Salutations!

My name is Bug. 25.

[thetransfemininereview]

How to Build Your Trans Microlibrary

Are you as ADHD as I am? Then here’s a quick and easy guide to help you get a headstart on your microlibrary.

Overwhelmed by politics and life? Here’s a quick and easy guide to starting your personal trans microlibrary 🩷 written especially with the ADHD girlies in mind.

[thetransfemininereview]

This article is the second in my Trans Literature Preservation Project initiative, aimed to combat the rising threat of fascism and anti-trans censorship around the world 🗣️

[thetransfemininereview]

If you’ve ever wanted to read a book by a trans person before, I’ve included dozens of links in here to help you get started! There is absolutely no expertise required to do this work 🩷 Cis people can help too!

[thetransfemininereview]

This one is making the rounds now, and is still both relevant and pressing!

[convexcave]

ok so instead of going on my usual the earth is doomed spiral I started looking into solar punk solutions and stumbled across the practice of permaculture & found a free 50 video series from the university of oregon on it if anyone else would like to learn abt ways we can actually start restoring earths whole deal

Permaculture Design Course - Oregon State University Ecampus

Permaculture Design Course - Oregon State University Ecampus

[anarchistmemedistro]

The Solutions are Already Here: Strategies of Ecological Revolution from Below : Peter Gelderloos : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : I

Are alternative energies and Green New Deals enough to deliver environmental justice? Peter Gelderloos argues that international governmenta

The Solutions are Already Here, Chapter One, A Wide-Angle View

Podcast Episode · Audible Anarchism · 11/01/2025 · 2h 14m

Agroecology - Wikipedia

[wispthicket]

Another cool resource with information on sustainable waste management and other environmental pursuits! https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/

This is a solar-powered website, which means it sometimes goes offline

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[thekijs]

I'm sorry, is this... Is this implying there's no DYE in that rug? All raw wool in its natural colours? She fucking bred the sheep to get the colours she wanted over the course of ten years!? Holy shit.

[iknityounot]

Melt the ICE Hat Pattern

In the 1940’s, Norwegians made and wore red pointed hats with a tassel as a form of visual protest against Nazi occupation of their country. Within two years, the Nazis made these protest hats illegal and punishable by law to wear, make, or distribute. As purveyors of traditional craft, we felt it appropriate to revisit this design.

All proceeds from the sale of this pattern go to local immigrant aid organizations who will distribute the funds to those impacted by the actions of ICE.

Approximately 200 yards of RED yarn of your choice in fingering, DK, or Worsted weight.

The sample shown was knit in Blue Sky Fibers Skyland for the DK version

Suggested Needles

Fingering weight yarn: US #4 / 3.5mm

DK weight yarn: US #6 / 4mm

Worsted weight yarn: US #8 / 5mm

There is also a crochet pattern available HERE

[mckitterick]

[rip-quizilla]

[blanchebees]

Some watercolor xenos

Tip jar

[rederiswrites]

There really really ought to be a book about how the staple crops of different civilizations shape and influence those civilizations, and I really want to read it.

[alexseanchai]

Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky and A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage (three are alcohol, three have caffeine) are not quite that, but may still be of interest?

[rederiswrites]

I read Salt back in the day and it's so so good, second the rec. I have heard of 6 Glasses and not read it but I am sure I would probably love it. Gotta see if the library has it. Thank you!

[pandorasquillandquotes]

Gonna throw Empire of Cotton by Sven Beckert in the ring here! You'll never see the modern world the same way again.

[vaspider]

A Short History Of The World According To Sheep by Sally Coulthard blew my mind. So many things are tied to wool and sheep and weaving and so many words and phrases are tied to wool, people have no idea.

Example words which come from textiles/weaving, if not specifically wool (go look them up!): subtle, shoddy, tabby, Brazil, rocket, twit, warped, going batty, on tenterhooks, text...

[foxofninetales]

I'll throw in a rec for Pickled, Potted, and Canned by Sue Shephard - a very interesting look at food preservation and how the availability of different types of food preservation shaped cultures and cuisines.

[electronsprotonscroutons]

Sweetness and Power is this but for the topic of sugar

[magneticdeclination]

The Lost Supper: Searching for the Future of Food in the Flavors of the Past might also be up your alley. It's about "forgotten" foods and staples. They talk about different types of wheat, sauces, veggies, etc and a little about the cultures from whence they come

[doctornerdington]

Also: Much Depends on Dinner by Margaret Visser. One of my favourite books.

