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[joliepoupee-deactivated20220202]

“Brutal perhaps, but at the same time delicate, very delicate.”

— D. H. Lawrence, from The Complete Works; “The Rainbow,” wr. c. 1919

[cottaegecore]

― Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals

[orcboxer]

Fun facts about immigration in the US you might want to share with friends and relatives for no particular reason

The United States actually had open borders until 1924

The Immigration Act of 1924 had an overall negative impact on the economy and foreign relations with Asia, but Hitler praised it.

ICE didn't exist until 2003

Illegal immigration is not actually classified as a crime. If it was, cases would be handled by the judicial branch, and defendants would receive the benefits of due process. But because it isn't, it is handled by the executive branch, and defendants do not get due process. That means no lawyers, no jury, and no real judge.

Immigration "court" processes about 30 people at a time, including children, and the "judges," who are not required to have any experience or education in law, face no consequences for wrongful deportation, they are only evaluated based on how many people they process.

Before 2025 there were an estimated 20,000 wrongful deportations, with many confirmed and several reported on in mainstream media. That number skyrocketed in 2025.

There were more deaths in ICE concentration camps in 2025 than any year prior. If nothing is done about it, that number will increase in 2026.

[b1rd1e]

not even kidding be SO earnest. Be so honest and forthcoming about your life, your feelings in the pursuit of connection with others, and know being as earnest as possible in your experience is what quells loneliness in those who feel the same way as you do. Is what helps us feel seen. And builds community and resolve within the fact it doesn't have to feel so lonely and insurmountable. we need community and connection. You really are not as alone as you think, we're all scared. we need to hold each others hands

[disease]

“I learned that just beneath the surface there’s another world, and still different worlds as you dig deeper. I knew it as a kid, but I couldn’t find the proof. It was just a feeling. There is goodness in blue skies and flowers, but another force - a wild pain and decay - also accompanies everything.”

— David Lynch

[distantvoices]

Divine Mugisha by Andrew Vowles for W Magazine China July 2024

Styled by Katie Shillingford. Makeup by Anmy Drammeh. Hair by Kiyoko Odo.

[divineofficial]

Divine’s makeup kit filled with his vintage cosmetics including lipstick, lashes and powder (c. 1988).

[oldmoonlullaby]

Angels of the Woods.

instagram: laitdelune

[dreamyvixen]

“My name in his throat like a jewel.”

— Cecilia Woloch, from Tsigan: The Gypsy Poem. (via xshayarsha)

[ruibird-deactivated20170901]

since it’s a scary time to be trans: refuge restrooms is an app which maps gender-neutral/single-stall restrooms. it’s community-mapped, so it’s possible you might be the first person to log the restroom locations, but hopefully it’ll help some people.

please reblog this post if you’ve got trans followers. stay safe.

[shanology]

For my non-trans followers: please consider getting the app just so you can add neutral restrooms to the map when you run across them. Simple way to help.

[certifiedsexed]

This is absolutely still a thing, for anyone wondering!

[destructokitty34]

We keep each other safe! This is one way to help, whether you’re trans or not!

[babsi-and-stella]

Marianne Faithfull by Peter Dunne, 1971.

[liberalsarecool]

The cruelty of racist white men.

[wolf840]

Does anyone else remember when Elon was like "if anyone knows how to end world hunger for 6 billion USD, I'll fund it" and UNICEF was like "we're going to spend a month to make a plan to end world hunger for 6 billion USD and Elon is going to fund it" and Elon was like "actually, nah" and then bought Twitter instead?

I think that was one of the worst things I'll ever see in my life.

[tiredspacedragon]

I still think that should be the thing for which he's the most famous. It should be brought up every time he's mentioned. In any news article, any interview, any history book. "Elon Musk, who was offered a chance to end world hunger and turned it down." Put it on his fucking gravestone.

[redbudbutch-deactivated20221003]

I want everyone to know that there are queers in the hollers of Appalachia, in the bayous and marshland of the Deep South, in Southwestern deserts, through the Ozark mountains and up to the Rockies. There are queers in the Great Plains, there are queers in rural America, in trailer parks of the Osage foothills. In the places you least expect us to live, we are here, carving out community and fighting for liberation with pride despite it all. Stop forgetting about us. Stop overlooking our experiences and our impact just because we don’t live in a Big Gay City. And for the love of God, stop looking at us with pity.

[gingerbaci]

"Bunny-eared Rockettes relax during a rehearsal of the current Easter show at New York's Radio City Music Hall" by Anthony Camerano, 1966 - via x

[violentwavesofemotion-deactivat]

“Wrap me in the silk of your kiss,”

— Forough Farrokhzad, from Another Birth: Selected Poems; “The Sun Shines,“

[zegalba]