Dancing Through Life

Stuff I like, things I make, and inspirations thereof.

[suigintou]

50 people in the rain cheekily asking me "miss the summer yet?" No. I Have Done Nothing But Pray For The Age Of Sun's Downfall. May The Gloom Eternal Take Us All

[liberalsarecool]

Pete Buttigieg is a next-level public speaker.

A third-trimester abortion has to be the most devastating moment in a person's life.

Too many opponents of abortion will never process these situations. They will put themselves in someone else's shoes.

[incognitopolls]

Would you consider someone who makes $65,000 USD per year to be rich?

Yes

No

Voting ended onSep 17, 2024

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[tepkunset]

Who the fuck is voting no and can you please give me your money? Sincerely someone who makes about $17,000 a year

[biglawbear]

Someone who makes $65k may not be "as poor" as someone who makes $17k a year but that doesn't make them rich. You're both still pretty damn poor.

They're only making about $31 an hour. This is how much my mom makes as a nurse, an "essential worker."

She has just enough money to pay her bills. She lives in a tiny, crappy house. Her car is ancient and falling apart. She doesn't have enough money to pay for all the healthcare she needs, including $20,000 of dental work she can never afford.

When I lived with her and she was a single mom, we could never afford the doctor and could barely afford food sometimes.

She will never be able to retire.

How tf do you think that is rich?

Frankly, my mom is still poor.

Your enemy isn't the person makes $65,000, or even some doctor or lawyer making $165,000. It's the people making billions off of everyone else's labor.

You can't eat the rich if you think every single person making more money than you is rich.

[shofarsogood]

The working class is incredibly large. It's hard to survive on $65k and harder to survive on $17k. Neither one is comfortable.

[araceil]

The legal definition of poverty is something like... if you lost all incoming money tomorrow, you would not be able to last 3 months without being homeless. Dont quote me on it, but that was a definition I read once that stuck with me. Three months worth of rent and bills in savings/assets in order to be considered above the poverty line.

[calmdowngorgeous]

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

[guiltyidealist]

Could you maybe reblog this post if you think respecting trans peoples' names and identities is a basic right and not a political opinion?

No pressure. Just seeking some validation of my sentiment. Due to some. people

[batboyblog]

But I don't live in a swing state?!

every 4 years I see people talking about how they live in a red state (or more rarely a blue state) so their vote doesn't matter and I just want to briefly point out that I think nearly every state is either a swing state for the Presidential election, having a key Senate Race that will decide control of the Senate, has one or more key House races that'll decide control of the House, or is having an important Governor's race that'll could flip control of the state

Presidential Swing states:

Arizona

Georgia

Michigan

Nevada

North Carolina

Pennsylvania

Wisconsin

Key Senate Races:

Arizona

Florida

Maryland

Michigan

Montana

Nevada

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Texas

Wisconsin

States With Key House Races:

Alabama

Alaska

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Florida

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Maine

Maryland

Michigan

Minnesota

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Texas

Virginia

Washington

Wisconsin

Swingable Governor Races:

New Hampshire

North Carolina

there are lots of local and state level races that are very important to, but my point was basically odds are very very good, you live somewhere where your vote will help decide what America looks like in 2025. Don't get tricked into thinking just because your state isn't one of the ones always mentioned in the news as a swing state that it doesn't matter what you do

[beatrice-otter]

And even if your state is not in any of those lists, and there is really and truly not a chance that it will go blue in any way in this election at any level, your vote still matters! Leaving aside local races (and your school board, sheriff, police chief, county commissioner, mayor, and other local offices have a huge impact on your community), your vote will change things in the 2026 and 2028 elections.

A district where the Democrat gets only 30% of the vote is very different from a district where the Democrat gets only 40% of the vote. In both cases they lose (unless the conservative votes are split). But! If the Democrat gets 30% of the vote, the Republicans know that next election cycle that district is safe. They don't need to put much money or effort in getting their guy elected, they could put up an inanimate object and it would probably win the race. So they can take all their money and put it into races that are competitive. Races that could go either way.

But if the Democrat gets 40% of the vote, that changes the calculus. Maybe it's still a safe district! ... but maybe it's trending purple-to-blue. If they want to keep it safe, they gotta pour resources into it. Which means they have fewer resources to spend on the swing states, which means that Democrats elsewhere have a greater chance of being re-elected.

Also, consider it from the Democrat perspective. If the Democrat gets 30% of the vote, they're not going to support the next candidate very well. They're going to use their resources elsewhere, and the chances of your district flipping or getting competitive are vanishingly small.

But if the Democrat gets 40% of the vote, then it's worth it to pay more attention to the local races, see if they can influence things and build up a voting base and flip the district.

Politics is a long game. You're not just voting to get someone elected this term. You're also voting to try and set things up so that things are possible further on down the line.

There's always going to be a next election (unless fascism wins). It's a tournament or a season of play, not a single game. Even if you don't win this time, you can set things up to put you in a better position next time.

