academic distress©

[creekfiend]

good evening. are u avoiding pain or seeking joy

[heated-blanket]

I think what’s wrong with a lot of people is theyr not eating breakfast. They’re starting the day with at most 16ounces of milk with espresso and riding on that until lunch time. What they don’t understand is eating breakfast helps absorb all the excess yellow bile that builds up overnight when they sleep and makes them angry. It’s basic humor balancing

[finalgirlabigailhobbs]

I do like characters who do not exhibit any hint of sexuality in any way because they’re too busy being tormented by the narrative. like “yea I might be gay or whatever but the labyrinth is growing so I can’t worry about that shit rn”

[hollowboobtheory]

why do people think victorian orphans were like. the peak of sheltered pure innocence

[hollowboobtheory]

"imagine feeding mountain dew to a victorian orphan" they'd probably appreciate the pick-me-up before their shift as junior osha violator at the accident factory

[hollowboobtheory]

"imagine showing a victorian orphan vtubers" they'd say "this is boring i wanna watch public executions"

[making-you-in-spore]

whatever man, you're a fake creator. you're not playing spore, you're playing something else entirely

i made this anon in spore [2008]

next time show your face

[making-you-in-spore]

#the shadow on the ground showing its actually in the game is the best part

it is very much in game, here’s it being attacked by bees

[taste-in-music]

Hold up I've got a collection in progress

[bethfuller]

limited perception.

find me on instagram!

[ahmed8311]

Dear/Dear

I hope this message finds you in the best of circumstances. I write to you today with my heart heavy with concerns and hope at the same time, hoping that my words will resonate with you.

My family lives in the Gaza Strip, where their daily life has become a constant struggle for survival in the face of genocide and starvation. Every day that passes, we struggle to make a living and dream of a better life, a life not threatened by shells, hunger and fear.

I have reached a point where I cannot bear to see my loved ones suffer any longer. I want to save my family from this hell, and give them a chance to live in a safe and stable place. I chose Egypt as a place to go, where we could start a new life away from all this pain.

For this reason, today I turn to you with a request for support and assistance. The cost of moving my family from the Gaza Strip to Egypt is far beyond my means. I need your generous donations to fund this trip and secure a better future for us. Every contribution, no matter how small, will make a big difference in our lives.

I know there are many people in need in this world, but I ask you to look with compassion at my situation and the circumstances of my family. Your help will save a life and restore hope to our hearts.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your time and interest. I pray to God to reward you with all the best for your giving and generosity.

with all gratitude and appreciation,

Donate to Help the Abu Shammalah Family Find Safety and Rebuild, organized by Ahmed Abushammala

Dear Friends, Family, and Kind Strangers, I am writing to… Ahmed Abushammala needs your support for Help the Abu Shammalah Family Find

Verified by @el-shab-hussein 🙏

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[riding-with-the-wild-hunt]

vetted fundraisers from today. please keep sharing and donating as you're able, it really does so much; even if your individual action feels small, you are helping to save lives.

june 29th:

14-year-old Hala El-Hissi, her two siblings (the younger of whom needs hepatitis treatment), and their mother (€8,459/€16,000) - @halaelhissi, @nadasaftawi, verified by @/ibtisams

Muhammad Al-Azayza and his family, including two children, one with Down syndrome (kr6,738 SEK/kr200,000 SEK) - @hamouda-az, verified by @/sayruq

Ahmed Ziad, his siblings, and their sick parents (£2,733/£30,000) - @ahmed-ziad, verified by @/nabulsi

Basel Ayyad and his family of eight, including his daughter who needs urgent treatment to preserve her eyesight (CHF1,506/CHF60,000) - @basel-1995, verified by @/sayruq

Safaa Abd, her husband, and their two young children (€952/€50,000) - @safaabed, verified by @/90-ghost

Wafaa Alnhal's family of 15, including four children and a newborn (€20,277/€50,000) - @wafs-posts, verified by @/nabulsi

Alaa Al Khateeb's family of six, including her mother who needs medical treatment (£25,391/£56,000) - @alaaalkhateeb, #99 on @/nabulsi and @/el-shab-hussein's spreadsheet

Haneen Atya's family of ten, including several young children, a newborn, and her mother who needs urgent treatment for a stroke and bleeding ($38,011 AUD/$70,000 AUD) - @haneenatya34, verified by @/el-shab-hussein

Mohammed Okal's evacuation and education (kr3,228 NOK/kr90,000 NOK) - @mohammedokal-2, verified by @/90-ghost

Mohammed Adly Haboub and his family of four (he turns 20 today) (kr14,191 SEK/kr300,000 SEK) - @mohammedhaboub, verified by @/90-ghost

Siraj Abudayeh, his wife, and their three young children who've lost their treasured home ($1,398 CAD/$82,000 CAD) - @siraj2024, verified by @/nabulsi

Hadeel Adnan Abu Nasser and her family of 12 (they lost her father in a bombing and her brother to malnutrition; Hadeel is responsible for all her family) (€1,126/€20,000) - @hadeelgaza, verified by @/90-ghost

not yet vetted:

Reem Mohamed, her husband, and their two young children (€1,925/€20,000) - @rem096

i know you likely see posts like this every day, but please don't tune them out. every one of these families and individuals deserves to live safely and pursue their dreams. any contribution you make keeps someone's bright future alive

[andwhatexcellentboiledpotatoes]

Turning into an adult is so crazy. I had a nightmare last night about accidentally paying 300 Euros for a slice of ham. I woke up sweating. No one prepares you for that.

