Currently Between Hyperfixations

No pronouns please don’t refer to me A tumblr mobile user exclusively

[yourhighness6]

This queen really conquered Ba Sing Se like that

[lucydacusgirl]

The first leg hair I saw on a woman was my own hair on my own legs. My mum is very naturally hairless and I knew like one woman who didn’t shave her armpits. When people talk about just preferring being shaved and doing it for themselves I do wonder like, how many women with body hair have you ever actually seen? In real life or not? Because I feel like there are places you could go nearly your whole life only seeing your own, and then hardly ever even seeing your own because you’re always shaving it! And it’s just like well yeah of course having no body hair just feels right to you. You have no frame of reference for hairy women outside of like jokes and insults.

[wholeheartedsuggestions]

you’ll achieve the most you can if you go at your own pace

[tired-stressed-trying-my-best]

[mystrothedefender]

My coworker said he was having a bad day and I said 'it can't be that bad you haven't started howling like a sad dog yet' and he let out the saddest most pathetic little howl I've ever heard and I was like 'damn ok do you need to have a break?'

[mystrothedefender]

Banned from manager training for making my coworker bark.

[mystrothedefender]

This has become such a meme at work i just asked the store manager how her days going and she went awoo

[harrystyles420]

the first smut i ever read was about a girl listening to these people having sex in a bathroom stall and when they were done she snuck in and it was like “she saw semen all over the floor and bent over to pick one up”

she picked up a sperm

just one

[kaijuno]

[evilwizard]

[dragon-in-a-fez]

I was curious if I could install a bathtub in the space where my walk-in shower currently is, which is a little too small for a normal tub, so I googled "odd shape bathtubs" and I got more than I bargained for:

the soup ladle

the hammock

just a big rock

[mandy-malady]

Starting a collection of these bc my homestate is making me so goddamn proud

[ajournalofimpossiblethings]

ICE came in two SUVs to try and grab a pregnant mother who was picking her other child up from a west Oakland (like three miles from my house) elementary school yesterday afternoon. Neighbors and other community members immediately boxed the ICE vehicles in with their own cars, surrounded the “officers,” and harassed them until they left (without their target). This is the only kind of response that’s acceptable from anyone witnessing this shit, and as Oakland Councilwoman Caroll Fife said after the incident, “there were too many white people around for them [ICE] to stick around.”

Fellow white people: if you’re able, put your bodies/vehicles/voices in between these kidnappers and their targets, ESPECIALLY if you look “respectable” (eg soccer mom/dad, business attire etc). They’re much, much less likely to engage violently with individuals and crowds who look like ppl they respect/view as human (white/white passing) so use their prejudice to your advantage.

Also: Karen the FUCK outta them. Eg. “I want to see badges and identification containing your full name and title, I want the names and contact information of your direct supervisors, I want to see a warrant signed by a judge that includes the full legal name of the individual you are attempting to detain, and I want to see these items now.” Speak loudly but as calmly and firmly as possible, don’t touch them but stay in between them and whoever they’re trying to grab if possible. Repeat.

[transcyberism]

Also, if you are an employee of whatever location ICE is entering to get somebody, you can do the following:

- Straight up refuse them entry. Not all workplaces will allow you to do this (e.g. I work in a public library and can't do that) but if you are on private property you can straight up tell them to GTFO or get trespassed by the cops.

- Announce their presence over the PA system. Say "Will the ICE agents who just entered the building please come to [your department] immediately?" and anyone else in the building is going to be made aware that ICE is here and that they're likely to be headed towards wherever you asked them to go, giving them time to escape if necessary.

- Be strict about weapons policies. If your workplace only allows LEOs to carry weapons, ask to see their badges, and ask to copy down their badge numbers and names, too. Take your time doing this, waste their time with as much bullshit red tape as you can muster.

- Be VERY strict about harassment policies, and make it clear to the agents that you will not tolerate them harassing or detaining patrons of your establishment unless they show you a warrant signed by a judge. If they have one, ask to photocopy it "for your records," again making sure to waste as much of their time as possible. Let them know that you will call the cops if they attempt to apprehend anyone without a warrant, and follow through on that if they try it. Tell them it's "policy" if they object. (It doesn't matter if it's actually policy, you can just lie to these assholes.)

- If you manage to repel them from the building, they might try to hang around the parking lot to snatch people as they exit. Make it clear to them that "loitering" is not permitted and they have to vacate the premises if they are not there for legitimate purposes.

[mariacallous]

[professorwetware]

These groups have some really serious issues with each other. To have them agree is quite a big deal.

[snailchimera]

I never thought I'd see Autism Speaks and ASAN on the same side of anything, or Autism Speaks on the right side of anything. It's like seeing the Salvation Army take a stance against the myth that homelessness is a personal failing.

[aardvaark]

"[character] has never done anything wrong in their life ❤️" as in a hyperbolic joke expressing that the character is sweet and kind and i love them, vs "[character] has never done anything wrong in their life ❤️" as in i’m absolutely lying through my teeth while a long list of their crimes plays behind me like film credits

[one-time-i-dreamt]

Remember this viral post? Wanda and Jamal and her husband Lonnie are the most wholesome people, this story brought tears to my eyes originally and I am crying once more learning from Jamal's social media that Lonnie has sadly passed away.

