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you ever wonder how to leave bread crumbs

rerereading The Hollow Places & what is it about @tkingfisher.com ‘s writing that makes ME want to write, it’s crazy but i love it

Stripe crossed a line now.

Call up whatever local LGBT organizations exist in your area, gay activist groups, gay bars, pride organizing committees, folks who schedule drag shows, queer church groups, everyone.

Also libraries and bookstores.

Show up in person to talk to any business using Stripe.

Wearily pointing at the sign once again that says you gotta defend porn because these fuckheads see every queer person as inherently pornographic and they always have and they always will. You have to defend it even if you don't personally engage with it because otherwise this happens. ⬇️

I love this so much and I am absolutely tearing up about it. The gentleness and plainness of this, the way he just lets her be her (and she seems so damn lovely, who wouldn’t?), the generosity.

It isn’t going to solve the world’s problems, but this kind of humanity is a hell of a start.

REAL TALK: hearing Maleficent say "Now, shall you deal with me, O Prince - and all the powers of HELL" at a young age was like hearing 500 F-WORDS IN ONE FELL SWOOP

that ish was *metal* af

Since a LOT of images on my timeline have been lacking alt text I think it’s time for a quick refresher: Alt text is important for users who rely on screen readers. The Bluesky community has long prided itself on being accessible, and we need your help to keep it that way.

Imagine using the phase “incent [me] to help those who need it the most” and thinking you are in a portion to criticize absolutely anyone

Juvenile Heermann's gull (very dark all over) in flight, flying over very very shallow water. Flying to the right maybe two feet off the ground. It's shadow is to the right. Just below the shadow is a reflection on the sheen of water.

Got this really cool, ghostly picture by accident the other day in Dillon Beach, CA. It is a Heermann's gull with both it's shadow and reflection.

#birds

"AI will never ask for a raise," say CEOs who have, apparently, never had to pay for an Adobe subscription

yes, i hate genAI as a writer, but i also hate it as a reader.

the complete lack of respect boils my blood. you expect me to spend my hard-earned money on something you never bothered to write so you can feel good about your lack of a work ethic? pathetic behavior.

Model wearing black jacket with jewels and crow wing shaped embroideries.

Close up photo of a model wearing black jacket with jewels and crow wing shaped embroideries.

Model wearing black cardigan with jewels and crow wing shaped embroideries.

Two models wearing black cardigan with jewels and crow wing shaped embroideries.

The Wizard collection is here! Preorder will be available until end of August 🖤 meyocostudio.com/collections/...

Medical illustration of two organs. On the left is an organ with two "legs" at the bottom, a long body, and a shaft at the top, bent. On the right is an organ which is taller than the one on the left, with "legs" at the bottom, a longer body, and a longer shaft at the top, bent, with a prominent glans. From V Puppo and G Puppo, "Anatomy of Sex: Revision of the New Anatomical Terms Used for the Clitoris and the Female Orgasm by Sexologists", 2015.

Here's an illustration showing the anatomical similarities between structures of the clitoris (on the left) and penis (on the right), going for a little walk together.

Donate to Help Elliott, the Maine Coon, Pay His Vet Bills, organized by Kristen Lopez This past week my cat Elliott Stabler (a Maine Coon and massive SVU f… Kristen Lopez needs your support for Help Elliott, the Maine Coon, Pay His Vet Bills

Elliott is recovering. I, on the other hand, have a massive vet bill that could bankrupt me. I hate to do it but started a GoFund. Please consider donating or spreading the word. The first 5 (U.S. based) to donate $25 dollars I'll send a signed copy of BUT HAVE YOU READ THE BOOK.

gofund.me/176b0038

Your whole coffee bar makes me so happy, it's so pink and delightful and homey. It's so you!

I can confirm the PBS Passport is a very good deal for $5/month or $2.50/month if you do yearly.

Thousands of hours of top notch content. NOVA is great. The new Ken Burns doc on Leonardo da Vinci is excellent.

You can sign up at the link below!

www.pbs.org/passport/lea...

A collection of diverse people of various ages and ethnicities sitting together at a table, engaged in a collaborative discussion or brainstorming session, with laptops and notebooks in front of them, showcasing an atmosphere of teamwork and creativity.

I mean, who knows, maybe you CAN "take it with you"?!

today from Grant Frazier:

https://www.havehashad.com/r3za0

Collage animation I made a while back, it's called
"the idea of a tiger"
Made with photos of real Tigers, pictures of toys, bits of ads and comics.

How do they manage to ruin EVERY day? Every single day I find out about something new that pisses me off

YouTube video by Robcart Meditative Metallic Mandala

Process video of a hand-drawn "galaxy" mandala, with soothing plink-plonk music and no talking, for your background media needs.

screenshot of a Facebook post by Corey Robin, which says: "By the way, did you all notice how Zohran made affordability a central issue of his campaign without selling out trans kids or shitting on immigrants? Might be some lessons there. Just a thought."

he's right and he's right to say it

Alt text: A photo of a baby elephant. Above that, the text "Elephants are born weighing 250 lbs. They are the biggest babies on earth except for transphobes."

Please read and share. You might save a life.

when i say the NYTimes deserves neither your money nor your respect, i also mean NYTimes cooking, NYTimes puzzles, crosswords, connections, and wordle, the wirecutter, the athletic, and all their podcasts.

the NYtimes launders anti-trans bigotry; this is their victim-blaming victory lap

this is the most bullshit logic that I have ever seen and my rage CAN NOT BE CONTAINED.

the supreme court does not need to be deciding WHAT MEDICAL CONDITIONS ARE TREATABLE and no one should ignore this just because this time it wasn't yours, holy shit

looooooooooooove this book!! such a good goal, 10/10 no notes

I'm from the East Coast where SO. MANY. PEOPLE. had Irish flags on their cars & trucks & houses. But apparently pride in your heritage is only okay if it's a country that is considered acceptable?? And only considered so now, when not so long ago they were treated just as bad as Mexicans are today??

Seeing a massive divide online between Angelenos of all political stripes who understand that the protests in LA yesterday were mostly peaceful and any violence was ICE-initiated and East Coast establishment liberals lecturing “the left” on how riots just amplify right wing talking points.

Person dressed as a knight with a trans flag and a cape with a trans flag shield that says “Trans Knights are human Knights”

This absolute icon at Canterbury Pride 🩷🤍🩵

This is a great thread. I think a lot of the "but we must choose non violence" in response to yesterday's protests that were not in any way violent on the part of the protestors is actually people saying "I'm scared of what happens next" and, yeah. We're all scared of what happens next.