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  • What’s a food you love that everyone else seems to judge you for?

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  • Lengua isn't a fancy name. In the context of tacos, it's the appropriate term. Lengua is Spanish for tongue, and tacos are Mexican. Where they speak Spanish.

    It's equivalent to saying chorizo tacos instead of sausage tacos. But go on and enjoy that high horse.

  • And it was

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  • A+, no notes.

  • South Mississippi here, does anyone have any advice on how to get Brownie registered as an emotional support animal?

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  • Nah, fuck you for pretending to have the moral high ground in this comment while openly saying you're just in it for free dog food in others. This commenter is absolutely correct in calling you out for trying to abuse a program meant to aid the disabled, as people like you who take unnecessary advantage harm the future availability of these kinds of programs. Especially when pet food assistance programs are a thing.

  • South Mississippi here, does anyone have any advice on how to get Brownie registered as an emotional support animal?

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  • As someone who's fostered and trained both service dogs and ESAs, this is highly offensive. These designations are meant to help people with disabilities, not those who have financial needs. As others have already pointed out, abuse of the ESA designation has had serious negative impacts on service dog handlers. There are also many people out there with serious need for an ESA, and if others keep abusing this lax system for frivolous reasons, eventually rules are going to be in place that will inevitably hurt those with actual health needs.

    If your roommate needs financial assistance feeding their dog, there are social services available to help with this. Many communities offer pet food pantries, and there are national charities available to assist with the financial strain of keeping animals in their homes. I can send a list if that's helpful.

    Most dogs I know are wonderful and brighten even strangers' days just by being themselves. That doesn't make it okay to abuse safety nets put in place to help disabled people in order to make their care more affordable, though.

  • What’s a food you love that everyone else seems to judge you for?

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  • It's usually wild game or unusual cuts of meat. I'm happy to say I've converted almost everyone who tried it to lengua tacos, and fish cheeks, though!

  • What’s a food you love that everyone else seems to judge you for?

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  • I think you might be referring to salisbury steak, as sirloin is a specific cut of beef. I totally agree, though! It's really easy and delicious to make at home, and anyone who judges you for it that eats burgers is a damn hypocrite.

  • No kitten is ugly! But she did glow up (not my kitty)

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  • I'm going to agree to disagree. Even breeders who limit their litters, get all the medical testing and natal care, and who are selective on where they place their animals aren't doing something I'd consider "ethical". It's a simple question of math.

    Adding more animals to the population while knowing kittens and puppies are dying for no other reason than no one choosing them isn't ethical. Taking a potential home away from an animal that is doomed to stretch the budgets of shelters and the rescue community at large and still end up euthanized without ever knowing a real home isn't ethical. It feels nice for the special looking, inbred animals that get to live that privileged life, but it conveniently ignores the death of animals in our communities that are just as deserving.

    As per your point about special personalities, I can promise you that even within the same litter, personalities vary wildly. Yes, you're able to pay for appearance when buying from a breeder, but personalities are shaped by too many factors and aren't guaranteed. Animals purchased from "reputable" breeders are also given up at surprising rates when they didn't exactly fall in line with the breed standard in looks or personality. This isn't even getting into the many genetic health issues we're seeing more of now that purebred cats are getting so popular....

    If we spend time meeting adoptable cats and kittens that aren't as flashy, we'll be able to find just about any traits we're looking for for our and our family's needs. Not to mention breed specific rescues if the need for the breed feels that great.

  • No kitten is ugly! But she did glow up (not my kitty)

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  • Absolutely. There isn't a good reason in my eyes to buy a dog or cat from a breeder when so many are being euthanized in shelters for lack of space.

  • No kitten is ugly! But she did glow up (not my kitty)

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  • This is a Bengal cat, so it's quite likely they bought the kitten from a breeder.

  • Actress Catherine O'Hara dies at 71 - ABC News

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  • She was incredibly talented. I loved her so much in Best In Show.

  • Trump Says He Wants to 'Drive Housing Prices Up' Instead of Lowering Costs for People Who 'Didn't Work Very Hard'

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  • I've been struggling with this for a while. I can understand and respect the moral dilemma that comes with participating in elections. I think, though, too many people look at it in a black and white lens that creates blinders.

    I've never in my life voted for a candidate that I agreed with on everything. Yes, the moral importance of some issues weigh far heavier than others, but the ultimate goal is to do the least bad. I will continue to vote for the candidates I believe offer the most harm reduction if voting is available to me, because these are the options I have to work with. We have to make decisions in the moment that reflect the reality of where we're at.

    We're living through the consequences of inaction that presents itself as protest. Had Kamala won, do we think we'd be seeing the absolute fucking insanity we've found ourselves in right now? I'm glad this moment is pushing more and more people to action and resistance, but at what cost? People are being disappeared, deported, and murdered in the streets by our government right now. And Gazans certainly haven't benefitted from the current administration. This is a level of bad I never expected to see in my life, and I think there are a lot of terminally online people who are seeing this in a romanticized way that obscures the severity of the situation we find ourselves in.

