
2) Mindgrove Technologies - Successfully did tapeout of a secure IoT SoC designed completely indigenously based on the Shakti microprocessor - a pet project of IITM director V Kamakoti. (this is again somewhat of a big deal considering our whole atmanirbhar goal)
3) Solinas - A lesser known recent development is that this IITM incubated, shark tank featured robotics startup that aims to alleviate the evil of manual scavenging recently raised a series A round and transitioned to commercial scale from R&D scale.
And I haven't even mentioned a lot of others.
Now you ask, well how is IITM uniquely positioned for this? Why can't any institution do this?
Well, my friend, this is the result of investment of 100s of millions over the past decade into an ecosystem consisting of industry-academia collaboration and a strong emphasis on deep tech (think of professors advising and on the boards of multiple startups) that others will take a long time to replicate. Biggest instance of this is the IITM Research Park - India's first and largest University-based research park that houses hundreds of deeptech startups and multiple R&D centers by the likes of Walmart, Nissan, Fedex and more!
Aside from the pursuit of profit, IITM also boasts of a rich student tech and research culture with a dedicated multi-floor building like the Center For Innovation housing teams that compete at the international level in Autonomous robotics, World Solar Challenge, Formula Student Germany, iGem and much more. Moreover, from anecdotal experience, there is a rich research culture with almost every other student pursuing a research project under a professor at some point in their academic journeys.
With tens of millions more in funding pouring in from the alumni, government and corporate partners and the evergreen enthu of IITM, expect IITM to play a key role in development of indigenous technology and be a global frontrunner in innovation to realize our vishwaguru dream :)
Oh yeah and ask me any questions you might have about the institute below, have too much time in the summer :P
2024.06.01 11:20 vramavrama 140BUDAPEST is available on all streaming platfrom! (GET 50% OFF AT BANDCAMP)
 | You can get 140BUDAPEST at 50% off with the code 140budapest50 at checkout. submitted by vramavrama to realdubstep [link] [comments] The 140 Budapest compilation starts with the tracks of nine musicians, which includes deep, meditative pieces with tribal elements, grime-influenced music and more exciting pieces. Stream their music wherever you listen. Head over to your favourite streaming platform and check them out! 140 Budapest started as a Facebook group in 2016 intending to bring together local fans of dubstep, grime, drill, bass music and other related genres. Among the group members, many well-known producers and upcoming talents emerged so the idea came that it would be worthwhile to show their music through this forum. At the end of 2020, Bergi and Vrama started the project with the same name ‘140 Budapest’, which eventually received 45 entries, 12 of which were added to the final material. https://preview.redd.it/6o9oue0mgx3d1.jpg?width=4800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=21414999aa59dae835204bdddb095aea621823d6 |
2024.06.01 10:56 Sweet-Count2557 15 Top Farms in New Jersey for Family Entertainment
 | 15 Top Farms in New Jersey for Family Entertainment Are you hesitant about spending a day at a farm for family entertainment? Well, let me assure you that these top farms in New Jersey are not your typical run-of-the-mill farms. They offer a plethora of activities and attractions that will keep the whole family engaged and entertained.From petting zoos and pick-your-own events to scenic rides and delicious treats, these farms have something for everyone. So, if you're looking for a unique and enjoyable day out with your family, keep reading to discover the 15 top farms in New Jersey that will leave you wanting more.Key TakeawaysAlstede Farms in Chester offers a variety of activities and events for families, including mazes, pony rides, hayrides, and seasonal festivals. They also have a farm store with organic produce and homemade pies.Argos Farms in Forked River provides summer activities like blueberry and sunflower picking, as well as fall activities such as pumpkin picking and corn mazes. They even have a visit from Santa in December.Abmas Farm in Wyckoff has a petting zoo with a wide range of animals, including goats, sheep, alpacas, and donkeys. They also offer fall activities like hayrides and pumpkin decorating events.Demarest Farms in Hillsdale is a kid-friendly farm with pick-your-own options for peaches, apples, and pumpkins. They have farm animals to interact with, colorful playhouses, and special events like the Halloween Light Show and Orchard of Lights with Santa.Alstede Farms - ChesterAt Alstede Farms in Chester, our family-owned and sprawling 600-acre farm offers a wide range of activities and events for all ages to enjoy. As one of the best family-friendly farms near me, we strive to create an atmosphere of freedom and fun. Every day, we've an array of exciting activities available, such as navigating our challenging corn maze, taking a pony ride, going on a hayride, and bouncing around in our bouncy house.But that's not all - we've so much more to offer. Our farm is home to various mazes that will test your navigation skills, as well as friendly animals that you can meet and interact with. From goats and sheep to alpacas and donkeys, there's a furry friend for everyone.Throughout the year, we also host seasonal festivals and special events that add an extra touch of excitement to your visit. And don't forget to stop by our farm store, where you can find organic fruits and veggies, homemade pies bursting with flavor, and fresh, creamy ice cream.Not only are we one of the best farms in South Jersey, but we also prioritize creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for families. We understand that freedom means being able to explore, engage, and enjoy. So whether you're looking for a day of adventure or simply want to relax and take in the beauty of our farm, Alstede Farms is the perfect destination for you.Come and experience the joy and freedom of our family-friendly farm near you.Argos Farms - Forked RiverAfter exploring the wide variety of activities and events at Alstede Farms in Chester, let's now turn our attention to Argos Farms in Forked River, where there's even more family fun awaiting. Argos Farms is one of the most kid-friendly farms near me and offers a range of exciting experiences for visitors of all ages. Located in South Jersey, this farm provides a perfect day out for families looking to enjoy the beauty of nature while having a great time together.During the summer, Argos Farms offers blueberry and sunflower picking, allowing families to get close to nature and take home some delicious treats. Kids can also enjoy an exhilarating obstacle course and jump around on the giant jumper pillow. As fall approaches, the farm transforms into a pumpkin