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[ravioliet]

never kill yourself. you have to fill your mutuals dash with shit they don't care about forever, okay?

[altamira-a]

I was reading Lou Sullivan's 'Information for the Female to Male, crossdresser and transexual' (Which is a very interesting look into the 80's trans space and mindset, I highly recommend. Though be warned it is of the times and uses now outdated terms.)

But every so often he would include little blurbs about historical transmascs/crossdressers, (depending on the story the line is blurred) and this is definitely my favourite. I'd pay to hear these stories.

[descriptionator]

[Image Description: In 1903 Harry Gorman, employee of the New York Central Railway, “a robust, athletic, heavily-built man-cook of about 40,” was discovered to be a female in a hospital in Buffalo after more than 20 years of passing. Gorman claimed to know “at least ten other women” who passed as men and worked in the same railway company- some as porters, train agents, switchmen, etc. They often met together and “made themselves not a little merry over the success of their transference from one class of humanity to another,” possibly forming the first female-to-male peer support group. End ID]

More info:

[puppygirllaika]

at some point in your life you are going to do or say something racist, sexist, or otherwise bigoted. Your goal is not perfection, your goal is to be the kind of person that the people you've hurt feel safe being honest with when that happens.

[puppygirllaika]

since people keep adding this kind of stuff in the notes: no, self-flagellating and making a big show of apologizing and "doing better" is extremely not the same thing as making people feel safe about telling you when you've been shitty. in fact, doing so is in many ways anathema to it.

[sightofsea]

You know your drunk art post about love and personhood from 2019? Every night at bedtime my late cat would lie on my chest, and her little heartbeat would be right on top of mine, and I'd think about that piece of art you made, and have a similar sort of image in my head. Anyway, yesterday I finally put the image to paper, and idk where this is going, just that that piece of art you created means a lot to me. Have a cool day ✌️

OHHHH MY GOD!!!!! EVERYBODY SHUT THE FUCK UP AND LOOK AT THIS. ITS ALL BEEN WORTH IT

[mercuryfountain-deactivated2024]

Gerard P Donelan

[mercuryfountain-deactivated2024]

I love the notes saying this femme knows exactly what she's doing and it's all part of her flirting technique. You get it.

[kyrianne]

More of his stuff and about him

[kyrianne]

[kyrianne]

[laslloronas]

My absolute favorite of his work

[smulnsander-deactivated20251211]

[strawberryamanita]

Lest we forget "The Quilt" (not as funny, but worth a mention)

[crabussy]

hi everyone. do yourself a favour and go create a beautiful horse for me

[crazygnomenclature]

I’ll say it again; Melt the bastards.

TL;DR: ICE Out Minnesota is tomorrow, Friday, Jan 23rd. No work. No shopping. Protest.

I am a Minnesotan, and over the past couple weeks ICE has been ramping up operations here. You’ve heard of them hitting Twin Cities, but also into other areas too. Adults and children have been yanked off the street, at their work, attacked in their homes, and even off school busses.

 A rural school near me had to block agents from entering the building to detain students during the school day. The factory my friend works at has been at half-staff all week because most of their employees are terrified of being taken. I recently volunteered to help stand watch at a local Catholic church that ICE was scoping out to pounce on midnight mass attendees.

They are not targeting the allegedly “violent and dangerous.” They are after anyone who doesn’t look white. ICE has attacked and even killed protesters with no accountability. They actively lie to the public and have the Republican politicians in power lying for them. ICE is a means to hurt the most vulnerable and maintain political power by frightening any dissent.

For my fellow Minnesotans, tomorrow Jan 23rd is ICE Out MN . No work, school, or shopping. Protest where you can and stay warm. Let’s melt ICE together.

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[teaboot]

Adult ProTip, from a security professional: If a kid tells you, "My parents are gonna kill me / kick my ass / kick me out" for something relatively minor, don't respond with shit like "Really? ;) that sounds a little extreme, don't you think sweetie?" because that shit really does happen.

Instead, respond as though whatever threat they are afraid of is fully valid, and offer whatever you can do to help- ask if they believe they are in danger of being hurt in any way, and work accordingly.

If they're overreacting, they'll usually realize and dial it back, self-correct and begin thinking a bit more rationally.

If they're not overreacting, and the danger is real, then they'll need a level-headed adult in their corner, not another condescending authority figure who doesn't believe them.

[seedysys]

sorry about the light mode but this is important also

[teaboot]

^^^^^ Also, since it wasn’t in the original post:

Some kids who ARE being abused will backpedal too btw, and minimize things. But investigating gives you a chance to assess, and lets THEM know that there are adults who exist, who- even when they’ve done something wrong- still care about their wellbeing more than they care about punishment

[dizzyghoast]

brain, heart: idiot bitches who never know what they want

stomach, genitals: idiot bitches who know exactly what they want and never shut up about it

lungs, kidneys, liver: pretty chill organs, all told. if these ones are complaining then i'm usually the one who fucked up

[feotakahari]

You don’t wanna know what happens when your kidneys are idiot bitches.

