Call Me Jet

These are things I like. She/Her.

[rembrandtswife]

Here I go again

Well, friends, I have fallen into a crack: the gap between the end of my income as a library employee and the beginning of my retirement pension. I have, right now, no money, in fact, negative money, and almost no income. My Patreon and my book sales are all the income I have until the end of this month, when hopefully my retirement account will be active and I'll get payments for April and May both. But I won't see payouts from Patreon and Amazon till the end of this month, either.

I know everybody is struggling. I've signal-boosted posts from people who are in worse shape financially than me. But I do need help, just to cover groceries and meds and probably food for birb. (We both have food right now, but will need to buy more.) Please help if you can, boost my signal if you can't donate, send a good thought. Thanks, everybody.

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[rembrandtswife]

Reblogging this today because I have about $5 to my name at this moment, I'm not sure when my June SNAP benefits show up, and not only have I not gotten any pension money yet, the state has informed me that I somehow *owe* them money? I am at my wit's end and would just like to keep eating food on a daily basis. Thanks again.

[rembrandtswife]

Boosting this on Wednesday morning. Anything you can spare gets my eternal gratitude!

[leatherwingsinc-deactivated2015]

[whataboutbobbed]

Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 - )

[rhyfeddu-partyofone-deactivated]

“Uhura never had another name during the series. One of the fan writers wrote “Upenda” - which means “peace” in Swahili, I understand — not officially, but in some of their fan writings. And it sort of took hold. But when they were going to do the official history of Star Trek in a published book, the writer called Gene and asked him was “Uhura” her first name or her last name? Gene said, “Well, Nichelle and I never decided.” We always leaned towards it being her last name because it’s taken from the Swahili “uhuru” which means freedom. So it would sort of be like the same as “Freeman.” So he said, “You can make it her last name.” The writer said, “What about her first name? I’ve come up with one in Swahili. It’s Nyota.” Gene said, “I can’t give you that permission because Nichelle and I named her together, and she has rights to that, so you’ll have to call her and get her permission.” So he gave him my number, and he called me and I laughed and was delighted. He said, “I have a name and it’s Nyota.” I said, “That’s quite beautiful. What does it mean?” He said, “It means ‘star’.” I said, “You can have my permission!” So I have since said that her name is Nyota Upenda Uhura, which would mean a free-floating star: “star of freedom and peace”. I like that.”    — NICHELLE NICHOLS

[uppastthejelliclemoon]

thought about my favorite version of the patched twins today and cried... jalbucketty and kadebailey...

[lonelyroommp3]

cats are genuinely fucking useless man

[lonelyroommp3]

okay sure that’s progress i guess

[lonelyroommp3]

WE’RE SO BACK

[lonelyroommp3]

are you enjoying your One Cold Paw

[shortluminary834]

Me, sticking one leg out of from under the covers.

[cowplantdreams]

hello cats enthusiasts! does anyone recognize which production this character is from or who the character is? i saved this image three years ago and don’t remember. i want to say it’s electra or etcetera? not sure.

[uppastthejelliclemoon]

cats the musical i love you forever and ever in every version in every replica/nonreplica

[eulers-babe]

for no reason whatsoever here’s a reminder that if you consider yourself a leftist/punk/abolitionist/anarchist/radical in any sort of way and get called into jury duty, you are to become the most square person on earth during the jury questionnaire!!!

don’t be that guy who says fuck the police in the jury questionnaire! that just gets you sent home! if you want to generate change, interact with the case and use your jury vote for good! ESPECIALLY if it’s a high profile case!

[libraryogre]

Remember, when you're on the jury, a good "that cop's story didn't add up" will sway a lot more Chads and Karens than "fuck the police."

[damnfool-of-a-took]

Had jury duty, can confirm!

