For those who don’t know I am using this pride month to share on every social my identity. It hasn’t been secret for a while but I never officially came out. I identify as a Demipansexual female!
I think people need to be more comfortable with illegalism and I’m not kidding. Of course the more legal something is, the safer and easier it is to do, but the more people who disregard the law, the harder it is to enforce. There are plenty of laws on the books that people just ignore and are never or rarely policed.
Becoming more comfortable with little illegal activities makes you more comfortable with bigger more important illegal activities. Additionally, it is crucial to build a wall of silence. Nobody talks everybody walks.
People who give out food without a permit, hold a march without a permit, grow a garden without a permit, are more likely to be people you could turn to to work with on preventing an eviction, or keeping people out of cop hands, or helping your friend Jane get crucial healthcare when it’s not legal in your state.
Communities comfortable with these acts won’t call the cops, and then nobody knows that it’s happening.
People have got to shift from both the idea that lawful = good/ illegal = bad, and that the illegality of something means that’s the end of it, and the only fight left is to make it legal again.
Tumblr is weird because sometimes you go to a mutual’s page and like/reblog half their content like you just broke in their house and imediately ate a little piece of all their food, tried out some of their clothes, sat on their sofa, and then just left.
And sometimes the mutual notices and does the same to your house.
A lot of the guides I’ve seen don’t actually seem to understand how reddit works in comparison to tumblr so
your blog is basically your own small subreddit. some people curate this heavily to fit a theme, like a sub, most people don’t
reblogs are culturally equivilant to upvotes but functionally equvilant to crossposting
there is an algorithm. it sucks and nobody uses it. turn it off in settings. everything is generally chronological
likes are functionally equivilant to saving a post
you’ve probably already seen this but change your icon and put something in your bio or people WILL assume you’re a bot. personal info not required
generally, anything you would put as a comment on a thread should go in the tags or the replies of a post. only add comments in reblogs if you want it to become part of the base post
tags are mostly equivilant to flairs, used for organization and commentary
your dashboard is an aggregation of everyone you follow
there is an r/all equivilant(trending page) but it sucks and nobody uses it
our search also sucks. your best bet is using tumblr.com/tagged/[TAG] and not /search
there are no mods
by extension, reporting something doesn’t put it in front of the mods, it sends it to staff, who may or may not do anything(usually they don’t)
there is no karma, there are no karma limits. anyone can reblog anything, comment/reply to anything, or post in any tag
“reposting”(reblogging) old content doesn’t matter. people can and will reblog the same post multiple times, including in a row
CAVEAT. reposting someones art(NOT reblogging, making a new post) is a dick move. i know this is commonplace on fandom subs but its not necessary here. everything you post should be [OC] unless you are reblogging. or posting shitty memes
we have our own sitelore, you’ll pick it up
(though im not opposed to bringing some over from reddit)
our app also sucks. we do not have third party apps and any that claim to be are scams. sorry
for desktop, most people use the XKit Rewritten extension for QoL improvements and to revert shitty aesthetic updates, much like old.reddit
we have no idea where the porn rules are at either. add a mature content flag to anything you’d get fired for looking at at work, that’s about it
I am on my knees begging, begging people to remember disabled people in the LGBTQ+ community this month. Please don’t leave us to die.
COVID never ended and it made many people immunocompromised. Wear a mask at Pride events (and other places too). Yes, even if it makes you uncomfy or doesn’t match your outfit.
Some anti-trans laws are specifically targeting mentally disabled people, arguing that we’re not capable of making decisions about our own bodies and thus should not be allowed to medically transition. Include us in discussions about trans legislation.
Disabled people already face high discrimination in work and housing, and it’s worse for those who are LGBTQ+. Stand up for your disabled and LGBTQ+ peers.
Some disabled people with caretakers can’t come out because the people they depend on aren’t safe. Support closeted LGBTQ+ people.
The insurance companies that always find a reason not to cover gender-affirming surgery are the same ones that always find a reason not to cover medication or therapy or mobility aids. Have some solidarity with disabled people who have to fight against the same greedy pigs you do.
