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Dedicated to reblogging the things that I like without too much of my personal opinion mixed in.

[timeaway]

When someone comments on your physical appearance and you’re forced to acknowledge the vessel of flesh you inhabit

[thepenforests-deactivated202007]

You know, in terms of sheer entropy-defying, order-creating, “just run physics and improbable things will happen” weirdness, plants are pretty impressive.

Like, humans are the undisputed champs, no question. If you Just Run Physics™ on a human you will get hilariously improbable objects popping up out of nowhere, things like birthday cakes and skyscrapers and epic poems and Large Hadron Colliders. And this is kind of mind-blowing - a testament to the power of whatever the heck intelligence is.

But plants are no slouch either. If an animal wants a complex molecule like a protein or a carbohydrate, well, no problem - there’s plenty of them floating around that it can just eat. But a plant? No such luck. If a plant wants a complex molecule it has to freakin’ synthesize it from scratch. And the way it does that by taking in CO2, stripping off the carbon, and then building up whatever complex molecule it wants carbon atom by goddamn carbon atom. And it’s not like it just has to do this for a few specialty molecules - the entire freaking plant is made out of those complex carbon molecules.

The next time you see a tree, remind yourself that it started off as a tiny seed and then literally built itself out of thin air.

[metagorgon-deactivated20181211]

i am sad to say i forgot this fact until a few months ago. it is possibly the coolest plant fact i know.

i am not aware of how general the construction is, though. is plant biochemistry a good path for advancing development of molecular assemblers?

[chloeniccole]

[speyederfarina]

Gay Olympian From 'Very Homophobic' Tonga, Slams Article Outing Gay Olympic Athletes Using Grindr|The Gaily Grind

Openly gay Tongan athlete Amini Fonua issued a sharp condemnation on Thursday to a horribly irresponsible and exploitative Daily Beast story on athletes' u

Openly gay Tongan athlete Amini Fonua issued a sharp condemnation on Thursday to a horribly irresponsible and exploitative Daily Beast story on athletes’ use of sex apps in Rio that might have outed gay athletes. [RELATED: Olympic Silver Medalist Gus Kenworthy Condemns Journalist For Outing Closeted Athletes In Rio] Fonua, an Olympic swimmer who competed […]

[apimeleki]

[markdoesstuff-deactivated202210]

Fuck the Daily Beast

[refinery29]

Watch for it: there’s going to be a new reality show about transgender models

Strut, a new show about Slay Model Management — the world’s first transgender modeling agency — premieres on Tuesday, September 20, and is produced by Whoopi Goldberg. Here’s how to watch it.

Gifs via.

[tomfordvelvetorchid-deactivated]

Whats his @

[aaliyahbreaux]

@laith_ashley on instagram

[sanjanasart]

Layering technique for vibrant greens, using Dr Ph. Martin’s Hydrus liquid watercolours. 3 colours used - Turquoise Blue, Hansa Yellow Medium and Blue Aqua :)

[djlegz]

fuck me yes.

[heda-creampuff-blog]

When I saw this all I could think about is how you can basically use this technique with any primary colors. You want a purple color, okay lets layer some reds and blues. You like orange? Alright lets layer some reds and yellows. Generally this is a really great technique and I will deff be experimenting with this in the future.

[the-movemnt-deactivated20170912]

[emeraldjade]

Y’all this is serious! My friend’s 13 year old daughter is missing. (8/3/2016)

She was last seen yesterday wearing a grey t-shirt and a purple skirt in  Bridgeport, Connecticut . She is 5'4", slender built, with her hair twisted up into a ponytail. Her name is Ariana.

If you see her contact the police immediately. 

Please keep your eyes open and pray that she is found safe and returned to her family.