[bitchwhoyoukiddin]

DO I HAVE A SERIES FOR YOU. University of California Press has a gift for you and it is a 80+ book series on food studies. There are even some that are open access (legally free), but the rest are in libraries.

I also highly recommend Frostbite by Nicola Twilley. It’s about the impact refrigeration has had/is having on food preservation and culture, globally. It was one of my favorite books of this last year.

[calystarose]

Also, The Rice Theory of Culture https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1172&context=orpc By Thomas Talhelm

[cardiacanes]

I haven't read it in a while but The travels of a t-shirt in the global economy by Pietra Rivoli is a really interesting examination of cotton as a global crop

[the-fogborn-real]

dni if you think wasps are useless

[special-lucky-chosen-one]

I fucking hate it here

[some-sort-of-ecologist]

For those of you with android devices, you can use the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) standalone app control program to get rid of all the bloatware, data mining, and AI crap - no coding needed!

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[cognitivejustice]

Download this easy DIY clothing repair guide (only 10 pages) from Uni of Kentucky

link to PDF

[ramshacklefey]

Excellent resource if you're new to sewing and want to start doing some clothing repair!

[queenofzan]

Professional seamstress here, who has taught intro to sewing many times, saying: this guide is excellent!

[citadelofthestars]

That link didn't work for me so I found a different one! https://fcs.mgcafe.uky.edu/sites/fcs.mgcafe.uky.edu/files/ct-mmb-147.pdf

[fwoosheye]

My sister just told me about a site called freesewing, where you can adjust patterns from your exact measurements and it will "generate" them — but not generate as in what ShitGPT does, just mathematical tweaking of existing patterns, the way professionals would do it if you were going to a tailor. Many patterns also have photos of people posting what they've made, and it seems like it works really well most of the time. I just thought it seemed like a neat site, especially since i saw a lot of example photos with my build that had gotten some pretty good results. That they also don't sell your data is a neat bonus

Free Bespoke Sewing Patterns | FreeSewing

FreeSewing is open source software to generate bespoke sewing patterns, loved by home sewers and fashion entrepreneurs alike.

[bill-blake-fans-anonymous]

Okay, this is pretty incredible. A 3D artist, consulting scholars and archaeologists, worked for a year and a half in Blender to create a reconstruction of pre-Columbian Tenochtitlán, complete with the surrounding landscape. It’s staggeringly beautiful, and—at least to me—gives a wonderful impression of the city as a place where people worked and lived and worshiped

[gallusrostromegalus]

HOLY SHIT CLICK THROUGH THIS IS INCREDIBLE

[thetransfemininereview]

12 Spooky Books by Transfemmes to Read This Halloween (CW #7)

Vampires, living dolls, and dysphoria, oh my!

As the clock strikes midnight at the dawn of Halloween, I come bearing spooky books! Check out these cool recs for horror and paranormal novels by transfeminine authors that'll make your day a little darker 🖤

[thetransfemininereview]

Hey hello yeah what does this mean

[pekingopera]

Solange launches Saint Heron digital archive library

Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron Library digitizes rare and out-of-print works by Black and brown artists, preserving them for future generation

"The Saint Heron Library is home to our archival collection of primarily rare, out of print, and 1st edition titles by Black & brown authors, poets, & artists," she captioned on Instagram.

Throughout time, when certain aspects of physical media aren't accessible, a digital archive library is crucial in a society driven by fast-paced media consumption, where the depth and nuance of marginalized voices can easily be overlooked or forgotten.

...

In our digital age, where much of our interaction with media is limited to clicks and reposts, Knowles’ digital archive provides a safe space for scholarly and artistic work that might otherwise be lost. Saint Heron’s library aims to foster a space where the wisdom and creativity of these “great minds” can thrive, supported by an infrastructure that champions preservation and accessibility. The library will not only serve as a place of significant works but also act as a catalyst for more conversations around artists, scholars and enthusiasts. "As the market and demand for these books, zines, and catalogues rises, we would like to play a small part in creating free access to the expansive range of critical thought and expression by these great mindsss," Knowles said.

