A Streetcar Named Desire

Planning my comeback Norma Desmond style. I love Politics

[bustedbernie]

Anyone who ever trashtalked or belittled Hillary Rodham Clinton owes her a giant ass apology now. "Morning Joe" even said it himself. I'll be grateful for Joe's win, but I am never gonna forget how people denigrated her, said she was a poor candidate, or took their own skin out of the game and voted for Harambe or whatever the fuck. This election shows how polarized, racist, misogynistic and systemically rotten our nation is. Now let's get to work on that.

All that said, let's also rejoice in a Biden win. Defeating a white supremacist is no small deal. But this is gonna be step one. Let's get to it.

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[jus-tea]

Daddy’s at the food store, Mummy’s out of town,

She’s working at the hospital since Rhona came to town,

Hide away, hide away, Miss Rhona’s come to town,

Hide away, hide away, she’s come to take us down.

Miss Rhona’s at the doorstep, I’ll keep 6 feet away,

But Grandma needs the paper, I’ll take her some today,

Hide away, hide away, Miss Rhona’s come to stay,

Hide away, hide away, we can’t come out to play.

But Grandma needs the paper, I’ll take her some today,

And here’s a note from Rhona, she wanted me to say,

Hide away, hide away, keep 6 feet away,

Hide away, hide away, she took us down today.

[roseverdict]

[roseverdict]

[Image ID: Tumblr user @neanderthyall says in the notes, “I thought that 6 feet was kind of a double meaning. Like six feet away to stop the spread, but when people die they’re six feet underground, and its six feet of the dirt that keeps you apart. Like ‘Hide away, hide away, even though it hurts Hide away, hide away, or the six feet will be dirt’.” End ID.]

HI DON’T LEAVE THIS IN THE NOTES THAT’S ACTUALLY BRILLIANT

[billpottsismygf]

I’ve taken the liberty of expanding the lyrics slightly and coming up with a tune:

Daddy’s at the food store, Mummy’s out of town, She’s working at the hospital since Rhona came to town, Hide away, hide away, Miss Rhona’s come to town, Hide away, hide away, she’s come to take us down.

Miss Rhona’s at the doorstep, I’ll keep 6 feet away, But Grandma needs the paper, I’ll take her some today, Hide away, hide away, Miss Rhona’s come to stay, Hide away, hide away, we can’t come out to play.

I need to see the sunlight, I’ve not been out in days And here’s a note from Rhona, she wanted me to say, Hide away, hide away, keep 6 feet away, Hide away, hide away, she took us down today

The days all run together, I haven’t changed my shirt We may be getting restless, but keep on the alert Hide away, hide away, even though it hurts Hide away, hide away, or the six feet will be dirt

[jus-tea]

@billpottsismygf’s extended version. A beautiful singing voice 🎶☺️

[billpottsismygf]

As planned I’ve extended this even further and re-recorded it with the new lyrics and a guitar part; it’s also a bit better quality. It’s so cool that so many different versions of this song have sprung up already! I recommend having a scroll through them all on @jus-tea​​‘s tumblr.

(Em)Daddy’s at the (B7)food store, (Em)Mummy’s out of (B7)town, She’s (Em)working at the (B7)hospital since (Em)Rhona (B7)came to (Em)town, (Am)Hide away, hide away, Miss (Em)Rhona’s come to town, (Am)Hide away, (Em)hide away, she’s come to (B7)take us (Em)down.

Miss Rhona’s at the doorstep, I’ll keep six feet away, But Grandma needs the paper, I’ll take her one today, Hide away, hide away, Miss Rhona’s come to stay, Hide away, hide away, we can’t come out to play.

I’m missing all my friends, though we keep in touch by phone, I’m learning what it is to truly be alone, Hide away, hide away, even though you moan, Hide away, hide away, or we’ll be lying prone.

My love she says she misses the twinkle of my eyes, But Rhona stalks the streets and to meet would be unwise, Hide away, hide away, we hear the desperate cries, Hide away, hide away, or see the bodies rise.

I feel myself a-coughin’, I haven’t got a mask, It’s work or die for me, though, so who am I to ask, Hide away, hide away, Miss Rhona’s on the task, Hide away, hide away, she’s come for me at last.

I need to see the sunlight, I’ve not been out in days, And here’s a note from Rhona, she wanted me to say, Hide away, hide away, keep 6 feet away, Hide away, hide away, she took us down today.

The days all run together, I haven’t changed my shirt, We may be getting restless, but keep on the alert, Hide away, hide away, Miss Rhona’s quite the flirt, Hide away, hide away, her touch is not inert.

Hide away, hide away, even though it hurts, Hide away, hide away, or six feet will be dirt.

[karenusia]

Damn. I am speachless.

[sorawinthyr]

This is no longer a children’s tune. It’s a bards ballad.

[candiikismet]

Y’all always outdo yourselves

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did they ever track down the baby born at dashcon?

