caught u cataloging all ur grief

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should’ve know a pain like that wouldn’t keep
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A library in Ontario hosted a drag queen story hour last weekend, and like homophobic clockwork, there were the anti-LGBTQ+ protesters. Only this time, they were met by the strongest force on earth: Butches.

christianity is the single most evil thing in the world im not joking

white christians have done unrepairable damage to the entire world, like all throughout history it has been yall, they will never be punished enough for all the horrors they’ve released upon my people

TERFs might say they hate men but they’d don’t. TERFs aren’t even misandrists. When they say men, or males, they specifically are dogwhistling about transgender women. They’re completely fine with men using their ideology as an excuse for violence towards transgender women. They’re completely fine with supporting and working with horrifically misogynistic right wing men as long as they express extreme transmisogyny. They’re perfectly fine with recruiting trans men and working with anti-feminist transmedicalists. They’re completely fine with working with transphobic cis gay men who say vile shit about trans men that they should consider violently misogynistic according to their ideology. TERF ideology is centered against transgender women and transgender women are the primary victims of their ideology.

These are people mostly have no political ideology other than obsessively, constantly, and exclusively posting about transgender women online. Literally everything they say is either a dogswhistle about transgender women or an excuse to to talk about transgender women. Most TERFs are not marxists, socialists, anarchists, or any other kind of radical. Even if they say they are, literally all they ever fucking post about and write about is transgender women.

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they’re focusing so much on the war in ukraine during this year’s eurovision, russia isn’t allowed to participate, there’s even songs condemning war … but israel is still here? and people still support them? all of this while israel’s actions against palestinians include land seizures, killings, injuries, movement restrictions, denial of nationality, and other inhumane acts. accepting and supporting israel means you’re endorsing genocide and ethnic cleansing.

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also the funding comes from an israeli company that appropriates a vital, ancestral part of amazigh (INDIGENOUS moroccan) culture: argan oil production. they own the patent that carry the demonym of a country/people the owner, who is latina, has no relation to. actual moroccan companies or cooperatives can’t use their country’s name.

for many families in southern morocco, argan oil is their main income - specially for the women, that produce and sell it. and they don’t make nearly as much as this company makes monthly.

not to mention how russia and israel partnered up with azerbaijan on the ongoing armenian genocide but hey :) at least they banned russia and girlie is all for girl power!

no offense but I think past a certain point a lot of people's need for the literal "representation" of their exact lived experiences on screen and in media in general is just another symptom of our ever increasing social alienation. Like you're seeking the wire mother :/

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I was actually very interested in the descriptions. Couldn’t find any information online. So I tried to transcribe them myself.

Killer whale pod of many nations Odin Lonning, 2006 (carved cedar with acrylic) Created as a tribute to endangered killer whales and coastal tribes(?) from Puget Sound to Alaska, Odin Lonning’s Killer Whale Pod of Many Nations (illegible) symbolizes the enduring bond between First Nations and killer whales, regarded as sacred by many Northwest Native peoples. From left ot right, the whales exemplify Tlingit, Haida, Nuu-chah-nulth, Kwakwaka'wakw, and Coast Salish motifs This peace was made possible by a Native Arts grant from the P(illegible)ch Fund Text by Alan (illegible) & Odin Lonning Tlingit The Tlingit whale (illegible) how a (illegible) in the story of (illegible) or creation(?) of the Killer Whale Haida The Haida whale embodies (illegible) stories about the (illegible) Killer Whale and the adventures of Na(illegilble) and his wife(?) Nuu-cha-nulth The Nuu-cha-nulth whale signifies the (illegible) wolf(?) killer whale connection to the culture and communities(?) (illegible) Kwakwaka'wakw The Kwakwaka'wakw whale celebrates(?) the triumphant(?) (illegible) of K(illegible) when her(?) pod in(?) (illegible) First Nations territory in British Columbia(?) Coast Salish

The Coast Salish whale pays homage(?)to the indigenous poeples(?) and (illegible) of the Salish Lake(?)

i got you!

the artist Odin Lonning (his website) is Tlingit

this is indeed his piece: Killer Whale Pod of Many Nations (2006) (carved cedar with acrylic) which is displayed at the Seattle Aquarium

Created as a tribute to endangered killer whales and costal tribes from Puget Sound to Alaska, Odien Lonning’s Killer Whale Pod of Many Nations panel symbolizes the enduring bond between First Nations and killer whales, regarded as sacred by many Northwest Native peoples. From left to right, the whales exemplify Tlingit, Haida, Nuu-chah-nulth, Kwakwaka’wakw and Coast Salish motifs.
This piece was made possible by a Native Arts grant from the Potlatch Fund.
Text by Ann Stateler & Odin Lonning.

