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ally™️: "what can i do to help trans people right now?"

us: "give us money."

ally™️: "wait,, really?"

us: "yes, really. a lot of us are struggling and direct aid is most impactful. i can send you some gofundmes...."

ally™️: "what *else* can i do to help trans people right now?"

it is to be very goddamn clear especially evil to do the entire song and dance Shabana is doing in the context of us being very obviously on the eve of a new massive Middle Eastern refugee crisis

It is Women in Horror Month!

Drop names, men:

What woman in horror do you admire the most?

Independent headline: Britons in Dubai fear leaving war-hit Middle East because they might get taxed at home, say experts Sub header: Thousands of Britons are stranded in the Middle East due to the conflict between the US, Israel and Iran

the button meme where there's two options and the guy can't decide and is sweating. Left button is labeled "Pay your fucking share" and the right button is labeled "die" and the man is labeled "rich people"

Damn, next time we need to lay off the poitín before disposing of troublesome preachers.

So we bodged the job is what I'm taking from that 😆

There used to be an old sign by the path, warning passers-by of the local sleeping willow, which would trap the unwary with fatigue, engulf them while they slept, and release them a hundred years later.

There was a new sign:

"This sleeping willow is full."

And a map of other locations to try.

A closeup of an orchid from the Kew Gardens Orchids exhibition. Species unknown. The orchid has two large sideways pointing petals, which are white with large, semicircular, inkblot-like berry-coloured patches around the outer edge of the petals. Behind those two is a narrower, more upright petal with similar colouration, and two pointing down beneath the main petals. In the centre of the orchid is a small yellow dot, with a protruding collection of bright, buttercup yellow petals beneath it.

A closeup of an orchid from the Kew Gardens Orchids exhibition. Species unknown. The orchid has two large sideways pointing petals, which have large, inkblot-like berry-coloured patches in the centre and a white spike pointing towards towards the centre. Behind those two is a narrower, more upright petal with similar colouration, and two pointing down beneath the main petals. In the centre of an orchid is a group of white petals forming a cup with a snake-tongue-like protuberance.

A closeup of an orchid from the Kew Gardens Orchids exhibition. Species unknown. The orchid has two large sideways pointing petals, which are mostly white with some light berry veins and small, deep berry-coloured dots and splotches. Behind those two is a narrower, more upright petal with similar colouration, and two pointing down beneath the main petals. In the centre of the orchid is a small cream dot, and below that hangs a set of petals with similar colouration to the outer group: two petals form "wings" at the side, and a lower petal is reminiscent of a snake's tongue.

I'd hoped to post my orchid pictures sooner but this week has been so hectic. I'll try to group orchids that look somewhat similar together. 🌱

#plantsky #plants #bloomscrolling #orchids #photography #dailyflower #flowers

A closeup of a soft, cool pink orchid with some light veining in a slightly deeper pink. It has two large, rounded side petals and behind those one smaller, rounded one, along with two narrower petals pointing down from the side petals. Hanging from the centre of the orchid is a collection of petals with two upturned "wings" and a lower, outstretched petal like a snake's tongue. The centre of that collection has a yellow streak and some deep red stripes.

A closeup of a bright magenta orchid with veins in a slightly deeper pink. It has two large, rounded side petals. Behind those is a narrower upright petal and two similar ones pointing down from the side petals. Hanging from the centre of the orchid is a collection of deep pink petals with two upturned "wings" and a lower, outstretched petal like a snake's tongue.

A closeup of a yellow orchid with all-over, deep pink veins. It has two large, rounded side petals. Behind those is a narrower, prominent upright petal and two similar ones pointing down from the side petals. Hanging from the centre of the orchid is a collection of deep pink petals with two upturned "wings" and a lower, outstretched petal like a snake's tongue.

Here's another group of orchids, somewhat similar to the last group in shape, but with more uniform colouring.

#plantsky #plants #bloomscrolling #orchids #photography #dailyflower #flowers

A closeup of a soft, cool-toned pink orchid with light veining in a deeper pink. This orchid is somewhat star-shaped, with two lightly pointed sideways petals in front, one pointing upwards behind them, and two pointing down beneath the main petals. In the centre of the orchid is a pink "hood" petal, with a large tongue-shaped petal beneath it. That petal has a white centre with a yellow streak and is dark pink at the outer edge.