It breaks my heart seeing so-called leftists throwing their disabled siblings to the wolves. You like to say that you’d punch a Nazi, throw bricks at police cars, fight tooth and nail for the rights of LGBTQ+ people… But the moment it concerns disabled LGBTQ+ people, you drop your support like a rock. Your hypocrisy is disgusting, and it’s going to kill many people in the LGBTQ+ community this Pride month unless you take a moment to realize that, whether you like it or not, some of us are disabled and we don’t deserve to die for that.
For my Americans out there, here is a map with the safest states for trans folk. These are the states that have the most laws in place to specifically protect trans people.
Maryland is currently the safest, here is an article about it.
I could write about how capitalism is ruining our society by privatizing everything, including self-expression and art, and, in this case, theatre, going so far that you not only have to pirate broadway shows but have to give them weird vague titles in order to keep them up on the internet, and the fact that this makes it so difficult to find these videos for people who don’t have the needed knowledge about these tricks.
Or I could just laugh about the funny silly titles bootlegs get
all video games should have a “I’m shit at video games but I’m curious about the story and I don’t want to watch a let’s play” mode
I am
I made this post because I am disabled and no matter how much I practice there are some games I will never be able to play because I physically cannot move my fingers the way you have to and the responses to this post from other disabled people, people who grew up unable to play video games, and people who just aren’t very good at them has been extremely enthusiastically positive, while people who apparently can’t conceive of the idea that some people will never be good at gaming condescendingly comment, tag or send me asks telling me to try easy mode or to get good despite the fact that the feature I’m describing already exists in some games and mods. if you’re part of the latter group, consider that some of us can not ever be good at video games and we still deserve to be able to participate and have fun
Ok, real talk, if you play PC games I use a program called Wemod that has settings for almost every game ever and you can change them to suit your needs
Unlimited health? one hit kill? unlimited items?
They can’t mod multiplayer games, but every genre of game imaginable is on Wemod so I use it for everything from stardew valley, subnautica, hades, farming sim and more!
It mods the games to your level of ease without needing to mess with any files or get deep into webpages for mods yourself
It is a life changer
FYI ⬆️⬆️⬆️
Only passing along as the only games I play are on my phone.
Get an older sibling and have them play the game and you watch
One, this is older siblings who watch younger siblings play erasure, two that’s not the point. People deserve to enjoy the experience of playing a game for themselves. Watching someone play is fun. Playing yourself is a different kind of fun.
There are so many reasons why someone wouldn’t want to be challenged by a game, and it’s ridiculous that people can’t fathom someone requiring a different gameplay than themselves.
Back in the dark ages when I was a kid and we got our first computer, my dad noticed that I was sad because I wanted to play computer games like him, so he would let me play his games in god mode. Should a five year old have been playing Ultimate Doom? Absolutely not. Did I enjoy the shit out of it, particularly the part where I couldn’t die and could just wander around aimlessly machine gunning demons to death with no real goal in mind? Hell yes.
Also, no one should have to explain the reason they want to play the game in god mode.
That is absolutely none of your business, if someone wants to play the game with max items, weapons, armor, money etc., whatever reason they’re playing that way for. YOU, the anon on the internet have no business knowing or shitting on how they play. It’s THEIR game, and THEIR gameplay experience. and I hope OP was able to play their game the way they wanted to without being stymied by the games mechanics.
Can I Play That? is a fantastic resource for fellow disabled folks who want to play video games, as well as non-disabled video game devs who want to make their games more accessible. I highly recommend checking it out!
dont get me wrong this is #mood but just try eating a piece of bread with salt. please, seriously. ok? at least a tiny bit. salt helps with nausea, bread calms the stomach acid. if you really can’t face eating anything, just lick some salt like a damn elk, then wait and see if you can manage the bread. make some broth if you’re into that kind of thing. no spices, yes salt. if you’re feeling too weak and shaky to do much, just have a cup of tea with sugar (energy) and lemon (again, good against nausea). nibble on the lemon first, it will feel good, but don’t overdo - citric acid on an empty stomach is a majorly bad idea. take care of yourself, you’re the only you we’ve got
“You’re the only youwe’ve got”
“just lick some salt like a damn elk” is the new “touch grass”
not to be a history fucker on main but the whole mystery of the lost colony of roanoke is so fucking funny
governor of the colony: hey I’m gonna go back to england to get more supplies
115 colonists: okay
governor: ends up spending 3 years in england bc of a naval war with spain or some shit
governor: gets back to the colony to find everyone gone
governer: sees the word “croatoan”, the name of a native american tribe, carved into a post
croatoan tribe: has members and children with blonde hair/blue eyes, pale skin
everyone: what could have happened to the colonists of roanoke
hi! op here. I’m fucking hyperventilating
Honestly, the most intriguing parts of the Roanoke Colony incident happened before and after the colonists ‘disappeared’. I’m about to give way too much information, but this incident has always fascinated me!
