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So I just saw a post by a random personal blog that said “don’t follow me if we never even had a conversation before” and?????? Not to be rude but literally what the fuck??????????

I’ve had people (non-pornbots) try to strike conversation out of nowhere in my DMs recently, and now I’m wondering if they were doing that because they wanted to follow me and thought they needed to interact first. I feel compelled to say, just in case, that it’s totally okay to follow this blog (or my side blog, for that matter) even if we’ve never talked before.

Also, I’m legit confused. Is this how follow culture works right now? It was worded like it’s common sense but is that really a thing?

#yeah it's fine if that's your rule but it's strange to me #feel free to follow me that's the usual way i start out tumblr relationships but i've been here since 2009 #i also don't mind if you message/ask me but it seems like a completely different vibe from the interactions of followers

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The Earthrise sweater, inspired by the art of Alexei Leonov depicting the first spacewalk.

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Capstone Fiber Arts Survey

Hey guys, a friend of a friend is doing a Fiber Arts survey for her capstone, and it would be a huge help if those of you who do any kind of fiber/textile art could take this survey and also spread it to anybody you know who is currently or was previously involved with textile arts, from your sister who makes subversive cross stitch to your great grandpa who took up knitting when he served in the Marines.

The capstone project is on the Importance of Fiber Arts to Female Socialization in Patriarchal Societies. She is looking to gather the data on the 21st century fiber artists to see how current fiber artists are viewed and view themselves.

Thanks! 💚

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Wait wait wait, in some countries the "first floor" refers to the one above the "ground floor?" Why would the first not be interchangeable with the ground? Literally the first floor built and first floor you enter into? Why would anyone decide "first floor" should be the name of the next one up in the air

#fencepost problems seem easier to solve than floor problems

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I've been trying to talk to ppl more but i end up having a social anxiety attack about it every time i try

#it's so stupid #ppl can block me if i'm too annoying i should just leave them to it

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just spent 15 minutes on hold with the hospital talking to myself about music

for a good chunk of that the hold music was a baroque concerto

the ensemble was playing it like it was baroque but the solo violinist was not

it was bothering me a lot

#i'm so weird about classical music #i admit theres reasons ppl might want to mix performance and compositional styles but this just made no sense to me #the debussy piano piece that followed it was nice tho that person got it

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#picked engineering #already did 6 years it'd be easier the second time I think #also too disabled for a full time college experience so I'd probably just get through the 1st half of the courses #plus I'd love to do environmental engineering or chemical engineering this time #really enjoyed the breadth classes I took in those #maybe should have said speech though the length isn't specified

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gasp

GASP

#this would be an interesting precedent

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I saw a post the other day trying to dunk on someone by saying "You will never see anarchy during your lifetime."

At the risk of sounding trite, I think we all see anarchy during our lifetimes, in those (admittedly and increasingly rare) moments when we're free from coercion and drudgery and can enjoy freedom and comradeship. I would almost go as far as to say that seeing anarchy in our lifetimes and wanting to see more of it is what makes people become anarchists

#every little lending library is a little bit of anarchy #some protests are a bit of anarchy #mutual aid is anarchy #getting the mail for your disabled neighbor is anarchy #anything that takes place outside of violent systems is a little bit of anarchy #it's there a lot in tiny little ways and it's honestly the best part of being alive rn #fatphobia in my tags don't read from here if you don't want to see it #that neighbor that said she hoped i died because i was fat? we're kind of friends now #she helps watch the goats and i gave her some of my handspun yarn since she also weaves #i haven't met her because of disabled but spouse talks to her a lot #i should have done an update on the neighbor earlier i was so upset and the resolution happened pretty slowly #i want to give her my copy of that disabled gardening book if i ever find it #also there are no ends we live in the neverending means

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It’s practically 2014 and you guys still don’t know how to google if an article is real or not before giving it 100,000 notes

#i do know it's just hard to do consistently #got to be better about this #but also i have trouble verifying a lot of stuff since there is a lot of consent manufacturing going on #and my brain can easily get stuck in a loop about it

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You have to recognize your capacity for harm. You cannot omit the harm you've done to others to remain "good." Anybody can be a bigot. Anyone can be an abuser. Anyone can harm anyone at any time even those who have been harmed themselves. The world is not made up of victims and villains only, this is life, not a Saturday morning cartoon and you are a human being who can or maybe even has hurt others and you HAVE to acknowledge that to learn to be better.

#it's true #i am still unlearning harmful shit at 42 #the important thing is to keep trying to be better today than you were yesterday

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A human rights crisis that demands your attention.

As always, I recommend following Erin Reed's Substack for updates on transgender legislation. She's a journalist focused on tracking U.S. trans laws and politics.

Another good beginning point for getting involved is locating your state's local Equality Federation organization, who are probably tracking these bills and carpooling to state capitols to testify against them.

Most importantly, open your homes and wallets for those fleeing their homes or stockpiling medication.

ID available in alt text and below the cut.

