secretly a sapient lilac bush

Canadian fangull (I shriek about everything), unrelenting geeknerd, writer and wannabe editor. Girl gender with left blar (she/her or they/them pronouns), also swirling entropic void of "no". Multifandom mess.

[atomkind-deactivated20150911]

‘do u have kinks’ yeah like five in my neck

[doodlesorganizationland]

The Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe made this card for their citizens to present to ICE.

If you are in a different federally recognized tribe in Washington State:

“I am a member of the (insert tribe here) Tribal Nation, which is Tribal Nation federally recognized by the United States.

This means I am also a United States citizen according to the U.S. Citizenship Act of 1924, 8 USC Section 1401.

Our tribe’s enrollment office number is (insert phone number here).

The Native American Rights Fund will assist me if you attempt to illegally detain me. Contact them at 303-447-8760”

[notbecauseofvictories]

I spent a lot of today thinking about the personifications of cities. Back in the day, I conceived of the the anthropomorphic personification of the USA as a very ordinary woman, who just happened to be nearby when the Declaration was signed. (She vaguely resembled the Continental Congress’ idea of the sort of girl who should wear Grecian drape; no one ever asked her if she wanted the be the immortal personification of a nation.)

However, I actually think that personifications of American cities is much more interesting, especially if you combine it with some of the other ideas I've had where founding a town requires a blood-soaked pact with forces beyond your ken. I love the idea that Chicago might have existed, but wasn't a city until 1893 when they finally forced found a woman willing to wear a burning crown. Or that in 1846, Solomon Juneau carefully negotiated the sacrifice of the Juneautown, Kilbourntown, and Walker's Point goddesses, and by spilling their blood on the Milwaukee bridge he created a Milwaukee goddess---though she woke up the next morning and went to work at a bottling plant, same as always. New York already had its Knickerbocker (not Herman Knickerbocker, but one of his sons) and Pennsylvania had William Penn (not related to Penn at all, just a member of the congregation who looked right) but after a few decades of not aging, not growing, the personifications might tentatively reach out to one another, ask, are you a thing like me? Did you know? Have you guessed?

In this sideways world, there are plenty of towns that have never contemplated sacrifice, and would never. I mean, sure, Cincinnati has had a goddess for a couple hundred years (she worked in a pork processing plant, now she's a VP for Procter & Gamble) but it's a waste of resources to sacrifice someone for Kenton County, Kentucky. How far does your ritual sacrifice extend? If you slaughter someone in Minneapolis, can you grandfather in St. Paul? And how do you replace him or her, when your city has moved beyond that---Birmingham, Alabama, has moved beyond steel, such that their Vulcan should be wearing a suit; even Chicago is a little bit embarrassed by the stocky HR manager who represents us; other Midwestern cities have fumed since the start, etc.

The idea that the United States is just a patchwork of communities with weird hyperlocal religious practices is more accurate and correct than the alternative.

[prokopetz]

You know, when I've remarked that a lot of the responses to my posts feel like people are just plucking out keywords they think they recognise based on the shape of them and replying to what they imagine the post says based on that, the possibility never occurred to me that this is actually how many American schools are currently teaching kids to read.

[prokopetz]

Like, my assumption this whole time has been that when folks go "I misunderstood this post that says [thing] as saying [unrelated thing] because I mistook [word] for [completely different word that happens to start with the same letter]", that was a bit. What do you mean they're teaching kids a reading method that's tailored to produce this exact error?

[buggyhuman]

Three cueing. Once you learn about it, a whole lot of very frustrating online discourse with US Americans makes so much sense 😭

How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers

For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have

[woodsfae]

If you were taught to read with the three cueing method, and now struggle to read fluently, you can still learn to read properly!

-> Phonics For Adults <-

If you're a teenager, you can still use this resource.

[unbound-shade]

Some very eloquent notes on violence as a necessity for resistance.

[elfwreck]

There is no paradox of tolerance, because tolerance is not a matter of ethics. It's a peace treaty - an agreement that only covers the people who abide by its rules.

Tolerance is not a moral precept

The title of this essay should disturb you. We have been brought up to believe that tolerating other people is one of the things you do if…

And for cis white guys who are always trying to figure out how to be an ally without talking over marginalized people, without reshaping the issue to be all about you - this guy shows how.

His tactics don't work for marginalized people. They can't get away with that.

[nihilisme]

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[bfscr]

You are describing a hero BBC, he just wasn't a cartoon saint:

"[Robin Hood] wasn't noble at all, but a yeoman, a rung above a peasant...and while he was perfectly nice to the poor, helping them was not his main purpose. His enemies were the corrupt clergy and the land-owning nobles who took advantage of their underlings."

'He was not a hero': How the dark, violent medieval origins of Robin Hood were erased

Robin Hood began as an oral tradition in the 12th Century before morphing into a heroic, family-friendly stereotype – here's how new takes a

[rabbitindisguise]

"he wasn't a rich person stealing from other rich people for charity, he was poor and attacking the people who kept people in poverty!" okay so basedbasedbased

[kink-tomato]

This zine, and I cannot over emphasize how funny this is, is for Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire

[getvalentined]

These people blocked me on both Twitter and Tumblr, and then someone used a burner account to go off on me on Twitter. This person insisted that I was singlehandedly responsible for the project falling.

I made one comment, and it was this:

No clue how my single comment did this. But okay.

