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never not thinking about light's normal guy Diary. what exactly is he putting in here. it's unobtrusive but also classy. it has DIARY written on the front in big letters just so we can be sure that there is in fact nothing unusual going on here. it feeds into the manifold means he has for turning literally every facet of his existence into another piece of counter-evidence in the trial he seems to see as inevitable - another way of outwitting some imaginary pursuer (no one has even COME for him yet) and always, always having the upper hand with feigned expressions of vulnerability. it's kind of sad. light yagami sitting down at the end of every day to write around what he is, he'd be dilligent with it too. if he stopped at any point, the trap would seem too elaborate, far too much for a few pages of nothing.

anyways, I like to think he sits down and goes 'Dear Diary, today I was normal. I went to school normally, and didn't talk to anyone and didn't do anything unusual or even peculiar. I went home and studied while pointedly not looking at the news (who even watches that anyway) and thought kind and sweet thoughts about the state of the world. I love it here. Xoxo Light Yagami.'

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I don’t think the main goal is mass deportation. I’m at work rn and will elaborate.

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Suzanne Valadon, "The Blue Room", 1923

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"trans people deserve love respect and dignity" - sweet nothing, pablum, easy to co-opt into nonperformative statements, it's giving Labour Party

"Public Official X's specific decision to Y is completely unevidenced and is harming trans people. Public Official X should resign or face consequences." - unco-optable, focused on justice, deliciously angry

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from @/vero_muerte on tiktok!!

found this video at <2000 likes and i NEED more people to see this because. yeah.

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hey in case you didn't know trans inclusive terminology in healthcare is not about protecting peoples feelings, it's to stop insurance companies from going "well it says here that hysterectomies are a procedure performed on WOMEN and you keep insisting that you're a MAN so we do not in fact have to cover that have a nice day and eat shit"

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As we see a barrage of evil executive orders come in, they are not immediately enforceable and will takes months or years to implement.

That’s still not great, but don’t let these pile up to the point of hopelessness. Take a breath, and look community leaders who will fight it every step of the way.

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some people’s new years resolution needs to be to stop going out in public while horribly sick with infectious diseases

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idk if this is a boomer take but I think ppl should make more of an effort to go see movies in theaters bc I couldn’t bear it if the movie theater industry went down and the only way to watch movies was through streaming I’m not strong enough

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Sometimes, if you’re lucky, there will be a tree outside your bedroom window. It is very important to romanticize this tree as much as possible.

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going super...

lineless art is pretty fun ngl

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Do you think the people who design modern sewing machines in plastic cases ever feel insignificant because of it? knowing that they're making machines with the lifespan of a dog when they could (if they'd been born a few generations earlier) be making machines with the lifespan of a Galapagos tortoise?

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Gallos con tenis 🐓👟

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i need everyone to know that community is what will save us all in every single way imaginable. you forming a bond with your neighbour or coworker might help them move house or feel less alone or have the courage to leave an unhealthy living environment. you helping a stranger might provide them with hope. in turn, being able to lean on your community in times of need will save you. your broader bonds with your community are the revolution we need. our society seeks to divide and separate us in so many ways but we are all so much more united in our struggles and joys than you are made to believe. we need to hold onto each other very tightly.

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doomscrolling is not activism

doomscrolling is not activism

doomscrolling is not activism

"don't look away" is a meaningless phrase. who are you benefiting by inundating yourself with misery porn?

DO something about things you care about. Go to a protest for something you believe in, if you can. Donate money to a cause if you have it to spare. Volunteer your time to help people if you have the energy. Write a letter to your political representatives if that's something you can do. These are meaningful ways to try to make change in the world.

And then? don't feel bad about insulating yourself from horrible news. Don't make yourself look at images that make you feel sick. Don't read endless things that depress you. Because frankly it gets harder to actually do the more you doomscroll. Reading constantly about things you can't change because they're happening at a systemic level or on the other side of the world is paralyzing. It makes you less able to help where you can.

I'm not saying be willfully ignorant. I'm not saying pretend horrible things aren't happening. I'm saying don't destroy your mental health going in-depth and cycling through horror after horror on your phone. I'm saying there is no virtue in making yourself experience other people's traumas because mere awareness is not activism. you inflicting suffering on yourself is not activism.

doomscrolling is literally sapping your energy and focus away from doing anything useful to help other people. you can burn yourself out without ever lifting a finger by exposing yourself to all the bad news in the world and who does that help? no one.