[psshaw]

Appendix: the Unabomber

[nonstickwaffleiron]

as an archivist I am begging you

put dates on everything

don’t believe digital stuff is preserved forever - if it’s really important (documents, photos, etc) print it out

name your files accurately I know it sucks but please

don’t destroy the original just bc you scanned it

rubber cement is the devil’s adhesive use photo corners and quit gluing shit

you will NOT remember write it down

if you staple things to the inside of a folder I will find you

your public library probably has equipment to digitize old media for free or can at least get you connected with somewhere that does!

[noctilucea]

Please, as a librarian and baby archivist, PLEASE PLEASE do all of the above.

[clownboybebop]

if you’re ever in the position to choose between giving up and accepting defeat, and actually trying to fight the ancient unkillable god that is about to peel apart reality like a string cheese, remember this: scientifically speaking, you might as well give it a shot!

1.there were trees at the beginning of the world! there were trees so long ago that they predate bacteria that causes wood to decay. when a tree fell, it would lie there in stasis and there wasn’t any way of breaking down wood xylem on a molecular level in that way.

2. it seems obvious to say, but wood eating bacteria are literally incapable of comprehending what they’re breaking down. It’s just not information conciously available to a microorganism. they don’t know what they’re deconstructing, where it came from, bacteria have no way to even fathom the existence of a tree as a concept.

3. Regardless of the facts above, the world we live in today is a world where wood inevitably decomposes

it is worth fighting the unkillable god no matter how pointless it seems. it is worth taking the risk even though youre trying to accomplish something impossible. the reality in which you live was also once reality in which trees didn’t rot. You live in a reality that allows for existence before the possibility of destruction. you live in a reality where uncomprehending microbes break down matter that is so far beyond the scope of their comprehension that it feels comical to specify something so obvious. you live in a reality that occasionally allows unshakeable physical truths to be altered with no warning.

It is worth fighting the unkillable god because trees are so old they predate the source of their destruction, and it still did not spare them. It is worth fighting the unkillable god because bacteria rots unthinkingly, because there is room in our cosmos for destruction without comprehension on the part of the destroyer. It is worth fighting the unkillable god because now and then reality retracts the promise of immortality without fanfare, and when that happens there is no mercy for the ancient. the unmaking is not softer for the desecrators ignorance. for all things, existence is endless until the exact point where it ends.

so you might as well try to kill the unkillable god. it doesn’t seem likely, but at the beginning of the world, trees didn’t rot. so you never know! you never know

[kyraneko]

fight the unkillable god, because you may be mistaken about its unkillability.

fight the unkillable god, because you may be the first bacterium to take a successful bite.

fight the unkillable god, so as to set foot onto the path which leads to the god being killable.

the bacteria that couldn't eat the tree and the bacteria that could eat the tree had the same general understanding of the tree.

might as well take a bite.

[yesornopolls]

Do you check for trackers and remove them before sharing links?

Do you check for trackers and remove them before sharing links?

Yes

No

Voting ended onJun 16, 2025

[batch-official]

Time for a post that doesn't comply with the gimmick...

So, companies are tracking you no matter what you do, but this specifically is something I care about deeply.

Essentially, when you share a link, sometimes it has extra data that tracks where it comes from and goes.

Opening Spotify, clicking the first item, and using the share button, I get something like open.spotify.com/track/4P0f1HTaA2UwtLJGryNgJZ?si=DBvbfihOSweU1KHj9Mib8w

That ?si=...........…. is the tracker. It tells Spotify who clicks on the link and ties it to you, meaning Spotify knows who your friends are even if you never follow them.

Similarly, if on Amazon or EBay in the browser, I get something like www.ebay.com/itm/146493392451?_skw=lenovo&itmmeta=............&hash=item................&itmprp=enc..............

And, similarly, everything after the question mark is tracking you. I had to blank it out because it was so long!

There is an exception for a few things (I.E. the v=..... on YouTube, but not the si=..... on YouTube)

The general rule is delete everything after the ? and if it breaks, add something back.

You should do this.

[digitaldiscipline]

Firefox users, when you right-click to copy a URL, it will give you the option to "copy clean link" which does what prev describes for you automatically. 10/10.

[naamahdarling]

She hates the rain and lightning so we're just curled up in bed holding each other and watching rat videos on YouTube.

It's a good life with Fancy.

[naamahdarling]

Scaredy-kitten requires cuddles again.

[naamahdarling]

A torrential downpour began quite suddenly. My door was only open a sliver; I was on the bed. Fancy HOWLED in the hallway and I called for her. She came running and literally LEAPED through the door, slamming it open, then ran onto the bed.

She literally jumped into my arms. No animal has ever done that.

And my hand to god I have never, ever loved any animal as much as I love Fancy. I have loved some of my cats beyond all reason, but she is something wonderful and new.

