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[culturenlifestyle]

Mayor Cuts Down Man’s 30-Year-Old Majestic Tree, His Revenge Is Awesome

This is one of the best stories we read in a long time. An arborist AKA a tree caretaker and tree surgeon from Redondo Beach, California had to watch the death of one of his favorite trees, which was ordered by the mayor. Although he lost a great battle, he won the war. Find out how he avenged the death of his 30-year-old pepper tree named Clyde.

His story was recently shared online and has already been shared over 150k times. RIP Clyde.

Credits: GoblinsStoleMyHouse

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This is druidic as fuck

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[thecoggs]

So apparently last year the National Park Service in the US dropped an over 1200 page study of LGBTQ American History as part of their Who We Are program which includes studies on African-American history, Latino history, and Indigenous history. 

Like. This is awesome. But also it feels very surreal that maybe one of the most comprehensive examinations of LGBTQ history in America (it covers sports! art! race! historical sites! health! cities!) was just casually done by the parks service. 

[tarastarr1]

This is really great??

Chapter 1: Prologue: Why LGBTQ Historic Sites Matter by Mark Meinke

Chapter 2: Introduction to the LGBTQ Heritage Initiative Theme Study by Megan E. Springate

Chapter 3: Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) History in the United States by Leisa Meyer and Helis Sikk

Chapter 4: The History of Queer History: One Hundred Years of the Search for Shared Heritage by Gerard Koskovich

Chapter 5: The Preservation of LGBTQ Heritage by Gail Dubrow

Chapter 6: LGBTQ Archeological Context by Megan E. Springate

Chapter 7: A Note about Intersectionality by Megan E. Springate

Chapter 8: Making Bisexuals Visible by Loraine Hutchins

Chapter 9: Sexual and Gender Diversity in Native America and the Pacific Islands by Will Roscoe

Chapter 10: Transgender History in the US and the Places that Matter by Susan Stryker

Chapter 11: Breathing Fire: Remembering Asian Pacific American Activism in Queer History by Amy Sueyoshi

Chapter 12: Latina/o Gender and Sexuality by Deena J. González and Ellie D. Hernandez

Chapter 13: “Where We Could Be Ourselves”: African American LGBTQ Historic Places and Why They Matter by Jeffrey A. Harris

Chapter 14: LGBTQ Spaces and Places by Jen Jack Gieseking

Chapter 15: Making Community: The Places and Spaces of LGBTQ Collective Identity Formation by Christina B. Hanhardt

Chapter 16: LGBTQ Business and Commerce by David K. Johnson

Chapter 17: Sex, Love, and Relationships by Tracy Baim

Chapter 18: LGBTQ Civil Rights in America by Megan E. Springate

Chapter 19: Historical Landmarks and Landscapes of LGBTQ Law by Marc Stein

Chapter 20: LGBTQ Military Service by Steve Estes

Chapter 21: Struggles in Body and Spirit: Religion and LGBTQ People in US History by Drew Bourn

Chapter 22: LGBTQ and Health by Katie Batza

Chapter 23: LGBTQ Art and Artists by Tara Burk

Chapter 24: LGBTQ Sport and Leisure by Katherine Schweighofer

Chapter 25: San Francisco: Placing LGBTQ Histories in the City by the Bay by Donna J. Graves and Shayne E. Watson

Chapter 26: Preservation of LGBTQ Historic & Cultural Sites – A New York City Perspective by Jay Shockley

Chapter 27: Locating Miami’s Queer History by Julio Capó, Jr.

Chapter 28: Queerest Little City in the World: LGBTQ Reno by John Jeffrey Auer IV

Chapter 29: Chicago: Queer Histories at the Crossroads of America by Jessica Herczeg-Konecny

Chapter 30: Nominating LGBTQ Places to the National Register of Historic Places and as National Historic Landmarks: An Introduction by Megan E. Springate and Caridad de la Vega

Chapter 31: Interpreting LGBTQ Historic Sites by Susan Ferentinos

Chapter 32: Teaching LGBTQ History and Heritage by Leila J. Rupp

[norabombay]

The US National Parks Service is one of our greatest resources for history- they handle the great western parks like Yellowstone, or the Everglades of Florida. You know, nature and shit.

They also are in charge of hundreds of historic sites. Civil War battlefields, Revolutionary War and early colonial sites. River mill town Harpers Ferry. Heck, a huge portion of the monuments in DC are National Parks.

Over the last 50 years they have been expanding and covering historic sites. Civil rights sites. LGBT+ sites. And expansions on earlier stories. The new Harriet Tubman park in MD. Stonewall Inn. They pay for research and scholarship and preservation.

