I dislike spelling "Tumbler" incorrectly.

But seriously, I'm glad I invested skill ranks in Tumbling in D&D 3.5

[asterosian]

“Do trans men belong in women’s spaces?” I hate the phrasing of that question entirely. It’s secretly multiple questions disguised as one while using a vague term that serves no purpose other than to lead someone to a specific conclusion.

So let’s rephrase it.

“Do trans men belong in women’s spaces clinics that offer services meant for those with vaginas, uteruses, etc?” If they have the relevant anatomy that needs care, then obviously yes. I’m sorry, do you want trans men to get cancer and die because it went undetected too long? Because that’s how you get trans men to get cancer and die because it went undetected too long. Also, why is that space considered a women’s space to begin with and why should we let it stay that way?

“Do trans men belong in women’s spaces feminist advocacy groups fighting for abortion rights?” Yes because leaving trans men out means the people writing the law can simply forget trans men exist and write it in such a way where some asshole familiar with the law can use the exact wording to justify denying necessary care to a trans man because he is a trans man. If the law says “no woman should be denied access to abortion care…” and the trans man is legally a man, he will find himself in the same situation as the trans man who gets that phone call from his insurance saying “hey, sorry, but since you’re a man, we’re not covering that pap smear and you will be charged the full amount.” Not just in terms of paying either. “If you were a real man, you wouldn’t need an abortion. Come back after you fix your documents so they indicate you’re a female, but like, maybe motherhood would fix you so. Idk not my problem anymore. Goodbye!”

“Do trans men belong in women’s spaces lesbian book clubs or whatever?” They’re probably already there anyway and they’re not causing any problems just by being men in what is traditionally a women’s only thing. Plus, chances are they’ve been there since before coming out as trans so you’d just be kicking him out for coming out. I don’t have to explain to anyone why that’s kind of messed up, right?

“Do trans men belong in women’s spaces Should we kick people out of our arbitrarily female-only group if they come out as trans?” I guess I have to explain after all. It’s not gender validating for us to be suddenly ejected from every space we’ve found friends in before. You’re punishing someone for being trans. That’s all they did, was be trans.

[blakeofthesky]

They would make AI Summaries a paid premium feature if it were actually worth anything.

[lastoneout]

Porter Robinson - Russian Roulette

This is the messiest web weave ever but the new Porter Robinson song has my mind in a vice grip

[lastoneout]

One Piece Fan Letter

[lastoneout]

Avalon - Fellowship

[thebreakfastgenie]

I do actually care marginally about the guy in that reddit screenshot who voted for Trump and is now worried that he might lose his medicaid funding because I did not fucking stutter when I said healthcare is a human right but the people losing their internships and job offers to the hiring freeze are straight up hilarious.

[sprinkledsalt]

My mom was telling me about this YouTube video she watched (I can't remember the name, sorry) where the person shared a screenshot of some MAGA voter from Florida asking for help, because his wife had been hired for a nursing job with the VA in Texas, so they sold their house and were preparing to move. But they rescinded her job offer after Trump's executive order. The post from the guy was basically like "I already contacted Senator Ted Cruz's office, and they said they couldn't do anything about this. Please help me get this story to President Trump, we love him! We voted for him 3 times! And we know this was just a mistake and he'd help us!"

Just.................a part of me laughs, and another part of me thinks about how cult followers genuinely believe that the cult leader cares about them

[kalessinsdaughter]

This is the part about believing in universal human rights that can be a bit difficult: they're universal, and should never be denied anyone, no matter who they are or what they have done.

You can be – you should be – furious with people who voted for Trump, for wilfully trying to sabotage those rights and make them conditional, a privilege for the "deserving", a privilege they can deny the "wrong" kind of people.

And when the MAGA crowd are hit by the consequences of their actions, and denied basic human rights because it turns out their Great Leader doesn't actually include his followers among the privileged, it's tempting to say that they deserve to be denied those rights, because that's what they wanted to do to others.

But if you do that, you don't truly believe that those rights should be universal; you just have a different idea than the MAGA crowd about who should be included among the privileged.

You can still tell the MAGA who's crying that the leopards ate there face that you're angry with them for letting the face-eating leopards loose. But you shouldn't be fine with their face being eaten.

[pocket-size-cthulhu]

It took me ages to find this post again but. Yeah. Same energy

[thebreakfastgenie]

This is exactly it, thank you!!

[libraford]

They don't actually want a heterosexual pride, they don't want a natural family month, they don't want the Christian flag represented at government buildings.

They want two things.

They want there to be no pride months, they want no pride flags, no pride festivals. They want the ones in existence to end.

But most importantly, they want to piss you off.

They want to make the news, they want your angry phone calls, they want you to make threats.

Don't feed them. Staaaaaarve themmmmmm.

Tell them that they're welcome to start their own initiatives, start their festivals, put up their signs. Do whatever they want, it's a free country.

There's a reason most straight pride festivals fizzle out after one year. Festivals are a lot of work and they're only worth it if you have a good reason to have one. Their reason sucks.

Don't feed them.

