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"24 massacres in 24 hours"

This is how Palestinians are describing today (October 23) in Gaza

The death toll had passed 5000 including 2000 children

Five thousand murdered in two weeks

1200 of which are unaccounted for under the entire residential buildings that have been flattened

This is not normal

We cannot get used to these numbers

This is horrific and we need to keep advocating and holding israel accountable for this and call it what it is: genocide.

Read, share, boycott, amplify Gazan voices - do whatever you can but don't ignore this now that you know.

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The absolute silence today is gut wrenching. Leaflets were dropped on the west bank telling palistinians to go to Jordan. Last time they told them to go south and they got bombed. Everything about Palestine has suddenly dropped off trending and we know that staff has been suppressing the tags #free palestine and #palestine. Now its has to be every single tag that was trending, because i just simply do not believe we stopped talking about it over night. I feel so hopeless about this shit but the only thing we can do rn is to not stop talking. We have to stop trying to bury our heads in the sand and keep posting as if it was normal because its not normal. Palestinians don't get a break from the horror, the least we can do for them is to make sure their suffering isn't silent.

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e/riels: feyre thinks lucien is hideous

feyre, pausing her narration every other page while traveling with lucien in acowar:

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Keep your hands, feet, swords and magic inside the spinning teacup at all times (or don’t)

AKA the reason Chaol will no longer ride with them

#LMAO i could totally see that

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I’m reading throne of glass for the first time and I’ve only gotten through the assassins blade and 27 chapters of throne of glass and I’m SCARED for how much everyone says this thing hurts

Throne of Glass is genuinely one of the most gut-wrenching, heart-crushing, soul-shattering series I have ever read.

But!! It’s also one of the most well-crafted, impactful, beautifully written series I have ever read.

I went through a reading AND writing slump from the depths of HELL when I finished that series, until I discovered ACOTAR and Crescent City.

Good luck, is all I’m going to say.

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since the old version of this post was flagged for ‘adult content’…

reblog this post if your account is a trans safe space or owned by a trans person!

along with that, reblog if your account is a non-binary spectrum safe space or owned by someone on the enby spectrum!

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Cassian, whose clothing is actively on fire: AMREN HELP ME

Amren, holding a bucket of water: beg.

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The OG Three ;)

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HAPPY PRIDE!!! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

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HAPPY FIRST EVER INTERNATIONAL AROMANTIC VISIBILITY DAY

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Practical tip for those dealing with wildfire smoke now: you can make a very effective air filter for a reasonable amount of money using a box fan & one of those filters meant for your furnace.

Also, I've managed to pick up 2 of the box fans for very cheap/free from yard sales. Make sure you get a filter rated for wildfire smoke, I think this one cost about $20.

These make a huge difference in the indoor air quality.

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URGENT: please share this post.

The Human Rights Campaign has declared the USA in a State of Emergency for the LGBTQIA+ community.

The below link has ways you can help, as well as a guidebook for how to get to safety, how to save money to get to a safe place, your rights with work etc.

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can we like…get rid of the so-called leather and rubber “pride flags” ? it’s honestly ridiculous and offensive to the lgbtq community. those aren’t pride flags. 

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Hey. Large chest people that want it to be smaller and flatter. I have a tip for you.

I am a trans man. I have an h cup chest. That is not a typo, not a brag, and not an invitation to sexually harass me. This means I have about 4 pounds of breast. This means that binders do not work for me. There’s not enough structure in the compression to keep that much weight in place.

I wore a sports bra under my binder, for a time- it kept things in place, and the binder flattened. This isn’t really safe and I recommend against it. It also never actually got me looking masc- I tended to look like I had between a c or b cup. TransTape I discarded too- it’s just not sturdy enough.

Enter Enell. Specifically, the Enell Sport High Impact Bra.

I want you to look at the construction of that sports bra. It clasps in the front. This flattens the chest. And since it’s a sports bra designed for busty people, it LOCKS everything in place. When I wear my Enell sports bra, I do not bounce. It also gets me looking like I have an a cup at worst- and at best, when I layer, I actually look masc.

Admittedly, they’re not cheap. That one’s 66$. But I’ve tried even custom binders, and they don’t work as well as Enell. I was actually contemplating a custom built corset before I found Enell. Enell is also much, much safer than layering compression, since it is being used as intended (sort of). As a bonus, you can actually exercise in it- it’s a sports bra!

I will note that they use their own sizing system, so you will have to measure yourself.

Happy binding!