paradise, with pumpkin picking, a challenging corn maze, wagon rides through the scenic surroundings, and even a thrilling zip line adventure.One of the highlights of visiting Argos Farms in December is the special visit from Santa Claus himself. Children can meet Santa, share their wishes, and take memorable photos to cherish. The farm's festive atmosphere creates a magical experience for the whole family.Argos Farms is one of the top farms in South Jersey, offering a wide range of activities and attractions throughout the year. Whether you're looking to pick fresh produce, explore a corn maze, or simply enjoy a day of outdoor fun, this farm has it all. So, if you're in search of granjas en New Jersey that provide a perfect blend of entertainment and nature, be sure to put Argos Farms on your list of must-visit destinations.Abmas Farm - WyckoffLocated in Wyckoff, Abmas Farm is a delightful destination that offers a wide range of family-friendly activities and attractions. As one of the best farms near me, Abmas Farm provides a fantastic experience for both kids and adults alike.One of the highlights of the farm is its petting zoo, which features a variety of friendly animals such as goats, sheep, alpacas, donkeys, ponies, bunnies, and pigs. Visitors can interact with these animals and even take part in the unique goat walk and visit the duck pond in Bunnyville.During the fall season, Abmas Farm offers a variety of fun-filled activities. Families can enjoy hayrides to the pumpkin patch, where they can pick out their favorite pumpkins to take home. The farm also hosts fall story time sessions and pumpkin decorating events, adding to the festive atmosphere. Additionally, Abmas Farm offers a farm camp for kids ages 5-10, providing them with an opportunity to learn about farm life and engage in hands-on activities.Abmas Farm isn't just limited to the fall season. Throughout the growing season, visitors can participate in pick-your-own events, allowing them to gather fresh produce straight from the farm. This provides a unique opportunity to experience the joy of harvesting fruits and vegetables while enjoying the beautiful surroundings.Demarest Farms - HillsdaleAs we continue our exploration of family-friendly farms in New Jersey, let's now turn our attention to Demarest Farms in Hillsdale, where visitors of all ages can enjoy a delightful combination of fresh produce, friendly farm animals, and vibrant seasonal events.Here are four reasons why Demarest Farms should be on your list of farms to visit near you:Fresh Produce: Demarest Farms offers a U-pick experience, allowing you to handpick peaches, apples, and pumpkins straight from the fields. There's nothing quite like the taste of freshly harvested fruits and vegetables, and Demarest Farms ensures that you have access to the best quality produce.Friendly Farm Animals: Get up close and personal with the farm's adorable petting pigs, sheep, goats, and chickens. These friendly animals are always eager to interact with visitors, making it a memorable experience for both kids and adults alike. It's a great opportunity to teach children about farm life and the importance of caring for animals.Engaging Activities: Demarest Farms goes beyond just farming by providing colorful wooden playhouses and photo board cutouts for children to enjoy. These interactive elements add an extra layer of fun to the visit, allowing kids to unleash their creativity and imagination. Additionally, the farm hosts seasonal events like the Halloween Light Show in October and the Orchard of Lights with Santa in December, ensuring that there's always something exciting happening.Convenient Location: With Demarest Farms being located in Hillsdale, it's easily accessible for those looking for farms by them. Whether you're a local or just passing through, this farm is a perfect destination for a fun-filled day with the family.Conklin Farm U-Pick - MontvilleWe were thrilled to discover Conklin Farm U-Pick in Montville, a charming and intimate venue that offers a variety of fall activities and attractions for the whole family to enjoy. This smaller and more intimate farm provides a unique and personal experience that allows visitors to fully immerse themselves in the beauty of the season.One of the highlights at Conklin Farm U-Pick is the pumpkin picking. Families can stroll through the pumpkin patch, searching for the perfect pumpkin to take home and carve. The farm also offers a corn maze, where visitors can test their navigational skills and try to find their way out. For those looking for a more relaxing experience, there are hayrides available that provide a picturesque view of the farm and surrounding countryside.Children will love the train ride that takes them around the farm, giving them a chance to see the barnyard animals up close. From goats and sheep to chickens and pigs, there are plenty of friendly animals to meet and interact with. And when hunger strikes, the snack shack offers delicious treats like hotdogs, hot cider, candy apples, and homemade doughnuts.For older kids seeking a thrill, there's a haunted hayride that promises to provide a spooky and exciting experience. And for those looking to test their strength and accuracy, there's a pumpkin slingshot game where participants have a chance to win a giant pumpkin.Conklin Farm U-Pick in Montville is truly a hidden gem that offers a unique and personal fall experience for the whole family. With its variety of activities and attractions, it's the perfect destination for those seeking a fun and memorable day on the farm.Stony Hill Farms - ChesterAfter enjoying the charming and intimate experience at Conklin Farm U-Pick, families seeking more fall fun can head over to Stony Hill Farms in Chester for a day filled with exciting activities and attractions. Here are four reasons why Stony Hill Farms should be on your list of must-visit farms in New Jersey:Giant 10-acre corn maze: Get ready to test your navigational skills in Stony Hill Farms' impressive corn maze. With twists, turns, and dead ends, this maze is sure to challenge both kids and adults alike. Can you find your way out?Mini corn maze: If the giant corn maze seems a bit too daunting, don't worry! Stony Hill Farms also offers a mini corn maze perfect for younger children. They can explore and have fun while feeling a sense of accomplishment at finding their way out.Rope maze: For something a little different, try out the rope maze at Stony Hill Farms. This unique maze is made up of ropes that you have to navigate through, adding an extra element of fun and excitement to your visit.Hayrides and playground: Take a relaxing hayride around the farm and enjoy the beautiful scenery. Afterward, let the kids burn off some energy at the playground, complete with slides, swings, and climbing structures. It's the perfect way to keep the little ones entertained while you take a break and soak in the peaceful atmosphere.Stony Hill Farms in Chester offers a wide range of activities and attractions that are sure to please everyone in the family. From