rrdiner:

i really do encourage everyone to try to keep up with their local elections. a lot of time only oldies who lean right show up to those so in that situation your votes really do count and it more directly affects your community

thekidsarentalright:

thekidsarentalright:

genuinely horrifying to me how many americans clearly care more about money and their own self interest and power to the point of buying into facism than like. maintaining the bare basics of human rights and caring about other people. and this isn’t just about the presidency, this is about congress and the house being so right leaning, filled with facist rhetoric. this is about americans losing any modicum of what it means to be empathetic or democratic and it’s sick

and now that this horrifying reality has won, it’s an absolutely crucial time to pick hope and caring for each other more than ever, to love vulnerable groups more than we hate those who oppress them. So here’s a reminder to donate/give attention to:

the palestinian children’s relief fund / gazafunds

the aclu

the trevor project

international rescue committee / RAICES (provides legal services/advocacy for immigrants at the border)

center for reproductive rights / futures without violence

NAACP legal defense and educational fund

southern poverty law center

psilactis:

you watch black sails, it rewires your brain, and then what. what now. every queer analysis of media sounds superficial. I want - I need, sometimes - to compare movies and TV shows to black sails so I can make a point, but I can’t, because like, five people have watched it. And now what. I try explaining the monster metaphor and how minorities shouldn’t conform, but no one gets it. so I just sound like I’m being insane. Which I am, but it has a point and a rationale. And then some media comes out and everyone treats it like it’s revolutionary in how it portrays queerness but you’ve seen it before and you’ve seen it done better, more carefully, more genuinely, but you can’t say anything lest the fans of this new media accuse you of being a prejudiced asshole. And maybe you are. Maybe you’re expecting too much of media that should just be allowed to exist as it is. But if that media is putting itself forward as some kind of metaphor for how queer people are treated in society, and it comes to a certain conclusion, and you’re queer, aren’t you allowed to disagree with that conclusion? Aren’t you allowed to think it’s shallow at best and homophobic at worse? So you just watch black sails and go insane. and let the cycle repeat over and over. and it’s still just you and those five people.

phereshift:

personal opinion but. the reason tiktok’s ‘zepotha’ isn’t doing great isn’t because of a lack of cohesion or poor reasoning behind it (although I’m sure these would’ve contributed). It’s because when I was first introduced to Zepotha it was as a fake movie concept. And when I was first introduced to Goncharov it was as me spending the entire morning trying to figure out why Tumblr was obsessed with some random movie.

yrbutchgf:

sorry but there is no romance in bluetooth earbuds. they’re very handy and nice but nothing will ever compare to sharing a pair of corded earbuds with someone to listen to music or watch a video and leaning together so the earbuds don’t get pulled out. even now when i get handed a bluetooth earbud to share i lean close out of instinct. we need to bring the cords back for the love of god

usergif:

USERGIF 1 YEAR CELEBRATION 
SHUFFLE CHALLENGE 🔀 APRIL 3-7

On April 4, USERGIF turns 1 year old! We’re so grateful to have the support of over 3k followers and we’re constantly inspired by the mind-blowing creations you tag us in! To celebrate, we’re hosting another gif effects event that we hope will inspire and challenge you to create something outside of the box. This event is open to gif-makers from all fandoms and will run from April 3-7. Here’s how to participate:

  • Reblog this post and follow @usergif
  • Take a screenshot above to generate 3 randomized prompts
  • Create a gifset featuring your combination of prompts
  • When do I post? Any day between April 3-7! 
  • How many creations can I make? You can make as little as one creation for the whole event week or post one gifset per day (up to 5 creations)
  • Caption your creations:
    @usergif 1 year celebration: shuffle challenge
    day #: prompt 1 | prompt 2 | prompt 3
  • Tag #usergif1year so we can reblog your creations!
Questions about the event? Send us an ask here. We’ll tag all event answers with #usergif1year.ask. Need inspo? Check our TAGS for specific effects or our RESOURCE DIRECTORY for tutorials!

FYI iOS app users may not be able to see the full width of the prompts due to an app glitch. Please open this post in your mobile browser if you’re not on desktop!

We can’t wait to see what you create! 🪄

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