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what are you doing in my forest? Bsky: finnglas |Author Blog: juleskelleybooks; nsfw aesthetic blog: cherrybombshells; angry queer blog: redneck-faggot-agenda; questionable art blog: sketchbog Content to be between comfort and chaos

[finnglas]

Pinned Post for Jan 20, 2025 - Jan 2029

I'm making a lot of assumptions in just creating this post, I'm aware, but -

My intention for the next four years is to not refer to, reference, identify, or allude to That Man unless absolutely necessary. I am sick to death of hearing about him and I will not be dedicating my very limited time on this earth to him in any way that I can possibly avoid.

I'm aware that a lot of people are used to me being politically aware and I do still plan to engage with things on a local level as I can but I have spent 8 years of my life having to hear, think, and talk about him and I'm not spending a moment more

until I throw the biggest goddamn party when he fuckin' dies.

Thank you for understanding.

[chasingtailfeathers]

William Robinson Leigh (1866-1955) 

Afterglow Over The Zuni River

[dailyhistoryposts]

Kissing Doesn't Kill: Greed and Indifference Do (1989) by art collective Gran Fury. Poster on the side of a bus.

[shutyourmoustache]

“There’s simply no room for me to park my hellcat” wins best in show for me.

[sabertoothwalrus]

it’s good for you to look at things that make you lightheartedly say “ew” while snickering like a little kid and then carry on. i say this genuinely. it will shift your knee-jerk reaction towards things that mildly disgust you away from fear

[sabertoothwalrus]

sometimes it’s bugs. sometimes it’s a funny-looking doll at an antique store. sometimes it’s bad art that you made.

and sometimes it’s someone else’s food preferences. sometimes it’s a weird-but-normal thing that human bodies do. sometimes it’s someone else’s kink.

obviously, be respectful, and keep the reaction in your head when you’re in public. but the sooner you can separate disgust from fear, the sooner you can show empathy

[teaboot]

Can I be honest with yall I don't want to hear SHIT against cishets at pride this year

[teaboot]

"But it's not FOR them!!!" The biggest military power in the world belongs to a christofascist nation overseen by a felon found guilty of 34 federal crimes and has greenlit a gestapo with more direct funding than the entire military of Canada for the purpose of ethnic cleansing. Let Hetero Jessica throw some biodegradable glitter at a municipal parade

[teaboot]

At this point if anyone is trying to exclude anyone benignly pro-queer from a pro-queer space I'm just going to assume you're a fed or something idk like something something destabilize the movement from within or whatever

[findingfeather]

I am making a VERY big point of the Ally flag in all my pride stuff at work.

Feel awkward about people maybe thinking you’re queer but still want to clearly signal “queers are okay with me”? SURE. LOVE IT. HERE’S YOUR WEIRD FLAG.

Don’t fucking at me about allies right now, they are ALSO actually getting fucking killed over us. Take your puri-gay shitty tent somewhere else mine is great with people’s cishet friends and relatives showing up to have our backs.

(“but what if they -“ shitty behavior is shitty behavior I don’t care if you INVENTED queer sex, if you’re acting like a douche i’ll kick you out. wanna act decent and accept the premises of queer coexistence and freedom, cool, i’m not judging you for feeling ok with the gender title they gave you in the delivery room or being attracted to people with the other standard issue title, grab a pop).

[queercripintersex]

Agreed, and also what the hell is is going to take for people to recognize that there are cishet queers? Intersex, asexual, and aromantic people are queer, it's exclusionary to be using cishet as a synonym for nonqueer.

[findingfeather]

You, you get it.

I'm sorry we are under violent attack. Is this person willing to stand beside me and take fire or prepare the bunkers or protect the wounded? GREAT. Here's your armband so we know who you are.

[fortitudinis]

[thatsonemorbidcorvid]

‘Heroic actions are a natural tendency’: why bystander apathy is a myth

Modern research shows the public work together selflessly in an emergency, motivated by a strong impulse to help

“The notion that people panic and run screaming for the exits is a Hollywood fiction,” said Prof Stephen Reicher, an expert in group behaviour at the University of St Andrews.

“Characteristically, people stay and help each other,” he said. “We found this during the 7/7 attacks on the underground and the 1999 attack on the Admiral Duncan pub in London, where people looked after each other even though they feared other bombs.