challenging mazes to relaxing hayrides, there's something for everyone to enjoy. So pack up the family and head over to Stony Hill Farms for a day of fall fun and excitement.Terhune Orchards - PrincetonNestled in the picturesque town of Princeton, Terhune Orchards offers a delightful experience for families seeking fresh produce, fun activities, and a charming farm atmosphere. As you enter the orchard, you're greeted by the sight of vibrant apple trees stretching as far as the eye can see. The farm is home to over 30 varieties of apples, allowing visitors to pick their own and enjoy the freshest fruit imaginable.One of the highlights of Terhune Orchards is the barnyard animals. Children have the opportunity to interact with friendly goats, sheep, chickens, and even ponies. They can pet and feed these adorable creatures while learning about farm life. A half-mile farm walking trail winds through the orchard, providing a serene and scenic experience for the whole family.Terhune Orchards also offers pony and tractor rides, adding an extra element of excitement to your visit. Kids can hop on a pony and take a leisurely ride around the farm or enjoy a tractor-drawn wagon ride through the orchard. These activities allow children to immerse themselves in the farm atmosphere while creating lasting memories.During the fall season, Terhune Orchards hosts Fall Family Weekends, where families can enjoy additional attractions such as a cornstalk and hay bale maze, face painting, and pumpkin decorating. These festive activities make for a perfect day out with the family, filled with laughter and joy.In addition to the engaging activities, Terhune Orchards boasts a farm store that offers a wide selection of fresh produce, homemade pies, and even fresh ice cream. You can take home some of the farm's delicious offerings, ensuring that the fun and flavors of Terhune Orchards continue long after your visit.Terhune Orchards in Princeton truly exemplifies the beauty and charm of a family-friendly farm. From the fresh produce to the fun-filled activities, this farm provides an experience that's sure to delight visitors of all ages. So gather your loved ones and embark on an adventure to Terhune Orchards, where freedom and enjoyment await.Von Thuns - South BrunswickVon Thuns in South Brunswick offers a delightful farm experience filled with pick-your-own options, festive fall weekends, and scenic moonlit mazes. Here are four reasons why you should visit Von Thuns for a fun-filled day with your family:Abundance of Pick-Your-Own Options: At Von Thuns, you can immerse yourself in the joy of picking your own fresh produce. From apples and strawberries to peas, blueberries, blackberries, and pumpkins, there's a wide variety of fruits and vegetables for you to choose from. This hands-on experience allows you to connect with nature and appreciate the journey from farm to table.Festive Fall Weekends: Fall at Von Thuns is a time of celebration and excitement. During the weekends, the farm comes alive with a range of activities for the whole family. Enjoy hayrides through the scenic countryside, navigate your way through the corn maze, challenge your loved ones to a game of mini golf, or pedal around on the karts. There's something for everyone to enjoy and create lasting memories.Scenic Moonlit Mazes: For a unique and enchanting experience, Von Thuns offers moonlit mazes. As the sun sets and the moon rises, explore the twists and turns of the maze under the night sky. The magical ambiance adds a touch of mystique and adventure to your farm visit. Don't forget to bring a flashlight and embrace the thrill of finding your way through the maze.Farm Store Delights: Before you leave, make sure to stop by the farm store at Von Thuns. Indulge in a variety of baked goods made with fresh ingredients from the farm. Take home some delicious produce to enjoy with your family. From pies and bread to jams and jellies, the farm store offers a taste of the farm's bounty that you can savor long after your visit.Von Thuns in South Brunswick is a place where families can escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life and immerse themselves in the beauty of nature. With pick-your-own options, festive fall weekends, scenic moonlit mazes, and a farm store filled with treats, Von Thuns offers an unforgettable experience for all. So gather your loved ones and embark on a journey of freedom and fun at Von Thuns.Wightman Farms - MorristownWightman Farms in Morristown offers a delightful farm experience with scenic hayrides, a challenging corn maze, and delicious treats for the whole family to enjoy. Whether you're looking for a fun day out or want to indulge in some mouthwatering treats, Wightman Farms has something for everyone.One of the highlights at Wightman Farms is their scenic hayrides. Hop on a wagon and take a leisurely ride through the picturesque farm, enjoying the beautiful scenery and fresh country air. It's a perfect way to relax and soak in the beauty of nature.If you're up for a challenge, don't miss the corn maze at Wightman Farms. Get lost in the twists and turns of the maze as you try to find your way out. It's a great activity for both kids and adults, and it's sure to test your navigation skills.For those with a sweet tooth, Wightman Farms has a wide selection of delicious treats. Indulge in freshly squeezed apple cider, homemade pies, apple butter, and their famous cider doughnuts. These mouthwatering treats are made with love and are sure to satisfy any craving.To give you a better idea of what Wightman Farms has to offer, here's a table showcasing their attractions:AttractionDescriptionScenic HayridesEnjoy a relaxing ride through the farm and take in the beautiful scenery.Corn MazeTest your navigation skills in this challenging corn maze.Corn-Filled SandboxLet the kids have fun in this unique play area filled with corn.Delicious TreatsIndulge in freshly squeezed apple cider, homemade pies, apple butter, and cider doughnuts.Wightman Farms provides a perfect blend of entertainment and delicious treats, making it an ideal destination for a fun-filled day for the whole family. So gather your loved ones and head over to Wightman Farms in Morristown for an unforgettable farm experience.Ort Farms - Long ValleyAfter experiencing the delightful farm activities and delicious treats at Wightman Farms, it's time to explore another family-friendly destination in New Jersey: Ort Farms in Long Valley. Here are four reasons why Ort Farms is a must-visit for families seeking freedom and fun:Fresh Fruit and Vegetables: Ort Farms is known for its high-quality produce. From juicy strawberries in the summer to crisp apples in the fall, there's always a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables to choose from. You can even pick your own and experience the joy of harvesting your food straight from the fields.Beautiful Flowers: If you have a green thumb or simply appreciate the beauty of nature, Ort Farms has a stunning selection of flowers. From vibrant sunflowers to fragrant roses, the farm offers