Dancing Through Life

26. Arizona. Birthworker. Student nurse. Spoonie. "She did not need much, wanted very little. A kind word, sincerity, fresh air, clean water, a garden, kisses, books to read, sheltering arms, a cozy bed, and to love and be loved in return.” -Starra Neely Blade 🌙☀️🌸🌻🌺🌎

[feministteapot]

This part is really starting to get to me too. They were not murdered at a protest. The background picture here was the protest on Friday. There are smaller organized protests happening around here every day of course. But when Renee and Alex were executed in the street they were not at a protest.

This is just what life is like in Minneapolis and St. Paul right now. You're just driving down the street or maybe trying to go for a walk and get some coffee and then some losers on a monumental power trip pull up with weapons trying to abduct your neighbors. We are not protesting all the time. We are resisting a violent occupation. We are just trying to help our people survive and not get kidnapped.

[humanerrers]

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[humanerrers]

stop spreading despair and nihilism

stop buying into the idea that nonviolent activism is useless, rather than (by far) the most effective form of protest

stop falsely claiming that BLM accomplished nothing and that most citizens “don’t care” when people are murdered by the state

start understanding that most of your neighbors care about your rights, and their own

start noticing that most people are moved by injustice, including against people who look nothing like them

[crafting-and-tea]

Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong

The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.

[crafting-and-tea]

Wed. Jan 28, 2026

Masked, armored, and armed to the teeth, and they're afraid of people blowing whistles at them. link to post

[stele3]

Make them miserable. Make them cry.

[ladyshinga]

[going2hell4everythingbutbeingbi]

my corner store guy is a 50 year old man who's my best friend in the world and recently he was like "you're too pretty to be single I have some nephews you should meet. very handsome!" and I was like "a niece might be more up my alley" and he just got more excited and said "ah even better! I was overselling my nephews but my nieces are very beautiful"

[caustic-pixie]

OP the tags!!

[templepriest-motherfucker]

Say it with me folks:

“Eat the rich” means 1%ers and billionaires

middle class is closer to poverty than being a multimillionaire

“The rich” does NOT include children of billionaires (come on we’re at least slightly better than the plagues of Egypt)

Upper middle class children SHOULD NOT feel guilt over having money

Being aware of privilege and using your privilege to help others IS NOT a guilt trip

Constantly feeling guilty helps no one

Billionaires, however, should feel guilty over hoarding wealth.

Upper middle class is NOT rich

Black Lives Matter

Trans rights are human rights

[kelila-rivka]

My uncle was one of the top surgeons in the country. He was upper middle class definitely. When he got cancer, his insurance didn’t cover all the treatments he would need and after 5 years he drained his savings on cancer treatments (while still working most of that time) and eventually died because he couldn’t afford the expensive treatments that might have saved him.

If you are upper middle class and you get sick, it will likely bankrupt your family. It’s fucked.

[olddukeofficial]

For all of the idiots in the notes ^

[dancinbutterfly]

Honest to god - even if you make 6 figures a year? you're closer to poverty than true wealth. Check your shit and remember who your real allies and enemies are guys.

[uvradical]

A 6 figure income is a lot right? That’s say: 223,000 dollars a year Which is 112 dollars an hour. Most people would consider that upper middle class. That’s enough money to have a nice house, go on fun vacations. That’s slight more than the average doctor makes.

223,000 dollars is what Jeff Bezo makes in a minute

the well-off and the rich are not the same. 

[simonalkenmayer]

There was a wonderful study done about 15 years ago I think, that shows that people cannot accurately identify their income bracket. Most people who own a home think they are upper middle class when in fact they are closer to the poverty line. Even people living well below poverty often identify as middle class. The wealth gap is even worse now. I wonder if anyone actually knows their financial standing.

[ngkiscool]

This post is from 2020. Things did not improve.

[depsidase]

[nepofledgling]

“do you really wanna be on that medication for the rest of your life :(?” yes actually I would love that. I know what I’m like off it

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

[theconcealedweapon]

[lynati]

[viking369]

Shun.

[liberalsarecool]

Shame. Shame. Shame...

[obsessivelycompulsiveblog]

As a caregiver, I'm tired of people asking,"Do you wipe ass for a living?"

This isn't inherently because it's disrespectul to my job, though it is and us caregivers do SO much more than that; we're taking care of people. That's 10% or less of the job.

It's the genuine DISRESPECT of my clients that bother me.

Do NOT speak about my client like they're a dog. "Do you wipe ass for a living?" You could not have phrased that in a more insensitive, ableist, and dehumanizing way.

Incontenience care is NORMAL.

It is NOT gross, weird, immature, or anything else besides normal.

My clients have felt ashamed for normal things like needing their briefs changed or having to do toiletry and everytime I reassure them they're completely fine and not doing anything wrong. It breaks my heart to see them so embarassed over a normal bodily function, esepcially when they still feel so even though I signed up to do this.

Maybe the elderly or disabled wouldn't be so ashamed of basic things that ARE normal if people didn't make it sound like it was the most absurd, repulsive, and gross thing ever.

Please be mature. If you are an adult and cannot comprehend someone needing toilet assistance without making it weird or sound gross, then you really really need to grow up.

I don't really like making aggressive sounding posts or scolding posts, because every single person is learning and we all make mistakes, but gosh guys, this really bothers me.

Stop making people feel bad and THINK about what you're saying when refering to another human being before you say it. I will NEVER tolerate this disrespect for these people I'm taking care of who trust me.

[depsidase]

[depsidase]

[depsidase]

[fuckyeahmarxismleninism]

Workers from Starbucks Workers United put their bodies on the line Nov. 19, shutting down Starbucks' distribution center in York, PA, the largest in the US.

Stand in solidarity with these working-class heroes, DON'T BUY STARBUCKS ANYWHERE UNTIL THEY WIN THEIR STRIKE!

Via Eric Blanc

[sharas-bae]

The union is asking customers not to shop at Starbucks while the strike is ongoing. (Not all strikes include a boycott component, always important to check!)

You can also sign the pledge to this effect (numbers are helpful) or donate to the union strike fund.

[talesfromtreatment]

Tomorrow is National Give Your Pet Pancreatitis Or A Gastric Foreign Body Day here in the United States and I'd like to beg all of you who follow me to NOT participate this year.

Do not feed your dog or cat human food tomorrow. No, not even a bit of your mashed potatoes. No, not even just a bit of turkey. No, not even the green bean casserole. All of these foods are traditionally prepared in such a way as to be unhealthy for your pets to eat due to the richness of the foods.

If you want them to have a treat, a small bit of plain boiled potato (no butter, no gravy, no cream/milk/cheese, no added salt, etc), some raw or lightly steamed plain green beans (again, no salt, butter, spices, etc), a small amount of plain boiled, skinless chicken breast (no salt, spices, etc) are options (allergies and other health factors permitting) that you can specifically prepare for your animal friends.

And if you have a counter surfer, they need to be locked up during meal time, prep, and clean up. If your pet gets into the trash then the trash goes out immediately to the bin outside. Do NOT give them corn cobs to chew on. Do NOT give them any bones, raw or cooked, from your meal.

Keep your pet safe, keep your money in your bank account, and make your local vet clinics next week a lot easier. Please.

[depsidase]