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hi, filipino here. just want to say that our independence day is june 12, not july 4. july 4 is when the united states government decided that they would recognize our freedom, specifically because it is your independence day and they wanted to cement their cultural hegemony over our country. and because of their influence on our country this was recognized for a time as our independence day. we still commemorate it, but i hope you can understand why we don’t want our independence day to be associated so closely with our former colonizer. it wasn’t even a work holiday for us.
june 12 is the day that we filipinos declared our own independence for ourselves, and that is what we celebrate as independence day
happy june 12 to you
Love After The Apocalypse
Departing slightly from previous formats, this post does not highlight a region or a specific nation. Rather, it highlights a genre. Today, we're digging through the internet to find some Indigenous romance novels, because our peoples deserve to see themselves in fiction!
I tried to include the nation each author is from whenever possible, as perspectives amongst Indigenous peoples are just as diverse as our nations are.
YOUNG ADULT
Fire From The Sky by Moa Backe Åstot (Sámi). GENRE: Romance, Coming of Age, LGBTQ+.
Better Than Gold by Maggie Blackbird (Anishinaabe). GENRE: Romance. Deals with residential schools.
Two Princes by Maggie Blackbird (Anishinaabe). GENRE: Contemporary, Romance.
A Broken Blade by Melissa Blair (Anishinaabe). GENRE: Romance, Fantasy. The first installment of The Halfling Saga.
A Shadow Crown by Melissa Blair (Anishinaabe). GENRE: Romance, Fantasy. The second installment of The Halfling Saga.
A Vicious Game by Melissa Blair (Anishinaabe). GENRE: Romance, Fantasy. Third installment in The Halfling Saga.
An Honored Vow by Melissa Blair (Anishinaabe). GENRE: Romance, Fantasy. Final installment in The Halfling Saga.
Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley (Anishinaabe). GENRE: Horror/Thriller, Romance.
Into The Bright Open by Cherie Dimaline (Métis). GENRE: Historical Fiction, Romance. A reimagining of The Secret Garden.
Godly Heathens by H.E. Edgmon (Seminole). GENRE: Contemporary Fantasy, Romance.
A Constellation of Minor Bears by Jen Ferguson (Métis). GENRE: Action/Adventure, Romance.
Liar's Test by Ambelin Kwaymullina (Indigenous Australian, Palyku). GENRE: Romance, Fantasy.
Ready When You Are by Gary Lonesborough (Indigenous Australian, Yuin). GENRE: Romance, LGBTQ+.
Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Letitch Smith (Muscogee). GENRE: Romance, Contemporary.
When Stars Come Out by Scarlett St. Clair (Muscogee). GENRE: Fantasy, Romance.
Telesa: The Covenant Keeper by Lani Wendt Young (Samoan and Māori). GENRE: Paranormal, Romance.
ADULT
The Wildest Ride by Marcella Bell (Muscogee Freedman). GENRE: Romance, Contemporary.
The Road Home by Christina Berry (Cherokee). GENRE: Contemporary, Romance.
Blessed by Maggie Blackbird (Anishinaabe). GENRE: Contemporary, Romance. Deals with church topics.
Redeemed by Maggie Blackbird (Anishinaabe). GENRE: Contemporary, Romance. Deals with addiction and foster care.
Sanctified by Maggie Blackbird (Anishinaabe). GENRE: Romance, Contemporary.
Seducing His Secret Wife by Robin Covington (Black biracial, nation unspecified). GENRE: Romance, Contemporary.
Taking on The Billionaire by Robin Covington (Black biracial, nation unspecified). GENRE: Contemporary, Romance.
His Convenient Husband by Robin Covington (Black biracial, nation unspecified). GENRE: Sports, Romance, LGBTQ+.
Unforgettable by Robin Covington (Black biracial, nation unspecified). GENRE: Contemporary, Romance.
Abandon by Wanika Fazekas (Indigenous Australian). GENRE: Romance, Paranormal.
First Métis Man of Odesa by Mariya Khomutova and Matthew Mackenzie. GENRE: Literary, Romance.
Just Like This by Cole McCade (multi-racial, nation unspecified). GENRE: Contemporary, Romance, LGBTQ+.
Just Like That by Cole McCade (multi-racial, nation unspecified). GENRE: Contemporary, Romance, LGBTQ+.
Love Is A War Song by Danica Nava (Chickasaw). GENRE: Contemporary, Romance.
The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava (Chickasaw). GENRE: Contemporary, Romance.
Love Beyond Body, Space, and Time edited by Hope Nicholson (Indigenous Anthology). GENRE: Science Fiction, Romance.
Her Land, Her Love by Evangeline Parsons Yazzie (Diné). GENRE: Historical Fiction, Romance.
Niizh by Joelle Peters (Anishinaabe). GENRE: Comedy, Romance.