Saint Heron

Saint Heron Community Library; a growing media center dedicated to students, practicing artists and designers, musicians and general literat

[monsterblogging]

Links to Pacific Rim creator Travis Beacham's own posts on drift compatibility and drifting

Drift compatibility is psychological, not genetic

The better you know someone, the more likely you are to be drift compatible

Drift compatibility is potential, not fate

Drift compatibility can be a choice

Friendship is the foundation of drift compatibility

The drift requires trust

Trust is fundamental; also drift compatibility can be determined with anything that tests how well you can anticipate each others' moves

That even includes multiplayer video games

Many cadets wash out during Pons training when secrets come out in the drift and shatter their relationships

A lot of pilots get messed up by flinching over sexual thoughts

Trying to avoid thoughts just makes them worse

Not everything you see in the drift is always real; also the way to deal with thoughts is just let them flow by

Pilots communicate through "headspace"

Illustration of a conversation in headspace

First drifts can be very confusing, because partners don't understand each others' minds very well yet

The drift exposes pilots to each others' raw, unfiltered thoughts

Raleigh knew what Yancy was going to say

The drift doesn't let you read your partner's mind like a database, and you may not necessarily understand what you see. Also when Pentecost says he carries nothing into the drift he means he's calm and stable.

Pentecost gained this calmness through meditation

Trying to block your partner from your mind will make you lose control of the Jaeger

Pilots who fall below 90% sync will be in trouble

General information plus info on RABITs

You can chase your partner's RABIT

Another post confirming you can chase your partner's RABIT

More RABIT info

More general information

Travis Beacham defines ghost drifting

Partners' personalities can rub off on each other

Neural overload doesn't hit you all at once; it accumulates

The time a pilot can go solo varies, and it's a steep curve from fine to dead

More info on solo piloting

Being high in the drift probably makes it harder to avoid chasing the RABIT

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Something like this would be so colossally helpful. I'm sick and tired of trying to research specific clothing from any given culture and being met with either racist stereotypical costumes worn by yt people or ai generated garbage nonsense, and trying to be hyper specific with searches yields fuck all. Like I generally just cannot trust the legitimacy of most search results at this point. It's extremely frustrating. If there are good resources for this then they're buried deep under all the other bullshit, and idk where to start looking.

[ama-kitkat123]

>:)c

May I present to you, nationalclothing.org?

It doesn't have everything, but it's still my first source when researching traditional clothing from other cultures.

[penanatomy-studies]

There's also this resource on historical fashion: Claire’s Historical Fashion Reference & Resources

[zheida]

another addition as far as physical media goes there is the encyclopedia of national dress (that i still need to buy myself bc this kind of thing is super important to my sort of fantasy designing) but yes i do agree i wish there was EVEN MORE documentation on this

[iascus]

Reblogging to spread awareness

[my-art-tutorial-blog]

the goldmine folks

[vamplire]

Notable Vampire Films of the 20th & 21st Century🩸

1910s:

Les Vampires (1915-1916)

1920s:

Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire (1920)

Nosferatu (1922)

1930s:

Dracula (1931)

Vampyr (1932)

The Vampire Bat (1933)

Mark of the Vampire (1935)

Condemned to Live (1935)

Dracula’s Daughter (1936)

1940s:

Return of the Vampire (1943)

Son of Dracula (1943)

House of Dracula (1945)

The Vampire's Ghost (1945)

1950s:

Horror of Dracula (1958)

I Vampiri (1957)

The Vampire (1957)

Blood of Dracula (1957)

The Return of Dracula (1958)

Blood of the Vampire (1958)

1960s:

Blood and Roses (1960)

The Brides of Dracula (1960)

Slaughter of the Vampires (1962)

Castle of Blood (1964)

Blood Bath (1966)

Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)

The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)

A Taste of Blood (1967)

Le viol du vampire (1968)

Blood of Dracula's Castle (1969)

1970s:

The Vampire Lovers (1970)

The Velvet Vampire (1971)

Dark Shadows (1971)

The Shiver of the Vampires (1971)

The House That Dripped Blood (1971)

Daughters of Darkness (1971)

Requiem pour un vampire (1972)

Blacula (1972)

Dracula A.D. (1972)

Alucarda (1977)

Salem’s Lot (1979)

Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)

1980s:

The Hunger (1983)

Fright Night (1985)

Near Dark (1987)

The Lost Boys (1987)

1990s:

Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)

Interview with the Vampire (1994)

Dracula: Dead and Loving it (1995)

Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)

From Dusk till Dawn (1996)

Two Orphan Vampires (1997)

Vampires (1998)

Blade (1998)

2000s:

Queen of the Damned (2002)

Underworld (2003)

Van Helsing (2004)

Let the Right One In (2008)

2010s:

Dark Shadows (2012)

Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)

Dracula Untold (2014)

A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night (2014)

What We Do In The Shadows (2014)

The Invitation (2019)

Carmilla (2019)

2020s:

Renfield (2023)

Nosferatu (2024)

Abigail (2024)

Sinners (2025)