You can see a full list of parks here: https://www.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm

They are one of our, as American’s greatest treasures, and we should give them far more money and respect than the get. And on a purely selfish note, I love the fact that I have a 1/330 million ownership of these amazing places

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[mcavoy]

[abiding-in-peace]

“If we never suffer, there is no basis or impetus for developing understanding and compassion. Suffering is very important. We have to learn to recognise and even embrace suffering, as our awareness of it helps us grow.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh, Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise

[rocknrox]

[clotair]

Blue (dir. Derek Jarman, 1993)

[cartel]

“Because the greatest part of a road trip isn’t arriving at your destination. It’s all the wild stuff that happens along the way.”

— -Matthew Fisher on Tamed by Emma Chase (via suspend)

[gothicastrology]

basics

signs

aries

characteristics: optimistic, energetic, aggressive

element: fire

modality: cardinal

sister sign: libra

ruled by: mars

rules: first house

taurus

characteristics: sensual, stubborn, realistic

element: earth

modality: fixed

sister sign: scorpio

ruled by: venus

rules: second house

gemini

characteristics: talkative, witty, adaptable

element: air

modality: mutable

sister sign: sagittarius

ruled by: mercury

rules: third house

cancer

characteristics: nurturing, intuitive, emotional

element: water

modality: cardinal

sister sign: capricorn

ruled by: the moon

rules: fourth house

leo

characteristics: protective, generous, prideful

element: fire

modality: fixed

sister sign: aquarius

ruled by: the sun

rules: fifth house

virgo

characteristics: critical, organized, shy

element: earth

modality: mutable

sister sign: pisces

ruled by: mercury

rules: sixth house

libra

characteristics: polite, oblivious, fair

element: air

modality: cardinal

sister sign: aries

ruled by: venus

rules: seventh house

scorpio

characteristics: powerful, secretive, jealous

element: water

modality: fixed

sister sign: taurus

ruled by: pluto

rules: eighth house

sagittarius

characteristics: adventurous, funny, impatient

element: fire

modality: mutable

sister sign: gemini

ruled by: jupiter

rules: ninth house

capricorn

characteristics: responsible, independent, unimaginative

element: earth

modality: cardinal

sister sign: cancer

ruled by: saturn

rules: tenth house

aquarius

characteristics: creative, rebellious, eccentric

element: air

modality: fixed

sister sign: leo

ruled by: uranus

rules: eleventh house

pisces

characteristics: imaginative, selfless, sensitive

element: water

modality: mutable

sister sign: virgo

ruled by: neptune

rules: twelfth house

modalities

cardinal

characteristic: initiating 

signs: aries, cancer, libra, capricorn

fixed

characteristic: sustaining

signs: taurus, leo, scorpio, aquarius

mutable

characteristic: changing

signs: gemini, virgo, sagittarius, pisces

elements

fire

characteristics: action-oriented, creative

signs: aries, leo, sagittarius

earth

characteristics: stable, practicle

signs: taurus, virgo, capricorn

air

characteristics: intellectual, unpredictable

signs: gemini, libra, aquarius

water

characteristics: psychic, sensitive

signs: cancer, scorpio, pisces

planets

sun: personality, ego

moon: emotions, behavior patterns

mercury: communication, thoughts

venus: beauty, love, female

mars: aggression, vitality, male

jupiter: growth, luck, charity

saturn: boundaries, responsibilities

uranus: rebellion, change

neptune: dreams, imagination

pluto: obsession, power

houses

first house: self, individual (rising/ascendant)

second house: possessions

third house: communication

fourth house: home

fifth house: creativity, fun

sixth house: schedules, health

seventh house: partnerships

eighth house: transformation, death

ninth house: adventure, growth

tenth house: public image, career (midheaven)

eleventh house: friends, social justice

twelfth house: imagination, endings

major aspects

sextile

degree: 60°

polarity: positive

indicates: harmony, natural talents 

trine

degree: 120°

polarity: positive

indicates: luck, oppurtunity, creativity

conjunct

degree: 0°

polarity: neutral

indicates: blend, two energies working as one

opposition

degree: 180°

polarity: negative

indicates: tension, energies compete for center stage

square

degree: 90°

polarity: negative

indicates: conflict, challenges

asteroids

chiron

keywords: healing, wounds

ceres

keywords: cooking, nuturing, parenting

pallas athena

keywords: creativity, justice, talents

juno

keywords: soulmates, marriage, commitment

vesta

keywords: pure, perfection, insecurities

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Sun

The ego, the mature selves we grow in, individuality, what we shine in the most, the father, personal willpower, vitality. Rules the heart, spine, thalamus.