[artifacts-and-arthropods]

Ancient Necklace with Mosaic Glass Beads, from the Eastern Mediterranean, c.100 BCE-100 CE: this necklace is composed of 30 glass beads, most of which are decorated with stylized faces

From the John Paul Getty Museum:

The beads are made of multi-colored opaque glass and are decorated with heads and floral designs. The necklace is in good condition; some beads are chipped or cracked.

The exact origin of this piece is unknown, but it can be traced back to the Eastern Mediterranean, where it was likely made by a Greek or Roman artist.

Each bead has a width of about 1.2cm (roughly half an inch); they're decorated with remarkably intricate details, and each face is depicted in its own unique style.

Sources & More Info:

John Paul Getty Museum: Necklace with Mosaic Glass Beads

[mmaisonnnn]

[gaylienz]

happy PRIDE i’m here i’m queer and i believe the land should be given back to the proper indigenous stewards.

[gaylienz]

Non-Natives reblogging this are great and wonderful

[lierdumoa]

Please remember that "land back" does not mean "indigenous people are mystical elves with innate epigenetic wisdom of land stewardship and they don't belong in big cities," nor does it mean "non-indigenous people can't be farmers." What it DOES mean is that "non-indigenous farmers should be paying the equivalent of property taxes to the native governments their land was stolen from." It means, "there's a great deal of indigenous scholarship on sustainable agricultural practices that farmers should be taking into account, because indigenous agriculture was more advanced than European agriculture at the time Europe invaded the Americas and western agriculture *still* hasn't caught up in terms of figuring out how to produce equivalently high crop yields without compromising the ecosystem." It means, "non-indigenous farmers should be in an intellectual discourse with indigenous agricultural scientists and indigenous peoples that still do traditional farming, figuring how to repair the damage western farming practices have done to the ecosystem."

[red-dead-revival]

It also means that indigenous peoples should regain the right to sustain themselves on the land according to the practices they want, and they should have free reign to perform their cultural practices and protect their holy sites, as opposed to the current model where if they try to honor their dead on public lands they get violently removed.

[bogleech]

People also get angry at this concept thinking it'd mean non-native people getting mass evicted from their homes but 1) your home is already owned by a bank or big business or government, the difference would mainly be who you're now paying rent to and 2) most of the land in America isn't residential anyway.

This topic isn't about your house that you're already struggling to pay for, it's about thousands of miles of the planet rotting away under the monopoly of big agriculture and oil, but hypothetically speaking I think a local tribe would treat you a shitload better than whatever inhuman real estate brand you're already at the mercy of.

[orphic-mysteries]

If it keeps you from killing yourself it's not stupid. This applies to anything btw.

[brb-on-a-quest]

Bestie. How dare you leave “do not mock the life preserver…” in the tags.

@onewingedsparrow

[insomniac-arrest]

Taylor Tomlinson, Look At You (2022) Netflix special

[blackbonnet]

‘Reservation Dogs’ Uses 1970s Horror Motifs to Tell the Cruel History of Native Boarding Schools

In what may be one of the most powerful and stirring episodes of the entire run of FX’s “Reservation Dogs,” the series this week took on the

"Meanwhile, because it’s a period piece, the young Native kids are speaking the endangered Kiowa language (of which there are currently only 20 Native speakers left, according to most reports). Georgeanne Growingthunder, who plays young Deer Lady, comes from a Kiowa family and had already been learning the language,..."

They-- and I can't emphasize this enough-- hired language consultants to learn how to write and speak an endangered language with 20 known speakers for a TV show.

[trans-girl-nausicaa]

South Seattle barista responds to customer’s threats with a hammer

“At what point are we told we’re supposed to just wait for it to get worse.”

[kropotkindersurprise]

We salute a working class hero 🫡

[melynnwaters]

“I know so many women that haven’t defended themselves in situations they definitely should’ve and could have because we know that the repercussion more likely than not is going to fall on the woman that responds to the violence than the initial violence inflicted,” [Emma Lee] said,

quote from the article, including the name of the cool hammer lady ^_^

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

I was worried that she was going to lose her job or be otherwise penalized for self-defense but worry not: she's the owner!

[galesburgdogs]

just found a presentation on wolves i made recreationally when i was 8 years old

[galesburgdogs]

its these and then one other completely blank slide. wolves. wow.

[sevenstevearmy]

[Image ID:

The following are three slides from a powerpoint style presentation.

Image 1: The title slide reads "Wolves" in the title space and "facts" in the subtitle space. The slide is otherwise blank.

Image 2: The slide is titled "Gentle & Tough". The left half of the slide says "Wolves give birth." Underneath this sentence is a picture of an adult wolf surrounded by 6 pups. The right half of the slide says "They are ferocious hunters." Underneath this sentence is a close up picture of a snarling wolf.

Image 3: The majority of the slide is taken up by an edited picture. In the foreground is a photo of a wolf amongst snowy pine saplings with the original background edited out. The background of the picture is an image of the Earth taken from space with the sun peeking out from behind with a pair translucent of wolves on the right howling. Some sort of fog or marble texture takes up the rest of the empty space. The background of the picture is color corrected to be mostly blue. Underneath the picture reads "Wolves. Wow." Beneath the words is an empty text box with the prompt "Click to add text".

/End ID]