STFU and Do Magic

Social justice and pretty pictures.

[stand-up-gifs]

late stage capitalism: i can’t believe we have to let all these people die to save the economy.

everyone: no you really don’t have to do that, like we might be able to stagger people in quarantine and we could instill a UBI at least temporarily and freeze rents there are ways to save people-

late stage capitalism: nah we’re gonna let all these people die.

[asundergrowth]

Do they not get that if millions of people die it will also crash the economy

[flippyspoon]

100% true and no, that doesn’t seem to have occurred to them.

[jenniferrpovey]

We can have both infection mitigation AND an uncrashed economy.

It just requires caring for people.

[whitepeopletwitter]

[insomniac-arrest]

people talk all the time about “primal instincts” and it’s usually about violence or sexual temptations or something, but your humanity comes with a lot of different stuff that we do without really thinking about, that we do without being told to or prompted to

your average human comes pre-installed with instincts to:

Befriend

Tell story

Make Thing

Investigate

Share knowledge

Laugh

Sing

Dance

Empathize with

Create

we are chalk full of survival instincts that revolve around connecting to others (dog-shaped others, robot-shaped, sometimes even plant-shaped) and making things with our hands

your primal instincts are not bathed in blood- they are layered in people telling stories to each other around a fire over and over and putting devices together through trial and error over and over and reaching for someone and something every moment of the way

[full-moon-phoenix]

~“Your primal instincts are not bathed in blood.”

My god this is beautiful. Such a refreshing change of pace to the constant glorification of instinctual human violence.

[lookninjas]

Just wanted to put this thought out there before I go to bed:

You do not owe anyone, not even yourself, a perpetually zen outlook or permanently sunny disposition.  You do not need to face each new setback, warning, or disruption with a smile, a mantra, or an addition to your list of gratitudes. 

If you are sad, if you are angry, if you are afraid, if you feel yourself on the edge of despair – that is not failure.  That is not overreaction.  Shit is weird as hell and it’s going to hit you in odd moments.  That’s okay.  It’s human, and it’s expected.

Let yourself feel this shit.  Don’t beat yourself up about it.  You’re not doing anything wrong.  This is how these things are going to feel.  That’s all there is to it.

This isn’t going to stop you, and it hasn’t stopped you, and it won’t stop you.  You don’t need to be okay to keep going.  You just need to keep going.  And you can keep going, even with all these feelings.

You don’t have to be calm about this.  It’s probably better that you aren’t, at least not all the time.

Give yourself permission to feel bad, at least a little, at least sometimes. 

[b0ngwata]

oh fuck its thursday! credit to @strange-aeons for the lad!

heres some art of the boy. 

[stfu-and-do-magic]

Also because I love the long furby fandom.

[shencomix]

[callmebliss]

What the fuck I love this

[scrivnomancer]

by Maggie Vandewalle

[gothiccharmschool]

I think I reblog this every time I see it.

[wethefighters]

[why-bless-your-heart]

HOSPITALS. ARE. ALREADY. REQUIRED. UNDER. LAW. TO. PROVIDE. LIFE. SAVING. EMERGENCY. CARE. REGARDLESS. OF. ABILITY. TO. PAY. OR. EVEN. CITIZENSHIP.

Stop acting like Americans have no access to emergency healthcare unless we socialize medicine.

[kyidyl]

IF. YOU. GO. AND. CAN’T. PAY. YOU’RE. STILL. THOUSANDS. IN. DEBT. THIS. IS. NOT. ACCESS.

[jamaicanblackcastoroil]

This hospital in my city just threw out a homeless man

[bankuei]

The hospital which took me in after I collapsed from the fist sized tumor over my heart, released me after refusing to diagnose it as cancer, which would have forced them to give me some kind of treatment. The doctor at the county hospital which took me in looked at their tests and said, “this is CLEARLY cancer, why didn’t they diagnose it? We can’t let you leave.”

Hospitals find ways when they want to, to avoid helping people when they want to.

“Oh that’s illegal, you should sue” “ with what money and how will I get the time and energy when I’m busy recovering from chemo?”

People who can’t afford treatment also can’t afford to protect their rights.

[landunderthewave]

Absolutely this: “People who can’t afford treatment also can’t afford to protect their rights.”

[julianunes]

“People who can’t afford treatment also can’t afford to protect their rights.”

[danowensreid]

let it sink in “People who can’t afford treatment also can’t afford to protect their rights.”

[randomslasher]

If it takes money to defend, it’s not a right anymore.

[linguisten]

If we spoke a different language, we would perceive a somewhat different world | by spindlemoss, Feb 23 2015 

This poster was a response to a brief on language whilst studying at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design (University of the Arts, London). Using a quote by Ludwig Wittgenstein, the poster shows how word order changes from one language to the next, thus potentially changing the meaning. The reader can track the word order in different languages by identifying which word each colour is assigned to. Catriona Maciver is a Scottish designer working in Scotland and India. Language has played a significant role in her work throughout college and continues to be an area of interest.

[thejakelikesonions]

Are you a rose, or a dandelion?

