Just for myself

Art, crafts, plants, solarpunk.

[plantsncrafts]

Because it is apparently necessary to specify this again (god this first year on an entirely new blog seemed to indicate that this wouldn't be necessary, but the wave of dubious followers has begun again...).

I will without giving reason, discussion or, actually, without any interaction at all block the following:

- Porn blogs

- TERF blogs

- anti-LGBTQ+ blogs

- Racist/white supremacist blogs

- Auto-reblogging bots (which are 99% porn blogs in disguise anyway...)

- Gore blogs

I know this is of no use for the bots, but for the others: Don't follow me.

[plantsncrafts]

My indoor tomato plant got wayyy overgrown. On one hand I was really proud of it...

...on the other hand it broke less than a day after I took this picture. It also grew above the window where it could get no sun, and was clearly having trouble pumping enough water to the top ( you can see the leaves are hanging).

So I trimmed and cut up the broken parts, and stuck them back into the soil. Now I have 4 plants instead of 1. I also put some of the branches in water to see if they'll grow. Maybe I'll end up with >10 plants again 😂

[libraford]

I think part of the issue is people assuming that everyone MUST want to move upwards. Like... it's the next logical step for a person to want to move up the chain: from worker to manager, to district manager, eventually owner.

But I always think of growth like plants.

Aspens grow tall to reach the sun, for sure. But dandelions grow deep, understanding themselves fully so that if some misguided fool tries to uproot them they'd have to try damn hard. And then there's thyme and other creeping plants, which spread themselves out so much that if you chop a part of it off it roots wherever it can find dirt to root in.

It's okay not to have lofty dreams. You know what kind of plant you are better than anyone else.

[aphony-cree]

This reminds me of a business problem called The Peter Principle that’s been written about for years but few businesses have been willing to make changes because of it

The concept is that a worker is really good at their job, so good that they clearly deserve better compensation for all they bring to the company, but business is structured so that the only way to get more money is to be promoted to a higher position. A new position comes with new job requirements, but not everyone is going to be right for those. Example: an amazing computer programmer might be useless at managing staff, but if you promote that programmer to head of the department they’ll be required to manage staff. It seems like the best thing for everyone, the company included, would be to put that employee back in their original job and let them keep the higher salary since they clearly do the job well enough to deserve it. However companies want those lower level jobs to be seen as undesirable so workers will feel upper staff deserve their higher wages. Because of this, putting the employee back in the job they’re right for is considered a demotion, so instead companies let the employee keep the upper level job they’re bad at forever or until they have just cause to fire them. Clearly the company was better off with them in the job they were good at, but the illusion of hierarchy to justify higher waged employees is more important

Just because capitalism says everyone should climb the corporate ladder doesn’t mean it’s actually the right thing for everyone

[drmmyrs]

This!!! Not everyone who has mastered a certain skill set have the talent nor desire to handle a managerial role – literally why there are A LOT of shitty bosses. It’s ABSURD how skilled workers are always expected to ”move up” to a position where they have less use of the skills that made them qualified in the first place.

[talesfromtreatment]

I have made it abundantly clear to my managers that I have an anti-desire to be promoted to something like "head tech" or supervisor *ever*. I love what I do. If they tried to force a promotion on me I'd quit.

[itscolossal]

Lush Tufted Tapestries Document Ecological Changes in Argentina’s Landscapes

[sidetongue]

I think a lot of people don't realize how flashy and loud canine communication can be. People think an air snap or a growl are signs of aggression that need to be corrected, but really these are all the ways dogs talk to each other and us. Obviously there is a limit and a line wher certain behaviors can be dangerous, but I've been on your blog since before Harold, and Mil is just a clear communicator and seen her with pup after pup. It's a matter of understanding that dogs can't speak english and say "hey don't do that," and so they offer small signals and go up from there. I wasn't super comfortable with mouthy teethy growly communication, but your blog made me realize that I needed to learn more and dogs just do dog things. Sorry for the wall of text!

Oh man I LOVE mouthy teethy growly communication! Admittedly it can be a little nerve wracking with dogs who don’t know each other; because as with people, sometimes things can be miscommunicated and taken the wrong way. But family and friend groups, it’s so cool to watch! I think it’s the irony of it - it looks terrifying and aggressive but a lot of the time it is the opposite; it is polite and helps strengthen relationships. When you think about it, two dogs who set NO boundaries with each other can be chaos (think two juvenile labs tackling and rolling each other), but some firm, clear communication can make for a much nicer and calmer scenario.

