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Anything can change in literally the blink of an eye.

My life for the last 2 months?

Came out as lesbian and Enby.

Escaped the worst hurricane to hit the US and my home was in the center of it.

Left a very toxic and abusive 6 year heterosexual relationship that had me try and attempt suicide multiple times.

Found myself.

Fell in love with the most beautiful woman I have ever had the pleasure of breathing the same air as.

Bought myself a new home for my two kids and I.

Will be completely demolishing “new” home because it was destroyed in the hurricane. Almost all on my own except replacing the roof. (And with the help of my amazing partner, because she won’t let me do it alone 🖤)

Started mingling with friends! I haven’t hung out with a friend since 2020! I’ve been completely isolated until now.

Will finally be getting my business back on track.

Once enough money is saved, we plan to leave the state…..maybe even the country. 🖤

Life is so fucking good. Despite the disaster, I feel like all of this was meant to happen.

[A white fortune cookie paper with black text on the front and an icon of a bee. It reads: There are big changes ahead for you. They will be good ones!]

To everyone who sees this:

My home country, Myanmar (Burma) is in a serious situation.

On the first of February 2021. the military seized power. They had detained government officials, including our State Counsellor, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and our president, U Win Myint.

Every form of connection, both wifi and mobile data, all was cut off this morning. We did not know what was happening for the whole of the morning, until 5 in my house when the internet was back on.

They had cut all news channel, we do not know what really is happening inside our country other than their power seizure, and we do not know what is happening in the world right now. Every news channel except the military owned are now cut.

There are now curfews to stay at home after 8pm in Yangon, whether the same law apply to other cities are unknown.

There is not much we can do as citizens other than hope that our little voices reach the world. The best we can hope for is.

I am in the dark and cannot shed much light on the situation. You might have heard and know better by now. The 8888 uprising is one that had happened in the past, we hope this is not another one. Some think that the worst may result in our country disappearing off the face of the Earth, but I can only hope for the best.

The internet and electricity may be cut off again at 12 in the night, Myanmar Time, but some said this is a rumour. I do not know yet.

Spreading awareness on this situation is extremely important to us, we are no strangers to being left in the dark corner for a long time.

Speaking from my heart, I hope that we can stand as a union of humanity, rather than divided by any borders or nationalities. The military oppression will not only affect our country, our children, our lives to the biggest extent, it can tear the centuries our country had survived into nothingness. In the 88 uprising, countless bodies had been buried alive, the streets had been covered with blood, and tears drown the country. We can only hope this is not 88 again. 

To every bystander, to help us, spreading awareness is important. It’s extremely important to research as well and get to the bottom ( and avoid circular reporting), and I will try to explain as much as possible if there is time. 

There was another announcement that all travel to outside the country will be shut down till April 30.

This is a petition you can sign:

https://www.change.org/p/boris-johnson-we-would-like-to-report-about-the-military-coup-in-myanmar-burma

Edit (March 19, 2021): The military still holds power. We are not free yet. There are increasing violence and brutality erupting around the country. Yet we are being silenced.

Accounts you can follow to keep up-to-date:

Tumblr : @aletteroflovetome (Feel free to send me an inbox or message me, I will try to answer any questions about the current situation), @soft-noble-light @myanmarupdates , @georgiaeden8585 , @castaliasworld, @surprisebitch , @smolonigiri, @pwi1015, @marihem

Instagram : @ootdmyanmar @listenupmyanmar @spotlight_myanmar @fullbellies_forlife @humansofmm @instamyanmar @worldwideburmesestudents @whats.happening.in.myanmar @castalia_iris @meemalee @democracyinburma

Facebook : @Myanmar Now @Irrawaddy Burmese @RFA Burmese @BBC Burmese @Mizzima @DVB News

Twitter : @TostevinM @cvdom2021 @eieitoelwin @FrontierMM @freya_cole @cape_diamond

Hashtags to follow : #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #JusticeForMyanmar #Myanmar #RejectMyanmarMilitaryCoup #AgainstMyanmarMilitaryCoup

Link to donate to CDMers :

https://linktr.ee/tosavemyanmar

CDM (Civil-Disobedience Movement) is a movement where government workers do not go to work, to stand up against the military junta, and stop all their procedures. Many government workers are participating in this, however, they have to do this at their own financial, and sometimes, personal risk. Currently, everyone who participates in CDM receives no pay, and as of now, they have to move out of government provided housing(or get shot if they don't work). Most are virtually incomeless, but the public is supporting them. It would be a great help to continue the support.

🚨EVERYONE REBLOG

Tumblr: DO NOT TAKE DOWN THE GROUP CHATS

I think I speak for the community when I say that none of us want the group chats gone. They are a great way to connect with each other and find like-minded people without it being completely public, out in the open for everyone to see, not to mention most of us have many interests, so our accounts are not dedicated to only one thing. Group chats enable us to talk about specific interests without clogging the timelines of people that share our other interests with topics they don’t care about. Group chat members are already starting to make lists of usernames on other websites and apps such as Instagram to keep in touch with each other there, or even sharing their phone numbers to make them on WhatsApp, which I am sure you agree may put people (especially minors) at risk. We would like to see this feature stay. At the very least, we deserve a real explanation as to why this is being taken away. We will not be quiet until we get to keep this feature or until you provide an explanation. Thank you.