[undeadhousewife]

[hunter-rodrigez]

So I do 3D modeling and printing as a hobby, and a few weeks ago I designed wheel guards meant to prevent office chairs from running over cables and clothes... or your pet's tail.

I got the idea from cowcatchers old locomotives used to have.

Anyways, yesterday I uploaded the model to Thingiverse, and just hours after uploading it, the Community Relationship Manager of the whole website left a comment suggesting I enter the model into a competition that's currently being held on the site.

So I did... and now it's in third place not even a day later. First place is $500, but the competition still has a month to go.

Then the Community Manager contacted me again, telling me they want to feature my model in an upcoming design promotion.

Just, what is happening? I mostly made this thing for myself in, like, an hour, and now it's suddenly super popular? This is all a little bit overwhelming 😵‍💫

Other models I worked on for weeks didn't get nearly as popular. I swear, it's impossible to predict what people will like.

Anyways, if you want to print the wheel guards yourself, you can get the model here or here.

I also made a quiet version you can stick furniture felt pads on.

[chekhovs-raygun]

@bonyfish

[denise-elviras]

''what if my writing isn't good eno--'' what if it's a reflection of your of your soul. what if it has a place in this world. what if you write it anyway

[lost-carcosa]

[mimosa-sexypeople-contests-2026]

Tumblr Sexyman Contest 2026 Semifinals (3/3)

Stanford Pines (Gravity Falls)

Ryland Grace (Project Hail Mary)

Voting ended onJul 13

[bill-cipher-offical]

YOU WANT RYAN GOSLING OVER THIS ABSOLUTE BEEFCAKE??

[mimosa-sexypeople-contests-2026]

He’s not gonna take you back Bill

[bill-cipher-offical]

SEZ YOU! EVER HEARD OF STOCKHOLM SYNDROME?

[mimosa-sexypeople-contests-2026]

Not even Stockholm Syndrome is enough to get Ford to go back to an equilateral triangle Bill, not even one who can sing, do YOU look like the hot elf he drew in the journal, no so get good Cipher

[aquaticptato]

Okay but how in the FUCK is Ryan Gosling a Tumblr Sexyman. Genuine question.

[mimosa-sexypeople-contests-2026]

Tumblr quite literally nominated him, got him in, then kept voting for him until semifinals, people are older, other people can be a tumblr Sexyman, it doesn’t need to be an 18 year old white guy with another eating disorder, it can be a conventionally attractive middle aged man with wet cat energy and an alien bestie now since the general population of Tumblr did in fact vote him in as a tumblr Sexyman

[bigscaryd]

The gap between Gosling and Grace is the perfect explanation of what makes a Tumblr Sexyman.

[mimosa-sexypeople-contests-2026]

Exactly, Ryland Grace is a character, not the guy who plays him

[the-haiku-bot]

Exactly, Ryland

Grace is a character, not

the guy who plays him

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

[theburialofstrawberries]

awesome awesome interview with Emily Wilson

[klapollo]

Washington Post is paywalling the article but it looks like Taylor Farms — a consumer bagged salad brand that also supplies produce to grocers and fast food chains like Taco Bell, Walmart, McDonald's, Chipotle, Burger King, KFC, and Meijer —may be at least one of the sources of the current cyclosporiasis outbreak.

Taylor makes bagged greens, salad kits, chopped salads, the works. Keep avoiding supermarket greens, but keep an especially close eye out for this brand/supplier. The above list of grocers and fast food chains is NOT exhaustive, so please continue getting lettuce and other raw produce taken off your burgers, sandwiches, etc.

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Thousands flee as First Nations bear the brunt of Canada’s wildfires

Residents of one First Nations community went door-to-door warning neighbors before fleeing by boat. More than 900 fires continue burning.

More than 900 wildfires are burning throughout Canada, with devastating impacts for First Nations. Thirteen Nations remain under evacuation orders that have forced 2,182 people from their homes.  The Namaygoosisagagun (Collins) First Nation watched one blaze largely destroy its entire community in less than an hour, forcing residents to flee by boat. Residents reported having only minutes to gather their belongings before homes were overtaken by the flames on Wednesday, and Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Linda Debassige said in a statement that all community members have been accounted for pending a full assessment.  

Read more.

Tagging: @newsfromstolenland

[spin-the-wheel-polls]

You wake up as the protagonist of This Anime. How fucked are you? https://wheelofnames.com/qef-dsg

You have become the protagonist of this anime!

How fucked are you?

this is amazing actually!

This is good!

Eh it's okay

BAD.

SO BAD IM SO FUCKED.

I'm not the one who's getting fucked ;)

Results/other

Remaining time: 4 days 3 hours

[desmolbean404]

QUIZ TIME!! Take this quiz, then come back and answer the poll!

100 REAL or FAKE Pokemon

100 Different 'Pokemon' will be shown to you. Choose if you think they are FAKE or REAL. Goal is to get a high score so you can brag to ever

What Was Your Score?

0%-20%

20%-40%

40%-50%

50%-60%

60%-70%

70%-80%

80%-99%

100%! (You're one smart cookie!)

Remaining time: 5 days 6 hours

[grapnel]

An example of why one should use the Oxford comma.

[sepdet]

LOL. I think they tried to fix it.

Nice try. Still no.

[saltedweather]

newspapers use AP style, which explicitly forbids the Oxford Comma in most uses. It's extremely frustrating