Musings on life in general - 33 - MN - she/her - ace/bi/queer (i don't use romantic orientation terminology) ig: kristin.k.y background from mayabeeillustrations.tumblr.com/
i mean this so sincerely if you are a man in 2026 you should expect to be on thin fucking ice with the women in your life and if this confuses or enrages you then you are part of the reason why
if you aren't even aware that we are right now all of us living in an ongoing worldwide antifeminist backlash, that is not a oh-no-cute-oopsie kind of ignorance. that fully goes past "complicit" and enters "actively part of the problem" territory. it makes me contemptuous of you. it makes me not want to know you at all. i doubt i'm alone in that.
ok so i know this is the hellsite (affectionate) but like goddamn coming back and scrolling for 5 minutes on here instead of whatever slop instagram (hellsite (derogatory)) feeds you is healing my brain
the media(?): y'all gotta know tim walz had a drunk driving conviction when he was 30
me: MY BROTHER IN CHRIST TRUMP IS CONVICTED OF FELONIES IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT CRIMES CAN WE PUT THINGS IN SOME CONTEXT
also me: PLEASE GIVE ME MORE POLITICIANS WHERE THE WORST THING WE CAN FIND ON THEM IS THAT THEY HAVE AN OLD DUI im so tired
Wally (Walter) Dion is a Canadian artist of Saulteaux ancestry living and working in Upstate New York. Working in a number of media including painting, drawing and sculpture.
Wally explains:
"The first fabric star quilt was made as part of a 2022 residency at Wanuskewin Park. It was my way of reflecting upon prairie tall grass and the reintroduction of bison into the Great Plaines. I wanted to make several transparent quilts and superimpose them; one in front another... a quilt for the microbiome, another for the bison, their manure & hooves, another for the summer fires that scorch the ground and a final quilt for the sweetgrass braid.
I was considering how all of these things worked together for thousands of years to create what is known as the 'prairie tall grass ecosystem'. A vast and fertile expanse of land stretching from the foothills of Alberta to the banks of the Mississippi. I wanted to highlight the invisibility of systems when everything is working well, as it should be.
I started with the green quilt because it is the colour of the sweet grass braid that is exchanged in ceremony and relationship building. I considered the nature and tradition of quilting; impoverished craftspeople using tiny scraps of fabric. I considered the act of offering fabric and adherence to tradition. I thought of a thousand tiny prayers and how that might look; invisible acts of respect and adherence to protocols spanning decades. My thoughts travelled across the land, imagining the trees and rocks collecting these prayers like a bush of cloth, or an etched boulders."
prairie tall grass quilts, Bonavista NL, 2023
bison quilt, 2023. 127 Πh x 106 Πw. fabric, copper pipe.
fire quilt, 2023
Tumblr should have a feature where every anon has a tenth of a percent chance to be de-anonymized. First because I think a 1/1000 chance would be too high a risk for most people sending hate. Second because it would be very funny.
u ever have on mutuals whos so deep in another fandom that u know absolutely zero about and they make posts that look like they speaking another language or some shit
i really appreciate the number of mutuals who are not in any of my fandoms sharing this post. its like a little hello nod as we pass each other in the hall
children existing in public spaces is genuinely like. necessary for the continuation of society. it doesnt have to be your kids you dont have to volunteer at a daycare or whatever but you need to be able to tolerate the presence of someone who is learning how to exist as a human and interact with people
Where's that post that's like "I can't buy expensive things like plane tickets on my phone, I have to use my laptop, big purchases are for the big screen"
Because apparently this is a literal actual thing that retailers hate cuz you think more before spending a lot of money, they want you to spend a lot without thinking about it so much
Source
Keep buying Big Things on the Big Screen, it's healthy for you financially to think before spending a lot of money!
happy pride month to Minnesota's definition of sexual orientation my beloved (why have an inherently exclusive list when you can do this?)
Subd. 44.Sexual orientation.
"Sexual orientation" means to whom someone is, or is perceived of as being, emotionally, physically, or sexually attracted to based on sex or gender identity. A person may be attracted to men, women, both, neither, or to people who are genderqueer, androgynous, or have other gender identities.
gender identity definition is p great too imo
Subd. 50.Gender identity.
