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cryptotheism

Computer show me breast and boob upon this Christmas night

I wish to crank my Christmas hog 'ere holiday despite

the cranking hour growing late, and Santa on his way

The zeitgeist-erotique must see no such delay

So deck will I my halls and jerk till holy Christmas morn

enmeshed in baudrillardic throes of finest Christmas porn

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greater-than-the-sword

When you're a kid you just take trees for granted. Then when you get to be an adult you realize that a fully mature tree cannot be created in an amount of time that fits in a convenient landscaping timeframe for love nor money nor all the powers of science. Then you realize that people are very very very cavalier about chopping them down

thoughathousandmayfall

Hive Mind

thatdiabolicalfeminist

pay attention to how you feel about things

if something feels bad, try to figure out what about it feels bad, remembering that sometimes situations feel bad for reasons other than someone trying to harm you/being unwilling to try not to harm you

people aren't neatly sortable into "good people, who make me feel good all the time" and "secret monsters, who i have bad feelings around because they're evil and plotting to harm me". people are complex! and sometimes your feelings in someone's presence will not be a good reflection of the situation. you might need to take a step back and analyze instead of relying on instinct alone.

sometimes YOU are the person who is out of line or misunderstanding or bringing unhelpful preconceptions to the situation and it's important to remember that possibility

even if everyone is genuinely trying their best, you may still want or need a situation to change!

try to figure out if the change you need is external (change the situation), internal (change your perspective), or both.

communicate in a way that invites collaboration.

don't go along with things you genuinely don't want (when avoidable) or form relationships with dynamics you're not interested in having. be unflinchingly honest with yourself and others about what you want and need.

if you do communicate your need for a change and collaborate on a solution, pay attention to whether the solution is actually being implemented and whether the situation is actually improving for you.

your gut isn't infallible. that's why you have a mind too.

thatdiabolicalfeminist

trusting your gut alone, without thinking through situations, can do a lot of harm, bc your instincts were developed in the context of an oppressive culture with a vested interest in misleading you about what makes someone trustworthy or not, and what situations are safe or dangerous.

(like think about the reactionary propaganda telling white women we're at super high risk of being murdered or raped by random strangers (esp strangers of color) we meet on the street or breaking into our homes—when statistically if we get murdered or raped the aggressor is almost always a romantic partner or family member. this kind of propaganda, even if you only accept the gentlest version of it, shapes how we think about the world and distorts our "instincts" which are not as inborn as we've been taught).

that's just one particularly glaring example. if you give it some thought i'm sure you can think of situations in your own life where your initial "instinct" was not just wrong but actually harmful either to you or to others, and was more about what you've been trained to see as true than about some kind of divinely intuited information.

your gut isn't infallible. you are capable of thinking things through past your initial knee-jerk reaction and coming to a clear-eyed decision based on the actual reality of the situation.

you are capable of learning more than our oppressive society indoctrinates you with, and you are capable of rethinking and retraining your instinctive emotional responses based on what you've learned intellectually.

marinella-ela

leafstem

lets lay down with baby

lets lay down with mama

ifriqiyyah

"unlikable protagonist" and it's just a woman who's a regular human being with flaws

Peer reviewed tags:

please god watch this right now

fangirltothefullest

The editing of this video is hysterical and genius- they switch between so many editing styles to reflect exactly what kind of thing they're going for in each segment its GREAT.

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traycakes

This happens all over the world, because the US government (like other empires before it) rewards charities whose "food aid" involves shipping American crops and food to a country, rather than helping that countries agriculture sector grow so it can sustain itself. In fact, the large amounts of "free" food donated by charities can destroy local agriculture because they cannot sell their crops, forcing them to find new jobs or start growing cash crops to sell instead.

Empires actively work against trying to "teach people how to fish," because they want countries dependent on "charity" from the empire and exploitative international trade. Bill and Hillary Clinton's actions in Haiti are despicable, but not unique.

"Charity" under capitalism is rarely done for the long-term benefit of those given "aid," and that is by design.

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Thomas Sankara

benevolentfalcon

I'm sorry, but these tags are insane to me. Because wtf is your sister talking about? Potatoes are a staple in the Cuban diet. The government does not ban them, they are a notoriously hardy crop, wtf is she talking about? There are shortages often enough, sure, that's gonna be true about any product in any economy (unless your economy is built on imperialist extractivism; and even then...), especially if it's popular. Wtf is she talking about??)

great-and-small

This afternoon I came upon a gorgeous adult cottonmouth crossing my path and I stopped to admire from a respectful distance for a little while, as I always do. You can see this snake pause when it notices my presence and then calmly turn to head in the opposite direction.

Most people who live in the range of the water moccasin will grow up hearing wives tales about this species aggressively chasing humans whenever they get the chance. Everybody always “knows someone who knows someone” who it happened to, yet nobody ever actually seems to witness this chase behavior in person. The myth likely started from a misunderstanding or mischaracterization of snake behavior, as these shy reptiles have zero interest in hunting an enormous ape that is 100x their size for fun. Scientific study has shown these venomous snakes bite only as an absolute last resort, with many choosing not to bite even when directly handled.

When I discuss the “cottonmouths don’t chase people” thing with folks that are determined to believe it, they often dismissively imply that I must not spend much time outdoors around snakes. In point of fact, I’ve been drawn to snakes and seeking them out since I was a kid and I’ve never witnessed the aggression that is supposedly characteristic of this species, despite crossing paths with them many times. I am always cautious and respectful when I see these snakes, and I am always glad to have seen them.

Cottonmouths are potentially dangerous wildlife that deserve space and respect, but that doesn’t mean we should allow people to paint them as mindlessly aggressive monsters that will run down any human that crosses their path. I don’t care if you heard a great story from your aunt’s neighbor about how he was definitely chased by one, this behavior simply does not exist in the way people say it does!