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Hayley | 🌈 | chorister | music teacher | equine science | a decade ago Michelle Fairley called me darling. like it was literally a decade. "There are more things in heaven and earth Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy."

[vang0bus]

gameshow called 'pride or prejudice' in which the contestants are presented with a gay joke and have to guess if it was made by a queer person or a homophobe

[e-the-village-cryptid]

the contestants are all vaguely liberal straight people who are desperately uncomfortable with the entire concept

[nonamemanga]

Alternative: contestants are all LGBT having a great time with drinks (pineapple soda is the best) and the host is a straight liberal who has to read everything out so we end up with some great pained face gifs.

[ghostmakerstanno1]

First question:

[smileytiger28]

[ID: a tweet from mason the gay i'm gay please leave me alone @/mildlymildtv reads, "every time i lose to an lgbt+ player online i immediately go to chickfila and buy a large combo" / end ID]

[queenhelenblackthorn]

A relevant thread

[myladycatelyn]

the mind is it’s own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven

and it’s some feeling when you realise you might be stuck here

[phantom-fantasia]

I’m living for these rainy November days ☕️

[forthesapphics]

[tcsced]

These gifs of Misty and Cordelia with a rainbow filter on them are everything. I miss these gay witches so bad. 🌈🌈🐸🐸

[e-ngram]

[myladycatelyn]

No they don’t lol that is biologically inaccurate

Good try making me feel better though

[alatismeni-theitsa]

Ayishat Akanbi very eloquently explains how cancel culture is toxic to our society. Please watch this small video and insert nuance in some points. It's important to remember that the road to Hell is paved with good intentions.

Disclaimer: This post isn't related to any recent political situation. It's very generic and only addresses cancel culture itself. It's meant to be food for thought, not to clap back at something specific.

[myladycatelyn]

Hating someone is easy. Telling someone else how they are problematic is easy. Constantly exploring why you and your ideas might be problematic is hard. I assume that’s why most people don’t bother.

[sci-universe]

Moon with Jupiter and its moons by Estonian astrophotographer Raivo Hein 

[tarmairons]

HELENA BONHAM CARTER photographed by Pamela Hanson for Harper’s Bazaar (2019)

[theauspolchronicles]

Some positive things during this bushfire season:

$2 billion has been put forward by the federal government for rebuilding fire ravaged communities

Australian comedian Celeste Barber has raised over $40 million and counting in just a few days

P!nk has donated $500,000 and so has Nicole Kidman. Celebrities around the world are urging people to give support.

The Irwin family has saved over 90,000 animals

We’re getting international help with firefighters from the US and Canada, and troops from New Zealand, Singapore, and Papua New Guinea. The French have offered operational assistance.

3000 ADF troops including specialist personnel, engineers, medics, and veterinarians, have been mobilised to assist firefighters

The firefighter that told the Prime Minister to “go and get fucked” ISN’T being fired (he never was, there was just misinformation going round)

Donations in Victoria have been so successful that they’re now at capacity for food and clothing and don’t need any more (so if you want to still donate donate money instead)

The fires are still ongoing but thankfully a lot of people are coming together to get them under control and help the fire ravaged communities rebuild. Add any more positive stories if you like.

[myladycatelyn]

the Aus government is giving funding under sufferance to save face because they know they’ll be politically crucified if they don’t. Also, how much funding will the Aus govt give to repair damage done to national parks and wildlife which (let’s be VERY clear) is where the fires had the most devastating impact? Lost homes and other property is a fraction of the overall loss and can be quickly replaced. Overseas help after the fact (as lovely as it is to have support) would not have been necessary had the RFS/CFA had been properly funded and the govt had consistently given funding to NPWS and other conservation groups. But of course successive past govts (both Labor and LNP) have shown how little they value the environment. I am all for finding the positives out of this but the fact is the loss of wildlife and habitat is monumentally disastrous and it could all have been avoided.

To be clear, I am speaking as someone whose home town is Bilpin, and whose childhood home and property was under threat and some bush land burnt through. I understand the stressful prospect of losing one’s belongings and home, and in my 30 years have faced the prospect of fire damage about five times. It is the price you pay for living in such beautiful areas adjacent to the national parks. The RFS goes to lengths to protect privately owned bush land and keep fire fronts within the bounds of Crown land (national parks). As a result, a lot of remaining wildlife from the Wollemi NP has come onto our property and luckily we have not cleared much old growth forest (as many landowners do).

HALF A BILLION native animals are suspected to have died in these fires. it will take decades for the populations and habitats to recover (assuming there are no subsequent fire events... which of course there will be), and some populations like koalas may never recover. This isn’t really a time for silver linings. This is a time for action.

[isolate]

here is your sign, if you needed one.

[romeoquinns]

joaquin phoenix really just said thoughts and prayers are nice but maybe yall should act on your words and stop flying to palm springs on your private jets every week to a room full of rich celebs. we have to stan.

[myladycatelyn]

take note Scott Morrison, as PM of Australia, thoughts and fucken prayers is NOT leadership

[lady-arryn]

Little Women (1994) + four seasons (requested by @queenofattolia)

[kthrynhahn]

Bette Porter 🡲 Lost Love (s01e03)

[ridleydaisy]

[tlwobsession]

Dana would love it.