If you’ll indulge me, here some important background information:
In 1578, Queen Elizabeth I gave Sir Humphrey Gilbert the right to colonize North America. The charter was commonly believed to mean that he could claim any land north of Spanish-claimed Florida. When Sir Humphrey died, that charter was given to his brother, Adrian Gilbert, and his half-brother, Sir Walter Raleigh. The catch was that Humphrey died in 1583 and his brothers only had until 1591 to establish a colony if they wanted the land granted by the charter.
Okay, now to the actual history of Roanoke:
In 1584, Raleigh sent an expedition to explore and find a promising area for a colony. The expedition, made up of 100 men, was led by Ralph Lane and landed on Roanoke Island. (Keep in mind, this is Roanoke, Maryland in the Outer Banks, not Roanoke, Viriginia.) Lane quickly made enemies of every surrounding Native American tribe, so the expedition had to leave because they ran out of food.
Also present on the 1585 expedition was mapmaker John White. White was promised 500 acres of land if he made maps of the area.
Since Lane was such an idiot the first time around, Raleigh put John White in charge of the 1587 expedition and made him governor. Now, John White wasn’t stupid and he knew that the Native American tribes nearby would hate any settlers. Roanoke was never the intended destination for the second colony - Chesapeake was.
The interesting thing was that, when the ship stopped in Puerto Rico for supplies, one of the sailors told the Spanish that they were going to Roanoke. There’s a theory that Sir Walter Raleigh’s rivals sabotaged the Roanoke colony.
The theory goes on to suggest that Fernandes, the captain of the flagship Lion, was bribed. Fernandes was an experienced sailor who was familiar with the area, but took a great deal of time to make basic preparations and took unnecessary detours. The colonists arrived on Roanoke Island on July 22nd, way too late to plant crops like they had intended. (There’s also some evidence that there was a severe drought in the area.) Since they were short on supplies and none of the local tribes were friendly enough to trade with, the colonists sent John White back to England to bring back more food and supplies.
John White did leave for supplies on August 27th, as mentioned above, and his return was delayed by the Anglo-Spanish War. He left in 1587 and got back in 1590. But he didn’t find bodies, bones, signs of destruction, or even the settlement he had left. The buildings had been taken down, disassembled rather than destroyed. Even the trunks of personal belongings White buried before he left had been dug up and looted.
As everyone knows, the word Croatoan was carved into a tree and Cro was carved into one of the supports on the fort. That’s significant for two reasons: First, nearby Croatoan Island was where the Powhatan tribe lived. The Powhatans had been friendly and willing to trade with the settlement after White had done some work repairing relations.
The second reason it’s significant is because the 1587 expedition had a code planned out. If the colony came under distress, someone was to carve a Maltese cross into something in the area. If they hadn’t carved anything at all, White may have assumed that they were surprised and didn’t have time to carve anything before they were taken. But something had been carved and there were no Maltese crosses in the area, so White was understandably confused.
The sailors in the 1590 relief mission pressed White to leave since one of the cables on the ship had snapped and it was down to one anchor - greatly increasing the risk of a shipwreck. With that in mind and a storm blowing in, the group elected to leave, spend the winter repairing the ship in the Caribbean, and return in the spring of 1591. White agreed to this, potentially because they had seen smoke on the island and found fresh tracks, but had never been approached. The assumption was that the colonists would have made contact if they had been free to. Without time to launch a rescue, the group had little choice but to leave.
Unfortunately, the ship was blown off-course and ended up returning to England in late October.