A closeup of a white star-shaped orchid. In the centre of the orchid is a pale pink "hood" petal, with a large tongue-shaped petal beneath it. That petal has a yellow streak at the centre and is otherwise pale pink.

A closeup of a red star-shaped orchid with somewhat rounded petals. The petals are a bright berry red with prominent veins in a deeper red. In the centre of the orchid is a yellow "hood" petal with a red tip, with a large tongue-shaped petal beneath it. That petal has a yellow centre and red outer edge.

A closeup of a star-shaped orchid with orange-red petals and prominent veins in deep red. In the centre of the orchid is a dark red "hood" petal, with a large tongue-shaped petal beneath it. That petal has a white centre and dark red "ink splotches" around the outer edge.

Here's another group of orchids. I think these all grew as sprays of flowers on upright stems with lots of foliage around the base. They're also more noticeably star-shaped than the previous groups.

#plantsky #plants #bloomscrolling #orchids #photography #dailyflower #flowers

A closeup of a star-shaped orchid with narrow petals. Five green petals (or maybe leaves, it's not easy to tell) with brown splotches at their base are arranged behind a purple rounded petal with deep purple veins.

A closeup of a star-shaped orchid with narrow petals that curve gently inwards. Five light pink petals are arranged behind a similarly coloured "hood" petal and large rounded petal below that.

A closeup of a star-shaped white orchid with narrow petals that curve gently inwards. Five petals are arranged behind an elongated"hood" petal and narrower protruding petal below that.

A closeup of a star-shaped orchid with somewhat narrow, more rounded petals that curve gently inwards. Five light yellow-green petals are arranged behind a similarly coloured, small "hood" petal and rounded white petal below that.

Here's another group of orchids. These ones are all star-shaped with narrower petals.

#plantsky #plants #bloomscrolling #orchids #photography #dailyflower #flowers

*Doctor looking at my X-Rays*
Doctor: Ah, this is exactly what I was afraid of.
Me: Oh my God, what?
Doctor: Skeletons.

Today's gender will mostly be fading into obscurity.

Any building can be a penis museum if you try hard enough

Loving the magpies though 🖤🤍🖤

A thread 🧵🤣

What are you having removed, if you don't mind the asking?

Not a she either 😆
It's more a case of "your target audience is horny gay men, why are you targeting someone with asexual in their bio, regardless of gender".
Or even just "label your damn pics properly and let the filters sort it out" 🫩

The Home Secretary’s own MPs see through this. She is desperate and dangerous.

People are joining the alternative:

join.greenparty.org.uk

I knew I had seen a similar thing somewhere before

Labour is a far right party

"About one in 10 teenagers coming into Headspace centres have brought up the social media ban as their reason for seeking support, she says... Thain urges governments looking to follow in Australia’s footsteps not to assume they know better than young people, and to include them

Was it a MAGA red hat or just a red hat?

There is something of the "I'm going to eat you, just not in front of all of these people" to the ambassador, there. And I am VERY here for it. 🤣

That body language & all the stroking is extraordinary. Top work.

The expression "There are no atheists in foxholes" refers to the religious epiphany often experienced after seeing how lovingly foxes care for their kits in their burrows.

Preaching against alcohol to we Irish?
I'm thinking the lad got off lightly 😆

really tired of conversations about how we need to get people to spend more time offline that don't acknowledge that one of the reasons people ARE online is their access needs aren't being met in physical spaces. This is especially true for queer people and disabled people.

& the first thing I see when I open their page is a picture, or worse a video, of them jerking off or gaping their anus and I'm just...NO, THANKS FOR THE TRAUMA FLASHBACK GONNA BLOCK YOU NOW, BITCH!
Don't want to be seeing that.

I got no issue with those who label their content so the filters can hide their posts for me to choose if I open them.
Can't see them getting much from following me but, if they want to, sure whatever.
It's when I go to check out a new follower & they don't label so the filters don't hide anything

In my early 20s I accidentally became the unwilling figurehead/supposed incarnation of a goddess of a neopagan sex-death cult.