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i have this painting i got at a yard sale for free (if i took a broken dresser with it, which i did) and i have been obsessed with it:

so today i was trying to figure out where it was from and the more i searched the weirder it got because near as i can tell it's from the fex valley in the swiss alps which is cool but what kinda chokehold did this specific bridge/cabin have on people

these are two different paintings... and then i found this postcard on ebay

all these ppl painting the same exact image from the exact same random postcard... anyway if anyone knows this spot i would be fascinated to know more but i will live in mystery and if you're wondering "did you buy the postcard" yeah of course i bought the postcard

worrynoodle

I found it if you were still wondering

Val Fex is a southern side valley from the Upper Engadine in Switzerland

arahir

i know it's in val fex, but where is that exact picture from? that's what i'm trying to figure out... the hunt continues (when i get back from a walk)

arahir

however i still know nothing about this little barn... i will live and love in mystery

arahir

okay thank you @thepinkpeg who did find this and it turns out it's actually a 17th century cabin now converted into an art exhibit accessed only by foot (or horse). from the outside on the hill above it looks like this:

and inside it contains this:

thank you all so much. i have my answer and it is more fascinating than i could have thought.

mikkeneko

@art-that-fucks-you-up-tournament

toskarin

Tumblr Code.

If I ever see any of you in public, the code is horrifying weapon attack

aokozaki

The response will be collapsing into a bloody heap!

toskarinfr

must keep reblogering!! Im going to be so suspicious if any one fells me with a single wicked blow now!

liberalsarecool

What are the odds?

going2hell4everythingbutbeingbi

honestly yall just gotta be comfortable reading books that make you feel stupid

seymour-butz-stuff

eyeoftheheart

gobusto

saw someone mix up "abysmal" and "abyssal" today, so as a reminder:

her skills are abysmal = she is unskilled

her skills are abyssal = her abilities draw upon the forbidden power of the dark void

between-stars-and-waves

ftmtftm

I see a lot of Tumblr users who don't know their feminist history attributing the fact that women* are "allowed" to be masculine under the patriarchy as some sort of facet of the patriarchy universally accepting masculinity over femininity and that shit pisses me off so bad.

The reason why women* are "allowed" to be masculine when men* "aren't" allowed to be feminine under patriarchy is because DYKES and BUTCHES and other masculine women* SPENT DECADES FIGHTING FOR THEIR RIGHTS TO EXIST PUBLICLY.

The fact that women* can wear pants and suits etc. and are not constantly forced to be hyper feminine/in adherence with strict gendered dress codes without punishment (AND ONLY IN SOME COUNTRIES!) is a win on behalf of feminist political action NOT because of some baseline acceptance of masculinity in everybody by the patriarchy.

(*and people forcibly socially classed as women and men)

Like oh my lord some of you need to shut the fuck up and learn what it was like to be socially classed as a woman before the sexual revolution and what it continues to be like outside of the imperial core.

You are reaping the benefits of the activists who have come before you but because you do not know your history you are treating it like the boons of the oppressor classes and you are blind for it.

keeganditty

Women in the 1890s started wearing stuff like this

And the tabloids lost their shit, saying that such "mannish" clothes would lead to the downfall of society

sailforvalinor

The question hidden within enemies-to-lovers is “who will love me at my worst?”, the question hidden within friends-to-lovers is “who will love me at my most mundane?”, hope this helps

thepromiscuousfinger

muppetshow2026

WHAT IS THE CHARGE? EATING A PENGUIN? A SUCCULENT ADÉLIE PENGUIN?

datadegroove-deactivated2026042

try the cold bathroom water darling its simply delightful

plasticearring

radiqueer

Human relationships are not transactional but they are reciprocal, which I think many of you with your ‘i don’t owe anyone anything’ shtick are too happy to forget

aromanticduck

Transactional: everything has to be exactly 50/50 all the time, pay me back for the £5 sandwich or buy me something worth exactly £5, I refuse to make an effort for you if there’s nothing in it for me

Reciprocal: you were there for me when I needed help, and I’m going to do the same for you, it doesn’t matter if one of us needs more or is capable of less, because the point is not equivalent exchange but mutual care

calmdowngorgeous

Destroy the myth that libraries are no longer relevant. If you use your library, please reblog.

arliedraws

Dude, I almost cried yesterday because of AI. I can’t grade anymore without getting upset because of how much kids are using generative AI. How can I assess their ability to think critically when they aren't thinking critically? One kid admitted he used ChatGPT on an assignment, and he was like, "So? Is my answer right?" And I was like, first of all, whether or not it's "correct" is not the problem, and ALSO, it was INCORRECT. Like...majorly so!

They can’t fucking think for themselves (or rather, they’re losing the ability). This is not “ooooh technology scary” -- this is a fundamental, they can't fucking answer questions when I ask them to their faces. I fucking HATE when my colleagues roll their eyes and say, "Well, this is how we felt about phones! Just accept it!" First of all, it's different. And TWO! We're FUCKING FIGHTING PHONES every day! We've literally banned all cell phone use during class in my district because letting kids use their phones and not fighting their use in class FUCKED US OVER, and now we have to FIX IT.

Okay, but also, kudos to Tumblr, the weirdo website, and our anti-AI stance here because my weirdo queer kids are the ONLY ONES who are STAUNCHLY against gen AI; they're the only ones reliably not using AI. Dear children of Tumblr, thank you for being little weirdos who give a shit.

grungekitty-77

It was a slightly different situation, but it's translatable. This became a stable for me.

I asked my students if it's nice/helpful/good/acceptable/normal to help someone else lift something really heavy they were struggling with. Of course they agree! Then I asked them if it would still be (or explain to them that it isn't) nice/helpful/good/acceptable/normal to help someone lift heavy weights if they are working out at the gym. The answer is no! Because the POINT is that it's hard to do alone! That's why it makes you stronger! (Plus it gives the kids a very funny and therefore memorable visual for the concept. You can play into it and have a laugh with the kids at how weird someone would be if they did that!)

I often used "Don't lift their weights!" as a shorthand when a student was trying to give another kid the right answer.

Anyways, AI is lifting your weights for you. If you go to gym everyday and have a robot lift the weights for you, are you going to get any stronger? Even if you are going to the gym and "lifting weights" everyday? Even if the robot was really good at it? School is the gym for your mind. It's hard for the same reason gym weights are heavy.