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Hound/Gwaine 25 he/they

[cunning-linguistix]

Pro tip: when you see a brand new slang term, your first question should be how that term has been used in AAVE for the past 20-30 years.

[lacunaanonymoused]

This, too. This is a big one as well.

[cloudabserk]

“fujoshis are harmful to gay men” not this gay man.

[cloudabserk]

on twitter this got a bunch of responses like “wow even the evil fujoshis? the homophobic yet hypocritically fetishistic ones? what if the fujoshi is racist?” and like well no obviously not in that case.

[cloudabserk]

“shoutout to everybody from new jersey!” “even the new jersey serial killers…?”

[thatbitchsimone]

[shopping4images]

[woolandflax]

Don’t be silly

These are clearly beautiful baby pigeons

[valtsv]

"why do you keep calling things you find beautiful, inexplicable, and unsettling angels" i'm just doing what british wartime radar technicians did first

[valtsv]

it was birds btw

[valtsv]

↑ angel

[morganbritton132]

Hate when I see someone say something like, "I wish they counted fanfiction as reading." And like, who is they? Who is the invisible audience dictating your life? You can do whatever you want.

[morganbritton132]

Fyi, the point of this post is not if fanfiction counts as reading to you. It's that it doesn't matter either way. Not everything has to justified or quantified for you to do it.

[fidelcostco]

can't believe the only options are 30 minutes early or 10 minutes late. if only there were some other way. but what can you do

[mushroom-soup-is-my-religion]

[unlikely-course]

Ify is in an episode of Game Changer. Zach and Jiavani are in The Good Place. Anna is in the timeloop. Demi is in a Charlie Chaplin film but that film is also a Mario 64 speedrun. Hannah Pilkes is having the day she always has but in the backrooms, and Catherine McCafferty is of course in As Above So Below.

[loveridden1999]

when england lose, women bruise

[marithlizard]

(via bsky)

In case anyone hasn't heard, the cyclospora outbreak affecting tons of people in the US right now is coming from Taylor Farms produce. Best to stay away from bagged lettuce and prepared salads completely right now, but especially the ones mentioned in the screenshot:

Taylor Farms Earthbound Farms Little Salad Bar (Aldi) Marketside (Walmart) Kroger House Brand Target private label greens Costco salads and greens etc Trader Joe's chopped salad kits and fresh produce Fast food: McDonalds, Taco Bell, (Yum! Brands), Chipotle, Subway, Pizza Hut, KFC, Olive Garden, Top Golf, Red Lobster, Burger King, etc.

This is not the first time I've heard about a Taylor Farms foodborne illness outbreak. I stopped eating their salads after reading a description of the conditions in their facilities. Doesn't sound like they've improved anything.

We need a fully funded and staffed FDA, and regulations with teeth - and that's exactly what we don't have under Trump. To make things worse, the CDC is no longer tracking these outbreaks. We're on our own.

[unteriors]

Calle Juan Antonio Lavelleja, Cardal, Florida Department (Uruguay).

[writersisland]

Commonly Confused Words (5)

amoral vs. immoral amoral means having no sense of morality: “A predator killing its prey to survive is an amoral killing.” immoral describes someone who knowingly goes against (generally) morally accepted ideas: “It would be immoral to stand behind the killer.”

advice vs. advise advice is a noun, meaning a suggestion about something: “Let me give you some advice…” advise is a verb, meaning to give someone advice: “I strongly advise not to do that.”

worth vs. worthwhile worth is an adjective used after verbs, meaning having a particular value: “How much is it worth?” worthwhile is an adjective used before a noun, meaning useful or good value: “Is that really a worthwhile way to spend your summer?”

bear vs bare bare means naked: “She looked at her bare body.” bear is a noun refering to an animal or a verb meaning to carry or endure: “I could hardly bear it.”

elicit vs. illicit elicit is a verb meaning to bring out a response of some sort: “His joke elicits laughter.” illicit is an adjective that refers to something illegal or unacceptable: “They were caught up in an illicit relationship.”

More Commonly Confused Words

[sometiktoksarevalid]

[mercuryfountain-deactivated2024]

This will sound like a joke but I’m serious. My first introduction to postmodern queer theory was stumbling on a televised talent show as a pre-teen and watching this woman smash soda cans with her breasts. When the judges asked her a predictable question, if I recall correctly, she answered: “they’re fake but they’re real.” I knew what she meant. She’d had implants, sure, but she wasn’t just wearing a prop she could put on or take off. She wasn’t trying for verisimilitude—her breasts were real simply because they were hers. Ever since I’ve been fascinated by the possibility of something being real and fake at the same time, and the truth that these aren’t static or mutually exclusive categories. I think of all the people who have doubted the authenticity of my faggy mannerisms, accusing me of putting on an act instead of being myself. I feel so much pressure to say that this is just who I naturally am, but this is only half the truth. I do like being feminine, I do like being over the top, I do like being tacky in the most delightful ways, and sometimes I emphasize these parts of me just because I can. We can choose who we want to be and still be real. Anyway as I typed this I looked up the video and found that during that woman’s performance Dynamite by Taio Cruz was playing so good for her.

[snototter]

Sea emeralds (Chaetomorpha coliformis), a type of green algae, on the coast of Wharekauri, Aotearoa

by Svenja Heesch

[junglejim4322]

I live a very balanced life of noticing things nobody else does and not noticing the things that literally everybody notices

[redstonedust]

you'll spend so long in deep discussions of gender online and then go talk to someone in your real life family and find out they still havent gotten past "women can be good at things" and its like oh okay jesus christ i forgot some people are still on the baby steps huh

[3rdrateduelist]