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One thing at a Time; Growing through the Stupidity; OH, 29

[kerink]

i know we're all sick of self-care being a marketing tactic now, but i don't think a lot of us have any other concept of self-care beyond what companies have tried to sell us, so i thought i'd share my favorite self-care hand out

brought to you by how mad i just got at a Target ad

[themythicalcodfish]

OP this is EXCELLENT

[whatbigotspost]

Now THAT’S a self care resource! If you’ve gotten distracted by capitalism’s appropriation of “self-care” and watering the meaning down to nothing this is a super helpful guide to cut through the bullshit.

[lonestardetective]

It's my 9 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳

This is hilarious to me^

Fun fact I joined tumblr when I was trying to figure out if I was "really gay" lol turns out I'm part of the masc shortage oops.

[thotmachinebroke]

I’m not even kidding. I’ve studied democratic trends for over a decade. We are actively witnessing Trump and his cronies do the legwork of setting up a fascist state as we watch. There are tons of Trump supporters in the US government that have been waiting for this. I have colleagues, friends, family members that are federal employees that are telling me about bosses that are happily rolling over and ensuring compliance with the new executive orders even if they’re illegal.

Fascism is real. It is here. We are experiencing it and it is not a smoking gun but a five alarm fucking fire.

[notlemoncello]

[westeggsocial]

Some not so hot takes:

Tariffs = Higher prices

Mass deportations = broken communities

Gay and trans rights = human rights

Doing the nazi salute on live tv = being a nazi

How can anyone disagree with this stuff dude

[lovveclub-deactivated20250721]

days that you work slower through things are just as valuable and important as the ones you work faster

[rainie-is-seasonchange]

The day before full moon.

(February 11, 2025)

[miiilowo]

when the lyrics you've been mishearing are more clever than what's actually in the song

[rederiswrites]

Quietly losing my mind over the fact that Elon Musk has straight up orchestrated a coup of our executive branch and like....I don't even know what, if any, system we have in place to fix this. Like... He's just taken control of the money and locked out the actual appointed officials. What the fuck.

[rederiswrites]

Nazis are taking over my government, and like, not even just the Nazis we fucking elected! And I'm...making hamburgers? Because somebody has to make dinner? I just feel completely unhinged.

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

I think that's how random civillians generally feel in these situations. Someone's gotta make dinner.

[lizardlicks]

If you're wondering, there is plenty to be done about it, and plenty being done about it already, even if it's not happening instantly in a way you can perceive.

Is Somebody Doing Something?!

Yes. Let me break it down for you.

[rederiswrites]

Reblogging because this is an excellent article that both tells you about some of what's being done and breaks it down in a way that will help you understand and think about future action. Please read!

[corasaysstuff]

ALSO IF YOU DON’T CONSIDER AUDIOBOOKS READING THEN PLEASE GO AWAY

[magess]

These men just stole the personal information of everyone in America AND control the Treasury. Link to article.

Akash Bobba

Edward Coristine

Luke Farritor

Gautier Cole Killian

Gavin Kliger

Ethan Shaotran

Spread their names!

[oneofthosecrazycatladies]

Okay a couple weeks ago I started this post trying to keep track of all the stuff going on in order to help remind us of everything that’s happened when the next election comes around. Well, because there’s just so much going on, I’ve realized trying to cram it all into one post isn’t going to work. So I’m going to do a new post every month and include links to the previous ones.

So here goes…

January 2025

February 2025

Donald Trump has enforced his tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China. [x]

Donald Trump has put Mexico tariffs on hold for one month. [x]

Donald Trump allowed Elon Musk to begin dismantling USAID. [x]

Congress is voluntarily giving up its power and allowing Trump to make unilateral decisions. [x]

Darren Beattie has been made Under Secretary of State. [x]

Everything that Donald Trump has done so far lines up with Project 2025 [x]

Once again, please feel free to let me know about anything I’ve missed. With this era of constant news we live in, it can be easy to forget so let’s give our future selves a little help!

[vicetrevni]

UPDATE:

As of 1/31/2025, Trump's efforts to try and freeze funding for any/all benefits (including Medicaid) had been halted. Despite him signing the Executive Order, he does not have the power to halt such funding and as such this (along with a lot of other executive orders he's trying to implement) are being investigated.

I genuinely hope he gets impeached for this, because other countries are signaling the alarms that the US is now in the 'red zone' (i.e. our country is now considered a global *and* internal threat).

(( initial talk about this is under 'keep reading' ))

Trump just froze funding for any/all benefits, including disability and food stamps. And any funding for medicaid.

If you already have benefits, it seems like you may be fine from this (some saying they are getting cut off while others aren't - it's unclear right now). But any new applications after today (January 28th at 5pm) will be automatically DENIED.

And if you have Medicaid, regardless if you already have it or not, say goodbye to getting any/all meds you need unless you are willing to pay out of pocket for them.

So in the coming days/weeks/months if you see someone stealing *anything* while you're out shopping, YOU SAW NOTHING. Just mind your business, and move on with your day.

Trust me, it is not worth a person's life to report them.

[genderkoolaid]

posted on Kate Bornstein's substack

[atlinmerrick]

Summarizing:

• Overwhelming us is their point.

• Find a few issues you care about.

• Give yourself a day or two to react to the news.

• Find community to share the load.

[philsmeatylegss]

Remember kids, it’s not a coincidence George Orwell’s Animal Farm constantly shows up on banned book lists.

"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others"

[catchymemes]

[lonestardetective]

Me the past couple of nights

[v0idwraith]

I’ve been alternating between “holy shit we’re all actually gonna die” and “we will make it through, just as every generation before us has” every few hours for the last week and it’s Not Fun