The Pan with a Plan

Christian, Virgo, INFP, Demigirlflux (she/they/literally anything except he/his or it/its), The world may not care, but I've decided to anyway out of spite James 5:1-6

[probuccalfat]

you actually feel gaslit when you try to tell white people of a certain age that pewdiepie, with a platform so vast and catering to youth, helped reinvigorate racism and casual dehumanization towards indians because they get all “omg you can’t blame One man for that” like yes i can actually :) we were very incrementally making our way past the gas station indian popularized by apu and indian creatives were finally being given legitimate and serious opportunities (like say what you will about aziz and mindy in hindsight but at the time that was a shift culturally) only for this dumb swedish pig to get online and spark that vile shit right back up. ask any indian with a modicum of pride in their heritage and they can tell you how uncomfortable pewdiepie made us with ourselves

[soundoftheirwings]

Gotta tell you guys something wild in the Chinese fan sphere

So some fanartist drew a “sexy” (read: booby) version of a (cartoon) character who is traditionally very non-sexualised. Fans of the character got mad about it because it’s kind of groundbreaking how that character is written and portrayed and this art totally ignores the entire point of the character. They demanded the art be deleted. In response to that other people said, well what the fanartist did may be distateful but they have every right to draw what they’re into. The two sides fight for days and each starts a harassment campaign and even report their “opponents’” accounts.

So far so typical. But things eventually come to a head and they decide that this will be settled by votes - not through a poll. Through donations to a children’s education charity via each side’s portal. Whoever can get the highest amount of donation wins.

And that is how this charity received over 1 million in donations in three days lol. Oh btw the “freedom of expression” side won by a landslide (960k to 40k)

[bumblebeebats]

Why is it that every time I google something like "Are olives poisonous to cats" the top results are always like "Fun fact: Cats are carnivores! This means that they eat meat. There is no reason to include olives in a cat's diet. You should feed your cat cat food, which is dry or wet food especially designed for cats. You can purchase this at a store." like is there a single person alive on the planet who's googled "Are blueberry muffins safe for cats" because they're planning on switching their cat to a muffin-only diet??? No, I'm asking because the little bastard somehow popped open the packet while I was putting away the groceries and dragged one under the couch before I could react and now I need to know if I should call the after-hours vet. "Cats should not eat spaghetti." NO SHIT, SHERLOCK!!!! "Try to keep human food away from cats." i live in a studio apartment with a completely silent and permanently hungry apex predator who has the intelligence of a toddler and the desperate Machiavellian cunning of a creature who spent his formative months on the streets. He can already open doors and he is this 👌 close to learning how to open the microwave. He is stronger than me and covered in knives. So im gonna do my best but for the moment i just need you to tell me whether this yoghurt is going to kill my son y/n

[spectralhauntings]

I've been using the pet poison hotline's poison list cause it has a search function. It also tells you whether something is mildly, moderately, or severely toxic which can be very handy! It doesn't contain like everything but it might be a good place to start, it also includes plants for fellow houseplant lovers <3

Explore Pet Poison Helpline®s vast knowledge on poisons by reviewing our pet poison list. Explore our top 10 poison and holiday poison lists

[littlemousling]

For plants specifically, there’s also a wildly detailed set of posts and listings about toxicity on the old, wonderful, Plants Are the Strangest People blog

[lastoneout]

Cats also like olives because they have a similar compound to catnip in them, so OP's cat likely tore open the package for that reason. I learned this the hard way the first time I ate olives near my cat :/ they're not poison on their own but the ones for people are def way too salty for cats.

[rosecrystal]

HEY SO CAN I GET SOME OF UR ATTENTION ON WHAT’S HAPPENING IN ALBANIA RN

So the government approved a $4 billion luxury tourism development project covering 2.6 million square meters across the Portonovo coastal area in Zvërnec and nearby Sazan Island. IT IS BACKED BY THE INVESTMENT FIRM LED BY KUSHNER AND IVANKA TRUMP.

The people are angry and are protesting in the thousands because of environmental destruction (The construction cuts straight into the highly sensitive, protected Vjosa-Narta lagoon ecosystem famous for its flamingos) and absence of transparency from the government.

The situation turned explosive on May 30 at the Zvërnec project site when a peaceful protest turned violent. Private security guards clashed with locals and used pepper spray, which accidentally hit state police officers and journalists, too. They also dragged and physically assaulted a protester. This caused protests to start in the capital as well.

The protests have been peaceful. There are claims going around foreign media that protesters burned down the PM house. That’s not true, it’s older footage from another unrelated protest (and it’s the house of former dictator, not PM). However, yesterday, even though the protest was peaceful, the police tried to escalate it by spraying high pressure water on protesters, amidst who were also children. This is unacceptable and breaks international law.

As of now, protests are ongoing and still peaceful. Prime Minister Edi Rama offered to meet with a 20-person activist delegation to negotiate, but protesters completely rejected the invitation, demanding the immediate cancellation of the contracts and the resignation of the cabinet.

Also albanian media have been covering everything up and not talking about the protest or what’s going on. We are hoping for some international pressure on top of the protests and as many eyes on us as possible!

