I am confusion

Late 20's non-binary transfemme making her way through this whirlwind of life Header image credit to: @animatedtext

[sunflower-sosa]

Nigerian Pride 🏳️‍🌈🇳🇬

I meant to have this out yesterday. Happy belated pride. :)

[sunflower-sosa]

I'm glad you all like the Nigeria Pride post!

Originally, I went in worried the opposite would happen. Growing up, I've been taught that Nigeria, the country, is homophobic. (I was born in America.) But over time, I learned that there's tons of other queer Nigerians; some are out, and some are in the closet 😭.

I'm also not used to this much attention, lol

Thank you all!

[sweetiepiesapphic]

sapphic yearning is so intense and profound yet so delicate all at the same time. it’s unlike anything else i have ever experienced before and it just feels so right and so safe. the future doesn’t feel as scary anymore when i imagine being with another sapphic, it actually feels heavenly. just the thought alone fills my chest with a blooming, radiant warmth, like seeing in color for the first time. the world feels a bit brighter now that i am allowing myself to exist more within in it instead of just in the margins ૮ ․ ․ ྀིა

[vintage-tigre]

[victusinveritas]

It's almost like something happened in 2020-now that is causing these problems.

[weaselle]

ignoring everything the pandemic response specialists were saying was good for the economy tho. State governors and federal agencies with no medical experience and no economics education told us so

[small-witch-big-hat]

"no reliable data" What A Curious Coincidence. I Wonder What Might Have Been Happening In That Period To Cause Such a Thing

[afeelgoodblog]

Why hasn’t this been done before?

[autisticexpression]

You know why.

[petrosapian]

Mind the Gap: a handbook of clinical signs on black and brown skin

Second year medic, Malone Mukwende, has been working with staff members as part of a student-staff partnership project looking at clinical t

[missmixx-a-lot]

Cause racial health disparities…

[xmagnet-o]

I hope this gets published

[algorizmi]

It is available for download as a pdf from their website. www.blackandbrownskin.co.uk/mindthegap

[imperatorsapphiosa]

Hey, if anyone’s curious, this IS making a serious impact — this handbook was taught as standard practice for my EMT license course, as well as several other programs. A lot of new providers are being taught this as a matter of course.

[tiktoks-i-enjoyed]

[tiktoks-i-enjoyed]

[undonedisaster]

hi, baby.

let’s have a softer day.

i know your body hurts. i know everything feels a little heavier right now.

you don’t have to push through this.

let yourself rest.

get comfortable & i’ll grab the blankets. find the warmest spot you can.

you don’t have to be productive to deserve care.

you don’t have to earn rest by doing enough first.

your body is asking for gentleness, so let’s listen.

drink some water. eat something comforting. put something warm where you need it.

that’s it, baby.

one small thing at a time.

you’re allowed to slow down.

you’re allowed to have days where the only thing you accomplish is taking care of yourself.

i’m proud of you for listening, my love.

now come here.

let’s get cozy for a while.

[procne]

i feel like it's absolutely crucial in the social justice world to take "he a little confused but he got the spirit" and similar sentiments/situations as a Win. intent is so much more important than saying it right the first time! if someone is approaching with scuffed language and incorrect terms but they're visibly being as polite as they know how, that person is a friend and should be treated better than what their words might invite in someone else's mouth.

[swimmingblue]

someone who's confused but who's got the spirit has the best thing, which is respect. the other stuff is secondary. I'd take someone who's messing up but doing their best to treat me respectfully any day over someone who's using the right words to do me wrong.

[theprofessional-amateur]

link to bluesky post

[theprofessional-amateur]

In addition to how to turn various things, it includes:

Other useful AI Removal/Detection links

How to spot AI Hallucinations like a Reference Librarian (originally on Substack)

Library Freedom Project has a lot of handouts about AI on their Resources page

[bebewrites]

genAI companies are now buying up rare and antique books so they can scan them and use them to train their AI. then they're destroying the books afterward.

AI Companies Are Buying Antique Books, Ingesting Their Contents to Train Models, and Then Destroying Them at Incredible Scale, Even If Almos

AI companies are quietly obtaining rare books, ingesting their contents, and then destroying them -- even if they're exceedingly rare.

they've had to face settlements against stealing from current authors, so they'll just go for the old books now. they're also doing this so they have the only copies of rare books.

they're taking water, power, natural resources for their data centers. they steal. they're book burning, essentially. i'm just so angry, i'm at a loss right now.

[natalieironside]

Oh this is very bad. Oh this a disaster historical and civilizational in scale.

[blairsanne]

For anyone who isn't going to read the article, I feel it worth pointing out that they aren't destroying the books after. That headline wording is misleading.

They are destroying the books as part of the process of scanning them efficiently.

They are cutting the pages out of the book, and so it is essentially no longer usable as a book. I imagine if it was not so much faster to do it this way, they would probably resell the books.

[titsay]

[catmat]

Can we just take a second to acknowledge how absolutely traumatizing and terrifying it is to lose your health? Feeling yourself decline, not knowing if you'll get worse, but knowing the permanency of your new reality, is scary.

Often we don't hear about the fear that comes along with health decline. We are praised for being strong and for enduring so much. We try to keep going despite the terrifying feelings of knowing there is no going back from this. There's a lot of trauma we face, a lot of grieving, and a lot of repressed fears.

So I'm just here to say that these feelings are valid and you're not alone.

[wonders-of-the-cosmos]

Artemis II Lunar Flyby

Credit: NASA

[classicalcanvas]

Water Lilies painted by Claude Monet (1840 - 1926)

[classicalcanvas]

🌸 Monet 🌸

[thecryptkeeper]

[softsapphiclove]

I crave the quiet intimacy of just being there for her. When the day feels overwhelming and everything feels too much.

Taking her into my arms and holding her close. When she’s too tried to speak or simply can’t find the words, I’ll hold her close in silence. Gentle fingers stroking through her hair, my breathing steady and grounding under her cheek. Each soft brush of my fingers, every tightening of my arms around her, every kiss pressed into her hair. All silently telling her how loved she is, how cherished she is, how safe she is with me. To be herself, to not pretend, to just feel what she is feeling without trying to put on the brave mask she wears around everyone else.