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you know, the dashcon baby… the baby born in the ballpit at dashcon

[the-worm-man]

what

[brokenbloodymolars]

Th e

What

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the dashcon baby

[aberrantemotion]

at dashcon, a late term pregnant lady (there for a writing panel i believe) arrived, and while going around the “event”, her water broke around 2 months earlier than expected, and began to go into labour, there was a huge traffic jam because of, you know, and driving to the hospital was out of the question, so they called an ambulance. But the thing is, because of the traffic jam, it took over 40 minutes, and she was going into labour NOW. A nurse in training there took over and had to deal with the woman, so they took the ballpit, being the best thing they could think of in the mostly empty area, cleared some of the balls away, and had to use that as a surface to deliver the baby. Around 5 minutes before they got there, they managed to deliver the baby, (thankfully) in a safe state.

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great post everybody

[aberrantemotion]

I helped!

[callmebliss]

[needygooose]

I was cleaning out my computer and I found a bunch of screenshots of text posts from 2013-2014. The golden age of tumblr.

I take no credit for these posts.

[quietlyrebelling]

God they don’t make em like this anymore

[fduiduv08448fuhufg-deactivated2]

I’m not kidding or trying to be funny I genuinely think she deserves at least 45 Oscars for this

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[mariacallous]

[melonmemes]

[strangegirlsclub-deactivated202]

man some of the seven deadly sins aren’t even that bad. sorry I’m angry n wanna fuck? Sorry I ate a lot? shut up

[thefoxconfessor]

Bernie Sanders dropping out moodboard

[squaredcirclebaby-deactivated20]

[clintonrodhamhillary]

This thread is everything.

[still-stronger-together]

Yes. This sums my feelings up pretty well. Hillary forever.

[myboyfriendpetebuttigieg]

continuously fascinated by Sanders supporters who think M4A happens without eliminating the filibuster. Assuming that the Dems even take back the senate. Even if we got to 51-49 or 50-50, the 50th vote would be Joe Manchin or Kyrsten Sinema. The sort of cultist fandom around Bernie is completely devoid of any coherent thought about how the legislative process works. But go off, I guess. (I’m not even getting into how SCOTUS would strike M4A down).

That’s what I keep trying to make a post about, but deleting when my thumbs get tired: when we say M4A can’t pass, we don’t just mean in it’d be hard to pass. We mean it’s not possible right now.

You’ve got to flip Congress blue, and not only blue, but a specific kind of blue, and a specific kind of majority.

Then, you’ve got to get the justice department to figure out if it can legally abolish private healthcare.

Then you’ve got to get the states to enforce the abolition of the private healthcare system.

Then you’ve got to get the governors to agree to help foot the bill for M4A along with a half dozen other Sanders proposals.

If you can’t get all 50 governors, then you’ve got to get all the federal judges to rule in your favor while your ass gets sued.

If you can’t get all the federal judges, you’ve got the get Trump’s Supreme Court to uphold it.

And if you do all that, you likely have to do it AGAIN when the health insurance companies sue you.

It’s just not possible.

The only way we can get M4A is to force the insurance companies to compete with a public option. This is the way most of the world does healthcare (Sanders version of M4A with abolished private healthcare is not at all the “European standard” he wants you to think it is).

With a public option, every American will be able to decide for themselves what plan works best for them financially. Give us a chance to see that it works before you force everyone onto it! And the people who can’t afford healthcare now can sign up for the public option.

It’s how we do almost everything else! Imagine if someone told you we had to eliminate private transportation in order to have public transportation. It’s just a ridiculous notion.

[gaymenaredivineincarnate]

[cordonianredruby]

DID THIS BITCH JUST CUM ON THE HORSE? HGHGGHG

What is this

I-...what

LMAO WTF 😭😂

[drinkyourjuiceshelby]

[bustedbernie]

Ideal situation if there's a contested convention?

The bloodbath is intense on the convention floor. The Bernie Bros have cloistered themselves in the food court, building a fortress from tables and chairs. They’ve been battling the Warrenistas for a fortnight, with no discernible change in the situation. The stalemate seems poised to last forever. On the other side of the convention center, a frayed truce between the KlobSquad and the the Buttigieg Boys is starting to show it’s limits, as both parties were found to have been secretly working with the Biden Brigade, who for some time have held onto the strategic grounds at the center of the convention center. The Bloomberg supporters have long since lost any sense of order and have descended into disparate rag-tag teams of guerillas, patrolling the dangerous routes between candidate sections, taking whatever little they can scavenge. Tom Steyer and his acolytes long ago disappeared into the depths of the convention center, taking on to a form of paganistic worship and abstaining from the war. 

Finally, tensions mount. The various factions erupt onto the convention floor, ready to spill blood. Just as sword is about to meet sword, a golden javelin lands in the center of the convention hall. The throngs of warriors look up, to find Kamala Harris has arrived, with her thunderous voice, demanding that arms be thrown down. Crowning her sides are her angels, Kirsten and Beto, who with trumpets gleefully announce the arrival of a warrior goddess, sent from above to rise above the fray. Hillary Clinton arrives, and appealing to the distraught many, their hopes dashed, once again takes on the mantle of nominee. This time, though, with the full backing of a united-again Democratic Party. 

That, or the superdelegates just choose a viable candidate and we deal with a month or two of whining. And hopefully overcome that to beat Trump. Either/or, really. 

[adeles]

Mean Girls (2004)

[never-obsolete]

The Underwater screen saver, from Windows 98

[19rachel]

This was the last time the world knew peace

[ducktracy-deactivated20260315]

today is the anniversary of a tragedy. 10 years ago nickeloden changed their logo from the splat to their current logo. 😔🙏