Now, the history around Roanoke is muddy. That’s on purpose. Sir Walter Raleigh publicly stated his belief that the colonists were alive, but mostly because his claim to the charter was upheld until someone could prove that the colony members had died. He also claimed to stage at least one search in Maryland for information, but it was a cover story while he searched for El Dorado, then again when he wanted to covertly harvest sassafras. Any further attempts were halted when he was arrested for treason against King James.
We’re not even 100% sure where the 1587 colony was. Due to poor record-keeping and changing geography, the original location was unknown even by the early 1600s. (Ironically, we do know where the 1585 colony was.) And yes, while there were plenty of reports of Native Americans with light eyes and hair, no definitive proof of the colonists was ever found. This was especially hard on White, whose family - including his young granddaughter - were among the colony members.
There have been attempts to trace DNA of the lost colonists to see if they really did integrate with nearby tribes. As of this time, the program has not identified any living descendants of the lost colonists, mostly due to a lack of original DNA to use as a point of comparison.
And don’t even get me started on the Dare Stones.
(If you’re interested in learning more about the Roanoke Colony, I highly suggest the podcast episode ‘What happened to the lost colony at Roanoke?’ from Stuff You Should Know.)
I’m sorry you can’t just drop this into the middle of a story and then move on like it’s nothing.
It would be a real shame if people learned that most pieces of construction equipment use the same keys and key sets that will unlock and start damn near any piece of heavy machinery are available for sale on Amazon.
Perhaps the funniest thing that could have happened lately was that this anticapitalist cafe and community space near my place was shutting down near the end of May - but because so many Texas and Florida conservatives celebrated it online, the place got a huge donation to keep operating
It’s a great place. It functions mostly like a regular cafe but it has this free/pay what you want drip coffee for anyone who wants it, free bathroom use, and it stocks indie merch and books on antifascist, queer, leftist, socialist, indigenous topics. I’ve met a lot of awesome people there.
Its very existence enrages conservatives, and anarchocapitalists who tried to claim it only to be shown the middle finger by its anticapitalist owner, who is an all around nice dude (and a fellow Elden Ring fan)
If you can toss a coin to its continued operation, please do! Upon request from their followers on insta they opened a Gofundme. Even just a few dollars will be a huge help.
A product called “i can’t believe it’s not estrogen” by a company called “estrolabs” is being advertized on Twitter.
It is not estrogen. It is ashwagandha.
The active ingredient increases your lutenizing hormone, which will cause your body to produce more of whichever sex hormone it produces endogenously.
If you have testes, this will increase your testosterone levels.
If you are transfem, this shit will increase your testosterone levels.
They are lying to you to take your money. Don’t fucking touch it. Tell your friends and family.
If you’re desperate, DIY is an option. The subreddit r/TransDIY is an excellent resource, as is the DIY Wiki.
If what you really want is a herbal supplement, there are certain herbs that will have a minor antiandrogenic effect. The DIY resources here will have more information on it.
Edit: the dose of ashwagandha is so high that it will give you serotonin syndrome within four to eight weeks. This shit is evil.
This site has been going around Twitter trans accounts quite a bit lately, so just pointing out here too that it’ll do fuck all, they’re exploiting trans people at a time when hrt is particularly hard to access and please don’t give them your money
We need everyone’s help right now to protect the rainforest and Indigenous People
The Amazon Rainforest is under a massive threat. I know you’ve heard this a million times, but this is different. There is a piece of legislation that will decimate the rights of Indigenous people of Brazil, who have been protecting the rainforest. It’s unfathomably bad. It has majority support. And they’re voting tomorrow. As reported here, the Bill allows “the Brazilian government to find energy resources, set up military bases, develop strategic roads, and implement commercial agriculture on protected Indigenous tribal lands, without any prior discussion with the affected peoples.”
The thing you can do—and I know this sounds overly simple—is sign this petition—and tell your friends to do the same: SIGN HERE.
As reported here, the Bill allows “the Brazilian government to find energy resources, set up military bases, develop strategic roads, and implement commercial agriculture on protected Indigenous tribal lands, without any prior discussion with the affected peoples.”
Again, this bill has majority support. You may be wondering, why will a petition signed by people who don’t live in Brazil make any difference? Because it will give those opposing it political air cover. It will show the world is with them.
