Haters be like
“It’s totally possible to make a path that goes through every door exactly once”
I've seen several sites mention this, it's real.
Do not make the MISTAKE of thinking you need to put your side forward. The Guardian is transphobic as fuck, and will twist your words. DO NOT ENGAGE.
By the way, this is in the aftermath of the Cass Report, and the goal will be to make Trans DIY something that needs to be regulated or stamped out. DO NOT ENGAGE.
Do you think Mike(scooped) has ever considered walking into a ER just to see what they would do? Who would they call first. Doctor? Cops? Mortician? He’s curious to know.
they call it "protecting the children".
People say “phase” like impermanence means insignificance. Show me a permanent state of the self.
Why do we say that capitalism must be “dismantled”?
You’ll hear phrases like “Smash the state!” “Eat the rich!” and “Smash capitalism!”
And, yes, of course, but… :)
However relevant those sayings are, our work must be careful, highly organized and above all planned.
Because capitalism and all of its associated systems are not discrete, abstracted entities we can attack independently.
It is a structure, like a complicated machine with many thousands of working parts…
And right now it is connected to absolutely everything.
If we do this… [picks up huge hammer and smashes the machine]
Then a lot of vulnerable people will die.
The machine was built and improved and redesigned and patched over the course of generations. It is very good at its intended purpose, which is ultimately to generate profit.
Every human being alive today relies on the byproducts of the machine to survive, without exception.
The machine’s engineers want it to keep working like it does. In fact, they want to optimise it.
That will kill all remaining life on Earth.
So, we must destroy the machine, quickly and carefully
We must examine its deadly programs and mechanics and replace them with alternatives we built together.
The engineers don’t want us tampering with the machine.
However, we make it run…
So we can make it STOP. Together.
How will YOU help us to safely dismantle the machine?
p.s. My computer is on its last legs. If you would like me to draw you a little cartoon and help me get a new computer, learn more at this post.
h oly fucking sHIT-
Warning for flooding and homelesness and things that come with it, with a bit of climate change.
Soo, for context, I'm brazilian, and I live in the far south. Yes, the far south that is *currently in the middle of flooding*
Whole islands are currently under. Our local lake, which at most reaches 2.5m above sea level, is reaching heights of 5. whole. meters over it. That's a whole double the usual. Walls made to prevent the usual flooding aren't working, that's how serious the situation is. And with how the weather's going? Chances are it'll only increase.
Luckily, end of last year my family and I moved to a higher area, going from an apartment to a house. You might think we're safe, right?
Wrong.
A large quantity of water pumps are out of business due to the flooding risks. Our water pump is scheduled to be out for the next 5-10 days, then there's a cleaning process that'll take about 3 more days, and even *then* we won't get water for a while more because we live high up (thank goodness the prioritizaion is on the lower houses that are at higher risks). We're rationing water for two weeks. Two whole weeks. Possibly more!
We're stuck using the lowest bathroom possible in our house, using pool water to flush as to not use up our own. We bough a whole bunch of filled clean water bottles so we don't need to use our built-in filter. Baths are baby napkins just on armpits and necessities- washing hair only when very dirty and with sink water. Our showers don't work anymore because of the pump situation, so we'll use sink water. We boight plastic dishes to not need to wash them, as well as having boughr instant foods that are easy to make, only lunches being well-made. Worst comes to worst we might even filter our pool water.
And even so, we're living more comfortably than most.
People are losing homes quick. They're evacuating and leaving all necessities as high up as possible, and abandoning homes, living with relatives and friends. Some don't even get that luxury, losing everything and stuck under stadiums and schools.
All because of what? Because some greedy companies are destroying the environment for some paper with made-up value? Because we keep destroying nature? Because we keep flattening mounts that kept the rivers in place and the mountains that stop heavy rains from filling then up too much?
This world is fucking bullshit.
We're ready to take in 5 people to let them live under our roof. We're separating clothes we don't like or are too small to donate to evacuation places. My brother and mom are volunteering to help out- the former also reaching out to close friends to offer a place.
We're doing all we can to help out people.
If you're living in southern Brazil, out of risk zones, please. Do the same.
Even if you just donate to a place in need. Even if you just offer a close friend to live with you. Do it. Don't stand around and do nothing. This is something you can do without fully leaving your comfort zone.
And if you know someone in here that you can't physically rqach, even just words of encouragement can be enough to help them keep going.
And if you're in one of the shitty situations, don't be afraid to help others out. Make life a little easier for you and for whoever you're with.
Don't do nothing, do something
Because this isn't a matter of "can", it's a matter of "will".
And this matters to any situation, anywhere.
Know someone who was kicked out of home for whatever reason? Do something.
Live in an area outside of risk zone but still close to any disastrous event? Do something.
Have a friend who just lost something/someone very dear or important to them? Do something.
Just know that you can make someone's life just a little bit better no matter the situation. It's just a matter of will, the only can is the way you do it, even if it's just as a shoulder to cry on.
Don't give up hope, and don’t let anyone else give up hope.
remember when you used to be able to play snake with the… hold on what’s it called
hmm. don’t think i’ll be calling it that. anyways i was gonna say remember when you could play snake with the buffering circle on youtube but. now i have other concerns
to me demons are like cats just doing whatever they want causing problems on purpose, while angels are like hares theyre painfully aware of their place in this world theyve seen the end
rb and put in the tags what you would do if you were granted one crime to commit with zero consequences