Iced Tea

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A log of my opinions that are not 100% inoffensive and I don't feel like arguing about on main. Earnestly "woke," but not puritanical about it. "politically homeless" DNI "Mel Ramos: Ice Tea" by lar3 is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

Screenshot from the article of a horizontal bar chart in descending order. One law firm has filed thousands of disability complaints. Seven plaintiffs, often represented by Manning Law, have filed more than 9,000 lawsuits in Southern California over the last decade. Brian Whitaker: 2,004 filings Anthony Bouyer: 1,885 James Rutherford: 1,751 Perla Mageno: 1,519 Rebecca Castillo: 799 James Shayler: 664 Michael Sandoval: 461 Court records from the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Ventura, and Southern and U.S. District courts Credit: LOS ANGELES TIMES
Photograph of a page of poetry which someone posted on Twitter. It reads: After Making Love We Hear Footsteps For I can snore like a bullhorn/ or play loud music/ or sit up talking with any reasonably sober Irishman/ and Fergus will only sink deeper/ into his dreamless sleep, which goes by all in one flash,/ but let there be that heavy breathing/ or a stifled come-cry anywhere in the house/ and he will wrench himself awake/ and make for it on the run — as now, we lie together,/ after making love, quiet, touching along the length of our bodies,/ familiar touch of the long-married,/ and he appears — in his baseball pajamas, it happens,/ the neck opening so small he has to screw them on —/ and flops down between us and hugs us and snuggles himself to sleep,/ his face gleaming with satisfaction at being this very child. In the half darkness we look at each other/ and smile/ and touch arms across this little, startlingly muscled body —/ this one whom habit of memory propels to the ground of his making,/ sleeper only the mortal sounds can sing awake,/ this blessing love gives again into our arms.
July 29th tweet by Israel ישראל @Israel, captioned: "Unlike his brother standing by his side, Muhammad Zakariya Ayyoub al-Matouq suffers from cerebral palsy. But BBC, CNN, Daily Express, and The New York Times spread a misleading story using a picture of a sick, disabled child to promote a narrative of mass starvation in Gaza — playing into the hands of Hamas's propaganda war. Without proper disclosure. Without medical context. Without journalistic ethics." Attached photograph shows Mohammed Zakaria al-Mutawaq being held by his mother Hedaya in her lap as she sits cross-legged on a floor, wearing an abaya and long hijab in neutral tones. He is wearing only a diaper, and his appearance is atrophied and skeletal. On the right of the image is Hedaya's older son Joud. He's a toddler with light, curly hair; wearing a tank top (with the slogan "I ♥️ smile" and a smiley face) and blue shorts; and staring into the camera. 840 replies, 1,250 retweets, 188 quote-tweets, 5,458 likes.
Thread of tweets via xcancel July 29th tweet by NYTimes Communications @NYTimesPR: "We have appended an Editors' Note to a story about Mohammed Zakaria al-Mutawaq, a child in Gaza who was diagnosed with severe malnutrition. After publication, The Times learned that he also had pre-existing health problems. Read more below." Attached image: "'Children in Gaza are malnourished and starving, as New York Times reporters and others have documented. We recently ran a story about Gaza's most vulnerable civilians, including Mohammed Zakaria al-Mutawaq, who is about 18 months old and suffers from severe malnutrition. We have since learned new information, including from the hospital that treated him and his medical records, and have updated our story to add context about his pre-existing health problems. This additional detail gives readers a greater understanding of his situation. Our reporters and photographers continue to report from Gaza, bravely, sensitively, and at personal risk, so that readers can see firsthand the consequences of the war.' — A spokesperson for The New York Times" 8,023 replies, 2,515 retweets, 4,328 quote-tweets, 6,796 likes. July 29th reply by Bethany S. Mandel @bethanyshondark: "Why did you crop his healthy brother out of the photo" 61 replies, 117 retweets, 11 quote-tweets, 2,736 likes. July 30th reply by @RobberBeren: "@NYTimesPR This question requires an answer. You appear to have intentionally removed another child from the photo who did not share his brother’s chronic illness and thus did not look similarly emaciated. This appears to be an act of propaganda. Your response?" 2 retweets, 5 likes.
Screenshot of a Facebook post by Jonathan Joss on March 24, 2024. It reads: "So much BS lol Running for the hills are you? But it's not funny! It is very serious! W.I.N.S.A. The Light is on. Now they run! Time to count the pennies . Mom would say!"
Screenshot of a Facebook post by Jonathan Joss on July 22, 2024. It reads: "I did this time come to my business page also I need some legal advice"
A screenshot of two tweets by @Aella_Girl from May 12, 2025. The first reads: "Food safety is mostly fake" Her reply to herself: "Guys omg Ive eaten like a raccoon so much in my life. I've eaten so much food I found in the trash and also food I've just like, wrapped up and left in my purse for a few days and I've always been fine. "Just smell the food. That's what ur nose is for" As of taking the screenshot, they have cumulatively received 522 replies, 823 RTs and QTs, 1,195 likes, and 20.9 million views.
Screenshot of the thumbnail of a YouTube video, titled "I fixed my lactose intolerance -- by chugging ALL the lactose". The image shows a feminine person with long, white-blonde hair and round glasses holding up a jar of, presumably, animal-based milk and is captioned, "it was horrible but it worked". It's five months old with 499,000 views.
Screenshot of a Tweet thread. First tweet by Dimitri @TheDimitriT: "every lgbtq woman is one good lay away from becoming straight" Includes a screenshot of a TikTok video, which is of a feminine person covering their mouth in shock, overlaid with the text, "When he and I are in my bed fully naked but in 2021 I thought I was a genderfluid panromantic asexual" Reply by Emmie 🦎 @SullivanStar221: "Yes." Includes two selfie photos: the first is a presumably older one of herself, in which she has a buzzed haircut and wears a black v-neck shirt, a moderate amount of makeup, and a vertical labret piercing. The makeup consists of red and black eyeshadow, red lipstick, light brown cheek contour, and shiny cheekbone highlighter. In the second, presumably newer photo, taken in a large kitchen, her brown hair is long and worn in pigtails. Reply by Matt @_StillIll: "Want me some Jewish bitch" Reply by Emmie 🦎 @SullivanStar221: "I don't understand why there are three comments calling me jewish. There's literally a Bible verse on my cup 😂"
Screenshot of a tweet by @Aella_Girl, reading: "Someone has one half-black parent and one fully white parent. They are 1/4th black. Is it chill if they say the n-word?" The two answer options are yes or no.
Screenshot of a tweet made on April 6 '25 by Sandro Sharashenidze, @neocentrist. It reads: "The average voter wants cheap goods produced by Americans who are paid high wages and receive free healthcare while paying low taxes whilst there is no government deficit and no inflation." It has 176 retweets, 13 quote-tweets, 1,541 likes, and 102 bookmarks.