"Gender identity" means a person's inherent sense of being a man, woman, both, or neither. A person's gender identity may or may not correspond to their assigned sex at birth or to their primary or secondary sex characteristics. A person's gender identity is not necessarily visible to others.
Oklahoma State University partnered with the Cherokee Nation to open the College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2020 to help erase the shortage
"Growing up, Mackenzee Thompson always wanted a deeper connection with her tribe and culture.
The 26-year-old member of the Choctaw Nation said she grew up outside of her tribeâs reservation and wasnât sure what her place within the Indigenous community would be.
Through a first-of-its-kind program, Thompson said sheâs now figured out how she can best serve her people â as a doctor.
Thompson is graduating as part of the inaugural class from Oklahoma State Universityâs College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation. Itâs the first physician training program on a Native American reservation and in affiliation with a tribal government, according to school and tribal officials.
âI couldnât even have dreamed this up,â she said. âTo be able to serve my people and learn more about my culture is so exciting. I have learned so much already.â
Thompson is one of nine Native graduates, who make up more than 20 percent of the class of 46 students, said Dr. Natasha Bray, the schoolâs dean. There are an additional 15 Native students graduating from the schoolâs Tulsa campus.
The OSU-COM graduates include students from 14 different tribes, including Cherokee, Choctaw, Muscogee, Seminole, Chickasaw, Alaska Native, Caddo, and Osage.
Bray said OSU partnered with the Cherokee Nation to open the school in 2020 to help erase the shortage of Indigenous doctors nationwide. There are about 841,000 active physicians practicing in the United States. Of those, nearly 2,500 â or 0.3 percent â are Native American, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.
When American Indian and Alaska Native people visit Indian Health Service clinics, there arenât enough doctors or nurses to provide âquality and timely health care,â according to a 2018 report from the Government Accountability Office. On average, a quarter of IHS provider positions â from physicians to nurses and other care positions âare vacant.
âThese students here are going to make a generational impact,â Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. told the students days before graduation. âThere is such a need in this state and in this region for physicians and this school was created out of a concern about the pipeline of doctors into our health system.â
The Cherokee Nation spent $40 million to build the college in its capital of Tahlequah. The walls of the campus feature artifacts of Cherokee culture as well as paintings to remember important figures from Cherokee history. An oath of commitment on the wall is written in both English and Cherokee.
The physician training program was launched in the first year of the pandemic.
Bray said OSU and Cherokee leadership felt it was important to have the school in the heart of the Cherokee Nation, home to more than 141,000 people, because students would be able to get experience treating Indigenous patients. In Tahlequah, students live and study in a small town about an hour east of Tulsa with a population of less than 24,000 people.
âWhile many students learn about the problems facing these rural communities,â Bray said. âOur students are getting to see them firsthand and learn from those experiences.â
While students from the college are free to choose where to complete their residency after graduation, an emphasis is placed on serving rural and Indigenous areas of the country.
Thereâs also a severe lack of physicians in rural America, a shortage that existed before the COVID-19 pandemic. The Association of American Medical Colleges has projected that rural counties could see a shortage between 37,800 and 124,000 physicians by 2034. An additional 180,000 doctors would be needed in rural counties and other underserved populations to make up the difference.
Bray said OSU saw an opportunity to not only help correct the underrepresentation of Native physicians but also fill a workforce need to help serve and improve health care outcomes in rural populations.
âWe knew weâd need to identify students who had a desire to serve these communities and also stay in these communities,â she said.
Osteopathic doctors, or DOs, have the same qualifications and training as allopathic doctors, or MDs, but the two types of doctors attend different schools. While MDs learn from traditional programs, DOs take on additional training at osteopathic schools that focus on holistic medicine, like how to reduce patient discomfort by physically manipulating muscles and bones. DOs are more likely to work in primary care and rural areas to help combat the health care shortages in those areas.
As part of the curriculum, the school invited Native elders and healers to help teach students about Indigenous science and practices...
Thompson said she was able to bring those experiences into her appointments. Instead of asking only standard doctor questions, sheâs been getting curious and asking about her patientâs diets, and if they are taking any natural remedies.
âItâs our mission to be as culturally competent as we can,â she said. âLearning this is making me not only a better doctor but helping patients trust me more.â