[thebibliosphere]

“Okay but nothing we do matters anymore”

FUCK YOU DO IT ANYWAY

STAND YOUR GROUND

FIGHT

SPEAK FOR THOSE WITHOUT VOICES

SPEAK SO HISTORY KNOWS WE DID NOT GO MEEKLY INTO THE DARK

BE A LIGHT

BURN IT DOWN

IT IS BETTER TO LIGHT A FLAMETHROWER THAN TO CURSE THE DARKNESS

[still-and-starry-sea]

Time to be punk. Time to direct that exhausting, heartbreaking rage.

[snortinglemonzestlikecoke]

Every hero that we look up to when we’re young tells us one thing: Do what’s right. Even if it doesn’t matter, even if it’s dangerous, even if you have to go against a corrupt system. If you don’t, who will? Be the hero you’ve always wanted to be. Change the world. Make it better.

[whatisthisplaceidonteven]

“Winning? Is that what you think it’s about? I’m not trying to win. I’m not doing this because I want to beat someone, or because I hate someone, or because I want to blame someone. It’s not because it’s fun. God knows it’s not because it’s easy. It’s not even because it works because it hardly ever does.. I DO WHAT I DO BECAUSE IT’S RIGHT! Because it’s decent! And above all, it’s kind! It’s just that.. Just kind. If I run away today, good people will die. If I stand and fight, some of them might live. Maybe not many, maybe not for long. Hey, you know, maybe there’s no point to any of this at all. But it’s the best I can do. So I’m going to do it. And I will stand here doing it until it kills me. And you’re going to die too! Some day.. And how will that be? Have you thought about it? What would you die for? Who I am is where I stand.. Where I stand is where I fall. Stand with me. These people are terrified. Maybe we can help a little. Why not, just at the end, just be kind?” 

[flange5]

cynical nihilism is not an ethical or adequate response

[wheretheeternalare]

Why do people still say “this doesn’t fit my blog theme but I had to reblog anyway”? It’s almost 2018. Who gives a fuck. Who even has a coherent blog anymore

[pamisleyphd]

Reblog if you’ve never had a coherent blog and got no intention of starting that shit now

[illkim]

[bearfeathers]

mood

[batteredshoes]

Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you. Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days. Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty. You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter. You have condemned and murdered the innocent one, who was not opposing you.— James 5:1-6

[arythusa]

At first I thought this was an angry Tumblr post but then it turned out to be the Literal Bible and it got 1000x better

[isohels]

My tummy doesn’t have to be cute. It holds my internal organs. My thighs don’t have to “crush men’s skulls”. I use them to carry myself. My stretch marks don’t have to be tiger stripes I earned. They came when I grew.

Stop.

[ortolana-deactivated20160716]

feeling this

[truffledmadness]

This!

I feel like even body positivity is too focused on, like, the appearance of the body. I know I became a whole lot happier with my body when I started thinking of it less in terms of how it looked (to me or anyone else) and realized, that, like…

When I feel cool breeze on my skin on a really hot day, my body did that for me.

When I step into a bath after a hike, and my muscles ache, but in a good way, and the steam all around me makes me feel like a flower blooming, my body did that for me.

And the hike before it, and standing on a large rock breathing the raw winter air seeing the power of the half-frozen river. That too.

When I’ve had a plate of pasta puttanesca, and I chopped and sauteed the ingredients and now I’m full-but-not-uncomfortable, and warm all over, and perfectly content, my body did that for me.

My body doesn’t have to look awesome to be awesome. It’s awesome because it’s where I live.

[isohels]

Best comment.

[blackgirlspiriting]

“[My body is] awesome because it’s where I live.”

Words. To. Live. By.

[willowofthehearth]

Finally, some real body positivity

[fictionadventurer]

One of the more profound things I’ve heard recently came from a Mr. Rogers documentary. In a clip from his show, Mr. Rogers had just visited with a musician, and tells his audience that some people play music, and some people don’t, and that’s okay.

And then he said, “The important thing is to find something you feel good about doing.”

That phrasing struck me. “Something you feel good about doing”. Most people would have phrased it as “something you enjoy doing”. Or “something you’re good at doing”. But Mr. Rogers’ subtly different phrasing leads to a profoundly different connotation. “Something you feel good about doing” may not be enjoyable–people who work in hospitals or in disaster zones might not enjoy much of their day, but they probably feel good about helping people. “Something you feel good about doing“ may not be something you’re particularly good at–you may be a terrible artist by any objective standard, but if you feel good about making your art, then it’s a worthwhile endeavor. Looking for “something you feel good about doing” can help you find a truly satisfying life path.

That phrase is also helpful with daily decision-making. Too often, I can make choices based on “what feels good.” I put aside tasks that are too stressful or avoid activities that seem too difficult, in favor of mindlessly browsing the internet. And I enjoy myself. I feel good while I’m doing that. But at the end of the day, I don’t feel good about how I spent my time. However, reminding myself to do “something I feel good about doing” can motivate me to accomplish those more difficult tasks. It can push me to do something outside of my comfort zone, to try something new that I might not be much good at. And maybe this is a blindingly obvious philosophy to everyone else. But I’m grateful for the reminder.