ladyzsgolla

calm chaos or chaotic calm

[lillieof-thevalley]

[praxis-app]

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[clearancecreedwatersurvival]

Moreover, overpopulation is an ecofascist myth specifically scapegoating ‘developing’ nations in the global south for climate disaster.

In reality, populations only rise so sharply as people begin to receive better access to healthcare and maternal and infant mortality in particular decrease. Eventually, as healthcare access is more evenly distributed through a population and people on a larger scale are able to access family planning care, the population stops increasing and levels out and decreases.

Which is why so-called ‘developed’ are all now manufacturing a crisis about population decline and not having enough bodies to fill out the labor force while simultaneously fearmongering about overpopulation in racialized groups. It’s eugenics shit.

[i-used-to-be-a-spy]

This video is almost 10 years old and is so good at educating against ecofascist ideas of overpopulation. Makes me angry 10 years later we're still dealing with eugenics

[headspace-hotel]

I LOVE THIS VIDEO AND I LOST IT FOR AGES AND NOW I FOUND IT

Everybody go watch Hans Rosling destroy ecofascism thank u

[dream-boat-annie]

This would be really funny if it weren’t an email from my bank.

[madenthusiasms]

You can actually predict bubbles, especially ones this obvious. Everyone who wants to know how should read A Short History of Financial Euphoria by John Kenneth Galbraith.

Yes, it’s dry.

Yes, it’s 30 years old.

But it gives a tidy little checklist of “is this a bubble?” and AI has been checking every one off like a to do list. Just like NFTs and ponzicoin did before it.

[redwooding]

You can also read This Time Is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly by Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff. It's on bookshop.org and, of course, on the Evil Empire website. It's all in the title, which is an ironic quoting of people who say what bubble-istas always say - what AI people are saying right now.

[cherryhatter-deactivated2015072]

KICK THE CAN!

Let’s play the biggest game of kick the can on the internet.

To kick the can, reblog it. I wanna see how long this can go on for.

[visibun]

the oldest reblogs for this post that i can find are from january 2nd of 2013. this can has been getting kicked around tumblr for almost 13½ years now

[ratbastarddotfuck]

Reblog if you’re part of a hostile nation that’s declared war on Australia

[mycroftrh]

Oh my god though guys you don’t know the best thing!  The best thing is: he’s right.

The Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands is a micronation near Australia.  This is their flag:

The Gay Kingdom (as it is colloquially known) was founded in 2004 in protest against Australia’s legal stance against same-sex marriage.

Here are some of their stamps:

They are currently ruled by Emperor Dale I, and their currency is the Pink Dollar.

And, indeed - they declared war on Australia for not recognizing same-sex marriages performed outside the country.  (Second link.)

[sailurmars]

You’re telling me there has been a Gay Island this ENTIRE TIME and I’m only just finding out about it????

[feitanswife]

WHAT

[gondorsfinest]

okay, but not enough people know the details on this. people at pride were upset about gay rights in australia. so they decided to sail 200 miles into the coral sea just ‘cause and put a rainbow flag on a fucking empty island out of spite. and i’m talking empty. no inhabitants. zero. it was a flat piece of land with a bit of dry grass. now it has a camp site and a post office. 

they have a declaration of independence that talks a bit about gay rights and then just flat out copies the “life liberty and the pursuit of happiness” part from the american declaration of independence. and here’s the best part: the founding group actually elected their emperor. he was originally going to be called the “administrator” of a republic. their website, however, says that “upon legal advice, his title was changed to that of Sovereign on the grounds that under Australian law a defacto prince trying to claim his crown cannot be charged with treason”. so they made it a kingdom and he now claims to be a descendent of edward ii.

everything about this is glorious and everyone should know about it.

Keep reading

[ileolai]

Not one of you mentioned that the anthem for this nation is I Am What I Am by Gloria Gaynor. Not. One. Of. You.