    We likely would have had more ability to push things to the left without the levels of harm, destruction, and violence that we're seeing now under just about anyone but Trump and Project 2025. Instead of activism and outreach, now we have to play defense and protect our neighbors and communities. Not to mention the roll acks of rights to the health and safety of women and queer people are more passively costing lives and creating suffering.

    Yes, the status quo was terrible. Democrats offer pretty words and little action. They aren't going to save us or give us the futures we deserve. I'd give just about anything for us to be out of this, though. Humiliation and disgust on an international scale, the daily violence, and reading new horrors every damn day is absolutely the greater of two evils, though. I can't see a scenario where anything is worth what's in store.

    Non voters aren't the sole reason we're here, but I'm sick of pretending that those people's choices didn't play a large role in our current situation. These times demand we all do some soul searching, take accountability, and work together to get out of this in one piece. Because, again, we have to live in the reality of where we're at.

  • If everybody at ICE protests showed up with masks and a gun would there be more or less violence?

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  • That's a great point I hadn't considered about masks. Face paint and drag makeup can help protect from facial recognition, and they'll also let us speak clearly and emote on camera to make any footage more compelling. I wonder if that's something that could catch on.

  • Have you ever made friends with a wild animal?

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  • Yes! Throughout my life I've had some very special relationships with wildlife. It started when I was quite young and had a red bellied brown snake that always hung out in the same place. They were incredibly docile, and would let me carry them around in my hands for hours as I explored outside. This went on for a couple of years.

    Later, I got to play foster to baby raccoons when my grandfather would find them orphaned on the farm. They were so much fun, and it was always bittersweet when it was time for them to be released.

    In 2016 an injured squirrel showed up on my porch. I tried luring him into a carrier to get him to the local wildlife rehabilitation center, but he was too clever. I wound up nursing him back to health myself as best I could. Any time I'd go outside he'd climb all over me and was so friendly. I think about him a lot, and that experience was very special to me.

    After that, I moved up to the UP and lived in a national forest. A herd of deer became like outside pets, and they'd come onto the porch and stare in through the glass door when they wanted to be fed. In the spring they'd leave their fans in my yard for daycare, and it was a delight to see them chilling in the yard with me during the day.

    The chickadees up there would get daringly close in the winter, so I decided to see if they'd eat out of my hand if I had high value treats. It worked a little too well, because they'd come and land on me when I got home from work or was outside for other reasons. I ended up winning over some cute little nuthatches, too, but they weren't as fearless as the chickadees and wouldn't bother with me unless I had food.

    I live in a good sized city now, so I don't have the same opportunities I did in other places I've lived. I miss it so much.

  • Facial recognition to be rolled out nationwide in major police reforms

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  • Drag makeup can also be effective!

  • This is Bean. Bean heard stories about cats stealing hair tie, so Bean go and steal a hair tie.

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  • Sorry to be a buzz kill, but that's the reason seeing cats playing with hair ties stresses me out. If cats don't vomit them up, they can become impacted in the intestines, or even tear them, and cause a life threatening emergency.

  • Video appears to show new ICE shooting in Minneapolis

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  • Minnesota is full of lakes. Cut an oversized ice fishing hole, and a lot of problems could sink away.

  • Fascist agitator gets silly stringed by a counter protester in Minneapolis, Jan 17 2026

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  • Silly string is highly flammable.

  • Help! My cat's pee could double as a chemical weapon

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  • You're very welcome, and I hope it's helpful!

  • Help! My cat's pee could double as a chemical weapon

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  • This! Yes, cats are obligate carnivores, but every one is an individual with unique physiological needs. Excess protein is passed out of the body in different ways. Diet modification could be helpful.

    To best help your vet, try to get the Typical Analysis of your cat's foods. This is different from the Guaranteed Analysis found on pet food packaging. Guaranteed Analyses offer nutrient values in minimums and maximums rather than the actual percentage of the nutrient found in the food. This is very important. A food may say 35% protein minimum in the GA, but that could be a way higher number in actuality. Since you feed wet food, I would recommend requesting these nutritional values on a dry matter basis rather than an as-is or as-fed (these mean the same thing) basis.

    Not all pet food manufacturers provide the Typical Analysis for their products on their website, as it's not legally required. If this is the case for your cat's food, please reach out to their customer service team to ask for this information. They should have no problem providing it for you. If they do, I'd seriously recommend switching foods.

    I've worked in veterinary medicine and as a nutritional product specialist for a pet food manufacturer. If I can help, please feel free to message me. I hope you're able to figure this out for your kitty!