I held her until the storm was past. I was able to be her harbor. She's on her Lisa Franket right now, washing up. She feels a lot better, and so do I.

[naamahdarling]

Unsettled urchin finds safe haven from very loud storm.

It IS very scary out there, Fancy! It's a good thing I have you to keep me safe!

[naamahdarling]

Another storm, another snuggle.

[naamahdarling]

Brave and not scared AT ALL.

[naamahdarling]

Baby's first hailstorm!

She hated it.

[naamahdarling]

Another storm.

Another snuggle!

[naamahdarling]

ANOTHER storm, ANOTHER snuggle. Just til the worst was past. The cuddling was for ME, you understand. NOT her. She ABSOLUTELY WAS NOT scared or nothin.

[naamahdarling]

Another storm, another snuggle!

Big, big thunder has our girl a bit spooked tonight. That's okay. We're here for each other. 💕

[naamahdarling]

Another storm, another snuggle!

This time from inside Daddy's shirt. 💕

[naamahdarling]

Another storm, another small cat banging on the door to be let out after she TOTALLY did not hide under the Lisa Franket with me and was not scared even a little bit at ALL.

[naamahdarling]

Another storm, another snuggle.

Days of storms now, with much snuggle time. Tonight she got a little crumb of my muffin. She's the special only kitty who gets people food sometimes.

[naamahdarling]

Another storm, another snuggle.

[krismasdreemurr00]

[witheringsapphic-deactivated202]

please reblog this until i find my true love. i am so alone

[tables-but-with-a-very-long-name]

Made it poly friendly

[witheringsapphic-deactivated202]

oh hell yeah even better

[courtjester69420]

Made one for aromantic trans people 👍

[queen-mihai]

Reblogging for poly people, mono people, and people who need their keys

[goldentigereyemania]

Hope y’all find what you’re looking for

[kateammann]

Happy Pride Month!!! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

[queerstudiesnatural]

greta thunberg, liam cunningham, rima hassan, and everyone else on that ship, thank you, and i hope you succeed. i really hope you succeed. you know what you are risking, and i wish for you to come back safely, having done what you set out to do.

[queerstudiesnatural]

for those who don't know, the freedom fretilla, a ship headed to gaza to try and get some aid past the israeli siege, just left with among its crew swedish activist greta thunberg, irish actor liam cunningham, and french member of the european parliament rima hassan.

the ship has already been bombed twice during previous attempts at approaching gaza.

my only hope is that if we make enough noise this time, israel won't dare bomb it with such prominent international figures on board, from fear of making them martyrs and turning the rest of the world against them.

so talk about it, post about it, and expect, demand their mission to succeed and their safe return 🙏

the only power we have is political and economic pressure at this point. ethics are out of the picture when it comes to the israeli government. so we need to make it clear that bombing this ship would be a declaration of war against europe.

[heedra]

not to oversimplify an extremely complex discipline but if i had to pick one tip to give people on how to have more productive interactions with children, especially in an instructive sense, its that teaching a kid well is a lot more like improv than it is like error correction and you should always work on minimizing the amount of ‘no, wrong’ and maximizing the amount of ‘yes, and?’ for example: we have a species of fish at the aquarium that looks a lot like a tiny pufferfish. children are constantly either asking us if that’s what they are, or confidently telling us that’s what they are. if you rush to correct them, you risk completely severing their interest in the situation, because 1. kids don’t like to engage with adults who make them feel bad and 2. they were excited because pufferfish are interesting, and you have not given them any reason to be invested in non-pufferfish. Instead, if you say something like “It looks a LOT like a tiny pufferfish, you’re right. But these guys are even funnier. Wanna know what they’re called?” you have primed them perfectly for the delightful truth of the Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker

[akiragatr]

I was in martial arts for years, and in particular I kinda specialized in working with the younger kids.

The two Big Rules when instructing younger students was- 1. Compliment before Critique 2. Don’t say ‘but’, say ‘now’

Praise kids on what they get right first, especially if they are struggling. Like OP said, kids don’t like to engage with people who make them feel bad. They need encouragement when learning new things.

Number two boils down to this. If you tell a kid a compliment, then say “but you need to fix this”, that ‘but’ completely negates your compliment. It’s gone. It was canceled out like adding a negative to a positive. Using “hey, that punch is looking great, now let’s focus on your stance” doesn’t verbally cancel out the progress they’ve made. It’s like they’ve checked off something on their list of stuff to work on.

Wording can absolutely make or break a child’s motivation and interest.

[problemedic]

Rebloggling as it’s relevant in a Medical Education context

[lizziedoesvetpath]

Honestly I use all of these to teach vet students too. I think people in general respond better to positivity in teaching. Not coddling, but acknowledging when a student got part way to the right answer, or had a good thought process, is something I’ve found keeps students engaged and builds confidence, which encourages them to keep going instead of shutting down and just “getting through” a lab or a rotation