[ebonykain]

This is the greatest thing I’ve ever read

[faejilly]

Highlights from the timeline via wikipedia as this thread is from 2017:

As previously mentioned, the idea originated at Pride (Brisbane 2003) in reaction to punitive anti-marriage legislation

“On the 14th day of June 2004, at this highest point in the Coral Sea, Emperor Dale Parker Anderson raised the gay rainbow flag and claimed the islands of the Coral Sea in his name as homeland for the gay and lesbian peoples of the world. God Save our King!”

The campsite/capital Heaven was named after the London nightclub

War was declared on Australia in September 2004

The aforementioned stamps were issued in July 2006 “with the aim of creating a high and distinctive reputation amongst the philatelic fraternity”

They were never recognized legally/internationally as a micronation (and in fact Anderson refused to attend a conference in 2010 because they weren’t actually trying to be a sovereign nation)

In Feb 2017, Abetz was objecting to the flag of a “hostile nation” being flown

The Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands was dissolved in November 2017 (when same-sex marriage was legalized)

[whimsy-flags]

Some Duck emoji pride edits! Enjoy~

[transmascmarypoppins]

why is this post completely broken in every way imaginable

[cecilsrandomeverything]

Broken notes… deactivated account… removed image….

Finally, we have them all.

[spacefinch]

In addition: OP’s name is just… gone. No “[insert username]-deactivated[insert a bunch of numbers]” as is the standard for deactivated blogs.

Just the world “deactivated.” Look upon their post, ye mighty, and despair.

[chatblancofficial]

It’ll be almost impossible to find this post unless it wanders across your dash.

[huewrite]

It wandered across mine. I shall help it travel forward.

[gossamermouse]

this is not a place of honor

[jackviator]

[dinosaurana]

Oh hey post of Ozymandius, good to see you again standing on your feet in a desert where no one remembers you

[secondbeatsongs]

this is what it looks like in your activity, by the way, if this is your top post

[catasters]

[monchursouls]

Smacka smacka smacka

[lilyblisslys]

me with the. When she. When her. When the she her me

[mollyjames]

[pikaole]

Me and mom learned new English word.

[pikaole]

Wow…This is probably the most famous posts on my Tumblr lol. 

This is what I drew after this situation 👇

[possumcollege]

[fookinstevienicks]

as a Black person who grew up surrounded by white kids, i once woke up after a high school party with a noose around my neck. Amazing how a little critical thought can tell you exactly what happened for that photo to exist but white women, as always, are the real authority on tacism

[dragon-in-a-fez]

one of the funniest conversations I ever had with my ex was when they were still getting used to Celsius and asked me "what's 20 degrees?" and instead of converting it, I said "it's the highest your dad will ever let you set the thermostat and when you say you're cold he tells you to put on another sweater, we're not made of money" and they went "oh, 68"

the fact that this reference was that fucking precise was something they went on to tell people about for years.

[draconym]

Not a big fan of what melatonin has been doing to my dreams lately.

[draconym]

I have been informed that the "adult dose" of 10mg listed on my pill bottle is 30 times the usual recommended dosage, so that might be why I've been trapped in the fifth dimension every night for the past four months.

[pistachi0n-deactivated20170826]

Sometimes when I go hundreds pages deep into people’s Tumblr archives, I find really funny posts and I weigh the pros and cons of liking/reblogging them.

Pros: I’ll have access to them later because they’re fucking hilarious

Cons: They might think I’m creepy. Despite the fact that it’s public and on the Internet, it is not socially acceptable to let anyone know the extent that you creeped their archives.

[taymonbeal]

I hereby extend blanket permission for anyone to creep on my archive, and to like and reblog posts from it if they want to. It’s really quite flattering.

[brennacedria]

“it is not socially acceptable”

Wrong. It is not only acceptable but expected here. Adhere to whatever “etiquette” you will on other sites. Share and be shared here.

[alarajrogers]

Yeah, this isn’t a Tumblr thing. Everyone here loves it when they wake up to 97 notifications and they’re all likes and reblogs from the same person of shit you posted five years ago.

[awesomebutunpractical]

I love it when someone is obviously going through a specific tag of mine.

[nights-at-crystarium]

User that exhibits the actively curious, reblog-spamming, tag-digging behavior is an endangered species that must be preserved at all costs. No seriously I view this kinda stuff as a big, massive, yuuuuuge compliment. Please don’t let this culture die.

