Digital Jambalaya

they/them || enby || autistic || leftist 🇮🇪✊🏻🇵🇸 || old & tired || intersectional feminist || anti gen ai. Main Blog; you can expect a random smattering of reblogs of the following: memes, art of all kinds, history, some politics; a wee bit of music. A bit of everything, honestly. VERY light presence of some fandoms: hozier, the x files, true detective, skyrim, among others. Feel free to ask for tags. I comment often on reblogs, sorry not sorry. Blank Blogs Will Be Blocked. Ask me about my sideblogs, including @lookatthethrones

[the-august-one]

Just finished reading Maus for the first time and this part really spoke to me.

[miyanoyoshi]

I always reblog this when I see it, but this time I want to add something.

Art Spiegelman is not a zionist. He still feels he is a displaced diaspora and does not seem to call himself anti-zionist, but he actively disproves of Israel's actions.

He describes Israel as resembling those with PTSD who begin to beat down on others. He feels it is a failed and very sad idea. I feel people never speak on this, as well as his criticism of the government response to 9/11.

He was in New York as it was happening, he had to pick up his child from school and it actively traumatized him due to his father being a Holocaust survivor. He still actively criticized the US and their bombing of the Middle East, rightfully implying the US government is actively filled with terrorists. It is.

I will not say he is the model perfect opinion, I will not say there is no fault to his work. But he at least acknowledges despite whatever he feels that no one deserves to be terrorized to the degree the Middle East has. Please keep Palestine in your thoughts and do what you can.

[the-august-one]

YES!!! Given this is my post with the most engagement by far of anything else on my blog, I've been meaning to write another post altogether to talk about Spiegelman's views on Israel, Palestine, and America.

And yes, support Palestine, demand a cease fire, speak out loudly against the genocide Israel is enacting on the Palestinian people, and call for countries around the world to do what they can to cut off support to Israel.

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[captain-price-returns]

A real page on the White House website

[free-and-to-none-accountable]

The American century of humiliation is goin great 👍

[the-august-one]

My country's end feels appropriately cringey.

Link

[shalpilot]

i’m so thirsty… won’t you use /water to water me?

[belzrgr]

/water

[shalpilot]

oh…. why thank you!!

[tsunflowers]

I don’t give a shit about dire wolves and mammoths. bring her back

[tsunflowers]

we used to have Big Horse in this country and now we just have Big Data - me giving a campaign speech when I run on a platform that’s anti ai but pro genetic manipulation to develop a modern equus giganteus

[the-august-one]

Bring back Alexandra.

[thecryptkeeper]

i know the way people talk about their pets now is probably how we’ve been doing it for all of history. a cat owner in ancient rome saw their cat lounging on the dining pillows and commented “he thinks himself to be the senator claudius 🤣”

[the-august-one]

I refuse to believe that I am the first person to say that I loved a dog more than any other thing or person in this stupid world and that this one dog made me doubt my belief that all of life and existence itself was a mistake.

I miss my dog. Nothing personal, but I would kill every single one of you to bring him back to life. Surely someone in ancient times felt this sort of absolute lunatic level of love for their dog.

[quasi-normalcy]

I like the idea of vampires as obligate parasites; like they drain the life even out of people that they like or are trying to help, because they're ontologically incapable of doing otherwise. It's a curse not just because you can't see the sun or whatever, but because you're denied your fundamental need to connect with other people. You can't be close to someone without killing them. You are, quite literally, toxic.

[the-august-one]

Can vampires not write letters?

[melrosing]

maybe im just remembering things through rose-tinted glasses but I really don’t remember fandoms being so relatively short-lived in the past as they are now…. I see ppl mourning the death of fandoms that are only 3-6 months old and I swear that would have been like. an infant fandom in 2014 or w/e

[the-august-one]

I think one factor in this is the reality of being absolutely spoiled for choice when it comes to media. There is so much more available to consume now than there has ever been before.

[donnovien]

Do you block people in the same fandom as you just because you don't like their takes?