An innocent man is home with his family instead of spending his kids' whole childhoods in jail for "resisting arrest" when none of the cops could agree on why he was being arrested in the first place. (But it definitely had nothing to do with him being a Black man in a nice car, honest! 🙄)

And it still took like two hours of delibration after we'd heard all the evidence because one lady was so gung ho about believing everything the cops said, even when not a single goddamn one could agree with their own testimony, let alone their colleagues'.

Pointing out all the inconsistencies and admitted misconduct and letting people slowly come to their own conclusions as the trial played out was fucking hard, I won't lie. I can be patient, but it doesn't come naturally to me.

But. Yelling about how this was obviously a bs case would have shut everyone down and made them stop listening. Asking questions and letting people discuss how the cops tried to make xyz sound suspicious but it was totally normal, or about how if things played out the way the cops said then logically events should have proceeded in a totally different direction, and positing different theories that actually lined up with the evidence presented?

That got people thinking, and everyone realized that for a variety of reasons we all had reasonable doubts that the defendent had committed any of the crimes of which he was accused.

Being able to raise reasonable doubt among a jury of one's peers saves lives. If you get the chance, take it.

[genderkoolaid]

"Jury Room / The Holdout" (1959) by Norman Rockwell. One of my favorites of his. Particularly the gendered dynamic he depicts here.

[apoemaday]

In Time of Silver Rain

by Langston Hughes

In time of silver rain The earth puts forth new life again, Green grasses grow And flowers lift their heads, And over all the plain The wonder spreads Of life, Of life, Of life!

In time of silver rain The butterflies Lift silken wings To catch a rainbow cry, And trees put forth New leaves to sing In joy beneath the sky As down the roadway Passing boys and girls Go singing, too, In time of silver rain When spring And life Are new.

[blondebrainpowered]

Gold, opal and enamel brooch ca. about 1900

Maker: Marcus & Co., New York

[toolusingmammalgirl]

This is 100% the gay supervillain music video I’ve been waiting for.

I love campy gay villains, but gay villains of this type are amazing too and sorely underrepresented.

[psshaw]

…Oh, so by “gay”, you mean. Actually gay.

[groovy-bastard]

I don’t usually reblog stuff like this but tbh this is the kind of content I live for.

[spockvarietyhour]

Happy 10 year anniversary to these two, specifically

(single dropped Dec. 3, 2015, music vid hit youtube Jan 12, 2016)

[the-august-one]

Happy Pride Month!

[shortluminary834]

HOW have I never seen this before! This made me so happy :) He's got his martini :)

[cheaphalloweencostume]

yesterday my grandma found a penny on the floor and said to my grandpa “there’s that penny again, pa!” and i absolutely lost my mind because i couldn’t shelve the thought of a single panel Far Side comic of two old people on the front porch in the middle of nowhere and a giant penny angrily and inexplicably rolling through the wastes

“there’s that penny again, pa!”

[secreteggplantbaby]

[cheaphalloweencostume]

this is hands down my single favorite post ive ever made that got notes

[morgannalefey]

I sincerely hope that the OP realizes that gramma was very likely quoting that cartoon.

[cheaphalloweencostume]

the cartoon that was drawn and posted based on my post? probably not, but i guess we can never know

[clioancientart-deactivated20160]

Double jar with a central handle, Late Daunian Period, 4th-3rd Century BC, from a Canosan workshop, Greek colonies in South Italy. Pottery with added pigment. North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh. Photo Credit: Clio Ancient Art

[making-friendos]

✨🎄🐩🎄✨

[shortluminary834]

I love this! Very P.D. Eastman - yes, I do like your party hat!

Art by Making Friendos

[making-friendos]

How it feels to walk a big dog when you’re 5’1”

[making-friendos]

LGBT (labrador, greyhound, beagle, terrier)

[making-friendos]

Omg im obsessed i loved yout lgbtq doggos. Could you make a Cat version?? I honestly loved them. Would hang them in my house

Thank you! I love cats but I’m kind of clueless when it comes to cat breeds, so

LGBT (Leopard, Garfield, Bobcat, Tiger)