Heartbeat Braves by Pamela Sanderson (Karuk). GENRE: Contemporary, Romance.
Lovesick Braves by Pamela Sanderson (Karuk). GENRE: Contemporary, Romance.
Sweetheart Braves by Pamela Sanderson (Karuk). GENRE: Contemporary, Romance.
Crooked Rock Braves by Pamela Sanderson (Karuk). GENRE: Contemporary, Romance.
Season of Us by Pamela Sanderson (Karuk). GENRE: Contemporary, Romance.
Terror at the Gates by Scarlett St. Clair (Muscogee). GENRE: Suspense, Romance.
Apples Dipped in Gold by Scarlett St. Clair (Muscogee). GENRE: Fantasy, Romance. Cinderella retelling.
Lizards Hold the Sun by Dani Trujillo (Xicana and Pueblo). GENRE: Contemporary, Romance.
Keep Me Close by R.M. Virtues (Afro-Native, Nahua). GENRE: Fantasy, Romance, LGBTQ+.
Wild Ones by Kristine Wyllys (Cherokee). GENRE: New Adult, Contemporary, Romance.
If you enjoyed having a list of books to choose from, I have similar posts on my blog! Here is the masterpost :].
holy shit I just discovered this crazy technique for being right almost all of the time it's called "double checking something before boldly stating it as if it were fact" this could be the next big thing. this could be the song of the summer
In case anyone finds it helpful because mobility aids are horrifically expensive and inaccessible…
And for those people who have access to mobility devices but might benefit from a second chair they can abuse without risking expensive damage…
Erik Kondo has made a website, Open Source Innovations, that details plans for DIY wheelchairs. These wheelchairs can be made from common materials like wood, plastic, and pvc. They are lightweight and can be custom fit to the user allowing from the same degree of movement you would get from a custom chair. And they are durable and easily repairable. (he has been stress testing his latest design by dropping it down stairs, dropping it out of a car, launching it across a driveway, and throwing it off a deck). Its 12lbs and I think he said its was in the $200 ish range for parts.
He also is working on cheap, open source, accessible designs for beach chairs, off road chairs, motorized attachments (think smart drive), and so on. Plus he skateboards in his wheelchair. Cool dude, helpful info, pass it on.
It's incredibly sad people have to resort to this, but it's a damn good resource. Use it. Spread awareness. Maybe one day people with physical disabilities won't need DIYs like this. But until then, reblog and share.
This is Accessibility!
That's so amazing! It is unfortunate that so many people will need this, but very very cool that it exists
That other link seems to be broken.
Thank you so much for putting the working one!
I will add it to my original reblog as well.
We have so little time
let's waste as much of it as we can while we still can
you have to be kinder to people with memory issues.
you have to be kinder to people who are slow processors.
you have to be kinder to people who don't understand your jokes.
you have to be kinder to people who forget important dates.
you have to be kinder to people with cognitive decline.
you have to be kinder to people who were always this way, too.
you have to be kind. you have to be kind.
Authors, agents, publishers: every part of the industry is seeing the strain of five years of escalating anti-LGBTQ censorship.
if you'd like to show support, here are some upcoming queer books:
When Life Gives You Corpses is a brilliant YA about a cursed praying mantis who falls for a young witch. Yield Under Great Persuasion is a raunchy, but surprisingly sweet story about two men repairing their relationship. Fabulous Bodies is a horror story about a queer rockstar rising from the dead.
This is Where the Future Bleeds is a fantasy set in a vividly imagined land, where two women (who happen to kiss) are the key to healing the broken sky. You're No Better is a story about a teen struggling in the shadow of his murderous parent. Oil on Canvas is about a woman who finds disturbing paintings in the home of her dead mother.
and then here's a list of 26 queer books by Black authors set to publish this year, and a 10 upcoming books by trans authors. if you want to fight back against queer censorship, use your wallet! or (if that's not an option) you can contact your local library and ask them to stock a copy.
In addition: looking for indie publishers and queer bookshops is a great way to find and support queer authors and stories of so many infinite varieties! (The following suggestions are based on my UK-centric knowledge)
(Some) Queer Presses:
Lurid Editions are "a publishing project committed to intentional and conscientious acts of archival repair". They are "attentive to how marginalised histories are forgotten and remembered, [and] hungry to rediscover overlooked queer books". They've just received funding from Arts Council England to engage queer readers in a project to contribute to the archive!
Cipher Press "We’re really keen on the idea that queer and minority stories are for everybody, and we want to make our books – and the stories they tell - accessible to all" (what an amazing mission statement!)
Anamot Press "Anamot [Անամոթ] means shameless in Armenian. Anamot Press publishes poetry and prose on intersecting experiences of gender, sexuality, race, migration, class, belonging and loss - with no shame."
