briars and brambles

[frostedmagnolias]

Pendant

19th century

Germany

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[ohnopicturesofanothercat]

A baby Bridget video with faint purring in case it helps. 🧡🤍🤎

[smorpher]

All y'all fuckers when you say you ain't gonna vote

[yesterdaysprint]

Sketches by A.K. MacDonald, 1932

[criminalizegolf]

Never not thinking about the trans woman I met in a gay bar in a town I'll never go back to who said "gender roles are like chains, fun to use in bondage scenarios but largely irrelevant in daily life"

[sepdet]

One more story.

This is how a brand new state Attorney General pissed off the Obama Administration by refusing to settle.

The Battle That Changed Kamala Harris

What the national mortgage settlement taught the freshly elected California attorney general—and how it connected her to Joe Biden

What it doesn't mention is that by appointing Katie Porter as her right hand to find & support homeowners burned by predatory lenders — since one thing missing in this Act was basically a defense lawyer to fight banks on behalf of individuals — Californians wound up with 3 out of 5 mortgage relief settlements in the entire country.

"How can we get the best possible settlement for victims of this crime" is an unusual but effective approach.

[citytrialost]

Probably a niche political interest, but every election I watch the polls to see if Idaho votes to redraw their third congressional district which only covers the Amigara Township and a few small farming communities.

[saywhat-politics]

[depsidase]

[thecarvingwitch]

Stay safe, guys

[gendernewtral]

24/7 Suicide Hotline for LGBTQ Youth - Get Help Now

Get immediate help 24/7/365. The Trevor Project's crisis counselors are just a text, chat, or phone call away. Completely confidential and f

it’s three taps anywhere on the screen on a smartphone!

[our-trans-punk-experience]

This is important punks. Deadly important.

[hazey-magnolia]

I’ve texted their hotline before. It was super helpful and even if it hadn’t been the amount of time you’re there can be enough to let your urges fade and stay safe.

[lastoneout]

Okay but for real if you live in Maricopa County and voted by mail PLEASE go check the county recorder's webpage to make sure you didn't get flagged for a signature issue!! Apparently something like 12k are still waiting to be cured and we need every single one of those votes to send Kari Lake back to the fucking shadow realm where she belongs and also REPLACE Kyrsten Sinema with someone who's not going to do a stupid little curtsy while they tank progressive policies in the Senate!!

THERE IS STILL TIME PLS CHECK IF YOU LIVE THERE!!! Also maybe check even if you don't live there, I made sure mine got counted in Pima, we can make Blue Arizona happen!!! Check your ballots!!!!

[lastoneout]

IF YOU LIVE IN NEVADA CHECK YOUR BALLOTS AND ALSO ANSWER YOUR PHONE THEY MIGHT CALL YOU TO TRY TO FIX A REJECTED BALLOT!!!!

[bundibird]

In case any Americans are not aware of this: the rest of the world is FUCKING TERRIFIED of how this election is going to go. If trump wins, it affects more than just America. If trump wins, it will fuck so many other countries in so many ways.

So first of all, PLEASE VOTE. The rest of the world doesn't get to vote in your election, but we do get directly impacted by your election, so please do what we can't, and vote.

Secondly, remember that you're not just voting for America. You're voting on behalf of the all the countries that will be impacted by this election.

Please, for the love of God, vote blue, and save not just America from a second trump term, but the whole goddamn world.

[lokiinmediasideblog]

Friendly reminder that Jill Stein's VP is a transphobe that supports abortion bans.

Stein was also asked to drop out by the Green Parties from Europe.

US elections: European Greens call for Jill Stein to step down

European Greens bring together national parties that share the same Green values, and who are active across the entire European continent -

[parkerposey]

Him: you better not be a man of constant sorrow when I get home

My stupid ass:

[wgm-beautiful-world]

[homoeroticjunoincident]

reblog to make prev stop having headaches

[whitepeopletwitter]

[breelandwalker]

This used to be called “Auto Shop” and “Home Economics,” subjects which were included in nearly every high school curriculum up until the 1980s. Auto maintenance, budget management, sewing skills, cooking, and other basic Adulting skills were actually taught in classroom settings. But suddenly all that money got funneled away to sports and graduation requirements shifted toward standardized tests because those were somehow more? important? than life skills? and the home ec and shop classes were no longer taught, even as electives. We’ve been steadily losing arts classes for similar reasons.

And so students leave school with a thorough grounding in football and calculus, but having no idea how to sew on a button or change a tire. 

Petition to bring back these classes in every single middle and high school in the country.

[dissonant-aria]

Like most things that went wrong in the 80s, this is due to Reagan. He signed the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act into law which allowed “Job Creators” to control our educational system.

If it can’t help the Boug make a buck from you, it no longer gets taught.

[safetytank]

[awakefor48hours]

I saw a post about this so now I'm curious

Are you religious?

Yes

No

It's complicated

Voting ended onDec 17, 2023

please consider reblogging for a larger sample size unless you're planning to say something that's anti-theistic

[wgm-beautiful-world]

Entrance door at Place Etienne-Pernet, Paris, FRANCE