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Lucire<p>Couture Comix, no. 150</p><p>A special entry to commemorate the 150th illustration, as Paula Sweet discusses how the Comix came into being</p><p><a href="https://lucire.com/insider/20250415/couture-comix-no-150/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lucire.com/insider/20250415/co</span><span class="invisible">uture-comix-no-150/</span></a> <a href="https://fashionsocial.host/tags/CoutureComix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoutureComix</span></a> <a href="https://fashionsocial.host/tags/PaulaSweet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaulaSweet</span></a> <a href="https://fashionsocial.host/tags/illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>illustration</span></a> <a href="https://fashionsocial.host/tags/humour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humour</span></a> <a href="https://fashionsocial.host/tags/fashion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fashion</span></a> <a href="https://fashionsocial.host/tags/beauty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beauty</span></a> <a href="https://fashionsocial.host/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://fashionsocial.host/tags/mode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mode</span></a> <a href="https://fashionsocial.host/tags/moda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moda</span></a> <a href="https://fashionsocial.host/tags/beaut%C3%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beauté</span></a> <a href="https://fashionsocial.host/tags/humeur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humeur</span></a> <a href="https://fashionsocial.host/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://fashionsocial.host/tags/soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>société</span></a></p>
Chery (Great Australian Pods)<p>What You Don't Know </p><p>Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: <a href="https://www.greataustralianpods.com/what-you-dont-know/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">greataustralianpods.com/what-y</span><span class="invisible">ou-dont-know/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/GreatAusPods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatAusPods</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AusPods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AusPods</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Podcast</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Podcasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Podcasts</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Podcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Podcasting</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Podcasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Podcasters</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Society</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Documentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Documentary</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/PersonalStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PersonalStories</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Homeless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homeless</span></a></p>
The Vulgar Tongue<p>JIBBER THE KIBBER. A method of deceiving seamen, by fixing a candle and lanthorn round the neck of a horse, one of whose feet is tied up; this at night has the appearance of a ship's light. Ships bearing towards it, run on shore, and are plundered by the inhabitants.</p><p>A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)</p><p>--<br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/dictionaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictionaries</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/slang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slang</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span></p>
The Japan Times<p>Schools in the Philippines are resorting to measures including a scheduling change and installing more fans following unprecedented climate change-fueled heat waves that forced classes to be cancelled in 2024. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/14/asia-pacific/society/philippines-schools-climate-change/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">14/asia-pacific/society/philippines-schools-climate-change/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philippines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>schools</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a></p>
The Vulgar Tongue<p>TO CAP. To take one's oath. I will cap downright; I will swear home. CANT.</p><p>A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)</p><p>--<br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/dictionaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictionaries</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/slang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slang</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span></p>
The Japan Times<p>Japan's total population declined for the 14th straight year in 2024, with those age 65 and older making up a record portion of the population while those under 15 fell to a record low. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/14/japan/society/japan-population-further-decline/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">14/japan/society/japan-population-further-decline/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/population" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>population</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/depopulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>depopulation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aging</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Some 65% of Japanese students from the 4th to 6th grades are using at least one form of social media in 2024, up from 37% in 2019, a recent survey shows. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/14/japan/society/children-smartphone-survey/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">14/japan/society/children-smartphone-survey/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smartphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smartphones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nttdocomo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nttdocomo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surveys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveys</span></a></p>
US news | The Guardian<p>High levels of toxic chemicals found in paper receipts used by US retailers <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/14/paper-receipt-chemical-bisphenol-s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">pr/14/paper-receipt-chemical-bisphenol-s</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Retailindustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Retailindustry</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/BurgerKing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BurgerKing</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/WestCoast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WestCoast</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/GameStop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameStop</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Society</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cancer</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Chanel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chanel</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USnews</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1994326/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1994326/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Greece expands deafness allowance to all ages <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/greece" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greece</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/INDEPTH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>INDEPTH</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/%CE%95%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%AC%CE%B4%CE%B1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ελλάδα</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/%CE%BD%CE%B5%CE%B1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>νεα</span></a></p>
didib_photo 📷<p>Sie erzählten mir, sie müssten die Getrieberollen der Rolltreppe von Zigarettenstummeln befreien. Im Bahnhof sei eigentlich Rauchverbot. 🚭 Ich kommentiere das nicht weiter.</p><p><a href="https://swiss.social/tags/streetphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>streetphotography</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/fotografie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fotografie</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/people" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>people</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/menschen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>menschen</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/gesellschaft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gesellschaft</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/rauchen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rauchen</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/smoking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smoking</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/dreck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dreck</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waste</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/anstand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anstand</span></a></p>