Miller has never, ever had to resort to biting - because her warnings are so clear. She can stand up for herself, her personal space bubble, and goes even further to control overarousal and unruliness of others around her. She’s a pretty cool teacher

Here is a video of a nice little convo between budge and Haz. Harold is learning how to assert himself and escalate his warnings, budgie is (slowly) learning to listen. You can see in the beginning Harold’s snarls and lip lifts are being ignored. He escalates to a growl+snarl and for a moment Budgie goes ‘oh dear, he’s upset’ then her puppy brain convinces her to persist. Harold very subtly escalates and each time Budge becomes a liiiiittle more aware. Realistically, an air snap, bark or louder warning would have been warranted on Harold’s part! But he is not good at expressing his feelings and in turn tends to get ignored! After this video was taken I redirected budge with a toy so Harold could happily munch on his stick - good boy Harold, you gave polite warnings, you’re teaching the baby, and you held your cool!

If this was a higher value resource or if Harold was more worried I would have intervened earlier. But these guys can teach each other so much more than I can, and Harold has spent his whoooole life sharing 🙂

[loish]

When life gets difficult, sometimes you just gotta sit down and paint some house plants. It’s soothing 🌱

[archatlas]

Jason Anderson

British artist Jason Anderson creates colorful abstract paintings composed of pixelated swatches of pastel-toned oil paint. Up-close, the artist’s paintings look like blocky layers of shapes and color; but, from afar, his scenes—featuring cityscapes, roads, trains, and marinas—are revealed.

Anderson began his career as a stained glass apprentice, where he worked on restoring the windows of cathedrals. He soon progressed onto designing the glass murals himself, where he learned how to break down subject matter into “jigsaws” of colored sections. This approach still shines through in his paintings today—complex scenes are brought to life with simple shapes and careful consideration to hue and tone.

[buzzfeedphoto]

These guys agreed to get undressed to address body positivity in the media. No studio lights or beauty retouching required.

📷 @taylormillerphoto

[angryinkeddrunk]

YES YES MALE BODY POSITIVITY

[feminism-and-anecdotalism]

Thank you. Especially to the guy with the acne. Lots of people have acne on the chest and back, but almost no one ever acknowledges that. Young children that just start going into puberty need to know this is normal and not something to freak out/ be embarrassed about. Body positivity in the media helps so many people with self esteem issues.

[cmdthenerd]

OH MY GOD AND A MASC NONBINARY PERSON?! YES YES YES YES THANK YOU

[gahdamnpunk]

AND a race one since the most affected regions will be Africa, Asia and Oceania

[rock-fish-deactivated20201231]

as a friend pointed out, this headline makes it sound like supply will be dwindling. supply is fine. people will be *priced out*.

[trekmemes-deactivated20220205]

this is fucking MURDER.

insulin has been mass produced (from animal extracts) since -1923-. slow acting insulin has existed since the ‘50s, and ‘human’ genetically engineered insulin (derived from E. coli bacteria) has existed since 1982.

insulin treatment for diabetes is not some new or ‘unproven’ treatment. according to beyondtype1, “Humalog rapid-acting insulin came on to the market with a list price of $21 a vial in 1997.” adjusting for inflation, a vial these days should cost about $34 at most. instead, it costs over $300. there is NO reason for it to be steadily gaining in price to the point that diabetics are unable to afford their lifesaving medication, other than the sheer inhuman greed of pharmaceutical manufacturers.

let me reiterate: life without insulin (for Type 1 diabetics in particular) is a slow and painful death sentence. the ability to treat diabetes is a relatively modern phenomenon that has allowed countless people to live full, healthy lives. we should be expanding full covereage and access to insulin to diabetics the world over, and it should be FREE.

[plantyhamchuk]

Have y’all heard about Open Insulin Foundation?

“ We’re a team of biohackers with a variety of backgrounds, and skills, and relationships to insulin and diabetes from many cities and countries around the world, including Oakland, California; Baltimore, Maryland; Paraiba, Brazil; Dakar, Senegal; Yaounde, Cameroon; and Puerto Rico. We’re working to develop the first practical, small-scale, community-centered model for insulin production to make insulin accessible to all. We envision a world in which communities in need have local sources of safe, affordable, high-quality insulin, and where people living with diabetes and their communities can own and govern the organizations that produce the medicine they depend on to survive. 

What We Do

We are creating an open-source (freely available) model for insulin production that centers on sustainable, small-scale manufacturing and open-source alternatives to production. We are developing protocols to produce short-acting (lispro) and long-acting (glargine) insulin, working on developing open-hardware equivalents to traditional production equipment, are researching sustainable regulation pathways to bring our insulin to the public, and are building capacities for local, small-scale manufacturing.

How Do I Participate?

Our work would not be possible without the support of volunteers, interns, and community advisors. We welcome people of all backgrounds from all over the world to bring their enthusiasm, time, connections, and experiences, both in life and in work. Our volunteers promote us on social media, build equipment, run experiments, write reports and blog posts, facilitate meetings, connect with other organizations and groups, meet with experts in the field, run virtual events, and contribute in designing tools, resources, and methods of all sorts.

