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Oh ayy shoutout to the anon who sent me the Crab Checkmark, your generosity with crustaceans is much appreciated~ 🦀

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ugh finally got hit with that new tumblr post update - anyone know if there's an xkit fix for that one yet

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Another year another artfight! Gonna be rolling with team Shiny Rocks this year, and you can catch me over here if you want! https://artfight.net/~Humming-fly

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Ayo managed to sprain my wrist on my dominant hand which means I am not allowed to draw with it for a day or two, but this is now a Perfect opportunity for another round of Left Handed Drawings!

So if you'd like to see a request sketched very badly with my left hand go ahead and send em in now!

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By the way for those that haven’t seen yet 50501 is organizing mass protests tomorrow March 4th across the US!

Events | 50501 Movement

50501 is the group that sprung up to combat the executive overreach we’re currently seeing in the United States, and has already organized 2 major protests so far. I recommend them as a good place to start getting involved!

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Hey! If you're looking for something to do this weekend, why not consider visiting a National Park?

Join Resistance Rangers In Protest At All National Parks March 1

Climbers fly upside down flag at Joshua Tree National Park

Resistance Rangers is organizing protests at all National Parks tomorrow (March 1st), and you can find those public locations and meetup times in the google doc here!

Public locations for 3/1 protest

Go support your public lands in the morning and have a nice walk in nature to destress in the afternoon, a win-win! 🪧🏕️

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Hey All I wanted to share a resource with my US peeps that I was sent recently that I think is really nicely organized!

my local student union put together this great list of folks to call on different funding committees in the House and Senate (originally organized to reach out about federal funding cuts to research, something that’s been effecting me and everyone I work with a ton), so take a look at this list and give everyone from your state a call!

(For those worried about clicking mystery links the lists look like this and goes on for several pages 👍)

Since it lists all of the members in those committees that means that there are multiple representatives per state in most of them, which means that even if you live in a blue area you can find those red seats that you can and should contact within your own state! (You should also be contacting the Dems too! We need that overwhelming public opinion right now)

Bonus scripts and motivational gifs under the cut for those that would like those resources!

If you’re nervous about calling here’s a script sheet (it mostly focuses on public research funding, since this list was made for the National Institute of Health cuts), but the most important thing is just to call, say your name and state/zip code, and a real quick bullet summary of your concerns!

As of May 13th 2025 here’s a new (and easier to use imho) script sheet!

Examples:

I’m worried cuts to the forestry sector will raise fire risk

I’m worried cuts to the aviation industry will make flights unsafe

I’m worried we’re firing people crucial to our national security

I’m concerned that cutting research funding and putting so many people out of a job will stagnate the economy

I think these funding and staff cuts will severely damage the United State’s ability to compete internationally

I’m worried these funding cuts will damage our public health

I’m alarmed at the risk of Medicare being cut

I didn’t vote for Elon Musk and am alarmed he’s moving without congress’ approval

My job has already been impacted by [XYZ] and I need the representative to do something about it

etc. - these examples are mostly just for funding and staff cuts, but you can also bring up more bullet points like calling out Trump’s embrace of Russia/calling himself a King/etc. as constitutional concerns you want this representative you’re calling to address.

Pick any or all of these to list off during the call and then just keep rolling!

And finally some bonus motivational gifs to look at while you work through the list:

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Mutuals I am going around and dropping assorted pun-filled valentine cards in your school mailboxes today