(Some) Queer Bookshops
Queer Lit Oh man, I remember when this was just a tiny little shop, and now they're the biggest LGBT+ bookshop in Europe! They do amazing work in donating books about being trans to schools and parliament! They have a pay-it-forward board that will make you sob with its notes of love and support. (You can tell I wish I still lived nearby)
Lighthouse For Scottish friends - "a queer-owned and woman led independent community bookshop. We are an unapologetically activist, intersectional, feminist, antiracist, lgbtq+ community space"
Gay's The Word The OG Queer bookshop in the UK. One day I will make my pilgrimage!!
This really is just a tiny snapshot of all the amazing work of celebration and resistance that's being done for Queer literature at the moment. We live in frightening times, but I promise there is still lots of love and joy and hope out there in spaces like these. Support them in whatever way you can!!
From the Nashville Zoo’s fb page! Here’s the petition, please please please take a moment to add your name (even if you’re not from Nashville!). If you are from Tennessee, contact your representatives and make it clear that the people do not want this data center. This is an AZA accredited zoo which is home to several species of critically endangered animals, we NEED to protect it. Make your voice heard!
If you’re still on windows 10 it’s there as well. Tho it’s under Devices>typing>typing insights.
really i think the most insidious part of white supremacy is the way it will convince white people everything is actually About Them. being called out isn’t about you. poc expressing frustration at your behaviour isn’t about you. it’s about how you are affecting others. step one is literally just de-centre yourself from the conversation. anyone who’s not white has already had to learn this lesson the hard way and it gets tiring waiting for the rest of you to catch up
"Wikipedia is reliable due to the power of Autistic Pedantry tm"
Wikipedia: apparently claims that bolsheviks genocided Borzoi dogs after the revolution.
source of the claim: NYT from 1991 and an article on National Purebred Dog site (29 March 2018). Neither provide further sources.
If you're a wikipedia reliability truther that wants to get quickly disillusioned, please check out their source reliability rankings. Like it's genuinely crazy how RT is unreliable because "it's state sponsored" BUT BBC(somewhat understandable) and RADIO FREE ASIA (which is usaid+NED funded and routinely publishes insane claims from "anonymous sources on the inside" and played a part in spreading the most ridiculous propaganda imaginable like the whole "north korea has a list of allowed haircuts" thing) aren't.
And its okay to like wikipedia still, just don't pretend you're getting unbiased (or well, true) information 100% of the time. I have long struggled with the fact that I still like it in spite of that, but I recently came to quite simple conclusion: what's good about wikipedia isn't nay notable level of factuality, IT'S ACTUALLY ITS LAYOUT. Like it's so cool to be able to click on any any name of a player in some event and immideatly get lots of cursory info about them. The whole system of keywords being links to related pages lends itself so well to falling into interesting rabbit holes. Wikipedia is best when used 70% for fun 30% for (very cautious) research
This is what happens when your standards are based on "community consensus" and your community selects for mainly privileged anglophones. Trying to be unbiased just ends up emphasizing group biases all the more.
If I learned anything working in dementia/senior care it’s that you really should be sacrificing for your friends and prioritizing companionship over convenience. No matter what, you will die anyway, and someday that may be the only part you remember.
“Haha remember when murder-hornets were gonna be a thing? What a nothingburger.”
Yes, because the Washington state government activated like a sleeper-cell and ruthlessly, systematically hunted them down and annihilated them.
“Y2K came to nothing amirite?”
Yes because an army of software engineers working around the clock, losing sleep, and busting ass till the last minute prevented it from happening.
“Remember the hole in the ozone layer?”
You mean the one that was fixed through rigorous world wide government action?
One of the root problems of our society is a refusal or inability by media to articulate that all those “it’s gonna be an apocalypse” disasters were not disasters because we collectively did something about them.
The good news is this is actually quite correctable. I maintain my firm belief that we as humans are capable of solving almost all of our problems, when we decide to do so.
And I still think that’s going to happen. I don’t know when or how, but I do know that abandoning hope won’t help bring it about.
And I refuse to let the cynics own a chunk of my heart.
Pros: Wonderful friend. No comment, no nothing. All around, just a great person who has improved your life with their mere existence tremendously
Cons: You can only access them through the headache machine because they live 1 billion lightyears away
It's everywhere
There's also it's more 'diverse' fandom twin
[ID 1: drawing of four non-descript characters smiling lined up, three of them have pale skin while one has brown skin and a more mischievous expression, the characters has text pointed to them reading “that one character that gets the melanin because they’re angry/agressive” End ID]
[ID 2: drawing of four non-descript characters lined up, three of them have varied brown skin and expressions while one has pale skin and a more calm smile, the characters has text pointed to them reading “that one character that gets less of the melanin because they’re passive/calm/fancier” End ID]
This and "that one character that gets darker skin because they are masculine"
Just because I don't want to be solely negative here's a long stream of advice from Twitter about drawing Darker skin and stuff
