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@_chase_____

girl writer | editor @reductress | writing in @newyorkerhumor @mcsweeneys @theonion | https://t.co/ywCjXok4HX | @mckayleygourley.bsky.social | she/her

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chase@_chase_____·
obsessed with working in a coworking space. i just walked past a meeting room where 5 guys were standing around a white board that just had the word “money” written on it. like BUSINESS is happening here. these are DISRUPTERS
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if i were a dog and i heard a fire truck go by i would have to sing. it’s my way
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being the first one to arrive at the function is so powerful. suddenly everyone’s texting you their eta like ur their king
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chase@_chase_____·
instead of meal prepping on sundays, have u considered taking an impromptu and cost ineffective trip to the grocery store every single day of the week?
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chase@_chase_____·
i feel like the scariest part of skydiving wouldn’t even be the jump. it would be having a random guy strapped to ur back. and he wants to take a selfie of u guys on his gopro
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chase@_chase_____·
rly cool how one of the most foolproof ways to quit smoking is to just always have a mouthful of sunflower seeds
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Laura Elliott
Laura Elliott@TinyWriterLaura·
as a large boob-haver at only 4’11 so they look even bigger than they are, i am genuinely so frustrated that women are still having to explain that there’s no way for us to throw on a new pair of business-casual tits for work
Lindsey✨@viridianmoon_

corporate dress code is so awesome.

