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Being an American right now is so fucked up. Like hi I'm living my life. I'm gay. I'm doing great. My government is trying to take away my human rights. I can vote but it might not do anything because of gerrymandering. Sometimes people here deliberately spread deadly viruses because Freedom. We're told this is the best country in the world. I can't escape. I don't want to leave. I want to escape. I love the land itself. The government is like five steps from actively trying to kill me. We have brand new lawmakers who better understand the will of the people. The highest court in the nation is rigged to side with fascists. I'm graduating soon and I have an incredible life ahead of me. My planet is dying.

What the hell do I even do, man

dragonsateyourtoast

Like. This sounds overdramatic but you know that scene in the two towers where theoden looks out at saruman's army and realizes he made all these warriors just to destroy Rohan which is full of innocent people and his people and he says "What can man do against such reckless hate?"

That's how I feel on a daily basis

I don't think I CAN do anything except keep doing what I'm doing. Keep myself alive. Make stuff that helps other people be happy. Encourage activism and change. Plant flowers. I have to focus small. There ISN'T anything I can do against the big pharmaceutical companies causing millions of deaths from covid (among thousands of other medical ailments) because they refuse to release the patents on lifesaving medicine. I can't do anything about it I literally can't

All I can do is fucking write stories and posts and run stupid little dragon RPGs and plant flowers and hope. But if it helps other people too, what I'm doing, then it's worth it.

I am very small. I need to remember that and not try to pick a fight with an enemy that's much bigger than me. It's not selfish to say it's probably for the best if I just focus on my life and immediate vicinity. It's realistic and I think I can do more good this way.

There's a lot of pressure to like, fight for every problem ever but I think I need to remember I can't do that and I shouldn't do that and I need to limit myself to what I CAN do

Idk, it's clear a few other folks were also Feelin' This. I guess we all have to scale down. It feels gross because like... Obviously I care about shit that's happening, but I literally cannot deal with emotionally and intellectually engaging with all the awful news I'm bombarded with.

Being an American right now is still fucking awful, but being me doesn't have to be

dragonsateyourtoast

Hey I know it's long but reblog this version of the post actually

the-haiku-bot

Hey I know it’s long

but reblog this version of

the post actually

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

southfarthing

ok no I'm still annoyed about what they've done to anne elliot. why must every heroine be beautiful, smart, confident, witty, flirtatious, funny, independent, firm-minded etc.?

what about shy women? humble women? lonely women? women who are just sad and a little bit pathetic? not firm enough to speak their mind? not strong enough to know their mind? who are riddled with anxiety and embarrassment? who have genuine faults and mistakes they regret but are too mortified to acknowledge? who know they are being taken advantage of but who keep sacrificing their own happiness to maintain the peace and reputation of their family? who are smart in their own way and happy with that even if it doesn't amount to anything that can be paraded around as a talent? do they not deserve to have their stories told?

I've had enough of snark!!!!! enough of smugness!!!! i wanna see a heroine who is so miserable and lonely and who feels everything so deeply and who yearns so bloody hard for years that she collapses when he finally gives her that letter!!! i want pathetic pining!! i want miserable social interactions!!! i want stolen glances and subtle questions and agonising despair until a confession so cathartic that i faint with her!!!! i want to feel something real!!!!!!!!! god!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

soyeahso

There are a couple of things about current shipping culture that confuse me.

1. The focus on whether or not a pairing will become canon as a reason people should ship something or not. Do you not understand what the “transformative” part of “transformative works” means?”

2. This idea that saying “I ship that” means “I think that, as presented in canon,this is a perfect, healthy relationship that everyone should model their relationship after.”

