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good luck 🍿

a pixel art drawing i did of two friends, one bunny girl wearing a dress and glasses, and one cat girl wearing a beanie with ears poking out and a loose shirt, ripped jeans, and hiking shoes. they are surrounded in the picture by a bundle of daisies, a sunflower, an ube roll cake, and a slice of strawberry shortcake

i drew two friends! 🌻

#pixelart | #oc | #ocart

Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states.

Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”

This isn't like the average online petition btw, this is one of those things where if it gets enough signatures, the HOC absolutely must bring it to the floor for discussion. Incredibly important to get on this if you're Canadian.

Aahhh, congratulations!!

I think that may be a big source of the disconnect, then. Most people I know both online and IRL who have been asking folks to stop using the past tense have talked about this experience. It's a really big part of why this is so important.

Covid sufferers are pointing out a notable linguistic indicator of the shift in attitude that's caused their suffering. You made a post implying that it's an arbitrary or foolish point to make. They're already dying from that hill, and you're objecting to them naming it and going down swinging.

Why are you sure of that, though?
The vast majority of people I talk to about it genuinely believe covid is over, and "during covid" is an expression of that belief. People ask me what I'm masking for, and when I say covid, they're genuinely surprised. Some ask me when it "came back."

I can’t read minds so I can’t say for absolutely certain, but I don’t think I’ve come across anyone who says “during COVID” who also fully understands & acknowledges that it’s still very much a threat to them & everyone else—because it is. And that’s the problem.

That post has brought out a depressing number of people eager to say that disliking the phrase "since/after the pandemic" is a matter of being unwilling to accept what people mean when they say it - and then saying that they mean "during public mitigation." Which is, y'know, EXACTLY THE PROBLEM HERE

It’s a wrong question of the wrong people. The pandemic is ongoing so what would it take for you (and you represent the vast majority) to overcome denial and a propensity to go with the crowd and read those papers on what SARS2 actually does in every body after the aches and sniffles resolve?

Does this look like “during Covid” is the accurate way to phrase things?

Don't mistake your confusion of a word's colloquial definition with its definition in science for "logic."

It mattered a lot for me and the coworkers and friends I talked about it with. A poor economy was understandable, cause we were all aware of the ravages of the pandemic. Him saying things were going well while we were struggling harder than ever, though, that felt like a big f.u. to our faces.

Dude... are you kidding right now?
In this short thread, you're showing a really surprising level of cognitive dissonance. And frankly, a shocking lack of logic. This is kinda scary. I hope you're okay.

From the Department of Labor: "OSHA is proposing to remove OSHA's COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard and its associated recordkeeping and reporting provisions from the Code of Federal Regulations."

Hey remember when COVID-19 disabled millions American workers in hospitals, restaurants, and other workplaces - and continues to do so? OSHA now wants to cover this up and make the problem even worse.

Prisons Must Fall

For reasons, I am going to share that we published a good children's book in April called "Prisons Must Fall." www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2588-p...

I will die on this hill:

it isn’t hard to say “at the height of the pandemic” or “at the start of COVID” during a podcast interview. Producers, hosts, don’t let your guests say “during COVID” like this thing is over. Correct them. Ask them to say the sentence again. This is your job.

The zombie pup rises again!

[ #art #cuteart ]

Great skua haracing a northern gannet

Have you ever observed this behavior 🤔🐦?
Kleptoparasitism is quite common among seabirds 🌊🐧. It involves harassing 🚨 another bird to make it drop or regurgitate 🤮 its food 🍴🐟… so the thief can snatch it 🏴‍☠️.
#sciart #bird #ArcticSkua #Kleptoparasitism #WildlifeArt #SeabirdArt #NaturePoster

If you don’t wear a mask in public spaces, you don’t actually believe in accessibility & inclusion for “everyone”

It doesn’t matter if “you’ll be the only one”

Show some courage & leadership

Refuse to care what people think, be a leader & be confident in why you’re wearing a mask

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Hiking buddies 🏞

[ #art #commissions ]

Me wearing a Saraya hat and a Ruby Riott / Liv Morgan shirt, while wearing a white CAN95 mask.

Protected from airborne viruses while going for a walk & repping some of my faves 🤩

Outdoors is lower risk but not zero risk

COVID 🦠 moves like smoke 💨

Protect yourself outside especially in crowded areas 😷

Surge will ⬆️ as kids are back at school

#COVIDinformed

#AirborneAware

#KN95sSaveLives

Photo of a rectangular sparkly sticker with illustrated bubble letters in pink and orange that say "BE MORE HUMAN", in the background is a keyboard and cord.

Be more human, a sticker I made as a reminder to be myself, genAI will never replace my creativity or humanity. 😤 Get yours here and support my human artist endeavors: shop.breelundberg.com

A digital illustration of the head and neck of a dinosaurs, seen bent close to the dusty ground. The dinosaur has a long, slender snout, with bony ridges above large, yellow eyes. A large pouch hangs beneath its throat, and its neck is covered with coarse, feather-like filaments.

A dinosaur AND a dragon. Pendraig milnerae (Pendraig = “chief dragon” in Welsh) was discovered in 1952, not far from where I live, but only named in 2021 after being found in storage by Angela Milner and Susannah Maidment.

Anyway, here’s my new depiction of a true Welsh dragon.

The Burlington Cheese-coat Factory

painting, two capybaras in a flowery field, one wearing a pink dress and crown and holding a wand, and the other green and flying on a broomstick wearing heavy black clothing and a pointed witch's hat

wicked but capybaras

and i can't stress it enough 🌈
#art #furry

So, I now have so much of this video, I'll never get thru it all. Maybe Carlos can inspire me? #birds

alt text: A hummingbird is feeding at a feeder. It's wings are illuminated by the sun causing them to act as tiny prisms creating rainbows. The effect changes as the bird moves.

the fastest way to fight against this violent executive order is to do something that will help those around you show up for work so they can make rent. 1 infection could last for 1 week. that’s 1/2 a paycheck. and could’ve been prevented with 1 respirator mask.