[justonepurpose]

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[the-august-one]

Or not even mean, but cringey in their wording. Like, you're agreeing with me but I wish you would be quiet because the words with which you are defending our shared view is quite simply embarrassing.

[loveridden1999]

problematic sudoku solving skills gap

[the-august-one]

Is this an ao3 tag?

[wrath-of-achilleus]

"we need more complex female characters!" y'all can barely handle rhaegar targaryen

[ilynpilled]

@rhaegars-cervix

[the-august-one]

[misophonie]

sharing a full screenshot uncropped is kind of like bending over in a little skirt and pulling it up a little

[the-august-one]

This world continues to be both beyond salvation and beyond judgement.

[phlebasthebroenician]

Yahoooooooooo!!!!

[angelicguy]

its so fucked that people will be like "yeah i stopped smoking weed because it made me feel like everything was fine, which made me do less" like ok so your primary motivator was fear.

[itsbilby]

i stopped because it made me think i had mind control powers and i started seeing peoples tattoos as spiders crawling on them

[angelicguy]

You did have those powers and you lost them permanently because of your weaknesses

[the-august-one]

[ravioliet]

god's weakest soldier is scrolling tumblr instead of being productive or participating in any of their hobbies

[the-august-one]

[sexhaver]

not my pic but this is the cleanest Storrowing i've ever seen. hats and roofs off to this unknown rental truck driver for full sending it with 0 hesitation

[the-august-one]

This is the craftsmanship of a highly skilled, professional storrower.

[things-that-are-not-true]

wolves have been renamed to woowoo bears

[the-august-one]

*awoo bears

[queeranarchism]

Mutual Aid Disaster Relief resource list masterpost

So I just found https://mutualaiddisasterrelief.org/resources/ And it is AMAZING.

I could share it as a link but many of you won’t click it and realize the abundance of things behind it that might be relevant to you right now. So Instead I’m gonna copy-paste the lot so you can all share in its glory. No part of this list was my work, I take no credit, I’m just the copy-paster.

The hotlines and specific services are US centric. If people wanna add less US-centric sources, please do.

Disaster Response

A Window Propped Open A Window Propped Open Issue 2: Lessons Learned Organizing After Hurricane Harvey A Love Letter to the Future Mutual Fire Brigade Basic Rescue Skills Trauma and Therapeutic Art: Information for Children, Families and Volunteers Transition is Inevitable; Justice is Not: A Critical Framework for Just Recovery Staying Above Water: Global Migration in the Face of the Climate Crisis Mutual Aid Disaster Relief: Navigating Trauma Citizen’s Guide for Readiness for Climate Extremes in the Desert Southwest Inhabit: Instructions for Autonomy Solidarity for Survival: A Graphic Illustration The Resilience We Want – A Guide to Making Your Community Space into a Hub for Resilience and Mutual Aid When We Got Handed Gatorade We Danced in the Street: A Survivor’s Survival Guide Prisoners in Disaster: The Legacy of Abuse, Exploitation and Endangerment of Prisoners in Disaster A People’s Framework for Disaster Response: Rewriting the Rules of Recovery after Climate Disasters

Disaster Disability Hotline

The Partnership For Inclusive Disaster Strategy’s Disaster Disability Hotline provides information, referrals, guidance, technical assistance and resources to people with disabilities, their families, allies, organizations assisting disaster impacted individuals with disabilities and others seeking assistance with immediate and urgent disaster-related needs.

The Disaster Hotline is always available for intake calls, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year at [phone] and [email protected]. They will have their knowledgeable team respond to your call as soon as possible, often immediately, and intend to respond to all callers within 24 hours.

