I don't know what I'm doing

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[dailyhistoryposts]

The Original Rainbow Pride Flag (1978) by Gilbert Baker.

[aqueerkettleofish]

For those who have missed it, a tourist in Hawaii decided it would be fun to chuck a rock (a BIG rock) at a monk seal. He missed, but he was captured on video, and when told it was illegal to interfere with them, said "I'm rich, I can pay the fine."

Is the best part that he got doxxed? No.

Is the best part that he got tracked down by a local and beaten? No.

Arrested on state at federal charges, looking at up to 5 years and 50K? Nope.

The best part is the local city council's reaction.

And the best part of that is the look on the attorney's face.

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

*stroking my device screen with the tenderness of brushing the cheek of a lover returned from the war*

[jaguarguard]

I- okay but- but screens are solid? Cheeks are not? Last time I checked???

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

I love this website I can make the most normal possible post and still get replies from alternate realities. what are cheeks made out of in your world plasma?

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

the wifi came back on

[depsidase]

[mumble-bun]

“The works of the roots of the vines, of the trees, must be destroyed to keep up the price, and this is the saddest, bitterest thing of all. Carloads of oranges dumped on the ground. The people came for miles to take the fruit, but this could not be. How would they buy oranges at twenty cents a dozen if they could drive out and pick them up? And men with hoses squirt kerosene on the oranges, and they are angry at the crime, angry at the people who have come to take the fruit. A million people hungry, needing the fruit- and kerosene sprayed over the golden mountains. And the smell of rot fills the country. Burn coffee for fuel in the ships. Burn corn to keep warm, it makes a hot fire. Dump potatoes in the rivers and place guards along the banks to keep the hungry people from fishing them out. Slaughter the pigs and bury them, and let the putrescence drip down into the earth.

There is a crime here that goes beyond denunciation. There is a sorrow here that weeping cannot symbolize. There is a failure here that topples all our success. The fertile earth, the straight tree rows, the sturdy trunks, and the ripe fruit. And children dying of pellagra must die because a profit cannot be taken from an orange. And coroners must fill in the certificate- died of malnutrition- because the food must rot, must be forced to rot. The people come with nets to fish for potatoes in the river, and the guards hold them back; they come in rattling cars to get the dumped oranges, but the kerosene is sprayed. And they stand still and watch the potatoes float by, listen to the screaming pigs being killed in a ditch and covered with quick-lime, watch the mountains of oranges slop down to a putrefying ooze; and in the eyes of the people there is the failure; and in the eyes of the hungry there is a growing wrath. In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.”

― John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

everyone jokes about the pope's hat but most people don't know it actually serves an important purpose! evolutionary threat display to assert dominance against rival bishops

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

ghosts who are trying to warn you. ghosts who are a cautionary tale. ghosts who see you walking into the maw that chewed them to bits, and try to divert you, try to make you understand. ghosts who are trying to tell you something, who are begging you not to end up like them, an unliving prophecy begging not to be self-fulfilled

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

*sighs* ok fine i hear u tumblr. ghosts who want to seduce you sexually

[kawaoneechan]

🎵 Nut busters! 🚫

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

the way i pander to my fucking audience

[mokandan]

gaud, i would like you to know that migrating from pinterest to here and seeing you active is like reading an ancient scroll about a terrible horror and then seeing said terrible horror at the coffeeshop next morning

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

it is so so SO important that you envision the Terrible Horror at the coffee shop thusly: bleary-eyed, hoodie & headphones, avoiding eye contact, huddled over a laptop in the corner hissing in fear at approaching baristas

[socialjusticeinamerica]

[scout273021]

You’re talking about the Walton family inheritors, y’know those yacht people who’ve never worked a day in their lives

[labelleizzy]

[eriyu]

[unashamedly-enthusiastic]

I have never seen the 2nd object before, but with the Power of Algebra I now know it's a saw horse

Information is WILD

[nudityandnerdery]

"[Y]our Harry Potter games are Cybertrucks" is such a good way to put it.

