cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/shit/p/1245819/one-day-you-ll-find-someone-who-s-obsessed-with-you-and-want-all-your-time-that-person-w

https://t.me/supernova_plus/55189

I was never heavy into drugs but I smoked weed a fair bit in my 20s, knew a lot of other daily users of weed as well as some harder drugs. I don't think I ever came across a person that randomly decided to do drugs for no reason one day and got hooked. They were all people who had pretty messed up problems in their life that were too complex for them to fix on their own.

So it confuses me when people instantly assume that someone is in a bad situation due to drugs rather than them using drugs to deal with a bad situation. And yes I know drug abuse makes problems worse the vast majority of the time but it's not what I see as the root issue in a lot of cases, the drug use is a symptom/coping mechanism for people that society have let fall through the cracks.

Some CDMX residents have been complaining about Mayor Clara Brugada's efforts to spruce up the city for the fifa world cup events. Among other things she commissioned a bunch of purple axolotl murals. Personally I think they look great:

People said it isn't just the murals it's that she lost her mind and is painting everything purple. Lol cmon it can't be that bad... oof

someone made an instagram with a axoloti puking purple goo all over CDMX:

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1247209/all-cars-sold-in-the-eu-now-require-a-camera-aimed-at-your-face-its-still-not-clear-wher

Starting July 7, 2026, every new car sold in the European Union must include a driver monitoring camera aimed at your face. Glance at your phone, your kids in the back seat, or the radio for too long, and the car will flash a warning light and sound an alert.

Automakers have known this was coming for years. What they, and EU regulators, have never spelled out is what happens to that footage after the alert goes off.

While the intention behind the new system is difficult to dispute, its implementation has raised several concerns. Early real-world testing suggests the distraction warnings can be overly sensitive and potentially distracting.

another post cuz im on a roll.

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the source image is a twitter screenshot. you can see it here.

CW: insults you after calling you a baby. sad feels

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i wanted u!!!

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someone posted this "poor baby" post on matrix where its about someone using bots to generate bs.
it started with "poor baby" which made me feel safe but it ends up insulting u which made me feel deeply hurt. so now im here and edited the post thing. this is slightly higher effort post than the last one.

i will now go to sleep. hope yall r having a fun evening or night or day or morning <3

Maybe dont support the wholesome chungus nazi just because he says he is progressive next time?

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https://x.com/shreyabasu003/status/2074233808216305682

I wish the sexual assault survivor behaved in a way more politically favorable to me :( what a unnecessary and compassionless thing to say

Nearly three years ago, Newscast guest, author and journalist Ben Goldfarb discussed his book Crossings, which is about wildlife crossings and road ecology. Wildlife crossings help reconnect habitats fragmented by road networks, reducing collisions, helping protect threatened wildlife, and improving genetic diversity. Since that conversation, Goldfarb has documented the growing popularity of wildlife crossings worldwide. He returns to the Newscast to detail how, where, and why wildlife crossings are becoming increasingly funded and built. “Probably the biggest factor is that at this point, the evidence that wildlife crossing structures are effective is just overwhelming. Maybe 20 years ago, you could’ve theoretically said, ‘Well … we don’t necessarily know that …’ but here in 2026, we just have a lot of scientific research basically showing that animals of all shapes and sizes use wildlife crossings,” Goldfarb says. He takes us to locations in South America, North America and Europe, where this particular type of infrastructure has rare nonpartisan political support. A bill is currently before the U.S. Congress to make the Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program permanent. Public surveys show overwhelming support for wildlife crossings in the United States. Goldfarb explains that the positive reception may also be due to the visual nature of one iteration of crossings, the highway overpass, which a source of his long ago described as “billboards for connectivity.” “I love wildlife crossings for … their ability to … just remind us that we’re sort of global citizens of a planet that we share with wildlife.” Please take…This article was originally published on Mongabay

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I have been a Discover Credit Card holder for almost 15 years, and they were recently bought out by Capital One. This got me curious to start looking for a new credit card home and I came across Citi as the one that best that suited my lifestyle.

Over the last two years I've averaged an 825 FICO score and low revolving utilization. I recently finished paying off my vehicle and have never missed a payment on any revolving account or mortgage account. I have a 125k income and have proven through my credit report that I'm financially responsible.

I decided to apply for the Citi Strata Elite but was denied. I got mail from Citi approximately a week later with the reasoning, which had me puzzled.

Per the letter, I was denied for "Your credit report shows too few established/open accounts." This was the only reason on the letter that I was denied the credit card. I called the reconsideration line and still wasn't able to get approved or help. I'm really confused on understanding what this actually means and if I messed up. The majority of my credit card spending goes on my Discover card, but I have three other open credit cards (B of A, Lowe's and Kohl's) and my mortgage. This gives me a total of five accounts.

I have not applied for a credit card in years and maybe that's why I don't fully understand the denial reason. Here's a few questions I have.

1. If my credit report says I have too few established/open accounts, which is five, how many is considered a good number?

2. Was applying for a credit card with a high annual fee too ambitious in the beginning? Should I have applied for example the Citi Double Cash first, a no annual fee credit card?

3. When should I try again on applying for a Citi credit card whether that's the Elite or a no annual fee card?

I appreciate you reading my post and hope to hear your thoughts!

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/onion/p/1247380/the-pastor-who-wants-to-repeal-voting-rights-for-women-is-becoming-more-mainstream

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth invited Pastor Doug Wilson to give a sermon at the Pentagon in February as part of Hegseth's monthly Christian worship service.

The pastor's appearance was controversial.

Wilson is a self-described Christian nationalist who wants to repeal a woman's right to vote, has defended slavery and believes homosexuality should be a crime.

https://wuzzy.neocities.org/comic/409/