[q-margarettae]

Entangled Sky by KristaMoserQuilt on Etsy

“The Entangled Sky quilt is made entirely out of 2 ½” strips and is deceptively easy to assemble. All the magic happens with three shades of each color, in light, medium, and dark. Constructed essentially from two different blocks, get a 3D effect by arranging the A and B blocks to meet each other. Achieve a complicated architectural look without all the fussy piecing.”

[pr1nceshawn]

Fruit Dragons by Alexandra Khitrova.

[miladyaelin]

never not reblog the fruit dragons

[thebroccoligoblin]

Devious lil bebbies!!!

[gowns]

Beautiful layout of “Common Questions about Police and Prison Abolition and Responses” – drafted by Dean Spade, edited by Mariame Kaba (2017) [text available at The Anarchist Library] by rengomez

[parakeet]

remember back in the day spending hours trying to get the perfect theme for ur blog having it reflect ur whole identity. nowadays its like. i havent looked at my blog on desktop in 4 years and neither has anyone else

[semi-quixotic]

this was like...the whole point of my color blog and now nobody sees it and i’m very sad

[wynnesdjfhsjfhskdjfhsk-deactiva]

*vampire voice* my love… how do i preheat the oven

[fiercestpurpose]

“As bisexuals, we are necessarily prompted to come up with non-binary ways of thinking about sexual orientation. For many of us, this has also prompted a move toward non-binary ways of thinking about sex and gender.”

— “Your Fence Is Sitting on Me: The Hazards of Binary Thinking”, Rebecca Kaplan, Bisexual Politics, Naomi Tucker, 1995 (via verilybitchie)

[semi-quixotic]

this is...also amazing

[betty-draper]

2020 #MOOD

[historyarchaeologyartefacts]

2300 years old Scythian woman’s boot preserved in the frozen ground of the Altai Mountains[750x451]

[taibhsearachd]

So I was mobile when I reblogged this earlier, but re: the adornment on the soles. These shoes undoubtedly belonged to the Pazyryk Ice Maiden, given the date, culture, and location. (I love her, I care about her so much, and I will never not ramble about her given the chance.) The woman who wore these boots was 30 years old, at the oldest. She was probably a priestess, a storyteller. She was from a horseriding culture, and it’s unclear if stirrups had been invented at the time. She suffered from chronic pain, and she died from breast cancer and/or complications from a fall (probably from horseback). This is the first time I’ve seen her boots, but I’m entirely unsurprised by it. She may not have had to walk much, given her status and riding culture. She may not have been ABLE to walk much, given her apparent disabilities. She was valued in her community, despite these limitations, to the point that they created these beautiful, less-than-functional objects for her, that they buried her with ceremony befitting royalty, that she and her belongings are the best and most solid example of this culture we have. Disabled people have inherent worth in a society, and always have.

[semi-quixotic]

THIS IS AMAZING

[of-foolish-and-wise]

Here’s the thing to remember about anti-racist book lists:

Read these, yes. But then read books that were not written as treatises on racism. Seek out Black art not only because it can teach you something about race but because Black people are simply doing extraordinary work.

Read Morrison as much for her prose and her mastery of pacing as for her politics. Read Ross Gay’s Book of Delights, an ode to little wonders and a reminder to look at the world with gratitude. Read Elizabeth Alexander’s stunning testament to grief and marriage, The Light of the World, and note the innovations in form as she mixes memoir with poetry and recipes, a collage meant to mirror her late husband’s paintings. Read NK Jemisin’s The Fifth Season and marvel at the worlds she builds.

Just a small reminder. Black art does not exist solely to educate non-Black people. Always be expanding your horizons.

[portalsandportals-deactivated20]

Strippers in PDX are going on strike to demand equitable hiring and scheduling practices for Black dancers in our clubs.

After not being able to work for so long due to COVID-19 and being ineligible for unemployment benefits due to our line of work, we desperately need all the help we can get calling these remaining clubs asking them to make a public statement on social media supporting us.

Please call to stand with us, and share if you can :-)

[powerfulwizard]

Here are the phone numbers and emails of these clubs;

Casa Diablo:

Phone: [phone]

Email: http://www.casadiablo.com/contact/

Golden Dragon:

Phone:  [phone]

Email:  [email protected]

Hawthorne Strip:

Phone:  [phone]

Email:  [email protected]

Spyce/Mystic:

Phone:  [phone]

Email: [email protected]

Union Jack’s:

Phone:  [phone]

Sassy’s:

Phone:  [phone]

Guilty Pleasures:

Phone:  [phone]

Email: http://www.guiltypleasurespdx.com/contact-.html

King’s Wild:

Phone:  [phone]

Kat Kat Club:

Phone: [phone]

Dream on Saloon:

Phone:  [phone]

Club 205:

Phone:  [phone]

Email: https://www.club205pdx.com/contact

The Venue:

Phone:  [phone]

Email: https://www.clubvenuepdx.com/contact/

[earthgears]

ENLìL Wind turbine

[meatswitch-deactivated20231107]

seeing this makes it look like such an obvious thing that should be installed all over the place.

[rookiecookie23]

“The turbine is designed vertically with long blades. It covers less area on the ground and is easy to handle. It can easily be assembled and disassembled which makes it durable. Solar panels are fixed at the top of the turbine to generate extra electricity. The device is capable of producing approximately 1 kilowatt per hour of electricity. A single ENLIL turbine can easily provide the average daily electricity needs of two households.

Apart from that, the turbine also contains inbuilt sensors like carbon footprint sensors, to detect earthquakes and IOT platform. The safety and comfort of the city are also ensured.