this paper (WHULJ, newsletter for the Puget Sound chapter of the American Cetacean Society) has an article about this work when it was dedicated: Killer Whale Pod of Many Nations: “Carving for a Greater Cause” By Ann Stateler which discusses the specific representations each whale embodies, as well as the dedication ceremony and the real life whales who inspired the piece

here is a better quality photo of the work, from a aquarium visitors flickr account :)

Love living in the world where it is a commonly held idea that being a geopolitical rival of the US means the lives of your people are naturally forfeit should we decide to bomb you and that’s just okay. Super awesome

This makes more sense when you realise a lot of modern TERFism is rooted in Catholicism & like this weird kind of pseudo-feminism that places a lot of importance on women’s ability to become pregnant, but using it against men by withholding sex.

It’s like a big thing in The Transsexual Empire bc the author of that book is an ex-nun. This book is foundational to the TERF movement of today.

It’s REALLY weird.

For the love of god help me

Ok real talk do I accept my scholarship at a relatively good school for archaeology in the uk, go back to acting school in France, or stay and continue acting

University is expensive and I’d have student loans, plus I’m not sure I can deal with a university level work load. And I’d miss my family a lot, and the weather would fuck with me. And I don’t even know if archaeology is what I want for the rest of my life. And it’s England.

Acting school was fun but I wasn’t sure how much I was learning. Paris is literally the most wonderful city to live in, and I wouldn’t have student loans but it would be an upfront cost that I’d have to ask for help from my parents for. Plus the weather and missing my family. And finding a job there is so incredibly difficult

I love being back home but I’m worried I won’t in a year and I’ll wish I had accepted something. But staying and paying off the loans that I have plus helping my dad out is not unappealing and I’ve been making lots of progress in acting.

I keep thinking I’ve made up my mind to turn down the university offer but then I think about being an archaeologist and studying history which I love and I think I’d be good at but I’m worried I don’t have the work ethic and I’ll get into a spiral. University isn’t going anywhere, I can always go next year if I decide it’s what I want, but my scholarship is a this year only thing. I guess paying off my debt before going puts me in a better place than going now with a scholarship but I also feel like I could maybe pay it off this summer and go with less in my pocket. But then I’d be leaving my parents in a bind I could help with. Ugh it’s so frustrating I just wish someone would tell me the right answer but there is no right answer. And my dad is really going through it right now. I don’t know how to both give him his space and try to support him. And it’s making my mom frustrated with his behavior. I know it’s selfish but like this is when I need his advice the most and he isn’t talking to anyone. Plus my stress related health problems are back.

But I did see a baby lynx in the park and then got scared that the mom was probably around. Reminded me of the mountain lion thing

This is making me lose my mind

The happy smiler is in there to unhuge the image

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On old dogs.

What a feeling when the dog at the other end of the leash you've been holding for the past 8 years begins to grow old.

What a privilege.

It's snuck up on me, but there is no denying it. She is becoming old. It's in the way she holds her once broken rear leg out at an odd angle. It's in the way she has a raspier pant on long walks. It's in the way she stares and weaves and stares some more when her failing vision lies to her on our evening walks, telling her the shadows are creatures to be wary of.

10 isn't so bad. 10 is not ancient in Greyhound years. 10 is quite respectable. After all, her mother died at the grand ole age of 15. But what do you feel when you know her sire died at 11? What do you feel when you know Greyhounds who needed to cross over at 9?

You feel blessed for each day you are graced by her presence.

Her body has always been so solid, so muscular, bursting with life and vigor. It seems to be a bit cumbersome now, her small stick legs slightly stumbling when she missteps. Her once-glorious muscles seeming to weigh her down.

She is not pathetic and feeble, oh no. She rambunctiously wrestles with the whippet, surprising me with how exuberant these matches are. I think she feels better after i started her on daily joint supplements. She doesn't pace as much at 2am. Her spirit is still bright and shines out of her mischievous face. She is still quintessentially Layla.

I'm thinking about these things on our evening walk, watching her as she pauses to sniff bushes enthusiastically.

Yes, she says, head shoved up to her eyes into someone's flowers. This is my favorite thing.

I'm thinking about these things as i sit on her bed. She shoves her silvered muzzle into my palm.

Yes, she says. Please rub my snoot. You know this is my favorite thing.

I'm thinking about these things as i stroke her face. Her eyes, hazey with the blue that old dogs seem to get, stare into mine. I gently massage her ear.

Yes, she says. Please rub my other ear. You know this is my favorite thing.

What a feeling, what a privilege to give a faithful old dog her favorite things.