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need this shirt badly

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cant stop thinking abt ursula k. le guin’s essay abt the carrier bag theory….. she’s like, maybe the first human tool was not a weapon, but rather something that holds, a bag, a pouch, a vessel, something for gathering and storing and sharing. let’s shift the narrative of humanity from that of violence to that of safekeeping. and i’m like

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Me when I smush my face into the wall

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Mr San Francisco Leather 2020 Trey Onyx, he is the first open trans man to hold the title and the second black man to hold the title since 1979 (source)

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Lil bit more of them

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Israel is setting up a complex system of checkpoints that will prevent men of “military age” from fleeing Rafah in preparation for its offensive on the southern Gaza border city, a senior western official familiar with Israel’s plans has told Middle East Eye on condition of anonymity. The checkpoints are designed to allow some women and children to leave Rafah ahead of an expected Israeli offensive, but unarmed, civilian Palestinian men will likely be separated from their families and remain trapped in Rafah during an expected Israeli assault. The previously unreported disclosure of Israel’s construction of a ring of checkpoints around Rafah underscores how Israel is pushing ahead with plans to attack the city where over one million displaced Palestinians are sheltering in tents and makeshift camps. The creation of gender-based checkpoints around Rafah would put a spotlight back on Israel’s practice of stripping and forcibly detaining male Palestinian men and children, as it faces rising scrutiny in the West of its conduct in the war. The rounding up of Palestinian males in Gaza and photographing them stripped to their underwear drew condemnation in December, with the US calling the images “deeply disturbing”. Relatives of many of the men photographed recognised them and said they had nothing to do with Hamas. Israel's military was later accused of staging footage of men surrounding weapons. “Israel considers every male a Hamas fighter until proven otherwise,” Abbas Dahouk, a former senior military advisor at the State Department and military attache in the Middle East told Middle East Eye. “It’s not a sound move. Cordoning Rafah is a daunting task and good luck separating fathers and sons from their families.”

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I refined the nom :D still need to work on the slime trail and maybe she’ll grab it from her bag :3

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These are my very first Sluguenda sketches, i guess she is a mix of a dog and cat, or just something very mammal like, but i think Molluscats just sound perfect haha!

This is the slug that started my obsession and the creation of Sluguenda a few years ago! I only saw such a gold yellow variation of arion rufus twice... Most are darker and less vibrant. I was so mesmerized by it...even the freckle like blotches on the face. utterly beautiful!!

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Sluguenda animated by Trunchbull

I still treasure this amazing gift

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My part of an art trade with @artofmaquenda

I loved getting to draw her molluscat characters, they’re so colourful and squishy :3

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A couple of years ago I became obessed with slugs and made this sweet creature, a slug with legs called Sluguenda, in a time of being uncertain and depressed, she lifted up my spirits and along with her I made up the ‘Molluscat’ species for fun. I hope you like them!

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