@staff @support

Change

‘Oh, oh Turn on the lights It’s easy to see We were just getting by We were complete It hasn’t been long That I’ve been away I don’t know why Everything’s changed ‘Cause inside

We’re still the kids on the Friday nights Silver streets and the neon signs Everything’s changed outside Sometimes I wonder why

If you need you can call on me I’ll be the friend you need Everything’s changed outside But I feel the same inside

The kids are alright That used to be me Always losing our minds Out on the street

A trip down memory lane Houses all look the same There’s different names on the gates And all the people have changed Oh it’s such a shame, nothing stays the same ‘Cause inside

We’re still the kids on the Friday nights Silver streets and the neon signs Everything’s changed outside Sometimes I wonder why

If you need you can call on me I’ll be the friend you need Everything’s changed outside But I feel the same inside

When you gonna realise You don’t get another life Always overanalyse I know it’ll be alright, you’ve still got the rest of your life Now it’s time to realise you don’t get another life Always overanalyse I know it’ll be alright

We’re still the kids on the Friday nights Silver streets and the neon signs Everything’s changed outside Sometimes I wonder why

If you need you can call on me I’ll be the friend you need Everything’s changed outside But I feel the same inside

When you gonna realise You don’t get another life Always overanalyse I know it’ll be alright, You’ve still got the rest of your life

- Lyrics to Louis Tomlinson’s new song “Change”! Or... we think. Louis, care to correct us?

This is for everyone who experiences a lot of negative self talk and is working so hard on being kinder, more loving to their bodies and minds: I am so sorry to hear that your mind is not a peaceful place at the moment, but I promise you that the war will not last forever. You deserve so much respect and recognition for fighting against these toxic thoughts on a daily basis, my love. You are such a beautiful, amazing soul and I hope that one day your focus will finally shift from all the 'ugly' and 'bad' parts you see to all the incredible things about you. That is the you the world already sees and you deserve to see it, too.

Petition For Ain Husniza

PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION

TW // Rape Jokes

for context, Ain is a 17 year old student who stood up on tiktok for speaking against rape jokes. her teacher had made jokes about it during gym class.

she made a police report, posted in on her tiktok . the video received 1.9 million views ever since it was posted in April 2021.

upon it getting viral, she received a lot of support and a lot of backlash. people sending her rape threats, death threats, and she got a warning to be kicked out of school.

Even with the bad reaction, she is still brave enough to speak up about it a lot in her videos and started the movement #MakeSchoolASaferPlace she became the icon for many Malaysian students who demand change in the education system.

On 4th August 2021, she received a 1Million MYR lawsuit from her teacher for "Defamation act" on his jokes. where will a 17 year old get that much money in 7 days? i hope everyone seeing this will help sign the petition so it can still be some help. I do mot know if there is a donation box yet to help her but if there is I will be updating.

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Summer Starts in the Northern Hemisphere!

Today is the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere -- the solstice! People located in the Northern Hemisphere will have the longest day of the year today, and people located in the Southern Hemisphere will have the shortest day of the year.

The angle between the Earth’s orbit and the axis of its rotation creates our seasons, tilting each hemisphere toward the Sun during summer in that half of the Earth. This is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, and winter in the Southern Hemisphere. The other half of the year, the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun, creating winter in the north and summer in the south.

Solstices happen twice per year, at the points in Earth’s orbit where this tilt is most pronounced.

These days are the longest (in the summer hemisphere) and shortest (in the winter hemisphere) of the year, and mark the change of seasons to summer and winter, respectively.

For more Earth science, follow NASA Earth on Twitter, on Facebook, or on the web.

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[A white fortune cookie paper with black text on the front and an icon of a bee. It reads: There are big changes ahead for you. They will be good ones!]

Trust that the universe has a better plan for you.

If you used to be racist and have since changed your ways, I am proud of you.

If you used to be queerphobic and have since changed your ways, I am proud of you.

If you used to be transphobic and have since changed your ways, I am proud of you. 

If you used to be ableist and have since changed your ways, I am proud of you.

If you used to look down on people of a different economic standing and have since changed your ways, I am proud of you.

If you used to judge people based on anything other than their character and have since changed your ways, I am proud of you.

It is never to late to learn, change, and grow. 

You guys I need your help to spread this and get this trending

Please watch this video and help spread awareness!!! I know for a fact that everything in this video is true

I know I don’t have a big platform but if you could reblog and share this it would make ALL the difference!!!

The internet has been able spread awareness like this before countless times so let’s do it again!

There currently is not a perfect solution to help the Iranian people but WE CAN STILL SPREAD AWARENESS!!! We can still bring change but the first step is to educate!

Please share and do whatever you can!

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