a colorful array of blooms to brighten up any garden or living space.Delicious Baked Goods: Indulge your taste buds with the mouthwatering baked goods at Ort Farms. From warm apple pies to fluffy muffins, their bakery is a treat for both the young and the young at heart. Don't forget to try their famous cider doughnuts, freshly made and coated in cinnamon sugar.Giant Pumpkins: Ort Farms is home to some truly enormous pumpkins. Take your family on a quest to find the biggest one and snap some memorable photos. These giant pumpkins are a sight to behold and will surely leave a lasting impression.At Ort Farms, you can enjoy the freedom of exploring the fields, picking your own produce, and indulging in delicious treats. Whether you're looking for fresh fruits and vegetables, beautiful flowers, or an adventure in a corn maze, Ort Farms has something for everyone in the family. So pack your bags and get ready for a day filled with fun and freedom at Ort Farms in Long Valley.Farms With a Variety of Activities and EventsThere are several farms in New Jersey that offer a variety of activities and events for families to enjoy. These farms provide a perfect opportunity for families to spend quality time together while engaging in fun and exciting experiences. Let's take a look at some of these farms and what they have to offer:Farm NameLocationActivities and EventsAlstede FarmsChester- Daily availability of corn maze, pony rides, hayrides, and bouncy house - Various mazes and friendly animals to meet - Seasonal festivals and special events - Farm store with organic fruits and veggies, homemade pies, and fresh ice creamArgos FarmsForked River- Summer activities include blueberry and sunflower picking, obstacle course, and jumper pillow - Fall activities include pumpkin picking, corn maze, wagon rides, and zip line - Visit from Santa in DecemberAbmas FarmWyckoff- Petting zoo with a variety of animals - Fall activities include hayrides to the pumpkin patch, fall story time sessions, and pumpkin decorating events - Farm camp for kids ages 5-10 - Pick-your-own events throughout the growing seasonDemarest FarmsHillsdale- U-pick peaches, apples, and pumpkins - Petting pigs, sheep, goats, and chickens - Colorful wooden playhouses and photo board cutouts - Halloween Light Show in October and Orchard of Lights with Santa in DecemberThese farms offer a wide range of activities and events that cater to different interests and ages. Alstede Farms, located in Chester, provides daily access to a corn maze, pony rides, hayrides, and a bouncy house. They also have various mazes and friendly animals for visitors to meet. Additionally, they host seasonal festivals and special events, making each visit a unique experience. The farm store at Alstede Farms is a great place to find organic fruits and veggies, homemade pies, and fresh ice cream.Argos Farms in Forked River is another farm that offers a variety of activities throughout the year. During the summer, visitors can enjoy blueberry and sunflower picking, an obstacle course, and a jumper pillow. In the fall, the farm provides pumpkin picking, a corn maze, wagon rides, and a zip line. And don't forget to visit Santa in December!Abmas Farm in Wyckoff is a great choice for families looking for a petting zoo experience. This farm has a wide variety of animals, including goats, sheep, alpacas, donkeys, ponies, bunnies, and pigs. Kids can also enjoy activities such as the goat walk, duck pond, and Bunnyville. In the fall, Abmas Farm offers hayrides to the pumpkin patch, fall story time sessions, and pumpkin decorating events. They even have a farm camp for kids ages 5-10, where they can learn about farming and interact with the animals.Farms With Petting Zoos and Pick-Your-Own EventsOne of the highlights of visiting farms in New Jersey is the opportunity to interact with adorable animals and pick your own fresh produce. Here are four farms that offer petting zoos and pick-your-own events:Alstede Farms - ChesterThis 600-acre family-owned farm offers a wide range of activities for the whole family. You can enjoy a corn maze, pony rides, hayrides, and even bounce around in a bouncy house.They've various mazes to explore and friendly animals to meet, making it a fun and interactive experience.Alstede Farms also hosts seasonal festivals and special events throughout the year, so there's always something new to discover.Don't forget to stop by their farm store, where you can find organic fruits and veggies, homemade pies, and fresh ice cream.Argos Farms - Forked RiverDuring the summer months, Argos Farms offers blueberry and sunflower picking, as well as an obstacle course and a jumper pillow for some high-flying fun.In the fall, you can go pumpkin picking, navigate through a corn maze, enjoy wagon rides, and even try out their zip line.And if you visit in December, you might just get a chance to meet Santa himself.Abmas Farm - WyckoffAbmas Farm is home to a petting zoo where you can meet a variety of animals, including goats, sheep, alpacas, donkeys, ponies, bunnies, pigs, and more.They also offer unique attractions like the goat walk and the duck pond, as well as Bunnyville, a special area dedicated to bunnies.In the fall, you can enjoy hayrides to the pumpkin patch, participate in fall story time sessions, and even join pumpkin decorating events.Abmas Farm also offers a farm camp for kids ages 5-10 and hosts pick-your-own events throughout the growing season.Demarest Farms - HillsdaleDemarest Farms is a kid-friendly farm that not only offers fresh produce but also has a variety of farm animals to interact with.You can pick your own peaches, apples, and pumpkins, and while you're there, don't forget to say hello to the petting pigs, sheep, goats, and chickens.The farm also features colorful wooden playhouses and photo board cutouts, perfect for capturing those memorable moments.And if you visit during October or December, be sure to catch their Halloween Light Show and Orchard of Lights with Santa.These farms provide a fantastic opportunity for families to enjoy hands-on experiences with animals and the chance to harvest their own fresh produce. Whether you're looking for a petting zoo or a pick-your-own event, these farms in New Jersey have something for everyone.Farms With Fall Activities and AttractionsAs we enter the autumn season, New Jersey farms transform into vibrant destinations filled with fall activities and attractions that offer fun for the whole family. From pumpkin picking to corn mazes, hayrides to petting zoos, there are plenty of options to choose from. Let's take a look at some of the top farms in New Jersey that offer fall activities and attractions.Farm NameLocationActivities and AttractionsAlstede FarmsChesterDaily availability of corn maze, pony rides, hayrides, and moreArgos FarmsForked RiverPumpkin picking, corn maze, wagon rides, and zip lineAbmas FarmWyckoffPetting zoo, hayrides to the pumpkin patch, pumpkin decoratingDemarest FarmsHillsdaleU-pick peaches, apples, and pumpkins, petting pigs and moreConklin FarmMontvillePumpkin