Sometimes shipping something does mean that. Sometimes shipping something means “Person A is a trash bag who doesn’t deserve person B but I would love to explore how Person A might grow to deserve Person B.” Sometimes it means “I want these characters to live together forever in a conflict free domestic AU.” Sometimes it means “I want Person A to forever pine after Person B. Nothing is beautiful and everything hurts.” And sometimes it just means you like their faces and want to see Person A and Person B bone in various configurations and universes.

mominmudville

Listen to your parents, kids.

handypolymath

This really should be one of a handful of Public Service Announcements randomly and chronically inserted into one’s dash.

violent-darts

Hell man sometimes it means “these two are TERRIBLE and I want to watch them burn like a catastrophic forest fire as a proxy for all the shit I don’t actually want in real life (like to light my own apartment on fire and scream) and then laugh at the destruction at the end.”

iamthefacebehindthemask

THIS. ALL OF THIS.

bicapon

Polish Minister of Health approved the creation of pregnancy register which means that doctors will be gathering data about their pregnant patients.

not only legal abortion in Poland is basically impossible, now it'll be extremely difficult to get abortion abroad or to perform it yourself using meds (basically: there will be proof that a person was pregnant and no longer is, which could be used against them).

Polish government really does hate women.

communistpartyofgallifrey

reminder that the Polish People's Republic was the second country in the world (after the USSR) to legalize abortion and had family planning laws so progressive that Swedish women used to go on "Polish vacations" to terminate their pregnancies. these rights were taken away by the Catholic right in the 90s against the will of the people. it should go without saying that Polish socialism wasn't without problems but as more and more capitalist countries are turning to open fascism, it's worth remembering the rights that socialism guaranteed its people.

the-little-fox-in-the-box

Catholic church made abortions illegal? It's capitalism's fault!

wizardnuke

redemption arcs that double as tragedies!! you're a better person than you've ever been and you have nothing left to your name!!you have to rebuild yourself and your life from the ground up and you're smiling in the ashes!! you were devastated your life is ruined!!! nothing is ever going to be the same ever again you are never going to regain what you had you are never going to be free of the guilt you are never going to be able to go home there is nothing left for you!!! you are free you are more yourself than you've ever been!! fires help forests grow!!

kiyomimooon

does anyone else completely ignore the queue option on tumblr. i’m here when i’m here

revenge-of-the-shit

The sheer number of kids who are straight up putting their real names and ages and location in their bios like "Natasha | 14 | Minor | New York, NY!" and occasionally putting their actual school or city in their tags just terrifies me like no stop stop stop remove that right now I cannot emphasize how unsafe that is for you I am begging you for your sake remove thst shit right now

what-even-is-thiss

If you need it spelled out for you, with the power of the internet people can find out a lot about you. Like a scary amount.

When I was about 17 I decided to test just how much you could find out about someone on the internet so I picked a random Twitter famous person and decided to see what I could find out about them. And with very little digging, just knowing their first and last name, their age, what city they live in, and what college they went to, I was able to find their full name, the full names of their parents, and their dad’s address, which I looked up on Google earth and saw that it looked exactly like pictures and videos that they had taken in front of their dad’s house.

All this I found as a person who had never tried doing this before in less than twenty minutes. And it freaked me out. A lot. I still live with guilt about doing that and haven’t tried doing it since but not everyone has the same morals that I do. Some people are willing to dig for more than twenty minutes. Some people are willing to make phone calls and go to where you work. And a lot of these people don’t have good intentions.

At least try to obscure some of your identity. At the very least don’t indicate what school you go to or what part of the city you live in and don’t post pics in front of peoples houses.

levi-ish

saw this on twitter rn, if you ever feel discouraged about writing fanfiction, read this again

piperderg-deactivated20221106

Please boost this!

fairycontessa

From the website’s FAQ:

“Who is this for? Full Cart is perfect for hard working individuals and families looking for a way to extend their grocery budget.

Why is there no charge for the groceries? Full Cart partners with generous companies and organizations you know and love to cover the cost of your meals. All you pay is shipping.“

This makes my heart happy (and less stressed)

jay-kwellyn

Stay blessed y’all

enberlight

If you’re in better circumstances, you can also support the site by funding meals for others.

the-amber-droid-dreams

ID 1 : A reddit post from r/Assistance by u/agongidi that reads :

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No strings. no obligation. food delivered by fedex usually within 3 days. It’s a great program.

No one should go hungry.

