=== ANCHOR POEM === ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── If you can't get the city cops on your side, either sit tight until they see what time it is and reconsider, or get out of dodge. Come to a battleground state, nobody will question why you are homeless and full of lit sparks. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/2406 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol-cursing-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────┘ as I rode my bike around yesterday, more and more I started to see a city full of badasses. you can tell from the look in their eyes, the way they walk, the things they say. unrelated, but the only reason the cops win at fights is because of their equipment. the closer we get to parity, the more fucked they are, and they're already in deep shit. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/5345 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── you can't win every battle, but if you're losing then you've lost. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/5374 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── @user-138 me neither... guess it's in-person for me. [a mysterious "they" then proceeds to set up microphones everywhere I might go] ah nuts why are all these people carrying phones around [they already know who I am, and I don't really want to be someone else, so] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/6077 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: militaries-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ the witch inside me hears they're sending 200 troops to my city and she's like "two HUNDRED SOLDIERS?" and freaks tf out because fighting two hundred men meant a lot more back in her day. it's still pretty hardcore but it's not the death stroke she thinks it is. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┘ --- #5 fediverse/3118 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ they want your stuff breaking after 5 years so that you always need them. if you have everything you need, there's nothing stopping us from revolt ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/4735 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: homeless-drugs-mentioned-poop-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────┘ everyone's all like "oh we need to help the homeless people end their drug addictions so let's punish them for having high levels of certain chemicals in their blood feces and urine" when really what we should be doing is getting them a Linux gameboy like an Anbernic ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/2441 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── if someone on the street asked you, could you point to the nearest power station? wastewater treatment plant? hell even a gas-station if you live in a city, probably not. They put them in fake buildings with hollowed out exteriors in order to keep the city looking nice. these crucial pieces of infrastructure are important to defend. but if you don't know which street to turn down, then you might miss them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/5694 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── if I can convince them not to fight will you give me what I demand? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/351 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: us-politics │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-252 kinda makes me think we need another layer between state and federal. or would three be too many? four if you count local, which frankly suffers from the same problem. I mean, how many people go to city council meetings? how many city council meetings actually matter? Idk never been /shrug ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #10 messages/1018 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── If you want to get me to calm down, tell me this: "all you have are good things. Nothing here is bad." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┘ --- #11 messages/685 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── If someone calls you in the middle of the night asking to be let in because they need a place to sleep, don't let them in! Unless you know them obvi but someone you don't know trying to manipulate you like "please I need some shelter" like, babe no, we need to know each other first, it's dark, I'm in my pajamas, c'mon. If it's below freezing then okay, maybe, but... They got themselves into that situation ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #12 messages/1104 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───── spend enough time in the streets, and you get a pretty good at being the streets. but, you have a house. you aren't homeless. you're street. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┘ --- #13 fediverse/3107 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: Meta, oversimplifying │ └───────────────────────────────┘ @user-1449 @user-1074 I mean, you're allowed to fight about stupid shit as long as you realize it's about something that doesn't matter. As long as people are working together toward their common goals then... whatever, right? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #14 messages/1326 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════── if you want to get to know your city, ask the homeless if you can stay in a tent for a week or three without making a noise while other people came and visited and brought food and conversation noise. "hey there's a person over there in the blue tent who wants to talk to you" while nobody gets to hang out around it. it's gotta be empty so you can choose who to go to. then, each night they can be moved wherever direction they want to go. in this way you can disappear people, you can give them a fresh start on life where they might dream of new tomorrows. and, in the present day you just might, find a bunch of people who really want to do drugs in private and talk about things, teepee style. why the fuck do we have tents? oh because it's rainy. Oh, well when it's rainy so in teepees the center fire doesn't stay lit. So you just gotta wait and bundle up and eat snacks you've built your teepee upon (food grows all year) until it stops raining and you can make some warmth and celebrate each other. I know as well as any the merits of a nomadic or ennobled tribalistic mafia denizens ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┘ --- #15 bluesky#24 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── oh haha of course anything I do wouldn't work lmao guess I'll be homeless ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/2123 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── Every time you see the same dog being dog-sat by another person it's an opportunity to make a new friend. or do you not know your apartment neighbors? do they not wander through your shared yards? the ones with dogs, at least. and no, I don't know many of my neighbors. these are considerations to be taken note of for future forethought planning. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 notes/to-fight-ice --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──── if you want to fight ice, patrol your neighborhoods where all the mexicans live. bring a gun if you're willing to die for liberty. Don't wear all black. Wear your favorite outfit, to be remembered. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┘ --- #18 fediverse/4429 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ there are no safe havens from the coming fight. Some places may remain peaceful, but not for long. Why not fight for your home, instead of whatever gutter they force you into? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #19 messages/666 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── It doesn't have to be more complicated than "give us money and we'll fight back the right wing death squads" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/2881 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── "never lose your totem" I only lose things when in motion. at rest I know where everything is. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ |