I swear, just seeing pollen makes me itchy.
So there’s now literal children buying anti-aging products like retinol and there’s a hair disclosing spray so women can completely defuzz their whole faces?
People are getting preventative Botox and giving themselves gastroparesis by using Ozempic and 20 year olds are either removing the fat from their cheeks or getting fillers? Celebrities with slightly crooked teeth are getting full veneers or caps?
Earlier periods of history got a bad reputation for their rigid beauty standards and rightfully so but I feel like it’s all much more out of control now because internet. Modern beauty standards are insane.
Screw that I’m crawling back under my rock
there’s celebrities and then there is insta and tiktok celebrity. Insta and tiktok is freaky.
I feel like TikTok is weirdly disconnected from reality
western tiktok has an anti-social algorithm ,
Something to distract us all from the doom and gloom shark quiz
I got 3/10 poo
LOL, also 6/10.
6/10 Any knowledge I have is due yo my son and his shark fascination from the ages of 3 to 6.
eee 7/10
I have an intimate knowledge of sharks because one hasn’t eaten me yet.
6/10 - lots of guessing/educated guessing.
I got 5/10 and I dispute the answer for megalodon tooth size. They have many sizes of teeth depending on what kind of tooth. Question should have been, the biggest megalodon tooth. Most meg teeth are about 10 cm.
7/10, not too shabby indeed lol
We have good odds in the ocean.
Same result
The real question about the US Election is do they get democracy sausages?
I’m not sure they’ll even have democracy much longer, sausages are probably pushing it.
They haven’t ever had it. Current system is more or less an oligarchy, it’s just called democracy so as not to scare people.
No. In fact, some states have passed laws prohibiting the distribution of refreshments to people waiting in line to vote
No. In fact when we ask about it, they usually think we are joking.
They do not
What in the ever loving Mary Shelly nightmare is the Helicoprion’s mouth in that quiz???
I’ve heard of that one, the tooth whorl is one of the most prized fossil finds evah https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicoprion
Funnily, it was the name that gave it away for me lol. Helico-pter, helix, etc.
But yeah, fuck that noise.
Exactly how I worked it out too.
2/10. It turns out I don’t know much about sharks.
6/10. Only because I watched a doco not long ago
Damn 4/10. Those questions were not easy.
Marge had a grumble but Huey isn’t sending it down. Melbcat has still retreated
We had some faaaaaat rain drops… and now sunshine.
I’ve had to move my open mic to next week due to feeling sick :( sorry for the short notice to anyone that was wanting to come along
Edit: I have the day after off from work because Saturday is my birthday so we can have a couple of drinks lol
Dammit. Still, next week will be fine too. Glad to get fairly early warning.
I’m sorry it wasn’t more warning, I just took a really bad turn at lunchtime :(
No probs. Looking forward to next week though.
hope you’re feeling better soon 😘
Thank you ❤️
Jesus Christ I HATE watching this US news, but I cant look away! Some folks are already calling it and I think I might throw up. Thats not a joke or an exaggeration.
Just saw someone talk about a republican house, senate and presidency altogether as a good thing.
Compared it to Obama. Obama had no interest in dictatorship. Republicans meanwhile keep getting real excited about Hitler.
They need mandatory voting, at the very least
I’m very thankful for our electoral system.
We just need to educate our electorate that we can”t “Throw away your vote” by preferencing a special-interest party above a Major party…
Like my gran used to say (she thought she was upper class)… “I deserve two votes” even though she never read any policy. I once flippantly said maybe charlie (her doggo pug) should get one too and she was thrilled at the idea.
The fact that it’s this close speaks volumes of the US population.
It is also how biased the US electoral system is to maintain the Status Quo.
Every time the Republicans get in, the cripple democracy a little bit at a time. When the Democrats get in, they don’t do anything to roll back the damage.
It has finally come to the Endgame for US Democracy.
All we can do is make sure that our elected officials are aware that it is not something that we want in Australia.
Have a friend who studied world history throughout uni. His statement about this is ‘All empires must fall’. This is the fall.
USA has been going down the toilet for some time, and the turds getting bigger.
I’m gonna switch off the US crap and focus on our local (milder) shitshow.
thinking on it I am not surprised
for 100 years the press and influencers have been making race an issue as a distraction to class , money and opportunity issues ( to stop the working class uniting , and yes, race is an issue )
the working class have genuine grievances and want a voice, sadly trump says he is their voice ( even tho that’s a lie )
they don’t want to hear more race issues
we need unity
I don’t disagree, but the GOP and Trump have not been the voice of the working class. The fact that enough people have been convinced that they are, is just sad.
This election was also about women issues, and that fell on deaf ears.
The media has a lot of responsibility for this shit show.
but fairness!! S/
the press are either cowards or love the money the drama of trump brings
in the meantime the independent voices in the media are getting shut down
just look at the drama of trying to bring this sub on lemmy under “control”
What do you mean about this sub and lemmy?
there was an attack on our mods last week because they weren’t towing a line, iow, they were being non partisan
https://aussie.zone/post/15068055
can I just say I love our mods , it’s due to their hard work and diligence and ideals that we have the freedom to post here , luv youse guys 😘😘🥹🥹
Yeah the whole ‘fairness’ thing is a load of crap. With the election one side (generally the leftish leaning one) has to be perfect and spotless, meanwhile the other side might a slap on the wrist over something terrible.
One reason I love the ABC and SBS here. The only reason they appear to lean ‘left’ is because they report facts and don’t favour either party, generally. It’s just one side of politics tends to be shittier than the other.
It’s too early to tell
It is too early to be sure, but it took four days in 2020 to get a result and things looked a lot more purple than they do this time around.
I’m definitely concerned, but I don’t think I pay attention to it till tomorrow. It’s really wracking my nerves.
I have friends in the US 😭
It’s looking real ugly over there. People are talking about a red mirage, but…that seems more and more unlikely the longer this goes on.
Yeah I’m starting to get a bad feeling about it all. About to turn off notifcations and try to bury in work for a few hours
ooh bit of sky grumble I’m okay with that.
thunders
The barometer’s dropping and my migraine’s rising. Storm probably incoming. Or rain anyway.
And here’s the thunder.
the pollen is intolerable
ok, that’s shaking the windows
I’m undecided on whether or not I should cancel my gym membership and switch to the council instead. The gym I’m currently at is a group fitness gym which is a highly motivating and supportive environment, and great for making sure I see people considering I don’t really have a third space besides school and work. However, I miss going to a gym with machines and the council one has a pool. Plus it’s cheaper. Only the social aspect missing. I think it’s a case of loss aversion here.
I should add that I’m not using it as often as I like to get value out of it.
I use a council gym and it’s fab. Pretty cheap ($36/fortnight for the top membership which includes reformer pilates) and it’s pretty social too. With really lovely staff and a mandate from council around social inclusion and engagement and stuff. They run events, there’s a cafe, and it’s just a really nice vibe.
It’s not actually my closest council gym though, I travel (a whole ten minutes) to a neighbouring LGA for a shiny new facility.
Can you get a casual pass to visit the council one a few times to try it out? Idk maybe there’s something that would sway your decision.
Or maybe even get a casual pass to use the pool and machines whenever you want to.
That’s if they still offer that
the social aspect is of very great value. I would stay where you are.
Does the Council gym offer classes you can join in?
MARGE!
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