ALBANIA IS NOT FOR SALE

[rosecrystal]

Another note on why these protests are so important:

They started because of the Kushner project, but have ever since expanded and encompassed several matters that the albanian population has been suffering throughout all these years, such as corrupt politicians stealing from the population and forcing thousands of albanians to immigrate throughout these years (I was one of them, also it is estimated that around 49% of albanians have left albania), very low wages and very high prices, the gentrification of the country, the collapse of schools and hospitals (when i was a kid there used to be 31-37 students in one classroom, my mom who is a teacher recently told me that now there’s about 19 kids in one classroom because they keep leaving the country), the hospitals do not have the right medications for oncology patients, and you cannot take a blood test in a state hospital or get certain medications after the 20th because “they run out of supplies”, the only way is to shell out money in private hospitals but how do you think that affects a population that is also struggling with very low wages? The people are protesting for all and every one of these reasons and because we are TIRED OF SEEING OUR COUNTRY BECOME A PLAYGROUND FOR THE SUPER RICH WHILE THE LOCAL POPULATION SUFFERS

[feminist-space]

[feminist-space]

[moveslikekeithrichards]

there is no greater joy on this earth than Making Lists, Categorizing, & Sorting

[flying-lemons]

oh do I have the game for you

[dancing-crow]

I could . not. put. this down for 48 hours - stayed up too late, had weird dreams about it, woke up early, and played it while I was supposed to be doing other things. the last several dozen items took a lot of googling, which I do not even begrudge it.

and then. My partner started it. And the SAME THING happened to him.

surprisingly compelling. start when you have free time. like, yanno, a snow day.

[foone]

oh my god, if you are the kind of person who gets sucked into logic puzzles, do not click that link if you have to do anything/go to sleep in the next couple hours

[improbabledreams900]

I was disappointed there weren't more levels, so I made them! The creator's code was under CC Share Alike, so I moved a copy to my website, rustled up 40 new categories, and added buttons so you can generate smaller puzzles!

Check it out! More levels!

[improbabledreams900]

^^My spinoff version now has 100 total categories! Generate puzzles to your heart's content!

[mariam-gaza1]

🚨Urgent🚨

As my children and I were getting ready for bed, we heard a commotion and calls from residents of the Al-Salam neighborhood urging us to evacuate.

The occupation forces had threatened to bomb the residential block where my children, husband, and I were displaced. We left our tent and fled into the street in the darkness of night to save our lives😭😭 amidst the screams of children and adults, a mixture of terror and panic gripping our hearts. A violent explosion shook the area, leaving behind immense destruction. 😞

Nothing is the same. 😭😭 Everything is destroyed. 💔😭

The entire place, including the tent, was damaged 💔 Please donate towards its restoration 🙏🍉

💔 Please donate via the link 🙏🍉

👇👇👇

Help Maryam’s family to rebuild their lives

My name is Kristina, I have gotten to know Maryam and her family through Instagram while they have been living a nightmare in their homeland

Plz help me 🙏🙏🍉

[lilyflxwers]

ok i absolutely need to know what accents u all have pls reblog and tell me or comment or whatever I must know

[rhinco]

i understand that it's unreasonable to expect a band on world tour to play in every country in the world but i do think they should only be allowed to call it a world tour if they play in every continent. we need to make it embarrassing to say world tour and then not even step foot in africa

[sandersgrey]

>looking for a world tour >ask the band if their tour is worldwide or two continents >they dont understand, pull out a world map explaining theres millions of people on africa, south america and australia >they laugh and say "what, should we play on antarctica?" >check the tour >its north america and europe

[calvinandhobbescomic]

[justadreaminghufflepuff]

This comic is genuinely how I remember which is which.

[crawfishcomic]

Mappa Mundi

[a-random-fandom-friend]

It's pride month so I'll allow myself to express one opinion on the internet :

There are no "exact color" of pride flags.

I see more and more sites and posts talking about the exact hex codes for the lesbian flag, or the right purple for the ace one, and how it should be more or less saturated and I just want to say: pride flags were meant to be sewn in your kitchen. To be spraypainted and to be recognised.

There are no "exact colors" of pride flags because you should do them with what you have ! Nobody should care if you use a crimson red instead of a cherry red or whatever ! Be free ! wave your colors ! The colors you have !

[sonofnjobu]

Nappy.co

[cantbaretoknowinnocence]

You know how long I've been looking for something like this!?

[kny111]

To any sketch artist out there too.

[solarishashernoseinabook]

[Image ID: a black woman wearing a plaid shirt and red bandana around her head. Her braided hair is coming out of the top od her head and falling in front of her. Text says "Did you know there's a black-owned stock photo company nappy.co that provides stereotype-free images of black people" /end]

[dragonwolfcrane]

the other day i was trying to find reference images of black people for art things but all i was finding were black-and-white images of white people! love this!!

[sonofnjobu]

Also! They accept submissions. If you’re a photographer and want to contribute, the button is on the bottom left of the webpage. 

[ao3-shenanigans]

Aw heck yeah!!

[sonofnjobu]

Nappy.co

[cantbaretoknowinnocence]

You know how long I've been looking for something like this!?

[kny111]

To any sketch artist out there too.

[solarishashernoseinabook]

[Image ID: a black woman wearing a plaid shirt and red bandana around her head. Her braided hair is coming out of the top od her head and falling in front of her. Text says "Did you know there's a black-owned stock photo company nappy.co that provides stereotype-free images of black people" /end]

[dragonwolfcrane]

the other day i was trying to find reference images of black people for art things but all i was finding were black-and-white images of white people! love this!!

[sonofnjobu]

Also! They accept submissions. If you’re a photographer and want to contribute, the button is on the bottom left of the webpage. 

[ao3-shenanigans]

Aw heck yeah!!

[goth-queen]

[my-dailydreams]

[my-dailydreams]