picking, corn maze, train ride, and moreAt Alstede Farms in Chester, families can enjoy a 600-acre farm with daily availability of a corn maze, pony rides, hayrides, and a bouncy house. The farm also offers various mazes and a chance to meet friendly animals. Seasonal festivals and special events add to the excitement, and the farm store is stocked with organic fruits and veggies, homemade pies, and fresh ice cream.Argos Farms in Forked River offers a range of fall activities, including pumpkin picking, a corn maze, wagon rides, and a zip line. In December, Santa even pays a visit to the farm.Abmas Farm in Wyckoff is known for its petting zoo, where visitors can interact with goats, sheep, alpacas, donkeys, ponies, bunnies, pigs, and more. The farm also offers hayrides to the pumpkin patch, fall story time sessions, and pumpkin decorating events.Demarest Farms in Hillsdale is a kid-friendly farm where families can pick their own peaches, apples, and pumpkins. Kids can also enjoy petting pigs, sheep, goats, and chickens. Colorful wooden playhouses and photo board cutouts add to the fun, and the farm hosts a Halloween Light Show in October and an Orchard of Lights with Santa in December.Conklin Farm in Montville offers a more intimate venue for fall activities. Families can enjoy pumpkin picking, a corn maze, train ride, barnyard animals, and hayrides. A snack shack with hotdogs, hot cider, candy apples, and homemade doughnuts is available, and older kids can even experience a haunted hayride.These farms are just a few examples of the many destinations in New Jersey that offer fall activities and attractions. So gather your loved ones and head out to a farm near you for a memorable autumn adventure.Farms With Pick-Your-Own Options and FestivalsLet's dive into the world of farms in New Jersey that offer pick-your-own options and host exciting festivals. Here are four farms that provide a fun-filled experience for the whole family:Alstede Farms - Chester: This 600-acre family-owned farm offers a wide range of activities. Enjoy daily adventures such as navigating through a corn maze, pony rides, hayrides, and bouncing in a bouncy house. Meet friendly animals and explore various mazes. Don't miss out on their seasonal festivals and special events. You can also visit their farm store, which offers organic fruits and veggies, homemade pies, and fresh ice cream.Argos Farms - Forked River: During the summer, Argos Farms is the place to be for blueberry and sunflower picking, as well as an obstacle course and jumper pillow. In the fall, enjoy pumpkin picking, a corn maze, wagon rides, and a thrilling zip line. And keep an eye out for a special visit from Santa in December.Abmas Farm - Wyckoff: Abmas Farm is known for its petting zoo, featuring a variety of animals including goats, sheep, alpacas, donkeys, ponies, bunnies, and pigs. Explore attractions like the goat walk, duck pond, and Bunnyville. Fall activities include hayrides to the pumpkin patch, fall story time sessions, and pumpkin decorating events. They also offer a farm camp for kids ages 5-10 and pick-your-own events throughout the growing season.Demarest Farms - Hillsdale: This kid-friendly farm boasts fresh produce and a chance to interact with farm animals. U-pick peaches, apples, and pumpkins are available. Kids will love petting pigs, sheep, goats, and chickens. Additionally, colorful wooden playhouses and photo board cutouts provide endless entertainment. Don't miss their Halloween Light Show in October and Orchard of Lights with Santa in December.These farms offer not only pick-your-own options but also exciting festivals and events. So gather your loved ones and head out to experience the freedom and fun of these New Jersey farms.Farms With Scenic Rides and Delicious TreatsWith its scenic rides and delectable treats, exploring the farms in New Jersey becomes a delightful experience for all. Among the top farms that offer both scenic rides and delicious treats are Wightman Farms in Morristown and Ort Farms in Long Valley.Wightman Farms is known for its scenic hayrides that take you through their beautiful fields and orchards. As you take in the breathtaking views, the fresh country air fills your lungs, giving you a sense of freedom and relaxation. After the hayride, you can enjoy their corn maze, where you can challenge yourself to find your way out. And while you're there, don't forget to try their freshly squeezed apple cider, homemade pies, apple butter, and cider doughnuts. These treats are made with love and will surely satisfy your cravings.Ort Farms, on the other hand, offers not only scenic views but also fresh fruit and vegetables. As you stroll through their farm, you'll be surrounded by beautiful flowers and the smell of nature. When it's time for a treat, head over to their bakery and indulge in their delicious baked goods. From pies to cookies, their treats are made with the finest ingredients and are sure to please your taste buds. And if you're in the mood for some autumn fun, don't miss their giant pumpkins and their fun corn maze.Frequently Asked QuestionsAre There Any Farms in New Jersey That Offer Activities and Events for Families Year-Round?Yes, there are farms in New Jersey that offer activities and events for families year-round. Some of these farms include Alstede Farms, Argos Farms, Abmas Farm, Demarest Farms, Conklin Farm U-Pick, Stony Hill Farms, Terhune Orchards, Von Thuns, Wightman Farms, and Ort Farms.These farms provide a variety of experiences such as petting zoos, pick-your-own events, fall activities, scenic rides, and delicious treats. Families can enjoy a range of fun-filled activities and create lasting memories at these farms throughout the year.Which Farms in New Jersey Have a Petting Zoo Where Visitors Can Interact With a Variety of Animals?There are several farms in New Jersey where visitors can interact with a variety of animals.Alstede Farms in Chester has a petting zoo with friendly goats, sheep, alpacas, ponies, and more.Abmas Farm in Wyckoff also has a petting zoo with goats, sheep, donkeys, bunnies, pigs, and other animals.Demarest Farms in Hillsdale allows visitors to pet pigs, sheep, goats, and chickens.These farms offer a fun and educational experience for families looking to interact with animals.Are There Any Farms in New Jersey That Offer Pick-Your-Own Events and Festivals Throughout the Year?Yes, there are several farms in New Jersey that offer pick-your-own events and festivals throughout the year.Some of these farms include Abmas Farm in Wyckoff, which offers pick-your-own events throughout the growing season and has a petting zoo with a variety of animals.Terhune Orchards in Princeton also offers pick-your-own options, including over 30 varieties of apples, and hosts Fall Family Weekends with cornstalk and hay bale mazes, face painting, and pumpkin decorating.Von Thuns in South Brunswick has pick-your-own options for apples, strawberries, peas, blueberries, blackberries, and pumpkins, and hosts Fall Festival Weekends with hayrides, corn mazes, and