I am deeply grateful to Merry for their eloquent and thoughtful statement. I knew my tweet would put them in a horribly difficult situation and was part of the reason I waited so long. I witnessed first hand the hard work and passion that went into Learned Hands. 1/2
I believe Amiee. It is my responsibility not to condone Clint’s behavior with my silence.
My full statement and Amiee’s original tweet are below. A version of the statement with alt text is the next threaded tweet.
If you are wondering why I decided to go public with this information now... it's the same answer Clint gave me after telling me repeatedly over the years his would never risk his reputation by sleeping with people in the Thrones fandom:
I changed my mind.
to everyone he harmed. Prior to this week I was alone in trying to convince Clint of the repair work he had to do, and my voice was not one he was able to hear. No one can do this kind of difficult work alone. Being a friend who will hold him accountable is a sacred task. 3/
I encouraged Clint every step of the way and was very proud of the work they did. I'm so sorry Merry is paying a price for Clint's conduct. I too am a firm believer in restorative justice and my hope in all of this is that Clint will find a path to heal himself and make amends 2/
Most things will be okay eventually, but not everything will be. Sometimes you'll put up a good fight and lose. Sometimes you'll hold on really hard and realize there is no choice but to let go. Acceptance is a small, quiet room.
How much would you spend on your pet to keep them alive?
I once dropped $5k (all my savings) on a 20% chance to save Mr. Potatoes after he had a stroke. He lived. worth every penny. 😺
I'm shocked that Trump is actually being found guilty. I never thought he would be held accountable for anything. The jury has done it's civic duty well.
I keep seeing posts about GenX and our fear of quicksand and none of them are mentioning the most traumatic experience... and we watched it over and over on a VHS version we taped off of HBO once.
...every time I said my name, they knew my name. The first thing they said every time was your name. Like we was two halves of the same thing. I can't be your wife, Jack. But you and I are gonna be partners till they put us in the fucking ground.
"What matters isn't if people are good or bad. What matters is if they're trying to be better today than they were yesterday. You asked me where my hope comes from. That's your answer."
- Rewatching the Good Place again
I wasn't super feeling The Tortured Poets Department and then I listened to the lyrics of The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived and hoo-boy... that one has been on repeat.
#TTPD
I was in high school in the Bay Area when this article came out and the rumors and paranoia about undercover reporters and narcs in school got out of control.
Maybe the wildest story I've written at the
@sfchronicle
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In 1992 our reporter went undercover at an S.F. high school. I reached out to see how everyone felt about it now.
On narcs, "emotional tupperware," and the ethical choices we live with forever.
One of the things that sucks about this website these days is when I see a funny tweet from someone random I now have to inspect their profile to see if they are a Nazi or a transphobe before liking or retweeting.
Last night I discovered a 40 year old friend of mine has never seen any Star Wars movie and I am trying to figure out how a person could actually avoid seeing them.
Thought about starting smoking again this weekend and then I remembered they banned menthols in CA and then I was considering going to Reno to get some and then it started snowing over the summit so I still no longer smoke. Looks like that ban is working!
In the course of 1 month my cat ate a rock and needed emergency surgery, my property taxes were due, my estimated taxes were due and a snow covered rock took out a rocker panel on my car.
Turns out the inevitable bits are rocks and taxes.
Yup I got it when I was 40, shortly after I started having symptoms of an autoimmune disorder. I caught it very early so antivirals helped but it's still incredibly painful.
I am so jealous of kids who got the chicken pox vaccine.
I think shingles needs to be rebranded. It is not an old folks’ condition, but physical proof that your stress levels are so incredibly high you are able to span dimensions, to reach back through time itself to repossess the neural agony of childhood and ignite it in fiery
I am in a 40+ polyamory chat group and today I learned 4 people in it have Star Wars tattoos.
The venn diagram of polyamorous people who are nerds is a circle.
Here is the latest update to the cloud cover and weather forecast for the upcoming total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8th.
Are you planning to view it? Please keep aware of forecast updates, which will be issued daily by 2pm EDT. The forecast will continue to change!
Welp, I have now had two birthdays in the last 8 years where I discovered my partner was a sociopathic liar. Like unfathomable amounts of deception. At least this latest one only threatened baseless legal action instead of the last one who violently assaulted me.
Progress? 🤷♀️
@Elsiesighs
We self-protect from the lessons we learned in childhood. The good news is you are healing yourself so you can stop the cycle with your kid and she can grow up secure and ready for healthy relationships.
This is insane. I went to Berkeley and worked there as well. I participated in and saw a lot of campus protests. I have never seen this kind of police action.
@jonswoe
Yup, I have a little tool in my center console that can do both. Got it after a woman in my neighborhood in Oakland drowned in her car when it got swept off a road that flooded in a storm.
Decided to resurface this one. 8 years later I've rotated back to sitting on the floor crying listening to Taylor Swift.
I promise I won't drive today.
Every year I get pissy that Turbotax charges an extra $25 to e-file my CA return and then I spend an hour printing out a 56 page return, taking it to the post office and $4 in postage to mail it to the FTB.
Every time I have to call a health insurance company it stays in my to do list for days. I've had the contact page pulled up since I got to my desk today.
It's a contest between health insurance companies and Comcast as to which is a lower circle of hell.
@shanikita75
I lost a bunch of hair between covid and my RA treatments. A B complex supplement (make sure it includes biotin) and stopping heat styling helped the most. It's almost all come back.
@Elsiesighs
Yeah same. My car has a way to see the pressure of each tire and they were all still at the same pressure as each other. There is also a season change setting and I think it automatically shifted to spring.
@KateRoseBee
Birthright's influence cannot be overstated. It completely took over Hillel's mission. Basically 4-5 families fund it with Sheldon Adelson having the most influence. The other program was the Jewish Agency sending shlichim to Jewish summer camps... and they also help fund BRI.
I saw a total eclipse in Hawaii in 1991, just happened to be there on vacation. It was kinda fun but I will honestly never get why people spend tons of money and travel to see one.
My co-worker has proposed an AI chatbot that answers every legal question with a long sigh and "it depends..."
This chatbot could also be used for digital privacy and security advice.
@leibs_
Who would have guessed transphobes cared that much about weightlifting competitions. Almost like they are seeking out stuff to suddenly take a bigoted stance on.
Netanyahu needs to resign. Even by the standards of this incredibly shitty era, he's bottom-of-the-barrel. He needs to resign, and he needs to be investigated for war crimes.
@loki_ragnaroki
I would guess 1920s-30s based on the style and the Key Route still being on there. Most of the street cars were discontinued in the 40s
@Elsiesighs
Selling a home after a split is full of big emotions. It's stressful under normal circumstances. It sounds like you both handled the conflict and repair pretty well.
A good friend of mine is a "Suicide Girl" model, she's Disney princess gorgeous and covered in tattoos. Anyway, this man at a Con over the weekend was hitting on her and asked, "How old are you, 25?".
She replied "how much money do you make".
He was aghast.
#BREAKING
: Sacramento will be hosting the Oakland Athletics for 3 years starting in 2025 with an option for a 4th year. That's according to Vivek Ranadivé who owns the Sacramento Kings, Sutter Health Park and is a part owner of the River Cats who play at SHP.
@ms_sinn
I had a friend on the Chinese version with her bf at the time and they broke up shortly after it aired. Having to watch how they handled conflict was a pretty harsh mirror.
@sophygurl
A score of under 24 is just showing a cognitive deficit that requires more investigation. In your case you know what the cause is. Full blown dementia would show a score of 20 or less.