The turbine can be installed in parks, near seashores, rooftops, households but the roads are the ideal locations for the device. The big vehicles like buses can provide a lot of wind energy. The speeding vehicles on the highway can provide enough wind for these turbines to work all day and night without stopping. The energy generated can be transported to places or it can be used for maintenance of roadways.“ 

-Dhruvika Singh, BuzzOnEarth.com

[lilyrose225writes]

sajdlfkajdslfkjasdlkf

*whispers* genius

[thecoggs]

So apparently last year the National Park Service in the US dropped an over 1200 page study of LGBTQ American History as part of their Who We Are program which includes studies on African-American history, Latino history, and Indigenous history. 

Like. This is awesome. But also it feels very surreal that maybe one of the most comprehensive examinations of LGBTQ history in America (it covers sports! art! race! historical sites! health! cities!) was just casually done by the parks service. 

[tarastarr1]

This is really great??

Chapter 1: Prologue: Why LGBTQ Historic Sites Matter by Mark Meinke

Chapter 2: Introduction to the LGBTQ Heritage Initiative Theme Study by Megan E. Springate

Chapter 3: Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) History in the United States by Leisa Meyer and Helis Sikk

Chapter 4: The History of Queer History: One Hundred Years of the Search for Shared Heritage by Gerard Koskovich

Chapter 5: The Preservation of LGBTQ Heritage by Gail Dubrow

Chapter 6: LGBTQ Archeological Context by Megan E. Springate

Chapter 7: A Note about Intersectionality by Megan E. Springate

Chapter 8: Making Bisexuals Visible by Loraine Hutchins

Chapter 9: Sexual and Gender Diversity in Native America and the Pacific Islands by Will Roscoe

Chapter 10: Transgender History in the US and the Places that Matter by Susan Stryker

Chapter 11: Breathing Fire: Remembering Asian Pacific American Activism in Queer History by Amy Sueyoshi

Chapter 12: Latina/o Gender and Sexuality by Deena J. González and Ellie D. Hernandez

Chapter 13: “Where We Could Be Ourselves”: African American LGBTQ Historic Places and Why They Matter by Jeffrey A. Harris

Chapter 14: LGBTQ Spaces and Places by Jen Jack Gieseking

Chapter 15: Making Community: The Places and Spaces of LGBTQ Collective Identity Formation by Christina B. Hanhardt

Chapter 16: LGBTQ Business and Commerce by David K. Johnson

Chapter 17: Sex, Love, and Relationships by Tracy Baim

Chapter 18: LGBTQ Civil Rights in America by Megan E. Springate

Chapter 19: Historical Landmarks and Landscapes of LGBTQ Law by Marc Stein

Chapter 20: LGBTQ Military Service by Steve Estes

Chapter 21: Struggles in Body and Spirit: Religion and LGBTQ People in US History by Drew Bourn

Chapter 22: LGBTQ and Health by Katie Batza

Chapter 23: LGBTQ Art and Artists by Tara Burk

Chapter 24: LGBTQ Sport and Leisure by Katherine Schweighofer

Chapter 25: San Francisco: Placing LGBTQ Histories in the City by the Bay by Donna J. Graves and Shayne E. Watson

Chapter 26: Preservation of LGBTQ Historic & Cultural Sites – A New York City Perspective by Jay Shockley

Chapter 27: Locating Miami’s Queer History by Julio Capó, Jr.

Chapter 28: Queerest Little City in the World: LGBTQ Reno by John Jeffrey Auer IV

Chapter 29: Chicago: Queer Histories at the Crossroads of America by Jessica Herczeg-Konecny

Chapter 30: Nominating LGBTQ Places to the National Register of Historic Places and as National Historic Landmarks: An Introduction by Megan E. Springate and Caridad de la Vega

Chapter 31: Interpreting LGBTQ Historic Sites by Susan Ferentinos

Chapter 32: Teaching LGBTQ History and Heritage by Leila J. Rupp

[granniekid]

We used it in my LGBT history class and it’s SO WONDERFUL I LOVE it PLEASE READ at least some chapters. It has photos and sources and goes into detail in footnotes when it doesn’t have time for a tangent.

[uniquecrash5]

Fascinating.

[western-woods]

[rattle-my-stars]

[justcatposts]

Removed the top of my desk for cleaning. Cat did not understand 

(via)

[monaedroid]

J A N E L L E    M O N À E 🐉🔥🐉🔥

[thisheavybody]

JANELLE IS THE PANSEXUAL ICON WE ALL WANT AND NEED!!!!!!!!

[mrdsc1010]

It’s Possible!!!

[mrbenibo]

The full movie is on YouTube right now

[thebaconsandwichofregret]

Just take some time put of your day and go watch the greatest movie of all time.

I’m not even kidding.

The number of broken hearted people I have scooped up, fed pizza to, and sat in front of this film and it has healed them is ridiculous.

I know every line of dialogue, every note of every song. The cast is fucking phenomenal. Academy award winners, Grammy award winners, Tony award winners.

Love yourself, go watch Cinderella.

[sheabutterbitch]

Yes let’s abolish prisons and allow rapists and murderers to do whatever the fuck they want

You may be watching a bit too much Law & Order: SVU because the truth is that for every 1,000 rapes, 384 are reported to police, 57 result in an arrest, 11 are referred for prosecution, 7 result in a felony conviction. Rapists already do whatever the fuck they want.

We fund a multi billion dollar police force that does nothing to protect the most vulnerable communities from the atrocities you are so clearly afraid of. In fact, the police are the rapists and the murderers. If you make enough money, they’ll protect you as a rapist or murderer before they’ll protect a victim. Wake up.