My Ramblings

I am a lover of science (specifically biology), animals, and the great outdoors. I use this love to write on thereptilegoth.com and create videos on my youtube channel.

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[morganthereptilegoth]

While I do not condone acts of violence and I would not wish death upon anyone, I do not have any empathy for Charlie Kirk. As someone who generally values having empathy and caring for others, it has been a process to sift through these complicated thoughts, but it has been necessary.

Kirk was a person who spread hateful rhetoric and contributed to the violence that happens every day to those in marginalized communities without making the headlines. Just because of how his life ended it does not mean that we should ever dance around that fact. This whole idea that we cannot call out the dead is, in my opinion, bullshit because is one was a terrible person in life, that should not be forgotten just because they happen to be dead.

Frankly, I find it disgusting that there are so many stories about Kirk clogging the headlines when Melissa Hortman’s assassination was out of the headlines almost as soon as it happened. There are school shootings and CHILDREN are losing their lives and they’re barely a month into the school year, and there is hardly a whisper on the national news platforms. There is what seems to be performative outrage and the solution seems to always be “thoughts and prayers.”

Everyone should be outraged and disturbed by the escalating violence, but it should not have taken the death of an extreme right wing, racist, misogynistic, anti LGBTQ white man to spark that outrage.

Again, I do not condone what happened to Charlie Kirk, but I DO NOT mourn him or have empathy for him. I do have empathy for those that went through the trauma of witnessing his violent death, as that will surely stick with them for life. I do mourn for the children, members of marginalized communities, and Melissa Hortman (as well as her husband and dog) who lost their lives due to the disease of hatred.

[theconcealedweapon]

But when a woman is stalked by her dangerous ex, there's just nothing the police can do.

[morganthereptilegoth]

And Covid vaccine dose two is done! #herdimmunity #vaccinated #vaccinationdone✔️ #ɢᴇᴛᴠᴀᴄᴄɪɴᴀᴛᴇᴅ https://www.instagram.com/p/CO8sEJyho-f/?igshid=1c7p3e2zd1zss

[morganthereptilegoth]

Aaaaaand the end of the post-bath roll. Luckily she was mostly dry and I just dusted her off with one of my brushes but she’s a little brat. #equestrian #equestrianlife #horse #horselife #moriesian #morganhorse #friesian https://www.instagram.com/p/CO1XvANhca7/?igshid=csu66qv4icff

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Padmé got a bath that she 100% did not appreciate today! #equestrian #equestrianlife #horse #morganhorse #friesianhorse #moriesian #horselife https://www.instagram.com/p/CO1Vmjbh4V2/?igshid=h8x4n99h3sca

[morganthereptilegoth]

Happy birthday @ethan.wick 💜 happy to be celebrating your birthday and the completion of my capstone with a nice lunch and wine tasting with you 💜 #birthday #winetasting https://www.instagram.com/p/COvkDAWB1jv/?igshid=1nocp7mlv3nzz

[morganthereptilegoth]

Padmé sure is a looker! #morganhorse #friesianhorse #moriesian #horse #equestrian https://www.instagram.com/p/COosKkShwuz/?igshid=1axp5vwk8dsba

[morganthereptilegoth]

About to be finished with my honors capstone requirements. #college #collegelife #undergraduateresearch #honors #honorsstudent #goth #gothgoth #stemeducation #stemmajor #womeninstem https://www.instagram.com/p/COdUvazhBQp/?igshid=16ps68gv6j4c9

[morganthereptilegoth]

Some highlights from my day yesterday with @ethan.wick hiking around Mount San Jacinto. Lovely day but there’s still snow near the peak which brought a halt to our day. #hiking #hikingadventures #goth #pct #dayhiking https://www.instagram.com/p/CObV6aUBYf4/?igshid=z4ultcw0amun

[morganthereptilegoth]

Heading out for a lovely day of hiking! And conveniently, my video that just went live over on YouTube is about a fascinating study that has to do with backpacking! https://youtu.be/KwV9dRJvZhg #hiking #outdoors #goth https://www.instagram.com/p/COX5KXIBa3-/?igshid=1acwczvp0t5cm

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day ☘️ popped on some green eye makeup for the occasion! Now to get through finals week and await the first day of spring! #stpatricksday #greeneyeshadow #goth #gothgoth #springiscoming #cantwaitforspring https://www.instagram.com/p/CMhy5DJh2P9/?igshid=y1so3avq7i4i

[morganthereptilegoth]

Final presentation today... wish me luck... #college https://www.instagram.com/p/CMNkaysgNZ8/?igshid=n4q3un2nbznx

[morganthereptilegoth]

Brought some succulents home the other day & found out drink trays are great to transport the little guys! #garden #gardening #succulents #succulents #mimicryplant #crassulaovata #sedumrubrotinctum #faucariatigrina #titanopsiscalcareum #kalanchoetomentosa https://www.instagram.com/p/CL9p2KehaHk/?igshid=95lvtczuywqt

[morganthereptilegoth]

Some highlights from yesterday hiking the 49 Palms Oasis Trail in Joshua Tree National park with @ethan.wick #joshuatreenationalpark #nationalpark #americathebeautifulpass #hiking #goth #gothhiker (at 49 Palms Trail) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLXUio1F-m_/?igshid=h7cn3kf84h82