[lowpolyrats]

needing a break from this hellsite/social media suffocation in general. will be posting less frequently.

don’t take it personally if i’ve unfollowed you, i’ve nuked my dash entirely so i don’t fixate. remember to take breaks yourself too :)

cya l8r

[crtter]

Oh, did you guys hear about the Neopets NFTs?

[sarahconnorjr]

Let’s go o o o o o o o o o o

[rowark]

It’s important to understand, the Satanic Temple is an activist group.

They don’t worship Satan - they don’t actually believe in Satan. They call themselves Satanists because Satan is the antagonist in Christian theology.

They are actively trying to promote the separation of church and state, and prevent the US from becoming a theocracy. And their method is genius: they’re fighting religion with religion.

Essentially, they go up against religious-based legislation by petitioning for their own religion to also be represented, since separation of church and state means all religions must be equally represented by the government, or none are. If only one is, then it’s getting special privileges and that’s not allowed.

[darthmelyanna]

For real, I think there’s multiple places where town councils used to have some local religious leader open their public meetings with a prayer, until the local Satanic Temple volunteered. They generally sue when turned down, and then when the court tells the town you let the satanists pray or you stop having prayers at government meetings… they stop having prayers at government meetings.

And I have to say, as a Christian who doesn’t want the church within ten city blocks of the government, I admire their activism.

[callmearcturus]

ID: tweet from dashiellwood - “Why aren’t there more LGBTQ+ dating games” the community says, after savagely tearing down a game that couldn’t meet an impossible standard to which no straight media is ever held

[yo-its-matt]

If I may also add:

ID: tweet from plentyofalcoves - Being a queer creator means sometimes your audience will lash out at you as if you personally betrayed them when your work is in conflict with their myopic saccharine view of life and queerness and it’s a lot of why I have almost 0 interaction with my audience now

[rosabienfuerte]

[zoobus]

I don’t think it’s indicative of anything meaningful, but it is sort of fascinating how frequently we assume certain experiences are culture/demographic-specific when there’s no reason it would be, you just naturally assumed your ethnicity was the only one saving grocery bags, that women don’t know what it’s like to imagine single handedly stopping an imaginary robbery while waiting in line, that northerners don’t know about dipping fries in a Wendy’s milkshake. Even when shown evidence to the contrary, you’ll see people dig their heels in further for what are mostly benign, simple, or non-issues, insisting no you’re wrong, my group must have taught you that, or no no we do a special way, nothing like your kind, it’s totally different, as if this is a stronghold and you lose ground if you accept that this is probably just a thing people do.

It’s rarely a big deal but I always find it funny how much people will resist the idea that we’re all more alike then we are different

[afloweroutofstone]

I’ve seen the “my grandma keeps sewing equipment and stuff in this old tin container of Dutch cookies” meme get attributed to like three different cultural/ethnic groups, none of which included my grandma, who definitely keeps sewing equipment and stuff in an old tin container of Dutch cookies. Sometimes, people just do things

[chalksoul]

Fun thing when you start getting a lot of international friends/partners is that you realize half the thing you thought was “your culture” is very universal, and half the thing you thought was universal turns out only people in a five mile radius ever heard of.

[whitepeopletwitter]

[ohgoddamnit]

As a mass comm major, IF THERE IS SOMETHING UNJUST OR IMMORAL BEING DONE CALL YOUR LOCAL NEWS STATION THEY WILL HELP MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE

Cities and government agencies HATE bad press. This story that was told to me by the journalist that covered this, and he showed us the piece:

There was a traffic light that was set up on the far side of an overpass, but it was improperly hung so you couldn’t see the light until it was too late. There were accidents there EVERY SINGLE DAY and calls to the city did NOTHING.

Someone had the idea to call the local news station and this dude went out to see. As he was interviewing someone, there was a wreck.

Guess what happened after that piece aired?

Suddenly the city had the time to lower the traffic light and the accidents stopped.

Journalists get a bad rep, and while big stations like Fox deserve it, I think more thought should be given to who you’re actually shitting on when you say “I hate journalists.” Because we’re overworked, underpaid, constantly shit on, but we still do the job because we want to help people. All professional, prestigious journalists that I’ve met hate the government and will do whatever they can to get the information and change that’s needed. Being a journalist is a dangerous profession: at every professional convention I’ve been at there’s a fund for the families of journalists that have been killed (there’s a lot!) and a long memoriam roll.

SUPPORT LOCAL NEWS STATIONS

[prismatic-bell]

I sneaked a video camera into my dorm when it flooded and showered black mold down on us from leaky ceilings. Got footage of light fixtures leaking water, tiles covered in mold, ankle-deep water on the seventh floor because it was coming in through uncaulked windows. Took video of girls crying over ruined textbooks, computers, personal items. Sent it to the news.

They came and did an interview with the head of resident life, who tried to convince them it was just a couple of isolated incidents and disgruntled students. However, he also wouldn’t let them into the actual dorm.

….so I did interviews with students from three different floors and asked each one how many people on their floor were flooded out.

Sent that to the news station, too. Along with the information that the college had told us we did not need renter’s insurance, but was now telling us to go through our renter’s insurance and that they couldn’t replace anything.

SIX WEEKS LATER the university unveiled plans for a new set of dormitories.

And when a pipe burst in one of said dormitories the first year it was open, they paid all damages and for alternate housing. No questions asked.

“Nina, you’re not a journalist, though.”

No, I’m not. But at the time, I WAS a journalism major. And I turned a bunch of raw, smuggled footage (yes, smuggled—they were refusing to let cameras into the dorm!) over to professional editors and journalists, and they turned it into a coherent story.

Love your local news. They are good people.

[pastrytown]

Tᴡɪɴ Pᴇᴀᴋs 1990 Dɪʀ Dᴀᴠɪᴅ Lʏɴᴄʜ

[socialmaya]

[fortooate]

you cannot gender me in a way that matters

[decadent-hag]

Where that New England Gothic post

[countkunt]

my personal favorite

[vladscastle-deactivated20231022]

[lesbianrey]

-is anti social media but not in a boomer way but in a 'i'm reflecting on my own experiences growing up with technology and observing the unique issues and harm of a digital life that has become yet another exploitable commodity under late stage capitalism' way-

[depsidase]

[weirdness-is-good]

[zivazivc]

@tizzymcwizzy why did you leave the best part in the tags??

[omghotmemes]

This Trilobite walked 6 inches 600 million years ago to send us all a dick pic

[curioscurio]

And in the darkness bind them