comics!logan being the best dad; a moodboard
1. All-New Wolverine #1 (2015) /// 2. Mighty Marvel Holiday Special: Happy Holidays, Mr. Howlett Infinity Comic #1 (2022) /// 3. Marvel Voices: X-Men #1 (2023) /// 4. Girl Comics #3 (2010) /// 5. X-23 #20 (2012) /// 6. Wolverine & The X-Men #39-40 (2014) /// 7. X-23 #10 (2010) /// 8. X-Deaths of Wolverine #1 (2022) /// 9. Generations: Wolverine & All-New Wolverine #1 (2017) /// 10. X-Men Supreme: X-23 #2 (2010)
We got one very hilarious win
Reminder to request queer books from your libraries!
The 96% of the people who read this will not have the guts to reblog this. When Goku died in the explosion with Cell, he thought of both you and me. If you are part of that 4% that doesn’t feel ashamed to love Goku, reblog this. Thank you Goku. I as well lifted up my arms when you asked for energy for the spirit bomb.
Hi. Things are bleak, I know that. I know that we paid for Trump's last term with blood and it is likely the price will be blood again.
But listen to me. LISTEN.
You do not have to force yourself to witness horrors as an act of activism. It is not a form of activism. You can put your phone down, you can block that horrific video. We cannot win if you cannot fight and you will not be able to fight if you are hopeless.
Do not let them guilt you into this. People who are exhausted are easier to walk over. Take care of yourself, find community where you find joy.
^^^ remember this. do not exhaust yourself into hopelessness. take care of yourself and stay strong.
I know I've recced it before, but if you want a place to monitor the news while avoiding getting caught in the horrors, What The Fuck Just Happened Today is a really useful resource. They summarize political (& adjacent) news so you can remain aware of what's going on while still minimizing the emotional energy you expend on any one issue. (And they provide links and sourcing if you need to know more.)
Traumatizing yourself won't open cages.
Traumatizing yourself won't fill bellies.
Traumatizing yourself won't make others less cruel.
Suffering won't reduce suffering in the world.
You cannot abuse yourself into being sustainably industrious.
This, however, doesn't mean to do nothing. There is indeed an important need to be involved in helping one another, but the helping is what helps. There is a strong pressure from others to "not look away." This doesn't mean to literally watch every piece of media that comes out. At its core it means to not give way to apathy for personal comfort. The ways you help can be profound and personal without needing to traumatized yourself (and those around you.)
One thing a lot of people forget is the kinds of horrors that get shared come with their own risk to traumatize those most affected by those depictions of violence. If you have BIPoC, Queer, Jewish, or even just women friends in general, chances are they don't need convincing of the horrors in your life, and in these cases, showing them traumatic videos won't help them. It'll just traumatize them more.
I'm some ways, the best help you can provide may well be found in shielding them from these horrors. It is, in fact, a radical act to become a refuge your friend needs in these times. If you're not sure what you can do, look for others helping, and help in the same ways as them.
And if you do burn out don't try to abuse yourself into keeping up. Rest when you need. Grieve when you need to. Celebrate any way you can. There will be others to take up the mantle. For every awful person out there, there can be found good people also, if you seek them out.
Stay safe.
Because while the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power. Words offer the means to meaning, and for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth.
V FOR VENDETTA 2005, dir. James McTeigue
if you're waking up like me thinking "where do we even go from here?"
you:
you get to feel all the despair you want in this moment. but tomorrow morning you have to get up and resume the work. pick any of the above options. come up with your own meaningful ways to connect with the people around you so you all have support, no matter what happens in the future. give yourself something good to work towards.
Too short notice to make this into a video, so this is a rare reblog from me on its own.
Please stay determined. There is still joy to be found in this life, and in this country. 💖
so. bad news. we have to keep going tomorrow. good news is that I’ll keep going with you
Grieve AND organize.
Good article by David Hunter on how to survive the Trump presidency, both on the personal and on the political plane.
This is an excellent article. It talks about the psychology of tyranny, the history of resistance and the paths we have to take to rescue each other and recover.
This is going to fucking suck but I will not do my enemies’ work for them. I will not just roll over and fucking die.
We’re going into an era that demands intelligence and courage and compassion. Bring all three to the table when you engage with your community, and DO engage with your community. It’s past time to take off the kid gloves when it comes to protecting our most vulnerable members, and people on here tend to be the sort that are willing to do that. Be tactical and safe in your efforts going forward, and stand with imperfect allies even when you’d rather not. If someone isn’t as far left as you’d like, still watch their back and buy time for them to do the same for you — leftist infighting has cost us so goddamn much already.
Intelligence. Courage. Compassion.
If any of the following apply to you, apply for a passport card for yourself and your family right now:
A passport card is proof of citizenship you can keep in your wallet and use as your primary ID, readily intelligible to bureaucracy, creates a trail of documentation and excuses for government officials to help you. Inshallah you don't need it but if it goes really bad here it may save your butt.
https://youtu.be/tWZAbKU-JzE?si=vL1h70kO3dTKtg7K
Just a last minute message from Mr. Oliver
October 18-25 2024.
Remember that conservative billionaires who have been pouring money into the Trump campaign are really pissed off by these initiatives.
The $billions that seniors don’t have to pay for out-of-pocket drug costs? They want that in their pockets.
The $millions invested into infrastructure? That could have gone into their companies.
The student loans that will be forgiven if Harris wins? They want all the interest they could collect on that money.
The $billions for conservation and infrastructure and tribal lands? They want that in their investment portfolios.
If voting for democracy and against fascism doesn't move you...
Then how about voting for the millions of Americans and billions of people worldwide and against the handful of billionaires who see the rest of us as resources to consume?
Reblog to come play this stupid homemade board game we're all making.
I get to be the mantis!
you! tumblr user!