more.These farms provide a fun and interactive experience for the whole family.Do Any Farms in New Jersey Offer Scenic Rides in Addition to Delicious Treats?Yes, some farms in New Jersey offer scenic rides in addition to delicious treats.Wightman Farms in Morristown provides scenic hayrides through their beautiful farm. You can also enjoy their corn maze and corn-filled sandbox. Don't forget to try their freshly squeezed apple cider, homemade pies, apple butter, and cider doughnuts.Ort Farms in Long Valley offers scenic rides as well, along with fresh fruit and vegetables, beautiful flowers, delicious baked goods, and giant pumpkins.Are There Any Farms in New Jersey That Are Known for Their Fall Activities and Attractions?There are several farms in New Jersey that are known for their fall activities and attractions.One popular option is Conklin Farm U-Pick in Montville, which offers pumpkin picking, a corn maze, train rides, and barnyard animals.Another great choice is Demarest Farms in Hillsdale, where you can enjoy U-pick peaches, apples, and pumpkins, as well as petting pigs, sheep, goats, and chickens.Stony Hill Farms in Chester also offers a giant corn maze, hayrides, and a playground.These farms provide fun and excitement for the whole family during the fall season.ConclusionAs we bid farewell to the enchanting farms of New Jersey, we're reminded of the beauty and wonder that can be found in the simplest of pleasures.These farms, with their vibrant fields, playful animals, and delicious treats, symbolize the joy and connection that can be experienced when families come together to explore and create memories.So, gather your loved ones and embark on a journey filled with laughter, adventure, and the magic that only a day on these top farms can provide. submitted by Sweet-Count2557 to worldkidstravel [link] [comments] |
2024.06.01 10:55 rat-under-the-bridge My parents are unpredictable and I don't know what to do
CW/TW: ableism, transphobia, emotional abuse
So, for context: I'm 22, I was diagnosed with autism around a year and a half ago and 1 year ago I came out as trans to my parents. I live in Russia (yes, big yikes, I know) and the government banned any sort of transition last summer and it's illegal for me to basically exist as lgbt is considered BY LAW an extremist organization
I never really felt "safe" with my parents if that makes sense. I never know what kind of reaction to anticipate to anything. From outside our family looks like an extremely close and trusting one but the "trust" is something I realized I have an obligation to have. My parents always said that I have to trust them because they're the only ones who will always be there for me.
And quite recently in therapy I realized that I've never actually trusted them, but when I tried really hard and pushed myself to be more open and honest I always got bad reactions. Not really support. They always start questioning me and saying that I have no idea/life skills/experience. I fully depend on my father financially since the combination of autism+dysphoria+(potential ADHD) was always so bad that I had trouble with things like going outside, showering, socializing etc. Needless to say I don't have any kind of degree. But recently because of the social transition among my friends and some accommodations for my autistic brain I've been able to work for my best friend (I help her with ceramics it's really fun). I don't earn much but there's a big possibility of doing a week long course about ceramic molds and having a lot more work opportunities.
My coming out went horribly. At that time I've just began to trust my parents a little more and I thought that it'll go smoothly or at the very least I'd get the "I don't get it but we'll get through this and I love you" thing. What happened was my mom nearly had a heart attack, yelled at me, said that I've presented them with another problem and that I haven't told them soon enough (as I understand she got mad that I came out to my best friend to try out he/him pronouns a couple of months before coming out to my parents and that's not what I should have done in her opinion). She started saying things like "I don't know how you'll live like this" and that there were no signs, that I'm "very feminine in every single way". She also has a tendency to try to distance me from my friends in stressful situations, she usually says that they are all using me because our family is well off and that she only allows them to be my friends because " they bring more good then bad" My dad was a bit better I guess, he was calmer, said to mom that it's fine. They started trying to use my pronouns around 6 months after I came out, they don't call me by my name yet but are getting better with the pronouns.
The thing is that in the past 2-3 months I've been trying to explain to my dad that HRT is something that I need to feel better. And a month ago he seemed to get on board with it, literally this week he said that he's waiting for the T prescription to arrive(as this all is illegal in Russia, I have to go to a trans friendly endocrinologist who then monitors me and prescribes the dose of T but I have to figure out how to get the T myself).
But then yesterday evening he texted me out of nowhere that he wants to talk to my therapist. And when I said sure and asked him why he just said "I just have to talk to her that's it. Can you arrange that?" I get very anxious with this kind of thing because I'm used to him and my mom discussing my health issues without me present and it bothers me a lot. So I calmly explained that I really need at least some kind of explanation to just not be so anxious about it, I just wanted to know what's going on. He just replied that I clearly don't trust either him or my therapist. So I explained again why I'm anxious about it, that I know it's probably nothing bad but just the situation itself is strange and it would help to know why he wants to talk to her. He just asked again if I can arrange it and didn't respond to anything I said. I'm scared that if he doesn't like a single little thing he'll change his mind on HRT I had a whole meltdown after that and I'm still feeling like shit. I'm so scared that any choice I have I'm gonna get robbed of because my parents still see me as a child that they can make the decisions for.
Also I understand that the only option in a potential bad situation is pursuing the work opportunity and trying to move out somehow. And I'm working on that plan for now, I also have an extremely supportive GF and group of friends. Realistically I know I have places to run to if I have to. I guess I just need some support and validation because it feels like I'm going crazy. I constantly overthink my whole relationship with my parents. They aren't bad people and I don't know if this is actually abusive behavior because they still try so hard to support me. I don't know what to think anymore but I've always had an "escape plan", like since I was 13 maybe. I felt caged. But I'm not sure if it is objective reality or me just being paranoid.