[mortimermcmirestinks]

you know the drill, op disabled reblogs etc etc etc

[homunculus-argument]

The paradox of tolerance is only a paradox if you think of tolerance as some sacred and unconditional moral duty. Some ultimate and absolute law with no exceptions, and if you ever slip into the sin of intolerance, you must repent yourself and beg for forgiveness. Yeah no fuck that. Tolerance is a social contract. You're in the game as an equal player for as long as you play by the same rules as everyone else, and if you don't, your ass is fucking out. You're not entitled to the same respect you won't give others.

"Oh so you all tolerate each other just because you tolerate each other, but if I want to destroy you, then all of a sudden you want to destroy me?" Literally yes. That's the gist of it. What's not clicking. This equation is so simple it barely counts as math.

[damazcuz]

Certain words can change your brain forever and ever so you do have to be very careful about it.

[lilirulu]

apparently I'm rate limited on twitter whatever the fuck that means well it means I'm not using twitter today I guess

[blakeofthesky]

“You’ve spent your daily allotment, peasant. I am a genius and know that forcing users off the site will make them view more ads (the only meaningful source of revenue on this site).”  ~ Dipshit Musk, probably. 

[shinyfurrets]

I wish I could like hide certain posts like you can on Facebook. Certain posts will gain traction and it’s because it’s popular cuz it’s funny or good art or it’s informative and whatever. hell I even reblog it myself if I want to, but like

All the people I’m following and mutuals start relogging that same exact post as well and don’t get me wrong that’s cool an all but Like..... I don’t want to see the same post 8 times across my dash. Like I’m tired of seeing it now. I don’t want to block and unfollow the ones I follow, I just want that particular post hidden now. I’m trying to look at other shit now but like now

I have to sift through the same post just to get to something else and idk does anyone else feel this way?

[[Edit: I forgot to mention that specifically I meant for the mobile version]]

[blakeofthesky]

Also the uLtRa LoNg pOsT tHaT sCroLLs fOrEvEr, it would be nice to be able to have something like a ‘next post’ button (sort of like how some pages have a skip-to-top/bottom button that pops up). Great for the mega-long posts we’ve seen a hundred times before and for ones on a topic I simply have no interest in. 

[thelegendofclarke]

Same “I Recognized Your Foul Stench” Energy…

[maneth985]

Same face. You know they’re listening to men.

[itsallavengers]

Steve Rogers, hacking off anti-homeless spikes with his shield repeatedly while the police surround him: Oh my goodness, I’m so sorry, I’m just– *hack hack*– so clumsy with with this old thing sometimes, you know– *hack hack hack*– gosh golly look it’s flying all over the place isn’t it, deary me-

Police Officer: Sir this is destruction of public property

Steve: *Hack hack hack hack* Is it? I’m SO sorry! just– *hack*–, give me about five minutes officer and I think I’ll be able to get it under control. This shield sure has a life of its own huh! *hacks extra vigorously while keeping direct eye contact with the police*

[marvel-avengers-world]

Good post op

[jorgerrimo-deactivated20210603]

Squ… Squirtle? Are you ok?

[blakeofthesky]

PSA from an old Pokemon vet: NEVER CATCH MISSINGNO, IT WILL CORRUPT YOUR SAVE FILE. 

[prokopetz]

I think the perfect illustration of how absurd the psychology of executive dysfunction is that, when I’m having a bad function day, I often find it helpful to groan like an annoyed zombie before undertaking some physical task. Like, it doesn’t just make me feel better - it legitimately helps. I have performatively registered my protest against the very concept of Doing Things with whatever powers might be listening, and can therefore proceed to Do The Thing.

[animatedamerican]

I have found it immensely helpful to whine “I don’t wanna” or some variant, aloud, before Doing the Thing.  Never particularly thought of it as performatively registering my protest, but that’s it, that’s exactly what it is.

[afrodesiaq-deactivated20250629]

I also never considered the performative protest aspect of this but I also vocally register my Not Want To Do The Thing just before I get up and do the thing and it’s super helpful.

[naamahdarling]

My GF and I do this and it’s honestly so helpful.

[blakeofthesky]

Is this a thing? I say something to the effect of “Ahh fuck me” nearly every morning before I get out of bed. Performative Registering? I feel like this might be a similar thing.  (I also like to say “Ikuze” to psyche myself into doing adventurous things, but I feel like that’s mostly the weeb I can’t stop being.)

[sithcampeador]

La naturaleza siempre se abre camino

[blakeofthesky]

“Trees don’t grow even, they don’t grow straight just however it makes them happy.”— Bob Ross 

[pianoaround]

[okplznomo]

Always reblog

[blakeofthesky]

Oh my god. Do these guys have a bandcamp site, or a youtube, or SOMETHING?? I’d buy the shit outta their CD. 

[lorettafryingpan]

Dessa’s tweets speak to me on a spiritual level

[blakeofthesky]

Am I like the only person that, upon seeing a fire tweet, actually finds it and favorites it on Twitter? Because this has 37,000+ notes on Tumblr, and the tweet itself has a minuscule fraction of that love. (as of 2018, 4 years after the tweet, has barely over 100 likes/retweets) I know it’s just Twitter, but it feels like not crediting the artist.  https://twitter.com/dessadarling/status/522892331004219392?lang=en