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While wild house dragons are considered pests for their felonious attraction to fine jewelry and silverwear, many a rich socialite these days can be seen with their domestic cousin in her pocket, protecting her valuables and looking fashionably adorable.
We got one very hilarious win
there is a really stupid and embarrassing darkness inside of me
When it comes to public seating, such as benches in waiting areas for public transportation such as bus stops and subways stations, and seating on public transportation, be mindful of how much space you're taking up and leave room for others to sit down too.
Sitting in the middle of a bench, spreading out, and leaving your stuff sitting on either side of you might be okay if you're absolutely positive that there's no one else around who might want to sit down too, or if there's plenty of other seating available. But if there's anyone else around you at all and limited or no seating left it's highly inconsiderate to take away someone else's chance to sit down too. You never know who just finished working a 12 hour shift in the service industry on their feet all day, or who might have an invisible illness or injury that makes standing up an absolute agony for them.
Yep, screw that "take up as much space as possible" bullshit. Be considerate, divide the available space by the number of people present, then only take that much space. Rule of thumb.
Also if you're sitting on the bus and there's an empty seat next to you, try to sit in a way where someone else can easily sit down next to you. If you have a bag, hold it on your lap or on the floor between your feet.
Saint Jellyfish Exhorter by seok young choi
i was at a restaurant last week, watching the political ads on the TV between sports games. one from the trump campaign ended with the slogan “kamala is for they/them. trump is for you”. it was vilely clever - and it made a clear statement about who was the enemy, the other, the unwelcome, in trump’s great america. i thought about how the right had gone all-in on transphobia this election season, and i hoped it was a gamble that would cost them.
this week has been a gut punch, and i’ve been feeling a lot of things - rage, fear, grief, and subspecies of those emotions. what i kept coming back to, though, as i digested these feelings, were the people i love. my queer friends. the trans kids in my community. the people who, already, are losing their rights to bodily autonomy, state-by-state. the way that i’ve had to start looking at our country as a fucked up patchwork of safe and not-safe. the way that access to medical care, increasingly, changes depending on which side of an arbitrary border you’re on. i’m also realizing the ignorance and privilege it is to only think of our country this way, now. america has always been about picking and choosing who deserves rights, who we consider a person. but, despite the deep-seated flaws of this country, i live in it. so do so many people i love. and that’s what I keep coming back to: the people i love, and my desire to protect them. at the very center of all the rage and hurt and anxiety and sorrow i’m feeling, is a deep, perilous love. i am holding onto that love. i hope you are, too.
surprise! i turned this into a sticker!! a sticker which i will be selling and donating 100% of the profits from to Trans Continental Pipeline, a local mutual aid group that helps trans americans relocate to colorado (a relatively safe state) from less safe states. they've had a huge increase in aid requests since the election and offer a ton of incredible services to people relocating to the state, including moving grants and providing temporary accommodations, help with finding jobs, housing, mental and other health care, and a network of peers and community.
i'm offering a preorder on the stickers at the moment, to gauge how many i should buy. i will continue to sell (and donate the profits of) extra stickers after they're ordered, so this isn't your only chance to get them, but now is a great time to support a good cause and get a sticker (in 2-3 weeks time)! the best news is, the more stickers people order, the larger a percentage of the price we can donate to TCP.
[ID: The first image shows a drawing of a white, winged unicorn with a rainbow mane standing protectively over a younger white unicorn with a blue and pink mane, which is curled up and resting on the ground. Both have their eyes closed, and they are against a backdrop of plants and flowers. The second image shows the same drawing now on a circular canvas, with the text "Protect Trans Kids" added in rainbow letters over the unicorns. End ID.]
sandhill crane & great blue heron - part of my mini gouache series. i'll have more available once i do some more frame hunting :~)
Howdy folks, the Senate will be considering the first ever resolution blocking arms to Israel. This is huge and historic; it would block government contracting and about $20 billion in arms and support. This is an uphill battle, PLEASE urge your senators to support S.J.Res114-115. This is maybe the most important piece of legislation relating to Palestine that we have ever gotten and we must seize this opportunity.
This doc has information on the resolutions and their process, as well as sample messages and a phone script you can use. Please, use this moment to hear witness for your neighbors.
This is a massive call to action even if you live in a blue state! You cannot simply trust that your senator will do the right thing here. They need to hear that we still care even if the election is behind us.
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just saw someone say they were "hyperfixated" on cooking with seasonal squash i love that nothing means anything
i’m seriously traumadumping pepper all over these boiled eggs
I’m gaslighting my stove
Eeexcuuse mee ? P-p-p…Pocket pals?? 🥹🥹🥹🥹💕💕
bat opens up their little bat wallet to find they are all out of moths. A worthless $100 bill flies out for emphasis
From top-of-frame, a month flutters into the wallet. Confused, the bat looks "up" to see an equally-confused human standing "above" her, holding an open wallet containing a single $100 bill.
Camera rotates to reveal bat has been hanging upside down above a human doing the exact same visual gag and each ruined the other's bit.
Laugh track.
All so true. Why is the human Jon Arbuckle