Moon

Thinking, how one react’s and takes things in, the mother figure, female figures, intuition and perception.  Rules stomach, pancreas, and breasts, chests.

Mercury

Communication, intelligent expression, talking, the immediate environment, transportation, vehicles, short distance travel, siblings.   Rules arms, hands, nerves, lungs

Venus

Pleasure, harmony, balance, love, aesthetics, beauty, art, creation, sensitivy, bonding, attraction, relationships. Rules kidneys, urinary tract, veins, blood, throat.

Mars

Rnergy, drive, vitality, unconcious drive, action, aggression, passion, conflict, independence.  In a womans chart shows men they are attracted to.  Rules muscles, nose, excreatory tract.

Jupiter

Optimism, expansion, gifts, luck, fortune, philosophy, religion, spirituality, law, travel, higher education.  Rules thighs, liver, hips, pituitary gland.

Saturn

Teacher, discipline, structure, architecture, government, politics, limitation, challenges, karma, dominant parental relationship.  Rules skin, bone, teeth, ears.

Uranus

Revolutionary, politics, ups and downs, eccentric behavior, independence, change, electricity, science, technology, society, cities, the future, magic, genius, rebellious, groups, friends.  Rules central nervous System.

Neptune

Dreams, creativity, psychic energy, intuition, spirtuality, healing, addiction, avoidance behavior.  Rules penial gland, spinal cord, Brain Chemistry.

Pluto

Power, transformation, secrets, depth, metaphysics, occult arts, life and death process, endings, new beginnings.  Rules reproductive organs.

Chiron (hypothetical planet)

Wounded Healer, Where we suffer issues the Strongest, Where we help others with what we struggle with.

North Node (hypothetical planet)

Soul Purpose in life, growth potential, obsession for gain.

South Node (hypothetical planet)

Where one came from in a past life/early childhood condition, what feels comfortable and is a natural habit.

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You’ve come a lot farther than you often think. You’re doing so great! :))

[gaywrites]

Coming soon: MyTransHealth, an app connecting trans people to knowledgeable, reliable and affordable healthcare providers. 

19% of trans people have been refused healthcare because of their gender identity. 50% of trans people have had to teach their doctors about trans-related medical care. 28% of trans people have been harassed in medical settings. This app is desperately needed. Follow them at mytranshealth. 

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I AM CRYING HOLY SHIT. This is so important. You know I’m serious because I am actually using these things called capitalization and punctuation. You guys. Please. Please boost the hell out of this. It means so much.

[madmadcat]

*SLAMS THE SHIT OUT OF THE REBLOG BUTTON*

[inconjuncts]

omg pls make this international / not just US-centric!

[mytranshealth]

We won’t rest until every trans person on the planet has access to safe, affordable, and reliable health care. 

[justinhubbell]

Thank you for reading and sharing! <3 PLEASE pledge on my Patreon so I can continue making comics like these! Being trans can be tough sometimes but it’s also a blessing. A sacred gift. A journey few can know. A joy! 

Thanks again for reading! ^_^

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Gentle Reminders

💜Your worth isn’t tied to what you do. You are infinitely more valuable than that.

💜 You are allowed to make mistakes. We all do. Mistakes don’t mean you’re incompetent, stupid, or weak.

💜 Every atom in your body is the same age as every other atom in the universe. You are timeless stardust.

💜 What people say about you tells you more about them than it does about yourself.

💜 You are more important than you realize.

💜 You have the right to exist, take up space, have a voice, and you matter a whole hecking lot.

💜 Everybody struggles with their body. Everybody.

💜 Most people aren’t as successful as they seem on social media. Everyone has struggles.

💜 And most people want to help you, too. All you have to do is know how to ask. That takes practice.

💜 No heartbreak, no matter how intense, stays as dark and vivid as it initially feels forever. (This wisdom comes from experience. I’m a survivor of child abuse. And a couple of my friends were murdered.)

💜 Mental illness isn’t imaginary. Taking medication and seeing a therapist doesn’t make you weak or dangerous. It means you care about your health. Anyone who mocks you for this doesn’t care about your health as much as they might say they do.

💜 Whenever possible, stay away from negative people both in real life and online. Especially if they like to tear you down.

💜 The music you listen to, stories you read, and shows you watch affect your mood and energy more than you may consciously know. Choose wisely.

💜 You are more than your thoughts and feelings. You have more control than you might realize.

💜 It is okay to rest. It is okay to go slowly. It is okay to fail.

💜 This post will send you good energy to make positive changes. Like to charge. Reblog to cast.