uncle Emily, mouth messiah

Fours different hands pull a golden crown apart, surrounded by the words "Many hands make light work."

No kings

Phrases that my CPR instructor uttered before hands-on learning: back shots (instead of the back blows) and stop bouncing on it (instead of stabilizing my arms)

Democracy dies. Switch 2 rise.

The last fellas who came from Chicago, were given a rigorous education in Catholicism and then claimed to be on a mission from God? They destroyed a suburban shopping mall, wrecked about 300 police cars and ended up in Joliet penitentiary.

Just saying.

A colour pencil drawing of a brown-lipped snail. It's a delightful beast with a soft squishy grey body, and a big rounded yellow shell with one brown stripe on it. This snail has been studied for the genetics of its famously variable shell colour, so there are 4 empty shells underneath it varying from yellow with no stripes, to almost entirely covered in brown stripes. The snail is labelled "Brown lipped snail, Cepea nemoralis"

Thought I should post some not-moths for #InverteFest so...

Have a snail!

Stop. You're too powerful. (never stop the comparisons)

Trans Lifeline is a good place to direct resources if you’re looking to help here

fuck everyone involved with this decision

If I add a day I'm exploring my kinks at the car dealership. Much better haha

I'm getting divorced at the car dealership...

Everyone sharing an egg at the Tampopo screening

Pavement? Wowee Zowee!

Happy 30th anniversary to maybe the greatest album of all time

It was technically on the 4th, but I work at a school that was on spring break during that time. I guess we both missed it

Victim complex

Which thing(s)?

Tomorrow is National Day of Silence to commemorate LGBTQ+ voices that have been historically silenced. Tonight is the season finale of Yellowjackets and the season premiere of Hacks. How am I gonna freak out with my TV watching coworker tomorrow if I gotta be Silent!! Pretty homophobic if you ask me

a betrayal of the values the franchise has stood for

In the movie Psycho, Janet Leigh stands directly under the shower head and then turns the water on. That is why the movie is called Psycho, one assumes. I turned it off. Stupid.

when dragged in front of HUAC he chain smoked cigars, pretended not to understand English or what is this you say communism and then stepped off the stand and onto a plane to East Germany

BREAKING: A court overturned Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

This is a critical victory for trans rights.

A blue Tesla Model 3 has been crushed by an Olmec statue. A man with long black braids leans against the hood of the car with his arms crossed, staring down the camera.

Tesla Model 3 crushed by an Olmec statue
By Mexican sculptor @chavismarmol.bsky.social

Current mood.

my fellow Californians of good moral character…

trans people need you, *i* need you, to tell Newsom exactly what you think of him saying trans Californians (in a trans! sanctuary! state!) aren’t worth protecting

PLEASE DO NOT LET THIS SLIDE

The lesbian equivalent to an otter is a seal. And other post water polo thoughts

Please understand: conversion therapy is torture.

They teach your parents to torture you at home and at school. You are removed from your supportive social environment, forbidden to see or interact with friends or the outside world, and punished until you promise to believe lies about yourself.

What!?!?? Guess I'm still a bad Catholic... You should give it a gander tho. I'll try to listen to it again with more religion in my heart

Nice Car Seat Headrest shout out. I've only listened to it once and it felt kinda Age of Adz-y with the distinct parts of the song? But I didn't connect with as much as AoA. Gotta give it some more listens with minimum distractions!

DOG AREN'T THAT CUTE 🚫🐶⚠️

Duane Puryear holding the AIDS quilt panel he completed before his death. It reads "MY NAME IS DUANE KEARNS PURYEAR. I WAS BORN ON DECEMBER 20, 1964. I WAS DIAGONISED WITH AIDS ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1987 AT 4:45 PM. I WAS 22 YEARS OLD. SOMETIMES, IT MAKES ME VERY SAD. I MADE THIS PANEL MYSELF. IF YOU ARE READING IT. I AM DEAD..."

Every time some elected democrat sucks off Reagan, I think about Duane.

A graphic with a large B&W photo of a large crowd of protestors as far as the eye can see down a street in NYC, all led by a long black banner stretching across the street that reads “ACT UP” with two triangles on either side. “‘ACT UP was so brilliant, organizationally. And it was brilliant because it was organic, and it came out of necessity’ - Anna Blume”

A crowd of protestors with large signs that read “HOW MANY MORE MUST DIE”, “WE DEMAND LEADERSHIP NOW”, “AIDS KILLS NATIVE AMERICANS”, ACCESS FOR ALL TO AIDS DRUG TRIALS”, “READ OUR LIPS 114,000 DEAD”, all marching behind a black banner that reads, simply: “ACT UP”.

The key to the effectiveness of ACT UP was engaging in targeted, strategic civil disobedience & carefully triangulating their actions for maximum visibility, media coverage & impact. ACT UP were pioneers in creating their own media images, & not allowing mainstream media to dictate it for them.

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A graphic with a dark gray background with text in read that reads: “The Legitimacy of Civil Disobedience As a part of American civic life” "Part 3: ACT UP" and a Pride at the Pier logo in the bottom right.

In 1987, outraged by the government's mismanagement of the AIDS crisis, ACT UP – AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power – was formed by activists who perceived orgs like the Gay Men’s Health Crisis to be politically impotent, and who wanted a new approach: radical, direct, nonviolent political action.
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