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(DIR) Post #B3ou0r6YaSPnVJqdzk by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2026-03-01T17:11:51Z
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You try and help. You try and make things a little better in whatever small way you can. You think, “hey, maybe at least there will be some respite now… maybe things can start to get better” and, just as your foolish little brain starts to believe it, the fuckers who fuck everything up for everyone but themselves – and somehow are never held to account for any of it – go and fuck things up even further. It’s fucking depressing. I mean I don’t know how we’re not all just fucking depressed every fucking minute of every fucking day.
(DIR) Post #B3ouAYDPfk0Focg6ca by JackTheCat@mastodon.scot
2026-03-01T17:13:36Z
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@aral You're a star, mate. Keep doing what you do.
(DIR) Post #B3ouEw7oib91829Tf6 by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2026-03-01T17:14:22Z
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@JackTheCat I’m tired is what I am.
(DIR) Post #B3ouKQgIXSkRLQtobw by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2026-03-01T17:15:25Z
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@JackTheCat (And then I’m upset at myself for being tired when there’s so much to do.)
(DIR) Post #B3ouPT0HKe7DzkeB4S by JackTheCat@mastodon.scot
2026-03-01T17:15:26Z
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@aral I don't doubt that.
(DIR) Post #B3ouTPToNIigE0LCym by JackTheCat@mastodon.scot
2026-03-01T17:16:01Z
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@aral Degrees. It's all degrees.
(DIR) Post #B3ounkGymCieVN2GY4 by Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange
2026-03-01T17:20:38Z
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@aral I can relate
(DIR) Post #B3outXCoGzhBiOqVOK by woe2you@beige.party
2026-03-01T17:20:51Z
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@aral That's my secret, Cap - I'm always depressed.
(DIR) Post #B3ouxaVFxGah6IPHUW by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2026-03-01T17:22:01Z
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@Em0nM4stodon 💕
(DIR) Post #B3ov2EVZ9vxmKelaxU by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2026-03-01T17:22:46Z
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@len 💕
(DIR) Post #B3ov6A8dLebFwBuj5c by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2026-03-01T17:23:09Z
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@woe2you *hug*
(DIR) Post #B3ovf7qrqEZmyuH9OK by JoBlakely@mastodon.social
2026-03-01T17:29:15Z
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@aral every time I worry about sustainability and sort my recycling, and all the other sustainable stuff I do. Like, is there any point if we are just allowing so much worse like it’s nothing? I still do it, but I feel like the hummingbird in this story. https://youtu.be/naj6zZakgEg
(DIR) Post #B3ovkN88SoUxoZr1vc by woe2you@beige.party
2026-03-01T17:30:52Z
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@aral I've developed Very Healthy Coping Strategies like relentlessly trying to be funny on the internet.
(DIR) Post #B3ovyVzGKZUzL1RpM8 by paddyduke@mastodon.social
2026-03-01T17:33:41Z
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@aral I’m pretty fucking depressed and furious all the time. I have been for years. It’s pretty hard to concentrate on things like going to work when I’m watching the entire world getting wrecked by these total pieces of shit.
(DIR) Post #B3owgwjwE3DJ3ISzSa by mpsi@toot.lv
2026-03-01T17:41:53Z
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@aral Your not-so-little actions matter more than you imagine. It's easy to despair. But when you look at how things have changed for the better during the last few centuries - I mean, how much less injustice is tolerated, in overall terms - we can see that those people are not bringers of a new, more rigid and cruel world order, but on the contrary, they are so violent and toxic because they know that their world order is crumbling. And ultimately, they will lose.
(DIR) Post #B3owlUYKS7UF4xChW4 by katzenberger@tldr.nettime.org
2026-03-01T17:42:07Z
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@aral Well, look around and see those who speak up and do something, like you do. Wave and smile, you're never alone.That's all that matters. Everything else will sort itself out.
(DIR) Post #B3oxuPlphZuQo8L4WO by lin11c@toad.social
2026-03-01T17:55:25Z
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@aral It's a strategy. The "flood the zone with shit" in Amerikkkan or the "firehose of falsehoods" in the original Russian. Amidst all the lies they do heinous things but they get lost in the barrage. No one can react quickly enough. ☠️ Our institutions are made to be slow and steady. We must adapt quickly.