[viewparadise]

Yes, please, come on in here and dig in the depths!

[kitsunesongs]

So, we already know about the masquerades and speakeasies of the 1920's.

(Fun fact! The first Drag Queen, literally called The Queen of Drag, was William Dorsey Swann. He started the masquerades in the 1880's and was the first to lead a "gay resistance" in the US. Born into slavery, freed by the Civil War, he was passionate about education and he was also arrested and pleaded guilty to stealing books from the library at 24. He was given a presidential pardon. First person to be arrested for impersonating a woman on his birthday -though it's unclear if it was his 28th birthday or his 30th, as the arrest was in 1888 but the article says it was his 30th.)

Anyways, imagine Alastor was part of these masquerades when he was alive? He was definitely part of speakeasies and loved the jazz. Now I'm left imagining him also doing drag. And becoming popular in underground circles.

Alastor being around Angel and eventually grows tired of how the other behaves. So he offers a deal. Angel scoffs and asks what Alastor could possibly give him that's worth his Soul. Alastor clarified that he doesn't want Angel's Soul. He just wants Angel to stop being overly sexual towards him, specifically. Not even to stop touching. Just stop saying sex jokes at him unless he gives social cues or outright says that they are okay, and the same for being touched sexually.

In exchange?

He offers to teach Angel about vintage drag. And even let the other demon go through his wardrobe. Partly because he also wants the outfits to be used. Partly because he knows Vox is watching and he wants to distract and manipulate the man so that it's easier to not let on that Alastor knows about the stalking. He's organizing his cards and making sure his hand isn't lacking. He also genuinely likes sharing this knowledge. It's no skin off his nose.

Angel already feels kinda bad Alastor would ask for a deal just to have his boundaries respected. And is genuinely curious. But has to ask, how the man would know anything about drag?

"Oh, I had my own stage name. Once upon a time. Aster, though some would call me Daisy."

And now, Angel is hooked. How could he not?

So, Alastor teaches old make-up techniques. Like how to get beaded lashes with a wax crayon for those dolly looks. Or to put mint balm on either side of the nose bridge to irritate the eyes, so you can get that perfect sad and swollen look that made you look a step away from crying or like you're extra delicate. The heavy kohl, the classic smokey and halo eyes Alastor himself had and how to make it water proof along with making you lipstick transfer proof. Told him the old trick of putting a stocking over your stilettos, cutting out the heel and glueing the fabric down, taking a shoe sole cover to glue down as well. All to make completely new styles from bland basics. They also exchange patterns for outfits, which gets Angel back into sewing. (Something I think he would have been shamed out of doing by Val and Velvette.) True Burlesque classics as well. And, most importantly, how to be the sexiest thing alive without ever touching someone.

"If I take my shirt off completely, it reveals the whole game. But if my sleeves are rolled to my elbows and my shirt only has half or less of the buttons undone? It's tantalizing. Because it's the idea that is the most seductive. The 'almost there'. If I put my hand on my chest with no shirt, you get the whole view and don't even have to directly look. On the flip side of the coin, putting my hand under my shirt to touch myself seems so much more scandalous. Like I'm trying to hide. Like all someone has to do is convince me. The more you can't have the more you want to control and possess. The more you don't see, the more you imagine. And when you don't touch, when you get so close that the very air seems charged, your fingers cut through the tension like a lover petting velvet, sticky sweet and cloying and so close one could take a bite -and then you pull away. And, like a magnet, they lean in the try to follow. Temptation lies in not knowing." (I had better words, but I'm too tired rn.)

And Alastor is genuinely able to like Angel without the overly sexual demeanor. Not as a friend. Obviously not! But definitely as a confidant. Even though he knows it's all being fed back to Vox. Though, without the phone. Because no technology is allowed in his room. It's rude to take pictures of someone else's underwear and sheets, don't you know?

Angel is extactic! He's actually getting close to someone with similar interests who doesn't want him for sex or love. He even starts adding a bit more jazz to his playlists when he's not around the Vees. He's wearing clothes that seem almost chaste in some cases and a raunchy he wouldn't have expected from the deer. The guy even gave him a hair care routine!