Rest in Peace, Lonnie :(

[one-time-i-dreamt]

[one-time-i-dreamt]

[one-time-i-dreamt]

[one-time-i-dreamt]

Whenever I lose faith in humanity, I remember these four lovely folks and feel a little better 🥺

[one-time-i-dreamt]

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[one-time-i-dreamt]

[one-time-i-dreamt]

[loveridden1999]

bring back shame

[loveridden1999]

peer reviewed tags

[fox-bright]

The worst person you could ever meet in your lifetime still has a favorite breakfast cereal.

I knew a rapist who was an absolute ride-or-die friend to his gamer bros. Like, give the last dollar from his pocket to a friend who got a flat tire, and then turn around and go rape a Freshman that evening.

I knew a vicious child abuser who wept like a baby when her dog died.

The nastiest human being on the planet nevertheless feels obscurely melancholy sometimes, or has high spirits when they step out doors on the first warm day of spring, or has opinions on their favorite TV show and which side the toilet paper should hang on and whether or not the room should be cold or warm when you go to sleep.

We're all still just people. Complex, with fully-realized interior worlds.

None of that will save you from becoming a monster, if you decide to do monstrous things.

None of it makes you exempt from the consequences of monstrosity.

[brehaaorgana]

really tempted to post to r/landlord to ask what we should do about a really problematic and destructive tenant

[brehaaorgana]

they don't pay any rent or utilities. it's actually a perk of their employment with me, but there's an agreement that they can't make any significant structural changes to the property without permission. recently they told me they were thinking of making some cosmetic updates which would have been allowed, but I checked in on the property recently and they literally hired a full on demolition team.

[brehaaorgana]

[ Landlord US - DC ]

what the fuck do I do about the damage my tenant caused?? he didn't even have to pay a security deposit and he definitely didn't pass background checks either. he's also broke. fml

[smallswingshoes]

wait what happened?????

[brehaaorgana]

// Genuine explanation of the joke, with context:

The White House is the official residence and office of the President of the United States for as long as they are in office. The White House is therefore owned by United States citizens and is stewarded by the U.S. National Parks Service.

The central portico (which includes the residential area) is the oldest section, which is a reconstruction post 1814 fire. It was completed with two expansions by 1829. Later, it gained two additional wings. The West Wing is the home of the actual work office for the president, and was completed in 1901. The East Wing is supposed to include the office of the first lady, the White House social secretary, correspondence office, and the official calligraphers. It's the social wing. It was completed in 1902.

The White House used to look like this:

Donald Trump mentioned wanting to update and renovate the East Wing with a new ballroom. It's very normal for interior redecoration to happen from president to president, and even for renovations for upkeeping the integrity of the building have happened before (with lots of documented evidence of the process! Cf. The Truman renovation).

However, this week, he actually had the entire 123 year old East Wing demolished.

I mean it straight up was fucking levelled.

It doesn't fucking exist anymore.

The American people are the owners of the White House. Americans are Donald Trump's landlord. The home is ON LOAN for the duration of his service as a perk of the job. He doesn't pay rent for it. And he just bulldozed our fucking property. We didn't even get a security deposit out of this idiot.

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

people getting mad at ao3 for rightfully being firmly against censorship and allowing dark fics that depict taboo subjects in explicit details to be on their platform is so funny to me because ao3 was created specifically to be a fuck you to capitalism and censorship. the point of ao3 is that it’s a place to host and archive any fanwork, which includes fanwork about taboo topics that are not allowed on other platforms like wattpad or fanfiction.net

the whole point of ao3 is that it’s a safe space for all fics, and that includes fics about taboo subjects

ao3 has always been firmly against censorship since the day it was created, that’s why it’s run by fans, for fans, on fans’ donations, why it’s a nonprofit organization, that’s also why it has no ads or algorithms or any of those capitalism bullshit

if you have a problem with that, go to fanfiction.net or wattpad. no one forces you to stay in the house made specifically for the (affectionate) freaks

[everythingfox]

Attack: 99 range: 0

[bumblebeebats]

God what i wouldn't give to have the sheer stamina and work ethic of my next door neighbor. Every morning, 8am, the hammers and drills come out. he's putting up shelves. he's feeding cables through walls 6 inches from my pillow. He's putting together furniture. He's making smoothies. He's 74 years old. Does it piss me off? of course. But i have to admit that he is clearly also the superior being. I need The Substance but to turn me (anemic 20-something with the constitution of a consumptive Victorian child) into this absolute beast of a man

[bumblebeebats]

Met this same neighbor today as he was effortlessly hauling his bike up 4 flights of stairs having just finished a 20 mile bike ride and i (masked and bedraggled) explained that I'm on the tail end of a cold but venturing out as I've run out of food, and he was like "Aww no!! 🥺🥺 If you ever need me to pop down to the shops and do some shopping for you just let me know!!" like Steven, that is SO kind, truly, but I have to draw the line at you doing Meals on Wheels for me right now. what i actually need is for you to come with me on a Back To The Future style adventure and somehow make you my biological grandpa because my current genes are simply not pulling their weight. can you leave me your zest for life in your will, Steven. Steven please

[monkeyislandtwo]

being poly with no bitches is a little funny

[monkeyislandtwo]

yes i am in fact poly but um. its just me for now. thats all you're gonna get

[monkeyislandtwo]

monocule