“In our own research on the Leytonstone tube attack in 2015, there was an amazing level of spontaneous coordination by bystanders: some directed others away from danger. Some distracted the attacker. Some confronted the attacker. Each was able to act because of the others. Heroism was a feature of the group, not just the individual,” he added.

Prof Clifford Stott, a specialist in the psychology of crowds and group identity at Keele University, agreed. Modern research, he said, showed “bystander apathy” was a myth. Instead, strangers often work together in emergency situations with highly sophisticated unity.”

[cephalopodvictorious]

Bystander apathy is a myth invented by the New York Times to cover up that the police were called by several residents of the building, but the cops refused to act. The cops then told the Times that 38 people just watched her die (a seemingly arbitrary number and a physical impossibility based on where the attacks occurred), and the Times ran with it. In fact, Kitty was alive when the cops got there, and was being held and comforted by one of her friends who lived in the building because one of the people who saw her get attacked from across the street called her friend to go get her. Because people care.

The Bystander Effect Started from a Lie

You have just been attacked. How likely is it that someone will come to your help? If you remember the infamous case of Kitty Genovese in 19

[moosepower]

I will always re-blog this. The story of Kitty Genovese’s murder has gone down in history as a story about everyone watching it happen and doing nothing and none of the story is true.

[foxehrobot]

May I also offer:

A Paradise Built in Hell - Wikipedia

This book is about how during several past disasters, people came together to help one another, and it was the elites who panicked and assumed that people were going to riot and loot.

When shit goes down, people help.

[quasi-normalcy]

I was in southern Ontario during great eastern North America blackout of 2003. Every movie I've ever seen would have imagined an orgy of looting and senseless violence. Instead, i remember people forming orderly lines, communicating what information was available, being helpful to one another.

[drarry]

Imagine being the gays at a pride event in 2004 living their lives when someone grabs the microphone and announces to the room that Ronald Reagan was pronounced dead. Can you even imagine the hype, the celebration, the pure elation

[drarry]

This is the Pride Month that It will happen. I feel it in my gay bones

[broken-horn-of-equius]

[dwynartist]

we ride for hope and joy and to thrive, however the world may be

[lilithsaintcrow]

"...although the change was expected to affect only 3% of users, “this could amount to 2m devices rendered obsolete according to some estimates, potentially generating over 624 tons of e-waste”."

Amazon upsets ebook lovers by ending support for old Kindle devices

Up to 2m e-readers made before 2013 will no longer be able to download new titles

And a chaser, for those interested:

Don't Toss Your Old Kindle Yet. Here's How to Keep It Alive After May 2026

Amazon is ending support for older Kindles, but you still have easy ways to keep reading—no upgrade required.

[churrotowns]

since it’s pride month, throwback to this beautiful cover and this wholesome interaction between two icons

[his-shining-tears]

Rowlet & friends.

[2-point-5]

i like being a lesbian and all, but holy shit, men are so cool. i hope all men reading this have a wonderful day.

[basilpaste]

i like being gay and all, but holy shit, women are so cool!!!! i hope all women reading this have a wonderful day as well!!!!!!!!!

[2-point-5]

[image description: the epic handshake meme. one arm is labelled gay people and the other is labelled lesbians. in the middle it says "fuck yeah bro". end id]

[2-point-5]

hey guys, quick reminder! this post is about uplifting other people!!! tags like 'ugh, but men are gross lol' or 'op has never met a man' are not welcome and will recieve an insta block! men are cool! women are cool! thank you for coming to my fucking ted talk! :-)

[dangarou]

The Mirror of Galadriel

🎨 by Dashiell M. Silva

[mayakern]

Well, well, well... look what I found. A few lonely stragglers from some of our most popular designs! Random sizes, very limited quantities, and no restocks. First-come, first-served! Shop at:

Maya Kern's online store for skirts, enamel pins, journals and more! For shoes, masks, and other products visit my Threadless shop.

[leebrontide]

Younger people, one thing I want you to understand about Millenials is that, overall, our parents taught their daughters to aim for careers and employment, but they didn't teach their sons to keep house. This causes a whole lot of Situations.