Notices by Man of Sand (sand@mindly.social)

Putting the ME in MEME

So self-aware.

#iran

Trump loves American Hockey so much, he's leading the way for an Impeachment Hat Trick.

Trump is the only federal official to be impeached twice and with rumblings of a 3rd impeachment on the way for illegally starting a war with Iran, he's well on the way to breaking another record!

🏒 🥅

#trump #impeach #hockey #nhl

I've been falling down the Olivia Dean rabbit hole and I absolutely love it.

She sounds very Corinne Bailey Rae.

For someone who mostly listens to cocaine rap, I impress myself 😎

#OliviaDean #UK #Music

ALT TEXT - A now deleted video of Donald Trump in 2011 talking about how President Obama will start a war with Iran because he has no ability to negotiate and is weak and ineffective

via Reddit

#trump #iran #war #iranwar

FYI - Don't get it twisted. Trump does NOT care about the people of Iran. Retaliation to his strikes in Iran have already killed over 150 school children.

It's wild seeing Iranians on TV celebrating Trump for killing the Ayatollah while their own children die in the streets.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1l7rvqq51eo

Don't believe the hype. Trump DNAF about civilians. He is only motivated by money and greed.

#trump #iran

@david_megginson That's a very valid point.

It must be media manipulation because from here (Ontario) it seems like the majority are filled with hate and want to separate.

I feel like if the news showed what Albertans are doing to fight Danielle Smith and showing a little resistance by the people,, the rest of Canada would follow along and show support and empathy.

But we don't see that side of the story... so many of us are apathetic or think most Albertans are MAGA-North... (In my humble opinion)

NFL Combine is like porno for mid-aged women. Surprised there isn't a section full of rabid women waving around dollar bills in the stands.

My wife getting easily excited about college athletes flexing and running in short, tight spandex, leaving little to the imagination.

Tight Ends and Full Backs and Wide Receivers... *sigh* A man like me just can't compete 😭

#nfl #football #combine #adulting #dadlife

I find it kinda funny that the 'guided journal' I ordered to help manage my mental health is being shipped from Alberta Canada.

If anyone needs a little self-help, it's definitely the province of Alberta.

#amazon #alberta #ontario

So... slow news day huh?

TL:DR Encouragement for newer Mastodon users and explanation of my personal follow logic.

Folks who follow me here. I get quite a few followers and I don't always notice or follow back immediately because there's a lot of noise in my mentions, and I'm a bit chaotic generally.

I don't want to offend anyone and appreciate you signing up to hear my bullshit, so as a rule of thumb for a follow back, if you post or boost a lot of politics I'm probably not going to follow, I have way too much already, this is my happy place.

If we've not interacted, then I often don't notice. I'm here to talk, so if people talk to me it's a conversation and if I realise you follow me already but I missed it, often that will prompt me. Don't be shy.

If you just want to silently rubberneck at my ongoing car crash of nonsense then we're all good too.

I say all this because when I very first started here it felt a bit alien and cliquey, but over time I learnt it was ok to join in, and people were accepting, as long as I read the room and got the vibe.

I absolutely love it here, it's a revelation for me personally, and I hope it is for others too.

I was once on the outskirts, looking at the, as I saw them, "cool kids" talking amongst themselves, and it can appear like that, but it's not. If you're polite, and don't get weird (in a bad way, we're all weird here) folks will, in my experience, be nice.

Don't be a dick, join in and you can find your people.

Love to all the Fedifolk, new and old ❤️

We're not perfect but fuck me, look at the alternatives.

are you not entertained?

I just came across a leaked photo of the new leader of Iran that was selected by the White House in America.

Wild...

I was about to spend $70 on new underwear... Almost got suckered in with a coupon code...

#adulting

ALL kids make unnatural movements. I often ask my 8y/o how we're even related.

"Hey so can I borrow $7,080 for a brand new X-men pinball machine?"

Possible last words I say to my wife before I mysteriously disappear.

(check the basement for a body)

#adulting #aging #dadlife

Happy to report that I survived a morning attending a Pokemon card convention with my 8y/o kid.

Waited in the freezing cold an hour early just to score some free Pokemon swag. Haggled with vendors for cards I knew nothing about. Took a bunch of selfies with life sized Pokemon and even scored some free energy drinks.

My kid also had fun too I suppose 😅

10/10 would recommend. Even if showering beforehand seemed optional (🤢)

#parenting #adulting #aging #pokemon

Wanted to share this short video of Barack Obama. Just a different vibe, it's almost therapeutic.

Hang in there.

#USA #uspol #obama

Also... What are you buying me for lunch today?

Cuz I sure as hell ain't eating leftover Costco chicken pot pie 🤢 (it's my kid's favourite food)

It's taking so much will power NOT to buy the IKEA DJUNGELSKOG orangutan plushie 🐒 - it's only $15!

The story of Punch the monkey being bullied by his mom and other monkeys breaks my heart.

For those unfamiliar, here is what everyone is talking about:

https://defector.com/the-mournful-ballad-of-punch-the-monkey

#punch #monkey #ikea

@RickiTarr this entire thread is a therapist's wet dream. Even I'm feeling a little hot from reading all the responses!