Potential Partners

We welcome collaboration with other groups that share our mission―community labs, academic institutions, patient advocacy groups, and NGOs.

Donate

Your donation will help us get closer to our goal. With a healthy financial situation, we can pay for lab supplies, acquire lab equipment, recruit scientists, and pay for consultation fees for regulation and manufacturing experts.”

Open Insulin Foundation

[bidoctor]

nature series 26/∞

[milfkarlmarx-deactivated2021081]

What happened in Hungary?? Is there any way we could support you guys?

you can donate to budapestpride, háttér society and labrisz lesbian association! ill add more organizations if i can think of any

if there is an article in english about the situation i cant find it right now so i'll attempt to sum it up

basically our pseudo fascist government granted themselves emergency powers at the beginning of the pandemic and among other things they have been using it to slowly take away thw lgbt community's rights and freedom. trans people can no longer change their name and gender marker and gay couples can no longer adopt children

and most recently (last night actually) a law that is supposed to protect against child predators was changed so that "sex education in schools cannot promote the changing of one's sex or homosexuality" on top of that sex education programs can only be done by the school or a database of organizations maintained by the government. the breaking of these rules (aka telling kids its okay to be trans) would get both the organizer AND the principal of the school into major trouble (think jail)

additionally children under 18 cannot be shown advertisements or educational content containing homosexuality or transgender "propaganda" these materials MUST be marked 18+

40% of all hungarian lgbt individuals have admitted to suicidal ideation, with 30% percent admitting to attempting it. our government is framing this as the protection of the children but what it will actually do is kill even more lgbt kids.

im incredibly angry so i'm sorry if this is not well phrased but this needs to stop because the path we're heading down is gonna end really fucking bad for the hungarian lgbt+ community

[budapest77-hu]

Hungary proposes banning the 'promotion' of homosexuality to children

Hungary's ruling Fidesz party has tabled new legislation which would ban educational programmes, books or films that promote homosexuality o

Please help spread the word. This is life threatening.

You may also support a group that has launched a Hungarian YouTube channel, has had a school information program etc. until now. These activities may become illegal. Here's the Donate link button:

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[rabbitinthemeadow]

This fragile stillness // Part 13

[ex0skeletal-undead]

Marigold WIP by Cam Rackam

This artist on Instagram

[kropotkindersurprise]

June 22 2019 - A fascist trying to pick a fight at Bologna Pride gets more reaction than he bargained for. [video]

[sugary-bowl]

Exit, pursued by bear.

[unified-multiversal-theory]

@exeuntpursuedbyabear

[taramaclaywasaterf]

The description of the original video:

Translation:

“A neo-fascist, in all his Italian virility, begins to insult some women participating in Bologna Pride. This until, frightened by other protesters covered with glitter and by a bear far more virile than he, to devote himself to what the Fascists do best: escape.”

[a-humble-waffle]

EXIT, PURSUED BY A BEAR. I’M SOBBING

[maneth985]

La fuga, pursued by bear in glitter 🤣🤣🤣

[ink-phoenix]

Bologna pride was the only pride event in Italy for a long time. You don’t fuck with that.

[sorrynotsorrybi]

Friendly reminder that corporations are not your friends, no matter how many rainbows they splatter all over during pride month

[glumshoe]

So HYPOTHETICALLY if i wanted to seed bomb a golf course, what kind of plants are hard to get rid of and also not invasive?

Seed bombing is a bad idea and will ultimately make things worse. A golf course owner isn’t going to throw up their hands and go, “Oh, well, you win this round, ecologists!” it go to the effort of removing the plants carefully. They’re just going to dump loads of extra herbicides on them, ultimately leading to more harm than good.

[tweedlebean]

You know what'll do more good? Calling the club management and telling them you'd be more interested in a membership if there were more native plants and trees, and if they used sustainable watering practices. Follow up a week later. Hell, if you know any members management will ABSOLUTELY listen to them. I know it's not as fun as vandalism, but there are courses that aren't harmful to the environment. The course I worked for left dandelions and other small flowers on the fairway, was heavily forested between holes, didn't use pesticides (even when wasps moved into one of the tee signs, we just put up a warning) and watered using the rain-fed water hazards. I saw more biodiversity there than in some nature reserves. There's no reason your local course couldn't get better, but they need to know that they're gonna gain, or at the very least not lose, members.

[plantsncrafts]

Many of the seeds I put in my little glass pot seedling bay didn't come up. To be fair, most were 2 years old or older, so I'm not surprised. The tomatoes are doing fine though, as are the peppers! The radishes and some of the peppers have recently moved outside to a couple of big planters I got :).