UPDATE AS OF 6:00 PM 8/3/2016

UPDATE AS OF 3:36 AM 8/4/2016 THIS IS CRAZY! I see a few people are questioning the validity of Ariana being missing because they have not been able to find any news sources. That’s because the news outlets are not reporting it! We have no idea why. We have no idea why the police took forever to get to her mother’s home after she was reported missing, either. In most states an alert is supposed to go out for a child under the age of 16 IMMEDIATELY. It’s been over 36 hours and nothing has been said by police or the news outlets. Her name is Ariana Bel-Jean. Please…we need to get her home.

UPDATE AS OF 8:39 AM 8/4/2016

Channel 12 News FINALLY ran her story…nearly 48 hours missing. #BringArianaHome

http://connecticut.news12.com/news/police-need-help-in-search-of-missing-bridgeport-teen-1.12131962

Also from another source…

http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Police-searching-for-missing-girl-9122300.php

[barbieexotica]

Hey y'all!

This is really important, if youve been following me for a while you know my little sister was kidnapped days after her birthday last year and we were relying on a lot of info and people just to SPREAD THE WORD. So we could get her back.

The police release information slowly. Charlie was already missing for about 7 hours before they started to broadcast her and her bp’s faces. And when they did start THE INFORMATION WAS WRONG.

Listen to the family, if they say she’s missing, BELIEVE IT. Keep an eye out. Pray she’ll come home.

[elmesza]

[queerlove]

me: *catches myself being judgmental* me to me: i did not raise u this way

[the-movemnt-deactivated20170912]

representation matters (x) | follow @the-movemnt

[msgradschooltomedschoolby30-dea]

awwwww babies

[say-prettyy-pleasee]

LITERALLY teared up just now

[queerbriel]

welcome to womens clothing where the sizes are made up and the measurements don’t matter

[johnnyssilverhand]

#and there are no pockets because fuck you

[slomotionaccident]

#and wearing dudes clothes because they are more functional makes you supagay because fuck you

[wheeloffortune-design]

I’d like to thank my friend Avistew Teague for translating this!

[musinvenusian]

I LOVE THIS

[terraflarensfw-deactivated20181]

Such a good explanation of actual feminism, rather than what most people think it is!

[owning-my-truth-deactivated2022]

[thehighpriestofreverseracism]

IM WEAK

[stayingwoke]

Judge Allows White Supremacist To Cover His Nazi Tattoos So Jurors Can Treat Him Fairly • Africanglobe.net

A white supremacist showed up in court with all of his Neo Nazi tattoos covered up on Monday, as per a judge's orders. Bayzle Morgan, 24, is accused of stea

AFRICANGLOBE – A courtroom cosmetologist has been tasked to apply make-up on Bayzle Morgan’s face every day during his robbery trial, before jurors can see him. In the courtroom, Morgan will appear in street clothes, uncuffed and tattoo-free, the Review-Journal wrote.

A white supremacist showed up in court with all of his Neo Nazi tattoos covered up on Monday, as per a judge’s orders.

Bayzle Morgan, 24, is accused of stealing a man’s motorcycle at gunpoint in Las Vegas, Nevada, in May 2013.

He has tattoos on his head, face and neck, which include the words ‘Baby Nazi’, a swastika and an Iron Cross.

A panel of potential jurors allegedly said they wouldn’t be able to treat Morgan’s case fairly because of the markings, prompting a district judge to require them to be covered.

Morgan showed up in court on Monday covered in concealer – and when his attorney said the make-up had started wearing off, the judge agreed to delay jury selection, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.

Amerikkka. 

[iamaffscandallover]

THIS IS BULLSHIT. I HAVE SEEN POC IN COURT IN CUFFS AND THE ORANGE PRISON JUMP SUIT BUT THIS FUCKER GETS A MAKE UP ARTIST TO COVER HIS PRIDE; THE NAZI SYMBOL TO FOOL THE JURY INTO THINKING HE IS A GOOD SON? SMMFH!

[stayingwoke]

Exactly

[surra-de-bunda]

what

[pure]

does this mean black people ought to be allowed to don full body whiteface to get a fair trial from now on or nah

[trashrecognisetrash]

^

[thatdiva]

THAT LAST COMMENT

[kalingly]