E-Mulas<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/europeanunion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>europeanunion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lgbtq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtq</span></a>+ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hungary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hungary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.thejournal.ie/momentum-party-protest-budapest-anti-viktor-orban-6675445-Apr2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thejournal.ie/momentum-party-p</span><span class="invisible">rotest-budapest-anti-viktor-orban-6675445-Apr2025/</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Israel's military campaign in the Gaza Strip has left thousands with injuries that will forever change their lives, with the large number of injuries slowing and complicating efforts to provide treatment. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/14/world/society/gaza-amputees-war-treatment/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">14/world/society/gaza-amputees-war-treatment/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/middleeast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>middleeast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>israel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaza</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/israelhamaswar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>israelhamaswar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/palestinians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>palestinians</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hamas</span></a></p>
The Vulgar Tongue<p>TO MELT. To spend. Will you melt a borde? will you spend a shilling? The cull melted a couple of decusses upon us; the gentleman spent a couple of crowns upon us. CANT.</p><p>A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)</p><p>--<br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/dictionaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictionaries</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/slang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slang</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span></p>
César Pose<p>AN AUTISTIC URBAN HERMIT<br>(you may not understand if you are not autistic)</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>actuallyautistic</span></a></span> </p><p>For many years, I've been a very curious person. I've learned many things and done many things that I found interesting: science, art, computer science. Like a voracious animal, my mind has consumed all kinds of information, eager to understand everything around me and everything I experienced. Soldier, doctor, monk, musician, hacker, etc. Until one day, staring at the ceiling in the bed of a psychiatric hospital where I was hospitalized, I asked myself: "How did I get here, to this?" And that night, 17 years ago, another part of my life began. I began to die and be reborn, to discover how and why I had gotten to that situation. I discovered that I have high abilities, that I am bipolar and autistic. But for every limitation I discovered, I also discovered the limitations of the world and the human society in which I live.<br>Today I know that nothing has meaning and that life doesn't need to have it; that what many see as progress and evolution, I see as barbarism and brutality, and that humanity is the stupidest species on the planet, not the best. I don't have goals anymore, I don't need them. But I do have a compass, a kind of direction without needing to get anywhere. To live as peacefully as possible and need very little, being aware and critical of everything. A peaceful dwelling isn't just my house tucked away in the middle of the city, but also a peaceful inner life, without the noise and clamor of the lives of "normal people," without socializing more than the bare minimum necessary for survival. And this isn't because of autism; it's because of a kind of purge, a psycho-spiritual hygiene. The forced social being I often was is dying. Until a few years ago, there wasn't so much exposure and socialization; it wasn't mandatory or essential to living and working in this world. With all the technology and supposed progress, there is increasing misery, hunger, war, and violence everywhere, which makes me think that it's more of a trigger than a solution.<br>Being overly intelligent and being autistic is a fatal combination that guarantees the death of the social being and the development of the inner hermit that every gifted autistic person potentially is. I'm slowly retreating from the world to my quiet inner abode, where a very narrow door filters who enters and who doesn't. Just my small family group and a minimum of kindness toward a few people is more than enough.<br>I thought a lot about sharing what I'd learned, about helping, but I realized that idealism and the romanticization of compassion are useless when the sufferer doesn't understand the root of their problems and isn't willing to do their part. Human nature is to be a soulless son of a bitch, held back only by fear of punishment, whether from human law itself or some imagined deity. It's better to live in full awareness of the suchness of things. I myself can be a compassionate genius and in the next moment break your head for being rude and treating me badly.<br>We live in the worst of all possible worlds, and with that, we are warned that the worst can always happen. Knowing that, any good thing that comes or appears is a gift, a bonus track.<br>I don't give unsolicited advice, but if you want some, it's this: "Step away from the world as it is and watch it burn from a distance."</p><p>(An autistic person becoming an urban hermit.)</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/actuallyautistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>actuallyautistic</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autistic</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/gifted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gifted</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/giftedness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>giftedness</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zen</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/humanity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/hermit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hermit</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a></p>
Chickenscratch Comics<p>Fountain pen drawing, no colors. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cartoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cartoon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cartoons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cartoons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drawing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drawing</span></a></p>
The Vulgar Tongue<p>NAZAKENE FORETOP. The foretop of a wig made in imitation of Christ's head of hair, as represented by the painters and sculptors.</p><p>A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)</p><p>--<br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/dictionaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictionaries</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/slang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slang</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span></p>
US news | The Guardian<p>RFK Jr giving families ‘false hope’ on autism, says outgoing US vaccine official <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/13/rfk-jr-peter-marks-autism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">pr/13/rfk-jr-peter-marks-autism</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Vaccinesandimmunisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccinesandimmunisation</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Trumpadministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpadministration</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/RobertFKennedyJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RobertFKennedyJr</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/UShealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UShealthcare</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Society</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autism</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The number of people age 65 or older who died alone at home reached 58,044 in 2024, the National Police Agency has announced. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/13/japan/society/japan-lonely-deaths/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">13/japan/society/japan-lonely-deaths/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesepolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japanesepolice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surveys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveys</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/deaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deaths</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elderly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elderly</span></a></p>
Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>Who are the missing?</p><p>This piece in today's Observer uses the tale of the slow search for one traffic accident's victim's identity as a way of musing on the wider issue of the missing....</p><p>Its an interesting &amp; elegiac piece to start the day on.</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/MissingPersons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MissingPersons</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/13/the-invisible-man-bryan-died-in-an-accident-in-2015-why-did-it-take-10-years-to-identify-him" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/society/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">pr/13/the-invisible-man-bryan-died-in-an-accident-in-2015-why-did-it-take-10-years-to-identify-him</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>More than 70% of disaster evacuees on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture are worried about their future housing, a survey has found. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/13/japan/society/noto-evacuees-survey/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">13/japan/society/noto-evacuees-survey/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/notopeninsula" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>notopeninsula</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ishikawaearthquake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ishikawaearthquake</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/realestate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>realestate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/earthquakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>earthquakes</span></a></p>