[madmaudlingoes]

Also, don't forget about ballot initiatives!

Missouri might be in a blood-red Republican headlock when it comes to office holders, but a constitutional amendment to restore abortion rights is on the ballot, too.

Florida also has an abortion access initiative, and in addition, you've got Amendment 3 up, which will legalize marijuana use and possession.

Ohio has a chance to change the way legislative districts are drawn, hitting back at gerrymandering.

Voting directly on issues is the purest expression of democracy, and one way even people in heavily suppressed states can get good policies around their shitty legislatures.

[mothman-etd]

Also the "I didn't vote group" is the largest voting group by far.

Texas for example, if every Texan voted, would very likely be a purple/blue state but a lack of engagement (and aggressive voter suppression) makes it red.

The right engagement can push any state Blue or Red.

[peterfromtexas-deactivated20250]

Travel photographer Sarah Bethea captured this breathtaking photo last winter in Iceland of a setting sun’s golden rays entering an ice cave and turning a section of the cave’s ice amber.

[dankmemeuniversity]

[withered-rose-with-thorns]

[blackgrlsaremagic]

@rassstta

[thekracken]

we agreed we all change. better or worse, we change together

[hailtothepumpkinqueen]

So bones are among the things that can be opalized right?

Well now I’m imagining a necromancer with a small army of sparkly opal skeletons for the Aesthetic™

[king-turtle-of-shit-mountian]

[go-drink-the-kool-aid-deactivat]

For some of you guys who dont realise how large moose are

[dethgreetsmewarm]

Holy fuck! Dude, what the hell!!?

[go-drink-the-kool-aid-deactivat]

They big

[dethgreetsmewarm]

Is this why Canadians ride them into battle?

[go-drink-the-kool-aid-deactivat]

Yes. Its also why they apologise so much. The moose crash into everything

[cluegrrl]

That is one unconcerned mezozoic megafauna specimen. Ain’t give no fucks since the ice age, ain’t about to start again now, thumb-monkeys.

[cowboy-garfield]

Capitalized deer

[somanyfandomssolittletime]

@kavileighanna

[quicksilver-rain]

One of the contractors at work drove past my shack on a forklift yesterday, stopped, backed up to my window and said, “hey, do you have a boyfriend or girlfriend?”

My knee jerk response when asked this, even if it’s by a companionable dude old enough to be my dad, is to go, “uh, nah-” and then ramble uncomfortably until someone stops me-

-which is what I started to do, only to be cut off by Contractor saying, in an embarrassed rush, “some of the guys were asking me because you and I talk sometimes, but I didn’t want them to hit on you at work, so I told them that you Worship the Devil and would Hex them if they tried. I’m sorry.”

Which leaves me wheezing helplessly, trying to get my shit together, because this is honestly one of the nicest, most hysterical things I’ve ever heard someone say to me.

Oblivious to this, Contractor then follows up with, “and they were like ‘forreal??’ so I was like, ‘yeah, she’s probably a sadist, too, you can tell by her jewelry. She’ll stab you or something.’”

And tbh I can’t even come up with anything witty to say in response, so all I manage to choke out is, “pleASE LET THEM CONTINUE TO THINK THAT, I’M BEGGING YOU.”

And Contractor just smiles and is like, “Okay! I just wanted to let you know!” before driving off with his forklift.

Like?? Thank god for Contractor tbh. He’s an angel among men, and I hope the rest of his life is filled with prosperity and happiness and like, that he finds $20 on the ground every week for the rest of his life.

[quicksilver-rain]

Update: Every time Contractor sees me, he does a little Devil Horns gesture at me and its adorable.

[quicksilver-rain]

Update the Second: I saw Contractor while doing my tour and he told me that the guy that asked if I was single was around, and that if I saw him, I should just make complicated hand gestures at him while I walk by to scare him off.

This guy’s a fuckin gem.

[deactivated334879-deactivated20]

im a veritable jim davis

[deactivated334879-deactivated20]

the saga continues

[maaarine]

MBTI & Celebs (x)

Mandy Patinkin: ENFP

[counting-dollars-counting-stars]

I fucking love Mandy with all my heart

[tzikeh]

Mandy Patinkin is a fucking treasure and a model ally. He walked away from the extremely lucrative lead role on Criminal Minds after three seasons (Joe Mantegna took over the position) because, and I’m paraphrasing, every week it was another script with a raped woman, or a murdered woman, or a raped and murdered woman, and wanted no part of making that into entertainment.

[fluorescentnova]

We had to write a Mini Comic for my Illustration Class so I did mine based on The Frog and The Scorpion. Hopefully you all know the story! 

But if you don’t know the story… In the original the scorpion stings the frog in the middle of the river. When the frog asks “why” the scorpion says “it’s in my nature” and they both die. I like my ending more.

Done with watercolor and pen and ink nib.

[notallfay]

I always thought this story was fucked up, even when I heard it as a very young child. I even got put in the naughty corner, and a star next to my name crossed off for questioning it.

This story is so much better, and I like it’s message much more.