Safety and DIY Cleanup

Repairing Your Flooded Home  EPA Flood Cleanup Booklet DIY Field Guide For Clean-up Of Flooded Homes Safety Notice For Unskilled Or Nontrade Volunteers House Gutting Manual  Muckout Safety Guidelines Toxic Chemicals and Staying Safe Mold Cleaning and Prevention Mold Cleaning and Prevention (Spanish) Black Mold Flyer

Wellness/Community Care

An Activists Guide to Basic First Aid Peer Counseling and Active Listening Alternatives to EMS Home Remedies for Common Maladies Traveling Companions  Information on Heat and Related Illnesses  Hypothermia Responding to Critical Incident Stress Class Struggle and Mental Health Zine Madness and Oppression Guide A Call for Prefigurative Mental Health Support and Communal Care for Radical Orgs

Emergency Prescription Assistance Program

The Emergency Prescription Assistance Program, or EPAP, was created to help people in a disaster who don’t have health insurance so they have access to: prescription medicine, medical equipment, medical supplies, and vaccinations. Hotline: [phone].

Trauma and Burnout

Mutual Aid Disaster Relief: Navigating Trauma Trauma_Overview Preventing Burnout Understanding and Coping with Traumatic Stress Understanding and Addressing Vicarious Trauma Grounding and Centering for Activists Rising Up Without Burning Out Sustainable Activism and Avoiding Burnout Psychological First Aid Activist Trauma and Recovery Trauma and Therapeutic Art: Information for Children, Families and Volunteers Community Trauma Toolkit Coping With_Climate_Change_Distress

Disaster Distress Helpline

The Disaster Distress Helpline, 1-800-985-5990, is a 24/7, 365-day-a–year, national hotline dedicated to providing immediate crisis counseling for people who are experiencing emotional distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster. This toll-free, multilingual, and confidential crisis support service is available to all residents in the United States and its territories. Stress, anxiety, and other depression-like symptoms are common reactions after a disaster.

Call 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746 to connect with a trained crisis counselor.

Legal/Security

Security Culture – A Handbook For Activists  Ruckus Security Culture For Activists Know Your Rights: Immigration and Disaster Relief Council on American Islamic Relations Know Your Rights Guide National Lawyers Guild Know Your Rights Guide Why Misogynists Make Great Informants

Disaster Legal Hotlines

Legal Aid of North Carolina: 1 866 219 5262 Florida Legal Services’ Disaster Recovery: 888 780 0443 State Bar of Texas Disaster Hotline: [phone] California Disaster Legal Services For More Legal Aid Disaster Hotlines go to: American Bar Association

Anti Oppression

Accomplices Not Allies Why Misogynists Make Great Informants Who Is Oakland: Anti Oppression Activism, The Politics of Safety, and State Co-optation Anti-Oppression Reader With Allies Like These  Challenging Capitalism And Patriarchy  Confronting Classism  Contextualizing Katrina and Confronting Racism  Guidelines For Being A Strong White Ally  Overcoming Discrimination  Patterns of Patriarchy Commonly Observed within Social Justice Movements  Readings on Racism and Resistance for Solidarity Activists  Ten Things To Remember – AntiRacist Strategies For White Student Radicals  The Revolution Starts At Home – Confronting Partner Abuse In Radical Communities Towards A Perspective On Unlearning Racism

Kitchen and Food Handling

Food Safety First Manual

Popular Education and Direct Action

You Have Skills: Evaluating What Skills You Can Bring to Radical Organizing From Banks and Tanks to Cooperation and Caring Handbook for Nonviolent Campaigns  Handbook For Direct Action Affinity Groups  Affinity Groups 2 On Strategic Nonviolent Conflict  Participating In Direct Actions -A Guide For Transgender People  Planning An Action Rising Tide Climate Change Popular Education Ruckus Action Planning Manual  Ruckus Action Strategy Guide Ruckus Scouting Manual For Activists Social Change Vision Questions Core Curriculum – A Guide To Effective Nonviolent Struggle What Do We Mean by Mutual Aid? Metodo de Trabajo y Organizacion Popular Manual de Planificación Para Organizaciones Sociales

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

No More Deaths – Compost Toilet User Guide Sanitizing Water (Spanish) – Saneamiento del agua (español)

Also for even more resources, check out this Mutual Aid Toolbox from Big Door Brigade and these How To guides from Shareable.