christymarx

christymarx , 3 days ago to random

THE SENECA PROJECT is a bipartisan superPAC, led by women, dedicated to mobilizing moderate women voters in key swing states in support of President Joe Biden’s re-election. With a focus on safeguarding women’s rights, healthcare access and the preservation of democracy, we will ... galvanize this crucial demographic to vote for President Biden and defeat the extremist MAGA agenda.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbuGSYwJUCo

#MarxToot #politics

Strandjunker , 11 days ago to random

Living every single day in fear that your children could be slaughtered with a weapon of war isn’t freedom. It’s madness.

randahl , 22 days ago to random

Finally it looks like the new Kharkiv offensive is beginning to fall apart for Putin. According to multiple reports, a large number of Russian soldiers have surrendered to the Ukrainian marines of the 36th brigade in Vovchansk.

Recently, I saw a video of a Russian soldier criticizing his orders in strong terms, because dozens of his comrades had been killed.

This is the problem with Putin’s meat assaults — humans have a way of not wanting to die.

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thehill Bot , 2 months ago to random

Why 2024 is a lose-lose election

In 2024, Americans are being asked to decide between two forms of division — one with policies that will divide and the other a person who personifies division in the minds of many. #press

https://thehill.com/homenews/4606512-why-2024-is-a-lose-lose-election/?utm_source=press.coop

christymarx , 3 months ago to random

The raven talked to Randy as he was putting out the peanuts. I got out my real camera hoping for a shot, but she never showed. Randy said she headed away with a twig in her mouth, so it may be nest-building time.

Since I had the camera in my hand, I grabbed shots of the other regulars that come for peanuts and suet.

#MarxToot #photography #birds #BirdsOfFediverse

A blue Steller’s Jay stands on a rock fountain with a peanut in its beak.
A pair of blue Steller’s Jays perch on a rock fountain showing off their black head crests.
A pair of blue Steller’s Jays collect peanuts on a rock fountain. One jay has a peanut in its beak. The other jay is bent over a peanut with its tail feathers to the camera.

christymarx , 3 months ago to random

Ozzy loves his daddy.

#Caturday #CatsOfMastodon #MoggyHorde #Ozzy

christymarx , 4 months ago to random

A reminder to vote if you haven't. I'm bucking for the Lifetime Achievement Award.

https://thegamehers.com/awards-2024

#MarxToot #videogames

christymarx , 5 months ago to random

Someone nominated me for a Lifetime Achievement Award at the GameHers site. On the “About” page, they say:

“the*gamehers is the first and largest media platform and social networking community of women and femme-identifying gamers.”

I admit, I’d kinda like to win this award. If you think my games work has earned that type of achievement, please go to their site and vote for me.

Voting runs from Jan. 22 to Feb. 4.

https://thegamehers.com/awards-2024

Thanks much.

#MarxToot #videogames

RickiTarr , 5 months ago to random

Okay, I'm thinking about gift giving today. A little backstory about why:

Every year my Father-in-law attempts to get my Mother-in-law a gift. She is a bit of a shopper, and is notoriously difficult to shop for. Every year he gets her something he guesses a woman would like (perfume, sweater, jewelry), and every year she doesn't really like it, and ends up begrudgingly using it or returns it. They have been married over 30 years, and seem to have a pretty good marriage otherwise. It's like she wants him to magically understand what she wants, and he is sort of equally bad at the whole thing too. I will never understand why they don't just have a conversation about this. Just for extra fun, she is the most bizarre gift giver, also, to the point that it has become an annual tradition that I show my friends what she got us. A small list of things we have gotten:

A couch cover with grapes on it
A sexy nightgown
A painting of the house they live in
A gourd painted to look like a cat eating a bird
A package of tea that I would have absolutely loved, stuffed with cheap tea bags
Children's Lego sets
Toy trains
Underwear that didn't fit either of us
A wooden board covered in seashells that is supposed to hold a curling iron
A waterproof bed cover

I could go on and on. Just to clarify this doesn't bother me or my husband at all, we actually get a kick out of the weirdness. I don't personally care about presents much, I'm more of an experiences person.

SO, if you've managed to get this far, how do you feel about gift giving/getting? Feel free to elaborate and give examples!