ID 2 : A screencap from the Full Cart website that reads : Provide Help

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the-haiku-bot

If you or someone

you know is struggling to

buy groceries. RESOURCE

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

the-little-fox-in-the-box

Thank you Haiku Bot, really appreciate it.

jrrtolkiennerd

Tolkien Fandom?

Out of curiosity, how many of us are there? Feel free to reblog if you read the books/watch the films :)

franknfauxpas

Seems a small fandom on tumblr, relatively?

cagecostumes

naaaah

jrrtolkiennerd

we show up when we’re needed the most

thorinforever

We are neither late, nor are we early. We arrive precisely when we mean to.

lesbiulmo

Are there enough of us to break the notes?

slumbering-lore

If by my life or death I can increase the notes, I will. You have my reblog.

sillymarillion-comics

And my reblog

guardianofrivendell

lathalea

We’re still strong!

naryaflame

Aurë entuluva!

joyfullynervouscreator

We have not yet gone into the West ;)

lotr-freak

frodoz

One does not simply NOT reblog this post

to-be-frank-i-dont-care

Welcome my lords to the LOTR fandom

maglorslostsilmaril

Utúlie'n aurë! Aiya Eldalië ar Atanatári, utúlie'n aurë! The day has come! Behold, people of the Eldar and Fathers of Men, the day has come for the Tolkien fandom to reign supreme once more!

ladyofthestarlight

A wizard is never late tolkien fandom of tumblr, he arrives precicely when he mean to

champagnepuppies

hey if you’re in the U.S. and use food stamps or know somebody who does i found this online cookbook that has recipes for eating well on approximately $4/day :o)

kimreesesdaughter

I don’t have food stamps but I need to know how to eat well for $4/day. Thank you for this.

spiritscraft-deactivated2025031

I love this cookbook!

basedcomradefox-deactivated2017

Tips and tricks on how to survive being working class.

a-spoon-is-born

I’ve seen this kind of thing before and a lot of them are full of random weird shit you’d never make…because of time constraints or like, it just sounds super gross.

But this one had a whole section that’s just “Things on Toast”. Another that was all about putting crap in your oatmeal to make it better. Those are fairly pedestrian and don’t take forever.

I haven’t looked through the whole thing yet but so far it’s actually pretty practical. Also if you’re broke like me and don’t know how to make Dal, you should get on that.

I also liked that there’s this at the beginning:

This book isn’t challenging you to live on so little; it’s a resource in case that’s your reality. In May 2014, there were 46 million Americans on food stamps. Untold millions more—in particular, retirees and students—live under similar constraints.

dduane

Been there. Done that. Advice on this art is always welcome.

sonatagreen

The link above seems to be broken; here’s one that still works.

mothman-etd

Imposter syndrome be like,

"Urg Everyone hates me now."

Everyone's opinion:

thebibliosphere

...did you... did you screencap my review ranking on Amazon and post this here rather than talk to me???

Congratulations, this is quite possibly the most passive-aggressive midwestern thing you've ever done.

bakapandy

『War Paint』

A Kankuro Fancomic

wisiaden

omg too much feels

kankuro! <3 my favorite sand person

celesse

Autumn breeze harvest ✨🧡🍂🧡✨

This is my third watercolor piece for Witchtober and I feel like I'm getting the hang of things and have a better understanding of how to execute what I want to achieve. Still a lot to learn, though!

Lukas watercolors on Arches cold press paper.

campyvillain

we need to kill all forms of self deprecating humor in 2022. literally eradicate that shit

campyvillain

i’m serious the amount of damage that the half jokey “i-i’m trash and bad at everything hshshshshsj!” mindset has done to the minds of vulnerable mentally ill young people especially young kids and teenagers should be considered a federal crime i think. whoever decided that state of mind is Quirky and Ideal and relatable to spread to impressionable people should be guillotined and gnawed on. no more

chokulit

i am big and strong and immortal and also funny and good at art and also the smartest person alive i am the secret ingredient to a good day

ghostly-lee

anthropologist-on-the-loose

The point of officially naming a pet is not to actually use that name but to have a baseline from which to come up with every conceivable nickname to call them instead.