Thanks for reading this gigantic post btw
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So, for context: I'm 22, I was diagnosed with autism around a year and a half ago and 1 year ago I came out as trans to my parents. I live in Russia (yes, big yikes, I know) and the government banned any sort of transition last summer and it's illegal for me to basically exist as lgbt is considered BY LAW an extremist organization
I never really felt "safe" with my parents if that makes sense. I never know what kind of reaction to anticipate to anything. From outside our family looks like an extremely close and trusting one but the "trust" is something I realized I have an obligation to have. My parents always said that I have to trust them because they're the only ones who will always be there for me.
And quite recently in therapy I realized that I've never actually trusted them, but when I tried really hard and pushed myself to be more open and honest I always got bad reactions. Not really support. They always start questioning me and saying that I have no idea/life skills/experience. I fully depend on my father financially since the combination of autism+dysphoria+(potential ADHD) was always so bad that I had trouble with things like going outside, showering, socializing etc. Needless to say I don't have any kind of degree. But recently because of the social transition among my friends and some accommodations for my autistic brain I've been able to work for my best friend (I help her with ceramics it's really fun). I don't earn much but there's a big possibility of doing a week long course about ceramic molds and having a lot more work opportunities.
My coming out went horribly. At that time I've just began to trust my parents a little more and I thought that it'll go smoothly or at the very least I'd get the "I don't get it but we'll get through this and I love you" thing. What happened was my mom nearly had a heart attack, yelled at me, said that I've presented them with another problem and that I haven't told them soon enough (as I understand she got mad that I came out to my best friend to try out he/him pronouns a couple of months before coming out to my parents and that's not what I should have done in her opinion). She started saying things like "I don't know how you'll live like this" and that there were no signs, that I'm "very feminine in every single way". She also has a tendency to try to distance me from my friends in stressful situations, she usually says that they are all using me because our family is well off and that she only allows them to be my friends because " they bring more good then bad" My dad was a bit better I guess, he was calmer, said to mom that it's fine. They started trying to use my pronouns around 6 months after I came out, they don't call me by my name yet but are getting better with the pronouns.
The thing is that in the past 2-3 months I've been trying to explain to my dad that HRT is something that I need to feel better. And a month ago he seemed to get on board with it, literally this week he said that he's waiting for the T prescription to arrive(as this all is illegal in Russia, I have to go to a trans friendly endocrinologist who then monitors me and prescribes the dose of T but I have to figure out how to get the T myself).
But then yesterday evening he texted me out of nowhere that he wants to talk to my therapist. And when I said sure and asked him why he just said "I just have to talk to her that's it. Can you arrange that?" I get very anxious with this kind of thing because I'm used to him and my mom discussing my health issues without me present and it bothers me a lot. So I calmly explained that I really need at least some kind of explanation to just not be so anxious about it, I just wanted to know what's going on. He just replied that I clearly don't trust either him or my therapist. So I explained again why I'm anxious about it, that I know it's probably nothing bad but just the situation itself is strange and it would help to know why he wants to talk to her. He just asked again if I can arrange it and didn't respond to anything I said. I'm scared that if he doesn't like a single little thing he'll change his mind on HRT I had a whole meltdown after that and I'm still feeling like shit. I'm so scared that any choice I have I'm gonna get robbed of because my parents still see me as a child that they can make the decisions for.
Also I understand that the only option in a potential bad situation is pursuing the work opportunity and trying to move out somehow. And I'm working on that plan for now, I also have an extremely supportive GF and group of friends. Realistically I know I have places to run to if I have to. I guess I just need some support and validation because it feels like I'm going crazy. I constantly overthink my whole relationship with my parents. They aren't bad people and I don't know if this is actually abusive behavior because they still try so hard to support me. I don't know what to think anymore but I've always had an "escape plan", like since I was 13 maybe. I felt caged. But I'm not sure if it is objective reality or me just being paranoid.
Thanks for reading this gigantic post btw
2024.06.01 10:52 Standard_Owl_5956 I NEED ANIME RECC
im looking for something like your name, weathering with you, tunnel of summers, josee tiger and the fish, and darling in the franxx (preferably movies and not series)
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2024.06.01 10:45 Ready-Bat-8824 May 2024 Hilaria Baldwin’s IG Recap = 5 Posts or “The Baby Also Has Sewer Slippers?!?”
