hope is the thing with feathers

Kate. Sconnie. Pragmatic Progressive. Mostly just angry diatribes about America's descent into dumpster fire fascism sprinkled with fandom. Currently spiraling about School Spirits.

[sweetestinthegale]

I have no idea why it impacted me so much, but I literally teared up when Nicole and Claire saw Quinn and Rhonda.

Probably because the fates of the spirits get written off by most of the living kids and some of the fandom as not being important because they're dead. Even though, on this show, the implications of spending endless decades frozen in a limbo like state or trapped forever forgotten are ridiculously bleak. If you stack up how someone spends an eternity versus a limited amount of earth years, caring about their fate as much as Maddie does makes perfect sense.

And because the two of them have been running around for three seasons trying to help without ever having proof like Simon and Xavier had.

Now they're real to them, too, and I just love that.

[dailybridgerton]

Sophie Baek & Posy Li | Bridgerton Season Four

[scarletjohansson]

Society should not be allowed to dictate the rules of how one lives life. Or who one loves

LUKE THOMPSON as BENEDICT BRIDGERTON and YERIN HA as SOPHIE BAEK 4.06 The passing winter

[sweetestinthegale]

Hi.

So, Wally isn't gone, gone.

He's clearly with Simon.

And, if I had to guess based on Janet's whack ass exit, not just Simon.

Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

[sweetestinthegale]

Heads up, in light of episode three, I thought it was important to update my heaven is on your lips to reflect Quinn's proper pronouns.

I know it's been completed for a hot minute, but I feel like we have to respect fictional character's true selves just like we do real people.

[girlactionfigure]

A video showing the young Iranian Mali Imani singing in the street has garnered millions of views on social media and has become one of the symbols of protest against the Ayatollah regime. In Iran, women are forbidden to sing in public, and violating this ban can lead to arrest and punishment.

The emotional moment, filmed about two years ago, was reposted on her Instagram page and since the outbreak of the protests has gone viral, already accumulating nearly 30 million views.

Mali described the moment and said, "This is one of the best moments of my life." She described how the whistle heard at the end of the video, which stops her singing, almost caused her to have a heart attack - hint of the approach of the morality police or security forces.

[sweetestinthegale]

Since the writers apparently forgot about Max's mother altogether, I'm just going to headcanon that Steve was her guardian afterward.

[evanactually]

I’m obsessed with the way Ilya prompts Shane to touch him and grab on to him as he’s panicking. Grounding him. It’s so soft and gentle.

[stevenrogered]

I saw you. Waiting for me, playing my…my song.

[ztremx]

[lee-dee]

Stay with me, Max. Max, stay with me. Nancy, just stay with me. Stay with me, okay?

[going2hell4everythingbutbeingbi]

yall gotta learn to separate "this character deserved better" (as in "this character has an intentionally tragic story that is supposed to feel bad") and "this character deserved better" (as in "this character had so much potential and was failed by the writer")

[duckbunny]

today is a holy day. today is Smallpox Eradication Day.

we still may die of other things, but we will not die of this.

[duckbunny]

WHA33.3 Declaration of global eradication of smallpox

The Thirty-Third World Health Assembly, on this the eighth day of May 1980;

Having considered the development and results of the global programme on smallpox eradication initiated by WHO in 1958 and intensified since 1967;

Declares most solemnly that the world and all its peoples have won freedom from smallpox, which was a most devastating disease sweeping in epidemic form through many countries since earliest times, leaving death, blindness and disfigurement in its wake, and which only a decade ago was rampant in Africa, Asia and South America;

Expresses its deep gratitude to all nations and individuals who contributed to the success of this noble and historic endeavour;

Calls this unprecedented achievement in the history of public health to the attention of all nations, which by their collective action have freed mankind of this ancient scourge and, in so doing, have demonstrated how nations working together in a common cause may further human progress.

(Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/154893/WHA33_1980-REC-1_eng.pdf, the record of proceedings of the 1980 World Health Assembly.)

(We celebrate in December because the Global Commission for the Certification of Smallpox Eradication published their report on December 9th 1979.)

[boyd-stevens]

THE GOOD PLACE 3.05 | "The Ballad of Donkey Doug"

[obriy]

[sweetestinthegale]

Tonight, I feel very connected to Karen Wheeler.

A little drunk.

Very protective of my children.

Very done with everything else.

[obriy]