Meanwhile, Vox is kinda losing his mind. Velvette is getting inspired by the fashion and kinda laughing that this scary dude dresses as a 1920's butch lesbian. Valentino is both, because what do you mean Alastor is the vintage Drag Queen, Aster?!?! The Star Daisy!?! Helped change modern media?!?

(Turns out, he's even more popular than he initially thought and became part of pop culture. Radio host by day, and Drag Queen by night got revealed and people went nuts. Everyone thinks he was the victim of a murderer.)

I love this! I feel for Angel realising that Alastor is literally offering a deal to get his boundaries respected - cause yeah, the constant ...sexual harassment, honestly, is a defense mechanism he does, but its HURTING someone and he didn't even realise. He'd probably agree even without a deal, but now he gets to learn all these vintage techniques - and also learn Alastor was a Drag Queen, possibly one Angel even knows the name of if he was active in those circles when he was alive!

Vox is blushing and drooling and wants desperately for Angle to send pics but the phone is banned! Val wants an autograph.

(Alastor learns he's thought to be the victim of a murderer and LAUGHS)

[fox-bright]

Swarovski can continue to fuck off.

In 2021, Swarovski (the company that makes the very sparkly crystals you see in certain jewelry, on figure-skaters' twinkliest outfits, on red carpet dresses), decided they didn't want the grubby fingers of small-time jewelers, clothing designers and costumers and crafters on their shiny beads and rhinestones anymore. They decided to limit their sales to "luxury" and couture creators, not girls who sell stuff on Etsy. The tenor of their press release on the subject was snide and insulting. Resellers (like your favorite bead shop) would no longer be allowed to carry their product; the average Jane on the street would not be able to purchase them. You could only get them if you had an authorized business agreement that bound you to very strict brand behavior. And those of us who still had good stock of the crystals would no longer be "permitted" to use the brand's name in our listings for sale.

Every bead shop and craft supply place and many, many small clothing makers--wedding shops, prom and dancing dress suppliers, the sort of salt of the Earth mom and pop time machines of shops that are the backbone of the field--scrambled to find something that could replace them. The last of the stock dwindled quickly, all of us grabbing what we could get while there was any chance of it, and then it was gone and we no longer had any access.

I was Big Pissed about it at the time. It was just so goddamn stuck-up, when wholesalers and indie jewelers had made them so much money, when some people I knew--when *I!*--had been brand-loyal for decades. But with no recourse, everyone pivoted fairly quickly, most of us to Preciosa Crystals. Those are Czech, quite sparkly, and considerably less expensive than Swarovski. The faceting method they use is different, but not worse; any differences are hardly noticeable when you're seeing them as a hundred pinpoints of light.

Well, out of nowhere, Swarovski just dropped this: https://www.harmanbeads.com/swarovski-brand-policy-update

"Effective June 1, 2026, Swarovski updated the distribution and brand usage policies introduced in 2021. Businesses may now purchase Swarovski Crystals without signing a Brand Control Agreement, and Authorized Distribution Partners may once again sell Swarovski Crystals to resellers, including bead stores and online retailers. Businesses may also use the Swarovski brand name when following Swarovski’s Proper Use Guidelines. Designers, manufacturers, artists, brands, retailers, and resellers are now eligible to purchase Swarovski Crystals through authorized distribution channels."

They want us back. A lot of the companies who could have kept a brand relationship with them also have swapped to Preciosa, over the last half-decade, in solidarity with indie creators and out of a sour awareness that it could be them, next. And it doesn't hurt that Preciosa was able to expand their line quite a bit now that everyone who wanted sparkle had no choice but to go to them.

And I'm not seeing nearly anyone who intends to return. The feeling is, "Y'all told us to fuck off! Off we fucked! And now, that's what you can do, too!" I'm seeing a lot of "How many of us did you stab in the back?" comments from the people whose money they're hoping to attract.

And personally I'm sitting over here all rubby hands, mean snickering, because they really thought they were going to be able to outclimb the people who actually provided all their profits, and now here they are, hat in hand.

[chinesewednesday]