thekidsfromyestergay:

I think arts funding should be infinite and easily available to everyone. I think 13 year olds who only draw anime should receive funding to buy giant sets of copic markers and shitty local punk bands should receive funding for instruments and practice spaces and performance artists should receive funding for their weird and nonsensical projects

keymintt:

when you get down, down to the sub-atomic part of it
that’s when it breaks you know, that’s when it falls apart!

apjvff:

let bygones be “bye! gone!”

no hardened feelings, ok?

hotvampireadjacent:

bogleech:

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hey chicken people are you okay

reduces but not eliminates

oceaxe-ifdawn:

capricorn-0mnikorn:

selfmeetssociety-blog:

“ILLINOIS is 1st STATE to BAN BOOK BANS! Per HB 2789, state funding ($62 millions) will not be awarded to public or school libraries that remove books from circulation and do not “adopt the American Library Association’s Library Bill of Rights.”



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So far, the bill is the only one of its kind in existence. Since being passed in the Illinois Senate, it is now being sent to Governor J.B. Pritzker to be signed. It’s expected to go into effect, as the democratic governor has already voiced his support for the measure.

MORE OF THIS PLEASE

falseparasol:

On August 28th Missouri SB49 will go into effect and I will lose access to hormones. I have decided to leave the state.

MO Medicaid currently covers the cost of HRT. This law will end that coverage for all trans people in addition to banning HRT and blockers for minors by the end of August 2023.

I need to move away before then. Thanks to the community my move is now 21% funded on ko-fi. The venmo balance brings it to roughly 30%! SSI checks barely cover rent and bills so I can’t save on my own at this point, and paying out of pocket is out of the question.

I am deeply grateful to everyone who has shared and donated; you have given me hope in this awful time. Thank you for your solidarity with trans Missourians. 🏳️‍⚧️

Ko-fi

Venmo

pluralzalpha:

kimberly-wexler:

I’ve been trying to tell you: The anti-abortion folks want to make it a crime to suffer an adverse pregnancy outcome. If they’re not stopped, any woman who suffers a miscarriage or stillbirth could be investigated for homicide.  Your. Body. Will. Become. A. Crime. Scene. https://t.co/PEaMIGCNWm  — Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D (@RVAwonk) May 10, 2023ALT
Perfectly legal (even healthy!) behaviors like taking Rx drugs and exercising, as well as things like being around secondhand smoke & environmental pollution, eating certain foods, etc, could be used as evidence of your culpability.  — Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D (@RVAwonk) May 10, 2023ALT
Many (most) miscarriages and stillbirths are not attributable to a single identifiable cause. We really don’t understand fetal death that well. That ambiguity will be used against you. Where there’s no identifiable alternative cause, your behaviors will be used as evidence.  — Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D (@RVAwonk) May 10, 2023ALT
These anti-abortion laws are on a collision course w/ advances in surveillance & tracking technology. If you suffer an adverse pregnancy outcome in a state with fetal personhood laws, you can expect to have your entire digital life investigated for evidence that you’re at fault.  — Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D (@RVAwonk) May 10, 2023ALT

If you think this will never happen, this is already the reality in El Salvador, where abortion is illegal under any circumstances. Women are routinely jailed for suffering miscarriage as they cannot prove they were not responsible. This is even if the foetus is judged to be unviable; if judged viable (usually by a court judge, not a medical professional) the charge is murder with a term of at least 30 years.

If you think it can’t happen in the US, remember it wasn’t always the case in El Salvador. It happened exactly the same way, with parties becoming increasingly hardline and voting in harsher laws.

dancing-coyote:

ilraksroost:

thunderheadfred:

ilraksroost:

my-pansexualmess:

thunderheadfred:

my cat is incredibly sweet and wants nothing more than to be within a 5 ft radius of a person at all times, gently chilling in your orbit.
he is also VERY, VERY DUMB 

it’s a slow morning so husband and I are reading, not making much noise. meanwhile, Barold goes downstairs to use his box and when he comes out, he starts yowling like his lil heart done broke. husband goes to to the top of the stairs all worried like, “Barold, what’s wrong?”

kitty zips back up the stairs and just oozes onto husband’s feet, purring high-powered lawnmower style. the realization hit us both at the same time…

this. boy. this itty bitty kitty boy. 

he couldn’t see or hear us for ten continuous seconds, forgot. we. were. home. and immediately burst into tears !!!!

I was just focusing on the fact that you named your cat Barold for the entirety of that post

I want this cat to be named Barold Bluejeans so bad

Good news!

That is exactly his name!

Here is Barold Bluejeans in a bathtub!