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Alec: Well, in my family now, I'm the only person I know who drops four kids off at school in the morning and comes home and I still have three kids waiting for me. When I get home, I have seven - I have eight children. Ireland, my oldest daughter who's married, Ireland has a baby, and she and her boyfriend are living in Oregon. And I met my wife and I got remarried and I had seven kids in nine years. It's crazy. (I think you meant to say, “my wife is batshit crazy.” The devil is in the details, Zander) And then, all of a sudden, I met my wife, who I love dearly, (I think he repeats this in virtually every interview to counter the years of talking shit about Kim Basinger) every time the baby would get to be two years old, we’d go, maybe it's time for one more baby, one more baby, so we have seven kids. But we're actually selling our house, moving to Vermont. We bought a place in Vermont, and I'm trying to get everybody to start to acclimate up there…I think my wife wants a little change of scenery now, it's so crowded out here…I love Vermont. It's so peaceful. We got a great deal. We got fifty-five acres; house was built in 1792. It's very pretty. The Kids Want Alec Around All the Time Host: What do you do away from your family? Meaning, do you play golf? Do you play tennis? Alec: I play tennis all summer...The thing that's happened in these last ten years, especially the last three or four years, is my kids are used to me being around…I mean they really rely on that… when I'm gone, they're like, you know, they're on FaceTime. If I travel to go away for a couple of days to get a paycheck, they’re on my FaceTime going you know, where are you? What are you doing? You know, they're completely baffled when I go away. (God bless those kiddos and I’m preeetttttty sure they rely on Leonela/Leonetta a whole lot.) Drug & Alcohol Use Alec: Every day for two years, I think I snorted a line of cocaine from here to Saturn. We did one on the rings of Saturn. Then we came home. We took it back home. I mean, cocaine was like coffee back and everybody was doing it all day. I did a lot of coke and then I and then February 23rd, 1985…I stopped doing drugs and my drinking increased, which is they tell you that's going to happen, and that did happen. I just started drinking. I mean, and the thing, I miss drinking. I don't miss drugs at all, but I do miss drinking. I like to drink. (I appreciate next to nothing about this man, but I appreciate the honesty of this statement). Host: But because you don't drink, and because you don't do drugs, what do you do? Do you meditate? What do you do to deal with the pressures of the outside, you know, forces, (I think you mean “lawsuits”, Paul) what do you do to get away from that? Alec: (deadpan) Drink. I drink. I lied; I've been drinking nonstop since 1985. I lie. I tell people I'm sober and I drink my balls off. (Laughs) But no, I do miss drinking, I must say…New York relaxes me. I walk around and I see aspects of it that I've never seen before. I look at a building and I'll go, my god, I never noticed that about that building. Those doors. You know. New York is like a European city. You walk around and keep your eyes open. And I have lunches and coffee with my friends. (Um is he talking about the owner of Madman Espresso? Because that’s the only coffee related person we’ve ever seen him around.) And, I'd like to get out of here because the city is chaotic. (But also relaxing? What the hell?) But we live in the village. It's a little bit more residential. I love New York. I go to the symphony and the opera and the ballet all the time, you know, pretty regularly. But I do try to meditate. Meditating with seven children is like trying to play ping pong on the deck of an aircraft. It's a real pain in the ass. (But they rely on you, Alec?!?!)
MichWho was also there- if only Hillary's mallet could tap some life into the frozen tundra of Mich's mask/face.
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2024.06.01 10:23 Dantropy 24M Looking for someone to have small daily adventures with!
Hey there! My name is Nush, 24M. I’m someone who believes that life is an adventure meant to be lived to the fullest. My friends describe me as a warm, genuine person with a contagious zest for life. Here’s a bit more about me:
Looks:
I'm 6 feet, Indian. I have dark brown eyes, short wavy black hair with brown streaks, I'm pretty athletic in my build, broad shoulders, long legs. My aesthetic constantly oscillates between nerd and stripper – think smart jeans and a well-fitted shirt for everyday wear, but I clean up nicely for a night out or a special occasion.
Interests:
🖋 I'm an author and a poet. I like keeping things, ideas and people immortal in my work. I'd like to think of myself as a hope collector, who likes to collect abandoned hope, repurpose it, and make it into something you would want to have in your life.
🤯 The only high class meme enthusiast. This is a consequence of being on the internet for far too long. From tacky Facebook memes to Gen Z humor, you can bet I will be gasping for air.
👟 I'm really passionate about the environment, and I'm very eco-friendly. I love guerilla gardening and being a rebel against the capitalist system. I'm always open to having a healthy discussion/debate even on things I don't agree upon.
🍮 I love cooking! I'm always looking forward to learning new cuisines! I also like to grow most of my ingredients. I'd say food is one of my love languages!
⭐ I really like anime, I've had this weird generational habit of collecting different rocks (Rockhounding), I hit the gym everyday, I try to be spiritual, and read. One of my recent obsessions has been chess! I'm also fascinated by history and art.
🏳️🌈 I'm bisexual and an LGBT ally! I've been in the worst depression and I've made it out. Here to give away all my love. ❤️
What I’m Into:
I’m drawn to people who are open-minded, adventurous, and have a positive outlook on life. Someone who can enjoy both the simple pleasures and the grand adventures. If you love spontaneous trips, deep conversations, and laughter until it hurts, we’ll get along just fine.
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Looks:
I'm 6 feet, Indian. I have dark brown eyes, short wavy black hair with brown streaks, I'm pretty athletic in my build, broad shoulders, long legs. My aesthetic constantly oscillates between nerd and stripper – think smart jeans and a well-fitted shirt for everyday wear, but I clean up nicely for a night out or a special occasion.
Interests:
🖋 I'm an author and a poet. I like keeping things, ideas and people immortal in my work. I'd like to think of myself as a hope collector, who likes to collect abandoned hope, repurpose it, and make it into something you would want to have in your life.
🤯 The only high class meme enthusiast. This is a consequence of being on the internet for far too long. From tacky Facebook memes to Gen Z humor, you can bet I will be gasping for air.
👟 I'm really passionate about the environment, and I'm very eco-friendly. I love guerilla gardening and being a rebel against the capitalist system. I'm always open to having a healthy discussion/debate even on things I don't agree upon.
🍮 I love cooking! I'm always looking forward to learning new cuisines! I also like to grow most of my ingredients. I'd say food is one of my love languages!
⭐ I really like anime, I've had this weird generational habit of collecting different rocks (Rockhounding), I hit the gym everyday, I try to be spiritual, and read. One of my recent obsessions has been chess! I'm also fascinated by history and art.
🏳️🌈 I'm bisexual and an LGBT ally! I've been in the worst depression and I've made it out. Here to give away all my love. ❤️
What I’m Into:
I’m drawn to people who are open-minded, adventurous, and have a positive outlook on life. Someone who can enjoy both the simple pleasures and the grand adventures. If you love spontaneous trips, deep conversations, and laughter until it hurts, we’ll get along just fine.
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2024.06.01 10:23 Firemage_Folk The Folk Metal Grove (Official)
 | Greetings everyone!! The official Spotify Playlist of the Folk Metal Grove has been updated! We're now collaborating with TrollZorn and we've increased the number of slots. Also, if you're in a band or simply would like to pitch a song for the next update, all you have to do is send an email to thefolkmetalgrove@gmail.com. it's free and all we really require to be on it is for people to share the playlist to their social media and tag @tiago_themetalbard for Facebook and @tiago_the_metal_bard for Instagram. I hope you all enjoy this and have a great Summer! submitted by Firemage_Folk to MetalPlaylists [link] [comments] |