Hi! Every other Tuesday I make lunch for about 30 unhoused people in my neighborhood. I’m currently entirely self funded. I’m able to contribute about $50/month; meals are under 75 cents each. Last week (pictured) we had potato tomato curry, banana bread, and a small salad, and the week before that we had pb&j sandwiches and baked potatoes. I’ve had people tell me they haven’t eaten since the day before or that they didn’t think they were getting food that day. We are in the middle of a free food and services desert.
Every donation is welcome, even a dollar.. If you’re north of Seattle, message me if you’d like to make a donation of food, clothing, shoes, socks, underwear, personal hygene items, or anything else. Every little bit helps. At the moment I also have one lady who could really use an old cell phone.
Be careful of the double-speak in the Update Post.
Staff has officially posted an update regarding the reblog decoupling, and while they are reversing the change for now, we need to look closely at the language they are using. This is a classic example of corporate "double speak" designed to de-escalate a PR crisis while keeping the door open for the same harmful features later.
The Post: Reblog Update: We’re Reversing the Change
The Red Flag:
"We still believe there's a better version of how reblogs can work. One that gives every voice in a chain the credit it deserves. But we want to get there with you."
The Breakdown: When they say they want to give every voice the credit it deserves, they are still justifying the decoupling of notes. They are framing the destruction of the original creator's attribution as a feature for the rebloggers or the loss of community. Their goal hasn't changed. They just realized their current execution was a technical and social disaster.
They also mention working "directly with some of you." This often means selecting a small, curated group of "power users" who may not prioritize the accessibility or safety needs that we have been fighting for.
Viral Hell & The Power of the Call to Arms
To my friends and followers: my condolences for going viral are accepted. I love you. Let’s look at the numbers. My original post on this has cleared 24,000 notes. This is exactly why a Call to Arms was necessary. When we first saw the decoupling, we saw the immediate theft of credit.
In my case, over 10,000 notes were stolen or hidden by the uncoupling before I even realized the extent of the damage. This isn't just a UI preference. It is the systematic erasing of a creator’s reach and legacy.
Why we cannot stop now:
Staff’s reversal is a tactical retreat, not a surrender. Their language proves they still intend to push for a version of decoupling in the future. We forced their hand because:
The volume of feedback was undeniable. 24k notes on a single advocacy post is a massive indicator of user dissatisfaction.
Emails and Support Tickets work. They specifically cited emails as a reason for the reversal.
Public pressure creates friction. By making this a PR nightmare on Bluesky and X, we made the cost of the update too high for them to maintain.
The Mission Moving Forward:
We have won the first battle, but the Double Speak in their post tells us the war isn't over. They are going to try to rebrand a change like this in a few weeks or months.
Keep the pressure on: Continue to reblog your concerns when they surface.
Stay Vocal: They are betting on us getting tired and going back to business as usual. We need to show them that our safety and our creative credit are non-negotiable. Continue to voice concerns when they surface.
We’ve seen that we can move the needle. Let's make sure they don't try to move it back when they think we aren't looking.
Hi! New blog here! This blog is for all the stuff about home that you want to know. How to organize without breaking the spoon bank. How to eat healthy food on a budget. How to budget. How to get that weird stain out of your carpet.
I’m queer (pan, nonbinary, and my husband is trans) and disabled (depression, ADHD, gastroparesis, hypermobility, 27 food allergies). My husband and I live in a moderate to high cost of living area on one income.
We’re able to make that work because of all the skills I learned as a teen and young adult. I was in the christian church at the time, and had the benefit of tons of generational knowlege passed down to me by the older women I interacted with. Although I’m no longer christian (I’m a firm agnostic), and I definitely don’t subscribe to the idea that homemaking is a woman’s ideal job, I will forever be grateful to the women who taught me all these skills.
So, humans of all kinds, ask me questions! This blog is for all genders, all family structures, all ages. What do you wish you knew about homemaking?
Hallucinating is normal, many people experience it. You have most likely at least passed someone in the street who was hallucinating once. Or you've worked alongside a coworker who was actively hallucinating and you didn't even notice. Or your loved one hallucinated while you were in the room, but they were afraid to tell you.
Hallucinating is common, it's just not commonly talked about in everyday situations. If you don't experience it, or don't know someone who does and tells you about it, you've probably only heard it in the news or on TV. And they only really represent the worst possible outcome for shock value. But that isn't representative of how most of us who hallucinate experience it.
Most of us are just like everybody else, living our lives, just with the addition of hallucinations. We may need to take pills every day, or need therapy, or need to stay in mental hospitals sometimes, or need to be checked on by loved ones, but so do a lot of other people who don't hallucinate.
Hallucinations are just a symptom. Just like anxiety, or trouble concentrating, or tiredness. A lot of people experience it and have to learn to cope overtime. The only difference is we don't generally talk about it to people in casual settings. And it's because of the stigma. If you don't hallucinate, or know someone who does, you probably don't see hallucinations as a normal part of life, a symptom, just a thing plenty of people experience. But it is, it's not special, it isn't more dangerous, it doesn't have to be a huge deal.
Obviously hallucinations can be life changing and horrific, but so can other mental health symptoms. Hallucinations can also be neutral, or just annoying or even a positive experience. It's just a symptom, it doesn't automatically mean someone is in the worst mental state possible if they are hallucinating. It doesn't automatically mean someone is dangerous or unpredictable. It just means a person is experiencing senses that the people around them are not.
You have to learn to accept that it's just a symptom, and that people around you experience it, and they deserve to complain or talk about it just like anyone else gets to with other things in their lives. All you have to do is listen, and try to be understanding. Hallucinating is normal, you just need to stop treating it like it's abnormal.
Oh man, I have no clue when you asked this, so sorry if this is like two years late or something. My ao3 (and my main tumblr) is alliemackenzie28. Not much writing, but lots of bookmarks!
Tyson Jost: Do you ever just see something that changes your life and you’re just ‘huh’?
JT Compher: I saw you.
Tyson Jost: Honestly, that’s so gay and sweet and it really makes this awkward because I was gonna show you a photo of a drawing of Ryan Reynolds as a turkey.