[storybookprincess]

so back when my little brother was in high school, my mom went as a chaperone for their senior year field trip to an amusement park. which, you know, brave move to volunteer to supervise a bunch of high school seniors let loose in a wonderland of rollercoasters and sugar

my brother and his friends in this field trip group were truly great kids. but they were not above run of the mill teenage boy shenanigans. it’s the end of senior year, you and all your buddies are at the amusement park, you’re naturally going to want to act like a complete moron

there was one kid in the group who was especially prone to goofing around. committed to the bit, some may say. my mom knew that if nonsense was going to break out, he’d likely be at the center of it

so she goes up to this kid at the very start of the trip and says “hey, i’m kinda worried about this chaperoning thing. this might be a lot to ask, but can you help me keep an eye on everyone? you wouldn’t have to do anything big, just be an extra set of eyes for me.”

friends, this kid proceeded to run their field trip group like the fucking us marines. everyone is at the meet up spots at the designated time. everyone waits in line for the rides like a bunch of boy scouts. the second the horseplay gets too out of hand, this kid is getting it back under control

it’s incredible how differently people act based on the expectations you set. instead of going to this kid and saying “hey, i know you’re trouble, so i’ve got my eye on you,” my mom went “hey, i know you have influence in your peer group, so i think you can help me.”

treat someone like a problem, they’ll act like a problem. but give people a chance to help, make them feel important, and they usually rise far above the occasion. it was a stroke of genius that i’m honestly still in awe of

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

the foreboding sense of doom? oh yeah i know that one. just double check you have your wallet, keys and some chapstick, works every time

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

was expecting to reblog this with a tongue-in-cheek reply to the many people saying "this didn't fix me :(" but somehow not a single person in the notes is disagreeing. everyone's just nodding their heads thoughtfully bc yeah that's how you deal with the Foreboding Sense Of Doom, that's good protocol

[tachyon-at-rest]

Do the Doorway Macarena: pat yourself down repeatedly to the tune of your panicking soul.

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

DOORWAY MACARENA

[snazzy-hats-and-adhd]

[may12324]

Dyke Knights ⚔️

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

r u guys ok i haven't heard anyone say yeet in awhile

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

u guys used to love yeet...

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

*sighs* this bitch really IS empty

[penny-anna]

im a BIG fan in general of when national flags have animals on them. in terms of patriotic symbols i don't think you can go far wrong with 'here's a cool animal that lives here'.

[penny-anna]

Dominica has the sisserou parrot, which is found only on the island of Dominica! it's also one of the only national flags to have purple on it

Uganda has the grey crowned crane. I'm a big fan of this flag, I think the colours come together so nicely and they have captured the essence of the crane.

Peru of course has the beautiful vicuna.

now Sri Lanka is a bit of an edge case bcos I don't think Sri Lanka has lions but it is a lion holding a sword and that's sick as fuck. also they do have an extinct ancient lion.

Kiribati has a frigate bird which is just an extremely pleasing animal look at that beast

Guatemala's resplendent quetzel. it sure is resplendent!!

Kazakhstan has the steppe eagle. this is definitely a top tier flag, i think it is just so distinctive & evocative :3 BIG fan.

anyway that concludes today's flag posting.

[1st-1]

[thehighkingofawesome]

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

still can't believe people used to share their "body count" on social media. that shit is private you dumbasses wanna end up on a federal watchlist???

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

update: it transpires i have misunderstood what other people mean when referring to their "body count"

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

if someone casually asks me my body count my first thought isn't gonna be how many people i SLEPT with, it's gonna be "how much can you prove in court"

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

you need to take off the evil amulet RIGHT NOW mom said it's my turn to wear it

[uncarbonatedmilk]

the evil amulet says it likes me waaaaay more

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

we both know the evil amulet will say anything to incite discord and also it said i wear it FAR more stylishly than you which is OBJECTIVELY TRUE

[vylad243]

Wait I thought I had the evil amulet...

What amulet am I wearing then??? D:

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

that's not the evil amulet that's the cursed amulet. it's not sentient but it's been drinking your blood for awhile now. we all just assumed it was a kink for you