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The best news ever!!!!!😻😻😻

He’s an orange, that explains everything.

kimclitsuragi:

ponygirl96:

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[ID: a photo of a rabbit cuddling a large Winnie the Pooh plushie on a sofa. /end ID.]

sword-and-nightingale:

bobert91:

yellowbloods:

crabmandible:

crabmandible:

crabmandible:

Im gonna hold an egg in my mouth for 2 hours to challenge myself.

OGAHAGSIGf

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here is my quick artists rendition.. it was a primal moment

hi i just wanted to share ops tags from each of these because theyre really Something

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buddy that is beyond monkey brain, you went all the way back to reptile brain. These are real Dimetrodon hours.

This is the funniest fucking post on this site.

Violet Beauregarde should‘ve won Wonka’s chocolate factory

evayna:

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Have I watched the movie in the last decade or more? No.
Do I have iron clad evidence to support my argument? Yes.

1. She’s the most knowledgeable about candy. She’s committed to it, and knows her stuff. When Wonka holds up a little yellow piece across the room, she recognizes it immediately. She was able to switch to candy bars for the sake of the contest, so we know she has personal discipline and is goal oriented. Also, two major projects play directly into her strong suits: the 3-course-meal gum that Wonka failed to make safe (gum) and the neverending gobstopper (longevity).

2. She’s the most fit to run a business. Violet is competitive, determined, hard working, and willing to take risks. Her father is a small town car salesman and politician, so she could easily pick up knowledge and support from him. (Veruca’s dad is also a business man, and in a compatible market (nuts), but it’s made very clear that Veruca has no respect or knowledge of business practices or hard work.)

3. She’s the most sympathetic to the Oompa Loompas. She critiques Veruca when Veruca demands to buy one. More importantly, Wonka has been testing the 3-course-meal gum that ‘always goes wrong’ on Oompa Loompas while he presumably just watches. Violet is ready to put herself on the front line, instead of treating the Oompa Loompas as disposable, and would therefore be a better boss.

4. Her personality ‘flaw’ is the most fitting for the company. In the moralizing Oompa Loompa song, they just say ‘gum is pretty cool, but it’s not socially acceptable to chew it all day‘. The thing is, we already know that she can stop if she wants, because she already did that to win the golden ticket. And yeah, she is defensive about the perceived impoliteness of her hobby (like when her mother tries to shame her about her habit during a televised interview) but the obsession with candy and neglect of social norms is EXACTLY what Wonka is all about. This is on brand.

5. Her misstep in the factory is reasonable. Wonka shows everyone a candy he’s very proud of. Violet is like “oh sick, that’s gum, my special interest.” Wonka then pulls a “WRONG! It’s amazing gum!” In the very moments before she takes the gum Wonka has mislead her just to belittle her. So when he’s like “I wouldn’t do that” why should she give a shit what he has to say? She’s not like Charlie over here who’s all “Sure Gramps, let’s stay behind while the tour leaves and secretly drink this thing that has been explicitly stated to fill you with gas and is too powerful for safe consumption, oh and also I just saw what happened to Violet so I actually KNOW what this stuff can be capable of” Also, Violet is not selfish about her experience, she tells everyone what she’s tasting and feeling, and everyone is eager to hear it. Taking a personal risk to share knowledge with everyone. Violet is Prometheus: fact.

So Augustus contaminates the chocolate river. Charlie sneaks around and contaminates the vent walls. Veruca destroys and disrupts the workspace. Mike knows exactly what will happen to him and transports/shrinks himself deliberately. Violet had no idea what the gum could potentially do to her, and caused no harm to anyone or anything but herself.

Lastly: Can you imagine Charlie filling Wonka’s shoes? That passive, naive boy? Violet is already basically Wonka. She’s passionate, sarcastic, candy-obsessed, free thinking, and a total firecracker. She’s even better than Wonka, because she doesn’t endanger others.

Violet should’ve been picked to inherit the chocolate factory.

surfclown:

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TEARS TEARS THERE ARETEARS GOCMCOMING DOWN MY FA CE

mcmansionhell:

Hi everyone: I’ve written a long deep-dive on the present state of the McMansion, from farmhouse chic to imminent environmental collapse. If you’ve been seeing an inordinate number of big ugly houses pop up in your neighborhood, you are not alone!

saltedsapphicly:

grfld54:

judgejudyofficial:

ozzenstach:

juggsjudyofficial:

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.That Judge Judy Pussy grip insane. You be calling her Judith on the second stroke.

My grip will rip your junk off, chew it up, and spit it back at you.

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you either deactivate young or live long enough to see a mirror dimension version of your account kill indiscriminately on the dashboard

Imagine how I feel

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