(DIR) Post #B3oxzRTslmw3YoL8rI by LondonEastfield@stpauli.social
2026-03-01T17:56:16Z
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@aral Hey mate. I totally get what you're saying. But whenever things feel *completely* fucking hopeless, I try to take comfort in the fact that I'd much rather die fighting a losing battle than die in shame.Take care, and thank you.
(DIR) Post #B3ozntju50OJdTSNmq by Geri@mastodon.online
2026-03-01T18:16:41Z
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@aral @JackTheCat I love you, Aral. You have materially transformed the lives of 100's if not 1000's of ppl and raised the consciousness of many moreTake a break for a bitAll my love GeriXxx
(DIR) Post #B3p052JPSZoZ98EjZY by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2026-03-01T18:19:52Z
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@Geri @JackTheCat 💕
(DIR) Post #B3p4dFw1iU7F3js8SO by Geri@mastodon.online
2026-03-01T19:10:47Z
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@aral @JackTheCat
(DIR) Post #B3p5UWDDvbrWtHJUh6 by AccordingtoWouter@mastodon.world
2026-03-01T19:20:17Z
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@aral many micros become macros
(DIR) Post #B3p71r5pPn9xA4JYJs by bearsong@ravenation.club
2026-03-01T19:37:38Z
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hang in there @aral you are helping lots, and you're helping some of us who see that you're helping as ww're hanging on to scraps of hope
(DIR) Post #B3p7YFNIfgFnjjvrKi by alipunk@thecanadian.social
2026-03-01T19:43:30Z
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@aral 🫂 I feel this as well. I'm sorry
(DIR) Post #B3p8ptSL0GMAvKGbke by spectacularly_foreseeable@theforkiverse.com
2026-03-01T19:57:56Z
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@aral First, do no harm.Chin up, mate. We know you care ❤️
(DIR) Post #B3p9bzuoI6z4rAWS8W by nemo@mas.to
2026-03-01T20:06:33Z
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@aral Don't care what anyone else says, Aral, Fabio, and everyone involved in this are legends. Just #realtalk 💚 👍
(DIR) Post #B3pCGBOXEJwdx1iQAS by alx@mastodon.design
2026-03-01T20:36:13Z
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@aral we can't afford being depressed, they stole even that from us. That's why we're furious.
(DIR) Post #B3pEEThUOmCM3QtcMC by amirbkhan@mastodon.social
2026-03-01T20:58:18Z
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@aral you do help, and you have things a lot better for so many Palestinians in need. Despite all the overwhelming and seemingly unstoppable stream of cruelty and injustice that’s being dished out, know that you’re a blessing for many. And a true inspiration. But yes, it’s depressing as fuck as well.
(DIR) Post #B3qGd3kIQeNbra1Atk by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2026-03-02T08:59:44Z
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Right, sorry about that. Clearly it gets to me too sometimes. Thank you so much for your kind and loving words.It’s a new morning so I’ll tell myself what I tell others: we focus on what we can change and we do our best to not let the things we can’t change stop us from working on the ones we might be able to.The little things matter. The little things add up (thank you for reminding me that).Here’s to making things better together. One small step at a time.Now, there’s work to do…💕
(DIR) Post #B3qHpWfeoN0f0CMAAS by katzenberger@tldr.nettime.org
2026-03-02T09:13:28Z
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@aral 👋 🙂
(DIR) Post #B3qJt8nhhacO2KyJAe by tinker@infosec.exchange
2026-03-02T09:32:30Z
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@aral - Right here with you.
(DIR) Post #B3qKh70Ef1Q4wKf3oW by GopherPete@techhub.social
2026-03-02T09:45:26Z
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@aral paragraph 2 is key. It's my daily mantra.
(DIR) Post #B3qOf90KeD9mNw1Wka by Geri@mastodon.online
2026-03-02T10:29:56Z
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@aral Drink Wine. It always helps. Even if it doesn't it does Take care xx
(DIR) Post #B3qPYhbHip51brnfUm by joaquim_satolep@bolha.us
2026-03-02T10:40:03Z
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@aral Sometimes I sing to myself...~https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le-3MIBxQTw
(DIR) Post #B3qPebXNB3QCXimiDA by joaquim_satolep@bolha.us
2026-03-02T10:41:07Z
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@aral Sometimes I sing to myself.~https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le-3MIBxQTw