ID begins. A cartoony comic that is primarily black and white. The first panel shows a pie graph with five sections. Each section has a drawing of a different person in it. Two of the sections are highlighted in orange, and the people in those sections are sad. The text reads: as of March 2024, 38% of American trans youth live in a place where our basic healthcare is illegal. That’s 23 of 50 U.S. states. Millions of people are being forcibly detransitioned by the government. Statistic from the LGBT Movement Advancement Project, March 7th, 2024.

Panel two. A drawing of the author, shirtless, wiping his face with a towel over a sink. He has body hair and top surgery scars. The text reads: It’s been a year since the clinic where I received care was forcibly shuttered by the far-right state government. If I had been a few years younger, I would never have been able to access the care that allowed me to blossom. The grief and fear is constant.

Panel three is split into two panels. On the left, a hand holds a smartphone on which an article is displayed. The article is titled: U.S. International Refugee Crisis: 130-260k Trans People Have Already Fled”. The right panel shows a laptop on which an article is displayed. This article is titled: Some Trans Kids Are Being Forced To Flee America For Their Safety. The comic text reads: This is a crisis.

Panel four shows a map of U.S. states. 23 of them, all of which are in the South and Midwest, are colored orange, and in these states, gender-affirming care for minors is illegal. This map is via the LGBT Movement Advancement Project. The text reads: As a holdover from preserving slavery, each state essentially operates as a country and gets to make its own laws. If Texas was a country, it would be the world’s 38th most populous. This month, Texas tried to demand the names and addresses of its trans kids.

Panel five. A drawing of Joey, the author, a man with short hair, wearing a sweater and an N95 mask. His arms are crossed and he looks upset. The text reads: After moving north, when I talk about human rights horrors in red states, I always get the same responses. Two text bubbles read: Why don’t they just move? And: Everyone in red states should just die. Additional comic text reads: As if we don’t live everywhere.

Panel six. A fat woman with short, curly hair wears a backpack and holds a suitcase while holding the hand of her child, whose hair is held back in curly poofs. The child is also wearing a backpack, out of which peeks a teddy bear. The text reads: Regardless of ability to move (although “safe” states are increasingly expensive and inaccessible), you’re literally talking about internally displaced political refugees.

Panel seven. A drawing of a fat person with a mohawk, glasses, a vest, and necklace. They use a cane and are smiling. The text reads: To be clear, none of these bans are based in reality. The 2022 U.S. Trans Survey, with 92,000 respondents, found that 98% of respondents were significantly happier due to hormonal replacement therapy. Via ustranssurvey.org. Released just last week, a study from Perth, Australia found that only 1% of their pediatric gender clinic patients went on to reidentify with their birth sex. Via Cavve et al, JAMA Pediatrics, March 4th, 2024.

Panel eight. A drawing of Joey wearing glasses, an N95 mask, and a professional button-up shirt. He carries a laptop. An arrow points to him and is labeled “straight up adult”. The text reads: And it’s not just about trans teens. This manufactured outrage has planned to ban adult care from the beginning. Some states have begun proposing laws to ban care up to age 26, which would cut me off after 6.5 years on hormones. An article headline by Erin Reed is pasted at the bottom of the panel. The headline reads: Ohio, Michigan Republicans In Released Audio: Endgame Is To Ban Trans Care For Everyone.

Panel nine. Joey as a kid with jaw-length hair kneels to tie his shoe. The text reads: As a trans child, the easiest thing I could do was be authentically me. Will you not preserve this joy for others? Published March 10, 2024. End ID.

#it sucks so much #in idaho we went from add the words to this nonsense in less than a decade #there's nothing i can do personally #we never have a dem on the ballot for my county and i can't run cause of disabled and i'm too poor to give money anymore

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#beer is disgusting because of the hops i have been known to enjoy a lambic or other no hop beer #the rest of these i will or would eat/drink at least sometimes #can't actually have alcohol anymore because meds but i miss wine #i don't like beef generally but i get a craving like once every year or two and eat like half a sandwich or burrito #then i'm good again #cheese often makes me sick but can taste so good #so beer is my pick #i disagree with prev about bacon but bacon means so many different cuts/preps of pork it's hard to know if we're even talking about the sam #to me it's cured and smoked pork belly tastes very porky and smoky and salty and can vary a lot depending on the pig and smoke type

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i'm conducting an experiment. everyone who's from an english speaking country state your country, regional area and what you call the following images. i need to see something

#usa #region doesn't make sense for me #fries chips biscuits cookies soda candy cigarettes beanie cotton candy

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White people being racist is the reason that O.J. Simpson got off. There’s really no way around that. It was racist chickens coming home to roost that meant a young woman would never get justice for her brutal murder. 

#all i really remember about it was that my chemistry teacher made us watch the verdict being read #she was so angry #and even now i don't know if she was angry because she though a guy was getting away with murder or if she was racist #i was 14 and had just come back to the us that summer #didn't really have context for any of it #we'd heard about it a little in colombia but it wasn't like i've heard it was here #we weren't here for the rodney king thing or most of the oj thing #andres escobar being killed for the own goal at the world cup was a bigger deal to teenage me #pre internet news it was very different

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fuck it homebrew boop button. reblog this post to boop the person you reblogged from.