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chase@_chase_____·
“stop that’s ur brother” is such a classic thing to say to a cat. like omg stop that’s literally ur brother. stop ur killing him
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chase@_chase_____·
if i saw shrek in real life i would probably scream :( and he would be like ur no different than the others
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chase@_chase_____·
nobody understands how hard label makers hit the elementary school scene when they dropped. nothing quite like printing out the word “stapler” to put on the stapler and not yet understanding ur own mortality
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chase@_chase_____·
how i assume the pitch meeting for the live action lion king went: “can we cast real lions?” “no” “is there someone that could animate realistic lions?” “kinda” “kinda?” “well something will be off about them. like it’ll be very clear they don’t have souls” “let’s go for it”
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courtneybonneauimages@cbonneauimages·
This afternoon the young man seen running from the vehicle received a call from the Israeli army telling him he could die alone or die with his family in the car. He ran from the vehicle into a field and was struck and killed by an Israeli drone. This is not the first time that the Israeli army has used this tactic. It is pure barbarism. Abject terrorism.
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Hala Jaber
Hala Jaber@HalaJaber·
Ahmad Tarmas was 62 years old & faced a choice no human should ever have to make -- die with his family or die alone. He chose alone. This is his story (translated), as recounted by @radwanmortada: “Yesterday in the town of Tallousa, 62-year-old Ahmad Tarmas was visiting family. He was sitting with his wife at her brother’s home when drones began circling overhead. Moments later, his phone rang. He answered. A cold voice on the other end asked, ‘Is this Ahmad Tarmas?’ ‘Yes,’ he replied. ‘This is the Israeli army. Do you want to die alone… or with everyone with you?’ Ahmad did not hesitate. ‘Alone.’ He hung up & calmly told the family what had happened. He told them to leave immediately. They initially refused but said that they would stay & die with him. He insisted. He convinced them to go. Then something occurred to him: He was not at his own home. He didn't want death to come to the house that was not HIS. He decided to take it away from them. He said goodbye. Got into his car. Drove away. Parked. Within seconds, two missiles hit. Within seconds, two missiles struck. The car burned. Ahmad was killed instantly. Two years earlier, he had buried his son Hassan. In recent months, he had told relatives he dreamt they would meet again in February. Prior to Ahmad, another man in the South received a similar call while driving with his wife. He stopped the car, asked her to get out, & then drove alone toward the strike. This is what life has become in southern Lebanon: phone calls that decide who lives & who dies. A choice imposed in moments. A father choosing to protect everyone else at the cost of his own life.” ⸻ And what will the Lebanese state say? Nothing. No guarantees. No protection. Just statements & silence. Some will remember Ahmad as a man who chose to save his family. Others will never hear his name. And worst of all, there will be fellow human beings in his country who will call this “humanity.” Who would claim Israel showed mercy because it warned him. Because it gave him a choice. Because it “only” killed him. Be careful: a phone call that gives someone the opportunity to die alone is not mercy. It’s cruelty with choreography. Israel did not spare his family out of compassion. It murdered Ahmad deliberately, knowingly, & in violation of every principle of international & humanitarian law. A warning does not sanitize an execution. Ahmad chose to save his family. That was humanity. The missile was not.
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عندما تكون الحقيقة أكثر قسوةً من الخيال. أمس، في بلدة طلّوسة، كان الشهيد أحمد ترمس (62 عاماً) في زيارة عائلية. جلس مع زوجته في منزل شقيقها. صوتُ مسيّرةٍ في السماء، ثم مسيّرة ثانية. لم يكد يدخل ليجلس حتى رنّ هاتفه. ردّ أحمد. جاءه الصوت بارداً واضحاً: معنا أحمد ترمس؟ فأجاب بنعم، ليخبره المتّصل: "معك الجيش الإسرائيلي يا أحمد. بدك تموت إنت واللي معك… أو لحالك؟" فأجاب على الفور: لحالي. أقفل الهاتف. تغيّر وجهه. نظر إليه شقيق زوجته سليم وسأله: "شو صار يا أحمد؟" قالها بهدوءٍ حاسم: "هول الإسرائيليّة. قوموا اطلعوا واتركوني هون. عم بقولوا يا بتموتوا معي… يا بموت لحالي." لم يتوسّل. لم يصرخ. طلب منهم أن يخرجوا، أن ينجوا، أن يتركوه يواجه المصير وحده. رفضوا في البداية وأخبروه أنهم لن يتركوه، وأنهم سيموتون معه. هدّأ من روعهم، ثم أقنعهم بالمغادرة. للحظةٍ لم ينتبه أنه ليس في منزله. ثم انتبه. لا يريد أن يكون الموت في بيتٍ ليس بيته. قرر أن يأخذ الموت بعيداً عنهم. طلب منهم البقاء ليُغادر هو. ودّعهم. صعد إلى سيارته. أدار المحرّك وقاد مبتعداً عن المنزل، ثم ركن سيارته. مرّت ثوانٍ، فأطلقت المسيّرة صاروخين. احترقت السيارة. تناثر جسد أحمد. احترق … لكن قصته باقية. هو واحدٌ من أبطال أيامنا. لقد ودّع أحمد ابنه حسن شهيداً قبل سنتين. ثم رآه في المنام قبل نحو سنة، يخبره بأنه ملاقيه في شهر شباط. أخبر زوجة ابنته بذلك، فأجابته ممازحة: يعني باقية الحرب بعد سنة؟! بلكي بعد خمس سنين. فأجابها أنّ ابنه حدّد شباط المقبل. صوّره أحدهم وهو يكرّر أنه سيُستشهد في شهر شباط، ثم اليوم بدأ أهل بلدته يتداولون ذلك الفيديو، كما تداولوا المحادثة على الواتساب. لا أحد يعرف ماذا يشعر إنسان حين يتلقى اتصالاً يخبره بموعد موته. لا أحد يعرف كيف تُوزن الحياة في ثوانٍ، ثم يُطلب منه أن يختار: أن يموت وحده… أو يموت معه أحباؤه. أيُّ قلبٍ يحتمل اتصالاً يخيّره بطريقة موته وفراق أحبّته؟ أيُّ صلابةٍ، وأيُّ شجاعةٍ، وأيُّ إيثارٍ يحمله هؤلاء ليتمكنوا من مجرّد الوقوف على أقدامهم في هكذا لحظة؟ قبل أحمد، شابٌ آخر كان يقود سيارته وزوجته إلى جانبه. تلقّى الاتصال ذاته. أوقف السيارة. أنزل زوجته. أبعدها. ثم مضى وحده نحو الصاروخ. نماذج تتكرر في الجنوب. اتصالٌ يفصل بين الحياة والموت. شبابٌ يمشون إلى موتهم بأقدامٍ ثابتة… لا يمكنني إلا أن أسأل: أين دولتنا من كل هذا؟ أين الدولة التي تزعم أنها بالدبلوماسية ستحمي شبابنا؟ ماذا تفعل لوقف ذلك؟ كل جريمة تُرتكب بحق هؤلاء الشباب، يوماً بعد يوم، تعزّز حقيقةً واحدة… مشروعية المقاومة كخيارٍ وحيد بعدما سُدّت كل السُبل. ما أقسى هذا الزمن… وأوضح مواقفه. ترددت قبل أن أكتب. لم أعلم إذا كانت تُجدي أمام هول ما يحصل. وسألت نفسي: هل يكون ذلك انكساراً… أم إيغالاً في حزنٍ لا يمكننا دفعه؟ ثم رأيت أنّ صوتنا وكلماتنا قد تكون شكلاً من أشكال الثبات في وجه آلة القتل الإسرائيلية. ما أنبل هؤلاء الشهداء. فعلاً، العزُّ يبدأ من أشلاء قتلانا.

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ᴘᴏᴛᴀᴛᴜᴍ@pot8um·
the ai bubble is beginning to burst thanks in part to the unrelenting cascades of dissent and refusal to participate excellent work keep going get louder this is our only planet fuck generative ai
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chase@_chase_____·
if i had a state motto it would be “im not a state im a human girl & i was sent this form by mistake.” that or “Virginia is for lovers”
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chase@_chase_____·
kids are so funny. i told the little girl who lives in my building that i liked her princess costume & her sister immediately goes “i’m eating an apple” and i just had to be like “omg yum!”
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chase@_chase_____·
i love hanging out with my cats :) it’s like hanging with friends except they’re sitting on a high shelf in the corner of the room
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chase@_chase_____·
so crazy how if our ancestors wanted a late night bowl of cereal they had to go out and hunt for it. we take so much for granted
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AshleyStevens
AshleyStevens@The_Acumen·
Y’all let these folks convince y’all burning down businesses is violence, but those same businesses and corporations that literally poison the air you breathe and the water you drink, is just the cost of business. Y’all have been convinced your lives are worth less than buildings
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Bₒ Gᵤₐₜₐᵤbₐ@BPProletariat·
Chase collected $1 billion in overdraft fees last year. That’s just one bank collecting money from people who needed that $35 the most. Such a disgusting concept of charging penalties for being poor.
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