baby i'm not even here

they/them. 35.

[hungerpunch]

a little high and absolutely bawling my fucking eyes out over this young female humpback whale who had fishing line wrapped around her tongue and mouth so she was starving to death slowly floating totally alone and sharks were closing in and then out of the ether emerged a random male humpback whale responding to her weak distress calls and he swatted the sharks away with his tail and then lifted her to the surface with his body so she could breathe and then. just. stayed with her until she died. she didn't get loose from the lines. she starved to death. whatever human that filmed this didn't intervene (i hate them idc idc idc). she wasn't a viable mate to this passing male. he just heard her, came to her, and kept her company so she could pass in dignity, not alone, not painfully to sharks.

in the same doc, we learn about scores of male humpback whales heat chasing a female... who turns out to be pregnant, and starts giving birth in front of them. instead of trying to harm the baby, or even just about facing and dropping her like a fly, they stop chasing her and start protecting her. the leading male blows a screen of bubbles around her, to seemingly give her—of all things—privacy.

so, so many thoughts. so much rhetoric about males in nature always needing to dominate, to be ruthless and territorial, to frighten, to endlessly mate, sex over love. and yes. sometimes. but also. the startlingly gentle, protective nature and kinship of male humpback whales. for nothing. for nothing in return. just decency. and also, holy fucking shit, it never stops blowing my mind how big their brains are. how huge their hearts are. how tenderly intelligent whales are, intelligent in ways we cannot fathom, let alone articulate. like does it ever drive you fucking crazy. they're out there singing right now. chatting. whispering. bellowing. coming to each other's aid. dying in fishing line. guarding a companion. or a stranger. or maybe whales know no strangers. maybe they're all connected. right now. right now!

[abigailspinach]

[gaslit-dipshits]

[appalachian-werewolf]

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[hungerpunch]

the constant tension between "users won't click" and "users won't scroll down" and the arguments it causes during design & development makes me want turn myself into a monastery in search of peace. look, if i remove all the clicks, everything has to be on one page—so then you must scroll. if i do the reverse and make it so that scrolling isn't necessary, then i have to ask you to click stuff. not all websites can function like a static social media graphic i am so so sorry :weep:

[hungerpunch]

and really these two issues become small when the third, biggest player enters the ring: users will not read.

[hungerpunch]

i see the people needed this post

[clockwayswrites]

So I thought this was commonly known internet navigation (but apparently it might just be those of us who have been using the internet since the 90’s who still know it). Or so it seems based on… a grumpy comment I got.

When you see an arrow like this:

It means you click it to expand out a hidden section.

It’s an accordion section/menu! It’s useful in web design to hide information that may be overwhelming under specific headers so people can only see what they need.

Here I’m using it for people who need the content warnings to be able to check, but for those who don’t need them and don’t want to be spoiled to just move right past without accidentally reading anything.

It’s still the user’s responsibility to click the arrow and read things as they need! But it is all warned. (And, yes, the all encompassing issues are already a tag on the fic, I’m just providing additonal warnings per chapter.)

[clockwayswrites]

Ah, sorry yes! For those who want the html, it’s the details and summary tags!

<details>: The Details disclosure element - HTML: HyperText Markup Language | MDN

The <details> HTML element creates a disclosure widget in which information is visible only when the widget is toggled into an "open" state.

[hungerpunch]

my favorite uncle is a freight train conductor and last week, during a stop (so the train was not moving thankfully), he passed out due to the heat, fell off the train, and broke three ribs. but he's not reporting it to work because it's "frowned upon."

[newsandstuffisee]

[yeyinde]

Collins is gone.

Namaygoosisagagun First Nation/Collins has burned to the ground. The entire community is nothing but ashes after being quickly consumed by wildfires. They did not have any support from emergency services, and no one offered aid. The community saved themselves by escaping into boats because no one came.

Mishkeegogamang and Cat Lake have lost power. Families are ending up in shelters with nothing. Armstrong, Lac La Croix, Whitesand, Gull Bay, Lac des Mille Lacs are currently in the fires path and all members are being evacuated.

All this loss, all this devastation, and it was entirely preventable.

After steadily underfunding wildland firefighting and purposefully excluding Indigenous wildland firefighters and Indigenous wildfire organizations from wildfire operations, firefighter training, decisionmaking, and resource exchanges, in 2025, Doug Ford slashed the forest firefighting budget.

It's hard to ignore his decision to cut funding and leave us out of adequate fire training (even though we've lived with forest fires for thousands of years—far longer than settlers have been in Canada—and made sure fires like the ones we're all seeing today were prevented through kinisitotēn) when, despite making up less than 5% of the population, we account for 42% percent of all wildfire evacuations in Canada.

And when we are successfully evacuated, we face discrimination and racism—like Kashechewan—because it's always been easier to blame us than it is to blame the true culprit: denialism, corportate greed, and colonization.

The people of Collins and every other impacted community deserve better.

Right now, the AFN is currently accepting donations to help Collins First Nation. If you're able to, please consider donating.

ONWA (Ontario Native Women's Association) is another great place to donate to. They have outreach vans going to motels and inns and offering food, water, resources, and cultural support to those impacted by the wildfires.

Other places to consider donating to are Mikinakoos Emergency Fund, Red Cross, True North Aid, Indigenous Climate Action. You can also send donations directly to Whitesand First Nation via e-transfer ([email protected]) and they request that you add your full name in the e-transfer comment section to receive a tax receipt.

*Before sending money, verify that the appeal appears on an official First Nation, Tribal Council or registered charity channel.

If you can't offer financial support, please consider donating items of need. Moontime Connections is currently accepting drop-off donations. If you live in the Thunder Bay area, Namaygoosisagagun Health Office is also taking in donations! They can also bemailed to Superior Inn Hotel & Conference Centre at 555 West Arthur Street, Thunder Bay, ON, P7E 5P8.

items needed are: food, diapers, medical masks, men’s and women’s joggers (all sizes), children’s clothing (newborn to size 14), children’s shoes, summer clothing, men’s clothing, toiletries (lotion, Vaseline, toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, conditioner, soap, deodorant, etc.), strollers, adult depends-all sizes, dog & cat food

wīya ispīh iyiniw-kiskīyihtamowin pasikōpayiki kāwi askiy ta-iyihyīmakan

[hungerpunch]

met the cutest/hottest polycule ever over this past weekend. they're living rent-free in my mind. not in a crush way but in a muse way. wow, living inspirations are out there.

[circusheart]

If I keep practicing I might even be a person soon

[kiisaes]

everyone eat more vegetables NOW!!! and mention the last vegetable you ate in the tags so we're all on the buddy system. I'll start: bok choy

[ph-cutie]

sheepish is a really funny word. fuck im so nervous (turns into this)

[ppyyooart]

hey angels! 💕

i am so excited to share my contribution for @angelszines !!!! I'm honoured to have been part of this wonderful project alongside so many creative and talented people💕

[konoko]

[thysannia]

[no1248]

[kabaks]

ill be like “ive had it” and two seconds later i will start enduring

[omneco]